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MT. WASHINGTON — A wet-land dating back several thou-sand years is being improved.
In recent weeks volunteershavebeenplantingnewtreesatthe Wilaray Terrace wetland.
An upcoming planting willbe9a.m.Wednesday,May14, atthe site, which is at the end ofRonaldson Avenue off of Corb-ly Road.
“We have had a lot of treescome down because of stormsanddiseases sowewereglad toget the property replanted,”said Eric Russo, executive di-rector of the Hillside Trust.
The Hillside Trust is gearedtoward advocating the respon-sible use and preservation ofhillsides in southwest Ohio andnorthern Kentucky.
The Hillside Trust is ownerof the wetland, which is about3.6 acres. Hillside Trust ob-tained the property in 2007.
Russo said it is consideredan “exotic” wetland because ithas a red maple forest uniqueto the area.
At one point the propertywasgoing tobedevelopeduntilneighbors raised $75,000 tobuy it. A grant from the state
provided additional fundingfor theHillsideTrust toeventu-ally acquire it.
When Hillside Trust ac-quired the property it wasovergrown with honeysuckleand had been used for dump-ing, according to Russo.
Hesaid17truckloadsofhon-eysuckle and debris were re-moved.
Last year Hillside Trust re-ceived a grant for $9,000 toplant additional trees. Russosaid 400 trees including hicko-ry, sycamore, buckeye and oak
will be planted as well as 200native plants.
Russo said area schools willeventually be able to use thearea as an outdoor classroom.
Ecologist Jacob Bartley, left, and Eric Russo with the Hillside Trust plant a sycamore tree in a wetlandlocated in Mt. Washington. Volunteers have helped improve the wetland, which at one point had beenovergrown with honeysuckle.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Anderson American LegionPost 318will once again conductMemorialDayactivitiesaroundthe community.
Post 318 members will be attheAndersonTowneCenterandCherry Grove Plaza Krogerstores from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday, May 22, to Saturday,May 24, distributing the Amer-ican Legion poppies.
The redcrepepaper “poppy”has long been the flower of theAmerican Legion, to symbolize,honor and memorialize thoseveterans that lost their lifeserv-ing our country. While there isno charge for the poppy, dona-tions are appreciated .
On Memorial Day, which isMonday,May 26, Post 318mem-bers will be conducting memo-rial ceremonies at many of thelocal cemeteries in honor ofthose military veterans laid torestat those locations.Thebriefceremony at each cemetery in-cludes Post 318’s Color Guardand Rifle Squad, the placing ofsmall American flags and flow-ers on the representative veter-an’s graves, a rifle salute andplaying of taps.
Anyone is welcome to attendthe ceremonies, and estimatedtimes and locations are:
American Legion Post 318’s RifleSquad waits at a local cemeteryduring a Memorial Day ceremonylast year. Post members conduct avariety of Memorial Day eventsaround Anderson Township.PROVIDED
Post 318plansholidayactivitiesCommunity Press staff report
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It’s a way to combine twopassions – the arts and helpingothers.
That’s the goal for The Col-orful Cupboard, which openedApril 26 in Pierce Township.
“We have a little bit of ev-erything, and most of our art-ists are local,” said Kim Orle-mann, who owns the shop withfellowAndersonTownship res-ident John Ellis.
“I thinkwe’refittinganiche,and it’s a place to find hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind items.”
The shop features workfrom dozens of local artist,many who “upcycle” vintagepieces or create works of theirown.
Scarves, refurbished furni-ture, garden décor, jewelry,paintings and more adorn thefront of the building, but TheColorful Cupboard is not stop-ping at retail.
The Colorful Cupboard opens in Pierce Twp.By Lisa [email protected] THE COLORFUL
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Kim Orlemann stands in The Colorful Cupboard, which opened at theend of April and features handmade, one-of-a-kind pieces from localartists. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESSSee CUPBOARD , Page A2
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Future plans includeopening a small coffeeshop at the end of Maywith a library and sittingarea for customers, Orle-mann said. Later theyplan to have an artists’studio for camps andclasses, which begin inmid-June.
“I fell like the arts arebeing neglected every-where,” she said. “It’s aministryforme. I’mdoingit to make people smile.It’s a work in progress,but we’ll have a goodplace.”
The fourth phase ofTheColorfulCupboard in-cludes a spot for wood-working and metalwork-ing, with clubs for artiststo join and come together
to work on various pro-jects.
“I want it to be an art-ists’ haven with retail,”said Orlemann, who is aretired teacher. “It’s ourpassion. It’s not just, ‘oh,we want to have a store.’My husband is an artist,and I value the time andcreativity it takes.”
The retail section fea-tures spotlight artists,work from artists withdisabilities, and a kid’scorner with pieces creat-ed by children. It’s a con-signment shop, and theartists keep 70 percent ofwhat customers pay forthe work.
TheColorful Cupboardis locatedat1141OhioPikeand is open every day ex-cept Sundays.
Want more news from PierceTwp.? Follow Lisa Wakelandon Twitter, @lisawakeland.
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tery (Forest Road atAsbury)
» 9:35 a.m.: Old FiveMile Chapel Cemetery(Five Mile Road)
Post 318 also is par-ticipating in the annualAnderson TownshipMemorial Day BellCeremony, noon Mon-day, May 26, at the An-derson Center.
HolidayContinued from Page A1 State Rep. Peter
Stautberg, R-AndersonTownship, lost to conser-vative Tom Brinkman Jr.ofMountLookout, 54per-cent to 46 percent, in theMay 6 Republican pri-mary. Stautberg defeat-ed Brinkman two yearsago in the GOP primary,61 percent to 39 percent.
During the campaignStautberg, seeking afourth term, touted his“provenrecordof leader-ship.” Brinkman, whoserved eight years in theOhio House until he wasterm-limited out, ham-mered his opponent forvoting for higher salestaxes, voting to expandneedle exchanges andsupporting CommonCore.
Brinkman will be theheavy favorite againstJoe Otis, the write-inDemocrat in theprimary.
Other local State-house races:
28th House DistrictIn a three-person Re-
publican race, Madeiralawyer and businessmanappeared to eke out awinover Blue Ash Council-man Rick Bryan. AngelClark, a human re-sources and accountingmanager from ForestPark, was a distant third.The seat has been held
since 2009by Demo-crat Con-nie Pillich,who is run-ning forstate trea-surer. Thewinner inNovember
takes onDemocratMicahKamrass, who has raisedsubstantial money forwhat many believe willbe the Ohio’s top State-house race.
Bryan said his experi-ence inbusiness,militaryandpolitics – including18years on Blue Ash Coun-cil – made him the mostqualified.
31st House DistrictIn a GOP race, Mary
Yeager, a certified publicaccountant from Nor-wood, led Mark Auer, ateacher from St. Ber-nard,62percent to38per-cent, with 33 of 72 pre-cincts reporting. Yeagerwas endorsed by Right toLife groups and previ-ously ran for Norwoodtreasurer. Auer previ-ously ran for St. Bernardauditor.
The winner faces atough task in attemptingto unseat the incumbentin the heavily Democrat-ic district, state Rep. De-nise Driehaus.
The district also has aLibertarian candidate,Queen Noble.
Ohio State Rep. Peter Stautberg visits Mariemont HighSchool in December.
Brinkman
Fumes cause Turpinevacuation
Turpin High Schoolwas evacuated May 7when gas fumes weresmelled in the building.
No fire, damage or in-juries were reported.
The Anderson Town-ship Fire Department re-sponded at 8:36 a.m.
Chief Mark Ober withthe fire department saidthe gas fumes were froma lawnmower being pre-pared by the district'smaintenance depart-ment.
The fumes got into theschool's air intake, hesaid.
Following protocol,the principal evacuatedthe building, said Ober.
"We monitored the sit-uation, ventilated withour fans (and) got thefumes out," he said.
The students and staffwere then permitted tore-enter the building.
Family canoe tripThe Cincinnati Parks
are hosting a canoe tripon the LittleMiamiRiverfrom10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, May 24.
Canoeing basics, a ca-noe, paddles and a life
jacket will be providedfor $20 per canoe. Eachcanoe can hold three peo-ple and one adult per ca-noe is required.
Participants can packa lunch in a sealed plasticbagandshouldwearstur-dy, closed-toe shoes.
Space is limited. Call542-2909 to register.
The trip leaves fromOtto Armleder Park inLinwood, 5057 WoosterPike.
Memorial Dayceremony
The annual MemorialDay Bell Ringing Cere-mony isset fornoonMon-day,May26,at theAnder-son Center, 7850 FiveMile Road.
Included in thesolemnremembrance of veter-ans is the reading ofnames of deceasedmem-bers of the armed forces.
Sign in by 11:45 a.m. ifyou wish to have yourloved one’s name readduring the ceremony,which is organized by theAnderson Township Vet-eransMemorial Commit-tee.
For more informationcontact Molly Mohrfieldat 688-8400 or mmohr-
ship gardens are fea-tured on the annual An-derson Garden Tourscheduled for 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, June 1.
