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INDIAN HILL — Students atIndian Hill Elementary Schoolare bringing creative thoughtto life. With a new 3-D printer,the students can visualize andcreate anything ranging fromthe Eiffel Tower to the Taj Ma-hal.

“We want to introduce stu-dents to design thinking,” saidMark Richardson, a technol-ogy facilitator for the school.“You can take a creative ideafrom your mind and get a realworld product.”

The school bought the 3-Dprinter last year through a do-nation from the Indian HillFoundation and the DorothyKoch Family Foundation. Theprinter cost about $1,500.

Students in the school’sComputer Club have primarilybeen using the printer, but Be-tsy Henning, a gifted interven-tion specialist at the school,said the printer is also being in-tegrated into Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math orSTEM programming.

“(It) teaches kids the idea ofscale and the precision ofmathematics,” Henning said.“It’s a great tool.”

Richardson said studentscan go to an online site that hasa variety of 3-D files. Once thedesign is input into the printer,

a plastic called ABS is fedthrough a nozzle that melts theplastic and slowly overlays theplastic layer by layer until a3-D image is created.

Items the students have cre-ated range from an owl to animage of President AbrahamLincoln’s face.

“I used it for a creation mymom wanted of the Taj Mahaland a basketball hoop for my-self,” said fourth-grader Pra-nav Rastogi, who is a memberof the school’s Computer Club.

Students have also used it

for creating practical items. Henning said one student’s

father was constantly losingchange, so the student createda coin holder for him using theprinter.

“We’re always looking forways to integrate technologyinto the classroom,” Henningsaid.

Richardson agreed.“You’re trying to mimic the

engineer’s design process,” hesaid. “instead of just writing asolution, students are design-ing it.”

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Among the items students have created using Indian Hill Elementary School's 3-D printer are a plastic model ofthe Eiffel Tower.

33--DD printerbrings creativity to life

By Forrest [email protected]


Mark Richardson, a technology facilitator at Indian Hill ElementarySchool, said the school's 3-D printer, shown at left, allows students totake an idea and create a solid image.

If you’re looking for a parkwith meticulously manicuredgrounds, drive past Radio RangePark in Indian Hill.

Just keep going if you like theorder that herbicides and chem-ical fertilizers impose on plants.

That’s because the Indian HillGarden Club and the village’sPublic Works Department haveteamed up to transform RadioRange Park on Indian Hill Roadinto a bee- and butterfly-friendlyhaven of prairie grass and wild-flowers.

It was the idea of the gardenclub, embraced by the village af-ter the club presented the planlast year.

“The plan included plantingprairie grass, the creation of ad-ditional walking paths, plantingvarious trees and butterfly-at-tracting plants, vernal pools, aboardwalk and other nature-preservation concepts,” IndianHill City Manager Dina Minnecisaid.

“The village was very recep-tive to this plan, as it met thepark’s vision and would be a ben-efit to the natural aesthetics ofthe area.”

Susan Brokaw is a member ofthe Indian Hill Garden Club.

“The Indian Hill Garden Clubhas gifted several thousand dol-lars raised through our annualCountry Market (in September,

when food made from the pro-duce of club members and localfarmers is sold) toward the im-provement and beautification ofthe Radio Range Park,” Brokawsaid.

“Most recently our effortshave included planting upwardof 5,000 daffodil bulbs with theassistance of the capable em-ployees of the Indian Hill main-tenance department.

“Future plans for expansionare currently under considera-tion by the club as the club iscommitted to this village pro-ject,” Brokaw said.

It will take several years forthe prairie grass to get estab-lished at Radio Range Park, butthere are hopes that aster, bapti-sia, coneflower, coreopsis, gold-enrod, liatris and penstemonflowers will push through thedirt by this summer.

“The beautiful end results ofthe Indian Hill Garden Club’sgenerous contributions towardthis project will be seen formany years to come and enjoyedby all those who visit the park,”Minneci said.

“The Village Council and staffare extremely grateful to the In-dian Hill Garden Club for its ini-tiative, commitment and contri-butions to the village’s park andgreen-area development.”

Want to know more about what ishappening in Indian Hill? Follow meon Twitter @jeannehouck.

JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Look for prairie grass and wildflowers at Radio Range Park.

Indian Hill parkgoes WILD

By Jeanne [email protected]

JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

This way to Radio Range Park off Indian Hill Road.

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La Soupe will be stay-ing in the Madeira TrainDepot at least until the end

of April.Madeira city council

approved extending thesublease agreement be-tween radio personalityBill Cunningham and LaSoupe owner SuzyDeYoung until April 30 aslong as all parties agreed.

DeYoung was at thecouncil meeting Jan. 12when the motion wasmade and said she ap-proved it. City ManagerTom Moeller said Feb. 9that Cunningham alsoagreed.

The city owns the depotand leases it to Cunning-ham. He ran his restau-rant, Root Beer Junction,out of it until it closed inNovember. He has sincebeen subleasing the prop-erty to DeYoung.

“It’s running greatright now, it’s doing itsthing and it’s doing itwell,” DeYoung said. Shehas been using the depotas a pickup location forher main restaurant inNewtown.

No food is made at theMadeira location.DeYoung said she does nothave the license to makefood there and changes

would need to be made tothe inside for her to.

“But I don’t want to puta lot of time into it if it isgoing to be gone in twomonths,” DeYoung said.Council approved thesublease through the endof January before themost recent extension.

Councilman Tom Ash-

more made the motion toextend it to April, insteadof a month-long extension.

The depot’s future isstill uncertain beyondApril. Cunningham stillhas the lease until 2018.The city is also looking fora leasing and propertymanagement agency tooversee the depot and the

historic houses, which willbe part of the MadeiraHistoric District if the or-dinance is approved bycouncil.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Madei-ra? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

La Soupe is staying in the depotthrough the end of April By Marika [email protected]

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La Soupe will be staying in the Madeira train depot until the end of April. La Soupe owner SuzyDeYoung is subleasing the depot from radio-personalty Bill Cunningham, who is leasing it fromthe city of Madeira.

Wenstrupannounces helpdesk hours

U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup’s Traveling HelpDesk will be at the Colum-bia Township Administra-tion Building, 5686 Ken-wood Road, from 9 a.m. to10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.26.

The Traveling HelpDesk is a monthly invita-tion for constituents tomeet one-on-one with amember of Wenstrup’sstaff. These meetings area good opportunity toshare opinions on legisla-tive issues or get assis-tance dealing with federalagencies, like the VA orSocial Security.

No appointments are

necessary. In addition tothese visits, constituentsare invited to call Wen-strup’s district office at513-474-7777 or contacthim at Wenstrup.House.gov to share concerns.

Mariemont Playersannounces ‘TunaDoes Vegas’

Mariemont Playerspresents “Tuna Does Ve-gas,” a comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears andJaston Williams, at theWalton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road(just east of Mariemont),March 6 through 22.

The lovable and eccen-tric characters from the“third smallest town inTexas” reunite as theytake a rambling romp inSin City. Oddball-conser-vative radio host ArlesStruvie announces on airthat he and his wife, Ber-tha Bumiller, are headingto Vegas to renew theirvows...but everyone in Tu-na goes along for the ride!

“Tuna Does Vegas” isdirected by Norma Niine-mets and produced byCathy Lutts and NormaNiinemets. Danny Daviesand Wayne Wright returnas your favorite charac-ters, plus some new char-acters too!

Performances will beat 8 p.m. March 6, March7, March 13, March 14 andMarch 20; at 2 p.m. March8 and March 22; at 7:30p.m. March 12 and March19; at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.March 15, and at 3 p.m.and 8 p.m. March 21.

For information or toorder tickets, call Betsy at513-684-1236 or order atmariemont players.com.All seats cost $20 each.

