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Indian Hill Rangers have had zerosuccess in catching people who aretearingupprivateandpublicproper-ty in the Creek Side Drive area with

four-wheelers and ATVs.Zero, that is, until the Rangers got

wind that a Symmes Township man’spickuptruckwasstuck inthemudonpri-vate land off Creek Side and the driverwas waiting for a friend to bail him out.

“He was up to the gills in mud,” saidPolice Chief Chuck Schlie.

The Rangers charged 19-year-oldRobert Hopkinswith misdemeanortrespassing. If con-victed, Hopkinsfaces up to 30 daysin jail and a $250fine.

Schlie wantsother people ille-gally four-wheel-ing in the CreekSide area to knowthat they also will be prosecuted ifcaught.

For about a year, Schlie said, IndianHill has had problems with drivers rac-ing up and down fields owned by the vil-lage off Remington Road and behindCreek Side Drive.

When Rangers discovered four-wheelers were using a service road offRemingtontoget to the impromptuprov-ing ground, the village posted a no-tres-passing sign and cut off access with achain.

That’s when the drivers started mo-toring through private property onCreek Side Drive to get to the villagefields – leaving deep, unsightly ruts thatbecome large pockets of mud when itrains.

“Themessagewewould like tosend isfor this activity to stop,” Schlie said.

“This is private property they arecausing damage to and is no differentthan driving into the yards in themiddleof town.

“We are also concerned for the safetyof the drivers because no one is there tokeep the activity under control or to gethelp in case of an emergency,” Schliesaid.

“All violators will be arrested andcharged accordingly.”

Inthecaseofpropertydamage,Schliesaid, people convicted of trespassingmaybeorderedbya judge topayrestitu-tion. They also could face a civil lawsuitin court over damages.

Schlie said four-wheeling can be done

withanytypeofvehicleusedoff-road,beit a truck, ATV, jeep or car.

“The issuewehave is the driverswhofeel it is OK to cause damage to some-one’s property with their vehicles whiletrespassing,” Schlie said.

“Also, the safety issues that go alongwith this type of activity.

“The area is not a parkmade for driv-ing off road,” Schlie said.

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FOODGlazedThree-Berry Tartis a stunningrecipe for aholiday dinner.Full story, B3

SNAPSHOTA trip to Mexicoprovided a snapshot ofwhat Indian Hill primarySchool is trying toaccomplish.Full story, A2

YOUNG BIRDERSKindergartners at CCD have beeninvolved in the study of birds.Full story, A3.

Youdon’thave tobeanenvironmentalSuperman to protect and beautify yourlittle corner of the earth.

The Indian Hill Green Area AdvisoryCommittee is inviting thepublic –wheth-er or not you live in the village – to a freerain garden workshop 9:30 a.m. Satur-day, May 4, at Stephan Field on DrakeRoad.

Workshop participants will learn howplanted depressions can stop rainwaterrunoff faster than a speedingbullet, con-tain contaminants more powerful than alocomotive and create eye-pleasinggreen spaces in a single bound.

Participants thenwill plant a raingar-den at Stephan Field with plants andground coverings provided by the vil-lage’s public works department, whichalso will supply tools.

“Rain gardens represent IndianHill’svision of utilizing natural resources topreserve and maintain the community’spure aesthetics and beautiful land-scape,” saidDinaMinneci, citymanager.

Rain gardens fight environmental en-emies by catching storm water and al-lowing it to soak into the ground as op-posed to filling stormdrains and rushingover the earth causing flooding, erosion,depleted groundwater and possibly thepollution of nearby bodies of water.

“They help protect the environment,provide forwildlife, control stormwaterand are aesthetically pleasing,” saidGeorgeKipp, village projectmanager.

“We hope to promote the use of raingardens by residents by providing thebasic concepts of a rain garden in filter-ing stormwater runoff, supportingwild-life habitat and landscape beautifica-tion.”

Kipp said participants at the May 4rain garden workshop will plant some250square feet of landwithnativeplantschosenforthesoil typeindrainageareas.

Joe-Pye weed will be planted in wetareas, cardinal flowers in moist areasand coreopsis plants in dry areas, Kippsaid.

Participants should bring their owngardening gloves.

Parking will be available in the Ste-phan Field south parking lot.

The rain date is Saturday,May11.

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Learn toplant raingardensBy Jeanne [email protected]

Ten-year-old Annie Hovey of Indian Hillskates at Stephan Field on Drake Road,where the village's Green Area AdvisoryCommittee is inviting the public to plant arain garden May 4. JEANNE HOUCK/THE

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Indian Hill Police Chief Chuck Schlie sayspeople four-wheeling in fields behindCreek Side Drive face trespassingcharges. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS POLICE CHIEF:

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Trespassers to face prosecution, he says

When Indian Hill Rangers discovered four-wheelers were using a service road offRemington Road to get to fields to race, the village posted a no-trespassing sign and cutoff access with a chain. Now the four-wheelers are cutting through private property onCreek Side Drive. JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

“The area isnot a parkmade fordriving offroad.”POLICE CHIEFCHUCK SCHLIE

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A trip to Mexico pro-vided a snapshot of whatIndian Hill primarySchool is trying to accom-plish.

Principal Jim Nicholsand several staff mem-bers gave a report on theschool to the Indian HillBoard of Education dur-ing a recent meeting.

“(It is) essential that allstaff collaborate for a uni-fied approach,” saidNich-ols.

Usingpicturesfrom astudy ofMexico atthe schoollast De-cember,Nichols il-lustrated

this collaboration.The unit on Mexico in-

volved several subjectsincluding social studies,economics and geogra-phy, said first-gradeteacher Elizabeth Rue-busch.

“I found it remarkablehow excited the studentswere,” said Ruebusch.

She said the studentslearned math skills bystudying foreign curren-cy and also enhanced

their writing skills by lis-tening to different sto-ries.

Art teacher MargaretMock discussed the artis-tic component of the unit.

Mock said the studentscreated paper images ofproduce for a simulatedmarket and also exploredmethods of weaving tocreate intricate designs.

It’s giving purpose toinformation, said Mock.

Nichols summarizedthe importance of theunit. “It’s important allthese disciplines work to-gether and put (the stu-dents) in real life situa-tions,” he said.

Additionally, Nicholssaid the primary school isin its pilot year of using ameasure of student

achievement called “i-Ready.”

I-Ready measures stu-dent ability by a review ofvarious reading compo-nents, he said.

He said the studentshave made significantstrides in a short period oftime.

In three months, stu-dents at the school on av-erage achieved 86 per-cent of the growth re-quired for one year, hesaid.

Nichols said a goal ofthe school is to “developcritical thinkers.”

Superintendent MarkMiles complimented theschool’s initiative. Theprimary school is provid-ing “a foundation” for thestudents, he said.

Primary educators’ goal isdeveloping critical thinkersBy Forrest [email protected]

Nichols

Cincinnati CountryDay School seniors MegLazarus and Sophie Wein-stein have cast a lens onloneliness and abandon-ment.

These subjects werethe focus of their photo-graphic submissions forthe Scholastic Art andWriting Awards competi-tion. Both had the distinc-tion of being selected asGoldMedal Portfolio win-ners.

The Scholastic Art andWriting Awards programrecognizes exceptionalwork of artists at a highschool level.

Lazarus, who is a resi-dent of Hyde Park, saidthe portfolio competitioninvolved conveying a con-cept through eight photo-graphic images.

Lazarus called her sub-mission “The Architec-ture of Loneliness.” “Iused Photoshop and othermodes of photography to

tell a story,” she said.She said her siblings

servedassubjects insomeof the photographs.

Weinstein’s submissionfocused on abandonmentin a literal way. She wentto an abandoned home inMilford and took picturesofspecific itemsthatwereleft such as a wheelchair.

“My artist statementwas tellingabout this fam-ily,” she said. AlthoughWeinstein never met thefamilydirectly shegainedsome information fromneighbors that the familywas an elderly couplewholeft to live in a retirementhome.

BothLazarusandWein-stein, who is a resident of

Milford, spent nearly ayear on their respectiveprojects.

“I was honored (to beselected),”saidWeinstein.“I put a lot of time in(this).”

Ironically, Lazarus hadplanned to drop her pho-tography class, but wasencouragedtocontinuebya teacher.

“Nowit’sacreativeout-let,” said Lazarus abouther passion for photogra-phy. “I think it’s a greattool in life to have theseskills.”

Both Weinstein andLazarus are enrolled inthe school’s AdvancedPlacement photographyclass.

Student photos gain recognitionBy Forrest [email protected] SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS 2013

WINNERSGOLDMEDALPORTFOLIOMeg LazarusSophie Weinstein

GOLD KEY SINGLEIMAGEWINNERSCasey PfisterGrace KrammerKatie BartonKelsey BardachLaura PariotMeg LazarusMayme Acklen

SILVER KEYWINNERSHolly AdamsonKatie BartonBrian Burnett

Isabella GuttmanAbby McInturfCharlotte WardHawkins WarnerEmily Polasko

HONORABLEMENTIONAmelia DrewSabrina FinnMayme AcklenKelsey BardachMeg LazarusAbby McInturfAllison MeshSarah MuellerLaura PariotLucy PattersonCharlotte Ward

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Cincinnati Country DaySchool kindergartner BrinaCrellin looked like she wasready to take flight.

