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Winton Woods High Schoolexchange student Nadina Ima-movic sang in the concertchoir, ran track and skied atPerfect North Slopes — activ-ities a visiting student wouldwant to do during a yearabroad.

But she isn’t a typical stu-dent.

The 19-year-old, who isblind, returns June 4 to herhome in Bosnia after living fora year with Paul and MarianneDenning of Greenhills.

After spending a year in amainstream high school, Nadi-na will attend a school for theblind in a country that con-tinues to repair the damage ofthe Bosnian War, during whichshe was born.

She came to the UnitedStates last August throughAFS-USA (formerly AmericanField Service), an internationalexchange program, the 10th ex-change student hosted by theDennings.

“From the moment she en-tered our house, it felt like shewas a member of the family,”said Marianne Denning, who isalso blind. “Usually, it takes awhile, but it seems there wasno adjusting with Nadina.

“She tells you what shewants and what she needs, andthat makes it a whole lot easi-er.”

What she wanted was to jointhe track team.

Track coach Anthony Boydfigured Nadina would partici-pate as an exhibition runner,but Nadina said no. She wantedto compete.

Because she has a smallamount of vision, seeing someshadows and outlines, Nadinawas able to run with a tether,held by a person who runs be-side her, on the inside lane ofthe track.

“One day, the tether didn’tshow up, and she said ‘whatabout you,’” Boyd said.

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Nadina Imamovic, center, with her host parents, Marianne and Paul Denning of Greenhills.

Bosnian student brings newvision to Winton WoodsKelly [email protected]

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Nadina Imamovic, 19, of Bosnia, waits for the the halls to be lesscrowded at Winton Woods High School.

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Nadina Imamovic, 19, of Bosniauses a Braille typewriter inalgebra class at Winton WoodsHigh School.

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A Cincinnati real-estate in-vestor has been indicted oncharges that he duped homebuyers into purchasing proper-ties he had no right to sell. Au-thorities estimate the alleged

scheme costwould-be homebuyers morethan $150,000.

William D.Howard, alsoknown as WillieJ. Howard, facesmultiplecharges, includ-ing tampering

with records, forgery and 11counts of theft. Howard’s com-pany, WDH Investments, ownsnearly a dozen Hamilton Countyproperties, according to the au-ditor’s office.

Prosecutor Joe Deters saidthat Howard would locatehomes that were abandoned,foreclosed on or seemingly va-cant, and then forge title docu-ments to make it appear he le-gally owned them. He wouldthen advertise the properties onCraigslist to lure unwittinghome buyers.

“A lot of these people gaveHoward money thinking thatthey were buying a home, andsome of them even spent moneyon renovation,” said Julie Wil-son, Deters’ spokeswoman.

According to the indictmentfiled with the Hamilton CountyCommon Pleas Court, here’swhat happened:

Between August 2014 andMay 2015, Howard targetedmultiple homes, forged the nec-essary documents to appear as

Investor chargedwith selling homeshe didn’t own Amber [email protected]

Howard

See FRAUD, Page 2A

Have a bounty of botanicalsin your yard? Share the wealth.Pare the perennials and halvethe hostas. It could make MountHealthy a more beautiful placeto live.

That’s the goal of the MountHealthy Renaissance Project, asthe group prepares for the sec-ond Mount Healthy Plant Swap.

The swap and sale is set for 9a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the oldgas station at 7420 HamiltonAve., just south of Kinney Ave-nue.

Here’s the plan, according toorganizer Sara Danks.

If you want to swap, arrivewith your plants in containers,plastic bags, etc. Label plantswith plant name and preferred

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Mount Healthy Renaissance Project sponsors a plant swap and saleSaturday, June 6.

Mt. Healthy plantswap set for June 6Jennie [email protected]

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Hamilton Avenue exitramp.

Traffic then turnsnorth on Hamilton andtakes the westbound en-trance ramp back to Col-erain Avenue in a turn-around.

Work being per-formed by the John R.Jurgensen Co. is for therehabilitation of thebridge decks at BlueRock Road, LivingstonRoad and Colerain Ave-nue, as well as resurfac-ing the pavement.

Motorists, here’s aheads up: a number oframps on the Ronald Rea-gan Cross County High-way are closing begin-ning Monday, June 8.

Both entrance rampsfor the Ronald ReaganCross County Highway atBlue Rock Road are clos-ing for bridge work, ac-cording to Jeff Newby,traffic engineer with theHamilton County Engi-neer’s Office. Motoristswill be detoured fromBlue Rock Road east toCheviot Road, south onCheviot to Banning Road,Banning to Colerain Ave-nue, then north on Cole-rain to the eastboundramp.

Asecond ramp closureis set for eastbound traf-fic on Cross County want-ing to exit at Colerain Av-enue.

Motorists wanting toexit for Colerain Avenueare detoured east to the

Work is anticipated tolast until June 26. The bidon the project was $5.95million, which was underthe estimate of $6.6 mil-lion.

This work is part of theRonald Reagan CrossCounty Highway projectfrom the I-275 inter-change to east of ColerainAvenue that includes re-surfacing, bridge, guard-rail and lighting work.The entire project is ex-pected to take until June2016 to complete.

Cross County ramp closingswill affect Mt. Healthy trafficJennie [email protected]

THANKS TO TED HUBBARD

This map shows the detour for eastbound Reagan CrossCounty Highway traffic wanting to access Colerain Avenue.Mortorists will turn around at Hamilton and backtrack west.

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Public hearingsSpringfield Township

Board of Trustees willhave a series of publichearings to discuss andreview submitted bidsand prices for a proposedcontract for trash pickupand recycling.

The community is en-couraged to attend andlearn how contractingwith a single waste haulerfor residential refuse andrecyclable collectionswill impact residents.

The Public Hearingswill be conducted at 5:30p.m. on Tuesday, June 9,and Tuesday, July 14, inthe Allen Paul Communi-ty Room of the Spring-field Township Admini-stration Building, 9150

Winton Road.

Winton Woods tooffer free breakfast,lunch duringsummer

Winton Woods CitySchools will provide freebreakfast and lunch tochildren during the sum-mer. The meals will beserved at Winton WoodsIntermediate School, 825Waycross Road in ForestPark, every Mondaythrough Friday, June 1-July 31, with the exceptionof July 3.

Breakfast will beserved from 8:15 a.m. to 9a.m., and lunch will beserved from noon to 1p.m.Everyone 18 years old andyounger will be servedfree of cost, and mealsmust be consumed on thepremises.

This program is fund-ed by the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture. Each year,the U.S.D.A. partnerswith local organizationslike Winton Woods CitySchools to provide freelunch to children whenschool is out for the sum-mer. For more informa-tion about the NationalSummer Food ServiceProgram, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/summer. Informationis also available on the dis-trict website atwww.wintonwoods.org.

BRIEFLY

growing conditions, suchas sun, shade, part sun,and a brief description ofwhat it is and where itgrows best. For example,share the bloom color,

the time of year the plantblooms, etc. Provide asmuch information aspossible.

When you arrive atthe plant swap, placeyour plants in their des-ignated location: shade,sun, part shade, vegeta-ble, herb, seeds, ever-greens.

Swapping begins foreveryone who hasbrought something to theswap at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m.,shopping will be openedup to anyone who is notable to bring somethingto swap but would likeplants for their homes.Organizers expect theevent to be finishedaround 10:30 a.m.

The swap and plantsale is looking for plantdonations, whether it’speople looking to splitplants or get rid of them.“I have some heirloomtomato plants I am plan-ning to donate for theswap and sale,” Dankssaid.

Contact Sara [email protected] if youhave plants that you arewilling to divide or haveany questions.

A suggested $3 dona-tion for the Mt. HealthyBeautification Commit-tee and the RenaissanceProject will be accepted.

SwapContinued from Page 1A

though he was the own-er, and then advertisedthem for sale. In someinstances, he marketedthe properties as lease-to-own homes, so heduped buyers would payhim monthly rent that hethen pocketed.

In other cases, thebuyers thought theywere purchasing thehomes outright, and hadeven moved in and start-ed renovation projectsas they settled into theirnew lives.

Eventually, one of theproperties’ rightful own-ers noticed that some-one was living in one ofhis houses, Deters said.That owner was the firstof several to call and re-port the fraud to the po-lice. By then, the Hamil-ton County Auditor’s Of-fice had already becomeconcerned about repeat-ed transactions involv-

ing WDH Investments.A task force was

formed involving policedepartments in ColerainTownship, St. Bernardand Cincinnati, as wellas the prosecutor’s of-fice.

“There are real vic-tims in this case,” Deterssaid in a Thursday newsrelease. “Some of thesevictims did not have a lotof money and used theirlife savings to purchaseand fix up what theythought would be theirhome. Howard’s greedruined a lot of lives.”

Repeated attempts toreach Howard and WDHInvestments were un-successful, as listedphone numbers weredisconnected.

According to Hamil-ton County court rec-ords, Howard and hiscompany have beennamed in multiple law-suits dating back to theearly 2000s, includingsome that accused himof pocketing down pay-ments on other homes.

FraudContinued from Page 1A

“I hadn’t run in years,and she’s pulling me downthe hallway,” he said of theindoor practice. “I said,‘maybe we should take abreak on the next lap.’

“It was an eye-openingexperience for me. I’vebeen coaching for 30years, and I’ve had a lot ofblessings in my 30 years.This is one of the bestthings that I’ve experi-enced as a coach.”

Nadina’s adventurousspirit also took her to theski slope, where she tack-led the tough hills at Per-fect North Slopes.

At school, she sought aspot in the concert choir.She auditioned, along withother students, revealingtalent that was unrivaledat Winton Woods.

“There are steps in mu-sic, and a half step is acommon Western tradi-tion, that we can hear,”

Choir Director ElizabethHannah said. “Nadina canhear smaller incrementsthan that. Quarter tones.

“It’s not something we,in this part of the world,are accustomed to. Shecould hear it, and sing it.

“To watch her, it waslike a magnet. It was reallyneat.

“The other studentswere supportive, and ev-eryone wanted to encour-age her. They would fightover who would take her tothe microphone,” Hannahsaid.

As Hannah was plan-ning the school’s holidayconcert, Nadina broughther a piece she’d written,and asked if she could per-form it.

“I was blown away,”Hannah said. “It was notjust beautiful, it wasmeaningful, about her lifein Bosnia.

