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Four medical experts willkick off discussions on some ofthe most challenging health is-sues of the day at upcoming In-dian Hill Church Adult Forums.
Here are the speakers andthe topics they will discuss onthe following Sundays:
» March 22 - Lawrence Ben-nett, associate professor andprogram chair of fire science
and emergency managementin the college of engineeringand applied science at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati, and MarkJohnston, PAD (public accessto defibrillation) coordinator ofProject Heart ReStart at TheChrist Hospital and a firefight-er/ paramedic with the Madeira& Indian Hill Joint Fire Dis-trict, will discuss communityparamedicine.
“(I was) hired (in 2005 byThe Christ Hospital) to start a
community outreach initiativeto improve survival from sud-den cardiac arrest by place-ment of automated external de-fibrillators in strategic, non-profit organizations, providetraining and to be an advocatefor AED (automated externaldefibrillator) and CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation)training,” Johnston said.
“To date, over 200 AEDs(have been) placed throughoutGreater Cincinnati and more
than 3,500 per-sons trained.”
» March 29 -Carl Fichten-baum, a profes-sor of clinicalmedicine anddirector of theresidency re-
search program in the divisionof internal medicine at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati, will dis-cuss the Ebola crisis.
The public is encouraged to
attend the free events, all ofwhich will be from 9 a.m. to10:15 a.m. at Indian Hill Church,6000 Drake Road.
“As always, these sessionswill be highly interactive withaudience participation,” IndianHill Church member GerriStrauss said.
Want to know more about what ishappening in Indian Hill? Follow meon Twitter @jeannehouck.
Indian Hill forums take on affordable care, EbolaJeanne [email protected]
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For some three years,Jennifer Dudley Ar-baugh enjoyed taking
her black Labrador retrieverSearay to Rheinstrom Park inIndian Hill.
Recently…not so much.Too often, Arbaugh said,
she’s pulled up to the 27-acreRheinstrom Park at 8105Graves Road and Searay hasbounded out of the car – andonto ground that has become aminefield of dog feces.
“I am not a control freak.Nor a sanitation fanatic,” saidArbaugh, who used to live inIndian Hill and lives now inMariemont.
“I am a polite and conscien-tious dog owner. Searay and Iare fortunate to have a parkwhere he can run free.”
What Rheinstrom Parkshould not be, Arbaugh said, is“a place for rude, neglectfulcanine owners to take advan-tage.”
“Those who never have amutt-mitt dog bag. Never pickup and leave it on or close tothe trails,” Arbaugh said.
“Trails where adults andtheir children come to enjoy inall seasons.”
Arbaugh said her concernsrevolve around more thanaesthetics. “Dog droppings canbe hazardous to humans andother dogs,” Arbaugh said.
“They carry disease. They
carry smell. “They do not disintegrate or
magically disappear,” Arbaughsaid.
Arbaugh’s criticism is notdirected against Indian Hillgovernment officials, whomhave posted signs at Rhein-strom Park telling people toclean up after their dogs andhave provided bags for dogwaste and trash cans to throwthem in.
Indian Hill City ManagerDina Minneci – who says otherpeople share Arbaugh’s con-cerns –said the village also hasbeen publishing articles in themonthly Indian Hill Bulletinabout the responsibilities ofpeople with pets at the park.
“Currently, we are con-templating additional ways toincrease awareness amongstpet owners of the extremeimportance of taking responsi-bility for their pets, includingenforcement,” Minneci said.
“However, more researchand due diligence is requiredto ensure any future changesare pursued effectively andefficiently and without havingunintended consequences.
“The most direct way tohelp alleviate this issue is tohave the pet owners them-selves understand the signifi-cant problems caused by notcleaning up after their pets,”Minneci said.
“It would be very beneficialfor local dog groups, neighborsand park visitors to talk openlywhen they see others who arenot following the establishedpark rules.
“Word of mouth and ad-dressing the issue as it is hap-pening can assist greatly indecreasing the occurrence ofdog litter,” Minneci said.
Arbaugh has a more pointedsuggestion. “If you object topicking up after your dog, stayhome,” Arbaugh said.
Jennifer Dudley Arbaugh says sheand her black Labrador retrieverSearay would like visitors toRheinstrom Park in Indian Hill toclean up after their pets.
DOG OWNER’S VIEW Jennifer Dudley Arbaugh writesabout Rheinstrom Park.Viewpoints, Page A8.
The city of Madeira has re-ceived 11 proposals for busi-nesses, mostly restaurants,wishing to move into the traindepot.
“We are finishing the proc-ess of employing the leasingagent who, I expect, will be in-volved in helping us to select themost appropriate tenant,” CityManager Tom Moeller said, inan email
Three leasing and propertymanagement agencies madebids to the city, but council de-cided to go with North RidgeRealty Group.
Radio personality Bill Cun-ningham holds the lease for thedepot until 2018. His restaurant,Root Beer Junction, closed inNovember, after being open foreight months. He is subleasingit to La Soupe owner SuzyDeYoung, who is using it as apick-up location until April 30.
Of the 11 unsolicited propos-
als the city has received, 10 arefor restaurants or are food anddrink related.
The city received a proposalto establish a Paxton’s in Madei-ra. The same four people whoown Paxton’s, the family-friendly restaurant and tavernin downtown Loveland, wouldlike to open a similar restaurantin Madeira.
Eric Fitzpatrick, beer rep forCisco Brewers, and Pete Robin-son, president and CEO of Cin-cinnati Gardens, submitted aproposal to make the depot a mi-crobrewery. The brewerywould make craft beer and havea limited menu of beer-friendly
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The city of Madeira has received nine unsolicited proposals from businesseslooking to became the train depot’s next tenant.
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Mariemont Playersauditions for ‘BusStop’
Director Tom Peterswill conduct auditions forthe Mariemont Players
production of “Bus Stop,”a comedy by William In-ge, at the Walton CreekTheater, 4101 WaltonCreek Road (just east ofMariemont) from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m. Thursday,March 26, and 3 p.m. to 5p.m. Sunday, March 29.Callbacks, if needed, willbe 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tues-day, March 31.
The director is lookingto casting age appropri-ate actors of any ethnicityfor all the roles. Auditionswill consist of cold read-ings from the script. Thecast consists of threewomen and five men:
Elma Duckworth: El-ma is an innocent and na-ive high-schooler, full ofdreams,working as awaitress at the Bus Stopdiner. (Age: 15-18).
Cherie: A nightclubchanteuse (a singer - abil-ity to hold a tune not im-portant, but doesn’t haveto be a “great” singer),pretty, fragile, grew uptoo fast. She wears toomuch makeup, and isfrom the Ozarks. She has
a southern accent. (Age:18-24).
Grace Hoyland: Ownsthe diner. Her husbanddeserted her years agoand she’s finally come toterms with life. She’s wiseand motherly, but can be abit of a flirt if the rightman is around. (Age: 35-60).
Virgil Blessing: Ranchhand, good-hearted sim-ple cowboy, like a fatherto Bo, laid back, plays gui-tar a bit. (Age: 40s-50s).
Will Masters: Sheriff,big, stern, means busi-ness but friendly. (Age:40-mid 50s).
Dr. Gerald Lyman: For-mer professor. Graying,alcoholic, divorced,struggling with his innerdemons. (Age: 50-60s).
Carl: Bus driver,hearty, a flirt, has seenjust about everything.(Age: 30-60).
The production will be
staged July 10 throughJuly 26.
Anyone with questionsor would like a perusalscript, please contact thedirector at [email protected] or 513-379-4502.
Club seeks to helpveteran
The Madeira Woman’sClub would like to find alocal veteran, especiallyin Madeira, who mayneed help or support, oth-er than financial, that theclub can help provide.
Anyone with informa-tion on whom to contact,please email Rhonda Ste-phens at [email protected].
The Madeira Woman’sClub will host its annualcard party 1 to 4 p.m. Sun-day, April 12, at St. Ger-trude’s School Cafeteria,at the corner of Miamiand Shawnee Run in Ma-deira.
$12 per person at thedoor, or get tickets in ad-vance: at the Clothes
Northeast HamiltonCounty Republican Clubwill host a special recep-tion and book signingwith former U.S. Sen. andpresidential candidateRick Santorum Thursday,March 19, at The Montgo-mery Inn restaurant,9440 Montgomery Road.
Tickets are $10 perperson for the reception,remarks, and book sign-ing starting at 6:30 p.m.,followed by a private din-ner at 7:30 p.m. (contribu-tions of $250/person).
Tickets are availableat nehcrc.com, or at thedoor. All proceeds will goto support local Republi-cans candidates.
