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

Education administratorsare expressing similar con-cerns.

Winton Woods ExecutiveDirector of Teaching andLearning Terri Holden said inan email that while the districtsupports the need to assess stu-dents, the amount of time re-quired for PARCC is prohib-itive.

“The required breadth oftesting this year, running frommid-February to mid-May, is sotime-consuming that it signifi-cantly impacts instructionaltime of our students,” Holdensaid. “Every minute of instruc-tional time is crucial to ensureevery student achieves at theirhighest potential.”

Mount Healthy Superinten-dent Lori Handler says the dis-trict is handling this round oftesting well, but it has taken alot of work to make that hap-pen, and the tests are stressingstudents and teachers.

She said intensive work byteachers and administrativestaff before the assessments isthe main reason the testing inher district is going so well.

That computerized systemis challenging not only from atechnological standpoint, butbecause Handler says many ofher younger students who aretaking high-stakes tests don’thave strong computer skills.She was particularly con-

cerned about a reading promptthat required students to scrolldown to finish reading the se-lection. “We were worried thatstudents might not know toscroll and miss part of theprompt,” she said.

And she is concerned aboutthe stress. “There is a lot ridingon these tests, and not just forour students,” she said. “Dis-trict, principal and teacherevaluations are affected by theoutcomes. We had a student

throw up on his keyboard to-day. Whether it was stress orpressure to attend school sickbecause he didn’t want to missthe test, that’s difficult.”

Overall, Ohio students thisschool year – depending ontheir grade – have seen a sharpincrease in the number of ex-ams and practice tests, mostdriven by the state’s adoptionof Common Core standards.

Testy about the tests

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These fourth-grade students participated in a field testing for the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment ofReadiness for College and Careers) assessments, which replace the Ohio Achievement Assessment andeventually will take the place of the Ohio Graduation Test.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COLUMBUSHouse Bill 7 – which would make some required student tests paper

tigers even if given online – may be taken up by the full OhioSenate on Wednesday, March 4.

That’s according to the office of state Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Ketter-ing), who chairs the Senate Education Committee.

The March 4 Senate session is to begin at 1:30 p.m.; a previouslyscheduled Senate session set for Tuesday, March 3, has been can-celed.

The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 25 voted unanimously torecommend passage of House Bill 7 after a hearing on the legisla-tion that would prohibit some tests taken this school year byelementary and secondary schools students from being used todetermine promotion, retention and course credit decisions andwhich would allow high-school students to take end-of-courseexams they missed or to retake them.

The Senate Education Committee also conducted a hearing Feb. 25on Senate Bill 3, which would allow some test exemptions forschools in high-performing districts, but took no vote on it, ac-cording to Lehner’s office.

Meanwhile, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 794-0 on Feb. 11.

Afterward, State Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) cited a provisionprohibits schools from sharing individual student’s test scores withoutside entities unless they have the consent of either the studentor his or her parents.

“I am pleased we were able to close a loophole that existed, whichwould have created a huge problem for our students," Greensaid.

“Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever is necessary toequip our students with the necessary skills they need to eithergain employment when they graduate high school or be ahead ofthe game when they go to college.”

State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at the time that, “Iwas proud to vote ‘yes’ today on what is the first step to eliminateCommon Core in the state of Ohio.”

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State of thetownship

The seventh annualState of the Townshipcommunity addresstakes a look back as offi-cials review the pastyear, and lets townshipofficials share what theybelieve the coming yearwill bring.

This year’s State of the

Township meeting will beat 1:30 p.m. Sunday,March 15, at the TheGrove Banquet Hall, be-hind the main fire stationand civic center at 9150Winton Rd.

Fracking filmThe Northern Hills

Unitarian UniversalistFellowship presents afree screening of

“Groundswell Rising,” adocumentary film fo-cused on communities’actions in response tofracking. The screeningis at 3 p.m. March 15, atthe church, 460 FlemingRd.

The film will be fol-lowed by a discussionwith executive producerMark Lichty.

BRIEFLY

ics Center for $88, whichare the senior residentrates for those facilities.

Springfield Townshiphas offered senior pro-gramming since 1985 andestablished its Senior &Community Arts Centerfacility in 1995.

Springfield TownshnipAdministrator Mike Hin-nenkamp said the partner-ship fits with other collab-orative efforts the town-ship has made to reach outand partner with neigh-boring communities to of-fer services.

“We have ample andadequate space that thecity does not have,” hesaid. “However their stafffor programming is a lit-tle more robust. Wyomingwould have a strongerrole in programming,while the township is pro-viding the space.”

More than 60 regularlyscheduled activities are

held monthly at the centerfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues-days-Thursdays and 9a.m. until noon on Fridays.

A majority of the pro-grams have been orga-nized by volunteers utiliz-ing the center. Member-ship includes free and fee-based classes, along withuse of the wood shop, artroom, library, card roomand additional program-ming spaces.

Al Fluegeman, aSpringfield Township res-ident who uses the woodshop at the center, says heused to have woodwork-ing equipment at his homebefore he moved to a re-tirement center. Theequipment means he canstill enjoy a life-long hob-by. Judy Wang, who onceoperated the Little Pro-fessor Bookstore inBrentwood Shopping Cen-ter, said she has enjoyedactivities at center sinceshe retired in 1999. Shewas working with thestain glass class on whatshe called a micro-mosaicproject.

The agreement be-tween Springfield Town-ship and Wyoming is in ef-fect. A formal kick-offwill take place during anopen house event from 1to3 p.m. on Wednesday,March 25, at the Spring-field Township Senior &Community Arts Center.The open house is open toany senior adult over theage of 55.

Springfield TownshipSenior programming op-erates out of the Spring-field Township Senior andCommunity Arts Center,9158 Winton Road, behindthe Springfield TownshipAdministration and FireDepartment complex.

Staff can be reached at522-1154, on the web atwww.springfieldtwp.orgor via email to tschneid-er@springfieldtwp.org

The Wyoming Recrea-tion Center and FamilyAquatic Center is at 9940Springfield Pike. Staffcan be reached at 821-5200, on the web atwww.wyomingohio.govor via email to customer-service@wyomingo-hio.gov.

SeniorsContinued from Page A1

A group of woodcarvers meets at the Springfield TownshipSenior and Community Center. A new partnership agreementwith Wyoming means more people will be able takeadvantage of the facilities at the center.

For some grades and aca-demic subjects – lan-guage arts, math, scienceand social studies – test-ing, including practiceexams, have nearly tri-pled from five to 14.

The state is using newmath and English teststhis year supplied by themulti-state Partnershipfor Assessment of Readi-ness for College and Ca-reers. The tests are basedon the Common Corelearning standards.

Parents are allowed toopt out of testing by in-forming their localschools in writing.

But state and localschool officials warn highschool parents that by-passing the test may en-danger their chances ofgetting a diploma. More-over, they warn, schooldistricts may lose federaland state funding if toomany students opt out.

The Ohio Departmentof Education says there isno law that allows a par-ent or student to opt out ofstate testing and there isno state test opt-out pro-cedure or form. If a par-ent withdraws his or herchild’s participation incertain state tests, theremay be consequences forthe child, the child’steacher, and the schooland district. While somedistricts are experienc-ing push back from par-ents who are deciding notto allow their students totake the assessmenttests, Handler says onlyone student is not takingthe test because parentsdid not want them to par-ticipate in her district.

Jenny Blust, directorof curriculum servicesfor the Northwest LocalSchool District, is the go-to person for parents whoare considering not hav-ing their students takethe assessments. “Wehave dealing with theseparents one-on-one,” shesaid. “And addressingeach situation individual-ly. There are conse-quences for not takingthe tests. We want to besure our parents under-stand the decisions theyare making and what thepossible outcomes ofthose decisions might be.

She says she hastalked with about 75 par-ents who were consider-ing or had decided not to

allow their students totake the assessments.

