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Mount Healthy’s City Parkimprovement is on target andthis summer, residents will beable to enjoy entertainment inthe park on a new entertain-ment stage.

The city had to revamp itsplans for the park when bidsfor planned improvementscame in for more than the$100,000 Community Develop-ment Block grant received forthe project.

The grant money comesfrom the federal communitydevelopment block grant pro-gram and is distributedthrough Hamilton County to lo-cal governments.

Local governments submit-ted their list of project re-quests to the Hamilton CountyCommunity Block Grant pro-gram, then the Hamilton Coun-ty Board of County Commis-

sioners conducted a hearingand will decide allocations tocommunity projects. HamiltonCounty’s entitlement throughthe program were expected to

be about $2.5million per year.

City ManagerBill Kocher saidinitial planscalled for an 18-hole mini golfcourse, skatepark elements, abandstand andstage, new walk-

ways, a sound system, securitysystem, new landscaping andlighting at City Park. The cityapplied for a CDB grant for theimprovements in the last roundof funding and was awarded$100,000. The grant wouldn’tstretch to cover all everythingofficials would like in the plan,so now, the city’s approachingits park improvement inphases.

Right now, Kocher says cityis building the stage for thebandstand, which he says willlay the foundation for futureimprovements. The next im-provements would includelighting, speakers, a public ad-dress system and a covering orshell for the concert/perfor-mance area, concrete paths foreasier mobility, landscaping,and general park improve-ments.

“This will give us a chanceto live with the stage this sum-mer, and see how things workbefore doing the next phase,”he said. “I think it will help usdecide what will work best. Dowe want a permanent coveringfor the stage area? Do the pinetrees need to be moved? We’llknow better after we’ve seenthe stage in use this summer.”

The city’s waiting to hearwhether it receives additionalfunding in the next round ofCommunity Development

Block Grants. Council approved adding

$110,000 for the fifth phase ofthe Mount Healthy Park im-provement to its request forthe next three-year fundinground.

ABOUT CITY PARKThe main entrance to the

park is on McMakin Street be-tween Perry Street and JosephStreet. The top level of the parkis the home of the MountHealthy Historical Society andthe Veterans Memorial. Thesecond level features the pooland bathhouse, concessionstand, children’s playgroundand the Gazebo, where sum-mer concerts take place.

The third level of the parkhas playing fields that manyadult and youth groups use forbaseball, softball, soccer andfootball programs. The playingfields are surrounded by a .3-mile walking track.

Mt. Healthy park project underwayBy Jennie [email protected]

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Workers were undeterred by cold weather in December and continued working on a new performance stage in Mount Healthy’s City Park.

Kocher

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Forest Park City Councilwants voters to approve a 5.75-mill fire levy on the May 5 pri-mary ballot.

Council took its first step to-ward the ballot at a specialmeeting Jan. 12, voting 6-0 to put

the additional 5.75-mill levy onthe ballot in May.

A 5.75-mill levy would costthe owner of a $100,000 home anestimated additional $201.25 peryear and would generate about$1.725 million more each yearfor the fire service. City offi-cials cautioned that these are es-timates.

Forest Park Deputy FinanceDirector Andrew Levanduskysays the city estimates that ad-ditional income will drop overtime, assuming property values

continue to drop.The projectionsassume about a 5percent dropeach year.

“We have tomake those kindsof assumptionsin our planningbudget,” he said.

The Hamilton County Audi-tor’s Office will certify the mill-age amounts before the finalresolution to put the levy on theballot is passed and sent on to

the Hamilton County Board ofElections.

City Manager Ray Hodgessaid the proposed new levy doesnot provide funds for addingfirefighters to the department.

“This will allow us to con-tinue current levels of service,”he said.

Hodges says the city has a9.7-mill fire levy in place,passed in 2008. He says withoutadditional funds, the currentlevel of operations cannot besustained through 2016. The cur-

rent fire levy generates about$2.9 million annually. Hodgessays other revenue for the firefund is about $600,000.

The deadline to put this addi-tional fire levy on the May 5 bal-lot is Wednesday, Feb. 4, whichis 90 days prior to the election.Forest Park Mayor Chuck John-son said the city plans to havepublic hearings to help informthe public but no dates havebeen set.

Council planned to vote on asecond resolution Jan. 20.

Forest Park council asks for 5.75 mills in May

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Levy won’t addfirefightersBy Jennie [email protected]

As the revenue stream formany communities in GreaterCincinnati continue to shrink,ways to cut costs remain underthe microscope. Services suchas community access televisionare being scrutinized like neverbefore with some communitieseliminating or reducing the ser-vice.

One of the oldest and largestproviders of community accesstelevision in the Cincinnati areais the Intercommunity CableRegulatory Commission(ICRC). With these looming fi-nancial challenges and signifi-cant changes in the way peoplecommunicate via social media,we asked ICRC Executive Di-rector Brad Stapleton a fewquestions about the history andfuture of community accesstelevision, specifically ICRC.He provided these responsesvia email.

Background on ICRC –when and how did you begin?

“The ICRC was started in theearly 1980s by a forward think-ing Sharonville council mem-ber named Aaron Mackey. Thiswas when cable television wasfirst coming to the area and theidea was that by negotiating as alarge group, rather than smallindividual suburban communi-ties, they could attract a larger,more state-of-the-art cable sys-tem. The result of that was thestate-of-the-art, 60-channel,two wire, interactive Qube ca-ble system from Warner Amex.After the system was built,some of the communities decid-ed to pool their resources tofund and program the commu-nity access channels. The ICRCfirst began producing pro-grams in 1986.

“The ICRC is a prime exam-

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amounted to $202,045 lastyear. As a founding mem-ber Forest Park is part ofthe Waycross CommunityProgramming Board Re-gional Council of Govern-ments. Meetings arebroadcast on Time-War-ner and are available onat waycross.tv forstreaming.

» Green Township:The township pays Natu-ral Light Productions$15,000 annually to filmits board of trusteesmeetings. The meetingsare shown live on the lo-cal Time Warner publicaccess station, and thenreplayed at differenttimes throughout theweek.

» Greenhills: Way-cross shows meetings andsome special events;equipment is hard-wiredinto chambers. Villagepays its full 5 percentfranchise fee, whichamounted to about$45,000 last year. Meet-ings are broadcast onTime-Warner and areavailable on at way-cross.tv for streaming.As a founding memberGreenhills is part of theWaycross CommunityProgramming Board Re-gional Council of Govern-ments. Meetings are

How local communi-ties use ICRC, or otherpublic access:

» Anderson Township:The Board of Trustees isthe only source of fund-ing for Anderson Commu-nity Television (ACTV).The cost is $288,000 ayear. Money used is from5 percent franchise feesfrom subscribers.

ACTV’s future is un-certain with the townshipevaluating the value itgets for the cost. The sta-tion provides for the com-munity the filming andplayback of various gov-ernmental meetings in-cluding township and theForest Hills Board ofEducation, training anduse of editing bays for theresidents, original pro-gramming recording inthe ACTV studios. Asmall staff assists.

» Cincinnati: CitiCablecovers government meet-

ings associated with thecity including CincinnatiCity Council, variouscommittee meetings,Board of Health, policeoversight, NeighborhoodSummit and communitydevelopment presenta-tions. It is funded throughcable franchise fees.

» Colerain Township:Waycross shows meet-ings and some specialevents; equipment ishard-wired into trusteechambers. Townshippays an annual fee of$65,000 for servicethrough Oct. 31, 2016.Meetings are broadcaston Time-Warner and areavailable at waycross.tvfor streaming.

» Forest Park: Way-cross shows meetings andsome special events;equipment is hard-wiredinto chambers. The citypays its full 5 percentfranchise fee, which

broadcast on Time-War-ner and are available onat waycross.tv forstreaming.

» Springfield Town-ship: Waycross showsmeetings and some spe-cial events; equipment ishard-wired into cham-bers. The township paysabout $25,000 and has eq-uity as a founding mem-ber so the total contract isworth about $55,000 an-nually. Meetings arebroadcast on Time-War-ner and are available onat waycross.tv forstreaming.

Level of programming varies by communityWHO’SWATCHING?These communities havecontracts with ICRC:Amberley VillageArlington Heights Columbia Township Crosby Township Elmwood Place Evendale Fairfax Glendale Harrison Harrison Township Indian Hill Lincoln Heights Mariemont Mason City Mason Schools Milford Milford - Schools Mount Healthy Mount Healthy Schools North College Hill Princeton Schools Reading Sharonville Springdale St. Bernard Symmes Township Terrace Park Woodlawn

YOUR TURNDo you watch public accessprogramming? How often?On what platform? Howvaluable is the service?Email your comments [email protected].

ple of shared resources.Not every one of the com-munities we serve needs atelevision studio, produc-tion truck or playbacksystem but now they allhave access to the ser-vices that those thingsprovide.”

How are you funded?“Each cable subscriber

that lives in an ICRC com-munity pays a 5 percentfranchise fee. That is 5percent of their cabletelevision service only,that percentage does notinclude Internet serviceor telephone. On a quar-terly basis that 5 percentis then given back to thecommunity and the ICRC- 2 percent of that 5 per-cent. (2 percent of the ca-ble television bill or 40percent of what the com-

munity receives).”How many communi-

ties do you serve today?Did you serve more com-munities today or few-er?