This free self-guidedtour takes participants totwo new homes, in addi-tion to six homes previ-ously seen on the tour.Download a map guideand description sheet onandersontownship.org orpick one up at your con-venience at AndersonCenter., 7850 Five MileRoad.
From beginner gar-deners tomaster garden-ers, the tour focuses onthe many kinds of gar-dens found in the town-ship. Special features in-clude homes creating agarden sanctuary, wood-land trails, a home withthree acres of variedgar-dens, 200 metal, woodand stone cats in one gar-den, a space for all sea-sons and an area called a“woodland paradise.”
This ninth annual touris sponsored by the An-derson Township Better-ment & Beautification
Committee. Formore de-tails call 688-8400.
Beautificationawards
Nominations are be-ing accepted for Ander-son Township’s annualBeautification Awards.
Categories includeOutstandingNonresiden-tial Garden/LandscapeDesign; Site Improve-ment; Outstanding Resi-dential Garden/Land-scape Design; and Out-standing Private Resi-dentialGarden/Landscape De-sign.
Entries and nomina-tionsmustbereceivedbyFriday, June 6.
Details available onwww.andersontownshi-p.org
Parade RegistrationRegistration is now
open for the annual An-derson IndependenceDay Parade, which be-gins at 10 a.m. Friday,July 4.
For information aboutvolunteering, selling orsubmitting an entry, callSteve Sievers at 688-8400or email [email protected].
FORESTHILLSJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 513-248-7134
Presidential scholarsWittenberg University recognizedSkylar Folkens of Cincinnati as one ofthis school year’s Presidential Scholarsat the annual Honors Convocation,April 11.Named for each of Wittenberg’s former13 presidents, the Presidential Scholarsare the members of the junior classwho have maintained the highestacademic standing in their class
through the preceding five semestersat Wittenberg.
Dean’s listRachel Jarrold-Grapes of Cincinnati wasnamed to the Dean’s List for the fallterm at Centre College.Jarrold-Grapes is the daughter ofMichael and Jannette Jarrold-Grapesof Cincinnati and is a graduate ofWalnut Hills High School.
COLLEGE CORNER
Mount Notre Dame seniorJaylaWoodyofAndersonTown-ship, who writes under the penname of J.L. Harlow, now hashad seven poems published inseveral print andonline literarymagazines, including “WhiteAsh”, starting in February of2013.
Woods looks to the guidanceof MND’s English department,particularly Kathy Louder, forfeedback and support.
Woody’s published poems,“Silent”, “Fairytales”, “TansyWar”, “Dash”, “The InvisibleBruise”, “Snow-Fire”, and “Ma-lala Yousafzai” each tell a storyfor Jayla.
She said that most of her po-emscome fromherpersonal re-flection after news programs.
For example, her poem“Fairytales,” was written whenshe “felt a bit distraught. I wassomewhatbeguiledby this falseidea of fairytales actually com-ing trueandthefactofpeaceac-tually existing,” addedWoody.
“I spend a lot of time watch-ing the newswhich iswhat real-ly inspired this poem. I wantedto take it from a viewpoint of agirl over in Syria with all of thewar going on and being so upsetby it that peace seems to not ex-ist.”
Another poem, “Malala You-safzai” was inspired by the Pa-kistani school girl whowas shotbytheTalibanforwanting togetan education.
“Jayla’s writing evokes suchimagery. I think it’s because sheisn’t afraid to break the rules.She takes risks, and is constant-
ly writing and improving,” saidLouder, MND English teacher.
“Fairytales”The taste in my throat is not
flowerylike I wish it were.Swallow tears,and drink them like tea,they’re good for you.Butmytongue is scathedand
sore,my throat even more so.There’s a thunderstormin the near distance—this thunderstorm is thesoundtrack to my sappy, sad
story.I don’t like thunderstormsand the way they interrupt
my thoughts,My attempt at peace.But who am I kidding?Peace is a myth,Peace is out of reach,I’ve got to stop believing in
fairytales.
Anderson Twp.senior’s poetryinspired by news
Woody
COLLEGE CLASS
Ayer Elementary School third-graders learn a lot more about Ohiohistory thanks to guest speaker Burke Miller, a professor atNorthern Kentucky University. His speaking engagement wasmade possible via CERKL, Forest Hill’s new online engagementtool. THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS
Hundreds of studentsfrom school districtsthroughout Southwest
Ohio recently converged atNagel Middle School for theDestination Imagination Re-gion 18 tournament.
Destination Imaginationteaches children how to workin teams to solve hands-on cre-ativechallengesalldesignedtohelp them to improve theirself-confidence and communi-cation skills. Forest Hills had16 DI teams who competed orparticipated in this year’s tour-nament, all sponsored by theForest Hills Foundation forEducation.
Two Forest Hills teamsearnedsecondplacefinishes inthe regional competition. Wil-son’s Cute Creative Cupcakestied for second in Fine ArtsChallenge, elementary level,and Maddux’s team TEASELearned second in the Structur-al Challenge, middle level.Members ofWilson’sCuteCre-ative Cupcakes are: LucyHamilton, Chloe Acosta, KateCarmichael, Molly Easton,Alexa Knight, Emily Morgan,and Katie Cnota. Jennifer Ma-las Hamilton is the team man-ager. Members of Maddux’steamTEASELare: EmmaGas-ser, Taylor Epperson, EmilyIvanov, Lucy Aberg, Sylvia Ni-ca, Skylar Huster, and AceloWorku. Team managers areGretchen Aberg and John Ep-person.
Nagel team manager andteacher, Danielle Cripe, saidthat she was very excited forthe Forest Hills students tocontinue tohave theopportuni-ty to participate in DestinationImagination.
“It is amazing to watch thestudents develop criticalthinking skills, teamwork andcompromise while also build-ing academic skills outside ofthe classroom,” she said.
DI encourages these futureleaders to be collaborativeproblem solvers, said WendyTeismann, an Ayer team man-ager, Wilson DI teams advisorand gifted intervention teach-er.
Other Forest Hills teamsthat competed or performed atregionals are:
» Rainbow Gummy Bears(Wilson) – Zach Acosta, DrewGeis, Noah Wadell, ConnorMorgan, Leo Hamilton andBrendan Mullin (ManagersDenice Robertson and Jenni-fer Malas Hamiilton);
»We’re all Out of Namesbut We’re Still Cool (Wilson) –
Nathan Stilgenbauer, AndrewKissel, Ethan Beeler, ConorMullin, Danny Creelman, Jef-frey Hecht and Aidan Kirk(Managers Kirsten Stilgen-bauer and Amanda Kissel);
»Golden Eagles (Wilson) –Avery Horton, Adam Barrett,Drew Poellein and Shane Bar-rett (ManagerJessicaHorton);
» Extraordinary Bees (Wil-son) – Hannah Smith, LilySmith, Chrissy Ciampone, Al-exandra Johnson, Lucia John-son and Emily Hovekamp(Manager Susan Alison);
»Nighthawk Navigators(Nagel) –AbbyAl-Saeed,Eliza-beth Light, Louis Hesse, ColeSalvato, Patrick Wantz andBen Michels (Manager Dan-ielle Cripe).
Forest Hills noncompetingteams are:
»Wilson - Natalie Johnson,Brooke Malone, Siya Verma,Kelsey Colglazier and LaurenFullen (Manager Hollie John-son);
»Wilson–CalebMalone, Ja-cob Deshler, Parker Lephew,Conner Tunning and RussellHaussmann (Manager NatalieMalone;
» Invisible Ayer Circus –AndrewPyne,Bear (John)Sar-toris, Jason Teismann, NateNielsen and Jesse Tholen(Managers Jessica Sartorisand Dena Pyne).
Maddux Elementary School’s Destination Imagination was one of two teams from Forest Hills to earn asecond place finish at the regional tournament for Destination Imagination held at Nagel Middle School.Pictured are team TEASEL members are, from left, Manager John Epperson, student Skylar Huster,Manager Gretchen Aberg and students Taylor Epperson, Emma Gasser, Sylvia Nica, Emily Ivanov, AceloWorku, Lucy Aberg, THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS
DESTINATIONIMAGINATIONcompetition comes to Nagel
Wilson Elementary School’s Cute Creative Cupcakes was one of twoteams from Forest Hills to earn a second place finish at the regionaltournament for Destination Imagination held at Nagel MiddleSchool. Pictured are: from left (front row) Chloe Acosta, Molly Eastonand Lucy Hamilton; (back row) Alexa Knight, Kate Carmichael, KatieCnota and Emily Morgan. THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS
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ANDERSON TWP. — FromSummit Elementary to the Na-tional Football League, throughAnderson High School and theOhio State University, AndrewNorwell has realized hisdreams.
Two of those biggest dreamscametrue thismonth.OnMay5,Norwell graduated from OhioState.OnMay11,hesignedasanundrafted free agent with theCarolina Panthers. On May 15,hewill report toCarolina for theteam’s rookie mini-camp.