Blust said the districtis monitoring reports andchanges in legislationaround testing to keep upwith changing require-ments. “We are just doingwhat we need to do basedon the laws in place rightnow,” she said. “It’s im-portant for parents toconsider all the ramifica-tions of choosing not tohave their students takethese tests, so it’s impor-tant for parents to be wellinformed.”

Symmes Townshipresident Zac Haines’ sonis only 2-years-old, butHaines has spoken outagainst Common Coreand PARCC testing tomake sure all childrenget the education they de-serve.

Haines, the presidentof multiple Republicangroups in the area, ran forthe state board of educa-tion in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and formore classroom instruc-tion time. He lost, but hesaid what he learned onthe campaign trail fromtalking to teachers, par-ents and students madehim see the problems fac-ing public schools.

Haines said the testsare more of a data collect-ing exercise for the statethan helpful instructionfor the students becauseit takes so long for the re-sults to come in.

Sycamore Schools Su-perintendent AdrienneJames sent a stinging let-ter to Ohio Schools Super-intendent Richard Rossdetailing her complaintsabout the state’s effortsso far in addressing prob-lems surrounding thenew and more frequentstudent testing.

“The changes (in test-ing) have been stagger-ing,” James wrote Ross,sharing the letter withparents in the 5,244-stu-dent Hamilton Countyschool system and copy-ing local state legislators.

“The public schoolsystem has been jerkedfrom one notion to anoth-er, requiring so muchtime and attention that

districts are left with notime to address internalneeds. And sadly, bearingthe brunt of it all are ourchildren,” James said.

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

“I am committed toimproving testing effi-ciency and reducing thetesting burden on stu-dents while maintainingaccountability in ourschools,” Ross said in arecent statement that ac-companied a state reportmodifying some of thetesting requirements.

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

The Ohio House re-cently approved a billthat would prohibitschools this school yearfrom retaining studentsfrom progressing stu-dents to the next gradebased on the new tests.

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

The bill, however, doesnot affect the state’sThird Grade ReadingGuarantee, which re-quires third-graders toachieve a certain readingscore to be allowed to ad-vance to the fourth grade.Third-graders this yearare taking the old OhioAchievement Assess-ment test in reading andwill move to the CommonCore-based tests nextschool year.

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

Reporters KurtBackscheider, Jennie Key,

Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, Forrest

Sellers, Sheila VilvensMichael Clark, Benjamin

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McAuley High SchoolTwo unselfish McAuley soph-

omores have turned their griefand pain into efforts to help oth-ers.

Annie Klein and HannahSteers each both lost their fa-thers when they were 5- and 3-years-old respectively. Theywere helped through their child-hood grief by Fernside, whichwas established in 1986. It is thenation’s second largest chil-dren’s grief center and providesall services to children free ofcharge, relying upon the gener-osity of donors. Today, morethan 1,000 children, teens andadults attend support groups an-nually.

On Nov. 20, Klein and Steers,who regularly volunteer everyother Wednesday at Fernsidesupport sessions, were part ofFernside’s Blue Out on FountainSquare, to observe Children’sGrief Awareness Day. They dis-tributed grief tips and treats,and participated in an enormousballoon launch at the end of themid-day program.

Klein began her volunteer-ism last year because she “real-ly wanted to give back.”

Steers said, “I benefited tre-mendously from this programwhen I was younger. In fact, ithad such a huge impact that Iwas able to point out the class-room I was in after 11 years ofnot being there!”

Klein is the daughter ofJoAnn Klein of White Oak andSteers is the daughter of JackieSteers of Green Township.

Winton Woods HighSchool

» Interactive sessions, a col-lege and career fair, keynotespeakers, and a mentor lunch allhelped introduce more than 140Winton Woods High School stu-dents to careers in science, tech-nology, engineering and math atthe district’s 2015 STEM Confer-ence Road Map to Success –Tuesday, March 24.

“Today is a start for you tobuild your future and your vi-sion,” Winton Woods HighSchool assistant Principal DavidLumpkin said. “The picture youhave of your future may change,but you will still have an ideawhere you are going and how toget there. I hope you receivethat spark that makes you wantto continue your research on aSTEM career that interestsyou.”

Sessions throughout themorning introduced students to:

» Computer programmingand software development. therelationship between STEMfields and the music industry.

» Sports medicine and howengineers are creating newproducts for concussion man-agement for student athletes.

» The college scholarshipsavailable and the abundance ofcareer opportunities for stu-dents with science and engi-neering degrees.

» Online resources that helpexplore STEM careers.

In Tyrone Bembry’s session,students worked in teams tobuild rubber band-poweredmoon rovers that could moveacross the room.

“I want to give students ac-

cess to STEM education and in-troduce them to 21 st centuryjobs,” said Bembry, founder andCEO of STEM2DREAM. “Thisproject lets students do a lessonat the same time they learn it.And hands-on learning is how somany of our students like tolearn.”

Like the other instructors,Bembry wants to show studentsthat math and science are usefulby connecting those fields toreal life applications.

District parent Tina Prento-sito, who volunteered at the con-

ference, said she appreciatedthe variety of sessions offered.

“A day like today shows stu-dents some opportunities theymay not have considered,” shesaid. “It’s good for kids whohave an interest in STEM andmay not know what’s out therefor them.”

As the workshop sessionswere going on, parents who at-tended learned what they coulddo to help their student preparefor college. During the mentorlunch, students were able to in-teract with engineers, scien-

tists, business owners, athletictrainers, architects, pharma-cists, police officers, firefight-ers and teachers.

Alicia D. Tidwell, senior man-ager of diversity and inclusionat Luxottica Retail, was the con-ference’s morning keynotespeaker. Dr. Emmett C. RoperJr., doctor of internal medicineand rheumatology at MercyHealth Fairfield, was the after-noon keynote speaker.

Terri Holden, the district’sexecutive director of teachingand learning, said the day was

about presenting the variety ofpossibilities in careers in STEMareas.

“Many students don’t seeSTEM as a career possibility,”she said. “If you don’t have any-one you know who does works ina STEM field, you may not evenknow that a career exists as apossibility for you.”

Juniors Kamiy Bomar andTyshon Capell said they appreci-ated learning about different ca-reers and the steps necessary toget into them. Bomar, who wantsto use math and science in a ca-reer in criminal justice, said theSTEM conference helped stu-dents “get a picture of a betterfuture for themselves.”

Winton Woods MiddleSchool

» Anthony Klancar, an educa-tional assistant at Winton WoodsMiddle School, has received thisyear’s Hal award from the Mi-ami Valley Fandom for Literacyfor his work with the school’sstudent writing group, theHeadcases. This award is givento an educator who creates a

program utiliz-ing science fic-tion literature toimprove chil-dren’s proficien-cy in science andmath.

Klancar cre-ated the Head-cases in 2010 as astudent writinggroup centered

around providing constructivefeedback and support for youngwriters within the middleschool.

“As honored as I am at re-ceiving this award, I don’t feelthat I am the one who deservesit,” Klancar said. “This is some-thing that has been wrung fromthe sweat, screams and tears ofthe student members of theHeadcases. I get to hang out andlisten to the stories they tell me.This is their award and they’veearned it in spades.”

Over the years, the Head-cases writing group has beenvisited by numerous authorsand publishers, published ayearly chapbook of poetry,prose and visual art, presentedan annual Halloween reading,and currently hosts the dis-trict’s only creative writingcompetition.

As the recipient of this year’sHal Award, Klancar was award-ed a $200 donation for his pro-gram; received two full mem-berships at Millennicon, Cincin-nati’s longest running specula-tive fiction convention; willhave an article published in theMillennicon program book; andwill be presented with theaward during the opening cere-monies of Millennicon.

MVFL is a non-profit organi-zation whose purpose is to pro-mote literacy and education,emphasizing math and scienceproficiency, through the read-ing and writing of books. MVFLraises funds and collects booksfor schools, youth groups, li-braries, and other non-profit in-stitutions. The Hal Award isnamed after science fiction au-thor and former high school sci-ence teacher Hal Clement.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Business MeetingsColerain Township BusinessAssociation Meeting, 8-9 a.m.,Colerain Township Police De-partment - Northgate Station,9687 Colerain Ave., RichardStevie, economist with DukeEnergy, provides insight onwhat to expect with economythis year. Continental Breakfastis available. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byColerain Township BusinessAssociation. 379-1063. ColerainTownship.

Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725.Delhi Township.

Pure Potential Chikung/taichi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to thosewho qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Price Hill.

Digestion and Overall Health,6:15-7:15 p.m., Apex Chiropracticand Wellness Center, 8624Winton Road, Suite B, Topic:“What is Leaky Gut” foodsensitivities and real truth aboutheartburn. $20. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Dr. LaurieJahnke. 931-4300. Finneytown.

Home & GardenThe Building Doctor, 7-9:30p.m., Greenhills CommunityBuilding, 8 Enfield St., Library.Ohio Historical Society’s BuildingDoctors teach old-building

owners how to recognize andsolve most common sources ofproblems in maintaining olderbuildings. Ages 21 and up. Free.Reservations recommended.Presented by State HistoricPreservation Office of the OhioHistory Connection and theGreenhills Historical Society.800-499-2470; www.face-book.com/events/329563787239138/.Greenhills.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from every era.Free. 385-9309; www.vinoklet-wines.com. Colerain Township.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.

Literary - Libraries3Doodler Demo, 4-5 p.m.,Cheviot Branch Library, 3711Robb Ave., Celebrate Teen TechWeek with 3Doodler demon-stration and then computercoding activity on laptop. ForTeens. Free. Registration re-quired. 369-6015. Cheviot.

On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 7:30p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Play takes you to the 1958Springfield High School promwhere we meet the Wonde-rettes, four girls with hopes anddreams as big as their crinolineskirts. $24, $21 seniors, studentsand groups of 20 or more.241-6550; www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. ThroughDec. 17. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Cincinnati ElksLodge No. 5, 3621 GlenmoreAve., Fish dinners are $8.75 andinclude 6-ounce cod loin, coles-law and choice of two items:french fries, tater tots, macaroniand cheese and stewed toma-toes. Fish sandwich available for$6.50. 662-4040. Cheviot.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., PleasantRun Presbyterian Church, 11565Pippin Road, Fish or chickennuggets and choice of two sides:macaroni and cheese, green

beans, coleslaw and applesauce.Meal also includes bread, dessertand either coffee, lemonade oriced tea. Dinner: $8.50, $4.50 perchild; carryout: $8, $4 per child.825-4544; www.pleasantrunp-c.org. Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., KolpingCenter, 10235 Mill Road, Pizza,fish, shrimp. Dine in or carry out.Music, raffles, cash bar. BenefitsKolping Society. Presented byKolping Society. 851-7951, ext. 1;www.kolpingcincinnati.com.Springfield Township.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. JohnNeumann Church, 12191 MillRoad, Platter includes coleslaw,french fries, onion rings orgreen beans. Baked fish, fishsandwich, shrimp and otheritems. 742-0953. SpringfieldTownship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, 1050 W. Kem-per Road, Lonsway Hall. Dinnersand a la carte items. $7 perdinner. 851-1930. Forest Park.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. Catharineof Siena School, 3324 WunderAve., Cafeteria. Fried fish sand-wiches and platters, friedshrimp, pizza, baked potatoes,mac and cheese, homemadesoups. New dinners: CincItaliastuffed shells, crab cakes andfish tacos. Homemade dessertsby Girl Scout Troop 41652. Dinein or carry out. Benefits St.Catherine Athletics. 481-7683,ext. 3104; www.stcatharinesie-na.org. Westwood.

Fish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-ship.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post 7340Charles R. Gailey, 8326 Brown-sway Lane, Cod, catfish, shrimp,chicken, platters come withchoice of two sides. Carryoutavailable. $8 platter, $5 sand-wich. Presented by VFW Post7340 Ladies Auxiliary. 521-7340;http://gaileypost.webs.com.Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Knights ofColumbus Council 1683, 3144Blue Rock Road, Fish dinner$7.50; fish and chips $6.25; fishsandwich $5.25; grilled cheesesandwich $2; cheese pizza slice$1.50 / whole $8. Kids meal: fishor grilled cheese $3.25. Sides:french fries regular or seasoned,green beans, coleslaw, mac andcheese, baked potato, soup, tosssalad. 741-7700. White Oak.

Fresh Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Western Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,4353 West Fork Road, Dine inlower level or carryout entranceat rear of building. Dine in or

carry out. Sides: fries, mac andcheese, onion rings, green beansand slaw. Dinner with threesides for $10. Free coffee andtea. Presented by Western HillsCheviot Lodge No. 140. 919-1065.Monfort Heights.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., OurLady of the Visitation School,3180 South Road, Baked, friedfish, shrimp and crab cakes.Dinners include two sides. Macand cheese, fries, coleslaw andmore. Children’s fish fingersdinner, Trotta’s pizza and weeklyspecial. $2 and up. Presented bySt. Joseph of the Three RiversCouncil Knights of Columbus.347-2229; www.stjosephkof-c.org. Green Township.

Germania Society Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., Germania Societyof Cincinnati, 3529 W. KemperRoad, Sides include bakedmacaroni and cheese, frenchfries, sweet creamy coleslaw,collard greens and corn bread.Assorted desserts and beveragesavailable for purchase. Tea,coffee and lemonade availableat no cost. Carry out and creditcard purchases also available.$12 dinner with two sides, $7fish sandwich only. 742-0060;www.germaniasociety.com.Colerain Township.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Held inschool cafeteria., St. WilliamChurch, 4108 W. Eighth St.,Menu includes hand breadedcod, tavern breaded fish, tilapia,salmon, shrimp, crab cakes,grilled cheese, cheese pizza,french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup of

the week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. AntoninusParish, 1500 Linneman Road,Dine in, carry out or drive-thrucurb-side pick-up. Fish sand-wiches, jumbo shrimp, grilledsalmon, pizza, grilled cheese,homemade soups and home-made desserts, plus other sidedishes. Price varies. Presented bySt. Antoninus Boy Scout Troop614. 922-5400. Green Township.

Boy Scout Troop 271 Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Teresa of AvilaChurch, 1175 Overlook Ave.,Dine in or carry out. Presentedby St. Teresa Boy Scout Troop271. 921-9200. West Price Hill.

Dine-in Fish Fry, 5:30-7 p.m.,Our Lady of the Rosary Church,17 Farragut Road, Menu includessalmon, baked cod, fried cod,shrimp, pizza, salted rye breadand more. A la carte itemsavailable. Credit cards accepted.$8. 825-8626; www.wintonwyo-mingpr.org. Greenhills.

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Cod, catfish,

fantail shrimp, popcorn shrimp,crab cakes and chicken strips.Dinner include fries or maccheese or onion straws andcoleslaw, cupcakes. $6-$8.729-0061. Mount Healthy.

Fish FryDays, 5-8 p.m., St.Dominic Church, 4551 DelhiRoad, O’Connor Hall. Traditionalfried cod, special menu itemseach week. Presented by St.Dominic Athletic Association.251-1276; www.athletics.stdo-minicdelhi.org. Delhi Township.

Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., St. LawrenceElementary, 1020 Carson Ave.,Heritage Hall. Breaded jumboshrimp, baked salmon, codbreaded or beer battered,spaghetti with tomato sauce,grilled cheese sandwich or garlicgrilled cheese sandwich andpizza bread. Benefits St. Law-rence. Presented by PTO of St.Lawrence Elementary. 921-4230.East Price Hill.

Fish no Fry, 3-10 p.m., HenkeWinery, 3077 Harrison Ave.,Lenten specials every Fridayduring Lent. Reservations rec-ommended. 662-9463;www.henkewine.com. West-wood.

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“The Marvelous Wonderettes“ takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where wemeet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. The girlsperform such classic 1950s and 1960s songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstickon Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My Party” and more than 20 other classic hits.Performances are scheduled March 12-April 4, at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts,4990 Glenway Ave. Tickets are $24, $21 for seniors and students and groups of 20 or more. Call241-6550; visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com. From left: Blair Godshall (Missy), LaurenCarr (Betty Jean), Kate Mock Elliott (Cindy Lou) and Grace Eichler (Suzy).

