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Indian Hill students areshowing how algebra can putcrayons in the hands of areachildren.
High school students in theMath Service Club workedwith Crayons to Computers tohelp solve a supply and de-mand dilemma.
The organization, which is anonprofit free store for Great-er Cincinnati area teachers,was trying to come up with away to insure that the teachersgot the supplies they needed.In some instances suppliesmay run out because of de-mand, and Crayons to Comput-ers was looking for a solution tothe problem.
The Math Service Clubstepped up to the plate with a
solution, one that involved cre-ating an algebraic equation.
Sophomore Sydney Milessaid supplies ranging fromcrayons and pencils to rulersand notebooks, had previouslybeen provided to teachers in an“arbitrary” fashion.
“Our goal was to create alimit so that the items would bedistributed equally (among theteachers),” sophomore CalvinO’Brien, who along with Milesis a member of the Math Ser-vice Club, said.
The equation the students inthe club developed takes intoconsideration a number of fac-tors including the number ofitems and the number of teach-ers who need them.
“They were impressed withour findings,” said sophomoreMargot Brunette, who is also amember of the club.
In fact, Miles said the or-ganization told them theirwork was on par with what a
professional consultant mayhave provided.
This isn’t the first time the
Math Service Club has provid-ed assistance. Last year theclub worked with the Madeiraand Indian Hill Joint Fire Dis-trict on developing an equationto help make their runs moreefficient.
The club typically meetsabout once a week when in-volved with a particular pro-ject. Since the projects typical-ly are associated with sometype of community service, thestudents in the club receivecredit hours for their work.
“A lot of time, math is an ab-stract concept,” Miles said.“Being able to see directly theimpact of our work was veryspecial.”
O’Brien agreed. “It provesthe math you learn can be usedin real world scenarios to helpothers.”
Indian Hill High School sophomores Calvin O'Brien, Sydney Miles andMargot Brunette are involved with the school's Math Service Club. The clubrecently worked on a project to help Crayons to Computers.
Madeira firefighters willtake up temporary quarters inthe Indian Hill firehouse earlyin June so workers can demol-ish the Madeira station to makeway for a new one.
A new firehouse will be builtin Indian Hill after constructionof the new Madeira firehouse,which is expected to take be-tween 10 months and a year, saidStephen Ashbrock, fire chief ofthe Madeira & Indian Hill JointFire District.
“Conditions will be closer forthe crews during this periodand ambulances and fire en-gines will fill the bay space,”Ashbrock said.
“Utility and staff vehicleswill have to park outside for aperiod.”
Ashbrock said the Madeira &Indian Hill Joint Fire District isdoing all it can to ensure the de-livery of fire and emergencymedical services will not becompromised.
“Our construction does notchange our automatic-aid ar-rangements with our neighbor-ing fire departments, and all arecued in to our consolidated oper-ations in order to minimize im-pact on response time,” Ash-brock said.
“We are not reducing staff-
ing for this temporary consoli-dation.
“When construction on theIndian Hill Station begins in latespring or early summer 2016,the consolidated operations willshift to the new Madeira station
with the same effort to manageimpact,” Ashbrock said.
“By late spring 2017, the twonew stations will be fully in op-eration with equipment andstaffing appropriately distrib-uted and the joint fire district
will have established two newbases of operation for many,many years into the future.”
Madeira and Indian Hill haveIndian Hill residents Haroldand Margret Thomas to thankfor that.
The couple donated money tobuild the two firehouse lastyear, not long before MargretThomas died.
Architects have estimated itwill cost a total of up to $7.5 mil-lion to rebuild both firehouses.
That includes up to $4 millionto rebuild the Indian Hill fire-house at 6475 Drake Road,which was built in 1940, and upto $3.5 million to rebuild the Ma-deira firehouse at 7205 MiamiAve., which was built in 1890and converted from a house to afirehouse in 1962.
For now, Indian Hill villageofficials are working on the de-sign of their firehouse.
“In the coming weeks, wewill have the latest drawings ofthe Madeira station,” IndianHill City Manager Dina Minnecisaid.
“At this time we are still inpure conceptual mode.
“No decisions have beenmade – council and the archi-tects (are) simply throwingideas back and forth so floorplans and designs (can) begin tobe finalized,” Minneci said.
Want to know more about what ishappening in Indian Hill? Follow@jeannehouck on Twitter.Want to know more about what ishappening in Madeira? Follow @Re-porterMarika on Twitter.
Indian Hill, Madeira firefightersdouble up as new firehouses builtJeanne [email protected]
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Stephen Ashbrock, chief of the Madeira & Indian Hill Joint Fire District, says site work related to the construction ofa new firehouse in Madeira will begin early in June.
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Spring plant saleMay 16-17
St. Gertrude’s Gar-dening Group presentsthe annual fundraiser 9a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday,May 16 for a huge plantsale and multi-family
yard sale. Sunday, May17, the fun continueswith just the bake saleand plant sale. All pro-ceeds raised go directlyto the landscaping fundto help maintain andenhance the parishgrounds.
Mariemont Playerspresent ‘TwelveAngry Jurors’
Mariemont Playerspresents “Twelve AngryJurors” at the WaltonCreek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road (justeast of Mariemont),through May 24.
“Twelve Angry Ju-rors” is directed by DanMaloney, produced byLaura Bathe, and fea-tures Jamie Ball, AnnBarfels, Jim Black, BillHartnett, Barbara Ka-rol, Naz Khodadad, ArtKibby, Patrick Kramer,Cathy Roesenor, ArnyStoller, Tom Storey,Steve Winslow and TonyWright.
Performances will beat 8 p.m. May 15, May 16and May 22; at 2 p.m.May 24; at 7:30 p.m. May14 and May 21; at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. May 17, andat 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. May23.
For more informationor to order tickets for“Twelve Angry Jurors,”call Betsy at 513-684-1236 or order online atwww.mariemontplay-ers.com.
All seats are reservedand cost $20 each.