For more information,visit www.nehcrc.com orcontact club PresidentZachary T. Haines, [email protected].
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appetizers.Another drink-focused
proposal was for The TStation, a community teahouse that will serve tea,coffee and other drinksfrom Jim Horwitz of Ma-deira, and Renee Gottlieb-son of Cincinnati. The teahouse will have tea, coffeeand breakfast food in themorning and will switchto local artisan beer andwine in the evenings.
The proposal said thetea house also will workwith local food trucks tostop nearby and will hostlive music, poetry read-ings and art exhibits.
Food truck businessQuite Frankly submitted aproposal to open QuiteFrankly Café in the depot.The café will be open forlunch and dinner and willserve Paninis, salads,soups, chili, after-schoolsnack foods and craftbeer and wine.
A group of residentssubmitted a proposal for afast, casual barbecue res-taurant that would be anoutlet for Velvet Smoke
BBQ, which has been avendor at the MadeiraFarmer’s Market since2012. Matt Schneider,principal owner of VelvetSmoke BBQ is partneringwith Andrew Benson, whooperates his nonprofitSmarter Schools, andKristi Benson, founder ofThe Lunch Cards.
Holtman’s Donut Shop,of Cincinnati, submitted aproposal for the depot.
Mike Wentz and JaredDavis contacted the cityabout putting a “half greatgourmet deli/wine shopand half casual sit downeat in.”
Gwen Sebastian con-tacted the city about put-ting a candy store in thedepot. The store wouldhave bulk and specialtycandy from other areasand smoothies, soft serveand a slushy machine.
La Soupe has submit-ted a proposal that wouldexpand its operation to in-clude heat wells for soup,a beverage cooler and sal-ads and sandwiches in thesummer.
The Filling Station, anupscale deli that willserve sandwiches, wraps,paninis, juice, smoothiesand frozen yogurt or icecream, has also submitteda proposal. Elisa Al-spaugh, the former ownerof Pasta Supply Co. inHyde Park, said the res-taurant will partner withlocal businesses, such asthe Madeira FarmersMarket.
The only non-food ordrink proposal is for a toystore. Coolest Toys onEarth, of Milford, submit-ted a proposal to relocateto the depot. The proposalsaid the store sells superi-or and extraordinary toysfrom around the world.
DepotContinued from Page A1
ONLINE POLLCincinnati.com asked readerswhich proposal they favor forthe Madeira Train Depot.The poll was unscientific, andreaders could vote more thanonce.Here are the results as ofMarch 11 (note - the twonewest proposals, Le Soupeand The Filling Station, wereadded to the poll March 10):Coolest Toys on Earth - 581Paxton’s - 558
Holtman’s - 347Velvet Smoke BBQ - 277Microbrewery - 159Gourmet deli/wine shop andhalf casual sit down eat in -52The T Station - 38Quite Frankly Cafe - 29Candy Store - 26Le Soupe expansion - 7The Filling Station - 2Other - 35You can vote at Cincinnati-.com - cin.ci/1wbEj3k
MARCH 19, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A3NEWS
Madeira’s historic dis-trict’s creation has beenapproved, but the processof finding a manager for ithas been delayed.
Madeira city councilapproved the ordinance atits March 9 meeting thatestablishes the MadeiraHistoric District and cre-ates the Madeira Histori-cal Preservation Commis-sion, which will overseethe district.
The ordinance passedwith a vote of 6-0. Council-woman Nancy Spencerwas not present for thevote. The ordinance wasintroduced as a result of Is-sue 13 being approved byvoters in November. Issue13 calls for a change to thecity charter to make thethree city-owned historicproperties part of a histor-ic district.
The commission willcreate the guidelines thatwill restrict what can andcannot be done to the threeproperties in the district:the Hosbrook House,Muchmore House and Ma-deira train depot. The com-mission will have fivemembers; a historian, aregistered architect,someone with experiencein building construction, amember of Planning Com-mission and a member ofcity council. The commis-sion is to have the guide-lines ready 90 days afterall members have been ap-pointed.
Council tabled the ordi-nance that would have con-
tinued the city’s agree-ment with North RidgeRealty Group, of WestChester Township, for thefirm to become the leasingagent and property man-ager for the district.
“Quite frankly, I’m justnot comfortable with it atthis stage. We need tomake sure that NorthRidge Realty will agreewith some of the dramaticchanges we have made toit. I don’t think we have ahandle on what the costscould be,” Law DirectorBob Malloy said.
The city would payNorth Ridge is a percent-age of the lease amount,but that amount is un-known. The properties arebeing rented for undermarket value. Radio per-sonality Bill Cunninghampays $1,500 a month to rentthe train depot, Creativi-ties owner Christine Park-er pays $1,250 a month torent the Muchmore Houseand the Madeira Woman’sClub, which is a nonprofit,pays $300 a month for theHosbrook House.
Parkerasked about thecity’s need for a realtor tomarket the properties topossible tenants.
“I know the past counciltook some criticism for nothiring a realtor for thetrain station and I agreedwith that then becausethere wasn’t a good enoughpool of candidates for you.Things have certainlychanged,” Parker said.
The city has received11unsolicited proposals forbusinesses wishing tomove into the depot. Park-
er said she is interested inrenting both houses if thewoman’s club decides toleave the Hosbrook House.According to draft of theagreement, the city couldpay North Ridge either 6percent of the total leaseamount for the first 60months plus 1.5 percent ofthe total for the remainderor 3 percent of the totallease amount for any re-newal period for finding anew tenant.
“I’m not sure why weare considering spendingwhat could be $15,000 onthe rental of three proper-ties when you have me al-
ready in one and very in-terested in the other and itsounds like you are well onyour way to finding a goodproposal for the train sta-tion,” she said.
Pam Shrout, of NorthRidge, was at the meetingand agreed to proceedwith the market rateanalysis as the agreementis being finalized. Councilmade a motion stating themarket analysis would befinished by April 6 andwould cost the city nomore than $1,200.
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Madeira historic district ordinance approved By Marika [email protected]
MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Madeira city council approved the ordinance that makes theMuchmore House, Madeira train depot and Hosbrook Housepart of the Madeira Historic District. The city is still working onan agreement with North Ridge Realty Group to be theleasing agent and property manager for the district.
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Cases for Love far ex-ceeds its goal of collecting1,200 bags for area fosterchildren.
More than triple thatnumber of suitcases, duf-fel bags and backpacks,were collected with the fi-
nal group of bags beingloaded onto a truck on Val-entine’s Day at the Ken-wood Sibcy Cline office.All of the bags were to bedelivered to the office ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services. Fromthere the bags will beshared with agenciesserving foster children in
Project creator JuliePhillippi-Whitney notedthat the campaign wasmore successful thanever imagined.
“It’s been a huge suc-cess,” she said. Phillippi-Whitney and others gath-
ered in Kenwood at theSibcy Cline location toload up the last bags andcelebrate the project’ssuccess.
Moira Weir, director ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services, was onhand as the final bagswere loaded onto the mov-ing van Feb. 14.
“It’s been wonderful tosee the community cometogether,” she said.
As noted in the past,foster children come intothe care of HamiltonCounty Job and FamilyServices at various hoursof the day and night, Weirsaid. Often the few itemsthey have with them areeither being carried in atrash bag or in their arms.Thanks to Cases for Love,many local agencies willnow be able to provide thechildren with a suitcase orduffel bag in which they can carry their belong-
ings.“We’re very grateful,”
she said.Cases for Love was a
collaborative venture be-tween Phillippi-WhitneyCommunications, SibcyCline Realtors, UniversityMoving and Storage andHamilton County Job andFamily Services. The
original goal was to pro-vide about 1,200 suitcasesand backpacks in whichfoster children can carrytheir belongings. Thisproject was launched Jan.5 and concluded Feb. 13.More than 5,500 bagswere collected.
The 22 Sibcy Cline of-fices served as the collec-tion points for the bags.
“The turnout has beenjust amazing,” said PamSibcy, vice president ofmarketing for SibcyCline. “We would like tothank everyone in thecommunity for their par-ticipation.”
“It’s been an unbeliev-able campaign,” saidMark Bruns, vice presi-dent and general managerof University Moving andStorage. He volunteeredhis company to pick up thesuitcases from each of theSibcy Cline locations anddeliver them downtown.The University facility inWest Chester Townshipalso served as a drop offlocation.
Whitney expressed hergratitude to everyone in-volved in the project. Sheand the other members ofthis group are looking for-ward to continuing theirefforts again next year toprovide support in vari-ous ways to foster chil-dren throughout the tri-state.
