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Students at Indian Hill HighSchool had a chance for “a re-do.” However, this wasn’t on atest, but on a personal level.
Deona Bethart, a violenceprevention education specialistwith the Violence Free Coalitionof Warren County, spoke to stu-dents at the school about the im-portance of avoiding stereo-types.
The presentation is called“REDO,” which stands for Re-spect Everyone Despite Odds.
“(It) goes back to the old cli-che, ‘Don’t judge a book by itscover,’” Assistant Principal Jen-nifer Ulland said. “Everyonehas a story.”
This is the third year IndianHill High School has featuredthe REDO program. It is pre-sented to the sophomore class.
“We believe it makes an im-pact on the students,” Ullandsaid. “That’s why we do it.”
The program touches upon avariety of subjects including,but not limited to, bullying.
Sophomores Margot Bru-nette of Indian Hill and KyleGoold of Sycamore Townshipsaid they gained renewed ap-preciation for their classmates.
“Through this (program), Iwas able to learn so much aboutmy peers,” Brunette said.
The REO program featuredseveral speakers and included anumber of games that served asice-breakers. The studentswere also organized into ran-dom groups where they had anopportunity to share their sto-
ries..It’s renewing connections,
Goold said, “It’s adding anotherlevel we may not have known.”
It also shows how “our class-mates have coped with similarproblems,” he said.
Counselor Donita Jacksonexpressed a sentiment similarto Ulland’s in that everyone,both students and staff, have astory to tell
“Take a second look (and) getto know the person,” she said.“You might find commonality.”
Indian Hill High School sophomores Kyle Goold, left, and Margot Brunette were among the participants in a "REDO" program at the school whichbroadens understanding and acceptance among the students.
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Indian Hill High Schoolsophomores broke intodiscussion groups duringa program presented bythe Violence FreeCoalition of WarrenCounty.
Who says outdoor hikes arejust for the warm weather?
Not the Greenacres Foun-dation in Indian Hill, which ishosting a family winter nighthike from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 7.
Bundle up, bring a flash-light and join other hikers asGreenacres naturalists leadthe group in a short hike – witheducational stops – in the areaof Greenacres’ pond at 8450Spooky Hollow Road.
Afterwards, hikers willroast marshmallows over acampfire and drink hot bever-ages.
“Monday through Friday,Greenacres provides localschools free, customized edu-cational programs to enhancewhat the students are learningin the classrooms,” Gree-nacres President Carter Ran-dolph said.
“The upcoming night hikeevent provides families theunique opportunity to partici-
pate in one of these educationalofferings.”
Greenacres Education Di-rector Andy DeLay said, “Ourteam of naturalists are excep-tional individuals who special-
ize in making educationalevents such as this fun and in-teractive for everyone.
Children explore a pond at Greenacres, which is sponsoring a familynight hike in the area Saturday, Feb. 7.
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If you are a man interested inbuilding — or super-charging -your faith, the highest-rankingexecutive of any Fortune 500company ever to become awhistleblower wants to talk toyou.
That’s right, Mark Whitacre,the man responsible for uncov-ering the ADM (Archer DanielsMidland) price-fixing scandalin the early 1990s and whose un-dercover work with the FBI wasthe inspiration for the movie“The Informant!,” will be a fea-tured speaker at “SuperCharge2015” Saturday, Feb. 7, at Arm-strong Chapel United MethodistChurch in Indian Hill.
This is the second year forSuperCharge, which organizerssay is open to men of all ages in-terested in pursuing life with
purpose and success.Whitacre, a Florence resi-
dent who spent time in federalprison for embezzling fromADM, will share his insightsinto corporate ethics, corporategreed and the warning signs of aflawed corporate leadership.
“I was living the best life thisworld had to offer, and I nowknow that it was not life,” saidWhitacre, now chief operatingofficer and chief science offi-cer at Cypress Systems, Inc.,and marketplace ambassador
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provide attendees an ex-cellent opportunity totake in and enjoy thesights and sounds of thebeautiful winter land-scape.”
The night hike is opento people of all ages, al-though children under theage of 16 must be accom-
panied by an adult.Tickets cost $7 per per-
son and must be pur-chased in advance atwww.green-acres.org.
In case of inclementweather, the night hikewill be rescheduled forSaturday, Feb. 21.
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prison cell when I askedfor forgiveness, experi-enced redemption andstarted living.”
A second featuredspeaker at SuperCharge2015 will be Clifford A.Bailey, founder and presi-dent of TechSoft Systems,Inc., in Woodlawn.
Bailey conducts semi-nars on management,leadership, diversity, en-trepreneurship, smallbusiness and communitydevelopment for busi-ness, trade, student andcommunity groups.
He created the“SHAPE: Securing High-er Achievement & Per-sonal Effectiveness” andthe “SHAPES of Effec-tiveness” programs.
“Over the years, I’velearned that a balance ofemotional, physical, men-tal and spiritual health iscritical to obtain suc-cess,” Bailey said.
“In life and in business,it’s all about relentlesspreparation and knowingthat every day is a gift.”
Breakout sessions atSuperCharge 2015 will beled by speakers who liveand work in the Greater
for Christian BusinessMen’s Connection.
“A big part of my storyis about that day in my
Cincinnati/Dayton regionand who will discuss howto balance men’s work andpersonal lives, meet thechallenges of marriageand family, recover fromsevere health problems,parent children with spe-cial needs and changejobs or careers.
“We’re delighted tohost a men’s conferencewith such an impressivelineup of guest speakersfrom our region,” saidGreg Stover, lead pastorat Armstrong ChapelUnited Methodist Church.
Cost to attend Super-Charge 2015 is $45 formen who register atwww.superchargecon-f.org by Jan. 15 and $50 ifthey register after that.
The fee includes conti-nental breakfast andlunch at the conference,which will run from 8 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. at ArmstrongChapel United MethodistChurch at 5125 DrakeRoad.
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The Madeira HighSchool personal financeclass of Jennifer Jordanplus six of its studentsranked among the best inthe nation in the H&RBlock Budget Challenge.
In recognition of theirfinancial prowess, Jor-dan’s class received a$7,500 grant. Six of Jo-dan’s students each re-ceived $20,000 scholar-ships. The students were
seniors Frances Barone,Ian Marsh, Nina Palazzo-lo, Jack Mantkowski,Kristian Snyder and ju-nior Nick Cedillo. The stu-dents placed in the top 22in the nation.
Palazzolo said herthoughts about winningare almost indescribable.