“I knew the world need-ed to hear it.”

Nadina performed thesong, accompanied on pi-ano by Paul Denning, andbacked up by the WintonWoods choir.

The Dennings werehappy to try new thingswith Nadina, and she part-nered with Marianne tonavigate her adventures.

“I always try things,and then I make judg-ments,” Nadina said.

“When I found out myhost mom was blind, I wasso happy,” Nadina said. “Iknew that is going to be aneasy thing. I have some-body who is exactly likeme.”

“One thing I learned isthere are things they don’thave to explain to eachother and don’t want tobother to explain,” PaulDenning said. “There is ashorthand of that commu-nity.”

As Nadina prepared toreturn home, leaving theDennings and her guidedog, Roxie, Marianne re-called one of their earlyadventures together.

“We were trying to findKroger. We got off the busin Finneytown,” she said,hoping that they couldnavigate to the store.

“I said, ‘you pray to Al-lah and I’ll pray to God.She said, ‘Mom, that’s thesame thing,’” Mariannesaid.

“I was praying wewould find what we need-ed. It’s learning that we’renot different,” Mariannesaid. “We’re more alikethan we are different.”

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

McAuley High School

» A thought-provoking andstriking display of ceramicbones is displayed in McAuleyHigh School’s lobby as part ofthe 2014-2015 all-school read ofthe book “Left To Tell” by Im-maculée Ilibagiza. In the book,Immaculée shares the mirac-ulous story of how she sur-vived the Rwandan genocide in1994, when hundreds of thou-sands of Rwandans werekilled.

To create the bones display,each student at McAuley madea ceramic bone, each bonesymbolizing 1,666 lives thatwere lost in the Rwandan holo-caust. Students made the bonesduring Family Homeroom,each family sculpting the samebone under the direction of anart student in that homeroom.(For example, the Nolan familystudents each made a ster-num.) The display also in-cludes inspiring quotes byIlibagiza, as well as students’reflections on what they wouldtell Immaculée if they couldtalk to her today. The bonesdisplay project was spearhead-ed by anatomy teacher CindyWerner, and art teacher SamSetterlin.

Both McAuley and Motherof Mercy participated in this“One Book, One Community”read last summer, and ele-ments of the book have beenincorporated into variousclasses throughout this schoolyear, including constructing afull-scale replica of the bath-room where Immaculée andseven other women hid for 91days during the genocide, anda graffiti wall on the outside ofthe bathroom replica. Ele-ments of the book have alsobeen incorporated into a widerange of other courses, in-cluding biology, health, childdevelopment, science, creativecooking, music, computer liter-acy, social studies, world lan-guages and more.

Many students, staff andfriends had the opportunity tohear Immaculée speak in per-son when she came to Cincin-nati in October. Those in atten-dance listened to Immaculéedescribe how her faith in God,and the power of prayer andforgiveness, helped her sur-vive.

“I really enjoyed readingImmaculée’s book,” freshmanAnna Wood said. “I learnedthat God is constantly by yourside, even in the hardest times.I was astonished by the cour-age she had throughout her 91days in the bathroom.”

Winton Woods HighSchool

» The opportunity to studyauthentic Latin American mu-sic during the spring semesterat Winton Woods High Schoolwas capped off with a trip toMiami, Florida, for 32 orches-tra students and their directorFelipe Morales-Torres.

“At the heart of the journeywas a collaboration with stu-dents from Miami Music Pro-ject, in which Winton Woodsstudents hosted a garden con-cert to benefit their newfoundfriends, raising more than$2,000 to support their pro-gram,” said Morales-Torres.

He said the goal of the tripwas for his orchestra studentsto find camaraderie and pridein connecting with other stu-dents from similar back-grounds and with similar in-terests.

“Guests at our garden con-cert were invited to make do-nations to benefit Miami MusicProject, an El Sistema inspiredprogram that provides freemusic instruction to youth inMiami,” said Morales-Torres.

The Winton Woods students

were also able to experienceHispanic culture from a 360degree perspective that ex-tended beyond music to in-clude art galleries, poetryreadings, authentic cuisine,and dance lessons.

» Winton Woods HighSchool presented the Broad-way classic, “The Music Man”Friday, April 17, and Saturday,April 18.

This Tony Award-winningmusical is the story of thetrouble caused in River City,Iowa, when traveling salesmanHarold Hill shows up in town,cons the people there into buy-ing musical instruments andfalls in love with Marian thelibrarian. The show featureswell-known songs like “Sev-enty-six Trombones,” “TillThere Was You” and “Shipoo-pi.”

The drama director for the

show is Michelle Kozlowski,musical director is ElizabethHannah, assistant musicaldirector and technical director

is Joe Whatley, choreographeris Melody Nordmoe, and theorchestra conductor is FelipeMorales-Torres.

Winton WoodsIntermediate School

» There was an extra spe-cial Skype visit between 75fifth-graders from the Bear-cats pod at Winton Woods In-termediate School and theirseven pen pals in Kenya.

That’s because this virtualmeeting included a surprise$362 check presentation fromthe Winton Woods students totheir new friends at the AhadiOrphanage in Nairobi.

What started as friendlyletters and a research projecton Kenya became more thanthat as the Winton Woods stu-dents worked to raise money tohelp the boys in Nairobi withtheir school fees, WWIS In-tervention Specialist Bev Nich-ols said.

She connected with herfriend Mim Grooms, who hasworked at the Ahadi Orphan-age for 15 years, to set up thepen pal letters.

During the Skype visit,WWIS student Amber Connerthe oversized check to show totheir friends Robbie, Agana,Clapaton, Austin, Daniel, Nju-guna and James.

“Amber had been savingher money for a purse, but shedecided the Kenyan boys’ edu-cation was more important, soshe gave all the money she hadsaved,” said Bearcat pod teach-er Marsha Myers. In additionto Myers, teachers in the Bear-cat pod are Bev Nichols, MarkHadaya, Sheena Redman andJanet Harden.

“I could tell Mim wastouched by the generous gift,”said Nichols. “She sent me anemail later in the day to saythat school fees were due nextweek, so our gift was timedperfectly.”

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THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY AND ELISE SPEEG

The cast and crew of Winton Woods High School’s spring musical, “The Music Man” take a bow.


Professor Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa in Winton Woods HighSchool’s performance of “The Music Man.” Shown on the train are, fromleft, traveling salesmen Zach Mavridoglou and Hunter Musgrave,passenger Lanisha Rodgers, Charlie Cowell (Nick Kress), Professor HaroldHill (Ryan Capal) and passenger Jade Hudson.


Amaryllis (Kavita Nelson), Mrs. Paroo (Raven Ramsey) and Marian(Kourtney Barnes) talk about men during Amaryllis’s piano lesson during aperformance of “The Music Man” by Winton Woods High School students.

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To create the bones display, each student at McAuley made a ceramic bone, each bone symbolizing 1,666 lives thatwere lost in the Rwandan holocaust.

THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

Members of the Bearcats pod at Winton Woods Intermediate Schoolpresent a check for school fees to their pen pals in Nairobi, Kenya.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon-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 ClassesDance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5; $40 10-class pass.Presented by Dance Jamz.460-6696. Sayler Park.

Yoga 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 Tai Chi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave., $50.Presented by Harmonic PulseWellness. 405-1514; www.har-monicpulsewellness.com. Col-lege Hill.

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

Health / WellnessWomen’s Heart to Heart Sup-port Group Meetings, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Christ Hospital, 5885Harrison Ave., Learn about heartdisease and how to make heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Free.585-2366; www.thechristhospi-tal.com. Green Township.

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

On Stage - TheaterThe Producers, 7:30 p.m., War-saw Federal Incline Theater, 801Matson Place, $26, $23 seniorsand students. Presented byCincinnati Landmark Produc-tions. 241-6550; www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.com. EastPrice Hill.

RecreationCheviot Slow Ride, 7-8 p.m.,Harvest Home Park, 3961 NorthBend Road, Harvest Home Park.Fun bicycle meet-up group thatrolls once a month in Cheviot.Open to all riders. Promotes bikeawareness and bike culture.Rides are 4-mile loop of approx30 minutes. Happy hours at localbar to follow. Free. Signup onour Facebook Event Page.Presented by Cheviot Slow Ride.Through Oct. 1. 984-7500;www.cheviotslowride.word-press.com. Cheviot.

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

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

Support GroupsWomen’s Heart to Heart Sup-port Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Christ Hospital, 5885 HarrisonAve., Learn more about healthyliving. For Women. Free. 585-2366; www.thechristhospital-.com. Green Township.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Cardio 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.

Festivals

Church of the AssumptionFestival, 6-11 p.m., Church ofthe Assumption, 7711 Joseph St.,$2. 521-7274. Mount Healthy.

St. Antoninus Parish Festival,6 p.m.-midnight Adults onlyFriday., St. Antoninus Parish,1500 Linneman Road, Sunday:chicken dinner 5-7 p.m. Free.Through June 7. 922-5400;www.saintantoninus.org. GreenTownship.

St. Bernard Summer Festival, 6p.m.-12:30 a.m., St. Bernard ofClairvaux Church, Taylor Creek,7130 Harrison Ave., Free. Pre-sented by St. Bernard Church.Through June 7. 353-4207;www.bernardfest.com. ColerainTownship.

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

Music - CountryWhisky Town, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterThe Producers, 8 p.m., WarsawFederal Incline Theater, $26, $23seniors and students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkproduc-tions.com. East Price Hill.

RecreationSummer Junior Golf League,9-11 a.m., Greenhills Golf Course,14 Enfield St., Boys and girls ages9-17 play 9 holes; League mem-bers may stay and play addition-al rounds for free all day. Ages9-17. $30 plus green fees. Regis-tration required. Through Aug.7. 589-3585. Greenhills.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40 for10 classes. Presented by DanceJamz. 706-1324. Sayler Park.

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

FestivalsChurch of the AssumptionFestival, 5-11 p.m., Church ofthe Assumption, $2. 521-7274.Mount Healthy.

St. Antoninus Parish Festival,5:30 p.m.-midnight, St. Antoni-nus Parish, Free. 922-5400;www.saintantoninus.org. GreenTownship.

St. Bernard Summer Festival, 5p.m.-12:30 a.m., St. Bernard ofClairvaux Church, Taylor Creek,Free. 353-4207; www.bernard-fest.com. Colerain Township.

