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WESTWOOD — Area resi-dents have likely noticed thescaffolding surrounding theWestwood Town Hall Recre-ation Center.

Crews have been workingsince early December to re-place the aging siding on thehistoric building.

“It was in disrepair,” saidSharon Montavon, servicearea coordinator for the Cin-cinnati Recreation Commis-sion. “It needed to be re-placed.”

New siding has been in-

stalled on two sides of townhall, including its front fac-ing Harrison Avenue, andwork is underway on a thirdside of the building. Monta-von said the project shouldbe completed soon.

“The new siding looksgreat,” she said.

Andrea McCarthy, com-munity center director atthe town hall recreation cen-ter, said at first the renova-tion plan called for simplypainting the building’s oldwood siding, but it turnedinto a replacement projectwhen it was discovered thewood was rotting and con-

tained asbestos material.She said the recreation

commission worked closelywith Greg Kissel of theWestwood Historical Soci-ety to select a new sidingproduct that closely resem-bles the style and color ofsiding used when town hallwas originally built in 1888.

What began as routinemaintenance turned intosomewhat of a preservationproject for the neighbor-hood landmark, returning itas close as possible to itsoriginal exterior appear-

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Scaffolding remains in place along one side of Westwood Town Hall Recreation Center as crews nearcompletion of a project to replace the siding on the historic building. The old wooden siding was rottingand contained asbestos material.

Westwood Town Hallgets a new look

By Kurt [email protected]

GREEN TWP. — Oak Hills Lo-cal School District is buying theArches of Oak Hills propertynext door to J.F. Dulles Elemen-tary School on BridgetownRoad.

The Oak Hills school boardapproved a resolution at itsmeeting Feb. 2 to buy the prop-erty, 6453 Bridgetown Road, for$560,000. The district is usingmoney from its permanent im-provement fund for the pur-chase.

Arches of Oak Hills, which isnot affiliated with the schooldistrict, operates a preschooland licensed child care center

in a former church building onthe site.

“We are very lucky to havethe opportunity to expand ourinstructional programs into afacility next to one of our exist-ing buildings,” Oak Hills Super-intendent Todd Yohey said.

The district is still discuss-ing its plans for the property,but he said Oak Hills is re-searching the implementationof full-day kindergarten for allkindergarten students.

“The church facility has thepotential of being renovatedinto classroom space,” he said.

Christy Curtin, owner and di-rector of Arches of Oak Hills,

Oak Hills tobuy propertynext to DullesElementaryBy Kurt [email protected]


Oak Hills Local School District is purchasing the Arches of Oak Hills propertyat 6453 Bridgetown Road, which sits next door to J.F. Dulles ElementarySchool. Oak Hills is discussing plans for the property, but could expand itsinstructional programs into the former church building on the site.

See SALE, Page A2

PRICE HILL — A recentlyformed committee is working tobring the community togetherand celebrate the neighbor-hood’s cultural diversity.

The group, called the Multi-cultural Collective, is the newestCommunity Action Team atPrice Hill Will.

“We’re in the baby stagesright now,” East Price Hill resi-

dent Julie Hogan Tolbert, chair-woman of the collective, said.

“We formed a core group atthe end of last year and nowwe’re working on gatheringideas and identifying partnersfor the coming year.”

People of many different eth-nicities and cultures reside inEast Price Hill, Lower Price Hilland West Price Hill, and she saidthe goal is to celebrate the cul-tural diversity that makes PriceHill special.

Tolbert, who has a back-ground in cultural diversity andserves as a youth enrichmentspecialist at the InternationalWelcome Center at RobertsAcademy, said the MulticulturalCollective grew out of discus-sions that took place during lastyear’s Price Hill Plan meetings.

The Price Hill Plan processbrought together residents,business owners, nonprofit or-ganizations and city leaders tocreate a comprehensive com-

munity plan.“The Multicultural Collective

is an extension of my personalinterests and I met several otherpeople who felt the same way,”Tolbert said.

“Price Hill is a great commu-nity and we want to embrace ouruniqueness and celebrate our di-versity as we come together.”

She said the group’s goal is toorganize a mix of cultural andcommunity events to unite theneighborhood and raise aware-

ness of the different cultures inPrice Hill.

“We’re welcoming anyonewho wants to join our commit-tee,” she said.

The collective’s first plan-ning meeting is set for 5:30 p.m.Monday, Feb. 2, at the BLOC Cof-fee Co., 3101 Price Ave.

Anyone who wants to learnmore about the MulticulturalCollective, or find out how to getinvolved, can email Tolbert [email protected].

Price Hill group focused on highlighting cultural diversityBy Kurt [email protected]

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GREEN TWP. — Thetownship’s police depart-ment has added two newofficers.

The board of trusteesvoted Jan. 26 to approvethe hiring of Brett Ham-brick and Kyle Riffe asGreen Township policeofficers.

“We’re excited to havethem on board,” GreenTownship Police ChiefBart West said. “We feelthey are very well quali-fied and they’re whatwe’re looking for in po-lice officers.”

Hambrick is a WestSide native who graduat-ed from Elder HighSchool. He earned hisbachelor’s degree incriminology from MountSt. Joseph University andreceived his certificationas a police officer fromButler Tech’s Law En-forcement Institute.

Prior to joining thetownship police depart-ment, West said Ham-brick served as a policeofficer for CincinnatiState.

Originally from Ma-son, Riffe is a MasonHigh School graduatewho earned a bachelor’sdegree in integrativestudies with a minor incriminal justice from Mi-ami University in Oxford.

West said Riffe earnedhis certification as a lawenforcement officerfrom the Great Oaks Po-lice Academy.

Both officers scoredwell on the written testthe department adminis-ters to prospective candi-dates, and West said theyalso completed in-personinterviews, psycholog-ical tests, backgroundchecks and a physical ex-am.

“It is quite a thoroughprocess,” he said.

The addition of Ham-brick and Riffe brings thedepartment’s total num-ber of sworn officers to35, he said.

Adding officers is astep toward fulfilling acommitment the town-ship made to residentslast fall when voters ap-proved a new safety ser-vices levy. Funds gener-ated by the levy allow thedepartment to add a sev-enth police beat in thetownship to be patrolled24 hours a day, seven daysa week.

West said hiring twonew officers is the firstphase of establishing theseventh beat. He said thedepartment expects tohire one or two more offi-cers early this summer.

Hambrick and Riffeare beginning a three-month field training pro-gram, in which they’ll re-ceive on-the-job trainingwhile riding along withother township officers.

The new officers willboth receive a salary of$26.71 per hour.

Green Township Police hires two new officersBy Kurt [email protected]

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Green Township Fiscal Officer Tom Straus, left, swears in thetownship’s newest police officers, Brett Hambrick, center, andKyle Riffe. The safety services levy residents approved last fallallows the police department to hire new officers andestablish a seventh police beat.

ance.Montavon said all the

civic organizations inWestwood approved thestyle and color of the newsiding.

“Everyone just wanted

to maintain the historiclook of the building,” shesaid.

Some residents whosaw the scaffoldingaround town hall thoughtthe building was closedduring construction, butshe said the center hasbeen open, and will con-tinue to be open, while thework is performed.


New siding is being installed on the Westwood Town HallRecreation Center. The new siding’s style and color resemblesthe type of siding used when town hall was first built in 1888.

HallContinued from Page A1

said the preschool andchild care center will re-main open in the buildingand lease the space fromthe school district.

If the school districtdecides to expand its pro-grams and move classesinto the building, she saidArches and the districtwill share use of the facil-ity.

“It’s mutually agreedupon that we will stayhere long-term and leasethe space,” she said.“We’re pretty excited andhappy about the purchaseand the agreement.”

In addition to being ad-

jacent to J.F. Dulles Ele-mentary, the five-acreArches property also sitsin front of the school dis-trict’s bus garage.

Yohey said the districtleased Arches’ drivewayfor bus and car traffic useand had a short-termagreement with Arches touse its parking lot in frontof the church building.

“Oak Hills will nowhave sole possession ofboth driveways and theparking lot on the proper-ty,” he said.

“We hope to look at thepossibility of changingtraffic flow at J.F. Dullesto improve upon the cur-rent (configuration). Hav-ing sole possession of theparking lot is an addition-al benefit.”

SaleContinued from Page A1

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Local congregationsto host Choir Fest

United Church ofChrist congregationsfrom Cluster Two of theSouthwest Ohio NorthernKentucky Association willbe hosting Choir Fest at 3p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, atTrinity Hill United Churchof Christ, 4490 GlenhavenRoad, Cincinnati. Choirsfrom across SONKA eachwill share the good news insong as the choirs will alsojoin their voices togetherin singing a selection ofmusic.

The event is a fundrais-er for the Mission PriorityBoard, an organizationsupporting the efforts of anumber of area non-prof-its including the Metropol-itan Area Religious Coali-tion of Cincinnati, the In-terfaith Hospitality Net-work, the InterfaithBusiness Builders andChurches Active in North-side. A free-will offeringwill be taken.

For more information,call 513-347-4613.

Wildlife Corridoracquires Addystonland

Over the last 20-plusyears, Western WildlifeCorridor has worked hardto create a better home forthe plants, animals andpeople of the Ohio RiverCorridor.

The Corridor recentlyreceived a significant landacquisition made possibleby generous donors. Thisgifted land includes 30acres of prime woodlandalong with a house andbarn located in Addyston.

This acquisition is sig-nificant for the WesternWildlife Corridor. It marksa new era for the organiza-tion, with plans for a facil-ity which will include theKirby Nature Center and apermanent home officefor events and activitiespromoting educationabout the natural world.

The property has estab-lished hiking trails that thegroup plans to expand andconnect to trails in our ad-jacent Turkey Haven pre-serve. In keeping with thedonor’s wishes and gener-ous support, other parkfeatures planned include a

walnut tree grove and pic-nic area for the enjoymentof the public.

