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Sycamore Township isjoining Colerain Township ininvestigating the formation ofa waste disposal district.
Creation of such a districtcould save residents about 50percent on their waste collec-tion costs, AdministratorGreg Bickford said. ColumbiaTownship currently has a sol-id waste district. SymmesTownship is currently explor-ing the option.
“Colerain is looking to getother townships on board todo the exercise at least,” hesaid.
There’s no cost to Syca-more to participate in thestudy. As a district, the town-ships could go out for bid forwaste service. Bickford saidthat he expects at least twoand maybe three companiesto bid. Within the contract,communities can establishspecific guidelines such as ac-ceptable times of day fortrash collection.
“The good thing about it isyou can require curbside re-cycling,” Maintenance Super-visor Tracy Kellums said.
The township provides re-cycling dropoff centers, butthe cost to operate these hasincreased from $4,000 to$11,000 a year. The cost in-crease is the result ofRumpke now being the onlyprovider of such service inthe area, Kellums explained.
Trustee President CliffBishop questioned whetherhaving the community recy-cling centers was cost effec-tive given the increase. Kel-lums noted that the townshipreceives about $17,000 fromthe recycling collected. Thereturn could be even greaterif township-wide curbside re-cycling was offered.
Those who could benefitmost from a solid waste dis-trict would be residents andbusinesses that currentlyhave curbside pickup, ex-plained Bickford.
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Sycamore Twp.might form wastedisposal districtBy Sheila [email protected]
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Sycamore Township currently has community recycling centers like thisone at the township administrative offices on Kenwood Road.
Despite cold temperatures,Sycamore Township is seeingmore activity by door-to-doorsolicitors, according to Hamil-ton County Sheriff’s Depart-ment Lt. Chris M. Ketteman.
Most recently, the Sheriff’soffice cited a couple of individ-uals from Indiana who were
selling lawn items, he said.They did not have proper per-mits.
The township also continuesto receive calls regarding beg-gars at exit ramps in the town-ship.
“Just like Kenwood TowneCenter is a popular place forshopping, the exit ramps arepopular for panhandlers,” Ket-teman said. Residents and visi-
tors are advised not to interactwith the panhandlers.
Trustee Vice President CliffBishop noted that it’s not safeto give these individuals mon-ey at the intersections. It cre-ates a traffic risk. Additionally,Ketteman advised, rollingdown a window to give a pan-handler money can lead to acrime opportunity. They caneasily reach into a car and grab
a purse, for example.Trustee Tom Weidman noted
that The Cincinnati Enquirerrecently published a letter tothe editor advising people notto give money directly to pan-handlers, but instead donate toa charity.
The author of this letter wasDavid Ginsburg, president andCEO, Downtown CincinnatiInc. You can read his letter by
visiting Cincinnati.com andsearching for his name or “pan-handlers.”
With heroine being a signifi-cant problem, many of thesepeople are panhandling to buydrugs, Ketteman said.
“We do encourage them togo to drop in center. We willgive them ride. Most a take bushere or have a car in parkinglot,” he said.
Solicitors, panhandlers active in SycamoreBy Sheila [email protected]
After 32 years with the Syca-more Community Schools, Su-perintendent Adrienne James isretiring at the end of the schoolyear.
The Sycamore Board of Edu-cation approved James’ retire-ment, effective June 30, at itsmeeting Jan. 21.
“There are not enough wordsto express the board’s gratitudeand appreciation for all that Dr.James has done for our schools,”Board President Diane Adamec
said in a newsrelease fromthe district.
James hasworked ineducation formore than 36years. Shesaid her con-tract being upat the end of
this school year and the changesin how retirement benefits aredistributed influenced her deci-sion to retire.
“I would attribute my careerhere to the wonderful staff, whowork tirelessly everyday to helpour students and our great stu-dent body and parents. I couldnot have designed a better ca-
reer if you had asked me to. Ifeel very blessed to have beenhere to start and end my educa-tion in this great district,” Jamessaid.
James started as third-gradeteacher at Maple Dale Elemen-tary School. She then spent fouryears teaching in suburban Co-lumbus before coming back toSycamore and as the assistantprincipal of Blue Ash Elemen-tary School. She became princi-pal in 1992. In 2003, she was pro-moted to assistant superinten-dent of academic affairs beforebeing appointed superintendentin 2006.
The board also approved as-
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Sycamore Community Schools Superintendent Adrienne James, second from left, breaks ground for the new MapleDale Elementary School with Maple Dale students in 2011. James, who started as a teacher a Maple Dale 36 yearsago, will be retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year.
Sycamore schoolchief to retire in June
James
See JAMES, Page A2
Forsthoefel picked asdistrict’s new leaderBy Marika [email protected]
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Princeton City Schoolsis planning a trip aroundthe world without leavingthe district.
The Princeton Educa-tion will hold its fourthannual Princeton PrideGala Feb. 28, with enter-tainment, music an andinternational cuisine.
The event, at the Shar-onville Convention Cen-ter, will include a silentauction and raffle, featur-ing a charm braceletfrom James Free Jewel-ers with charms repre-senting different coun-tries. A Best of Live auc-tion, at $100 a ticket with alimit of 100 tickets sold,will allow a winner’schoice of any live auction.Those items range from
Matthews Auditoriumseats to a vacation trip.
Aplated dinner featur-ing dishes from aroundthe world will be accom-panied by music by Sec-ond Wind.
The annual event willraise funds toward a vanthat will provide healthcare services and a mo-bile library for studentsin the district.
During the summermonths, the van will stockbooks, so students cancontinue to read whenschool is not in session.
“The purpose is tokeep the reading level upthrough the summer-school year, so they canstart the school better-prepared,” Pat Sueber-ling, director of thePrinceton EducationFoundation, said.
It will also offer careservices to students andtheir families.
The fundraising goalof $15,000 will cover halfof the van’s $30,000 cost.Princeton will seekmatching funds to pur-chase the vehicle.
Tickets, available atwww.princeton-schools.net, cost $50 foran individual, and $450for a table of 10 until Feb.1. Then, the cost rises to$65 for individuals, and$600 for a table.
Sueberling said shehopes the combination ofmusic, food, auction, raf-fle and fundraiser willbring a crowd that sur-passes last year’s 700.
“It really is a celebra-tion,” she a said. “It’s aparty.”
With a purpose.
Gala’s internationalflair for local benefitBy Kelly [email protected]
Mercy Health Career Fair Feb. 12 in Blue Ash
Mercy Health is look-ing to hire more than 100information technologyprofessionals. MercyHealth encourages can-didates to attend a careerfair taking place from 4p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thurs-day, Feb. 12, at MercyHealth – Cincinnati’s Re-gional Office, at 4600McAuley Place in BlueAsh.