“Today we are at 23communities. Which iswhere we were back in thelate 1980s. We have gainedsome and lost some sincethen. We have lost fourcommunities in the pastfour years. All related tobudget cuts due to fund-ing changes at the statelevel, reduction of the lo-cal government fund, andelimination of the estatetax. Each one of thosecommunities stressedthat they were happy withthe service, but simplycould not afford it.”

What services do youprovide to the communi-ties you serve?

“City council meetings- recorded and playedback on the cable systemthree different times aweek. Meetings are madeavailable online with in-dexed agenda links allow-ing viewers to click and godirectly to any one of theagenda items.

“Community events –Local sporting events,high school matches,baseball, football, basket-ball, soccer volleyball, la-crosse, men’s and wom-

en’s. Peewee Footballtournaments, semi-profootball and soccer, Cin-cinnati Rollergirls. Festi-vals, concerts, parades.Candidate forums, etc…

“We also playback agreat deal of program-ming that is produced bythe schools.

“Studio - We produce abi-weekly public affairsshow where local leadersand elected officials comeinto our studio and dis-cuss issues and eventsthat are important to theirconstituents. Some of thelocal chambers of com-merce produce monthlyprograms where they in-troduce new members ofthe local business commu-nity and the products andservices they provide.”

How does communityaccess television fit intoday’s communicationrich society with You-Tube, Facebook, Twitter.. .?

“Community accesstelevision must adapt andstay relevant to its com-munity. When we startedthere were five accesschannels on a 60-channelcable box. People werethrilled to see their citycouncil meeting on televi-sion a week or so after itoccurred. Now if theycan’t see that same meet-

ing on their phone thenext day they want toknow why. And they canbecause that is part of theservice the ICRC pro-vides.

“In the fall when ourtwo trucks go out to coverhigh school football bothof those games are playedback that same night atmidnight. We are doingmore and more with ‘livetelevision’ over the Inter-net. For the sports wherepermissible, which ispretty much everythingbut football and tourna-ments, we make themavailable live over the In-ternet so anyone any-where with an Internetconnection can see themas they happen. Same

thing with concerts andparades and other com-munity events, we post alink on our Facebook pageand people can watch liveon their computer.

“This year we are fo-cusing on our studio ser-vices. In the past, a localmayor or township trus-tee could come into ourstudio on a Monday nightand spend a half hourspeaking with the host ofour public affairs showand then a week later thefolks at home could tunein and hear what they hadto say. What we are work-ing toward now is for thatsame person to come intoour studio on a Mondayevening, choose how theywant to present their in-formation from a varietyof formats and when theywalk out the door theyhave a thumb drive intheir hand that will allowthem to upload that videoto their Facebook page orTwitter account and sendit out immediately to allwho subscribe.”

Are you digital? Whatabout high definition?

“Yes we are digital.However we are not HD(high definition).

“It is not required (tobe high definition), but isdesired and at some pointin the near future we will

make that transition. It isnot up to us, it will requirean agreement with the ca-ble company. On our endwe have already begunthe transition by startingto upgrade our productionand playback equipmentso that in terms of workflow, everything is HDcompliant.”

What impact will thishave on service?

“The only impact it willhave on service will besignificant increase inpicture quality.”

What is the future ofICRC?

“The future of theICRC looks strong. Wehave a history of being onthe leading edge of tech-nology. We were the firstlocal organization to putvideo on the Internet,starting in 1999 when weposted over 200 local can-didates for office on theweb, long before any ofthe broadcasters were do-ing it. We were the first or-ganization in the countryto provide indexed coun-cil meetings on the web.Because we have the sup-port of more than just onecommunity, we can pro-vide a higher level of ser-vice and because of thathigher level of service Ibelieve we will continueto thrive.”

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Winton Woods Schools» Wright Gwyn, environmen-

tal awareness program man-ager for the City of Forest Parkand a long-time supporter ofWinton Woods City Schools, washonored at the December boardof education meeting with thedistrict’s Community SpiritAward.

Gwyn, along with the ForestPark Wal-Mart, was the drivingforce behind the creation of theland lab at Winton Woods Ele-mentary School. This area has arain garden, planting beds andcomposting bins and was de-scribed by Gwyn as “a hands-ondiscovery facility.”

For many years Gwyn alsopartnered with Winton WoodsIntermediate School to sponsorthe Environmental High IQBowl for fifth- and sixth-grad-ers. This activity tested stu-dents’ knowledge of environ-mental issues in a competitionthat was aired on WaycrossMedia. The competition was re-placed in 2012 by the Eco-War-riors Club at the intermediateschool. Each monthly club meet-ing highlights lessons on ecosys-tems, biology, the rain forestand animal adaptations. Gwynhas also been able to bring theCincinnati Zoo Animal Ambas-sadors program to the school anumber of times.

According to the CommunitySpirit award’s criteria, the re-cipient is a community memberwho demonstrates an exempla-ry spirit of dedication and ser-vice to the students and familiesof Winton Woods City Schools.The recipient leads by example,has made significant contribu-tions to the district over a periodof years and strengthens theWinton Woods community by:

appreciating and celebratingstudent achievement and suc-cesses;

serving others by giving oftheir own time and talents;

working with a positive atti-tude and energy;

creating and/or enhancing asense of community for stu-dents and families;

being accessible, approach-able and engaging with the com-munity.

» Winton Woods High Schoolinducted new members into Na-tional Honor Society, the na-tion's premier organization rec-ognizing outstanding highschool students who demon-strate excellence in the areas ofscholarship, leadership, serviceand character.

» After a second-place finishat last year’s spelling bee at Win-ton Woods Intermediate School,Nathan Washam was lookingforward to this year’s competi-tion at the middle school. Hishard work and preparation forthat spelldown paid off with afirst place finish for the seventhgrader as he correctly spelledthe word “full-fledged.”

“Our spelling bee was smallthis year with only three contes-tants – Nathan, Ronald Simmonsand Hayley Hobbs—but I’mproud of the students who stud-ied their words to be a part ofthis year’s practice sessionsleading into the spelling bee,”said Stephanie Romer, sciencelab teacher and spelling bee co-ordinator. The bee didn’t lastlong enough for Washam – whohas severe autism and a motortic disorder – to demonstratethat he had learned all 450 of thisyear’s spelling words.

Spelling bee judges this yearwere teachers Stephanie Rom-er, Matt Alander, and Lisa Gi-blin. Gary Giblin served as pro-nouncer, and Lauren Kemptonassisted during the bee.

McAuley High School» Getting in the Christmas

spirit, the 21 seniors in McAu-ley‘s child development class

concluded their semester bymaking toys, like Santa’s elves.

The seniors planned and di-rected 12 preschool classes witharea children over the course ofthe semester. They were re-sponsible for an 80-minute classwith the 2- to 5-year olds, includ-ing a theme of the day, a story, asong or finger play, games,crafts and snacks. The sessionconcluded with a visit from San-ta on the last class.

As a culminating project, theseniors learned to sew home-made toys for children. Half ofthe young women sewed stuffedlady bugs, with buttons for eyesand spots, and half of themcrafted stuffed bocks from col-orful fabric scraps.

» Over this past summer, stu-dents and adults at both McAu-ley and Mother of Mercy HighSchools read the same book,“Left to Tell: Discovering GodAmidst the Rwandan Holo-caust,” by Immaculee Ilibagiza.

Ilibagiza was a survivor of

the bloody genocide in 1994 thatravaged her native country ofRwanda. For 91 days, she andseven other women huddled si-lently in a small, cramped bath-room inside the home of a localpastor, while hundreds of killerssearched for them and mur-dered her entire family, exceptfor one brother who was out ofthe country. Her story is one ofthe power of prayer, which shediscovered while in that bath-room for three months, and offorgiveness.

Throughout the fall, theMcAuley community has partic-ipated in discussions, writingactivities, artistic expressionsand other endeavors in responseto this amazing and inspiringstory. A sample of activities bysubject area follows.

Technical theatre and art –Students built a full-scale repli-ca of the bathroom, completewith wall tiles and toilet. Thebathroom is on wheels so it canbe moved from place to place,finding an eventual home inMcAuley’s library, where stu-dents can enter it to really feelhow small it was and to imaginethe horror of the 91 days.

Biology – Students inferredinformation about Immaculee’slife to try to determine the eco-logical footprint she leaves be-hind, and compared that to theecological footprint of McAuleystudents.

Health – Students studied is-sues of malnutrition, as the sev-en women were severely mal-nourished while hiding in thebathroom.

Child development – Stu-dents researched and playedRwandan games.

Science and art – Teachersare working collaboratively tobring a version of “The MillionBones” project to McAuleyHigh School. Student repre-sentatives from each familyhomeroom are being trained inthe construction of a ceramicbone and they will lead boneconstruction in their families.Every student will make a bonein remembrance of the victimsof the holocaust. Students fromHuman Biology and Anatomy &Physiology classes will be goingto the art room to constructsome of the more difficult andcomplicated bones. Upon com-pletion of the bones, students

will place them on the front lawnin remembrance of the victimsof genocide.

Creative cooking – Studentsresearched Rwandan foods andmade kachumbari, a traditionalvegetable dish from Rwanda.

Creative writing – Studentscreated a graffiti wall on theoutside of the bathroom replica.

Music – sang “We Are March-ing” in Swahili at the annualMercy Day Mass in September.

Computer literacy – Studentsmade PowerPoint presentationsabout Left to Tell.