This property will playa major role, along withother WWC nature pre-serves, in the protection ofthe scenic beauty and nat-ural resources of the west-ern corridor.

Mercy Healthpresents health fair,Black History Monthcelebration

Mercy Health – Cincin-nati invites the communi-ty to mark February’sBlack History Month rec-ognition by attending ahealth fair.

Mercy Health is host-ing a community healthfair and Black HistoryMonth celebration from 1p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday,Feb. 21, at McAuley HighSchool, 6000 OakwoodAve.

The health fair and cel-ebration includes freehealth screenings, kid-friendly activities, helpfulhealth information, re-freshments and entertain-ment.

The Urban LeagueMass Choir will performfrom 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

From 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m., Cincinnati’s top Afri-can-American health lead-ers will take part in a paneldiscussion, detailing theirprofessional journeys,those who influencedthem and their views onhow to build a healthiercommunity.

Panel speakers includeKaren Bankston, a Univer-sity of Cincinnati profes-sor of nursing and formerhospital administrator;Ramona Cheek, vice presi-dent of nursing and siteadministrator of MercyHealth – Fairfield Hospi-tal; Dr. Noble Maseru, Cin-cinnati’s health commis-sioner; Dr. Joya Skyes, ofMercy Health familymedicine; and Dr. StephenWilson, of Mercy Health –Forest Park’s internalmedicine and pediatrics.

Dr. Leonard Randolph,a Mercy Health boardmember and former chiefmedical officer of MercyHealth – Cincinnati, willmoderate the panel.

McAuley alumnaefather/daughterdance

Attention all alumnaeof McAuley High School.You don’t want to miss thisfun event with your dad,especially since it onlyhappens every other year.Whether you are dancingwith your father, friends,or sisters, you are certainto enjoy a night of relivingMcAuley memories.

This year’s dance is 8p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday,Feb. 28, in McAuley’s cafe-teria. All McAuley gradsand their fathers are invit-ed

Cost is $40 per coupleand $15 for each additionaldaughter. Admission in-cludes beer, wine, andsnacks

Buy tickets at www.mc-auleyhs.net or mail acheck (made payable toMcAuley) to:

McAuley High SchoolAtt.: Brigitte Foley 6000 Oakwood Ave.Cincinnati, OH 45224If mailing a check,

please indicate names ofadditional daughters or ifyou want to be seated withanother alumna. Ticketsmust be purchased by Feb.20. If you have questions,please contact Brigitte Fo-

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Antique and hobbygroup ready for baseball

The Pioneer Antique &Hobby Association’s Feb-ruary meeting will be at7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.18, at the NathanaelGreene Lodge, 6394 Wes-selman Road, in the Mul-berry Room.

This month’s programwill be presented by Cin-cinnati Reds mascots“Gapper” and “RosieRed.” The mascots willprovide history and sto-

ries of the Reds. Guestsare welcome.

Call 451-4822 for moreinformation.

Cheviot GOP meets Feb. 19

The Cheviot Republi-can Club meeting willmeet Thursday, Feb. 19, atCheviot Police AssociationHall, 3706 Glenmore Ave.

Dinner and social are at6:30 p.m. The meeting be-gins at 7 p.m. with StateRep. Louis Terhar asspeaker.

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The idea of having a“kit-bag” for packing yourtroubles in was somethingfor WWI soldiers to singabout.

Foster children in theCincinnati area might besinging a similar tunewhen they too receive bagsfrom the “Cases for Love”suitcase drive started byCollege Hill resident JuliePhillippi-Whitney.

For this drive, residentsthroughout SouthwesternOhio, Northern Kentucky,Southeastern Indiana andDayton are asked to donatetheir gently used or newluggage, duffels or back-packs, any shape, color orsize. The bags can bedropped off at any SibcyCline location or at Univer-sity Moving and Storage,8735 Rite Track Way inWest Chester Township,

between the hours of 9 a.m.and 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, throughFeb. 13. You can also followthe campaign on Facebookat www.facebook.com/Cases4Love.

Whitney said the inspi-ration for this massive lug-gage drive came from anepisode of ABC “WorldNews Tonight” that fea-tured a story about the fos-ter children in Richmond,Virginia, who had to carryall of their belongings in ablack trash bag as theymoved from home tohome. The report movedher to tears.

The story told about arestaurant owner who or-ganized a citywide suit-case drive to help provideeach of the 288 children inRichmond’s foster careprogram with luggage.More than 500 bags werereceived.

“What really moved me

was the fact that the chil-dren stated that they them-selves felt like ‘garbage’when they carried theirpossessions in a trash bagas they moved into theirfoster homes,” Whitneysaid. “Having the suitcasesmade them feel that theywere finally ‘at home.’”

That was all it took forWhitney to take action. Shebegan to plan a luggagedrive here. Through hernetwork of friends andFacebook, Whitney firstcontacted Hamilton Coun-ty Job and Family Ser-vices, which indicated thatthere is a need for luggage.The agency also reachedout to Warm Welcomes, afoster care outreach pro-gram in Butler County.

With as many as 1,200children in the care on anygiven day, there is always aneed for assistance withthe many moves handledon an ongoing basis, notedMoira Weir, director ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services.

“We might be called to ahouse in the middle of thenight, with only a shorttime to gather up the chil-dren and move them to asafe place,” she wrote in anemail. “These are heart-breaking situations, wherechildren are removedfrom their homes and sud-denly placed with someonethey don’t know. If we canmake that experience a lit-tle less traumatic by pack-ing some of the things theyhold dear into a nice littlesuitcase so they can carrya piece of home with them,we want to do that.”

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Dean’s Lists

» Baldwin Wallace Univer-sity - Lucas Clark.

» College of William and Ma-ry - Kyle William Wagner.

» Fort Hays State University- Lana Oetzel.

» Georgetown College - Za-chary Allan Brisker, ElizabethS. Duccilli, Brooke Nicole He-flin.

» Grove City College - SarahKelley.

» Hanover College - MollyMersmann.

» Hofstra University - Za-chary Davis.

» Miami University - MaciN. Alf, Audrey K. Borgert, Mel-anie R. Bosse, Hannah K.Burns, Elizabeth N. Cook, Za-chary M. Cox, Emily E. Hart-mann, Emma R. Hauer, SamuelB. Jerow, Trevor P. Jordan, An-drew S. Kallmeyer, Olivia F.Lamping, John T. Leonard, JonA. Leonard, Alexander M. Lew-is, Jordan E. Lipps, Michael A.Mellott, Holly M. Meyer, Kath-erine L. Moster, Ashley M. Nie-mann, Morgan M. Schoener,

Jessica L. Sherlock, Andrew D.Sportsman, Anna E. Stagge, Za-chary S. Stevens, Morgan E.Wagner, Owen P. Walsh, CoreyJ. Williams

» Ohio Christian University -Alexandria Hardy.

» Ohio Northern University -Amber Etzel, Lisa Jacob.

» Ohio Wesleyan University- Natalie Wood.

» Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology - Matt Murray

» University of Dayton - Alli-son Bailey, Neil Capeci, AdamCassedy, Allyson Cox, AngelaFunk, Sara Heyd, Hannah Jack-son, Sidney Jasper, Jourdan Ly-ons, Sarah McGrath, Erin ,Ryan Murray, Madison Olinger,Chelsea Rose, Katelyn Scherer,Benjamin Schmeusser, Kath-ryn Schwaeble, Heather Smith,Brooke Sroczynski, Nolan Sroc-zynski, Elizabeth Telles, Cather-ine Dugan.

» University of Evansville -Mara Huber.

» Wittenberg University -Braden Crouse.

» Youngstown State Univer-sity - Ash-kiya Ferguson.

Graduates

Wilmington College - KevinP. Burns.

On campus» Ashland University - Za-

chary Leftenant is a member ofAshland University's SportBusiness Club. Leftenant is ma-joring in sport management. Heis the son of Angie Leftenant ofCincinnati. Leftenant is a 2013graduate of Oak Hills HighSchool.

» University of Mount Union- Emma Creech participated inthe University of MountUnion’s annual MLK Day of Ser-vice Jan. 19. More than 400 vol-unteers paid tribute to the lateMartin Luther King Jr. as theypainted, organized, cleaned, re-paired and spread cheer to 26agencies around Alliance.

President’s ListsMiami University - Sean A.

Earl, Rachel E. Flight, LaurenM. Grosheim, Nicholas D.Kroger, Maria A. Tepe.

COLLEGE CORNER

SAINT URSULA ACADEMYThe following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of 2014-2015.

FreshmenFirst honors - Sidney Berger, HannahBolinger, Margaret Breitenstein, ZoeCappel, Grace Clark, Natalie Coughlin,Abigail Galloway, Lauren Geoppinger,Elizabeth Geraghty, Sarah Geraghty,Gabrielle Gick, Alexandria Hendon,Lilian Jerow, Taylor Kaeser, SavannahKleeman, Cassandra Loew, CarolineLottman, Grace Maliborski, KathleenReilly, Alexia Scholl, Kathryn Schulte,Cassandra Talbot, Lauren Talbot,Madalyn Venard, Ashley Voelkerding,Kirsten Wegman and Kerrigan Wessel.

Second honors - Sophie Betsch, AlexaCarlton, Julia Stephenson and IsabelWrolstad.

SophomoresFirst honors - Mary Berding, AbigailBisher, Savannah Carrick, LucianaCassiere, Jennifer Dillon, Anna Engel-hardt, Megan Ferguson, Riley Jerow,Therese Kondash, Anna Mechley,Alexandra Miller, Kelly Murphy, EmmaOaks, Abigail Olson, Lauren Pagano,Hannah Paul, Loren Pfeiffer, ClarePuttmann, Violet Schramm, HannahWeadick, Lydia Weidner and AllisonZisko.

Second honors - Kelli Currin, JosephineHamburg, Shannon Healey, ElizabethJames, Adriana Knollman, Kate Liesch,Molly Martin, Natalie Weber and IsabelYork.