Adorned in a constructionpaper avian costume, Crellindiscussed thehabitat of thebluejay.

“It’s fun because you get tobuildthehead, thewingsandthefeet,” she said.

Crellin and her classmateswere each dressed as a specifictype of bird as part of a presen-tation for parents and other stu-dents.

Throughout the year the kin-dergartnersstudydifferentani-mal groups, said kindergartenteacher GingerHalterman.

Since January, the studentshave been involved in the study

of birds, an activity which in-cluded planting recycled holi-day trees outside the window,making bird feeders and thenconducting research for thepresentation.

Theynot only learnabout thebird’s habitat, said Halterman,but even distinguishing fea-turesofthebirdsuchasitsbeak.

It was an opportunity to re-search a topic they really en-joyed, said Symmes Townshipparent Russ Benedict, who at-tended the presentation.

His son, Cooper, studied anddressed as a Bohemian wax-wing. “It stays away from peo-ple,”hesaiddescribingthewax-wing’s personality.

However, Cooper, who is inkindergarten, didn’t just enjoylearning about the waxwing. “Ienjoyed getting dressed (asone),” he said.

Bird programsoars at

Country Day

Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner Zac Vaughan, of IndianHill, prepares to explain characteristics of the Bengal eagle owl. FORREST

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Cincinnati Country Day Schoolkindergartner Evie Kranias'kingfisher costume features avariety of colors. Kranias is aresident of Indian Hill. FORREST


Parent Jeff Zimmers, right, of Symmes Township, gains a new appreciation for the pileated woodpecker, thebird which kindergartner Megan Groh, of Parkdale, chose to research. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Parent Cindy Chen, left, of Mason, listens as Cincinnati Country DaySchool kindergartner Maggie Klekamp, of Indian Hill, provides detailson the indigo bunting. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

By Forrest [email protected]

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INDIANHILLJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Did you know 85 percent ofcrashes by16- and17-year-oldsare due to “driver error,” notspeed,notdrugs,notalcohol orthat the fatal crash ratesamong 16- to 19-year-olds isfour times that of older driv-ers?

They simply are not taughtwhat to do in an emergency.

Does your teen know whatto do when s/he drops twowheels off the sideof the road?

Doyouknowthetruthaboutrollovers and how to avoidthem?

These are a few of thethings you’ll learn at a NewDriver Car Control Clinic.

The New Driver Car Con-trol Clinic is a behind-the-wheel program that teaches

parents and their teenswhat todo when their car enters the“emergency zone.”

Register online atwww.CarControl.comor call1-800-862-3277 Students need alearner permit or better.

Clinicswill be offeredApril4, 6 or 7 at Indian Hill HighSchool; April 18, 20 or 21 atLoveland High School; andMay2, 4or5atSycamoreHighSchool.

Cost is $179 per parent/stu-dent team. Parent required atall sessions.

Clinics have limited avail-ability and will be filled on afirst-come, first-served basis.

Financial aid is availablefrom the Teen Driver SafetyFoundation.

Teens can learn toavoid fatal crashes

TheUrsulineAcademyvarsi-ty dance team competed in theSeniorVarsityHipHopDivisionat the Ameridance Dance Clas-sic Competition at Seton HighSchool.

Coach Brenda Elmore says itwas the first time Ursuline per-formedandcompeted in theHipHop category since the UAdance programwas started fouryears ago.

In the Senior Hip Hop Divi-sion, Ursuline team competedagainst Beavercreek, Masonand Milford. The team placedfirst in the SeniorHipHopDivi-sion, thenalsowonthehighpointaward for all hip hop routines ofthe day, any age or category (in-cluding studio, all star, and col-legiate teams), placing at the topover 16 total hip hop teams. Thecarsity team had an incrediblyhigh average score and out-standing comments from the

judges for technique, executionand choreography.

The teamwill nowhead to theSCAU (Showcase America Un-limited) circuit for the remain-der of the season, and it is antici-pated that the hip hop routine,along with several others, willcontinue to prove to very com-petitive.Theprogramisoff toanoutstanding competition season.

Thisyeartheprogramhasde-veloped two teams, and in doingso, has tackledmanymore com-petition categories, includingthe following:

»Varsity: Hip Hop, Kick,Pom, Lyrical and Officer;

» Junior Varsity: Jazz andKick;

» Combined: JV and Varsitywill combine for open.

Team members are AshleyAbbate '13 of West ChesterTownship,CourtneyArand '13 ofMason, Erica Behrens '15 of An-

derson Township, DanielleBrinkmann '16 of Liberty Town-ship, Carmen Carigan '15 ofLoveland, Monica Dornoff '16 ofSharonville,DanielleDriscoll '15ofWestChesterTownship,Tiffa-ny Elmore '15 of Loveland, Han-naGeisler '14of IndianHill,Ash-ley Gray '13 of Loveland, MariaHale '13 of Fairfield, Jesse Has-kamp '13 of Loveland, MaddieJohnson '14ofLibertyTownship,Erin Kochran '13 of West Ches-ter Township, Megan McShane'16ofMason,MeaganMorgan '16of Woodlawn, Angie Pan '13 ofEvendale, Chrissy Pan '15 ofEvendale,MarisaPike '13ofSyc-amore Township, Grace Reis '13of Liberty Township, JenSchoewe '13 of West ChesterTownship, Audrey Seminara '15of Mason, Megan Toomb '13 ofMason, Rachel Treinen '13 ofLoveland,andCarlyWilliford '13of West Chester Township.

The Ursuline Academy varsity dance team competed in the Senior Varsity Hip Hop Division at theAmeridance Dance Classic Competition at Seton High School Jan. 12. THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

Ursuline’s danceteam places first

St. Vincent Ferrer stu-dents learned how a rescuedog and “poppin’ tags,”among other practices, canhelp save the environment

By teaching students fun-damental science terms suchas chemical change and ener-gy, Michelle White, owner ofCrystal Clear Science, usesenvironmentally friendly ex-amples, and even a pop cul-ture “thrift shop” reference,to explain.

White’s presentations putscience into a kid’s terms, andshe’s been coming to theschool for the last severalyears.

The day begins with an all-school assembly, whereWhite lays thebase of thepro-gram by teaching studentsabout science and how theycanuse those ideas tobemoregreen.

After the program, twogrades each filter into the

gym throughout the day.Those students are broken upinto groups, where they ro-tate through stations run byparent volunteers. At eachstation, students run experi-ments that teach them newlessons.

Amy Fischer, who planseducational programs for theschool as part of the Parent-Teacher Organization, saidshe believes students learnwell hands-on instead of justthrough a textbook.

During her presentation,White uses visuals to show,rather than tell, kids howthings work and what can bedone to help the environment.

She teaches about windand air pressure by explain-ing how a vacuum works,comparing it to how pollut-ants affect the Earth’s atmos-phere.

White also brought in herrescue dog, Orpo, which shenicknamed Lightning, to ex-plain how humans can bewasteful and can recycle.

St. Vincent Ferrer students look at snake skins and fossils during anexperiment. After the all-school assembly, grades were paired up toconduct experiments at different stations in the gym throughoutthe day. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Green science made‘crystal clear’ forSt. Vincent FerrerBy Leah [email protected]

An exciting theme has beenpercolating in the halls and onthe walls at St. Gertrude Schoolthis fall.

“Households” – not the onethe students live in at home, butthe ones they share with theirschool family during the courseof a school week.

In recent years, the schoolimplementedprograms like vir-tues in practice and charitygroups.

The virtues program re-mains and the charity groups

have evolved. They were com-prised of students at the samegrade level and sought to utilizethe tremendous impact ofpeers.

This year, the new “House-hold” systemcombinesmultiplegrade levels and continues towork in conjunction with theVirtues in Practice program,seeking very specific goalsamongst the student body:

» to create a strong sense ofChrist-centered community;one spanning ages and ability

levels);» to provide a self-sustaining

program for the formation ofstudents and advancing themtoward leadership positions ineighth-grade;

» to provide an environmentinwhich each student knowshe/she belongs is valued and essen-tial for the growth of the com-munity;

» to allowforgreater faculty/staff interaction with studentsbeyond the classroom;

» to develop the virtues in

practice program in a lively,peer-driven manner.

Households consist of stu-dents from grades two througheight who fall under the direc-tion of their advisor (a schoolfaculty/staff member). Theeighth-grade students in eachhousehold, working with theiradvisor, help plan and leadhousehold sessions every otherweek.

When households do notmeet, the parish youthminister,Brad Bursa, meets with the

eighth-grade students for “dis-cipleship.” Bursa said, “Thesesessions’ center on who Christis. He should be the source oftheir ministry to the youngerstudents in the school.”

Sr. Mary Aquinas, St. Ger-trude principal, is pleased withwhat she sees.

“I am impressed with theleadership our 8th graders aredisplaying and the enthusiasmof our younger students. Theyhave all embraced our newhousehold system wonderfully.

