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The recent shooting in Parisspurred insightful discussionat an area school.
Indian Hill High SchoolFrench teacher Barb Mustardengaged students in a discus-sion of the Jan. 7 attack on theoffice of the satirical publica-tion Charlie Hebdo. Twelvestaffers at the publicationwere killed following the pub-lication of a controversial car-icature of the Prophet Muham-mad.
“It was an opportunity todiscuss issues in a very genu-ine and relevant way,” saidEnglish teacher Tom Millard,whose own classes discussed
the topic as well.Mustard said
the attack un-derstandablyhad a huge im-pact on theFrench commu-nity.
“They arecalling this their 911,” she said.
Mustard said a number ofher students researched notonly the shooting, but the after-math, including the demon-strations which followed.
“We (talked) about the polit-ical aspect of it and freedom ofspeech,” said sophomore SamBraverman, who is in Mus-tard’s French III class.
Braverman said it was anevent that had broad implica-
tions in many of the school’ssubject areas.
“It was a very teachable mo-ment for critical thinking,”Mustard said, adding that itwas a topic that thoroughly en-gaged the students.
Mustard said social mediaalso played an important role.She said many of the studentsgained further understandingby reading posts on various so-cial media sites.
Mustard herself reachedout to friends of hers in Francevia Facebook.
“What I saw was an expres-sion of unity among the Frenchpopulation,” she said. “Itbrought back the feelings I hadafter 911.”
Paris shooting has impact on Indian Hill classroomBy Forrest [email protected]
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Indian Hill High School French teacher Barb Mustard talked about therecent shooting in Paris in her classroom.
Braverman
Construction has begun onthe renovation and expansionof an old village farmhousethat the Greenacres Founda-tion plans to turn into class-room space to teach childrenabout the environment.
The 78-foot by 34-foot addi-tion Greenacres is buildingonto the rear of an unoccupiedfarmhouse it owns at 8500Spooky Hollow Road in IndianHill should be completed thissummer, according to Gree-nacres Foundation PresidentCarter Randolph.
The farmhouse will accom-modate up to 120 students inclassrooms for the free pro-gram about the environment.Staff and preparation spacesalso will be carved out.
In addition, the GreenacresFoundation will create a 24-foot-wide driveway and a 150-foot by 80-foot gravel parkinglot to serve school buses andemergency vehicles.
Randolph said Greenacresdoes not yet know how much itwill cost to renovate and ex-pand the farmhouse.
“We had a budget, but it wasaltered by some conditiondiscoveries and we have notupdated our figures yet,” Ran-dolph said.
“But it has grown.”Last March, the Indian Hill
Planning Commission green-lighted the Greenacres Foun-dation’s plans to renovate andexpand the farmhouse.
Approval was needed be-cause the farmhouse as it isand as it is proposed to be doesnot strictly meet the village’szoning regulations.
An exception was madebecause the farmhouse wasbuilt in 1825, before IndianHill’s current zoning rules.
Indian Hill CouncilmanAbbot Thayer, who serves onthe planning commission, saidat the time that the proposedrenovation and expansion isconsistent with an approved“special exception use” thatthe Greenacres Foundationcurrently operates under.
Thayer also noted thatGreenacres is restoring theoriginal front portion of thefarmhouse in an effort to pre-serve its historical and archi-
tectural integrity.Indian Hill village staff
approved the GreenacresFoundation’s final constructiondrawings and site plan for the
farmhouse and Hamilton Coun-ty issued a building permit.
Greenacres is a privatenonprofit foundation based at8255 Spooky Hollow Road in
Indian Hill, where it operates afarm and farm store.
Nearby is Greenacres’ artscenter, equine center, educa-tion offices, herb garden and
pond site.
Want to know more about what ishappening in Indian Hill? Follow meon Twitter @jeannehouck.
to be used for environment classes
By Jeanne [email protected]
JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The Greenacres Foundation is renovating and expanding this unoccupied farmhouse on Spooky Hollow Road to make classrooms to teach childrenabout the environment.
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The idea of having a“kit-bag” for packingyour troubles in wassomething for WWI sol-diers to sing about.
Foster children in theCincinnati area might besinging a similar tunewhen they too receivebags from the “Cases forLove” suitcase drivestarted by College Hillresident Julie Phillippi-Whitney.
For this drive, resi-dents throughout South-western Ohio, NorthernKentucky, SoutheasternIndiana and Dayton areasked to donate theirgently used or new lug-gage, duffels or back-packs, any shape, color orsize. The bags can bedropped off at any SibcyCline location or at Uni-versity Moving and Stor-age, 8735 Rite Track Wayin West Chester Town-ship, between the hours of9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, nowthrough Feb. 13. You canalso follow the campaignon Facebook at www.face-book.com/Cases4Love.
Whitney said the inspi-ration for this massiveluggage drive came froman episode of ABC “WorldNews Tonight” that fea-tured a story about thefoster children in Rich-mond, Virginia, who hadto carry all of their be-longings in a black trashbag as they moved fromhome to home. The reportmoved her 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 movedme was the fact that thechildren stated that theythemselves felt like ‘gar-bage’ when they carriedtheir possessions in atrash bag as they moved
into their foster homes,”Whitney said. “Having thesuitcases made them feelthat they were finally ‘athome.’”
That was all it took forWhitney to take action.The busy owner of herown communicationsbusiness, Phillippi-Whit-ney Communications, shebegan to plan a luggagedrive here. Through hernetwork of friends, and le-veraging the power ofFacebook, Whitney beganidentifying and makingcontacts. She first con-tacted Hamilton CountyJob and Family Services,which indicated that thereis a need for luggage. Theagency also reached out toWarm Welcomes, a fostercare outreach program inButler County.
With as many as 1,200children in the care on anygiven day, there is alwaysa need for assistance withthe many moves handled
on an ongoing basis, notedMoira Weir, director ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services.
“We might be called toa house in the middle ofthe night, with only ashort time to gather up thechildren and move themto a safe place,” she wrotein an email. “These areheartbreaking situations,where children are re-moved from their homesand suddenly placed withsomeone they don’t know.If we can make that expe-rience a little less trau-matic by packing some ofthe things they hold dearinto a nice little suitcaseso they can carry a pieceof home with them, wewant to do that.”