JuniorsFirst honors - Melissa Daeschner, KarlyHofmann, Rebecca Knaley, MadisonLuken, Taylor Luken, Emma Maliborski,Marley Molkentin, Maureen Reilly,Margaret Schroeder, Grace Schuer-mann, Sara Shinn and MackenzieYoung.

Second honors - Carolyn Chin, KathleenDoherty, Anna Kelley, Marcy Klus andAlexandra Wall.

SeniorsFirst honors - Claire Berding, LydiaBreitenstein, Caitlyn Cappel, LilianneCassiere, Megan Chapman, NatalieDanenhauer, Erin Donovan, HannaEarley, Lindsay Endres, Katelyn Fergu-son, Lisa Hamant, Anne Heffernan,Elena Helmers-Wegman, KathleenKerr, Nicole Kitko, Abigail Luken,Karlee Proctor, Sydney Springer, AbbyWeber, Victoria Weber and MeredithWeidner.

Second honors - Andrea Betsch, KatlynColvin, Abigail Engelhardt, MeaghanFlesner, Sydney LaRocco, Anna McMa-nus, Sharon-Ann Stroube, Mary ClaireSunderhaus and Claudia Vollman.

ST. URSULA HONOR ROLLS

In the 1800s, the Sisters ofMercy, who sponsor McAuleyHigh School, became knowninformally as the “walkingnuns” for their ability to carefor the poor outside a convent.This adventuresome spiritwas quite unique and unusualin early 19th century Dublin,Ireland.

Today, McAuley studentsare continuing this walkingtradition, but in the form ofcharity walks. Recently,groups representing McAuleyparticipated in:

» Walk to End Alzheimer’s:The McAuley team donated$160.

» Cincinnati Walks for Kids

to benefit Children’s Hospital:The McAuley team donated$90.

» Purple Strides Walk: TheMcAuley team volunteered aswalk monitor and encourag-ers.

» Jill’s Memorial Walk: TheMcAuley team donated $80 toscholarship fund.

THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

McAuley students who competed in the Walk to End Alzheimer's: Aaliyah Gregory (seventh-grader), AlyssaRosselot, Mallory Telles, Megan Rutz, Cara Discepoli, Elena Kluener, Kaitlin Hempel, Morgan Bailey, Jen Roelker,McKenna Bailey, Emma Brunst, Sophia Griffiths, Ashley Hartig, Sarah Parks and Kathryn Bergmann.


McAuley students who participated in Jill's Memorial Walk, from left: front,Sara Roell, Abigail Hughes, Cassandra Fulks, Maria Hemmelgarn, KaitlinHempel and Mia Raleigh; back, Jen Roelker, Moran Bailey, McKenna Bailey,Megan Davish and Margaret Kammerer.

THANKS TO KATHY

DIETRICH

MariahEdwards,Deadre Lewis,JohannaRichardson and7-year-old LalahRichardson(front)representedMcAuley HighSchool inCincinnatiWalks for Kidsat the CincinnatiZoo.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Business MeetingsColerain Township BusinessAssociation Meeting, 8-9 a.m.,Colerain Township Police De-partment - Northgate Station,9687 Colerain Ave., HamiltonCounty Commissioner ChrisMonzel presents update onwhat is happening in HamiltonCounty and its effect on ColerainTownship. Continental breakfastavailable. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byColerain Township BusinessAssociation. 379-1063. ColerainTownship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Stage - TheaterGreater Tuna, 7:30 p.m., Cov-edale Center for the PerformingArts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Hilari-ous send-up of small townmorals and mores in Tuna, Texas’third smallest town. Play’s twoactors play all 20 characters inrevolving parade of uproarioussituations. $24, $21 seniors,students and groups of 20 ormore. 241-6550; www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

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

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art & Craft ClassesSweetheart Paperweight, 10a.m. to 8 p.m., Neusole Glass-works, 11925 Kemper SpringsDrive, Create glass paperweightshaped like heart. $35 each.Reservations required. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

Dining EventsFat Friday, 5-8 p.m., St. WilliamChurch, 4108 W. Eighth St.,Menu includes chicken wings,chicken tenders, pepperoni andcheese pizza, fried cheese sticks,fried pickles, french fries, potatoskins and tossed salad. $1 andup. 921-0247; www.stwilliam-fishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Exercise 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.

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 - Classic Rock

Inside Out, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterGreater Tuna, 8 p.m., CovedaleCenter for the Performing Arts,$24, $21 seniors, students andgroups of 20 or more. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.

The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, 1805 Larch Ave., In poeticone-woman show, iconic literaryfigure Joan Didion recounts 12months of her life following thesudden death of her husband of40 years. Encore presentation.$20. Presented by Cincy One ActFestival. Through Feb. 28. 223-6246; www.cincyoneact.com.College Hill.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 seniors.Through Feb. 27. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Community DanceCommunity Dance, 7-11 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Includes beer,pop, snacks and entertainmentby Nelson. $7. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Dining EventsGreat Parks Dinner Series, 6:30p.m. Malice in Wonderland:Mystery Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, 1515 W. SharonRoad, Buffet dinner of chef-carved prime rib of beef, herb-roasted chicken, lasagna, gardensalad and assorted sides, dessertsand drinks. Cash bar available.$29.95. Registration required.Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 521-7275, ext.285; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Exercise 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.

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

Music - ClassicalHarper’s Robin, 2 p.m., Sisters ofCharity of Cincinnati, 5900 DelhiRoad, Music ranging fromMedieval, Renaissance andBaroque periods. Free. Present-ed by Cincinnati Early MusicFestival. 233-2591; catacous-tic.com/festival. Delhi Township.

Music - RockDoc Savage, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Hey Days Sports Bar & Grill,7306 Harrison Ave., Free. 353-5800. Colerain Township.


The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, $20. 223-6246; www.cin-cyoneact.com. College Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Community DanceFunfest Sweetheart Dance, 1-5p.m., Lakeridge Hall, 7210 PippinRoad, Admission includes softdrinks, beer, snacks, door prizesand photo. Music by DJ LarryRobers from 1940s thru currenthits including ballroom and linedances. $10. 521-1112. ColerainTownship.

EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, 3820 Westwood North-ern Blvd., Take control of yourfinances. Everyone can benefitfrom lessons that cover debt,building wealth and makingsmart decisions with your mon-ey. $100 lifetime membershiprequired. 662-2048; www.che-viotumc.com. Cheviot.

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.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Weeklyvenue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and thirdSunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.


MONDAY, FEB. 16EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. Through April13. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. 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.

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,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 HarrisonAve., $5. Presented by ZumbaFitness with Robin. 288-7844.Westwood.

Support GroupsCrohn’s Colitis Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, For familymembers and patients withCrohn’s, Colitis or InflammatoryBowel Disease. Free. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17Clubs & OrganizationsWestern Wildlife CorridorWinter Membership Meeting,7 p.m., EarthConnection, 370Neeb Road, Chris Sweigard ofWild Birds Unlimited presentsprogram entitled “The SecretSex Life of Birds.”. Free. Present-ed by Western Wildlife Corridor.451-4594; www.westernwildlife-corridor.org. Delhi Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FlemingRoad United Church of Christ,691 Fleming Road, $6. Presentedby Deb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springfield Township.

Farmers MarketSayler Park Farmer’s Market,4-7 p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, 6720 Home City Ave.,Purchase fresh eggs, handmadebaked goods, homemade pre-

serves, handmade soaps. Free.Presented by Sayler Park VillageCouncil. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Health / WellnessHearing Solutions Open HouseEvent, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., HearingSolutions, 9336 Colerain Ave.,Free hearing test and evalua-tion. For ages 50 and up. Reser-vations required. Presented byHearing Solutions by Ellis-Scott &Associates. 385-9240. ColerainTownship.

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

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

Community Seminar: FederalBenefits for Veterans, Depen-dents and Survivors, 10 a.m.to noon, Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Meet withVeterans Benefits Administra-tion Rep. Jason Conger to getFAQs answered about servicecompensation, non-serviceconnected pension, home loanguarantee, life insurance, educa-tion and military records. Free.Registration required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18Exercise 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. 923-4226. ColerainTownship.

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.

Health / WellnessHearing Solutions Open HouseEvent, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., HearingSolutions, Reservations required.385-9240. Colerain Township.

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

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. 385-3780. Green Township.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Health / WellnessHearing Solutions Open HouseEvent, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., HearingSolutions, Reservations required.385-9240. Colerain Township.

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

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, Free. 481-6300; www.pu-blichousecheviot.com. Cheviot.

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

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

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 20Dining EventsFish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-ship.

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

Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St.William Church, 4108 W. EighthSt., Menu includes hand breadedcod, tavern breaded fish, tilapia,salmon, shrimp, crab cakes,grilled cheese, cheese pizza,french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup ofthe week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Casualwine tasting with light snacksand conversation. Includes fivewines from boutique wineriesaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $6. 467-1988; www.nature-nookonline.com. Cleves.

Exercise 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.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, $50. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. College Hill.

Music - CountryRich Turner Band, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,1945 Dunham Way, Ghostly lovestory about a man who loved hiswife so much, he almost told herbefore he died. Now he’s a ghoston a mission, and his son is the

unlikely messenger on Thanks-giving Day. Ages 18 and up. $14.Presented by Sunset Players Inc..588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Art & Craft ClassesPainting Landscapes, 3-4:30p.m., Broadhope Art Collective,3022 Harrison Ave., Learn tech-niques to paint full landscape todecorate walls with. All materi-als provided. $30. 225-8441;broadhopeartcollective.com.Westwood.

Dining EventsGreat Parks Dinner Series, 6:30p.m. A Night at the Oscars:Mystery Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, $29.95. Regis-tration required. 521-7275, ext.285; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5 per class or $40 for 10 classes.706-1324. Sayler Park.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,Hillside Gastropub, 5510 RyboltRoad, Free. 574-6333. GreenTownship.