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MARCH 11, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • A5NEWS

The first sign that springis almost here appears inour woods. Dotted through-out are wild yellow aconiteand bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. The snow-drops? They were invisible.

Another sign that springis approaching is St. Pat-rick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the great saint. In the

5th century AD, St. Patrickwent to Ireland, killed thesnakes and converted thepeople.

What were they eating?Veggies like leeks and cab-bage, both of which aregreen! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottomheavy with green leafyveggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so theIrish were healthy eaters

way back when.

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

overlook omega-3s in “fatty” fishlike salmon and mackerel. Thesefish are good for the brain.

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

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes the fourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebration complete with a parade as the statue ofSt. Patrick is marched through downtown streets. Finish your celebration with corned beef and cabbage, ala Rita.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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“Too often we underesti-mate the power of a touch, asmile, a kind word, a listen-ing ear, an honest compli-ment, or the smallest act ofcaring, all of which have thepotential to turn a lifearound.” – Leo F. Buscaglia

This quote by Leo F. Bus-caglia started me to thinkback over my life.

He was right; it wasn’t thebig events I participated inor the successful accom-plishments on my resumethat had the greatest impact.The most meaningful andimportant achievementswere the many one-on-onementoring bonds with stu-dents and adults. This waswhere I actually felt I madean imprint on someone else’slife.

In our daily lives; we allhave opportunities to touchsomeone by sharing simpleacts of support. We empowerthe potential of people weinteract with by engagingthem, listening to them, andbecoming an interactive

person intheir day-to-day lives.What influ-enced me themost to stayinvolved withoutreachactivities wasactually rea-lizing thepower I hadas an individ-

ual. “The Boy and the Star-fish” short story is a goodexample.

‘The Boy and the Starfish’

Author unknownA man was walking along

a deserted beach at sunset.As he walked he could see ayoung boy in the distance, ashe drew nearer he noticedthat the boy kept bendingdown, picking something upand throwing it into the wa-ter.

Time and again he kepthurling things into the ocean.

As the man approachedeven closer, he was able tosee that the boy was pickingup starfish that had beenwashed up on the beach and,one at a time he was throw-ing them back into the water.

The man asked the boywhat he was doing, the boyreplied, “I am throwing thesewashed up starfish back intothe ocean, or else they willdie through lack of oxygen.”“But,” said the man, “Youcan’t possibly save them all.There are thousands on thisbeach, and this must be hap-pening on hundreds of beach-es along the coast. You can’tpossibly make a difference.”

The boy smiled, bent downand picked up another star-fish, and as he threw it backinto the sea, he replied, “Imade a huge difference tothat one!”

My dad had his own kindof starfish story with “BoxTurtles.” Over the course ofhis lifetime, Dad probably

saved 70 turtles or more asthey attempted to navigate aroad or highway. Being sopainstaking slow, crossing ahighway was like courseplotting through a desert forthem and the chances wereextremely high to get hit orcrush by a car.

Dad, when he spotted one,would pull off the road andwalk back, sometimes evendodging cars himself, to savethe turtle. We usually kept asmall cardboard box in thetrunk just for this occasionand he would take the turtleto a more safer remote wood-ed area or bring it back to thefarm to release it. I have aclay turtle outside our houseto remind me of his effortand the simple things I cando to make a difference.

My wish is that your lifealso leaves such a difference.

Wes Adamson is a resident of Wyo-ming. His work has been acceptedfor publication by two literarymagazines: “River and South Re-view” and “Driftwood Press.”

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Wes Adamson COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Well, it was time to make achange. What could be badabout moving into a comfort-able apartment with freecable TV and free utilities? Iwas looking forward to meet-ing people my age that hadsomething in common withme.

Wrong! I am the only an-gry human in the house. Ev-eryone smiles, says “Hello,”and keeps walking via wheel-chair, stroller or with a cane.Some of these people standerect,but, most have badlegs, backs, hips and whoknows what else.

My first conversation waswith a tall, nice looking gen-tleman who was waiting forhis wife having her hairdone. I can’t tell any womanapart as they all have thesame white hair and it sitsright on top of their heads. Ifound the guy to be a littlehard of hearing and I wasvery interested in his WWIIexperiences. He was 92.

I made my way to thelibrary to read the morningpapers. It was as a libraryshould be. Dead silent,withsome readers sleepingsoundly It was time for card

night, so Ihoped I couldfind a ginrummy play-er or a pokerlover. Theonly two play-ing cardswere twosweet ladies. Iheard one say,“Do you haveany sevens?”

They were playing Go Fish. Ilast played when I was 4.

I chose to cook for myself,but I did enter a huge diningroom with a cup of soup andlooked for a table. I was wellreceived by two friends whoindicated they didn’t care forany sports except when theSummer Olympics were onTV. They were pool playersand I never played.

They have a great gymwith a walking track, work-out machines and a regula-tion pool to swim laps.

I passed one man about 30times as he must have beenout for a stroll. A woman wasat a machine that worked onher legs. I thought, thismight be “The One.” By thetime I got to the floor, she

was sleeping at the machine.Oh well.

Twice a week a bus takesus shopping at Wal-Mart andat Kroger. I thought thisbeats driving myself. Bigmistake. My purchases offood took about 20 minutesand I was told to meet at theSubway within the store. Iwas alone for one and a halfhours.

Am I a bit concerned?Frankly,Yes! While I am not ayoung man, I am the young-est resident here...I think.

To end this review, knowthat I have found a date for“The Senior Senior Prom.”Her name is Doris, a whitehaired beauty who has a bitof trouble remembering myname. She lives down thehall, so I can easily remindher of our date. I will pass ona corsage and the dance be-gins at 6 p.m. I doubt it willlast until 8 p.m.

I doubt anyone uses thegolf course or tennis area, so,if you want a good startingtime, give me a ring.

Bill Damsey is a former resident ofDeer park who recently moved toMason.

Life at my seniorretirement community

GuestcolumnistCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

This is the time of year to besure you not only deal withreputable companies whendoing your tax returns, butmake sure the people withwhom you are working are alsohonest.

A Cincinnati area womanwrites, “I filed my taxes Feb. 2,and was aware I had owed the

IRS $911. I wasalso aware Iwasn’t going toreceive a taxrefund.”

She says thetax preparer towhom she wentknew she wasn’tgoing to receivea refund. But,she was told tosign a “little

black box” and says, “They didnot show me what I was signingoff nor did they tell me.”

A few days later she saysshe received a call saying herrefund of $17.05 had arrivedand that the company also re-ceived an IRS check of $634,which it took as its tax prep-aration fee.

The IRS says, “It is impor-tant to choose carefully whenhiring an individual or firm toprepare your return. Well-intentioned taxpayers can bemisled by preparers who don’tunderstand taxes or who mis-lead people into taking creditsor deductions they aren’t enti-tled to in order to increase theirfee. Every year, these types oftax preparers face everythingfrom penalties to even jail timefor defrauding their clients.”

So when you choose a pre-parer be sure they have an IRSPreparer Tax IdentificationNumber. Ask if they have aprofessional credential such asa Certified Public Account orAttorney.

Check on the preparer’sservice fees upfront and avoidthose whose fee is based on apercent of the refund you re-ceive.

Always make sure any re-fund you receive is sent to youor direct deposited into yourbank account. Do not allowyour refund to be deposited intothe preparer’s bank account.

Make sure the preparer cansubmit your return electron-ically. Any tax professional whogets paid to prepare and filemore than 10 returns generallymust file the returns electron-ically. This is the safest, mostaccurate way to file a return.

Never sign a blank or in-complete income tax return.You must review the entirereturn –and ask questions ifsomething is not clear – soyou’re comfortable with thereturn’s accuracy before yousign.