Club seeks to helpveteran
The Madeira Wom-an’s Club would like tofind a local veteran,especially in Madeira,who may need help orsupport, other than fi-nancial, that the clubcan help provide.
Anyone with informa-tion on whom to contact,please email RhondaStephens at [email protected].
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Indian Hill schoolsmust be hitting the rightnote. The district has beenrecognized as one of theBest Communities forMusic Education.
This designation was
recently awarded to thedistrict by the NationalAssociation for MusicEducation.
Indian Hill was among388 districts nationwideto receive this recognitionand among 25 in Ohio. TheForest Hills Local SchoolDistrict was also among
Tristate schools to receivethis designation.
“What (this) does isgive us official verifica-tion of what we haveknown for a long time,”said Chris Rotsching, In-dian Hill Middle Schoolband director. “The peo-ple (here) understand theimportance of the per-forming arts and the posi-tive impact it has in thelives of children.”
According to Rotsch-ing, this designation is away to recognize a com-munity’s commitment tomusic education. It notonly takes into account adistrict’s music curricu-lum but also extracurricu-lar activities associatedwith music.
“It recognizes a musicdepartment that is willingto work together (and)maintain successful band,choral and orchestral pro-grams,” said DonaldBarker, director of bandsfor the high school, add-ing that this extends fromkindergarten to the 12th-grade.
Trista Emmons, or-chestra director for thedistrict, said being named
as a Best Community forMusic Education alsoraises local awareness ofquality music programs.“One of the hopes of the(association) is to spurschool districts and com-munities to financiallysupport these programs,”she said.
This recognition hasbeen offered for 16 years,
but this is the first year In-dian Hill schools has ap-plied for it.
Rotsching said theband, choir and orchestraprograms at Indian Hillhave thrived, which hesaid is a significant ac-complishment in “a dis-trict this size.”
“We have a large num-ber of students who grad-
uate from here and majorin music or become pro-fessional musicians ormusic teachers,” he said.“All of that is a result ofthe strong support we getfrom administrators, par-ents and the community.”
Indian Hill schools music staff Deb Centers, left, Trista Emmons, Heather Koester, ChrisRotsching and Donald Barker have helped the district in attaining a recent designation as oneof the Best Communities for Music Education. Behind them are the eighth-grade women'schorus.
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The Madeira PoliceDepartment is asking forthe public’s help to pro-tect neighborhoods aftera string of daytime bur-glaries.
“We would like to havepeople look out and callus. The biggest thing Ihear all the time is, ‘Ididn’t want to bother you.’You are not bothering us.Please call us so we cancheck these things out,”Police Chief Frank Mau-pin said.
There have been threedaytime burglaries in Ma-deira recently,, he said.
The first burglary was
of a home on Juler Avenuebetween 7:50 a.m. and 6p.m. on March 15. A rearwindow of the residencewas broken and electron-ic items were taken.
By April 23, the Madei-ra Police Department re-ported on its Facebookpage that two more bur-glaries had occurred. Onewas on Juler Avenue andthe other was on JethveLane.
In both, windows wereused to gain entry, anditems such as jewelry andfirearms were taken.
For the second bur-glary on Juler Avenue,Madeira police said on itsFacebook page that ablack male in his 20s was
seen entering the backyard of the residence atabout noon.
Maupin encouragedpeople to ensure theirwindows are locked.
“Help us get the wordout. Talk to your neigh-bors and see if they arefollowing the police de-partment’s Facebookpage and receiving emailsfrom the city. Encouragethem to keep an eye out.With all of us working to-gether we will hopefullybe able to put an end tothese burglaries in thevery near future,” Lt.Chris Zumbiel said in anemail.
The police departmentis encouraging residents
who are looking to starttheir own neighborhoodwatch group to contactZumbiel at 272-4214 [email protected]
City Councilman Ken-neth Born commendedthe police department forreaching out to citizens.
“Most of the guys havebeen trained throughcrime prevention to makerecommendations on howyou can better secureyour house. Stuff like nothaving tall bushes or any-thing that makes it easyfor someone to get into awindow without beingseen. We are more thanhappy to do that,” Maupinsaid.
Madeira Police asking for help with crime preventionMarika [email protected]
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The Madeira Police Department is asking residents look outfor suspicious people in their neighbors as a result ofdaytime burglaries, two of which happens on Juler Avenue.
Dick Weiland of HydePark set a goal to raise$500,000 for a fund thatwill be allocated for awide range of non-profitcauses relating to his pas-sion for promoting inclu-sion and community col-laboration to address is-sues facing the GreaterCincinnati area.
A percentage of thisfund will also be allocatedto support the efforts ofaward recipients of TheJewish Community Rela-tions Council’s inauguralDick Weiland CommunityRelations Award.
These individuals willbe recognized for theirwork to create a bettercommunity. This year’srecipients will be an-
nounced at the JCRC’s an-nual meeting June 8 at theMayerson JCC.
Weiland works closelywith about 40 non-profits,with the Talbert House atthe top of the list.
During his many dec-ades of advocacy, he hasbeen recognized for se-curing Holocaust repara-tions for survivorsthroughout the world, andhas been credited forkeeping the HebrewUnion College from leav-ing the Greater Cincinnatiarea, an achievement herefers to as “one of themost important thingsI’ve ever done.”
He marched for votingrights for African Ameri-cans (led by the Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.from Selma to Montgome-ry, Ala., in 1965) andfounded the Halom Housein 1982 to provide servicesfor adults with develop-mental disabilities.
Hyde Park man raises morethan quarter of a million dollars
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Dick Weiland, in front of theschool-based servicesbuilding named after him inWalnut Hills.
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Volunteers bearingformal gowns, make-up and curling ironshelped adults with
disabilities welcome springwith a gala dance at SteppingStones March 28.
The dance has become anannual event at SteppingStones’ overnight respite pro-gram at the Allyn campus inBatavia, and it is a gift fromvolunteers at Clough UnitedMethodist Church in Ander-son Township.
“One of the missions of ourchurch is to support people ofall abilities,” said Janet Steh-lin of Milford, who coordinat-ed the event for Clough. Theclose to 20 volunteers rangedfrom teens to retirees.