Incline District Street Fair, 9a.m.-3 p.m., Incline District, 3006Price Ave., Across street fromHoly Family School. Showcasingthe multicultural richness ofPrice Hill. Local artisan vendors,food trucks, music and craftbeer. Benefits Holy Family Parish.Free. Presented by Holy FamilyChurch - Price Hill. Through Sept.5. 921-7527; www.theincline-districtstreetfair.com. East PriceHill.

Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9a.m.-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 unique com-munity garden. Sturdy, no-slipshoes or boots suggested. Bringyour own gloves. Free. Presentedby Hillside Community GardenCommittee. Through Oct. 17.503-6794; www.hillsidegarden-delhi.com. Delhi Township.

Music - Classic RockThe Brownstones, 8 p.m.-midnight, Club Trio, 5744 Spring-

dale Road, Free. 385-1005;clubtriolounge.com. ColerainTownship.


ShoppingRummage Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,Oak Hills Presbyterian Church,6233 Werk Road, Clothing sold$7 per bag. Free admission.922-5448. Green Township.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., AstonOaks Golf Club, 1 Aston OaksDrive, Omelet and waffle sta-tions, goetta, sausage, biscuits,bacon, fruit and more. Lunchportion begins at 11 a.m. Largeparties welcome. Special pricingon holidays. $11.95, $8.95 seniorsand ages 7-14, free ages 6 andunder. Reservations required.467-0070, ext. 3. North Bend.

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

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

FestivalsChurch of the AssumptionFestival, noon-9 p.m., Church ofthe Assumption, $2. 521-7274.Mount Healthy.

St. Antoninus Parish Festival,4-10 p.m., St. Antoninus Parish,Free. 922-5400; www.saintanto-ninus.org. Green Township.

St. Bernard Summer Festival,2-10 p.m., St. Bernard of Clair-vaux Church, Taylor Creek, Free.353-4207; www.bernardfest-.com. Colerain Township.

Music - BluesCincy Blues Challenge, noon-9p.m. Gates open at 11:30 a.m.,Germania Society of Cincinnati,3529 W. Kemper Road, 25 bandsand solos/duos compete todetermine who will representCincinnati at International BluesChallenge held in Memphis,Tenn. $15, $10 members. Present-ed by Cincy Blues Society.739-2583; www.cincyblues.org.Colerain Township.

Music - PopKids’ Organ Concert, 3 p.m.-4p.m., Kathy’s Happy Organs andPianos - Northgate Mall, 9507Colerain Avenue, NorthgateMall near Sears. Special kids’organ concert and introductionof new youth organ program,SONG (Supporting Organists forthe Next Generation) to encour-age whole new generation oforganists. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by Kathy’sHappy Organs and Pianos.245-2295; kathyshappyorgan-sandpianos.com. Colerain Town-ship.


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. Through Dec. 6. 931-5777. Finneytown.

MONDAY, JUNE 8EducationBranding and Marketing Youin your Job Search, 1:30-3 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 Compton

Road, Hands-on, interactiveworkshop provides opportunityto craft your messages and craftwell-developed marketingcampaign. Reservations re-quired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

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.

Dance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5; $40 10-class pass. 460-6696.Sayler Park.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 513-675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.


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

Balancing Mind, Body, andSpirit, 7:15-8:15 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road,Learn important correlationsbetween energy channels ofchakras, use of yoga postures,movement, breathing tech-niques and meditations to bringwellness to body, mind andspirit. Lecture and practice. $45for all 7 classes or $10 drop-in.Presented by Yoga by Marietta.675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi 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.

Senior CitizensIndoor Cornhole, 10 a.m.-noon,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, 385-3780.Green Township.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

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

Euchre, noon-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Open game. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

Support GroupsGuided Meditations on For-giveness, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Group offers gentle process tohelp deal with hurt or badfeelings that were never re-solved, whether you were theinjured or the injurer. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Grief Coaching Group, 7-8:30p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Coaches guidegroup through mourning theirloss and continuing their jour-ney. Free. Registration required.

931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 8:15.-9:15 p.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660 WerkRoad, High-energy cardio danceclass. $5 or 10 classes for $40.Presented by Dance Jamz.-706-1324; www.thegymnastic-scenter.com. Green Township.

Zumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 513-923-4226.Colerain Township.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6.-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10:30-11:30 a.m., WestwoodTown Hall Recreation Center,3017 Harrison Ave., Ballet Room.Takes dance rhythms created inoriginal Zumba program andoffers modified lower impactclass. Ideal for participants newto Zumba, active older adultswho want to stay active, expect-ing mothers or anyone that mayneed modifications for success.Ages 18 and up. $5. Presented byZumba Fitness with Robin.288-7844. Westwood.


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

On Stage - TheaterThe Producers, 7:30 p.m., War-saw Federal Incline Theater, $26,$23 seniors and students. 241-6550; www.cincinnatilandmark-productions.com. East Price Hill.

Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve withGreenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. Through Dec. 30. 385-3780.Green Township.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon-3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5. 324-7454; cantstopclogger-s.weebly.com. Sayler Park.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5; $40 10-class pass. 460-6696.Sayler Park.

Yoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,$10 drop-in, $45 five-class pass,$80 10-class pass, $140 20-classpass. 675-2725. Delhi Township.

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

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m.-noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financial

assistance available to those whoqualify. Registration required.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. 585-8266. Price Hill.

Bayley Health Fair, 11 a.m.-1p.m., Bayley Community Well-ness Center, 401 Farrell Court,First Floor Meeeting Rooms. Freeblood pressure testing, glucosescreening, ear checks and spinaltests. All administered by li-censed nurses and pharmacists.Door prizes and healthy refresh-ments. Open to public. Freeparking. Free. 347-5510;www.bayleylife.org. DelhiTownship.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterThe Producers, 7:30 p.m., War-saw Federal Incline Theater, $26,$23 seniors and students. 241-6550; www.cincinnatilandmark-productions.com. East Price Hill.

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

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 12Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.


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

FestivalsSt. Martin of Tours Festival,6-11 p.m., Harvest Home Park,3961 North Bend Road, Present-ed by St. Martin of Tours. 661-2000; www.saintmartin.org.Cheviot.

Schwabenfest, 6 p.m.-midnight,Donauschwaben Park, 4290 DryRidge Road, German-stylefestival with homemade sausageand oxen roast. American andGerman music, live music, danc-ing and contests. $3. Presentedby Donauschwaben Society.Through June 13. 385-2098;www.cincydonau.com. ColerainTownship.

Holy Family Parish Festival,6-11 p.m., Holy Family Church -Price Hill, 814 Hawthorne Ave.,Parking Lot. Food, fun, games,bid ‘n buy and entertainmentfor all ages. Benefits Holy FamilyParish Ministries. Free. ThroughJune 14. 921-7527. East Price Hill.

Music - CountryWayward Son, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. Through Aug. 15. 385-1005;www.clubtriolounge.com.Colerain Township.


THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

PROVIDED

Bayley will host a health fair 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Bayley Community WellnessCenter, 401 Farrell Court, First Floor Meeting Rooms. Free blood pressure testing, glucosescreening, ear checks and spinal tests. Open to public. Free parking. Free. 347-5510;www.bayleylife.org.

JUNE 3, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • 5ANEWS

We lost a family member today. Well, not really losther but she’s moved to a place where she’ll be morecomfortable.

A retirement home of sorts. But to me the word“lost” still applies.

I first met her when my husband Frank and I weredating. Back then she lived with his parents on theirfarm in Milford. I nicknamed her Big Red, since redwas her signature color.

She eventually came to live with us. And she did herpart, whether it was helping plow the fields in spring,or removing snow in the winter.

OK, I’ll ‘fess up. I’m not talking about a real familymember, but a part of our family nonetheless.

We sold our ancient Massey Harris red tractor. Yes, she’s in a “better place” - sold to a fellow who

restores antique tractors for show. No more will shehave to be coaxed to start up in the early morning totill the garden. Or warm up enough to plow the snowfrom the driveway.

Yes, I know the tractor was just a possession, which

can be replaced, but what can’t be re-placed are the many memories I have ofher all these decades later.

Rita’s herb garden: Summer andwinter savory

Savory, called the bean herb in Ger-many, helps dispel gas and comes in 2varieties: winter, a perennial and sum-mer, an annual. It has a tangy taste and amarjoram like flavor. (Marjoram is amild tasting cousin to oregano). Winter

is stronger tasting than summer.Lots of minerals and vitamins in this herb along

with compounds that inhibit bacteria like E.coli.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog atAbouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Spring rhubarb, strawberries, peas ready to pickEasy strawberry rhubarb jam

This recipe intrigued me. Our rhubarb shot up over-night it seemed so I had to do something with it, andquick. The recipe called for raspberry jello and raspberrypie filling, but I couldn’t find raspberry pie filling so Isubbed in strawberry. This is really easy, not to mentionbeautiful, and a fun way to use rhubarb which is in seasonnow.

6 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb4 cups sugar1 pkg., 6 oz., strawberry or raspberry jello21 oz. can strawberry or raspberry pie filling

Combine rhubarb and sugar in saucepan, cover andlet sit overnight. Simmer, uncovered, until tender, about20 minutes. Stir in jello and pie filling and bring to boil.Remove and cool. Store in frig or freezer.

Eight-layer pea salad

Our peas are ready to pick. The grandkids like topick fresh peas, shell them and eat them on the spot.(Me, too!). Another vintage salad making a huge come-back. A glass bowl makes layers visible.

Salad base:In large bowl, layer in order:

1 small head iceberg lettuce, tornParsley, minced, enough to make a layer4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced2 large tomatoes, chopped10 oz. frozen peas thawed and patted dry or use

fresh8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella

(save 1 cup for garnish)1 small red onion, chopped

Dressing:Whisk together and spread on top of salad:

1-1/2 cups mayonnaise1/2 cup sour cream1 teaspoon dried dill leaves or l generous

tablespoon fresh1 teaspoon dried basil or couple tablespoons fresh,

choppedSalt and pepper to taste

Cover and refrigerate for several hours or over-night. Sprinkle with rest of cheese.

Peas are good for you! A good source of plantprotein, B vitamins and iron.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Jam is a good way to enjoy in-season strawberries and rhubarb.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Join us and become a member of

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Saturday, June 6th at 9:00am in our Community Room

Please plan to join us in our collective “Inaugural Walk” at 10:30am.