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

On Stage - TheaterA Nice Family Gathering, 8p.m., Arts Center at Dunham,$14. 588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, $100 lifetime member-ship required. 662-2048;www.cheviotumc.com. Cheviot.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 23Business ClassesSuccess Team: Group Coachingfor Job Seekers, 7-9 p.m.,Family Life Center, 703 ComptonRoad, Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Dining EventsMondays for Eric, 11 a.m. to 9p.m., F&N Goode Chick’n Ten-ders, 5102 Crookshank Road,Fundraiser for fallen Police Sgt.Eric Sierra’s family. 20 percent ofsales donated. Benefits EricSierra Children’s Fund. 451-3000.Westwood.

EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

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Celebrate Fat Friday, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. William Church, 4108 W. Eighth St., WestPrice Hill. The menu includes chicken wings, chicken tenders, pepperoni and cheese pizza, friedcheese sticks, fried pickles, french fries, potato skins and tossed salad. Cost $1 and up. Call921-0247; visit www.stwilliamfishfry.com.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • A7NEWS

Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.

Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with

just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?

Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles

and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.

Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

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.

Spark up salmon flavor in time for Lent

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WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Feb. 4 questionThe governors of Ohio and

Kentucky announced a new planto help pay for a new Brent-Spence Bridge, which includes a50 percent toll discount for dailyusers of the bridge. Is this agood idea? Why or why not?

“Charging tolls in order topay for the bridge is a goodway to go because there areprobably more people who usethe bridge ‘just passingthrough’ than live in the area.Giving a discount to locals is agreat way to take some of thesting out of it. Make the truck-ers pay the most since theirbehemoth loads take life out of

the bridge the fastest. Howev-er, the only viable way to col-lect tolls is the high speed

EZ-Pass way. Anything elsewill cause a huge increase intraffic congestion and delays.”

M.J.F.

“The current plan is good,i.e. refurbish the currentBrent Spence Bridge for I-71traffic and build a new bridgefor I-75. The federal govern-ment needs to handle its ‘re-quired’ 80 percent share viathe federal gas excise tax.Ohio and Kentucky can sharethe remaining 20 percentevenly. Tolls will help pay forthe states share. Drivers reg-istered in two Northern Ken-tucky Counties (Campbell andKenton) and Hamilton County

in Ohio should be exempt fromthe tolls or as was suggestedpay half the normal toll. Withgas prices around $2 thismight be a good time to raisethe gas tax temporarily toassist on this effort. Also sellthe naming rights for theBridge. But please no morestudies, committees or politi-cal grandstanding. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about

President Obama’s proposal topay for two years of communitycollege, effectively expanding

school to K-14 by taxing 529college savings plans?

“The president has nowwalked back his proposal totax 529 college savings plans;however, he will still be want-ing the funding from some-where else, meaning still moretaxes. I think it is just anotherfreebie offering to promotehis nanny state concept. Fur-ther, the graduation rate forcommunity colleges is not allthat great, but paid tuitionwould not necessarily improvethat. What our kids actuallyneed is school choice and im-proved instruction for K-12.”

S.N.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould parents have the right todecide whether to their school-age children vaccinated, and ifthey decide not to, should thechildren be permitted to attendschool? 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.

Winter has arrived andunlike bears, we do not need tohibernate during the coldmonths.

In fact, staying active ismore important now than dur-ing those warm summermonths when outside activitieslike gardening and swimmingkeep us moving.

Television, although thelifeline to the outside world formany, is also the culprit thateasily leads to a sedentarylifestyle. The 2014 Cross-Plat-form report released by Niel-son Media Report Co. informsus that viewing increasessteadily as we get older. Chil-dren age 2 to 11 watch 24 hoursa week. Adults between the

ages of 35 and49 watch morethan 33 hours aweek and oncewe pass theage of 65, thatnumber jumpsto 49 hours perweek. Maybethere shouldbe a realityshow titled“American

Idle.”Hard to believe and yet,

television is not going any-where, anytime soon. Gettingoff that couch may be the hard-est but the most rewardingexercise you can do. Grabsome hand weights instead of

snacks, or use a stationary bikewhile watching your favoriteshows. These minimal changescan get you thinking in theright direction.

For the adventurous, winteroffers time for ice skating,skiing, snowboarding, winterhikes or building a snowman inthe front yard.

Cold weather may not ap-peal to you personally, butdon’t let low temperatures alsolower your metabolism.There’s plenty to do indoors.You’ll find an unlimited supplyof exercise DVDs at your localstore or library that rangefrom low impact yoga to highimpact bootcamp that you cando at home. Even household

chores can be a blessing!Think of it as getting a jump onyour spring cleaning so youcan spring into spring. Thebending and stretching doesmuch more for you than cleanyour floor!

If group participation pro-vides the motivation you needto succeed, there are gyms andwellness centers eager to in-troduce you to fun ways to stayin shape and make newfriends. Look for and tour fa-cilities that you feel will meetyour needs. You’ll discovertraditional exercise classes,weight management programs,dance lessons, spinning, kick-boxing, warm water aerobicsand more.

The ultimate goal is to stayactive - inside, outside, alone orin groups. Find a time thatworks for you and your life-style.

Create realistic goals foryourself, write them down,believe that you can achievethose goals and take steps tomake the goals your reality.Exercise builds strength, in-creases flexibility and staminaand helps you relax – all bene-fits that will keep you on top ofyour game, from the soccerpro to the soccer mom andbeyond!

Maureen Scheiner is Bayley FitnessClub manager, located at the Well-ness Center on the Bayley campus.

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO STAY WELL

MaureenScheinerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

On Dec. 7, 2014, the Eldercommunity lost its best everall-around athletic; 1968 gradRon Krechting.

At the funeral service for-mer sports anchor Denny Jan-sen gave his account of the

three sport “allcity” every-thing beinginducted intothe high schoolHall of Fame.He describedhis classmateas a “trans-formationalfigure in thelives of many.”

KimKnoppe, the star quarterback’srecord setting wide receiveragrees, saying, “Ron was ourleader; the ultimate team play-er. He made us better than wewere.” These, and many otherRon Krechting stories helpedme to understand “That PurpleThing.’

Ron was a year my senior.Although I didn’t know himpersonally, I sensed that histransformational qualitiesextended beyond his team-mates. Indeed, in retrospect,his controversial, but conta-gious, push-the-boundaries,I-can-do-anything, persona (heonce flipped off an opposingcoach) left trailblazing indel-ible footprints in the ElderNation psyche.

At the time, our country wasin turmoil; assassinations, civilunrest, and a divisive war. Thetear stained Vietnam lettersfrom recent Elder grads, readat pep rallies, made us sad …

and 11 times angry. Thankfully,Ron fulfilled our need to flipoff the world; to restore a sem-blance of sanity through self-empowerment. Using his ath-leticism he showcased a rebel-lious, civil disobedience swag-ger that lifted our spirit to a“Purple Power” frenzy. WithRon as the student body frontman, the cheering section be-came the star of the show;which in turn, made the teambetter than it was.

From this Ron Krechtingera emerged the now famous“Pit” identity. Initiated by ar-

dent Beatle fan Tim Taylor, ‘69,the cheering section changedthe lyrics of their anti-VietnamYellow Submarine song, andsang, “We all live in a PurplePanther Pit!” “The Pit” symbol-ized the song’s safe havenhome – where we lived ‘a life ofease.’ Where we became worldbeaters by licking our emotion-al wounds; confidently saying,“We’re better than you, and youshould be like us!”…where welived peacefully - in our veryown “perfect” world.

The story that Ron scriptedis a part of our history – andour identity. It’s been dubbedthe “Elder Experience.” Itcontinues to grab attention;earning a grudging respect –while uniting and entertaininga new generation of PurpleCrazed fans.

If history is our judge, thenthe context of the times mustbe our jury.

Ron used his Hall of Fameacceptance speech to humblyapologize for his braggadocioleadership style. Saying, “I’msorry if I offended anyone,” heexplained that he was just ascared kid who over compen-sated. Understandably, at thetime, we were all scared. At thetime, we were in survival mode- and being humble was not anoption.

Recently, I attended my 45thyear Elder reunion; wheretogether we said yet again,“What a time. What a place!”

Jim Grawe writes about Covedale,and other West Side Stories. He canbe reached at [email protected].

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Ron Krechting exemplified "PantherPride" as a member of the Elderfootball team.

Larry Schmolt, in “PriceHill Saloons,” tells aboutHartungs Cafe, once locatedon the corner of Glenway and

McKeone.First ownedby Al Har-tung, then hisson, Bob, itwas one ofthe few stagbars in Cin-cinnati, hav-ing only onerestroom.

Bob Har-tung believedCoke prod-

ucts had a lot to do with Pro-hibition coming about andrefused to sell them. Theregulars knew not to ask forthem. If someone orderedCoke, his response was “don’tlet the door hit you as youleave,” and he wasn’t kidding.

He distrusted banks, hid-ing his money in the saloon. Aregular once stopped in wav-ing a $15,000 check. He sug-gested that if Bob could cashthe check he would buy ev-eryone a drink. Bob soonpresented the man with astack of cash and a bag to putit in, telling everyone to or-der what they wanted.

Even though the placewasn’t air conditioned theregulars knew better than toturn on the fans, fearing itwould cause a dust storm.Health inspectors ignored thesaloon, knowing it was use-less to try to clean it up.

When a new inspector wastransferred to the area heboasted to his fellow workersthat he would clean up theplace. After an inspection, hehanded Bob a long list ofviolations and told him tohave them taken care of bythe following week.

The next week the inspec-tor was back. He asked howmany violations had beencorrected, Bob pulled the listout of a drawer and said hereally hadn’t gotten around tothem yet. The furious in-spector ordered the placedshut down. A few days later,he observed the door waslocked, but saw a bunch ofpeople standing around in-side. When someone let himin, they all grabbed cleaningsupplies. The angry inspectornoted that the saloon wasclosed but there were manydrinks on the bar. Bob lookedat him and said “There isn’tanything wrong with givingmy help a drink while theywork here, is there?”