Mercy Health seeksIT professionals with atleast three to five yearsof experience for a varie-ty of positions, includingservice technicians, helpdesk representatives,network operations, net-work engineering, tech-nical writing, securityengineering and securityarchitecture.
Applicants should ap-ply online atwww.mercy.com andbring a resume to the ca-
reer fair. Hiring man-agers will be onsite forimmediate interviews.Mercy Health is a non-smoking workplace andemployees must be to-bacco free.
IHHS After Promfundraisingweekend March 6-7
Indian Hill HighSchool will once againhost a weekend of funevents in order to raisemoney to support AfterProm.
On Friday, March 6,the Indian Hill communi-ty is invited to TomahawkStadium to see the annualPowder Puff FootballGame as the high schoolsenior girls take on thejunior girls. Rumor has itthat a few veteran facultymembers from IHHS willeven be serving as offi-cial game referees. Half-time will feature specialguest performances bystudents from Indian Hillprimary and elementaryschools, as well as a spe-cial routine by junior andsenior “cheerleaders.”
The Odd CouplesDance is Saturday,March 7. This is where ju-nior and senior guys havethe chance to take theirmoms, and junior andsenior girls take theirdads out for a night of
dancing and good times.If the parent isn’t avail-able, the student is en-couraged to bring anoth-er special adult. The DJwill keep the dance floorrocking with currenttunes and oldies. Plus,there is the opportunityto win great raffle prizeslike restaurant gift cards,sports memorabilia, freetuxedo rentals and cor-sages for prom.
All proceeds fromboth of these events ben-efit After Prom.
Montgomeryswears in newofficer
The Montgomery Po-lice Department swear ina new police officer at thecity council meeting onJan. 7.
Officer Alex Janszenstarted with the depart-ment in August. Janszenis from the west side ofCincinnati and graduatedfrom Elder High Schooland the University of Cin-cinnati with a degree incriminal justice.
“I really appreciateyou guys giving me theopportunity for work forsuch a great city, like thecity of Montgomery. I canjust tell from the shorttime I have been herethat you have a reallyclose-knit community,one where all the differ-ent departments of Mont-gomery get along reallywell,” Janszen said.
Janszen completed a19-week course at theOhio Highway PatrolAcademy. Janszen will begoing through the depart-ment’s field trainingprocess for the next 12weeks.
City Manager WayneDavis said the police de-partment will be seeingnew faces soon. OfficerDave Reuther is retiringon Feb. 15.
Reuther has been withthe department since1991, mostly working thenight shift.
“It is time for a newchapter in his life, wesupport him,” Davis said.
Davis said another of-ficer will be leaving thedepartment, so there willbe two vacancies to fill in2015.
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Cincinnati CountryDay School is getting intothe Valentine’s Day spirita few days early.
Alumnus DrewFleischer, a 1997 gradu-ate, will talk about his ex-periences on “The Bache-lor” during a program 7p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, atthe school, 6905 GivenRoad.
Fleischer is a post pro-duction supervisor on“The Bachelor.”
“Reality television ispopular and engages peo-ple of all ages,” said PaulaBrock, director of alumnirelations for the school.“With ‘The Bachelor,’people also like a happyending.”
Brock said severalmembers of Fleischer’sfamily are alumni andhave kept the school up to
date onwhat he’sbeen do-ing.
Brocksaid shethoughtFleischermight be a
good choice for theschool’s Alumni SpeakerSeries. Within a day ofasking whether he’d beinterested, Brock saidshe received an enthusi-astic response.
The alumni are ofteneager to come back andspeak at the school,Brock said. “It shows thevalue of our educationgoes beyond college andinto their professionallives,” she said.
Fleischer is the fourthspeaker in the serieswhich began severalyears ago as a businessluncheon. Last year’sspeaker was Veena Sud, a
1985 graduate who was awriter and executive pro-ducer of “The Killing” onAMC.
Fleischer will sharehis journey from attend-ing Cincinnati CountryDay School to serving on“The Bachelor” staff. Hispresentation will also in-clude a question and an-swer period.
Admission is free, butreservations are re-quired.
Call the school at 979-0282 or send an email [email protected].
Cincinnati Country Day School gets romanticBy Forrest [email protected]
Fleischer
superintendent effec-tive July 1.
“I was humbled bythe confident of theboard to appoint me. Tohave the board spendtime with me and makethe appointment wasreally an honor. I am
lookingforwardto thetransitionwith Dr.Jamesand theboard aswe put ina seam-less tran-
sition for the Sycamoredistrict,” Forsthoefelsaid.
Forsthoefel’s con-tracts lasts until July 31,2018 and has an annualsalary of $160,000.
“We strongly believeas a board in looking in-ternally first and wewere fortunate to have agreat candidate in Mr.Forsthoefel,” Adamecsaid in the release.
Forsthoefel has beenthe assistant superinten-dent for nine years.James said she recom-mended Forsthoefel forthe position.
“I was impressednine years ago when wewere interviewing himfor that position. Wehave worked very welltogether. It has been areally great partner-ship. It was a considera-tion of mine when think-ing about retiring; Iwanted to make sure I
sistant SuperintendentFrank Forsthoefel as the
had left the district ingood shape and in goodhands. So, I was thrilledwhen the board had ap-pointed Mr. Forsthoefel.They saw in him what Isaw in him, which is agreat leader,” Jamessaid.
Forsthoefel said thetwo of them haveworked in concert in forthe past nine years andhe has been able to learnfrom James’ leadership.
“I have been able towatch her and how sheleads; how she leadsfrom the heart, how sheleads with people first.Over the last nine years,she had helped me withmy leadership skills andhelped me reach a posi-tion that I can feel confi-dent to continue theleadership of this dis-trict,” Forsthoefel said.
Chief Information Of-ficer Melinda Briggssaid the district is un-sure of the successionplan for the assistant po-sition, but is certain theboard will have a candi-date before Forsthoefelmoves up to James posi-tion in July.
James said she doesnot have any real plansfor retirement as of yet,except for spendingtime with her grand-daughters.
Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in theSycamore CommunitySchools? Follow Marika Leeon Twitter: @ReporterMari-ka
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Cincinnati Country Day» Cincinnati Country Day
teams swept first, second andthird in the region and the statefor middle schools playing theFall Stock Market Game.
On Oct. 6, each team invested$100,000 of virtual money in thestock market over a 10-week pe-riod, Oct. 6-Dec. 12. Whoevermade the most money in 10weeks won the game.