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May 27 questionWhat memories do you have

of previous All-Star Games inCincinnati (or other cities)? Whathas baseball meant to you; whatdoes it mean to you now?

“For me, inter-league playruined the All-Star Game. As akid the only time I got to seethe American and Nationalleague square off was the All-Star Game and the World Se-ries. To me it seemed like therewas a real competition whereone league wanted to provethey were better than the otherleague and that they’d madethe right decision to pursuetheir career in that league.

“Now the game just feelslike another over-hyped exhibi-tion game. I honestly don’thave much interest in it. I’mglad for Cincinnati and I hopeit really adds a sizable chunkof revenue to the city and in-creases the cities prestige forthose from out of town. Sofrom the perspective I amexcited about it.

“However from a purelysports interest level, I honestlywon’t watch it.”

C.S.

“Whenever I think of base-ball in any capacity, I just fallasleep. Bring on the All-StarGame and I see a deep, deepslumber coming.”

M.J.F.

“The 1970 All-Star Game inCincinnati featured Pete Rosescoring the winning run. Hebowled over the AmericanLeague Catcher Ray Fosse toaccomplish this. The 1971 gamein Detroit was just as good. Itfeatured over 20 future Hall ofFame players (a record) andtwo Hall of Fame Managers:Sparky Anderson and EarlWeaver. All of the scoringcame via the home run, and allsix home runs hit in the gamewere by future Hall of Fameplayers, including JohnnyBench. The six total home runshit by both teams tied an All-Star Game record. All-Stargames were more excitingthen. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe Ohio legislature is consider-ing moving the state’s 2016primary back a week so that thestate has “more influence” inpresidential nominations. Is thisa good idea? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

Finneytown drives away food truck

Many may have noticed JonJon’s BBQ’s orange trailer inthe front of the FinneytownHigh School athletic fields onWinton Road these past twomonths. Lucky residents mayhave tasted the delicious bris-kets, smoked turkey or juicyspare ribs. For those thatdidn’t, you’ve lost your chance.A complaint to the school su-perintendent that the truckwas occupying parking spaceresulted in Jon Jon’s gettingthe order to vacate.

Food trucks - if you haven’tnoticed - are appearing in the‘hip” urban areas all over thecountry. More importantlythan being trendy, they aregenerally small, startup busi-nesses that offer a uniqueproduct. And they are an ame-nity, like bakeries, coffee

shops, microbreweries, bou-tique clothing stores, etc. thatare particularly attractive topotential younger residents orvisitors, and particularly ab-sent in many West Side com-munities like Finneytown. Weshould seek them out ratherthan rush them away.

If the high school wasn’tgoing to work, I do wish thatsome other local accommoda-tion could have been found forJon Jon’s, whose owners arelocal residents. Alas, we’ll justhave to return to driving to theEast Side or Downtown to getour fix of unique, locally-owned and prepared foods andgoods, and lose one more po-tential recruitment tool todraw in younger neighbors todiversify and assure a betterfuture for our community.

Wes Ingwersen Finneytown

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

While cleaning out a draw-er of forgettable stuff thatshould have been discardedyears ago, I discovered a copyof the Oct. 10, 1991, issue ofthe Suburban Press. Why ithad been preserved for al-most a quarter of a century isstill a personal mystery.

If there was ever an ex-ample of the phrase, “whatgoes around, comes around,”the newspaper’s articles morethan verified it, at least interms of current events, poli-tics and social media.

“Sharonville, Glendale,Springdale No Longer in Fi-nan’s Senate District,” was thepaper’s front page headline.Obviously, state and Congres-sional districts had been sub-jected to reapportionment,with a Republican majority incontrol. Dale Van Vyven, staterepresentative, noted in acolumn that the political party“whose members constitute apolitical majority of the reap-portionment board tradition-ally had the free reign to con-struct districts which fit theinterests of the party!”

In other words electionshave consequences and bene-fits. Without doubt that samecolumn could have been writ-ten in 2011 or 1981 when thethe board’s majority alsochanged.

On the same page Sen.Richard Finan led his columnwith a personal story aboutdriving on the expresswayand passing passing a driverwho had a “small televisionset on his dashboard. Sure

enough, itwas turnedon and hewas tunedin.” Wow!What a pre-cursor totoday’s driv-ers talkingon cellphones,sending text

messages and keeping an eyeof their GPS screens.

The profligate expenditureof federal funds was the sub-ject of Jim Dygert’s weeklycolumn, “Why We Can’t HelpLetting Government WasteMoney.” While blasting thebottomless pit of the federalbudget, he cited the growingnumbers of individuals depen-dent on government subsidiesand the fear of inflationcaused by increased demandfrom government aid pro-grams.

“Bigger government bu-reaucracies and stifling regu-latory policies from both thestate and federal agencies”also drew the wrath of Mr.Dygert’s diatribe.

Ironically, in the midst ofcondemning governmentexpenditures, Mr. Dygertcomplimented Sharonville’slocal officials for “being sogood at getting county, stateand federal dollars. After allit would be foolish not to getmore money back than itcosts in current taxes andpotential tax increases!”

Perhaps today’s SenateMajority leader, Mitch

McConnell, and the Speakerof the House, John Boehner,could use this Sharonvilleprecedent to secure federalfunds for the moribund BrentSpence Bridge replacementproject.

On a much lighter notePrinceton’s football coach, PatMancuso, complained abouthis team’s inconsistent of-fense in the Vikings’ latest21-0 victory over Fairfield,while John Marshall preparedhis Princeton High Schooltheater department for apresentation of “AnythingGoes!”

Moving the clock forwardby almost a quarter of a cen-tury, we discover that mostissues remain the same. Onlythe names have changed.Today, conservatives continueto complain about bloatedgovernment budgets andexcessive expenditures. Any-one driving on an expresswayhas noticed that Mr. Finan’scomplaint about someonewatching a small TV, is justone of many “Anything Goes”distractions that threaten thesafety of everyone on thehighway.

And last fall, Princeton’sfootball coaches probablyechoed Mancuso’s criticismfollowing the Viking’s 42-27loss to Fairfield.

The French would say,“Déjà Vu.”

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

Over time issuesremain the same; only names change

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The City of Cincinnati Re-tirement System has savingsworth more than $2 billion,but owes more than $3 billionin future benefits – it is a bil-lion dollars short.

Fifteen years ago the sys-tem’s investments far exceed-ed the future costs of thosebenefits. The 2008 stock mar-ket crash reduced the value ofthose investments by morethan 25 percent. The city’sfailure to make $400 million inrequired pension contribu-tions made a bad situationworse.

Because the city ignored itsown ordinances and failed tomake those payments to itsretirement system, the citywould have to triple its cur-rent and future pension con-tributions, raise taxes, cutservices, file for bankruptcy,

or cut prom-ised pensionsand healthcare benefits.It choose theeasy way out–cut the prom-ised benefits.

The affect-ed city em-ployees suedthe city infederal court.

The case was before JudgeBarrett. He saw that havingthese cases decided by thecourt would harm the losingside severely, but there wouldbe no winners. If the city lost,like Detroit, it would have tofire workers, cut pensions andhealth care, lose its creditratings and still face possiblebankruptcy. If the current andretired employees lost, they

would likely have to worklonger and face much bleakerretirements.

Negotiations began a yearago. By year’s end, the partiesagreed on broad settlementoutlines. By the first week ofMay, they signed a very de-tailed Collaborative Settle-ment Agreement. It will last30 years. All will share thepain, all will have gains.

These changes will reducethe System’s liabilities byalmost $200 million, greatlyenhance the city’s credit rat-ing and allow financing offuture projects.

All retirement system as-sets will be placed in twotrusts, one for pensions, theother for health care. Thetrust assets cannot be used forany city project, no matterhow worthy.

Changes in their pensionbenefits for retired memberswill save $135 million.Changes in health care forretired members will save thesystem more than $60 million.The city has promised not tofurther reduce their benefitsfor the life of the agreement.

Changes are being made tocurrent employee health care,saving more than $45 million.Pension benefits for currentemployees will be increasedby almost $50 million, offsetby the recent 2 percent in-crease in employee payrollcontributions.

The city has promised toincrease its contributions tothe system 16.25 percent ofpayroll for the next 30 years.If the city fails to make thesepayments or diverts systemassets, it will be in contempt

of court and ordered to makethose payments and return alldiverted funds.

The system has served theneeds of city taxpayers andcitizens, its current and re-tired employees well since itsestablishment 85 years ago. Ifand only if this time the citykeeps the promises it is mak-ing and complies with theCollaborative SettlementAgreement, the CincinnatiRetirement System will bewell funded. It will continue tomeet our needs for at least thenext 30 years.

Ely Ryder is retired assistant citysolicitor, a named plaintiff in the suitchallenging city cuts to pension andhealth care benefits, and a memberof the Board of Trustees of the Cin-cinnati Retirement System. He livesin Mount Lookout.

Pension settlement a win for all involved

ElyRyderCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

FOREST PARK — Lookingback now, it seems twin broth-ers Chaz and Christian Lump-kin were destined to run. TheWinton Woods High Schoolseniors have been racing sincethe day they were born.

Chaz won their first race —into this world — by sevenminutes, their mother, Carol,confirmed.

Since then, they’ve evolvedinto two of the fastest sprint-ers in the state. On May 29 atthe Division I regional meet atDayton, the Lumpkins bothbooked return trips to statefor the second straight season.Chaz was second in the 200meters (22.05) and Christianfourth in the 100 (11.20) withthe top four in each eventthrough to state. Both quali-fied to regionals after winningdistrict championships inthose same events. They’realso members of the 4x100 re-lay team, which was second atdistricts and fourth at the re-gional, and will be returning tostate this season.

For the 5-foot-10 twins, bothheaded to Grand Valley Stateto play football, a race doesn’tend when they stop running.

“I still get a nervous feelingor adrenaline rush like I’mrunning … it kind of feels likeI’m still running even though(Christian’s) running,” saidChaz, who’s projected to playrunning back in college. “I al-ways want to see (my brother)win.”

Christian, a likely defen-sive back at the next level,agreed.

“I think I get more excitedwhen (Chaz) runs than when Irun myself,” he said.

Chaz and Christian arecompetitors, a distinction notseparate from their training.They battle in practice.

