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T RI- C OUNTY T RI- C OUNTY PRESS 75¢ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville, Springdale, Wyoming Vol. 31 No. 22 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8404 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact The Press BEST OF INTENTIONS B1 High school letter winners become letter signers KICKING OFF LENT Rita hooks you with a great salmon recipe See column, A5. Princeton City Schools is planning a trip around the world without leaving the district. The Princeton Education will hold its fourth annual Princeton Pride Gala Feb. 28, with enter- tainment, music an and interna- tional cuisine. The event, at the Sharonville Convention Center, will include a silent auction and raffle, fea- turing a charm bracelet from James Free Jewelers with charms representing different countries. A Best of Live auction, at $100 a ticket with a limit of 100 tickets sold, will allow a winner’s choice of any live auction. Those items range from Matthews Auditori- um seats to a vacation trip. A plated dinner featuring dishes from around the world will be accompanied by music by Second Wind. The annual event will raise funds toward a van that will pro- vide health care services and a mobile library for students in the district. During the summer months, the van will stock books, so stu- dents can continue to read when school is not in session. “The purpose is to keep the reading level up through the summerschool year, so they can start the school better-pre- pared,” Pat Sueberling, director of the Princeton Education Foundation, said. It will also offer care ser- vices to students and their fam- ilies. The fundraising goal of $15,000 will cover half of the van’s $30,000 cost. Princeton will seek matching funds to pur- chase the vehicle. Tickets, available at www.princetonschools.net, cost $50 for an individual, and $450 for a table of 10 until Feb. 1. Then, the cost rises to $65 for in- dividuals, and $600 for a table. Sueberling said she hopes the combination of music, food, auc- tion, raffle and fundraiser will bring a crowd that surpasses last year’s 700. “It really is a celebration,” she a said. “It’s a party.” With a purpose. Gala’s international flair for local benefit By Kelly McBride [email protected] THANKS TO PRINCETON CITY SCHOOLS The Princeton Pride Gala on Feb. 28 will feature an auction, music and dinner with an international theme. Wyoming will apply for funding to continue a cleanup of invasive plants at Stearns Woods, as part of an ongoing plan to maintain the city’s green space. City Council voted unanimously Jan. 22, with Councilwoman Jennifer Eis- meier abstaining, on a resolution autho- rizing the city manager to apply for Clean Ohio Funds’ Green Space Conservation Program. Eismeier abstained because she works as executive director of the Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communi- ties, which is involved in the project. Wyoming will seek $112,315 in grant funding for the $149,755 project, with the city paying $37,440, a 25 percent match. According to Assistant Community Development Director Megan Statt Blake, the local match will be met through in-kind services of volunteers and the Public Works staff, as well as the use of city-owned equipment. The focus of the project is to remove invasive vegetation, mostly honeysuckle, and to replant those areas with native trees and shrubs. “The project is intended to improve the stream bank and forest canopy in Stearns Woods, which is one of the city’s most valuable green spaces,” Blake said. “The project will improve the long- term health and quality of Stearns Woods. It also supports the Lower Mill Creek Watershed Action Plan to improve water quality and sediment loads downstream in Congress Run and the Lower Mill Creek. Grant reporting, project design and volunteer oversight will be handled by THANKS TO MEGAN STATT BLAKE Wyoming will apply for grant funding to remove invasive plants and replant native trees and shrubs at Stearns Woods. Wyoming seeks grant to clean up Stearns Woods By Kelly McBride [email protected] See GRANT, Page A2 As Sharonville awaits word on the brand of hotel being built on the city’s convention center property, plans to increase tourism and the impact of Chester Road are being addressed. Dan Lincoln, CEO of Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bu- reau, has assured members of City Council that Sharonville elected offi- cials and administrators would re- ceive quarterly reports about efforts to boost tourism in the area. Lincoln cited the vacancies and lack of restaurants and shops along Chester Road as drawbacks to tour- ism in the area. Sharonville Economic Develop- ment Director Chris Xeil Lyons said the announcement of the hotel brand, expected in the next couple weeks, would help the city to jumpstart ef- forts to attract developers and busi- nesses to the area known as the Northern Lights corridor. Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune also addressed City Council during its Jan. 27 meeting, reiterating the plan to release month- ly accounts of the metrics, “to make sure there is adherence to a plan.” “We have a lot to be encouraged about and a lot to work towards,” Por- tune said. “We are interested in the success of this adventure, as well. It is important to us in Hamilton Coun- ty.” Tourism focus on Chester Road By Kelly McBride [email protected]

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TRI-COUNTYTRI-COUNTYPRESS 75¢

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Press newspaperserving Evendale, Glendale, Sharonville, Springdale, Wyoming

Vol. 31 No. 22© 2015 The Community Press

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ..........................248-8600Retail advertising ..............768-8404Classified advertising .........242-4000Delivery ........................576-8240

See page A2 for additional information

Contact The PressBEST OFINTENTIONS B1High school letterwinners become lettersigners

KICKING OFF LENTRita hooks you with a greatsalmon recipeSee column, A5.

Princeton City Schools isplanning a trip around the worldwithout leaving the district.

The Princeton Education willhold its fourth annual PrincetonPride Gala Feb. 28, with enter-tainment, music an and interna-tional cuisine.

The event, at the SharonvilleConvention Center, will includea silent auction and raffle, fea-turing a charm bracelet fromJames Free Jewelers withcharms representing differentcountries.

ABest of Live auction, at $100aticket with a limit of 100 ticketssold, will allow a winner’s choiceof any live auction. Those items

range from Matthews Auditori-um seats to a vacation trip.

A plated dinner featuringdishes from around the worldwill be accompanied by musicby Second Wind.

The annual event will raisefunds toward a van that will pro-vide health care services and amobile library for students inthe district.

During the summer months,the van will stock books, so stu-dents can continue to read whenschool is not in session.

“The purpose is to keep thereading level up through thesummerschool year, so they canstart the school better-pre-pared,” Pat Sueberling, directorof the Princeton EducationFoundation, said.

It will also offer care ser-vices to students and their fam-ilies.

The fundraising goal of$15,000 will cover half of thevan’s $30,000 cost. Princetonwill seek matching funds to pur-chase the vehicle.

Tickets, available atwww.princetonschools.net, cost$50 for an individual, and $450for a table of 10 until Feb. 1.Then, the cost rises to $65 for in-dividuals, and $600 for a table.

Sueberling said she hopes thecombination of music, food, auc-tion, raffle and fundraiser willbring a crowd that surpasseslast year’s 700.

“It really is a celebration,”she a said. “It’s a party.”

With a purpose.

Gala’s international flair for local benefitBy Kelly [email protected]

THANKS TO PRINCETON CITY SCHOOLS

The Princeton Pride Gala on Feb. 28 will feature an auction, music anddinner with an international theme.

Wyoming will apply for funding tocontinue a cleanup of invasive plants atStearns Woods, as part of an ongoing planto maintain the city’s green space.

City Council voted unanimously Jan.22, with Councilwoman Jennifer Eis-meier abstaining, on a resolution autho-rizing the city manager to apply for CleanOhio Funds’ Green Space ConservationProgram.

Eismeier abstained because sheworks as executive director of the Mill

Creek Watershed Council of Communi-ties, which is involved in the project.

Wyoming will seek $112,315 in grantfunding for the $149,755 project, with thecity paying $37,440, a 25 percent match.

According to Assistant CommunityDevelopment Director Megan StattBlake, the local match will be metthrough in-kind services of volunteersand the Public Works staff, as well as theuse of city-owned equipment.

The focus of the project is to removeinvasive vegetation, mostly honeysuckle,and to replant those areas with nativetrees and shrubs.

“The project is intended to improvethe stream bank and forest canopy inStearns Woods, which is one of the city’smost valuable green spaces,” Blake said.

“The project will improve the long-term health and quality of Stearns Woods.