First-place winners wereeighth-graders Samantha Brantof Amberley Village and AvaKellar of Hyde Park, and sev-enth-grader Renee Twyford ofMontgomery. The team realized12.9 percent growth and 11.19percent above the S&P 500.
Placing second were sev-enth-graders Dylan Hacker ofMilford, Matthew O’Brien of In-dian Hill and Brennen Walker ofUnion Township – 10.5 percentgrowth and 8.74 percent abovethe S&P 500.
Third-place winners wereseventh-graders Ewan Boswellof Maineville, Ethan Howard ofLoveland and Colin Vaughan ofAnderson Township – 8.7 per-cent growth and 6.97 percentabove the S&P500.
Susie Lewis, eighth-grademath teacher, is their StockMarket Game advisor.
In May, first-place teamsfrom elementary, middle andhigh schools from all games,fall, spring and year long, willcompete in a Stock MarketGame Portfolio Challenge infront of professionals at theUniversity of Cincinnati. Teamsvie to win a trip to New YorkCity and a chance to presenttheir portfolios to large finan-cial firms.
Last year, Country Day hadthe winning middle school teamfor both the spring and fallgames. It was the first time oneteam won both games. The teamalso won the Stock MarketGame Portfolio Challenge and atrip to New York.
Sycamore High School» Community members are
invited to rock out with music-loving friends and families at 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, when SEE 1,Sycamore High School’s elec-tric ensemble, performs anelectric rock concert with JoeDeninzon, premiere jazz androck violinist. The concert willbe in the Sycamore High Schoolauditorium.
The concert, complete withlight show, will include worksby AC/DC, Muse, Skillet, GunsN’ Roses, Trans-Siberian Or-chestra, and original worksfrom Deninzon. Directed bySHS music teacher David Sma-relli, SEE 1 was the Cincinnatiarea’s first high school rock or-chestra. Students who are se-lected for the group play a va-riety of electric string instru-ments, guitars, keyboards anddrums and are regularly joinedby professional musicians forconcerts like Deninzon.
Formed in 2003, SEE 1 hascollaborated with national fid-dling champion Alex DePue,Mark Wood, internationally-known electric violinist andEmmy-winning composer, andChristian Howes, international-ly-known jazz and rock violin-ist.
Hailed by critics as the JimiHendrix of the violin, Deninzonis the lead singer and violinistfor the progressive rock bandStratospheerius. His innovativestyle on acoustic and electricseven-string violin spans manymusic genres, giving him thechance to work with SherylCrow, Bruce Springsteen, Ever-clear, Smokey Robinson and LesPaul, among others.
As an educator, Deninzon hastaught rock violin at MarkO’Connor’s String Camp andMark Wood’s Rock OrchestraCamp and has made repeatedperformances at the GrandCanyon Music Festival.
Prior to the concert, on Feb.12, Deninzon will lead work-shops with students from bothSycamore Junior and SeniorHigh Schools. The workshops,which directly support Syca-more’s curriculum, will showstudents practical ways to in-corporate and feel comfortablewith improvisation, composi-tion and being creative with mu-sic.
“This performance and theseworkshops provide Sycamorestudents with an excellent op-portunity to grow in the area ofimprovisation, as well as push-ing them to reach a high level oftechnical proficiency by per-forming with and learning froma world-class performer,” Sma-relli said.
Tickets are $10 and are avail-able in advance by visiting theSycamore Band and OrchestraBooster website, www.sbo-b.org. Tickets will also be avail-
able at the door. Proceeds will benefit district
instrumental music programsfor students.
Ursuline Academy» Ursuline Academy con-
gratulates the Fine and AppliedArts Department and the 33 stu-dents who were recognized inthe regional level of competi-tion in this year’s Scholastic Art& Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Awards are intheir 92nd year and recognizecreativity in the classroom,having celebrated the earlyworks of artists such as RobertIndiana, Truman Capote, Rob-ert Redford, and Andy Warhol.These students were recog-nized at an awards ceremonyJan. 30 at the Northern Ken-tucky Convention Center.
The following students re-ceived Gold Key recognitionand their pieces will be consid-ered at the national level:
Rebecca Allen ‘15 of WestChester Township (mixedmedia), Kirsten Bailey ‘16 ofMontgomery (drawing and il-lustration), Sarah Bui ‘17 of Lib-erty Township (drawing and il-lustration), Kennedy Castelli ‘16of Miami Township (drawingand illustration), Katie Deb-bane ‘17 of Hamilton Township(drawing and illustration),Kathryn DeGroft ‘17 of Mason(digital art), Paige Hollmeyer‘17 Sharonville (drawing and il-lustration), Makayla Hufziger‘17 Fairfield Township (photog-raphy), Abigail Jordan ‘17 of
West Chester Township (digitalart), Rachel Neltner ‘15 of Fin-neytown (drawing and illustra-tion), Lauren Pham ‘17 LibertyTownship (printmaking), JuliaProctor ‘15 of Miami Township(ceramics & glass, drawing andillustration) and Stephanie Ya-nosik ‘16 of Liberty Township(ceramics & glass).
The following students re-ceived Silver Key recognition:Rebecca Allen ‘15 of West Ches-ter Township (drawing and il-lustration), Rachel Basalla ‘17of Loveland (drawing and illus-tration), Allison Brady ‘15 ofUnion Township (mixed media),Grace Carigan ’17 of Loveland
(Printmaking), Clair Hopper ‘15of Anderson Township (draw-ing and illustration), MichaelaKenney ‘17 of Loveland (draw-ing and illustration), ElizabethLotterer ‘16 of Beckett Ridge(drawing and illustration), Ra-chel Neltner ‘15 of Finneyton(drawing and illustration), Jil-lian Shive ’17 of Mason (drawingand illustration) and StephanieYanosik ‘16 of Liberty Township(ceramics & glass).
The following students re-ceived honorable mentions:Sydney Asher ‘17 of West Ches-ter Township (photography), Al-lison Brady ‘15 of Union Town-ship (drawing and illustration),Kateri Budo ‘16 of SycamoreTownship (ceramics & glass),Grace Cornely ‘15 of SymmesTownship (ceramics & glass),Sarah Doyle ‘16 of Hyde Park(ceramics & glass), ElizabethHardy ‘17 of West ChesterTownship (drawing and illustra-tion), Clair Hopper ‘15 of Ander-son Township (digital art), Kel-sey Sheldon ‘16 of Clifton (pho-tography) and Mallorey White-head ‘18 of Miami Township(drawing and illustration).
