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Colerain Township will havea public hearing Feb. 26 beforedecidingwhethertoallowParksand Services Director KevinSchwartzhoff can be rehired ifhe chooses to retire this year.

Schwartzhoff, 57, has morethan 30 years of service in thestate pension plan. He joinedColerain Township as director

of parks and ser-vices in July2007. If theboarddecides to allowhim to retire andbe rehired, hewill takea25per-cent cut in pay,taking him from$82,000 annuallyto $62,000 annually.

Schwartzhoff said changesin the state pension fund make

retiring now at-tractive andwould allow himto protect hispension benefits.

ColerainTownship Ad-ministrator JimRowan told theboard he sup-

ports the idea.“We retain a quality director,

someone who is wearing two

hats, while seeing a 25 percentreduction in the salary cost tothe township,” he said.

Rowan said the public hear-ing will give residents a chanceto weigh in on the possibility.

The practice of retiring tocollect a pension and being re-hired for the same position isknown as double dipping. Pro-ponents say it allows the town-ship to retain experienced em-ployees and saves taxpayers

money, as the state pension pro-gram covers health insurance,and the experienced workersoften come back at lower pay.Opponents say it denies young-er employees the opportunity toadvance.

The board meets at 5:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 26, at theColerainTownship Government Com-plex, 4200 Springdale Road.Meetings are available for viewat www.waycross.tv.

Colerain’s Schwartzhoff wants to retire, be rehiredBy Jennie [email protected]

Rowan Schwartzhoff

The camp shelters at Cole-rain Parkwill be quiet this sum-mer, and no fireworks will soarover Drew Campbell MemorialCommons to celebrate Inde-pendence Day.

The summer day camp pro-gramand theFourth of July cel-ebration are the latest sacri-ficesmade by the township as itstruggles to overcome a loss ofrevenue.

Officials in Colerain Town-ship have been saying for morethan a year that things will bedifferent in the community be-cause of the loss of revenuefrom state government fundsand the elimination of the per-sonal tangible property tax andinheritance tax.

Township officials are pro-jecting a budget of about $27.7million for 2013, as compared to$31.6million in 2012. The gener-al fund ispartof thatbudgetandit lost the biggest share of the$3.9 million in reduced revenueand grant money. It’s projectedat almost $4.3 million for 2013,$2.4 million less than 2012. Thegeneral fund pays for admini-stration, parks, the senior cen-

ter and zoning.The “new budget reality”

trusteeshavebeendiscussing ishere as cuts and increased feesfor services are going into ef-fect.

Kevin Schwartzhoff, parksand services director for thetownship, says the summer daycamp program will close after26 years in Colerain Park.

Schwartzhoff says the town-ship had planned to charge for

Last year was the last hurrah for the annual Colerain Township Summer Camp at Colerain Park for kids 5-13. This was a dodge ball tournament. FILE PHOTO

FIREWORKS,SUMMER CAMP

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Fourth of July fireworks were atradition in Colerain Township, butthe budget has pulled the plug onthe annual show.

Rowan says he’llpropose $400,000in additional cutsBy Jennie [email protected]

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the day camp this sum-mer, but eventually decid-ed the program wouldclose.

“If someone or a group

came to us and wanted torunaprograminourpark,wewould be open to that,”he said. “But the townshipis not providing a camp

program this year.”Greg Insco, who at-

tended the camp as ayoungster and eventuallyworked at the camp dur-

ing the summer, says it’s asad thing to see the pro-gram end.

Big events also gettrimmed. The Fourth of

July event is canceled.Taste of Colerain is short-er this year.

The township will cutback the Taste of Coleraincelebration to two days:Friday, Aug. 9, and Satur-day, Aug. 10, eliminatingSunday activities. But theshortened food fest willfeature fireworks.

Colerain Township Ad-ministrator Jim Rowansaid consolidating thesummer events will savemoney, and cutting theTaste back to two daysalso will cut costs: thetownship has one less dayof overtime, one lessband, and one less day ofrentals to pay for.

Board of trusteespresident Dennis Deterssaid consolidating theevents is a good compro-mise. “This is somethingwe can revisit in the fu-ture if we choose, but Ithink it’s a good solutionright now,” he said. Thesummer entertainmentschedule of concerts andfamilymovies in ColerainPark will continue, al-though the township willdiscontinue the teen nightconcerts.

And there are morecuts coming.

Rowan says he will un-veil a proposal thatmakes$400,000 inpersonnel cuts–not to safety serviceper-sonnel – and changes inhow some services at theColerain Township Com-munity Center are of-fered at the townshipmeeting at 5:30 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 26. He will meetwith senior citizens at thecenter to talk about hisproposal before the Feb.26 meeting.

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Man does not live bybread alone.

He needs cookies, cup-cakes, doughnuts andDanish, too. And they areall available at a new bak-ery and coffee shop inGroesbeck.

The Bread Basket andPastry Shop, 3218 W. Gal-braith Road, opened withlittle fanfare in Novem-ber, but it’s fast gaining acrew of devoted fans.

Owner Valerie Carrsays her new place is go-ing to concentrate onworking hard to please itscustomers. “They arewhywe’re here,” she said.

Her crew is buildingthat atmosphere. Thereare already a lot of cus-tomers they greet byname. Bakery managerBobbi Babinec says sheloves her job and looksforward to coming towork. She says items suchas senior-sized pies andbakery items show a re-sponsiveness to what cus-tomers need.

Carr patterned herbakery after Europeanbakeries and cafes, say-ing she wants the BreadBasket to replicate thecharm of those shops andhave a friendly, neighbor-hood feel. The Bread Bas-ket offers original recipesthat are baked on site dai-

ly. The shop also has a fullservice coffee bar, freeWiFi and seating for up to35 people.

There’s lunch, too.That menu features a va-riety of homemade soupsand cafe specialty sand-wiches.

Customer Judy Meyersaid she found the shopbyaccident and became afan.

“It’s a bakery, coffeehouse, restaurant allrolled into one,” she said.

“I just happened to see itand stopped in. Nice peo-ple. I’ve been hopingsomething like this wouldopen. Now, if I could onlyget an Indian restaurantout here.”

Local businesses areapproaching Carr for ca-tering and she’s buildingthe wholesale side of herbusiness, as well, makingconnections with localrestaurants to providedesserts and bread.

That works two ways.

She’s alsomaking connec-tions with local business-es to help supply her cof-fee shop for its lunch me-nu.

The coffee shop has awarm and welcoming air.There is artwork for sale,that is part of the decor.Booths with comfy pil-lows line thewalls, and ta-bles are grouped nicely,making it a great place tograb some coffee withfriends.

Carr’s main gig is in-

surance and she says shehas been thinking aboutopening her own businessfor more than a decade.She’s learned about thebusiness end of thingsthrough her career in in-surance.Shehasbeensur-rounded by serious bak-ers her whole life, sowhen she was looking formembers for her bakeryteam, she knew what shewas doing. She has fourbakers on staff, with 150years of experienceamong them.

The Bread Basketkeeps thecases filledwithready-to-buy items, butCarr says the bakery doescustom orders as well.“Give us two days and wecan make whatever youwant,” she said. Her bak-ers do special-ordercakes, as well as tea cook-

ies and specialty breadssuch as a popular saltyrye bread and spinach-fe-ta loaves. She intends tobegin forays into gluten-free and sugar-free offer-ings, as well.

“We are still develop-ing and creating our reci-pes,” she said. “We wanttowatch the trends andberesponsive to what ourcustomers want.”

She’s also developingevents that will draw peo-ple to her bakery. She hasbeen introducing eventssuch as birthday tea par-ties, traditional or themebirthday parties and eve-ningeventswith specialtyvendors.

“Our goal is steadygrowth, but keep thecharm,” she said. “Wewant to be here a longtime.”

New bakery has OldWorld charmBy Jennie [email protected]

Valerie Carr’s new business, The Bread Basket and Pastry Company, not only offers bakedgoods, but an assortment of coffees and a cozy area in which to enjoy it. JENNIE KEY/THE

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Specialty cakes like this birthday cake for Hazel, can beordered at the new bakery. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Corpus ChristiChurch

Corpus Christi Church, 2014Springdale Road, will have a fishfry from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridaysthrough March 22 in the churchundercroft. The menu featuresfish and shrimp dinners, specialfeature entrees and menu itemsa la carte. Beer is also availablefor purchase.

Northside Knightsof Columbus

The K of C will hold a fish fryfrom 5 to 7:30 p.m. Fridaysthrough March 15, at the club-house, 3144 Blue Rock Road. Themenu includes a fish sandwichon salted rye bread, jambalaya,or a baked potato. Menu sidesinclude salad, macaroni andcheese, cole slaw, and fries.Dinners include a sandwich andtwo sides for $7.25. Soup andpizza also are available. Formore information, call 513-741-7700.

Our Lady of GraceAthletic Association

The Our Lady of Grace Athlet-ic Association will sponsor fishfries from 5:30-7 p.m. on Fridaysthrough March 15, in the cafete-ria at Little Flower Parish, 5560Kirby Ave. Proceeds benefit allof the parishes that feed intothe school. Menu includes fish,spaghetti, pizza, shrimp, maca-roni and cheese, potatoes, friesand salad.

Pleasant RunPresbyterian Church

Sponsored by the Women’sAssociation and Boy Scouts atPleasant Run PresbyterianChurch, fish fries are plannedfrom 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays throughMarch 22, at the church, 11565Pippin Road. Menu includeschoice of fish or chicken nuggetsand choice of two sides: macaro-ni and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce. The meal also

includes bread, dessert andeither coffee, lemonade or icetea. The price is $8 per adult and$4 per child. Carryout prices are$7.50 per adult and $3.50 perchild. The profits will be used formission projects and campingfees.

St. Ignatius ofLoyola

St. Ignatius will have a fish fryfrom 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays through

March 22 at the church, 5222North Bend Road, Fried andbaked fish, shrimp, as well asoptions for children includingpizza, bread sticks, and macaro-ni and cheese. Menu itemsrange from $1 to $7. Dessert ofthe week is also available forpurchase. Proceeds benefit St.the church’s endowment fundand tuition assistance. Call513-661-6565 or visit saintiaa-.countmein.com.

St. James ChurchThe annual St. James Fish Fry

“God and Cod”will not be openthis year because of renovationsto the undercroft. Call 513-741-5311 for information.

St. John NeumannSt. John Neumann Church will

have a fish fry from 5 to 7:30p.m. each Friday through March22 in Daniel Hall, 12191MillRoad. The menu will feature

fried and baked fish and shrimpdinners, vegetable lasagna,spaghetti, grilled cheese, cheesepizza, served a la carte or asdinner with 2 sides. Sides includemacaroni and cheese, greenbeans, cole slaw, salad, apple-sauce, french fries and onionrings. Pop and beer sold sep-arately. For carryout orders, call513-742-2224.

St. John the BaptistChurch

St. John the Baptist Parishpresents its annual fish fry from4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays throughMarch 22, in the church un-dercroft, 5361Dry Ridge Road.Dine-in or drive-through carry-out is available. Proceeds fromthe fish fry benefit the Help-a-Student Education Fund whichprovides financial assistance tofamilies in need with the cost oftuition to attend St. John theBaptist School. For carryout, call513-923-2900 during the fish fryhours.

VFW Post 7340The Charles R. Gailey Veterans

of Foreign Wars Post 7340 LadiesAuxiliary presents fish fries forthe Lenten season from 4:30- 7p.m. Fridays, through March 15,at the hall, 8326 BrownswayLane. Menu includes cod, cat-fish, shrimp, and chicken; plat-ters come with choice of twosides. Carryout is available. $7.50for a platter and $4.50 for asandwich. Call 513-521-7340 orvisit http://gaileypost.webs.com.

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At last year’s Little Flower Parish fish fry, Mike Conley, Little Flower, Nate Steinbach, St. Ann, and Mark Stahl, LittleFlower serve up the night’s staple – fish. This year’s fish fry at Little Flower again benefits Our Lady of Grace AthleticAssociation. JENNIE KEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Athletic organizationsnow will be required topay a permit fee to useGreen Township athleticfields.

The township Board ofTrusteesinstituted an ath-letic field permit fee foruse of the baseball, soft-ball, soccer, football andlacrosse fields in town-ship parks this year.

Trustee ChairmanRocky Boiman said thefees will help offset someof the costs of preparingthe fields for play.

He said themoney willbe used to buy supplieslike chalk for baseballfields and fertilizer forsoccer fields. The town-ship spends roughly$23,000 each year on ma-terials and supplies, hesaid.

Green Township didnot want to place finan-cial hardship on any ath-letic groups,which iswhyhe said township officialsintroduced a modest feecompared to neighboringtownships.