Cases for Love collects 5,500 bagsBy Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress
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The final suitcases, duffel bags and backpacks are loaded ontoa truck to be delivered to Hamilton County Job and FamilyServices. There the bags will be distributed to agenciesserving foster children.
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“Swing” under the apple tree on areal swing in the Loft at The Barn,enjoy French food, wine and musicand meet renowned art scholar Dr.Richard Brettell - all part of theParty with Pissarro event at TheBarn in Mariemont Friday, April 24.
Start your weekend Friday nightwith the French Impressionist artistCamille Pissarro-themed party. En-joy Provencal cuisine from La PetitePierre and live music by FauxFrenchmen.
Be transported to France withoutstepping on a plane and “CreativePhoto Booths” will be there to cap-ture the moment.
Welcome Brettell back to Cincin-
nati for his fifth annual lecture atthe Taft Museum of Art Saturday,April 25.The theme of Brettell’sSaturday lecture is the Camille Pis-sarro masterpiece, “Apple Harvest,1888.”
Party with Pissarro starts at 6:30p.m. Friday, April 24, and tickets are$50 per person.
Reservations are required andmay be made at www.artatthebar-n.org.
The Barn is at 6980 CambridgeAve. in Mariemont. More informa-tion at 513-272-3700.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Landscapes of local favoritebeauty spots. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesSweet Spring Desserts: In-dulge Your Sweet Tooth withRhonda Clark, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $40. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.
Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per 9weeks unlimited. Register at firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Project consultants anddesigners discuss trends in kitch-en and bath design. Light fareprovided. Ages 18 and up. Free.489-7700; neals.com. Sharonville.
Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788; www.cin-cinnatifriends.org. Indian Hill.
Literary - LibrariesOreo Sculptures, 6 p.m., Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Create asculpture with cookies and icingand take home your creation.Ages 12-18. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 6721 Montgomery Road,793-6036. Silverton.
On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, 8410 MarketPlace Lane, $8-$14. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.
On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.Through March 28. 443-4572;www.lovelandstagecompa-ny.org. Loveland.
Tuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Comedy byEd Howard, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.
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BenefitsBowl for Kids’ Sake, 4-8:30p.m., Crossgate Lanes, 4230 HuntRoad, Includes T-shirts, food, softdrinks and prize giveaways.Benefits Big Brothers and Sistersof Warren and Clinton CountiesInc.. $30-$50. Registration re-quired. Presented by Big Broth-ers and Big Sisters of Warren andClinton Counties. 932-3966;www.bbbswc.org. Blue Ash.
Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, All-you-can-eat.Atlantic cod, dipped in batterand deep fried to golden brownwith homemade tartar sauceprovided. Dinners come withsides of homemade macaroniand cheese and coleslaw, com-plemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5 andunder. Carry-out fish sandwich:$5. 891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.
Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road, Dinein or drive-through carry out.Grilled salmon, fried fish, fishtacos, jumbo coconut shrimp,buffalo shrimp wraps, coleslaw,macaroni and cheese, apple-sauce, baked potato, french fries,sweet potato fries, pizza, salad,desserts. Price varies. 683-7903;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.
Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Johnthe Evangelist Church, 7121Plainfield Road, Baked or friedfish, shrimp, salmon, pizza,grilled cheese, french fries, mac‘n’ cheese, desserts, beverages.Dinner: $8 or a la carte. 791-3238.Deer Park.
Health / WellnessAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Center,4433 Cooper Road, Becomecertified in adult and pediatricFirst Aid and CPR/AED. $85, $55.Registration required. Presentedby American Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.
NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides parentsas they explore gardens, trailsand other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.
Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21Art & Craft ClassesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Open to any kind of needle (orhook) crafters. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.
Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Clubs & OrganizationsTeam Challenge InformationSession, 10 a.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Room A&B. Learnabout Team Challenge, endur-ance training program to benefitCrohn’s & Colitis Foundation.Free. Registration recommended.Presented by Crohn’s & ColitisFoundation Southwest OhioChapter. 772-3550, ext. 2;www.ccteamchallenge.org/southwestohio. Montgomery.
Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Omelets andFrittatas with Joe Westfall,noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, $20.Reservations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.
Dining EventsTaste of Wild Game Event, 6-9p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Confer-ence Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Includes wildgame hors d’oeuvres preparedby Tano’s chef. Open bar and liveauction. $75. Reservations re-quired. Presented by RuffedGrouse Society. 324-1334; [email protected]. Loveland.
Exercise ClassesYoga, Wellness, and Med-itation Day Retreat, 10 a.m. to4 p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, Studio.Introspective and relaxing day ofstudy and practice on yoga,wellness, and meditation. Twoyoga sessions, journaling time,learn to create meditationpractice daily at home. Healthylunch, nature walk. Please bringwarm clothes and water bottlefor walk, yoga mat and journal.Ages 18 and up. $45. Reserva-tions required. Presented byLibby McAvoy. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. SycamoreTownship.
Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 513-791-0626. Duck Creek.
Babysitter’s Training, 9a.m.-4:30 p.m., Blue Ash Recrea-tion Center, 4433 Cooper Road,Become trained and certified inbabysitting. $85. Registrationrequired. Presented by AmericanRed Cross Cincinnati Area Chap-ter. 800-733-2767; redcross.org/take-a-class. Blue Ash.
Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.
Literary - PoetryOne City One Prompt: WhereI’m From, 10 a.m. to noon,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, Write storyof where you’re from usingfamous poem “Where I’m From”by George Ella Lyon for in-spiration. Free. Registrationrequired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.
NatureMaple Syrup Festival, 9-11 a.m.,Children’s Meeting House Mon-tessori School, 927 O’BannonvilleRoad, Learn about process usedto make maple syrup. Learn howtrees are tapped, how sap iscollected and how sap is boileddown to make maple syrup.Homemade pancakes, completewith maple syrup, available.Family friendly. Free. $5, freeunder age 2 for pancake break-fast. 683-4757; www.cmhschool-.com. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-
company.org. Loveland.Tuna Does Vegas, 3 p.m., 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.Reservations required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
SUNDAY, MARCH 22Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Dining EventsDewey’s Pizza School, 11 a.m. to2 p.m., Dewey’s Pizza, 7767Kenwood Road, Learn how totoss and top pizza from Dewey’sexperts. Benefits Hospice ofCincinnati. $25, free ages 4 andunder. Reservations required.Presented by Dewey’s PizzaKenwood. 791-1616; www.de-weyspizza.com. Kenwood.
Music - ReligiousThe Power of the Cross Mu-sical Cantata, 7-8:30 p.m.,Loveland United MethodistChurch, 10975 S. Lebanon Road,Sanctuary. Program includeschildren’s choir, brass ensembles,puppets, orchestra and chancelchoir. Complimentary dessertsand beverages. Family friendly.Free. 683-1738; www.lovelan-dumc.org. Loveland.
On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas Comedy Club, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.
On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.
MONDAY, MARCH 23Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safe stretch-ing, sense of humor and all yogahas to offer. Ages 35-60. $120 for9 weeks unlimited. Register atthe first class. Through April 27.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,
The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact me toregister. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.
Holiday - St. Patrick’s DayThe Wearing of the Green:Irish Identities in AmericanIllustrated Sheet Music, 7p.m., Symmes Township BranchLibrary, 11850 Enyart Road,Theresa Leininger discusses waysin which illustrators, composers,and lyricists have portrayed Irishand Irish-American identities insheet music from 1840-1925.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-6001;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Symmes Township.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage language skills withbooks, rhymes, crafts, music andfun. For ages 18-36 months. Free.369-4476. Loveland.
Monday Night Crafts, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Makeribbon key fob. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips and shoul-ders. Poses alternate betweenstabilizing, stretching andstrengthening. $120 for 9 weeksunlimited. Register at the firstclass or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.
Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultural
Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Forwell-seasoned beginner orintermediate student. Ages35-60. $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.
FilmsDocumentary Screening: HateCrimes in the Heartland, 7p.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Award-winning docu-mentary film explores nationalepidemic of hate crimes and tellspowerful stories of survivors,activists, leaders and affectedcommunity members. Paneldiscussion follows. Free. Reserva-tions required. 761-7500;www.mayersonjcc.org/arts-ideas/performances/hate-crimes-in-the-heartland. Amberley Village.
Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Fresh Bulb Garden.,Botanica, 9581 Fields Ertel Road,Design class. Stay after to createyour own arrangement withhelp of instructor. Free. Regis-tration required. 697-9484;www.botanicacincinnati.com.Loveland.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH25
Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30-3p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $140 permonthly session, plus modelingfee. Registration required.259-9302; www.deborahridgley-.com. Mariemont.