Additional congratulationsto Sarah Bui ‘17 of LibertyTownship and Elizabeth Lotter-er ‘16 of Beckett Ridge, whowere awarded $500 summercamp scholarships to furthertheir interests in the art disci-pline of their choice during anintensive week-long residentialprogram. These scholarshipswere awarded by the Univer-sity of Cincinnati College of De-sign, Architecture, Art, andPlanning.
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THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD
Ursuline students awarded with Scholastic Art and Writing Award recognition.
THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ
Three Cincinnati Country Day Middle School teams won first, second andthird in the region and state among middle schools playing the Fall StockMarket Game. The first-place team is, from left: Ava Kellar of Hyde Park,Samantha Brant of Amberley Village and Renee Twyford of Montgomery.
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Sycamore High School's electricensemble, performs an electric rockconcert with Joe Deninzon.
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Students from Sycamore High School's SEE1 Ensemble will rock out withpremier jazz and rock violinist Joe Deninzon Friday, Feb. 13, in the highschool auditorium.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161. Mariemont.
Art 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.
Woman’s Art Club of Cincin-nati Signature Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The Barn.View and acquire works bywomen who achieved SignatureStatus through juried process.Free. Presented by The Woman’sArt Club of Cincinnati. ThroughFeb. 22. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.
Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce: “Human Re-sources and the Law” withMichael Hawkins, Dinsmore &Shohl, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825 Coop-er Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgomery.
Cooking ClassesRoll Your Own: Hands-on Sushiwith Holly Bader, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $45. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475.Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Hearing Solutions Blue Ash,9741 Kenwood Road, Freehearing test and evaluation. Forages 50 and up. Reservationsrequired. Presented by HearingSolutions by Ellis-Scott & Asso-ciates. 793-9333. Blue Ash.
Home & GardenGood Bugs, Bad Bugs, 6:30-8p.m., Turner Farm, 7400 GivenRoad, Learn how to identifydifference between good bugsfrom bad bugs and how toencourage most beneficialinsects, while discouraging badones. Also discussed will be mosteffect organic controls. $15.Reservations required. 561-7400;www.turnerfarm.org. Indian Hill.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or lookingfor feedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art 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 Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides parentsas they explore gardens, trailsand other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. Through March 27. 683-4757. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.
RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m., KidsFirst Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.
SchoolsOpen House, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m., The Schilling School forGifted Children, 8100 CornellRoad, Take personal tour andvisit classrooms. Meet head ofschool, faculty and parent am-bassadors. Children welcome.Ages 0-12. Free. 489-8940;www.schillingschool.org. Syca-more Township.
SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art & Craft ClassesMonoprinting Workshop withAmy Burton, 2-5 p.m. Also Feb.15., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Two-day workshop.Create colorful prints from yourown photograph of a specialperson or place using a mono-printing technique that requiresno art experience. For ages 16and up. $125. Registration re-quired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. 561-6949;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 Member Exhi-bition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages
16-99. $20. Registration required.Through March 7. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. SycamoreTownship.
Health / Wellness25th Anniversary Open House,10 a.m. to 3 p.m., CincinnatiSports Club, 3950 Red BankRoad, Chef sampling, games andprizes. Free. 527-4000; www.cin-cinnatisportsclub.com. Fairfax.
Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art 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 Member Exhi-bition, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 1-4 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, 4101 Walton CreekRoad, Auditions will consist ofreadings from the script. Free.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. Through Feb. 16. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
MONDAY, FEB. 16Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30 a.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. Through March 2. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
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.
AuditionsTwelve Angry Jurors - Audi-tions, 7-10 p.m., Walton CreekTheater, Free. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
Cooking ClassesAlfio’s and Keegan’s Seafoodwith Alfio Gulisano, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Mont-gomery Road, $55. 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 language skills withbooks, rhymes, crafts, music andfun. For ages 18-36 months. Free.369-4476. Loveland.
TUESDAY, FEB. 17Art & 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. $80 forfour classes. Registration re-quired. 791-7044; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.
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 Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, Free.513-272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesThe Upscale Side of Eagle OTRwith Dana Adkins, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $60. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18Art & 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.
FAB Collective, 6-9 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Meetingwith intent of forming monthlysocial/sharing meeting group.Group members share projects,successes and failures, upcomingshows and fiber arts classes. Ages21-93. $25 for year. Part of series,meets third Wednesdays. Pre-sented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
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 Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Classic Lasa-gna with Joe Westfall, noon to1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $20. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.
Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share their experi-ence, strength and hope in orderto solve common problems. Ages18 and up. Free. Presented byKenwood Al-Anon Family Group.947-3700. Kenwood.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. 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 Member Exhi-bition, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Project consultants anddesigners discuss trends in kitch-en and bath design. Light fareprovided. Ages 18 and up. Free.489-7700; neals.com. Sharonville.
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Open Studio Oils with Chuck Marshall is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 12, atthe Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave., Mariemont, in the Tack Room.Bring a current project for assessment and help; still life setups will be available. This program isfor ages 18 and up. Cost is $25. Call 404-3161.
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Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.
My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be
warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out
was almost impossible.The silver lining? The
ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.
With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.
Oven roasted salmonwith herbs
If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.
1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet
Salt and freshly groundblack pepper
1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly
squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-
ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-
ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving
Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.
Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.
Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.
Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with
just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.
Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a
kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?
Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles
and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.
Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.
Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20
drops - optPour a cup under hot run-
ning water in tub.
Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy
texture:“Sometimes after my rice is
cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”
Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.
What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Spark up salmon flavor in time for Lent
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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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 thedemise of access to elemen-tary school libraries and thespecialists who staff them inmany of Ohio’s elementaryschools.
Even though Ohio’s Depart-ment of Education’s proposedrepeal of its five of eight mini-mum standard would no longerrequire districts to employ alibrarian/media specialist foreach 1,000 students, manydistricts through staff reduc-tions and budget cuts havealready chosen to eliminatelibrarians as one of the fivepositions required under thatstandard.
During thepast threeyears onesouthwestOhio schooldistrict notonly closed itslibraries, butshrinkwrapped theshelves. An-other district
cut over half of the local librar-ians’ positions, then assignedthe remaining librarians theoverwhelming task of assum-ing most of the responsibilitiesvacated by the losses. Cananyone imagine the possibilityof the community’s elite pri-vate schools closing a library?
The elementary schoolmedia center/library should bethe instructional center of theschool. It is the one placewhere schools house multiple
print and digital materials thatserve all students and staffwithin the building.
The gatekeeper of thislearning environment is thelibrarian or media center di-rector. He/she schedules class-es and individual students intothe area, while managing theacquisition and disposition ofall materials. This is a personwho opens the world of booksand endless new ideas to stu-dents.