“I feel extremelyblessed to be able to havethis opportunity. I’ve beenstruggling very hard withthoughts on how I’m goingto pay for college, roomand board, and extra ne-
cessities that are involvedin the process. Being ableto have $20,000 has givenme a chance at being ableto come out of collegedebt free, and has lifted ahuge weight off my shoul-ders,” she said.
Palazzolo is holdingdown two jobs, working atotal of 30 hours a weekplus attending school.
Palazzolo is lookingforward to majoring inbusiness managementwith a minor in communi-cation. She’s not decided
on a college.Madeira’s personal fi-
nance class is taught forcollege credit through theUniversity of Cincinnati.Jordan said that she’sbeen using the BudgetChallenge simulation aspart of her course for thepast four years. Madeirarequires all students totake the semester course.
“What this moneymeans to these studentsand their families makesme feel so proud,” Jordansaid.
MHS students rank amongnation’s best in financeBy Sheila [email protected]
THANKS TO DIANE NICHOLS
Madeira High School students who placed among the best inthe nation in the H&R Block Budget Challenge program were,from left: front, Nick Cedillo, Nina Palazzolo, Frances Baroneand Kristian Snyder; back, Ian Marsh and Jack Mantkowski.
Here’s a chance to getout of the house and seemovies you may havemissed.
Final Friday Flix, pre-sented by the Montgome-ry Arts Commission, is afilm series with movieseveryone can enjoy. Theinaugural season em-braces the “Dinner Party”theme and features filmsfor food lovers of all ages.Whenever possible, areabusinesses have agreed topartner with the city tobring a “foodie“ elementto each film.
The series kicks offFriday, Jan. 30, with“Pro-gression,” an independentcomedy about coupleswho fumble through loveand heartbreak on thenight of a progressive din-ner in Pittsburgh.
For this film, movie-goers can take part intheir own progressive din-ner experience by visitinga restaurant before the
movie, and enjoying acomplimentary dessert atStone Creek Dining Co.following the screening.Patrons may presentStone Creek Dining Com-pany with their movie“ticket” (printed onlinereservation) for the des-sert.
All movies will be at 7p.m. on the last Friday ofeach month from Januarythrough April at Terwillig-er Lodge in Dulle Park,10530 Deerfield Road.
Admission is $5 and in-cludes a box of popcorn.
A Q&A session will fol-low each screening andwill be led by critics andaficionados, includingSteven Rosen, JacquelineDemaline and Susan Co-hen.
Other films are:Feb. 27: “Willie Wonka
and the Chocolate Fac-tory” (original version,rated G).
March 27: “Big Night”(rated R for language).Featuring a wine tasting.
April 24: “Chef” (ratedR for language and sug-gestive situations). Local
food trucks on site!Tickets can be bought
per film or for the seriesatmontgomeryohio.org.
For more information,call 891-2424.
State of the Agencyforums set
Hamilton County De-velopmental DisabilitiesServices SuperintendentAlice Pavey will presentthe 2015 “State of theAgency” at community fo-rums in January.
Several emerging na-tional and state trends,rules and laws are chang-ing the way services forpeople with disabilities inOhio have been deliveredfor more than 70 years.Pavey will response tothese changes at the fo-rums.
» 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 22, at Margaret B.Rost School, 5858 Bridge-town Road.
» 10:30 a.m. to noon Fri-day, Jan. 23, at the agencySupport Center, 1520 Mad-ison Road.
» 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 27, at Bobbie B. Fair-fax School, 4999 KingsleyDrive.
» 1:30-3 p.m. Friday,Jan. 30, at the QueensgateOffice Park, 801 W. EighthSt.
Each forum will con-tain the same information.
Mariemont Playersperforms ‘The GlassMenagerie’
Mariemont Playerspresents Tennessee Wil-liams’ “The Glass Me-nagerie” at the WaltonCreek Theater, 4101 Wal-ton Creek Road, Jan. 9through Jan. 25.
Performances will beat 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 17 and 23;at 2 p.m. Jan. 25; at 7:30p.m. Jan. 15 and Jan 22; at 2p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 18, andat 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan. 24.
For more informationor to order tickets, call Be-tsy at 513-684-1236 or or-der at mariemontplayers.com. All seats cost $20.
INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134
Cincinnati Country Day
» After a comprehensivesearch, Cincinnati CountryDay School’s Board of Trust-ees has selected Anthony T.T.Jaccaci as the 12th head ofschool, effective July 1.
He will visit Country Dayfor the State ofthe Schoolmeeting Jan. 27,when he willshare his pre-liminarythoughts on theschool’s future.
Jaccaci isexecutive prin-
cipal of the secondary divi-sion of the YK Pao School inShanghai. He has accumulat-ed 17 years of teaching andsenior administrative experi-ence at YK Pao School and St.George’s School in Newport,Rhode Island.
Jaccaci graduated fromPhillips Academy, a private,independent school in Ando-ver, Massachusetts. He re-ceived a bachelor of arts de-gree in East Asian Studiesfrom Harvard University anda master of arts from TuftsUniversity’s Fletcher Schoolof Law and Diplomacy, withconcentration in Asian studiesand business.
He began his teaching ca-reer at St. George’s School,where he served in severalroles over 13 years, includinghistory and languages teach-er, department head, summerschool head and director ofglobal programs. While at St.George’s, he also taught at theU.S. Naval War College inNewport for two years.
In 2010, Jaccaci moved tohis current position in Shang-hai, where he was chargedwith the entrepreneurial taskof building the secondarydivision from the ground up,
enrolling the first students ingrades six-12. While there, hedeveloped a track record offundraising and creating stra-tegic partnerships that pro-vide students with additionallearning and growth opportu-nities outside the classrooms.
In a statement to the Coun-try Day community, BoardPresident Chip Pettengill andSearch Committee co-chairsJulie Fleischmann and JonHall, said, “During his cam-pus visit, Tony emerged as ahighly capable, visionaryleader who is passionateabout learning and promotingrigorous academic prepara-tion in a supportive and joyfulenvironment.”
Jaccaci was one of threefinalists who spent two daysvisiting Country Day’s cam-pus. In accepting the job, hesaid, “Whether I was speakingwith lower school students,visiting middle school class-rooms or listening to upperschool students describe theirexperiences, it was clear thatstudents love coming toschool every day. This, to me,is a reflection of a thrivinglearning community.”
He and his wife, Lucia,have three sons, Nick, Samand Ben. The family will livein the head of school house onCountry Day’s campus inIndian Hill.
