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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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A review of school opera-tions has been initiated to see ifSt. James of the Valley School inWyoming can remain open pastthis school year, after a stagger-ing deficit was discovered.
Principal Jim Haag sent a let-ter to parents, and held an infor-mation meeting Jan. 8 to explainthe situation.
The parish, under the leader-ship of new pastor the Rev.Chris Coleman and FinanceManager Clare Towle, discov-ered that St. James’ school had adeficit of $256,000 from the pre-vious fiscal year.
Additionally, they learnedthat the parish had been operat-ing in deficit conditions for adozen years.
“Past practice was to drawfunds from the parish reservesat the Archdiocese to make upthe deficits,” Haag wrote in theletter to parents. “Twelve yearsof this practice has dramatical-ly reduced those reserves.
“The parish is now in a situa-tion that is both critical and ur-gent.”
The letter explained that theschool, after just three monthsof the current academic year,has already reached a deficit of$79,653. Haag cited a drop in
parish attendance, where dona-tions help fund the school, aspart of the reason for the finan-cial struggle.
The principal explained inthe letter that the school wouldneed substantial philanthropicsupport, tuition increase and anincrease in enrollment at cur-rent staffing levels.
“Based on past indicators,none of those changes has arealistic chance of success,”Haag wrote.
The parish is conducting a“School Change Process,”which includes a review of oper-ations, to determine if theschool is viable.
“This process is designed tokeep the school open in all butimpossible situations, and makeclosure the last option,” Haagwrote in the letter.
He hasn’t given up hope,though, that St. James of theValley School can remain open.
“We’re working hard to workour way out of this mess,” Haagsaid the day after the parentmeeting. “This is a wonderfullittle school,” said Haag, a pa-rishioner himself, and father ofa St. James graduate.
“I also understand that hav-ing a parish that’s financiallysolvent is critical.” KELLY MCBRIDE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
An overwhelming financial deficit has put St. James of the Valley in Wyoming at risk of closing.
St. James of theValley School atrisk of closingBy Kelly [email protected]
As the revenue stream formany communities in GreaterCincinnati continue to shrink,ways to cut costs remain underthe microscope. Services suchas community access televisionare being scrutinized like neverbefore with some communitieseliminating or reducing the ser-vice.
One of the oldest and largestproviders of community accesstelevision in the Cincinnati areais the Intercommunity CableRegulatory Commission(ICRC). With these looming fi-
nancial challenges and signifi-cant changes in the way peoplecommunicate via social media,we asked ICRC Executive Di-rector Brad Stapleton a fewquestions about the history andfuture of community accesstelevision, specifically ICRC.He provided these responsesvia email.
Background on ICRC – whenand how did you begin?
“The ICRC was started in theearly 1980s by a forward think-ing Sharonville council membernamed Aaron Mackey. This waswhen cable television was firstcoming to the area and the ideawas that by negotiating as a
large group, rather than smallindividual suburban communi-ties, they could attract a larger,more state-of-the-art cable sys-tem. The result of that was thestate-of-the-art, 60-channel, twowire, interactive Qube cablesystem from Warner Amex. Af-ter the system was built, someof the communities decided topool their resources to fund andprogram the community accesschannels. The ICRC first beganproducing programs in 1986.
“The ICRC is a prime exam-ple of shared resources. Not ev-ery one of the communities we SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Brad Stapleton, executive director of ICRC, in the group’s studios inSharonville.
Director: ICRC remains‘relevant’ in changing worldBy Sheila [email protected]
See ICRC, Page A2
YOUR TURNDo you watch public accessprogramming? How often?On what platform? Howvaluable is the service?Email your comments [email protected].
How local communi-ties use ICRC, or otherpublic access:
» Evendale contractswith ICRC. The Connect-ing Active CommunitiesCoaltion’s meetings areamong the programsshown. Evendale’s annu-al budget for communitytelevision is $20,000. Theactual cost is $15,856. It’sused for governmentprogramming – councilmeetings. The source ofthe funds are generalfund revenue consistingof various taxes and in-vestment earnings.
» Glendale uses ICRCwith 40-50 percent of thecost covered by fran-chise fees. Budget 2014was $17,500. Glendale re-ceives 2 percent revenuefrom Time Warner andCincinnati Bell fran-chises which it uses forthe cost.
» Springdale HasICRC with a cost of about
$47,000 annually. VideoService Provider Feescover the cost. It is usedto record and show gov-ernment meetings.
Level of programmingvaries by community
WHO’SWATCHING?
These communitieshave contracts with ICRC:
Amberley VillageArlington Heights Columbia Township Crosby Township Elmwood Place Evendale Fairfax Glendale Harrison Harrison Township Indian Hill Lincoln Heights Mariemont Mason City Mason Schools Milford Milford - Schools Mount Healthy Mount Healthy
Schools North College Hill Princeton Schools Reading Sharonville Springdale St. Bernard Symmes Township Terrace Park Woodlawn
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late 1980s. We have gainedsome and lost some sincethen. We have lost fourcommunities in the pastfour years. All related tobudget cuts due to fundingchanges at the state level,reduction of the local gov-ernment fund, and elimi-nation of the estate tax.Each one of those commu-nities stressed that theywere happy with the ser-vice, but simply could notafford it.”
What services do youprovide to the communi-ties you serve?
“City council meetings- recorded and playedback on the cable systemthree different times aweek. Meetings are madeavailable online with in-dexed agenda links allow-ing viewers to click and godirectly to any one of theagenda items.
“Community events –Local sporting events,high school matches, base-ball, football, basketball,soccer volleyball, la-crosse, men’s and wom-en’s. Peewee Football tour-naments, semi-pro foot-ball and soccer, CincinnatiRollergirls. Festivals, con-certs, parades. Candidateforums, etc…
“We also playback agreat deal of program-ming that is produced bythe schools.
“Studio - We produce abi-weekly public affairsshow where local leaders
serve needs a televisionstudio, production truckor playback system butnow they all have access tothe services that thosethings provide.”
How are you funded?“Each cable subscriber
that lives in an ICRC com-munity pays a 5 percentfranchise fee. That is 5percent of their cable tele-vision service only, thatpercentage does not in-clude Internet service ortelephone. On a quarterlybasis that 5 percent is thengiven back to the commu-nity and the ICRC - 2 per-cent of that 5 percent. (2percent of the cable televi-sion bill or 40 percent ofwhat the community re-ceives).”
How many communi-ties do you serve today?Did you serve more com-munities today or few-er?
“Today we are at 23communities. Which iswhere we were back in the
and elected officials comeinto our studio and discussissues and events that areimportant to their constit-uents. Some of the localchambers of commerceproduce monthly pro-grams where they intro-duce new members of thelocal business communityand the products and ser-vices they provide.”
How does communityaccess television fit in to-day’s communicationrich society with You-Tube, Facebook, Twitter. ..?
“Community accesstelevision must adapt andstay relevant to its com-munity. When we startedthere were five accesschannels on a 60-channelcable box. People werethrilled to see their citycouncil meeting on televi-sion a week or so after itoccurred. Now if theycan’t see that same meet-ing on their phone the nextday they want to knowwhy. And they can becausethat is part of the servicethe ICRC provides.
“In the fall when ourtwo trucks go out to coverhigh school football bothof those games are playedback that same night atmidnight. We are doingmore and more with ‘livetelevision’ over the Inter-net. For the sports wherepermissible, which is pret-ty much everything butfootball and tournaments,we make them availablelive over the Internet soanyone anywhere with anInternet connection cansee them as they happen.Same thing with concertsand parades and othercommunity events, wepost a link on our Face-book page and people canwatch live on their com-puter.