“We’re not looking atthis to be a big-time reve-nue generator,” Boimansaid.

Green Township Pub-lic Services Director JoeLambing said the permitfee is estimated to bringin about $15,000 per yearfor the township. He saida permit is good for oneseason, and includesweekend games. A full-season permit is $50 fortownship-based teamsthat practice once aweek,and $100 for townshipteams that practice twiceper week, he said.

Lambing said select orindependent teamswhoserosters are comprised ofat least 51 percent of chil-dren from Green Town-ship will pay the samerates as township-basedteams.

Select teams with ros-ters comprised of lessthan 51 percent of chil-

dren fromGreenTownshipwill pay$75 for afull seasonofweekendgames andone prac-tice perweek, and $150 for a fullseason ofweekend gamesand two practices perweek.

Tim Cohill, presidentof the Bridgetown Base-ball Association, said thefield permit fee will costthe organization about$2,100 each year. Thebaseball association,which typically fields 53

teams ofplayersages5 to19,generallyapplies for19 fieldpermits ev-ery base-ball sea-son, Cohill

said.As a result of the fee,

he said itwill cost an addi-tional $5 per player whenfamilies register theirchildren for baseball.

“The parents just getstuck paying more andmore,” he said. “It’s un-fortunate, but I can un-derstand the township’sreasons for doing this.”

It will cost you to playin Green TownshipBy Kurt [email protected]

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This year, there is a new taxpreparationsiteopento thepub-lic in Colerain Township at theThe Houston Learning Center,3310 Compton Road.

The lastdate forassistance is9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.23.

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Mt. Healthy band dinnerand concertMarch 2

The Mount Healthy BandBoosters group sponsors its an-nual Pizza or PastaDinner from4 to 7 p.m. Saturday,March 2, intheMount Healthy High SchoolCafeteria, 8101Hamilton Ave.

The event features perfor-mances by the Mount HealthyHigh School Concert Band,Mount Healthy Junior HighBand, as well as the MountHealthy Elementary Band, andMount Healthy Jazz Band,which will take place through-out the evening.

Presale tickets must beboughtbyFeb. 22.Adult presaleticketsare$6,which includesanadult pasta portion or two slicesof pizza. Seniors and childrenunder 12 pay $5 for child/seniorpasta portion or one slice of piz-za. The price goes up $1 at thedoor. All dinners also includesalad, drink, dessert and theconcert. Admission without themeal is $2.

Raffles will also be offeredthroughout the evening.All pro-ceeds benefit Mount Healthyband programs.

For tickets or formore infor-mation, contact Rose Kahsar at513-522-1612 or 513-729-0784 ore-mail [email protected].

Sleepover atMcAuleyAll sixth- and seventh-grade

girls are invited to McAuleyHighSchools’sSleepoverfrom9p.m. Friday, March 8, to 9 a.m.Sunday, March 9 at the school,6000 Oakwood Ave.

Girls can come with theirfriends, or make some newfriends while they are at theovernight. The 12-hour eventwill include a night full of activ-ities, including games, prizes,and food.

Pizza will be served on Fri-day night and breakfast will beserved Saturdaymorning.

Each girl should bring a pil-low and sleeping bag. The eventis free, but online registration isrequired. Please register atwww.mcauleyhs.net/

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ginner to advanced riders inboth English andWestern disci-plines. Monday through Satur-day group lessons cost $300 perperson and Sunday group les-sons cost $225 per person. (NoSunday lessons March 31, April21 and May 19 due to horseshows and holidays.)

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School concerts Feb. 26The annual Spaghetti and

Strings Concert will begin at 7p.m.Tuesday,Feb.26atColerainHigh School 8801Cheviot Road.

The annual concert show-cases the Colerain High Schoolconcert and chamber orches-tras,Weigel, Colerain, andMon-fort Heights elementary or-

chestrasandColerainandWhiteOak Middle School orchestras.The performance is open to thepublic at nochargeand featurespopular Disneymusic.

Colerain plansMonteCarloMarch 9

SavethedatefortheColerainBooster’s 10th annual MonteCarlo Night.

The annual fundraiser forthe Colerain Boosters will befrom 7 p.m. to midnight, Satur-day, March 9, at ReceptionsFairfield, 5975BoymelDrive, inFairfield.

Everyone 21 or older is invit-ed to attend. Proceeds supportColerain High School, ColerainMiddle School, and White OakMiddle School to provide facili-ties and opportunities.

Purchase a Reverse Raffleticketfora1in300chancetowin$10,000 with another $2,500 inprizes to be given away.

At the event, guests will beable to enjoy an open bar with

horsd’oeuvres,music anddanc-ing, games of chance,a silentauction, and watch the MarchMadness basketball games.

The advanced admission/re-verse raffle tickets are nowavailable.For ticketspurchasedpriortoMarch1,acoupleadmis-sion and Reverse Raffle Ticketis $125.

The cost of a reverse raffleticket only is $100 and advanceadmission tickets afterMarch1are $25 per person, $45 per cou-ple.At thedoor, admission is$30per person, $55 per couple.

Advanced admission and re-verse raffle tickets can be pur-chased at the Colerain HighSchool Athletic Office, 8801Cheviot Road, during businesshours.

Contact Dawn Ostertag at513-741-5054 or email her at [email protected] for more in-formation.

Springfield Twp. art classto sculpt like Picasso

SpringfieldTownship’sAfterSchool Art Program, for stu-dents in grades second throughsixth, is gearing up for theirMarch session.

Classesmeet from4 to 5 p.m.Wednesdays at the SpringfieldTownship Senior andCommuni-ty Arts Center.

The project for March is Pi-casso-style sculptures.

Students will create a sculp-ture with a wood block, a wirecoat hanger, and panty hose.Then they will paint the sculp-ture to create a Picasso-likehead.

Details likehairwillbeaddedwith yarn, markers and othermaterials.

For more information or tosign up, visit http://www.spring-fieldtwp.org/

artclub.cfm or call 522-1410.Participants must register oneweek in advance.

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NORTHWESTPRESSEditor: Jennie Key, [email protected], 853-6272

Thirty-six individual awardshave been earned by 23 Ursu-line students in theTheScholas-tic Art Awards.

The students, incuding twofrom theWest Side, submitted asampling of their work com-pleted in visual arts coursesduring the last calendar year.Their pieces were entered incategories that included sculp-ture, drawing, printmaking andphotography.

The students were recog-nized with an Honorable Men-tion (works demonstrating ar-tistic potential), Silver Key(works worthy of recognitionon the regional level), or GoldKey (the highest level ofachievement on the regionallevel); Gold Key works are for-

warded to New York City fornational adjudication. Studentswho received all of these dis-tinctions were invited to showtheir work at the ScholasticsGallery at 100 W. RiverCenterBlvd., Covington. The showwillrun from Feb. 8-22, and stu-dents in the show will be hon-ored at an awards ceremony onFeb. 22 at the Northern Ken-tucky Convention & VisitorsBureau.

» The Gold Key Award win-ner from theWest SidewasToriHeyob of Green Township.

» Rachel Neltner of Finney-town won a SIlver Key Awardand an Honorable MentionAward.

“The Scholastic Art Awardrecognition is significant to

each student because their cre-ativity is recognized in the con-text of a prestigious regional/national awardsprogramthat isactually celebrating its 90th an-niversary thisyear.Weareveryproudof our students’ outstand-ing accomplishments and dedi-cation to the arts. This broaderaffirmation will only bolstergreater creative energy and en-thusiasm,” says Fine Arts De-partment Coordinator PatriceTrauth.

Fellow art teacher JeanineBoutiere added, “To see ourbudding artists interpret theirworld in a way that is technical-ly superior and showcases theiraesthetic intelligencemakes allof us in the art departmentproud.”

Ursuline arts students earn awards

Ursuline Scholastic Art Award winners from left Maddie Graumlich(Gold), Rachel Kuprionis (Silver), Becca Allen (Silver), Helen Ladrick(Silver), Maddie Nurre (Silver), Ashley Albrinck (Gold), CorinneLauderback (Silver), Cate Brinker (Gold), Rachel Neltner (Silver); Front –Angie Pan (Silver) and Tori Heyob (Gold). Not pictured: Ashley Driscoll(Gold) PROVIDED

Packets for the registrationof kindergarten students forthe 2013-2014 school year areavailable at any of the district’selementary schools or at theCentral Enrollment Office inthe Houston Educational Ser-vice Center at 3310 ComptonRoad. Packets are also avail-able at the district’s adminis-trative offices at 3241 BanningRoad.

Registration packets are notavailable on the district’s web-site.

Following registration, theenrollment of all children forkindergarten, including chil-dren who were in the district’spreschool program, must becompleted at the Central En-rollmentOffice for theDistrict.The first day for enrollmentwill be Friday, March 1.

Following enrollment of akindergarten student, parentsneeding an after-school pro-

gram for the child can talk toMelissa in the Houston EarlyLearning Center at 3310 Comp-ton Road to enroll the kinder-gartner in the CEED program.

The district will offer twoevening enrollment opportuni-ties for parents of kindergartenchildren who are unable tocome to the Enrollment Centerduring the day.

The Enrollment Center willbe open for kindergaten regis-tration for that purpose from 5to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March6 and again from 5 to 7 p.m.Tuesday, March 12.

Parents may also registerfor CEED on those evenings.Parents may also call andschedule immunizations onMarch 12, 2013 from 4-7 p.m. atHouston.Call 513-825-2532 foran appointment. An enrollmentfor students in grades 1-12 forthe upcoming 2013-14 schoolyear has not yet been set

Kindergartenregistration set

Dean’s listThe following students were

named to the fall honor roll atOhio State University:

Eryn Ahlers, Christine Baa-rendse, Alexis Barnhart, GwenBarron, Amanda Bauer, EricaBeimesche, Cara Best, KaitlynBlanck, Una Blanusa, Jose-phine Boland, Jacob Bradley,Vincent Brickweg, KellyBrookbank, Elizabeth Clausing,Stephen Cummings,

John Feister, AndrewGoldschmidt, Adrian Hall, TaraHandley, Elise Hargis, JennaHartmann, Robert Herbert, Ni-cole Hird, Julianna Hofmann,Benjamin Jelen, Treva Jung-bluth, Brian Kaufman, BrianKoenig, Francis Kolis, Kather-ine Kraemer, Dorian Lackey,Erin Leahy, Benjamin Leon-hardt, Andrew Lintz, NicholasLuken,

KelliMcGuire,ShannonMel-vin, Christina Miller, CoreaMitchell, JeffreyMojzer,AaronMorehart, Katherine Morris-sey, Alina Murphy, JacquelineNester, Alison Nurre, MichaelO’Toole, Erin Penrod, KortneyPifher, Abbigail Pille, NatalieRagouzis, Elizabeth Raphael,Timothy Raphael, ElizabethReilly, Edwin Rice, DomoniqueRoseman, Andrew Rowland,Matthew Salzman, EvanSchanz, Tyler Sebree, MeganSmith, Meghan Stifel, BryanSummerlin, Abigail Thiemann,OliviaThiemann,BrianThomp-son,

Asha Underiner, Reena Un-deriner, Kayla Unkrich, Nicho-las Unkrich, Amber Volmer,

Nicholas Walsh, Queen-ErinWatson, ChristianWeber,DavidWeiskittel, Kristen Wells, Abi-gail Wilkymacky, Ruby Wilz,BenjaminWissel, Sydney Yerg-er and Victor Zeinner.

■Margaret Betz, June Phil-

lips and Philip Patten werenamed to the fall dean’s list atTiffin University.

■Elizabeth Buller was named

to the fall semesterdean’s list atDenison University.

■Zachary Creutzinger and

Rebecca Lynch earned presi-dent’s list honors for the fall se-mester at Eastern KentuckyUniversity. The president’s listrecognizes students who earn a4.0 grade point average.

■Mitchell Deyhle was named

to the fall semesterdean’s list atAshland University.

■Marla Harrington, Kari

Heimbrock, Julie Jared andJennifer Pekarik were namedto the fall semester academicmerit list at Wilmington Col-lege, Blue Ash campus.

Robert Baer, Paul Byard, Te-resa Campbell, Michelle Con-rady, Deborah Day and DavidElliott were named to the fallsemester academic merit listthrough the collaboration be-tween Wilmington College andCincinnati State Technical &Community College.

The academic merit list rec-ognizes students enrolled six to11 hours who earn at least a 3.6grade-point average.