Social studies – Students ex-plored international law and thehistory of Rwanda. Theylearned about political chal-lenges and PTSD in Rwanda.

Government classes held So-cratic Seminars on the role ofgovernment. One student fromeach class took the lead in guid-ing the discussion.

World languages – Studentsare working on translations ofKinyarwanda, the language ofRwanda. They’ve taken Biblicalverses relating to the Seven Sor-rows of Mary and will translatethem from Kinyarwanda toSpanish, French and Latin.

SCHOOLS NOEBOOK

THANKS TO TERESA CLEARY

Some of the newest National Honor Society members at Winton Woods High School are, from left: front, HayleyPerkins, Sarai Dean, Irene Onianwa, Nadia Goforth, Chantelle Thompson and Kendra Jackson; middle, Aunay Miller,Superintendent Anthony G. Smith, Board President Kim Burns, Poonam Ghimire, Neeta Bhandari, Parker Sarra,Eden Daniel, Jade Hudson, Meklit Zenabu, Amariah Yisrael, Cindy Vivar-Perez, Alex Kuhn and Matthew Smith;back, Jordan Randolph, Board Vice President Tim Cleary, Joshua Kerobo, Board Member John Pennycuff, PrincipalEric Martin, Simon Asem, Board Member Viola Johnson, Jared Beiersdorfer, Board Member Jessica Miranda andAssistant Principal Kevin Jones. Not pictured, Hannah Van Dyke.


Nathan Washam is this year'swinner of Winton Woods MiddleSchool's spelling bee.

PROVIDED

A group of students in thebathroom, experiencing just a tasteof what Immaculee Ilibagiza wentthrough in her ordeal. Clockwisefrom lower right: Emily Mormile,Olivia Louder, Zandrea Simpson,Samantha Baxter, Taylor Greeneand Gabrielle Draginoff.


Wright Gwyn with Winton WoodsBoard President Kim Burns.

THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

McAuley High School seniors with toys they made, from left: front, Jessica Ventura, Sarah Campbell, Angie Kerth,Sophie Meyer, Haillie Erhardt, Fallon Degutis, Krista Reiff, Sharon Witzgall, Kate Calder, Dakota Dixon andMcKenna Bailey; back, Julia Langenderfer, Allie Schindler, Mary Patricia Orth, Erika Ventura, Gabby Brown, RachelRothan, Malina Creighton, Jody Duccilli, Abbey Benintendi and Emma Bedan.

PROVIDED

A bowl of kachumbari, theRwandan vegetable dish made byMcAuley creative cooking students

THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

Santa visits with McAuley High School students and friends.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art & Craft ClassesBeginner’s WoodcarvingClass, 6-8:30 p.m. ConcludesJan. 29., Farbach-Werner NaturePreserve, 3455 Poole Road,Ellenwood Nature Barn. Stu-dents carve small, decorativeshelf goose. Wood blank andpattern provided. Students mustprovide knives or purchase frominstructor. For ages 16 and up.$12. Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. ColerainTownship.

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

Health / WellnessLiving Life In The Flow Chi-Kung/TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m.,Grace Episcopal Church, 5501Hamilton Ave., Create your ownpersonal plan for health en-hancement and energetic em-powerment. $50. Presented byHarmonic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514; www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College 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 - StudentTheater

A Midsummer Night’s Dream,7-9 p.m., Oak Hills High School,3200 Ebenezer Road, Ione HoltAuditorium. Shakespeare com-edy dealing with the universaltheme of love and its complica-tions: lust, disappointment,

confusion and marriage. $10.Presented by Oak Hills HighSchool Drama Department.922-2300. Green 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. Through Feb. 15. 241-6550; www.cincinnatilandmark-productions.com. West Price 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, JAN. 23Drink 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.

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

Music - CountrySouthern Highway, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-

triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.


A Midsummer Night’s Dream,7-9 p.m., Oak Hills High School,$10. 922-2300. Green 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.

Theory of Mind, 7 p.m., Pros-pect House, 682 HawthorneAve., By Ken LaZebnik. Sensitive,unsentimental portrait of rela-tionships, tells story of Bill, a

teenager who happens to liveon the autism spectrum. Part ofPlayhouse in the Park’s Off theHill series. Recommended forages 11 and up. Call venue fortickets and prices. Presented byPlayhouse in the Park. 421-3888;www.cincyplay.com. East PriceHill.

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, JAN. 24Art & Craft ClassesBeginner’s WoodcarvingClass, 9:30 a.m. to noon Con-cludes Jan. 31., Farbach-WernerNature Preserve, $12. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. ColerainTownship.

EducationSmart Investing @ Your Li-brary, noon to 4 p.m., Groes-beck Branch Library, 2994 W.Galbraith Road, Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-4454;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Colerain 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 RockEmpty Garden, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.


A Midsummer Night’s Dream,7-9 p.m., Oak Hills High School,$10. 922-2300. Green Township.


Theory of Mind, 7 p.m., Dun-ham Recreation Complex, 4356Dunham Lane, By Ken LaZebnik.Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, tells story ofBill, a teenager who happens tolive on the autism spectrum. Partof Playhouse in the Park’s Offthe Hill series. Recommendedfor ages 11 and up. Call venuefor tickets and prices. Presentedby Playhouse in the Park. 471-

9844; www.cincyplay.com. WestPrice Hill.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25EducationFinancial 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. Through March 22.662-2048; www.cheviotumc-.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.

LecturesThe German-Jewish Legacy inAmerica: Especially Cincin-nati, 2-5 p.m., German HeritageMuseum, 4764 West Fork Road,Programs focusing on Cincin-nati’s German heritage. Free.574-1741; www.gacl.org. GreenTownship.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue 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.


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JANUARY 21, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • A5NEWS

A couple of years agoI was walking throughour patch of woods whenI came across a largebucket nestled in the

hillside. Itwas filledwith silt soI decidedto emptyit.

No kid-ding, thatbucketwas wayheavierthan itshould

have been. The reason?A snapping turtle tum-bled out from the bot-tom. It was early springso it was still hibernat-ing. My first thoughtwas turtle soup. Ipushed it back into thebucket and had it hauledup the hill. Long storyshort, no soup was madefrom that irritable crea-ture. We let it go and itheaded down the hilltoward the river.

That brings me to thesingle subject of today’scolumn: mock turtlesoup. This will satisfythe many requests. Likegoetta, mock turtle soupis a cherished heirloomrecipe here. The formerCricket restaurantserved a version, and St.Rita’s school serves it attheir festival every year.Ron’s Roost on the westside has it on their me-nu, also.

The original real tur-tle soup was made fromgreen sea turtles.They’re an endangeredspecies and most live inthe Atlantic, Pacific and

Indian oceans. Mockturtle soup originated inEngland in the mid1800s. It later becamepopular in Germany. Idon’t have room for allthe recipes so check outmy website Aboutea-ting.com for more goodones.

Some original mockturtle soups were madefrom calf’s brains. OK,so I’m glad that groundbeef is the meat ofchoice now. If you don’twant to make it, Worth-more’s canned mockturtle soup is a good bet.I spoke with Phil Haock,whose granddad startedthe business in the ’20s.Phil said they sell hun-dreds of cases a weekfrom their Cincinnatifacility. Some goes toformer Tristaters whocan’t go without theirWorthmore. If you wantto make your own, hereare two reader favorites.

Granddad Robert J.Niehoff's MockTurtle Soup

Originally publishedin the Enquirer yearsago. The notes indicatethe soup “is one of thebest”.

20 gingersnaps, pref-erably Nabisco

2 cups water2 pounds ground beef1 medium onion, diced14 oz. bottle ketchup1/2 cup Lea & Perrin's

Worcestershire sauce2 tablespoons cider

vinegar2 teaspoons salt1/8 teaspoon pepper1 lemon, seeded,

sliced thin4 cups water, more or

less3 hard cooked eggs,

crumbledSherrySoak gingersnaps in 2

cups water and setaside. Brown beef inlarge heavy pot. Drainfat. Mash beef with pota-to masher while cookingfor a fine texture. Stir inonions. Add ketchup,Worcestershire sauce,vinegar, salt, pepper andlemon. Add 4 cups water,more or less. Simmer 1hour. Add soaked ginger-snaps, raising heat andstirring constantly 5 to10 minutes. Stir in crum-bled eggs. Serve hotwith dash of sherry.Makes 6 servings.

John T's mock turtlesoup

A good recipe from agood cook.

1-1/2 pounds groundbeef

3 quarts HOT water20 to 30 ginger snaps1 large onion1 medium carrot1 lemon1/4 cup Worcester-

shire sauce14 oz. catsup1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper4 hard-boiled eggs

(finely chopped)2 tablespoons sherry

(or vinegar)Small bag of pickling

spicePlace meat and gin-

ger snaps in hot waterand allow to stand 10 to15 minutes. Grind orgrate onion and carrotand add to mixture. Slicelemon paper thin andadd to mixture. Addcatsup, Worcestershiresauce, salt and pepper.Bring to a boil. Reduceheat. Suspend bag ofpickling spice into mix-ture. Cook over low heatfor 2 to 3 hours. Stirfrequently. Removepickling spice. Add fine-ly chopped eggs about1/2 hour before finish.Add wine (or vinegar).When cool, place in re-frigerator until readyfor use. Will keep a weekor more. Can be frozen.