“This year we are fo-cusing on our studio ser-vices. In the past, a localmayor or township trusteecould come into our studioon a Monday night andspend a half hour speakingwith the host of our publicaffairs show and then aweek later the folks at
home could tune in andhear what they had to say.What we are working to-ward now is for that sameperson to come into ourstudio on a Monday eve-ning, choose how theywant to present their infor-mation from a variety offormats and when theywalk out the door theyhave a thumb drive intheir hand that will allowthem to upload that videoto their Facebook page orTwitter account and sendit out immediately to allwho subscribe.”
Are you digital? Whatabout high definition?
“Yes we are digital.However we are not HD(high definition).
“It is not required (to behigh definition), but is de-sired and at some point inthe near future we willmake that transition. It isnot up to us, it will requirean agreement with the ca-ble company. On our endwe have already begun thetransition by starting toupgrade our productionand playback equipmentso that in terms of workflow, everything is HDcompliant.”
What impact will thishave on service?
“The only impact it willhave on service will be sig-nificant increase in pic-ture quality.”
What is the future ofICRC?
“The future of theICRC looks strong. Wehave a history of being onthe leading edge of tech-nology. We were the firstlocal organization to putvideo on the Internet,starting in 1999 when weposted over 200 local can-didates for office on theweb, long before any of thebroadcasters were doingit. We were the first or-ganization in the countryto provide indexed councilmeetings on the web. Be-cause we have the supportof more than just one com-munity, we can provide ahigher level of service andbecause of that higher lev-el of service I believe wewill continue to thrive.”
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Wyoming High Schoolteachers participated inthe state’s annual Latinconference in mid-No-vember, and came homewith a trophy almost toobig to carry.
Todd Wegenhart andSamantha Frodge, whoteaches Latin to studentsin grades seven through12, were awarded the Hil-desheim Base at the OhioClassical Conference.
The traveling trophy isgiven to teachers of anOhio pre-college Classicsprogram, and will remainat Wyoming for one year.
“The Hildesheim VaseAward recognizes andpromotes academic excel-lence in Ohio secondary
school Latin programs, re-gardless of their size,” theapplication program says.“Although the award ismade for the program as awhole, the intent is also torecognize the contribu-tions of the individualteacher(s) to the programin its local environment,taking into account thesize and overall academiccharacter of the highschool.”
Criteria include qualityof curriculum and aca-demic performance of thestudents in that program.
“Our application sub-mission was approximate-ly 50 pages, detailing oureducational philosophy,curriculum, teaching ma-terials, assessments, andextracurricular activitiessponsored by the depart-
ment,” Wegenhart said. “The chair of the selec-
tion committee highlight-ed our educational philos-ophy, rich curriculum,and outside activities asitems that made us standout among the other final-ists.
Wegenhart outlined thekey points of the WyomingLatin program’s educa-tional philosophy:
“There should be noprerequisites for thestudy of foreign language,as all children are able togrow linguistically, cul-turally, and globallythrough their exposure tothe language and cultureof others.
“Regardless of howlong a student stays in ourprogram or how muchthat student achieves, he
or she is able to grow as aglobal citizen in that time.
“Instruction should bein a student-centeredclassroom in which we ad-just our methods and in-struction to meet theneeds of our students,” hesaid. “Ultimately, we wantour students to learn someLatin, improve their Eng-lish, and become bettercitizens.
The group’s extracur-ricular activities includestudent-study tours toEurope; events of the Cin-cinnati chapter of theAmerican Institute of Ar-chaeology; the annualOhio Junior ClassicalLeague convention everyMarch and the NationalJunior Classical Leagueconvention; and fundrais-ing events.
Wyoming High School wins Latin awardBy Kelly [email protected]
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Elvis fans filled Matthews Audi-torium Jan. 3 for a Princetonperformance that took theaudience back to the 1970s.
No detail was unattended,with dialogue, song lineup, openingperformers and backup to mimic anElvis concert recorded more than 40years ago.
The King, performed by MatthewsAuditorium manager Don Freeman,gave scarves to fans, sliding them fromhis neck as Elvis did, and delivering ina sweeping motion without missing abeat.
The show opened with an energeticperformance by The Stamps, whoopened for Elvis in the 1970s. The quar-tet of Rick Hammer, David Langley,Dave Wright and Mike Rich included atribute to all branches of the military,asking veterans to stand and be recog-nized by the cheering crowd.
Princeton students played in theorchestra and band, in the show thatalso featured the Sweet Inspirationsbackup singers, Elvis-style.
The show, which featured Elvismemorabilia to view, popcorn to snackand picture programs to purhcase,drew a crowd of about 750 to the 1,000-capacity auditorium.
A news report and clips of a 1970sElvis concert set the tone before theKing took the stage in signature side-burns and white sequined jumpsuit.
The three-hour performancebrought many audience members totheir dancing feet, and compelled oth-ers to sing along to the tunes that in-cluded “If I can Dream,” “Early Morn-ing Rain,” “Lawdy Miss Claudy,” and“You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog.”
A Princeton musical scheduled forearly March will be the final perfor-mance before the building is torn down.The school district is building its newsports complex at that location.
A new performance theater, with1,200 capacity, balcony and full-depthorchestra pit, is nearing completion inViking Village, which connects Prince-ton Community Middle School withPrinceton High School, across thestreet on Chester Road.
The Jan. 3 show was the final timethe King will perform at the originalMatthews Auditorium.
It must be said: Elvis has left thebuilding.
Elvis takes stage for final time atoriginal Matthews Auditorium
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Don Freeman as Elvis is joined by Chip Mitter as Jerry Schiff, center, and Avery Price as Charlie Hodge, who assisted the King with water andscarves to adorn adoring fans.
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Photos chronicling Elvis’ performances linethe wall outside Matthews Auditorium.
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Elvis slides scarves off his neck for his fans,who crowd the stage at the Jan. 3performance at Princeton’s MatthewsAuditorium.
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J.D. Sumner and The Stamps open for Elvis atPrinceton’s Matthews Auditorium Jan. 3.
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Elvis’ biggest fan, Ann Mullin, meets the Kingbackstage before Princeton’s Jan. 3 show.
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Jerry Linger, as James Burton, plays lead guitar, with Andrew Kubiak as John Wilkerson onrhythm guitar for Elvis at Princeton’s Matthews Auditorium Jan. 3
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During intermission at the King’s concert Jan.3, fans and Evendale Elementary studentsWesley Anglin, 7, and Travis Anglin, 5, posewith a life-size cutout of young Elvis.
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Jerry Linger, as James Burton, plays lead guitar for Elvis, performed by Don Freeman.
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A crowd of about 750 fills Matthews Auditorium for a Jan. 3 performance by Elvis the King.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 22BenefitsCincy Chic’s Eighth BirthdayParty, 6-9 p.m., Elements Con-ference and Event Centre, 11974Lebanon Road, Sweet treats,refreshments, shopping, pam-pering, fashion show, DJ, danc-ing and $8,000 in prizes raffled.Watch special video and seereveal of new website. BenefitsCincinnati Youth Collaborative.$10. Presented by Cincy Chic.675-3586; www.cincychic.com.Sharonville.