COLLEGE CORNER

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

Students at St. John the Baptist Elementary School on Dry Ridge presented projects at the school'sScience Fair during Catholic Schools Week, The exhibits were judged and winners are: front row, fromleft: AndrewWittrock, seventh grade; Danny Angst, seventh grade; Emily Naylor, eighth grade; MeghanLong seventh grade; Meghan Gabriel eighth grade; and Camille Flamm, seventh grade. Back row fromleft: Brandon Gilbert seventh grade; abd eighth-graders Sophie Rossell, Madeline Smith, Nicole Visse,and Philip Bissmeyer. THANKS TO CHRIS SMITH

Bevis ElementaryFifth-grader Cody Wom-

bles won a bicycle donated byRumpke, a Bevis BusinessPartner.

Wombles’ name was ran-domly drawn from the ShiningStar award winners.

Colerain ElementarySchool

WARM 98 listeners nomi-nated teacherAmy Smith as aWARM 98 Teacher of theWeek.

Smith was surprised byChannel 5’s Todd Dykes, andrepresentatives from WARM98andModernOfficeMethodswith an award, gift card and apizza party for her class.

Colerain High SchoolTeacher Academy students

submitted workshop propos-als thatwere accepted andwillbe presented at the sate andnational Future Educators ofAmerica conferences. Most ofthe workshop sessions are ledby college faculty.

Only a few high school FEAchapters are selected to pre-sent to their peers and advi-sors. CHS students have en-joyed this experience the pastfive years. Approximately 900students attend the state con-ference and1,200 attended thenational conference last year.The break-out session work-shops are in addition to 10 dif-ferent competition events in

which the CHS students willparticipate. Two workshopproposals were accepted. CHSFEA students will present andlead a 60minute break-out ses-sion titled “Are You Stuck in aTrap? Get Creative!” March 7and March 8 at the Universityof Findlay. “Sticks and Stones:STOP the Bullying” involvesteam-building activities, smallgroup discussions and per-sonal testimonials about thegrowing problem of bullyingin schools. The students alsowill present at the nationalconference inOrlandoApril 25through April 28.

■Butler Tech teacher Peter

Clark has been selected as theregional Financial EducationTeacher of the Year for 2012-2013 by the University of Cin-cinnati Center of Economics.Clarkwill be recognized at theEconomics Center’s AnnualAwards Luncheon on March 7at the Westin Hotel.

■Seniors Jessica Powell and

David Sweeney have had art-work accepted into the 2013Scholastic Art &Writing Com-petition. Powell’s painting,“Kix,” received a Silver KeyAward and Sweeney’s paint-ing, “WhatKeepsmeFrom theFloor,” received an honorablemention. The Scholastic ArtExhibition is running at theMadison Place in NorthernKentucky through Feb. 22.

■

Art teacher Tony Gilardi’sfourth bell Art II class partici-pated in the Ohio River ValleyWater Sanitation CommissionRiver Sweep 2013 poster con-test. ORSANCO awards agrand prize for the best posterdesign and a prize for the de-sign they use for the T-Shirtgiven to volunteers. Prizes arealso given for grade-level win-ners. Senior Abby Taphornwon one of the two grand priz-es.Her designwill be featuredon the T-shirts and she will re-ceive a check for $500. SeniorRachelWheelerwon$50 in the12th grade category.

■Three chamber orchestra

members received superiorratings at the OhioMusic Edu-cator’s Conference Solo andEnsemble Competition. Rec-ognized were Casey Berning,stringbass;ZackCochran, cel-lo; and Naomi Hampton, vio-lin.

Colerain Middle SchoolEighth-grader Caleb Pont-

ing finished in medal-winning12thplaceat thedistrictPowerof the Pen competition in De-cember. Ponting, eighth-grad-er Michelle Matevia and sev-enth-graderKaylaDillonhaveall qualified to continue com-petition at the regionalwritingtournament held this year atthe new School for Creativeand Performing Arts SchoolFeb. 23.

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

Colerain coach DebbiePotzner was battling a sinusheadache during the sectionalstournament, but she didn’t com-plain when her bowlers beltedinto “Colerain Style,” a rendi-tion of artist PSY’s hit song“Gangnam Style.”

Fittingly, it was all Colerainstyleafter theCardinals,No.4 inthe Enquirer Division I areacoaches’ poll, won sectionals ina come-from-behind victory atColerainBowl by defeatingMa-son 3703-3647 Feb. 13.

Northwest finished thirdwith a score of 3579 while

McAuley, Fairfield, Seton andBadin rounded out the top sev-en. The top seven teams and thetop seven individuals not on aqualifying team advance to dis-tricts. Districts are Feb. 22 atBeaver-Vu Lanes in Beaver-creek.

The Cardinals lost to eventu-al Greater Miami Conferencechampions Mason Nov. 26. Theloss was Colerain’s first andonly defeat of the season, as itproceeded to win its next 14matches.

Mason coach Connie Smithsaid shewould have liked towinbut wasn’t surprised with theresults given the way Colerain

has been playing.“They have been really on

fire lately,” Smith said. “I haveto give it to them; they’re reallya fantastic team.”

Colerain senior MorganHoehn led theCardinalswith anaverage of 189.67, the seventh-best average of the day. SeniorAllisonHoltermanfinished10thwith an average of 187.

Hoehn said she was quitepleasedwith the results individ-ually and as a team.

“I don’t know how to explainit, but to know that we could gettop eight and get first place isdefinitely an A-plus in mybook,” Hoehn said.

McAuley junior Lexi Bakerhad the top individual scorewith an average of 204. SeniorJasmine Daniels from WintonWoods was the top non-schoolqualifier for districts with anaverage of 199.33.

Colerain andMasonwere en-gaged in a back and forth tusslethroughout the competition,however the Cardinals outdu-eled them in six baker games totake the top spot.

After the first three games,Colerain was in third place andwas down 57 pins to the firstplace Comets heading into sixbaker games. Following thefirst three baker games, the

Cardinals moved up to secondplace and defeated Mason 531-435 in the final three bakergames.

Junior Jenna Coldiron, whofinished 14th individually, saidshe has won sectionals twicewhile at Colerain and the feel-ing, is still satisfying. Coldironlead theGMCwith a 205.8 aver-age this season.

“It’s a great opportunity tocome in first again as I did onmy freshman year and it’s thesame great feeling,” Coldironsaid.

Potzner said she is veryproud of her team for the waythey fought to win.

Local bowlers strike at sectionalsGannett News Service

COLERAIN TWP. — Milton Da-vis found out quickly how tougha basketball league the GreaterMiami Conference can be.

The Colerain High Schoolsenior, who transferred fromSummitCountryDaybefore hisjunior season, had to adjust tonew teams, deeper rosters anddifferent defenders.

That meant learning to cre-ate his own shot because, asDa-vis knew, nothing was going tocome easy.

“I’d have to work for myshots. I just couldn’t be outthere and think the shots weregoing to come for me,” Davissaid.

Davis led the team in scoringas a junior, and he leads thesquad againwith16.4 points pergame,which is fifth in theGMC.

He’s averaging nearly fivemore points from his averagelastyear,despitebeing themainfocus of opposing defenses.

“We need him to score pointsfor us to do well, so it’s a lot ofpressure on him, but he’s done apretty good job,” said Cardinalscoach Kevin Higgins.

The Cardinals (9-12, 4-10)haven’t enjoyed the successthey would’ve liked in the vic-tory column, but the squad hasput together some impressivewins—withDavis usually play-ing a key role.

In Colerain’s 69-59 victoryover Lakota East, Davis had 25points, while knocking down acareer-high six three-pointers.

In the team’s regular seasonfinaleonseniornight,Davishada game-high 18 points in a one-point win over Mason Feb. 15.

His biggest contributioncamewhenhe stole an inboundspass and passed it to fellow sen-ior C.J. Reed, who was fouledand later hit the game-winningfree throw.

“You know, he just works atit,” Higgins said “He competesand he’s always kept his headup, alongwithourother seniors,that’s why we think we have agood chance ofmaking a run (inthe tournament).

Davis carries a 3.5 GPA andis enrolled inhonors classes.Heplans to play college basketballand has Division II offers.

But before he moves on, hehopes tomakepostseasonmem-ories.

“I don’t believe our record isreflective of our team,” he said.“I think we’re going to make abig run and I’m ready it for it tostart so we can really show peo-ple what kind of teamwe reallyare.”

Colerain senior Milton Davis, pictured playing for the Cardinals lastseason, is fifth in the GMC with 16.4 points per game. JAMES WEBER/THE

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DAVIS SHOOTSWITH GMC ELITE

By Nick [email protected]

LEVELLAND,TEXAS—SouthPlainsCollegeheadbasketballcoach Steve Green remem-bersmaking amidnight trip tothe gymshortly after his teamreturned to campus after aroad game.

He found Brandon Neelshooting jump shots.

This brand of work ethichas helped distinguish the for-mer La Salle High Schoolstandout in his first season ofcollege hoops.

The commitment is there,but Neel is going through thetwists and turns of this firstyear of college ball.

Hehasn’t rackedupa tonofminutesof late,buthisdrivetomakeaname forhimself is ev-ident, according to Green.

“He’s determined to be-come a player,” Green said.“His playing time diminisheda little bit…but you wouldn’tknow it.He’s got agreat attitu-de…he’s in the gym probablymore than anybody.”

Neel landed in west Texasfollowing a postgraduate stintat Fork Union Military Acad-emy in Virginia.

His basketball odyssey be-gan after helping guide theLancers to the 2010-2011 Divi-sion I basketball title.

He scored 22 points in thechampionship game and was

arguably themostmemorableplayer on the floor in a gamethat includedMichigan sopho-more sensation Trey Burkeand University of Daytonfreshman Jalen Robinson.

While at La Salle, Neel saidhewas recruited by aDivisionI school, but a low ACT kepthim from accepting scholar-ship offers.

By the timehewas a senior,Neal said he still didn’t have aqualifying core.

“They’re not going to waitaround forever,” he said.“They started moving on.”

Hewent froma seniorwho,co-led the GCL South in scor-ing, to living the life of a cadetbecause of Fork Union’s repu-tation for getting players tothe D-I level.

His days included wakingup before sunrise, making hisbed, attending class, partici-pating in drill and going topractice.

“(Attending Fork Union)helped me grow up,” he said.“It helped me take responsi-bility for my own life.”

After his year in Virginia,Neel chose South Plains,which had won the NJCAA ti-tle the year before he arrived.

The college had recruitedhim as a senior, but Neel saidhismindwas alreadymade upthat he would attend militaryschool.

When he didn’t have thequalifying score he needed atFork Union, he reconsidered.

“At Fork Union, (SouthPlains) was still calling…won-

After winning a state title with La Salle as a senior, Brandon Neelplayed for a military school before playing his first year of collegeball for South Plains this winter. THANKS TO SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE

Neel chasesbasketball dreams

By Nick [email protected]

La Salle statechamp continuesbasketball journey

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District swimmingThe swimming and diving

district championships wereheld at Miami University Feb.4-9. The following individualsadvanced to the state tourna-ment, which will commence atthe C.T. Branin Natatorium inCanton, Ohio Feb. 22.

» La Salle: 1-meter diving,JimmyMcMahon

»McAuley: 100 free, Aman-da Deller

» St. Xavier: 200-yard med-ley relay; 200-yard freestyle re-lay; 400-yard freestyle relay;200-yard freestyle, Jack Hen-dricks, CamYoung, KevinMos-ko, Matt Slabe; 200-yard indi-vidual medley, Mitchell Frey,James DelGado, Mike Monta-gue; 50-yard freestyle, GrantJohnson;100-yard butterfly, IanWooley; 100-yard freestyle,Grant Johnson, Mitchell Frey;500-yard freestyle, Jack Hen-dricks, James DelGado, KevinMosko, Matt Slabe; 100-yardbackstroke, Ian Wooley, JacobWesterkamp, Liam Moran,James Wray; 100-yard breast-stroke, SteveRusso,KienanAd-ams, Will Imbus

WrestlingWrestling’s sectional tourna-

mentconcludedFeb.16.Thefol-lowing individuals advanced todistricts, which begin Feb. 22.

» La Salle: Anthony Milano,113.

» Colerain: Detuan Smith,160; TeGray Scales, 195; KelvinJordan, 220; Josh Daniels, 132;Chris Albert, 145.

»Northwest: Ameer Dan-iels, 285; Dominick Williams,145; Julian Daniels, 152.

» Roger Bacon: Scott Ennek-ing, 160; Josh Engel, 182.

» St. Xavier: Ryan Gordon

(126); Ben Heyob (132); DakotaStephens (138); JoeHeyob (160);Cole Jones (182); Matt Kuhll-mann (220); Matt Wall (285)

BowlingSectional bowling tourna-

ments were conducted Feb. 12and 15. The following individ-uals advanced to districts,whichwill be bowled at Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek Feb.22-23.

» Colerain: The Cardinalswon thesectional championshipandqualified as a team.MorganHoehhn, Alison Holterman andJenna Coldiron were in the top20.