After fielding several callsduringthethirddayof thedraft,it cameasabit of a surprise thatNorwell went undrafted. In-stead of being selected by ateam, Norwell was able to
choose his destination. He re-ceived feelers from Baltimore,Houston, Green Bay, and Cin-cinnati, but decided that Caroli-na gave him the best chance toearn a roster spot.
“I felt that the best pick wasCarolina. I feel good about thedecision. I feel it’s my best fit,”saidNorwell. “I feel likeIcangodown there and make a differ-ence and earn a spot.”
After spending Friday nightwith family at his graduationparty, Norwell spent Saturdayrelaxing and taking calls frominterested teams. Once thenews broke that he had signedwith the Panthers, the calls andtexts from the Anderson andOhio State communities camepouring in.
“There was a lot of anticipa-tion on Saturday,” said An-
drew’s father, Ivar Norwell.Itdidnotmatter to thefamily
Andrew went undrafted. Hewas confident that hewould getan opportunity to earn his wayonto a roster.The fact thatmorethan 60 undrafted free agentsmade NFL rosters last seasonprovides comfort and confi-dence.
“He took it in stride. He washappy,” said Ivar of the draftconcluding without hearingNorwell’s name called. “Itdoesn’t make a difference. He’sgot to prove it on the field. Caro-lina is a great spot for him to beable to make it in the pros.”
Andrew is not the first Nor-well to take thispath to theNFL.His brotherChris, now an assis-tant football and track and field
Anderson grad Norwellfinds spot with PanthersBy Adam [email protected]
Former Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Norwell of AndersonTownship signed on with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted freeagent.THANKS TO REBECCA FREDRICKSSee NFL, Page A7
MichaelMarcagi spent threeyears with his mind set on win-ning one event.
The Anderson High SchoolgraduateandThomasMoreCol-lege senior wanted to win his fi-nal collegiate golf tournament,the Presidents’ Athletic Confer-ence championship on April 25-26. After grinding through twodays of wind and rain at the Ce-darbrookGolfClubinBelleVer-non,Penn.,Marcagi emergedasthe champion.
“Ihadcomecloseeveryyear,andmycoachand I talkedabouthowcool itwouldbetofinishmylast tournament on top,” saidMarcagi. “It was pretty cool tobe able to do that.”
The goal always seemed at-tainable, but it was clear that itwould take some development.
Marcagihad tobattlehimself asmuch as he had to fend off thecompetition.He showed flashesof talent, but was often undoneby his own struggles.
In a tournament at Spring-field his sophomore year, Mar-cagi was playing great and wasin a position to win the tourna-ment heading into the secondday. He hit a bogey on day two,and then unraveled. He spentthe rest of the tournament try-ing tomakeup that one badholeon every shot, and ended upplaying himself out of conten-tion. Two years later, he showedthemettle toweather adversity.
“He has worked very, veryhard to think his way around agolf course,” said Saints headcoach Marty Kamer. “It wasgreat to seehimcloseout a tour-namentand learnhowtocontrolhis emotions and finish.”
A turning point came at a
tournament hosted by Rose-HulmanInstituteofTechnologyin Terre Haute, Ind., March 29-
30. Marcagi entered the secondday of the tournament in posi-tion to win. This time, he closed
it out. That win gave him confi-dence heading into the lastmonth of his senior season.
“It was mostly just a mentalthing, learning how to win andhow to finish a tournament,”said Marcagi. “I stayed calmand stayed within myself.”
The PACmost valuable play-er shota two-day total of150andearned first team all-confer-ence honors for the secondstraight season. Marcagi trans-ferred to Thomas More afterplaying his freshman season atAnderson (S.C.) University. Hewas Thomas More’s low scorereach of his three seasons as aSaint. This season, he had ahigher level of focus, under-standing it was his last shot atthe championship.
“There was a little extrapressure, knowing it would me
Anderson’s Marcagi closes TMC senior season on topBy Adam [email protected]
Named MVPs at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference golf championshipwere, from left, Thomas More College’s Mike Marcagi and Grove City’sEsther Durling.THANKS TO THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
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ANDERSON TWP — .The for-mula seems simple enough.
Turpin High School won theEastern Cincinnati Conferencetennis title and maintained atop-10 ranking in the city coach-es’ poll all season with threemain ingredients.
“Wehave depth in the lineup,wehavegood leadershipandwehave a good schedule,” saidSpartans head coach KateRodgers. “They’re very com-petitive. They want to play thebest teams and players outthere.”
It startsat the topwithseniorfirst singles player AdamBercz. Not only does he face op-posing teams’ top players everymatch, he challenges himself inthe classroom, too, taking sixadvanced placement courses.
“I don’t know exactly what Iwas doing my senior year ofhigh school, but I know itwasn’ttaking six APs,” Rodgers said.“(Having Bercz as a leader) ishuge. Itmakesmy job a lot easi-er. He just takes overstretches,warm-ups, setting a tone. Hedoesn’t even have to say any-thing. The younger guys seehow he carries himself, howhard he works and they auto-matically follow along. We’regoing to miss him a lot nextyears.We’vegot somebig shoesto fill.”
Rodgers said Bercz is asgood on the court as he is off.
“He’s got an automatic ad-vantage over just about every-body he plays based on hismen-tal approach,” she said. “He’sgood at sussing out their weak-nesses. He doesn’t get too highwith the highs or too low withthe lows.He just plays his gameand he doesn’t get rattled.”
The rest of the team reflectshis leadership.
Junior Brett Schubert wentundefeated for the Spartans atsecond singles, including wins
against St. Xavier and Mason.He and Bercz will team to playdoubles together for the sec-tional tournament beginningMay 16 at the ATP facility inMason.
“I really don’t like to worryabout my record,” Schubertsaid. “I just trytofocusoneverymatch, every point, one at atime.”
Schubert said he’s been play-ing tennis “as long as I couldhold a racquet, as long as I can
remember.” He was ranked ashigh as 10th in the country as a10-year-old and said he enjoysthe mental aspect of the game.
“I’m a counter puncher,” hesaid. “I just do back to themwhat theydo tome. If theyslice,I sliceback. I look tohit itwherethey don’t like it. I like the com-petition. I like that it’s moreabout your mind than just pow-er.”
Sophomore Andrej Nova-kovic didn’t lose an ECC match
at third singles. Neither did thesecond doubles team of fresh-manWill Muscatello and juniorBrayden Bennell.
“That’s the depth I was talk-ing about,” Rodgers said. “It’sgood players all up and downthe lineup”
As a team, Turpin pacedfourth in the A flight of the an-nual Coaches Classic tourna-ment, coming in behind statepowersCincinnatiCountryDay,Mason and Sycamore.
Turpin High School sophomore Andrej Novakovic lunges to return a backhand against Walnut Hills High School May 8. He went undefeated atthird singles for the Spartans in league competition. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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coach at Thomas MoreCollege, signed with theNew England Patriots asan undrafted free agentin 2008 after starring onthe defensive line at theUniversity of Illinois.Since returning home,Andrew has been work-ing out with Chris atThomas More’s facili-ties.
“It’s great to have abrother who’s beenthrough the process,”said Andrew. “Chris told
me what to expect.”Norwell may have
gone undrafted due to hisperformance at OhioState’s pro day, but hisgame film tells a biggerstory. Norwell was a two-time first-team all-BigTen lineman and showedversatility by playingboth tackle and guard forthe Buckeyes. With hiscollege degree in hand,football is nowa full-timejob.
“Now, it’s just aboutwhat he does,” saidChris, who advised hisyounger brother to enjoythe opportunity and alsoto take it seriously. “I told
him ‘school’s over; this iswhat you’ve got to con-centrate on now.’”
Carolina drafted aguard in the third round,but is needy for offen-sive line depth. Playerand team seem to be aperfect fit. There is stillwork to do, and the workbegins right away. Nor-well is prepared to seizethe opportunity.
“He’s preparing forthe pros just like he pre-pared for Ohio State,”said Ivar. “Once you get achance like this, you canbuild a reputation foryourself in the league.”
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mylastchance,”saidMar-cagi. “Winning (the Rose-Hulman) tournamenthelpedme a ton, and gaveme a big confidence boostheading into the PACchampionship.”
Therewereavarietyofemotions shared by Mar-cagi and his teammatesafter thefinal roundatCe-darbrook. It was a culmi-nation of years of hardwork that began at Cold-stream Country Club inAnderson Township,through high school andtwocollege teams.Marca-gi wore joy and relief on
his face as he walked ofthe green for the finaltime as a Saint.
“When he walked offthe18th, you could see thesmile on his face and seehow gratifying it was forhim,” said Kamer. “It wasa relief for him. He’swanted to win the PACchampionship for a longtime.”
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Baseball» Anderson earned a
shareof theEasternCin-cinnati Conference title- along with Milford -with its 8-4 mark inleague play. The Red-skins beat Beechwood4-3 May 9 to improve to18-7 overall with oneregular-season game re-maining before kickingoff Division I sectionaltournament actionagainst either PrincetonorWesternHillsMay15.Thewinner plays for thesectional title May 22.
