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A trio of local townshipshave asked for bids to form asolid waste district in hopesthey can secure lower garbageand recycling fees, savingmoney for their residents.

The district under consider-ation would include about40,600 homes in Colerain,Springfield and Ross town-ships.

Pickup in these communi-ties is a currently by subscrip-tion, which means residentssign up for waste and recy-cling directly with waste haul-ers. Officials are hoping tomove to a contract model, inwhich a community contractswith a provider for waste andcurbside recycling on behalfof residents. The residentswould pay the bills for thoseservices directly to the provid-er.

Springfield Township Ad-ministrator Mike Hinnenkampsaid the plan isn’t a done deal.

“All of the townships haveto agree, and until we have aprice, we don’t know if the prosoutweigh the cons,” he said.

Michelle Balz, an assistantsolid waste manager with thecounty solid waste district,says savings for residents incommunities switching to acontract model can be big.Households in communitieswith subscription-based recy-cling service in HamiltonCounty pay on average amonthly fee of $22.57 for wasteand recycling service beforefuel surcharges. Communitiesthat contract on behalf of theirresidents for curbside wasteand recycling service in Ham-ilton County pay on average$12.01 per household permonth.

Currently, Colerain Town-ship residents pay the least ofthe communities considering awaste contract. The monthlycost for Colerain Townshipresidential garbage pickup isabout $15.65 and recycling isan additional $2.60 per month.Springfield Township resi-dents pay garbage pickupcosts of about $20.79 permonth and recycling is an addi-tional $2.75 per month.

Residents at a SpringfieldTownship public hearing onthe services were overall posi-tive about the proposal, sayingthey liked that recycling would

be included. Springfield Town-ship resident John Eward com-pared the plan to electric ag-gregation, which he said was asavings for residents on theirenergy bills. The idea thatthere might be there could bediscounts for single-can userswas also attractive to some atthe hearing.

“I don’t want a big contain-er,” resident Sue Neal toldtrustees. “It would take me amonth to fill. I am hopefulthere will be options for small-er bins.”

What wasn’t so attractive islosing the option to chooseyour provider. If the contractis approved, there is no opt outavailable for most residents.The service will be providedand billed to single-family resi-dences. And some residentswere concerned about wheth-er it will really save.

Springfield Township resi-dent Robin Hendley said shepulled some old bills for trashcollection and she’s worriedshe’ll end up paying more un-der the new plan. Several resi-dents commented that theyhoped the plan would meanmore people would recycle.Since recycling would be in-cluded, rather than an addi-tional charge, it’s likely thatcould happen.

Hamilton County’s overallrecycling rate in 2014 was 14.47percent. Chris Gilbert, assis-tant administrator in Spring-field Township, said his com-munity’s recycling rate isabout 9 percent. The HamiltonCounty Solid Waste Manage-ment District says Colerain’srecycling rate is just over 5percent.

Communities with higherrecycling rates receive moreResidential Recycling Incen-tive funds through the Hamil-ton County Recycling and Sol-id Waste District. The RRI pro-

Townships ask for bidsfor trash collectionJennie [email protected]

Funeral services will be thisweek for retired Forest Park Po-lice Lt. George Brooks, who diedMarch 29 after his motorcyclestruck a car as he was leading afuneral procession in the WestEnd.

Chief Phil Cannon of the For-est Park Police Department saidthe visitation will be from 4 to 8p.m. Friday, April 10, at theThompson Hall Jordan FuneralHome at 11400 Winton Road inForest Park and funeral ser-vices will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,April 11, at the Word of Delive-rance Church, 693 Fresno Roadin Forest Park.

There will be a graveside ser-vice at 10 a.m. Monday, April 13,at the Greenlawn Cemetery 687U.S. Highway 50 in Milford.

Brooks, 63, died before mid-night Sunday from injuries sus-tained in the crash. He spent 25years with the Forest Park Po-lice Department and retired in

ENQUIRER FILE

Retired Forest Park Officer George Brooks and his son Brandon at theannual police memorial in 2009. The officer was killed while escorting afuneral procession on March 29.

Memorial andfuneral set forretired officer

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A retired police officer leading afuneral procession on a motorcyclewas T-boned in the West EndSaturday afternoon, officials said.

Staff report

See FUNERAL, Page A3

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Officials in Colerain and Springfield townships are looking intonegotiating a contract for trash collection and recycling.

CONTRACTS CANIMPROVERECYCLING

In 2013, communities withsubscription recycling pro-grams achieved an average9.20 percent recycling rate.Communities with a contractbased recycling programachieved a 17.92 percent recy-cling rate. The recycling rate isthe percentage of waste di-verted through recycling and isdifferent from the participa-tion rate.

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beautiful.org/GAC2015for a list of upcoming vol-unteer opportunities.

Great American Clean-up events help to renewparks, playgrounds andgreenspace, remove litterand debris from neighbor-hoods and business dis-tricts, reduce waste andincrease recycling, en-hance blighted property,and plant trees, flowersand community gardens,among other activities in-spiring a new generationof community stewards.

To learn more, visitwww.KeepCincinnati-Beautiful.org.

Here’s a breakdown ofsome of the eventsthrough local communi-ties or through Keep Cin-cinnati Beautiful.

» Colerain Township: 8a.m. to noon Saturday,April 11, will be a clean upof the interchange at Col-erain Avenue at RonaldReagan/Cross CountyHighway. Meet in the oldBiggs parking lot. Siteleader: George Isfort,(513) 385-1511.

» Forest Park: The an-nual Winton Woods Clean-up is set for Saturday,April 11; registration isfrom 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. inthe shelter at KestralPoint, 10245 Winton Road.Litter cleanup is from 9a.m. to noon; picnic lunchfrom noon to 1 p.m. andraffle prizes will beawarded from 1 to 1:30p.m.

The cleanup is spon-sored by the Forest ParkEnvironmental Aware-ness Program, and theHa-milton County Park Dis-trict. For the last 27 years,this cleanup has attractedan average of 300 volun-

teers from as far away asKentucky and Indiana.For three hours, these vol-unteers collected approx-imately two to three tonsof litter and debris.

This annual event is al-ways scheduled in Apriland is part of the month-long Earth Day celebra-

As the weather warmsup, lots of people head tothe great outdoors to keepit clean. The calendar isfilled with opportunitiesto clear trash and litterthat has accumulatedover the winter months.

Some are local. Othersare among the 180-plus

Keep Cincinnati Beauti-ful programs that includethe 2015 Great AmericanCleanup. Entering its 17thyear, the GAC provides20,000 communities na-tionwide with structuredservice projects that en-able volunteers to takegreater responsibility forimproving their commu-nity’s environment.

“More than 180 GreatAmerican Cleanup eventswill be held across Great-er Cincinnati starting thisMarch and continuingthrough fall,” said LindaHolterhoff, executive di-rector of KCB. Individ-uals, families, and corpo-rate groups interested inparticipating in an eventcan visit keepcincinnati-

tion.» North College Hill: 10

a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,April 18. Meet at 1500 W.Galbraith Road. SiteLeader is Sheryl Long,513-485-0660

» Green Township: 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,April 25. Meet at Veter-

an’s Park in the area withall the military flags ontop of hill adjacent to thearmy tank. Site Leader isJim Green, 513-470-4081

» Monfort Heights: 8a.m. Saturday, April 25.Spring Clean-Up at I-74/North Bend Road. Volun-teers meet in St. IgnatiusSchool’s parking lot at 8a.m. for our semi-annuallitter pick-up. High visi-bility vests, long pick-uptongs and plastic bags forthe trash will be supplied.Chairperson Robey Klarerecommends that volun-teers bring gardening orutility gloves. For moreinformation, please callRobey Klare at 481-7888.

» Colerain Township: 8a.m. to noon Saturday,May 9 will be a clean up ofthe interchange at Cole-rain Avenue at RonaldReagan/Cross CountyHighway. Meet in the oldBiggs parking lot. Siteleader: George Isfort,(513) 385-1511.

» College Hill: 9:30a.m. to noon Saturday,May 9, meet at PleasantHill Academy/CrawfordCommons, 1350 NorthBend Road. Site Leader isDiana Porter, 513-542-0007.

» Mount Healthy: 9a.m. to noon, Saturday,May 16, meet at MountHealthy Community Par-kat the corner of Josephand Hill streets. SiteLeader is Connie Graham,513-288-3199.

» Springfield Town-ship: 9 a.m. to noon, Satur-day, May 16, meet at theSpringfield TownshipFire Station, 9150 WintonRoad. Site Leader is Kim-berlee Flamm, 513-522-1410.

Spring cleanups underway in local neighborhoods Jennie [email protected]

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The Forest Park Environmental Awareness Program and theHamilton County Park District co-sponsor an annual WintonWoods Cleanup on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Volunteers of all ages are needed to help remove trash anddebris that threatens the scenic beauty and wildlife in WintonWoods. After the cleanup, volunteers will be rewarded withraffle prizes and a cookout.

gram divides about $1mil-lion annually to HamiltonCounty communities as anincentive to increase re-cycling. As a communityincreases their recyclingrate and tons of materialscollected, the communityreceives more incentivefunds. That money can be

used to buy items madewith recycled materials,such as park benches andpicnic tables.

Springfield TownshipTrustee Joseph Honerlawtold residents the boardwill evaluate bids, weighthe financial informationand make a decision.

“It’s important that weanalyze the bids to insurethe bidder can deliver theservice and make sure weget a good deal,” he said.

Colerain Townshipplans to conduct its publichearing after the propos-als are received, and theyare due in May. ColerainTownship AdministratorJim Rowan said residentscould bring their bills tothe public hearing to seehow the contract could im-pact what they now pay.The townships expect theservice to start nextspring if terms can bereached.

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College Hill Communi-ty Urban RedevelopmentCorporation hosts its fifthannual Derby Day Partyfundraiser Saturday, May2, at Historic LaurelCourt, located at 5870 Bel-mont Ave. in College Hill.