»Northwest: Both the boysand girls qualified as a team.Lindsey Gehlenborg, KimberlyKoehkle and Alex Hanna werein the top 20. On the boys sideAndy Deininger and ColtonLipps were in the top 20.

»McAuley: The Mohawksqualified as a team. Lexi Bakerhad Colerain Bowl’s sectionalhigh series (612). Madison Bak-er andMirandaMushrushwerein the top 20.

» Roger Bacon: KristenSchoner, Chris Wilhelm

»Mount Healthy: Sara Frye,Nathan Smith

» St. Xavier: Ben Weinber-ger, Eddie Runkel, Joey Fran-cis,AnthonyHughes, JakeMur-nan, Andrew Cousineau

Basketball»Northwest beat Harrison

65-46 Feb. 9. Ramar Hairstonand Kevin Worsham eachscored nine points.

» St. Xavier took down OakHills 51-38, Feb. 16. Rod Millsand Kevin King each scored 12points.

» Mt. Healthy fell shortagainst Northwest 57-54, Feb.16. Sophomore Brandon Birchfinished with 16 points.

Earlier in the week, Colerainbeat Hughes 70-61 Feb. 13 Bry-an Porter scored 23.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Nick Dudukovichand Tom [email protected]@communitypress.com FINNEYTOWN—Therewasa

certain expectation going intothis season for the St. Xavierhockey team.

That is the reason coachAdam Tramonte was pleased,butnotsurprised,byhis team’srun to its first Southwest OhioHigh School Hockey Leaguetournament final.

“This year is the first yearwe expected to be in thatgame,” Tramonte said. “Wehad years in the pastwhereweupset a No. 1 team, but wecouldn’t do it two games in arow.We played to our strengthand managed to get in thegame.”

The Bombers came out onthe short end of a 3-1 loss toSpringboro in the tournamentfinal, but they can take solacein the fact that for the firsttime in program history theyare back-to-back SWOHSHLSouth Division champions.

“It’s good,” Tramonte said.“Obviously I’m very happyconsidering we had never wonitbeforeandnowtoget two inarowisgreat forourseniorsandit’s a great way for them to goout.”

After a 22-9-2 regular sea-son the Bombers were poisedfor a postseason run, but Up-

per Arlington put a stop to theSt. X momentum by knockingoff the ninth-seeded Bombers6-0 in the second round of thedistrict tournament Feb. 16.

It was an unexpected resultfor Tramonte, who believed ifhis squad played their gamethey would advance despitefacing thehigher-seededGold-en Bears.

Despite the early postsea-son exit, one of the reasons forthe Bombers’ success this sea-son was the play between thepipes of senior Matt Thornleyand freshmen Zach Thomas.Tramonte split time betweenthe two for most of the seasonuntil Thomas went down withan injury, butwill nowserve asthe backup to Thornley duringthe postseason.

“Thornley has been incharge for the last month,”Tramonte said. “I was gettingto the point where I was goingto pick one and I was goingwith the senior.With (Thomas)getting hurt it just sped up theprocess.”

Offensively it has been theMitch Blank show. The seniorset a new team record with 66points this season, shatteringthe old record of 47.

“The kid is great,” Tra-monte said. “He is great in theclassroom. He’s got nearly ev-ery academic award in theleague. He has stepped it up asa leader. He is a shy kid, be-lieve it or not, and to see himvocally challenge his team-mates in the right way is justlike ‘wow.’”

St. X hockey lives up to expectationsBy Tom [email protected]

The St. Xavier hockey team displays its first-place trophy afterdefeating Elder 2-1 at the Oblinger Tournament Dec. 28. The Bombershave won the tournament three years in a row. THANKS TO ST. XAVIER

HIGH SCHOOL

dering ifwas going to qualify,”he said. “I put the pride asideand decided to go the juniorcollege route.”

Neel’s playing time hasfluctuatedasheworks to findarole with the squad.

Green described Neel has a“guy without a position,”which is why he’s spent the

year honing his skills at theguard spot.

He’s started 13 games, andappeared in 22 of the team’s 24contests, while averaging 4.3points in 14.1 minutes pergame.

While the year’s served as alearning experience, Greenbelieves Neel can achieve suc-cess.

“It may be next year, but(weplay) inaverycompetitiveconferencedownhere,”Greensaid. “There’snota lot of fresh-

man that come in here thatplay a lot.”

Green said the league –named theWestern JuniorCol-lege Athletic Conference –consists of teams that featureDivision I-level talent. Theseplayers, for one reason or an-other, are taking the junior col-lege path.

After two years, Neel hopesto have his associates degree.If Division I schools are stillcalling his name, he’ll be ableto answer, no questions asked.

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Joe Corcoran couldfire up the student bodylike no one else at RogerBacon when it came tothe athletics programs.

“Get him behind a mi-crophone and he wouldwork wonders with thosekids,” said former long-time girls’ volleyballcoach Caryl Schawe.

“He bled brown andwhite,” said physicaleducation teacher andformer head footballcoach Dan Starkey.

Corcoran, 57, diedsuddenly Feb. 13 after hehad successful surgeryfor diverticulitis a dayearlier, according to ath-letic department secre-tary Liz Wilking, who isalso Corcoran’s sister-in-law. Diverticulitis is aninflammation or infec-tion of the colon.

Anautopsywas sched-uled for Feb. 13 and thefamily didn’t have an im-mediate cause of death.Wilking said the long-time athletic directorwas recently in goodhealth and doctors wereoptimistic about his pro-gression after surgery.

News of Corcoran’sdeath traveled fastthrough socialmedia andvia phone calls.

About 150 Roger Ba-con students, along withfaculty and staff, held animpromptu candlelightvigil at the school thenight of Corcoran’sdeath.

The school held aprayer service the nextmorning and classeswere in session, thoughcounselors were avail-able in the auditorium.

“Wehave aschoolwith about400 kids,”Wilkingsaid. “It’snot big innumbers,so every

kidknewhim. It’s a close-knit family.”

Wilking, who had beenCorcoran’s secretary thepast seven years, saidshe was comforted atschool by colleagueswhosharedmemories and an-ecdotes about him.

“This was his homeand being an athletic di-rector is nine times of 10a thankless job.…He didit with class, he did itwith dignity. He was aworker and didn’t quituntil hewasdone.Hewasa friend; he was amentorto a lot of kids.”

Corcoran, a 1973Mount Healthy HighSchool graduate and amember of the school’sathletic hall of fame forbaseball, started as Rog-er Bacon athletic direc-tor in 2003.

He held other coach-ing positions during histime at the school, in-cluding being an assis-tant on the boys’ basket-ball team that defeatedLeBron James-led AkronSt. Vincent-St. Mary inthe 2002 Division II statefinal.

Wilking said Corcoranwas close to late headcoach Bill Brewer, wholed the Spartans at thetime of the famous statechampionship.

“He was extremelyproud and relishes histeam when we won the

state tournament,” Wilk-ing said.

Roger Bacon boys’basketball coach BrianNeal said that Corcoranhadn’t been feeling theweek before he died andsuspected he might havethe flu or a bad cold; hedeveloped some stomachpains and went to theemergency room thatFeb. 9. Neal had visitedCorcoran during the nexttwo days in the hospital.

“Even though he wentto Mount Healthy, heloved this place,” Nealsaid. “He was alwaysthere tomake sure thingswent the way they weresupposed to. He wasgreat at his job and evena greater man.”

Corcoran and his wifeLinda lived inWest Ches-ter.

He is survived bythree daughters from hisfirst marriage and chil-dren from Linda’s firstmarriage, Wilking said.

Schawe, who is in herfourth year as McAuleyathletic director, wonmore than500matches atRoger Bacon, includingDivision II state volley-ball titles in 2002, ’04 and’05.

She remembers Cor-coran’s charisma towardthe coaches who workedfor him.

“I attribute a lot of mysuccess because of thesupport I had because ofhim,” Schawe said. “Joeran a great athletic de-partment and Iknowpeo-ple trusted him. He wasan honestman and a verycaringman.…Joewasn’tjust a colleague, he was agreat friend. He will bemissed.”

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Standing at over $1 tril-lion, student tuition loandebt now tops auto loan debtand credit card debt.

In the last quarter, thestudent loan 90-day delin-quency rate increased to 11percent.

This delinquency rate issignificant considering in2007 (the start of the sub-prime mortgage crisis,) 16percent of sub-prime mort-gages were 90 days delin-quent.

Unlikecredit carddebt or auto-mobileloans, stu-dent loansare virtuallyimpossibleto liquidate.Consequent-ly, young 20to 30-year-olds bur-dened with

tuition debt are forced to putoff other purchases like carsand homes, creating a situa-tion that stifles overall U.S.economic growth.

Relief is on the way forthose with federal studentloans in the form of the Oba-ma Administration’s “Pay AsYou Earn” (PAYE) program.

An income-based repay-ment program, PAYE is away for struggling borrow-ers to make affordablemonthly payments adjustedto their earnings and dis-cretionary income.

Scheduled to go into ef-fect July 1, PAYE will re-duce the cap on federal stu-dent loan payments to 10percent of the borrowersincome. This 10-percent capis projected to significantlylower the monthly studentloan payment (by as much as33 percent) for millions ofover-burdened borrowers.To provide even more relief,loan forgiveness is set at 20years.

In addition, the “Pay AsYou Earn” income-basedstudent loan repayment planwill help some borrowersavoid defaulting on otherloans. A most positive sideeffect for our nation’s con-tinuing overall economicrecovery and growth.

President Obama said, “Ina global economy, putting acollege education withinreach for every Americanhas never been more impor-tant. But it has also neverbeen more expensive. That’swhy we’re taking steps tohelp nearly 1.6 million Amer-icans lower their monthlystudent loan payments.”

Higher education can notbe considered a luxury.Earning a post-secondarydegree or credential is aprerequisite for 21st centuryjobs, and one that everyAmerican should be able toafford.

Richard O. Schwab was associatehead of school, and middle schoolhead, Cincinnati Country DaySchool. He is founder of GlendaleOrganizing For America Commu-nity Teamwww.gofactessays.wordpress.com.

Makingcollegemoreaffordable

Richard O.SchwabCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 13 questionWill you miss U.S. Postal Ser-

vice mail delivery on Saturdays?Why or why not?

“The recent decision by theUSPS to no longer deliver mailonSaturdaywill havevery littleeffect on anyone. Packages willstill be delivered. In this age ofonline banking and bill paying,email, free long distance, text-ing etc, snail mail seems to befor bills and junk mail. So notgetting those items on Saturdaywill be a positive, plus it saves$2 billion per year.

“I am just surprised it tookthemthis long tomake thisdeci-sion. Go figure!”

T.D.T.

“Yes, to some extent, butpostal mail is not like it waswhenIwasayoungstergrowingup. Back in that time, the mail-man delivered our mail twice aday! Today, virtually all of themail we get are requests for do-nations to charity and ads, andoccasional greeting cards. (I'vereceived over 650mailed solici-tations in the past year askingfor money – all worthy causes,too, but I can't give to all ofthem.)

“I have a sister and nephewwith whom I communicate fair-ly regularly through thepost of-fice, but I doubt that many peo-ple do this any more. It seemsobvious that many people havestopped using the mail and re-placed it with Internet usage, topay bills, to communicate witheach other, etc.

“It is amazing tome that giv-en the huge deficits the post of-fice has incurred in recentyears it is still in existence. Onething theymight have tried ear-lier is to raise the first-classpostage rate in a meaningfulway, not 1 or 2 cents. But thatwould have only been a tempor-ary measure.

“The days of the post officeare numbered.”

Bill B.

“I depend heavily on USPS

Priority Mail Service in my taxbusiness, but nobody who usesthese services expects deliveryfaster than a few days.

“There is no delivery on Sun-day and eliminating Saturdaysis no big deal. UPS and FEDEXdo not deliver on Saturdays?

“Most of what comes in themail thesedays is junk thatgoesstraight to the recycle bin. Ifyouwant it fast, fax or scan andemail.”

F.S.D.

“Yes, IwillmissSaturdayde-livery. It has always been inter-esting to me that it was onlyever reported that it would beSaturday that would bedropped. So many businessesnow operate seven days/week,and folks have lamented thateven on Thanksgiving storeswere open, I wonder whyWednesdaywasn't considered.”

M.A.M.

“I will miss the Postal Ser-vice delivery on Saturdays.

“Often I'll sit outside on myveranda here in Indian Hill andhope that the postman is deli-vering the latest issue of somemagazine I enjoy likeMaxim orPlayboy.

“I can then sit back have afew martinis and just enjoy myjust-delivered magazines forSaturday and on Sunday afterchurch.

“That won't happen now,since I don't have that time dur-ing the week to just kick backduring the day, due to work.”

I.P.