Wine and Canvas PaintingClass, 6-9 p.m., MVP Sports Bar& Grille, 6923 Plainfield Road,Materials and step-by-stepinstructions included. Ages 18and up. $35. Presented by Wineand Canvas. 317-1305; www.wi-neandcanvas.com. Silverton.
Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Clubs & OrganizationsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Social, 5:30-7:30p.m. Montgomery After Hours,Eddie Merlot’s, 10808 Montgo-mery Road, Networking andrefreshments. Ages 21 and up.$20. Reservations required.Presented by Montgomery OhioChamber of Commerce. 985-6711; www.montgomeryo-hiochamberofcommerce.com.Sycamore Township.
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MARCH 19, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A7NEWS
My favorite cookie sheet isdecades old. It cost a lot less than
my restaurant qual-ity sheets which Ibought years later.When I use that oldcookie sheet, I findmyself smiling,remembering whenmy boys were littleand they shapedcookie dough intoworms, tanks andbugs to bake on it.That’s a piece of
equipment with a history.Whenever I have a speaking
engagement about food or family, Ilike to ask participants what their
most treasured kitchen item is. Itseems like just about everybodyhas a favorite utensil, pot, or gadg-et. “Mine is my mother’s sifter”,one lady said. Another mentionedrolling pans from grandma. Oneyoung person I mentored trea-sured his dad’s apron: “He worethat apron every time he cookeddinner on the grill. Now I wear it”,he said. So don’t get rid of that wellloved kitchen item when you re-place it with new. Pass it down tokeep the traditions and memoriesgoing.
Mike, a Clermont County read-er, needs a recipe for dairy freerolls that are suitable for diabetics.Here’s a good one. I baked these on
my old cookie sheet and theyturned out just fine.
Can you help?Great Scott’s chowder. Trish M.
remembers this chowder fondly.“Great Scott restaurant made thebest potato, corn and jalapenochowder. I've tried to duplicate itbut it's just not the same. I knowthey have closed but is there anychance you can get the recipe? Itwas one of our families favorites.”
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Diabetics can enjoy dinner rolls too
Dairy free, egg free dinner rolls
Powdered creamer is used by more than a few bakers toachieve a nice tasting, dairy free, dinner roll. I was surprisedmyself at how well these turned out. They tasted as good asmy higher fat rolls. Nice alongside that Easter ham. Thesefreeze well after baking.
Diabetic exchange: The diabetic exchange is 1-1/2 starch,1/2 fat for each roll. You can make these by hand or machine.
1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast plus a couple pinches sugar2-1/4 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)1/3 cup sugar1/3 shortening1/4 cup powdered nondairy creamer2-1/4 teaspoons salt5-6 cups bread flour
Preheat oven to 350. Dissolve yeast and pinches of sugarin warm water. In a mixing bowl, add sugar, shortening, cream-er, salt and 5 cups flour. Add yeast and mix well on low speed.Turn to medium and beat until smooth. Add more flour ifnecessary to make a soft, but sticky dough. Either knead it for6-8 minutes by machine or by hand. If doing by hand, turn outon floured surface. Knead until smooth, like a baby’s bottom.Place in bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coattop. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punchdown and turn out onto lightly floured surface; divide into18-24 pieces. Shape each piece into a roll. Place 2” apart onsprayed baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, 30-45minutes. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until light golden brown.
Fruited chicken salad from Lazarus
I have a file of department store restaurant recipes. Ashappens occasionally, someone stopped me at the grocery andasked if I had a recipe for this particular one. Anyway, here’sthe recipe with my side notes, from the Columbus store, Ibelieve.
SaladMix together:
4 cups cooked chicken, cubed or chunked up8 oz. diced dates1 cup diced pineapple -- drained1 cup diced celery1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted if you want
DressingWhisk together:
2 cups Miracle Whip salad dressing1 teaspoon sugar1/4 cup evaporated milk2 tablespoons lemon juiceJuice from pineapple -- as needed
Pour dressing over salad and toss gently. This would benice served atop a lettuce leaf.
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
These plump dinner rolls are dairy and egg free.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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The Indian Hill Board ofEducation owes school districtproperty owners $5,288,071(plus interest) in refunds of theinside millage tax that wasimposed in 2010 without voterconsent.
On Dec. 2, 2014, the OhioSupreme Court unanimouslydeclared the tax illegal afterfive years of litigation by theCommittee for ResponsibleSchool Spending.
The $5,288,071 (plus in-terest) refund due taxpayers,was determined by analyzingthe district’s inside millage taxreceipts for 2011-2014.
The total amount illegallycollected by the board overthese four years, significantlyexceeds $6 million when pay-ments from all sources, in-cluding additional subsidiesfrom the Ohio Department of
Education, areincluded.
The Hamil-ton CountyAuditor’s of-fice participat-ed in the analy-sis, and hasverified theamounts,which havealso been re-viewed by aCPA repre-
senting the committee. Following the Ohio Supreme
Court’s December decisionoutlawing the tax, the commit-tee assumed that the next or-der of business would be toinitiate the refund process.The committee approached theboard to assist in that task.
The board not only rejectedthe offer of working with the
committee’s legal counsel toexpedite the refund, it hasspecifically opposed return ofthe entire sum illegally col-lected.
Indeed, the board has re-placed its legal counsel andengaged a team of Cleveland-based attorneys, apparentlywith the intent of preventing,or minimizing, taxpayer reim-bursement.
The board has spent at least$208,639 of taxpayer money onlegal fees during its five-yearfight to justify its illegal tax.
The board’s recent hiring ofCleveland counsel will result inthe expenditure of additionalthousands (at $375 per hour) toobstruct taxpayer refunds.
The issue is before theHamilton County Court ofCommon Pleas.
During the past three
months, the board has soughtrepeated extensions, includingthe most recent one resultingfrom the substitution of coun-sel.
The board has refused thecommittee’s request to seques-ter or escrow the $5,288,071(plus interest). The committeeasserts that these funds belongto taxpayers, not the board.
The committee notes thatthe board knew from the be-ginning that the inside millagetax was illegal under Ohiostatutes.
The board has no need forthe additional funds. The boardhas maintained huge cash sur-pluses for decades. It evenreceives interest on the bal-ances.
Enrollment in the IndianHill School District has been ina steady decline, from 2,112
students in 2008, to 1,802 stu-dents in 2015. Enrollment isprojected to drop to 1,689 in2018.
The committee calls on theboard to proceed immediatelywith a full refund of all moneyreceived from the illegal tax.
Five years of delay isenough.
The committee has beenrepresented on a no-fee probono basis, for five years, bythe 1851 Center for Constitu-tional Law. This litigation hasbeen, and continues to be, thelongest running case the cen-ter has contested.
IH Board of Education stonewallsrefund of illegal inside millage tax
FredSanbornCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
March 12 questionA bill to allow cities to create
open-container districts muchlike those in New Orleans orMemphis, Tennessee, appearslikely to pass the Ohio Legisla-ture this year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the bill becomeslaw by Opening Day, April 6. Isthis a good idea or a bad idea?Why or why not?
“I think it is a good idea ifyou want the open containerdistrict to have the smell offresh urine, with the owners ofestablishments needing tobasically hose down all aroundtheir places each morning toeliminate the odor.
“I think right now, there is
enough opportunity to drink,with enough bars, in closeenough proximity that a per-son can go from one bar to thenext without having to bring
their alcohol with them. “I’m not against drinking,
but I don’t think anyone thathas been down to any sportingevent or into the OTR VineStreet areas feel that notenough opportunities to drinkare occurring.’
C.S.
“This one surprised me abit. Didn’t know we didn’t al-ready allow open containers inmany parts of Cincinnati.Would not want two of myadmired places to get in trou-ble. Lines of people waiting inthe street for a table, whileenjoying their ‘adult bever-ages’ at one of them, neverseem to have any conflicts.
“The logic of letting peoplewalk outside at another, toavoid annoying guests andbreaking the law by smokinginside, makes sense to me. I’ma recovering nicotine addict,embarrassed by how 30 yearsago I must have really annoyedso many with my habit. As Istood on a street corner in KeyWest, talking to a uniformedpolice officer, while holding alarge ‘adult beverage’ I in-quired about the ‘street law’there. His reply was exactlyhow I believe it should be. ‘Areyou causing any trouble?Didn’t think so. Guess there isno problem.’”
D.B.