Cooking ClassesThe Palace at the CincinnatianHotel with Joe West, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
EducationActing Classes, 7-9 p.m., Shar-onville Fine Arts Center, 11165Reading Road, Actors build andexpand their skills. Prepare forauditions, improv, cold reads,monologues, character devel-opment and agency repre-sentation. Ages 18 and up. $25.Presented by Cincinnati ActorsStudio. 615-2827. Sharonville.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. Kem-per Road, Project consultantsand designers discuss trends inkitchen and bath design. Lightfare provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.
On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, $8-$14. Reserva-tions required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
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MuseumsRev James Kemper First Per-son Program, 7-9 p.m., Heri-tage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Hayner HouseBallroom. Steve Preston portray-ing Reverend James Kemper ca.1794. Kemper was first ordainedPresbyterian minister North ofthe Ohio River and prominentearly Cincinnatian. Dessertincluded. Benefits HeritageVillage Museum. $20, $17 mem-bers. Registration required.563-9484; www.heritagevillage-cincinnati.org. Sharonville.
On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.
Who Says Cincinnati’s NotFunny?, 8:30-11:30 p.m., Daveand Buster’s, 11775 CommonsDrive, FUNction Room 1. WithMurphy Lee and others. Ages 18and up. $15-$20. Presented byOvations Entertainment Group.722-5951. Springdale.
SATURDAY, JAN. 24Cooking ClassesKid’s Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’
Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $15. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
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Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.
Health / WellnessSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Weekly through Feb. 28., Cincin-nati Nutrition Counseling Cen-ter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu.Silverton.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.
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A couple of years ago I waswalking through our patch ofwoods when I came across alarge bucket nestled in thehillside. It was filled with silt soI decided to empty it.
No kidding, that bucket wasway heavier than it should have
been. The rea-son? A snappingturtle tumbledout from thebottom. It wasearly spring so itwas still hiber-nating. My firstthought wasturtle soup. Ipushed it backinto the bucketand had it hauledup the hill. Long
story short, no soup was madefrom that irritable creature. Welet it go and it headed down thehill toward the river.
That brings me to the singlesubject of today’s column: mockturtle soup. This will satisfy themany requests. Like goetta,mock turtle soup is a cherishedheirloom recipe here. The for-mer Cricket restaurant serveda version, and St. Rita’s schoolserves it at their festival everyyear. Ron’s Roost on the westside has it on their menu, also.
The original real turtle soupwas made from green sea tur-tles. They’re an endangeredspecies and most live in theAtlantic, Pacific and Indianoceans. Mock turtle soup orig-inated in England in the mid1800s. It later became popularin Germany. I don’t have roomfor all the recipes so check outmy website Abouteating.comfor more good ones.
Some original mock turtlesoups were made from calf’sbrains. OK, so I’m glad thatground beef is the meat ofchoice now. If you don’t want tomake it, Worthmore’s canned
mock turtle soup is a good bet. Ispoke with Phil Haock, whosegranddad started the businessin the ’20s. Phil said they sellhundreds of cases a week fromtheir Cincinnati facility. Somegoes to former Tristaters whocan’t go without their Worth-more. If you want to make yourown, here are two reader favor-ites.
Granddad Robert J.Niehoff's Mock TurtleSoup
Originally published in theEnquirer years ago. The notesindicate the soup “is one of thebest”.
20 gingersnaps, preferablyNabisco
2 cups water2 pounds ground beef1 medium onion, diced14 oz. bottle ketchup1/2 cup Lea & Perrin's
Worcestershire sauce2 tablespoons cider vinegar2 teaspoons salt1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 lemon, seeded, sliced thin4 cups water, more or less3 hard cooked eggs, crum-
bledSherrySoak gingersnaps in 2 cups
water and set aside. Brown beefin large heavy pot. Drain fat.Mash beef with potato masherwhile cooking for a fine texture.Stir in onions. Add ketchup,Worcestershire sauce, vinegar,salt, pepper and lemon. Add 4cups water, more or less. Sim-mer 1 hour. Add soaked ginger-snaps, raising heat and stirringconstantly 5 to 10 minutes. Stirin crumbled eggs. Serve hotwith dash of sherry. Makes 6servings.
John T's mock turtlesoup
A good recipe from a goodcook.
1-1/2 pounds ground beef3 quarts HOT water20 to 30 ginger snaps1 large onion1 medium carrot1 lemon1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce14 oz. catsup1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper4 hard-boiled eggs (finely
chopped)2 tablespoons sherry (or
vinegar)Small bag of pickling spicePlace meat and ginger snaps
in hot water and allow to stand10 to 15 minutes. Grind or grateonion and carrot and add tomixture. Slice lemon paper thinand add to mixture. Add catsup,Worcestershire sauce, salt andpepper. Bring to a boil. Reduceheat. Suspend bag of picklingspice into mixture. Cook overlow heat for 2 to 3 hours. Stirfrequently. Remove picklingspice. Add finely chopped eggsabout 1/2 hour before finish.Add wine (or vinegar). When
cool, place in refrigerator untilready for use. Will keep a weekor more. Can be frozen.
Whoops: Laszlo’s IronSkillet phone #:
I published the wrong num-ber. They’re now at 513-561-6776.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Satisfy that mock turtle soup craving
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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Garry Shouse stirs mock turtle soup at St. Rita Fest in Evendale in 2010.
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A can of Worthmore Brand MockTurtle Soup.
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Cincinnati is one of the bestplaces in the country to own apet. With tremendous outdoorspaces, amazing health carefacilities, and affordable main-tenance costs, there are dozensof reasons why now might bethe best time to consider add-ing a pet to your family.
Pet ownership has tripled inthe past 40 years, with morethan 160 million pets in theUnited States, but there arestill significant numbers ofanimals that need homes, espe-cially those available in ourlocal shelters and rescues.
Despite such significantgrowth in pet ownership, esti-mates show that only 30 per-cent of all pets are adoptedfrom animal shelters, leaving ahuge population unadopted –nearly 3 million shelter ani-mals are euthanized annuallyin the United States.
The problem is not overpop-ulation; instead it is a call-for-
action to edu-cate the com-munity that wecan make adifference.Research fromThe HumaneSociety of theUnited Stateshas found thatmore than 17million homesare planning to
add a pet to their family in2015, but haven’t decidedwhere to go to find their newfurry family member. Thatmeans if just one in every fivepotential pet owners chooses toadopt an animal, they can helpsave the lives of millions ofanimals, that otherwise couldbe euthanized.
Many animals end up inshelters and rescues throughno fault of their own. They arevictims of circumstances be-yond their control, such as an
illness or death in the family,divorce, growing family, fam-ily relocation, or impropertraining and preparation fromowners. These pets arehealthy, loving animals. Likeany other pet, they might needtraining to fit into a family andhome, as well as patience fromtheir new family to help themadjust to their new surround-ings, but adopting an animalpresents benefits that helpfacilitate this transition.
Animals from rescue or-ganizations living in fosterhomes have already had expe-rience in a home setting andmany shelters have volunteersand staff members that helppeople and pets with trainingand obedience even beforethey are adopted. As an addedbonus, adoption can help re-duce many additional costsassociated with new pet owner-ship. Not only are shelter ani-mal adoption fees lower than
buying from a pet store orbreeder, but many of theadoptable animals in sheltersand rescues have already beenspayed or neutered and arevaccinated. There are so manywonderful reasons to adopt orrescue a pet. Cincinnati is help-ing to make it easier for indi-viduals and families who wantto add a pet to their family, byonce again bringing togetherthe area’s best shelters andrescues to showcase their ani-mals in one convenient locationduring Cincinnati’s official PetAdoption Weekend.