Goodwill hostsEarth Day recyclingdrive

This year will mark thecelebration of the OhioValley Goodwill’s secondannual Earth Day Elec-tronic Recycling Dona-tion Drive, 11a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, April 26, at all 29Goodwill Donation Cen-ters.

Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers,keyboards and other elec-tronic equipment duringthis one-day event andthis year, the goal is 60,000pounds from the GreaterCincinnati community.

Find out more at cin-cinnatigoodwill.org.

Mariemont Playershost producing,stage managementlecture

So what does a pro-ducer in community thea-ter really do since theydon’t put up the money?Do you think you have themakings of a great stagemanager but aren’t sure?Join two leaders experi-enced in these jobs as theyprovide their insights andtools on producing andstage managing in com-munity theater.

The program is 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. Saturday, March14, at Walton Creek Thea-tre, 4101 Walton CreekRoad.

Part lecture, part Q &A, a few stories and apacket of handouts willenlighten you on tworoles.

MPI is providing thisworkshop free for mem-bers of the group. If youare not a member, you canpurchase an annual mem-bership the day of theworkshop for $20.

MPI will offer otherworkshops throughoutthe year in a subject areasrelated to theater.

RSVP to Traci Taylor,membership chair, at [email protected] with yourname, phone number ande-mail address. Iincludeyour goal for attending sowe can make the most ofyour experience.

IHHS After Promfundraisingweekend March 6-7

Indian Hill HighSchool will host a week-end of fun events to raisemoney to support AfterProm.

On Friday, March 6, theIndian Hill community is

invited to Tomahawk Sta-dium to see the annualPowder Puff FootballGame as senior girls takeon the junior girls.

Halftime will featureperformances by stu-dents from Indian Hillprimary and elementaryschools, as well as a spe-cial routine by junior andsenior “cheerleaders.”

The Odd CouplesDance is Saturday, March7. This is where junior andsenior guys take theirmoms, and junior and sen-ior girls take their dadsout for a night of dancingand good times. If the par-ent isn’t available, the stu-dent is encouraged tobring another adult.

All proceeds from bothof these events benefit Af-ter Prom.

Montgomery ‘FinalFriday Flix‘ series

The Montgomery ArtsCommission invites areafamilies to join togetherfor a special screening ofthe original “Willy Wonka"movie at 7 p.m. Friday,Feb. 27, as part of Mont-gomery’s all-new FinalFriday Flix film series.

There will be an activ-ity for kids at 6 p.m.

Final Friday Flixmovies are shown at 7p.m. on the last Friday ofthe month, Januarythrough April, at Terwil-liger Lodge in Dulle Park,10530 Deerfield Road. Ad-mission is $5 and includesa box of popcorn.

March 27: “Big Night”(rated R for language).Featuring a special winetasting.

April 24: “Chef” (ratedR for language and sug-gestive situations). Localfood trucks on site!

Seating is limited andadvance purchase is re-quired. Few cash-onlytickets will be available atthe door. Tickets can bebought per film or for theentire series at montgo-meryohio.org.

For more informationabout the Final FridayFlix film series, call 891-2424.

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Cincinnati Country DaySchool is creating alegacy in glass.

Working closely withBrazee Street Studios in Oak-ley, students and staff arefashioning a mural that willadorn the main front entranceof the upper school.

“When (people) walk inthere will be a clear messagethat we celebrate art at Cincin-nati Country Day School,” saidHead of School Robert Macrae,who helped spearhead theproject along with 1986 gradu-

ate Sandra Gross.Gross, who is founder of

Brazee Street Studios, said thisis one of the largest scale pro-jects for a school she has done.

When completed the imagewill be made up of 1,224 tilesand when viewed as a wholewill read “Cincinnati CountryDay School.”

Cincinnati Country DaySchool students and staff fromeach grade are contributing tothe mural. More than 850 stu-dents and 100 staff are deco-rating tiles with the assistanceof instructors from BrazeeStreet Studios.

“To me it’s a gorgeous thing

for a (school) community tocome together,” Gross said,referring to the project.

Students are decorating thetiles with various designs andimages ranging from the ab-stract to their own initials.

Once the images on the tilesare fashioned in away the stu-dents and teachers want, theBrazee Street instructors willthen take the tiles to the studiowhere the tiles will then befired in a kiln.

The mural will be installedduring spring break and beready for the students upontheir return at the end ofMarch.


Chelsea Borgman, center, an instructor at Brazee Street Studios, assists Cincinnati Country Day School studentsRonan Bhati and Chloe Jurgensen, both of Indian Hill. Jurgensen is a prekindergartner while Bhati is in theMontessori program.


Cincinnati Country Day School sixth-graders Jalen Brooks, left, of WestChester, and Marsalis Reed, of Silverton, consider what image works beston their tiles.


Cincinnati Country Day School lower school art teacher Lauren Gilmore,left, admires a tile prepared by prekindergartner Alex Beck, of Maineville.


Cincinnati Country Day School seventh-grader Samuel Mota, left, ofFinneytown, and eighth-grader Aadhya Ramineni, of Amberley Village, addletters to their tiles.


Spanish teacher Angela Suarezreaches for a piece of glass.

Cincinnati Country Day School mural

A ‘GLASS’ ACTBy Forrest [email protected]


Junior Missy Dieckman-Meyer, ofAmelia, uses her first initial as animage for the tile.


French and Spanish teacherJeanette Hecker adds a finishingtouch to her iEiffel Tower image.


Cincinnati Country Day School Head of School Robert Macrae, left, andSandra Gross, founder of Brazee Street Studios, stand in the main entranceof the upper school where a glass mural consisting of more than 1,000 tileswill be installed this March.


Chelsea Borgman, left, , helpsprekindergartner Chloe Jurgensen,of Indian Hill, glue glass dots ontoher tile.


History teacher Eldrich Carrgained inspiration from hisfamily's initials in creating his tile.


Sixth-grader Tyler Compton, of Mt.Lookout, fashions a creative imageon his tile.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 26Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Making Montages with AmyBurton, 1-3 p.m. Weeklythrough March 19., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Create montage: single pictorialcomposition made by juxtapos-ing or superimposing manypictures or designs from ownglossy photographs. Ages 18 andup. $90. Registration required.561-6949; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. View and acquirefine, original oil paintings by 18local artists, ranging from animalportraiture to still lifes andlandscapes. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesAll About Chicken - Lunch andLearn with Ilene Ross, 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $40. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

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

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3:45p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing 26miles of Flying Pig marathon onyour Hog Log. Free. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Health / WellnessThe Emotionally Absent Moth-er, 10 a.m. to noon Weeklythrough April 2., MontgomeryCommunity Church, 11251 Mont-gomery Road, Six-week coursefor women who have missedmothering in their lives, whethertheir mother is deceased orliving. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. Presentedby Motherless Daughters Minis-try. 378-6028; www.motherless-daughtersministry.com. Montgo-mery.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Craft, 6 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Art OpeningsBarn Painters Exhibit, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Meet artists and viewfine, original oil paintings by 18local artists, ranging from animalportraiture to still lifes andlandscapes. Exhibit continuesthrough march 1. BenefitsWoman’s Art Club CulturalCenter. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartar

sauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sidesavailable for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; a lacarte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

FilmsFinal Friday Flix Film Series,7-10 p.m., Terwilliger’s Lodge,10520 Deerfield Road, $5. Reser-vations required. Presented byMontgomery Arts Commission.891-2424; www.montgomeryo-hio.org. Montgomery.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Contains adult language., Tem-ple Sholom, 3100 Longmeadow,Frisch Hall. Fast-paced show ofone-liners and physical gagsexamines communal world of1953 television comedy writing.Based on Simon’s own experi-ence as a writer for Sid Caesar’slegendary Your Show of Showsduring TV’s golden age of com-edy. Ages 18 and up. BenefitsTemple Sholom, Valley Interfaithand Tikva Center. Free. Dona-tions (cash or check) accepted, aswell as new clothing for chil-dren. Reservations recom-mended. 791-1330, ext. 105;www.eventbrite.com. AmberleyVillage.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 28Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Pizza with JoeWestfall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$20. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

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

FilmsCincinnati ReelAbilities FilmFestival Film Screening,1:30-3:30 p.m., Kenwood Thea-tre, 7815 Kenwood Road, JoinKevin Pearce for film screeningevent. Benefits Living Arrange-ments for the DevelopmentallyDisabled. $10. Presented byLiving Arrangements for theDevelopmentally Disabled.861-5233; www.cincyra.org.Kenwood.