“When you have a disabil-ity, sometimes you feel likeyour main social contacts areyour family,” Stehlin said.“It’s nice to interact with newpeople and know that peoplebeyond your family careabout you,” she said.
The volunteers broughtformal gowns, corsages, a DJ,desserts and snacks and abeauty team doing hair andmake-up. This was the secondyear for the dance.
“It was great to have theClough volunteers backagain,” said Meghan Kessenof North Bend, manager ofStepping Stones’ Recreationand Leisure Services.
“It made all the partici-pants feel really special tohave the volunteers put allthe effort into even the small
details,” Kessen said.The Spring Gala was part
of Stepping Stones’ overnightrecreation programs for peo-ple with disabilities age 12through adult. The overnightprograms have on-sitenurses, food service profes-sionals who can meet dietaryneeds, trained staff and ac-
cessible accommodations.Weekend overnight re-
spites run through mid May.Summer “Staycations” startin June and include hot airballoon rides, evening danc-es, campfires, swimming,boating and vacation-themedactivities.
Registration for summer
programs is open now at step-pingstonesohio.org
Stepping Stones’ DayCamps for ages 5-22 run fromJune through mid August atthe Indian Hill and Bataviacampuses. For information,go to steppingstonesohio.orgor call Meghan Kessen at 965-5114.
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Denise Askren of Moscow, applies make-up for Celeste Goossens of Anderson Township at the Stepping Stones Gala dance on March 28.
Volunteers throw Spring Galafor people with disabilities
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Chrissy Fleischmann of Maineville, talks with volunteer Diane Berningof Eastgate.
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Moriah Arnold of Turpin Hills gets a beauty assist from Jamie Sowersof Anderson Township.
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Zach Coats of Symmes Township,with volunteer Grace Fox ofMoscow.
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Moriah Arnold of Turpin Hills atthe Stepping Stones Gala danceon March 28.
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Megan May of Delhi Township isready to rock and roll at thedance.
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Hugh Smith of Dayton, learns theMacarena with Taylor Hurst ofAnderson Township.
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Grace Ingle of Montgomerycalled the Stepping Stones Gala“the best night of my life.”
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THURSDAY, MAY 14Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Learn line draw-ing techniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18 andup. $25. 404-3161; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.
Art EventsWatercolors of Nancy Sulli-van, 6-8 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 6300 Price Road,The Gallery. Reception forWarren County artist. Exhibitruns through June 14. Free.677-7600. Loveland.
BenefitsSwap for a Change, 6:30-9:30p.m., Stir Cincy, 7813 Ted Greg-ory Lane, Swap up to 5 of yourgently used ($50 retail value orabove) clothing, shoes, or acces-sory items for new-to-you itemsto refresh your closet. Desserts,drinks, and basket raffles. Ages21 and up. Benefits BethanyHouse Services. $25. Registrationrecommended. Presented bySwap for a Change. 833-4485.Montgomery.
Business Seminars”Montgomery HistoricalPreservation” Janet Korach,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., WrightBrothers Inc., 7825 Cooper Road,Free. Presented by MontgomeryOhio Chamber of Commerce.502-6975; www.montgomeryo-hiochamberofcommerce.com.Montgomery.
”State of the City” WayneDavis, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.
CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.
Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Appropriate for “sea-soned beginner”. Variety ofbasic poses are explored andsequenced optimally for body.Bring yoga mat. Practice in barefeet. Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Health / WellnessMaking Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Music - ReligiousWatoto Children’s Choir, 7-8:30p.m., Sycamore PresbyterianChurch, 11800 Mason Road,Watoto Children’s Choir, or-phans from Uganda, presentdynamic worship experience.Benefits Watoto Children’sChoir. Free. 683-0254. SymmesTownship.
On Stage - ComedyTodd Yohn, 8 p.m., Go BananasComedy Club, 8410 Market PlaceLane, $8-$16. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.
On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, 19-year oldman has just stood trial for fatalstabbing of father. It looks likean open-and-shut case until onejuror begins opening others’eyes. $20. Presented by Marie-mont Players Inc.. Through May24. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.
RecreationTri-Chamber After HoursNetworking, 5-7 p.m., TheWorks Restaurant, 20 GrearMillitzer Lane, Join chambermembers from Loveland, Madei-ra and Milford Miami Townshipfor event on bike trail. $10, freefor members. Reservationsrequired. Presented by LovelandArea Chamber of Commerce.683-1544; www.lovelandcham-ber.org. Loveland.
FRIDAY, MAY 15BenefitsFit for the Cure, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Macy’s-Kenwood, 7800Montgomery Road, Wacoal willdonate $2 for every womanwho receives complimentary brafitting and another $2 for everyWacoal bra, shapewear piece orb.tempt’d bra purchased. Bene-fits Susan G. Komen Fit for theCure. Free. 624-4280. Kenwood.
EducationAdult and Pediatric First Aidand CPR/AED, 9-11 a.m., BlueAsh Recreation Center, 4433Cooper Road, Become certifiedin adult and pediatric first aidand CPR/AED. $85, $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byAmerican Red Cross CincinnatiArea Chapter. 800-733-2767;redcross.org/take-a-class. BlueAsh.
On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
SATURDAY, MAY 16Art & Craft ClassesSummer Drawing Classeswith Charlie Berger, 9 a.m. tonoon, Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Individual drawingclasses designed to build skills infundamentals. Includes personalinstruction, demonstrations andindividual critiques for seriousbeginner and intermediateartists. $20. Registration re-quired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. ThroughJune 6. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. 13 local artists,working in oils, acrylics, pastels,multimedia, and sculpture. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesSimple Health-Smart CookingClass, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nutrition CounselingCenter, 7400 Montgomery Road,Informal and interactive classseries to discover how healthyand tasty meals can be preparedquickly and simply. $139. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu.Silverton.