“The Reds now start theOpening Day game at 4:15.They shut off Freedom Wayand Joe Nuxhall Way for thatday. They have three to fourvery large ‘beer trailers’ setupand 16-ounce plastic bottles aresold, one per customer for $5.The open container is con-trolled within that area. I amnot sure the benefit of expand-ing this beyond certain specialReds games such as the AllStar game and playoffs. If thelocal bars are in favor then tryit on an experimental basis.You can count on folks sneak-ing their own alcohol into thearea. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
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It’s human nature to hold onto good memories, but whenthe keepsakes of those memo-ries begin to encroach on yourliving space, it can become aproblem.
Figuring out what to do withall the stuff that comes withlife is a reality that many sen-iors have to face. Even ifdownsizing and transitioningto a more manageable lifestylemay be off in the future, it’sstill wise to consider how youcan corral the clutter in ad-vance.
Blessings of the DigitalAge
Today, it’s easy to hold yourmemories, most of them any-way, right in the palm of yourhand. With digital technology,“clouds,’ smart phones andcomputers are all trendingtoward centralization and easyretrieval.
When you have digital stor-age, physical space is no long-er a requirement. Photo-graphs, music, documents andbooks can be digitized andaccessed at will. That meansloaded bookshelves, bristlingwith photo albums, phono-graph records and a wealth ofother memories can be com-pressed and transferred todigital storage, ready to beshared and enjoyed at the clickof a computer mouse. Digitiz-
ing your collections may be abit intimidating at first, but theresults are delightful.
Planning for a moveIf you have a wealth of
photos, personal journals, andbooks taking up space on yourshelves, consider convertingthem to digital form. Even if itrequires professional assis-tance, it is something to seri-ously consider, not only foryou, but for future generationsof family.
Anyone who has exploredgenealogy will attest to theadvantages of having well-preserved records and pho-tographs. Take the time tomake notes, add names anddates to photographs or recordan audio or video account of aspecial occasion, a journey, ora family reunion. Your familywill thank you for it, and theact of preserving the record ofspecial times will enhanceyour fond memory of it.
Getting practicalIf you are considering mov-
ing to a senior living communi-ty the decision to downsize iseasy, following through is the
hard part. Tell children andrelatives of your plans. Enlisttheir assistance and solicittheir requests for anything youplan to part with. Your trea-sured possessions such aschina, family heirlooms, souve-nirs, and furniture, are veryspecial to other family mem-bers, and giving them thesespecial possessions will bringyou great joy.
If there is no one in thatcategory in your life, considerdonating to a worthy cause ora favorite neighbor, co-workeror young person. If nothingelse, explore the possibility ofselling anything from smalltrinkets to large pieces offurniture through a consign-ment shop. Another possibilitywould be donating historicalitems to a local or regionalmuseum so that the stories of“your times” are preserved.
Holding on by letting goLetting go of the clutter will
free you to experience seniorliving at its best. Lliving sim-ply can bring a renewed appre-ciation for the everyday expe-riences of life. In the words ofBob Hope: “Thanks for theMemory.”
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Keep memories, not clutter
Imagine. James Rheinstromreturns to Indian Hill from thehereafter. Strolls across hismagnificent acreage and steps
in ... dog poop.Piles and pilesof dog poop.Twenty-sevenacres of dogpoop to beexact.
My blackLabrador re-triever Searayand I are reg-ulars in Rhein-strom Park. Ihave beenbringing himsince he was a
pup. He and I have establishedhuman and canine bonds overthe course of the past three-plus years. He can hardly becontained before we get intothe parking lot off GravesRoad. Boom. Out of the car andhits the ground running. Anx-ious to sniff every tree, meet anew pooch or romp in moundsof beautiful wintry snow. Snowthat is now awash in dog feces.
I am not a control freak. Nora sanitation fanatic. I am apolite and conscientious dogowner. Searay and I are fortu-nate to have a park where hecan run free. It is a luxury. A
joy for all dogs. Not a place forrude, neglectful canine ownersto take advantage. Those whonever have a mutt-mitt dogbag, never pick up and leave iton or close to the trails. Trailswhere adults and their chil-dren come to enjoy in all sea-sons.
I assume most people whoenter Rheinstrom Park canread. There is a sign as youenter, “Please Pick Up AfterYour Pet.” In addition a boxwith doggie doo bags and atrash can for your convenience... bags in the trash. Not thrownas a Frisbee in the trees fordecoration.
Dog droppings can be haz-ardous to humans and otherdogs. They carry disease. Theycarry smell. They do not disin-tegrate or magically disappear.So, I have a wonderful sugges-tion: If you object to picking upafter your dog, stay home. Youare treading upon our walkingpaths ... clean boots ... sense ofsmell. Our respect for the parkwe are privileged to play upon.
If you please: keep Rhein-strom Park poop free. Evenyour dog will thank you.
Jennifer Dudley Arbaugh is a formerresident of Indian Hill who now livesin Mariemont.
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INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
Boys basketball» Cincinnati Country Day
senior guard Cameron Alldredwas a Division IV second teamall-southwest district selectionwhen the Associated Press re-leased its teams March 12.
Teammate Schuyler Snell re-ceived an honorable mentionnod.
» Moeller senior Grant Pit-man and junior Trey McBridewere named honorable mentionon the Division I All-Districtteam March 12.
The Crusaders held off Wil-
mington 46-43 March 14 at theUniversity of Dayton Arena towin a Division I district title andadvance to Xavier’s Cintas Cen-ter for the regional tournamentMarch 18 against Springfield.
Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame senior
Naomi Davenport was namedDivision I All-District firstteam March 12. Teammates Da-ni Kissel and Maddy South werenamed honorable mention.
The Cougars lost to LakotaWest in the Division I regionalfinal March 14, 60-53. NaomiDavenport had a game-high 26points for MND.
Wrestling
» At the Division I state meetMarch 12, Moeller’s Conner Zie-gler (120),Jacoby Ward (138),Brett Bryant (160) and JackMeyer (220) advanced in theiropening matches. Jake Thomp-son (132) and Joseph Hensley(285) were eliminated in thefirst consolation round.
On March 13, Meyer pinnedFloyd Rogers of Green to moveto the semifinals. Bryant alsomade the semis with an 8-3 deci-sion over No’ah Edwards ofTwinsburg. Ziegler and Wardlost quarterfinal matches, butcame back with wins in the sec-ond consolation round to re-main alive.
Moeller’s Brett Bryant adjusts his head gear in a Division I quarterfinal at160 pounds that he won 8-3 in the OHSAA wrestling tournament March 13in Columbus.See SHORT HOPS, Page B2
MASON — It’s always wise to enjoy a good dayin March as you never know when it will bewiped away by a bad one.
Indian Hill High School’s boys basketballteam had such an experience when theyknocked off Cincinnati Hills League championWyoming in the Division II sectional March 5,63-51. The Cowboys were unbeaten in the leagueand had defeated the Braves twice, but coachTim Burch’s crew prevailed in the postseason.
“We might be one of the only teams in theCHL that can match up with them,” Burch said.“They’re a great basketball team. Unbelievablywell-coached with great players. We’re very for-tunate to have played as well as we did.”
With junior Nick Heidel stroking threes andfreshman Colin Shaw driving the lane, theBraves were able to capitalize on a tough Wyo-ming shooting night. Heidel finished with 29points and Shaw had 22.
They were rewarded with the Taft Senators,who had scored 91 points in their previous tour-nament wins against Taylor and Talawanda. TheBraves kept them below 90 on March 6 but Taftprevailed 68-49 in the sectional final.
“They’re a fantastic basketball team; veryaggressive,” Burch said. “I’m so happy to be apart of the final game.”
With that, Indian Hill’s season ended at 14-11and it was the final prep contest for AustinSchneider, Daniel Harder, Anish, Bhati, WillLightcap and Josh Burgher. On the upside, a trioof scorers return.
Junior Nick Heidel averaged 16.8 points pergame, freshman Colin Shaw 15.2 and sophomoreMatteo Fiore 7.5. All have long range capabili-ties of changing a game.
“If we ever get consistent with our threeshooters, we can be pretty deadly,” Burch said.
Heidel and Shaw were also the team’s top re-bounders, followed by sophomore twins Reedand Dawson Aichholz. The hope is the youthfulBraves grew up during the tournament.
“They’re still young every now and then,”Burch said. “Colin (Shaw) gets better and bettereach time he comes out.”
Similar to Wyoming, Indian Hill’s stat leaders
are young. The Cowboys had sophomores Lon-nie Grayson, Jake Edmonds and Garyn Praterand junior Mason Rogers. The Braves havemost of their starting five back. It’s not quite Ali-Frazier, but the Wyoming/Indian Hill games incoming years could be a tough ticket.