The Derby Day partystarts at 5 p.m. Attire isdressy casual. Admissionincludes a mint julep re-ception featuring live en-tertainment, open wineand beer bar during re-ception only, and Derbyfare appetizers. Excite-ment continues with view-ing of the 141st KentuckyDerby. The party con-tinues inside the historicmansion with a silent auc-tion, live music, raffles,hat contests, catered Der-by fare and a cash bar.

A VIP wine tasting pri-or to the Derby Day kick-

off is available for attend-ees for an additional $25.VIPs who have pre-pur-chased these limitedtickets will arrive at 4p.m. for the tasting. DinahBaker, owner of Baker-Bird will be pouring fourwine tastings, includingKentucky Black Barrel(Cabernet Sauvignonaged in Bourbon Barrel.)

Proceeds from thisfun-filled evening will as-sist CHCURC’s efforts torevitalize the College Hillbusiness district.

“With the HamiltonAve. and North Bend Rd.development site, theMid-Business District de-velopment site,CHCURC’s planned reno-vation of the Dow CornerBuildings and Doll House,new façade improve-ments, and the Mid-Busi-

ness District Parking Lotrenovation, CHCURC isclose to embarking on alarge-scale redevelop-ment and revitalization ofthis great neighborhood,”CHCURC President Mi-chael Cappel said.

“This annual event hasreally caught on in Great-er Cincinnati,” Derby Dayco-chair Tony Thompsonsaid. “Reservations arelimited to just 250 guests.Of course the elegance ofthe mansion setting atHistoric Laurel Court is amajor attraction in itself !So don your best Derbyhat and help us celebrate

as CHCURC meets newgoals.”

Limited early birdtickets are available at$65 per person until April1. Tickets go up to $75 un-til April 27. Tickets will beavailable for $85 at thedoor. Tickets may bebought online atwww.eventbrite.com/

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2005, according to ForestPark and Cincinnati po-lice.

“George was a veryfriendly officer,” said for-mer Forest Park PoliceChief, Steve Vollmar, 70,of Springfield Township.“He always had a smile.He was a very warm,friendly person. The kindof officer you wanted onthe streets.”

Vollmar and Brooksworked together in theForest Park Police De-partment for 13 years.

Police identified thedriver of the second vehi-cle in the crash as AntonPalmer, 30.

Palmer was stopped onLockhurst Lane and wastrying to turn left ontoWest Liberty Street whenhe was hit by the motorcy-cle operated by Brooks,according to police.

On Saturday, policesaid they did not plan tocharge Palmer, but the in-vestigation is ongoing andcould eventually lead tosome charges being filed.Authorities said they donot believe that speed orimpairment were factorsin the crash.

The Forest Park PoliceDepartment has set up amemorial fund to benefitthe family Brooks left be-hind at Fifth Third Bank inhis memory. It will beopen to donations for amonth.

“This is just somethingwe’re trying to do to help[the family] out,” said For-est Park Police Depart-

ment Chief Phil Cannon.“This fund is here to serveas help the family mightneed through this time.”

The immediate familyBrooks left behind was ason, Brandon, 20, who losthis mother just two yearsearlier.

“He’s been taking itpretty tough, as you wouldexpect,” said TeresaStone, a mother of Bran-don Brooks’ best friendsince grade school. “Butthe good thing is that hisfriends have been aroundto keep him busy. He’sbeen going to a differentfriend’s house each nightfor dinner and that kind ofthing.”

Stone said she talked toBrandon Brooks about thecost of the funeral and de-cided she wanted to dosomething to help.

Stone also created aYouCaring.com crowd-funding page Wednesdayto help Brandon Brookswith funeral costs and oth-er expenses. The pageraised more than $1,000 tohelp Brandon in one day.

The Forest Park PoliceDepartment was aware ofthe page and supportedthe cause for the Brooksfamily, but still planned todistribute information onits Fifth Third Bank fundinstead.

Donations to eitherfund will benefit theBrooks family.

To donate to the fundstarted by the Forest ParkPolice Department, Can-non said any Fifth ThirdBank will accept dona-tions to a protected ac-count by mentioning thefund “in memory ofGeorge Brooks.”

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McAuley springshowcase May 7

McAuley High Schoolwelcomes prospectivesixth- and seventh-gradegirls and their parents toSpring Showcase, an eve-ning of food, fun and facts,Thursday, May 7.

Guests will learn aboutthe educational opportuni-ties that McAuley has tooffer from Principal DanMinelli, a current studentand a teacher. The eveningbegins with a pasta dinnerat 6 p.m.. Topics to be cov-ered throughout the eventinclude: McAuley’s TabletPC program, one-of-a-kind Women In Program,collegiate-like schedule,academic curriculum,

theology department, ath-letics, student activities,and more. The eveningwill conclude at 8 p.m.

Please register atwww.mcauleyhs.net/springshowcase2015. Formore information, contactMaria Schweikert, direc-tor of admissions, at 513-681-1800 Extension 2272 [email protected].

Road rage arrestA 22-year-old man was

arrested after police saidhe fired two gunshots in aroad rage incident inNorth College Hill on Sun-day night, according tocourt documents.

Police arrested Nicho-las Mara, after he firedtwo gunshots near a manin the 7000 block of LaBoi-teaux Avenue, according

to court documents.Mara is charged with

felonious assault and isscheduled to appear incourt Monday.

RememberingRuth Lyons

Join longtime Cincin-nati radio announcer andhistorian Mike Martini at7 p.m. Thursday, April 16,at the Forest Park SeniorCenter as the Forest ParkWoman’s Club celebratesthe remarkable career ofCincinnati’s “First Lady ofBroadcasting,” Ruth Ly-ons. For nearly 40 years,Ruth dominated Cincin-nati radio and televisionwith celebrity guests andconversational style. Herlegacy continues in thecharity that bears hername.

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APRIL 8, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • A5

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

HILLTOPPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Winton Woods HighSchool

» Will Germany, a senior atWinton Woods High School, hasput his academic success, goodcharacter and engineering ex-

pertise to workwith accep-tances to MiamiUniversity’s Col-lege of Engineer-ing, Ohio Univer-sity and North-ern KentuckyUniversity. “Andhe is still waitingto hear from oth-ers,” guidance

counselor Kim Goins said. Germany was honored at the

February board of education asthe Kiwanis Character is Keyrecipient for citizenship.

“Will is able to maintain highacademic standards and partic-ipate in such school activities asthe Academic Quiz Team, Ro-botics Club, Junior EngineeringSociety, Key Club and band,”Goins said. “He is a great rolemodel for his peers. He is inde-pendent and outgoing and has agreat deal of confidence. Will isalways willing to help a studentto understand concepts in classand is committed to doing hisvery best at all times, whateverthe challenge.”

» Lynard Turner, a senior atWinton Woods, has been in-volved with engineering sinceintermediate school and con-tinues to pursue his interest inthe subject at the high school.

“Lynard has participated inProject Lead the Way, a pro-gram at the high school that fo-cuses on engineering, since hisfreshman year,” said his coun-selor, Evelyn Gibfried. “He is socurious about this field that hefinds projects at home to fixsuch as rewiring the televisionor creating fragrances andcompounds from scratch.”

As a PLTW student, Turnerhas taken classes in engineer-ing design, principles of engi-neering, digital electronics, civ-il engineering and architecture.He is ranked 40 out of 280 sen-iors in his class and currentlyholds a 3.15 GPA.

“Lynard is a well-roundedstudent and has pushed himself

academically in his four yearsof high school,” Gibfried said.“He is honest, hardworking,dedicated, responsible, and reli-able.”

Turner was honored at thedistrict’s February board ofeducation meeting as the Kiwa-nis Gold Star Student of theMonth. Gibfriend said shewould define Turner as “a quietleader because he does not

boast about hissuccess nor doeshe slack off. Heis a person of in-tegrity and hashigh moral val-ues. His biggestjoy is doing whatis morally rightand helping out afriend in need.

He believes that doing the rightthing is important because itgives him joy in his everydaylife to reach out and help some-one. He truly is a fine youngman.”

» Matt McNeill, a senior inthe Academy of Global Studies@ Winton Woods High School,has impressed Counselor Eve-lyn Gibfried with his leadership

both in schooland in the com-munity.

“Matt is thechairman of ourModel UnitedNations team,president of As-tronomy Club,manager of thecross country

team, and plays the viola in ourorchestra,” Gibfriend said.“He’s also volunteered numer-ous hours at the Forest ChapelYouth Basketball camp, helpedin the IHN Homeless Housingprogram, and been part of apainting crew for CrossroadsChurch.”

McNeill, who was namedWinton Woods City Schools’ Ki-wanis Gold Star Student of theMonth for January, has a 3.47GPA and is ranked 24 out of 275seniors in his class. He has com-pleted a rigorous course loadwhile a student in AGS, a pro-gram that focuses on criticalthinking, communication skills,and has a global perspective.This year he has also taken nu-

merous advanced placementcourses.

“Matt is reliable, organized,well rounded and has a positiveattitude,” Gibfried said. “Hestrives to improve his commu-nity through his volunteer ser-vice, to gain leadership abilitiesby taking leadership roles atschool, and continues to be inthe top 10 percent of his class.Matt is an excellent student anda fine young man.”

Winton Woods MiddleSchool

» Winton Woods MiddleSchool Spanish and humanitiesteacher Lisa Giblin has seen

Amya Lovettegrow and maturein the two yearsthe eighth-grad-er has been at themiddle school“Amya is the per-fect example of aWinton WoodsWarrior becauseshe shows greatcharacter: she is

helpful, trustworthy, honest,hardworking and reliable,” Gi-blin said.

“Amya assumes responsibil-ity without hesitation and al-ways follows through. Not onlyis this the epitome of trustwor-thiness, but also integrity.

“Amya values her educationand the opportunities it will af-ford her. She works hard to helpothers and is dedicated to build-ing strong relationships withher peers and teachers. She is agreat role model, and her truecharacter is always shiningthrough.”

Lovette was presented withthe Kiwanis Character is KeyAward for Trustworthiness atthe district’s January board ofeducation meeting.