Make sure the tax preparersigns the return and includestheir PTIN number as requiredby law. The preparer must thengive you a copy of the return.

Finally, any tax preparerwhom you suspect of tax fraudshould be reported directly tothe IRS.

Howard Ain appears as the Trouble-shooter on WKRC-TV Local 12 News.Email him atheyhoward@local12.com.

Check forhonestywith taxpreparer

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

March 4 question“Well I’d have to say ‘BJ

and the Bear,’ mostly be-cause there aren’t enoughshows on TV that show smartprimates being taken on theroad as 18-wheeler travelcompanions.

“I think that is a genre thatis sadly missing in today’sworld of reality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘TheMan From U.N.C.L.E.’ re-made because it was an ex-citing show to watch withgood plots (for the time), coolgadgets and intelligentscripts. It would be OK to up-date it as long as they staywith the basic premise andfeel and don't make it goofy.Too many remakes go thatroute and fail miserably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show titled‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ Itshowed the science behindordinary things in life. It wasintended for grade schoolage kids. I think the conceptwould work today on the His-tory or Discovery Channel.The great comedy shows ofDean Martin, Sid Caesar andJackie Gleason might alsowork today.

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

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSA bill to allow cities to createopen-container districtsmuch like those in NewOrleans or Memphis, Ten-nessee, appears likely to passthe Ohio Legislature thisyear, and Cincinnati officialshope the bill becomes law byOpening Day, April 6. Is this agood idea or a bad idea?Why or why not?

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

Forest ParkForest Park Council meets at 8 p.m.the first and third Monday of themonth, and has work sessions at 7:30p.m. on the second and fourth Mon-day of the month, in council cham-bers, 1201 W. Kemper Road. Call595-5200for information.

GreenhillsGreenhills Village Council meets at 7p.m. the fourth Tuesday of month;and for a work session at 7 p.m. thesecond Tuesday of the month, at theMunicipal Building, 11000 WintonRoad. Call 513-825-2100 for informa-tion.

Mount HealthyMount Healthy Council meets at 7

p.m. the first and third Tuesday ofthe month at City Hall, 7700 Perry St.Call 931-8840 for information.

North College HillNorth College Hill Council meets at7:30 p.m. the first and third Mondayof the month at City Hall, 1500 WestGalbraith Road. A mini town hallmeeting for residents with the may-or, council and administration willbegin at 6:45 p.m. Call 521-7413 forinformation.

Springfield TownshipSpringfield Township Board of Trust-ees meets at 5:30 p.m. on the secondTuesday of each month for its busi-ness meeting and at 4:30 p.m. on thefourth Tuesday of each month for awork session in the Allen Paul Com-

munity Room of the SpringfieldTownship Administration Building,9150 Winton Road. There is no publicparticipation at the work session. Call513-522-1410 for information.

Finneytown schoolsFinneytown Local School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 7:30p.m. the third Monday of the monthat the Finneytown High Schoollibrary, 8916 Fontainebleau Terrace.Call 728-3700 for information.

Mount Healthy schoolsMount Healthy Local School DistrictBoard of Education meets at 7 p.m.on the third Monday of the month atthe Mount Healthy Board of Educa-tion offices, 7615 Harrison Ave. Call729-0077 for information.

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

At the Division I districtwrestling tournament March6-7 at Kettering Fairmont, St.Xavier senior Cole Jones con-tinued to show everyone whyhe’s the top-ranked 220-pounderin the state. Jones improved to37-0 and won a district champi-onship with a 3-2 decision overMason’s Sheldon Sims in the fi-nal. In 2014, Jones placed fourthat state.

“It feels great; it’s my firstyear being a district champ so itfeels good going into state,” saidJones.

Jones was St. Xavier’s onlystate qualifier.

“I call this the month of cham-pions, you come out to wrestlethe best of the best. You train forthis and I feel like I’m ready,”Jones said. “I love this time ofyear, it’s my favorite time ofyear.”

Sam Krider placed sixth forthe Bombers at 113, but only thetop four in each weight class ad-vance to next weekend’s statetournament in Columbus.

Winton Woods failed to sendanyone to state, but the War-riors’ district qualifiers weretough outs. They were: AndrewKerobo (220), Cornell Beachem(132) and Jerron Cage (285).

La Salle will send three soph-omores to state in Corey Shie(132), Eric Beck (138) and An-drew Sams (145). Shie and Sams,both returning state qualifiers,

were both district champions.Sams, now 45-4 this season, wona 3-0 decision over Piqua’s Hunt-er Bryant; Shie, who’s 43-2 thisyear, beat Moeller’s JakeThompson 1-0 in the final.

Roger Bacon’s Kevin Dihnwent 1-2 in his matches at the Di-vision III district tournamentMarch 6-7 at Troy. Dihn was theSpartans’ lone district qualifier.

Mount Healthy had two wres-tlers compete in the districtmeet at Fairmont: Danny John-son (182) and Ke’Eryon Deal(285). Johnson won his first-round match against Seth Camp-bell of Miamisburg before los-ing to Sam Wilcox of Northmont.He won one consolation match.Deal won his first match againstLakota West’s Tim Tanner-Blair,but lost to eventual district run-ner-up Joseph Hensley of Moell-er. He won one consolation final.

District wrestlers fight for stateTop-ranked Xwrestler moves onBy Adam Baum and Nick Robbeabaum@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Andrew Kerobo of Winton Woods gets Sam Wulfekotte of Turpin into acradle hold in a 220 pound match at the district tournament March atFairmont.

Emily Vogelpohl is the postergirl for optimism.

Her McAuley team went intoa Division I district champion-ship game on March 7 at Harri-son having lost at that stage eachof the previous two seasons andin three of the last four.

The Mohawks were facingsmoking-hot Centerville, whichwas 22-3 and riding a 16-gamewinning streak.

None of that mattered to Vo-gelpohl or her teammates, whoparlayed a combination of bal-anced 3-point shooting and with-ering defensive pressure into a57-39 win over the Elks.

“No, we’re not surprised,”said the 5-foot-9 senior guard,who made three of McAuley’seight 3-pointers in 21tries on herway to finishing with a game-high 19 points. “We came in hereexpecting to win. We executed toperfection.”

Sophomore guard Lexi Chris-man, one of six Mohawks to sinkat least one 3-pointer, added 13points and McAuley (22-3) ha-rassed Centerville into a whop-ping 26 turnovers while commit-ting just 13 to gain a measure ofrevenge after losing to the Elksin a 2013 district final.

The district championship isMcAuley’s first since 2003,coach Dan Wallace said.

“I’m just so happy for thegirls,” said Wallace, the formerColerain coach who’s in his sec-ond season with the Mohawks.“They’ve been here the last twoyears, and lost to Centerville twoyears ago and to the eventualstate champion (Princeton) lastyear. We just want to keep build-ing the program.”

The Mohawk seniors won thedistrict title in their last shot.

“We finally got one,” said Vo-gelpohl, who came up with foursteals, two more than Center-ville logged as a team. “It’s anamazing feeling. Me and my

friend – No. 13, Sydney Lambert(who logged a game-high sevenassists) – have been talkingabout this since we were fresh-men. Now that we’ve achieve it,it’s something special.”

McAuley, which finished theregular season tied for third inthe Enquirer’s Division I coach-es’ poll, will take an eight-gamewinning streak into a regionalsemifinal game on Wednesdayat a site to be determined againstthe winner of Saturday’s finalebetween Enquirer poll-champi-on Lakota West, ranked ninth inthe Associated Press Division Istatewide poll, and Lebanon.

Vogelpohl scored four pointsand McAuley, capitalizing on anobvious advantage in quickness,forced nine Centerville turn-overs while taking a 10-6 lead inthe first quarter.

The Mohawks expandedtheir advantage to 16-8 early inthe second quarter before theElks tied it with an 8-0 run.McAuley responded with a 9-1

run before settling for a 25-22halftime lead.