Drink Tastings
Cincy Wine Wagon WineryTour, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Maggiano’s Little Italy, 7875Montgomery Road, Bar atMaggiano’s. Meet at restaurant,then head to Valley Vineyards,Vinoklet and Henke Wineries.Approximately 5 hour tour.Wine and snacks at each loca-tion. Ages 21 and up. $75.Reservations required. Present-ed by Cincy Wine Wagon.258-7909. Sycamore Township.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi and Qigong Class, 2-3p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, With MasterJerome Cook. Ages 16-99. $20.Registration required. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.
Garden ShowsGreater Cincinnati DahliaPlant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon,Connections Christian Church,7421 E. Galbraith Road, Largevariety of Dahlia plants in manysizes, colors and forms. Knowl-edgeable growers will answerquestions. Benefits The GreaterCincinnati Dahlia Assoc.. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. 417-6311.Madeira.
Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.
Literary - LibrariesApplique Made Easy, 10:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Learn what an‘applique’ is and how to add itto your quilt. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $20.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.
RecreationDeer Park Bark in the Park, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., City of Deer Park,, Starts at Deer Park Roofing andends at Dillonvale SC. Hosted byDeer Park Business Association,this annual event is for dogs andtheir two-legged companions.All participants will take walk-ing tour of Deer Park businessesand end day with fun, food, andprizes. $10. Presented by DeerPark Business Association.686-8900; https://www.face-book.com/pages/Deer-Park-Business-Association. Deer Park.
ShoppingUsed Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Donate items to sale by drop-ping them off at shelter beforesale date. Benefits The Scratch-ing Post. Free admission. 984-3312; www.thescratchingpost-.org. Silverton.
Madeira Mart: City-wide YardSale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., City ofMadeira, Madeira, Free admis-sion. 561-7228; www.madeirac-ity.com. Madeira.
Used Book and Media Sale,noon to 4 p.m., The ScratchingPost, 6948 Plainfield Road,Parking Lot. Paperbacks 50 centsand hardbacks $1. Other itemspriced to sell. Benefits TheScratching Post Cat Shelter. Free.984-3312; www.thescratching-post.org. Silverton.
SUNDAY, MAY 17Art EventsFeast for the Eyes and Ears, 2p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. Pre-Derbyparty and art show featureswork of 13 local artists working
in media including oils, pastel,multimedia and sculpture. Livemusic by Bruce Menefield. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsFeast for the Eyes, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
AuditionsMary Poppins, 1-5 p.m., BlueAsh Amphitheatre, 4433 CooperRoad, Community theatergroup. Auditions open to andencouraged for all ages. Perfor-mance dates are August 6-9 and12-15. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by East SidePlayers. 871-7427. Blue Ash.
On Stage - DanceInternational Dance Show:Dance Caravan, 3-5 p.m.,Sycamore Junior High School,5757 Cooper Road, Joyful anddiverse dance show, featuringauthentic dance groups “Zaba-va,” “Pesvebi” (New York),McGing Irish Dancers and “An-kur Garba.”. $15. Presented byInternational Folk Dance Group:Zabava. 766-3327; [email protected]. Montgo-mery.
On Stage - TheaterTwelve Angry Jurors, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. 684-1236; www.mariemont-players.com. Columbia Town-ship.
MONDAY, MAY 18Exercise ClassesYoga 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; $13 per class. Pleasecontact me to register. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Appropriate for “sea-soned beginner”. Variety ofbasic poses are explored andsequenced optimally for body.Bring yoga mat. Practice in barefeet. Ages 20-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Reserva-tions recommended. Presentedby Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.
Beginner Yoga, 9:45-10:45 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Move gently and mind-fully through beginner levelposes. Bring yoga mat. Propsprovided. Practice in bare feet.Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Literary - 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. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.
Music - ClassicalLinton Music Going for Ba-roque, 7:30 p.m., CongregationBeth Adam, 10001 Loveland-Madeira Road, Michael Cher-tock, harpsichord. RandolphBowman, flute. Timothy Lees,violin. Christian Colberg, viola.$30. Presented by Linton Music.381-6868; lintonmusic.org.Loveland.
TUESDAY, MAY 19Cooking ClassesHow to Make a Steak withJohn Ruppel, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, John is with ThePrecinct and knows a thing ortwo about steak. Three of themost popular cuts will be pre-sented: Ribeye, Strip and FlatIron. He will demonstrate differ-ences that broiling, grilling andsearing will make, and whichmethod will bring out very bestfrom each cut. $65. Reservationsrequired. 513-489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.
CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, Free. 745-8550; cross-fitblueash.com. Blue Ash.
Gentle AM Yoga, 7:15-8:15 a.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. Done 99 percent onfloor, this class gently movesspine, opens hips and shoulders.Ages 30-80. $53 unlimitedmonth or $14 per class. Present-ed by Karen Johns Yoga. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.
Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:30-9:45a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Gallery. For well-seasonedbeginner or intermediate stu-dent. Part flow, part alignment,this mindful practice sequencesthrough classic poses and takesit up notch. Ages 30-80. $53unlimited month or $14 perclass. Presented by Karen JohnsYoga. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.
ShoppingPop Up Boutique Sale, 6-9p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944Columbia Road, With Stella &Dot, Elizabeth’s Closet and It’s inthe Details. Summer accessoriesand fashions. Free admission.Presented by Stella & Dot.859-802-9049; www.stelladot-.com. Landen.
Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., MontgomeryAssembly of God, 7950 PfeifferRoad, Welcome to anyonewanting to stop eating com-pulsively. No dues or fees. Notaffiliated with any public orprivate organization, politicalmovement, ideology or religious
doctrine. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Greater CincinnatiIntergroup Overeaters Anony-mous. 528-2275; cincin-natioa.org. Montgomery.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20Art & Craft ClassesWine 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.
FAB Collective, 6-9 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Meetingwith intent of forming monthlysocial/sharing meeting group.Group members share projects,successes and failures, upcomingshows and fiber arts classes.Ages 21-93. $25 for year. Part ofseries, meets third Wednesdays.Presented by Woman’s Art ClubFoundation. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.