The region’s largest animaladoption event, My Furry Val-entine, a nonprofit organiza-tion focused on bringing to-gether adoptable animals andpotential pet owners, is hostingits annual Mega AdoptionEvent at the Sharonville Con-vention Center from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Feb. 14 and Feb. 15.
With dozens of rescues and
shelters, satellite adoptionevents around the city, andnumerous vendors and ad-vocacy groups participating,My Furry Valentine is hopingto find homes for 550 animalsduring the weekend event. Theevent is fun, family-friendlyand free to attend. This year’sMy Furry Valentine is hostedby phoDOGrapher and pre-sented by Top Dog sponsorsIAMS and Tri-County Mallwith additional financial assis-tance from The Joanie Ber-nard Foundation.
Carolyn Evans is founder of MyFurry Valentine, a nonprofit createdin 2012 to raise awareness for theanimal rescue community through aweekend-long animal adoptionevent. The annual gathering hasfound homes for more than 1,300 petssince inception. Visitwww.myfurryvalentine.com.
Adopt your next furry family member
CarolynEvansCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Jan. 14 questionSome people have criti-
cized recent school closingsdue to cold weather. Whatdo you think about thepractice of canceling class-es when the mercury dips?
“I feel the policies thatallow for canceling schoolsimply because it is coldout are ridiculous. Sadly,we have become a litiga-tion-fearing, over-cod-dling society of soft peo-ple. Here’s a suggestion,when it’s cold out, wear acoat. And maybe somegloves. There is no rocketscience to this. If your kidis one of those that deemsit critically important towear T-shirts and shortsall year long, perhaps acouple of chilly morningswaiting for the bus woulddo him/her some good.The vast majority of kidsI see waiting for the busare properly attired, so alow temperature shouldbe of no consequence. Themedia has become one ofthe chief enablers of theunnecessary school clos-ings. One would hope forthem be a little less dra-matic hour after hourevery time when twoinches of ‘white deathfrom the sky’ is forecast.Grow some backbonepeople.”
M.J.F.
“I am a volunteer for alarge public venue. Wehave had our days of shut-down, due to weather that,prior to the advent oflitigation, heavy traffic,and what I call ‘commonsense’ might have been‘working’ days. I trulybelieve that the teachersview weather days as adelay in getting workdone, increased possibil-ity of extended years anda nightmare of reorgani-zation. The administrativestaff that makes thesedecisions probably view itas why we have paid sickdays in almost every pro-fession; to allow someflexibility in applyingsafe practices for all em-ployees.
“Only people that Itruly imagine cheer (oth-
er than the students),when a weather day iscalled, are those chargedwith the responsibility oftransporting students. I’mbetting that most of themare already up and gettingto their buses on morn-ings, before the weatherday is called, if there isany doubt. Just low tem-peratures have not affect-ed any of the schools thatI know, unless there wereassociated heating orwater problems. Streetconditions and forecastdeteriorating weatherbecomes as much of a‘let’s take a guess’ for thedecision makers, as wesometimes see or blamethe proclamations ofweather forecasters. Yes,Virginia, there is climatechange and it does.”
D.B.
“There is an old saying:‘Better safe than sorry.’The schools are allotted anumber of ‘safe’ days. Ifthey use more than theallotment, days are addedat the end of the schoolyear. Frigid temperaturesaffect buses and parents’cars used for transporta-tion along with manyother facets of running aschool. I trust those mak-ing these decisions havesafety as their main goal.They could evaluate usingthese off days for those‘teachers in service days.’Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe city of Cincinnatireleased a report earlierthis month which detaileda decrease in crime withinthe city. Do you feel safer,or safer, in the city thanyou have in the past? Whyor why not?
Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers [email protected] Ch@troom in the subjectline.
AARP is well-known, but not-so-familiar is the AARP Founda-tion and its Tax-Aide program.
Tax-Aide volunteers provide avaluable service to the public,working behind-the-scenes in asurprisingly helpful and hopefulway each tax season. Trainedvolunteers serve hundreds offamilies annually, helping themfile their Federal and Ohio taxeswithout a fee being charged. Theprogram assists low and mid-income families that are a widevariety of ages. All people arewelcome to take advantage ofthis service.
This service has been in placein Southwest Ohio for more than30 years. Information about theprogram has been told by onesatisfied person to another overthe years. Nine sites in Cincin-nati’s East Side communitiesprovide this tax assistance givenby 70 volunteers. Understand-ably, as word gets around, the
need for moresites continues togrow, as does theneed for morevolunteers forthe program toexpand.
Each yearfrom the begin-ning of Februarythrough mid-April, hundredsof families are
assisted on the East side of Cin-cinnati alone. This area, OhioDistrict 19, serves communitiesfrom Interstate 71 East intoWestern Clermont County, fromthe Ohio River north into Love-land and Milford.
Volunteers are trained andcertified each year to stay cur-rent with changes in the tax lawand thus be able to serve the taxpayers whom they assist. Theprogram is completely run byvolunteers; in fact not even tips
are accepted for services ren-dered. Those receiving the ser-vice do not have to be a memberof AARP nor do they need to be a“senior citizen.” Typically taxpreparation takes about an hour.All returns are double checkedfor Quality Review; all are filedelectronically.
There is a pressing need formore volunteers to be trained forthis service. Perhaps as you readthis you are interested in volun-teering as a Tax Prep Aide. Train-ing/certification will take placein January, and volunteers willbe ready to serve the beginningof February.
For information about volun-teering or to locate a site nearyou, contact www.aarp.org/vol-unteer or call 800-687-2277.
Connie Booth is a resident of AndersonTownship and volunteers with theAARP Tax Aide program.
Best kept secret of tax season
Connie BoothCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
We all get the winter blahsfrom time to time. For some,though, it’s more than just a bluemood. By some estimates, asmuch as 20 percent of the pop-ulation suffers from a mild tomoderate form of Seasonal Af-fective Disorder (SAD) or winterdepression.
Older adults are at particularrisk – almost one in seven peopleover the age of 65 are thought toexhibit signs of clinical depres-sion, according to mental healthexperts.
What is Seasonal AffectiveDisorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is a set of symptoms, in-cluding depression and unpre-dictable mood swings, whichoccur when ambient light levelsdiminish during the fall andwinter as the sun moves progres-sively lower in the sky. The de-pression and mood swings areoften associated with a dip in theserum blood level of serotonin, aneurotransmitter that helps toregulate mood, and melatonin, aserotonin-derived neurotrans-mitter that regulates sleep pat-terns.
Mammals (including humans)have an area of the brain calledthe pineal gland, which regulates
the production of melatonin.Some researchers believe thatthis region of the brain is able todetect small changes in ambientlight and sun angle over time,and thus upregulate or downregulate the brain’s serotoninand melatonin production.
Some researchers believe thatpeople who suffer SAD maysimply have an overly activepineal gland, or may produceless serotonin on average than aperson without the condition.Either way, it is a serious, life-affecting problem for manypeople.
What you can do to beatthe winter blues.
The keys to feeling better aregetting more light and moreexercise. If the weather isn’t toocold or icy, take a stroll for 20-30minutes twice a day. If you can’tget out, draw up the blinds andopen shutters over windows toallow more ambient sunlight intoyour home.
If you have a fireplace, use it.