“Absolutelynot. I've said thistimeand timeagain, if theUSPSwants to cut costs, eliminate theSaturday mail.

“What is so important for thenormalhousehold thatyoumustget mail on Saturday that can-not wait until Monday?

“Almost all major officesand corporations are closed onweekends, retail is open week-ends, but what is sent out on aSaturday unless it is somethingthat someones life depends on.”

O.H.R.

“I've thought for quite sometime thatSaturdaydeliverywasunnecessary. But the real prob-lemwith the financeproblemofthe Postal Service is the unbe-lievable retirement benefits.The postal service is supposedto be self sufficent, but the real-ity is thatwe, the taxpayers, arepaying for an outdated system.

"Email and all of the otherelectronic devices have takenover.This isnot the19thcenturyany more. They need to getcaught up with the technology.

“Truthfully, most of my mailis junkmail. That I can do with-out!”

J.K.

“To me, Saturday delivery isno big issue. I often said overthe past several years that thePostal Service shouldmakema-jor adjustments in their deliv-ery service.

“I do feel that businesses

should have full five-day ser-vice, whereas residential couldget by on alternating two-dayservice. I would have no prob-lem with deliveries being madeon Monday/Thursday or Tues-day/Friday with all areas of thepostal district being dividedinto sections.

“If you need a five-day ser-vice there are post office boxesthat can be rented, or if youneeded to send out packages,special services, etc., that facil-ity would remain open through-out the week. What a savingsthere would be to cut expensesin half.

“I also feel that small busi-nesses, within a certain radialarea of the post office, shouldhave a area to pick up theirmailand eliminate service jeeps toeach individual small business(excluding from this large-vol-ume delivery businesses ).

“I realize the hardship thatthe postal union would gothrough and that individualsand businesses would have tomake adjustments, but look atthebillionsofdollars thatwouldbe savedeachyear.Ohyes, I didmention this to an employeeyears agoand she said theunionwould not stand for this type ofadjustments. If only some peo-ple would put their foot downand get their heads out of theclouds, money could be savedand the Postal Service mightsurvive.”

D.J.

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Spring is just around thecorner and with it comes allergyseason – complete with runnynoses, watery eyes and sneez-ing. Tree, grass and ragweedpollen along with mold sporescan cause discomfort for thosesuffering from allergies.

To ease the discomfortcaused by pollen and mold tryto:

Minimize outdoor activitybetween 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.(when pollen levels are highest).

Close windows and use an airconditioner.

Avoid areas with freshly cutgrass.

Avoid activities such as rak-ing leaves, mowing the lawn andworking with compost whenfeeling reactive.

Contact an allergist or doctorfor medical advice.

The Southwest Ohio Air Qual-ity Agency monitors pollen andmold levels from Februarythrough November. Call thePollen and Mold Hotline at 946-7753 or visit http://bit.ly/V4pgpRto track pollen and mold levels.High counts will also be postedon our Facebook and Twitter

pages. Call 513-946-7747 to re-quest a copy ofthe Living withAllergies bro-chure.

The South-west Ohio AirQuality Agencyworks with gov-ernment agen-cies, businesses,communities and

citizens to achieve and maintainhealthy air quality for Butler,Clermont, Hamilton and Warrencounties in Southwest Ohio.

The Agency is a division ofthe Hamilton County Depart-ment of Environmental Services(HCDOES) which also encom-passes the Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid Waste Dis-trict. For more information,visit the Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency online athttp://bit.ly/V4pgpR or interactwith us on Facebook and Twit-ter.

Megan Hummel is the public relationscoordinator at Hamilton County De-partment of Environmental Services.

With spring looming,allergies right behind

MeganHummelCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As you clean up youryard this spring remem-ber that beginning onMarch 23 the HamiltonCounty Recycling andSolid Waste District willbe accepting yard trim-mings from residents onSaturdays and Sundays.

Three yard trimmingsites will be openMarch23-Nov. 24 on Saturdaysand Sundays from11:30a.m. to 5 p.m.

Take advantage of thisfree program and let youryard trimmings becomemulch.

Yard trimmings may bebrought to:

Bzak Landscaping –3295 Turpin Lane (off stateRoute 32), Anderson Town-ship

Also openMonday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ClosedMay 27, July 4and Sept. 2

Kuliga Park – 6717Bridgetown Rd., GreenTownship

Rumpke Sanitary Land-fill – 3800 Struble Rd.,Colerain Township

Pleasevisithttp://bit.ly/faPw66 orcall 946-7766 foryard trim-mingsguide-lines.

TheHamilton

County Recycling andSolid Waste District is adivision of the HamiltonCounty Department ofEnvironmental Serviceswhich also encompassesthe Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency.

For more information,visit the Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid WasteDistrict online athttp://bit.ly/faPw66, call946-7766, or interact withus on Facebook and Twit-ter.

Holly Christmann is the man-ager of the Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid WasteDistrict.

Yard trimmingsites to open soon

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013

McAuley High School sciencestudents are currently in themiddle of their travelingscience show season.

Under the guidance of retired McAu-ley chemistry teacher and coordinatorof McAuley’s Women InMedicine Pro-gram Shirley Frey, they are taking ahands-on science show on the road,presenting the show to grade schoolstudents at various area elementaryschools. The theme of the show is “Sol-ids, Liquids, and Gases” and one ofthese shows occurred on Jan. 16 at St.Aloysius School in Bridgetown.

Four McAuley sophomores, MeganDavishMaria Koenig, Osmari Novoa,and Olivia Roll presented the show at St.Al’s, spending their time working withfifth and sixth graders on four differentexperiments involving acids and bases,UV beads, carbon dioxide and density.

Following the four experiments, theMcAuley scientists gave a 30-minuteshow with “magic” chemicals, “explod-ing” foam, color-changing substances,silver plating cola bottles, and more.The St. Al’s boys and girls were en-thralled by the whole program, and lotsof “oohs,” “ahhs,” “wows,” “cools,” and“awesomes” could be heard throughoutthe classroom.

These four McAuley sophomores arepart of the school’s Science OutreachProgram. Frey explained that studentsapply to be part of extra science activ-ities: Science Olympiad, JETS, or theTraveling Science Show. They are se-lected for positions in one of theseareas.

Osmari Novoa and Olivia Rolldemonstrate chemical reactionsduring the Solids, Liquids, and Gasesshow at St. Aloysius. THANKS TO KATHY

DIETRICH

Megan Davish demonstrates acids, bases, and dry ice during McAuley High School’s hands-on science show. THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

McAuley HighSchool took itshands-on scienceshow Solids,Liquids, and Gasesto \St. AloysiusSchool inBridgetown. At theshow ere, from left,Shirley Frey, aretired McAuleychemistry teacherand coordinator ofMcAuley’s WomenIn MedicineProgram, MariaKoenig , MeganDavish, Olivia Rolland Osmari Novoa.THANKS TO KATHY

DIETRICH

McAuley High School science students wore these travelingscience show T-shirts during their show at St. Aloysius. THANKSTO KATHY DIETRICH

St. Aloysius fifth-grader Mary Bauer with acarbon dioxide demonstration during thehands-on science experiment. THANKS TOKATHY DIETRICH

St. Aloysius fifth-grader AlexGrandstaff and McAuley High Schoolscience student Osmari Novoa makinga density column during the McAuleyis Solids, Liquids, and Gases show.THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

MCAULEY SCIENCE STUDENTS

ONTHE ROAD

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THURSDAY, FEB. 21Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7 p.m., Parky’sFarm Hayloft Barn, 10073 DalyRoad, Beginner-level dance classopen to all capable ages. Wearsmooth-soled shoes. Withinstructors Betty and Estil Ow-ens. Free. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 671-7219; www.sonksdf-.com. Springfield Township.Square Dance Lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest Park ActivityCenter, 651W. Sharon Road,Low-impact activity to improveyour mind, body and spirit. Ages9 and up. $5. Presented byHappy Time Squares. 232-1303.Forest Park.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 7-8p.m., Colerain Township Com-munity Center, 4300 SpringdaleRoad, Greg Insco, instructor. $5.741-8802; www.coleraintwp.org.Colerain Township.Hatha Yoga, 9:15 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Daytimeclass ages 50 and up on Thurs-days. Evening class ages 18 andup on Mondays. Bring mat andengage in stretching, breathingand relaxing techniques. $5.741-8802; www.coleraintwp.org.Colerain Township.

Holiday - Black HistoryMonthFor Teens Only!, 4 p.m., NorthCentral Branch Library, 11109Hamilton Ave., Black HistoryMonth trivia activity with prizesand snacks. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-6068; www.cincin-natilibrary.org. Colerain Town-ship.

FRIDAY, FEB. 22Dining EventsPleasant Run PresbyterianChurch Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,Pleasant Run PresbyterianChurch, 11565 Pippin Road,Includes fish or chicken nuggets’dinner with two sides, dessertand beverage. Carryout avail-able. Benefits Church Women’sAssociation and Boy Scout Troop640. Dinner: $8.50, $4.50 perchild; carryout: $8, $4 per child.4170888; www.pleasantrunp-c.org. Colerain Township.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, 1050 W. Kem-per Road, Lonsway Hall. Dinnersand a la carte items. $7 perdinner. 851-1930. Forest Park.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, 8326Brownsway Lane, Cod, catfish,shrimp, chicken, platters comewith choice of two sides. Carry-out available. $7.50 platter,$4.50 sandwich. Presented byVFW Post 7340 Ladies Auxiliary.521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.Our Lady of the Rosary FishFry, 5:30-7 p.m., Our Lady of theRosary Church, 17 FarragutRoad, Catholic Center Cafeteria.Dine in or carryout menu:Battered cod, baked salmon,baked cod, fried shrimp, pizza,clam chowder, french fries,coleslaw, green beans, macaroni& cheese, boiled new potatoesand drinks. Desserts are avail-able for donation. Drive thrumenu: Battered cod sandwichon salted rye or hoagie withfrench fries and coleslaw. Mealsdelivered directly to vehicle.Family friendly. $5 drivethrough; dine-in or carryoutmenu varies. 825-8626; www.olr-.net. Greenhills.St. Ignatius of Loyola ChurchFish Fry, 5-9 p.m., St. Ignatius ofLoyola Church, 5222 North BendRoad, Fried and baked fish,shrimp, as well as options forchildren including pizza, breadsticks, and macaroni and cheese.Dessert if the week available forpurchase. Benefits St. IgnatiusLoyola Church’s endowmentfund and tuition assistance.$1-$7. 661-6565; saintiaa.count-mein.com.Monfort Heights.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well Winter Farm-ers Market, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, 3820Westwood Northern Blvd.,Locally produced food items.Free. Presented by Lettuce EatWell. 661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

Music - RockMosteller, 7:30 p.m., The Un-derground, 1140 Smiley Ave.,With Soulypic and Speak as One.

Doors open 7 p.m. $8. 825-8200;www.theug.com. Forest Park.

Special EventsSpring Fishing Classic, 6:30p.m., Bass Pro Shops OutdoorWorld, Cincinnati Mills, Tips forfishing the Great Miami River1:30 p.m. Techniques fishing forcrappie with Mike Bright 7:30p.m. Seminars from nationalfishing professionals as well aslocal professionals and experts.Bring in unwanted reels andtrade them in for voucher toreceive discount on new reelFeb. 22-27. Do same with un-wanted fishing rods March 1-5.Used items will benefit localyouth fishing groups andschools. Free. 826-5200. ForestPark.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23Community DanceMom Prom, 7-9 p.m., The GroveBanquet Hall, 9158 WintonRoad, Dancing, pizza, ice creamand keepsake photographs.Mothers, grandmothers, auntsand caregivers welcome. Ages3-13 with adult. Couple: $29, $25residents; $7 additional son.Reservations required. Present-ed by Springfield Township.522-1410; www.spring-fieldtwp.org/momprom. Finney-town.

Drink TastingsBeer Tasting Fundraiser, 7-11p.m., Donauschwaben Haus,4290 Dry Ridge Road, Variety of20-plus lagers and ales fortasting. Includes 10 4-ouncesamples and hors d’oeuvres. VIPguests receive complimentaryglass. Social hour 9-11 p.m. withcash bar. Ages 21 and up. Bene-fits Youth Group travel fund.$30. Reservations required.Presented by DonauschwabenSociety. 385-2098; www.cincydo-nau.com. Colerain Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Kids Dance FitnessClass, 10:30-11:15 a.m., GreatCommission Bible Church, 10200Hamilton Ave., Family LifeCenter. Healthy program featur-ing explosion of music, danceand energy. Ages 4-12. $4.851-4946; www.debsfitnesspar-ty.com.Mount Healthy.

Music - RockSky’s Collapse, 7:30 p.m., TheUnderground, 1140 Smiley Ave.,With Take Captive the Captain,We are as Ronin and others.Doors open 7 p.m. 825-8200;www.theug.com. Forest Park.