Like the other staff mem-bers impacted by the five ofeight standard, the librarianhas first-hand knowledge of allthe school’s students from theentry to the exit grade levels.Knowing the students personallearning interests as well aspopular authors of children’sliterature, the librarian makessure that appropriate contem-porary and traditional selec-
tions are always available.Just as importantly, the
librarian uses his/her generalknowledge of the school’s cur-riculum to maintain all theprint, digital and periodicalresources necessary to supportunits and topics of study ateach grade.
In today’s world of technol-ogy, many elementary schoollibrarians have become theresident expert for the mainte-nance and care of the school’shardware and software col-lections.
When a computer fails orquestions arise about the useof a particular program, thelibrarian is the first personother staff members and stu-dents consult.
Schools that have limited orno access to a media centerand its specialist, relegatetheir student population to a
one dimensional classroomeducational experience oftendominated by textbooks, suffo-cating programs that rely onsystems rather than profes-sional guidance, and an unre-alistic consistent focus on highstakes tests.
When Peter Pan flew hometo rejoin his family and resumehis previous life, he wentstraight to the bedroom win-dow that was always open, onlyto discover, 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 alocked door.
Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.
Proposed repeal of ‘Five of Eight’ rulejeopardizes public school librarians
Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
AARP is well-known, butnot-so-familiar is the AARPFoundation and its Tax-Aideprogram.
Tax-Aide volunteers pro-vide a valuable service to thepublic, working behind-the-scenes in a surprisingly help-ful and hopeful way each taxseason. Trained volunteersserve hundreds of familiesannually, helping them filetheir Federal and Ohio taxeswithout a fee being charged.The program assists low andmid-income families that are awide variety of ages. All peo-ple are welcome to take ad-vantage of this service.
This service has been inplace in Southwest Ohio formore than 30 years. Informa-tion about the program hasbeen told by one satisfied per-son to another over the years.Nine sites in Cincinnati’s EastSide communities provide thistax assistance given by 70volunteers. Understandably, as
word getsaround, theneed for moresites continuesto grow, asdoes the needfor more vol-unteers for theprogram toexpand.
Each yearfrom the be-ginning of
February through mid-April,hundreds of families are as-sisted on the East side of Cin-cinnati alone. This area, OhioDistrict 19, serves communi-ties from Interstate 71 Eastinto Western Clermont County,from the Ohio River north intoLoveland and Milford.
Volunteers are trained andcertified each year to staycurrent with changes in the taxlaw and thus be able to servethe tax payers whom theyassist. The program is com-pletely run by volunteers; in
fact not even tips are acceptedfor services rendered. Thosereceiving the service do nothave to be a member of AARPnor do they need to be a “sen-ior citizen.” Typically tax prep-aration takes about an hour. Allreturns are double checked forQuality Review; all are filedelectronically.
There is a pressing need formore volunteers to be trainedfor this service. Perhaps asyou read this you are interest-ed in volunteering as a TaxPrep Aide. Training/certifica-tion will take place in January,and volunteers will be ready toserve the beginning of Febru-ary.
For information about vol-unteering or to locate a sitenear you, contactwww.aarp.org/volunteer orcall 1-888-687-2277.
Connie Booth is a resident of An-derson Township and volunteerswith the AARP Tax Aide program.
Best kept secret of tax season
ConnieBoothCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
If you have a child over theage of 8, chances are, you haveheard of the upcoming PARCCassessments.
We know that our childrenhave spent countless hours inthe classroom and on home-work in preparation for theassessments scheduled to be-gin Feb. 16.
We, as parents, have decid-ed our children will not betaking the PARCC assessmentand have chosen to “opt-out” ofall state achievement assess-ments, including all practiceassessments, used to assessstudent academic growth de-signed by the Partnership forAssessment of Readiness forCollege and Careers, or anynational assessment equivalentin nature and/or alignment tothe Common Core State Stan-dards for the remainder of the2014-2015 school year.
Before making this decisionwe had a meeting with theprincipal of our school andasked the following questions:
1. How many standardizedtests do our children takingthis year?
2. How much time does theadministration of each testtake including practicing,homework and testing?
3. What is the specific aca-demic purpose for each one?
4. How will these tests af-fect our children’s grades orpass/fail into the next grade?
5. For each test, will thechildren’s teachers see hisresults and have a chance toadjust individual instruction tohelp as needed?
We, as parents, encourageyou to go to your child’s teach-er, principal, superintendent orschool board and ask thesequestions or some of your own.We feel that these assessmentsare not in the best interest ofour children. Assessmentsshould not be studied or prac-ticed. The amount of time be-ing spent on the prep, practiceand studying for these up-coming assessments is a wasteof valuable classroom and
homework time. Do not sup-port the “teaching to the test”mentality.
The Ohio Revised Code3302.036 provides “safe har-bor” to school districts in re-gards to the PARCC assess-ments. In part, it states:
» Prohibits the report cardratings issued for the 2014-2015school year from being consid-ered in determining whether aschool district or school issubject to sanctions or penal-ties.
» Prohibits the departmentfrom (1) assigning an overallletter grade for school districtsand schools for the 2014-2015school year, and (2) rankingdistricts and schools based onoperating expenditures, per-formance achievements, andother specified items for the2014-2015 school year.
On Jan. 29, State Rep. JimBuchy filed emergency HB7 toprovide “safe harbor” for stu-dents whose parents choose torefuse PARCC assessments.Again, in part, it states:
» prohibits 2014-2015PARCC scores from beingutilized for promotion or reten-tion now, or at any point in achild’s education career.
As parents, we all agree thatwe want what is best for ourchildren. Losing a third of theschool year to test relatedactivities, for a test that is notfor the benefit of the student isnot in their best interest. Thereare fiscally and educationallybetter ways to evaluate stu-dents and teachers and schooldistricts.
John and Regina Williams are resi-dents of Madeira.
Why we opted outof PARCC testing
John and Regina WilliamsCOMMUNITY PRESS GUEST COLUMNISTS
Feb. 4 questionThe governors of Ohio and
Kentucky announced a new planto help pay for a new Brent-Spence Bridge, which includes a50 percent toll discount for dailyusers of the bridge. Is this a goodidea? Why or why not?
“Charging tolls in order topay for the bridge is a goodway to go because there areprobably more people who usethe bridge ‘just passingthrough’ than live in the area.Giving a discount to locals is agreat way to take some of thesting out of it. Make the truck-ers pay the most since their be-hemoth loads take life out ofthe bridge the fastest. Howev-er, the only viable way to col-lect tolls is the high speed EZ-Pass way. Anything else willcause a huge increase in trafficcongestion and delays.”