Sibcy Cline also em-braced the project. PamSibcy, vice president ofmarketing for SibcyCline, noted that the com-pany is happy to partici-pate in Cases for Love and
hope that the suitcaseshelp to bring comfort tochildren when they moveinto their new homes.
Sibcy Cline Agent W.Drake Jackson, Kenwood,said that the luggage do-nation volume at his of-fice is good averagingabout five bags per day.With more than 40 bagscollected, the office hasexceeded its goal, he said.Jackson is supportive ofthe luggage campaign andknows how children canbenefit from the suit-cases.
As a child growing upin North Avondale, Jack-son said he knew a lot offoster children.
“These kids didn’tknow where they were go-ing to end up,” he said. Allkids want to fit in andhave a sense of belonging.“Giving them a suitcasegives them a sense of own-ership and pride,” Jack-son added.
Some of what he saw inthe foster children fromhis childhood, he said, healso sees in his adopteddaughter, Annie, who isfrom Korea. Annie was ababy when adopted by theJackson family.
“To me, anything wecan do to make our world abetter-place to live, espe-cially for children, it’s agreat thing,” Jacksonsaid.
Once the campaignends, University Movingand Storage has volun-teered to provide severaltrucks to pick up the suit-cases in each of the 22 Sib-cy Cline locations andtransport them to jobs andfamily services.
“We are extremelythankful to Julie Whitneyfor this great idea, SibcyCline for collecting thecases, and UniversityMoving and Storage com-pany for transporting,”Weir wrote. “This makes adifficult experience a biteasier for the children weserve. It also helps withself-esteem; they havesomething nice to calltheir own.”
‘Cases of Love’ benefitsfoster children
By Sheila [email protected]
THANKS TO SUSAN KNABE
Area Sibcy Cline offices are drop off sites for the Cases of Lovecampaign.
A Madeira swim clubis being redesigned to fitthe changing needs of itsmembers.
“We are redoing theclub house to make itmore applicable to ourmembers,” MadeiraSwim and Tennis ClubPresident Chuck Dim-mitt said.
He added the club,which serves about 400Madeira families, will beupgrading its rest-rooms, appliances andconcession stand.
The redesign plansare being done by RobBusch, of Drawing Dept.
“Being a small com-munity, we like to use
people in our communi-ty,” Dimmitt said, add-ing Busch was the firstto offer his expertise.
Busch lives in Madei-ra with his family, whoare members of the club.
“(The clubhouse) isold. It has been remod-eled multiple times. Ithas been cobbled togeth-er to fit the needs of theclub. We are going to getit back to its originallook,” Busch said.
He said the redesignwill feature new lockerrooms, showers, conces-sion stands, office spaceand shading structures.
“We are most excitedabout the opportunityfor the members, re-flecting the communityand capturing the spiritof Madeira,” Busch said.
Drawing Dept. alsodesigned A Tavola, 7022Miami Ave.
Dimmitt said the clubisl working on how muchthe redesign will cost.Het said construction isplanned to be completedbefore Memorial Dayweekend of 2016.
Madeira Swim andTennis Club toundergo redesign By Marika [email protected]
The Indian Hill Histori-cal Society is hosting “AnEvening of Fine Music andDining” Sunday, Feb. 15,and event chairwomanMary Bramlage can’t
think of a better date.“This is February andAmerican Heart Monthand Valentine’s Day allrolled into one,” Bramlagesaid.
On the menu: “Musicfor your heart, from theheart,” Bramlage said.
“Songs from Broadwaymusicals - new and old - tobe presented by the Uni-versity of Cincinnati’s Col-lege-Conservatory of Mu-sic students, followed by agourmet dinner.”
The late Louise Nip-pert, supporter of the Indi-an Hill Historical Society,will be honored at theevent, which will begin at4:30 p.m. at The Little RedSchoolhouse at 8100 GivenRoad in Indian Hill.
Tickets are $55 for soci-ety members and $65 fornon-members. Reserva-tions are required. Call891-1873, [email protected], visitindianhill.org or mail acheck to the Indian HillHistorical Society, 8100Given Road, Indian Hill,Ohio 45243.
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JANUARY 29, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A3NEWS
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THURSDAY, JAN. 29Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,6300 Price Road, Miami Town-ship area photographic artistJackson Sawyer displays selec-tions of his photography. 677-7600. Loveland.
Dining EventsWine Pairing Dinner, 7-9 p.m.,La Petite Pierre, 7800 CamargoRoad, Four-course dinner featur-ing French-inspired food withwines to match. Ages 21 and up.$85. Reservations required.Presented by The Wine Mer-chant. 731-1515; www.wine-merchantcincinnati.com. Madei-ra.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475.Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,8410 Market Place Lane, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesKids’ Favorite Dishes - AllThings Cheese with HollyBader, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$10. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.
Literary - LibrariesBrush Bot Challenge, 2 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Teensmake robot using basic electron-ics. Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Music - WorldScottish Rabbie Burns DinnerCelebration, 6-11 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 LovelandMadeira Road, Celebrate life andworks of Scottish poet, RobertBurns. Bagpipes and drums,highland dancing, Scottishcountry dancing and more. $26,$13 children. Reservations re-quired. Presented by CaledonianSociety of Cincinnati. 444-4920;www.caledoniansociety.org.Loveland.
On Stage - Children’sTheater
Madcap Puppets: Once Upon AClock, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UC BlueAsh College Muntz Theater,9555 Plainfield Road, MuntzTheater. World of enchantingstories with Alvis and Sydney,two kids attempting to unlockthe secrets of their uncle’s myste-rious clock shop. $7. Presentedby ARTrageous Saturdays. 745-5705; ucblueash.edu/artrageous.Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyAlex Stone CD Recording, 8p.m., 10:30 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Exercise ClassesYoga Basics for Beginners,noon to 3 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,Learn breathing techniques,common sanskrit terms, philoso-phy and alignment of postures.$40. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.