Winton Woods Schools» While school fire drills are

a pretty common occurrence toensure student safety, schoollockdown drills are not.

Alena Smith, a first-gradeteacher at Winton Woods Pri-mary South in SpringfieldTownship, wants to change that.Smith recently wrote and pub-lished, “A Loud Echo From the

Hallway,” to bring greaterawareness to the subject oflockdown drills and to help stu-dents, parents, and staff mem-bers be fully prepared for them.

“After teaching a mini lessonover the importance of a lock-down and practicing our lock-down procedure with my stu-dents, I still experienced somestudents giggling and not fullyunderstanding why we werepracticing, and the importanceof it,” Smith said. “That's when Irealized I needed to createsomething for students to relateto, while informing them of thepotential threats we are facedwith daily.”

“A Loud Echo From the Hall-way” is the story of a classroomthat has to undergo an unex-pected lockdown, when an in-truder enters their school build-ing. It’s also a safety book forgrades K-6 that teaches chil-dren the importance of practic-ing a lockdown drill and how torespond in an emergency situa-tion.

“I wanted students to havesomething to connect with,”Smith said. “I wanted them towalk away understanding whata lockdown is, how this couldhappen at their school, and howthey must listen to the teacheror staff member in charge in or-der to keep them safe.”

For teachers, Smith’s goalwas that they identify or reviewthe safe location in their class-room and discuss with studentsthe option of evacuation as well.“I also wanted teachers to beaware of all the proper steps totake to keep their classroomssafe: check for anyone in thehallway, barricade the door,turn off lights and computers,pull curtains, lock doors, keepstudents quiet, examine optionsof evacuation, and look foritems to protect them,” she said.

As a resource for parents,the book helps them review thesafety procedures with theirchild and be informed of the im-portance of a lockdown.

“I want parents and studentsto be aware of the safety mea-sures that teachers, schools anddistricts are taking to ensuretheir safety and protectionagainst any potential threats inour schools,” Smith said.

In her four years as a teach-er, Smith is happy to say she hasnot experienced a real lock-down. But she added, “Whenstudents hear the word ‘lock-down,’ I want them to respondas if they would after hearingthe word ‘fire,’ swiftly and qui-etly.”

To learn more about “A LoudEcho From the Hallway,” visitwww.Ames4kids.com.

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THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

Author and Winton Woods Primary South first-grade teacher Alena Smithhas more than 10 years of experience working with children. She earned abachelor of arts degree in early education from Antioch UniversityMcGregor and is pursuing a Masters in educational leadership from MiamiUniversity.

State Reps. Louis Terhar andLouis W. Blessing III presenteda resolution on behalf of the131st General Assembly to theLa Salle High School footballteam in recognition of its 2014Division II state championship.

“It was an honor and a plea-sure to be able to recognizesuch a fine group of studentathletes in the Ohio House,”Terhar said. “The LaSalle foot-ball team not only broughtgreat credit to their school, but

set a fine example for futureLancers to follow.”

The Lancers defeated Nor-donia 55-20, setting a divisionrecord for points, to win thefirst state championship in theteam’s history.

“I am honored to get the op-portunity to congratulate myalma mater on their tremen-dous championship victory,”Blessing said.

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A6 • HILLTOP PRESS • APRIL 8, 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Business MeetingsColerain Township BusinessAssociation Meeting, 8-9 a.m.,Houston Conference Center,3308 Compton Rd., Dr AndrewJackson, Superintendent of theNorthwest Local School District,will present plans for replacing 3existing elementary schools withnew facilities and renovatingthe other schools in the dis-trict.The district will seek voterapproval in May of combined4.33-mill bond/operating levy.Free. Presented by ColerainTownship Business Association.379-1063; www.colerainbusi-ness.org. Colerain Township.

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 ClassesPure Potential Chikung TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m., Grace Episco-pal Church, 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.

Farmers MarketFarm Market of College Hilland New Happy Hour at theMarket, 3-6 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, 6128 Hamilton Ave.,Indoor farm market now of-fering happy hour with halfprice wine and beer by glass.Market offerings include freerange eggs, beef, cheese, butter,home baked items, breads,granola and more. Free admis-sion. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.

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.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

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.

Parenting ClassesCelebrate Calm with KirkMartin, 7-9 p.m., St. James theGreater, 3565 Hubble Road,Church Hall. Want to stop thedefiance, disrespect and yelling?Want kids to be responsible fortheir own behavior? Leave with10 practical, concrete strategiesthat actually work. Free. Pre-sented by St. James the Greater -White Oak. 741-5333. WhiteOak.

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

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 10Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 3-5 p.m., FlatsGallery, 3028 Price Ave., Artworkfrom 16 Elder High SchoolAlumni: Tom Berninger, JimBono, Jim Borgman, JordanDaugherty, Jim Doerflein, Chris

Felix, Tim Gold, Rick Gray, TomHaney, Woodrow Hinton III,Chris Hoeting, Michael Hurst,Tim McMichael, Jacob Meyer,Louis Stavale, and Joseph Win-terhalter. Free. Presented byMount St. Joseph University.244-4223; www.msj.edu. EastPrice Hill.

Art Openings2015 Senior Thesis Projects:Graphic Design, 6-8 p.m.,Studio San Giuseppe Art Galleryat the College of Mount St.Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Viewworks of Mount St. Josephstudents. Through April 17. Free.Presented by Mount St. JosephUniversity. 244-4314. DelhiTownship.

EducationYMCA Lifeguarding Class, 6-10p.m., Gamble-Nippert YMCA,3159 Montana Ave., Participantsmust be at least 16 years of ageby last day of class and passprerequisite swim test. Ages16-99. $200. Registration re-quired. Through April 19. 661-1105; myy.org. Westwood.

Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, 7778Colerain Ave., $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic RockInside Out, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005. Colerain Town-ship.

Music - RockThe Afters, Hawk Nelson andJustin McRoberts, 7:30 p.m.,The Underground, 1140 SmileyAve., Christian rock. $30 VIP, $20,$15 advance. 825-8200; http://www.itickets.com/events/337401.html. Forest Park.

NatureFamily Science Night, 6:30-8:30p.m., LaBoiteaux Woods, 5400Lanius Lane, Wizard of theWoods takes participants ontwilight outdoor adventure.Followed by make-it-take-itscience creations for spring.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Cincinnati Parks.542-2909; www.cincinnatipark-s.com. College Hill.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

The Middle Child ImprovTroupe, 8 p.m., GlenmorePlayhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave.,$8. Presented by The DramaWorkshop. 598-8303; www.the-dramaworkshop.org. Cheviot.

On Stage - TheaterGodspell, 8 p.m., North CollegeHill City Center, 1500 W. Gal-braith Road, $15, $12 seniors,students and military. Presentedby CenterStage Players Inc..588-4910; www.centersta-geplayers.org. North CollegeHill.

Playhouse in the Park: BirdBrain, 7-8 p.m., The GroveBanquet Hall, 9158 WintonRoad, Designed for grades K-3.Story of kindhearted wood-cutter who comes across nest oforphaned birds. Free. Presentedby Playhouse in the Park. 522-1410; www.theartsconnect.us.Finneytown.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through May 29. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Art EventsSecond Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.,Neusole Glassworks, 11925Kemper Springs Drive, Inter-active glass-blowing, auctions tobenefit local charities, view glassgallery. Light refreshments.Free. 751-3292; www.neuso-leglassworks.com. Forest Park.

Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 1-5 p.m., FlatsGallery, Free. 244-4223;www.msj.edu. East Price Hill.

Community DanceCommunity Dance, 6-10:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, In-cludes beer, pop, snacks andmusic. $7. Through Nov. 14.385-3780. Green Township.

Craft ShowsCardinal Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Colerain Career Center,8801 Cheviot Road, Vendors,crafters, food, raffles. BenefitsBusiness Professionals of Amer-ica, Colerain Chapter. Free.Presented by Business Profes-sionals of America, ColerainChapter. 741-5058. ColerainTownship.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 3 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and takehome souvenir glass. Appetizersand meals available to accompa-ny tasting. Ages 21 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.662-9463; www.henkewine-.com. Westwood.

EducationYMCA Lifeguarding Class, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Gamble-NippertYMCA, $200. Registrationrequired. 661-1105; myy.org.Westwood.

Information Meeting LayCatholic Studies, 10-11 a.m., St.Ignatius of Loyola Church, 5222North Bend Road, Fr. GratchRoom. Come and see how LayCatholic Studies can fit a busyadult schedule. The LPMP issponsored by the Cinci Archdio-cese and will offer Saturday andevening classes in scripture,theology, doctrine and pastoralstudies at St. Ignatius from2015-2017. Learn how you cangrow in faith, wisdom and skills.Ages 25-75. Free. 231-1200.Monfort Heights.

Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

FestivalsAppalachia Archive PhotoIdentification Event, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., Holy Family Church -Price Hill, 814 Hawthorne Ave.,The Urban Appalachian Commu-nity Coalition’s hosts UrbanAppalachia Lost and Found: ACelebration and Identificationof a Half-Century of CommunityPhotographs. Free. Presented byAppalachia Archive PhotoIdentification Event. 280-6102;www.uacvoice.org. East PriceHill.

Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest uniquecommunity garden. Sturdy,no-slip shoes or boots suggest-ed. Bring your own gloves. Free.Presented by Hillside Communi-ty Garden Committee. ThroughOct. 17. 503-6794; www.Hillside-GardenDelhi.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Music - BluegrassChinese Breakdown, 7-10 p.m.,China Garden Buffet, 1108 W.Kemper Road, Vernon McIn-tyre’s Appalachian Grass provideentertainment during buffet-.Seating is limited. Price includesentertainment, buffet and tip.Family friendly. $25. 607-1874;http://www.fotmc.com. ForestPark.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 8:30-12:30 a.m., HillsideGastropub, 5510 Rybolt Road,Free. 574-6333. Green Township.

Music - Classic RockThe Brownstones, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Howl’n Maxx, 9 p.m., Pirate’sDen, 3670 Werk Road, Free.922-3898; www.howlnmaxx-.com. Green Township.