Sitting in front of an evening fireon cold, dark winter nights mayhelp to keep your melatoninproduction normalized. If thatdoesn’t help, there are speciallight therapy devices that SADsufferers can use to help reducesymptoms.
Serotonin re-uptake-inhibitingmedicines (SSRIs) like Prozacand Zoloft can also be helpful inbreaking severe depressivecycles, but these medicationsmust be carefully monitored bya doctor. You cannot simply startand stop them at will. They takeseveral weeks to build to effec-tive levels, and you must alsowean off them gradually.
Moderate exercise increasesserum serotonin and also trig-gers the production of the pain-relieving hormone dopamine. Aregular indoor exercise programcan help reduce the symptoms ofdepression and even alleviatesome chronic pain. Not only canseniors combat the winter blues,they can increase their overallwellness and strength, just bygetting more active.
Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Home andDeupree Cottages in Eastern Cincin-nati.
Don’t let the winter blues get you down
JANUARY 21, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B1
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
TRI- COUNTYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
BLUE ASH — Ursuline Acad-emy’s Sydney Lofquist owns thefastest times in the city for the200-yard individual medley, the500-yard freestyle and was se-lected by LaRosa’s as its Week21 MVP.
However, the senior andSouthern California signee saidshe feels this season isn’t goingas well as it could.
“I missed a lot of training forcollege visits,” she said. “But, Iam definitely back in shape,feeling good and training is go-ing well.”
Lofquist was also hamperedby a knee injury that caused herto miss training sessions awayfrom the pool. She and Lions’
head coach Brad Isham credither work during December,which helped get her back ontrack.
“You can see her starting toget her strength back,” Ishamsaid. “She is beginning to comeon and is getting close to whereshe needs to be to compete at ahigh level.”
Isham said she shouldn’thave much of a problem movingthrough the sectional and dis-trict meets as well as advancingpast the preliminaries for herraces at state.
Lofquist agreed with hercoach, “I think I can win everyrace I swim in like I did lastyear.”
She won the 200-yard IM, the500-yard free and swam as partof the 200 medley and 400 free
relay teams.She said she looks forward to
racing at the state meet and hasthe desire to win a couple morestate championships. But, sheadded that there is somethingmore pressing on her mind.
“Most of my focus is on thenational meet in March,” thesenior said. “The National ClubSwimming Association meet isreally important to me.”
Whether it’s remaining suc-cessful in the water at C.T. Bra-nin Natatorium in Canton or ob-taining success wherever theNCSA meet takes her, Lofquistappears ready to make her com-petition chase her from startingblock to that final wall touch.
“I feel stronger than I everhave,” she said.
FILE PHOTO
Ursuline’s Sydney Lofquist wins the women’s 200-yard Individual Medley atthe state meet in Canton last season.
UA’s Lofquist back in shape By Nick [email protected]
WYOMING — After sharingthe Cincinnati Hills League titlea year ago and a four-game tour-nament run that ended in Day-ton, Wyoming High School lostthe league’s top player, AhmadFrost, to graduation and a num-ber of experienced seniors.Shortly after, they lost CHLCoach of the Year Matt Rooks toanother job at Lakota West.
It was time for someone to“Cowboy Up.”
Fortunately, “The Stable”was well-stocked as Tim Ed-monds, a former Moeller assis-tant just like Rooks, took overthe reins of a group of youngguns ready to reload.
Fast forward nearly a yearand Wyoming has just two sen-ior starters in Walker Lewis andHudson Rogers. Next to them isjunior varsity veteran MasonRogers. From there, Edmondshas a trio of sophomores whocan sling it in the cylinder inLonnie Grayson, son Jake Ed-monds and sixth man Garyn
Prater.“Garyn plays just as many
minutes as anyone,” Edmondssaid. “Really, we have six start-ers.”
The “Tres Hombres” have hittheir share of treys and alongwith the team’s defensive inten-sity, Wyoming could have achance at reaching 20 winsagain.
Edmonds came with Rooks in2013 and took over a team thatwas 2-19 in 2012. The Cowboysimproved to 13-11 after a yearand were 22-4 with a tourna-ment trip to UD Arena last sea-son.
“I was smart enough not torecreate the wheel,” Edmondssaid. “We had things going in theright direction. Obviously, myson and Lonnie Grayson gotgreat experience last year andMason (Rogers) is in his thirdyear starting. They just pickedup right where we left off.”
With the graduation of Frostand Mark Akinbi, the Cowboyslost roughly 31 points per game.However, the youngsters haveably filled the void.
Grayson has nearly quadru-pled his output as a freshmanand Edmonds has doubled hisnumbers. Prater, played in justone varsity game last season,but recently hit for 18 pointsagainst Indian Hill.
“We were counting on him allalong to be a huge part of thisyear,” Edmonds said of Prater.“He’s got tremendous potential.He can really shoot and he’s al-most 6-foot-5.”
Another sophomore joins thefray soon as football quarter-back Andrew Marty is gettingover a wrist injury.
The difference in Wyomingteams past and this one, accord-ing to Edmonds, is the expecta-tion of winning. Having guardsGrayson and Jake Edmonds getmeaningful minutes in a tourna-ment run has led the pair to playabove their years.
“I think that experience wastremendous for those twoguys,” Edmonds said. “It reallyhelped them understand howwe play and what it takes to win.Those two guys are mentallynot like sophomores.”
Senior Nate Lowe has alsomade contributions off thebench and Devon Davis camefrom the football team and has300 pounds of pick-settingavailable for Edmonds as hesees fit.
Wyoming’s coach sees theCHL as more balanced and theCowboys have pulled out a fewtight games. Upcoming con-tests are home games withReading Jan. 23 and MadeiraJan. 27.
THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK
Sophomore guard Lonnie Grayson has been a clutch shooter for Wyoming.
Wyomingboys notmissing abeat indefense ofCHL titleBy Scott [email protected]
THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK
Wyoming junior Mason Rogersgoes to the rack against PurcellMarian.
SHARONVILLE — JamalWalker has a unique perspec-tive on the game of basketball.It wasn’t all that long ago thatWalker was a high school bas-ketball player himself. Heknows what that’s like, and athing or two about the game.
Back in July, Walker, whostarred at Xavier Universityfrom 1987-1991, was namedthe head boys basketballcoach at Princeton HighSchool after working as a ju-nior varsity coach for the Vik-ings last season.
Walker’s walked into ayoung team; they only havefour seniors, two of whomdidn’t play basketball last sea-son.
“As a team, they still havethings to do,” Walker said.“They’re starting to under-stand that working hard willhave good results.”
After winning their seasonopener, 82-47, over Withrow,the Vikings and their newhead coach got a glimpse ofwhat the Greater Miami Con-ference has in its stable — Ma-son and Lakota East.
“We started out with Lako-ta East and Mason, two of thetop teams in the city, with ayoung and inexperiencedteam,” Walker said. “It wasgood because I like to have thekids go against competitionand see where they stand andwhat they need to get betterat.”
Princeton lost three morein a row and started out 1-5 and0-4 in the GMC. But, the Vik-ings recovered winning theirnext three.
Walker wants his team tobe defensive-minded.
“That’s all coaches, but thisteam, with the athleticism wehave we can be much better,”said Walker. “We’ve proved ina couple games that we can besolid on defense and put pres-sure on the opposing team atall times.”