St. Gertrude School invites families to their ‘household’

Moeller High School’s aca-demic team qualified for stateby winning the GCAL postsea-son tournament.

“Withasolidbutunsatisfyingregular season recordof 6-3, theteam was looking for redemp-tion in the last league contest ofthe year,” said academic teammoderator Mike Ward, a Moell-er physics teacher.

“The team improved mark-edly through the year afterlosses to both Purcell Marianand McAuley earlier in theyear,” Ward said. “Several par-ents commented about howwellthe team carried themselvesand how well they representedMoeller.”

Moeller will play in the re-gionals Saturday, April 20.

Moeller academic team qualifies for state

From left: front, Joe Cordier (Loveland), Augie Painter (45241) and NashHill (Amelia); middle, Nick Reed (Liberty Township), Nick Schlueter(45242), Jack Kunkel (Mason), Matt Abele (Loveland), Zach Siegert(Loveland) and Jason Bruggemann (Loveland); third row, Mike Ward(moderator/physics teacher), Scott Rumsey (Morrow), Jack Taylor(45244), captain Eric Lawhorn (St. Bernard) and James Gilliland(Loveland). Not pictured, Evan Verrilli (Loveland). THANKS TO JOHANNA

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

Sportsman nomineesThe nomination period for

the fifth-annual CommunityPress and Recorder Sportsmanand Sportswoman of the Year

award is approaching in earlyApril.

The CP/CR sports staff seeksstarting, stand-out athletes ofgreat character and strong aca-demic standing to representeach newspaper as its Sports-man or Sportswoman of the

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PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott Springer

INDIANHILL—As the weath-er slowly breaks, high school la-crosse squads are moving theiractivities from inside to out-side. The following is a run-down of lacrosse teams in theIndian Hill Journal coveragearea.

Indian Hill boysThe Braves made a deep run

in the tournament last season,losing to eventual Division IIstate champion Columbus De-Sales 9-7 last May 30.

In his fifth-year as headcoach and10th overall at IndianHill, coach Spencer Dunninghas had four-consecutive win-ning seasons.

Dunning’s squad featuressenior tri-captains TannerLandstra (defense), Alec Taylor(midfield) and Tres Irvine (at-tack). Landstra is a Division Irecruit of High Point.

Junior goalie Matt Youngand junior midfielder ZachSchneider are also expected tobe key contributors.

“What I like most about ourteam is that althoughwe are notdeep, our team is extremelydedicated to its values,” Dun-ning said. “Five years agowhenI came in we started talkingabout hard work, discipline andrespect. Our upperclassmenembrace these values. They un-derstand the system and theyare a good example for ourmid-dle school and youth players.”

All three Braves captainscameup through the IndianHillLacrosse program, which in-cludes 107 youth, 40 middleschool and 40 high school play-ers.

Dunning’s teams have alsoengaged the communitythrough service projects andyouth camps.

Indian Hill girlsAfter a state quarterfinal

run last season, IndianHill girlscoach Walt Haag hopes to ex-tend the postseason in 2013.

This is his fourth year withthe Lady Braves. As such, girlshe coached as freshmen havebeen in the system throughouttheir high school careers.

“I’m returning 15 varsityplayers and I have 12 seniorsoverall,” Haag said. “It’s abouteight starters from last year.”

Two of Indian Hill’s return-ing regulars were Ohio High

School LacrosseAssociation firstteam all-districtin current juniorElena HortonandseniorNicoleGibson. Fourth-year goaltenderAshley Faulknermade honorablemention. Horton

also made second team OHSLAall-state.

Horton’s story is unique inthat she spent the recentmonths in Lake Placid, N.Y.,training with the Olympic girlshockey team. Needless to say,even without skates, her stickskills are advanced.

“She was my most valuable

player last year,” Haag said.“She’s fast, enduring and ag-gressive and has all the hockeyskills. Even as a defensive play-er she has quite a few goals. Iexpect her to score more thisyear.”

Nicole Gibson was IndianHill’s second-leading scorer onattack and is joined on varsityby her sophomore sister, Gabi.Senior Addie Fries is also on at-tack and is expected to net hershare of goals, as is sophomoremidfielder Ashton Irvine.

Senior midfielder KarsonMeurer was named last sea-son’smost improved player andHaag hopes she builds uponthose honors.

“She started to get real ag-gressive toward the end of theyear,” Haag said. “I think we’llget a lot of goal production outof her.”

The rivals remain the samefor Indian Hill; Mariemont andSummit Country Day. Cincin-nati Country Day is also upthere and the LadyBraves openthe season with them April 4.

Haag also has scheduledsome Division I opponents likeMason to beef up the scheduleand get his girls tournament-ready in Division II.

“The last two years we’vebeen to thequarterfinals and I’dlike to get beyond that thisyear,” Haag said.

Cincinnati Country Daygirls

Pat Dunn enters her 10thyear in charge of the CCD la-crosse team, and the Indianscould be dangerous.

Dunn said this year’s crop ofplayers should be the best la-crosse teamCCDhasever field-ed.

“A large group of returningstarters and terrific senior tal-ent and leadership distinguishthis team,” Dunn said by email.“The girls have set high goalsand we are willing to work for

them…”Katie Barton will lead the at-

tack, after scoring 130 goals inher first two seasons. If she cantop 200 by the end of the season,she’ll set a school record, ac-cording to Dunn.

Julia Murphy should alsocontributeoffensivelyon theat-tack, while Caroline Blackburnand Cassie Sachs shore up themidfield.

Goalie Kat Mapes will counton defenders Sarah Mae Sel-nick andAmeliaDrewas the In-dians try and shut down the op-position.

CCD opens the season at In-dian Hill April 4.

Cincinnati Country Dayboys

The Indians return this sea-son competing at theDivision IIlevel under coach ChuckMcGivern.

The squad opens up the sea-sonagainstLittleMiamiApril 4.

CHCA boysAt CHCA, coach Brandon

Sammonsfieldsanathleticmid-field paired with an attack thatshould put points on the score-board.

At midfield, Sammons, whois entering his second season,will look for contributions fromNick Marsh, James Gravelyand Conner Reynolds. Attack-men Cam Kennedy and AyrtonKazee should be key offensiveplayers to watch.

The defense should be aidedwith returning starters KevinDegroft (defender) and ConnerKirbabas (goalie) back on thefield this spring.

CHCA competes at the Divi-sion II level and opens the sea-son against the Dayton La-crosse Club April 3.

CHCA girlsCatie Hornsby begins her

first season of coaching the Ea-gles as the program continues

to grow.According toHornsby,many

of the girls playing this year areplaying the sport for the firsttime in high school.

CHCA competes at the Divi-sion II level and opens the sea-son at Little Miami April 2.

UrsulineThe Lady Lions return this

seasonafterpostinga10-6marklast season under head coachTodd Vollmer.

Ursulinebegins theseasonatAnderson March 22, and playsrival St. Ursula in its secondmatch of the year April 4.

MoellerThe Crusaders finished 12-8

last season under fifth-yearcoach Nate Reed. Moeller re-turns seven starters includingsenior captains Quinn Collison,Nolan Frey andDomStarvaggi.Senior goalie Alex Burgdorf isback as is junior midfielderSam Hubbard.

Hubbard has committed toNotre Dame for lacrosse, butalsohasseveral football suitors.Also committed for the Crusad-ers is Collison to Bucknell,Kreig Greco to Dartmouth,Burgforf to Quinnipiac and ju-nior David Stugris to RobertMorris.

“We return a number ofstarters and talented youngplayers thathavea lot of experi-ence and work well together,”Reed said.

Notable this season forMoeller is attacker Quinn Colli-son closing in on being one ofthe top five scorers. Also this isthe 25th anniversary ofMoellerlacrosse. It was the first highschool program in Cincinnati.

Mount Notre DameThe Cougars are reigning

Girls Greater CincinnatiLeague champions after a 6-0league finish in 2012 and a 14-4mark overall.

Seventh-year coach RussellMackey returns starters Mori-ah Flynn, Anna Shaw, Alex Pop-ken, Olivia Deloatch andMaris-saWhitewhileMollyMcGinneywill be one to watch on offense.

“A good percent of the teamis pretty fast,” Mackey said.“We will need to ensure thattransition with the ball beyondrunning with it is effective tocapitalizeon thespeed. Icanseeseven to eight scorers per gameand five to six assist makers.”

Sophomore Moriah Flynn isconsidered a Division I pros-pect and is on pace to break intothe school’s top 10 in scoringand all-time points.

Renting a grass field fromthecity ofReading, theCougarsoften have to share space withother teams. Because manyschools have their own hometurf field, some teams won’tplayMNDat home and the Cou-gars are often “road warriors”.

Despite that, Mackey’ssquads have performed well at67-36-4 through his career.

St. XavierWitheight of their10 starters

back fromayearago, thingsarelooking up for second-yearcoach Nate Sprong and the St.Xavier Bombers’ lacrosseteam.

Senior Ian King – who willplay at Michigan next season –is back following an All-Ameri-can season in 2012 in which heled his team in scoring.