NatureWinton Woods Clean-Up, 9a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration8:30 a.m., Winton Woods, 10245Winton Road, Kestrel PointPicnic Shelter. Volunteers of allages needed to help removetrash and debris that threatenthe park. With the Forest ParkEnvironmental AwarenessProgram. Cookout and raffleprizes. Free, parking permitrequired. Registration recom-mended. Presented by GreatParks of Hamilton County.595-5263; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

On Stage - TheaterGodspell, 8 p.m., North CollegeHill City Center, $15, $12 seniors,students and military. 588-4910;www.centerstageplayers.org.North College Hill.

Playhouse in the Park: BirdBrain, 2 p.m., Glenmore Play-house, 3716 Glenmore Ave.,Designed for ages 5+. Story ofkindhearted woodcutter whocomes across nest of orphanedbirds. $5. Presented by Play-house in the Park. 598-8303;www.thedramaworkshop.org.Cheviot.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. $11.95,$8.95 seniors and ages 7-14, freeages 6 and under. Through Dec.27. 467-0070, ext. 3. North Bend.

Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1p.m., Oak Hills High School,3200 Ebenezer Road, HighSchool Commons. Includespancakes, sausage, goetta,coffee, milk, tea and orangeJuice. Benefits Oak Hills KiwanisClub. $20 family, $6 single.Presented by Oak Hills KiwanisClub. 325-8038. Green Town-ship.

Lasagna Dinner, 5-8 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., FamilyFun Night. Bring favorite gameand have fun and fellowshipafter dinner. Free. 931-5827.Mount Healthy.

EducationYMCA Lifeguarding Class, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Gamble-NippertYMCA, $200. Registrationrequired. 661-1105; myy.org.Westwood.

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

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

NatureWildflower Hike, 2 p.m., Del-shire Preserve, 3678 HillsideAve., Hike among spring wild-flowers.and beautiful gorgethrough old growth forest. Free.Presented by Western WildlifeCorridor. 922-2104; www.wes-ternwildlifecorridor.org. River-

side.

On Stage - TheaterGodspell, 2 p.m., North CollegeHill City Center, $15, $12 seniors,students and military. 588-4910;www.centerstageplayers.org.North College Hill.

RecreationVFW 10380 KIte Flying Event,11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veteran’sPark-Dent, 6231 Harrison Ave.,Kite flying, music, popcorn anddrinks. Trophies for largest,smallest, most patriotic, oldestflyer, youngest flyer and more.Free. Presented by VFW Post10380. 884-8728; vfw10380.org.Dent.

Support GroupsCaregivers’ Support Group,3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Find net-work of friends who listen,understand and ease eachother’s burdens by sharingtechniques for joys and chal-lenges caregiving provides. First15 minutes include short talkfrom speaker on issue of interestto group. 931-5777. Finneytown.

MONDAY, APRIL 13EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.923-4226. Colerain Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

RecreationBingo, 1-3 p.m., Green TownshipSenior Center, 3620 Epley Road,All money collected distributedas prize money. For seniors. 25cents per card. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Pickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14Art ExhibitsWe Were All Chiefs: CurrentWorks from Elder HighSchool Alumni, 4-7 p.m., FlatsGallery, Free. 244-4223;www.msj.edu. East Price Hill.

EducationCommunity Seminar: FederalBenefits for Veterans, Depen-dents and Survivors, 1:30-3:30

p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Meet withVeterans Benefits Administra-tion Rep. Jason Conger to getFAQs answered about servicecompensation, non-serviceconnected pension, home loanguarantee, life insurance, educa-tion and military records. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Family Extreme, 6:45-7:15 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Classincludes 15 minutes of cardioand 15 minutes of strengtheningand toning exercises for childand adult. For Ages 5-12 with anadult. $5 includes adult andchild. Presented by Dance Jamz.706-1324. Sayler Park.

Health / WellnessThe Daniel Plan, 7-8:30 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Overall wellness programwill equip you with practicaltools and resources to bringhealth into every area of yourlife. Free. Registration required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

Rising Woman Workshop, 6-8p.m., Harmonious Energies,2852 Boudinot Ave., $175.Reservations required. 290-3363.West Side.

Arlington Memorial GardensCommuity Health Fair, 5-7p.m., Arlington Memorial Gar-dens, 2145 Compton Road, TheGardens’ Community Room.Exhibitors with educationalinformation and free healthscreenings, from blood pressure,glucose, spinal, ear checks, andchair massages. Family friendly.Free. 521-7003; www.amgarden-s.org. Springfield Township.

Home & GardenGet the Dirt on BackyardComposting, 7 p.m., Spring-field Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, Learn how to balancecompost bin, what materials arecompostable and some trouble-shooting. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7734; hamil-toncountyrecycles.org. Spring-field Township.

RecreationPickleball, 6:30-8:30 p.m., SaylerPark Community Center, Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

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Playhouse Off the Hill: “Bird Brain,” is coming to the The Grove Banquet Hall from 7-8 p.m.Friday, April 10, 9158 Winton Road, Finneytown. “Bird Brain” by Vern Thiessen, is the story of akindhearted woodcutter who comes across a nest of orphaned birds. Snacks and beverages willbe available for purchase. The play is for ages 5-99 and is free. Reservations are required.Presented by ArtsWave. Call 522-1410.

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You’ve heard the old saying“one person’s misfortune isanother person’s blessing.”

That happenedto us this weekwhen our neigh-bor Bobby, wholives down theroad, called andsaid he had alarge ash treethat had died. Afamiliar story inour area. Frank,Bobby and ourboys made quickwork of the tree.

We’ll be glad next winter thatwe took the time in the springto get it cut and stacked.

Food is like that, too. Rightnow we’re marking rows in thegarden for produce we’ll plantnow and harvest in fall. Andthere’s a renaissance of sortsgoing on with canning andpreserving. All part of theawareness of eating healthyand controlling what’s in thefood we eat. So as we go intowarmer weather, this columnwill be a good resource foreasy home canned goods, likejellies, jams, salsas, vinegars,etc. If you have a favorite,share and I’ll publish it.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Healthy, tasty reasons to gonuts with spring recipes

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Easy candied nuts

Spring is the time to take pantry inventory. I was doing just that when I ran across ajar of pecans that were near the expiration date. I tossed some in a nonstick skillet andmade a batch of candied pecans for our salad. They turned out so nice that I wanted togive you the recipe, too.

3 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar - I used light1 tablespoon water1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups pecan halves

Mix together sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It will look grainy. Set aside.Toast pecans in dry skillet for several minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burn-

ing. They’re done when they give off a nice aroma. Drizzle sugar mixture on top, stirringas you drizzle. Keep stirring until nuts are all coated. This takes about a minute. Immedi-ately spread nuts on sprayed pan in single layer to cool. They’ll look sticky but coating willharden and nuts can be broken apart after they cool completely. Store in airtight contain-er at room temperature.

Tip: A wonderful appetizer or ice cream topping, as well.

Chicken and black bean enchiladas

One of my students told me her daughterenjoys reading my recipes. “You have a new gener-ation of readers”, she said. That made me feelpretty good as that’s been my goal all along, toget everyone cooking together. Since her daughterlikes Mexican foods, here’s one of our favorites forher to try.

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, thinly sliced4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (leave

drippings in skillet)2 teaspoons minced garlic or more to taste24 oz. Picante sauce16 oz. black beans, drained, rinsed and

drained1 red or green bell pepper, diced1 generous teaspoon cumin or more to taste -

I usually add moreSalt to taste1 generous cup thinly sliced green onions,

both white and green parts12 flour tortillas, 6-inch size16 oz. Mexican cheese blend, shredded

Garnish: Tomato, sour cream, shredded ice-berg, guacamole, or diced avocado, more Picantesauce or salsa, shredded cheese.

Cook chicken and garlic until chicken iscooked. Stir in 1/2 cup Picante sauce, beans, bellpepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened,stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions andbacon. Taste and add more Picante sauce, cumin,etc. if desired.

Spoon about 1/4 cup down center of eachtortilla and sprinkle on a heaping 2 tablespoonscheese. Roll up and place seam side down in asprayed 9x13 casserole.

Pour rest of Picante sauce over enchiladasand sprinkle with rest of cheese. Tent with foil andbake in preheated 350 degree oven until hotthroughout, about 30 minutes or so.

Serve topped with garnishes.Tip: Add a cup or so of frozen shoe peg corn

with the beans.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied pecans are an easy to make topper for a salad.

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prank you ever played, or hadplayed on you?

“Is it April already? That’s ajoke right there.”

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“I do not think I have everbeen involved in an April Fools’Day prank.

“But Sports Illustrated gotme and millions more in their 4/1/85 issue. They had noted sportsscribe George Plimpton write ofan unbelievable rookie pitcherSid Finch. Sid had a fastballtimed way beyond any pitcherthen or now. He was being keptunder wraps by the New YorkMets, who played along with thefarce. All the major networksswarmed to the Mets springcamp to see this phenomenon.

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ple all of the time and all of thepeople some of the time;” 4/1/85was the later. Go Figure!”

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When President Obamadeclared to the nation that hehad a “phone and a pen,” themessage was clear: if Con-gress didn’t act as he wanted,he would act unilaterally.

This built on his choicephrase from 2011 of “WeCan’t Wait,” seeking to by-pass Congress with a litanyof executive orders, recessappointments and bureau-cratic rule-making.

When he said he would actwithout Congress during lastyear’s State of the Union, mycolleagues across the aisledidn’t speak up for the legis-lative branch’s role. Rather,most Democrats stood upand applauded the executivebranch taking over theirrole.

These elected members ofCongress were signaling totheir constituents that theyare fine with being irrele-vant.

Irrelevant representationis what happens when mem-bers of America’s most rep-resentative branch concedetheir elected role as the leg-islators in our government.

The will of “We the Peo-ple” is diluted by every act tocircumvent Congress: exec-utive actions, regulatorydecrees and discretionaryenforcement.