Whoops: Laszlo’sIron Skillet phone #:

I published the wrongnumber. They’re now at513-561-6776.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Satisfy that mock turtle soup craving

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Garry Shouse stirs mock turtle soup at St. Rita Fest in Evendalein 2010.

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Worthmore Brand MockTurtle Soup.

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Cincinnati is one of the bestplaces in the country to own apet. With tremendous outdoorspaces, amazing health carefacilities, and affordable main-tenance costs, there are doz-ens of reasons why now mightbe the best time to consideradding a pet to your family.

Pet ownership has tripled inthe past 40 years, with morethan 160 million pets in theUnited States, but there arestill significant numbers ofanimals that need homes, espe-cially those available in ourlocal shelters and rescues.

Despite such significantgrowth in pet ownership, esti-mates show that only 30 per-cent of all pets are adoptedfrom animal shelters, leavinga huge population unadopted –nearly 3 million shelter ani-mals are euthanized annuallyin the United States.

The problem is not overpop-ulation; instead it is a call-for-

action to edu-cate the com-munity that wecan make adifference.Research fromThe HumaneSociety of theUnited Stateshas found thatmore than 17million homesare planning to

add a pet to their family in2015, but haven’t decidedwhere to go to find their newfurry family member. Thatmeans if just one in every fivepotential pet owners choosesto adopt an animal, they canhelp save the lives of millionsof animals, that otherwisecould be euthanized.

Many animals end up inshelters and rescues throughno fault of their own. They arevictims of circumstances be-yond their control, such as an

illness or death in the family,divorce, growing family, fam-ily relocation, or impropertraining and preparation fromowners. These pets arehealthy, loving animals. Likeany other pet, they might needtraining to fit into a family andhome, as well as patience fromtheir new family to help themadjust to their new surround-ings, but adopting an animalpresents benefits that helpfacilitate this transition.

Animals from rescue or-ganizations living in fosterhomes have already had expe-rience in a home setting andmany shelters have volunteersand staff members that helppeople and pets with trainingand obedience even beforethey are adopted. As an addedbonus, adoption can help re-duce many additional costsassociated with new pet own-ership. Not only are shelteranimal adoption fees lower

than buying from a pet storeor breeder, but many of theadoptable animals in sheltersand rescues have already beenspayed or neutered and arevaccinated. There are so manywonderful reasons to adopt orrescue a pet. Cincinnati ishelping to make it easier forindividuals and families whowant to add a pet to their fam-ily, by once again bringingtogether the area’s best shel-ters and rescues to showcasetheir animals in one conve-nient location during Cincin-nati’s official Pet AdoptionWeekend.

The region’s largest animaladoption event, My FurryValentine, a nonprofit organi-zation focused on bringingtogether adoptable animalsand potential pet owners, ishosting its annual Mega Adop-tion Event at the SharonvilleConvention Center from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 and Feb.

15.With dozens of rescues and

shelters, satellite adoptionevents around the city, andnumerous vendors and ad-vocacy groups participating,My Furry Valentine is hopingto find homes for 550 animalsduring the weekend event. Theevent is fun, family-friendlyand free to attend. This year’sMy Furry Valentine is hostedby phoDOGrapher and pre-sented by Top Dog sponsorsIAMS and Tri-County Mallwith additional financial assis-tance from The Joanie Ber-nard Foundation.

Carolyn Evans is founder of MyFurry Valentine, a nonprofit createdin 2012 to raise awareness for theanimal rescue community through aweekend-long animal adoptionevent. The annual gathering hasfound homes for more than 1,300 petssince inception. Visitwww.myfurryvalentine.com.

Adopt your next furry family member

CarolynEvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 14 questionSome people have criti-

cized recent school closingsdue to cold weather. Whatdo you think about thepractice of canceling class-es when the mercury dips?

“There is an old saying:‘Better safe than sorry.’The schools are allotted anumber of “safe” days. Ifthey use more than theallotment, days are addedat the end of the schoolyear. Frigid temperaturesaffect busses and parents’cars used for transporta-tion along with many oth-er facets of running aschool. I trust those mak-ing these decisions havesafety as their main goal.They could evaluate usingthese off days for those‘teachers in service days.’Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“I feel the policies thatallow for canceling schoolsimply because it is coldout are ridiculous. Sadly,we have become a litiga-tion-fearing, over-cod-dling society of soft peo-ple. Here’s a suggestion,when it’s cold out, wear acoat. And maybe somegloves. There is no rocketscience to this. If your kidis one of those that deemsit critically important towear T-shirts and shortsall year long, perhaps acouple of chilly morningswaiting for the bus woulddo him/her some good.The vast majority of kidsI see waiting for the busare properly attired, so alow temperature shouldbe of no consequence. Themedia has become one ofthe chief enablers of theunnecessary school clos-ings. One would hope forthem be a little less dra-matic hour after hourevery time when twoinches of ‘white deathfrom the sky’ is forecast.Grow some backbonepeople.”

M.J.F.

“I am a volunteer for alarge public venue. Wehave had our days of shut-down, due to weather that,

prior to the advent oflitigation, heavy traffic,and what I call ‘commonsense’ might have been‘working’ days. I trulybelieve that the teachersview weather days as adelay in getting workdone, increased possibil-ity of extended years anda nightmare of reorgani-zation. The administrativestaff that makes thesedecisions probably view itas why we have paid sickdays in almost every pro-fession; to allow someflexibility in applyingsafe practices for all em-ployees.

“Only people that Itruly imagine cheer (oth-er than the students),when a weather day iscalled, are those chargedwith the responsibility oftransporting students. I’mbetting that most of themare already up and gettingto their buses on morn-ings, before the weatherday is called, if there isany doubt. Just low tem-peratures have not affect-ed any of the schools thatI know, unless there wereassociated heating orwater problems. Streetconditions and forecastdeteriorating weatherbecomes as much of a‘let’s take a guess’ for thedecision makers, as wesometimes see or blamethe proclamations ofweather forecasters. Yes,Virginia, there is climatechange and it does.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSThe city of Cincinnati re-leased a report earlier thismonth which detailed adecrease in crime withinthe city. Do you feel safer,or safer, in the city than youhave in the past? Why orwhy not?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

America should not supportdictatorships.

It appears axiomatic now, butwe have supported the likes ofPinochet and Saddam Husseinand have no problems with hav-ing full relationships with coun-tries like China. The indignationthat the likes of Marco Rubioand Red Cruz are expressingabout doing business with dicta-torships, rings as hollow as theemptying cells of Guantanamo.

As a former citizen of Brazil,whose current president wastortured under a US-backedmilitary regime, I have to askwhere the indignation of theCuban-American politicianswhen other Latin Americanswere being repressed andtortured by the Generals in Bue-nos Aires, Santiago and Brasiliaback in the ’70s and ’80s?

Cuba matters because it is aglaring example to the rest ofthe world of the problems of ourforeign policy and our politics.We say we embargo the islandbecause they are a communistdictatorship. Yet we don’t em-bargo China. We say we don’tlike the way they hold prisonerswithout trial. And yet in Cuba, onGuantanamo we do the same

thing. We say wedon’t think theCuban peopleshould live livesof deprivation,but we embargothem anyway. Inshort, we havemade enemiesof the Cubanpeople by givingtheir govern-ment something

to hold against us. We empowerour enemies with embargoes.

It is time for us to start mak-ing friends in our own backyard, if not actually fabricatingenemies. Venezuela is unfriend-ly in part because we supported– or at best ignored the misdeedsof – regimes so corrupt that evenChavez looked good. Brazil, thebiggest nation in Latin Americaand the worlds eighth largesteconomy is not only presidedover by someone who wastortured by a regime we sup-ported, but who we spied on aswell, after she became Presi-dent. Bolivia is also slippingaway, and Argentina is being runby populists, that find an easytarget in a superpower that ig-nores its closest neighbors. You

may detest Putin as much as Ido, but he certainly pays atten-tion to HIS neighbors far morethan we do.

Cuba matters because it is thekey to closer ties with LatinAmerica who have long viewedour relationship with Cuba as anold vendetta, a grudge unworthyof a superpower. Cuba, for itspart has in the past fomentedrevolution elsewhere and been athorn in our side. But since thecollapse of the Soviet Union,Cuba has supported talks be-tween the Columbian govern-ment and FARC and famouslyexported doctors to where theyare needed in many countries.

No, the Cuban government isnot a “Free and Democratic”government by our standards.Neither is that of Egypt, SaudiArabia, China and many others.We don’t appear to have a prob-lem with them. I say it’s time tobuild bridges and tear downfences. It’s time to promote freetrade, and freedom throughdialogue. Let’s start in our backyard. I’ll drink a Cuba Libre tothat.

Bruce Healey is a resident of IndianHill.

Why Cuba matters and Rubio, Cruz, don’t

BruceHealey COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

January is National GlaucomaAwareness Month, and the doc-tors at Cincinnati Eye Instituteneed your help to spread theword about this sight stealingdisease.

In the United States, morethan 2.7 million people over theage of 40 have glaucoma, buthalf of those people don’t knowthey have the disease. This isbecause, in most cases, there areno symptoms at first. In fact, asmuch as 40 percent of vision canbe lost without a person noticing,and unfortunately, once vision islost it can’t be restored. This iswhy glaucoma is often referredto as “the sneak thief of sight.”