It also supports the Lower Mill CreekWatershed Action Plan to improve waterquality and sediment loads downstreamin Congress Run and the Lower MillCreek.

Grant reporting, project design andvolunteer oversight will be handled by

THANKS TO MEGAN STATT BLAKE

Wyoming will apply for grant funding to remove invasive plants and replant native trees and shrubs at Stearns Woods.

Wyoming seeks grant toclean up Stearns Woods

By Kelly [email protected]

See GRANT, Page A2

As Sharonville awaits word on thebrand of hotel being built on the city’sconvention center property, plans toincrease tourism and the impact ofChester Road are being addressed.

Dan Lincoln, CEO of CincinnatiUSA Convention and Visitors Bu-reau, has assured members of CityCouncil that Sharonville elected offi-cials and administrators would re-ceive quarterly reports about effortsto boost tourism in the area.

Lincoln cited the vacancies andlack of restaurants and shops alongChester Road as drawbacks to tour-ism in the area.

Sharonville Economic Develop-ment Director Chris Xeil Lyons saidthe announcement of the hotel brand,expected in the next couple weeks,would help the city to jumpstart ef-forts to attract developers and busi-nesses to the area known as theNorthern Lights corridor.

Hamilton County CommissionerTodd Portune also addressed CityCouncil during its Jan. 27 meeting,reiterating the plan to release month-ly accounts of the metrics, “to makesure there is adherence to a plan.”

“We have a lot to be encouragedabout and a lot to work towards,” Por-tune said. “We are interested in thesuccess of this adventure, as well. Itis important to us in Hamilton Coun-ty.”

Tourismfocus onChesterRoadBy Kelly [email protected]

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NewsDick Maloney Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7134, [email protected] Kelly McBride Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8246, [email protected] Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . .248-7573, [email protected] Scott Springer Sports Reporter . . . . . . . . . .576-8255, [email protected]

AdvertisingTo place an ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513-768-8404,

[email protected]

DeliveryFor customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .576-8240 Stephen Barraco

Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-7110, [email protected] Lynn Hessler District Manager . . . . . . . . . . .248-7115, [email protected]

ClassifiedTo place a Classified ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242-4000, www.communityclassified.com

To place an ad in Community Classified, call 242-4000.

Find news and information from your community on the WebEvendale • cincinnati.com/evendaleGlendale • cincinnati.com/glendale

Sharonville • cincinnati.com/sharonville Springdale • cincinnati.com/springdale Wyoming • cincinnati.com/wyoming

Hamilton County • cincinnati.com/hamiltoncounty

Calendar ................A4Classifieds ................CFood .....................A5Police .................... B6Schools ..................A3Sports ....................B1Viewpoints .............A6

Index

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Mill Creek Watershed of-ficials.

The project follows thecity’s master plan to en-sure natural ecosystemscan continue to performtheir natural functions.

“Healthy woods pro-vide healthy habitat forplants, animals and peo-ple to enjoy,” Blake said.“If you don’t reforest, thenative trees don’t regen-erate and you have onlyinvasive plants.

“We take the responsi-bility for being stewardsof our community.”

GrantContinued from Page A1

Look at the photographof the Scherl family, andyou will see one of thebest examples of why theupcoming My Furry Val-

entineevent is ablessing toany whowant a petto love.

Shar-onville’sMary andJim Scherlare parentsto extraor-dinarychildrenwho pro-

vide a rich blanket ofaffection, warmth andcomfort to dogs thatsomeone else didn’t want.Daughter, Terri has beenwith My Furry Valentinesince it began, and shehas two dogs. BrotherJimmy has three, sisterJulie has one, sister Jackihas two and their momhas one.

Terri contacted meabout the fourth annualMy Furry Valentine eventFeb. 14 and 15. She saidher family had oodles ofdogs they got from rescuecenters and as strays.Then, she had a greatidea. Everyone was goingto be at her parents’ homefor supper, and I shouldcome over. As I parkedthe car, love just spilledout of the house. Seven-

year-old Polly greeted mewith a grin showing thespace where her big girltooth will soon arrive, Jimcame out to help my oldarthritic knees up thesteps and the house wasfilled with smiles andhellos.

Soon, tails were wag-ging, noses were sniffingand nine pairs of doggieeyes were taking in thestranger. Excitement waseverywhere. It was amaz-ing to watch dogs of sep-arate breeds and sizesgive such a welcome.They all come from res-cue or shelters or werestrays. And, they all knowthey are safe and lovednow.

Terri and Jimmy livein Glendale, Jacki andbrother-in-law Aaron Ricelive in Evendale and areexpecting their first baby(a girl) in April, Julie andhusband Jimmy Carterlive in Loveland withPolly, Jimmy, 5, and Jake,3.

When it was time totake the photo, Jimmyhad the perfect solution toget the dogs’ attention –slices of ham did thetrick. Otto, Jada, Bowser,Duke, Stitch, Rosie, Rox-ie, Boomer and Macksnapped to attention andsat still anticipating thatham without one growlamong them. Dogs areknown for reflecting the

personality of their own-ers, and you could cer-tainly see the devotion atthe Scherl’s home.

My Furry Valentine isa 501(c)3 non-profit or-ganization founded tobring together potentialpet owners and adoptablepets. Over the Valentine’sDay weekend, animalshelters and rescues fromall over the region will beat Sharonville ConventionCenter (11355 ChesterRoad) from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14,and Sunday, Feb. 15, withadorable dogs, puppies,cats, kittens and otherpets that need a goodhome.

This annual gatheringhas placed more than1,300 pets and the Scherlfamily is living proof suchplacements work. WhenJacki volunteered at thisevent, she found Ottobefore her shift was over.

The organizationspreads the word thatlocal shelters and rescuesshould be the first placeyou look for a furry ani-mal to make part of yourhousehold. They makewonderful loving pets. Alladopted animals will gohome with a goody bagfull of fun things forthem. Admission is freeas well as on-site parking.No registration is re-quired. So, come on out,enjoy family friendlyactivities and take home alive valentine to love.

Evelyn Perkins writes aregular column about peopleand events in the Tri-CountyPress area. Send items for hercolumn to 10127 ChesterRoad, Woodlawn, 45215, orcall her directly at 772-7379.

Furry valentines arefamily’s pet project

EVELYN PERKINS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Scherl family in one loving bunch: Jim Scherl; Aaron and Jackie Rice; Jimmy Scherl; Jake,Julie, Jimmy, little Jimmy and Polly Carter; Mary and Terri Scherl.

By Evelyn PerkinsCommunity Press columnist

Evelyn PerkinsCOMMUNITYPRESSCOLUMNIST

The old LincolnHeights Elementarybuilding will remain in-tact for now, after anauction of the unusedschool brought no buy-ers.

Princeton CitySchools had listed thebuilding for auction,with a minimum bid of$69,900 for the 64,500-square-foot building onnearly 3.7 acres in Lin-coln Heights.

The Hamilton CountyAuditor has valued theproperty, at 1200 LindyAve., at $2.5 million.

Lincoln Heightsstopped serving stu-dents after the schooldistrict built a newschool.

Interim Superinten-dent Ed Theroux said thedistrict will maintain theproperty, though the dis-trict has no immediateplans for the propertysince the auctionbrought no buyers.

The water, electricityand gas have been shutoff, according to ToddKutil, director of build-ing and operations forPrinceton. Princeton’sgrounds crew is keepingthe grass cut.

The cost to maintainthe property is minimal,at $98 a year for proper-ty insurance and about$108 a month during thespring, summer andearly fall for groundsmaintenance.

“We will keep it safe,”Theroux said. “It is notoperational and will takemoney to make it opera-tional and compliant.

“We will probably re-visit selling it in the fu-ture.”