From rewriting immigra-tions laws to explicitly el-bowing out the Senate fromreviewing a possible Irantreaty, this administration

has staked outa governingcourse con-trary to theConstitution.

Even onsupposedlyindependentcommissions,the Obamaagenda isbeing fol-lowed lock-

step in his march aroundCongress. Last month, theFederal CommunicationsCommission passed a 317-page secret report to reg-ulate the Internet afterPresident Obama indicatedhis support. This will havelegal effect without a vote inCongress!

When the public does no-tice in due time, these legalrewrites are sometimes re-versed. The Bureau of Alco-hol, Tobacco and Firearms’attempt to ban certain bul-lets is a recent example. Theagency attempted to bancertain bullets by simplyomitting particular languagein a draft regulatory frame-work. The public noticed,and the ATF backed off.

As elected officials, wetake an oath to uphold thelaws of the land. If a law isflawed or disliked, we have aprocess to change it legally.Until it is changed by thelegislative branch and signedby the president, it is the law,and it is to be upheld.

Our time-tested Constitu-tional framework to separatepowers, with strong checksand balances, is in jeopardy.

When our nation wasfounded, the ExecutiveBranch had only three de-partments; State, War andTreasury. Today, it’s up to 15,not to mention various otheragencies, administrationsand commissions.

These executive bureau-cracies have authorities tocreate regulations and penal-ties that were never voted onby the citizens or their elect-ed representatives.

One strong check Con-gress can impose to rebal-ance executive power is theREINS Act, short for Reg-ulations from the Executivein Need of Scrutiny.

The REINS Act wouldrequire a congressional voteon any new federal regula-tion that has an estimatednegative economic impactmore than $100 million

This bill is an opportunityfor Congress to recoup someof its legislative authoritythat has drifted away.

May our generation leavea restored legacy on the com-mitment to our foundingprinciple: governmentdoesn’t grant power to thepeople, “We the People” mustconsent to be governed.

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representsOhio’s Second District in the U.S.House of Representatives.

The people grant powerto the government

Rep. BradWenstrupCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Transparency and account-ability are qualities that citizensshould expect from their gov-ernment.

In an era of increasing accessto information, it is importantthat our state government isopen about how it spends Ohio-ans’ tax dollars. I am proud tohave recently introduced legis-lation in the Ohio House with mycolleague State Rep. Mike Dovil-la that would increase govern-ment transparency and allowOhioans to keep tabs on how thestate government is spendingtheir money.

House Bill 46 would requirethe Ohio Treasurer of State toestablish the Ohio State Govern-ment Expenditure Database.This online, searchable databasewould include information aboutexpenditures made by stateentities during each fiscal year.These state entities, such as theGeneral Assembly, the OhioSupreme Court, statewide elect-ed offices, and executive depart-ments, would provide monthlyexpenditure data to the Treasur-er of State.

Monthly updates will ensurethat Ohioans have the mostcurrent information possibleregarding their government’sspending.

The information on this data-base will be provided to thepublic free of charge, in anorganized and easily-accessiblemanner. In the interest of trans-parency, it is not enough for thisinformation to be available. Itmust also be easily searchable,with the ability to sort and filterthe data into relevant catego-ries.

As your staterepresentative,I take my re-sponsibility tolook after yourtax dollars veryseriously. HB 46will provideOhioans withthe opportunityto learn moreabout their stategovernment and

how it spends their money. Thebill has been voted out of theHouse State Government com-mittee and I expect the fullHouse to vote on it soon.

If you have any input orquestions on HB 46, or any otherstate government related issue,I encourage you to attend mydistrict office hours next month:

Monday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 11a.m., Blue Ash Library, 4911Cooper Road

Monday, April 6, 1 p.m. to 2p.m., Forest Park Library, 655Waycross Road

If you are unable to attendmy office hours, please do nothesitate to contact my officewith suggestions of how I canbetter serve as your state repre-sentative. By working together,we can make Ohio a better placeto live, work, and raise a family.I look forward to hearing fromyou.

Jonathan Dever represent Ohio’s28th District. He may be reached bycalling 614-466-8120, [email protected] or writing toState Rep. Jonathan Dever, 77 S.High St., 11th Floor, Columbus, Ohio43215.

Ohioans deservegovernmenttransparency

Rep. JonathanDeverCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Ankle sprains are one ofthe most common injuries Isee as a physician of sportsmedicine at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s.

It’s estimated 2 millionankle sprains occur acrossthe country every year.Almost half take place dur-ing sports-related activity.Ankle sprains commonlyhappen in sports that re-quire cutting and jumpingsuch as basketball, soccer,football and volleyball.

A common misconcep-tion among parents is thatan ankle sprain is a “mildinjury that will heal on itsown.” However, anklesprains can lead to chronicpain and instability of theankle if not properly treat-ed. The group that is atgreatest risk range in agefrom 10-19 years old.

A sprain is a stretchingor tearing injury that isspecific to ligaments (boneto bone connections in thebody). Most ankle sprainscause an injury to the out-side portion of the ankle.However, an injury to theinside of the ankle can in-dicate a far more worri-some injury.

If you think your childhas an ankle sprain, it’salways best to have an ex-amination by a physicianwho has specialized train-

ing in evalu-ation of an-kle sprains.

Some ofthe signsinclude:

» inabilityor difficultybearingweight onthe affectedankle;

» signifi-cant swelling or bruisinganywhere on the ankle, legor foot;

» pain over the inside ofthe ankle or over the foot;

» deformity of the ankleor foot.

If any of the above signsor symptoms is present, itis advised that your childbe evaluated as soon aspossible. Ligaments maynot heal properly if rest andor bracing are not per-formed. Ankle braces haveprogressed greatly over thepast 20 years. Today’s anklebraces are for easier to puton, are comprised of moreadvanced materials, andare more comfortable towear.

At Cincinnati Children’s,our pediatric sports medi-cine experts recognize theimportance of early evalua-tion of musculoskeletalinjuries. Our clinics areequipped with Xray capa-

bilities, splints, crutches,and bracing for all levels ofankle sprains. Same dayappointments can be madeby calling 513-803-HURT. Ifyour child’s injury is afterhours or on the weekendand your child is unable tobear weight or a deformityis present, an evaluation inan urgent care or emergen-cy department would berecommended.

Depending on the degreeof the ankle sprain, healingtimes may vary. If the anklesprain is minor, recoverycan take place within two tothree weeks. With moresevere ankle sprains, thehealing time can take six toeight weeks for a full re-covery.

It’s important to have theankle checked out as soonas possible especially ifthere is any ongoing pain.At Cincinnati Children’s,the sports medicine team iscommitted to having yourchild return to his or herusual activities once theankle is healed and strengthis restored.

Dr. Gregory Walker is an assistantprofessor in Division of SportsMedicine at Cincinnati Children’sand an associate professor in De-partment of Pediatrics at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati.

The angle on ankles:Sprains need to be treated

Dr. GregoryWalkerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

Baseball» St. Xavier won its sea-

son opener 9-2 against Ba-din on March 29. Senior A.J.Getter got the win in five in-nings of work. Senior Spen-cer Helwig crushed a three-run home run in the bottomof the third inning.

On March 30, the Bomb-ers lost at Centerville, 11-10.Eric Jaun, Nate Winning,Noah Mehrle and JohnKlare all went 2-for-4 at theplate. Klare added threeRBI.

St. Xavier lost its Great-er Catholic League Southopener 4-2 to Moeller onApril 1. Helwig drove inboth the Bombers’ runs.

» Finneytown lost to Cin-cinnati Christian 4-1 onMarch 30. Luke Steimlewent 2-for-3 with a triple forthe Wildcats.

» Roger Bacon beatReading 12-2 in five inningson March 31. Sophomore Je-ordan Kuderer picked thewin and went 4-for-4 withthree RBI. Alex Speed was2-for-4 with a double andtwo RBI.

The Spartans beat Cha-minade Julienne 1-0 onApril 1. Senior Ben Derren-kamp pitched and earnedthe win. Kuderer went 3-for-3 and had the game-win-ning RBI.

» Winton Woods fell toNorthwest 11-0 on March 31.

The Warriors lost toDeer Park 13-3 on April 1.

» Aiken lost its opener atClark Montessori 36-1, thenfell to Northwest 18-0 onApril 1.

» Mount Healthy fell to0-2 after an 11-1 loss toHughes in the Reds HighSchool Showcase March 29and a 12-0 loss to New MiamiMarch 31.

Softball» McAuley beat Milford

in its season 2-1 on March29. Junior Ava Lawson hitthe game-winning triple.Pitcher Aubrey Brunst tookthe win with seven strike-outs and three hits allowed.

The Mohawks took downSeton 5-0 on April 1. Sopho-more Kathryn Rost was 2-for-4 and sophomore Anna-bel Thies went 2-for-3.

» Finneytown lost 18-2 toTurpin on March 30. Seniorcatcher Sierra Leigh went2-for-3 at the plate.

The Wildcats defeatedMount Healthy 17-4 onMarch 31. Hayley Richard-son picked up the win pitch-ing and went 2-for-2 withtwo RBI. Leigh was 4-for-4with two doubles.

Finneytown fell 13-2

SHORT HOPS

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St. Xavier’s Eric Jaun rips asingle in the first inning of a9-2 season-opening win overBadin March 29 at St. Xavier.

Adam Baum andNick RobbeCommunity Press staff

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

There’s another talented, ex-perienced volleyball team outon North Bend Road this year atSt. Xavier High School. TheBombers finished runner-up inthe state last year to rival Elder,but St. X returns some serioustalent and adds some newcom-ers that could spell trouble forits opponents.

St. X has six seniors on theroster and three are returningstarters. Senior outside hitterNick Talbot is the returning re-gional and Greater CatholicLeague South Player of theYear. Senior setter Patrick Beeris another integral spoke in theBombers’ wheel.