Glaucoma is the leadingcause of preventable blindnessin the United States. In technicalterms, it is a group of diseasesthat cause damage to the opticnerve, resulting in a gradual lossof vision. Without treatment,patients with glaucoma willslowly lose their peripheral, orside vision, so that they seem tobe looking through a tunnel.Over time, straight-ahead vision

may decreaseuntil no visionremains. Withtreatment, lossof vision can beslowed, and insome cases evenstopped alto-gether.

There is nocure for glauco-ma, but it can becontrolled. Early

detection and treatment are thekeys to protecting your eyesagainst vision loss. So, what canyou do? The simple answer is,make an appointment for a fulleye exam. The American Acad-emy of Ophthalmology recom-mends that adults with no signsor risk factors for eye diseaseget a baseline eye diseasescreening at age 40 – the timewhen early signs of disease andchanges in vision may start tooccur. Based on the results ofthis screening, your eye doctorcan prescribe treatment, orsuggest intervals for follow-upexams.

For those who have alreadybeen diagnosed with glaucoma,we need your help, too. We en-courage you to talk to family andfriends, and have a conversationabout the disease. This is espe-cially important because thosewith a family history of glauco-ma are at a higher risk of devel-oping it.

For National GlaucomaAwareness Month, the doctors atCincinnati Eye Institute wouldlike to encourage you to learnmore about your eye health.While age, race, and family his-tory are important risk factorsto consider, anyone can developglaucoma. If you haven’t hadyour eyes checked in a fewyears, consider scheduling anappointment with your eye doc-tor. If you think you are at risk,we encourage you to take action.Don’t let glaucoma sneak up onyou. After all, your sight de-pends on it.

Dr. Linda J. Greff specializes in adultand pediatric glaucoma. She lives inPleasant Ridge.

Dangers of glaucoma can be eye-opening

Dr. Linda J.Greff COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

MT. HEALTHY — The Owls’girls basketball team picked upits seventh win of the seasonJan. 14 after defeating North-west 50-38 at home. TheKnights fell to 3-9 and 0-5 in theSouthwest Ohio Conference.

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Mount Healthy sophomore guard Nia McCormick drives the lane against Northwest’s Laniya Gresham.

Mt. Healthy defeatsrival Northwest


Mount Healthy senior guard Netra Owensby lays the ball in againstNorthwest.


Northwest sophomore forwardFatimah Shabazz spins and drives tothe basket against Mount Healthy.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

NORTH COLLEGE HILL —Everyone in the city knewMcAuley High School wouldhave a good basketball teamthis season. And, they are. TheMohawks are ranked No. 3 inThe Enquirer Division I areacoaches’ poll.

But most important, theMohawks haven’t let outsideperceptions or expectationsderail their focus.

Second-year coach DanWallace said his team keepsits focus on the next game.

“We’re not looking at thebig picture or the end of theyear,” Wallace said.

Coming into the seasonWallace said his team’s maingoal was to win the GirlsGreater Catholic League. “It’snever an easy battle,” he said.“But, that’s where we set ourground work and what we’regoing after.”

The GGCL is a gauntlet, butMcAuley has the roster andtalent to handle it. The Mo-hawks are 6-0 in the GGCLand currently alone in firstplace thanks to a 55-36 winover Mount Notre Dame,who’s ranked No. 5 in the As-sociated Press Division I statepoll, on Jan. 8.

McAuley’s led by a fourseniors — Lauren Roll, Syd-ney Lambert, Emily Vogel-pohl and Ariel Johnson — thatall play big minutes. Thosefour have been instrumentalto the underclassmen as well.Vogelpohl, who’s signed withWright State, is in the top fivein the GGCL in points (15.0 pergame), rebounds (7.6), assists(2.5) and steals (4.5). Lamberthas signed with BowlingGreen and she’s third in theleague in scoring (14.5) and as-sists (3.3) per game. Wallacedescribed Roll as very active

Basketball IQ,teamwork setMcAuley apartfrom restBy Adam [email protected]

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mount Notre Dame’s Dani Kissel drives to the basket past McAuley’sSydney Lambert, left, and Emily Vogelpohl in a game on Jan. 8.

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COMMUNITY PRESS

McAuley head coach Dan Wallaceyells instructions during a gameagainst Mount Notre Dame onJan. 8.

See MCAULEY, Page B2

NORTH COLLEGE HILL — Da-ryl Jones has been asking USABoxing for Cincinnati to host abig tournament for the last fiveyears. Jones was heard, loudand clear.

“I finally got it,” said an in-vigorated Jones, a 1972 gradu-ate of Taft High School.

Cincinnati hosted the Re-gional Silver Gloves boxingtournament Jan. 17-19 at Underthe Weather Sports Complex inNorth College Hill. It’s the firsttime Cincinnati has hosted thetournament, which featuredboxers ranging in age from 8-15.

States that sent fighters toCincinnati were Indiana, Michi-

gan, Pennsylvania and Ken-tucky. There were 13 local Cin-cinnati boxers that competed inthe event. Three locals favor-ites included Ray Ray Robinson(14 years old), E.J. Lamar (12)and Dasean Minor (14). Robin-son, a nine-time national cham-pion, goes to Summit CountryDay and will fight at 85 pounds.Lamar, a three-time nationalchamp, attends Aiken and willfight at 90 pounds. Minor goesto Taft and fights at 119 pounds.

The setup is simple. Boxersgo three rounds in a fight, at ei-ther 60 or 90 seconds per rounddepending on the age group.There are four divisions and arange of weight classes withinthose divisions starting at 60pounds and topping off at 165.

The goal is also simple. If afighter wins three fights, he’llhave won his weight class andwill have qualified for the na-tional tournament in Missourinext month.

“They call nationals the bigdance, because now you’re withthe big boys,” Jones empha-sized.

Daryl Jones, “Coach P-man,”has been in boxing for nearly 40years. For the last five, he’sbeen the head coach at the Find-lay Street Neighborhood Housewhere he teaches young kids inhopes of keeping them in thegym and out of trouble.

“I’m trying to save kids,”Jones said. “I’m trying to get

Cincinnati hosts Silver Gloves tournamentBy Adam [email protected]

ADAM BAUM/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Daryl Jones fits a young fighter with head gear before a practice sparringsession at the Findlay Street Neighborhood House on Jan. 14. See GLOVES, Page B2

B2 • HILLTOP PRESS • JANUARY 21, 2015 LIFE

Three years ago, then-Oak Hills High Schoolfreshman girls coach MattEdmiston approachedhead coach Mike Arnoldwith an idea. The High-landers wanted to play agame that meant morethan basketball. Edmiston,now the junior varsitycoach at McAuley, sug-gested playing a game tobenefit the Ovarian Can-cer Alliance of GreaterCincinnati. Last season,the Highlanders hostedthe inaugural Teal Shoot-out. In year two, the eventhas expanded to include atotal of eight teams andfour games.

“This is a great oppor-tunity for our girls. Theywere really excited aboutit,” said Arnold. “Theytook a real shine to it. Ithink it had a lot of mean-ing to the girls. As it getsbigger, the girls become alittle more proud of it.”

This year, Xavier Uni-versity has come aboard.The Musketeers gameagainst DePaul on Feb. 8will support the cause.This year’s event kickedoff Jan. 17 when Taylorhosted Finneytown, andcontinues for three weeks.On Jan. 24, Oak Hills hostsFairfield, and on Feb. 3,McAuley hosts Seton.

Three Oak Hills alumsserve on the board of theOCAGC and have spear-headed the Teal Shootout’sdevelopment and growth.Debbie Walter, class of1988, is an ovarian cancersurvivor. She is thrilled tosee her alma mater dowhat it can to raise aware-ness.

“Oak Hills is a fabulouscommunity to be a part of.People have come out ofeverywhere to help me,”said Walter. “We havemade it our mission to takethis basketball event to thenext level. It's not only agreat fundraiser but also away to create awarenessof the symptoms of ovari-an cancer. We have beenable to grow the basketballevent with the support ofthis community.”

Walter and her husbandAndy, Oak Hills class of1987, have moved awaytwice including livingoverseas for a time. Theykeep coming back to thecommunity in which theygrew up. When Debbiefound out she had ovariancancer, she knew that shewas in the right place backhome.

“It has always been ourgoal to move back to theOak Hills community. It'sthat important to us,” saidWalter. “When I was diag-nosed with ovarian cancer,I could want for nothing.There is always someonewilling to lend a helpinghand. That is just onesmall example of what awonderful community welive in.”

Local businesses on thewest side, including Sub-way, CG Marketing Com-

munications, ERF Legal,Cincinnatus Savings &Loan, and Bridgetown Fin-er Meats have stepped upto help the cause.

“Companies like theseand their leaders are thehallmark of the west side,”said Walter.

The OCAGC is open toexpanding its annualevents to include othersports. The support of lo-cal high schools and col-leges helps the organiza-tion reach the most impor-tant demographic for rais-ing awareness: women.

“Having six local highschools along with XavierUniversity involved ishuge. Our mission is tocreate awareness and sup-port for survivors andtheir families,” said Wal-ter. “Ovarian cancer isknown as the ‘silent killer.’Having the support ofthese local high schoolsand Xavier University issuch a great resource tohelp educate people on thesigns and symptoms ofovarian cancer. Highschool may seem like sucha young age but if we canhelp even just one persondetect this disease early, itis worth the work.”

“Our aim at theseevents is to not only createawareness to the studentsbut also to their moms,grandmas, aunts andfriends. This event is forall ages, girls and boysalike. Boys have moms,too.”