EducationJournaling through Transi-tions, 1-3:30 p.m. ChangingDirections: Shifting Focus.,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, Open towomen, this 6-week workshophelps you recognize and workthrough universal or typical lifetransitions. Ages 18 and up.$179. Registration required.272-1171; www.womenwri-ting.org. Silverton.
Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 5:30-6:30p.m., Blue Ash Summit Park,4335 Glendale-Milford Road,Great Lawn. Classes led by YogaAlive. Every Wednesday fromMay through October. Free.Presented by Yoga Alive Ken-wood. 745-8550; www.yogaali-ve.com. Blue Ash.
Farmers MarketFarmers Market, 3:30-7 p.m.,Blue Ash Summit Park, 4335Glendale-Milford Road, Varietyof food and products from localvendors. Free. Presented by Cityof Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.
Health / WellnessNutrition 101, 9:30-11 a.m.,Peachy’s Health Smart, 7400Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden guided attendees onvariety of nutrition topics. Ages18 and up. $180. Reservationsrequired. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.
Literary - LibrariesMovers and Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 1-4. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
RecreationTouch-a-Truck, 4-7 p.m., BlueAsh Summit Park, 4335 Glen-dale-Milford Road, CelebrateNational Public Works Week.Check out equipment usedeveryday on streets. Learn aboutPublic Works and Service De-partments by getting up closeand personal with tractors,trucks and plows. Rain cancels.Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh Public Works Department.745-8500; blueash.com. BlueAsh.
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Greater Cincinnati Dahlia Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 16, at Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road, Madeira. Choose from a variety of Dahlia plants in many sizes,colors and forms. Knowledgeable growers will answer questions. The sale benefits The GreaterCincinnati Dahlia Assoc. Admission is free. Call 417-6311.
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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.
What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tellyou where we forage for them, but takemy word for it: they were huge and agourmet treat.
Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.
Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms. Mushrooms containantioxidants and vitamin D, which lots of folks havein short supply.
Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without
making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that
they oxidize - the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sautéed gourmet mushrooms
Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.
Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.
Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.
Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.
8 oz. mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed - I usually add
more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)
Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.
Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.
So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week”, shesaid.
1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.
I am trying to help you, sothink about what you are goingto read.
You are employed and yourvalue is the creation of profitsfor your employer. If he makesa profit on your services, yourfuture is secure. If you showthat you can create more val-ue, raises and promotions arein your future.
This is no different than asmall business. Like a busi-ness, when you create moresales volume over your costs,you are successful. The maindifference is that in a businessyou most likely have morecontrol.
The point we want to dis-cuss is that as an employeethere are costs taken from
your wagesthat interferewith your abil-ity to makemore money.These takestrict examina-tion so thatsimply beingaware of them,you may beable to gainsome control.
They are taxes on your wagescreated by regulations andlegislated work rules that maylimit your production.
Your employer pays them,but they limit your value. Theyare the result of political pay-ments to inefficient govern-ment systems and unions that
support politicians who em-power them. If these peoplewere so good for you, why aremany higher paying jobs mov-ing to Right to Work states oroverseas?
When I started work in themid 1950s our union was apositive factor. They promotedsales to other union organiza-tions. Over the years they be-came a serious detriment toproduction and profits. As wesee union membership shrink-ing it would be important forthem to again become allies tobusiness. This would supporttheir membership and theentire workforce would bene-fit. Businesses have a hardenough time competing withimports.
A positive boost to Amer-ican based business wouldincrease jobs and wages.
Another help to our workingfolks would be to carefullyexamine all laws and regula-tions that are expensive tobusiness with little or no bene-fit. I did not need to be toldwho to hire, my workers wereintegrated long before it be-came law. This caused myemployees to expect promotionbased on production ratherthan racial or sexual quotas.
Think of yourself as a com-petitor, not against your fellowemployees, but as an inspira-tion that causes others to helpyour employer succeed. Thespirit of trying to be the bestincreases your value. This is
no different than the smallbusiness in your area that issucceeding because they try tosatisfy you.
It is also possible that youmay be asked to become apartner due to your work hab-its and attitude.
Some of my labor becamemanagers because of theirefforts and learned skills.Some had been hired becausethey showed a desire to provetheir worth.
If you do not reach the levelyou feel is earned, the experi-ences you gained will help yourun a successful business ofyour own. Best of luck and donot give up easily.
Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.
As an employee, you are a small business
Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
May 7 questionHow do you think the Supreme Court
will rule on the issue of same-sex mar-riage? How should they rule?
“Against.”Mary Ann Maloney
“I hope they rule in favor of it. Itreally is the final movement towardscivil rights for all. With the court splitin terms of right and left it will comedown basically to Justice Kennedy’svote and hopefully he will chose to beon the right side of history.
“People can use the Biblical passag-es as their defense for heterosexualunion, however in one of the oft-citedpassages, one should not not work onSundays, wear clothes of mixed threador eat shell fish. From that stand pointRed Lobsters should be picketed daily,yet I don’t see it.
“Gay marriage will in no way dimin-ish heterosexual marriage. I don’t un-derstand that argument. I feel thatreligious institutions can still come outagainst it, but to do so will only pointout how bigoted the institutions are.
“In terms of religion, I look towardsthe new covenant teachings of Christand he had nothing to say on gay mar-riage. He did have something to sayabout the difficulty of the rich gettinginto heaven comparing it to being moredifficult than a camel passing throughthe eye of a needle. I don’t see peoplepicketing mansions or standing next toluxury autos over in Kenwood tellingpeople to repent or they won’t get intoheaven.
“It is time to gay marriage is accept-ed and religious institutions either ac-cept it also or admit that they are selec-tive in terms of what they choose to
criticize or focus on Biblicly.”C.S.
“I believe they will rule against it, asthey should in respect for the thou-sands of years of societal norms, rath-er than trying to prove they have a‘better idea.’ The legal ramificationsof allowing this new legal status openstoo many possibilities for long estab-lished taboos on animal affection, pe-dophilia, close relative unions and theobvious concerns over widespreadabuse of the tax system and destruc-tion of health care systems.”
D.B.