Coach Bill Ferris, now in his14th season with the school, saidBeer and Talbot have long beenteammates and even thoughTalbot garnered the accoladeslast season, Beer was equallyimportant to their success. Sen-ior middle hitter Michael Hart-mann is the third returningstarter and Ferris said Hart-mann’s athletic and a jumperwith a fast arm swing. Accord-ing to Ferris, Hartmann didn’tpick up the sport until highschool, but because of his athlet-icism he’s been able to catch upin terms of talent.

The other three seniors, allexpected to help lead, are mid-dle hitter Eric Spoelker, right-side hitter Greg Martini and de-fensive specialist Victor Viaca-va. Another key addition is ju-nior outside hitter Evan Bretelwho has the ability to play thefront or back row and he’ll becharged with helping replacethe hitter spot opposite Talbotwho graduated.

“Having that experience(back) is very helpful to us,”Ferris said. “Our other seniorsare ready to step in and they’relooking forward to it.”

Every year, St. X tradesshots with its conference foesand one of them usually bringshome the state title or finishessecond. The reason, Ferris said,is he doesn’t have to spend timemotivating his guys.

“In my experience, and Ipresume it’s the same at Elderand Moeller, I don‘t have to do alot of motivating of these guys,”Ferris explained. “They come inmotivated. I don’t spend anytime getting them excited ormaking them want success,they’re high achievers that al-ready want that.”

The Bombers opened confer-ence play immediately with LaSalle on April 7 and then againwith Elder on April 10.

Roger Bacon is loaded withseven seniors this year so ex-pect the Spartans to use that ex-perience to their advantage.

Returning as starters for theSpartans are senior setter AlexBrenner, senior right-side hit-ter Robbie Heywood, seniormiddle hitter Ben Holt, senioroutside hitter Bobby Wilking,senior outside hitter Jack Haus-feld and senior middle hitter To-ny Weickert. Ninth-year coachAdam Goller said that Brenneris currently working his wayback from an injury but thedepth and balance of this teamhas him excited to see what theycan accomplish.

Brenner and Wilking wereboth first team Greater Catho-lic League Coed conference se-lections last season. Holt wassecond team.

“I’m excited about our bal-ance. I think our team is gonnahave great balance,” said Goll-er. “We have a number of strongplayers we can go to as needed.It’s difficult right now (becauseof injuries) there’s been somemajor changes to our lineup, but

we’re still competing and doingwell. We’re mostly looking toget healthy again.”

To start the season, RogerBacon defeated Bishop Watter-son, then lost to Walsh Jesuitand Toledo St. Francis DeSales,before beating Fenwick. OnApril 3-4, the Spartans traveled

to Chicago to compete in the Ti-ger Classic.

Last year, Wes Post, now inhis second season as the headvolleyball coach at La SalleHigh School, was busy re-haul-ing the Lancers program. Ac-cording to Post, it was his job tobring structure to a program

lacking. Now, he feels like they’re

moving in the right direction.During last season’s overhaul,the Lancers were still competi-tive but only came away withseven wins. Post has three re-turning starters from that team,and just two seniors this year.

Returning as starters aresenior William Frey, a two-yearvarsity player and a defensivespecialist, and junior libero JoeWalden and sophomore outsidehitter Will Goldschmidt.

“The good thing is we’re ex-tremely young,” said Post. “Wehave five sophomores that playa pretty dominant role on ourteam.”

Some of those sophomoresare Hayden Wood, Jake Krogerand Alex Williams.

The Lancers will be lookingup at most opponents. They’renot the biggest team. Post saidhis biggest guy is junior Antho-ny Martini (6-foot-3) who’s amiddle blocker in his secondseason playing.

“We are not the biggest team,so we have to play a completelydifferent game than the bigguys plays,” Post said. “It’s gon-na be amazing to watch them asthe season progresses. I don’tknow if we’ll beat (Elder, St. Xand Moeller) but they will fightand I think we can scare somepeople.”

La Salle started the season4-1 with four straight wins overSycamore, Monroe, Milford andMiddletown before losing toFairfield.

FIRST PASS AT THE 2015 BOYS VOLLEYBALL SEASON

St. Xavier volleyball reloads with premier talentAdam Baum and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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St. Xavier’s Patrick Beer, No. 8, sets the ball to Michael Hartmann against Northmont during the 2014 Division Istate quarterfinals at Hamilton on May 24.

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Roger Bacon’s Alex Brenner sets theball in a match against McNicholasduring the 2014 season.

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St. Xavier's Nick Talbot blocks a shotin the 2014 season.

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La Salle High School’s boys volleyball team seeks improvement in the 2015season.

PLAYERS TO WATCHSt. Xavier senior Nick Tal-

bot: Returning regional andGCL South Player of the Year.

Roger Bacon senior AlexBrenner: Was first team All-GCLCo-Ed last season.

St. Xavier senior PatrickBeer: An important piece of thepuzzle for the Bombers, he wassecond team All-GCL last season.

La Salle senior WilliamFrey: A defensive specialist atwo-year varsity starter.

Roger Bacon senior BobbyWilking: A big outside hitterwho was first team All-GCL Coedlast season.

La Salle junior Joe Walden:A libero and important part ofthe Lancers’ team.

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St. Xavier High Schoolhas endured a long, andseemingly endless reignat the top of the tennisworld in the GreaterCatholic League South.The Bombers have wonthe conference every yearsince 1967 and this yeardoesn’t look any different.

With four returningstarters, the Bomberslook formidable again. Ju-nior Andrew Niehaus re-sumes his spot at first sin-gles. Last season, Niehauswas the GCL South Playerof the Year and a DivisionI state singles qualifier.Sophomore Peter Schul-teis is another returningsingles starter along withjunior Waqas Tanveer.

Senior Connor Aronoffand junior Neil Bostick re-turn as starters, both werefirst team All-GCL Southlast season. Also back areseniors Nate Johns andJ.P. Bosse with sophomoreCameron Geoppinger –those three will rotate de-pending on how they’replaying, said coach RussKing, now in his 31st sea-son with the Bombers.

“I like how young (theteam) is, and we have anumber of good, youngkids coming in next year,”said King. “They’re coach-able and they listen; I’mlooking forward to seeinghow they mature.”

The Bombers will havetheir work cut out forthem this season.

“Our schedule this yearis horrendous, we’re play-ing all the top teams in the

state,” King said. King would also like to

see his young team growand hit the weight room.

“They’re all young andthey’re not real big guys;normally we have biggerguys,” said King. “Thegoal this year is to getthem bigger, and theyswear they’re gonna do itbut saying it is one thingand doing it is another.”

There’s only six boyson the team this year atWinton Woods, but theWarriors are a close groupthat could beat someteams this year.

Four of the six guys arereturning starters forcoach Charles Chapman,now in his fourth season atWinton Woods.

At first singles is seniorMicaiah Dawson. He’sstarted at first singles on

varsity for the last fouryears and he was namedcaptain as a junior andsenior. Chapman said he’sreally matured on and offthe court and they’re ex-pecting another solid sea-son from him.

At second singles issenior Jordan Randolf, heand Dawson are bestfriends and came into theprogram together. Chap-man said that Randolf,who also runs cross coun-try, has always been will-ing to do what’s asked ofhim and he understandsthis is likely his last “hoo-rah” in organized tennis.

There’s a competitionbetween senior twins Jus-tin and Joshua Kerbo forthe third singles spot. It’sjust their second seasonplaying tennis, Chapmansaid.

The doubles team con-sists of senior Alex Kuhnand sophomore Isaac Boa-teng. Chapman explainedthat it’s the first year play-ing for Kuhn and Boateng,but he’s been impressedwith how they’ve taken tothe sport.

“I like the closeness ofthe players. They workhard in practice andthey’re real coachable,”Chapman said. “We justhave to wait and see howthings turn out. In termsof experience we’re kindof young, but hopefully wecan come out, competeand have fun.”

Finneytown coachCharlie Knee has eight re-turning starters this sea-son. The Wildcats don’thave a junior varsityteam, so Knee has 16 guyson his varsity roster allworking for time.

“They feel like no-body’s gonna beat them,”said Knee. “They do fairly

well with (tough teams).They’re a good team and Ireally think we’re gonnado very well.”

Returning at secondsingles is junior EvanKeith. At third singles willbe junior Austin Mills whostarted as a doubles play-er. At first singles is fresh-man Joel Steimle, who’solder brother, Brad,played first singles andgraduated last spring.Knee said Steimle“walked on the court andthat was it. He was thatgood.”

Juniors Jacob Gordonand Sam Rice will playfirst doubles and sopho-more Jesse Cobbs willplay second doubles. Theother guys with experi-ence who could help outare Brayden Sullivan, Er-ic Yoo (a foreign exchangestudent from Korea) andfreshman Max Giffin.

Knee said they lost Aar-on Palmer to an injury that

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Bombers keep rolling in GCL tennis playAdam Baum andNick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Neil Bostick of St. Xavierreturns a serve fromAnderson’s Pierce Scott in aDivision I sectional match lastseason at the ATP TennisCenter in Mason, OH.

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St. Xavier’s Andrew Niehaus hits a serve during his openingmatch of the Division I district tournament May 22 last seasonat the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

PLAYERS TOWATCH

St. Xavier juniorAndrew Niehaus: Wasthe GCL South Player ofthe Year last season and asingles state qualifier.

Winton Woods seniorMicaiah Dawson: Hasplayed first singles onvarsity all four years inhigh school.

Finneytown fresh-man Joel Steimle: Al-ready in the first singlesspot, has been impressiveearly in the season, hiscoach said.

St. Xavier seniorConnor Aronoff: Firstteam All-GCL South lastseason.

La Salle senior EricBlessing: Already at firstsingles in only his secondyear playing tennis.

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against Northwest onApril 1. Richardson tookthe loss, and she went 2-for-3.

» Winton Woods lost toRoss 10-2 on March 31.

» Roger Bacon beatCarroll 16-2 in its openeron March 30. AshtonLindner went 4-for-5 withtwo doubles, three RBIand two stolen bases. LexyHoffman was also 4-for-5and Macey Bierman went3-for-5. Brittany Jergerdrove in three runs.