As a child, I passed Har-tungs on my way to school. Itwas a dark and mysteriousplace. Peering in the opendoor, all I could see was adusty wood floor. Halloweenchanged my fear into delight.They gave out nickle candybars and juicy apples!

Diane Clark grew up in Price Hilland lives there now. Her company,Fairy Dust Ltd Inc., is on WarsawAvenue in Price Hill.

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

On Feb. 4, student athletes signed letters of intent to continue their respective sporting careers in college.

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Oak Hills High School had 12 student athletes sign letters of intent to play in college on Feb. 4. Those athletesincluded: Montell Brown, football, University of Pennsylvania; Jordan Holt, football, Urbana University; SaigeMeyer, football, Marian University; Davonte McGhee, football, University of Charleston; Jason Walters, football,University of Charleston; Emily Loseman, soccer, Northern Kentucky University; Brianna Frondorf, soccer,Northern Kentucky University; Bayley Feist, soccer, Wake Forest; Katie Murray, soccer, University of Illinois;Brittany Mahoney, soccer, Kent State University; Jack Burg, soccer, Findlay University; and Dominic Stephens,soccer, Baldwin Wallace University.

National signing day

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On national signing day, 12 athletes from St. Xavier committed to play sports at various colleges. Bottom row:Jack Waters, Denison University for lacrosse, David Leisring, Dayton for football, Simeon Lane, Princeton forfootball, Justin Hilliard, Ohio State for football, Myles Homan, Navy for football, Henry Stutz, Holy Cross forsoccer. Top row: Cole Jones, Army for football, Jonathan Bockhorst, Furman for football, Carter Raleigh, Butlerfor football, Danny McHale, Indianapolis University for football, Alex Besl, Case Western for soccer, BuckDorger, Depauw for lacrosse.

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La Salle had sevenathletes sign lettersof intent on Feb. 4.From left: Front, forfootball; JohnJunker (Lake Erie),Kevin Ferguson(East TennesseeState), Avery Larkin(Youngstown State),Jordan Thompson(Northwestern).Back row, forfootball: QuintinHerbert (Yale), TimRoell (Dayton); forcross countryMichael Campbell(Thomas More).

THANKS TO MERCY

Mercy senior Madison Johns officially signed her letter of commitment toplay volleyball next year at Thomas More College. She is a defensivespecialist and was critical to the Bobcats’ success this season. Madisonwill study early childhood education at Thomas More. She was joined byher parents, Dan and Tina Johns.

THANKS TO LARRY HERGES

Taylor’s Sean Engels signed a letterof intent to play football at theUniversity of Pikeville on Feb. 5.

GREEN TWP. — It’s been an-other strong season in the waterat Oak Hills High School. TheHighlanders are hoping andworking for a memorable end-ing with the postseason stilllurking ahead. Oak Hills hasn’tsent a swimmer to the statemeet since 2011, said eighth-year coach Katie Hunter whocoaches the boys and the girls.

Hunter is happy with whather swimmers have accom-plished so far and where they’reheaded.

“I”m really happy with theboys and girls seasons. Theirstrokes have gotten a lot betterand they seem to be more com-fortable in the water,” Huntersaid.

The Highlanders are youngand Hunter knew the seasonwould be a process, but she’sbeen pleased that the coregroup of upperclassmen havemingled well with the newfaces. The boys and girls bothwon the South Dearborn Invita-tional back in December and theboys added a win at the Best ofthe West later that month.

Hunter said sophomore Ja-red Cox, senior Mason Bischoffand junior Andrew Freemanhave swum well this year forthe Highlanders. On the girls’side, junior Candice Sheehanand senior Hailey Ryan havedone a lot to lead the charge inthe water.

Hunter said Hailey Ryan“does well in any event we put

her in.” Ryan took fourth in the50 freestyle at the Miami Uni-versity location in the South-west Ohio Swimming and Div-ing Classic Jan. 17-18 — one of

Oak Hills looks readyfor postseason in waterBy Adam [email protected]

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Emily Kelly of Oak Hills swims the200-yard freestyle with a time of2:30.56 Jan. 17 at Miami in theSouthwest Ohio Classic.

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Oak Hills’ Jared Cox finishes third inhis heat during the 400-yardindividual medley with a time of4:50.94 at the Southwest OhioClassic Jan. 17 at Miami University.

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Girls basketball» Mercy beat Hughes 62-43

in the Bobcats’ regular seasonfinale Feb. 5. Sophomore centerSarah Leyendecker had 20points and 11 rebounds.

» Seton fell to McAuley 54-31on Feb. 3. The Saints were led byKelly Byrne’s 10 points and fiveboards.

Seton lost at the buzzer 44-41against Anderson on Feb. 5. Ste-fanie Autenrieb led the Saintswith 16 points.

» Western Hills downed Ai-ken 59-24 on Feb. 3 but the Mus-tangs fell 64-26 at Winton Woodson Feb. 5.

» Taylor beat Wyoming 58-22on Jan. 31. Taylor was led byTracy Wiehe’s 22 points and 20rebounds. Senior HannahMeckstroth added 18 points and17 rebounds.

Taylor beat Reading 56-42 onFeb. 4.

» Oak Hills dropped one toMiddletown 52-38 on Feb. 4. OakHills got nine points, seven re-bounds and four steals from Ra-chel Royer.

Boys basketball» Elder got back on track

with a 71-53 win over Alter Feb.3. Junior Frankie Hofmeyer hada game-high 21points and shot 5of 5 from 3-point range.

» Western Hills defeatedWinton Woods 72-65 on Feb. 4behind 23 points, eight re-bounds and three blocks fromsenior Malik Seldon.

» Oak Hills lost to Fairfield64-53 at home on Feb. 3. TheHighlanders were led by sopho-more forward Ryan Batte’s 18points and eight rebounds. Ca-leb Cox added 15 points and 12boards.

» Taylor lost at Wyoming 64-35 on Feb. 3. The Yellow Jacketshad a dismal shooting night and

combined for just nine points inthe second and third quarters.

» La Salle handed Elder itsfirst loss of the season 61-54 onJan. 30. Sophomore guard C.J.Fleming led the Lancers with 21points and four assists.

» A slow second half doomedSt. Xavier in a 39-35 loss toMoeller on Jan. 30. St. Xavier’sSam Marin and Jack Wester-field each had a team-high ninepoints.

Wrestling» Elder won the regional

championship at the Ohio StateDuals Tournament Feb. 4 on itshome mat. The Panthers beatHarrison in a semifinal match,56-8, and then defeated Moellerin the final match 37-31. Elderfreshman Austin Murphy andsenior captain Andrew Taylorwon both their matches by pin.Elder will wrestle next week-end in the state duals quarterfi-nals. The Panthers are one ofeight teams left in the state.

Boys swimming anddiving

» St. Xavier won the GreaterCatholic League South meetFeb. 3 at its home Keating Nata-torium. St. X racked up 513points. Moeller was second with294, La Salle third with 193 andElder was fourth with 106. TheBombers won five of the eightindividual events and all threerelays. It’s the 67th overallleague win for St. X and 52nd ina row, according to the confer-ence. St. Xavier’s JonathanPrangley was named Swimmerof the Year winning the 200freestyle in addition to second-place finishes in the 200 individ-ual medley and 500 freestyle.St. Xavier also set a meet recordin the 200 medley relay (1:36.12)and sophomore Grant House setanother meet record with a time

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No. 2 Elder advancedto the Final Eight in Divi-sion I Feb. 4 with winsover No. 10 Harrison inthe semifinals and No. 3Moeller in the finals totake the Region 8 title.Ross, ranked No. 2 in thefinal Division II-III poll,advanced to the DivisionII state tournament Feb.14 by winning Region 15.

Top-ranked Mason puttogether what was a most-ly mistake-free night ofwrestling Wednesday andthe Comets stormed to asecond-straight regionaltitle with wins overSpringboro and North-mont at Mason.

Mason, ranked No. 1 inthe final Enquirer Divi-sion I area coaches’ poll,lost only five matches allnight and beat Springbo-ro 56-10 in the Region 7semifinals and ClaytonNorthmont 55-13 in the fi-nal.

Elder followed a 56-8win over Harrison withits second-straight winover Moeller this season,this time by a 37-31 scoreand for a trip to state.

The Panthers beat the

Crusaders 37-22 Jan. 9 atMoeller Jan. 9 after hav-ing collected only a hand-ful of wins over Moellerin the past 20 years, ac-cording to Elder coach Ja-son Roush.

“It shows how farwe’ve come and it showshow much our team hasgrown,” senior 195-poun-der Gage Brock said.“We’re really looking tochange the view thatMoeller is top dog be-cause that’s what we wantto be.”

While Mason is ridingan experienced roster upstate, the Panthers are abit younger.

“They’re reallyyoung,” Mason coachCraig Murnan said.“They have a balanced

lineup and they havesome standout wrestlersmixed in their lineup aswell. They’re a reallygood dual team. They’vegot a good coach in JasonRoush, who is doing agreat job and bringing alot of energy back intothat program. We hopethat we can go up thereand represent our South-west District at the statetournament. Hopefullyboth of us can advanceon.”

In Division II, Rossbeat top-seeded WesternBrown 33-23 in the Re-gion 15 semifinals atWestern Brown beforeoutlasting Wilmington 38-31 in the final for its sec-ond regional title in threeyears. The win over West-ern Brown avenged a lossin the regional final lastseason.

In Division III, fourth-ranked Bethel-Tate upsetNo. 1Blanchester 42-36 inthe Region 22 semifinalsat Blanchester beforefalling to Dayton Chris-tian 72-10 in the final.

The advancers willcompete at the state tour-nament Feb. 14 at St.John’s Arena in Colum-bus.


Elder senior captain Andrew Taylor holds the regional championship trophy after thePanthers beat Moeller 37-31 in the state duals tournament Feb. 4.