MONDAY, FEB. 2Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Skills learned: knit, purl, cast on,knitting on circular needles, castoff, swatching, understandinggauge and stitch count andbeginning pattern reading. Ages20-93. $120 for six sessions.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Beginning Cable Knitting withToby Ganz, 12:30-2:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Learn necessary skills needed toknit a cable sweater with ease.Ages 20-93. $100 five classes.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesBrunch from Vitor’s Bistrowith Vitor Abreu, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $40. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.
Music - ClassicalLinton Music Inspired byFriendship and Nature, 7:30p.m., Congregation Beth Adam,10001 Loveland-Madeira Road,Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano.William Preucil, violin. BennyKim, violin. Philip Dukes, viola.Eric Kim, cello. $30. Presented byLinton Music. 381-6868; linton-music.org. Loveland.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Dining EventsOpen Your Heart for SteppingStones, 6-10 p.m., Eddie Mer-lot’s, 10808 Montgomery Road,Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails andseated dinner. Wine and beerincluded, cash bar, valet provid-ed. Cocktail attire. Surf and turf,with vegetarian entree avail-able. Benefits Stepping Stones.$175. Reservations required.Presented by Stepping Stones.559-2443; www.cincyopenyour-heart.org. Sycamore Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $210 persession, plus $30 modeling feeper session. Registration re-quired. 259-9302; www.deb-orahridgley.com. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesCheesecakes and CinnamonRolls with Karen Harmon,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m. to noon, LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions of raisingchildren in multicultural home.Socialize with other parentswhile children play. Educationalmaterials and toys provided. Forages 18 months-6 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyPro-Am Night, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, Aspiring comics,amateurs and professionals takethe stage. Ages 18 and up. $5.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesCooking for Two - Aphrodisi-acs with Carolyn Gray, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
On Stage - ComedyJon Roy, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyJon Roy, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Art OpeningsWoman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 3-6 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Exhibit continues through Feb.22. Free. Presented by TheWoman’s Art Club of Cincinnati.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Cooking Classes
Quick and Easy Chicken Soupwith Joe Westfall, noon to 1p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $20. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, $20. Registration required.237-5330; www.want2gofit.com.Sycamore Township.
Health / WellnessGo Red Total Makeover, 2-4p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Visit stationsaround store and get hearthealth passport stamped. Visit allstations and get entered intodrawing for $250 Macy’s giftcard. Giveaways, cooking sam-ples, special promotions andmore. Free. Presented by Amer-ican Heart Association. 842-8871.Kenwood.
Holiday - Valentine’s DayDaddy/Daughter Valentine’sDance, 6-8 p.m., Kids First SportsCenter, 7900 E. Kemper Road,$16 per couple, $6 each addition-al daughter. 489-7575;www.kidsfirstsports.com. Syca-more Township.
Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: High, Low,Fast, Slow. Listen Closely,Here We Go, 10-10:45 a.m.,11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., 1-1:45p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Flute, string bass,piano and drums show musicalopposites. $5 or four for $15;free under age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868; www.linton-music.org. Kenwood.
On Stage - ComedyJon Roy, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterTheory of Mind, 7 p.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, By Ken LaZebnik.
Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, 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. 745-8550;www.cincyplay.com. Blue Ash.
SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Viewand acquire works by womenwho have achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Free. Presented by The Woman’sArt Club of Cincinnati. ThroughFeb. 22. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.
On Stage - ComedyJon Roy, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
MONDAY, FEB. 9Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $120 for six sessions.Registration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Beginning Cable Knitting withToby Ganz, 12:30-2:30 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $100 five classes. Regis-tration required. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Cooking ClassesEasy Charcuterie at Homewith Jackson Rouse, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Health / Wellness
UC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 9a.m. to 1 p.m., UC Health PrimaryCare, 9275 Montgomery Road,Cost varies by insurance. Fi-nancial assistance available tothose who qualify. Registrationrequired. Presented by UCHealth Mobile Diagnostics.585-8266. Montgomery.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.
Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature MemberExhibition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesA Winter Evening with JohnRuppel, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,$50. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
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Madcap Puppets is coming to UC Blue Ash College with performances of “Once Upon A Clock”at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Muntz Theater, 9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash. Explorea world of enchanting stories with Alvis and Sydney, two kids attempting to unlock the secretsof their uncle’s mysterious clock shop. Admission is $7. Presented by ARTrageous Saturdays. Formore information, call 745-5705, or visit ucblueash.edu/artrageous.
JANUARY 29, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A5NEWS
A surprise documentcame in the mail. It wasfrom the Ohio Senatehonoring me “for exem-plary achievement inyour community andinspiration to individualsto excel in numerous
areas ofendeavor.”
Well, norecog-nition isearned byoneself.You, myreaders,share inthis awardsince thiscolumntruly is a
community endeavor andthe sharing of recipes,threads of wisdom andstories of family, foodand fun is all part of aweekly “visit” that wehave together.
Whether your teamfor the Super Bowl isSeattle or New England,you’ll need some heartyfixins’ to keep energy upduring the game. Hereare a couple of our fam-ily’s favorites.
Hanky pankiesI love the fact that this
recipe is being embracedby a younger generationof fans. Simple, comfortfoods like this are theones that disappear fastwhen we’re entertaining.I usually double this andfreeze some. Here’s mylatest version
1/2 pound groundsirloin
1/2 pound hot sau-sage (you can use reg-ular for a mild version)
Few dashes Worces-
tershire1 pound cubed Vel-
veeta1/2 teaspoon dried
oreganoGarlic powder to
tasteParty rye roundsCook the beef and
sausage. I use a potatomasher to break the meatup, then stir in rest ofingredients and cookuntil cheese melts. Serveon party rye or in hol-lowed out rye round. Youcan refrigerate this mix-ture and run the roundsunder the broiler to re-heat, or reheat mixture inmicrowave.
Chicken chiliThe ancho chili pow-
der is simply grounddried poblanos. The lasttime I made this, I usedboneless chicken thighsand breasts. You’ll need atotal of about 4 cups(which is what you’ll get,more or less from anaverage deli chicken). Ipoached them in broth.Also I had to add morespices to boost the flavor.Chili is a personal thing. Ilearned that when I was ajudge for a chili cook-off.I like to make this a dayahead. When I rewarm it,I usually add morespices, etc. Adapted froma recipe shared by CathyH., a Madeira reader.