No buyer for oldLincoln Heights school

Mercy HealthCareer Fair Feb. 12in Blue Ash

Mercy Health is look-ing to hire more than 100information technologyprofessionals. MercyHealth encourages can-didates to attend a ca-reer fair taking placefrom 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. onThursday, Feb. 12, atMercy Health – Cincin-nati’s Regional Office, at4600 McAuley Place inBlue Ash.

Mercy Health seeksIT professionals with atleast three to five yearsof experience for a va-riety of positions, includ-ing service technicians,help desk representa-tives, network opera-tions, network engineer-ing, technical writing,security engineeringand security architec-ture.

Applicants should ap-ply online atwww.mercy.com andbring a resume to the ca-reer fair. Hiring man-agers will be onsite forimmediate interviews.

Sharonville Relayfor Life kickoff

The American CancerSociety Relay For Life ofSharonville will hold akickoff for the annualevent Thursday, Feb. 19,from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. at Full Throttle In-door Karting, 11725 Com-mons Drive. The Societyis inviting people who

are interested in learn-ing more and getting in-volved in the event to at-tend.

The kickoff programwill honor cancer survi-vors and caregivers andfeature the Society’smission to save livesfrom cancer. Attendeeswill have the opportuni-ty to register a team forthe Relay For Life event,which will be held May 9f.rom 2 p.m. to midnightat Princeton High SchoolViking Stadium.

Relay For Life is acommunity event inwhich teams and individ-uals camp out at a school,park, or fairground andtake turns walking orrunning around a trackor path. Each team has atleast one participant onthe track at all times andparticipates in fundrais-ing that supports theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety’s mission to savelives and finish the fightagainst cancer. Four mil-lion people participatedin more than 6,000events worldwide in2014. Last year, morethan 300 people partici-pated in RFL Sharonvilleand raised more than$35,000.

Visit relayforlife.org/sharonville to learnmore about the programor contact Madison Kra-mer at (888) 227-6446ext. 4223 or Larry Roy at(513) 886-4040 for moreinformation.

BRIEFLY

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

TRI-COUNTYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

EvendaleElementary School

» COSI on Wheels As-sembly visited the stu-dents at Evendale Ele-mentary. The studentslearned about weatherconditions and how thehigh and low pressure inthe atmosphere can cre-ate thunder, lightning,clouds, etc.

Mount Notre DameHigh School

» Mount Notre Damefaculty and students trav-eled to Washington, D.C.,Jan. 22 to participate inthe 2015 March for Life.The March is the largestpro-life event in the worldand serves to peacefullyprotest the United StatesSupreme Court’s ruling tolegalize abortion. Thisyear, 20 MND studentschose to make the over-night journey to partici-pate.

The March providedMND students with an op-

portunity to advocate forlife by showing their sup-port and offering theirprayers. While the stu-dents were marchingproudly, the March cameto an abrupt stop in frontof the Supreme Courtbuilding due to a pro-choice demonstration.

“Pope Francis wouldhave been very proud ofhow the MND girls actedwith dignity and compas-sion toward this group ofpro-choice advocates whowere yelling at them. Thegirls demonstrated forti-tude as they held up theirhuge 10-foot banner thatproclaimed ‘We are thePro-Life Generation,’”MND faculty member Mi-chelle Pachuk said.

As it was such a mov-ing and empowering ex-perience, students are al-ready excited for nextyear’s March.

One student said, “Itwas an incredible experi-ence and I’m so blessed tohave been a part of it.’

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary third-grade students Elijah Fitzpatrick, Alayah Watkins, Samantha Green,Jaxson Siler and Drew Ralston enjoy learning about air pressure from parent volunteer BradGreen.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Police Officer Jeff McDaniel helped out at Evendale Elementary School during theCOSI visit. Breanna Gause and Bryn Good are testing the equipment.

THANKS TO MARJORIE MILLENNOR

Evendale Elementary students Taylor Robinson, Breasia Diggs, Sophia Giolando, Jaden Hayes, Jai'lek Price and parent volunteerJulie Smith predict different weather patterns.

PROVIDED

Mount Notre Dame students had the opportunity to meetArchbishop Dennis Schnurr while attending the March ForLife. From left: Rachel Tenley (Hamilton), Lizzie Holly(Loveland), Archbishop Schnurr, Chloe Griffith (Oakley) andAlexandria Atchley (Hamilton).

THANKS TO MARJORIE

MILLENNOR

EvendaleElementaryfifth-gradestudents alongwith parentvolunteer DorrienHinsey are doing ahands-onexperiment on airpressure.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce: “Human Re-sources and the Law” withMichael Hawkins, Dinsmore& Shohl, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Clubs & OrganizationsGeneral Federation of Wom-en’s Club Southwest OhioValley, 5-8:30 p.m., SharonvilleCommunity Center, 10990Thornview Drive, Club lookingto increase membership. Pur-pose: To provide programs,services and activities throughwhich active women can utilizetalents for betterment of com-munity and themselves. Forwomen. Free. Presented byGFWC Southwest Ohio ValleyWomen’s Club. 755-8519; hea-ney.wix.com/gfwcswohio.Sharonville.

Cooking ClassesRoll Your Own: Hands-onSushi with Holly Bader, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $45. 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.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions BlueAsh, 9741 Kenwood Road, Freehearing test and evaluation. Forages 50 and up. Reservationsrequired. Presented by HearingSolutions by Ellis-Scott & Asso-ciates. 793-9333. Blue Ash.

Home & GardenGood Bugs, Bad Bugs, 6:30-8p.m., Turner Farm, 7400 GivenRoad, Learn how to identifydifference between good bugsfrom bad bugs and how toencourage most beneficialinsects, while discouraging badones. Also discussed will be mosteffect organic controls. $15.Reservations required. 561-7400;www.turnerfarm.org. Indian

Hill.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 Mar-ket Place Lane, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art & Craft ClassesSweetheart Paperweight, 10a.m. to 8 p.m., Neusole Glass-works, 11925 Kemper SpringsDrive, Create glass paperweightshaped like heart. $35 each.Reservations required. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

MuseumsDr. Henry Langdon First Per-son Program, 7-9 p.m., Heri-tage Village Museum, 11450Lebanon Road, Hayner HouseBallroom. Dr. Robert Martsolfportrays surgeon Henry ArcherLangdon. Dr. Langdon servedthree years in 79th Ohio Volun-teer Infantry with GeneralSherman’s Army in Atlantacampaign and March to the Seathrough Georgia during the CivilWar. Benefits Heritage VillageMuseum. $20, $17 members.Registration required. 563-9484;www.heritagevillagecincinna-ti.org. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterDial M for Murder, 8-10:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center,11165 Reading Road, Tony plansto murder his unfortunate wifeto claim her fortune for himself.Ages 18 and up. $12, $10 seniorsand students. Presented byTri-County Players. Through Feb.21. 471-2030; www.tricoun-typlayers.org. Sharonville.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. ThroughFeb. 27. 489-7575. SycamoreTownship.

SchoolsOpen House, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m., The Schilling School forGifted Children, 8100 CornellRoad, Take personal tour andvisit classrooms. Meet head ofschool, faculty and parentambassadors. Children welcome.Ages 0-12. Free. 489-8940;www.schillingschool.org. Syca-more Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art & Craft ClassesValentine Valley, noon to 3

p.m., Tri-County Mall, 11700Princeton Road, Across fromRogers Jewelers. With Art Spark.Variety of crafts, includingValentines, crowns and more.Ages 3-10. Free. 671-0120.Springdale.

Dining EventsGreat Parks Dinner Series, 6:30p.m. Malice in Wonderland:Mystery Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, 1515 W. SharonRoad, Buffet dinner of chef-carved prime rib of beef, herb-roasted chicken, lasagna, gardensalad and assorted sides, des-serts and drinks. Cash bar avail-able. $29.95. Registration re-quired. Presented by Great Parksof Hamilton County. 521-7275,ext. 285; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

EducationCitizenship Class, 10 a.m. to11:30 p.m., The Healing Center,11345 Century Circle West, BasicEnglish needed. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.346-4080, ext. 350; www.hea-lingcentercincinnati.org. Spring-dale.