Jaccaci will replace RobertP. Macrae who leaves in Juneto become head of school atNew Canaan Country Schoolin New Canaan, Connecticut.Macrae has been head ofschool at CCDS since 2004.
» Cincinnati Country DaySchool’s Board of Trusteeshas named six new trustees.They join 18 others on the24-member board of the Indi-an Hill college preparatoryschool.
Jody Brant of Amberley
Village is a shareholder withKatz Teller Brant & Hild,where he has practiced law
for the last 16years. Brant, a1987 CountryDay graduate,received abachelor of artsdegree in math-ematics fromDartmouthCollege in 1991.
He received a JD fromGeorgetown University LawCenter in 1997 and an LL.M intaxation from New York Uni-versity School of Law in 1998.He and his wife, Debbie, arechairs of Cincinnati CountryDay’s Annual Fund for thesecond year. The Brants havetwo daughters attending theschool, Samantha, an eighth-grader and Nora, a sixth-grader.
Jason Fraley of BataviaTownship is president/ownerof Sardinia Concrete Co., one
of southwesternOhio’s foremostproducers ofready-mix. Hejoined the com-pany in 2001 andtook over thebusiness in2008. In addi-tion to Sardinia,
he is managing partner ofMiami Management, whichowns 15 Wendy’s franchises inand around the Lexington,Kentucky, area. Fraley gradu-ated from the University ofKentucky in 1998 and theUniversity of Cincinnati’sCollege of Business in 2001.Fraley and his wife, Trina,have two daughters attendingCountry Day. Madeline is asecond-grader, and MabelElizabeth is in Pre-K I. Fraleyalso has a stepson, MichaelListo, who works for Sardinia.
J. Michael Leonard Jr. of
Madeira is the head swim-ming coach for the PowelCrosley Jr. YMCA, where he
has coachednumerous swimteams that havecompeted onthe nationallevel. He is alsoresponsible fordevelopingcoaches, staffand volunteers
at the YMCA. Leonard and hiswife, Susie, have a long histo-ry with Country Day. Hisfather, Mike Sr., was an alum-nus of the Class of 1955. Leon-ard graduated from CCDS in1983 and earned his bachelorof arts from the University ofCincinnati. His daughters,Meghan and Katie, a 2012graduate, and stepdaughterErin Rutherford Hascup, a1997 graduate, attended Coun-try Day. Also, the Leonardsare grandparents to currentCCDS students Jessica Ruth-erford, a sixth-grader, andJosephine Rutherford, afreshman.
Holly (Oblinger) Mott ofMariemont is aninvestigativeagent for theHamilton Coun-ty Develop-mental Dis-abilities Ser-vices MajorUnusual In-cident Unit. She
is responsible for conductinginvestigations involving in-cidents that adversely affectthe health and safety of indi-viduals diagnosed with devel-opmental disabilities. Mott isa 1995 graduate of CCDS andreceived a bachelor of artsfrom Simmons College withmajors in political scienceand philosophy. She is mar-ried to Michael Mott.
Marilyn O’Brien of Indian
Hill retired last year as CEOof Ipsos UnderstandingUnLtd. After eight years at
Procter & Gam-ble, O’Brienstarted her ownqualitative mar-ket researchfirm, which waslater acquiredby Ipsos World-wide in 2005.Following the
acquisition, she remainedCEO responsible for the com-pany strategic planning, fi-nancial performance and themanagement of about 100employees. She still does con-sulting work for the firm.O’Brien received a bachelorof science in business man-agement from Ithaca College.She’s currently president ofthe CCDS Parents’ Associa-tion. She and her husband,Patrick, are parents of Meganand Sean, who is a CCDS ju-nior.
Paul R. Stewart of New-town is chief executive offi-cer, president and a memberof the board of managers of
Gateway In-vestment Ad-visers, LLC, a$12.5 billionasset manage-ment firm bestknown for itshedged equityinvestmentstyle. He also
serves as a co-portfolio man-ager for several mutual fundsincluding its $8 billion flag-ship fund, Gateway Fund.Stewart earned his bachelor’sin business administrationfrom Ohio University, and heis a CFA charter holder. Stew-art and his wife, Jane, havethree children with connec-tions to CCDS. Hannah gradu-ated in 2012, Cameron is ajunior and Sean is an eighth-grader.
Mount Notre Dame High School
» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents visited France as part ofthe school’s French Exchangeprogram from Nov. 12 throughDec. 3.
Students Annie Eramo(Loveland), Stephanie Faller(West Chester Township),Moira Fiebig (Milford), Mi-chelle Fisk (Amberley Vil-lage), Carley Kline (Mason)and Ellie Lang (Indian Hill)traveled to their host school,Sainte Marie in Belfort,France.
MND’s World LanguagesDepartment Chair, Julie Yornand French teacher TrishMeyer coordinated this year’sFrench Exchange Program.Students experienced Francefirst hand by living with hostfamilies and attending class-es. While each student haddifferent experiences depend-ing on their host family, stu-dents were able to tourFrench cities such as Belfort,Mulhouse, Strasbourg andParis, in addition to visitingplaces in Germany and Swit-zerland.
The most memorable partof the trip for the majority ofstudents was seeing the EiffelTower, although many com-mented on seeing NotreDame, Le Louvre, Arc DeTriomphe, going to theChamps-Elysees, and takingboat rides on the Seine River.
When asked about her ex-perience in the school, Eramosaid, “The biggest differencebetween the schools is thetime. They start schoolaround the same time as wedo, but they finish between 4p.m. and 6 pm. This includesan hour and a half lunch break
at noon.” Experiencing another cul-
ture is always a challengingexperience, and the trip forthe MND students was notdifferent.
“It is a lot of fun, but it isdefinitely not a vacation.Hearing, reading, and speak-ing a foreign language 24/7 ishard work,” Faller said. “Thiswas an incredible opportunityfor me, and I appreciatedevery second of it,” Klinesaid.
MND offers French andSpanish exchange programsfor current students to broad-en the students’ perspectiverelative to culture and lan-guage. This was MND’s sec-ond phase of the first ex-change program to France.Last spring was the firstphase, in which the host stu-dents from France stayedwith the MND students. Thesecond annual French Ex-change Program starts inFebruary when a new groupof MND students will hoststudents from Belford,France. MND has been work-ing with Santa Maria del PilarSchool in Zaragoza, Spain fornine years with their school-year exchange program. In2013, MND added a summerexchange program to givemore students immersionopportunities. Students cho-sen to be part of the exchangeprogram go through a selec-tion process that includes anevaluation of academic andattendance records, teacherinput, application and inter-view.