» Mount Healthy hastaken it on the chinthrough three games thisseason. The Owls havebeen outscored 56-9 inlosses to Deer Park, Fin-neytown and Lockland.

Boys tennis» St. Xavier beat

CHCA 5-0 on March 31.The Bombers onlydropped two games in thematch.

Girls track and field » Winton Woods took

first place at the Walton-Verona meet on March 28.

Boys volleyball» La Salle beat Syca-

more in five games in itsseason opener on March27.

On March 28, TheLancers beat Monroe intwo games, the Milford inthree and defeated Mid-dletown in two.

La Salle fell to Fairfieldon March 30.

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MT. HEALTHY — Byand large, the Owls’ sea-son was about seniorguard Netra Owensby.

In the early part of theseason, it seemed asthough the Owls wouldonly go as far she couldtake them. Then, theOwls began to add morescoring options. But, inthe end, it all adds up tosending off one of theprogram’s best.

"She's really turnedup her offensive game.Sometimes you have tobe selfish to be unselfishand help the team,"coach Greg Moore said."She's a good influenceand is one of the betterstudents on the team.She's a good person tohave in the program. Sheleads by example."

Owensby is the sixth1,000 point scorer in pro-gram history and fifthon the all-time list.

Of the nine Decembergames in which statis-tics were reported to theEnquirer, Owensbyscored 185 of 430 points,43 percent of the theteam’s offensive output.She also had two 30-pointgames during thatstretch.

When looking at theteam’s 6-4 record duringDecember, it appears asthough Owensby leadingthe team was workingwell.

In the team’s eight

January games, sopho-more guard Nia McCor-mick took some of thepressure off Owensby.She led the team scoringfor two games and tiedOwensby in a third.

During that stretch,Owensby also cannedher 1,000th point in theIndian Hill contest Jan.26. She needed 34 pointsgoing into the game toreach the milestone andscored 35. Her 35 pointsare also a single-game

school record. "I've only had one oth-

er 1,000-point scorer andit was back in the ‘80swhen I was at North Col-lege Hill," Moore said. "Iknow what kind of ac-complishment that is."

The mark was previ-ously held by Dana Mor-ningstar.

Owensby added an-other 30-point game andtwo games of 25points.Her averagesteadily increased from

five points per game as afreshman to nine pointsas a sophomore, then 15points as a junior and fi-nally 20 points this year.

She wrapped up thefinal year of her highschool career as one ofthe more prolific scor-ers in the city.

Next season, the Owlswill have to come upwith a way to her. On pa-per, McCormick likelywill shoulder the bulk ofthat load.

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Mt. Healthy senior guard Netra Owensby weaves through the Taylor defense during the50-47 playoff win.

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required surgery, but“we’re keeping him on theteam because he’s a lead-er and was chosen as acaptain.”

After not fielding ateam in either 2013 or2014, Mount Healthy isset to begin the 2015 sea-son April 8 against Tala-wanda. The Braves havebeen the runner-up to Wil-mington in the SWOCeach of the past two sea-sons.

The Owls host North-west April 16.

La Salle will field anexperienced bunch thisseason on the hard court.The Lancers have five re-turning starters led bycoach Mike Holman,who’s in his 15th seasonwith the Lancers.

Senior Eric Blessingwill be in the first singlesspot. Holman said lastyear was Blessing’s firstyear playing and hepicked it up pretty quick-ly, moving up to first sin-gles last year. Senior EricRuhe will play second sin-gles and playing doubleslast season. Holman saidhe could help out in dou-bles as needed. Sopho-more David Orth will fillthird singles but couldalso be used in doubles.

Orth was a singles playeron junior varsity last sea-son, Holman said.

The other returningstarters are seniors Na-than Barry and MattBumpus, both doublesplayers. Bumpus is athree-year varsity playerand Barry’s a two-yearguy.

Holman said this willbe a good year to have ex-perience because most ofthe younger, newer guysin the program have hard-ly any experience.

“The good thing is withthe experience you don’tnecessarily have to teachthem what it means towin,” Holman said. “Theyhave that understandingof what a tough matchlooks like and how to per-severe in those situations;that’s where I think theexperience will help themost.”

Also helping out in thedoubles department thisseason will be senior JohnMuth, and juniors Jeff Bo-genschutz and Jake Law-son.

“When you bring in acouple newer guys, (theseniors) are gonna kind ofshow them how things aredone in a practice re-gimen and in competi-tion,” Holman said.

The Lancers startedthe season with a 3-2 winover CHCA, then lost toTalawanda on March 31.

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Mary Ann GrotjanMary Ann (nee Byrne) Grot-

jan, 89, died Feb. 24.Survived by children Ted

Grotjan and Diane (Richard)Humphrey; grandchildren; Dori

(Eskinder)Hailu, Megan(Brian) Kil-bane, SonjaGrotjan,Molly (Adam)Freeman andKatie Hum-phrey; great-grandchildrenKaitlyn Kil-bane, Brady

Kilbane, Raena Hailu, FavenHailuand, Jackson Fletcher.

Preceded in death by husbandRoy C. Grotjan.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial was at Corpus ChristiChurch. Neidhard-Young FuneralHome, Mt. Healthy, served thefamily

Memorials may be made tothe Cincinnati Museum Center.

Sharon HancockSharon Lee (nee Case) Han-

cock, 70, died March 5.Survived by children Lisa

(Henri) Cole, Jerry (Pamela)Egbert Jr., Meri (Tolga) Adak,Tony (Cassie) Chimento andRyan (Melinda) Chimento; nine

grandchildren; one great-grand-child; friend Liz Peters.

Preceded in death by brotherRichard Case.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home, followedby graveside service at ArlingtonMemorial Gardens.

Memorials may be made toNo Kill Shelter Animal AdoptionFoundation, 2480 Ross MillvilleRoad, Hamilton, Ohio 45013.

Geraldine HobergGeraldine M. (nee Phillips)

Hoberg, 81, died Feb. 27.Survived by daughter Pennie

(Charles) Taylor; grandchildrenAndy, Amber, Ashley and Alicia;great-grandchildren Lila, Jada,Lorelei, Zavier and Zoey.

Preceded in death by husbandKenneth Hoberg; daughterPamela Kihm.

Graveside funeral service washeld at Arlington MemorialGardens.

Linda SchmidtLinda Marie Schmidt, 65, died

March 1.Survived by husband Edward

Schmidt; children Dawne(Gregg) Bretnitz, Ron (Alice)Schmidt and Robert (Lela)Schmidt; grandchildren Corry(Rachel) Bretnitz, Kaitlyn Bret-nitz, Brandin Schmidt, Samantha

Cline, RobertSchmidt,TaylorSchmidt;great-grand-childrenAiden Clineand HopeSchmidt.

Privatememorial service held at theconvenience of the family.Neidhard-Young Funeral Home,Mt. Healthy, served the family.

Memorials may be made toAmerican Diabetes Association.

Ruth SmithRuth Goodlet Smith, 88, died

March 13.Survived by sister Jane Wat-

son; daughter Carol Smith(Michael)Schiering;grandchildrenMegan Schier-ing (Eric)Thorp, KirstenSchiering(Shannon)Gross andGrant Schier-ing.

Preceded in death by husbandJack Smith.

A celebration of life wasMarch 19 at the Kenwood bySenior Star.

Memorials may be made toHanover College.

Ann WheelerAnn Elizabeth (nee Reardon)

Wheeler, 72, died Feb. 28.Survived by children Marty

(Charlene) Meyer, Melissa (Co-rey) Howlett, Michael (Tina)Wingate and Vicki (Tim) Rees; 20

grandchil-dren; 11great-grand-children;siblings Harry,Daniel andRobert Rear-don, MaryThien.

Preceded indeath by

brother Michael Reardon.Private services will be held at

the convenience of the family.Neidhard-Young Funeral Home,Mt. Healthy, served the family.

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Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp

741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm

Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am

9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access

"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org

Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!

UNITED METHODIST

St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

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

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:30amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

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

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

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

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

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

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

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN


ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

Community Press pub-lishes incident recordsprovided by local policedepartments. All reportspublished are publicrecords.

To contact your localpolice department: » Springfield Township,729-1300» Mount Healthy: 728-3183» Cincinnati District 5,569-8500» North College Hill,521-7171» Greenhills, 825-2101» Forest Park, 595-5220.

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

of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes. Neighborhooddesignations are approximate.

1568 Reid Ave.: Ploeger, JosephK. to Neumann, Brian J.;$77,000.

FOREST PARK746 Converse Drive: Cox-Forbes,Jane Tr. to Sapkota, Ghanash-yam & Santi Ram; $96,000.

1123 Imprint Lane: JD SmithHoldings LLC to Equity Trust CoCustodian FBO Daniel Jones,Ira; $49,900.

11637 Manford Court: EquityTrust Co. Custodian (FBO BruceHeadland Ira) to Harris, Antho-ny W.; $145,000.

796 Northland Blvd.: Gardner,Louis to Bank Of New YorkMellon T.; $78,000.

11490 Oxfordshire Lane: Zhao,Zhiyong & Jie Lin to Watson,Arthur J.; $112,900.

11415 Rose Lane: Cognetti,Joseph to Brooksbank, Ange-line & Eliot B. Erickson;$115,000.

2209 Springside Court: EdmondL. Phillipps Jr. & Mary I. toAmerican Homes 4 Rent Proper-ties Seven LLC; $129,282.

GREENHILLS2 Illona Drive: Yant, Kirt A. toCrowley, Amy J.; $89,900.

13 Joywood Drive: Geary, PennyJarrett to Thomson, Michelle Y.;$94,500.

13 Joywood Drive: Geary, PennyJarrett to Thomson, Michelle Y.;$94,500.

MOUNT AIRY5425 Bluebird Lane: Brown,David L. to U.S. Bank Trust NATr.; $58,000.

COLLEGE HILL8243 Daly Road: Bellevue CapitalLLC to Keystone V Homes LLC;$41,000.