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 / WellnessValentine’s Day Divorce Work-shop and Yoga, 11 a.m. to 1:30p.m., Game on Fitness, 11096Reading Road, Motivationalworkshop for divorced womenwho are ready to brush off andmove on. For divorced women.$47. Registration required.Presented by Get to it Coaching.886-5377; www.gettoitcoach-ing.com/valentinesday. Shar-onville.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayValentine’s Day Celebration, 5p.m., La Petite France, 3177Glendale Milford Road, Three-course dinner including choiceof aperitif. $59.95. Reservationsrequired. 733-8383; www.lapeti-tefrance.biz. Evendale.

Valentine’s Day Pop-up Din-ner, 6 p.m. Seatings at 6 and8:30 p.m., Piccolo Wine Room,23 Village Square, Three-coursemeal. Music by Jerome Cali.Wine pairings available. Reser-vations required. 771-6612;www.piccolowineroom.com.Glendale.

My Furry Valentine, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Sharonville ConventionCenter, 11355 Chester Road,Animal adoption event. Activ-ities, arts and crafts, face paint-ing, rescued farm animal pettingzoo and array of pet vendors.Benefits My Furry Valentine,non-profit organization focused

on bringing together adoptableanimals and people to adoptthem. Presented by My FurryValentine. No phone; www.my-furryvalentine.com. Sharonville.

On Stage - ComedyStewart Huff, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterDial M for Murder, 8-10:30 p.m.,Sharonville Fine Arts Center, $12,$10 seniors and students. 471-2030; www.tricountyplayers.org.Sharonville.

PetsphoDOGrapher’s My FurryValentine Mega Pet Adop-tion Event, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Sharonville Convention Center,11355 Chester Road, Free admis-sion. Presented by My FurryValentine. Through Feb. 15.235-1353; www.myfurryvalenti-ne.com. Sharonville.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat Buffet Break-fast, 8:30-11 a.m., Halker-FlegeAmerican Legion Post 69, 9000Reading Road, Includes omeletsto order, ham, goetta, sausage,bacon, biscuits and gravy, pan-cakes, fruit cocktail, milk, juiceand coffee. Bake sale benefitslegion and auxiliary programssuch as scholarships and helpingveterans in the community. $8,$4 children. 733-9926. Reading.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater Emanuel

Apostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayMy Furry Valentine, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Sharonville ConventionCenter, No phone; www.myfur-ryvalentine.com. Sharonville.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-11:30 p.m., Roxy’sLive, 11473 Chester Road, Free.Presented by Aretha Chapman.Sharonville.

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My Furry Valentine, an animal adoption event, will be at the Sharonville Convention Centerfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. Activities include artsand crafts, face painting, rescued farm animal petting zoo and array of pet vendors. The eventbenefits My Furry Valentine, a non-profit organization focused on bringing together adoptableanimals and people to adopt them. For more information, visit www.myfurryvalentine.com.

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Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.

Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with

just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?

Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles

and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.

Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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A publication of

Feb. 4 questionThe governors of Ohio and

Kentucky announced a newplan to help pay for a newBrent-Spence Bridge, which in-cludes a 50 percent toll dis-count for daily users of thebridge. Is this a good idea?Why or why not?

“Charging tolls in order topay for the bridge is a goodway to go because there areprobably more people whouse the bridge ‘just passingthrough’ than live in the area.Giving a discount to locals isa great way to take some ofthe sting out of it. Make thetruckers pay the most sincetheir behemoth loads takelife out of the bridge the fast-est. However, the only viableway to collect tolls is the highspeed EZ-Pass way. Anythingelse will cause a huge in-crease in traffic congestionand delays.”

M.J.F.

“The current plan is good,i.e. refurbish the currentBrent Spence Bridge for I-71traffic and build a new bridgefor I-75. The federal govern-ment needs to handle its ‘re-quired’ 80 percent share viathe federal gas excise tax.Ohio and Kentucky can sharethe remaining 20 percentevenly. Tolls will help pay forthe states share. Drivers reg-istered in two Northern Ken-tucky Counties (Campbelland Kenton) and HamiltonCounty in Ohio should be ex-empt from the tolls or as wassuggested pay half the nor-mal toll. With gas pricesaround $2 this might be agood time to raise the gas taxtemporarily to assist on thiseffort. Also sell the namingrights for the Bridge. Butplease no more studies, com-mittees or political grand-standing. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about

President Obama’s proposal topay for two years of communi-ty college, effectively expand-ing school to K-14 by taxing 529college savings plans?

“The president has nowwalked back his proposal totax 529 college savings plans;however, he will still be want-ing the funding from some-where else, meaning stillmore taxes. I think it is justanother freebie offering topromote his nanny state con-cept. Further, the graduationrate for community collegesis not all that great, but paidtuition would not necessarilyimprove that. What our kidsactually need is school choiceand improved instruction forK-12.”

S.N.

CH@TROOM

THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould parents have the rightto decide whether to theirschool-age children vaccinat-ed, and if they decide not to,should the children be per-mitted to attend school? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to via email.Send your answers [email protected] Ch@troom in the subject line.

Last summer the Ohio StateLegislature and Gov. JohnKasich signed into law HouseBill 487, which required StateSuperintendent Richard Rossto assess the amount of testingin public schools and makerecommendations to reduce it.

In the meantime last Octo-ber two members of the houseintroduced HB 629, whichrequired the state to reducethe number of hours scheduledfor state tests from 20 hoursper grade level to four.

Ross presented his assess-ment and recommendations tothe governor and legislature.One of the report’s primarysuggestions cuts the amount oftime for testing in the ele-mentary grades from 20 hoursto 16 hours per year.

Suffice it say both of thesebills were laden with the bestof intentions. The majority ofstudents subjected to the hoursof testing are probably cele-brating the recommendationsin their schools’ halls. Al-though their teachers might

not join themin cheers,more thanlikely they arewhispering afew sighs ofrelief sincethey will gainmore classtime for in-struction.

When some-one buys a car there is alwaysthe base price price plus thecosts of accessories and owner-ship to consider. The sameholds true with the administra-tion of state unit and end ofyear tests to elementary stu-dents. The base time assignedto give the tests is overshad-owed by all the preparatorytime necessary for students totake them.

If, only pre tests and a cou-ple of school wide pep ralliesconducted to raise students’competitive spirits composedthe prep time, then testingaccessories would compriseonly a minimal time commit-

ment.To the contrary, everyone

realizes that in today’s world ofhigh stakes testing, prep timeconsumes the thoughts andinterests of teachers and stu-dents for the entire schoolyear. In fact it owns the entireinstructional program. Un-fortunately, the ultimate endgame is not the time relegatedfor examination periods, it’show the test results are in-terpreted and used.

Without question the oneday of the school year that ismet with the highest degree ofanxiety and anticipation by allis the day test scores arrive inthe district’s superintendent’soffice. This is the day of reck-oning that decides the immedi-ate future for students, teach-ers, and administrators, as wellas the district’s and its localschools’ education reputation.

Just think about it. Testscores determine a schooldistrict’s grades for its wellpublicized grade card. Gradesbelow As and Bs can become a

disaster in terms of its aca-demic reputation. Third-gradestudents who fail to achieveproficiency in reading aresubject to retention.

Scores also impact classplacements for other students.Just as insidiously, at least halfof a teacher’s annual evalua-tion is dependent on studentsmeeting the annual year’s pro-gress standard.