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Mount Notre Dame High School students who participated in the school's first French exchange program, from left:Michelle Fisk, Carley Kline, Annie Eramo, teacherTrish Meyer, teacher Julie Yorn, Moira Fiebig, Stephanie Faller andEllie Lang.
A4 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • JANUARY 15, 2015
THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesAll About Potatoes with IleneRoss, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $40. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.
On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 7:30p.m., Walton Creek Theater,4101 Walton Creek Road, InTennessee Williams’ shatteringclassic, an aging Southern Bellelongs for her youth and dreamsof a better life for her children.Her restless son Tom -- a would-be poet and the story’s narrator-- gets swept up in his mother’sfunny and heartbreakingschemes to find his painfully shysister, Laura, a husband. TheGlass Menagerie is consideredto be one of the most beautifuldramas in American theatre.$20. Presented by MariemontPlayers Inc.. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.
684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-timesnack. $30, $20 each additionalchild. Reservations required.Through Feb. 27. 489-7575.Sycamore Township.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art & Craft ClassesMonoprinting Workshop withAmy Burton, 2-5 p.m. Also Jan.18., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Two-day workshop.Create colorful prints from yourown photograph of a specialperson or place using a mono-printing technique that requiresno art experience. For ages 16and up. $125. Registrationrequired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. 561-6949;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
BenefitsTeam Ron Fundraiser, noon to4 p.m., Izaak Walton LeagueLodge, 544 Branch Hill-LovelandRoad, Ron Blanton was diag-nosed with Stage 3 non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma in October. Heis currently undergoing treat-ment. Fundraiser helps defray
increasing medical bills. Come-dians, basket raffles, split-the-pot, bake sale and more. Freeadmission. Presented by TeamRon. 319-2730. Loveland.
Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Make ruffle scarf. Bring ball ofruffle yarn, such as Red HeartSashay, and size K crochet hook.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
Support GroupsOhio Birthparent Group Meet-ing, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Blue Ash Branch Library, 4911Cooper Road, Closed group forbirthparents only that providesa safe space for you to shareadoption experiences withothers who understand thislife-long journey. Free. Present-ed by Ohio Birthparent Group.Through Feb. 21. 312-0384;ohiobirthparents.org. Blue Ash.
SUNDAY, JAN. 18Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 2 p.m.,7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
MONDAY, JAN. 19Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. Through Jan. 26.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.
TUESDAY, JAN. 20Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting with Jan Boone,noon to 3 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Forbeginning and intermediatepainters. Instruction covers basicpainting techniques, gooddrawing and creative use ofcolor. Ages 18 and up. $120.Registration required. 791-7044;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
Muscle-Tendon-LigamentScreening, noon to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Sports Club, 3950 RedBank Road, Grandin Room.Sports medicine doctor showshow these issues are evaluatedusing ultrasound. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Christ HospitalPhysical Therapy. 527-4000.Fairfax.
Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses onstudy of values, color temper-ature, composition, paintingand drawing techniques. $210per session, plus $30 modelingfee per session. Registrationrequired. 259-9302; www.deb-orahridgley.com. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
Cooking ClassesThe Palace at the CincinnatianHotel with Joe West, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $50. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. Kem-per Road, Project consultantsand designers discuss trends inkitchen and bath design. Lightfare provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.
On Stage - ComedyTony Woods, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288; www.gobananascomedy-.com. Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterThe Glass Menagerie, 7:30p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
FRIDAY, JAN. 23Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.
Drink TastingsTony’s Wine Festival, 6:30p.m.-9:30 p.m., Tony’s Steaksand Seafood, 12110 Montgo-mery Road, Wines by CuttingEdge Selections paired withExecutive Chef Mike Nelsen’ssmall plates. Ages 21 and up.$75. Reservations required.513-677-1993; www.tonysofcin-cinnati.com. Symmes Township.
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With wind chill tem-peratures dipping belowfreezing, I’m having tofill up the bird feederstwice a day and check onthe girls/chickens everyfew hours to bring them
fresh wa-ter. I want-ed to tellyou, too, tocheck onneighborswho areelderly orshut in.Bringthem abowl of hotchicken
broth to which youcooked in cheese tortelli-ni and a handful of freshspinach. A sprinkling ofParmesan is good in thesoup, too. Nourishing andwarms one all over!
Remember I told youanything fermented isgoing to be popular thisyear due to the healthbenefits? Kimchi is oneof those and a popularKorean dish. I got thisrecipe from a fellowcookbook author at afood demo during MotherEarth News Fair lastyear. Tasty, and a goodplace to start when mak-ing homemade Kimchi. Iplan on making this onFox 19’s morning showfor Rob Williams, whoabsolutely loves Kimchi.
Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or
Napa cabbage, about 3pounds, cut into 2” pieces
1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt
4 garlic cloves,minced
2 tablespoons Koreanchili paste or 2 teaspoonsChinese chili paste/saucewith garlic
1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==
1 teaspoon sugar or totaste (I think you couldsubstitute honey)
Combine cabbage,radish, carrot and salt inbowl. Mix to combine andadd ice water to cover.Let stand for 2 to 6 hours.
Pack into 2 quart can-ning jar. Add enoughreserved brine to cover
and fill to top of jar. Cov-er to exclude air.
Set jar on saucer tocatch overflow that hap-pens when fermentationbegins. Store in dark,cool place.
Begin tasting after 1day, and refrigerate up to5 days. It will continue toage and develop flavor.Keeps several months.
Tip from Rita’s kitch-en: Go to taste on flavor-ings. I like it spicy sowould use more chilipaste.
My favoriteguacamole
This has a smoky fla-vor due to the chipotlepeppers. Nice for SuperBowl coming up.
3 large ripe Hass avo-
cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out
2 limes, juiced1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup diced red onion Chopped cilantro to
taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or
to taste1 minced clove garlic
or more to tasteChipotle peppers in
adobo to taste (puree infood processor and thenstore in frig or freezer;this is much easier tomeasure out than thewhole peppers in sauce)
2 Roma tomatoes,diced
Mash the avocadosvery gently with potatomasher. Some people laythe avocado down flatand cut it into very small
pieces. Regardless, youdon’t want to overmashor it will become soupy.
Stir in lime juice totaste, and salt. Stir inonion, cilantro, cumin,garlic, peppers. Stir intomatoes. Serve withchips.