»McNicholas split ahome-and-home serieswith Chaminade Juli-enne May 8 and 9, withthe road team winningboth games. CJ took thefirst 5-4 while McNickwon the second 4-3. TheRockets were scheduledto begin Division II sec-tional tournament ac-tion May 13 againstHughes,with thewinnerfacing Western BrownMay 15.
» Turpin closed theregular season with a 6-15 record following a 1-0loss to Summit CountryDay May 9.
The Spartans werescheduled to begin Divi-sion I sectional tourna-ment play May 13againstWilmington.Thewinner moves on to faceMason May 15 with achance to play for thesectional title May 22.
»Miami ValleyChristian Academy beatHillcrest 19-0 in five in-nings. Junior Wyatt Ar-
thur got the win andfreshman Brad Gros-jean drove in two runs.
Softball» Anderson slipped to
5-14 after its loss toMcNicholas May 8. TheRedskins were sched-uled to start Division Isectional tournamentplay May 12 at homeagainst Winton Woods.The winner advances toface top-seeded MasonMay 14.
»McNicholas beatAnderson 22-13 May 8and followed itwith a 6-3win at Chaminade Juli-enne May 9. The Rock-etsbeginDivision II sec-tional tournament playMay 15 against the win-ner of aMay13 game be-tween Clermont North-eastern and Goshen.
» Turpin beat kings3-2 in extra inningMay 7and followed it up with a7-3 win over HarrisonMay 8 to pull above .500at 13-12. On May 14, theSpartans host the win-ner of aMay12 game be-tween Glen Este andPrinceton in the Divi-
sion I sectional tourna-ment.
»McNicholas sweptNew Richmond 5-0 forits secondwin of the sea-son May 7.
Volleyball»McNicholas lost a
five-set match to RogerBacon 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-8 May 8 tolevel its record at 11-11(4-5 GCL Coed).
College signing» Turpin High School
senior Alex Capetillocommitted toCaseWest-ern Reserve Universityto continue his baseballcareer and educationnear Cleveland.
Women’s golf» Registration for the
99th Annual Metropoli-tan Women’s AmateurChampionship - betterknown as the LadiesMet- is open and available atwww.gcga.orgunder thetournaments tab.
The event runs June10 to 13 at Four BridgesCountry Club; entry feeis $100.
McNicholas High School junior Will Allgeier puts the shotfor the Rockets during the Mariemont Invitational meetMay 7.MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
HYDE PARK — If achild’s first words areany indication of its fu-ture, Summit CountryDay has a prophet of bib-lical proportions on itshands.
“Ball” was the firstword to cross the lips ofsenior Doug Compton.He’s been playing base-ball as long as he can re-member and is the undis-puted leader for the Sil-ver Knights. He wentpast 100 hits and 100 runsscored for his career ear-lier this season and is justa couple of runs batted infrom crossing the centu-ry mark there, too.
He also pitches for theSilver Knights, averag-ing a strikeout an inning.
“The best of DougCompton is not on thebaseball field,” Summithead coach Triffon Callossaid. “I’ve coached somegreat players - and Dougwill go down as one of thebest I’ve had in 10 yearshere - but that’s just play-ing. He’s that good andbetter as a young man.
“He came in here a 5-foot-7, 125-pound kid as afreshman and he’s leav-ing a man. He’s grown to5-foot-11, maybe 180pounds. He’s a true lead-
er. Everything he does isteam first.”
Callos cited severalexamples.
“The fact that he’s hitanywhere in our lineupfrom lead-off to cleanupover his four yearsspeaks to his versatilityand willingness to adjustto what ever situation weneed him to fill.
“Doug is up there asone of the two best out-fielders I’ve had - greatrange, arm, decisionmaking, getting a jumpon the ball. Butwhere hashe played this year mostof the time? Shortstop.Because we had a needthere.”
The Anderson Town-ship resident celebratedsenior day with class-mates Brennan Byrne,Chris Lee, Michael Con-nerton and Ryan Stoffelin style May 7. Comptonled off a 6-1 win overClark Montessori with asecond-pitch double andscored the first run of thegame. He added a solohome run in is his secondat bat, pushing his careerRBI total to 98.
“I love hitting,” hesaid. “Hitting has alwaysbeen my strength. I hitfourthmyfreshmanyear,moveddownto fifthsoph-omore year and was any-where from lead-off to
third after that. I likeleading off most. I like tostart the rally.”
Which he does moreoften than not. Comptoncarries a .522 batting av-erage and an .609 on-basepercentage. Once he getson base, he advances,with a perfect 27-for-27mark stealing bases.
Compton isn’t sure ifhe will play baseball incollege. For now his planis to go to the Universityof Cincinnati and studybusiness, but there is apossibility he will landsomewhere else and stayon the diamond.
Either way, Comptonsaid his favorite baseballmemorycame last seasonin the sectional finals.Madeira led by two runsin the seventh inningwhenCompton knocked adouble that starteda rallyto get the come-from-be-hind win and propel Sum-mit on a run to the region-al tournament.
Summit opens Divi-sion III sectional play asthe top seed facing num-ber-nine Deer Park May14. The winner advancesto face eitherFinneytownorPurcellMarianMay21.
“I feel pretty comfort-able saying this,” Callossaid. “This teamwill go asfar as Doug Compton willlead them.”
Summit Country Day senior Doug Compton drilled the second pitch he saw against ClarkMontessori for a double May 7 and later scored the first run of the game in a 6-1senior-day victory. Compton added a solo home run in his next at bat, pushing his careerRBI total to 98.MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
I grew up on a small farmone mile north of Fosters,along the Little Miami River.
We raised cattle, sometimeshaving as many as 200 head tofeed. So we grew grasses tomake hay and part of our workinvolved cutting, raking, bal-ing, loading wagons beforehauling to the barn and stack-ing the bales.
I was given the honor offeeding these cattle twice aday, in the morning and earlyevening. I loved it. Have youever heard the sound of a herdof cattle munching hay togeth-er?
We also grew corn and soy-
beans for feed.Lastly, werented another80 acres topasture ouranimals. So wepaid for feedeither throughour sweatequity or withcash. We gotno free feed,unlike someranchers in the
west. So our competition had aleg up on us getting the benefitof free or low cost feed and theability to run roughshod overthe environment while we, as
owners of our property wereduty bound to act as good stew-ards of the land.
Our last year was 1966. Wehad to sell. Grandpa had re-tired from his day job and wejust weren’t making any mon-ey raising beef.
Have you ever had yourwhole way of life sold out fromunder you?
Nowadays, we have a differ-ent kind of cattleman. LikeCliven Bundy, who recently leda standoff against federal offi-cials. Some calls them thesagebrush rebellion. Otherscall them deadbeats and wel-fare ranchers. They call them-
selves patriots.We never thought of our-
selves in that way. We werejust plain folks, working theland and caring for our crit-ters. We never hurt anyone. Wenever threatened anyone. Wenever aimed our weapons onanyone.
I know a few people who Iwould call patriots, even he-roes. Not one would speak ofthemselves in such terms.
I witnessed a news videorecently of a self-proclaimedpatriot with a scoped gun highabove a crowd of people inNevada and aiming at govern-ment employees who worked
for the Bureau of LandMan-agement.
Like farmers everywherethere were times when wewere opposed to governmentpolicy. But to be prepared totake a person’s life in such anevent was unthinkable to us.Real patriots don’t act thatway!
Farming or ranching re-quire both grit and horse-sense. Having one without theother will get you in big trou-ble.
Alan Sanders is chief strategist,Earth Alert, and a resident of Love-land.
Self-described patriots are deadbeat, welfare ranchers
AllanSandersCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Q.My question is relative tomy 2013 Social Security cred-its. I keep checking my onlineSocial Security account andthe latest information beingconveyed is from 2012. I’d liketo know if I have achieved my40 credits to date. Do you knowwhen my record will be up-dated?
A. I’m glad to hear that youhave registered for a my SocialSecurity account and havereviewed your online SocialSecurity statement. It is sim-ple, easy to use, and providesestimates you can use to planfor your retirement. It alsoprovides estimates for disabil-ity and survivors benefits,making the statement an im-portant financial planning tool.
Your statement also allowsyou to determine whether yourearnings are accurately postedto your Social Security rec-ords. This feature is importantbecause Social Security bene-fits are based on average earn-ings over your lifetime.
Some or all of your earningsfrom last year may not showon your Social Security state-ment because Social Securitywas processing last year's
earnings re-ports whenyour state-ment wasprepared.Your completeearnings forlast year willbe shown onnext year’sstatement. Ifyou want yourrecord to be
updated sooner than that be-cause you believe your 2013earnings will give you the 40credits you need for a retire-ment benefit, we will need tosee proof of your earnings.Bring your evidence, ideallyyour W-2 statement issued fortax purposes, to a local SocialSecurity office so we can man-ually update your earningsrecord.