Health / WellnessEthical Self Defense, 2:30-3:30p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776

Montgomery Road, $35 per classor $100 total for all sessions.Reservations required. Presentedby Master Jerome Cook. 237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.

Literary - LibrariesGeocaching: A Modern DayTreasure Hunt, 2-4 p.m., Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Gary Huntexplains what geocaching is andhow to use it to explore Cincin-nati. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Chip and the Munks, 11 a.m., 1p.m., UC Blue Ash College MuntzTheater, 9555 Plainfield Road,Muntz Theater. Touring nation-ally as a solo artist or with hisband â€œThe Munks,â€ ChipRichter’s performances are filledwith his gentle spirit, pleasantand winsome style, and anunmistakable connection withfamily audiences. $7. Presentedby ARTrageous Saturdays. 745-5705; ucblueash.edu/artrageous.Blue Ash.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Contains adult language., Tem-ple Sholom, Free. Donations(cash or check) accepted, as wellas new clothing for children.Reservations recommended.791-1330, ext. 105; www.event-brite.com. Amberley Village.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 2:30-4:30 p.m.Child-friendly version., TempleSholom, Free. Donations (cash orcheck) accepted, as well as newclothing for children. Reserva-tions recommended. 791-1330,ext. 105; www.eventbrite.com.Amberley Village.

MONDAY, MARCH 2Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Skills learned: knit, purl, cast on,knitting on circular needles, castoff, swatching, understandinggauge and stitch count andbeginning pattern reading. Ages20-93. $120 for six sessions.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Music - ClassicalLinton Music: The LegendaryLeon Fleisher Returns, 7:30p.m., Congregation Beth Adam,10001 Loveland-Madeira Road,Leon Fleisher, piano. JaimeLaredo, violin. Ida Kavafian,violin. Sharon Robinson, cello.Dwight Parry, oboe. $30. Pre-sented by Linton Music. 381-6868; lintonmusic.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sycamore

Senior Center, 4455 CarverWoods Drive, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies by insur-ance. Financial assistance avail-able to those who qualify.Registration required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diag-nostics. 585-8266. Blue Ash.

LecturesEntrpreneneur Speaker Series:Buddy LaRosa, 7-8 p.m., UCBlue Ash College Muntz Theater,9555 Plainfield Road, Founderand chairman emeritus of LaRo-sa’s Pizza, and his sons Mark andMichael, featured guests. BuddyLaRosa will talk about how hestarted his first pizzeria in 1954.Free. Registration recommend-ed. Presented by UC Blue AshCollege. 936-1632; www.uc-blueash.edu/ess. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticTom Stephenson, 6-10 p.m., TheVenue Cincinnati, 9980 KingsAutomall Drive, Free. 239-5009;www.thevenuecincinnati.com.Mason.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesParis in the Spring with Mari-lyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$65. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.


Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Art OpeningsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Landscapes of localfavorite beauty spots. Exhibitcontinues through March 28.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $10,$5 ages 6-10, free ages 5 andunder. Carry-out fish sandwich:

$5. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, $5-$10; a la carte optionsavailable. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org. Montgomery.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road, Comedy by EdHoward, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Art & Craft ClassesPainting Demonstration:Macy’s Arts Sampler, 2-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Watch members ofBrush and Palette Paintersdemonstrate painting tech-niques. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Landscapes oflocal favorite beauty spots.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsA Cupcake Affair with a Ken-yan Flair, 7-10 p.m., PeterloonEstate, 8605 Hopewell Road,African drums, entrees infusedwith flavors of Kenya, andselection of cupcakes. Silentauction features variety of itemsfrom Cincinnati and around theworld. Benefits SOTENI interna-tional. $100. Reservations re-quired. Presented by SOTENIInternational. 729-9932;www.soteni.org. Indian Hill.

A Time to Bloom: CMH Auc-tion, 7-11 p.m., RSVP EventCenter, 453 Wards Corner Road,Dancing, conversation, horsd’oeuvres and auction. Ages 18and up. Benefits Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. $50. Registration recom-mended. Presented by Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. 683-4757. Loveland.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Classic Risottowith Options with Joe West-fall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$20. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-

tique, $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.Through Dec. 14. 585-8266.Montgomery.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.


Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies by insur-ance. Financial assistance avail-able to those who qualify.Registration required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diag-nostics. 585-8266. Madisonville.

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Learn from Gary Hunt what geocaching is and how to use it to explore Cincinnati at“Geocaching: A Modern Day Treasure Hunt,” 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Loveland BranchLibrary, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland. This program is free. Call 369-4476; visitwww.cincinnatilibrary.org.

FEBRUARY 26, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A5NEWS

When I woke up this morn-ing, five more inches of snow

had fallen, mak-ing a total of 11inches in 48hours.

It had piledup at the baseof the kitchendoor again so Ihad to literallyshove the dooropen to let my-self out. Thetemperaturegauge read 9

below, so I knew it was a per-fect day for homemade beef

stew: Mary Helen’s classicbeef stew.

Mary Helen was my bestfriend, Carol Spry Vanover’sMom. When we were kids,Carol loved to eat at my housesince there were so many ofus and Mom would serve herLebanese food straight fromthe cast iron pot.

Conversely, I enjoyed go-ing to Carol’s house since thefood was presented elegantlyat the table with cloth napkinsand so much silverware Ididn’t know what fork to pickup when. Carol’s mom was themost gourmet cook around.

Little did I know that one ofher best creations, like thisstew, was quicker and easierthan some of my Mom’s Leba-nese offerings.

Can you help?Gotta get Goetta! Will you

share your favorite goettarecipes for an upcoming col-umn?

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Snowy days perfect for beef stew

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Mary Helen’s classic French beef oven stew

Even though I’ve made numerous versions of classic beef stew thatwere delicious, none were as quick as this and really, the taste of thisstew is outstanding.

Here’s the recipe with my adaptations. I used my Le Creuset ena-meled cast iron pot.

Just make sure your pot and lid are ovenproof.

2 pounds beef, cut in 1-1/2-inch cubes (I used a generous 2 poundsand bought stew beef already cut up)

2 medium onions, chopped, about 3 cups1 large clove garlic, minced - my addition which is optional (Mary

Helen did not add garlic)3 ribs celery, cut up4 medium carrots cut crosswise and then lengthwise1-1/4 cups tomato juice (I didn’t have any so used one can beef

broth mixed with 1 generous tablespoon tomato paste)1/3 cup quick/instant cooking tapiocaSalt and pepper to taste1/2 teaspoon dried basil2 medium red potatoes, chunked up (I used 3 Yukon gold)

Preheat oven to 300-325. Pour a thin film of oil in bottom of pot.Put beef in and then everything else except potatoes. Give it a stir.Cover and cook a total of 3-3/12 hours, until meat is tender but remem-ber to add potatoes during last hour of cooking. (I forgot to add pota-toes so cooked them separately and added to stew after it was done.)Good with mashed potatoes, too. If stew is too thick, add a bit of hotwater.