“I believe the Supreme Court willrecognize marriage as the union of twopeople who love, honor, support andrespect each other. Such faithful part-nerships benefit all cultures and soci-eties contributing to harmony andworld peace.”
Marie Hill
“I feel that the Supreme Court willapprove same sex marriage. Why?,because it is going to be pushed andpushed down our throats until we haveevery state accepting it. That does notmake it right. And I am totally against
it b/c one of the reasons man and wom-an get married is to have a familyeventually. Children need a mom whois female and a dad who is male, peri-od. Not two men who say they aremom and dad or two women who saythey are mom and dad.
“And I do not think that people areborn gay. It is a choice they make. Thesame holds true with transgenders.Why can’t we be happy with the gen-der that our Lord made us to be. Kidsare being subjected to this kind ofthinking that there is something wrongwith them so they want to be gay ortransgender. Heaven help us and I feelso sorry for my grandchildren in theirfuture to live in a culture where any-thing goes with no restrictions or laws.So therefore, I am totally against the
Supreme Court ruling in favor of samesex marriage.”
D.M.H.
“In 2013 the U.S. Supreme Courtruled that married same-sex coupleswere entitled to federal benefits and,by declining to decide a case fromCalifornia, effectively allowed same-sex marriages there. I suspect theywill again rule ‘in favor’ of same sexmarriage across all 50 states.
“The United States was founded onthe separation of church and state.While there may be religious teach-ings against this practice the courtwill look at the U.S. Constitution notthe Bible. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
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Gay marriage supporters sing “God Bless America”in front of the United States Supreme Court.
Ankle sprains are one of themost common injuries I see asa physician of sports medicine
monly happen in sports thatrequire cutting and jumpingsuch as basketball, soccer,football and volleyball.
A common misconceptionamong parents is that an ankle
sprain is a “mild injury thatwill heal on its own.” However,ankle sprains can lead tochronic pain and instability ofthe ankle if not properly treat-ed. The group that is at great-est risk range in age from 10-19years old.
A sprain is a stretching ortearing injury that is specificto ligaments (bone to boneconnections in the body). Mostankle sprains cause an injuryto the outside portion of theankle. However, an injury tothe inside of the ankle canindicate a far more worrisomeinjury.
If you think your child hasan ankle sprain, it’s alwaysbest to have an examination bya physician who has special-ized training in evaluation of
ankle sprains. Some of the signs include:» inability or difficulty bear-
ing weight on the affectedankle;
» significant swelling orbruising anywhere on the an-kle, leg or foot;
» pain over the inside of theankle or over the foot;
» deformity of the ankle orfoot.
If any of the above signs orsymptoms is present, it is ad-vised that your child be evalu-ated as soon as possible. Liga-ments may not heal properly ifrest and or bracing are notperformed. Ankle braces haveprogressed greatly over thepast 20 years. Today’s anklebraces are for easier to put on,are comprised of more ad-
vanced materials, and aremore comfortable to wear.
At Cincinnati Children’s, ourpediatric sports medicine ex-perts recognize the importanceof early evaluation of musculo-skeletal injuries. Our clinicsare equipped with Xray capa-bilities, splints, crutches, andbracing for all levels of anklesprains. Same day appoint-ments can be made by calling513-803-HURT. If your child’sinjury is after hours or on theweekend and your child isunable to bear weight or adeformity is present, an evalu-ation in an urgent care oremergency department wouldbe recommended.
Depending on the degree ofthe ankle sprain, healing timesmay vary. If the ankle sprain is
minor, recovery can take placewithin two to three weeks.With more severe anklesprains, the healing time cantake six to eight weeks for afull recovery.
It’s important to have theankle checked out as soon aspossible especially if there isany ongoing pain. At CincinnatiChildren’s, the sports medicineteam is committed to havingyour child return to his or herusual activities once the ankleis healed and strength is re-stored.
Dr. Gregory Walker is an assistantprofessor in Division of Sports Medi-cine at Cincinnati Children’s and anassociate professor in Department ofPediatrics at the University of Cin-cinnati.
The angle on ankles: Sprains need to be treated
Dr. GregoryWalkerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
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Baseball» Indian Hill beat Summit
Country Day 6-3 on May 2.» On May 7, Cincinnati Coun-
try Day defeated Mariemont12-2. Ronnie Allen went 4-for-4with a double, a home run andthree RBI.
» Moeller beat Elder 5-3 onMay 4. Senior Grant Macciocchigot the win. Senior Kyle Dockusand junior Patrick Mullingerwere both 2-for-2.
The Crusaders beat St. Xavi-er 9-3 on May 5 to win the Great-er Catholic League-South. Ju-nior Nick Bennett got the winand senior Eric Connor was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a tripleand five runs batted in.
Moeller blanked Centerville10-0 May 7 as junior CameronJunker struck out seven. SeniorJordan Ramey was 3-for-3 witha double and drove in threeruns.
Softball» Indian Hill got by Madeira
6-5 on May 4. Junior Cassidy
Zang got the win. Senior BeaHernandez was 2-for-5 with ahome run and three RBI. JuniorMarshana Baskin was 4-for-4.
The Lady Braves beat Ma-deira 15-5 on May 7 behind Zangwho also homered and drove infive runs and scored three.
» CCD defeated Lockland6-3 May 7 in the Indians’ finalregular season game.
» Mount Notre Dame defeat-ed Bishop Brossart 7-2 on May5.
Tennis» Indian Hill beat Wyoming
3-2 in the state team tournamentMay 6. Junior Alex Warstler andfreshman Andrew Pregel wonsingles.
» Moeller blanked La Salleon May 2, 5-0 as junior MichaelTepe, sophomore Max Berkyand junior Alec Hoelker hadsingles wins. The Crusadersalso beat Elder May 2, 4-1. Ju-nior Kelley Peter/sophomoreMichael Keyser and juniors JoeBurns/Justin Cashman sweptdoubles.
The Crusaders beat Kings 4-1on May 4 as Berky and Hoelkerwon singles.