1 rotisserie chicken,skin removed and meatshredded coarsely
1 can, 15 oz. Cannelli-ni beans, drained
1 can, 15 oz. GreatNorthern beans,drained
Olive oil1-2 jalapeno peppers,
minced1 large bell pepper or
2 poblanos, chopped - Ilike poblanos
2 generous cups on-ion, chopped or to taste
1 generous table-spoon garlic, minced orto taste
1 teaspoon groundcoriander
1-1/2 teaspoons an-cho chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin1 quart chicken brothCouple cups frozen
corn, thawed - optSalt and pepperJuice of 2 limes plus
extra for garnishAlso for garnish: torn
cilantro leaves, sourcream, chopped toma-toes, crushed tortillachips
Mash half the beanswith a potato masher.Film pot with oil andsauté peppers, onion andgarlic just until onionsare a little soft. Addspices and cook for aminute or so until yousmell their flavor. Pour inbroth, bring to a boil andlower to a simmer. Addbeans and corn and sim-mer 30 minutes or so.
Stir in chicken until heat-ed through. Add limejuice to taste. Serve withgarnishes.
Rita’s Italianseasoning
Savory is herb of theyear and one that’s un-derused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor,good in bean dishes (Ger-mans call it the beanherb) since it helps dispelgas. This recipe containsno salt.
Mix together:3 tablespoons dried
basil
3 tablespoons driedoregano
1 teaspoon driedthyme
1 teaspoon driedrosemary, crushed
2 tablespoons driedparsley
1 teaspoon driedsavory
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.
Indulge in comfort foods for Super Bowl
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Hanky pankie served in hollowed-out rye makes a good Super Bowl comfort food.
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A publication of
Jan. 22 questionThe city of Cincinnati re-
leased a report earlier thismonth which detailed a de-crease in crime within the city.Do you feel safe, or safer, in thecity than you have in the past?Why or why not?
“I believe that downtownCincinnati is safer now. I usedto be able to park downtownfor free at any parking meterafter 6 p.m. Now most of thosemeters are taken up by red‘valet’ bags. There tends to bea gauntlet of beggars seekinghandouts as one walks thestreets. Therefore I preferThe Banks area. The Bankshas a large parking garageand many places to mingle alaNewport Levy. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
Jan. 15 questionSome people have criticized
recent school closings due tocold weather. What do you thinkabout the practice of cancelingclasses when the mercury dips?
“My biggest issue with theclosing or delay of schoolswhen the temperatures arelow is that schools are adapt-ing to students habits as op-posed to students adapting to
the situation. “When I look around at the
kids walking or standing wait-ing for buses it appears thatmany of them are not dressedfor the weather. No wintercoats, fall type, sweatshirthoodies, no hats or gloves.
“When I was a kid, growingup in Northern Ohio (walkingto school, up hill both ways)would walk or wait for the busin a winter coat, with glovesand a hat. It certainly wasn’tgreat, but the clothing made itbearable and safe.
“So it may be a matter ofstudents realizing that when itis cold, you dress up like it iscold outside. This may allowthe temperature which causesschool closings or delays tohappen at a lower temper-ature, to the point where evenwith appropriate winter cloth-ing it could still be dangerous.
“As a final note, my kidsdon’t dress appropriately and
they both have winter coats. Itry and what I repeatedly tellmy son is “Even the toughestguys in my high school ownedwinter coats, hats and glovesand they wore them when itwas winter.” He just nodsfrom his hoodie, grabs hislunch with no gloves andheads out into the cold, coldweather.”
C.S.
“I wonder if those who areobjecting to the school clos-ings due to the cold weatherare aware of the fact that theschool buses are diesel en-gines which do not work wellin extremely cold temper-atures. Not only are the chil-dren spared the waiting in subzero wind chills, but they arealso spared waiting in a buswith no heat when it breaksdown and a tow truck is re-quired.
“The schools could remain
open and require parents tobring the children one car at atime. Just imagine that trafficjam!”
D.O’C.
“A most important valueour schools should teach isresponsibility both to commu-nity and family. That of coursemeans the schools should alsobe responsible. Sadly theschools failed that cold day.
“Rumpke picked up thetrash and recycles. The mailwas delivered and on time.The fast food shops were openand operating normally. Infact I did not observe a singlebusiness that was closed thatday due to low temperaturesand my obligations took methrough three Ohio counties.Only the schools were closed.School administrators yourgrade is F.”
R.I.S.
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Cincinnati is one of thebest places in the country toown a pet. With tremendousoutdoor spaces, amazinghealth care facilities, andaffordable maintenance costs,there are dozens of reasonswhy now might be the besttime to consider adding a petto your family.
Pet ownership has tripledin the past 40years, withmore than 160million pets inthe UnitedStates, butthere are stillsignificantnumbers ofanimals thatneed homes,especiallythose avail-able in our
local shelters and rescues.Despite such significant
growth in pet ownership,estimates show that only 30percent 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 over-population; instead it is a call-for-action to educate the com-munity that we can make adifference. Research fromThe Humane Society of theUnited States has found thatmore than 17 million homesare planning to add a pet totheir family in 2015, buthaven’t decided where to go tofind their new furry familymember. That means if justone in every five potential petowners chooses to adopt ananimal, they can help save thelives of millions of animals,that otherwise could be euth-anized.
Many animals end up inshelters and rescues throughno fault of their own. They arevictims of circumstancesbeyond their control, such asan illness or death in the fam-ily, divorce, growing family,family relocation, or improp-er training and preparationfrom owners. These pets are
healthy, loving animals. Likeany other pet, they mightneed training to fit into a fam-ily and home, as well as pa-tience from their new familyto help them adjust to theirnew surroundings, but adopt-ing an animal presents bene-fits that help facilitate thistransition.