“It always keeps you moti-vated,” Christian explainedthe benefit of running with,and against, Chaz. “You al-ways have someone just asfast as you and you have towork hard to try beat them.”

The Warriors’ track andfield coach Ron Wright said“they’re up there” with thefastest all-time in WintonWoods history.

“They ran as freshmen andI thought they had the abilityto be really special,” saidWright, who went on to praisetheir work ethic. “They’re fun,outgoing — they’re good kids.I don’t know anybody in theschool that dislikes them.Don’t let that (their personal-ities) fool you, once they get onthe field or track they’refierce competitors and theyhate to lose.”

The competitive fire andspeed is likely a gift from theirparents, Carol and DougLumpkin. Carol said her hus-band was fast and she rantrack in middle school.

“Running around the yard(as kids) they showed somespeed but actually seeingthem compete against otherrunners (in high school),” waswhen Carol said she realizedher boys could boogie.

Watching her boys run ismore excitement than ner-vousness, but both are pre-sent.

“I get this adrenaline rush,every single time. I want themto do so well,” she said, addingshe’s on her feet screamingfor every race.

But, it’s almost over and thereality of the end is real, andhard to ignore.

“It’s bittersweet, I know it’stime for them to take the nextchapter of their lives,” Carolsaid.

Their final races will be atOhio State June 5-6.

Lumpkintwins speedback to stateWinton Woods duolove to compete

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Winton Woods senior ChristianLumpkin has a commanding leadover his opponents in the boys800 sprint medley April 24 at theHarrison Relays.

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MASON — For a good portionof the season, St. Xavier’s la-crosse team has been highlyranked in the LaxPower rank-ings on lacrosse-ohio.com.

If Saturday’s game againstarchrival Moeller was any indi-cation, the Bombers certainlydeserve to be ranked among thestate’s elite. They thrashed theCrusaders 16-5, earning the Di-vision I southwest regionalchampionship.

St. X seized control by scor-ing four goals before the gamewas even two minutes old. Sen-ior attacker Jack Perez foundthe back of the net twice andGriffin Buczek and Jack Greenscored one apiece.

“We always try our best tostart quickly,” Perez said. “Wealways say the game is decidedin the first five minutes.”

The Bombers continued topepper shots past Moeller goal-keeper Paxton Kreger later inthe first quarter.

Perez added a third goal,Buczek netted his second and

David Leisring, George Thur-ner and William Holcomb allscored their first goals of thegame.

Moeller found itself fartherbehind in the second quarterwhen Holcomb and Leisringscored their second goals of thecontest. Perez pushed his totalto five.

“First half was pretty good;in the second half, I could havedone a few more things,” Perezsaid. “Overall, I was proud ofthe way I played.”

With 38 ticks left in the first

half, Moeller finally put one byBomber goalkeeper Alex De-ters. Senior midfielder EricReynolds fired the shot.

The Crusaders’ David Denzyscored their second goal of thegame late in the third to squeezeunder the running clock rule. Arunning clock is instituted whenthe goal differential reaches 12.

Moeller showed some re-solve in the fourth by scoringthree of the period’s five goals.Denzy and Reynolds each foundthe back of the net a secondtime.

Crusader senior midfielderJacob Rogan scored his onlygoal of the game in the fourth.

Thurner added his secondgoal of the contest and CameronTodd’s goal was set up by ScottBattista.

The Bombers await the win-ner of Dublin Coffman andOlentangy Liberty.

“I can’t explain it,” Perezsaid. “We’ve been working thewhole year for this and we justbeat our biggest rival in thestate. Now, we are moving on.”

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier goalkeeper Alex Deter (6) deflects the ball during the Bomber southwest regional win over Moeller,Saturday, May 30.

St. X lacrossemoves to stateNicholas L. [email protected]

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier fans cheer on theBombers during their lacrossematch against Moeller, Saturday,May 30.

Jazmin Smith was the high-est-placing girls team from Cin-cinnati at the Division II region-al track and field meet, Satur-day, at Dayton Welcome Stadi-um.

If that sentence doesn’t makemuch sense, it only serves tohighlight the ridiculousness ofthe North College Hill senior’saccomplishments.

“It’s been pretty amazingwatching her grow into thisstrong individual that I actuallyhelped to make,” said NCH girlstrack coach and Jazmin’s moth-er Feliz Smith. “It’s just like,‘Wow.’ She’s become definitely

one of our leaders on the team.The kids look up to her. I’m defi-nitely very proud.”

Smith won individual titles inthe 100 hurdles and the 200-me-ter dash on her way to personal-ly racking up 31 team points forthe Lady Trojans – which wouldbe good for sixth place in theteam standings by herself. Otta-wa-Glandorf won the girls teamtitle with 63 points. NCH fin-ished fifth with 37.

The top four finishers in eachevent advance to the Division IIstate meet, June 5-6, at JesseOwens Memorial Stadium inColumbus.

Smith moved on in fourevents and is making her fourthstraight appearance overall.

She was part of the Trojan state-championship 4x200 relay teamin 2012, and she won the 100 hur-dles last year.

“I want to reclaim my title (inthe hurdles), and in the 200, Iwant to get first, but if not, atleast top three,” said JazminSmith, who will be running forBall State University next year.

Dayton Dunbar blew awaythe field in the boys team stand-ings. Roger Bacon was the toplocal team, finishing eighth.There were plenty of Cincinnatistate qualifiers though. Amongthe highlights:

» Roger Bacon sophomoreSam Johnstone put on a clinic intactical running during histhird-place finish in the 1,600.

“There’s two ways you canrun a race,” he explained after-ward. “You can run for pace orplace. I wanted to run forplace.”

That meant establishinghimself early in the race withinthe magical state-bound topfour.

“I stayed as close as I could tofourth and gave it all I had to getto state,” Johnstone said.

» Forgive the North CollegeHill boys 4x100 relay of AdrianWard, Meki Sams, CourtneyWoodward and JuJuan Linzyfor not celebrating its personal-best time of 44.11. It landedthem in fifth place, one hun-dredth of a second out of a tripto state.

Smith puts on a show for NCH track teamBen [email protected]

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North College Hill’s Jazmin Smith isreturning for her fourth straightappearance at the state track meet.

2B • HILLTOP PRESS • JUNE 3, 2015 LIFE

SPRINGFIELD TWP. — In theeighth grade, St. Xavier HighSchool junior Andrew Niehausdecided on tennis. It wasn’t allthat difficult for him to deter-mine. Time has told him that.

He’s been the Bombers’ topsingles man the last two yearsand a Division I state singlesqualifier during that span. Inboth appearances, Niehaus hasexited in the first round. Thisseason, he lost to the defendingDivision I state singles champi-on, Cleveland St. Ignatius’ Na-than Griffin, in straight sets.

His road to the racquet wasled, in part, by his older sister,Sandy, a sophomore on OhioState University’s tennis teamand a former state champion atMount Notre Dame HighSchool.

“Probably when I was 5-6(years old) maybe,” Niehaussaid of when he started swing-ing. “My mom played tennisand my sister plays and I guessthey made me pick up the rac-quet.”

Longtime St. X coach RussKing said Niehaus had the pedi-gree and attributes they want ina tennis player at St. X.

“He’s a gritty kid. He justgets that ball back,” King de-scribed Niehaus. “He’s the kindof tough kid that gets to the balland keeps it in play. He’s not abig kid or particularly strong. Ilike that style of play. Youngkids all want to hit the ball ashard as they can. At the end ofthe day, the guy’s that win arethe guys that can consistentlyget the ball back.”

Niehaus, who picked tennisover baseball, said when he’splaying he’s focused on each

point, and not much else. “I’m just competitive. I like

having full control of thematch,” Niehaus said.

King thinks Niehaus can im-prove going into his senior sea-son, as well.

“One of the (other) coachessaid to me, ‘I can’t believe theshots he (Andrew) gets to,’ be-cause he’s not really that fast,”King said. “The (tennis) proto-type is the 6-foot-2 guy withlong arms and a 120 mile-an-hour serve … when you beat(that guy), it’s a good day. Theyjust can’t believe they’re losingto this guy.”

King said in the area, and atstate, there are many talentedseniors who won’t be aroundnext year.

“I’m hoping for Andrew toreally improve a lot next year,”said King. “He’s got a much bet-ter work ethic, he’s a court rat.That’s just the way he is. He justlikes to (be out there). He’s not akid I have to force to practice.”

Bombers’Niehaus hastennis pedigreeAdam [email protected]

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St. Xavier junior Andrew Niehausrips a backhand in the first round ofthe OHSAA Division I statetournament May 29 at Ohio State.

Baseball

» La Salle scored two runsin the bottom of the ninth in-ning to beat Hamilton 5-4 in aDivision I district final May 23at Western Hills. Senior Antho-ny Bell was 3-for-5 and tworuns scored. Nigel Williamsdrove in two runs for the Lanc-ers.

The La Salle Lancers lost toMason 2-1 May 28 at MargeSchott Stadium May 28 in theregional semifinal.

Boys lacrosse» On May 27 in a Division I

regional semifinal, St. Xavierdefeated Loveland 16-2.

St. Xavier downed Moeller16-5 in the regional final onMay 30 to book another tripback to state.

Volleyball» Roger Bacon fell in a five-

set thriller 25-16, 25-21, 28-30,17-25, 15-12 to St. Francis De-Sales in a Division II statesemifinal May 30 at CapitalUniversity.

» St. Xavier lost to HilliardDarby 25-16, 13-25, 15-25, 25-21,15-10 in a Division I state quar-terfinal May 30 at Capital Uni-versity.

Girls track and field» Winton Woods sophomore

Brianna Richard is headedback to state after finishingthird (18’4”) in the long jump atthe Division I regional meet inDayton May 29. Richardmissed qualifying to state inthe 100 and 200 meters by onespot in each race.

» Mount Healthy freshmanKayela Houston qualified forthe state meet in long jump.She took second with a jump of18 feet, 4.25 inches.

» Finneytown senior Yashi-ra Rhymer-Stuart won a re-gional title in the high jump(5’4”) at the Division II region-al meet May 30 in Dayton.