Elder earns regionalteam wrestling titlesBy Tom RamstetterEnquirer contributor STATE DUALS

REGIONSEMIFINALS ANDFINALS

Wednesday, Feb. 4Division IRegion 8 at Elder» Moeller 40, Glen

Este 30» Elder 56, Harrison 8» Elder 37, Moeller 31

WESTWOOD — Motherof Mercy’s basketballteam is in the midst of alosing season. The Bob-cats have lost 15 games,the most since 2011. But,even with losses piling up,there are still lessons tobe learned — there al-ways are.

“We’re just not playingtogether,” said Mercycoach Mary Jo Huismann,nearing the end of her43rd season as head coachat Mercy. “Coaches al-ways talk about the teamgelling…but we haven’tbeen able to play togetherall the time. We have ourmoments where we do,just not all the time.”

Even with a lopsidedrecord, Huismann andher team believe they’llbe a tough draw in thepostseason. Huismann ad-mitted that’s due to thebrutal schedule the Bob-cats have traversed.

“People still aren’t go-ing to want to play us (inthe postseason),” Huis-mann said. “Our leagueand non-conferenceschedule is tough, we justplay everybody that’sgood. I hope that we cansurprise a few people.”

In addition to beingthoroughly tested, Mercyalso has pieces that can bedifficult for team’s to han-dle. Senior guard EmmaBley can score — she av-erages 12.2 points, 5.2 re-bounds and 3.4 assists pergame. Bley was secondthe team in scoring lastseason (10.9 ppg). Seniorguard De’Jah Locke is a

“spark plug,” said Huis-mann, who went on to saythat Locke and Bley bothenjoy the roll of takingover a game.

Mercy’s also equippedwith something mostteams lack: Size. Sopho-more center Emma Dou-goud is listed as 6-foot-1and freshman center Sa-rah Leyendecker’s 6-foot-2 and ranks fourth inthe GGCL in rebounds pergame (6.2). But, accord-ing to Huismann, that sizehasn’t translated intodominance in the paintthe way she would likepointing out that Bley isthe second-leading re-bounder as a 5-foot-6guard.

Mercy won its regularseason finale 62-43 overHughes on Feb. 5. Leyen-decker had 20 points 11boards and the Bobcatshope to keep that momen-

tum into the postseason. Huismann said she’s

excited for the future atMercy. The longtimecoach said Mercy’s fresh-man and junior varsityteams have both playedwell this season.

“I’m really excited (forthe future),” said Huis-mann. “It’s challengingbut I enjoy working withthe girls and getting themto play at the next level. Ithas been a challenge, butthat’s what’s fun.”

Perhaps the biggestthing Huismann haslearned in more than fourdecades as a coach is thatno two teams are thesame.

“Every team is differ-ent. Every year as soon asyou get those 12-15 kids to-gether it’s different. Youcan win with average tal-ent if they’re all workingtogether,” Huismann said.

Mercy eyes postseasonafter rough regular seasonBy Adam [email protected]


Mother of Mercy sophomore guard Maddie Haberthy escapespressure from McAuley junior Claire Lynch in a game at Mercyon Jan. 3.


Mother of Mercy’s starting five players take the floor at home against McAuley on Jan. 3. Leftto right: Brooklyn Sturwold, Sarah Leyendecker, De’Jah Locke, Emma Bley and Meg Hartmann.jective is

to get thekids to be-lieve inthe sys-tem.

“We’regonnaplay veryuptempo,

attacking on offenseand defense,” Dreyersaid. “We’re gonna runa first-class programthat kids will want to bea part of and parentswill wants their kids tobe a part of.”

Dreyer takes overfor Dan Scholz, whostepped down in No-vember after coachingthe Highlanders forthree seasons.

MSJ commits» The following are

football commitmentsfor Mount St. JosephUniversity: defensiveend Dustin Applegate(Elder), offensive line-man Joe Stenger (OakHills) and defensiveback Pierre Hunter (LaSalle).

of 1:49.88 in the 200 indi-vidual medley. JacobsWaters broke the 500freestyle meet recordwith a time of 4:36.97.

Junior Drew Fitzger-ald won the diving titlefor the GCL Southwhich was Feb. 2 at UC.

Oak Hills approvesEvan Dreyer

» On Feb. 2 the OakHills Board of Educa-tion approved EvanDreyer as the pro-gram’s new footballcoach. Dreyer, 30,comes from WesternBrown where he wasthe head coach for theprevious six seasonsand went 43-19.Dreyer’s a McNicholasand Mt. St. Joseph grad-uate.

Dreyer said that theopportunity “to play inone of the best confer-ences in all of Ohio andone of the best schooldistricts” really stoodout.

Dreyer said the ob-

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Dreyer

the biggest high schoolswim meets in the nation.

In order to make a post-season run this is a crucialtime for Oak Hills to getrolling and build somemomentum with the sec-tional meets beginningthis week.

“Now, we’re starting totry and fine-tune somethings like our starts,turns and breathing pat-terns,” Hunter said.

Freshman diver Eliza-beth Cron has a “reallygood shot at making it tostate,” said Hunter.

At Oak Hills, theystrive for a dichotomy inthe swimming and divingprogram — independencecoupled with a team.

“Swimming is such anindependent sport in thatonce their head’s underwater, it’s on them to pushthemselves and strive tomake that time. So they’vegot to be independent, de-termined and dedicated togiving their all everyday,” Hunter said. “Theyhave to push themselvespast that comfort level inorder to get better.”

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Andrew Freeman of Oak Hills places third in his heat with a time of 2:20.39 in the 200-yardfreestyle Jan. 17 at Miami University in the Southwest Ohio Classic.

Swim lessons» Mercy HealthPlex will offer

group swim lessons for ages 6months to adult starting onFeb. 21, 22 and Tuesday eveningFeb. 24 in the heated pool;private and semi-private lessonsare also available by appoint-ment. For registration or addi-tional information, contactAnnie Macke at 389-5498 oremail: [email protected]

Lifeguard training» Mercy HealthPlex Western

Hills will offer lifeguard trainingFeb. 17 and 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.;Feb. 24 and 26, 4-9 p.m. April 7and 9, 4-9 p.m., April 11, 9 a.m. -4 p.m.; April 14 and 16, 4-9 p.m.

For more information andregistration, contact NathanBuxbaum at [email protected]

Sea Cubs» The Sea Cubs provide the

transition from swim lessons toswim team. The focus will be onthe four competitive strokes,starts, turns, conditioning andsafe diving technique. With asmall swimmer to coach ratio,this is the perfect way to pre-pare for swim team or just stayconditioned. This is a once aweek training. For registrationor additional information,please call Annie Macke at389-5498 or email: [email protected]

SIDELINES

FEBRUARY 11, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • B3LIFE

Girl Scouts in theArchdiocese of Cincin-nati have two reasons tocelebrate Feb. 22.

It is Thinking Day, anannual event wherescouts around the worldpause to “think about”other members in theWorld Association of GirlGuides and Girl Scoutsof which we are a part. Itis also the day that 87young women from Cin-cinnati area parishes willreceive their MarianMedal Award.

The program bookletwas revised in 2013 to in-clude, among otherthings, the luminousmysteries of the rosarygiven to us by the HolySpirit through (nowSaint) Pope John Paul II.In that same year, Arch-bishop Dennis Schnurrsigned a memorandumof understanding withGirl Scouts CEO, RoniLuckenbill to recognizethe support and coopera-tion that occurs betweenthe two organizations.Marian Medal partici-pants tour the Cathedraland for the second year,the Cathedral has hosteda gathering in the fall inwhich scouts are wel-comed.

Area parishes, andother sites such as theSisters of Charity Moth-erhouse Chapel at MountSt. Joseph, take turnshosting the Marian Med-al ceremony in whichtroops select a way tohonor Mary. This year,the ceremony will be atSt. Martin of ToursChurch in Cheviot.

St. Martin eighth-grade Troop 41199 hadfull participation in theprogram and is eager towelcome The Rev. Rich-ard Kreimer back“home” as he intends topresent the girls withtheir medals. A Glen-mary Home Missionerwho faithfully drives outto say Mass at the man-datory Marian retreat,Kreimer routinelyshares a humorous storyabout a faux pas whichoccurred in one of hisfirst Masses said in theSt. Martin church.

Girl Scoutingand church agood pairing

A roundup of WestSide theater and per-forming arts news:

» Sunset Players isholding auditions for itsnext two productions,“Wait Until Dark” byFrederick Knott and“Clybourne Park” byBruce Norris, at 7 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 22, and Mon-day, Feb. 23, at the ArtsCenter at Dunham. TheArts Center at Dunham isat 1945 Dunham Way. Au-ditions will be a cold readfrom the script.

Directed by Jerry Yea-rout, “Wait Until Dark” isa thriller revolvingaround a sinister con manand two ex-convicts whomeet their match in ablind housewife namedSusy. Susy becomes thetarget of the three con-men who are searchingfor heroin hidden in a doll,which her husband Saminnocently transportedfrom Canada as a favor toa strange woman. Whenthe woman is murdered,the situation becomesmore urgent and a deadlygame of cat and mouseensues.

The cast of charactersfor “Wait Until Dark” in-cludes:

Mike Talman: mid-20sto 50s. Career criminal;

Sgt. Carlino: mid-20sto 50s. Career criminal;

Harry Roat Jr.: 30s to50s. Criminal master-mind. Calculated andcunning;

Susy Hendrix: early20s to mid-30s. Wife toSam. She is blind, but isvery independent;

Sam Hendrix: Early20s to mid-30s. Husbandto Susy. He is a photogra-pher who works quite abit;

Gloria: 8-12 years old.A neighbor that visits andhelps Susy;

Policemen: 20s to 50s. Rehearsals will begin

second week of March.Show dates are April 30,May 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and16. For questions, contactJerry Yearout at [email protected].