“He makes my job easier,”Sprong said of King. “In addi-tion tobeingagreat scorer, he isa great feeder. He helps makehis teammates better players.”

Joining King as a team cap-tain are fellow seniors RyanBerning, Parker Greiwe andBenny Russert. Berning – a de-fensemen – will play at Rich-mond next season, whileGreiwe will play defense for

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Meyer, a Cincinnati native,was a two-year starter for theBall State University Cardinalswhile a member of the teamfrom 2008-2011. During his ca-reer, the Division I team wasranked as high as No. 6 in thecountry.

“Lee brings a strong playingbackground and high-levelcoaching experience to the Col-lege of Mount St. Joseph pro-gram,” Lengerich said. “Hecomes from a volleyball familyandhasdeepties to the localvol-leyball community. His valuesand commitment to communityservice is right in line with themission at theMount.Hewill bea huge asset to the program.

In 2012 Meyer served as thevarsity volleyball assistantcoach at Moeller High School,helping lead the team to its sev-enth state championship and a25-2 record. He has also served

astheheadtrainerat theCincin-nati Volleyball Academy,wherehe helped develop more than200 athletes.

While a player at MoellerHighSchool,Meyerwasathree-yearstarter from2005-2007andhelped lead the team to a staterunner-up finish in 2006; andchampionships in 2005 and2007. He competed two yearsforCincinnatiAttackVolleyballClub and was a member of theU.S. Youth National A2 team in2006.

Inaddition, healsocompetedprofessionally for one season inCosta Rica for the Rio GrandeAtenas, where he also served asa missionary in the local com-munity.

“I am extremely excited tohave Lee join theMount family.He is an engaging, positive andwell-rounded person,” Lenger-ich added.

On the court, Meyer will fo-cusontrainingblockersandwillwork closely with the outsidehitters, according to Lengerich.

Meyer has a bachelor’s of ar-chitecture degree from BallState University and currentlyresides inMaineville, Ohio.

MSJ names Moellergrad as coach

The Wilson Tour For HopeRacquetballTournament left itsmark on Cincinnati at Court-House Fitness Center inMadei-ra, recently, when of the top-ranked women racquetballplayers in the world convenedforaTier1stopon the2012-2013Ladies Professional Racquet-ball Tour.

While this is the seventhyear for the Wilson Tour forHope Racquetball Tournament,it is the first year the tourna-ment ranked as full pro stop,which includes larger prizemoney and participation.

Top prize went to Paola Lon-goria, the current world cham-pion andNo.1-ranked player onthe LPRT, of Tijuana, Mexico,with second going to two-timeworld champion Rhonda Raj-sich, who resides in Phoenix,Ariz. Nearly 115 amateurs alsocompeted in the event. Pro-ceeds from this event benefitthe Cris Collinsworth Pro ScanFund, providing mammogramsto local women in need.

The semi-final round includ-ed a Longoria win over GraceHughes fromSilverdale,Wash.,in three games, (11-2, 11-5, 11-2)and a Rajsich defeat of SusanaAcosta-Mendoza of Chihuahua,Mexico, in five games, (1-11,11-1, 4-11, 11-3, 12-10). Local pro-fessional and the No. 7-rankedplayer on the LPRT KerriWachtel of Oakley finished inthetop16.Professionalracquet-ball matches are the best threeout of five games. Each game isplayed to 11 points and eachgame must be won by 2 points.Points are only scored during aplayer’s service. Once a playerloses a rally on her serve, theservice goes to the opponent.

“This was a well-run eventwith great competition and ath-leticism,” said Andy Kulback,deputy commissioner of theLa-dies Professional RacquetballTour. “We look forward to com-ing back next year with evenmorecorporateandcommunitysupport.”

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Holy Cross in 2014. Russert is afour-year starter in goal andprovides rare stability seen inhigh school sports these days innet.

“It’s reassuring for everyonehaving someone back there ba-sically as a coach of the fieldwho can direct the defense be-sides being a great stopper,”Sprong said of his goalie. “It’s

definitely a confidence boost-er.”

After bowing out in the Divi-sion I state quarterfinals lastseason, Sprong is hoping formore in 2013.

“…We are trying to focus onthe fundamentals andhopefullywe pay attention to the detailsand the big picture falls intoplacebytheendof theyear,” thecoach said. “We are optimisticand have an excited group com-ing back.”

The Bombers start April 6against Western Reserve .

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Sequester not a bad thing for AmericaBy the time you read this

youwill probably be all seques-tered out. I am getting therealready. The sky has not fallenand the financial markets arebooming.

Why? I have a suggestion foran answer but it won’t be pop-ular amongmany. But I suspectit is the truth.

The amount that will be cutis $43 billion for defense. Only$11Billion is forMedicaid andthere is $26 billion going away,described as “non-defensediscretionary” (which includesitems such asHead Start andother educational programs).

Do you seewhat I see inthese numbers? Add up all theother cuts and you don’t get to

what is beingcut in defense.

Why? Be-causewespendway toomuch on thatsingle item,that’s why.Wespendmorethan the nextthree biggestdefense bud-gets combined

– and that includes China.Yes.Mr. Boehner,Washing-

ton has a spending problem andit is prolific.

But while youwould like totake the knife to things that wecitizens have already paid forand therefore EXPECT, like

Social Security, say, orMedi-care/Medicaid, I would like youto slash the defense budget,which is out of control becausethe lobbyist for that industryhave infested the halls of Con-gress for way too long.

I would also like you to looklong and hard at ALL the feder-al programs that waste ourmoney – and there aremany –but that would be toomuch toask.

Congress, like a feedingbaby, can only take on a little ata time before it gets cranky andflatulent.

In addition, other countries,including our allies, openlyadmit that they are able to slashTHEIR defense budgets, be-

causewe spend somuch onOURS.

A few years ago, a Britishadmiral openly admitted thatthe Royal Navywas able to cutback on their shipbuilding pro-gram because America couldbe relied upon to fill the gap.

We cannot afford to continueto subsidize foreign defense,while our schools and our roadscrumble.

Here is what I believe. De-spite all the hoopla inWashing-ton, themen andwomen ofCongress are secretly delight-ed to get the defense industrymonkey off their backs.

That’s why no one could“agree” – they now have an out,namely the Big Bad Sequester:

“I’m sorry I can’t help youMr.Lobbyist. It’s the…..Sequester(GASP!).” If that is what ittakes, I am happy that they didit.

I am no isolationist, but I ama realist. We cannot afford to bethe ONLY country out therepolicing theworld. Other coun-tries need to pony up.

Our cupboard is bare, but weare pretendingwe have nothingbut caviar and filetmignon. It’sridiculous and unsustainable.

And that is why the seques-ter is no bad thing for America.So far, the financial marketsseem to agree.

BruceHealey is an IndianHill resi-dent.

BruceHealeyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

How often are you temptedto reply to an ad where thereis some “free” incentive tobuy a product or service?

Do you really think thatyou are getting something fornothing? If you do, pay atten-tion to what I have to say.

At the age of about 10 I wasaware that afish wouldbite on a freemeal and as aresult, be-come some-one’s dinner. Awormwas nota normalmeal. So, whydid the fishbite? On otheroccasions Inoticed myfather setting

a mouse trap with a piece ofcheese. It became clear thatfree was dangerous.

Take a fewminutes andlook at the ads in the paper oron television. Do you reallythink that the “free” itemsdon’t cost the seller anything?How do you think they arepaying for the bait that youare considering to bite on? Doyou have the opportunity tobuy the product for less with-out the attractive worm?Have you considered asking ifyou can do so?

Let me give you an ex-ample. Many years ago wedecided to buy a televisionset. There was an ad that of-fered the set we were consid-ering for “six months – thesame as cash.” When I askedthe salesman howmuch itwould cost if I paid at once, hewent to the office. When hereturned I was amazed to findthat I would save far morethan standard loan rates for

paying on the spot. A simplequestion saved a lot of moneyand was a valuable lesson inthe cost of “free.”

The previous examples arechoices you do not have tomake. What about the lifechoices that are so attractivethat you think you might befoolish not to take them?Those are the benefits thegovernment offers to youwhich seem to have no hookon the end.

Don’t be fooled. There is ahook. Slowly and surely, yourfreedom is taken away. Youfail to notice it because youare better off than you werebefore the benefits startedcoming to you.

Ever so slowly, the increas-ing use of the benefits and thecosts cause the government toraise taxes to pay for them.Then, fewer taxpayers eitherare unable to pay the taxes orleave for low tax areas. Theresult is hyper inflation. Thegovernment prints the moneyit can no longer collect. Thefree benefits have become thehook and you become a slaveof the government.

Once you become propertyof the government there aretwo classes. The ruling class(politicians) and the commonfolks whose only duty is to seethat the ruling class has theluxuries it demands and tofight the wars to keep therulers in power.

Don’t just take my wordfor it. There are plenty ofbooks to tell you this. One ofmy favorites is “AnimalFarm” by George Orwell. It isan easy read and only takes afew hours.

Edward Levy is a resident of Mont-gomery.