Moeller shut out Talawanda5-0 May 6 with Peter/Keyserand Burns/Cashman sweepingdoubles.
» Cincinnati Country Daydefeated Seven Hills 4-1 May 7.The Indians won every point ex-pect for first doubles.
Girls lacrosse» Indian Hill defeated Seven
Hills 17-3 on May 4.
Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Alter 16-25,
25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
SHORT HOPS
Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff
Dunn joins 500-win club
THANKS TO CHRIS MILMOE
Cincinnati Country Day coach Tim Dunn’s baseball team won the 500th game of his coaching career May 9 against Seven Hills, 9-2.
INDIAN HILL — While theydidn’t win the Cincinnati HillsLeague, the Indian Hill HighSchool baseball team improvedtheir win total under first-yearcoach Scott Lloyd, sparking op-timism for springs to come.
Thanks to their new facilityfeaturing artificial turfinfields, the Braves were ableto get outdoors when mostteams were fielding groundersin the gym in March. The earlyaccess helped propel them to a6-0 start in the CHL by the thirdweek of April.
Since then, there’s been aleveling off thanks to leaguestalwarts Wyoming, Madeiraand Reading appearing on theschedule. Still, the wins and thenew digs off Drake Road havecaught the attention of many.
“The best part is we’re
young,” Lloyd said. “You cankind of see the talent growing.This year’s been a great yearand we’re very excited aboutthe future.”
The numbers don’t lie. Ayouth infusion also helped In-dian Hill extend its basketballseason and the football teamposted a winning record.
“I attended several of thebasketball games and that wasthe recurring thing,” Lloydsaid. “There’s a lot of great,young talent. Because of howgreat the school is from an aca-demic standpoint, we’re keep-ing a lot of these kids here. Inyears past, we’ve lost some toMoeller or St. X. A lot of kidsare staying here and it’s doingwonders for everything.”
Sophomores Keith Ham-mond and Chandler Harris andfreshman A.J. King have beenLloyd’s top hitters. At onepoint, the trio were all over
.400.Seniors Brooks Renfro and
Michael Folz start along withjunior Nick Heidel. The re-mainder of the lineup are allunderclassmen.
“I rely on my four seniorsand two juniors to help them,”Lloyd said. “There’s timeswe’ve looked great like wecould make a run in the tourna-ment. Then, there’s times weplay like a young team.”
Sophomore Greg Nevins hasfaced many of the top teams onthe artificial bump along withseniors Renfro and Folz, juniorTanner Helms and freshmanKing. Freshman Seth Braffordand senior Josh Burgher havelogged significant innings.
The Braves have played alot of close games and the hopeis for younger players to grav-itate to the new complex to see
Sophomore Chandler Harris, center, shares a laugh with teammates asIndian Hill faced Wyoming April 20.See BASEBALL, Page 2B
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the turf, the dugouts and thesurrounding batting cages.
If anything, the complexmade Lloyd’s cell number a hotcommodity during this season’schilly, wet start.
“There was a time when I got18 phone calls in three days,”the Braves skipper said chuck-ling. “They would say, ‘Heycoach, do you want to play?We’ll use your field.’ Everyonewants to get out here. We wereplaying weeks before anyonecould get on a field. It’s a beauti-ful asset to have.”
Indian Hill opens up tourna-ment play May 12 againstHughes. A win over the Big Redputs them against CHL rivalTaylor. The Braves defeated theYellow jackets twice in April byone run.
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Indian Hill sophomore Greg Nevins has been an innings-eater on themound for the Braves.
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Indian Hill senior catcher Michael Folz handles the Braves pitching crew.
SYMMES TWP. — After last year’s 6-9finish, it was easy to write off Cincin-nati Hills Christian Academy’s softballteam as an underdog entering this sea-son.
But don’t tell that to coach LeahCrouch and her squad. They knew theyhad the ability to do what they’ve donethis season.
“We saw it playing out like this,”Crouch said. “We lost two in a row (tostart the season) and that was a gutcheck. They came back from that, andthe season just went on from there.”
From April 15 to May 2, a span of 11games, the Eagles didn’t lose. With the
16-11 win against Cincinnati ChristianMay 7, CHCA completed its Miami Val-ley Conference slate 12-0.
During the 11-game winning streak,CHCA outscored its opponents 141-10.On the season, Cassidy Yeomans, Mori-ah Tome, Mady Shank, Camryn Olsonand Kennedy Bontrager are all batting.485 or better.
“The keys have been a consistent of-fense, an amazing defense and we havea pitcher who’s thrown two no-hittersand a perfect game,” Crouch said. “Ithink it’s an all-around solid team.”
That pitcher is Olson, a freshman.There’s the aforementioned no-hittersand perfect game, but she was also sec-ond in the city in strikeouts as of May 9.
She’s also hit five home runs thisseason.
“It’s been a good start to my fresh-man year,” Olson said. “I’m also look-ing forward to the next three years.There are a couple players in the mid-dle school who are going to help usout.”
Olson, along with several of herteammates, is a virtual lock to makefirst-team all-MVC, which was one ofher goals this season.
She added it would be cool to be onone of the all-state teams as well.
The Eagles’ postseason begins witha bye. They will play the winner ofWaynesville and Deer Park.
“We have a good chance against ei-ther of them,” Crouch said. “We lost toWaynesville last year but they have adifferent team this year. Deer Parkwill be a good matchup as well.”
CHCA softball finishesconference schedule unbeatenBy Nick [email protected]
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CHCA senior first baseman Kristina Ranney scoopsup a low throw against Cincinnati Christian May 7.
KENWOOD — At manyschools, returning 12 playerswho played with regularity on aDivision I state semifinalistwould mean added pressure.
For Moeller High School’sbaseball program, it’s just an-other day at the office.
Ranked preseason No. 11 na-tionally by Baseball Americathe Crusaders have not disap-pointed and are on pace to bet-ter last year’s mark of 24-5.They recently won the GreaterCatholic League-South.