The scope of the eventhas increased 400 percentfrom year one to year two.There are no intentions ofslowing down.

“Our goal is to expandthe impact, and adding ad-ditional events does justthat,” said Walter. “Wewant to keep growing it forthe future. The sky is thelimit. Working togetherwith the whole Cincinnaticommunity benefits us allin our mission to educateevery person on the signsand symptoms of ovariancancer.”

“Debbie and Andy havereally taken the lead onthis,” said Arnold.“They’ve taken it and ranwith it. We didn’t realizewhen we started this howmany people were affect-ed by ovarian cancer, andright here in the Oak Hillscommunity.”

The organization’s goalis to reach more than 5,000people through the TealShootout basketballgames. Funds raised willgo towards helping wom-en of all ages identifyearly detection techniquesusing the BEAT acronym--bloating, eating difficulty,abdominal pain, troubleurinating.

“This is our mission andwhat we aim to accom-plish through these won-derful events,” said Wal-ter. “We want to BEAT thisterrible disease.”

For more informationor to make a donation, visitwww.cincyovariancance-r.org and http://tealshoo-tout.kintera.org

Teal Shootout benefitexpands to 4 games,includes XavierBy Adam [email protected]

THANKS TO EMILY BUCKLEY, OAK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

Andy and Debbie Walter, joined by sons Michael, left, andAustin, have taken the lead on the Teal Shootout to benefitthe Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati.

Boys basketball » St. Xavier beat Ham-

ilton 66-57 on Jan. 13. TheBombers have five play-ers score in double fig-ures led by Sam Martin’s17 points, five reboundsand five assists.

» Aiken junior guardCarlik Jones had 23points, 10 rebounds andfive assists in a 65-56 winover Taft on Jan. 13

» La Salle defeatedOak Hills 58-50 on Jan. 10and the Lancers beat St.Xavier 53-40 on Jan. 9 be-hind 19 points from TreCrigler.

» Craig McGee had 17points and eight reboundsto lead Roger Bacon 67-58over Purcell Marian onovertime on Jan. 9.

» North College Hillhanded St. Bernard a 58-38 loss on Jan. 13. Kame-ron Thompson had 21points and eight reboundsfor the Trojans.

» Winton Woods beatColerain 73-38 on Jan. 13led by 13 points apiecefrom Kayode Daboikuand Terry Durham.

» Finneytown fell toNorthwest 78-49 on Jan.13, its third loss in a row.

» Mt. Healthy pickedup two wins last week.The Owls defeated IndianHill 46-39 Jan. 12 andWoodward 56-55 Jan. 13.

Girls basketball» McAuley beat An-

derson 61-36 on Jan. 14.Senior guard Sydney

Lambert scored a career-high 27 points with six re-bounds and four assists.

» Roger Bacon lost atFenwick on Jan. 14, 50-27.The Spartans were led byAliyah Huff’s 11 pointsand eight boards.

» North College Hillfell to Wyoming 48-40 onJan. 15.

» Aiken outscoredWoodward 25-10 in thesecond half to comebackand win 39-30 on Jan. 13.

» Winton Woods wenton the road at beat Taft63-16 on Jan. 15. The War-riors lost on Jan. 12 athome against WalnutHills, 52-47.

» Finneytown lost toIndian Hill 54-31 on Jan.10.

» Edgewood defeatedMt. Healthy 50-41 on Jan.10. The Owls’ Netra Ow-ensby led all scorers with20 points.

Boys bowling» Oak Hills defeated

St. Xavier 2,862-2,832 onJan. 15. Oak Hills’ Bran-don Combs had a 513 se-ries and rolled a perfectsecond game.

» La Salle beat Mason2,732-2,674 on Jan. 13 be-hind a 480 series from Er-ic Blessing.

» Mt. Healthy defeat-ed Ross 2,245-1818 Jan. 15.

Girls bowling » McAuley got a close

win over Oak Hills 2,482-2,424 on Jan. 15. The Mo-hawks lost to Mason onJan. 13, 2,568-2,405.

» Mt. Healthy defeat-ed Ross 1,746-1,151Jan. 15.

La Salle receiveshonor

» The following wassubmitted by GregSchmalz: The La SalleHigh School footballteam has finished sixthnationally for the 2014season. The announce-ment was made by Max-Preps, the online highschool sports leader and aCBSSports.com site.MaxPreps ranks morethan 16,000 high schoolvarsity football teams.

Once-beaten La Salle(14-1) rebounded from adismal 3-7 record in 2013and routed Nardonia of

Macedonia, 55-20, on Dec.5, 2014, to capture theOhio Division II champi-onship, the school’s firstsince it began to field avarsity football team in1961. La Salle is one of 50schools being honored onthe 10th annual MaxPrepsFootball Tour of Champi-ons presented by theArmy National Guard. LaSalle is the third Cincin-nati school to be featuredon the Tour of Champi-ons. Archbishop Moellerwas recognized on the2012 season tour and St.Xavier was selected forthe 2005 and 2007 sea-sons.

All-Academic Owls» According to Mt.

Healthy athletic directorTina Tuck, the Mt.Healthy football teamwas named to the OhioAll-Academic team.Their top 22 varsity foot-ball players’ GPAs weresent to the OHSAA De-cember. Out of those 22,11 had a 4.0 GPA or great-er and the other 11 held a3.4 or better.

SHORT HOPS

By Adam Baumand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

THANKS TO GREG TANKERSLEY

La Salle football players hold the MaxPreps Tour of Champions trophy presented to them onJan. 13. La Salle finished ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps.

ST. BERNARD — RogerBacon High School wres-tling coach Chris Harri-son can still remember,not all that long ago, whenone of his wrestlers wouldgo the whole season with-out a single win. Thosedays are gone, and Harri-son hopes they stay gone.

The Spartans are pastwinless seasons, but nowthe concern shifts to com-mitment.

“We’re still having alittle bit of an issue withcommitment,” Harrisonsaid. “That’s where we’restruggling. We only filleight weight classes if ev-eryone shows up.”

Practicing with onlyeight guys limits what theSpartans can work on.

“When you’ve only got4-5 guys in the room andthey’re mismatchedweight classes, it’s hard todevelop a workout whereeveryone gets live wres-tling,” Harrison said.“Live wrestling is so im-portant — the more live

wrestling experience youget, the better.”

Even with the limita-tions, Harrison and hisguys have no problemgetting excited for thesecond half of the season.Seniors Mike Frederickand Kevin Dihn provideleadership along with ju-nior Brian Stentz andsophomore Zac Baur.Freshman George Viethis a newcomer to the sportand the only freshman onthe team. Harrison saidthe freshman has some

natural ability and heseems to really be takingto the sport.

The Spartans are alsoabout to suit up juniortransfer from St. Xavier,Nick Vanderwerff, at 182pounds. Vanderwerff hassome experience in Gre-co Roman wrestling, andaccording to Harrison,he’s brought an energy tothe team.

Dihn and Frederickare both coming off unde-feated performances atthe East Clinton tourna-

ment. Dihn also placedsecond at 195 at Nor-wood’s Adam Cox Memo-rial tournament earlierthis season. Last season,Dihn had to bump up inweight to 220 so he waswrestling guys with 20-25pounds on him.

“Since Kevin’s fresh-man year his main goalhas been to get to the statetournament,” Harrisonsaid. “We talked aboutstate and the kind of workyou need to do to getthere. He’s back at hisnormal weight this yearso there’s really nothingto hold him back.”

Stentz has really takenon a leadership role as ajunior.

“He’s (Stentz) reallyturning the corner,” saidHarrison. “He’s kind of agoofball. He gets laughsand lightens the mood.He’s got a lot of heart andintensity.”

Harrison hopes thenumbers continue togrow. In his five years atthe school he’s seen pro-gress and they’re work-ing toward more of that.

Roger Bacon wrestling focused on progressBy Adam [email protected]

JIM OSBORN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Roger Bacon’s George Vieth struggles out of a pin fromCovington Catholic’s Luke Rolfsen on Jan. 6.

and Johnson as a greatrebounder and post de-fender.

“Everything coachesever say they want in ateam, this team has it,”Wallace emphasized.“Everybody’s unselfishand everybody wants thenext kid to be successful— they put that ahead ofthemselves.”

Lexi Chrisman, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, hasbeen bright averaging10.0 points, 6.5 reboundsand a GGCL-leading 2.6blocks per game.

“This group of girls is

the definition of a team,they’re like no team I’veever had,” said Wallace.“Our basketball IQ setsus apart from everybodyelse.”

McAuley has twolosses, both to Alter,who’s undefeated andranked No. 1 in the Asso-ciated Press Division IIstate poll. In those twogames, circumstancedictated that someyounger girls had to fillin. Wallace said that wasa learning curve.

“That was the turningpoint in our season(against Alter),” saidWallace. “Other peoplehad to step up, which cre-ated a confidence levelin our kids.”

McAuleyContinued from Page B1

kids off the street and dosomething positive.”

Jones is familiar withwhere life can take apair of idle hands. No-where good. So, for thosethat listen and keep com-ing back, he puts gloveson those small, impres-sionable hands in thehope that boxing gloveswill replace guns.

“Boxing may not beyour sport but it maylead you to somethingconstructive,” saidJones, who used thesport to overcome hisown hurdles which in-

cluded jail and drugs. Jones isn’t the first

man to be saved by thesport of boxing and hecertainly won’t be thelast. That’s the hope.