Centerville sophomoreguard Jessica Cambrell endedthe half by banking in a desper-ation 3-pointer from just insidethe halfcourt line at the buzzer,but McAuley shook that off toopen the third quarter 9-4 spurt.Centerville would get no closerthan six points as the Mohawkskept up the pressure and pulledaway.

They limited Shannon Cof-fee, Centerville’s powerful 6-5senior center, to 15 points, andthe Elks sank just three of their13 3-point shots.

“We knew Shannon Coffeewas a good player,” Volgelpohlsaid. “Every time she got theball, we wanted to trap her fromthe weak side and box out. Weknew if we got pressure on theirguards that we could turn themover.”

McAuley plays Lakota Westat 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11,at Kettering Fairmont.

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

McAuley’s Emily Vogelpohl and Sydney Lambert celebrate after winning the district championship Saturday, March 7.

Positive thinking leadsMcAuley to district title

By Mark Schmetzerprepsports@enquirer.com

ST. BERNARD — Chris Wil-helm hails from a family ofbowlers, and he grew up abowler. So, it comes as no sur-prise that Wilhelm is the firstbowler in Roger Bacon histo-ry to roll at the state tourna-ment.

At the Division II statetournament March 7, Wil-helm rolled a 519 series andcame in 51st place.

Wilhelm qualified to stateindividually when he bowleda three-game series of 622 —the sixth-highest total at thedistrict tournament Feb. 26

at Beaver-VuLanes.

Wilhelmspent all fouryears at Rog-er Bacon onthe varsitybowling team,Roger Bacon

coach Chris Miller said. “He’s highly competi-

tive,” Miller described Wil-helm. “He’s got a prettystrong ball — he’s not acranker but he’s close. He’saccurate at making hisspares; he throws plenty ofstrikes but he picks up mostof his spares.”

Miller also said Wilhelmhad two primary goals thisseason: “To be the high aver-age in the city and get theteam to state.”

Unfortunately, only one ofthose goals was achieved.Roger Bacon missed makingit to state as a team by threespots, the Spartans finishedseventh at the district tour-nament and only the top fourteams advance to state.

But, Wilhelm did rack upthe best average in the city,according to statistics com-piled by The Enquirer. Wil-helm averaged 221.9 a gameduring the regular season,edging out Dillon Meece ofOak Hills at 221.2.

What makes Wilhelm sogood?

Bacon’sWilhelmbowls to stateSpartan grew up at bowling lanesBy Adam Baumabaum@communitypress.com

See WILHEM, Page B2

Wilhelm

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top five teams and top five indi-viduals (from non-advancingteams) qualify to the state tour-nament. Senior Eric Blessingled La Salle with a 592 three-game series.

Girls bowling» McAuley just missed qual-

ifying for the state tourna-ment. The Mohawks came ineighth place at the Division Idistrict tournament March 6.McAuley junior Natalie De-Meo advanced as an individualto the state tournament afterfiring a 619 three-game serieswhich was the seventh-best to-tal at districts.

» Mount Healthy senior Jas-min Shimkowiak rolled a 405 inthe Division I district tourna-ment March 6 at Beaver-VuLanes in Beavercreek.

41 for a sectional champion-ship March 6 at the Cintas Cen-ter. Senior Donte Buycks had agame-high 17 points with 13coming in the second half.They play play SpringfieldMarch 14 at UD Arena at 3 p.m.

» Finneytown junior BryceButler hit a layup on a designedplay at the buzzer to lift theWildcats over Reading 61-59 onMarch 5 in a Division III sec-tional at Loveland. Butler fin-ished with a game-high 23points. English Dowery added14 points. On March 7, Finney-town fell to Shroder 69-45 in aDivision III sectional final atLoveland.

» North College Hill’s post-season run ended on March 5 atthe hands of Badin 53-31in a Di-vision III sectional at WesternBrown.

» Aiken trounced RiverviewEast 78-49 in a Division IV sec-tional at Taylor March 5. Theyplay Russia Thursday, March12, at UD.

Girls basketball» McAuley rolled by Fair-

field 54-35 March 2 in a Divi-sion I sectional final. SeniorEmily Vogelpohl led the Mo-hawks with 20 points.

The Mohawks beat Center-ville 57-39 March 7 at Harrisonto win a district championship.

Boys bowling» La Salle finished in sev-

enth place at the Division I dis-trict meet March 4. Only the

Boys basketball

» St. Xavier was upset byTurpin in a Division I sectional50-46 on March 3. Sam Martinled the Bombers with 23 points.

» Walnut Hills defeatedMount Healthy 44-40 on March3 to end the Owls’ postseason.Kenny English led Healthywith 16 points.

» Winton Woods fell to Lako-ta East 65-49 in a Division I sec-tional March 3 at Hamilton. De-montez Cooper had a team-high 12 points for the Warriors.

» On March 3 in a DivisionIII sectional at Western Brown,Roger Bacon trounced Oyler90-36 with five players in dou-ble figures. William Greene ledthe Spartans with 18 points.Roger Bacon won a Division IIIsectional title with a 55-53 winover Summit Country DayMarch 7. Sophomore JamesJohnson had 18 points to leadthe Spartans.

They play NorthridgeWednesday, March 11 at UD.

» On March 5, La Salle heldoff Hamilton in a Division Isectional 65-52. Jeremy Larkinhad 17 points and sophomoreC.J. Fleming had 19.

The Lancers beat Mason 43-

SHORT HOPS

By Adam Baum and Nick Robbeabaum@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

La Salle’s Joe Hartmann, left, and Nick Watson battle Mason’s Kyle Lamottefor a rebound in a sectional final March 6 at the Cintas Center.

“He figures out the lanespretty good and figures out theoil patterns,” Miller explained.“He figures out where he needsto be to throw strikes, but hisbiggest attribute is that hemakes most of his spares.”

The Spartans failed to makeit to state, but they shared theGreater Catholic League Coedconference title and finishedthe year 20-3 overall (13-1 inleague). There’s a friendly com-petition amongst the Spartans,

too. “They all wanna try to beat

him (Wilhelm),” Miller said.“It’s a little bit of competitionamongst the team, that helpsthe other guys get better.”

Taylor McIntosh averaged a192.6 per game, Cullen Trent-man a 182.9, Spencer Strotman a178.3, Wes King a 171.8 andBrandon Kennedy a 167.2.

“Hopefully it gets somemore kids interested in bowlingfrom the school,” Miller said ofWilhelm’s trip to state. “Itshows we’ve got a pretty goodprogram and if they’re willingto do a little work we can buildthem up.”

WilhelmContinued from Page B1

THANKS TO BRANDON COWANS

Roger Bacon’s bowling team pictured here, from left to right: Wes King ‘16, Taylor McIntosh ‘17, Gabe Schulten ‘17,Cullen Trentman ‘16, Spencer Strotman ‘15, Chris Wilhelm ‘15, Mike Petrey ‘15, Brendan Kennedy ‘16.

Tuesday night at the WestinCincinnati, some of the Tri-state’s top student-athletes wererecognized for their achieve-ments on and off the field.

The National Football Foun-dation’s annual “That’s My Boy”award banquet honored 14 schol-ar-athletes from Northern Ken-tucky and Ohio, along with Cin-cinnati Country Day’s Ryan Da-vis, recipient of the Tom PotterCourage Award, and CincinnatiBengals legend Anthony Munozfor his contributions to thearea’s youth.

The night, however, belongedto just two of the 14 seated on thedais: Ryle High School’s RyanWoolf and St. Xavier’s SimeonLane.

“When looking at the scoresof this year’s nominees, it mustbe mentioned, that these menhad some of the highest scoreswe’ve seen in recent years, saidDan Woolley, Scott High Schoolfootball coach and president ofthe Northern Kentucky FootballCoaches Association, prior topresenting the award to Woolf.“This says a lot about the qualityof the young men and the foot-ball programs they represent.”

Woolf ranks in the top fivepercent of his class with a 4.324grade-point average. He was aNKFCA first-team defensive se-lection and led the Raiders with152 tackles.

Mike Engler, his coach saidhe is a young man of character,intelligence and talent.