Let’s at least give our lawmakers credit for showingsome sensitivity to the exces-sive amount of time schoolsare mandated to scheduleachievement tests. On theother hand, until elected publicofficials enact laws that pro-hibit punitive uses of end ofyear test results, the reductionof test time will continue itshollow ring of fruitless goodintentions.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

Reducing time for high stakes testsis act of fruitless good intentions

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

When planning for retire-ment, we need to not only con-sider our income, but also ex-penses over a retirement thatcould last as long as 30 years.Retirement for baby boomersand beyond includes a futurewhere two of the most criticalaspects of retirement planning –our health and longevity – re-main unknowable.

The “health care side” ofretirement – costs, need andaccessibility to health care forourselves or loved ones – can beone of the most significant fac-tors in the planning process.

Health care spending has faroutpaced inflation over the pastdecade. Health care costs haverisen close to six percent annu-ally, while core inflation hasrisen about 2.5 percent, accord-ing to a U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics Inflation Rate Study,2003-2012. Clearly, when some-thing in our grocery basket oflife rises three times the level asother purchases, it begs atten-tion.

When planning for healthcare costs in retirement, firstconsider cash flow– monthlyincome versus expenditures.This will vary person to person,from family to family. So, let’swork backwards, looking first athealth care expenses.

A 2013 report by the Employ-ee Benefits Research Institutesuggests that a 65-year-old re-tired couple will need to fund$255,000 to $360,000 in Medicarepremiums alone (including Me-digap). Medicare, in fact, coversonly about 62 percent of medicalcosts.

It’s important to rememberthat Medicare does not coverlong-term health care. Onlywhen you run out of dollars doesMedicaid step in to fill that gap.This means that costs for in-home health care and nursinghomes have to be covered byother sources – our own, ourchildren’s resources, a long-term care insurance policy, or acombination of the above.

Here aresome questionsto considerwhen planningfor a retire-ment that cov-ers long-termhealth carecosts:

» Will youhave all thesavings andassets on hand

at retirement to cover all ormost of your projected healthcare costs?

» Are you and/or your spousein reasonably good health nowand does your family have atrack record of living into their80s or 90s?

» Will you work during anystage of retirement and earnmoney?

» Do you know when youwant to start taking Social Secu-rity, and why?

» What do you project will beyour annual income and ex-penses during retirement, andhave you factored in the need toincrease your annual incomebeyond inflation to addresspotentially higher health carecosts?

» If you need long-term care,have you factored in what thoseneeds and costs might be?

» Do you have an understand-ing of various types of long-term care insurance policies,how they can be funded, whatthey provide, and for how long?

Consulting financial and taxadvisors as part of retirementplanning is essential to get thehealth care piece covered. En-joying truly golden retirementyears means different things todifferent people, but it shouldinclude planning for long-termhealth care now so we obtain theend-of-life care we desire.

Larry Blundred lives in Green Town-ship and is a registered representa-tive with Kehoe Financial Advisors inSpringdale. To contact Blundred, call513-481-8555.

Consider long-term healthcare costs when planning for retirement

LarryBlundred COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Mr. Edward Levy recentlyposted an excellent conceptfor turning some attitudes toa more positive outlook. Heargues forcefully that one’scourteous behavior can af-fect the attitude of others.

Language is also one ofthe first clues one has ofanother’s attitude and char-acter. We have receivedhundreds of phone salessolicitations in which theconversation begins, “IsJames there?” My firstthoughts are, ‘how presump-tuous,’ ‘how abrupt,’ ‘howrude,’ and ‘who wants toknow.’ If you want to make aconnection on the phone, andthe other person is unknownto you, a brief introduction isin order.

We have often hostedpeople from other countrieswho were visiting us forbusiness purposes. One suchmeeting included twoFrenchmen who representeda medical device manufac-turer. The conversationswere long and technical. Tospeed the conversation,when they asked one anotherquestions, they would speakin French. Knowing a littleFrench, I was able to pick upabout 40 percent of whatthey were saying.

To my astonishment, inevery conversation theywould call each other “sir”(monsieur), they would alsosay “if you please” (si vousplaît), “thank you sir” (mercimonsieur) and almost everyother word denoting courte-sy that I remember peopleusing in the 1940s and 1950shere in the states.

Later, on the drive to theairport, we discussed theimportance of language, andI mentioned the courtesies oftheir language. They werequick to point out that thingswere changing in France,and that these courtesieswere less often used. At thattime the French were quite

concernedabout theinfusion ofEnglish andslang expres-sions in theirlanguage.They wantedto keepFrench, asthey knew it,as their lan-

guage.I too, continue to hold the

door, for everyone. Back inthe 1960s, there became abacklash, mostly by youngwomen, who would retort, “Ican open my own door.” Iunderstood their need forindependence and did notrespond.

The words please andthank you seem to have beendropped from our language;or, how about a simple “hel-lo” or nod, when passing alone stranger in a less traf-ficked area, or on an eleva-tor. Yes, sir and no ma’amseem only to be used bymilitary personnel. I havebeen asked many times if Iwas “military.” Youngerwomen would sometimessay, “I’m no ma’am,” towhich I would reply, “ofcourse not; it is just an ex-pression of courtesy.”

I’m curious; does oneactually take a working cellphone on a date, what abouton a job interview, or duringa physical exam? I believethey do, as I see signs indoctor’s offices asking thatphones be turned off.

Texting and talking on thephone while attempting todrive are both very rude andextremely dangerous. Bothactivities involve erraticdriving patterns.

We can improve our writ-ten and spoken language,making others feel betterabout themselves.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

Courtesy andrespect, Part II

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

Boys basketball» Wyoming beat Finneytown

54-37 on Jan. 30 as sophomoreJake Edmonds had 13 points.

The Cowboys got by DaytonStivers 40-39 on Jan. 31 withsophomore Lonnie Graysonscoring 13 points.

Grayson hit for 21on Feb. 3 asWyoming whipped Taylor 64-35.

» On Jan. 30, Moeller held offSt. Xavier 39-35. Junior NateGeorgeton and sophomore RileyVoss led the Crusaders with ninepoints each.

Moeller downed Taft 73-41 onJan. 31. Senior Grant Pitman ledthe Crusaders with 26 points.

» Princeton held on to beatHamilton 62-60 on Feb. 3. TheVikings got 24 points, five re-bounds, four assists and threesteals from Jordan Bradley.

D.J. Lewis added 16 pointsand seven boards.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame defeat-

ed Mercy 63-43 on Feb. 3. SeniorBlair Carlin led the Cougars with18 points.

MND beat Ursuline 42-34 onFeb. 5.

» On Feb. 4, Princeton fell toLakota East 64-32. The Vikingsmustered just 17 points total af-ter the first quarter, led by Cor-neisha Henderson’s sevenpoints.

Wrestling» Moeller defeated Glen Este

Feb. 4 in the Ohio Regional DualTournament before falling to El-der to finish as regional runner-up. Against Glen Este, the Cru-saders had pins from ConnerZiegler (120), Jacoby Ward (138),Brett Bryant (160) and Joe Hen-sley (285). Ziegler and Hensleyalso had pins in the loss to Elder.

Swimming and diving» Grace Menke of MND won

the Girls Greater CatholicLeague championship at St. Xa-vier’s Keating Natatorium Feb.2.

» St. Xavier won the GreaterCatholic League South meet Feb.3 at Keating Natatorium. St. Xracked up 513 points. Moellerwas second with 294, La Sallethird with 193 and Elder wasfourth with 106. The Bomberswon five of the eight individualevents and all three relays. It’sthe 67th league win for St. X and52nd in a row, according to theconference. St. Xavier’s Jona-than Prangley was named Swim-mer of the Year winning the 200freestyle in addition to second-place finishes in the 200 individ-ual medley and 500 freestyle. St.Xavier set a meet record in the200 medley relay (1:36.12) andsophomore Grant House set an-other meet record with a time of1:49.88 in the 200 individual med-ley. Jacobs Waters broke the 500freestyle meet record with atime of 4:36.97.

Junior Drew Fitzgerald wonthe diving title for the GCLSouth, which was Feb. 2 at UC.