Animals from rescue or-ganizations living in fosterhomes have already had expe-rience in a home setting andmany shelters have volun-teers and staff members thathelp people and pets withtraining and obedience evenbefore they are adopted. Asan added bonus, adoption canhelp reduce many additionalcosts associated with new petownership. Not only are shel-ter animal adoption fees low-er than buying from a petstore or breeder, but many ofthe adoptable animals in shel-ters and rescues have alreadybeen spayed or neutered andare vaccinated. There are somany wonderful reasons toadopt or rescue a pet. Cincin-nati is helping to make it easi-er for individuals and familieswho want to add a pet to theirfamily, 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 andshelters, 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.The event is fun, family-friendly and free to attend.This year’s My Furry Valen-tine is hosted by phoDOG-rapher and presented by TopDog sponsors IAMS and Tri-County Mall with additionalfinancial assistance from TheJoanie Bernard Foundation.
Carolyn Evans is founder of MyFurry Valentine, a nonprofit cre-ated in 2012 to raise awareness forthe animal rescue communitythrough a weekend-long animaladoption event. The annual gather-ing has found homes for more than1,300 pets since inception. Visitwww.myfurryvalentine.com.
Adopt your nextfurry family member
CarolynEvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Harold Howe, former Unit-ed States Commissioner ofEducation once observed,“What a school thinks about itslibrary is a measure of what itfeels about education.”
If Howe were alive today, hewould be appalled with the
demise of ac-cess to ele-mentary schoollibraries andthe specialistswho staff themin many ofOhio’s ele-mentaryschools.
Even thoughOhio’s Depart-ment of Educa-
tion’s proposed repeal of itsfive of eight minimum standardwould no longer require dis-tricts to employ a librarian/media specialist for each 1,000students, many districtsthrough staff reductions andbudget cuts have already cho-sen to eliminate librarians asone of the five positions re-quired under that standard.
During the past three yearsone southwest Ohio schooldistrict not only closed its li-braries, but shrink wrapped theshelves. Another district cutover half of the local librarians’positions, then assigned theremaining librarians the over-whelming task of assumingmost of the responsibilitiesvacated by the losses. Can any-one imagine the possibility ofthe community’s elite privateschools closing a library?
The elementary schoolmedia center/library should bethe instructional center of theschool. It is the one place whereschools house multiple printand digital materials that serveall students and staff.
The gatekeeper of this learn-ing environment is the librarianor media center director. He/she schedules classes and indi-vidual students into the area,while managing the acquisitionand disposition of all materials.This is a person who opens the
world of books and new ideas tostudents.
The librarian has first-handknowledge of all the school’sstudents from the entry to theexit grade levels. Knowing thestudents’ interests as well aspopular authors of children’sliterature, the librarian makessure that appropriate contem-porary and traditional selec-tions are available.
Just as importantly, thelibrarian uses his/her generalknowledge of the school’s curri-culum to maintain all the print,digital and periodical resourcesnecessary to support units andtopics of study at each grade.
In today’s world of technol-ogy, many elementary librari-ans have become the residentexpert for the maintenance andcare of the school’s hardwareand software collections.
When a computer fails orquestions arise about the use ofa particular program, the li-brarian is the first person otherstaff members and studentsconsult.
Schools that have limited orno access to a media center andits specialist, relegate theirstudent population to a one-dimensional classroom educa-tional experience often dom-inated by textbooks, suffocat-ing programs that rely on sys-tems rather than professionalguidance, and an unrealisticconsistent focus on high-stakestests.
When Peter Pan flew hometo rejoin his family and resumehis previous life, he wentstraight to the bedroom windowthat was always open, only todiscover, bars had closed it.
Thus, he returned to Never-land. Like Peter Pan, studentswho attend schools that havedismissed librarians go to thelibrary, peek through its win-dow, and are turned away frominfinite ideas inside by a lockeddoor.
Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.
Proposed repeal of‘Five of Eight’ rulejeopardizes publicschool librarians
Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
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INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Boys basketball» Indian Hill got by Amelia
67-63 on Jan. 17. SophomoreMatteo Fiore had a career-high21 points.
Indian Hill downed Reading70-41 on Jan. 20 as junior NickHeidel had 23 points.
» Moeller beat St. John’s Je-suit 51-49 in overtime Jan. 18.Senior Grant Pitman led theCrusaders with 16 points.
» Cincinnati Country Daywon two of three games lastweek. The Indians defeatedLockland 83-52 Jan. 16 and Cler-mont Northeastern 62-46 Jan.17.
CCD lost to Norwood 54-51Jan. 20.
Girls basketball» Indian Hill beat Reading
27-22 Jan. 17. Junior SamanthaArington led the Lady Braveswith 10 points.
» Cincinnati Country Daylost to North College Hill 50-21Jan. 17 and Cincinnati Christian37-34 Jan. 21.
» Mount Notre Damedowned Lakota East 52-31 onJan. 20. Senior Naomi Daven-port led the Cougars with 17points.
On Jan. 22, MND beat Seton56-35 as senior Dani Kissel hadfour treys and 20 points.
College commitment» Sammy Szames of Indian
Hill has committed to ButlerUniversity. Szames was a cap-tain and two-way varsity starterin each of his last three yearsand ranks second in school his-tory for sacks, including 10.5 hisjunior season.
Earlier this month Sammywon the Ohio Division IV Antho-ny Munoz Foundation Offen-sive Lineman of the Year award.As a senior, he was selected as aCincinnati Enquirer first-teamAll-Star, and was first team All-Southwest Ohio, All-CHL, andhonorable mention All-State asan offensive lineman.
As a junior, Sammy was se-lected to the Cincinnati Enquir-er All-Star team, and was firstteam All-CHL and second teamAll-Southwest Ohio as a defen-sive tackle. Sammy is an EagleScout and had numerous offers,including Kenyon, Valparaiso,DePauw, Tufts, and Oberlin, anda preferred walk-on opportuni-ty at Ball State.
Coaching opportunity» MND is currently looking
for a JV softball coach. Emailmichelle.MND [email protected] for informa-tion.
SHORT HOPS
By Scott Springer and [email protected]@communitypress.com
INDIAN HILL — The goodnews among the hard workingswimmers at Indian Hill HighSchool is that tapering beginssoon. For the non-aquatic, thatmeans workouts are trimmeddown prior to big meets.