Tip from Rita: Stir some frozen, thawed peas in at the end.To cook in crockpot: 8-12 hours on low, 4-6 on high. Add potatoes

at beginning of cooking time.

Soothing lemon tea

Good for sore throats and colds or anytime you need a pick-me-up. Lemons are anti-viral, anti-bacterial and loaded with vitamin C forimmune system health. Honey is a traditional remedy for sore throats.

Stir together:

Juice of 1 lemon1 cup of very warm waterHoney to taste

Tip: Freeze lemons/limes whole.Just thaw, and you’ll get lots of juice.Indoor plant bonus: Natural humidifiersI over winter some tender herbs near my houseplants. I’ve learned

that indoor plants not only help put oxygen in the air during the day,they help humidify indoor air since plants release moisture throughtheir leaves. Houseplants also emit substances that suppress moldspores and bacteria.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site: www.communitypress.com

A publication of

Feb. 19 questionThe Ohio House recently

passed House Bill 7, which pro-hibits schools from using testscores from state assessmentswhen determining a student’sadvancement to the next gradelevel and granting of coursecredit. The bill also states thatschools are not permitted toshare individual student testscores to outside sources with-out consent from either thestudent or his or her parents. Isthis good legislation? Why orwhy not?

“It is outstanding legisla-tion. It strikes at the heart ofthe central government con-trol of our education in thiscountry. Eliminating the Fed-eral access to the kinds ofinformation requested inCommon Core testing affirmsthat the education of children

belongs in the hands of theparents, who have choice inwhat their children aretaught. We used to have whatwere called states rights thatdetermined the education,taxation and local regulation.People often chose to migrateto those states that they feltoffered the kind of opportuni-ties they wanted for them-selves and their children.’

D.B.

“Is this a good or bad bill? Idon't know, probably. What Ido know is that ever since wehave put so much emphasis on‘the test scores’ the overalleducation level has de-creased. We are forcing ourteachers to teach to the testand ignore actually teachingour kids how to learn or evenjust to have a desire to learn.All they get now is how tomemorize for the short term.If we ever hope to truly com-pete on the internationalstage, we may need to take astep or two back to the be-fore-the-test time of teach-ing.”

M. J. F.

Feb. 12 questionShould parents have the

right to decide whether to havetheir school-age children vacci-

nated, and if they decide not to,should the children be permit-ted to attend school? Why orwhy not?

“Normally, I am not a pro-ponent of allowing the gov-ernment to control so much ofour daily lives, however withthe issue around stupid peo-ple purposely deciding to nothave their children immu-nized, I have to make a largeexception.

“Absolutely no, parentsshould not have the right tochoose whether or not theirschool-age children are vacci-nated and a resounding yes,the government should notallow unvaccinated childrento attend school, in fact, theyshouldn't be allowed outsidetheir homes.

“This is an over-reactiveview of course, but I find it

preposterous that we are evenhaving a discussion about thecauses of a resurgence oferadicated diseases in 2015. Itamazes and frightens me thatsuch a large portion of theAmerican public have astruth the myth of any connec-tion between vaccinations andautism simply because it wasdiscussed on ‘The View.’ Thismyth was created in 1998 by aBritish researcher who waspaid $675,000 from a lawyerwho was hoping to sue vac-cine manufacturers. It hasbeen proven to be wrong sci-ence, yet people still to thisday believe there is a linkbetween vaccines and autism.They are wrong and we arecurrently seeing the verynegative effects of that misin-formation.”

M.F.

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Recently, Cincinnati hasseen gasoline prices fall below$2 per gallon. Thankfully,prices at the pumps have fol-lowed the collapse of crudeprices on the world market.This coupled with a continuingdrop in unemployment formthe basis on which PresidentObama may declare: “Theshadow of crisis has passed,and the State of the Union isstrong.”

During a simpler age, thechieftain is regaled as a godduring times of plenty, but issacrificed to the gods duringtimes of famine.

My point is to question howmuch control does the presi-

dent have overthe cost of oil?Or on a deeperlevel, whyhave oil pricesfallen so dra-matically?

The punditshave offered asmorgasbordof reasons.One is theincrease indomestic oil

and gas production throughfracking.

Another reason is the stead-fast reluctance of Saudi Arabiaand other gulf oil states toreduce their production of oil.

Yet another shakier explana-tion is the dumping of blackmarket oil. These facts are forall to see. What is not so readi-ly seen is the answer to thequestion “why?”

Is it mere coincidence thatoil prices are falling since thedramatic increase of civilstrife in the Middle East, a warin which the Islamic State inIraq and Syria (ISIS) is but thetip of the iceberg (simplyimagine icebergs on the burn-ing sands)?

It takes less imagination tosee this conflict as a proxycontest between the two re-gional powers of Saudi Arabiaand Iran. The battleground is

Iraq and Syria. The popularbut lethal pretext is the sectar-ian difference between Sunnisand Shiites. The real prize iscontrol of the oilfields of Iraq.

Oil continues to be the eco-nomic lifeline of Iran. Al-though the United States hasan embargo on Iranian oil, it ispurchased by most countriesin Asia and Europe. Oil ac-counts for 60 percent of totalgovernment revenues and 80percent of the total annualvalue of both exports and for-eign currency earnings of Iran.

We are self-mistaken tobelieve the United States candeliberately drive down theprice of oil with our domestic

production to punish Putin forhis adventures in the Crimeaand Ukraine. The more plausi-ble reason for cheap energy isthe resoluteness of Saudi Ara-bia and her regional gulf stateallies to bankrupt Iran.

A collateral benefit is gaso-line retailing in Cincinnati forunder $2 per gallon. The collat-eral cost is the death of civil-ians and refugees in the hun-dred of thousands in the Mid-dle East.

Charleston C.K. Wang lives in Mont-gomery. He is an attorney practicingimmigration and nationality lawwhich includes the law of asylumand protection of refugees.

Why gas was under $2 in Cincinnati

CharlestonC.K. WangCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Join me in a trip far back tothe birth of what we call (prop-erly or improperly) humanity.

At some point in the fardistant past the first humanswalked this very earth. Wewere all the same and religionwas yet to be a factor. Dailylife was the struggle for exis-tence. There was only onerace, the human race. Thechallenge to maintain life wasthe prime concern.

At this point I have to con-fess a private quirk that leadme to this essay. I was calledfor a lengthy interview. At onepoint I was asked about myrace. My standard answer on awritten document, human, wasnot acceptable. My standardanswer on religion is, yes. Myanswer for sex depends entire-ly on my mood. But, in view ofthe many world troubles con-cerning race and religion, Ifeel the need to express mythoughts on the subject. Let’ssee if we can help solve someserious issues.

There is every reason tobelieve that all races are relat-ed from the beginning. I be-lieve that the differences werecreated as we spread out todifferent climates throughoutthe globe and by preferences

that were theresult of indi-vidual choicesof mates dur-ing the gradualchanges ofappearance.

Medicalstudies shouldconvince usthat our differ-ences are onlythose createdby our history.

These differences becomeexaggerated as we adjust tomixed societies. Perhaps weare more defensive than ac-cepting. This creates judg-mental situations where badbehaviors (out of the societalnorm) create prejudice, butgood behavior is often merelyseen as expected.

The world is now made upof varied societies. No matterwhere we go it is common tosee different races, religionsand/or nationalities living inclose proximity. I believe thatwhen one moves into a "differ-ent" group it is best to try toadjust to the standards of thatsociety as much as possiblewithout corrupting your ownstandards. I found this to betrue as a member of the Occu-

pation Forces in Germany.Civilian clothes and my strug-gle to learn German quicklywere well received. I hadfriends who had been Germansoldiers.