Free – a verydangerous word

EdwardLevyCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

Last week’s questionDo you agree with the Trans-

portation Security Administra-tion’s new rules that will allowairplane passengers to bringpocketknives, golf clubs and oth-er sports items aboard, looseningsome of the restrictions createdafter the Sept. 11 terror attacks?Why or why not?

“When the rules first wentinto effect some of the airportswould provide mailers so thatforgetful folks (like me) couldsend their favorite pocket knifeback to themselves – at theirown cost, of course. This proc-ess was discontinued and inspite of my best efforts I lost acouple of items that meant a lotto me.

“The whole Homeland Secu-rity process could be simplifiedandalteredsoasnot tokeepmil-lions of people waiting exten-sively. If they simply had a re-minder at the check-in counterbefore you send your bags to beloaded it would solve a lot of theproblem.

“Other countries manage tocontrol terrorism without sub-jecting their citizens to theabuses of the U.S. process. Allour process does is feed into thecultural paranoia which allowstheNRA to go on selling guns topeople who wind up shootingtheir family or themselves, di-verts billions of dollars frommoreproductive use andgener-ally degrades ourquality of life.

“I suppose a trivial looseningis a step in the right direction,however small it may be.”

N.F.

“The 9-11 suicide terroristssuccessfully used box cuttersbecause no one suspected thehorror of their goals. Once itwas known the passengers onone plane overpowered thosewielding the box cutters, but itwas too late.

“It is ridiculous to think thatpassengersandflightcrewscannow be coerced by someonewitha small pocketknife orgolfclub.”

R.V.

“I have to wonder what wasdriving this decision. I don't re-call a big public outcry over theinability to bring a 9 iron orpocketknife on a plane.

“The flight attendants andairline professionals seem to beagainst this decision, so I wouldthink their opinion should carrythe day.

“In the meantime, whydoesn't the TSA look at doingsomething that would actuallymake air travel more conve-

nient, such as allowing a full-size tube of toothpaste or morethan a drop of shampoo in ourcarry on luggage?”

R.W.J.

“I think most of the TSArules, beyond scanning bagsand requiring people to passthrough ametal detector, fail tooffer any meaningful protec-tion. For example, removal ofshoes – most foreign countriesdo not require this. In the handsof a determined terrorist a penis as dangerous a weapon as apenknife."

J.R.B.

“Knives? No.“Golf clubs? How in the

world would those fit in theoverhead?”

J.K.

“Do I agree with the TSA'sproposed relaxation of rules re-garding carry-on items? Withregard to pocket knives andthings of that nature, absolutelynot. Remember that the Islamicterrorists used simple box-cut-ters and like instruments to ac-complish their horrible deedson 9/11.

“As to golf clubs, my gosh,why can't you check those asbaggage?”

Bill B.

“You can stab someone todeath with a ballpoint pen. Um-brellasareallowed.Thinkabouthowmanypiecesof sharpmetalthey contain if disassembled. Abroken laptop screen in agloved hand becomes a jaggedknife. TheTSA is concentratingon things that can bring downthe whole plane.

“My understanding is thatevery other country allowssmall knives on board sowe arecoming up to international stan-dards. On a recent flight toBue-nos Aires, LAN airlines gave usmetal knives with our dinner.”

F.S.D.

“No I do not. Maybe if theyloosened their grips on aftershave, lotions, and other toilet

articles, that would be OK withme. But to allow small pocketknives with blades under twoinches to be brought on board isasking for trouble. Remember,the box cutters used during the9-11 attacks were at the max inlength of one inch, and look atthe damage which was done.”

O.H.R.

“Since the air marshals,flight attendants, pilots, etc. areall against it, so am I. It doesn'tmake any sense. Next the NRAwill insist on their right to beararms on planes.

“We have to enforce restric-tions on society if it is to sur-vive.Withover300millionsoulsit would not be unthinkable thatthere are those nutty enough todo damage to the right to life. Ifor one am willing to leave mypen knife in my drawer athome.”

J.Z.

“I can't fathom why theywould do this. Pocket knife?Could thisnotbeusedasaweap-on? Why allow something likethis on board a plane. The 9-11hijackers used cardboard boxcutters to disarmandkill. Couldnot pocket knifes be used in thesame way? This ruling is non-sensical ...”

Tim

“In the 'Era of GovernmentIntrusion' around the size of so-da drinks and how we cook ourfries, we are going to lessen therules? And why these rules?Why can you now carry a knife,but 4 ounces of shampoo isbanned?

“This HAS to be a govern-ment operation. I believe theTSA IQ is MIA.”

J.J.

“Let's face it, the TSA is theposter child for all of the thingsthe government does well:Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Stupidity,Incompetence, Theft, PoliticalCorrectness and the biggestcharade of this century.

“Of course this is just anoth-er stupid idea; if they felt theneed to relax restrictions, whydo they think they need to ad-vertise? Why not dredge up allthe crap they've confiscatedover the past 10 years and offerpassengers to grab a handful totake on the plane.

“ This outfit will never catcha terrorist and exists only towastemoney and aggravate thepublic. Any organization run byJanetNapolitanocannotbeseri-ous.”

D.J.H.

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A longtime Madeira resi-dent is hoping to place a statueof her dog in Madeira’s Cen-tennial Plaza, but that wish isat odds with city governmentplans.

Sami Smith and her dog,Lexi, have partneredwithMa-deira Schools and other or-ganizations for the past eightyears through a therapy dogprogram.Lexi, Smith says, is acommunity dog – she partici-pates in reading programs forstudents at Madeira Elemen-tary School, and has receivedawards fromMadeira, formerOhioGov.TedStricklandandaflag flown at the White Houseby former President GeorgeW. Bush.

“I believe a dog will addwarmth to the park, and thereare certainly enough parents,students and taxpayers whowould support Lexi’s donationon their behalf,” Smith said ina letter to Madeira City Man-ager TomMoeller.

Smithsaysshejustwants toleave something inmemory ofher 13-year-old companion.The bronze statue would cost$2,000 and be approximatelythree feet tall.

“I didn’t realize how emo-tionally upsetting it would bethat people working in cityhall could not recognize allthat we have done for the peo-ple of the city,” she said.

Smith presented her pro-posal at theFeb.11city councilmeeting, and the request wassent to the parks and recrea-tion committee. Initially, con-cerns over issues the statuewould bring caused city lead-ership to balk at the idea.

“There are some concernsof vandalism, if we were toplace the statue there,”MayorRick Brasington said. “Wehave had the fountain therevandalized, and that createsanexpensefor thecity tocleanit up. There is also concernabout the liability of having astatue –we don’t want to be in-volved with it if we can avoidit.”

Those concerns, one for-mer city council membersays, areof little consequence.

“If the city doesn’twant thestatue in the plaza they shouldjust tell her that – theyshouldn’t give this woman

BS,” said Doug Oppenheimer,who is also a member of theMadeira Historical Society. “Iamnot a proponent of the stat-ue being in the park, but some-where prominent in the com-munity there ought to be aplace for her to put it.”

Smith has great intentionsand is anxious to have a statueto represent what Lexi hasdone for the community, andworryingaboutvandalismandthecost to thecity shouldn’t beused as an excuse, Oppenhei-mer said.

If the city refuses to allowthe statue at Centennial Plaza,Smith said she hopes she canput it in thebutterflygardenatMadeira Elementary School.Thegardenwascreated tome-morialize Tess Blackwelder,whodied in 2007when shewasjust 7-years-old.

“When Tess was in hospice,we would visit her,” Smithsaid. “Lexi and I were closeenough to Tess, I know (thestatue) would be welcome inthe garden.”

The parks and recreationcommittee’s recommenda-tion, delivered by Cpuncil-woman Melisa Adrien at theMarch 11 meeting, was that astatue could be placed in Sell-mann Park, behind MadeiraMiddle School, instead of theplaza. Smith previously saidshe was only interested in theplaza park site.

Council did not vote on therecommendation, opting in-stead to table discussion untilit could speak with the Madei-ra Board of Education aboutSmith’s alternative plan forplacing the statue in the But-terfly Garden at Madeira Ele-mentary School. The concernover allowing a citizen to em-place a statue was somethingcouncil members worriedwould lead to futureproblems.

“Once you open up the doorwith this statue, you can’t sayno in the future to others,”CouncilmanKenBornsaid. “Ifwe do move forward, we haveto be very careful.”

Smith said she would useher own money to pay for thestatue in a city park, but if thestatue goes in at the school,she hopes the school couldhelpraise funds fromstudentsand parents.

“Those children and par-ents would know they were apart of making the statue hap-pen,” Smith said.

Want to knowmore about govern-ment and community? FollowJason Hoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

A dog statueplan becomingcontentiousAnimal’s ownerhopes for a placefor pooch in parkBy Jason [email protected]

Sami Smith, with her dog, Lexi, is hoping to donate a dog statue tobe put in Centennial Plaza in Madeira. THANKS TO SAMI SMITH

Cincinnati Country DaySchoolwillhaveaguest inone of its classrooms – a

21-foot anaconda snake.However, students and staff

don’t have toworry. It’smade ofpaper mache.