GlovesContinued from Page B1

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

Daryl “Coach P-man” Jonesat the Findlay StreetNeighborhood House.

JANUARY 21, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • B3LIFE

Elsie BaechleElsie (nee Lierer) Baechle, 98,

of Colerain Township died Dec.17.

Survived by children Thelma(Al) Reeves, Ralph (Judi) Bae-

chle; grand-childrenKaren (Joe)Silvati, Kathy(Mike)Endres, KelleyHughes, LisaBaechle,David (Mi-chelle) Bae-chle, ValerieMills and

Amanda (Matt) Haug; 16 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band Rudy Baechle; son RobertBaechle.

Services were at Neidhard-Young Funeral Home followedby burial at Arlington MemorialGardens, Mount Healthy.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, ColerainTownship Fire Department orAmerican Cancer Society.

Rita BehleRita R. (nee Bruns) Behle, 91,

died Nov. 27.Survived by children Rebecca

(Steve) Moeggenberg, John(Vera) Behle and Jennifer (lateSteve) Mears; grandchildrenJustin, Jessica, Lucas and Nicho-las; brothers Thomas and BudBruns.

Preceded in death by hus-band Justin Behle.

Mass of Christian Burial wereat Church of the Assumption.

Memorials may be made toCatholic Charities of SW Ohio,140 N. Fifth St., Hamilton, Ohio45011.

Robert DukeRobert B. Duke, 77, died Nov.

30.Survived by wife Myra Goehr

Duke; children Robert (Mary)Duke, Susan (Denny) Ferris andLinda Sheehan; grandchildrenAngela, Abby, Ryan, Scott, Sam,Spencer, Evelyn; seven great-grandchildren; siblings Don

(Marge) Duke and Tom (Nancy)Duke.

Preceded in death by grand-son Richie.

Visitation and funeral Masswere at St. Ignatius Church.Burial was at New St. JosephCemetery.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, 4310Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45242.

Kevin BlackburnKevin Blackburn.Survived by parents Kevin

Blackburn and Crystal (neeBurton) Frost; siblings AlexBlackburn, Austin Blackburnand Blake Frost; grandparentAdele (late Harold) Blackburn;aunts and uncles Lisa (Jim)Warndorf, Carla and MikeInman; cousins Jason (Melissa)and Jamie Warndorf, Ashley(Bryan) Spille, Stephanie (JohnTackett), Michael (Raven Fausz)and Tara Inman.

Visitation and memorialservice were Dec. 20 at theRadel Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made tothe SPCA.

Elissa CannonElissa H. (nee Pardi) Cannon

died Dec. 10.Survived by husband William

O. Cannon; children MartiDiagne, Patrick (Kimberly)Cannon, Loredana Monahan,Cathleen (Scott) Peters, Sarah(David) Jasper; 13 grandchil-dren; 14 great-grandchildren;siblings Monica (late John)Lombardo, Sylvia (Tony Bled-soe) Schmidt, Vincent (Margo)Pardi. Preceded in death bydaughter Julie Moore; brotherTommy Pardi.

Visitation and services wereDec. 14 at Vitt, Stermer andAnderson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toChrist Fellowship Church, 5000North Bend Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45211.

Frank GentileFrank A. Gentile, 88, of

Finneytown died Dec. 15.Survived by wife Dorothy

(nee Hablutzel) Gentile; chil-

dren Dave (Millie) Gentile andDeb (Sharon) Gentile; grand-daughter Jennifer (Steve)Brettschneider; great-grand-daughters Emily and Abigail.

Visitation was Dec. 18 atDalbert, Woodruff and IsenogleFuneral Home.

Melody HerrenMelody Ann (nee Morris)

Herren, 58, died Dec. 15.Survived by children Jacob

Herren, Holly Herren and Jamie

Walpole;grandchil-dren Peyton,Kian, Bananand Layla.

Preceded indeath byhusbandGregoryHerren.

Visitationand service were at Vitt, Sterm-er and Anderson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to

the American Cancer Society.

Carol HirlingerCarol J. (nee Brefeld) Hir-

linger, 77, died Dec. 16.Survived by children Leonard

“Ted” (Janet) III, Michael (Mary)and Steven (Heather) Hirlinger;grandchildren Leonard IV“Theo”, Laura Jo, Gabriel,Michael, Elle, Alex; in-laws JudyBrefeld and Martha Hahn.

Preceded in death by hus-band Leonard T. Hirlinger Jr.;

daughter Maria; brother JosephBrefeld.

Visitation and funeral servicewere at Neidhard-Young Funer-al Home.

Memorials may be made toAlois Alzheimer Center, 70Damon Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45218 or Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

DEATHS

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Ethelene KellerEthelene “Honey” M. (nee

Donnely) Keller, 95, of ColerainTownship died Nov. 30.

Survived by children DickKeller and Carol Keller; siblingsOakla Vaughn, Alma Fitzwaterand June Lawson.

Preceded in death by hus-band Edward E. Keller; brotherJoseph Donnely.

Funeral services were atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.

Daniel LippsDaniel Michael Lipps, 19, died

Nov. 27.Survived by parents David

and Sandy Jo(Taulbee)Lipps; siblingsLoki Raybornand Katelynand MadisonLipps; grand-parents HelenLipps and JoeTaulbee.

Preceded indeath bygrandparents

Susan Stockhoff and Paul LippsSr.

Services were held.Memorials may be made to

any Fifth Third Bank in hisname.

Michael MealeMichael “Dan” Meale died

Dec. 16.Survived by children Michael

(Sara) and David (Holli) Meale;grandchildren Dylan, Tanner,Jackson, Nicholas and IsabellaMeale; brother Ron (Donna)Meale.

Preceded in death by wifeJudy Meale.

Visitation and funeral Masswere Dec. 22 at St. MargaretMary Church

Memorials may be made toSt. Margaret Mary Church.

Edwin ObermeyerEdwin A. Obermeyer, 74, died

Dec. 1.Survived by wife Ellen Jane

(nee Harris) Obermeyer; chil-dren Scott (Cheri) Obermeyer,Susan Obermeyer and JoeObermeyer; five grandchildren;one great-grandchild; onesister.

Visitation and funeral ser-vices were at McKelvey RoadBaptist Church.

Memorials may be made toMcKelvey Road Baptist Church.

Steven RassoSteven J. Rasso, 76, died Dec.

16.Survived by wife Sally A. (nee

Carmosino) Rasso; childrenSteve (Deanna) Rasso Jr., Maria

(Joe) Arcuri and Francine (Pat)Gunning; grandchildren Christi-na, Steve III and Tony Rasso,Joey, Lauren and Nick Arcuri,Patrick and George Gunning;in-laws Russ and Carole, Ed andBabs, Alex and Gail, Dave andRita, Joe, Kathy Carmosino andKaren Weldishofer; manynieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by broth-er-in-law Bernie.

Visitation was Dec. 21 at St.Xavier High School Chapel.Mass of Christian Burial Dec. 22at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church.

Memorials may be made tothe Steve and Sally Rasso Schol-arship fund c/o St. Xavier HighSchool, 600 W. North BendRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.

Albert RyanAlbert M. “Mick” Ryan, 73,

died Dec. 8.Survived by

wife DonnaRyan; chil-dren Michelle“Shelly” (Jim)Stange,Melissa“Missy”Ryan, Kelly(Bill) Casel-tine; grand-children

Joshua, Nicholas and JillianStange, Jeremy, Sidney and

Justin Caseltine; siblings John,Richard “Moe”, Patrick, JudyManess, Roger.

Preceded in death by brotherDennis.

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

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

Bruce StonestreetBruce “Stony” C. Stonestreet

died Dec. 3.Survived by wife Linda Ston-

estreet; children Bruce (Sandra)Stonestreet, Sheila Rae (Toby)Lytle; grandchildren Shawn andNathanial Lytle; step-childrenGeorge and Kevin Courtney;step-grandchildren Zach, Zoeyand Mari Courtney; siblings Lee(Janice) Stonestreet, Jan Omanand Ruth (Julian) Houtz.

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

Barbara VanDeRytBarbara E. (nee Lambing)

VanDeRyt, 80, of ColerainTownshipdied Dec. 16.

Survived byhusbandJames A.VanDeRyt;childrenJanice (Dave)Salzman, Terri(Ralph) Sagel,Elaine (Jeff)Burt, Judy

(Ray) Komorowski, Jim (AlisaPaulsen) VanDeRyt; 11 grand-children; one great-grandchild;siblings Pete Lambing, JulieHuber.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter Sharlene (Jeff) Foster;brother Frank Lambing.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at Church ofthe Assumption. Neidhard-Young Funeral Home, MountHealthy served the family.

Memorials may be made toSt. Vincent de Paul c/o Churchof the Assumption.

Rita WeinsteinRita (nee Sawyer) Weinstein,

79, died Nov.24.

Survived byhusbandWarrenWeinstein;children Don(Shirley)Whitus Jr.,Sue (Bob)

Wuebbling and Lauria (MarkBurgess) Wittkamp; four grand-children; eight great-grand-children; siblings Karl Sawyerand Glenna Rice; many niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by 11siblings.

Funeral services were atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.

David WilliamsDavid R. Williams, 74, died

Dec. 12.Survived by

wife Karen(nee Dennis)Williams;children Kim(Scott) Moen-ing and ScottWilliams;grandchil-dren Camer-on and Pey-ton Moening;

brother Gary Williams.Visitation and services were

at the Neidhard-Minges FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association,644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45203.