One of my favorite stories isabout an elderly German wom-an who handed out religioustracts at one of my favoriterestaurants in Mannheim. Ialways gave her a few coinsfor the tract in German, whichI could not read. One eveningshe approached me with ahuge smile. She had found atract in English and wanted meto have it. We hugged and Ithanked her in German.

The lesson I learned frommy many foreign encounters isthat when you are the stranger,the society will not change foryou, but when you change toaccept the society and its be-havior you find it easy to beaccepted. s time passes and themakeup of the society changesit may change to accept varia-tions of the new societal make-up. So, the lesson we need tolearn is that good behaviorcreates acceptance and pos-sible change.

Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.

Alas, humanity -how it has changed

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

January was National Glau-coma Awareness Month, andthe doctors at Cincinnati EyeInstitute need your help to

spread theword aboutthis sight-stealing dis-ease.

In theUnited States,more than 2.7million peo-ple over theage of 40have glauco-ma, but halfof those peo-ple don’t

know they have the disease. Inmost cases, there are nosymptoms at first. In fact, asmuch as 40 percent of visioncan be lost without a personnoticing, and unfortunately,once vision is lost it can’t berestored. This is why glauco-ma is often referred to as “thesneak thief of sight.”

Glaucoma is the leadingcause of preventable blind-ness in the United States. It isa group of diseases that causedamage to the optic nerve,resulting in a gradual loss ofvision. Without treatment,patients will slowly lose theirperipheral, or side vision, sothat they seem to be lookingthrough a tunnel. Over time,straight-ahead vision maydecrease until no vision re-

mains. With treatment, loss ofvision can be slowed, and insome cases even stopped.

There is no cure for glauco-ma, but it can be controlled.Early detection and treatmentare the keys to protectingyour eyes. So, what can youdo? The simple answer is,make an appointment for afull eye exam. The AmericanAcademy of Ophthalmologyrecommends that adults get abaseline eye disease screen-ing at age 40 – the time whenearly signs of disease andchanges in vision may start tooccur.

For those who have beendiagnosed with glaucoma, weneed your help, too. We en-courage you to talk to familyand friends, and have a con-versation about the disease.This is especially importantbecause those with a familyhistory of glaucoma are at ahigher risk of developing it.

While age, race, and familyhistory are important riskfactors, anyone can developglaucoma. If you haven’t hadyour eyes checked in a fewyears, consider scheduling anappointment with your eyedoctor. Don’t let glaucomasneak up on you. After all,your sight depends on it.

Dr. Linda J. Greff specializes inadult and pediatric glaucoma. Shelives in Pleasant Ridge.

Dangers of glaucomacan be eye-opening

Dr. Linda J.GreffCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

OXFORD — Following the Di-vision II boys district swim-ming meet at Miami UniversityFeb. 20, Cincinnati Country Dayswimming head coach BensonSpurling was unsure whetherswimmer Malcolm Doepkewould qualify for the state meetand said “he’s right on the bub-ble.”

Neither Doepke nor Spurlingshould worry about that bubblebursting any longer becauseMalcolm will be swimming the200 and 500 freestyle races andas a member of the 400 free-style relay. He will be joined on

that team by Alex and TaylorMaier and George Crowley.

The top two swimmers ineach event from each districtautomatically qualify for thestate meet. After that, it’sopened up to 16 at-large swim-mers from across the state ineach event.

Doepke’s time of one minute,47.26 seconds in the 200 free-style was just enough to qualifyhim for state. His own districtalmost cost him the chance tocompete in the event.

After Dayton Oakwood’sJackson Higgins and Bell-brook’s Cody Bybee nabbed theautomatic qualifying spots,eight other swimmers from the

southwest district received at-large bids in the race.

“I took that out way too fastand probably shouldn’t havedone that,” Doepke said of his200 race. “At state, I am going toslow my start a little and makemy splits more even.”

In the 500 freestyle, he hadmore than enough room to qual-ify as swimmers in both thenorthwest district and the cen-tral/east/southeast district hadautomatic bids that were wellbehind Doepke’s time.

He added he wants to shavesignificant seconds from thattime of 4:49:49 this week at

CCD’s Malcolm Doepke returns to state meetBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day junior Malcolm Doepke qualified for the state meetin three events. See DOEPKE, Page B2

Several tournament eventswere pushed back because of in-clement weather so not all infor-mation is complete. See cincin-nati.com for updates.

Girls swimming anddiving

» Indian Hill senior Kara Ko-rengel and freshman MaggieAnning were sixth and seventh,respectively at the Division IIdistrict diving meet at MiamiUniversity Feb. 19. Korengelqualified for the state meet.

On Feb. 20, the followingswimmers qualified for the Di-vision II state meet: DevinLandstra, Elizabeth Drerup, 50freestyle; 200 freestyle relay;200 medley relay; Grace Stim-son, 200 individual medley; Dre-rup, Landstra, 100 backstroke;Stimson, 100 breaststroke; 400freestyle relay.

» The following CincinnatiCountry Day swimmers quali-fied for the state meet: AllieWooden, 100 freestyle; Wooden,Jenna MacRae, 200 freestyle;MacRae, 100 butterfly; 200 free-style relay; 400 freestyle relay.

Boys swimming anddiving

» Indian Hill’s Noah Vigranfinished third at the Division IIdistrict diving meet at MiamiUniversity Feb. 19 to qualify forthe state meet.

On Feb. 20 the followingBraves qualified for the Divi-sion II state meet: Sam Vester,50 and 100 freestyle districtchampion; 200 medley relay;Jack Dowling, 500 freestyle.

» The following CincinnatiCountry Day swimmers quali-fied for the state meet: AlexMaier, 50 freestyle; MalcolmDoepke, 200 freestyle; Doepke,500 freestyle; 200 freestyle re-lay; 400 freestyle relay.

» The following swimmersfrom Moeller advanced to thestate meet from the Division Idistrict meet at Miami Univer-sity Feb. 22: Jacob Peloquin, 100backstroke and 100 butterfly,district champion in bothevents; Cooper Hodge, 200 indi-vidual medley; 400 free relay(Peloquin, Justin Davidson,Kevin George, Noah Worobetz);

200 medley relay (Worobetz, Pe-loquin, Hodge, George); Woro-betz, 200 freestyle; George,Austin Theobald, 500 freestyle;200 freestyle relay; Hodge, Wo-robetz, 100 backstroke.

Boys basketball» Cincinnati Country Day

blew out Lockland 71-31 Feb. 20to wrap up a Miami Valley Con-ference gray division title.Cameron Alldred, SchuylerSnell and Trey Smith all scoredin double figures.

» Moeller beat St. Xavier 51-43 Feb. 20 for a share of theGreater Catholic League-Southtitle. Sophomore Riley Voss led

SHORT HOPS

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

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill senior Sam Vester stands atop the podium after winning theDivision II district swim title in the 50 freestyle on Feb. 20 at MiamiUniversity.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day junior MissyDieckman-Meyer battles Bethel-Tatejunior Julia Jenike for a reboundFeb. 17. CCD lost to the Lady Tigers44-24.

NICK ROBBE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill senior Jack Dowlingdives in at the Division II sectionalmeet in Mason Feb. 13.

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

INDIAN HILL — Consideringthe season began with ninenew players, Indian Hill HighSchool girls basketball coachChris Arington was able tosteer his squad to a third-placeCincinnati Hills League finishand a winning record.

A 44-31 triumph overBlanchester in the Division IIsectional Feb. 19 at Withrowwas the team’s 13th win.Though less than last year’s to-tal, it equals their 2013 tallythat came with several moreveterans.