» North College Hill fin-ished fifth as a team at the Di-vision II regional meet in Day-ton May 30. Senior JazminSmith won regional champion-

ships in 100 hurdles (14.61) andthe 200 meters (25.52). Smith isalso headed back to state in the100 meters (12.68). The Tro-jans’ 4x400 relay team (Lind-sey, Jones, Johnson, Smith)placed fourth to qualify forstate. Junior Janae Blalockmissed making state by twospots in the long jump.

Boys track and field

» St. Xavier’s ConnerStelljes won a regional cham-pionship in the shot put with athrow of 56’10” May 29 at Day-ton. Joining Stelljes at state forthe Bombers will be seniorBrad Eagan who took second inthe 1,600 meters (4:21.50).

» Winton Woods’ 4x100 re-lay is going back to state afterfinishing second in a time of42.04 at the Division I regionalmeet May 29 at Dayton.

» North College Hill’s 4x100relay team missed makingstate by one spot at the Divi-sion II regional meet May 30.

» At the Division II regionalmeet May 30 in Dayton, RogerBacon junior Jordan Williamswon a regional title in the longjump (22’6.50”) and missedqualifying to state in the highjump by one spot. SophomoreSam Johnstone qualified tostate with third place in the1,600 meters (4:24.75).

» La Salle senior JordanThompson qualified to statewith second place in shot put(56’4.25”) and fourth place indiscus (150’5”) at the Division Iregional meet May 29 at Day-ton.

SHORT HOPS

JIM OSBORN/ FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mt. Healthy's Kayela Houston competes in the long jump at the Division I Regional Track Finals at WelcomeStadium in Dayton Friday, May 29.

Adam Baum and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

JIM OSBORN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

St. Xavier’s Connor Stelljes competes in the shot put at the Division Iregional meet at Welcome Stadium in Dayton May 29.

JIM OSBORN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

McAuley’s Sydney Lambert takes along jump at the DI meet.

Pete Minor father/childbasketball camp

The third-annual Pete Minor father/child basketball camp is designed toencourage dads and father figures aliketo take an active role in their child’s life,stressing the importance of spendingtime with them and participating in funactivities like playing basketball.

The one-day camp will promote thebasic fundamentals of basketball(shooting, ball handling, passing,defense, rebounding, and offensivemoves). All campers and their fatherfigures should wear comfortable cloth-ing so they can play ball.

Shannon Minor, Northern KentuckyUniversity and Greater CincinnatiBasketball Hall-of-Famer, developedthis camp in memory of his father, PeteMinor, who lost his life in April 2011.

Pete was an excellent husband,father, grandfather, coach and friendwho instilled discipline, work ethic anda positive attitude to everyone he met.Pete enjoyed sports and working/playing with children as well as helpingothers who were less fortunate. Manyof Shannon’s favorite memories are ofthe hours he spent on the court withPete rebounding for him. Shannondesigned this camp in hopes that morefather figures will enthusiasticallyparticipate in their kid’s life creatingmemories and experiences, similar tothe ones Shannon has of his dad, theycould treasure for a lifetime.

All campers and their father figurewill receive a t-shirt and dinner. Addi-tionally campers will take home abasketball and a photo of them withtheir father figure. Father figures willhave a Q and A session with a well-known former college basketball playeror college coach. Raffle tickets will beavailable for purchase.

All proceeds of the Second AnnualPete Minor Father/Child BasketballCamp are generously being donated toKicks For Kids. Thus furthering Shannonand Pete’s desire for strong familybonds and helping the less fortunate.

Camp is taking place 3-7 p.m. onSaturday, June 20, at the Friar’s Club inCincinnati. Admission is $60 for onefather figure and one child; additionalchildren cost $25 each; price includesdinner. For more information about thebasketball camp, please contact Chris-

tine Sebastian at 859-331-8484 [email protected]. Toregister on-line please go towww.pmbball.eventzill.net.

NCH basketball camp » Coach and camp director Shannon

Minor, NCH assistant coaches and NCHbasketball players will have a basketballcamp 9 a.m. to noon Monday, June 8,to Thursday, June 11, at North CollegeHill High School Gymnasium (2 Gyms).

For students entering secondthrough ninth grade. Cost is $40 (cashor check), with checks payable to: NCHBoys Basketball. Mail check to NorthCollege Hill High School, 1620 W.Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45239.

Each camper will receive a campT-shirt. Concession stand will be avail-able to purchase food and drinks.Questions Call 728-4783 or email [email protected].

NFL Alumni Heroes bringyouth camps

» The 2015 NFL Alumni AssociationYouth Football Camps will offer safe,non-contact instruction that helpscampers develop athletic skills and lifeskills through football

There are two program optionswithin each camp location.

The Comprehensive Skills Camp is fornewcomers ages 6-14 or kids. TheAccelerated Skills Camp is for teamexperienced players ages 9-14. Five-daycamps begin at $235 for the week. Bothfive-day, half-day and five-day, full-daylocations are available. To register, visitwww.NFLAlumniFootball.com or call312-226-0002.

Summer camp schedule:

Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24,8:30-11:30 a.m.

» Ignition Athletic Performance, 846Reading Road.

» Western Hills University HighSchool, 2144 Ferguson Road.

Monday July 27 - Friday July 31,8:30-11:30 a.m.

» St. Xavier High School, 600 W.North Bend Road.

» Miami Valley Christian Academy,6830 School St.

Visit www.NFLAlumniFootball.comfor more information.

SIDELINES

JUNE 3, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • 3BLIFE

This is the time ofyear when many peoplebegin home improve-ment projects but, de-pending on the size of thejob, it’s important torealize you first need toget a building permit.

Robin Short, of ForestPark, says she thoughther contractor had ob-tained the proper per-mits before beginningrepairs to her house.Short bought her housesix years ago and onlyrecently learned two sunroom additions had notbeen built according to

the city’sbuildingcode.

So,Shorthired acontractorand saysshe toldhim, “Getpermits,and re-

modify the two rooms tobring everything up tocode – the electrical,roofing, everything up tocode.”

The contractor beganwork a year ago and

Short says, “He wastelling me, as the workwas proceeding, thebuilding inspector hadbeen over to inspect it.”So, she continued payingthe contractor for thework.

Short says at somepoint she talked with theForest Park buildinginspector and wasshocked to learn nothingwas up to code. Problemsincluded no moisturebarrier behind the sid-ing, and roof framingand shingles not installedaccording to plan.

In all, she says, shehad paid the contractormore than $18,000. Then,after talking with theinspector, she had to hirean electrician to proper-ly upgrade her electricalpanel at a cost of $1,700.

Short says she tried toget in touch with hercontractor but, “He won’tanswer my calls, hewon’t answer my emails.He did the work, but hejust did the work accord-ing to how he wanted todo it, when he wanted todo it and in his code.”

I was able to get in

touch with the contractorand was told he has beenin and out of the hospitalfor the past few months.He said he stopped workon that job because heran out of money.

Short says she didn’trealize it is the home-owner’s responsibility tomake sure a plan is sub-mitted and approved bythe building department,and a work permit isissued before any workcan begin. That’s an im-portant lesson for every-one.

Always make sure

your contract calls forthe firm to draw up plansand get them approved.Don’t let any work beginuntil a work permit isposted on the job site.Check with the buildingdepartment as the workprogresses to make sureit’s being done correctlybefore you make anypayments to the contrac-tor.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Permits required for home improvements

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

The popular Books bythe Banks Book Festival isseeking talented authorsand illustrators for theOctober event

The Books by theBanks Book Festival hasattracted all-star authorssuch as Gillian Flynn(”Gone Girl”), R.J. Palacio(”Wonder”), Marc Brown(the “Arthur” series), andmany more throughout itsnine-year history. Nowthe festival is searchingfor the next round of writ-ers and illustrators to jointhe 2015 lineup.

Participants are askedto complete an applicationto appear in this year’sBooks by the Banks BookFestival, set for 10 a.m.-4p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, atthe Duke Energy Conven-tion Center in downtownCincinnati. The deadlineto apply is June 30. Due tofunding, seating, andscheduling limitations,the selection process ishighly competitive.

To be considered,books must have an ISBNand a bar code. They mustalso be available to Jo-seph-Beth Booksellersthrough regular distribu-tion procedures, which in-clude:

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In addition, books pub-lished between October2014 and October 2015 willreceive first considera-tion. For details on thesubmission process, visitwww.booksbythebank-s.org.

Complete the onlineform and submit a head-shot or publicity photo,book cover and press kit.

Send, or have your publi-cist send, a copy of a fin-ished book or advancedreader copy, and a printedcopy of email confirma-tion to:

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Books by the Banksseeks authors for festival

The Cincinnati Tool-Bank Board of Directorselects new board presi-dent, Doug Brauch,Scripps Networks Inter-active Inc., and new vicepresident, Melissa John-son, Port of Greater Cin-cinnati Development Au-thority.

“I truly feel ToolBankis an incredible place forgrowth and sustainabili-ty and I look forward toleading an incrediblegroup of directors andthe organization to thenext level,” Brauch, afounding ToolBankboard member and for-mer vice president, said.

Johnson has been aboard member since Au-

gust 2013 and is an instru-mental member of theToolBank DevelopmentCommittee.

In June 2014, Brauchlaunched the first annualBanking on Our Commu-nity volunteer event topartner local banks withfour of the ToolBank’snonprofit member agen-cies for a day of service.

Johnson will be lead-ing the way with a similarToolBank volunteerevent this summer calledBuilding on Our Commu-nity which will connectlocal contractors and lo-cal nonprofit agencies.

The Cincinnati Com-munity ToolBank is anonprofit tool lending

program that servescharitable organizationsby putting high-qualitytools in the hands of thevolunteers who are plant-ing trees, repairing sen-iors’ roofs, landscapingpublic spaces, and more,guaranteeing that everyvolunteer is equippedwith the tools they needto get the job done.

The Cincinnati Tool-Bank is accepting dona-tions to help fund the toollending program.

For more informationabout the CincinnatiToolBank or how you cansupport its communityefforts, please call KatPepmeyer at 513-246-0015.

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The mission of ITNGCis to provide seniors (60-and-older) and visuallyimpaired adults (18-and-older) with a 24/7 trans-portation resource that is“arm-through-arm, door-through-door, go whereyou want to go when youwant to go.” This model

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One rider says that“ITN has given her herlife back.” Volunteerdrivers are needed tocontinue providing thisgreat service. This is oneof the most gratifyingvolunteer positions be-cause people are sothankful for the help andvolunteers work directly

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FOREST PARK11764 Elkwood Drive: Preston,Ronald R. to Wells Fargo Fi-nancial Ohio 1 Inc.; $40,000.