The anaconda as well as oth-er animals, including a howlermonkey and harpy eagle, arepart of a study of the Amazonwhich kindergartners in theMontessori program are in-volved in.

“The kindergarten class isdoing research on endangeredanimals,” said Montessoriteacher Karen Healy.

Each year animals from aparticular region are studied.Last year’s focus was Antarcti-ca.

As part of the study the stu-dents create their own papermache animals.

Kindergartner BradenBlackwelder, of Indian Hill,made a harpy eagle.

“It was fun,” he said. “It hasclaws as big as a grizzly bearandwingsas tallasmyteacher.”

Kindergartner Lauren Pei-rol, of Indian Hill, created herown iguana. “When an enemyeats its tail it grows back,” shesaid.

Montessori teacher VanessaCollett said the students are en-thusiastic about the project.

“They are surprised by someof the facts they learn,” shesaid. “You know they are excit-ed when they are sharing witheach other what they havelearned.”

Cincinnati Country Day School Montessori teacher Sloan Doepke, left, and kindergartner Andrew Franzosa,of Delhi Township, wrap a 21-foot paper mache model of an anaconda. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Study of Amazoninspires creativity

Cincinnati Country Day School kindergartner Enguerrand Bonniol, ofIndian Hill, paints his paper mache model of a howler monkey. FORREST


CincinnatiCountry DaySchoolkindergartnerCooperMcMaster, ofMilford, addsanother stripto his papermache modelof a jaguar.FORREST

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THURSDAY, MARCH 21Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, 7-9 p.m., Hyatt ArtStudio, 7813 Laurel Ave., Choosesurface you want to paint onand receive individual attentionas you paint artwork for yourhome or garden. $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

Art ExhibitsBritish Panoramic, 10 a.m.-7p.m., Gallery Veronique, 11324Montgomery Road, Photo-graphic works by David Osborn.Prints sandwiched betweensheet of crystal-clear acrylic andsheet of aluminum compositefor clean finish. 530-5379;www.galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Cooking ClassesAlong the Bourbon Trail withIlene Ross andMolly Well-man, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road,Sample bourbons with mealdesigned to compliment. Ages21 and up. $50. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varie-ty of dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Presented by Cardio DanceParty. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com.Madisonville.Core Adrenaline, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, GroupFitness Studio. Blend functionalstrength training movementswith Pilates sequences. Ages 18and up. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Unique hands-off body-work approach that helpsprevent pain, heal injury anderase negative effects of agingand active living. Ages 18 andup. $10-$15. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Camp Crush, 6-7 a.m. and 6-7p.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, GroupFitness Studio. Run the gamut ofstrength, endurance and heart-pumping drills. Recommendedfor intermediate to advancedclients only. Ages 18 and up.$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Gentle Moves and Strength,3-4 p.m., Fitness Physiques byNico G, 9681 Kenwood Road,Group Fitness Studio. Learn tosafely work with your limita-tions and enjoy exercising yourbody. Ages 18 and up. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Contemporary blend offlowing yoga movements andcore-centric Pilates sequences.Ages 18 and up. $10-$15. 290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques.net.Blue Ash.Hatha Yoga, 7-8 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Gentle introductoryjourney into the world of yoga.Ages 18 and up. $10-$15. Regis-tration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Health / WellnessAdvance Directives forHealthcare, 5:30-7 p.m., Mead-owbrook Care Center, 8211Weller Road, Representativefrom Hospice of Cincinnatidiscusses advance directiveoptions such as a living will, ahealthcare power of attorneyand resuscitation code status.Free. 489-2444; www.meadow-brookcare.org.Montgomery.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel Gallery, 7770 E.Kemper Road, Project consult-ants and designers discuss trendsin kitchen and bath design.Light fare provided. Ages 18 andup. Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

On Stage - Comedy

Nick Vatterott, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Thirdinstallment in Tuna trilogy takesaudience through anothersatirical ride into the hearts andminds of the polyester-cladcitizens of Texas’ third smallesttown. Along with Tuna’s peren-nial favorites, some new Tunadenizens burst into the 4th ofJuly Tuna High School ClassReunion. Directed by NormaNiinemets. $17. Through March24. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.Thoroughly ModernMillie,7:30-10 p.m., Loveland StageCompany Theatre, 111 S. SecondSt., Taking place in New YorkCity in 1922, play tells story ofyoung Millie Dillmount who hasjust moved to the city in searchof a new life for herself. $15.Through March 23. 443-4572;www.lovelandstagecompa-ny.org. Loveland.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Through April25. 800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 673-0174;www.coda.org. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22Art ExhibitsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn Gallery. Needle-point reproductions of Harpers’prints stitched by Richard Gegn-er, who has 75 needlepoints ondisplay on his 75th birthday.Colorful, geometric images ofnature appeal to children andadults. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.British Panoramic, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Gallery Veronique, 530-5379; www.galleryveronique-.com. Symmes Township.

Dining EventsHartzell UnitedMethodistChurch Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,Macaroni and cheese, coleslaw,bread, dessert and drink servedwith entree choices of shrimpbasket, two pieces grilled chick-en, two slices cheese pizza orall-you-can-eat-cod. $9, $4 ages5-10, free ages 4 and under.Through March 29. 891-8527,ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCamp Crush, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-

noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyNick Vatterott, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $17.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.Thoroughly ModernMillie,7:30-10 p.m., Loveland StageCompany Theatre, $15. 443-4572; www.lovelandstagecom-pany.org. Loveland.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, Noon-5 p.m.,Hyatt Art Studio, $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

Art ExhibitsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 2-5p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.British Panoramic, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Gallery Veronique, 530-5379; www.galleryveronique-.com. Symmes Township.

BenefitsCycle for a Cause, 8 a.m.-noon,Blue Ash YMCA, 5000 YMCADrive, Doors open 7 a.m. Partici-pants are asked to ride betweenone and four hours duringindoor cycling marathon. Cy-clists who prefer to ride theirown bicycle, rollers or trainersare welcome. Pledges must besubmitted by March 23. Therewill be prizes and raffles. Bene-fits Blue Ash YMCAMembershipfor All program. Pledges: $50 fortwo or more hours; $25 for everhour completed. Registrationrequired. 791-5000; www.my-y.org. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesGood Foods for Easter: A Kid’sClass with Alysia Fuchs, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $35. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dining EventsOpera, Wine and Dine, 6:30p.m., Greenacres Arts Center,8400 Blome Road, CincinnatiOpera performs selections fromvariety of operas. Followed bydinner paired with speciallyselected wines. $80. Registrationrequired. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org. Indian Hill.

EducationA Peek into Pinterest, 2 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Learn how touse Pinterest, an online commu-nity pin-board. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &

Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:Preventing complications. Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Forpeople with prediabetes and/ortype 2 diabetes. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.271-5111; www.lisalarkinmd-.com.Madisonville.MELT Hand And Foot Treat-ment Workshop, 11 a.m.-noon,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Erase pain andtension in your hands, feet, neckand low back brought on byeveryday stress, overuse andage. Ages 18 and up. $50. Reser-vations required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m.,Neal’s Design Remodel Gallery,Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

Music - BluesDiamond Jim Dews Band, 7-11p.m., Mama Vita’s, 6405 BranchHill Guinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalJS Chamber Ensemble, 7:30-9p.m., St. Barnabas EpiscopalChurch, 10345 MontgomeryRoad, Performing J. S. Bach’sKeyboard Concerto No. 3 in D,the Art of Fugue and AntonioVivaldi’s the Four Seasons. Free.Presented by JS Chamber En-semble. 970-631-3844; jschambe-rensemble.org.Montgomery.

Music - ConcertsMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.,Ascension Lutheran Church,7333 Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary.Playing Schumann to Bolcom.Robert Conda, piano, andJennifer Cluggish-Leong, violin.Free, donations accepted.793-3288.Montgomery.

Music - RockThe Gamut, 7:30-11 p.m., deSh-a’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-2380;www.deshas.com/cincinnati.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyNick Vatterott, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 4 p.m.and 8 p.m., Walton Creek Thea-ter, $17. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.Thoroughly ModernMillie,7:30-10 p.m., Loveland StageCompany Theatre, $15. 443-4572; www.lovelandstagecom-pany.org. Loveland.

ShoppingMacy’s Prom Shopping Party,1 p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, See thehottest trends while shoppingwith store’s in-house stylist.With mini-makeovers, sips andsweets, prizes and more. 745-8980; www.macys.com. Ken-wood.

SUNDAY, MARCH 24Art & Craft ClassesOpen Create, Noon-5 p.m.,Hyatt Art Studio, $25. 561-0677;[email protected].

Madeira.

Art ExhibitsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 2-5p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

LecturesThe State of the SecularMovement, 1-3 p.m., Hanna-ford Suites Hotel, 5900 E. Gal-braith Road, Representing twomajor secular movement organi-zations focused on youth,August Brunsman (executivedirector, Secular Student Alli-ance) and Amanda K. Metskas(executive director, Camp QuestInc.) share perspectives onwhere secular movement inUnited States is heading in nextfew years. Free. 404-8191;www.gofigger.org. SycamoreTownship.