For those readers who wantto review their personalizedonline Statement, you mustcreate a my Social Securityaccount at www.socialsecur-ity.gov/mystatement. You mustbe age 18 or older and must beable to provide informationabout yourself that matchesinformation already on file
with Social Security. In addi-tion, Social Security uses Expe-rian, an external authentica-tion service provider, for fur-ther verification. You mustprovide identifying informa-tion and answer security ques-tions in order to pass this ver-ification. Social Security willnot share your Social Securitynumber with Experian, but theidentity check is an importantpart of this new, thorough ver-ification process.
When your identity is ver-ified, you can create a my So-cial Security account with aunique user name and pass-word to access your onlineStatement. In addition, youronline statement includes linksto information about otheronline Social Security services,such as applications for retire-ment, disability, andMedicare.
Do you have a questionabout Social Security? Wouldyou like to schedule a freeSocial Security presentation atyour workplace or for yourgroup or organization? [email protected].
Kevin Grace is manager of the Cin-cinnati North Social Security Office.
2013 EARNINGS MAYNOT YET BE LISTED ONONLINE SOCIALSECURITY STATEMENT
KevinGraceCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
May 7 questionWhat drives you crazy about
other drivers?
“There are a few habits ofother drivers that bug me: Oneis tailgating i.e. following toocloselybehindmewhenIamgo-ing the proper speed.
“Theother is the lackofusinga turn signal.
“The final onewouldbe thosedriving with out insurance. Itseems that half the accidentsarewithdriverswhodonothavethe proper insurance. The OhioDMV needs to be authorized tocheck for and actually see an in-surance card from anyone get-ting license tags or a driver’s li-cense renewal. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
“1. Drivers who don’t stop atcrosswalks. Pedestrians who
don’t use crosswalks.“2. Drivers who turn right
right, then immediately wait toturn left into a corner property.They could have continuedstraight and justmade one rightturnwithoutobstructingtraffic.
“3. Drivers that block an in-tersection when the light isgreen. If there wasn’t room foryou to clear the intersection,just wait until the next light cy-
cle. This also leads to the otherannoying drivers that take thisopening tomake a ‘right turn onred,’ taking advantage of thedriver waiting until there wasroomfor them to advance. If ev-eryone would just be a bit morepatient, traffic should flow bet-ter as designed and if you don’tmake that traffic light cycleyour car will be first in line forthe next green light.”
“4. Two way left turn lanes(chicken lanes or suicide lanes)are not passing lanes.”
M.T.
“Staying too close to mytrunk.”
Mary Ann Maloney
“Cutting corners left of cen-ter......”
Chuck Gibson
CH@TROOM
THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat advice would you give tograduating high school andcollege seniors?
Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.
Abraham Lincoln said “allmen are created equal.” Whathe meant was that there is noroom for slavery or prejudicein our society.
What he failed to state isthat equality is a fallacy be-cause the incentive to achieveis not the same among every-one. He should have said thathe came from humble begin-nings and overcamemany ob-stacles to achieve legal suc-cess and to become our presi-dent. Perhaps the best.
My purpose is not to deridethis idea, but to examine it.Weare born under many circum-stances, some very favorable,butmost ofushave to struggleto achieve evenmoderate suc-cess. I have had a number ofsuccesses inmy life, but, I canassure you none camewithoutserious thought and struggles.
It is quite satisfying tochange the life of others byleading them through the bat-tles we all face. Humanity issuch that we often gain morefromthis simpleact than fromour own successes. As I havementioned, I have been activein sports, business and teach-ing at different times. In eachactivity there was someonethere to push me to my limits.
Sometimes even negativecomments can encourage you.They may be meant with badintentbutan“I’ll showyou”at-titude will serve you verywell. Once you get that idea,don’t lose it. It will serve youvery well the rest of your life.You have to keep in mind thatsometimes these negativecomments are for the purposeof causing you to to show thatperson that you are betterthanyou aregetting credit tor.Never quitting is almost al-ways the best personal atti-tude. Quitting is your admis-sion of failure.
Thomas Edison failed to
make an elec-tric lightthousands oftimes. His at-titude wasthat he knewthousands ofthings thatwouldn’twork. Even-tually, as weall know, he
made it work. Humanity wasgreatly benefitted by his per-sistence.
You were greatly influ-enced in your early years byyour family, friends, teachersand heros. It was from themthat you either learned how toget ahead or were so intimi-dated that you felt you wereworth very little.
My personal trial shouldgive you some encourage-ment. I was a mediocre com-petitive swimmer in highschool. When I got to collegeoneofmygoalswas tobecomea letter winner. The problemwas that the swim team wasvery good. I had the disadvan-tage not only of my lack ofability, butalso Iwasshortandstocky. I tried out anyway.
Being the first one at prac-tice and the last to leave notonly was noticed, but also ledto improvement. I earned re-spect and awards on time.Even more important, wasthat the lesson was never for-gotten. It servedme well everafter.
The important point weneed to make is that your suc-cess in life is very dependenton your willingness to com-pete. If you are willing to tryharder and longer than every-one else you will eventuallybecome whatever you want tobe.
Edward Levy is a resident of Mont-gomery.
Just how hardwill you try?
Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
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FORESTHILLSJOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY14, 2014
St. Vincent de Paul’s inau-gural 5K Run/Walk re-centlyattracted700peo-
ple – nearly triple the goal – toSawyer Point. Many alsostopped by to donate nonper-ishable food and clothingitems. All proceeds will sup-port St. Vincent de Paul’s pro-grams. Next year’s event willbe March 28, at Sawyer Point.Visit www.svdpcincinna-ti.org.
Cincinnati City Council Member PG Sittenfeld walks with St. Vincent de Paul CincinnatiExecutive Director Liz Carter during the inaugural St. Vincent de Paul 5K Run/Walk. THANKSTO ELYSA HAMLIN
Ursuline Academy students run in the St. Vincent de Paul 5K on team “Miles for Smiles“ inhonor of Jordan Hoak, a student who died in October. From left are Maggie Moeller,Nicole Wandtke, Andie Kennard and Sara Robertson. THANKS TO ELYSA HAMLIN
TRIPLE THEGOAL
The Rev. Dennis Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati,offers a blessing before the St. Vincent de Paul 5KRun/Walk. THANKS TO ELYSA HAMLIN
St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati District Council President Andrew Curran of Anderson Township enjoys the inaugural St.Vincent de Paul 5K Run/Walk with family. THANKS TO ELYSA HAMLIN
Dennis Bridges of Northern Kentucky wins a 5Kmedal at the St. Vincent de Paul 5K. THANKS TO ELYSA
HAMLIN
Cincinnati City Council Member PG Sittenfeld speaks to St. Vincent dePaul 5K participants before starting the race. THANKS TO ELYSA HAMLIN
St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky Executive Director RalphBradburn speaks at the inaugural St. Vincent de Paul 5K Run/Walk.THANKS TO ELYSA HAMLIN
B2 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • MAY 14, 2014
THURSDAY, MAY15Art ExhibitsartTILE 2014, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Indigenous, 2010 Madison Road,Tile exhibition showcasing 35national artists specially selectedto display wide range of styles,designs, sizes, prices and tech-niques. Free. 321-3750; www.in-digenouscraft.com. O’Bryon-ville.Cliff Schwandner Paintings, 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Phyllis WestonGallery, 2005 1/2 Madison Road,First-ever exhibition of paintingsby Schwandner. 321-5200.O’Bryonville.May Affair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Eclectic art show andsale features work of threeartists. Diane Corman exhibitsher vibrant, contemporaryexpressionist oil paintings.Deborah Fox of “Greenhou-se†shows whimsical, pat-terned furniture, toys andboxes. Jen Garrett createsthemed antique frames embel-lished with vintage items. Free.Through May 29. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.Works by ChuckMarshall, 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,3668 Erie Ave., Exhibition andsale of paintings. Free. ThroughJune 7. 871-5604; www.mary-rangallery.com. Hyde Park.The Figurative International,10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Morethan 20 artists from UnitedStates, Canada, Europe andCaribbean. Paintings fromrealism to expressionism; pho-tography, sculpture. Free.Through May 24. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.shape:CIRCLE, noon to 8 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., gallery One One.Highlights use of circles inartwork across all mediums infunctional and non-functionalpieces. Free. Through June 4.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.
Exercise ClassesBalance & Strength Exercises,12:30-1:15 p.m., SummersideWoods, 5484 Summerside Road,Move to music through varietyof exercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. Call for pricing.Presented by SilverSneakersFlex. Through June 12. 478-6783.Summerside.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, 2010 Wolfan-gel Road, Burn calories, sculptyour body and have a blast. $5.379-4900; www.zumbasue.net.Anderson Township.
Literary - Signings
Cincinnati Reds Legend KenGriffey Sr., 7-8:30 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Rookwood,2692 Madison Road, Reflectingon 19-year major-league career,autobiography begins with hisdays just out of high school.Free with book purchase. 396-8960. Norwood.
Music - ConcertsRodney Crowell featuringSteuart Smith & Friends, 8p.m., 20th Century Theater, 3021Madison Road, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. WithShannon McNally. $30 orches-tra, $25 main floor. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.