Catching up» With Ohio State freshman

guard Kelsey Mitchell’s 15 pointsin a Feb. 5 game, she passed Ka-tie Smith for most points by anOSU freshman. Smith had 578points in 1992-93 and Mitchellhas 587 points this season afterthat game.

Mitchell leads the NCAA Di-vision I in scoring average with25.8 points per game. Mitchell, aPrinceton High School graduate,also set a new school record withnine 3-pointers in a 76-72 loss tovisiting Minnesota in January.Mitchell had a game-high 36points and a team-high seven re-bounds and seven assists.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

WYOMING — The guys thatspecialize in pinning opponentsdown, have more down timethis year.

At least in terms of matches.Like many schools with

wrestling programs, WyomingHigh School’s squad has a hugegap in their schedule sincemany of the postseason affairshave been pushed back to avoidconflicts. The state tourna-ment in Columbus was movedto the second weekend inMarch after previous meetsmeshed with things like UFCbouts and gymnastics competi-tions.

In Wyoming’s case, afterwrestling in the first week ofstate duals, they’re idle untilFeb. 20 and the Cincinnati HillsLeague meet.

“We have to get creativewith our practices and makesure our kids stay focused,”Pitman said. “We’ll give them aday off here and there, but westill have to prepare for theleagues and the state tourna-ment.”

Naturally, the Cowboys willget tired of wrestling them-selves. Their last long meetwas at Miami Trace on Jan. 24.Wyoming’s top finishes therewere a pair of third-places withsophomore Zach VanFossen at

138 pounds and Asa Palmer at152 pounds

Palmer is Pitman’s lone sen-ior.

“He’s the biggest hope andwe’ll try to figure out whatweight class best fits him forthe postseason,” Pitman said.“He’s working as hard as everand making the people thatpractice with him better. He’s

top notch.”Palmer had a tough loss at

Miami Trace against thefourth-ranked wrestler in thestate, Caleb Price, from Chilli-cothe. Outside of that, he’s beenmostly dominant at 28-5.

The Cowboys pin leader isjunior Justin Shields at 170pounds. Wrestling at 182, hefinished sixth at Miami Trace.

At 170, he’s 26-12 with 17 pins.“He’s got to be a confident

wrestler, because he can beatanybody,” Pitman said. “Justinis stronger and quicker thanmost of his opponents.”

Other postseason possibili-ties are freshman Yima Nya-mor who has wrestled at 145,

Wyoming wrestlers battle long lay-offBy Scott [email protected]

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming senior Asa Palmer wrestles Withrow’s Tim Harrow at 145 pounds during the Wyoming Duals on Jan.17. Palmer defeated Harrow 9-4 and was 4-1 for the day.

See WRESTLING, Page B2

On Feb. 4, student athletes signed letters of intent to continue their respective sporting careers in college

LIZ DUFOUR FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

On national signing day, 12 athletes from St. Xavier committed to play sports at various colleges. Bottom row: Jack Waters, Denison University forlacrosse, David Leisring, Dayton for football, Simeon Lane, Princeton for football, Justin Hilliard, The Ohio State for football, Myles Homan, Navy forfootball, Henry Stutz, Holy Cross for soccer. Top Row: Cole Jones, Army for football, Jonathan Bockhorst, Furman for football, Carter Raleigh, Butler forfootball, Danny McHale, Indianapolis University for football, Alex Besl, Case Western for soccer, Buck Dorger, Depauw for lacrosse.

WINTER COLLEGE SIGNINGS

THANKS TO CHRIS THOMPSON

Princeton High School’s student athletes signed their letters of intent onFeb. 3. From left are: Front, Allen Clay Jr., Sean Cook II, Cameron Keeling,Adrianna King, Cecily Clark, Adam Wagers; back, Marcus Placke, ElijahBall, Raekwon Jenkins, Brett Bosel, Logan Reitter, Matt Arroyo and AndyRolfes.

THANKS TO JAN WILKING/SUSANNA MAX/WYOMING

On Feb. 4, four Wyoming athletes signed to play a sport in college. Fromleft is Devon Davis (University of Cincinnati football), Parker Chalmers(Butler football), Max Hoffman (Xavier cross country and track) and DukeBrunke (UNLV football).

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but could go at 152 de-pending on where AsaPalmer is placed. At 138,sophomores VanFossenand Noah Pitman haveshared time and havebeen wrestling off for theright to represent theCowboys. Pitman has thebetter record of 24-12 andis the son of the headcoach.

“I still get nervous(watching),” Pitman ad-mitted. “I don’t show it asmuch. I try to separatehome and school. He’sprobably the most well-in-formed kid on the team ashe gets everything fromme.”

Brian Pitman is also athird-grade teacher andwould like to get more ofthe elementary talent onthe mat. They re-started ayouth program recentlyand currently have 22

kids involved. He’d like toget those numbers to 30 toinstitute a good feedersystem for Wyoming.

As for the current Cow-boys, they continue towait for the CHL meet onthe 20th at Deer Parkwhere everyone will be

gunning for the sameteam.

“Reading’s going to betough to beat,” Pitmansaid. “I think it’s a battlefor second, third andfourth. They’re just toughkids when it comes towrestling.”

WrestlingContinued from Page B1

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming’s Justin Shields (top) gets the upper hand on hisway to a pin of Purcell Marian’s Caleb Marshall at the MadeiraInvitational in January.

WYOMING — In a careerthat has spanned over 400wins between Mount No-tre Dame, Mason andWyoming high schools,Gerry Lackey has neverexperienced a season withmore injuries.

The Cowboys’ girls bas-ketball coach has had todeal with three ACL set-backs since last spring, in-cluding junior AshliO’Neal, last year’s Cincin-nati Hills League leadingscorer and co-player of theyear.

“Ashli is out for the sea-son,” Lackey said. “Shedidn’t make as much pro-gress as we had hoped.She’s hoping to play thisspring and summer withAAU. Luckily, it was justher junior year and we’relooking forward to gettingher back. She’s been sore-ly missed.”

Above the waist, thisseason’s scoring leaderEmily Wadds recently suf-fered a concussion.

Since November, themath teacher has to con-coct various formulas towin. While a repeat cham-pionship is out of the pic-ture with Madeira stand-ing undefeated at presstime, Wyoming still hasmanaged a winning sea-son.

“The kids have beenstepping up,” Lackey said.“Kids like Wadds and (ju-nior) Haley Stewart havepicked it up from wherewe were and the new kidshave responded fairlywell. We’re happy with(sophomore) Maddie Mar-tin who’s picked it up ondefense for us.”

The Wyoming losseshave come to competitiveteams like Winton Woods,Madeira, Mariemont,Summit Country Day andTurpin. The Cowboys hopeto finish with a winningCHL record as the regularseason begins to winddown.

“We want to place ashigh as we can,” Lackeysaid. “We’re kind of takingit one game at a time.Come the tournament,anything can happen. Wethink we’re right in themix with some of the DIIIteams.”

Minus O’Neal, Waddshas averaged a steady 15points and nine reboundsfor Lackey, with juniorHaley Stewart contribut-

ing around 10 points andseven rebounds fromnearly every position onthe floor.

Freshman LindseyStewart has joined sopho-more Martin in the back-court. Lackey knows theearly experience can onlyhelp the pair next seasonwhen O’Neal returns forher senior swan song.

Others that have had toadd to the box scores withthe absences and injuriesare junior Clair Melott,senior Olivia Cunningham

and sophomore Emily Du-dek. Again, withoutO’Neal, Dudek has beenthe Cowboys’ lone three-point threat.

The silver lining alongwith experienced guardsreturning for next seasonis a decent crop of juniorhigh players on the way.

“We have a good eighth-grade team,” Lackey said.“They’re might be a few ofthem that have an opportu-nity. Things are lookinggood down the road if wecan get healthy.”