On Stage - ComedyNick Vatterott, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 2 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $17.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 25Art ExhibitsBritish Panoramic, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Gallery Veronique, 530-5379; www.galleryveronique-.com. Symmes Township.

Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Through July 22.351-5005; cincinnati.toastmas-tersclubs.org.Madeira.

Dance ClassesZumba, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Phy-siques by Nico G, 9681 KenwoodRoad, Group Fitness Studio.Latin-based cardio workout.Ages 18 and up. $10-$15. Regis-tration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesPilates Playground, 10:30-11:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, 9681 Kenwood Road, GroupFitness Studio. Works entirebody through series of move-ments performed with controland intention. Ages 18 and up.$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Camp Crush, 6-7 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Gentle Moves and Strength,3-4 p.m., Fitness Physiques byNico G, $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Vinyasa Yoga, 7-8 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Fluid style of Hatha Yogaincorporates elements of Ash-tanga yoga in an inspiring,heat-producing workout. Ages18 and up. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Karaoke and OpenMicAcoustic OpenMic, 8 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

Summer Camp - SportsSkyhawks Spring BreakMul-tisport Camp, 9 a.m.-noon,TriHealth Fitness and HealthPavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Daily through March 28. Athlet-ic camp includes baseball,basketball and soccer. Ages 5-9.$85. 985-0900.Montgomery.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26Art ExhibitsBritish Panoramic, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Gallery Veronique, 530-5379; www.galleryveronique-.com. Symmes Township.

Cooking ClassesDaveed’s NEXT! Stocks andSauces with Do-AheadMenuwith David Cook, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Learn how to makethe best stocks and sauces fromDavid Cook. $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 6-7 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Group FitnessStudio. Music from variety ofgenres. Ages 18 and up. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesCore Adrenaline, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, $10-$15. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Camp Crush, 6-7 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

NatureWhat You Don’t KnowAboutBees, 7-8:30 p.m., Blue AshBranch Library, 4911 CooperRoad, Free. Presented by Em-power U Ohio. 250-4116; empo-weruohio.org. Blue Ash.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH27Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Drawing andPainting from a clothed model.$120 per session of four classes.Reservations required. 259-9302.Mariemont.Free Knitting Classes, 7-8:30p.m., Milford Heights Church ofChrist, 1646 Ohio 28, Basicknitting techniques, fresh ideasand short devotional time. Free.575-1874.Milford.

Art ExhibitsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.British Panoramic, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Gallery Veronique, 530-5379; www.galleryveronique-.com. Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, $15. Registrationrequired. Through April 24.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.Zumba, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Phy-siques by Nico G, $10-$15. Regis-tration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesPilates Playground, 10:30-11:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by NicoG, $15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysi-ques.net. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenWinter Gardening Series,6:30-8 p.m., Turner Farm, 7400Given Road, Theme: Friends andFoes. Learn organic methods forprotecting garden from pestsand attracting beneficial insectsand animals. With MelindaO’Briant and panel of experts.$12. 561-7400; www.turnerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

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One of mymost mem-orable catering jobs waspreparing a Seder supperfor a Jewish family. Theresearch I had to do wasdaunting since I knewalmost nothing about this

holy cere-mony. Iknew theSeder, orPassovermeal, re-lived thestory ofthe Israel-ites’ deliv-erancefrom bond-age in

Egypt. I knew too theterm Passover meantthat the angel of death“passed over” those door-posts marked with lamb’sblood, so that the first-born son would not beslain. My knowledgeabout what foods to servewas just about nil, so youcan imagine the timespent in learning! One ofthe recipes I used wasthis one for brisket.

Delicious Passoverbrisket

Adapted from ZelSchulman’s book “Let MyPeople Eat!” I love thisbrisket. I like to makemine in a slow cooker.

3 pounds brisket112 oz. bottle chili sauce1⁄2cup dark brown sugar,packed or bit more totaste

110 oz. can beef broth1 really large onion, sliced1⁄4teaspoon ground cloves2 bay leaves

Put everything insprayed slow cooker andcook on low 8-10 hours oruntil tender. Or bake,covered, in preheated325 degree oven forabout 50 minutes perpound. Remove bayleaves.

Glazed Three-BerryTart

I consider recipespeople share with me“food gifts.” And I usu-

ally can’t wait to make itfor myself and thenshare with you. That’show I feel about this tart.I first tasted this atdaughter-in-law Jess’home. She got the recipefrom her friend, AmyObermeyer. This is astunning recipe for aholiday dinner or anytime you want to have aspecial dessert that looksa lot harder to make thanit is. It does require a tartpan. I’ve adapted therecipe only slightly.

Preheat oven to 350.Tart shell:

Approximately 9 softcoconut macarooncookies, crumbled fine (2cups)

1 cup ground pecans2 tablespoons butter,softened

Combine macaroons,pecans and butter andpress firmly into a 10- to11-inch tart pan. Bake for15-18 minutes. Cool. Thiscan be made a day aheadand kept covered in therefrigerator.

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The Jewish Federationof Cincinnati’s 2013 Com-munity Campaign hasbrought in $3.44 million –more than half of the$5.55 million goal andahead of pace from lastyear’s fundraising –thanks largely in part tothis year’s leadershipteam: Debbie Brant (Am-berleyVillage),MartyHi-udt (Blue Ash), Shary Le-vitt (Montgomery), JayPrice (Indian Hill) andAbby Schwartz (HydePark).

Community CampaignChair SuzetteFisher (Am-berley Village) said, “OurCommunity Campaignleaders, who come fromvaried backgrounds witha wide range of work andvolunteer experience,have one thing in com-mon: their dedication toCincinnati’s Jewish com-munity.”

Brant is chair of theJewish Federation of Cin-cinnati's Women's Philan-thropy and a vice presi-dent on the board, as well

aspresidentof theMayer-sonJCC'sboard.She is the2010 winner of the ClaraGreller Award for femaleleaders under 40. Outsideof the Jewish community,Brant is a member of theCincinnati Ballet board, isa volunteer for Artswaveand participated in theChamber’s WE Lead pro-gram.

Hiudt – a recent addi-tion to the Jewish Federa-tion leadership – startedhis career by opening anautomotive parts retail

store with his brothers,which they eventually ex-panded into 14 locations.He then joined ChampionWindows, where, in his 13years there, he oversawvarious functions of theorganization. Hiudt is aMayerson JCC boardmember and a previousmember of the boards ofCrest Hills Country Cluband Adath Israel. He isalso a trained facilitatorof a “parent to parent”program that helps par-ents handledrugandalco-hol use by their children.

Levitt is a past employ-ee of the Jewish Federa-tion of Cincinnati, work-ing as director of DonorCultivation from 2006 to2010, and also served onthe Federation’s Women’sPhilanthropy board. Sheis a fundraising consult-ant to the Ovarian CancerResearch Fund in NewYork. In addition to hercurrent position on theCommunity Campaignleadership team, Levittsits on the board of JVSCareer Services (previ-ously Jewish VocationalService). She is a pastboard member of Rockw-ern Academy.

Price retired fromProcter&Gamble in 2004,

after 36years as anIT profes-sional.Since retir-ing, he hasdevotedmuch of histime to vol-unteer

work in the Jewish com-munity. He is the immedi-ate past chairman of theboard of Cedar Villageand sits on the boards ofthe Jewish Federation,the Jewish Cemeteries ofGreater Cincinnati andCincinnati Hillel. Price ispast president of the Cin-cinnati Chapter of theAmerican Jewish Com-mittee, Jewish FamilyService and Valley Tem-ple and a past boardmem-ber of the JewishCommu-nity Relations Council.

Schwartz was curatorof education for the TaftMuseum of Art for 16years and now works asan arts education and de-velopment consultant.She is adevotedvolunteerfor the Jewish communi-ty, currently serving onthe Skirball Museum ex-ecutive committee, theJewish Federation boardand a Planning & Alloca-tions council, in addition

to the Community Cam-paign leadership team.Schwartz is a past boardmember of CincinnatiHillel and Rockdale Tem-ple. She is senior consult-ant to Jewish AmericanHeritage Month, whereshe served as national co-ordinator from 2009 to2011.

“We are exceeding ourgoals so far for this year’scampaign, and somuch ofthat is due to our fantasticvolunteer leaders and so-licitors!” said Danielle V.Minson, Jewish Federa-tion chief developmentofficer. “I also want torecognize the JewishFoundation for the gener-ous matching grant theyare offering. It is againthis year achieving its ob-jective of encouraging in-dividual donations.”

Donations to the annu-al Campaign go to pro-grams thatchange lives inCincinnati, in Israel andaround the world. Anynewgift or increase to the2013 Community Cam-paign will be matched 2-to-1 by The Jewish Foun-dation of Cincinnati (giftcommitments must bemade by May 31). Learnmore and donate at jew-ishcincinnati.org/ change.

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Four Easter services will beoffered again this year at 5 p.m.Saturday, March 30, and threeservices Sunday, March 31 – at 8a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 6635 Love-land-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866.