NatureMaple Sugar Days, Noon-5p.m., Farbach-Werner NaturePreserve, 3455 Poole Road,Ellenwood Nature Barn. Leg-ends and lore, naturalist-ledhike, demonstration and sweettreats. Native American andpioneer sugar camps and back-yard evaporators show howsyrup is turned into sugar.Sampling of food with mapleavailable for small fee. Free;vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Colerain Township.Winter Star Quest, 2-4 p.m.,WintonWoods, 10245 WintonRoad, Winton Centre. Check outthe night sky in winter and lookfor the brightest stars and theconstellations they form in aninflatable planetarium. Free,vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Springfield Township.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Mill Race Banquet Center,1515 W. Sharon Road, Audienceparticipation. "NASCAR Knock-off." Dinner at 7 p.m. Adults.$34.50 plus tax; vehicle permitrequired. Registration requiredonline. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. Spring-field Township.

Special EventsSpring Fishing Classic, 1:30p.m., Bass Pro Shops OutdoorWorld, Tips for fishing the GreatMiami River 1:30 p.m. Springfishing tips with Kevin Izzi 2:30p.m. Baits for success, such asjigs and crankbaits 3:30 p.m.Best tackle and equipment formuskie fishing 4:30 p.m. Tipsand trends for catfishing 5:30p.m. Free. 826-5200. Forest Park.

SUNDAY, FEB. 24Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8

a.m.-noon, Fraternal Order ofEagles - Mount Healthy Aerie2193, 1620 Kinney Ave., Made-to-order omelets, eggs any style,goetta and more. $8. 931-2989.Mount Healthy.

NatureMaple Sugar Days, Noon-5p.m., Farbach-Werner NaturePreserve, Free; vehicle permitrequired. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Colerain Township.

ShoppingCoin Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,American Legion Post HughWatson Post 530 Greenhills,11100 Winton Road, Free admis-sion. Presented by Jim Huffman.937-376-2807. Greenhills.

Special EventsSpring Fishing Classic, 1:30p.m., Bass Pro Shops OutdoorWorld, Techniques fishing forcrappie with Mike Bright 1:30p.m. Baits for success, such asjigs and crankbaits 2:30 p.m.Best tackle and equipment formuskie fishing 3:30 p.m. Tipsand trends for catfishing 4:30p.m. Free. 826-5200. Forest Park.

MONDAY, FEB. 25Exercise ClassesHatha Yoga, 6:30 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,$5. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.FitBodz, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,4300 Springdale Road, Instruct-ed by Gary Terry, West Pointgraduate, Army master fitnesstrainer and certified personaltrainer. Focusing on helpingindividuals improve theirstrength, stamina, flexibility andweight loss. Bring mat, 3- or5-pound dumbbells and water.$8. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.Cardio Dance Party, 7:45-8:45p.m., Cincinnati Dance andMovement Center, 880 ComptonRoad, Incorporates variety ofdance styles, including jazz, hiphop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Registration required. Presentedby Cardio Dance Party. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Springfield Township.

Health / WellnessStroke Screening, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Any vascular screening: $60. Allfive: $139. For ages 50 and up.Registration required. 741-8802.Colerain Township.

Music - BluesBlues and Jazz Jam, 9p.m.-12:30 a.m., Poor Michael’s,11938 Hamilton Ave., Featuringrotating musicians each week.Free. 825-9958. SpringfieldTownship.

SeminarsJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Valerie Plis,StrengthsBUILDERS LLC, pre-sents: Thriving at Your NextNetworking Event: DiscoverFour Tips for Powerful Conversa-tions. Weekly speakers advisejob seekers on how to conductan effective job search. Familyfriendly. Free. Registrationrequired. 931-5777. Finneytown.

TUESDAY, FEB. 26Dance ClassesNew Beginner WesternSquare Dancing Class, 7:30-

9:30 p.m., Parky’s Farm HayloftBarn, 10073 Daly Road, Noexperience necessary. Free,vehicle permit required. Call860-4746; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 7-8p.m., Colerain Township Com-munity Center, $5. 741-8802;www.coleraintwp.org. ColerainTownship.

Senior CitizensLife Story Workshop, 1:30-3:30p.m., Springfield TownshipSenior and Community Center,9158 Winton Road, Discovernew techniques to rememberand tell stories of your lifejourney thus far. Bring pens andsense of adventure. Appropriatefor adults of any writing leveland both new and returningstudents. $57.50, $50 residents.Registration required. Presentedby Extraordinary Lives. 522-1154.Springfield Township.

Support GroupsFinding Your Way throughLoss, 6:30-8 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road,Weekly through March 19. Freshapproach to the heartache ofgrief. Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777. Finneytown.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27Art & Craft ClassesJewelry Design, 9-11:30 a.m.,Colerain Township CommunityCenter, 4300 Springdale Road,Bring jewelry beads and createwith assistance from LindaSchneider. For ages 50 and up.Free. 741-8802; www.cole-raintwp.org. Colerain Township.

Exercise ClassesFitBodz, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,$8. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.

Senior CitizensZumba Gold, 1-2 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Modified Zumba forseniors and beginners withstanding and chair participation.For seniors. $3, $25 for 10 class-es. Presented by Deb’s FitnessParty. 205-5064; www.debs-fitnessparty.com. Green Town-ship.

Support GroupsCopingwith Depression,7-8:30 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Discusscoping strategies. Free. Regis-tration required. 931-5777;www.northminsterchurch.net.Finneytown.Holistic Health andWellnessGroup, 7-8:30 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road,Learn ways to manage yourphysical, mental and spiritualfitness. Free. Registration re-quired. 931-5777. Finneytown.

THURSDAY, FEB. 28Dance ClassesWaltz Classes, 7 p.m., Parky’sFarm Hayloft Barn, Free. 671-7219; www.sonksdf.com. Spring-field Township.Square Dance Lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Forest Park ActivityCenter, $5. 232-1303. ForestPark.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Classes, 7-8p.m., Colerain Township Com-munity Center, $5. 741-8802;www.coleraintwp.org. ColerainTownship.Hatha Yoga, 9:15 a.m., ColerainTownship Community Center,$5. 741-8802; www.coleraintw-p.org. Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Kroger Finney-town, 8421Winton Road, Fif-teen-minute screenings. Cost

varies per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byMercy Health Partners. 686-3310; www.e-mercy.com. Fin-neytown.

FRIDAY, MARCH1Dining EventsPleasant Run PresbyterianChurch Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,Pleasant Run PresbyterianChurch, Dinner: $8.50, $4.50 perchild; carryout: $8, $4 per child.4170888; www.pleasantrunp-c.org. Colerain Township.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, $7 per dinner.851-1930. Forest Park.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, $7.50platter, $4.50 sandwich. 521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.Our Lady of the Rosary FishFry, 5:30-7 p.m., Our Lady of theRosary Church, Drive throughonly. $5 drive through; dine-inor carryout menu varies. 825-8626; www.olr.net. Greenhills.St. Ignatius of Loyola ChurchFish Fry, 5-9 p.m., St. Ignatius ofLoyola Church, $1-$7. 661-6565;saintiaa.countmein.com.Mon-fort Heights.

Farmers MarketLettuce Eat Well Winter Farm-ers Market, 3-7 p.m., CheviotUnited Methodist Church, Free.661-1792; www.lewfm.org.Cheviot.

On Stage - TheaterQuartet, 8 p.m., North CollegeHill City Center, 1500 W. Gal-braith Road, Cecily, Reggie andWilfred reside in a home forretired opera singers in Kent,England. Each year, there is aconcert to celebrate Verdi’sbirthday. Jean, who used to bemarried to Reggie, acts like adiva and refuses to sing. But theshowmust go on in this funnyand poignant play. $15; $12seniors, students and activemilitary. Presented by Center-Stage Players of Ohio. 588-4910;www.centerstageplayersinc-.com. North College Hill.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2BenefitsBrotherly Love Tour, 6:30 p.m.,Clovernook Country Club, 2035W. Galbraith Road, Open bar,drinks and appetizers, seateddinner 7:20 p.m., program at8:30 p.m., silent auction, rafflesand music. VIP includes meet-and-greet reception with BuddyLaRosa. Benefits Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly. $150 VIP;$80. Reservations required.Presented by Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly. 521-0333;cincinnati.littlebrothers.org.College Hill.

Dining EventsBand Boosters’ Pasta Dinner,4-7 p.m., Mount Healthy Jr./Sr.High School, 8101HamiltonAve., Cafeteria. Performances byHigh School Concert Band, Jr.High Band, Elementary Bandand Jazz Band. $5-$7. Presentedby Mount Healthy Band Boost-ers. 522-1612.Mount Healthy.

Exercise ClassesZumba Kids Dance FitnessClass, 10:30-11:15 a.m., GreatCommission Bible Church, $4.851-4946; www.debsfitnesspar-ty.com.Mount Healthy.

Music - ConcertsCeltic Crossroads, 7:30-10 p.m.,McAuley High School, 6000Oakwood Ave., Fusions oftraditional Irish music, bluegrass,gypsy and jazz. $35. Presentedby Greater Cincinnati Perform-ing Arts Society. 484-0157;www.gcparts.org. College Hill.

On Stage - TheaterQuartet, 8 p.m., North CollegeHill City Center, $15; $12 seniors,students and active military.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3Dining EventsSons of the American LegionBreakfast, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,American Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Made-to-ordereggs, omelets, bacon, goetta,ham, pancakes, biscuits andgravy, fried potatoes, fruit andmuffins. $8, free for childrenunder 6. Through April 7. 729-0061.Mount Healthy.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Maple Sugar Days return to Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, 3455 Poole Road in ColerainTownship, from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and Sunday, Feb. 24. Volunteer Bob Bohn ispictured talking about the sap-boring process with the Chein family – Louis, Emily, Caitlinand Cathy. For more information, call 521-7275 or visit www.greatparks.org. JENNIE KEY/THE

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Chuck Brisbin has a busy weekend coming up. He’sperforming with The Tuna Project beginning at 10 p.m.Friday, Feb. 22, J’s Sports Bar, 4862 Delhi Ave. in DelhiTownship, and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Poppy’s Tavern,5510 Rybolt Road in Green Township. THANKS TO JOE SIMON.

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The Green TownshipBranch Library, 6525Bridgetown Road, isreadying for a used booksale sponsored by theFriends of the Public Li-brary of Cincinnati &Hamilton County theweekend of March 14-16.

The sale will includeused fiction and nonfic-tion books, as well as au-diovisual items that in-clude CDs, DVDs, audio-books, and VHS tapes.Prices start at one dollarforpaperbacks,withmostitems priced from $1-$4.

“We’re really excitedto host another sale at thebranch,” said BranchManager Kathy Taylor.“There will be a good se-lection of quality chil-dren’s books, a great as-sortment of fiction and

nonfiction, and books forall ages include children,teens and adults.”

Sale hours are: noon-9p.m. Thursday, March 14;10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday,March 15; and 10 a.m-5p.m. Saturday, March 16.

Cash, checks or creditcards are accepted to payfor purchases. Proceedsfrom book sales fundthousands of children’sand adult programsthroughout the year andmake these events avail-able free of charge to thepublic. It also sponsorsthe annual summer read-ing program and pur-chases items for the Li-brary’s collection.

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According to the Cen-ters for Disease Control(CDC), the risk of coloncancer increases withage, and is greater inmen than in women, andgreaterinAfrican-Amer-icans than in Caucasians.

CDC statistics showonly 36 percent of unin-sured adults aged 50–75are up-to-date with col-orectal cancer screen-ing, compared to two-thirds of thegeneral pop-ulation.

Health Care AccessNow (HCAN) has re-ceiveda$50,000Commu-nity Health Empower-ment Grant from theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety, East Central Divi-sion, to improve screen-ing for colorectal cancerover the next year.

HCAN will partnerwith The HealthCareConnection (THCC) toimprove colon cancerscreening and consumerengagement, focusing onthe uninsured and unde-rinsured and AfricanAmericans.

Dolores Lindsay, CEOof THCC, said the canbridge an access and in-formationgapamongAf-ricanAmericansandoth-ers who are less likely toreceive culturally appro-priate cancer screeningservices, patient supportand education

“We wholeheartedlysupport this initiative asan important step ineliminating an accessand information gapamong African Ameri-cans and others who areless likely to receive cul-turally appropriate can-

cer screening services,patient support and edu-cational information,”said Dolores Lindsay,CEO of THCC.

Over the next 12-monthperiod,HCANandTHCCwill collaborate todistribute educationalmaterials promoting col-orectal cancer aware-ness and the benefits ofroutine screenings to atotal of 2,000 individuals,and plans to conduct 700screening tests and fa-cilitate 200 colonoscopyprocedures.