Coach Emily Hardy will cutback her non-club swimmersshortly, with the club kids even-tually following suit.
Fresh off the Southwest OhioCoaches Classic Jan. 17-18, Indi-an Hill is preparing for the post-season that begins with the Cin-cinnati Hills League Champion-ships. Many area swim schoolsuse the Classic meet featuringthe Tri-State’s finest as a mea-suring stick.
“It kind of shows where our
kids are now,” Hardy said. “Itgives us an idea of where our re-lays might be, like who mightstep up and be that third orfourth person. It’s hard to gaugesince we’re swimming againstDI kids.”
All things considered, the In-dian Hill girls fared well, finish-ing ninth with just a few largerschools ahead. For comparisonpurposes, the Lady Braves fin-ished ahead of Division I Syca-more and CHL rival Marie-mont.
“Our girls’ relays reallystepped up; all four made it to fi-nals,” Hardy said.
The 400 freestyle relay didthe best with senior Grace Stim-son and juniors Elizabeth Dre-rup, Devin Landstra and AveryPearson finishing eighth in thefinals. Stimson, Drerup, Land-
stra and junior Bridget Pavlickwere ninth in the 400 medley re-lay. The quartet of Stimson,Drerup, Landstra and Pearsonalso made consolation finals inthe 200 medley (11th) and 200free relay (12th).
“They’re the three (Stimson,Drerup, Landstra) that are pret-ty much a given on the relays,”Hardy said. “We had a couple ofgirls that stepped up in AveryPearson and Bridget Pavlick.”
Along with senior boys SamVester and Jack Dowling, thetrio of Lady Braves leading therelays are expected to make astate run.
“Bridget Pavlick made it lastyear in the 500 freestyle,” Har-dy said. “The Classic seemed alot faster this year. Whether
Indian Hill swimmers seek top tournament timesBy Scott [email protected]
GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Maggie Anning of Indian Hill shows quality form in her first dive in thepreliminary round.See SWIMMERS, Page B2
INDIAN HILL — Seeing Cin-cinnati Country Day seniorswimmer Allie Wooden’sname near the top of thestandings after a swim meetis a fairly common occur-rence.
At the Southwest OhioCoaches Classic Jan. 17-18, theSouthern California signeeswept the four freestyleevents that she swam. Shewon the 100, 200, 500 and themile.
“I went in excited to raceand knowing that it was mylast Classic,” Wooden said.
“I’d been working on skillsthat would help me such asmy turns and dolphin kicksaway from the wall.”
After swimming the mile,she returned to the pool forher final event, the 100.
Indians’ head coach BensonSpurling said it’s uncommonfor a swimmer to swim themile and the 100 in the sameday because there is a differ-ent mentality to both races.
After getting over initialtrepidation, Wooden took tothe pool for the perfect en-core to an already successfulday.
In that 100 freestyle race,she left her opponents in her
wake and touched the wall in50.61 seconds – a new meetrecord. She replaced the 30-year-old record held by Fin-neytown’s Buffy Kreiger.
“After winning those threeevents, I knew that I couldn’tlet the 100 be my worst race ofthe day,” she said.
A successful Classic servesas the perfect springboardinto the rest of the season andthere is still plenty on Wood-en’s plate.
Her goals include reachingthe time standards for NCAAB cuts and qualifying for theNational Club SwimmingAssociation national meet.
“I’m just hoping to get the
most out of my season,” shesaid.
In the more immediatefuture, Wooden is sure to be aswimmer to watch in the dis-trict and state meets comeFebruary.
Both she and Spurling donot know which events shewill swim just yet, but, itmight not matter.
“She is carrying a goodfeeling after having one of thebest Classics of any swimmerI’ve seen,” the coach said. “Ithink she’ll be contendingagain for state titles in theevents that she swims. She’sin the best position I’ve seenher in these last three years.”
CCD’S WOODENWEAVING
WONDERFUL SEASONBy Nick [email protected]
JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Cincinnati Country Day's Allie Wooden won all four freestyle events that she swam in the Southwest Ohio Coaches Classic finals at St. Xavier’sKeating Natatorium.
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that’s indication or not,I’m not sure. It might af-fect what people swim atsectionals.”
Individually, juniorDevin Landstra finishedseventh in the 50 free-style, eighth in the 100
backstroke and 12th in the200 backstroke. SeniorStimson took 11th in the200 breaststroke, whilejunior Drerup was 10th inthe 200 backstroke and13th in the 100 back. Sen-ior diver Kara Korengelfinished eighth.
Depth has helped thegirls team, as the smallerIndian Hill boys team was25th at the Classic.
“We always have moregirls, but we have a lot offreshmen young boys,”Hardy said.
Vester led the Braveswith a third-place finish inthe 50 freestyle, whileDowling took 13th in the100 butterfly. The 400medley relay team of Ves-ter, Dowling and fresh-men Max Eihausen andSam Okum was 16th.
Indian Hill’s divers areat the Miami Diving Invi-tational Thursday, thenthe CHL Championshipsare Feb. 6. The CHLswimming crowns are upfor grabs Feb. 7 at Marie-mont, where Hardy’screw practices.
“I don’t think it canhurt us,” Hardy said.“Knowing the blocks andwalls helps a little bit.”
SwimmersContinued from Page B1
INDIAN HILL — Fol-lowing a CincinnatiCountry Day turnoverwith 4.6 seconds left, Sev-en Hills head coach Wil-lie Hill called timeout toset up a play.
The Stingers inbound-ed the ball as seniorguard Brian Goerte-moeller peeled off his de-fender. He took a pass,raced toward the bucketand got the layup to beatthe clock and give histeam a 46-44 win.
“It was a well-de-signed play and everyoneexecuted it perfectly,”Goertemoeller said.
For head coach GregRoss and the Indians, it’sone of the more gut-wrenching ways to losegiven the events that ledto the outcome.
With time slippingaway and his team trail-ing by two, Indians’ sen-ior forward CameronAlldred got the ball on theleft block, drew a defend-er and dished the ball toteammate Myles Jack-son.