Like many of their othergames, the Lady Braves wereout-sized by their opponent. Tocombat the Blanchester bulk,Indian Hill utilized a full-courtpress that allowed severalquick scores. It was just whatthe doctor ordered as theycame back from an early 12-2deficit to take a halftime leadand go on to the victory.

“We haven’t had a chance toreally play like that this year,”Arington said. “Our league isso competitive that we reallydidn’t have an opportunity topress. Also, playing on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Satur-days was kind of a risk to useall your gas in the tank. In thetournament, you can’t leaveany gas in the tank.”

Indian Hill has been led inscoring all season by Aring-

ton’s daughter, Samantha, ataround 16 points per game.Right with her at 15 points issophomore Ellie Schaub. Thehighlight for the pair cameJan. 26 when Schaub had 37and Sam Arington checked inwith 31 in a five-overtime con-test.

“That was quite the game,”Arington said. “Three playersover 30 points (Mount Health-y’s Anetra Owensby was theother). A NBA game brokeout.”

By advancing pastBlanchester, Indian Hill was toplay the winner of MountHealthy/Taylor. With the mara-

thon game against MountHealthy and two wins overTaylor, the Lady Braves wouldbe familiar with the scoutingreport.

“There’s a blessing andcurse,” he said. “They’ll alsoknow what we do.”

The outcome of the Feb. 24Indian Hill second-round gamewas unavailable prior to Com-munity Press deadlines. Go towww.cincinnati.com for theupdate.

This year’s Indian Hill sen-iors were Mikayla Germain,Peri Bigelow and Bea Hernan-


Indian Hill junior Samantha Arington weighs her options against Blanchester Feb. 19.

Young Indian Hillgirls basketball earnswinning markBy Scott [email protected]


Indian Hill sophomore Ellie Schaub (12) and senior Peri Bigelow (2) set upthe press as junior Marshana Baskin lurks in the back.

See BASKETBALL, Page B2

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the Crusaders with 14points.

Girls basketball» Indian Hill beat

Blanchester 44-31 on Feb.19 in the Division II sec-tional at Withrow. Sopho-

more Ellie Schaub was topscorer with 24 points. TheLady Braves moved on toplay the Mount Healthy/Taylor winner on Feb. 24.

» Mount Notre Dame’sFeb. 21 Division I tourna-ment game with WesternHills was postponed untilFeb. 23 after deadlines.An MND win would putthem against the WesternBrown/Loveland winner

for a shot at the sectionalchampionship Feb. 28.

» Cincinnati CountryDay defeated Miami Val-ley Christian Academy49-35 Feb. 19.

Hockey» In the state Division I

tournament, Moeller de-feated Sycamore 9-2 inColumbus on Feb. 20.

Continued from Page B1

SHORT HOPS

dez. From the startinglineup, the Lady Braveswill return SamanthaArington and newcomerMarshana Baskin, whowas just behind Aringtonand Schaub in points andrebounds.

“When she gets an op-portunity, she’s quick andaggressive,” Arington

said. “It really helps in ourpress.”

Sophomore SydneyPhillips and freshman Vi-olet Robertson occasion-ally spelled starters offthe bench.

“Everybody knowswhat their job and role isand how we need to play towin,” Arington said.

With the majority ofhis offense back next fall,the coach is looking for-ward to using somespeedy athletes to pick up

the pace. Helping in thatequation may be someyoung ladies from the ju-nior high ranks.

“Our eighth-gradeteam went undefeatedand I’m looking forwardto getting some talent in tothe program next year,”Arington said.

Some of the playerswill begin those prepara-tions soon when Aring-ton’s AAU organization,the Angels, kicks into itsspring season.

BasketballContinued from Page B1

state.Spurling said Doepke,

a New Richmond resi-dent, was more composedin that 500 race and the re-sults bare that out.

“In my opinion, heswam much better techni-cally in that race than hedid the 200,” the coach

said. Last year, Doepke was

the only CCD boy whoqualified to swim up inCanton. Now, he is joinedby his teammates in the400 free relay and AlexMaier, who qualified inthe 50 free. The groupswam just fast enough toqualify as no team, out-side of the top qualifiers,swam a faster time in thecentral/east/southeastdistrict.

Spurling got the bal-ance that he wanted withthe boys joining success-ful girls swimmers suchas Allie Wooden at state.He believes Doepke hasgood chance to scorepoints in the meet like hedid last year. All he needsto do is beat six otherswimmers.

“I went last year and itwas a great experience,”Doepke said. “The atmos-phere is just awesome.”

DoepkeContinued from Page B1

Not everyone can saythey’ve met “Dr. J” beforea big basketball game.

On the other hand, noteveryone has an emer-gency appendectomy be-fore tip-off.

Moeller faculty mem-ber Matt McLaughlin feltsharp pains in his stomachon Wednesday, two daysbefore the Moeller/St. Xa-vier basketball match-up.When things felt worse onThursday he went to thehospital where he waschecked out by “Dr. J” a/k/a Dr. Jay Johannigman.

In the course of the ex-amination, McLaughlininformed the doctor thathe was he was a teacher

and volleyball coach atMoeller and a 2005 gradu-ate. The news brought animmediate reaction fromthe University of Cincin-nati physician.

“He made a funny faceand put his arms up in the‘X’ motion,” McLaughlinsaid.

As fate would have it,Johannigman is a St. Xavi-er grad and the pair trad-ed good-natured GreaterCatholic League barbs asthe doctor was diagnosinghim with appendicitis. Jo-hannigman performedthe emergency appendec-tomy on his crosstown ri-val, then left him a “me-mento” on his gown.

“When I came out ofthe anesthesia, he had puttwo pieces of tape in the

shape of an X (on thegown),” McLaughlin said.“It said, ‘Go Bombers,Beat Moeller’ and he hadsigned it.”

Despite the pain fromdoing so, McLaughlinchuckled and proceededto show the adhesive jabto all of his visitors.

“It was a good thing tohave a GCL competitor bea friend and take care ofme,” McLaughlin said.“He was a phenomenaldoctor. He was good to meand good to my parents.We kept it in the GCL fam-ily.”

McLaughlin has a fol-low-up visit in a couple ofweeks. He hopes to pre-sent “Dr. J” with one ofMoeller’s finest “Beat X”t-shirts.

(St.) X marks the spot for Moeller appendectomyBy Scott [email protected]

THANKS TO MARY FISCHER

Moeller High School teacher Matt McLaughlin was left asouvenir on his hospital gown by Dr. Jay Johannigman, a St.Xavier grad.

THANKS TO MARY FISCHER

Moeller volleyball coach MattMcLaughlin smiles afterhaving an emergencyappendectomy performed byDr. Jay Johannigman, a St.Xavier High School grad.

KENWOOD — MoellerHigh School had 11 stu-dent-athletes sign lettersof intent to play collegefootball on Feb. 4.

Noah Able will con-tinue his football careeras a cornerback. Abel wasa member of the 2013 OhioState championship foot-ball team and 2014 OhioState Final Four footballteam. Able was namedfirst team All-GCL. Noahmaintains academic hon-ors with a 3.8 GPA. Noah isthe son of Judi Dean andSenator Able.

Doug Bates playedtight-end for the 2013 OhioState championship foot-ball team and the 2014Ohio State Final Fourteam. Bates will continuehis academic and athletic

career at the Universityof Cincinnati. He is theson of Doug and KellyBates.

Mitch Brauningplayed safety for the Cru-saders for 2013 Ohio Statechampionship footballteam and the 2014 OhioState Final Four team.Brauning was a co-cap-tain for the 2014 Crusad-ers and was named firstteam All-GCL. Mitchmaintains academic hon-ors and carries a 3.9 GPA.Mitch is the son of Nickand Tina Brauning.