Jordan Bradley has reallytaken to defense. The seniorguard leads the GMC in stealsper game (2.7) and he can getit done offensively too, aver-aging 14.3 points per game.Darius Harris, a 6-foot-4 soph-omore forward, has steppedup this season; he’s second on
the team in scoring (12.3 ppg)and leads the Vikings in re-bounding (5.9). Senior D.J.Lewis, a 6-foot-3 forward, isaveraging 10.2 points and 5.2rebounds per game.
Walker’s message to histeam is one he relished duringhis playing days.
“Intensity — leave it all onthe floor,” said Walker. “Workhard in practice and have funin the games. Don’t look backand wish that you’d donesomething differently.”
Princetonrebounds,learns from newboys coachBy Adam [email protected]
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Withrow’s Nadeem Khalfani triesto penetrate past Princeton’sChris Harrington, No. 22, andDarius Harris, No. 15, in a gameon Dec. 5.
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Princeton’s Darius Harris, No. 15,drives past Withrow’s Elijah Willisfor a Viking layup in an 82-47 winover Withrow on Dec. 5.
B2 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • JANUARY 21, 2015 LIFE
Boys basketball» Wyoming beat Indian
Hill 56-52 in overtime Jan.9. Sophomore Garyn Prat-ter led the Cowboys with18 points.
» Moeller defeated Co-vington Catholic 61-52 onJan. 13. Senior Grant Pit-man led the Crusaderswith 18 points.
» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy wonthree in a row last weekentering Friday’s match-up with Summit CountryDay. The Eagles defeatedLockland 67-44 Jan. 9, Sev-en Hills 70-64 Jan. 10 andthumped New Miami 77-23 Jan. 13.
Girls basketball» Wyoming beat North
College Hill 48-40 on Jan.15. Junior Haley Stewartled the Cowboys with 14points.
» Mount Notre Damebeat St. Ursula 66-39 onJan. 13. Senior Naomi Da-venport went over the1,000 point mark in her ca-reer with 21 against the
Bulldogs.MND downed Prince-
ton 74-42 on Jan. 15. as Da-venport hit for 30 points.
» Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy de-feated New Miami 40-20Jan. 14.
» » Ursuline dropped atough one to No. 1 Ketter-ing Alter 45-44 Jan. 10.Maddie Stuhlreyer led theLions with 13 points.
Davenport nominated» Naomi Davenport,
daughter of Darren andSheila Davenport of Cin-cinnati, has been nominat-ed for the 2015 McDon-ald’s All-AmericanGames. There are about800 nominations nation-wide, with Naomi beingthe only female studentnominated from the Cin-cinnati area. On Jan. 28,ESPNU will air a selectionshow during which twoAll-American teams (24boys and 24 girls) will beselected. The game will beplayed on April 1 in Chi-cago. Naomi is committedto play basketball at theUniversity of Michigan toplay basketball next year.
Boys bowling» Wyoming beat Read-
ing on Jan. 12. Senior Jere-my Smucker led the Cow-boys with a 407 series.
The Cowboys beat Win-ton Woods Jan. 15. SeniorEvan Emanuelson had a430 series.
Girls bowling» Wyoming beat Read-
ing by 78 pins on Jan. 12.Junior Sophia Abrams hadthe high series of 267.
SHORT HOPS
THANKS TO JASON MILLER
Sara Washienko bested teammate, Anne Criddle, by just 0.06 seconds in the 500 freestylehelping the Wyoming girls swim team win in their tri-meet victory over St. Ursula and MountNotre Dame Jan. 13. Wyoming’s boys also defeated Moeller under the dome at the PowelCrosley YMCA.
By Scott Springer and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com
JIM OWENS FOR THE COMMUNITY
PRESS
Wyoming’s Emily Wadds (42)takes a shot Jan. 12. Thesenior had 25 of theCowboys’ points in a 44-35loss to Summit Country Day.
INDIAN HILL — Tofind Indian Hill’s hock-ey team, you must fol-low the Little MiamiScenic Trail to a lodgenestled between thechilly Little Miami Riv-er and a lake off Fletch-er Road. The Indian HillWinter Club sits a fewgood cannon shots awayfrom Camp Dennison onOhio 126.
Inside, you’ll findantler chandeliers andan ice rink used for fig-ure skating, curling andby several squads whoenjoy slapping a puckrapidly into a small net.This is where the IndianHill Winter Club varsityhockey team competeson a club level.
Coached by Vancou-ver, British Columbianative Peter Kubasek,the squad features play-ers from CincinnatiCountry Day, CincinnatiHills Christian Acad-emy, Colerain, Fair-field, Indian Hill, Lako-
ta West, Loveland, Ma-riemont, Mars HillAcademy, Moeller, Sev-en Hills, St. Xavier andTurpin.
“We play some ‘pure’schools, so we play St.X, Troy and some Co-lumbus teams, “ Kuba-sek said. “In our league,Northern Kentucky hasa team. Usually, two orthree of the kids go tohigh school together.Colerain also has kidsthat play in NorthernKentucky, along withLakota West and SevenHills. Everyone has awarm reunion after thegames.”
Kubasek has led theteam to success as theyswept Mason on a re-cent weekend. In No-vember, they won theFrozen Creek Thanks-giving tournamentagainst a field that in-cluded eight previouswinners. Indian Hilltook first ahead of Troy,followed by Beaver-creek, Anthony Wayneand Maumee.
The “Blizzard” de-
feated Troy in the finale6-2 with Kubasek’s son,Hudson, finishing as theleading scorer of thetournament. GoalieShane Humphreystopped 37 shots to earnTournament MVP andColerain football noseguard-turned hockeyenforcer Mathew Tur-ner was player of thegame in the champion-ship.
“We had never beeninvited before, so it wasnice to be recognized ata little different level,”Kubasek said. “We lostto Troy in the prelimi-nary round, but beatthem soundly in the fi-nal. They thought theyinvited the ‘little guysfrom Cincinnati’ and wedid well.”
Kubasek has severalassistants, and a key in-structor in former NHLand Cyclones playerDon Biggs. Biggs runs ajunior team and hashelped the high schoolgroup on Mondaynights.
ST. BERNARD — RogerBacon High School wres-tling coach Chris Harri-son can still remember,not all that long ago, whenone of his wrestlers wouldgo the whole season with-out a single win. Thosedays are gone, and Harri-son hopes they stay gone.
The Spartans are pastwinless seasons, but nowthe concern shifts to com-mitment.
“We’re still having a lit-tle bit of an issue withcommitment,” Harrisonsaid. “That’s where we’restruggling. We only filleight weight classes if ev-eryone shows up.”
Practicing with onlyeight guys limits what theSpartans can work on.
“When you’ve only got4-5 guys in the room andthey’re mismatchedweight classes, it’s hard todevelop a workout whereeveryone gets live wres-tling,” Harrison said.“Live wrestling is so im-portant — the more livewrestling experience youget, the better.”
Even with the limita-tions, Harrison and hisguys have no problem get-ting excited for the sec-
ond half of the season.Seniors Mike Frederickand Kevin Dihn provideleadership along with ju-nior Brian Stentz andsophomore Zac Baur.Freshman George Vieth isa newcomer to the sportand the only freshman onthe team. Harrison saidthe freshman has somenatural ability and heseems to really be takingto the sport.
The Spartans are alsoabout to suit up juniortransfer from St. Xavier,Nick Vanderwerff, at 182pounds. Vanderwerff hassome experience in GrecoRoman wrestling, and ac-cording to Harrison, he’sbrought an energy to theteam.