Wyoming girls battlewithout top scorerBy Scott [email protected]

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Wyoming senior Emily Wadds drives to the basket againstSummit Country Day. Wadds has had to take over theCowboys’ scoring with the injury to point guard Ashli O’Neal.

THANKS TO ROD APFELBECK

Wyoming junior Haley Stewart drives around a North CollegeHill defender during the Cowboy's 48-40 win on Jan. 15.

ST. BERNARD — Win-ning conference champi-onships never gets old.Roger Bacon HighSchool can attest to that.The Spartans capturedtheir seventh straightleague title, secondstraight in the GreaterCatholic League CoedCentral Division thisyear.

All that after RogerBacon was unsure whatkind of product it wouldhave on the court thisseason. The Spartans lostnearly all their firepow-er from last season, ayear in which they wentfinished 22-5 and man-aged their sixth straighttrip to the Division III re-gionals, according to10th-year coach BrianNeal. Now, the Spartanshave their sights set onthe postseason, a placethey’re very familiar.

“If you look at it,we’ve lost eight gamesand seven of them havebeen to Division Ischools,” Neal said. “Wehaven’t lost to bad teams.Nobody (in Division III)has played the schedulewe have…if I’m thoseother (postseason)coaches I think theyknow how we play andwhat our program isabout. For six straightyears we’ve made it tothe regional — I can seewhy that would makesome coaches not want toplay us.”

Neal also wasn’t shyabout saying that this

season has “been a littlebit of a roller coasterwith some ups anddowns.” That’s largelydue to the Spartans’ inex-perience. They only haveone senior on the roster— guard Monty Webley— who Neal said tries to“be that elderly voice” inthe locker room.

Neal admitted that heand his staff anticipatedmore of a challenge thisyear “because of all theyoung guys playing.”Neal pointed out thattypically a team ends upwith one true, leadingscorer but at Roger Ba-con that’s not the case.

“We’ve had five dif-ferent guys lead us inscoring and they’re allyoung kids. Four of themare sophomores and one

is a junior,” Neal said.“They’ve all stepped updone some nice things;then you have the oppo-site of that. Because ofthe youth you end up withsome inconsistencieslate in games. We’ve hada hard time at the end ofsome close games.”

Sophomore guardCraig McGee leads theSpartans in points (12.5)and assists (3.9) pergame. Sophomores Jus-tin Johnson (11.8) andJames Johnson (10.4)have been nice additions,along with junior Wil-liam Greene who aver-ages 10.1 points.

“Leadership is a hardthing. It’s a hard thing foradults to do and here weare asking 15-16 year oldsto do it,” said Neal.

Roger Bacon wins 7thstraight league titleBy Adam [email protected]

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Badin’s Zach Larkin, left, blocks a shot by Roger Bacon’sWilliam Greene in a game on Dec. 19.

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If you’re in the marketfor a used car, and preferto buy from a privateowner, you need to watchout for a new scam hit-ting the area.

Although everythinglooks great when you seethe car offered for sale -and the owner signs theback of the title over toyou - you never get own-ership of the vehicle.

That’s what happenedto Adam Bradford, ofLoveland after he foundan SUV advertised onCraigslist. He girlfriend,Carla Hamill, said, “Webought a couple of cars,sold a couple of cars onCraigslist so we hadcalled on a number ofthem.”

The 2002 SUV theyliked was being sold by awoman in Dayton, Ohio.They went to Dayton,Bradford test drove it,and agreed to pay $5,000for the vehicle. The sell-er went with them to abank where the seller’ssignature was notarizedon the title and thenBradford paid her themoney.

Unfortunately, theBureau of Motor Vehi-cles was closed at thatpoint so the seller saidshe would keep her li-

censeplates onthe car soBradfordcould driveit. Theyplanned tomeet at theBMV thenext day toget thenew title

for Bradford and take offthe old plates and givethem to the seller.

The seller failed tomeet them to pick up thenew title so Bradfordwent to the BMV by him-self. Hamill says, “Hewent in, handed them thetitle, had the money outand everything. She said,‘I’m sorry, there’s a lienon the car.” And he said,‘No.’”

In the Craigslist ad theseller specifically statesthe SUV has a clean title.There’s no mention of anauto title loan which hadbeen taken out just daysbefore the sale. Now thetitle loan company wantsthe car because thatwoman never paid off theloan. It wants to repos-sess the vehicle and sellit to get back the $2,000 itloaned that woman. Po-lice told Bradford he alsohas some rights because

he got a signed title.Hamill says, “He has

an actual title, but theonly thing that’s good fornow is a bill of sale. Oncethey get a duplicate, thattitle is considered in-active.”

Now Bradford sayshe’s unable to find thewoman who sold him theSUV. A spokeswoman forthe Ohio Bureau of MotorVehicles says they’reseeing a lot of this newscam since the auto titleloan industry has sprungup offering cash loansfor cars. Now Bradfordis joining with the othersin filing a complaint with

the BMV.So, if you want to buy

a vehicle from a privateseller make sure you gowith them to a bureau ofmotor vehicles title of-fice and make sure thetitle can get transferredinto your name beforeyou pay any money to theseller. If the BMV isclosed, don’t do the dealuntil you can be sure youcan get the title trans-ferred into your name.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

New private car selling scam hits area

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Artwork of studentsfrom local colleges anduniversities isfeatured inSummerfair Cincinnati’sEmerging Artists Exhibi-tion.

Students have beennominated by professorsand selected by Summer-fair Cincinnati’s manag-ing director, Jayne Utter,to be included in the ex-hibit.

Participating schoolsinclude Xavier Univer-sity, College of Mount St.

Joseph, Northern Ken-tucky University, MiamiUniversity and ThomasMore College. The exhibitruns through Feb. 5, Mon-days from 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Thursdays fromnoon to 7 p.m., and Satur-days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Clifton CulturalArts Center. For a list ofstudents selected andmore information on theexhibit, visit Summerfai-r.org or call 513-531-0050.

Summerfair Emerging Artistsexhibit to feature the bestworks from local art students

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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.

Healing Hearts meet for lunchthe first Thursday of the month.

Serendipity Seniors meet forlunch the fourth Thursday.

During Lent, there will be aneight-week course using theworkbook, “The Way of LivingPrayer” by Dr. Maxie Dunham.

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.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Decorative painters atall levels, beginner to ex-perienced, will have anopportunity to immersethemselves in art classesat a three-day getawayduring the annual Paint-ing Retreat organized bythe Greater CincinnatiDecorative Artists.

Classes are availablein most painting medi-ums for all experienceand skill levels, and in-corporate a wide varietyof design styles from fineart to decorative andwhimsical. The retreat isApril 10, 11 and 12 at theHigher Ground Confer-ence Center in West Har-rison, Indiana.

Every April, thispainting retreat becomesreality thanks to the ef-forts of GCDA memberswho carefully plan everydetail in order to providethe best learning oppor-tunities for decorativepainters. The theme forthis year’s retreat is “It’sa Shore Thing,” provid-ing a beachy atmospherethat will wipe away anylingering grips of winter.

Registration is open toanyone who is interestedin decorative art andpainting. A catalog ofpainting classes and reg-istration form are avail-able on the GCDA website and Facebook page.To view the painting pro-jects that will be taughtand to download the reg-istration form, go onlineto www.gcdapainters.organd click on the Painting

Retreat Tab. This infor-mation is also on theGCDA Facebook page.

The registration fee isscheduled to increase ef-fective March 1, so thereis still time to take advan-tage of the current lowerrate. The retreat chair-man is Mary Ann Slizew-ski, who can be contactedat 513-245-1631 or byemail at [email protected]. If unable

to view the catalog on-line, contact her to ob-tain a copy and for anyquestions.

GCDA meets atnoon on the secondSunday of each monthat the SpringfieldTownship Senior Cen-ter, 9158 Winton Road,behind the fire station.Monthly classes aretaught at 1 p.m. aftermost meetings, andthese require advanceregistration. In May,the chapter meets onthe 3rd Sunday andthere are no meetingsin April, August andDecember.