Jackson hit the shot totie the game at 44.
The Stingers failed toscore on their next pos-session after a heavilycontested shot drew iron.The Indians pulled downthe rebound, crossed halfcourt and called timeout.
Ross choreographedthe play he wanted andgot the ball into Alldred’s
hands. Alldred took adribble, might havedrawn contact and fell tothe ground.
The official insteadwhistled him for travel-ing and that set up theStingers for their finalplay.
Seven Hills 46, Cin-cinnati Country Day 44
Seven Hills (9-5) - An-derson 10 2, Robinson 3 39, Antonsson 2 0 4, Callow6 0 12, Goertemoeller 3 07, Hunter 10 2, Clark 10 3,Sizer 3 1 7. Totals: 20 4 46
CCD (8-5) - Scheper 2 05, Thurman 0 6 6, O’brien2 3 7, Snell 10 2, Alldred 3412, Jordan 2 0 4, Jackson2 2 6, Stegman 0 2 2. To-tals: 12 17 44
Halftime: CCD 21-20.3-pointers: S 2 (Goerte-moeller, Clark); C 3(Alldred 2, Scherper)
Seven Hillsstings CCD withlast-second shotBy Nick [email protected]
JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY
PRESS
Cincinnati Country Dayforward Cameron Alldredgets the defensive reboundagainst Seven Hills guardJosh Weaver in the boysbasketball game Jan 23.
Madeira’s girls’ basketball team used astrong second half to beat Indian Hill 65-45 onJan. 21.
Madeira tops IndianHill in CHL battle
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill’s Sam Arington, No. 33, battles Madeira’s Nicole Macke, No. 40, battle for rebound.
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE
COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill’s Sam Arlington,No. 33, drives to the basketduring the Braves’ girlsbasketball game againstMadeira.
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE
COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill guard MarshanaBaskin, No. 3, grabs arebound from Madeira’sNicole Macke.
JANUARY 29, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • B3LIFE
The 2014-2015 seasonof Cincinnati Playhousein the Park’s popular Offthe Hill series for fam-ilies continues with “The-ory of Mind” by Ken La-Zebnik.
It tells the story of Bill,a teenager who happensto live on the autism spec-trum. Recommended forages 11and up, “Theory ofMind” will tour to com-munity venues from Jan.23 through Feb. 22. It willalso be performed at Mu-sic Hall Sunday, March 8,as part of Macy’s ArtsSampler.
The “Theory of Mind”cast includes ChristopherMichael Richardson asBill, Kelsey Torstveit asHilo and Alex Purcell asPolice Officer/ParkingAttendant/Box OfficeGuy. All are members ofthe Playhouse’s 2014-15Bruce E. Coyle Acting In-tern Company. BridgetLeak, a former Playhousedirecting intern, will di-rect the touring produc-tion.
In a special collabora-tion for “Theory of Mind,”the Playhouse is partner-ing with the Autism Soci-ety of Greater Cincinnati.
“They’re going to beconnecting us with newsectors in our communi-ty,” Lutwak said, “as wellas using this opportunityto provide context for theplay and extend some oftheir own educational andadvocacy work.”
“Theory of Mind” willtour to more than a dozenvenues.Admission is freeor inexpensive and isavailable at the door. Con-tact the center near youfor ticket information.
For more informationabout the Playhouse’seducation and outreachprograms, contact theEducation Department at513-345-2242 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.
Performance sched-ule (as of Jan. 5)
Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.,Oxford Community ArtsCenter;
Saturday, Jan. 31, 7p.m., District A/PleasantRidge Nativity School;
Friday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,Springfield Township’sGrove Banquet Hall andEvent Center;
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2p.m., Mount St. JosephUniversity Recital Hall(Price Hill);
Saturday, Feb. 7, 7p.m., Blue Ash RecreationCenter;
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.,The Lebanon TheatreCompany Inc.;
Friday, Feb. 13, 5 p.m.,Marjorie P. Lee;
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2p.m., Kenton County Pub-lic Library (CovingtonBranch);
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30p.m., Carnegie Center ofColumbia Tusculum;
Friday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center (Mariemont);
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2p.m., Campbell CountyPublic Library (Ft. Thom-as);
Saturday, Feb. 21, 7p.m., Circus Mojo (Lud-low, Ky.) - pre-show be-gins at 6:30 p.m.;
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.,Cincinnati Museum Cen-ter Reakirt Auditorium(in partnership with theAutism Society of Great-er Cincinnati).
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David Stockslager and 2-year old daughter Anabelle attemptto sink a putt at SonRise Church's Family Fest.
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Caleb Monroe, Anderson Township, enjoys maneuvering through the inflatable circle rings at Family Fest.
Nearly 300 kids andadults enjoyed games,snacks and door prizes aspart of SonRise Church’sfirst FamilyFest Nov. 9 atthe church. Sunday ser-vices are at 9 a.m. and 11a.m. at the church, 8136Wooster Pike, Marie-mont. Call 513-576-6000or visitwww.sonrise-church.com.
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Volunteer Lizzie Arington (Terrace Park) paints the face of an unidentified child while Regan Hillof Columbia Tusculum displays the finished product at SonRise Church's Family Fest.
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Julie Parker of Terrace Park, an event volunteer, oversees activities in the SonRise churchworship center.
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Chad and son Jared Taylor, Loveland,compete in a joust at SonRise Church'sFamily Fest.
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Aubree Adams, Cincinnati, attempts to rope thesteer at SonRise Church's Family Fest.
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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group isreading Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join when possible.
Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More informationon this ministry is available at793-3288.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288; wwwascensionluth-eranchurch.com.
Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursdayafternoon with lunch avail-able for either day. There is anominal charge for eachsession and you must bringyour child’s lunch. Register onthe website (www.cos-umc.org) under “RegistrationForms.”
Sunday Worship Services are8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. (tradi-tional worship), and 9:40 a.m.(contemporary worship).
The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.
Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will wel-come the new year withevents in celebration of its200th anniversary as a Quakermeeting, which has includedsuch notable members as LeviCoffin, Achilles Pugh, MorrisWhite, Murray Shipley andWallace Collett.