Dihn and Frederick areboth coming off undefeat-ed performances at the
East Clinton tournament.Dihn also placed second at195 at Norwood’s AdamCox Memorial tourna-ment earlier this season.Last season, Dihn had tobump up in weight to 220so he was wrestling guyswith 20-25 pounds on him.
“Since Kevin’s fresh-man year his main goalhas been to get to the statetournament,” Harrisonsaid. “We talked aboutstate and the kind of workyou need to do to getthere. He’s back at his nor-mal weight this year sothere’s really nothing tohold him back.”
Stentz has really takenon a leadership role as ajunior.
“He’s (Stentz) reallyturning the corner,” saidHarrison.
Indian Hill club hockeyteam racks up holiday winBy Scott [email protected]
THANKS TO TAMMY BROWN/INDIAN HILL WINTER CLUB
The Indian Hill Winter Club high school hockey team features players from several areaschools. The squad hopes to compete for the Buckeye Cup in March.
Roger Bacon wrestlingfocused on progressBy Adam [email protected]
JIM OSBORN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Roger Bacon’s George Vieth struggles out of a pin fromCovington Catholic’s Luke Rolfsen on Jan. 6.
JANUARY 21, 2015 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • B3LIFE
Robert J. GreenRobert J. “Bob” Green, 86, of
Sharonville died Jan. 11. He wasa US Coast Guard and Air Forceveteran of Korea.
Survived by wife of 53 years,Patricia (nee Schomberg); chil-dren Steve (Cindy) Green, Deb(Ken) Wilson, Rob (Tina) Greenand Sharie (Mike) Slupecki; 10grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parentsMargaret and William Green;three brothers; and two sisters.
Serviceswere Jan. 16at St. MichaelCatholicChurch,Sharonville.Memorialsto: St. JudeChildren’sHospital, 262Danny Thom-
as Place, Memphis, TN 38105; orthe American Heart Association,5211 Madison Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45227.
DEATHS
Green
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GLENDALECarruthers Pond Drive: Carruth-ers Pond Ltd. to Sohn, Ki H. &Sunhwa; $42,000.
1065 Greenville Ave.: Goode,Ralph G. to Lang, Nicholas I.;$165,000.
SHARONVILLE30 Dexter Park Blvd.: Lacefield,Elaine P. Tr. to Oszaczky, StevePeter & Virginia Dunlap Tr.;$187,000.
3917 Sharonview Drive: Hack-ney, William & Cynthia Ann toHuffman, Katy A.; $160,000.
SPRINGDALE899 Clearfield Lane: Retherford,Jason M. & Jennifer L. to Sipes,Shane W. & Chris A. Briggs;$110,000.
11930 Lawnview Ave.: Shroyer,Daniel to Jones, Robert G. &
Keith Johnson; $125,000.11986 Navona Court: Two OldGeezers LLC to Fatheree, JamesW.; $80,000.
WOODLAWNJulian Drive: Goldsmith Proper-ties Co. The to Panel-Fab In-vestments II LLC; $660,000.
WYOMING379 Circlewood Lane: Breckel,Norman T. to Johannesmeyer,Michael & Katherine; $399,000.
319 Durrell Ave.: Fountain, Jason& Christine Granger to Wake-field, Andrew & Emily Giles;$191,000.
270 Fleming Road: Hulsman,Linda to Emmons, Thomas &Nadine Riley; $209,500.
488 Flemridge Court: Shad,Harshad B. & Manisha H. toBlue Tide Partners LLC;$210,000.
216 Hillcrest Drive: Warshaw,Gregg A. Tr. to Leung, Benny &Tinlee J. Lin; $271,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
SHARONVILLEArrests/citationsTeryn Jackson, 49, 1179 BehlesAve., open container, Dec. 1.
Jessica Enghauser, 21, 632 Cas-cade Road, drug abuse, Dec. 1.
Albert Peirce, 44, 10857 Shar-ondale, theft, Nov. 28.
Larry Duerk, 40, 2147 Olive Ave.,criminal damaging, Dec. 14.
Incidents/investigationsCriminal damaging
Reported on 3200 block of E.Kemper, Oct. 27.
TheftReported at 100 block of VikingWay, Nov. 18.
SPRINGDALEArrests/citationsJuvenile, 15, theft, Nov. 27.Justin Cruce, 28, 2671 CountyRoad Cullman Oh, theft, Nov.28.
Incidents/investigationsArsonReported on 11000 block ofChesterdale, Nov. 27.
AssaultReported on 12000 block ofBrookston Drive, Nov. 28.
Reported at Benadir, Dec. 2.Criminal damagingResidence window damaged at1100 block of Chesterdale, Nov.29.
TheftWheels and tires valued at
$4,000 removed from 80 blockof Kemper Road, Nov. 28.
Wheels and tires valued at$8,750 removed from KemperRoad, Nov. 28.
Clothing valued at $498 re-moved from 300 block ofKemper Road, Nov. 28.
Packages valued at $98 removedfrom residence at 12000 blockof Lawnview Ave., Nov. 30.
License plates removed fromvehicle at 270 Northland Blvd.,Dec. 1.
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Our Home Again rehabilitation program combines innovative therapy approaches with expert therapists and hotel-like amenities. Our goal is to get you back home and back to maximum independence as quickly as possible. But, once you experience our homelike environment, chef-prepared meals and beautiful private suites, you may just want to stay! For more information or to schedule a private tour, please call or stop by today!
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Hundreds of visi-tors strolledthe Sharonville
Chamber of Com-merce’s annual WineArt Beer and CigarFestival at the Shar-onville ConventionCenter.
The festival, withmusic by Fathead Da-vis and entertainmentby Cirque de Soleil,included 35 brands andtypes of wine, 25 craftbeers, food, arts andcrafts.
A cigar verandaoutside allowed gueststo enjoy cigars fromStraus Tobacconist asguests were enter-tained by Cirque duSoleil, with music byFathead Davis.
Festival toasts wine, art, beer and cigars
THANKS TO RON HILL
Sharonville Police Officer and festival volunteer Cheryl Price,with a performer from the Cirque du Soleil, at the Wine ArtBeer and Cigar Festival.
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Diane Redden pours wine for Wendy Clouser at the Wine Art Beer and Cigar Festival inSharonville.
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An area is set up outside the Convention Center to enjoycigars at the Wine Art Beer and Cigar Festival.
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A variety of baskets are raffled at the Wine Art Beer and CigarFestival.
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Fathead Davis performs atthe Wine Art Beer and CigarFestival in Sharonville.
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Visitors stroll among 79 booths at theWine Art Beer and Cigar Festival.
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Convention Center volunteers, from right,Aruna Rammamurthy and Steve Majchszakserve a wine sample at the Wine Art Beer andCigar Festival.
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Livvy Stubenrauch, the voice of Anna in ‘Frozen’,will be one of our models in the Fashion Show!
She will also be our Special Guest at the VIP AD er Party!
Find out how you can attend the VIP AD er Party at AGFS.AubreyRose.org
Last Two Weekends!
BEECHMONT TOYOTA8667 Beechmont Ave.
Saturday, January 24th, 2014 ~ 9:30 am-11:30am
JOSEPH TOYOTA9101 Colerain Ave.