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The annual “fall” yard salewill be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,March 23, at the church. Cloth-ing will not be sold at this yardsale. There will be furniture,small appliances, collectibles,jewelry, books, kitchen items,electronics, VCR and audiotapes, CDs, toys and lots of othergoodies. Major items are washer,dryer, refrigerator, two loveseats, two swivel arm chairs,recliner chair, dining room table,round kitchen table w/4 chairs,couch, corner TV cabinet, foursmall TVs, two microwaves, endand coffee tables, hall tree,

queen size wooden bed, twinbed w/mattress and box springs,mattress for baby bed, sevendrawer dresser, miscellaneouschairs, filing cabinets, treadmill,Shop Vac, large 33 drawer metalparts cabinet, many large Rub-bermaid and Sterilite containers,more than 1,000 records andmany other items too numerousto mention.

The youth will man the kitch-en and sell coffee, orange juice,pop, bottled water, browniesand barbecue from The HolySmokers.

The sale will be in Nisbet Hall,Butterfly Pavilion and barnbehind the church.

Signs will be placed in strate-gic locations in the area, but ifyou need directions, call thechurch at 683-2525 or Terry Priceat 497-0644. For more info onlarge items visit the churchwebsite, Craigslist or call Terry.

The Mothers and OthersBanquet is at 5 p.m. May 11 inNisbet Hall. Tano’s will supplythe dinner for the evening andlocal entertainment will beprovided. Tickets will be sold for

$9 for individuals, or $64 for atable of eight. Tickets must bepurchased by May 5. To be ahostess for a table or to buytickets, call the church office.

Worship times are SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.,Fellowship 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.,worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m..

Sunday School for all ages.Youth Group for grades seven to12 meets monthly and conductsfundraisers for their activities.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];www.lovelandpresbyterianchur-ch.org.

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The IndianHill Churchregularly contributes toand supports the InterParish Ministry in New-townand theMadisonvilleEducation AssistanceCenter.

The IndianHill Churchand Community Commit-tee learned that Inter Par-ish Ministry served morethan 450 families in Janu-aryandMadisonvilleEdu-cation Assistance Centerservedmore than 400.

Chuck Swanson, Man-ager of the Inter ParishMinistry FoodPantry saidthat nearly every familychooses a jar of peanutbutterandajarofjellyasapart of their food supply.

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MaundyThursday:6:30p.m., March 28, Meal/Presbyterian Holy Com-munion

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INDIAN HILLArrests/citationsJohn I. Silverman, 52, 12 Ab-bington Ridge, speed, Feb. 23.Robert C. Hopkins, 19, 7879Keller Road, criminal trespass,Feb. 25.Joe Jude, 49, 10097 ShelburnDrive, carrying concealedweapons, driving underinfluence, speed, weaponswhile intoxicated, Feb. 27.Brittany M. Sizemore, 21, 2642Madison Road, speed, Feb. 27.

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MONTGOMERY —Whena Montgomery residentcalled emergency dis-patchers March 8, heasked if the police werebusy because he said hehad to report a killing.

Pat Kraemer, of Shad-owhill Way, believes mul-tiple coyotes killed anddisemboweled a deer inhis front yard sometimebetween11:30 p.m. Thurs-

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Montgomery police re-sponded to the call, andthe carcass was removedshortly after by JustinLiming, a city mainte-nance worker.

“It’s hard to believethis happened in myyard,” Kraemer said.“Now, Iwillnotwalkdownmy long driveway in thedark of night.”

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Woman improvingdog food quality

MADEIRA — Peoplelooking to ensure thehealth of their four-legged friendshaveanal-ternative to pet food su-perstores, and it’s alwaysjust around the corner.

Argos Pet Food,owned and operated byElisabeth Mayer, on Ca-margo Road offers cus-tomers all-natural dogfoodat a reasonablepricealong with some otherperks.

Mayer began the busi-ness in 2010 after leavingan accounting career tofollow her passion – thecare and welfare of ani-mals.

“I would sit at workand think ofways toworkwith animals on a regularbasis,” Mayer said. “Andmy fiance encouragedme to pursue this idea, soI started researching andputting together a busi-ness plan.”

The process of creat-ing a pet health-foodstore wasn’t easy, butonce Mayer found a dis-tributor for filler-free,healthy dog food, all sheneededwas to find a loca-tion that worked wellwith her goals.

“I started selling the

dog food at farmers mar-kets in Loveland, Mont-gomery and Madeira,”she said. “The responsewas great and this areawas really receptive.”

So Mayer opened herstore with the goal ofmaking each interactionwith her customers asmuch of a personal expe-rience as possible.

When customers visitArgos, they are treated tomore than simply buyingdog food and heading ontheir way. Mayer invitesthe customers to bring ina bag of the food they arecurrently feeding theirpets, andsheoffers a freeconsultation of the ingre-dients, then shows themwhat her food is made of.

“There are so manybrands out there that usefillers and don’t even putreal meat in their prod-ucts despite advertisingthat,” she said. “It’s veryimportant for dogs’health, and it can in-crease their life span upto two years.”

The food Mayer sellsis also made fresh everymonth, something shesays makes it more appe-tizing and better fordogs. Over the next cou-ple of months, Mayerhopes to add cat food toher inventory.

Argos Pet Food is lo-cated at 7713 CamargoRoad, and Mayer offersfree delivery for custom-ers.

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By Jason [email protected]

Elisabeth Mayer, left, with Harry, right, at Argos Pet Food in Madeira. Mayer offersall-natural, fresh alternatives to name-brand dog food. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Chapterof Hadassah will hostHadassah nationalPresident Marcie Na-tan at three donor fund-raising and informa-tional events April 24and 25.

The donor campaignsupports Hadassah’smany projects in Israelas well as amedical col-laboration with Cincin-nati Children’s HospitalMedical Center. GhitaSarembock isHadassahdonor chair, and BonnieJuran Ullner is Cincin-nati Chapter president.

The first event is anintimate major giftswine and dessert recep-tion with Natan, 7p.m.to 9 p.m. Wednes-day, April 24, at theHyde Park home ofKimandLarry Juran. Itis open to all Founders,Keepersof theGateandall those who pledge orhave pledged $1,000 ormore to 2013 Hadassahdonor campaign. Enter-tainmentwill beprovid-ed by Claire Lee, pia-nist.

The next day, April25, Natan will be speakand meet with Hadas-sahLeadingGift donors

and allthose whopledge orhavepledged$360 ormore toHadassahthis year.This recep-

tion will be at the Ken-wood Country Club, 6501Kenwood Road, from 10a.m. to 11 a.m.

The annual donor lun-cheon will follow at 11:30am, also at KenwoodCountryClub. It is open toall who pledge or havepledged $75 or more toHadassah’s 2013 donorcampaign. CincinnatiCouncilman P.G. Sitten-feld will proclaim April25th as “Hadassah Day”in Cincinnati, and willgive Natan the proclama-tion in person at the donor

luncheon.While in Cincinnati,

Natanwill alsomeetwithMichael Fisher, CEO ofCincinnati Children’sHospitalMedical Center,and tour the hospital sothat she can see first-hand the facility that is apartner with the two Ha-dassah hospitals in Jeru-salem,aspart of the Isra-el Exchange Program.

A minimum donationof $75 to Hadassah plus$36 couvert perperson isrequired to attend donorluncheon. Please sendtwo checks, one for thedonation and one for theluncheon couvert, to Cin-cinnati Chapter of Ha-dassah, P.O. Box 42396,Cincinnati, OH 45242-0396. Reservations arerequired.

For more informa-tion, call (513) 821-6157.

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MADEIRA — There will be nojoking around when construc-tion begins on Centennial Plazain downtownMadeira April 1.

After more than a decade ofplanning,Madeira leadersgath-ered to break ground on theCentennial Plaza developmentMarch 13.

“In 2010, during the city’scentennial, the city wanted tofind a project to leave for last-ing generations,” said KenBorn, Madeira council memberwho served as mayor duringcrucial planning stages of Cen-tennial Plaza in 2010. “We want-ed to improve the aesthetics ofour downtown.”

The project raised $125,000in funds through private andpublic partnerships, Born said.

When completed, the plazawill be a community gatheringplace with a park and new res-taurant built around the rail-road depot.

“This gives us an opportuni-ty to have a gathering area fordowntown,” Mayor Rick Bra-sington said. “It’s a really excit-ing project, and we’re just real-ly excited to get it going.”

TheprojectwasapprovedbyMadeira City Council Nov. 12,and city leaders say it will be asite theyhopespursfuturebusi-ness development and helps thecity become more of a destina-tion for businesses and resi-dents.

Leaders breakground at thenew plaza siteBy Jason [email protected]

Leaders of the Madeira community gathered to break ground for the Centennial Plaza developmentWednesday, March 13. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ceremonial bronze shovels were used to break ground at theCentennial Plaza development in Madeira Wednesday, March 13. JASON

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Past and present members of Madeira government were on hand forthe groundbreaking at the site of the Centennial Plaza developmentMarch 13. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Madeira Councilman Ken Bornreads the proclamation for thegroundbreaking of CentennialPlaza in downtownMadeiraWednesday, March 13. JASON

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