Tips from Rita’skitchen:
Ripening avocados.Although avocados aremature when pickedfrom the tree, they arenot ripe. Place in paperbag. This traps the ethyl-ene gas they produce andhelps to ripen. It willripen at room temper-ature in 3-5 days. Skincolor will darken andflesh underneath will bea bit soft.
Hass. These comefrom California with abuttery texture. The skinis tough and durable —ideal for shipping, andfor use as a scooping cupwhen removing flesh.
Hall. From Floridaand are bright green,smooth skinned avoca-dos.
Good for you: Loadedwith potassium, folicacid, vitamins C and E,also fiber and hearthealthy monounsaturatedfat.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Homemade guacamole is perfect for upcoming Super Bowl parties.
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The times are such that weneed to look at both of thesehuman virtues.
There is a relationship toexamine. In spite of all theethnic tensions that seem to becausing trouble everywhere,each of us can have an impor-tant impact on improving thesituation before it gets furtherout of control. Consider that asyou appear in a group ofstrangers many of them arelikely to evaluate you. Thisincludes ethnicity, appearance,manners, behavior or anyother personal aspect. How doyou want to be judged? Sadly,some people will try to find away to dislike you. Certainlyyou have noticed this veryhuman fault. My purpose inthis essay is to help us try to
restore hu-manity to asuitable level.
Let me giveyou an in-stance I had ina very tryingsituation. Itwas five daysafter 9-11 2001and I wasrushing to ahospital in
Columbus where my terminal-ly ill daughter was to givebirth. As I rushed to the door, Inoticed a woman behind me.She was wearing Muslimdress. What was I to do? Afterquick, but intensive thought, Iheld the door for her andsmiled. It may not havechanged any of her attitudes,
but I felt like I had done theright thing. That was just asimple courtesy, hopefully itmay have made some changefor the better.
The important point is thatsimple courtesy is a positiveaction toward a better society.It costs you nothing, yet, it willimprove human relationships.Think of how many times youperformed a simple kind ges-ture to a stranger. Most oftenyou are rewarded by a smile.That is more important thanyou think. It reflects on youand most likely your ethnicityif the stranger is of anotherethnicity. In a small way youhave improved on all of hu-manity. Think of how muchbetter this is than the recentsenseless riots that have only
increased tensions and solvednothing. Tensions exist. Theonly way to reduce them isrespect for all people.
This respect begins withevery person considering thatthey are representatives oftheir ethnicity. Quite simplyyour respect begins with you.You will gain or lose it by youractions. It is not the easychoice, but I can assure youthat progress begins with cour-tesy. Once you have made thatchoice you will find that yourown self respect will grow. Itwon’t be long before othersnotice and honor it. Respect ismore easily lost than gained.This is due to human natureand in some part, jealousy. It isup to all of us to do the simplethings that are noticed and
create good feeling amongthose we contact.
Police officers have a verydifficult task. They representall of us and may feel threat-ened is some cases. Part oftheir mental make up is toprotect themselves for obviousreasons. This makes them nodifferent than any of us. Thisis evident in the great increasein gun sales.
If we want to stop the vio-lence, it is up to all of us to actcourteously in every situation.The antagonism toward any-one and the looting and dam-age to innocent businessesonly produces more bad reac-tions.
Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.
Courtesy and respect part of the solution
Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
We all get the winter blahsfrom time to time. For some,though, it’s more than just ablue mood. By some estimates,as much as 20 percent of thepopulation suffers from a mildto moderate form of SeasonalAffective Disorder (SAD) orwinter depression.
Older adults are at particularrisk – almost one in seven peo-ple over the age of 65 arethought to exhibit signs of clin-ical depression, according tomental health experts.
What is SeasonalAffective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is a set of symptoms,including depression and unpre-dictable mood swings, which
occur when ambient light levelsdiminish during the fall andwinter as the sun moves pro-gressively lower in the sky. Thedepression and mood swingsare often associated with a dipin the serum blood level ofserotonin, a neurotransmitterthat helps to regulate mood, andmelatonin, a serotonin-derivedneurotransmitter that regulatessleep patterns.
Mammals (including hu-mans) have an area of the braincalled the pineal gland, whichregulates the production of
melatonin. Some researchersbelieve that this region of thebrain is able to detect smallchanges in ambient light andsun angle over time, and thusupregulate or down regulate thebrain’s serotonin and melatoninproduction.
Some researchers believethat people who suffer SADmay simply have an overlyactive pineal gland, or mayproduce less serotonin on aver-age than a person without thecondition. Either way, it is aserious, life-affecting problem.
What you can do to beatthe winter blues.
The keys to feeling betterare getting more light and moreexercise. If the weather isn’t too
cold or icy, take a stroll for20-30 minutes twice a day. Ifyou can’t get out, draw up theblinds and open shutters overwindows to allow more ambientsunlight into your home.
If you have a fireplace, useit. Sitting in front of an eveningfire on cold, dark winter nightsmay help to keep your melato-nin production normalized. Ifthat doesn’t help, there arespecial light therapy devicesthat SAD sufferers can use tohelp reduce symptoms.
Serotonin re-uptake-inhib-iting medicines (SSRIs) likeProzac and Zoloft can also behelpful in breaking severe de-pressive cycles, but these medi-cations must be carefully mon-itored by a doctor. You cannot
simply start and stop them atwill. They take several weeks tobuild to effective levels, andyou must also wean off themgradually.
Moderate exercise increasesserum serotonin and triggersthe production of the pain-re-lieving hormone dopamine. Aregular exercise program canhelp reduce the symptoms ofdepression and even alleviatesome chronic pain. Not only canseniors combat the winterblues, they can increase theiroverall wellness and strength,just by getting more active.
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Jan. 8 questionWhat should be the top priori-
ties for the Republican-con-trolled Congress (House andSenate)?
“Changing the public per-ception and information aboutwhy legislation is not actedupon. The American people aretired of the Constitution beingignored. After eliminating thehideous tax of Obamacare,legislation to ensure new em-ployment should be the toppriority. This would mean,among many other things, aviable means for companies toprovide health care benefits,possibly the Keystone Pipeline,and certainly an agreement topublish and read all legislationbefore voting. Requiring legis-lation to describe its basis inthe Constitution would be agreat start.”
D.B.
“To abolish Obamacare, putin Keystone Pipeline, to havecontrol of our borders, andallow our country the right tohave the 10 Commandmentsback in our schools and court-rooms.”
Mary Ann Maloney
“Do something! We paythese people far too much to donothing. If we wanted nothingdone for a lot of public money,we would just hire MikeBrown.”
M.J.F.