5300 Hamilton Ave.: Ochs,Clarence E. Tr. to Weiland,Patricia O.; $86,000.

6024 Hamilton Ave.: Johnston,

Jay V. & Marcie A. to AABManagement Co. Ll; $41,000.

7949 Knollwood Lane: HHMHoldings LLC to Edwards,

Roxanne & Dyshaun; $79,000.6316 Meis Ave.: Reis, Matthew J.to Reis, Ronald L. & Yuky W.;$49,358.

MOUNT HEALTHY1533 Madison Ave.: Felss, DebraAnn to Corporate Saving Solu-tion LLC; $10,000.

NORTH COLLEGE HILL1809 Catalpa Ave.: Houston,Mildred L. to Citimortgage Inc.;$22,000.

6798 Tarawa Drive: Edgar Con-struction LLC to Greer, Crystal S.& Vyndaele Thomas; $87,000.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

807 Cloverview Ave.: Bolling,Norman D. & Diane L. to Jor-gensen, Matthew J.; $122,000.

1017 Compton Road: Huynh,Phuoc Van & Hieu Thi to Flana-gan, Dallas L. & Teresa Y. Fergu-son; $147,000.

8243 Daly Road: Bellevue CapitalLLC to Keystone V. Homes LLC;$41,000.

610 Marview Terrace: Kovach,Karl Tr. to Ghimire, Kashi N. &Devi; $144,000.

10502 Mill Road: Birdsong,Pamela Jean & William DennisBonfield to Pitman, Jeffrey;$17,000.

8643 Mockingbird Lane: Bank OfNew York Mellon to NBL In-vestments; $28,000.

1043 North Bend Road: HeritageBank to Bartel, Paul; $225,000.

7716 Pinemeadow Lane: Roots,Emily C. to Witt, Joshua L. &Cassie M.; $175,000.

6721 Ridgefield Drive: PinkShoes Investors Inc. to Doose,Allen Stacy & Heidi Marie;

$73,900.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery2600 block of W. North BendRoad, March 2.

4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,March 3.

Assault1700 block of Cedar Ave., March3.

1700 block of Cedar Ave., March4.

Breaking and entering1300 block of W. North BendRoad, March 5.

5300 block of Colerain Ave.,March 5.

Burglary1000 block of Springbrook Drive,March 3.

Criminaldamaging/endangering1000 block of Elda Lane, March 6.1600 block of Cedar Ave., March

3.1600 block of Cedar Ave., March6.

5500 block of Hamilton Ave.,March 5.

5800 block of Shadymist Lane,March 6.

Domestic violence2300 block of Whitewood Lane,March 5.

2600 block of Chesterfield Court,March 3.

7700 block of Bitteroot Lane,March 4.

Felonious assault2600 block of Chesterfield Court,March 3.

Rape5600 block of Belmont Ave.,March 6.

Taking the identity of another1600 block of W. North BendRoad, March 2.

Theft1000 block of Groesbeck Road,

March 5.1100 block of Liveoak Court,March 5.

1400 block of Ambrose Ave.,March 3.

5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,March 5.

5800 block of Hamilton Ave.,March 8.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicle2300 block of Whitewood Lane,March 5.

FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 2000 block of QuailCourt, Jan. 26.

BurglaryReported on 11000 block ofFremantle Drive, Jan. 31.

DomesticReported on W. Kemper Road,

Jan. 26.Reported on Imprint Lane, Jan.29.

RobberyReported on 11000 block ofNorbourne Drive, Feb. 1.

TheftReported at 1100 block of SmileyAve., Jan. 27.

Hardware removed from 11000block of Embassy Drive, Nov. 25.

Batteries removed from site at11000 block of Adwood Drive,Jan. 9.

Wallet and contents removedwhile at 1200 block of W. Kem-per Road, Jan. 20.

NORTH COLLEGE HILLIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on 1900 block ofKnollridge Lane, Feb. 4.

Menacing

Reported on 6500 block ofParrish Ave., Feb. 4.

Theft8500 block of Daly Road, Feb. 4.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damagingReported 8400 block of MayfairSt., Jan. 23.

FalsificationReported on 10000 block ofHamilton Ave., Jan. 13.

Reported on 10000 block ofHamilton Ave., Jan. 14.

Identity theftReported on 8600 block ofMonsato Drive, Jan. 20.

Reported on 9800 block ofOverview Lane, Dec. 18.

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Approximately 150 lo-cal graduates, families,friends and fans of theUniversity of Notre Damegathered Sunday, Jan. 4,at St. Xavier High Schoolfor the Notre Dame Clubof Greater Cincinnati’sannual CommunionBreakfast.

The event included aMass celebrated by Cin-cinnati’s Auxiliary BishopJoseph R. Binzer, thepresentation of the club’s2015 Exemplar Award toClay Eifert, former prin-cipal of Holy Cross HighSchool in Covington, and abreakfast buffet.

The presentation of theclub’s Exemplar Award isa highlight of the Commu-nion Breakfast each year.The annual club awardwas established in 2002 tohonor an individual fromGreater Cincinnati or theUniversity of Notre Damefamily whose ideals andachievements offer an ex-ample of life-long serviceto humanity, eitherthrough career or volun-teer accomplishments.

The 2015 award hon-ored Eifert for his com-mitment to Catholic edu-cation for students of allabilities and socio-eco-nomic levels, specificallythe students and familiesof Holy Cross High Schoolin Covington – his almamater. Clay returned toHoly Cross after complet-ing his bachelor’s degreeat Thomas More Collegein 1985, and has spent hisentire career at theschool, including 12 yearsas principal from 2000 to2012.

In 2010, Eifert was di-agnosed with advanced

melanoma and eventuallygave up the position ofprincipal, but has stayedon as a math teacher, aswell as the director of op-erations and director ofdevelopment. His cour-age and commitmenthave been reassuring andinspiring to his communi-ty and the Holy Crossfamily.

At a time when manyurban Catholic highschools have struggled tostay open due to decliningenrollment and budgetconcerns, Holy Cross hasbeen at or above full ca-pacity since 2001, due inlarge part to Eifert's vi-sion, passion and leader-ship.

During his tenure asprincipal, the school con-tinued to expand its tieredcurriculum to five courselevels (allowing studentsto customize their educa-tion), enhanced its tech-nology, improved its facil-ities, and broadened itsextracurricular offer-ings. He restructured andexpanded the math andscience curriculum and

also implemented a creditrecovery program to helpkeep all students on paceto graduate. He estab-lished school endow-ments for scholarshipsand educational pro-grams and raised morethan $2 million. In 2007,Cincinnati Magazinenamed Holy Cross one ofthe best private schools inGreater Cincinnati.

Clay and his wife, Lori,have two children, Robertand Ashley, and are mem-bers of Holy Cross parish.Clay was nominated forthe award by two NotreDame graduates, DaveDeVita, whose son gradu-ated from HCHS, andDoug Schlarman of NewYork City, an HCHS grad-uate who is also one of Mr.Eifert’s nephews.

The event was orga-nized by chair Don Karch-es and committee mem-bers Barbara Stefl andAdam Matthews with as-sistance from ExemplarCommittee chair KathyHidy, musician PaulKindt, John Schrantz andSt. Xavier High School.

Notre Dame Club starts 2015with annual Mass, breakfast

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Mary and Don Feldmann (Finneytown) and Marilyn and PatWeber (Delhi Township) at the Notre Dame Club breakfast.

Online registration forCincinnati RecreationCommission’s CAMPCRC Summer Day Campis open.

At CRC’s Summer DayCamps, children ages 6-12can find summer sun-shine and smiles. Campsrun 11 weeks: June 1 –Aug. 14. Daily activitiesfor campers include arts,athletics, swim lessons,field trips, outdoor time(weather permitting) andspecial events.

Camp hours are Mon-day through Friday, 9a.m.-4 p.m. The fee forcamp is $1,045 for thesummer.

If your child needscare outside of camphours, CRC offers the ex-tended care programwhich includes hours be-fore and after camp: 7a.m.-9 a.m. and 4 p.m.-6p.m. The price for campincluding the extendedcare program is $1,255 for

the summer.Register for summer

day camp at any one of thefollowing 13 centers: Clif-ton , College Hill, Corry-ville, Dunham, Hartwell,Madisonville, McKie, Mt.Washington, North Avon-dale, Oakley, PleasantRidge, Sayler Park andWestwood Town Hall.

Specialty camps atLunken Playfield

These camps are of-fered for youth of differ-ent ages and includecamps for Kayak, Out-door Adventure, Multi-Sport, Preschool Sports,Preschool Games and Ad-venture Gaming. Variouscamp dates in June, Julyand August. Camp feesrange from $75 - $250 forthe week.

Specialty Camps atLunken Playfield

Also available are Ad-venture Summer Camps

at Pleasant Ridge andWestwood Town Hall andRiverTrek - our ever-pop-ular five-day paddling ex-cursion on the Little Mi-ami. Call your local recre-ation center for details.

CRC Summer Day Camponline registration underway

Desoto, Jan. 22.Reported on 1400 block ofForester Drive, Jan. 23.

Misuse of credit cardReported on Ridgeway, Jan. 13.RapeReported on Banning Road, Jan.12.

RobberyReported on Sevenhills andSprucehill, Jan. 14.

Theft$700 removed from 10000 blockof Hamilton Ave., Jan. 4.

Reported on 12000 block ofRegency Run Court, Jan. 4.

Tablet removed from 8500 block

of Pringle Drive, Jan. 4.Credit cards and currency re-moved from 600 NorthbendRoad, Jan. 3.

Credit card removed from 1500block of Pleasant Run Drive, Jan.2.

Reported at 6500 block of Win-ton Road, Jan. 2.

Vehicle removed from 1500 blockof Pleasant Run Drive, Jan. 8.

Reported at 8800 block of CabotDrive, Jan. 8

Reported 12000 block of Good-field Court, Jan. 7.

Reported on 8500 block ofCottonwood Drive, Jan. 5.

Items removed from vehicle at1500 block of Springdale Road,Jan. 18.

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