John YaroschJohn P. Yarosch, 77, died Dec.

13.Survived by children Mary

Yarosch, Stephanie (Fred)Holme and Lawrence Steven-son; grandchildren Brandon,Christine, Amber, John, Ed,Shawn, CJ, Michael and Christo-pher; numerous great-grand-children; brother Jimmy Valen-tine.

Preceded in death by parentsCatherine Raisor and LeonardRaisor.

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

DEATHS

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Ryan

Vanderyt

Weinstein

Williams

The 2014-2015 sea-son of Cincinnati Play-house in the Park’s pop-ular Off the Hill seriesfor families continueswith “Theory of Mind”by Ken LaZebnik.

A sensitive, unsenti-mental portrait of rela-tionships, it tells thestory of Bill, a teenagerwho happens to live onthe autism spectrum.Recommended forages 11and up, “Theoryof Mind” will tour tocommunity venuesthroughout the Tristatefrom Jan. 23 throughFeb. 22. It will also beperformed at MusicHall Sunday, March 8,as part of Macy’s ArtsSampler.

“Theory of Mind”follows Bill’s first datewith a young womanunsure of her own rea-sons for romance, ex-ploring the challengesof a young man whowants desperately tolove someone butstruggles with the so-cial skills needed toachieve a rewardingrelationship.

In a special collabo-ration for “Theory ofMind,” the Playhouseis partnering with theAutism Society ofGreater Cincinnati.

“They’re going to beconnecting us withnew sectors in ourcommunity,” Lutwak

Off The Hillseasoncontinueswith ‘Theoryof Mind’

See PLAY, Page B5

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available

www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

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

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

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,

Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

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

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

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

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp

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

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

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

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST

Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services

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

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

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

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

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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

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

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

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

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

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

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

UNITED METHODIST

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

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

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

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney

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

Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM

Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243

Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule

Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am

Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd

Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025

Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

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

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

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

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

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

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

Various Bible Studies are available.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

JANUARY 21, 2015 • HILLTOP PRESS • B5LIFE

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Arrests/citationsAmanda M. Klette, born 1987,obstruct official business, 6340Savannah Ave., Nov. 4.

Ashley M. Edwards, born 1980,assault knowingly victimharmed, criminal damage orendanger, 1532 Teakwood Ave.,Nov. 9.

Deaires Powell, born 1994,trafficking-ship,trnsport,d, 6056Winton Road, Nov. 7.

John Henry Ancrum, born 1974,disorderly conduct-intox/annoy/alarm, obstruct official business,resisting arrest, 1305 W. NorthBend Road, Nov. 1.

Joseph E. Andriacco, born 1970,breaking and entering, obstructofficial business, 6340 SavannahAve., Nov. 4.

Kenyon Avery Barnes, born 1976,possess drug paraphernalia,5565 Colerain Ave., Nov. 3.

Lawrence L. Hall, born 1987,assault knowingly victimharmed, 5374 Bahama Terrace,Nov. 7.

Leon Geoffrey Brown, born1957, theft under $300, 5571Colerain Ave., Nov. 4.

Malcolm Thomas, born 1986,theft, 5305 Eastknoll Court,Nov. 4.

Michael Wuest, born 1991,possess drug abuse instruments,5521 Kirby Ave., Oct. 30.

Ryan Korb, born 1992, breakingand entering, 6340 SavannahAve., Nov. 4.

Shawn G. Bush, born 1970, haveweapon-conviction/indictment,2672 W. North Bend Road, Nov.5.

Tracey Halsell, born 1984, larcenytheft $50 to $59.99, 1902 Savan-nah Way, Nov. 2.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery1500 block of W. North BendRoad, Nov. 8.

5400 block of Kirby Ave., Nov. 5.Assault2600 block of W. North BendRoad, Nov. 7.

2900 block of Highforest Lane,Nov. 5.

5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Nov. 6.

5600 block of Belmont Ave.,Nov. 3.

5600 block of Hamilton Ave.,Nov. 3.

5800 block of Colerain, Nov. 9.Breaking and entering1700 block of W. North BendRoad, Nov. 8.

6300 block of Savannah Ave.,Nov. 4.

6500 block of Kirkland Drive,Nov. 4.

Burglary2300 block of Whitewood Lane,Nov. 4.



5300 block of Colerain Ave., Nov.8.

Criminaldamaging/endangering2800 block of W. North BendRoad, Nov. 5.

5300 block of Fox Road, Nov. 3.5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Nov. 3.

5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Nov. 7.

6400 block of Heitzler Ave., Nov.3.

Menacing1400 block of Ambrose Ave.,Nov. 9.

Taking the identity of another5800 block of Shadymist Lane,Nov. 4.

6600 block of Plantation Way,Nov. 5.

Theft500 block of Aster Place, Nov. 3.2500 block of Kipling Ave., Nov.7.

2600 block of Kipling Ave., Nov.7.


4800 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Nov. 8.

5300 block of Eastknoll Court,Nov. 6.

5500 block of Colerain Ave., Nov.4.

5600 block of Little Flower Ave.,Nov. 7.

5800 block of Hamilton Ave.,Nov. 6.

5800 block of Lathrop Place,Nov. 3.

5800 block of Shadymist Lane,Nov. 4.

6100 block of Scarlet Drive, Nov.3.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicle5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Nov. 3.

FOREST PARKArrests/citationsAnthony Snyder, 22, 5778 ValleyForge Drive, theft, Oct. 13.

Juvenile, 17, theft, Oct. 14.Christopher Gaston, 26, 9844Crusader Drive, drug parapher-nalia, Oct. 15.

Nicole Rumph, 38, 111 VersaillesDrive, domestic violence, Oct.17.

James K Green, 71, 11651 Nor-

bourne Drive, operating vehicleintoxicated, Oct. 17.

Chaz Jerrels, 26, 8420 CurzonAve., disorderly conduct andoperating vehicle intoxicated,Oct. 18.

Fitzgerald Knight, 27, 941 Glas-gow Drive, operating vehicleimpaired, Oct. 18.

Brandon A Clemons, 29, 7785Joan Drive, disorderly conduct,resisting arrest, assault, Oct. 18.

Chelsea Gillespie, 26, 3215Deshler, theft, criminal trespass-ing, Oct. 19.

Dannesha Braddock, 24, 7994Mill Creek Circle, theft, Oct. 19.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultVictim struck at 1200 block of W.Kemper, Oct. 13.

BurglaryReported at 600 block of Fair-born Road, Oct. 15.

Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 11000 blockof Hanover, Oct. 18.

Landscaping brick thrownthrough window at 800 blockof Glasgow, Oct. 18.

Reported on 900 block of Good-hue Circle, Oct. 18.

Reported on 600 block of Dew-drop, Oct. 19.

Vehicle damaged by rocks at1100 block of Smiley Ave., Oct.19.

DomesticReported on 1200 block JeremyCourt, Oct. 15.

Reported on 1000 block ofPenington Court, Oct. 14.

Reported on W. Kemper Road,Oct. 15.

Reported on W. Kemper Road,Oct. 18.

Fraudulent checkReported on 700 block HansonDrive, Oct. 18.

Identity theftReported on 600 block of Dew-drop, Aug. 8.

RobberyVictim threatened and shot at11000 block of QuailwoodDrive, Oct. 13.

TheftSpeakers valued at $150 re-moved from vehicle at 600block of Evangeline Road, Oct.19.

POLICE REPORTS

COLLEGE HILL1098 Addice Way: Brown, Willieto Integrity Home Rentals Ll;$53,000.

1574 Ambrose Ave.: Lukey, PaulE. to Strasser, Richard E. Jr. &Cathleen P.; $37,000.

6103 Sunridge Drive: Garrett,Sharon to Harp Kija T.; $85,000.

1183 Toluca Court: Five Ten OhioII LLC to Five Ten Ohio IV LLC;$75,018.

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7972 Burgundy Lane: Benton,William Tr. to Akeso PropertisLLC; $40,000.

903 Compton Road: Jarrett,Timothy J. & Heather Lynn toIheme, Bena C.; $135,500.

2164 Deer Meadow Drive: Siu,Chuen to Fu, Chunsheng;$122,500.

11854 Elmgrove Circle: Baldock,Timothy M. & Melinda A. Law-son to Lampert, Matthew D. &Lindsay N.; $126,500.

10396 Faske Drive: Kuczinski,Nancy to Andres, Benjamin L. &Megan Andres; $130,000.

2035 Fifth Ave.: Corporate SavingSolutions LLC to Dudu, NahoumLLC; $31,000.

935 Garnoa Drive: Sauder, JaniceL. Abel Tr. to Edgar ConstructionLLC; $64,000.

935 Garnoa Drive: Edgar Con-struction LLC to Edgar Construc-tion LLC Tr.; $69,900.

7260 Greenfield Drive: Wendling,Kenneth J. to Barnett, Tamara S.;$155,000.

1420 Hartwood Drive: Stoeppel,John J. & Patti to Watkins, Dana& Erica R. Easley; $90,000.

1174 Hearthstone Drive: Picket

Fence Properties LLC to Purdy,Deborah S.; $118,900.

1650 Lockbourne Drive: Derby,Robert Elwood to Sweeney,Martin & Joan; $145,000.

1538 Meredith Drive: Wells FargoFinancial America Inc. to Salem,Mariam; $29,900.

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