I am hoping that the newCongress can finally do some-thing (anything) this year.These last several Congresseshave been so divided that noth-ing moved forward. I hopethey move on the deficit spend-ing and the national debt whichare out of control. Secondlythey could approve the Keys-tone Pipeline to get the U.S.and Canadian shale oil to refin-eries more safely. Now withthe cheaper gas (temporarily)increase the federal excise taxpaid at the pump to help fix thehighways and bridges acrossthe United States. My guess iswe will have two more years ofnothing much being accom-plished.
“The Congress is much likethe UN; there is a lot of talkbut very few results. Neverhave so many done so little forso long. Go figure!”
T.D.T.
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The obvious increase inadvertisements for weight lossprograms, gym membershipsand smoking cessation planscan mean only one thing; theNew Year must be here!
It is human nature to assessour lives during such a time,including deciding what im-provements are needed. Un-fortunately, experts estimatethat only about 15 percent ofNew Year’s resolutionsachieve any level of success.So why are resolutions so pop-ular and yet so ineffective?
In most cases, what we wishto change about our self is aworthy goal; lose weight, get inbetter shape, stop smoking,stop drinking alcohol, or stopspending so much money. Inreality however, many of ournegative behaviors are rootedin either an addiction (alcohol,gambling, sex, smoking), orresult from a previous traumaor current stressor.
How many of us, for ex-ample, eat more when we arestressed or unhappy? Theissue therefore is not aboutlosing weight, but rather isabout what is causing us to eatmore. In reality, addictions,and trauma or stress relatedbehaviors cannot be overcomeby sheer willpower. Most seri-ous behavioral modification
So doesthat mean weshould give upon New Year’sresolutionsand the hopeof changingour life for the
better? Absolutely not! Posi-tive change can occur and hereare some ways to take thechance out of change.
» Keep a short list. Most ofus create too many resolutionsand are quickly discouragedbecause we are overwhelmed.
» Be specific in what youwant to change. Most goals aretoo broad and difficult to mea-sure. For example, most of uswant to lose weight. A betterway to phrase it is to lose 15pounds by May 1.
» Create a strategic plan toreach your goal. If your resolu-tion is to improve your com-puter skills, then be intention-al. Enroll in a computer class,build a library of referencemanuals, and find someonewho can answer questions.
» Modify your habits.Changing major behaviorsoften begins by changing
smaller intrinsic habits. If youare trying to lose weight butstop at the bakery on the wayhome two or three times aweek, take a different route.When you crave a snack, sub-stitute fruit for sweets.
» Identify impulsive behav-iors. We are more vulnerableto impulsive decisions whenwe lose track of our goals. Ifyou are trying to save money,don’t go shopping for fun. Andif you must go to the store,have a specific list of itemsyou need to avoid the impulseto buy other things you want.
» Celebrate small victories.Track your progress and cele-brate the incremental positivechanges that are occurringalong the way.
» Recognize when you needhelp. Some changes requirethe assistance of trained pro-fessionals. Don’t hesitate toseek the help of doctors, coun-selors, or a spiritual leader forissues too complex for us tohandle on our own.
Gary Lee is a licensed professionalcounselor, specializing in individualand couples counseling, addictionrecovery, and trauma therapy. He ispart of the Counseling Alliancepractice at 5420 North Bend Road;513-376-9757. He lives in DelhiTownship.
Why New Year’sresolutions don’t work
Gary LeeCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
JANUARY 15, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • B1
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame beat
Glen Este 53-39 Dec. 28. Sen-ior Naomi Davenport had 12points and 10 rebounds.
MND beat Dublin Coffman66-49 on Jan. 3 as senior DaniKissel had 23 points.
» Summit Country Day de-feated Cincinnati CountryDay 58-27 Jan. 7. Gabbi Gehn-er led the Silver Knights with16 points. Missy Dieckman-Meyer led the Indians with 10.
Felicity-Franklin defeatedCCD 56-43 Jan. 5.
Boys basketball
» Indian Hill downed DeerPark 73-46 on Jan. 6 as juniorNick Heidel had 19 points.
» Cinicinnati Country Daydefeated Bethel-Tate 51-47Jan. 6. Cam Alldred led allscorers with 20 points.
Girls bowling» Mount Notre Dame beat
Ursuline by 25 pins on Jan. 6.Senior Sam Dunbar led theCougars with a 326 series.
Boys bowling» Moeller beat Deer Park
Jan. 8 as senior Joe Niemillerhad a 403 series.
Football» Former Indian Hill Brave
tight end Ted Bolser hassigned a futures contract withthe NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.
INDIAN HILL — CincinnatiCountry Day sophomore JJWolf wasted no time emergingonto the state tennis scene whenhe lost to teammate AsherHirsch in the Division II singlesstate championship last year.
After almost conquering thesport on the state level, he did soon a national scale by winningthe boys’ 16-and-under title atthe United States Tennis Associ-ation Winter National Champi-onships Jan. 2 in Scottsdale,Ariz. The No. 2-seeded Wolf de-
CCD’s J.J. Wolf wins USTAnational championshipBy Nick [email protected]
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Cincinnati Country Day’s JJ Wolf won the boys’ 16-and-under title at theUnited States Tennis Association Winter National Championships Jan. 2 inScottsdale, Ariz. See TENNIS, Page B3
INDIAN HILL — Much like lastseason, the Indian Hill HighSchool boys basketball team isfighting with Wyoming and Ma-deira for hoop supremacy in theCincinnati Hills League.
Madeira has won the lastthree seasons, sharing the titlewith Wyoming in 2014. Howev-er, the Cowboys appear to be thefrontrunner this winter as theMustangs lost a number of vet-eran performers.
“They’re extremely good,”coach Tim Burch said of hiscrosstown rivals. “I think theyhave the most talent in theleague as far as athleticism andbasketball. It’s a fun game forthe CHL.”
The Braves lost a pair of non-conference games in Decemberto Anderson and Boone County.January will feature tough roadgames at Finneytown, Amelia,Madeira and Mariemont.
“We had a good win againstHughes, but we’re kind of upand down still,” Burch said.
Leading the Braves is juniorshooter Nick Heidel, who isamong the league leaders inscoring, blocks and steals as a 6-foot-2 guard. After going 0-13from the field in the Andersonloss, he has averaged doublefigures with a high game of 28against Norwood Dec. 22.
“He’s shooting the ball welland scoring,” Burch said. “Wehave to have production out ofhim for us to be a good team.”