893 Glasgow Drive: Stevenson,Miyako to Integrity HomeRentals Ll; $35,000.

1791 Kemper Road: U.S. Bank NAto CR Properties 2015, LLC;$23,100.

1560 Ottercreek Drive: Williams,Danny & Gwendolyn to Tom-linson, Lloyd Jr. & Harlita R.;$158,500.

MOUNT AIRY5026 Colerain Ave.: EH Pooled114 LP to Guzman, Queenie DelValle & Luis E. Avila Martinez;$11,025.

5774 Colerain Ave.: Kattine,Robert V. & Mary F. to Hagen,John A.; $48,000.

NORTH COLLEGE HILL8376 Carrol Ave.: Kilpatrick,Charlotte M. to Scott, Robyn L.;$99,200.

1541 Southridge Lane: The Bankof New York Mellon Tr. to JTJReal Estate Managemen LLC;$48,369.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

9772 Arvin Ave.: Wells FargoBank NA to Evans, Marva A.;$34,900.

369 Bonham Road: Boehmer,Scott T. & Amanda B. Brinkmeierto Sause, Stephen T. & Devin N.Berling; $137,200.

12143 Brookway Drive: Kinebrew,

John & Denise to CitimortgageInc.; $150,000.

6381 Golfway Drive: Webb,Margaret A. to Webb, MargaretA.; $77,000.

6581 Golfway Drive: Bruns, PhilipE. to Blueacres Partners LLC;$48,000.

8417 Mockingbird Lane: Coil,Allison S. & Nathen L. Sellers toNeuscheler, Philip; $98,000.

9148 Montoro Drive: U.S. BankNA Tr. to VBOH Annex LLC;$40,500.

785 North Hill Lane: SharefaxCredit Union Inc. to GunkelProperty Group LLC; $52,200.

6541 Ridgefield Drive: Fort,Rebecca A. to Bank of AmericaNA; $38,000.

7471 Ross Ave.: Reynolds, DonaldTr. to Miller, Martess; $20,000.

1021 Sherman Terrace: BayviewLoan Servicing LLC to Salem,Mariam & Fahed R.; $25,000.

861 Southmeadow Circle: Rich-ardson, Jarrod E. to Rainey, K.Allen & Ann D.; $93,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The Cincinnati Horti-cultural Society recentlypresented the majorawards for the 2015 Flow-er Show.

The awards were spon-sored by Tiffany & Com-pany. Dr. Frank Welsh,past Chairman of theBoard of the CHS waschair person of the Judg-ing. The Special Awards

are selected from theGold Medal winners.

Best in Show -HorticulturalPavilions

Lisa Gross, Going toPot, Witte Landscape Spe-cialists Inc. & NorthgateGreenhouse, Inc.

Title: “Findlay Market

– A Cincinnati Treasure”

The AmericanHorticultural SocietyEnvironmentalAward

The American Horti-cultural Society Environ-mental Award is present-ed for an exhibit of horti-cultural excellence whichbest demonstrates thebond between horticul-ture and the environmentand inspires the viewer tobeautify home and com-munity through skillfuldesign and appropriateplant material.”

Mark Deacon, Cincin-nati State Technical &Community College

Title: Birds, Bees, But-terflies & Bugs

Chicago HorticuluralSociety FlowerShow Medal

An exhibit showingoutstanding horticulturalskill and knowledge, MikeHolscher, Holscher Hack-man Garden Center for“Rolling on the River.”

CincinnatiHorticultural SocietyAward - ProfessionalCategory

Outstanding horticul-tural achievement by aGold Medal Winner, KentFulmer, Fulmer’s Land-scaping, Title: “Garlandof the Queen City.”

The PennsylvaniaHorticultural SocietyDistinguishedGarden Award

Recognizing the gar-den with the most distinc-tive display, Kevin O’Dell,Tracy Meade and RoseBohan, Kendrick & O’DellLandscaping, Title: “Cele-brating a Cincinnati CityGarden.”

Mayor’s Award“Awarded to the exhib-

it that bests expresses theshow theme,” “CelebrateCincinnati,” Lisa Gross,Going To Pot, Witte Land-scape Specialists Inc. &Northgate GreenhousesInc., Title: “Findlay Mar-ket – A Cincinnati Trea-sure.”

Cincinnati ParkDepartment Award

Awarded to the exhibitwith the most outstandingdisplay of forced plantmaterial, Susan Rahn, A.J.Rahn Greenhouses, Title:“One Hundred Twenty-Five Years.”

City of CovingtonUrban GardeningAward

Awarded to the exhibitwhich best exemplifiescreative urban garden-ing, Rose Seeger and Bry-na Bass, Green City Re-sources/RothenbergSchool Rooftop Garden,Title: “Green Roofs forLearning.”

Special JudgesCommenation

Awarded for excel-lence in Horticulture, JeffPayne, ArchitecturalLandscape Design, Inc.,Title: Dwarf Conifer Col-lection.


Awarded for excel-lence in Horticulture

Ammon Outdoor De-sign, Title: “The NorthWoods – PrehistoricTimes.”

CincinnatiHorticultural Society“Best of Show inDramatic TableSetting”

Amy Montgomery,Green’s Flower Shoppe,Title: “Sentinels in Sto-ne….The gargoyles andgrotesques of the OhioRiver Valley.”

The Edyth LindnerAward

Awarded to the exhibitthat displays the most har-monious color scheme offlowers and accessorieswithin a Dramatic TableSetting tablescape, DaleKabbes and Cindy Pan-ning, Dale’s Designs andFloral.

Title: “The Heart ofCincinnati”

The Molly KinedinstAward

Awarded to a noviceexhibitor who receives aGold or Silver awardwhose exhibit is a celebra-tion of imagination andcreativity.

Macy’s – FountainPlace: Malinda Legg, Re-becca Staley, Karen Guet-le, Erica Winchester,Evan Powers, Sheryll Mc-Closkey.


Awarded for Outstand-ing Representation of theShow Theme “CelebrateCincinnati,” Cathy Krein-er, Village Pantry Cater-ing & RSVP Event Center.

Best of Show inContainer Gardens

Beth Maddux, DelhiFlower & Garden Center,Title: “Cincinnati Fairy.”

CincinnatiHorticultural SocietyAward in CreativeContainers

Awarded for the mostoriginal and creative de-sign based on interpreta-tion of the title and catego-ry criteria, Jan Anderson,Herbs & Such Enthusi-asts, Title: “CincinnatiSampler.”

Best of Show inWindow Boxes -Profesional

Linda Raines, The OldeGarden Shack Title:“Fireworks Celebration.”

Best of Show inWindow Boxes -Amateur.

Western Hills GardenClub, Carole Jones, AudreGoodwin, Gay Isaacs &Dottie Lutz.

Title: “Crusin’ Downthe River”

Gold Medal Winnersin the HorticulturalPavilions

Fullmer’s Landscap-ing, “Garland of theQueen City.”

Jeff Payne, Architec-tural Landscape Design,“Dwarf Conifer Collec-tion.”

Kendrick & O’Dell,“Celebrating a CincinnatiCity Garden.”

A. J. Rahn Green-houses’ “One HundredTwenty-Five Years.”

Going to Pot – LisaGross/Witte landscaping –Northgate Greenhouses.

“Findlay Market – ACincinnati Treasurer.”

Ammon Outdoor De-sign, “The North Woods –Prehistoric Times.”

Holscher HackmanGarden Center, “Rolling

on the River.”

Gold MedialWinners inContainers

Beth Harnist - Adopt-a-Plant

Beth Maddux - DelhiGarden Center

Gold Medal Winnersin Dramatic TableSettings

Dale Kabbes, Cindy-Panning Dale’s Designsand Florals

Macy’s Fountain Place– Malinda Legg, RebeccaStaley, Karen Guetle, Eri-ca Winchester & EvanPowers

Adam Wissel- Persim-mon Lane Interiors

Cathy Kreiner VillagePantry Catering

Amy Montgomery -Green’s Flower Shoppe

Merret Collister, Don-na Hojnoski, Arleen Hoe-weler, Jennifer Moriarty,Kendra Black, & SarahZwaly- Cincinnati An-tiques Festival-

Victoria Wenstrup -Amelia Florist Wine andGift Shop

Robin Buop, DebbieRobbins, Nancy McCli-mans - Botanica

Gold Medal Winnersin Window Boxes

Susan Sturgeon andJen Engel-Conley

Western Hills GardenGlub – Carol Jones, AudreGoodwin, Gay Isaacs,Dottie Lutz

Felicia DeRita Hueber- Pipkins Market

Karen Zanger, SteveRock - 500 Gardens inMadisonville

Diane Schill Holscher-Holscher Hackman Gar-den Center

Laura Ferkinhoff -Olde Garden Shack

Linda Raines - GardenPath Landscaping

Felicia DeRita Hueber,Carrie Brodie -ShineYogaStudio

Flower show award winners namedby Cincinnati Horticultural Society

MARIE HUENEFELD

Holscher Hackman winner of the Chicago Horticultural SocietyFlower Show Medal winners for an exhibit showingoutstanding horticultural skill and knowledge are HackmanGarden Center’s Kimberly Rife, Michael Holscher and LauraSchroeder.

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

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,

Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

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 II

11am Holy Eucharist IIChild 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

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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

CE-1001847372-01

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

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

JUNE 3, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • 5BLIFE

Dale AnthonyDale Michael Anthony, 61,

of Mount Healthy died April5. He worked with Citizenson Patrol in Colerain Town-ship and Springfield Town-ship, member of the HarleyHogg in Fairfield and South-ern Ohio Dog and GameReserve.

Survived by brother Mark(Tammy) Anthony; niecesMeghan Tonnis and MichelleSchweickart; numerousaunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation was at Neid-hard-Young Funeral Home.Mass of Christian Burial atCorpus Christi Church, burialfollowed at Arlington Me-morial Gardens;

Memorials to CorpusChristi Church, 2014 Spring-dale Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45251.

Brandon EarlyBrandon Joseph Early, 33,

died April 30.Survived by parents Mi-

chael and Marcia (nee Whit-ton) Early; brothers Sean andRyan Early; aunts/unclesMike (Linda) Whitton, Jackie(Frank) Musser, Penny (Gar-ry) Back, Sharon (late Ron)Whitton, Jan Burtar, Sharon(Jeff) Riddaugh, SusanShifflet and Bev Early; manyfamily and friends.