Matt Crable will con-tinue his football career atGrand Valley State. Cra-ble was a member of the2012 and 2013 Ohio Statechampionship footballteams and the 2014 Ohio

State Final Four team.Crable was the startingquarterback for the Cru-saders 2014 football sea-son. Crable was first teamAll-GCL, All-Area honor-able mention, and All-Southwest Ohio. Crable isboth a house captain andKairos leader at Moeller.Matt maintains academichonors and carries a 4.0GPA. Matt is the son ofBob and Lisa Crable.

Miles Hayes was asafety for the MoellerCrusaders’ 2013 OhioState championship foot-ball team and the 2014Ohio State Final Fourteam. Hayes will continuehis academic and athleticcareer at William&MaryCollege. Hayes is a mem-ber of the Big Brothers

program. Miles maintainsacademic honors and hasa 3.9 GPA. Miles is the sonof Jay and Susan Hayes.

Evan Horst will playfor at Furman University,as he continues his foot-ball career. Horst was amember of the 2012 and2013 Ohio State champion-ship team and the 2014Ohio State Final Fourteam. Horst plays on theoffensive line. Horst is in-volved in Christmas onCampus, Australian ex-changed student, footballcamp counselor and aMoeller Mentor Captain.Evan has a 3.9 GPA andhas maintained academichonor roll. Evan is the sonof Carl and Leasa Horst.

Chase Pankey willplay at Boston College.Pankey was a member ofthe 2012 and 2013 OhioState championshipteams and the 2014 OhioState Final Four team. Forthe Crusaders, Pankeywas a three-year varsitystarter and received sec-ond team All-GCL, his ju-nior year. Chase carries a3.4 GPA and has main-tained academic honors.Chase is the son of Leonand Tracy Pankey.

Austin Ringel was amember of the 2012 and2013 Ohio State champion-ship teams and the 2014Ohio State Final Fourteam. Ringel played of-fensive live and will playright guard at the Univer-sity of Charleston. Heearned first team All-GCLand second team All-Dis-trict for the 2014 footballseason. Austin carries a3.0 GPA. Austin is the sonof Thom and Bridget Rin-gel.

Daniel Shirk was amember of the 2013 OhioState Championship teamand the 2014 Ohio State Fi-nal Four team. Shirkplayed DE/TE for the Cru-saders and will play de-fensive end for Coach PatKirkland at the Univer-sity of Charleston. Shirkachieved ninth in the GCLin sacks. Shirk is involvedat Moeller in Improv,Christmas on Campus,Football Camp Counselor.Daniel maintains honorroll status with a 3.6 GPA.Daniel is the son of PhilShirk and Terri Barbeau.

Ryan Stofko was amember of the 2012 and2013 Ohio State champion-ship football teams and aco-captain of the 2014Ohio State Final Fourteam. Stofko will continuehis position at linebacker

at Ashland University.Stofko received first teamAll-GCL honors and wasfirst team All-City andGCL Linebacker of theyear. Stofko was involvedwith Christmas on Cam-pus and Kairos. Ryan hasmaintained academichonor roll with a 3.8 GPA.Ryan is the son of Jim andSheila Stofko.

Elijah Taylor has com-pleted his 2014 season as aco-captain. Taylor was amember of the 2012 and2013 Ohio State champion-ship football teams andthe 2014 Ohio State FinalFour team. Taylor playeddefensive tackle for theCrusaders and will con-tinue at that position at theUniversity of NotreDame. Taylor receivedfirst team All-GCL andfirst team All-State hon-ors. Elijah maintains a 3.4GPA and honor roll status.He is the son of Kevin andJayne Taylor.

Christian Wersel willcontinue his football ca-reer at the University ofDayton. Wersel was a co-captain in 2014. Werselwas part of the servicemission trip to SolsberryFarm. Christian carries a3.4 GPA and maintainshonor roll status. Chris-tian is the son of Andy andLisa Wersel.

Moeller recognizes 12 on signing day

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A relatively newtype of short-term loanhas come to the Tris-tate, and before youdecide to take out thisloan, you need to fullyunderstand the rates,fees, term and condi-tions. It’s called an autotitle loan and it is draw-ing complaints fromsome consumers.

The loan requiresyou to use your car ascollateral. In severalcases the borrower isgiven 30 days to repaythe loan, plus interestof 310 percent, plus feesto the title loan compa-ny.

Cincinnati Legal Aidlawyer Nick DiNardosays he’s received a lotof complaints aboutthese loans.

“They get trapped ina cycle of debt which isexactly what the titlelenders intended to do.

Theywant youto come ineverymonthand rollovertheseloans,”DiNardosays.

Onesuch cus-

tomer, Lisa Wilkerson,of Greenhills, borrowed$1,000 when she neededmoney in an emergen-cy.

But she was not ableto repay it all, plus thefees, within the 30-daytime limit so it wasrolled into a new loan.In the end, she says, shepaid back more thantwice what she origi-nally borrowed.

The Ohio ConsumerLenders Associationissued me a statement

saying, “Auto equitylenders fill a gap forconsumers who typical-ly do not have access toother sources of shortterm credit…Our mem-bers fill a void left bytraditional banks, cred-it companies, and mort-gage lenders to providea much-needed serviceto worthy borrowerswho are being neglect-ed and ignored by oth-ers.

“This product hasproved to be invaluableto many consumers whoare finding it difficultto obtain a credit card,bank loan, home-equityline of credit, and otherforms of credit.”

The association alsosays a recent HarrisPoll found 93 percent ofborrowers in the short-term lending industrystated they fully un-derstood and weighted

the risks and benefitsbefore taking out theloan.

In addition, the pollfound 9 out of 10 bor-rowers said they weresatisfied with the prod-uct received.

So, before you takeout an auto equity titleloan make sure youhave a plan for repay-ing that money – plusthe interest and fees –within the time dictatedby the lender.

Realize your failureto pay that money couldresult in considerablymore money owed andeven the loss of yourvehicle due to reposses-sion by the lender.

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

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Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

In its second year, TheGreat Tree Summit II wel-comed a record crowd of375 attendees for an edu-cational event and awardspresentation at the Cincin-nati Zoo and BotanicalGarden.

The event, organized bythe non-profit Taking Root,featured David Mann, vicemayor of Cincinnati; JoshKnights from The Na-ture’s Conservancy Ohio;experts from Davey Re-source Group, and repre-sentatives from the Cin-cinnati Park Board.

Taking Root is a collab-orative partnership toraise awareness of the cri-sis in our tree canopies.Threats include the inva-sive Emerald Ash Borer aswell as other pests and dis-eases responsible for theloss of millions of trees.

Awards distributedduring the 2015 Great TreeSummit II include:

» The Heritage Award -For contributions to im-proving our region’s treecanopy before the launchof the Taking Root Cam-paign: Cincinnati ParkBoard, Cincinnati Zoo andBotanical Garden, Free-dom Tree ReforestationProject, Mill Creek Water-shed Council, Ohio ValleyForestry Fellowship,Spring Grove Cemeteryand Arboretum and Thom-as L. Smith.

» The John Aston War-der Awards - In recogni-tion of a private sector en-tity or individual for initia-tive that addresses thegoals of Taking Root, andhonors the memory ofJohn Warder, a physicianwho helped to create theAmerican Forestry Asso-ciation in 1875: Davey TreeExpert Co., Natorp’s andDuke Energy.

» The Peaslee Awards -

In recognition of a publicsector or non-profit entityor individual. Honors thememory of John B. Peas-lee, the superintendentwho closed Cincinnatischools on April 27, 1882,so that students couldplant trees in a vineyardthat has become EdenPark: Great Parks of Ham-ilton County and NorthernKentucky Urban and Com-munity Forestry Council.