Right behind Heidel is afreshman of similar size in Col-in Shaw. Until last year with 6-foot-5 Reed Aichholz, Burchhad never kept a freshman onvarsity. This season, Shaw isjust a few buckets behind Hei-del in scoring average and isone of the team’s better re-bounders.
“He’s going to be special,”Burch said. “He starts for usand has one of the best work eth-ics I’ve ever seen. He’s learningthe varsity speed. At everypractice you see how he wantsto get better.”
Shaw reminds his coach offormer three-year starter Aus-tin Trout, a 2012 grad who ledthe Braves in scoring his juniorand senior years.
Often dishing the ball to Hei-del and Shaw is senior AustinSchneider, who was averagingaround seven assists per gameat presstime.
“On the court he is basicallyour true leader in terms of how
to play the game and how hardyou have to go,” Burch said. “Aslong as he can breathe, we keephim out there.”
Making up for the loss of lastyear’s 6-foot-8 twin towers Lu-cas Gould and Karl Koster issophomore Aichholz. His pres-
ence has freed up other “glasscleaners" like seniors DanielHarder and Josh Burgher.
Hopefully over a bout of holi-
day flu, Indian Hill has a roadweekend ahead at FinneytownJan. 16 and at Amelia Jan. 17.
Indian Hill senior Austin Schneider is in his third season on varsity for coach Tim Burch.
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Junior guard Nick Heidel is the top scorer for the Braves.JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill freshman Colin Shaw has made an early impact for the Braves.
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While many of theirclassmates were at homeover winter break, Cincin-nati United Premier’s U18Gold boys team was in Or-lando, earning anothermajor showcase champi-onship and a spot in the2015 national champion-
ship. During group play at
the Disney Sports Show-case on Dec. 28, the squadearned a return trip to theU.S. Youth Soccer Nation-al Championships, to beheld in Oklahoma thissummer. This marks thesecond-straight year theteam earned its berth tonationals at the Disney
tournament. They havesecured their spot in Tul-sa, where NationalLeague championshipplay will begin on July 21.
“It is always satisfyingto achieve your majorgoal so early,” said headcoach Terry Nicholl, alsothe head coach at SevenHills. “It takes the pres-sure off State Cup and re-
gionals even though thosetwo events are also in ourtargets and goals.”
With national qualify-ing pressure off enteringthe Disney title match,CUP cruised to a 7-0 win.This U18 team, which Ni-choll has coached sincethey played at the U15 lev-el, has now qualified forthe national champion-ship in three of the pastfour seasons. Last year,they fell in overtime ofthe National Leaguechampionship semifinalsto FC Dallas.
The communication
between defenders MaxPochobradsky (SevenHills) and Brady Daulton(Mason), playing togetherfor the first time, elevatedthe squad. Forwards LukeTreadway (Scott) and Da-vid Jeffries led the offen-sive attack.
“(Our defenders) cov-ered each other perfectly.The anchor midfield wassuperb,” said Nicholl.“The wingers were effec-tive and dynamic. (Ourforwards) were at theirbest. We had solid goal-keeping. Our interplay,passing and scoring was
of a high order.”The U18 Gold boys
team can enjoy their timeto recover before gearingup for their next big tour-nament. To date, ninemembers of the squadhave committed to playcollege soccer in 2015.
“Momentum is not akey factor at this time asthe players have earned amuch needed five weekbreak. Most of the playerswent straight from highschool into NationalLeague play, so they haveearned a rest,” said Ni-choll.
The CUP Gold BU18 team advanced to the 2015 national championship at the Dec. 28 DisneySports Showcase. They are, from left: Back, J.J. Iroh (Mason), Brady Daulton (Mason), WillCohen (CCD), Daniel Bundschuh (Walnut Hills), Alex Besl (St. X), Peter Cinibulk (Bellbrook),Mohammed Elmardi (Lakota East), Nate Gibson (CCD), Max Pochobradsky (Seven Hills), CoachTerry Nicholl; Front, Dan Schleitweiler (Lakota East), Brennon Shanks (Sycamore), DavidJefferies (Waynesville), Luke Treadway (Scott), Ethan Roser (Mason), Bryce Curran (Mason),Connor Wagner (Loveland), Logan Wiedmann (Walnut Hills).
Only once since the2002-03 season has Moell-er High School’s basket-ball team won fewer than20 games. Barring an un-foreseen undefeated runfrom now through thestate tournament, the Cru-saders will fall short of 20wins for the first timesince the 2005-06 seasonwhen it finished 15-7.
Sometimes the cardsdon’t fall your way.
The luxury of a 24-2 sea-son last year was a seniorlineup, plus 6-foot-9 Butler
commit Nate Fowler. WithGrant Benzinger, Jack An-ton, Tre’ Hawkins andAdam Gigax gone to grad-uation, the Crusaders werehit with a double whammyin November when seniorFowler injured his foot andhad surgery.
Instead of building histeam around Fowler, 25th-year head coach CarlKremer has had to buildwithout his varsity pivot.
On the current roster,only Kevin Kerley andGrant Pitman played sig-nificant minutes a yearago.
“We play about nine or10 guys,” Kremer said.“We’ve had some reallygood moments and thenwe’ll have some timeswhere we make a lot ofmistakes. I don’t remem-ber ever having a teamwith this many new guys.”
Moeller started the sea-son 4-1 before makingtheir annual holiday trip.The Crusaders went out-side of Orlando this seasonwhere they lost to Oviedo(Fla.) 47-44, beat Williston(Fla.) 69-35 and lost to Tay-lor County (Ky.) 61-57.
Oviedo was the defend-ing large school statechampion in Florida andthe game was tied in thefourth quarter. A 3-pointerto tie at the buzzer went in
and out. The Taylor Countyloss was also nip-and-tuckagainst a highly ratedteam in the BluegrassState.
“I love this team’s workethic,” Kremer said un-daunted. “I really think wecan be a factor down theroad.”
The younger playershave contributed. JuniorTrey McBride leads theteam in scoring and isthird in the Greater Catho-lic League-South. He topsthe league in reboundingas a 6-foot guard. Juniorpoint guard Nate George-ton is dishing out aroundsix assists per game to leadthe GCL South and 6-7 ju-nior Sam McCracken leadsin blocked shots and is sec-ond in field goal percent-age.
Sophomores RileyVoss, Keegan McDowelland Matt Dotson are all inthe 6-4 to 6-5 range andhave made contributions.On the senior end, GrantPitman is the only otherCrusader besidesMcBride to average dou-ble figures and Brad Munzhas also hit some shots.