Visitation and servicewere at Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home, Mt. Healthy.

Paul Allen FernbachPaul Allen Fernbach, died

recently. He was employedas an iron worker at IronWorkers Local 44 for 34years retiring in 2006.

Survived by wife Pamela L.(nee Boggs) Fernbach; chil-dren Alyssa Marie (Marc)Longworth and Christina M.Fernbach; grandchildrenLanden A. Longworth andHailee Marie Longworth;siblings E. Dennis (Paula)Fernbach and Karen Farmer;several nieces, nephews, theEspel and Boggs Familiesand many close friends.

Preceded in death byparents Elbert E. and MarieRose (nee Espel) Fernbach;brothers James and WilliamFernbach.

Visitation and Mass ofChristian Burial were May 8at St. John the BaptistChurch. Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home served thefamily.

Memorials to Veterans ofForeign Wars, 406 W. 34thSt., Kansas City, MO 64111.

Mildred M. GatesMildred M. (nee Berauer)

Gates, 83, died April 8.Survived by husband Harry

L. Gates; children Leslie(John) Sizemore, Gary Gates,Jody Gates, and Randy(Janis) Gates; eight grand-children; several great-grandchildren; siblings NorbBerauer and Carol Beer-mann.

Preceded in death bysisters Ruth Meiners andDorothy Zeek.

Private services were atthe convenience of thefamily. Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home, MountHealthy served the family.

Memorials to The Leuke-mia & Lymphoma Society,P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA01202.

Eleanor M. KistEleanor M. (nee Fischer)

Kist, 92, died April 19. Shewas a beautician for 33 yearsand a member of the GoGoGrandmother’s Club, Seniorsat St. Clare and North Col-lege Hill Seniors.

Survived by children Rita(Reg) Arthur, Ralph (Sue)Kist and Paul Kist; fivegrandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death byhusband August Kist; sisterMarcella Kist.

Visitation and Mass ofChristian Burial were April24 at St. Margaret Mary

Church. Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home served thefamily.

Memorials to the Ever-green Employee HolidayFund, c/o Evergreen/Well-spring, 230 W. GalbraithRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio45215. Burial was in Arling-ton Memorial Gardens, Mt.Healthy.

Catherine J. KleineKreutzmann

Catherine J. Kleine Kreutz-mann, 94, died April 22,

Survived by children Carol(Martin) Poe and Darrel(Pam) White; grandchildrenLeslie (Deano) Hasson, Steve(Eva) Barnes, Brian Whiteand Andrew White; great-grandchildren Garrett,Hannah, and Christopher;several nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death byhusband Frank F. KleineKreutzmann.

Visitation was April 28 atNeidhard-Young FuneralHome, with a gravesideservice immediately follow-ing at St. Mary CatholicCemetery.

Evelyn M. NieporteEvelyn M. (nee Eyer)

Nieporte, 89, of ColerainTownship died April 6.

Survived by childrenDarleen (John) Knapp,Clifford (Karen) Nieporte,Dean (Connie) Nieporte andChris (Dave) Bock; grand-children Jason, Joshua (Don-na), Amy (Joey) Eichorn,Emily (Nick) Barnes, Julie,Deana (Ryan) Maynus, Laura(Joe) Maurits, Leah andErica; great-grandchildrenLydia, Elise, Sawyer, Emme-line, Evelyn, Serenity, Con-nor, Kyle, Elaina and Lexi.

Preceded in death byhusband Clifford Nieporte.

Visitation and funeralservice were at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home.

Memorials to charity ofone’s choice.

Marguerite G. PickMarguerite G. (nee Herbe)

Pick, 91, died April 11. Shewas a long time member ofSt. Margaret Mary Church.

Survived by childrenMarguerite (George) Mertz,David J. (Deborah) Pick,Patricia Pick Mertz andStephanie Pick; numerousgrandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothersand four sisters.

Preceded in death byhusband David “C.J.” Pick.

Visitation and Mass wereApril 17 at St. Margaret MaryChurch. Neidhard-YoungFuneral Home, Mt. Healthyserved the family.

Memorials to charity ofone’s choice

Esther M. SchmidtEsther M. (nee Burwinkel)

Schmidt, 84, died April 27.Survived by children Kathy

(Bill) Kennedy and JoanGory; grandchildren Theresa(Patrick) Clark, Diana Potterand Tim Gory; great-grand-child Aubrey Clark.

Preceded in death byhusband of 60 years Paul F.Schmidt.

Visitation and funeralservices were May 1 at Neid-hard-Young Funeral Home.

Memorials to St. RitaSchool for the Deaf or Hos-pice of Southwest Ohio.

Jeanette M. StreetJeanette M. (nee How-

land) Street, 54 of ColerainTownship died April 22.

Survived by husband LynnStreet; children StephenReifenberger, Charm Streetand Brandon Street; step-children Sandra Street,Sheila Sumner, Sylvia Stevensand Michael Tolston; onegrandchild; numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblingsJames Howland Jr. andPatricia Dick.

Visitation and funeralservice were at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home.

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAbduction5500 block of Colerain Ave.,April 26.

Aggravated robbery1600 block of Cedar Ave., April26.

5500 block of Belmont Ave.,April 28.

Assault5800 block of Hamilton Ave.,May 2.

5800 block of Shadymist Lane,April 28.

Breaking and entering1500 block of W. North BendRoad, April 24.

Burglary1100 block of Groesbeck Road,April 30.

2600 block of Fairhill Drive, April29.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,May 2.

5400 block of Hamilton Ave.,April 30.

Criminal damaging/endangering1100 block of Cedar Ave., April28.

1900 block of Savannah WayApril 29.

6100 block of Argus Road, April28.

6200 block of Banning Road,April 27.

Domestic violence4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,April 28.

Felonious assault4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,April 22.

Menacing1500 block of Marlowe Ave.,April 27.

Taking the identity ofanother2700 block of Robers Ave., April30.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,April 30.

Theft5500 block of Colerain Ave., May3.

1300 block of Cedar Ave., April30.

1500 block of Wittekind Terrace,April 30.

1700 block of Llanfair Ave., April28.




5400 block of Bahama Terrace,April 27.

5400 block of Ruddy Court, April30.

5800 block of Hamilton Ave.,May 3.

6000 block of Oakwood Ave.,May 3.

6400 block of Cary Ave., April 27.800 block of W. North BendRoad, April 29.

FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported on 1200 block of W.Kemper Road, April 15.

BurglaryReported and jewelry andelectronics valued at $5,200removed from 900 block ofHolderness Lane, April 16.

Criminal damagingReported on 700 block of Cas-cade Road, April 13.

Reported on 2200 block ofReliance Drive, April 15.

DomesticReported on Versailles, April 17.TheftAC units valued at $20,000removed from 11000 block ofKempersprings, April 14.

$20 removed from 2000 block ofCrest Road, April 13.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 2100 block of RobiconPlace, April 13.

Wallet and contents removed1200 block of W. Kemper Road,Jan. 1.

GPS removed from 2200 block ofRobinson Place, April 13.

MOUNT HEALTHYIncidents/investigationsIdentity theftReported on 7300 block ofRoettele Place, Feb. 5.

TheftLicense plate removed fromvehicle at 1700 block of Lake-noll Drive, Feb. 4.

Reported on 7600 block ofHamilton Ave., Feb. 6.

Reported on Hamilton Ave., Feb.11.

Tag of vehicle removed fromvehicle at 1400 block of Kinney,Feb. 17.

NORTH COLLEGE HILLIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 1700 block of Dallas,April 21.

BurglaryReported at 6400 block ofSimpson, April 22.

Reported at 8000 block of DalyRoad, April 22.

Criminal damagingReported at 2000 block ofSundale Ave., April 22.

Reported at 1300 block of W.Galbraith Road, April 22.

TheftReported at 6900 block ofShamrock Ave., April 21.

Reported at 6600 block ofHamilton Ave., April 21.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIP

Incidents/investigationsAssaultReported on 200 block of Bon-ham Road, March 17.

Reported on Hamilton andWalden Glen, March 18.

Reported on 2000 block ofWindmill Way, March 21.

Breaking and enteringReported on 9200 block of DalyRoad, March 22.

BurglaryReported at 9700 block ofWoodmill Court, March 14.

Golf clubs valued at $4,500removed from 6800 block ofWinton Road, March 16.

Game system, computer andcomputer valued at $1,400removed from 8700 block ofNeptune Drive, March 16.

Attempt made at 8600 block ofNeptune Drive, March 20.

Reported and rings, jersey,jacket removed from 9300block of Sherborn Drive, March23.

Criminal damagingWindshield damaged at 1300block of Woodland Ave., March23.

Vehicle damaged at 60 block ofCompton Road, March 25.

Reported on 6300 block of BettsAve., March 19.

Window of vehicle damaged atBanbury and Compton, March21.

Window damaged at 1000 blockof Wellspring, March 23.

DomesticReported on Lorelei Drive,March 15.

Reported on Newbrook Drive,March 17.

Identity theftReported on 9100 block ofCherryblossom, March 20.

Reported on 1100 block ofMadeleine Circle, March 16.

Reported on 1500 block ofAcreview Drive, Jan. 27.

Reported on 900 block of Ligo-rio Ave., Feb. 10.

Reported on 1800 block ofBluehill Drive, March 19.

Reported on 10000 block ofSpringrun Drive, March 23.

Misuse of credit cardReported on 7000 block of ViewPlace Drive, Feb. 1.

TheftReported on 9300 block ofWinton Road, March 24.

Reported items removed fromvehicle at 2200 block of Roxan-na Drive, March 20.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 8400 block of WintonRoad, March 22.

$40 removed from 8800 block ofDesoto, March 21.

$500 removed from 900 block ofHempstead Drive, March 13.

Merchandise valued at $21removed from 8000 block ofWinton Road, March 17.

Jewelry, leaf blower valued at$29,000 removed from 9400block of Beech Drive, March 10.

Credit card removed from 2100block of Broadhurst Ave.,March 23.

Weapon valued at $380 re-moved from 400 block ofDeanview Drive, Dec. 31.

Unauthorized use of a motor vehicleReported on Cottonwood Drive,March 19.

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