On Stage - TheaterMurder by the Book, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, A mysterywriter indulges in word duelswith his estranged wife -- punc-tuated by a gunshot. An ama-teur detective from the next flatattempts to solve the murderbefore calling the police. Moredeadly games are in store whenthe tables are turned more thanonce. $18. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
PetsOpen Adoption Hours, 6-8p.m., Ohio Alleycat Resource,5619 Orlando Place, Meet catsand kittens at shelter. All catsare spayed/neutered, up-to-dateon vaccinations, tested for FIVand Feline Leukemia and micro-chipped. Free admission. Adop-tion fee: $75. Presented by OhioAlleycat Resource & Spay/NeuterClinic. Through Dec. 28. 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.
Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, 7820 Beech-mont Ave., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byCatholic Charities SouthWesternOhio. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Anderson Township.
FRIDAY, MAY16Art ExhibitsartTILE 2014, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Indigenous, Free. 321-3750;www.indigenouscraft.com.O’Bryonville.May Affair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.Works by ChuckMarshall, 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,Free. 871-5604; www.mary-rangallery.com. Hyde Park.The Figurative International,10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Miller
Gallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.shape:CIRCLE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.
Art OpeningsWorks by Cindy Olmes, 6-9p.m., Olmes Gallery, 3511 RoundBottom Road, Olmes, local artistand owner of Olmes Gallery,celebrates 25 years of art withretrospective exhibit. More than70 paintings featured. Free.Through May 17. 271-4004;www.olmesgallery.com. New-town.
Health / WellnessLifeline Screening, 8 a.m. to 5p.m., Hyde Park Health CenterTerrace, 3983 Rosslyn Drive,Terrace Auditorium. Screeningsfor prevention of stroke, diabe-tes and heart disease. Pricevaries. Registration required.Presented by Lifeline Screening.888-653-6450; www.hydepark-healthcenter.com. Hyde Park.
On Stage - TheaterLendMe a Tenor, 8 p.m., An-derson Center, 7850 Five MileRoad, Famed tenor Il Stupendois scheduled to sing Othello at agala fundraiser for the Cleve-land Opera Company, butjealous lovers, an autograph-hunting bellboy, infatuateddonors, an ambitious stagemanager and a hilarious case ofmistaken identity lead to in-credible confusion. $15; $13students, seniors and activemilitary. Presented by Beech-mont Players. 233-2468;www.beechmontplayers.org.Anderson Township.Murder Mystery Dinner, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,6660 Clough Pike, Includessit-down, three-course meal,followed by murder mysteryperformance by WhodunitPlayers. Ages 18 and up. $35.Reservations required. ThroughJune 27. 231-6477;www.post318.org. AndersonTownship.Murder by the Book, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.Tho’ It Were Ten ThousandMiles, 7:30 p.m., Irish HeritageCenter of Greater Cincinnati,3905 Eastern Ave., Play com-bines romance, comedy and loss.Seamus, a retired college profes-sor from Ireland, falls in lovewith a young folk singer, Fiona,whom he discovers on You Tube,who suddenly turns up on hisMidwestern campus. $22.50.Presented by Irish AmericanTheater Company. Through May18. 533-0100; www.cincyt-icket.com. Linwood.
SATURDAY, MAY17Art Exhibits
artTILE 2014, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Indigenous, Free. 321-3750;www.indigenouscraft.com.O’Bryonville.May Affair, 2-4 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.Works by ChuckMarshall, 11a.m. to 4 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,Free. 871-5604; www.mary-rangallery.com. Hyde Park.The Figurative International,10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.shape:CIRCLE, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.
Art OpeningsWorks by Cindy Olmes, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Second look., OlmesGallery, Free. 271-4004; www.ol-mesgallery.com. Newtown.
Bike MonthCinci Holiday Bike Drive-Recycle Your Bicycle, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Recreational Equip-ment Inc., 2643 EdmondsonRoad, Recycle your bicycle andhelp a child in need. BenefitsCinci Holiday Bike Drive. Free.Presented by Queen City Bike.924-1938. Norwood.
Dining EventsBlues, Brews and Barbecue,5-8 p.m. Music by Tery MetcalfProject., The Art of Entertaining,2019 Madison Road, Food, craftbeers and blues music. Ages 21and up. $35, $30 advance.871-5170; www.cincyartofenter-taining.com. O’Bryonville.Spaghetti Dinner, 4-7 p.m.,Yeatman Masonic Lodge, 6124Campus Lane, Includes spaghet-ti, meatballs/sauce, salad andcoffee/tea. Benefits Light the
Tower. $5, $3 ages 11 and under.--.Mount Washington.Aw, Shucks: An Oyster andWine Event, 2-4 p.m., The WineMerchant, 3972 Edwards Road,Taste four premium wines thatpair perfectly with oysters, whileenjoying fresh oysters fromAnderson’s Neck Oyster Compa-ny in Virginia. Ages 21 and up.$25. Reservations required.731-1515; www.winemerchant-cincinnati.com. Oakley.
Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m. to noon PreventingComplications., Lisa Larkin,M.D., 4460 Red Bank Express-way, Small group discussions ofType 2 diabetes led by JanKellogg, certified diabeteseducator. $30 all four sessions;or $10 per session. 791-0626.Madisonville.
On Stage - Children’sTheaterThe Short Tree and the BirdThat Could Not Sing, 11 a.m.to noon, Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Play aboutunlikely friendship between atree that resents its roots and aspunky bird with a horriblesinging voice. Playhouse in thePark Off the Hill production.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.
On Stage - TheaterLendMe a Tenor, 3-8 p.m.,Anderson Center, $15; $13students, seniors and activemilitary. 233-2468; www.beech-montplayers.org. AndersonTownship.Murder by the Book, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.513-684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.Tho’ It Were Ten ThousandMiles, 7:30 p.m., Irish HeritageCenter of Greater Cincinnati,$22.50. 533-0100; www.cincyt-icket.com. Linwood.
Cooking ClassesDewey’s Pizza School, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Dewey’s Pizza, 3014Madison Road, Take class be-hind kitchen glass and learnhow to toss and top own pizza.Benefits Give Back Cincinnati.$25. Reservations required.731-7755; www.deweyspizza-.com. Oakley.
EducationAnderson Township HistoryRoom, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Lower atrium. Learn about thehistory of Anderson Townshipthrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. Free.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Historical Society. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.
Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mount Carmel TobascoRoad, $5. 652-0286; www.ata-cincinnati.com. Union Township.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mount Carmel TobascoRoad, Non-contact workoutincluding cardio and strengthtraining in energizing environ-ment, using kicks, jabs, hooksand uppercuts to improveoverall agility and power. $5.652-0286. Union Township.
On Stage - TheaterMurder by the Book, 2-7 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.Tho’ It Were Ten ThousandMiles, 2 p.m., Irish HeritageCenter of Greater Cincinnati,$22.50. 533-0100; www.cincyt-icket.com. Linwood.
Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem United MethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc.. 290-9105. HydePark.
MONDAY, MAY19Art ExhibitsartTILE 2014, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Indigenous, Free. 321-3750;www.indigenouscraft.com.O’Bryonville.Works by ChuckMarshall, 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,Free. 871-5604; www.mary-rangallery.com. Hyde Park.shape:CIRCLE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Brazee Street Studios, Free.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.
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Cindy Olmes is celebrating 25 years of art with a retrospective exhibit at Olmes Galleryfrom 6-9 p.m., Friday, May 16, 3511 Round Bottom Road, Newtown. More than 70paintings will be featured. The exhibit is free and runs through May 17. Call 271-4004, orvisit www.olmesgallery.com. ROB DOWDY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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Herewewere, wishingforwarmerweatheranditfinally arrived. Thatmeansasparagus, and lotsof it.
Every day I go out tothe asparagus patch andharvest a couple ofpounds at least. And it’snot a big patch.
With all the otherspring chores, like tilling
and plant-ing andsowing,there isn’t alot of timeto plan foror preparesupper.Luckily,the “girls”/hens arekeeping upwith our
demand of eggs, so be-tween that and the abun-dance of asparagus, sup-per is a no brainer.
Asparagus baconquiche
Leftovers microwavewell. The ends of aspara-gus are tough. Aftercleaning, snap tough endsoff. Use for soup. There’sa natural “break” be-tween the tough and ten-der parts.
9 or 10 inch pie panlined with pie dough
8slicesbacon,cut intosmall pieces
8 ounce or so aspara-gus, cut on angle in 1inch or so pieces
4 large eggs, roomtemperature
2 cups half andhalf ormilk
About1teaspoon saltand half teaspoon pep-per
1 heaping cup shred-ded cheese or more
Preheat oven to 375.Saute bacon and re-
move. In remaining drip-pings, sauté asparagus acouple of minutes only,just until it turns brightgreen. Remove from panwith slotted spoon.