The focus will be ontwo THCC practice sites– LincolnHeights HealthCenter and Mt. HealthyFamily Practice.

HCAN will use itsPathway Programmodelto facilitate this work.This model offers a con-sistent approach forface-to-face, individual-ized care coordination.

“The protocol in-cludes identifying psy-cho-social barriers,health care utilizationandplansfor follow-uptoensure appointments arekept,” said LaVerne Wi-ley, RN, Pathway Pro-gram Coordinator.

Formore information,contact Health Care Ac-cess Now at 513-707-5697.

To schedule an ap-pointment at LincolnHeightsHealthCenterorMt. Healthy FamilyPractice, call 513-588-3623.

To find out aboutAmerican Cancer Soci-ety programs and ser-vices, call 1-800-227-2345.

Agency makes coloncancer tests available

Yesterday, grand-daughter Eva and Ishared a simple countrypleasure. We went for awalk down my path thatleads to the East ForkRiver. She wanted to seeif the watercress wasgrowing in our little

spring-fedpool alongthe pathand if the“Eastergrass”(wild on-ions) wasup yet.Well, nowatercressfor oursalad, but

the wild onions weregrowing in little patchesalong an old stone wall.

There was a bonus,too: Wild yellow aconitewas poking through lay-ers of fallen leaves andsnow all over the hill.What a surprise that was.I think this is the earliestyet that I’ve seen both ofthese harbingers ofspring. The aconite’sneon yellow petals lookdelicate but are sturdyenough to survive undera layer of snow. Theflowers have a history,too.

Our friend Ike Leaf,of blessed memory,tossed the first handfulof seeds on top of the hillyears ago. “When theydrop seeds, they’ll tum-ble down the hill andeventually cover it,” hesaid. And they have.Check out my blog for aphoto of Eva picking wildaconite.

Pesto stuffed porktenderloin

A recipe that garnersfans every time it’sserved. My friend, MaryLee Olinger, an AndersonTownship reader, firstshared this with me awhile back. She had eat-en this stuffed pork atthe home of her friend,Mary Ann Myers. Mylatest version includesfresh parsley and Roma-no cheese. Make sureyou use pork tenderloinand not the loin, becausethe loin won’t cook in thetime given. Check a fewminutes before it’s done– I roast my pork to 145or so (see my tip below).Use ready-made pesto ormy homemade. Eventhough Easter is weeks

away, you might want tosave this recipe for East-er dinner, it’s that good.

2 pounds pork tenderloin,trimmed

Ready-made or homemadepesto

Romano cheese, grated (orParmesan)

Pine nutsButcher stringFresh chopped parsley andextra cheese for garnish

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Slice the tender-loin, lengthwise, notquite all the waythrough. Spoon pestountil it fills (and over-flows a bit) the cavity.Gently tie roast in threeplaces to keep it togeth-er. Place on sprayedbaking pan. Sprinkle agood amount of cheeseand nuts over roast. Bakeuntil done (145 degrees).In my oven it takes about25-30 minutes; it maytake longer in yours. Ifthe pine nuts start to gettoo brown, tent meatwith foil. Let rest about10 minutes, tented withfoil. After slicing, sprin-kle with parsley andmore cheese. This feedsfour to five people.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Nervous about porktemperature? The USDAsays 145 degrees is safe.After resting a few min-utes, the temperature

will rise a few degrees,enough to kill any harm-ful bacteria. The meatwill be juicy and maylook pink.

Rita’s pestoGo to taste on this.

3⁄4 to 1 teaspoon garlic,minced

2 tablespoons pine nuts2 tablespoons softenedbutter

2 cups basil leaves, packed1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese1⁄4 cup Romano cheese (oruse all Parmesan)

Extra virgin olive oil: startwith 3 tablespoons and gofrom there

With a food proces-sor’s motor running, addgarlic and nuts. Addeverything else and proc-ess until smooth. Store inrefrigerator up to aweek. It may turn a bitdark on the top, but that’sOK. Some people pour athin layer of oil over thetop to prevent this. Storein freezer severalmonths, again pouring athin layer of oil on top toprevent darkening.

Readers want toknow

Dotting with butter.The dilemma from Mary-ann from Erlanger has istoo much butter landingon top of casseroles.“When a recipe says todot with butter, I alwayswind up with too much

on top,” she says.Solution: Keep a stick

of butter in freezer. Peelwrapper back to desiredamount. Use a vegetablepeeler to shave rightamount from frozenbutter, letting pieces fallonto food in thin curls.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Stuffed pork tenderloinnice enough for Easter

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Stuff this pork tenderloin with store-bought pesto, or use Rita’s recipe to make your own.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

www. trinitymthealthy.org513-522-3026

“Growing Closer to God, Growing Closer to Neighbor”

Pastor Todd A. Cutter

1553 Kinney Ave, Mt. HealthyWorship: 8:30 am traditional - 10:45 am contemporary

Sunday School: 9:45 am Nursery provided

Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd., Finneytown

www.faithcinci.orgPastor Robert Curry

Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00amSunday School 10:15

LUTHERAN

Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544

[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote

8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II

Child Care 9-12

EPISCOPAL

Mt. Healthy Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

7717 Harrison Ave Mt. Healthy, OH 45231Rev. Michael Doerr, Pastor 513-521-6029Sunday 9:00 a.m...... Contemporary Service

9:45a.m...... Sunday School10:45 a.m........ Traditional Worship

Nursery Staff Provided“A Caring Community of Faith”

Welcomes You

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES

Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)

Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215

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

Visitors Welcome!

SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH

4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241

(513) [email protected]

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

VACATION BIBLESCHOOL

June 25 through June 29Ages 3 to 15

Theme: Amazing Adventures

BAPTIST

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor

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

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

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH

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

Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553

www.highviewchristianchurch.com

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Sharonville United Methodist8:15 & 11amTraditional Service & Kingdom Kids

9:30am Adult & Children’s Sunday School7:00pmWednesday, Small Groups for all agesInfant care available for all services3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets

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

Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amContemporary Gathering: Bible &

Conversation 11:30 - 12:30Nursery Available Handicap Access"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend".

Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church

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

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

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

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"Jesus: The Transformation of

His Call"Traditional Worship 8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages) 9:40 & 11am

Nursery Care ProvidedDr. Cathy Johns, Senior PastorRev. Doug Johns, Senior Pastor

United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave

(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter

Christ, the Prince of Peace

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

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

UNITED METHODIST

Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd

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

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

www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024

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

Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian

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

Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org

www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC

FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ691 Fleming Rd 522-2780

Rev Pat McKinneySunday School - All Ages - 9:15am

Sunday Worship - 10:30amNursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Northwest CommunityChurch

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

513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AMHandicap Accessible/Nursery Available

Salem White Oak Presbyterian

Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing Love

Sunday Worship ScheduleTraditional Services: 8:00 & 10:15am

Contemporary Services: 9:00 & 11:30amStudent Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available

Jeff Hosmer, Rich Jones &Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors

At CHURCH BY THEWOODS

www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,

Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:

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

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

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

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

Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word

Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time

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

Various Bible Studies are available.

PRESBYTERIAN

EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble RdOffice: 2192 Springdale Rd

542-9025Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

Through nonprofitMagnified Giving, stu-dents of Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy,Loveland High Schooland Ursuline Academyare learning importantlessons that are equip-ping them to be the nextgeneration of philanthro-pists.

They are being chal-lenged to research areanonprofits, distributegrant applications andultimately will present acheck to the cause oftheir choice at a May 16Magnified Giving Awardceremony at McAuleyHigh School.

Giving back is a con-cept that Roger Grein,the organization’s foun-der and president, was

taught from his parentsand one that he is com-mitted topassingon to to-day’s youth. For hiswork,Greinwas selectedfrom19,000 full time vol-unteers as the NationalFather George MaderAward by the CatholicVolunteer Network.

Named after the Net-work’s founder, the annu-al award is given to an or-ganization or individualthat encourages lay menand women to serve oth-ers locally, nationally, orinternationally.

Grein was also named2012 Philanthropist oftheYear from theAssoci-ation of Fundraising Pro-fessionals Greater Cin-cinnati Chapter.

The vision of Magni-fied Giving is for everyhigh school student inAmerican, beginningwith Greater Cincinnati

and Northern Kentucky,to someday have an op-portunity to learn first-hand how to be generousand wise philanthropiststhroughhands-onexperi-ence. The organization’sfourth year is seeing arecord number ofschools and students in-volved.

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Hamilton County Re-cycling and Solid WasteDistrict is teaming withthe Civic Garden Centerof Greater Cincinnati tooffer a free comprehen-sive three-weekbackyardcomposting training.

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Dorothy BarnesDorothy L. Barnes, 87, Green

Township, died Feb. 10.Survived by son Barney (Patti)

Barnes; grandchildren Dwayne,David, Jonathan (Sarah), Mat-thew, Stephanie Barnes; great-grandchildren Kayla, Kimari,Mackenzie, Connor; sisters JanieSmith, Brenda Thompson, WilmaGoodman. Preceded in death byhusband Buford Barnes, sonWilliam Barnes.

Services were Feb. 14 atNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.Memorials to the Hospice ofCincinnati, United Cerebral Palsyor a charity of the donor’schoice.

Gloria FeeleyGloria Siebert Feeley, 82, died

Feb. 13.Survived by husband Joseph

Feeley; children Barb (Bob)Little, Peter (Debra), Linda (PaulKaroly), Cathy (Joe Walsh)Ruehlman, Joe (Jennifer) Feeley,Debbie (Don) Ferneding, Mike(Denise) Westendorf, Patti(John) Clifford; 26 grandchil-

dren; 24 great-grandchildren.

Serviceswere Feb. 18 atSt. Martin ofTours. Arrange-ments byDalbert, Wood-ruff & IsenogleFuneral Home.

Memorials to St. Martin of ToursChurch.

Bernie MahlerA. Bernard “Bernie”Mahler,

87, Colerain Township, died Feb.11. He worked for Quinn Refrig-eration and Kings Island.

He served in the 4th MarineDivision during World War II,landing on beaches of Iwo Jima.

Survived by daughter LeslieMahler; sister Helen Dugan;friends Elise, Phyllis, Andrea;three nephews. Preceded indeath by wife Billie Mahler.

Services were Feb. 15 atFrederick Funeral Home.

MonaMangoldMona Smith Mangold, 82,

Green Township, died Feb. 11.She worked for Procter & Gam-ble.

She was an officer of Womenof the Moose and a member ofthe Green Township Senior

Center.Survived by

children Alfred(Gretchen)Mangold,Shirley (Jack)Naylor; sistersBeryl Betton;grandchildrenChris, Vince,

Brian, Jason, Amy, David; great-grandchildren Becker, Mylan,Chloe, Lexi, Madelyn, Kaitlyn,Owen, Leah. Preceded in deathby husband Alfred Mangold,daughter Judith Mangold.

Services were Feb. 16 atGump-Holt Funeral Home.Memorials to: Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to AnimalsCincinnati, 3949 Colerain Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45223.

Lester MintonLester L. Minton, 91, Green

Township, Feb. 4. He was anembalmer.

He was an Army veteran ofWorld War II.

Survived by wife WandaMinton; son William (Susan)Minton Sr.; grandchildren Ste-

phanie, Wil-liam Jr. Minton.Preceded indeath bydaughterMelanie Min-ton.

Serviceswere Feb. 8 atGump-Holt

Funeral Home. Memorials to:Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

Hal SchaeferHarold “Hal” Schaefer, 81,

Green Township, died Feb. 12.Survived by children Denise

(David) Harpring, Sandy Denne-dy, Douglas (Lorie) Schaefer;

grandchildrenAmy (Jason)Burgess, Re-becka Harpr-ing, Matt, TimDennedy,Brandon, Eric,Allison Schaef-er; great-grandchild

Harper Burgess; sisters Loretta(Ray) Brinkman, Mary Virginia“Ginny” Bailey.

Services were Feb. 15 at St.William. Arrangements byDalbert, Woodruff & IsenogleFuneral Home.

Frederick Schlimm Sr.Frederick B. Schlimm Sr.,

Green Township, died Feb. 12.He was former president ofCincinnati Technical College,now Cincinnati State Technical &Community College.

He was a Navy veteran.Survived by wife Patricia;

children Frederick Jr. (Patricia),Joseph (Jenny), Christopher(Jennifer), Steven (Beverly)Schlimm, Maryann (Jim) Gamel,Margaret (Ken) Garbsch; sistersBernice Prenting, Mary LouPrice; friend Donna Biehl; 25grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by parents Joseph, Nellie,sister Hilda Dinsmore.