M.J.F.
“The current plan is good,i.e. refurbish the current BrentSpence Bridge for I-71 trafficand build a new bridge for I-75.The federal government needs
to handle its ‘required’ 80 per-cent share via the federal gasexcise tax. Ohio and Kentuckycan share the remaining 20percent evenly. Tolls will helppay for the states share. Driv-ers registered in two NorthernKentucky Counties (Campbelland Kenton) and HamiltonCounty in Ohio should be ex-empt from the tolls or as wassuggested pay half the normaltoll. With gas prices around $2this might be a good time toraise the gas tax temporarily to
assist on this effort. Also sellthe naming rights for theBridge. But please no morestudies, committees or politi-cal grandstanding. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about
President Obama’s proposal topay for two years of communitycollege, effectively expandingschool to K-14 by taxing 529 col-lege savings plans?
“The president has nowwalked back his proposal to tax529 college savings plans; how-ever, he will still be wantingthe funding from somewhereelse, meaning still more taxes.I think it is just another freebieoffering to promote his nannystate concept. Further, thegraduation rate for communi-ty colleges is not all that great,but paid tuition would not nec-essarily improve that. Whatour kids actually need is schoolchoice and improved instruc-tion for K-12.”
S.N.
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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould parents have the rightto decide whether to theirschool-age children vaccinated,and if they decide not to,should the children be permit-ted to attend school? Why orwhy not?
Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.
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NORTHEASTSUBURBAN LIFEEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
On Feb. 4, student ath-letes signed letters ofintent to continue theirrespective sporting ca-reers in college. Moresigning photos to share?Email [email protected].
THANKS TO MARK RAMEY
A dozen Crusader football players signed to play in college at Moeller High School Feb. 4. From left are Noah Able (Wofford), Doug Bates (University of Cincinnati), Mitch Brauning (Ashland),Matt Crable (Grand Valley State), Miles Hayes (William&Mary), Evan Horst (Furman), Chase Pankey (Boston College), Austin Ringel (Charleston), Daniel Shirk (Charleston), Ryan Stofko (Ashland),Elijah Taylor (Notre Dame) and Chrisitan Wersel (Dayton)
WINTER COLLEGE SIGNINGS
THANKS TO URSULINE ACADEMY
Ursuline Academy senior athletes who signed letters of commitment to play at the college level: Mikaela McGee, Andrea Kennard, Sara Robertson, JordanHollmeyer, and Mattina Girardot. Girardot of West Chester will play soccer for the University of Cincinnati; Hollmeyer of Sharonville will play soccer for theUniversity of Cincinnati; Kennard of Loveland will play soccer for Xavier University; McGee of Mason will play soccer for Ohio University; and Robertson ofSymmes Township will play soccer for the University of Dayton.
THANKS TO JUDI ALVARADO
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy basketball player Naomi Grandison signswith Malone.
THANKS TO JUDI ALVARADO
Five Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy student-athletes made their collegechoices official on Feb. 4.
THANKS TO JUDI
ALVARADO
Cincinnati HillsChristianAcademy’sTanner Bowmansigns withMount VernonNazareneUniversity.
THANKS TO CINCINNATI UNITED
Sycamore’s Luke Hardwick signedto play soccer for Mount VernonNazarene on Feb. 4.
THANKS TO CINCINNATI UNITED
Sycamore's Landon Hardwicksigned to play soccer at MountVernon Nazarene Feb. 4.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP —Though they’re not likely toovertake Mason in the GreaterMiami Conference, SycamoreHigh School’s wrestling squadhad some positive outings inJanuary that could provide mo-mentum for the championshipmonth of February.
Jeremy Pletz coaches theAviators, who took second intheir own Invitational to Ander-son.
“I was pleased with how ouryounger guys did and how theyplaced,” Pletz said. “We hadthree champions and four otherplacers overall. Gary Traubwon at 195, Salman Isakov at 138at Kyle Green at 120.”
All three were all-leaguewrestlers a year ago, but onlyTinashe Bere made Greater Mi-ami Conference first team. Thebad news is Bere is now at Dukeplaying football.
The good news, at least longterm, is the Aves have no sen-iors on the squad. While com-
peting this year, Sycamore’sbigger accolades might be 12months away.
“As long as everyone’shealthy next year we’ll be ingood shape,” Pletz said. “Wehave a lot of freshmen. Morethan half of our team are fresh-men this year.”
Sycamore followed theirhome meet with a third-placefinish at the Milford Invitation-al Jan. 31. The Aves finished be-hind Anderson and their GMC
Sycamore wrestlers pin for PletzBy Scott [email protected]
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Sycamore sophomore Jimmy Traub looks at the clock in his victory overMount Healthy senior Tyler Holley at 145 pounds at the MilfordInvitational Jan. 31.See SYCAMORE, Page B2
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KENWOOD — It takes afierce competitor to re-place a highly successfulcoach who has yearly tak-en wrestlers in multipleweight classes to the Ohiostate tournament.
Shortly after lastyear’s Division I festivi-ties at the SchottensteinCenter, Jeff Gaier retiredafter 29 years, three staterunner-up titles, 11 dis-trict championships, 18sectional championships,21 Greater CatholicLeague titles, 153 statequalifiers and 155 individ-ual GCL champs.
Also gone to gradua-tion were Connor Borton,Stuart Morton, Austin Bo-henek, Quinton Rosser,Dakota Sizemore, JerryThornberry and ChalmerFrueauf; all state partici-pants a year ago.
Enter James Yonusho-nis, a former Penn Statewrestler who spent fiveyears trying to make theUnited States team beforecoaching Bishop Ready inColumbus. His challengeis to take a young, junior-heavy squad and makethem podium-ready.
“It’s big shoes to fill,”Yonushonis said. “We’re alittle bit down, but it won’tbe long.”
Competing in the GCL-South, there are no patsieson the schedule. Everymatch is a dogfight, in-cluding the non-confer-
ence tilts where it makesthe season for someschools to defeat Moeller.
While replenishing insome of the weights, thecupboard was not bare atthe lighter levels. Back at138 pounds is junior Jaco-by Ward who finishedfourth last season at 132pounds. He is the brotherof former Moeller statechampion, Joey Ward.
“He’s really a great kidthat has trained hard andworks hard in the room,”Yonushonis said. “He doesa great job with his gradesand is a quality kid.”
Another state partici-pant last season was Con-ner Ziegler, now a seniorat 120 pounds. The term,“crafty veteran”, fits Zie-gler’s style as he has a va-riety of moves not seen inaverage matches.