Whisk eggs with milk.Add seasonings, cheese,bacon and asparagus.Pour intopiepan.Bake40-45minutesuntil puffedallaround. That means it’sdone. If you’re not sure,insertaknifean inchfromthe edge. If it comes outclean, you’re good to go.
Tips from Rita’skitchen:
If crust browns toomuch before quiche isdone, make a “collar” offoil around the crust.
Asparagus: spearsof protection
Asparagus is a power-housewhen it comes to fo-lic acid, necessary forblood cell formation and ahealthy liver. Pregnantwomen especially need to
get enough folic acid forhealthy babies. Aspara-gus isalso lowinsodium,agood source of potassiumfor healthy hearts andmuscles, and a goodsource of fiber. Oh, andone more thing: it’s low incalories and has zero fator cholesterol.
Very veggie chiliFor the reader who at-
tended one of my presen-tations and asked for agoodvegetarianchili reci-pe. “I want it to be full offlavor, not wimpy”, shesaid. I think this recipewill work just fine for her.Thanks to Cindy W., whoshared this a while back.I’m glad I keep a file ofreaders’ recipes!
Olive oil1 cup chopped onion1 large bay leaf1-1/2 teaspoons cumin1 tablespoon dried
oreganoormoretotaste1 nice tablespoon
minced garlic ormore totaste
2 ribs celery, withleaves, chopped
2 bell peppers,chopped
Jalapeno peppers,chopped, to taste (startwith 1 and go fromthere)
8 ounces cannedchopped green chilepeppers, drained
Beans: 15 ounce caneach of black, kidneyand chickpeas, drained
2 cups frozen yellowcorn
Salt and pepper totaste
Extra sharp cheddarfor garnish
Film pot with oil andturn heat to medium. Addonion, bay, cumin, orega-no, garlic, celery and bellpeppers. Cook until onionis tender. Stir in Jalape-nos,cannedchilepeppers,burger crumbles andcook about 5minutes. Stirin tomatoes, chili powder,beans and corn. Bring to aboil, lower to a simmerand cook 30-45minutes oruntil done to your liking.Adjust seasonings, gar-nish and serve.
Readers want toknow:
Measuring out stickycookie dough. MarianneG. says her ice creamscoop gets so sticky whenmaking balls out of cookiedough. “Idon’twant touseacooking spray,” she said.Dipping the scoop intocold water before youscoop each ball of doughworks well.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online at Abouteating-.com. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Saute asparagus and bacon then combine with eggs and cheese for a delightfulquiche.RITA HEIKENFELD FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
It’a a great time forasparagus bacon quiche
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Join Columbia Tuscu-lum resident Arlene Go-lembiewski, AndersonTownship residentChrisGolembiewski and Cin-cinnati CARE repre-sentative Jenny BradyMay 22 for a free pro-gram on girls’ educationin developing countries.
It begins at 7 p.m. atthe Carnegie Center ofColumbia Tusculum,3738EasternAve,with adiscussion and film-ex-cerpt screening on whatwe all can do to support
girls’ education indevel-oping countries, whichis becoming a core goalinternationally.
You’ll learn how asimple thing likeeducat-ing a girl is actuallychanging the world –and is one of the best re-turns on investment foryour dollar.
Arlene learned this in2011 when she returnedto Sierra Leone, WestAfrica, where she hadserved in the PeaceCorps years ago.
She found just $20 ayear was a barrier keep-ing girls from second-ary schools, so she start-ed a girls’ scholarshipprogram and last yearformed Sherbro Foun-dation, with the help ofher sister, Chris, to sup-port her village, still re-covering from SierraLeone’sbrutal rebelwar.
More information on-line, sherbrofoundatio-n.org, or via email, [email protected].
‘Educate a Girl, Change theWorld’ free program May 22
The Christ HospitalHealth Network and Bea-con Orthopaedics &SportsMedicinehavecre-ated a sports medicineprogram in Greater Cin-cinnati, offering a broadscope of outreach pro-grams to the community,including comprehensivemedical care and servicesto area high school andcollege teams.
Dr. Timothy E. Krem-chek, who also serves as
medical director of theCincinnati Reds, willoversee the effort andlead an outreach teamconsisting of both Beaconand Christ Hospital lead-ership.
Inaddition toenhancedservices within highschool athletic programsand sports teams, a keyfeature of the partnershipwill be expanded offer-ings of educational pro-grams to both schools andthe community.
In early 2013, Beaconinitiated an educationaloutreach program forhigh school studentswhich provide physician-led classroom lecturesfollowed by cadaveric labopportunities at its Shar-onville offices.
It is the aimof the part-nership to broaden thisprogram, providing edu-cation to the communitythrough seminars andevents focused on sportinjuryprevention,evalua-tion and treatment, saidKremchek. “We look for-ward to taking things tothe next level and creat-ing a never-before-seenprogram of comprehen-sivecareandservices;notonly for high schools andcolleges, but also for thecommunities surround-ing them.”
“As an independent or-thopaedic and sportsmedicine practice, it’s im-portant to find partnerswho share our vision inprovidinghighquality, re-sponsive, andcomprehen-sive care to the students,faculty, families, and sur-rounding communities,”said Glen Prasser, CEO ofBeacon Orthopaedics &Sports Medicine.
“The Christ Hospital
and Beacon clearly sharethe same vision and welook forward to workingwith themindeliveringanunmatched offering ofservices and qualitycare.”
“Beacon has a long his-tory of providing sportsmedicine care to areahigh schools and colleges,beginning with Dr. Ed-ward Kremchek who pro-vided sports medicinecoverage to Moeller HighSchool in 1968 and hassince grown to coveragefor over 20 high schoolsand colleges in the Great-er Cincinnati area,” saidDr. Alfred Kahn III, exec-utive medical director ofmusculoskeletal servicesat The Christ HospitalHealth Network. “Thispartnership represents aunique opportunity tocomplement the tremen-dous strengths of each or-ganization.”
Dr. Peter Cha, presi-dent of Beacon Orthopae-dics & Sports Medicineand medical director ofSports Medicine at TheChrist Hospital adds,“Partnering with TheChrist Hospital in provid-ing care and services toarea high school and col-leges presents a tremen-dous opportunity to offera level of service not seenanywhere in the region.Health care is rapidlyevolvingandespecially soin Cincinnati. The abilityfor an independent prac-tice to work with TheChrist Hospital HealthNetwork to build an inte-grated sports medicineprogram and provide thehighest level of qualitycare to the communitywill be a win for every-one.”
Hospital, Beaconteam to serve schools
Monsignor Charles E.Singler, class of 1984, amember of the Athenae-umBoard of Trustees anda former member of theAthenaeum faculty, wasawarded the 2014 Athe-naeum DistinguishedAlumnus Award at theArchbishop’s Dinner atthe Netherland HiltonMay 2.
Singler, a priest of theDiocese of Toledo, servedas director of field educa-tion, instructor of liturgyandmember of the priest-ly formation facultyat theAthenaeum/Mount St.Mary’s Seminary.
Since returning to To-ledo, Singler has servedas rector of the CathedralofOurLadyof theRosary,director of the office ofworship, and presently asvocation director. He wasnamed a Prelate of Honorwith the title “Monsignor”by Pope Benedict XVI inOctober 2010.
A Sandusky native,Singler completed his for-mation for the priesthoodat St. Gregory’s Seminaryand Mount St. Mary’sSeminary of the West. Heholds a bachelor’s degreein English. He holds amaster’s degree in divini-ty from Mount St. Mary’sSeminary, a Master ofArts in theology (liturgy)from the University ofNotre Dame. He holds adoctorate in ministryfrom St. Paul Seminary
School of Divinity at theUniversity of St. Paul, St.Paul, Minn.
The Rev. BenedictO’Cinnsealaigh, presidentof theAthenaeumandrec-tor of Mount St. Mary’sSeminary said: “Althoughhe has already served theAthenaeumandMount St.Mary’s Seminary, his al-ma mater looks forwardto the daywhen hewill re-turn to us as he is one ofthe most loved priest/alumni to have graduatedfrom this venerable insti-tution.”
Singler also has servedas associate pastor at St.John the Baptist Parish,Toledo, and pastor of Im-maculate Conception Par-ish, Bellevue.
Monsignor Charles E.Singler presented2014 alumnus award
Athenaeum DistinguishedAlumnus MonsignorCharles E. Singler withFather BenedictO’Cinnsealaigh, presidentof the Athenaeum andrector of Mount St. Mary’sSeminary. THANKS TOWALT
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Date: June 3, 2014Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: Anderson Center
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In a verbal competition on May 3rd at theCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden,the top entries presented their projectideas on how to improve their localwatershed.
Emily Baur, Kelsey Bushfield and
Amy Morency from Mt Notre DameHigh School placed first in the 9-12thgrade competition for their idea to planta bioswale along a school parking lot tohelp filter runoff. Each of the topcontestants won a cash prize plus amatching cash prize for their school.Over $12,000 was awarded to HamiltonCounty students and schools. Agriumwill also provide $10,000 to helpimplement their ideas.