» The Johnny Apple-seed Awards – Nomina-tions are solicited on Tak-ing Root’s website andaward recipients are se-lected by the SteeringCommittee to recognizethose who have helped ad-vance Taking Root’s goals:Jenny Gulick, Tom Borg-man, Boone County Arbo-retum & Kris Stone, Am-mon Nursery, Bill Hopple& the Cincinnati NatureCenter, Chuck Holliday,Laura Weber, Civic Gar-den Center, Holly Utrata-Halcomb & the HamiltonCounty Soil & Water Con-servation District andSteve Foltz.

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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join when possible.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheran-church.com.

Blue AshCommunity ChurchThis non-denominationalchurch meets at the SycamoreSenior Center in Blue Ash.

Services are Sunday at 10:30a.m. www.blueashcc.com.

For more information or ques-tions please contact AndyRainey (rainey@ blueashcc.com) or 549-0565.

The church meets at SycamoreSenior Center, Blue Ash;www.blueashcc.com.

Blue AshPresbyterianChurchWednesdays in Lent will consistof dinner followed by theprogram “Holy Ground.”Congregational members willgive brief talks of a place theyhave visited where they feltGod’s presence.

The NEEDS collection item forFebruary is peanut butter andjelly.

The BAPC bowling group meetsweekly on Thursdays, 10 a.m.,at Crossgate Lanes.

T.W.O meets at noon Feb. 25 inthe Fellowship Hall. Janet andPastor Mike Brewer willpresent the program. Bring apack lunch; drinks and dessertswill be provided.

Reservations and ticket pay-ments are due by March 1 forthe next Middlers’ event. Thegroup is going to the GoldenLamb and then to the Leba-non Theatre Company March21.

The NEEDS collection item forFebruary is peanut butter andjelly.

Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.

The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session andyou must bring your child’slunch. Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”

Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradi-tional worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).

Montgomery Nursery School isaccepting registrations for2015-2016 school year. Call984-1796 for details.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends Meeting ishosting an afternoon ofinspirational entertainmentfeaturing author Philip Gulleyand singer/songwriter CarrieNewcomer at 3 p.m. Sunday,March 15, at ArmstrongChapel, 5125 Drake Road,Cincinnati. The event is opento the public. To purchasetickets in advance, please goto our website atwww.cincinnatifriends.org.Remaining tickets will be soldat the door. $20 adults, $15seniors and students, free forchildren 6 and under.

Cincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with events incelebration of its 200th anni-versary as a Quaker meeting.

Regular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First Day/Nursery School

is available. The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchGood Shepherd is a largechurch that offers a variety ofstyles of worship and servicetimes: Saturdays at 5 p.m. isWoven worship (mix of tradi-tional and contemporary).Sundays at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.is Traditional worship. Sundaysat 9:30 a.m. is Contemporaryworship. Sundays at 9 a.m.30-inch Family Worship forwee ones. Sundays at 5:45p.m. is 'NOSH' dinner andworship offsite at UC CampusMinistry Edge House. GSLCoffers preschool and studentSunday School at 9:30 a.m.,September-May; faith-buildingclasses, fellowship and out-reach opportunities, and smallgroups are offered eachweekend and throughout theweek for adults to connect. .

The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.

MadeiraSilverwoodPresbyterianChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multiweek course examining God’sheart for marriage, relation-ships, and families. StartedFeb. 1 in the MSPC chapel. Visitus at www.madeirachurch.orgfor more information.

The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

A Lenten Journey conversationsclass will be offered followingthe 10 a.m. services Sunday,March 1, and Sunday, March22.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in thelibrary. Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.

The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth at 7:15 p.m. in thelibrary.

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at8:30 a.m. at Steak N Shake inMontgomery.

Ladies Fellowship/ReligiousStudy Group meets on Tuesdaymornings at 10 a.m. at thechurch.

Ladies Bridge meets the firstand third Thursdays of themonth. Contact the churchoffice for further information.

A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowersmeets the second and fourthSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 11a.m.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401;www.st-barnabas.org.

St. PaulCommunity UnitedMethodist ChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchofmariemont.org.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4p.m. Wednesday for consider-ation in the following edition.E-mail announcements [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup is inviting all highschool students in Ohio’s2nd Congressional Dis-trict to enter the 2015 Con-gressional Art Competi-tion.

The winner will havehis/her artwork displayedin the U.S. Capitol for thenext year and will receivetwo plane tickets to Wash-ington, D.C., for anawards ceremony.

Students may submittheir original, two-dimen-sional artwork to Wen-strup’s district offices inCincinnati or Peebles forjudging.

A panel of three judgeswill determine first, sec-ond, and third place win-ners among the submis-sions, alongside a “view-er’s choice” determinedby online voting. The run-ners-up will have theirartwork displayed promi-

nently in one of Rep. Wen-strup’s offices.

To be considered in thecompetition, studentsmust hand-deliver or mailtheir entries along with

typed student releaseforms to Wenstrup’s Cin-cinnati or Peebles districtoffices no later than 5 p.m.Friday, April 24.

For a complete list of

the rules and guidelines,please visit Wenstrup’swebsite at wen-strup.house.gov/art orcall his office at 513-474-7777.

Wenstrupinvitesstudents toenter ArtCompetition

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

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7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL


INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsDomestic disputeReported at block 10 of BeaufortHunt Lane, Feb. 2.

General informationCellphone tampered with at8700 block of Red Fox Lane,Jan. 31.

Theft

Female stated ID used no autho-rization at 5900 block of MiamiRoad, Jan. 31.

Vehicle taken from driveway at5800 block of Miami Road, Jan.27.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 9100 block ofWhispering Hill Drive, Feb. 3.

POLICE REPORTS

INDIAN HILL9000 Old Indian Hill Road:Freker, John C. Jr. & Phyllis A. toMcLennan, Christopher S. &Jessica F.; $1,292,500.

9375 Shawnee Run Road:

Brown, Harry Cook to Spinnen-weber, James Daniel & Kather-ine; $1,050,000.

9350 Whitegate Lane: Macrae,Robert P. & Lynn K. to NewGate LLC; $1,850,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Woman’s City Club ofGreater Cincinnati iscelebrating its 100thbirthday this year andinvites everyone to joinits members Friday,March 6, at the OmniNetherland Hall of Mir-rors for a gala dinner asthe club begins its sec-ond century of service.

A leading civic or-ganization in the com-munity, the club pro-motes justice, civic re-form, and citizen en-

gagement. At the gala, guests

will gather in the Hall ofMirrors lobby for a re-ception at 5:30 p.m. cashbar. Dinner begins at6:30 p.m. and the pro-gram at 7 p.m.

The lineup of enter-tainment includes Cin-cinnati historian DanHurley, who will speakabout the contributionsof Woman’s City Club tothe history of the city.

MUSE, Cincinnati’s

Women’s Choir, will singabout the brave effortsof women worldwide.Youth from Elementz,the Urban Art Center,will perform.

The club’s two Cen-tennial books, “Stirringthe Pot,” a historicalcookbook by club mem-bers past and present,and “Lighting the Fire,Leading the Way,” thehistory of WCC in thelast 50 years, will beavailable for purchase.

Individual tickets are$75. Tables of 10 are$700.

Organizations, corpo-rations and individualsmay also sponsor theevent (and support thework of the club) at lev-els beginning at $1500.

Tickets may bebought online at woman-scityclub.org.

For more informa-tion, call 513-751-0100.

Woman’ City Club celebratescentennial with gala dinner

Huntington, WV

Hinton, WV

From Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV and Return!

For more information, please visit our website!

Sponsored by the:Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc.

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