Winner of 2011 Pulit-zer Prize and 2012 TonyAward, “ClybournePark,’ directed by MikeBurke, explores race,real estate and communi-cation in two acts set 50

years apart. ActOne takes place in 1959

with nervous communityleaders trying to stop thesale of a home to a blackfamily. Act Two is set inthe same house in the pre-sent day in a now predom-inantly African-Ameri-can neighborhood bat-tling to hold its ground inthe face of gentrification.

Each cast member willplay two roles, a charac-ter in Act 1set in 1959 anda different character inAct 2 set in 2009. The castof characters for Cly-bourne Park includes:

White male: 40s to 50s;While female: 40s;Black female: 30s;Black male: 30s;White male: 30s;White female: 20s to

30s;White male: 20s.Show dates are July 10,

11, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 & 25.For questions, contactMike Burke [email protected].

» Ten shows. Twotheaters. One busy pro-duction company.

When CincinnatiLandmark Productionsannounced its plans tobuild the new WarsawFederal Incline Thea-ter, it designed threeproduction seasons atits two venues to appealto its current patronsand to reach new audi-ences.

At its double seasonannouncement event,the West Side theatergroup announced its2015-2016 CovedaleCenter Marquee Seriesas well as the debut2015-16 Warsaw FederalIncline Theater DistrictSeries.

The shows are:Covedale Center

Marquee Series: “AChorus Line,” Sept. 3-27; “Fox On The Fair-way,” Oct. 22-Nov. 15;Mary Poppins, Nov. 27-Dec. 20; “Chapter Two,”Jan. 21 – Feb. 14; “SheLoves Me,” March 10-April 3; “Brigadoon,”April 28-May 22.

Warsaw Federal In-cline Theater DistrictSeries: “Extremities,Sept. 30-Oct. 18; “Rent,”Dec. 2-20; “Avenue Q,’Feb. 17-March 6; “Glen-garry Glen Ross,” April

6-24.Subscriptions for both

seasons immediatelywere available for pur-chase after the announce-ment.

The Covedale CenterMarquee Series sub-scriptions are $126 for allsix shows. Current sub-scribers can renew theirseats through June 19,.Tickets to single shows goon sale July 20,.

The Covedale Centerfor the Performing Artsis at 4990 Glenway Ave-nue.

District Series sub-scriptions for the WarsawFederal Incline Theaterare $84. Summer ClassicsSeason subscribers canlock in their summer sea-son seats for the DistrictSeries through Jan. 31. Allseats not purchased bythat date will be releasedfor sale. Tickets to single

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Reported on Harding Avenue,Dec. 29.

Reported on Carson Avenue, Dec.31.

Thirty DVD movies reportedstolen from home on CarsonAvenue, Jan. 2.

Theft

Theft from vehicle reported onHerbert Avenue, Dec. 29.

Wallet and contents reportedstolen from home on NorthBend Road, Dec. 30.

Temporary license plate reportedstolen from vehicle on CarrieAvenue, Dec. 31.

Suspect fled without paying forcab fare at Everett Avenue andHarrison Avenue, Jan. 2.

Apple iPad reported stolen fromvehicle on Meyerfeld Avenue,Jan. 3.

Handgun reported stolen fromvehicle on Meyerfeld Avenue,Jan. 3.

Wallet reported stolen fromvehicle on Meadow Avenue,Jan. 4.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary3400 block of Belltone Ave., Dec.15.

3500 block of McHenry Ave., Dec.


3300 block of Werk Road, Jan. 2.3600 block of Janlin Court, Dec.30.

3900 block of Yearling Court,Dec. 15.

5700 block of Glenway Ave., Dec.27.



Breaking and entering2200 block of Westwood North-ern Blvd., Dec. 18.

2700 block of Orland Ave., Dec.20.

2800 block of Rosebud Drive,Dec. 19.



3100 block of Veazey Ave., Dec.15.



Burglary2000 block of Harkness St., Dec.23.



2800 block of Westknolls Lane,Dec. 19.

2900 block of Boudinot Ave., Dec.

27.2900 block of Feltz Ave., Dec. 22.2900 block of Temple Ave., Jan. 1.3000 block of McHenry Ave., Dec.16.

3000 block of N. Hegry Circle,Dec. 15.

3000 block of N. Hegry Circle,Dec. 18.

3000 block of S. Hegry Circle, Dec.25.




3000 block of West Tower Ave.,Dec. 29.

3100 block of Ruth Ave., Dec. 16.3200 block of Cavanaugh Ave.,Dec. 16.

3200 block of Day Court, Dec. 18.3200 block of Manning Ave., Dec.19.


3300 block of Daytona Ave., Dec.21.



600 block of Tafel St., Dec. 18.Criminaldamaging/endangering100 block of Vienna Woods Drive,Dec. 29.

2100 block of Harrison Ave., Jan.4.

2200 block of Baltimore Ave., Jan.2.

2300 block of Ferguson Road,Dec. 22.


2400 block of Montana Ave., Jan.4.

2400 block of Mustang Drive,Dec. 18.



2800 block of Westknolls Lane,

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3400 block of Daytona Ave., Dec.25.


3400 block of Stathem Ave., Jan.2.

Domestic violence2400 block of Harrison Ave., Jan.1.

2600 block of Thomasville Drive,Dec. 31.

2700 block of Westbrook Drive,Dec. 30.

2900 block of Grasselli Ave., Dec.25.


3100 block of Ferncrest Court,Dec. 26.

3200 block of Lakeview Ave., Dec.26.

3300 block of Werk Road, Dec.18.

3400 block of Ninann Court, Dec.30.



Felonious assault2400 block of Harrison Ave., Dec.24.


Misuse of credit card3100 block of Boudinot Ave., Dec.27.

Rape2400 block of Harrison Ave., Dec.15.


Robbery1300 block of Vienna WoodsDrive, Dec. 31.



Taking the identity of another2600 block of Cora Ave., Dec. 22.3100 block of Boudinot Ave., Dec.27.

Theft

2200 block of Westwood North-ern Blvd., Dec. 15.















2300 block of Ferguson Road,Jan. 1.

2300 block of Ferguson Road,Jan. 2.





2400 block of Queen City Ave.,Jan. 2.



2600 block of Lafeuille Circle,Dec. 17.

2600 block of Shaffer Ave., Dec.31.

2800 block of MorningridgeDrive, Dec. 21.

2900 block of Grasselli Ave., Jan.4.


2900 block of Westknolls Lane,Dec. 24.

2900 block of Westwood North-ern Blvd., Jan. 3.

3000 block of McHenry Ave., Dec.

16.3000 block of McHenry Ave., Dec.29.


3000 block of Temple Ave., Dec.26.

3000 block of Urwiler Ave., Dec.30.



3100 block of Mayridge, Dec. 16.3100 block of Roosevelt Ave., Jan.2.

3100 block of West Tower Lane,Dec. 22.



3200 block of Midway Ave., Dec.18.



3200 block of Mozart St., Dec. 19.3200 block of Queen City Ave.,Dec. 18.

3300 block of Dartmouth Drive,Jan. 1.



3300 block of McHenry Ave., Jan.2.

3400 block of Cheviot Ave., Dec.21.

3400 block of Craig Ave., Dec. 26.3400 block of McHenry Ave., Dec.23.

3400 block of Ninann Court, Dec.23.


3600 block of Fyffe Ave., Dec. 18.3700 block of Boudinot Ave., Dec.31.

5000 block of Crookshank Road,Dec. 19.

5000 block of Glencrossing Way,Dec. 22.

5100 block of Crookshank Road,Dec. 15.




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Joanne BraterJoanne L. (nee Bucher) Brater,

70, died Jan. 8.Survived by children Susan and

John (Angela) Brater; siblingsPeggy Coll and Susan Bogart-Coulierly.

Memorial Mass was at St.Ignatius of Loyola Church.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, C/O Be-thesda Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

Jake BuschJake Busch, 21, died Jan. 7.Survived by parents Dave and

Wendy Busch;siblings Alexisand TiffanyDunn; grand-parentsKenneth andSandy Busch,Tom and AnnWegesser;many aunts,uncles, cousinsand friends.

Preceded in death by grand-parents Margaret Busch and TomWallace.

Visitation and Time of Blessingwere at Meyer and Geiser Funer-al Home.

Mary DiToroMary L. (nee Zechlla) DiToro,

97.Survived by children Gloria

(Richard) Betsch, Dolly (Terry)Rosfelder, Nick (Deb) DiToro; 17grandchildren; 34 great-grand-children; three great-great-grandchildren; siblings AnthonyZechlla, Rose Flick and AlexZechlla.

Preceded in death by husbandNicholas DiToro; sons James andAnthony DiToro; sister HelenCastelli.

Visitation was at the Neid-hard-Minges Funeral Home.Mass was at St. Ignatius Church.

Memorials may be made toCDH Surgery Research and NICUCare, CCHMC, Box 5202, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45201, or cincin-natichildrens.org/donate.

Clara DriehausClara (nee Neff) Driehaus, 90,

died Jan. 11.Survived by children Kathy

(Eileen Trauth) Driehaus, Linda(Rich) Schlem-mer, Eileen(Don) Strunkand Donna(Mark) Wiech-ert; grand-children Kim(Pete) Blake,Kevin (Jen)Reuss, Lisa(Harley)

Fossitt, Eric, Matthew, Andrew(Jenna), Jason Strunk, Scott,Brian and Sarah Wiechert; fivegreat-grandchildren; cousin GusSchmidt; in-laws Nicky Jansen,

Rita, Bill (Janet), Clare Driehaus,Pat Emmett, Marty Jansen, Bob,Don Driehaus and Jerry Emmett.

Preceded in death by husbandLeo “Bud” Driehaus; sister-in-lawJule (Wally) Lipps.

Visitation was at St. WilliamChurch followed by the Mass ofChristian Burial.