“Conner’s a great lead-er and some of our juniorshave been stepping up aswell,” Yonushonis said.“The kid (Ziegler) workshis butt off. He’s beenworking hard like thatsince he was young. That’sa product of doing theright thing over and over.”
Repetition is some-thing a dedicated wrestlerfrom central Pennsylva-nia like Yonushonis un-derstands well. It’s some-thing they try to instill inthe Moeller Kid’s Club or-ganization that tutorsyoung wrestlers withprep aspirations.
Ward and Ziegler areproducts of repetition andthe most likely of theMoeller mat men to ad-vance through the variousstages of the “month ofchampions”.
A few of the biggerCrusaders also are in goodstanding like sophomoreBrett Bryant at 160,heavyweight junior JoeHensley and 220-poundjunior “tank” Jack Meyer.
“I had a coach ask meafter one of his matches ifhe was a ‘He-man,’ ” Yo-nushonis said. “Theythought he was such abeast to wrestle. He’s asstrong as you get for ahigh school kid and he’spretty good at wrestling.”
Ahead for Moeller af-ter the state team duals isthe GCL meet Feb. 21.From there, it’s week-to-week until the State pro-ceedings March 12-14.
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Moeller 126-pound senior Conner Ziegler works for a victory against Glen Este junior AngelSantana on Jan. 30.
Moeller mat men lookingfor pins and placersBy Scott [email protected]
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Moeller junior Jack Meyersmiles after a victory. Hiscoach, James Yonushonis, isbehind him.
Boys basketball» On Jan. 30, Moeller
held off St. Xavier 39-35.Junior Nate Georgetonand sophomore RileyVoss led the Crusaderswith nine points each.
Moeller downed Taft73-41 on Jan. 31. SeniorGrant Pitman led theCrusaders with 26 points.
» Indian Hill beatDeer Park 69-36 on Feb.3. Freshman Colin Shawhad 29 points.
» CHCA defeated Lit-tle Miami 52-43 on Feb. 3.Prince Sammons record-ed a double-double with10 points and 11 re-bounds.
Girls basketball» Sycamore beat
Loveland 44-36 on Feb. 2.Junior Julia Copfer ledthe Lady Aves with 14points.
» Mount Notre Damedefeated Mercy 63-43 onFeb. 3. Senior Blair Car-lin led the Cougars with18 points.
MND beat Ursuline42-34 on Feb. 5.
» Indian Hill beatWyoming 52-45 on Feb. 4.Junior Samantha Aring-ton had 24 points.
» Northwest defeatedCHCA 44-32 Feb. 2.
The Eagles defeatedNorth College Hill 41-33Feb. 4.
Wrestling» Moeller defeated
Glen Este Feb. 4 in theOhio Regional Dual Tour-nament before falling toElder to finish as region-al runner-up. AgainstGlen Este, the Crusadershad pins from ConnerZiegler (120), JacobyWard (138), Brett Bryant(160) and Joe Hensley(285). Ziegler and Hen-sley also had pins in theloss to Elder.
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Sycamore junior Julia Copfer is surrounded by Loveland players as she sinks a free throwFeb. 2. Sycamore won the game 44-36.
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Ursuline Academy’s Abby Habel keeps pace in the girls 200Yard IM Feb. 4 at the GGCL meet.
nemesis, Mason.Finishing first at the
meet was sophomoreGreen (120 pounds), ju-nior Isakov (138), juniorGary Traub (195) and ju-nior Cole Sutton (220).Sophomore Jimmy Traub(145) was second andfreshman Jeremy Pletz(152-son of the coach), ju-nior Scott Retta (182) andfreshman Van Beyersdor-fer (113) were sixth.
Gary Traub and Greenwere district qualifiers ayear ago and Isakov madeit two years ago as afreshman. Isakov was in-jured early in the seasonbut is coming in to formaccording to his coach.Back to help in the upperweight category is Sut-ton.
“Cole Sutton got in-jured last year, but was adistrict qualifier as afreshman,” Pletz said.“He’s back in our lineupnow. We have three guysthat I think are state cali-
ber wrestlers.”Gary Traub leads that
pack and his father, John,is on the coaching staff.John is a Sycamore gradand was a state placerback in the day. Gary ap-pears on target to getthere, with his youngerbrother, Jimmy, not farbehind.
“Jimmy is having agreat season,” Pletz said.“His losses have been toformer state placers.”
Coach Pletz would pre-fer to have more upper-classmen, but competeswith many other sportsofferings at Sycamore.
He scours the halls withhis coaches and has theear of football coach ScottDattilo, but isn’t alwaysable to convince the guyson the gridiron to grapple.
“A lot of times footballplayers are looking formore of a break sincethey’ve been going sinceearly in the summer,”Pletz said. “I say, ‘Ifyou’re tall, go play bas-ketball; if you can’t shoot,come wrestle.’ ”
After the GMC meet,Sycamore’s varsity matmen are off until the sec-tional tournamentFeb. 27-28.
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Sycamorejunior GaryTraub gets awin overDarell Nobleof WintonWoods at195 poundsat theMilfordInvitationalJan. 31.
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SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringReported at 8700 block of BlueAsh Road, Dec. 22.
BurglaryAttempt made to enter resi-dence at 7900 block of IrwinAve., Dec. 19.
Criminal damagingReported at 4700 block of E.
Galbraith Road, Dec. 17.Reported at 4500 block ofSycamore, Dec. 21.
Criminal mischiefReported at 8500 block ofSturbridge Drive, Dec. 21.
TheftPaint sprayer valued at $1,100removed from 7700 block ofMontgomery Road, Dec. 22.
$140 removed from 8600 block
of Pine Road, Dec. 22.Wallet and contents from 8000block of Montgomery Road,Dec. 22.
Frames valued at $385 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, Dec. 18.
$106 in merchandise removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 11.
Currency removed from 10000block of U.S. 22, Dec. 19.
$275 in merchandise removedfrom 7800 block of Montgo-mery Road, Dec. 11.
Jewelry valued at $45 removedfrom 8600 block of PineStreet, Dec. 21.
SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsTheftBatteries removed from 8000block of Ohio 126, Dec. 19.
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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”Women who are unable toattend weekly gatherings areinvited to purchase the studyand join when possible.
Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheranchurch-.com.
Blue AshCommunity ChurchThis non-denominational churchmeets at the Sycamore SeniorCenter in Blue Ash.
Services are Sunday at 10:30 a.m.www.blueashcc.com.
For more information or ques-tions please contact Andy Rainey(rainey@ blueashcc.com) or549-0565.