Burch and Wyoming coach Tim Edmondsspeculated as much while watching their teamswarm up in Mason.
“We were talking about how we’re going tobattle the next three years,” Burch said. “I thinkthey’re the elite team. He (Edmonds) does agreat job with that team.”
SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Wyoming senior Hudson Rogers (10), Indian Hill senior Daniel Harder (13) and freshman Colin Shaw (5) wait fora rebound in their DII sectional game at Mason March 5. Indian Hill won 63-51.
Indian Hill basketballseason ends with promiseBy Scott [email protected]
SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Indian Hill junior Nick Heidel shoots a free throwagainst Wyoming March 5 in the Division II sectionalat Mason.
DAYTON — Three months af-ter losing to Wilmington HighSchool by 15, the Moeller Cru-saders basketball team met upwith the Hurricane again in aDivision I district final at theUniversity of Dayton Arena.
At 17-8, coach Carl Kremerfound himself in the very un-usual situation of being a post-season underdog against the24-1 Hurricane.
Wilmington, featuring seniorJaevin Cumberland and juniorJarron Cumberland, took thefirst quarter lead 12-11. Howev-er, the Moeller defense shutthem down in the second quar-ter, holding them to just one bas-ket as the Crusaders led 19-14 atthe break.
“We have incredibly good as-sistant coaches,” Kremer said.“People have a tough time get-ting easy looks off of us.”
The third stanza saw Wil-mington break out of their scor-ing slump to tie Moeller at 27,but Jaevin Cumberland did pickup his fourth foul, limiting hisinvolvement until the finalframe.
The pace picked up in thefourth quarter with Moeller ju-nior Trey McBride using hisunique leaping ability for a keytip dunk and a put-back thatgave Moeller a lead the Hurri-cane could never overcome.Jarron Cumberland did scorewith :27 to go to get within a bas-ket, but Nate Georgeton added afree throw late to make for the46-43 final in favor of the Cru-saders.
“We really got hit in themouth in the third quarter,”Kremer said. “Nate Georgeton
and Riley Voss really madesome incredible experiencedplayer plays for us.”
Georgeton was able to drib-ble around and make it to thecharity stripe where he madeseven of eight on the night. Vosswas part of the defensive effortthat limited Wilmington to just27 percent shooting.
“They certainly didn’t shootit as well as they did at theirplace,” Kremer observed.
McBride led Moeller with 14points and 12 rebounds, whileJarron Cumberland had 23points and 10 boards for Wil-mington. McBride’s sky-walk-ing tip-dunk midway through
Moeller junior Trey McBride hits ashot for the Crusaders againstWilmington March 14 in the DIdistrict final at Dayton.
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Moeller junior Nate Georgeton shoots from the charity stripe asWilmington freshman Dylan Beaugard looks on. Moeller faced Wilmingtonin the Division I district tournament at Dayton March 14.
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the fourth quarter was thekey momentum shifterfor the Crusaders. The 6-foot McBride soared overplayers 5 inches taller.
“He jumps like anOlympic high jumper,”Kremer said. “He’s just aphenomenal athlete. Whatmakes him great is he isunpredictable. Treywants to win and he leavesit all out on the floor.”
The Crusaders move tothe regional semifinal atCintas Center on Wednes-
day against Springfield,who defeated La Salle 54-41. Moeller also previous-ly lost to Springfield, 74-72 in overtime Jan. 3.
“The one thing atMoeller is you don’t getthe opportunity to play asthe underdog very often,”Kremer said.
The Crusaders havegone from having fivenew starters and lastyear’s center, Nate Fow-ler, out for the season todistrict champions. Whenthey take the floor at Xa-vier March 18, they’ll betwo wins away from astate tournament appear-ance.
MoellerContinued from Page B1
In the semifinals at160, Bryant lost to DanWaltermeyer of Perrys-burg 9-5 and Meyer (220)lost to Noel Caraballo ofOlmsted Falls 3-2. In theconsolation quarterfi-nals, Ziegler (120) beatColin Schuster of Masonand Ward (138) beat Ant-won Pugh of Copley.
On March 14, ConnerZiegler beat ConnorGray of Wadsworth in theconsolation semifinals.Ziegler then lost in the
third-place final at 120 toMario Guillen of Perrys-burg to take fourth place.
Jacoby Ward lost toJustin DeMicco ofBrecksville-BroadviewHeights in the consola-tion semis. In the fifth-place final at 138, Wardlost to Richie Screptockof Oregon Clay 5-4 to fin-ish sixth.
At 160, Brett Bryantlost to Lane Hinkle ofMount Vernon in the con-solation semis. In thefifth-place final, Bryantlost to Garrett Poling of
Massillon Jackson to fin-ish sixth.
Finally at 220, JackMeyer lost to ParkerKnapp of Lakewood St.Edward, 5-2 in the conso-lation semis. In the fifth-place final, Meyer de-feated Sheldon Sims ofMason in overtime to fin-ish fifth in the state
Hockey» The Ohio High
School Ice HockeyCoaches Association heldtheir senior all-star gamein Columbus March 14.Moeller forward JakeFessel and defensemanBen Sattler were select-
ed as participants.
Catching up withcollege athletes
» The University ofthe Cumberlands men’swrestling team was re-cently in Topeka, Kan., tocompete in the NAIA Na-tional Championships.Select members of theteam earned honors asthe Mid-South Confer-ence announced its Aca-demic All-Conferencemembers. AndrewBuschbacher of MoellerHigh School receivedthis honor.
SHORT HOPS
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Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy dropped outof the flock of teams stillremaining in the DivisionIII boys’ basketball play-offs as No. 1-seeded Cha-minade-Julienne edgedpast them with a 61-56 vic-tory March 10 at Univer-sity of Dayton Arena in adistrict title game.
CHCA trailed by asmany as 12 points in thesecond half, but fought itsway back to make it closedown the stretch.
“That’s what we’vetalked about all season;just keep fighting,” CHCAcoach Andy Keimer said.“That’s an incredible teamover there that made justa couple more plays thanwe did. I am extremelyproud of our guys for be-ing here and expecting tocome here and not justcompete, but win a districtchampionship.”
Blake Southerland ledCHCA with 16 points. WillDrosos added 15.
Perimeter shootinghelped CHCA keep thegame close in the firsthalf. As a team, CHCAshot 4-for-9 with three ofthose coming from South-erland.
CHCA didn’t havemany options other than togo guard-heavy. Juniorcenter Prince Sammons,who had been a double-double threat every gamedown the stretch, pickedup two quick fouls andplayed just five minutes inthe first half. His primarybackup, Kesean Gamblealso struggled with fouls.
CJ took advantage ofSammons’ absence, get-ting deep into the paintand to the free throw line.The Eagles converted 11of 16 free throws in thefirst half alone.
“It really hurt our abil-ity to guard No. 13 (MyoBaxter-Bell) for them,”Keimer said. “We had tobe perfect defensively orhe was going to get somegood looks. That’s part ofthe game … I feel bad forPrince that he didn’t get toexperience this game.He’ll have to learn from itand come back next year.”
Sammons continued tostruggle as he opened thethird quarter with a turn-over and his third foul. Heeventually fouled out andsaw 10 minutes of action.
Things continued to goagainst CHCA in the sec-ond half.
After a pair of freethrows from CJ’s AlanVest, the Eagles got a lay-up from Baxter Bell andKeimer was whistled for atechnical foul for beingout of the coach’s box onthe sideline during theplay.
Vest converted bothfree throws to put histeam up 10, the largestlead of the game to thatpoint.
However, the Eaglesdug in and cut the deficitto just six points going intothe fourth quarter.
The two teams tradedbaskets for much of the fi-nal quarter. Southerlandand Drosos made key 3-pointers down the stretch.
After some misses atthe line by CJ, CHCA onlytrailed by three with just20 seconds left on theclock.
CJ eventually convert-ed a pair of free throws tosalt the game away.
“We just couldn’t makethat one play,” Keimersaid. “I talked to the un-derclassmen about if theirgoals was to just be hereor to be cutting down thenets. What we have com-ing back … it could be agreat year.”
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CHCA’s Kesean Gamble is called for the charge during theEagles’ 61-56 loss against Chaminade-Julienne in the districtfinals Tuesday.
LOVELAND — When Taylar Hay-den of Loveland High School andDavid Schneider of Moeller HighSchool go on a date, it’s usually thestandard fare of dinner and amovie, or a day in the park.