Woolf thanked those whohelped reach the position he is intoday including coaches, teach-ers, teammates and members ofhis family.

“I am forever indebted to myfamily, who have been role mod-els in the values I have set formyself,” he said during his ac-ceptance speech.

Woolf will attend George-town College and play football inthe fall.

Beau Hoge (Highlands),Branden Johnson, (DixieHeights), Sam Murrer (Coving-ton Catholic) and Joe Studer(Beechwood) were also nomi-nated for the award.

Lane was chosen from a poolcandidates that included Mon-tell Brown (Oak Hills), ThomasBruns (Kings), Parker Chal-mers, (Wyoming), DeMontreLewis Jr. (Shroder), Bryce Lin-kous (Waynesville),CameronMurray (Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy), Chaz Patten(Western Brown) and Jake We-ber (Harrison).

The senior nose guard wasfirst-team all-state, all-districtand first-team all-GCL South.He was co-defensive lineman ofthe year in the GCL South. He iscommitted to Princeton Univer-sity.

Lane is top 10 in the class andcarried a 4.0 grade-point aver-age.

“I find myself extremelyblessed to be up here,” he saidduring his acceptance speech.“Being put up for an award suchas this, I can’t start to explainhow happy and how thankful I

am for all of this.” Earlier in the evening, CCD’s

Ryan Davis was the recipient ofthe Tom Potter Memorial Awardof Courage. Ryan suffers fromfrom Achondroplasia, a form ofshort-limbed Dwarfism.

Despite that, he played ineight of 10 games for the Indiansand is a four-year letter-winner

on the team. He gave a rousing speech

that helped his team overcomeadversity in the win against ri-val Summit Country Day.

Tim Dunn, head coach at Cin-cinnati Country Day, said “he isplaying the game of football inthe land of giants.” He addedthat he never missed a single

summer workout, practice orgame nor asked that he be givenspecial treatment.

Davis carries a 3.70 grade-point average, is a third-genera-tion Eagle Scout, an usher at St.Thomas Episcopal Church andrecently won a silver medal atthe U.S. Paralympics in Chicago,where he benched 210 pounds.

St. Xavier football’s Lane earn top awardsTake ‘That’s My Boy’ honors forcontributions on and off field of playBy Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

COMMUNITY PRESS/NICK ROBBE

St. Xavier’s Simeon Lane, right, receiving the “That’s My Boy” award, is top 10 in his academic class and is headed toPrinceton.

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Preceded in death by sonMichael Dickey.

Visitation was at St. Monica-St. George Church Cliftonfollowed by funeral Mass.Burial in St. Mary Cemetery.

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Cox; great-granddaughterAddie; sister Ruth (Lee) White-head.

Preceded in death by wifeBernice T. (nee Boeing) Bayer;sister Rita Crone.

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Preceded in death by hissiblings Howard Boeing, Her-man Boeing, Martha Wiethorn,Ruth Kohn, Rosemary (Sr. MaryJosetta, SC) Boeing and HelenReddington.

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Karen DavisKaren “Krystal” Davis, died

Feb. 3.Visitation and funeral service

were at Rebold, Rosenackerand Sexton Funeral home.

Memorials may be made tothe YMCA Breast Cancer Fund,1103 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio45202.

Shirley DresslerShirley M. (nee Myers) Dress-

ler, died Feb. 11.Survived by husband Dennis

Dressler; children Kim (Ray)Voss, Chris (Missy) Dressler and“adopted” son James Dryer;grandchildren Niki, Lindsey,Morgan, Rachel, Alex, Abby,Ryan and Hayley; sister JeanMarksberry; many nieces andnephews.

Visitation and services wereat the Vitt, Stermer and An-derson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe Christ Hospital.

Dave FoxDave M. Fox, 70, died Feb. 11.Survived by wife Bernadette

“Bunny” Fox; children Tim(Kristy), Trevor (Shannon) Foxand Tiffany (Ryan) Owens;grandparents Mallory, Lilah,Tristan, Taidan, Xavier, Skyelarand Kylie.

Memorial service was Feb. 14at Garrard Street Church ofChrist.

Memorials may be made toSt. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

William GeigerWilliam M. Geiger, 68, died

Feb. 7. He was a Vietnam Warveteran.

Survived by children Carrie(Mike) Bloch and Misty (Jimmy)Holder, grandchildren Kayla,Michael, Ronnie; siblings Deb-bie, David (Sherry) and DennisGeiger.

Preceded in death by wifeDonna Kallmeyer Geiger;parents William and MargaretGeiger.

Visitation was Feb. 13 fol-lowed by services at the DennisGeorge Funeral Home. Militaryhonors to follow.

Joan HaussJoan C. Hauss, 82, died Feb. 6.Survived by daughter Sandy

(Marty) Deitsch; grandchildrenFloyd Brady Whaley III, Kayla

Shaye Hauss, Michael and MarcDeitsch; great-grandchildrenArianna Marie Whaley andGavyn John Spears; siblingsGayle Minges, Patricia Pettit;many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by brotherWilbur Hauss.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were at Minges FuneralHome. Burial Venice Cemetery.

Memorials may be made tocharity of one’s choice.

Janet HeilJanet C. (nee Koch) Heil, 84,

died Feb. 3.Survived by children Tom

(Jami) Heil, Linda (Gordon)Doughman and Dan (Erin) Heil;grandchildren Stacie Heil,Kelcie Heil, Steve (Emily)Doughman, Chris (Christina)Doughman, Danielle Heil andGarret Heil; 10 great-grand-children; brother Jim (Shirley)Schottelkotte.

Preceded in death by hus-band James S. Heil; brother AlSchottelkotte.

Visitation was at FrederickFuneral Home, followed byMass of Christian Burial at St.James Church.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati Inc. P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio45263-3597.

Evelyn HerzogEvelyn M. (nee Schoessow)

Herzog, 88, died Feb. 12.Survived by husband Ray-

mond A. Herzog; childrenSusan C. (Dennis) Koehler andTom (Jennifer) Herzog, MD.;seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister ClaudiaBuchert.

Visitation was Feb. 16 fol-lowed by Blessing Service atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati or to theUniversity of Cincinnati CancerInstitute.

Erich HoelmerErich Hoelmer, 46, died Feb.

13.Survived by partner Joey

McDonald; son Nicholas E.Hoelmer; mother Diane (Capro-ni) Hoelmer; siblings Berni (lateJackie) Hoelmer, Tim Hoelmer,Steven (Melissa) Hoelmer, KurtHoelmer, Scott (Shannon)Hoelmer.

Preceded in death by fatherBernhard Hoelmer; brother

Chris Hoelmer.Visitation was Feb. 22 at the

Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made forthe benefit of Erich’s family andhis son Nicholas.

Jeremy HummerJeremy Hummer, 20, died

Feb. 8.Survived by parents Jerry and

Angela (nee Anderson) Hum-mer; siblings Carolyn, Ashleyand Ryan Hummer; grandpar-ents David and Jean (nee Jef-fers) Anderson and Esther (neeGoldberg) Hummer.

Preceded in death by grand-father Earl Hummer.

Services were held on Feb. 11.

Ruth KeidelRuth V. (nee Joyce) Keidel,

87, died Jan. 29.Survived by children Jim

(Jackie), Jerry ( late Joyce) andBob (Candie) Miller; Beverly(Dave) Williamson; Cliff (Darla),Jocko (Geralynn) and Ronnie(Susie) Miller; siblings PattyGray, Louise Pruitt, Wayne,Tommy; many grandchildren,great and great-great grand-children, nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band “Doc” Keidel Jr.; formerhusband Lou Miller; parentsClifford and Bernadine (neeHall) Joyce; brothers Bob andBilly Joyce.

Visitation was Feb. 2 at theDennis George Funeral Home.Services were Feb. 3.

Charles KlousisCharles Klousis, 69, died Feb.