The church meets at SycamoreSenior Center, Blue Ash;www.blueashcc.com.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchMovie Night will be Feb. 21 at thehome of Bob and RhondaYoung. A light meal will beprovided, followed by viewing/discussing “The First Grader,”
the true story of an 84 year-oldKenyan who enrolls in first-grade to learn how to read.
God Squad, the youth group, ishaving their annual spaghettilunch right after church Feb. 15.RSVP by Feb. 12/
The Lenten Series begins AshWednesday, Feb. 18. Soup andsalad will be provided followedby a worship service. withCommunion. The next fiveWednesdays in Lent will consistof dinner followed by theprogram “Holy Ground.” Con-gregational members will givebrief talks of a place they havevisited where they felt God’spresence. Our NEEDS collectionitem for February is peanutbutter and jelly.
Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care is avail-
able.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church has aFacebook page.
Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge for each session and youmust bring your child’s lunch.Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”
Sunday Worship Services are 8:20a.m. and 11 a.m. (traditionalworship), and 9:40 a.m. (contem-porary worship).
The church is located at 8005Pfeiffer Road, Blue Ash; 791-3142; www.cos-umc.org.
Montgomery Nursery School isaccepting registrations for2015-2016 school year. Call984-1796 for details.
CommunityLighthouseChurch of GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.
Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies. Pastor is Will Leasure.
Seekers (The Way, the Truth andthe Life) small group meets 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sundays. Formore information, contact Daveand Melissa at 891-8527 EXT. 1.
Adult Sunday School on Sundaymornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.(Fellowship Hall).
The church is at 8999 ApplewoodDrive, Blue Ash; 891-8527;www.hartzellumc.org.
St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.
SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in the library.Visit website atwww.smartcincy.com
An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held the third Mondayof each month at 7 p.m.
Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.
The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets the secondWednesday of each month at7:15 p.m. in the library.
A Men's Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.
Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.
A Quilting Group meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 1 p.m.No experience necessary. Bring
your own projects and ideas forgroup projects.
Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.
A Bereavement Support Groupfor widows and widowers meetsthe second and fourth Saturdaysfrom 10a.m. to 11 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jones isPriest in Charge.
The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.
SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship servicesare at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Child care is available in thenursery during both services forinfants through age 2. Sundayschool for pre-school through12th-grade is at 10:45 a.m.Additional child care is availablefor parents in Adult Educationclasses: Preschool and oldermeet in Room 113 during the9:15 service.
Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.
Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. Meets the secondWednesday of each month. 9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Room 229.
An upcoming study, “Not a Fan:Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, will meet in Room120 ; 10:45 a.m. in the Manse.
New Beth Moore Women’s Studyis under way. Children of theDay: 1st and 2nd Thessalonianswill be studied. Meets 9:30 a.m.to 11:15 a.m., Wednesdays, inRoom 120.
Lamplighters' are studying IICorinthians. Meets every Tues-day from 7 p.m. to 8:30 in theMedia Center.
All women are welcome toEunice Circle, at noon, Thursday,Feb. 12 in the chapel.
The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.
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Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org
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Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm
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www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am
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David Pepper, the new-ly elected chairman of theOhio Democratic Party,will speak to the Blue AshNortheast DemocraticClub at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 17, at the Blue AshRecreation Center, 4433Cooper Road.
Pepper, who started histerm Jan. 1, will discus his
commitment to creatingthe most robust party in-frastructure possible,and supporting and im-plementing policies thatimprove Ohioans’ lives.He will also focus on theparty’s plans to recruitand assist the next gener-ation of public servants asthey run for office, and
helpingthem makea differ-ence oncethey areelected.
“We aredelightedthat David
Pepper, a well-known andrespected personality
from Hamilton County,will be visiting our club topresent details about hisplans for the Ohio Demo-cratic Party. He knowsthat the strength of ourparty in Ohio is its abilityto impact the outcome ofnational, state and localelections. With a presi-dential election next year,now is the time to put hisplans in motion,” said AnnNeuer, president ofBANDC.
Pepper was born andraised in Cincinnati, andwas first elected to publicoffice in 2001 when heserved on the Cincinnati
City Council, finishingfirst out of a field of 26candidates. He was re-elected to a second termin 2003, and was the topvote getter once again. In2006, Pepper was electedto the three-memberHamilton County Com-mission, where he servedas Commission presidentfrom 2009-2010. Duringhis tenure, HamiltonCounty won 19 NationalAssociation of CountyAwards for outstandingmanagement practices,more than all other Ohiocounties combined.
Pepper focused partic-
ularly on improving apoorly managed countygovernment, addingmuch-needed transparen-cy, championing greaterdisclosure and higher eth-ics, eliminating wastefulspending, and rebuildingthe county’s reserve fund.
Pepper earned his B.A.magna cum laude fromYale University, where hewas Phi Beta Kappa, andlater earned his J.D. fromYale Law School.
BANDC meets thethird Tuesday of themonth throughout theyear. Meetings are opento the public.
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The Symmes TownshipRepublican Club Febru-ary meeting will featureTed Hubbard, HamiltonCounty engineer.
Topics will includeplanning for a replace-ment of the Brent SpenceBridge, snow removal,and include a question andanswer session. Themeeting is scheduled for6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16,at the Symmes TownshipSafety Center, 8871 Week-ly Lane.
An introduction of theclub’s first service pro-ject for 2015 is also sched-uled – Boxes 4 Soldiers.This program will includethe collection of personalcare, snacks, and enter-tainment items which willbe shipped to servicemen
and womenstationedoverseasand awayfrom baseswheretheseitems arereadily
available. Cash donationswill also be accepted topurchase additional itemsand pay shipping.
Suggested donationitems include: non melt-ing candy, protein bars,nuts, single serving drinkmixes, Neosporin, Tyle-nol, tissues in small packs,personal size toothpasteshampoo, & conditioner,dental floss, notecards,small spiral notepads,pens, post its, socks, play-ing cards, CDs & DVDs,
itunes gift cards, maga-zines, paperbacks, sportsequipment and more. Acomplete list will be avail-able at the meeting.
The Symmes TownshipRepublican Club meetsthe third Monday of themonth at the SymmesTownship Safety Center,8871 Weekly Lane. A so-cial time is from 6:30 p.m.to 7 p.m. with the programstarting at 7 p.m. The clubprovides residents the op-portunity to meet andlearn about issues fromelected officials and can-didates, and engages incharitable communityoutreach projectsthroughout the year.
More informationabout the club is availableon Facebook.
Symmes Republicanswelcome county engineer
Hubbard
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