A decorative painting retreat coming soon

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Members of the 2015 Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists Retreat Committee, from left:front, Melanie Wilmhoff and Sandie Tieman; back, Retreat Chair Mary Ann Slizewski,Theresa Morris, Alice Goldfuss, Daisy Masminster, JoAnn Heurich, Sherida England, JoSharpshair and Nancy Vincent.

Cancer Support Com-munity Greater Cincin-nati-Northern Ken-tucky will launch a newevidence-based pro-gram focused on theneeds of patients andtheir caregivers.

Funded by the Michi-gan Institute for Clini-cal and Health Re-search, this FOCUS Pro-gram will help cancerpatients and familycaregivers decreaseemotional distress andincrease quality of life,communication skills,and ability to manageillness in their lives.

According to the In-stitute of Medicine, theemotional supportneeds of cancer pa-tients and their familycaregivers are not be-ing adequately met.

Patients may receivestate-of-the-art medi-cal care but little helpcoping with detrimen-tal effects of the illnessor mental and physical

quality of life. Family caregivers

are responsible for pro-viding complex care in-home with little educa-tion or support, whichreduces caregivers’confidence and in-creases stress.

The FOCUS Programuses five modules tosupport patients andcaregivers, forming theacronym FOCUS:

Family involvement,Optimistic outlook,Coping effectiveness,Uncertainty reduction,Symptom management.

Like all CSC pro-grams, this exciting 5-week session is free toparticipants and led bya licensed social work-er.

Each week the per-son with cancer and hisor her loved one willgather with others in asmall group for twohours at a time to learnmore about how to livethrough and beyondcancer.

CSC is looking forparticipants for multi-ple sessions runningfrom February to No-vember.

To be eligible a per-son can have any type orstage of cancer and canbe currently in treat-ment or have completedtreatment within thelast 18 months.

The participant musthave a family memberor support person whois willing to participatein the five-week ses-sion.

For more informa-tion or to sign up, callKelly Schoen, programdirector, at 513-791-4060.

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Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

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

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Duke Energy is provid-ing the UC Blue Ash Col-lege Nursing Departmentwith a $7,600 grant thatwill help transform theway students learn.

The grant is part of theUNITE (Utilizing Nurs-ing and Technology inEducation) Project devel-oped by the college. Fac-ulty in the nursing depart-ment will collaborate withthe University of Cincin-nati College of Nursingfor training on the use ofiOS apps that allow pro-fessors to build coursesand provide instruction tostudents on the Appleplatform.

Carla Henderson,chair of the UC Blue AshNursing Department,says iOS apps like Nurs-ing Central are making areal impact in nursingeducation.

“They are changing theway we teach students inthe classroom, our simu-

lation labs, and clinical ro-tations by providing addi-tional tools that help sup-port student success.”

Henderson says thatall nursing students at UCBlue Ash will eventuallybe required to have aniPad mini. She adds thatthis initiative is part of theoverall preparation forstudents as health carecontinues to be more tech-nologically advanced.

“When you go into ahospital everything iselectronic, from thehealth records to medica-tion administration.Bringing new technologi-cal tools like iPad and newlearning applications intothe classroom will reallyhelp our students as theyprepare to enter the nurs-ing profession.”

For Duke Energy, thegrant is an opportunity tosupport education, a val-ued community partner,and future growth.

“We realize that astrong, highly-skilledworkforce is very attrac-tive for companies thatmight be considering amove to Greater Cincin-nati, so this grant sup-ports the next generationof health care providersas well as our economicdevelopment initiatives,”said Warren Walker, withCommunity and Govern-ment Relations for DukeEnergy.

Incorporating newtechnology into the nurs-ing program will also helpUC Blue Ash better alignwith the UC College ofNursing in Clifton, whichis using iPads and iOSapps in its undergraduateand Doctor of Nursingcourses. Late last year theCollege of Nursing wasnamed an Apple Distin-guished Program for itsinnovative uses of tech-nology in nurse education.

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David Pepper, thenewly elected chairmanof the Ohio DemocraticParty, will speak to theBlue Ash Northeast Dem-ocratic Club at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 17, at theBlue Ash RecreationCenter, 4433 CooperRoad.

Pepper, who startedhis term Jan. 1, will dis-cus his commitment to

creatingthe mostrobust par-ty infra-structurepossible,and sup-portingand imple-menting

policies that improveOhioans’ lives. He willalso focus on the party’s

plans to recruit and assistthe next generation ofpublic servants as theyrun for office, and help-ing them make a differ-ence once they are elect-ed.

“We are delighted thatDavid Pepper, a well-known and respected per-sonality from HamiltonCounty, will be visitingour club to present de-

tails about his plans forthe Ohio Democratic Par-ty. He knows that thestrength of our party inOhio is its ability to im-pact the outcome of na-tional, state and localelections. With a presi-dential election nextyear, now is the time toput his plans in motion,”said Ann Neuer, presi-dent of BANDC.

David Pepper to address Blue Ash Dems

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SPRINGDALEIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported at 700 block of Silver-wood, Jan. 13.

DomesticReported 800 block of Cedarhill,Jan. 10.

Reported 11000 block of OldeGate Drive, Jan. 10.

Reported on Oberlin Court, Jan.11.

RobberyReported on 200 block of North-land Blvd., Jan. 10.

TheftReported at 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Jan. 14.

Purse removed from vehicle whileat 1000 block of Princeton Pike,Jan. 13.

Clothing valued at $123 removedfrom 100 block of Kemper Road,Jan. 13.

Reported on 100 block of KemperRoad, Jan. 13.

Reported at 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Jan. 13.

Reported at 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Jan. 11.

Deposit bag and $5,000 removedfrom 11000 block of PrincetonPike, Jan. 9.

$228 in merchandise removedfrom 300 block of Northland,Jan. 9.

Bag and contents valued at $500removed from 11000 block ofPrinceton Pike, Jan. 8.

POLICE REPORTS

GLENDALE143 Sharon Road: Galbraith,Robert M. IV & Beth A. to Ona-dy, Timothy R. & Amanda S.;$285,000.

958 Summit Ave.: Oneill, MaryKathryn to Deutsche BankNational Trust Co. Tr.; $76,100.

322 Willow Ave.: Russell, Amy E.& James M. Vance to Vance,James M.; $54,541.

SHARONVILLECommerce Blvd.: Sharonville GSALLC to Palmer, Ohio LLC;$550,996.

4995 Kemper Road: Alexander,James F. to Page, Rhonda C. & R.David; $220,000.

Partnership Way: Sharonville GSALLC to Palmer Ohio LLC;$550,996.

10893 Willfleet Drive: Mathews,Hopkin A. Tr. & Rick A. Jones Tr.

to Tran, Viet Q.; $75,000.

SPRINGDALE452 Cloverdale Ave.: Winters,Helen F. to Hamilton, James;$85,500.

WOODLAWN251 Joliet Ave.: Robbins, Willie S.to Robbins, Willie S. Tr.; $65,000.

32 Riddle Road: Evans, Charles E.Jr. & Geraldine to JPMorganChase Bank NA; $101,975.

WYOMING671 Reily Road: Marty, TheodoreS. Jr. Tr. & Barbara Tr. to Adkins,Carl A. & Alyssa C.; $430,000.

1759 Woodruff Lane: BrookstoneHomes LLC to Tan, Cheng &Jieyan Zhang; $358,000.

Woodruff Lane: Coral WyomingLLC to Brookstone Homes LLC;$40,000.

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local police departments. All reports published are publicrecords.

To contact your local police department: » Evendale, 563-2249.» Glendale, 771-7645 or 771-7882.» Sharonville, 563-1147.» Springdale, 346-5790.» Wyoming, 821-0141.

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