Regular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First Day/NurserySchool is available.
The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati;791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org
St. PaulCommunity UnitedMethodist ChurchWorship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.
Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.
The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.
Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school for nurserythrough youth. All are wel-come.
The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets,Mariemont; villagechurchofmariemont.org.
About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-avail-able basis. Items must be in by4 p.m. Wednesday for consid-eration in the followingedition. E-mail announce-ments to [email protected].
Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.
RELIGION
Approximately 150 lo-cal graduates, families,friends and fans of theUniversity of Notre Damegathered Sunday, Jan. 4, atSt. Xavier High School forthe Notre Dame Club ofGreater Cincinnati’s an-nual Communion Break-fast.
The event included aMass celebrated by Cin-cinnati’s Auxiliary BishopJoseph R. Binzer, the pres-entation of the club’s 2015Exemplar Award to ClayEifert, former principal ofHoly Cross High School inCovington, and a break-fast buffet.
The presentation of theclub’s Exemplar Award isa highlight of the Commu-nion Breakfast each year.The annual award was es-tablished in 2002 to honoran individual from Great-er Cincinnati or the Uni-versity of Notre Damefamily whose ideals andachievements offer an ex-ample of life-long serviceto humanity, eitherthrough career or volun-
teer accomplishments.The 2015 award hon-
ored Eifert for his com-mitment to Catholic edu-cation for students of allabilities and socio-eco-nomic levels, specificallythe students of Holy CrossHigh School in Covington– his alma mater. Clay re-turned to Holy Cross aftercompleting his bachelor’s
degree at Thomas MoreCollege in 1985, and hasspent his entire career atthe school, including 12years as principal from2000 to 2012.
In 2010, Eifert was di-agnosed with advancedmelanoma and gave up theposition of principal, buthas stayed on as a mathteacher, as well as the di-
rector of operations anddirector of development.
At a time when manyurban Catholic highschools have struggled tostay open, Holy Cross hasbeen at or above full ca-pacity since 2001. Duringhis tenure as principal, theschool continued to ex-pand its tiered curriculumto five course levels, en-hanced its technology, im-proved its facilities, andbroadened its extracur-ricular offerings. He re-structured and expandedthe math and science cur-riculum and also imple-mented a credit recoveryprogram to help keep allstudents on pace to gradu-ate. He established schoolendowments and raisedmore than $2 million.
Clay was nominated bytwo Notre Dame gradu-ates, Dave DeVita, whoseson graduated fromHCHS, and Doug Schlar-man of New York City, anHCHS graduate who isalso one of Mr. Eifert’snephews.
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PROVIDED
From left: Notre Dame Exemplar Award recipient Clay Eifert(Covington), event chair Don Karches (North Bend) andExemplar Committee chair Kathy Hidy (Indian Hill).
Artwork of studentsfrom local colleges anduniversities is featured inSummerfair Cincinnati’sEmerging Artists Exhibi-tion. The exhibit runsthrough Feb. 5, Mondays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Thursdays from noon to 7p.m., and Saturdays from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clif-ton Cultural Arts Center.Visit Summerfair.org orcall 513-531-0050.
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10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimonial Meeting
7:30 p.m.In Church Reading Rm/Bookstore
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First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday
School 10:30amWednesday Testimonial Meeting
7:30pmReading Room 3035 Erie Ave
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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH
Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255
(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)
Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm
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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave
513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm
Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org
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7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org
TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am
UNITED METHODIST
Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am
Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road
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Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church
Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.
Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs
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3850 E. Galbraith,Deer Park
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www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am
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Reverend Jennifer Lucas,Senior Pastor
UNITED METHODIST
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513-231-2650www.mwpc.church
MT WASHINGTONPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.
Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service
SundaySchool9:30 a.m.
Infant through12th grade
Childcare11:00 a.m.
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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org
Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour
11:00 am - Traditional Service
PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.
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Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243
Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648
Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org
Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am
FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH
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Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister
Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am
All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm
Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!
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INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsTheftEarrings taken at 8600 block ofIndian Hill Road, Jan. 3.
POLICEREPORTS
How did the NortheastHamilton County Repub-lican Club’s PancakeBreakfast become thepremier political fund-raising event in South-west Ohio and one of thetop political events in theUnited States?
In its 16th consecutiveyear, the event grewfrom humble beginningsand now consistently at-tracts an audience ofmore than 500, includingthe “movers and shak-ers” in the local, region-al, and even national po-litical and business com-munity.
This year’s event willfeature U.S. Sen. RobPortman and will be at-tended by US Rep. SteveChabot, US Rep. BradWestrup and a host ofother local political fig-ures and judges.
The Northeast Hamil-ton County RepublicanClub was founded in No-vember 1999 and is com-mitted to the growth andcontinued success of theHamilton County Repub-lican Party by focusingon the development of fu-ture generations of Re-publican voters, volun-teers, leaders, and elect-
ed officials. According tothe club’s president, Za-chary T. Haines, “one ofthe reasons for the suc-cess of the pancakebreakfast is the friendlyand productive atmos-phere. Not only is it af-fordable for the averagefamily, but it was createdwith the idea of connect-ing civic-minded leadersacross Southwest Ohioand raising money tosupport our local candi-dates.
Attendees have the
opportunity to enjoy agreat breakfast buffetand hear from national,political figures who areshaping our country’s fu-ture. It’s also a lot of fun.I remember last year,Auditor of State DavidYost played the keyboardand led everyone in thesinging of God BlessAmerica.”
Talk show host BillCunningham was theclub’s first speaker, fol-lowed by former OhioSecretary of State KenBlackwell.
Past keynote speakersalso include Portman,U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Min-nesota Gov. Tim Pawlen-ty, U.S. Rep. JeanSchmidt, U.S. Rep. BobMcEwen, Jo Ann David-son, co-chair of the Re-publican National Com-mittee, and others.
This year’s pancakebreakfast will be 9 a.m. to11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31,at the Sharonville Con-vention Center, 11355Chester Road. Doorsopen at 8:30 a.m. Ticketsare $25/person (ages 10 &under free) and can bebought atwww.nehcrc.com.
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