8.Survived by children Tony

(Betty) Klousis, StephanieKlousis, Doris (John) Skalski andJim Mause; grandchildrenBrandon, Brittany, Tony, Co-rinne, Robert, Dawson, Kiva,Aleah, Cody, John and Eric;siblings Linda Bingham, FrancesHolland, Janet Skeens, EugeniaMcNair, Art Brennemen, RobertBrennemen and HerschelBrennemen.

Preceded in death by wifeRuby (nee Clark) Klousis; broth-er Pete Klousis.

Visitation and services wereat Vitt, Stermer and AndersonFuneral Home.

John LinnemanJohn F. Linneman, 54, died

Feb. 4.Survived by girlfriend Brenda

Fultz; children Allison Joyce(Matt) Hembree and John F.Linneman Jr.; Brenda’s daugh-ter Robin; grandchildren Josh-ua, Jordan, Zachary and Dylan;siblings Rickie (Kathy) Linne-man, Donnie (Duck) Linneman,Tonya (late Steve) Engel, BryanMiller and Ronnie Linneman.

Preceded in death by brotherJimmy Linneman.

Visitation and services wereat Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials may be directedto the family.

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William LortonWilliam Paul Lorton, 83, died

Feb. 5.Survived by children Michael

(Amy), Lorton Linda (Robert)Drake, Melissa (William) Hehe-mann and Peter Lorton; grand-children Flanders Lorton,Stephanie (Chris) Smith, Heidi(David) Vanderputten; sisterHattie (Golman) Crabtree;friend Mildred “Midge” Cook;numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by sonBryan Lorto; sister Opal (Cam)Howard.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were at Bolton and Luns-ford Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Diabetes Associa-tion.

Renetta MarrsRenetta Jane (nee Hanes)

Marrs, 69, died Feb. 5.Survived by children JoAnn

Osborn and Johnny (Jeanine)Marrs Jr.; grandchildren Chris-topher, Jenna and MelindaOsborn, Jordan and JackiMarrs; great-grandchildren

Jack and Jaxxon; siblings RalphHanes and Madgelee HanesMoore; many nieces and neph-ews.

Preceded in death by hus-band John C. “Jack” Marrs Sr.

Visitation and service were atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.

Evelyn MatsonEvelyn (nee Huss) Matson, 91,

died Feb. 8.Survived by son Rick (Lisa)

Matson; grandchildren Andrea(Ken) Jones, Katie Matson,Ryan Trimble and Kyle Trimble;great-granddaughter NatalieJones.

Preceded in death by hus-band William E. Matson; sonWilliam H. (Dori) Matson;grandson Dan Matson; brotherBud Huss.

Mass of Christian Burial andvisitation were at St. MargaretMary Church.

Memorials may be made toThe ALS Association 1170 Hen-derson Road, Suite 221, Colum-bus, Ohio 43220 or CysticFibrosis Foundation, 6931Arlington Road, Suite 200Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Thomas ParrThomas Lee “Tom” Parr, 76,

died Jan. 24.Survived by wife Mary Ann

(nee Burgdorf) Parr; childrenMichelle Lienemann, Michael(Suzanne) Parr, Matthew L. Parrand Missy (Matt) Kolbinsky; 10grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister SharonKing.

Preceded in death by parentsElmer and Yevonne (nee John-son) Parr; brother Pat Parr.

A memorial gathering was atFrederick Funeral Home Jan. 31followed by a Memorial Massat St. Ann Church.

Memorials may be made toSt. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, 501 St. Jude Place,Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

Angilee PetitAngilee R. (nee Price) Pettit,

68, died Feb. 7.Survived by son Joshua

(Katey); grandchildren Jacob,Tyler and Nathan Pettit andCierra Edens; siblings BeulahCarroll (Ron), Sue (Stewart)Walters; nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band Larry Pettit; daughterSherry Pettit; sister Alishea

(Jeff) Reed.Visitation and funeral were

Feb. 11 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.

Memorials may be directedto the family c/o the funeralhome.

Janet RogersJanet K. (nee Bickers) Rogers,

92, died Jan. 29.Survived by children Patricia

McKernan, Janice Kirk, OliviaDetmer, Kenneth, Phillip,William, Oliver Hall, DeborahFleek and Fannie Greer; grand-children, great-and great-great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-bands Oliver Hall and TheodoreRogers; son James Hall.

Visitation and services wereFeb. 3 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.

Robert SimsRobert A. Sims, 47, died Jan.

31.Survived by wife Paula (Flan-

agan) Sims; children Nicholas,Nathan and Sam Sims; motherShirley (David) Walldrop;parents-in-law Mike and

Cathy Flana-gan; brother-in-law Mike(Stacy) Flana-gan; nieces

and neph-ews Eliza-beth Bald-win andCurtisFlanagan

and great-nephew RobertVetter.

Visitation was Feb. 10 fol-lowed by funeral services.

James VollnerJames G. Vollner, 96, died

Feb. 7. He was a WWII veteran.Survived by children Vickie

(Jerry) Klein, Gayle (Rick)Langenbrunner; grandchildrenBrad (Kristi), Michelle Klein,Tammy (Jessica Minnaert)Klein, Scott (Kelly), Chris (Isa)Harmon, Beth Bryant, Kellyand Katie Langenbrunner; 12great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by wifeMargaret L. (nee Rambicure)Vollner; daughter SharonHarmon.

Visitation was at St. Antoni-nus Church, followed by Mass

of Christian Burial.Memorials may be made

to Mercy Health West Park,2950 West Park Drive, Cin-cinnati, Ohio 45238.

Eunice WeaverEunice (nee Roudebush)

Weaver, 93, died Feb. 3.Survived by children

Charlene (Paul) Drago,Nancy (Larry) Betz; grand-children Steven (Susan)Drago, Susan (Chris) Suther-land, Shari (Bryon) Heflin,Scott (Shelly) Drago, Ronda(Scott) Hall, Emily Styles,Brooke (Pat) Meade, Mi-chael Tiemann, JoAnn(Todd) Breiner and GregTiemann; many great-grandchildren; siblingsGrace (late Howard) Wilson,Dorothy (late Homer) Mos-backer.

Preceded in death byhusband Charles Weaver;daughter Anita Tiemann;siblings George (Mary)Roudebush and Edith (Mer-edith) Craig.

Visitation and serviceswere Feb. 7 at GroesbeckUnited Methodist Church.

Memorials may be madeto Groesbeck United Meth-odist Church or SON Ministryat Groesbeck United Meth-odist Church.

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAssault5600 block of Belmont Ave., Feb.2.

5600 block of Hamilton Ave., Feb.3.

6000 block of Lantana Ave., Jan.31.

Breaking and entering2700 block of Hillvista Lane, Jan.31.

Burglary2200 block of Banning Road, Feb.2.

6300 block of Hamilton Ave., Feb.2.

Criminaldamaging/endangering1100 block of Cedar Ave., Feb. 2.5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Feb. 3.

Domestic violence1100 block of Cedar Ave., Jan. 31.5900 block of Lantana Ave., Feb.8.

Taking the identity of another2900 block of Highforest Lane,Feb. 3.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Feb. 3.

Theft2600 block of Chesterfield Court,Feb. 8.

1400 block of Larrywood Lane,Feb. 2.

1500 block of Aster Place, Feb. 2.1500 block of North Bend Road,Feb. 2.

1700 block of W. North BendRoad, Feb. 5.

2600 block of Chesterfield Court,Jan. 31.

5400 block of Kirby Ave., Jan. 30.5400 block of Ruddy Court, Feb. 5.5500 block of Kirby Ave., Feb. 3.5800 block of Lathrop Place, Feb.2.

6000 block of Townevista Drive,Feb. 4.

6100 block of Hamilton Ave., Feb.5.

6100 block of Hamilton Ave., Feb.6.

6100 block of Hamilton Ave., Feb.7.

6400 block of Aspen Way, Feb. 5.900 block of W. North Bend Road,Feb. 8.

FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported on 700 block of ColbertCircle, Jan. 9.

BurglaryReported at 11000 block of Elk-wood, Jan. 5.

Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 600 block ofNorthland Blvd., Jan. 7.

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