8th $400 Elizabeth Burke Rooftop Garden Taylor High School
9th $350 Tara Cravens & Nick Koehne Impact Your Environment Taylor High School
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The Irish HeritageCenter of Greater Cin-cinnati will present theworld premiere of “Tho’It Were Ten ThousandMiles,” a play written byWilliam H. A. Williamsand directed byMaureenA. Kennedy, founder ofthe IrishAmericanThea-ter Company.
Performances are7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16,and Saturday, May 17,and at 2 p.m. Sunday,May 18, at the Irish Heri-tage Center, 3905 East-ern Ave. in ColumbiaTusculum.
AMay/December lovestory, the play combinesromance, comedy andloss.
Seamus, a retired col-lege professor from Ire-land, falls in love with ayoung folk singer, Fiona,whom he discovers onYou Tube, who suddenlyturns up on his Midwest-ern campus.
Playwright WilliamH.A. Williams, a residentof Anderson Township, isan author of severalbooks on Ireland, a musi-cian, and former profes-sor at University College
Dublin, Ireland, wherehe taught American his-tory for years.
The role of Seamus isplayed by Michael McE-villey, and CarringtonRowe, a 23-year-old Cin-cinnati actress, is mak-ing her debut with thecompany.
Tickets are $22.50 inadvance and $25 at thedoor, with discounts forstudents and Irish Heri-tage Center members.
Visit cincyticket.comor call 533-0100 fortickets.
Play to premiere atIrish Heritage Center
Michael McEvilley and Carrington Rowe rehearse a scene from “Tho’ It Were TenThousand Miles,” a play written by William H. A. Williams, of Anderson Township. It’s atthe Irish Heritage Center in Columbia TusculumMay 16-18. PROVIDED
A free self defenseworkshop for older adultswill be presented at HydePark Center for OlderAdults, 2800 Erie Ave.,from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday,May 19.
Master Paul Korchak,sixth degree master in-structorandownerofCin-cinnati Taekwondo Cen-ter, will introduce tech-niques that have been
proven in action, in a safeand supportive atmos-phere.
During this seminar,Korchak will cover the“Four As of Self-De-fense:” attitude, aware-ness, air and action; thethree most effectivestrikes to keep someonefrom attacking, and ev-eryday items that can be-come weapons.
This free class is onlyfor women and men 55and older. Please call 321-6816 to make a reserva-tion.
Korchak began histraining in the martialarts in 1980.
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Next to DillonvaleShopping Ctr
www.TrinityCincinnati.org791-7631
Worship Service - 10:00AMSunday School - 10:15AM
PastorCathy Kaminski
EVANGELICAL COVENANT
Experiencethe Light andSound of God
You are invited to theCommunity HU Song
2nd Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30 amECKWorship Service
11:00 am - NoonSecond Sunday of Each MonthAnderson Center Station
7832 Five Mile RoadCincinnati, OH 452301-800-LOVE GODwww.Eckankar.org
Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.
Plenty of Parking behind church.
TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am
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UNITED METHODIST
Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am
Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road
561-6805
Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church
Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.
Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs
3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244
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MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org
Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour
11:00 am - Traditional Service
PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.
683-1556www.golovelive.com
FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH
~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244
Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us
Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister
Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am
All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm
Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!
Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243
Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648
Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org
Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
www.stpaulcumc.org
SUNDAY MORNINGS8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.Traditional Worship
9:30 a.m.Contemporary Worship
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.Sunday School
Nursery care at all services.
8221 Miami Road(CORNER OF GALBRAITH)
513-891-8181
Sundays9:15am &10:45am
Building HomesRelationships& Families
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Anderson HillsUnitedMethodistChurchThe church has two contempo-rary services on Sundays at 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m., and twotraditional services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. A contemporaryservice is also offered at 6 p.m.on the first Saturday of eachmonth in the fellowship hall.The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;
231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.
Lutheran Church ofthe ResurrectionA contemplative prayer service isoffered at 7 p.m. on the secondTuesday of each month. All areinvited to “Enter the Silence;Awaken the Spirit.” The serviceis a quieting time in a busyworld – a chance to pray, restand restore the soul. The ser-vice will consist of prayer
instruction and practice, musicand time to meditate and pray.Services are Saturday at 5:30p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m. and 11:15 a.m.The church is at 1950 NagelRoad, Anderson Township;www.lcresurrection.org or callthe church at 474-4938.
Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchMorning Glory (blended) and
Sunday School are at 9:30Sunday morning and Tradition-al is Sunday at 11 a.m. ComeSunday mornings for coffeeand informal fellowship timebefore and after the services.The church’s focus ministry isarea hunger needs, and itprovides food and volunteertime to groups including theSEM Pantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650; www.mwpc
-church.org.
Mount WashingtonUnitedMethodistChurchThe community is invited to afree dinner from 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m. the second Saturdayof every month.The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;mtwashumc.org.
Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-
brate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery programbased on the Beatitudes ad-dressing many of life’s hurts,hang-ups and habits. Orga-nizers say about one-third ofthe people attending CelebrateRecovery or “CR” deal withchemical dependencies. CR is inmore than 19,000 churchesworldwide with more than halfa million people completingthe program.The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000; www.sonrise-church.com.
Bingo Promptly at 7PMBenefits Veterans CharitiesAmerican Legion Post 256897 Oakland RoadLoveland, OH 45140
OnFriday, April 25, theMount Washington Pres-byterian Church hosted a“Mobile Food Pantry”that distributed 10,000pounds of food to148 fam-ilies in need.
Church officials esti-mate that the benefit willreach more than 500 indi-viduals. Clients of theSEM and Batavia FoodPantries are invited byletter to share in thisevent, which happensfour times a year.
More than 40 MWPCvolunteers worked allmorning setting up 15 ta-bles; unpacking pallets ofcanned goods, cereal, on-ions, potatoes, apples,meat, peanut butter, pas-ta, and bread; assistingclients with selectingitemsand then loading thegroceries into their cars.
Somevolunteers heardfrom clients about thechallenges they are fac-ing--losses from recenttornadoes in Moscow;physical disabilities frommilitary service, occupa-tional injuries, and motorvehicle accidents; linger-ing deficits from surgery,strokes, and other health
crises; and lonelinessfrom the breakdown offamily relationships.
Several spoke of theirappreciation for the food,but also formeeting somepeople who through theirchurch bring a word ofhope and blessing intotheir lives.
This event is one ofmany initiatives thischurch and many othersinMt.Washington,Ander-son Township and west-ern Clermont Countyhave undertaken for sev-eral decades through the
Southeastern EcumenicalMinistry.
MWPCmobile food pantryserves local hunger needs
Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church volunteer DavidMartin loads a client’s vehicle with food donated from theMobile Food Pantry. PROVIDED
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Vonetta Faith Gilliland, 89,of Anderson Township diedApril 19.
Survived by siblings Charlesand Gaylord McHenry.
Preceded in death by hus-band, Oliver W. Gilliland.
Services were April 24 at Mt.Moriah Cemetery, Withams-ville.
Rosetta D.MacKenzie
Rosetta D. MacKenzie, 76,of Anderson Township diedMay 3.
Survived by husband, ColinMacKenzie; children David K.(Elisa) MacKenzie and JenniferD. (Gary) Hodge; brother,Russell Southern; and grand-children Eryn MacKenzie, andNoah and Louis Hodge.
Preceded in death by par-
ents Graham Southern andHester Machell; and grand-child, Ryan MacKenzie.
Services were May 8 at T.P.White and Sons FuneralHome, Mount Washington.
David T. WykoffDavid T. Wykoff, 53, of
Anderson Township died May3.
Survived by wife, KatherineWykoff; daughters Stacey andLisa Wykoff; mother, Janet(nee Dilinger) Wykoff; siblingsGail (Jim) Fletcher, Paul, Tim(Robin) Merrianni, and RandyWykoff; and grandchildrenGabriel, Caleb, Kendell andJoslynne.
Preceded in death by father,Thomas Wykoff; and brother,Mike Wykoff.
Services were May 8 at T.P.White and Sons FuneralHome, Mount Washington.
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Make-A-Wish is seek-ing individuals to partici-pate in its11thAnnualCin-cinnati Walk For WishesSaturday, June 14, at Saw-yer Point; registrationstarts 9 a.m.
Spend the day withfamily and friends for a
one- or three-mile scenicwalk through SawyerPoint, while helping togrant wishes for childrenbattling life-threateningmedical conditions.
A Finish Line Celebra-tion filled with music,food and fun will be held
at the conclusion of thewalk.
Walkers will also havethe opportunity to meetcurrent and past wishfamilies and experiencethe magic of a wish cometrue.
Honorary wish kid
Brodie and his family willhelp kickoff Walk ForWishes.
Seven-year-old Brodieis battling ALL, a form ofleukemia. Brodie had hiswish granted to go to Yel-lowstone National Park toexperience the great out-doors.
For more informationabout Walk For Wishes,contact Rebecca Dykstraat ext. 4374 or [email protected].
For more informationonMake-A-Wishandwaystohelp,visit ohio.wish.orgor call 1-877-206-9474.
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