The goal for Kremer isto be relevant sooner rath-er than later. If anything,his men will be as battle-tested as any team cominginto the tournament.
Moeller junior Trey McBride prepares to drive around the pickof Riley Voss (14) against North College Hill Dec. 16.
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route to winning his firstgold ball.
“Any time you can win agold ball, it’s a huge deal,”Cincinnati Country Dayboys’ tennis head coachMatt Dektas said. “He’s agreat kid, a hard workerand a throwback-typeplayer. He’s just a greatteammate.”
Wolf said he is thankfulfor the support he re-ceived from his familyduring his time in Scotts-dale and now can turn hisattention to the high schoolseason where he has de-signs of a better finish thanlast year.
The only better finish
feated No. 3 Jake Van Em-burgh of Verona, Wisc. 7-6(1), 6-2 to win the title.
“It feels amazing,” Wolfsaid. “I never expectedthis.”
But, it almost didn’thappen for him. He cameclose to losing in his quar-terfinal match.
His opponent led 5-4,was serving for the matchand Wolf had to breakserve in order to comeback and win. After that,he never looked back en
would be to win the statechampionship. To do so, hemight have to go throughHirsch once again.
“He is an amazing play-er and any time we play,the match could go back-and-forth,” Wolf said.
Regardless of whetherhe wins a state title duringhis high school career ornot, Dektas said he be-lieves that Wolf is destinedto have many more careermilestones.
“He is going to have anunbelievable college ca-reer and if he continues onthis trajectory, he couldplay professionally,” thecoach said.
TennisContinued from Page B1
BLUE ASH — UrsulineAcademy’s 10-4 start to theseason defied head coachKeith Starks’ expecta-tions.
“If you had told me atthe beginning of the yearthat we were going to be10-4 right now, I wouldhave said ‘you’re crazy,’ ”he said. “Same thing if youwould have told me that wewere going to be 9-2 at theend of 2014.”
The Lions built that rec-ord even while playing inthe Girls Greater CatholicLeague where both McAu-ley and Mount NotreDame are undefeated inleague play this season.Ursuline sits in third withtwo losses.
“It is tough game-in andgame-out and it doesn’tmatter who we play,”Starks said. “There are
teams in our league thatare down this year, butthey are still better thanteams in other leagues.You have to come play.”
He has structured prac-tice differently by havinghis team run more in an ef-
fort to wear opponentsdown. He has also empha-sized defensive intensitybecause the team isn’t es-pecially potent on the of-fensive end.
The Lions were in thethick of perhaps the tough-est portion of their sched-ule following back-to-backlosses to Springboro andthe Mohawks, before win-ning against Seton Jan. 8.
“I think our conferenceis one of the hardest in thestate,” senior guardMegan Oglibee said. “Wehave a lot of tough compe-tition against a lot of smartgirls, but that will help uswin later in the season.”
Starks believes that thisteam has the ability to dosomething no other teamat Ursuline has done be-fore.
“If we play the way Ithink we can play, I thinkwe can win a district cham-pionship,” he said.
Ali Schirmer leads Ursuline inscoring with this season withan average of 10.8 points pergame.
The legacy is impossi-ble for Mount NotreDame’s basketball play-ers to ignore: Five Divi-sion I state champion-ships, six straight appear-ances in the finals, and a154-13 record from 2004to 2009.
But when Dr. ScottRogers returned last sea-son for his second stint asCougars head coach afterguiding them to theschool’s first two state ti-tles, he chose to dwell onthe present.
“I don’t reference thattime period too often,”said Rogers, who left forthree seasons to coach atIndian Hill. “It was impor-tant for our players toquit looking up at the ban-ners and make their ownmark.”
After going 41-51 overfour seasons, MND went17-7 last year in Rogers’return to the helm. Thisseason, the Cougars are10-0 for the first timesince 2009, when theywent 27-1 en route to afourth straight state title.
“It’s hard sometimesto come to practice andsee all those greatnames,” said senior for-ward Naomi Davenport,the Cougars’ leading scor-er. “We want our name upthere too. We want to belike them. But we want tomake our own legacy.We’ve matured.”
MND, ranked No. 1 inthe Enquirer Division Icoaches’ poll, hosts GirlsGreater Catholic Leaguerival and 4th-rankedMcAuley at 7:30 p.m.Thursday.
Rogers prefers not to
put much emphasis on thepast, but his expectationshaven’t changed muchsince his first season atMND in 2001.
“(Last year’s team)wasn’t used to practicingas hard as we practiced,or being held accountablefor their play,” Rogerssaid. “We’re not the mosttalented team in the citythis year, let alone thestate of Ohio. But youwon’t find many teamsthat work harder.”
And, you won’t findmany players in the statebetter than Davenport.
Through eight games,the University of Michi-gan commit was leadingthe GGCL with 16.9 pointsper game and ranked sec-ond in the league in re-bounding. Davenporterupted for 31 points in a73-53 victory over Ursu-line on Dec. 9.
Last season, Daven-port averaged nearly 19points and more than 12rebounds. She also ledMND in scoring as a soph-
omore. But the Cougars aren’t
a one-person show. SixMND players average sixpoints or more. They’vescored 70 or more pointsthree times and limitedopponents to fewer than40 points on seven occa-sions.
“Totally unselfish,”said Rogers. “They don’tcare who scores. Theywork so hard, and theyget it. Last year was prob-ably the reverse.”
MND has six seniorsand returned all fivestarters from last season.Sophomore Maria Pis-ciotta is the team’s sec-ond-leading scorer and arising star.
And, Rogers is there tokeep them level.
“When we feel thepressure, he keeps us fo-cused on the next game,the next play,” Davenportsaid. “He gets us lockedin. We’re as good as hemakes us, and he’s asgood as we make him. Hehas raised the bar.”
FILE PHOTO
With eight games under her belt, Mount Notre Dame’sNaomi Davenport was leading the GGCL with 16.9 pointsper game and ranked second in the league in rebounding.
MND hoops forging own legacyBy Jeff WallnerEnquirer contributor
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Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerCincinnati Friends will welcomethe new year with events incelebration of its 200th anniver-sary as a Quaker meeting,which has included such nota-ble members as Levi Coffin,Achilles Pugh, Morris White,Murray Shipley and WallaceCollett.
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Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11 a.m.;active youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies. Pastor is Will Leasure.
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Sunday School classes for allages are 10 a.m.; Sunday wor-ship is 11 a.m. Kings Kids, achildren’s worship service, isoffered during the 11 a.m.service. Nursery care is availableduring worship service.
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