Services were Feb. 16 at St.Aloysius Gonzaga. Arrange-ments by B.J. Meyer Sons Funer-al Home. Memorials to the St.Aloysius Gonzaga Tuition AidFund or a charity of the donor’schoice.

Walter ShroyerWalter L. Shroyer, Colerain

Township, died Feb. 8, one dayshy of his 98th birthday. Heworked for the Formica Corpo-ration for 43 years.

Survived by children Walter(Vicki) Shroyer Jr., Mary Lou(Donald) Veerkamp, Jane (Dave)Frey; sister-in-law Ardella Smith;16 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Precededin death by wife Thelma Shroyer,daughter Margie (John) Kerth.

Services were Feb. 12 at St.John the Baptist. Arrangements

by Mihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome. Memorials to: St. Johnthe Baptist Help-a-Student Fund,5361Dry Ridge Road, Cincinnati,OH 45252 or the Hospice ofCincinnati.

William StrietWilliam H. Striet, 65, Green

Township, died Feb. 2.Survived by wife Karen Striet;

children David (Patrice), PatrickStriet, Rebecca (Tom) Schoe-

nauer; grand-children Cora,Claire Striet,Nicholas,VeronicaSchoenauer;siblings Caro-line (Robert)Peters, Diana(Ron) Poston,

Janice Breen, Ralph (Cathy), Jeff(Terry) Striet; mother-in-lawMary Jane Lockard.

Services were Feb. 16 at St.Jude Church. Arrangements byB.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home.Memorials to: WoundedWar-riors Project, P.O. Box 758517,Topeka, KS 66675.

Margaret ThiemannMargaret Dugan Thiemann,

77, Green Township, died Feb.11.

Survived by children Theresa(Michael) Schemenaur, Harry(Carol), Thomas (Julie) Thie-

mann, Cather-ine (Thomas)Byrnes; broth-ers Jim (Ginny),Joe (the lateChick) Dugan;five grand-children; sevengreat-grand-children; many

nieces and nephews. Preceded indeath by husband Harry Thie-mann.

Services were Feb. 15 at St.Teresa of Avila. Arrangementsby Meyer & Geiser FuneralHome. Memorials to: ArthritisFoundation, 7124 Miami Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45243.

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Survived by children DianeSkierkiewicz, Mark, Tom (Nancy),Chris (Carol), George (Jill) Von-derhaar; grandchildren Lee,

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Services were Feb. 14 at OurLady of the Visitation. Arrange-ments by Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home. Memorials toElder High School, CincinnatiRight to Life Educational Foun-dation or a charity of the do-nor’s choice.

Carol WillisCarol Vincent Willis, 61, died

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husband J.L.“Jim”Willis;children Craig(Paula) Hop-man, Jennifer(Doug) Lonne-man, Kimmie(Mark Jones)

Hopman; grandchildren Court-ney, Brooke, Caden; brothersDarryl (Carmen), Craig (Beverly)Vincent. Preceded in death byparents Alvin “Lee,” HelenVincent, brother Glenn Vincent.

Arrangements by FrederickFuneral Home. Memorials to:Shriners Hospital, 3229 BurnetAve, Cincinnati, OH 45229.

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Incidents/reportsAggravated robbery5311 Eastknoll Court, Feb. 1.Criminaldamaging/endangering1651W. North Bend Road, Feb.1.Felonious assault2564 Kipling Ave., Feb. 3.5875 Renee Court, Feb. 7.Theft1551 Elkton Place, Feb. 1.1651W. North Bend Road, Feb.1.

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Knife and currency valued at $30removed at 8143 Holly Brook,Feb. 1.VoyeurismVictim reported at 2728 BarthasPlace, Aug. 16.

GREEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsValerie O. Cohen, 29, 58 RidgeAve., drug possession at 5750Harrison Ave., Feb. 4.Tonya Bennett, 46, 5078 RapidRun Road, theft and possessionof marijuana at 6580 HarrisonAve., Feb. 4.Howard L. Moore Jr., 45, 6712Harrison Ave. No. 2, theft at6550 Harrison Ave., Feb. 4.Marilyn Smith, 58, 2943 Mon-tana Ave., theft at 6300 Glen-way Ave., Feb. 6.Cody A. Baldrick, 19, 5868 EastCounty Road, drug abuse at6790 Harrison Ave., Feb. 7.Melissa M. Gill, 37, 6621WerkRoad, disorderly conduct at4210 Harrison Ave., Feb. 7.Eric L. Morgan Jr., 33, 2705 EastTower No. 501, possession ofmarijuana at Westwood North-ern Boulevard and North BendRoad, Feb. 7.Chris Byrd, 27, 719 BromleyRoad, theft at Harrison Avenueand Interstate 74, Feb. 7.

Incidents/reportsAggravated burglarySuspect broke a window andattempted to enter apartment

unit, but fled when confrontedby occupant at 5415 Lee’sCrossing Drive No. 1, Feb. 6.AssaultVictim punched in the facewhen confronted by threesuspects at Southpointe Drive,Feb. 4.BurglaryWindow broken on home’s doorduring burglary attempt, butno entry was made at 5663Sagecrest Drive, Feb. 3.Copper piping stolen from homeat 4371 Pinecroft Drive, Feb. 4.Charger for an Apple iPod, videogame system, four video gamecontrollers, five video games,two computer tablets withchargers, laptop computer, twocellphones with chargers,medicine, pack of soft drinksand several pieces of jewelrystolen from home at 3990Gaines Road, Feb. 4.Three laptop computers, videogame system and two sub-woofers stolen from home at5590 West Fork Road, Feb. 5.Several pieces of jewelry stolenfrom home at 5731 KrogermontDrive, Feb. 6.Criminal damagingEgg thrown through home’s

door, causing damage to painton wall at 5663 Eden RidgeDrive, Jan. 26.Eggs thrown on home, leavingbehind a stain at 6083 WestFork Road, Jan. 28.Vehicle door scratched withunknown object at 5450 North-crest Lane, Jan. 30.Eggs and sugar thrown onvehicle at 5680 Harrison Ave.,Jan. 30.Window broken on vehicle at5260 Ralph Ave., Feb. 2.Criminal mischiefEgg thrown on home’s garagedoor at 5410 Race Road, Jan.26.Domestic disputeArgument between siblings atWerkridge Drive, Jan. 29.Felonious assaultSuspect intentionally struckvictim with a vehicle at 5385Lee’s Crossing Drive, Feb. 6.TheftTwo televisions, microwave andset of sheets stolen from Holi-day Inn at 5505 Rybolt Road,Jan. 26.Car stereos stolen from twovehicles at 3380 South Road,Jan. 28.Car stereo and a digital camera

stolen from vehicle at 6229Bridgetown Road, Jan. 28.Car stereo and paperwork stolenfrom one vehicle; and carstereo stolen from secondvehicle at 3455 Markay, Jan. 28.Car stereo stolen from vehicle at3881Harvestridge Drive, Jan.28.Vehicle stolen from lot at Marti-ni’s Service Center at 4417Bridgetown Road, Jan. 28.Cellphone and money stolenfrom locker at Bally’s Fitness at3694 Werk Road, Jan. 28.Ring stolen from home at 3461South Road, Jan. 29.Home theater system stolenfrom Big Lots at 3690 WerkRoad, Jan. 0.Three bottles of lotion stolenfrom Dollar General at 5795Cheviot Road, Jan. 29.Speaker stolen from victim atMercy Health – West Hospitalconstruction site at 5150 NorthBend Road, Jan. 30.Car stereo, cellphone chargerand flashlight stolen fromvehicle at 5334 Sidney Road,Jan. 29.Check stolen from checkbook at

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3945 Biehl Ave., Jan. 30.Deodorant, four bottles of bodywash and bottle of lotionstolen fromWalgreen’s at 5403North Bend Road, Jan. 31.Ten bottles of laundry deter-gent, three bottles of bleachand two packs of diapers stolenfromWalgreen’s at 5403 NorthBend Road, Jan. 31.Laptop computer stolen fromvehicle parked in lot at Krogerat 3491North Bend Road, Jan.31.Two suspects stole a DVD player,four candles, bottle of laundrydetergent, five wallets, an airfreshener and cold medicinefrom Dollar General at 5700Harrison Ave., Feb. 1.Gasoline stolen from UnitedDairy Farmers at 6075 HarrisonAve., Feb. 3.GPS stolen from vehicle at 3292Balsamridge Drive, Feb. 3.Apple iPad stolen from home at2957 North Bend Road, Feb. 3.Purse and contents, and a walletand contents stolen fromemployee room in doctor’soffice at 6350 Glenway Ave.,Feb. 4.GPS and four CDs stolen fromvehicle at 3141 Locust Log, Feb.4.GPS and money stolen fromvehicle at 2870 Blue Rock Road,Feb. 4.Container of laundry detergentand one box of dryer sheetsstolen from Kroger at 5830Harrison Ave., Feb. 4.Video game system stolen fromhome at 5415 Lee’s CrossingDrive No. 1, Feb. 5.Bin full of scrap copper andbronze stolen from home at3330 Van Zandt Drive, Feb. 6.Handgun stolen from vehicle at5690 Candlelight Terrace, Feb.5.Purse and its contents; and adiaper bag containing a wallet,cellphone, personal checks andseveral credit cards stolen fromemployee area in dentist’soffice at 5601 Cheviot Road,Feb. 6.Prescription medicine stolenfrom vehicle at 4417 HardingAve., Feb. 6.

Money and an Apple iPod stolenfrom vehicle at 2573 Falcon-bridge Drive, Feb. 8.

SPRINGFIELDTOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile Male, 16, drug abuse atGalbraith and Hamilton, Jan.21.Kevin Jones, 16, 1885 Sevenhills,domestic at Sevenhills, Jan. 22.Juvenile Male, 13, drug abuse at8916 Fontainebleau Terrace,Jan. 23.Tisa Weaver, 28, 2572 SpindlehillDrive, drug abuse at NorthBend Road, Jan. 26.Juvenile male, 16, drug abuse atHamilton Avenue, Jan. 29.Anthony Craddock, 33, 2119McKinley, domestic trouble atHamilton Avenue, Jan. 29.Juvenile female, 13, disorderlyconduct at 8101Hamilton Ave.,Jan. 30.Richard Laster, 42, 100 Cannon-bury Court, falsification at10948 Hamilton Ave., Jan. 31.Gregory Music, 50, 2512 4ThStreet, falsification at 10948Hamilton Ave., Jan. 31.

Incidents/reportsAggravated robberyVictim threatened and attemptmade to take currency at 875Galbraith Road, Jan. 28.Breaking and enteringVictim reported at 11928 Bri-arfield Court, Jan. 13.Copper removed at 6300 DalyRoad, Jan. 22.Copper removed at 563 Gal-braith Road, Jan. 23.BurglaryResidence entered and jewelryof unknown value removed at10669 Silverbrook Drive, Jan.28.Attempt made at 16 Ridgeway,Jan. 29.Residence entered and TV, gamesystem, computer of unknownvalue removed at 2065 Sev-enhills Drive, Jan. 30.Residence entered and checksremoved at 1199 Meredith, Jan.25.Residence entered and TV, gamesystem, headphones and cur-rency of unknown value re-

moved at 9469 Leebrook, Jan.30.Residence entered and laptop,iPad, camera, jewelry of un-known value removed at 2065Broadhurst Ave., Jan. 31.Criminal damagingMailbox damaged at 2251Springdale Road, Jan. 21.Window damaged at 8785Mockingbird Lane, Jan. 22.Reported at 8353 Vine Street,Jan. 24.Vehicle damaged at 1364 Forest-er Drive, Jan. 26.Window damaged at 6280Simpson, Jan. 29.Vehicle mirrors damaged at 8801Cottonwood Drive, Feb. 3.DomesticVictim reported at North Hill,Jan. 25.Victim reported at Desoto, Jan.29.ForgeryVictim reported at 1568 PleasantRun, Nov. 30.MenacingVictim threatened at 8238Mayfair Street, Jan. 22.RobberyAttempt made to hit victim andtake currency at 8151WintonRoad, Feb. 2.Sexual impositionVictim reported at BanningRoad, Jan. 30.TheftWallet and contents of un-known value removed at 6464Winton Road, Jan. 22.Reported at 824 Redmill Road,Jan. 23.Victim reported at 1284 SectionRoad, Jan. 23.Cab fare not paid at 10981Hamilton Ave., Jan. 26.Laptop valued at $225 removedat 1568 Pleasant Run Drive, Jan.24.Laptop and money of unknownvalue removed at 1566 PleasantRun Drive, Jan. 24.Property valued at $200 re-moved at 9791Winton Road,Jan. 14.Safe and $800 removed at 1275Landis Lane, Jan. 30.Victim reported at 1101DalbrenLane, Feb. 2.$625 removed from stand at9651Hamilton Ave., Feb. 2.

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