Sometimes, they go bowling.That’s when it gets interesting.Two years ago, they met at a
bowling function between theirschools at Crossgate Lanes. For thelast 16 months or so, they’ve beenrolling through strikes, spares andlife’s open frames.
At Moeller, the Crusaders strug-gled through a 1-17 Greater CatholicLeague-South season and were 5-19overall. Schneider was second onthe team in average at 192 and 17thin the league, but was the brightspot of the Division I district tour-nament in Beavercreek with a 665three-game series. The junior be-came the top individual qualifierfor the state tournament.
The following day, Haydenrolled a 625 three-games series atBeaver-Vu Lanes to qualify for thestate tournament in her junior year.
“She listened to my change inlines,” Loveland coach Brad Walkersaid. “I told her that she needed tostring strikes if she wanted to ad-vance. She took a chance and her
composure was great.”Loveland’s girls finished third in
the Eastern Cincinnati Conferencewith Hayden having the third-bestaverage at 186. Like her boyfriend,she delivered in crunch time andwas able to take her game to WayneWebb’s Columbus Bowl.
Their periodic practice sessionspaid off. “We’re kind of about thesame,” Hayden said. “We push each
other and compete against each oth-er. I think it’s helped us throughoutthe season.”
Added Schneider, “We reallygive each other a hard time if wemess up.”
Hayden started bowling in thesixth grade and has gradually be-come more serious. In this season’sECC/SWOC Classic she had a mon-strous 746 three-game series of 255,267 and 224.
“I try to stay relaxed up there.”Hayden said. “It’s mainly a mentalgame. You have to stay focused andcalm. You have to know when yougo up there it’s a new ball. Roll itagain and stay calm.”
Both have promising senior sea-sons ahead and would like to bowl incollege.
On March 13, in the girls tourna-ment, Hayden rolled games of 172,169 and 137 to finish 59th with a 478.All three games were well belowher average, but as bowlers know,all lanes are not created equal.
The following day, Haydenstayed to watch Schneider in theboys tournament. Likewise,Schneider rolled three games thatwere below his average, with a 181,171 and 149 for a 501 series.
The upside for the pair is the bigtournament experience and anoth-er year of bowling “business” datesas they seek a return as seniors.
Loveland, Moeller bowlersmake it a date in ColumbusBy Scott [email protected]
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Moeller junior David Schneider andLoveland junior Taylar Hayden havebeen dating for over a year. Bothadvanced to the Division I statebowling tournament in Columbus.
Lakota West beat Mount Notre Dame 60-53 March13 in the regional final, a game that featured nine tiesin front an energetic atmosphere of about 2,000 atTrent Arena. Mount Notre Dame senior Naomi Da-venport (Michigan signee) finished with a game-high26 points and 15 rebounds.
“She’s been great,” MND coach Dr. Scott Rogerssaid. “She’s had an incredible career. She is a great kid.She has a huge heart.”
Junior guard Abby Weeks added 13 points for the
Cougars.Rogers said he believes Saturday night was prob-
ably like the state championship with all due respectto the state Final Four teams.
“Lakota West I think will prevail,” Rogers said. “Ihope it stays in Cincinnati.”
MND forward Naomi Davenport attempts a field goal March14. Davenport led all scorers with 26 points and has signedto play for Michigan.
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MND guard Abby Weeks reacts after scoring on an“and-one” layup.
MND bows to LakotaWest in regionals
Girls finish 24-3 after 60-53 lossCommunity Press
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Do you ever wonderwhat skills youhave that could be
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The Northeast Emer-gency Distribution Ser-vice wants you to knowthat it only takes the loveof your neighbor and somespare time to be a NEEDSvolunteer. This Novemberand December, in prepara-tion for the holiday season,many schools shared theirspare time and their bestskills collecting for theNEEDS food pantry.
Each school consideredtheir best skills and usedthose to enhance their vol-unteerism. For exampleSt. Xavier donated multi-tudes of canned goods andstrong young men wholoaded cars to go to thepantry. All Saints studentsin the kindergartenthrough second-grade col-lected cake mixes, icing,candles and birthday bagsto give out at the pantry asa means to celebrate Je-sus’s birthday.
The All Saints BrownieTroop wrapped and deco-rated boxes filled with per-sonal care items. MadeiraMiddle School studentshad a contest using “TheHunger Games” themethat collected a carload ofcanned goods for theNEEDS pantry. The
Greene School Strive stu-dent community servicegroup brought a load ofcanned goods, sorted ev-erything by date and thenproceeded to shelve theitems with the greatest ofcare. What’s notable is howeach student used the bestof themselves to give ofthemselves.
The NEEDS Board iscomprised of representa-tives from a community of25 churches and civic or-ganizations whose missionis to do God’s work throughcaring for their neighborsby providing basic emer-gency assistance. NEEDSboard oversees an activefood pantry that is in theKenwood Baptist Church
and provides neighbors-in-need with housing and util-ity payment assistance.
As an all-volunteer co-operative, the NEEDS Ex-ecutive Board meetsmonthly to determine themost efficient way to fillits food pantry shelves andhow best to spend its re-sources. NEEDS does notreceive government fund-ing. During the yearNEEDS supports local stu-dents through school sup-plies and clothing drives.NEEDS serves more than2,500 people in northeast-ern Hamilton County.
You, too, can supportNEEDS. It is the NEEDSfood pantry that serves tohelp our neighbors who
face family food short-ages. Volunteers are need-ed to work the food pantryfront desk, stock theshelves, and help with gro-cery shopping. More im-portantly during hardtimes there can never beenough canned fooddrives. Ask your church,office group or civic or-ganization if it’s part of thecommunity that supportsNEEDS; there is alwaysroom for more volunteers.
It is the mission of theNortheast EmergencyDistribution Service toprovide emergency assis-tance to the neediest fam-ilies in the Northeast Cin-cinnati community.
In addition to canned
goods and non-perish-ables, community mem-bers can also supportNEEDS monetarily bysending checks to:NEEDS, 8341 KenwoodRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio45236.
The NEEDS food pan-try is at the Kenwood Bap-tist Church, 8341Kenwood
Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45236 and is open Tuesdayand Thursdays from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Donations ofcanned goods and otheritems are always acceptedat the NEEDS food pantry.For pick-up of donateditems or to ask questionsplease call 513-891-0850 orvisit www.cincyneeds.org.
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St. Xavier High School students with truck load of cannedgoods for the NEEDS Food Pantry. To left of truck: Dee Cohen,NEEDS Board member and pantry volunteer; to right of truck,Tom Young, Knud Grigat and Quinn Haehnle.
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Sycamore students deliver to the NEEDS Food Pantry inKenwood.
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James B. Helmer Jr.,president of Helmer, Mar-tins, Rice & Popham Co.,donated $1.6 million to theUniversity of CincinnatiCollege of Law to benefitits new building fund.Helmer previously donat-ed $1 million to the fundback in 2009. The timelineand location of a newbuilding are yet to be de-termined.
“The current home ofthe UC College of Law isnearly 100 years old,” saidHelmer, who is co-chair ofthe building’s steeringcommittee. “It’s time.”
Helmer has given backto the college for morethan 25 years. He createda professorship, studentscholarship and prizeaward.
“It’s important that aperson leave footprints inthe sand. No alumnus hasmade it to where they arewithout help from othersthey haven’t even met,”Helmer said. “We can payit forward for the nextgeneration.”
In 1989, Helmer estab-lished the James B. Hel-mer Jr. University of Cin-cinnati Law Review Prize,which recognizes dedicat-ed student editors of theUniversity of CincinnatiLaw Review, a student-produced journal that hasbeen around since 1927.Helmer was editor-in-chief of the Law Reviewas a student and says it is acritical teaching tool.
“Jim’s generosity overthe years has made atransformative impact atour college,” said Louis D.Bilionis, dean of the UC
College of Law. “His mostrecent gift will cementthe future of the collegeand have a positive, last-ing effect on the next gen-erations of law students.”
Nearly 25 years ago,Helmer created theJames B. Helmer Jr. Pro-fessorship of Law held byprofessor Brad Mank.Then, in 1995, he createdThe James B. Helmer Jr.Scholarship which hasbeen awarded to 19 stu-dents.
Upon graduation, Hel-mer received a two-yearclerkship with the lateChief Judge Timothy S.Hogan for the SouthernDistrict of Ohio, a 1931UCCollege of Law graduate.
“Working for a judge islike working as an internfor a surgeon,” Helmersaid. “You get 10 years ofexperience in two.”
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books and successfully ar-gued before the Ohio Su-preme Court and the U.S.Supreme Court.