Sunday, January 25th, 2014 ~ 1pm-3pm
United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave
(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter
Christ, the Prince of Peace
Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available
www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”
UNITED METHODIST
Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd
Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,
Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook
www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024
Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,
Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org
Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am
LUTHERAN
Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544
[email protected] Reverend Roger L Foote
8am Holy Eucharist I9am Holy Eucharist II11am Holy Eucharist II
Child Care 9-12
EPISCOPAL
Wyoming Baptist Church(A Church For All Seasons)
Burns and Waverly AvenuesCincinnati OH 45215
821.8430Steve Cummins, Senior PastorSunday School..............................9:00 amCoffee & Fellowship...................10:00 amPraise & Worship........................10:30 amwww.wyomingbc.homestead.com
Visitors Welcome!
SHARON BAPTISTCHURCH
4451 Fields Ertel RoadCincinnati, OH 45241
(513) [email protected]
ServicesSunday School - 10:00 amSunday Morning - 11:00 amSunday Evening - 6:00 pmWednesday - 7:00 pm EveningPrayer and Bible Study
BAPTIST
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH8580 Cheviot Rd., ColerainTwp
741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor
Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm
Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
VINEYARD CHURCHNORTHWEST
Colerain TownshipThree Weekend Services
Saturday - 5:30 pmSunday - 9:30 & 11:15 am
9165 Round Top Road1/4 mile south of Northgate Mall513-385-4888 µ www.vcnw.org
HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH
“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)
Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553
www.highviewchristianchurch.com
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org
Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets
513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am
Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access
"Come as a guest. Leave as a friend."
Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church
3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am
Contemporary Worhip 9:45amNursery Available * Sunday School513-481-8699 * www. mhumc.org
Spiritual Checkpoint ...Bearing the Love of Christ...for you!
UNITED METHODIST
St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale
Phone: 385-9077Rev. Michelle Torigian
Sunday Worship: 10:30amSunday School: 9:15am
Nursery Available/Handicap Accesswww.stpaulucccolerain.org
www.facebook.com/StPaulUCC
FLEMING ROADUnited Church of Christ
691 Fleming Rd 522-2780Rev Pat McKinney
Sunday School - All Ages - 9:15amSunday Worship - 10:30am
Nursery Provided
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Northwest CommunityChurch
8735 Cheviot Rd, by Colerain HSRev. Kevin Murphy, Pastor
513-385-8973Worship and Sunday School 10AM
Handicap Accessible/Nursery Available
Salem White Oak Presbyterian
Northminster Presbyterian Church703 Compton Rd., Finneytown 931-0243
Growing Faith, Sharing Hope, Showing LoveSunday Worship Schedule
Traditional Services - 8:00 & 10:45amContemporary Services - 9:00am
Student Cafe: 10:15amChildcare Available
Jeff Hosmer & Nancy Ross- Zimmerman - Pastors
PRESBYTERIAN
EVANGELICALCOMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday School Hour (for all ages)9:15 - 10:15am
Worship Service - 10:30 to 11:45am(Childcare provided for infants/ toddlers)
Pastor: Rich LanningChurch: 2191 Struble Rd
Office: 2192 Springdale Rd542-9025
Visitors Welcome www.eccfellowship.org
At CHURCH BY THEWOODS
www.churchbythewoods.org3755 Cornell Rd.,
Sharonville , Ohio 45241You have a choice of Ministry:
1 . Traditional Sunday Worship at10:00 AM. Language: EnglishMulti-cultural, multi-generational, andmulti-ethnic.2 . Contemporary Sunday Worshipwith Freedom Church at 10:30 AM.Language: English
It’s not about Religion; it’s aboutrelationships!
www.freedomchurchcincinnati.com3. Taiwanese Traditional SundayWorship st 2:00 PM. Language:Taiwanese, UC Campus Fellowship onSaturdays,
www.cincinnatitaiwanese.org4 . Seventh Day Adventist SaturdayWorship at 10:00 AM.Language: Spanish
Loving - Caring - and SharingGod’s Word
Notes: Nursery School isprovided at each Worship time
English as a Second Language (ESL) istaught on Saturday 10-12 AM.
Various Bible Studies are available.
EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN
Sharonville UnitedMethodist ChurchThere are three services: tradi-tional services at 8:15 a.m. and11 a.m.; a contemporary serviceat 9:30. Sunday School classesand study groups are offered at9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
There is now a new director ofyouth ministries, Jami Nathan.
Canines for Christ is continuingtraining dogs to be service dogswho can bring comfort to thosewho are shut-ins at home or inthe hospital. Most of the train-ing sessions take place at ourchurch on Saturday mornings.
The church will host Interfaith
Hospitality Network guests forthe week beginning Sunday,Jan. 25.
A chili cook-off is planned forSunday, Jan. 18, in the fellow-ship hall.
Healing Hearts meet for lunchthe first Thursday of the month.
Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday.
The Haiti Mission Team aremaking plans for their 2015trip.
The Canines for Christ team isstill having training sessions forservice dogs so that they canbring joy to those who areincapacitated at home or in
facilities.The services are broadcast with atwo-week delay at 10 a.m.Sunday Channel 24 at 9 p.m.
The church is at 3751 CreekRoad, Sharonville; 563-0117;sharonville-umc.org.
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Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.
RELIGION
Approximately 150 lo-cal graduates, families,friends and fans of theUniversity of Notre Damegathered Sunday, Jan. 4,at St. Xavier High Schoolfor the Notre Dame Clubof Greater Cincinnati’sannual CommunionBreakfast.
The event included aMass celebrated by Cin-cinnati’s Auxiliary BishopJoseph R. Binzer, thepresentation of the club’s2015 Exemplar Award toClay Eifert, former prin-cipal of Holy Cross HighSchool in Covington, and abreakfast buffet.
The presentation of theclub’s Exemplar Award isa highlight of the Commu-nion Breakfast each year.The annual club awardwas established in 2002 tohonor an individual fromGreater Cincinnati or theUniversity of Notre Damefamily whose ideals andachievements offer an ex-ample of life-long serviceto humanity, eitherthrough career or volun-teer accomplishments.
The 2015 award hon-ored Eifert for his com-mitment to Catholic edu-cation for students of allabilities and socio-eco-nomic levels, specificallythe students and familiesof Holy Cross High Schoolin Covington – his almamater. Clay returned toHoly Cross after complet-ing his bachelor’s degreeat Thomas More Collegein 1985, and has spent hisentire career at theschool, including 12 yearsas principal from 2000 to2012.
In 2010, Eifert was di-agnosed with advancedmelanoma and eventuallygave up the position ofprincipal, but has stayedon as a math teacher, aswell as the director of op-erations and director ofdevelopment. His cour-age and commitmenthave been reassuring andinspiring to his communi-ty and the Holy Crossfamily.
At a time when manyurban Catholic highschools have struggled to
stay open due to decliningenrollment and budgetconcerns, Holy Cross hasbeen at or above full ca-pacity since 2001, due inlarge part to Eifert's vi-sion, passion and leader-ship. During his tenure asprincipal, the school con-tinued to expand its tieredcurriculum to five courselevels (allowing studentsto customize their educa-tion), enhanced its tech-nology, improved its facil-ities, and broadened itsextra-curricular offer-ings. He restructured andexpanded the math andscience curriculum andalso implemented a creditrecovery program to helpkeep all students on paceto graduate. He estab-lished school endow-ments for scholarshipsand educational pro-grams and raised morethan $2 million. In 2007,Cincinnati Magazinenamed Holy Cross one ofthe best private schools inGreater Cincinnati.
Notre Dame Club starts 2015 with annual Mass, breakfast
PROVIDED
Dennis Furey (Symmes Township) with Mike and Louise Koetters (Glendale) at the Notre DameAlumni breakfast.
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