Memorials may be made toSeton High School, 3901 GlenwayAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45205, orSt. William Church, 4108 W. 8thSt., Cincinnati, Ohio 45205.

Rosemary EhlmanRosemary (nee Caruso) Ehl-

man, 83, died Jan. 7.Survived by children Kathy

(Steven) Ruehl, Beth (Eric) Red-mond, Amy Siska, James (RoseAnn) and Joseph (Kathy) Ehlman;10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by husbandLouis J. Ehlman.

Visitation and Memorial Massheld at Our Lady of VictoryChurch.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,Tennessee 38105.

Maryanne GeersMaryanne L. (nee Vonderhaar)

Geers, Price Hill, 88, died Dec. 26.Survived by children Bill Geers,

Tina Geers; grandchildren Susanand SamGeers; manynieces andnephews.

Preceded indeath byhusbandEdward Geers;daughter LisaGeers; siblingsHarry Vonder-

haar, Ruth Hafertepen.Mass of Christian Burial was

Jan. 2 at St. William Church.Memorials may be made to

Msgr. Kennedy Scholarship Fund,c/o St. William Church, 4108 W.Eighth St., Cincinnati, Ohio45205, or Elder High School,3900 Vincent Ave., Cincinnati,Ohio 45205.

Thomas GoedlThomas Edward Goedl, West-

ern Hills. He was a veteran.Survived by children Donahue,

David Goedl, Judi Goedl andKathi Heinlein; grandchildrenAaron and Kimberly Goedl;great-grandchildren Shaynneand Simone.

Services were Jan. 10 at Gump-Holt Funeral Home. Burial was atSt. Mary Cemetery.

Ronald Hale Jr.Ronald Hale Jr., 85, died Jan

12.Survived by wife Margaret

Preston Hale; son Gregory (Terri)Hale; adopted grandchildrenBrandon, Kaitlynn, Lexi, Court-ney, Nicholas, Alex, Maddy;sisters Mildred Hardman, and

Edith Schoo-ner.

Preceded indeath by sisterHazel Engel.

Visitationand serviceswere at Meyerand GeiserFuneral

Home.Memorials may be made to St.

Rita School for the Deaf, 1720Glendale Milford Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45215 or Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

Albert Hahn Sr.Albert C. Hahn Sr., Price Hill,

75, died Jan. 2.Survived by

children Chip(Celeste) Hahnand ChristinaHahn; fourGrandchil-dren; onegreat-grand-child; siblingsWilliam“Pete” Hahn,

Stanley Hahn, Patricia Gilday;Richard, Robert, Kenneth andRaymond Hahn.

Preceded in death by wifeJudith (nee Mushaben) Hahn.

Mass of Christian Burial wasJan 10 at St. William Church withinterment at St. Joseph NewCemetery.

Memorials may be made toMiami University Speech andHearing Clinic Therapy Schol-arship Fund, 2 Bachelor Hall,Oxford, Ohio 45056.

Sharon HarmonSharon E. (nee Vollner) Har-

mon, 63, died Jan. 3.Survived by

children Scott(Kelly), Chris-topher (Isa)Harmon andBethanyBryant; grand-children Ryan,Sean, Katie,Minah, Ava,Jonathan

Harmon and Terrence, Tyree andBria Bryant; father James G.Vollner; sisters Vickie (Jerry) Kleinand Gayle (Richard) Langenbrun-ner; nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by motherMargaret “Marge” Vollner.

Visitation was at St. AntoninusChurch, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial.

Memorials may be made toBeechwood Home, 2140 PogueAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.

Linda HeilemanLinda Heileman, 71, died Dec.

8.Survived by siblings Lois

Walsh, William C. Heileman, JanMenkhaus and Neal H. Heile-man.

Services were Dec. 12 at St.

Martin of Tours.Burial was at St. Joseph (Old)

Cemetery.

Mildred HoeperMildred A. Heoper, 87, died

Jan 12.Survived by children Gregory

(Theresa) Hoeper, Sara (David)Klein; grandchildren Christopher(Karen), Kevin (Karen), Katie,Trevor and Nathan; great-grand-children Matthew, Cassie, An-drew and Callen; siblings JoanRitter, Victor Bosse, Angela,Milton, Cletus and Harry Bosse.

Preceded in death by husbandNorbert J. Hoeper; daughterSusan Heoper; brother Anthony.

Visitation was Jan 15 at Mi-hovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home.Mass of Christian Burial was Jan16 at St. James Church, WhiteOak.

Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association.

Vernal HorningVernal R. Horning, 94, of Delhi

died Jan. 6. He was a WWIIveteran.

Survived by wife Marjorie S.(nee Fulmer) Horning; childrenVernal (Rosemary), Maureen(Claude) Wilson, Donald (Carol),Edward (Debbie), and Paul(Darlene) Horning; 15 grand-children; 17 great-grandchildren;brother Elliott (Virginia) Horning;numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by sisterMarian Ruth Horning.

Visitation and services wereJan. 12 at Mihovk-RosenackerFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made toHeart and Hands Hospice by theVNA, 2400 Reading Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45202.

Mildred KleintankMildred Virginia (nee Backus)

Kleintank, 94, died Dec. 13.Survived by sister Luella

Kirschner; grandchildren EmmaFlick, Joseph and Charles Klein-tank; two great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by husbandStanley Kleintank; sister SylviaChapman.

Services were Dec. 18 at St.Bernard Church. Burial was at St.Joseph (Old) Cemetery.

Florence MetzgerFlorence Elaine (nee Kuhn)

Metzger, 98, of Delhi died Jan. 8.Survived by daughter Carole

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Jean (Donald Jr.) Lunsford;grandchildren Donald P. Luns-ford III and Jennifer R. Quinn;great-grandchildren, Lilly GraceQuinn and Hudson DonaldQuinn.

Preceded in death by husbandRaymond W. Metzger.

Visitation and funeral servicewere Jan 16 at St. John’s West-minster Union Church in thesanctuary. Burial at St. JohnCemetery.

Robert MitchellRobert Andrew Mitchell, 39,

died Dec. 28.Survived by siblings Sarah Beth

Mitchell, children Robert Arthurand JustinAndrewMitchell;parentsRobert (RobinSinex) Mitch-ell.

Preceded indeath bymother FredaCarol King.

Services were Jan. 2 at Gump-Holt Funeral Home with burial atBaltimore Pike Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toAutism Society, 4340 East WestHighway, Suite 350, Bethesda,Maryland 20814.

Lucille OttoLucille C. (nee Nierman) Otto,

90, died Jan. 7.Survived by children Judy (Bill)

Walters, Joy Johnson, JackieMarston, Bill (Daniel) Otto, Janet

(Chuck)Dingman, Bob(Barb) Otto,Mary Jo (Jim)Weisel,Jeanne(Gregg) Tutorand Jeri (Paul)Anhofer;grandchildrenJay Walters,Rachel Hick-

enbottom, David Walters, SarahNichols, Paul Walters, NickiJohnson, Matt Johnson, EricMarston, Natasha Marston, BrianDingman, Ben Otto, Brett Otto,

Amanda Weisel, Hannah Weisel,Taylor Bergeon, Emily Bergeon,Olivia Anhofer and KatarinaAnhofer; 20 great-grandchildren;siblings Marianne Wilmhoff, Fran(Bill), Sommerkamp Paul (Do-rothy) Nierman, Ruth Som-merkamp, and Matt Nierman;sister-in-law Dorothy Otto Cart-wright.

Preceded in death by husbandJoseph E. Otto; brother BillyNierman.

Visitation was at MingesFuneral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial was at St. Bernard ofClairvaux, Taylor Creek.

Memorials may be made to St.Bernard School, 7115 SpringdaleRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45247 orcharity of your choice.

Edward PowellEdward Powell, 75, died Jan. 4.Survived by wife Rose Marie

Richmond Powell; childrenBarbara (Pete) Carter, Nancy(James) Freeman, Kenneth (Tina)Powell Sr., Rose (Jason) Hol-lingsworth; 11 grandchildren; 17great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; siblings Barba-ra Moore. Ledford, Roscoe.

Preceded in death by son GaryWayne (Karen) Powell Sr.; broth-er Stanley Powell.

Visitation was Jan. 7 andservices Jan. 8 at the DennisGeorge Funeral Home. Intermentin Maple Grove Cemetery,Cleves.

Robert PyleRobert “Bob” John Pyle, 87,

died Jan. 2.Survived by

wife Joy Dian(nee Decker)Pyle; childrenDonna Lynn(Robert)Lensmeyer,Sherry Lee(Leo) Pilot andRobert “Rob”Daryl (The-resa) Pyle; 11

grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild; numerous nieces andnephews.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at the Bolton and Lunsford

Funeral Home.

Dorothy RainierDorothy (nee Lux) Rainier, 90,

died Jan. 9.Survived by

grandchildrenCody (Jessica)Rainier andBrandon(Lana) Rainier.

Preceded indeath byhusbandMerrill BlaineRainier; sonDerek Blaine

(Beverly, living) Rainier.Visitation and Blessing were at

Meyer and Geiser Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to

Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

Kathy RandolphKathy (nee Kolkmeyer) Ran-

dolph, 59, died Jan. 2.Survived by children Meredith

and Louie; sister Carol (Denny)Wright; sister-in-law MaureenKolkmeyer; many nieces, neph-ews, cousins and friends.

Preceded in death by brotherBill Kolkmeyer.

A celebration of Kathy’s lifewill be held at a later date.

Beatress ReeseBeatress (nee Terry) Reese. 91,

died Jan. 5.Survived by siblings Jeanetta

(Joe) Murray, Edna (Don)McGhee, Venzetta (Leo) Wolfe,

Ruby (Reece)Green, Ray-mond (Nora),Amos, andJack (lateLaura) Terryand Emmett,Ruben, Nay-mon (Jennie)Terry; manynieces and

nephews and great-nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by husbandEarl Reese; sister Myrtle Scott.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Meyer Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toGrace Hospice, 2100 ShermanAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45212.

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