He is responsible forrediscovering AbrahamLincoln’s 1863 FalseClaims Act, a long-forgot-ten tool that lets citizensprosecute governmentcontractors who cheat ontheir contracts. He con-vinced Congress andPresident Ronald Reaganto modernize this dor-mant law in 1986 and Con-gress and President Oba-ma to update it in 2009.
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A list of local fish fries:» Montgomery PresbyterianChurch, 9994 Zig Zag Road, ishaving a fish fry March 27from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Menu includes fried or bakedfish dinners including sides(hush puppies, French fries and
cole slaw) and homemadedesserts.
Chicken tender and macaroni &cheese dinners are also avail-able.
Fried fish, baked fish and chick-en tender meals are $9 foradults, $5 for children.
All macaroni and cheese din-ners are $5.
Proceeds from Fish Fry salessupport Habitat for HumanityCincinnati, the WoundedWarrior Project and OperationGive Back.
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AscensionLutheran ChurchWomen’s Friday Bible Study is at9:30 a.m. Kids are welcome playin the playroom. The group isreading Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”
Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on the fourthTuesday of the month at 7 p.m.More information is available at793-3288.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;ascensionlutheranchurch.com.
Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bring yourchild’s lunch. Register on thewebsite (www.cos-umc.org)under “Registration Forms.”
Montgomery Nursery School isaccepting registrations for2015-2016 school year. Call984-1796 for details.
The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.
Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchSaturdays at 5 p.m. is Wovenworship (mix of traditional andcontemporary). Sundays at 8a.m. and 11 a.m. is Traditionalworship. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. isContemporary worship. Sundaysat 9 a.m. Family Worship for
wee ones. Sundays at 5:45 p.m.is ‘NOSH’ dinner and worshipoff-site at UC Campus MinistryEdge House. GSLC offers pre-school and student SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m., faith-build-ing classes, fellowship andoutreach opportunities, andsmall groups.
The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood; 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.
Grace BaptistChurchA free breakfast is served from 9a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.No reservations are needed.
The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; gracebaptistmilford.org.
Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “The Artof Marriage,” a multi-weekcourse examining God’s heartfor marriage, relationships, andfamilies. Visitwww.madeirachurch.org.
The church is at 8000 Miami Ave.,Madeira; 791-4470.
St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.
A Lenten Journey conversationsclass will be held following the10 a.m. services on Sunday,March 22.
SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in the library.
Visit website at www.smart-cincy.com
An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is at 7 p.m., the thirdMonday of each month.
Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.
The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets at 7:15p.m., the second Wednesday ofeach month in the library.
A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.
Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.
A Quilting Group meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 1 p.m.
Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesday ofeach month at for a potluckdinner.
Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.
Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.
The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.
St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchAll are welcome to consider howSt. Paul will share Jesus in thecommunities the church servesfrom 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March24. Bring ideas to share. A lightsupper ($5) will be served. RSVP
by calling the church office.Leave a name and phone num-ber or e-mail.
FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6-8 p.m. everySunday for games, food andsome time to learn about Jesusand our relationship with Himand each other.
Questions for Christ Bible study isoffered on Wednesdays duringLent at noon and 6:30 p.m. Eachstudy focuses on figures fromthe story of the Passion of Christwho are questioned concerningtheir relationship to Jesus Christ.
Worship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.
SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcing thelaunch of a Celebrate Recoveryministry group. Celebrate Recov-ery is a Christ-centered programbased on the Beatitudes ad-dressing many of life’s hurts,hang-ups and habits.
The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.
Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m. Sun-days, accompanied by Sundayschool.
The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets, Marie-mont; villagechurchof marie-mont.org.
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INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsInformationSubject stopped for trafficviolation refused to sign cita-
tion at 200 block of Main St.,Feb. 23.
TheftInvolving tax return at 8300block of Arapaho Lane, Feb. 23.
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INDIAN HILL7650 Blome Road: Overhoff, Isabel Tr. to Osborne, Dennis L. Jr. &Christine A.; $400,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
EF High School Ex-change Year, a non profitorganization, and localIECs (international ex-change coordinators) inthe area are looking to in-terview prospective hostfamilies to host highschool age exchange stu-dents that will arrive in
August.Students are ages 15
through 18, are fully in-sured, have their ownspending money and arefluent in English. Thestudents will attend Har-rison High School eitherfor a semester or the en-tire school year. Host
families are asked to pro-vide “room and board”and a loving family expe-rience. Host families canchoose the student theywould like to host; match-ing interests and a “goodfit” for their family dy-namic. Host familiesqualify for a tax deduc-
tion.If you would like to
learn more please con-tact Cathy Bruckert at:874-7548 or 702-7686 [email protected] can visit EF on theweb at:www.efexchan-geyear.org and www.ex-changestories.com.
Group seeks host families for exchange students
The Jewish Federationof Cincinnati, JewishCommunity RelationsCouncil and the MayersonJCC are pleased to an-nounce that Adi Altschul-er will be headlining theirIsraelity speaker seriesMarch 25.
Altschuler, social en-trepreneur and Israelmanager at Google forEducation, will speak onthe value of creating solu-tions before problemseven arise, in a talk titled“Don’t Ask Permission toChange the World.” Shewill touch on her experi-ence as a social entrepre-neur, and will give advicefor creating change inyour own community.
Altschuler is the foun-der of Krembo Wings,Krembo Wings is the onlyinclusive youth move-ment in Israel for chil-dren and youth with se-vere special needs, pro-viding weekly social ac-tivities for hundreds of
young people with mentalor physical disabilitiesand their able-bodiedpeers.
She is also the founderof Memories@Home,which gives young adultsopportunities to meaning-fully commemorate theHolocaust. In 2014, Alt-schuler was named one ofTime magazine’s six“Next Generation Lead-ers,” and spoke at the U.N.about entrepreneurshipin Israel.
The Israelity series in-troduces social activists,innovators and other cre-ative personalities fromIsrael to offer perspec-tive on Israel. This seriesis unique in that it focuseson women. Maia Morag,Community Shlicha forthe Jewish Federation ofCincinnati, and creator ofthis event, sought outwomen who could provideinteresting perspectiveson life and social action inIsrael.
Entrepreneur AdiAltschuler to kickoff Israelity series
Plans continue on relo-cating an East Side road-way – and so does thefight from communitiesthat do not want the con-troversial Eastern Corri-dor project.
A group of East Sidebusiness owners has pro-posed a new plan to relo-cate Ohio 32 in hopes ofwinning support fromNewtown and Marie-mont, but that doesn’t ap-pear to be happening.
Newtown Mayor CurtCosby sent a letter toHamilton County thatsaid the village “remainssteadfastly opposed tofurther development ofthis project. We do notsee where this new align-ment provides any betterbenefit to the village ofNewtown than any of thepast plans presented.”
The Hamilton CountyTransportation Improve-ment District unveiledthe proposal from BobSlattery and other New-town business and landowners during a July
meeting. The proposalreleased is vague, but amap shows a new high-way would avoid cuttingdirectly through the his-toric South 80 trail andpark near the Little Mi-ami River in Mariemont.
The proposal shows arelocated Ohio 32 wouldmostly bypass New-town’s business district,which village leadersfear could cripple smallbusinesses and eliminatea large chunk of New-town’s tax base.
“It’s a great start tofinding a solution,” said
Hamilton County Com-missioner Todd Portune,also chairman of theboard that runs the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Re-gional Council of Govern-ments transportationplanning agency.
Portune added: “Con-trary to what the mayorof Newtown is saying,business leaders are say-ing, ‘Look, we have con-gestion and access issuesthat we need to solve. Wehave concerns by exist-ing businesses that won’tstay unless existing road-way problems are dealt
with.’ They’re puttingtheir money where theirmouth is.”
Mariemont began op-posing the project insummer 2012, when theOhio Department ofTransportation proposedrunning the new roadwaythrough the South 80. Allplans are preliminary,and state officials saidthey would consider Slat-tery’s proposal. No time-table has been set for the32 relocation.
The Enquirer report-ed this month that thestate has spent or com-mitted $14 million toplanning the Ohio 32 relo-cation – despite strongopposition from New-town and Mariemont.
The state hired a me-diator to try to workthings out with Newtown,Mariemont and a dozenstate and federal agen-cies.An initial assess-ment by the mediator isexpected , and the statesays a final decision onwhether to move forwardwith the project willcome by the end of theyear.
East Side business ownerspropose new corridor routeBy Jason [email protected]
THE ENQUIRER/JASON WILLIAMS
A sign located alongside Ohio 32 in Newtown protests theEastern Corridor project.