The Crusaders have had theluxury of not missing manygames. In early April when rainspoiled the party for many Tris-tate teams, Moeller was at thePerfect Game complex in Geor-gia playing four games in fivedays.
“This is the seventh yearwe’ve traveled (over springbreak) and it’s always been goodfor us,” Moeller coach Tim Heldsaid. “The kids seem to gel bet-ter after being trapped on thebus eight or 10 hours.”
In terms of talent, it is a blueand gold mine off MontgomeryRoad. The Crusaders currentlyhave 13 players committed tocolleges, with 10 going DivisionI. Josh Hollander, Bryan Sothand Joe Vranesic are going toKent State, Grant Macchiochi toMissouri, Bailey Montoya toDayton, Kyle Dockus to WrightState, Jordan Ramey to Cincin-nati, Zach Hoffman to MiamiUniversity, Mitch Bault to OhioDominican, Eric Conner toWalsh and Adam Wilson to OhioNorthern. Junior pitchers NickBennett and Cameron Junkerare committed to Louisville andNotre Dame, respectively.
Held has made the statesemifinals in six of seven yearsand has toted home the state
championship trophy in 2009,2012 and 2013. When you can re-load with a battle-tested roster,success is an expectation.
“I thought we’d be good withNick Bennett on the mound andGrant Macciocchi,” Held said.“With the schedule we play, theguys that aren’t the top two
starters have to be pretty goodthemselves. The pitching we’vebeen getting has been verygood.”
Adding to the consistency ofBennett and Macciocchi on thebump has been senior MitchBault and juniors Chris Stockand Cameron Junker.
At the plate, Josh Hollander,Bailey Montoya, Bryan Soth,Kyle Butz, Kyle Dockus and JoeVranesic were all .300-plus hit-ters as juniors and have con-tinued to achieve. Soth just suf-fered a season-ending knee in-jury and Vranesic is coming offof a shoulder issue, but hoping
to reach a tournament groove.Dockus has led the team in
hitting and steals and has an on-base percentage of more than.500.
“We put him in left field lastyear and he gave us great at-bats every time,” Held said.“That’s continued with an extrayear of growth..”
The reality at Moeller isthere are 25 players on the ros-ter. The roster could be split inhalf and both teams would becontenders.
“They chose to come toMoeller High School and theymight have to wait ‘til the end oftheir junior year or their seasonyear to contribute on varsity,”Held said.
The six-time Greater Catho-lic League Coach of the Yearsaid most parents understandthe process and it brings aboutspirited workouts and non-con-ference games for players.
“They’re working their buttsoff trying to have great at-batsfor us,” Held says said of hissquad. “Competition is whatfeeds it here.”
Moeller’s Kyle Butz tags Conner's John Frommeyer before firing to first to double up Cody Ware during theirbaseball game at Florence Freedom Park April 30.
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Joe Vranesic pitches for Moelleragainst Conner April 30 in Florence.
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SEM Villa is undernew management that isproviding housing forlow income seniors.
“We are cleaning outstorage rooms and ga-rages that are filled withso many great itemsalong with a few an-tiques, and it must allgo,” said Rosie Bryan, ac-tivities director for SEMVilla
“SEM Laurels always
has a yard sale in thespring by collecting useditems through donationsfrom their residents andwe have had some niceitems that came throughour sales,” said Rob Gei-ger, activities director atSEM Laurels.
After the sale, theitems are donated to the“New to You” resale shopat SEM Villa.
All proceeds from theshop are used for theSEM Villa’s activities de-partment.
The shop needs gooddonation items.
The shop is open from
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday
Follow the yard salesigns at the end of MoundAvenue May 15. S
EM Villa will have itssale in the back parkinglot behind the buildingand SEM Laurels willhave their sale in theRecreation Room in thelower level of their build-ing.
For more information,call Rosie Bryan at 831-3262.
SEM Villa is at 201 and203 Mound Ave., Milford.
Shop, support SEM Villa inCommunity Wide Yard Sale
THANKS TO DONNA CORNELIUS
Rob Geiger, left, activitiesdirector, SEM Laurels; RosieBryan, activities director, SEMVilla, and Julie Foley,administrator at SEM Villa,get ready for the CommunityWide Yard Sale in Milford.
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AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service has
been added to Ascension’sSunday morning worshipschedule.
The new 8 a.m. service is in-
tended for those who wouldlike to worship in a morecontemplative way.
The church offers a blended
worship at 10:15 a.m., whichincludes traditional hymns andcurrent songs, children’smessage and music by theChancel Choir or AlleluiaRingers bell choir. SundaySchool, Confirmation andAdult Forum meet at 9 a.m.
The ladies Wheel of Friendshipmeets 10 a.m. Wednesday,May 13. The Bible study is “TheChurch: Transforming andReforming” from the Series“Transforming Life and Faith.”Women of the community arewelcome.
Women’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”
Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More informationavailable at 793-3288.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;www.ascensionlutheran-church.com.
Christ PresbyterianChurchA rummage sale is planned for9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, May15, and Saturday, May 16, atthe church.
The church is at 5657 Pleas-antview Drive, Milford; 831-
9100.
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 nominal charge andyou must bring your child’slunch.
Register on the website(www.cos-umc.org) under“Registration Forms.”
The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.
Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerRegular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First day/nursery schoolis available.
The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org
Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate your faith at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church.Woven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays;traditional service is 8 a.m.Sundays; a 30-minute servicefor families with young chil-dren is 9 a.m., Sundays; con-temporary service is 11 a.m.;and traditional service is 11a.m.
GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May.
Faith-building classes, fellow-ship and outreach opportuni-ties, and small groups areoffered each weekend andthroughout the week foradults to connect.
The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood, 891-1700;goodshepherd.com
Jesuit SpiritualCenterThe primary purpose of a silentdirected retreat is to foster anatmosphere in which retreat-ants may be led to a personalencounter with God.
In meeting with a spiritualdirector once a day andthrough the use of scriptureand their own story, retreat-ants are offered the opportu-nity to deepen their aware-ness of God.
The rest of the time is spent inmeditation, activities that aresolitary and contemplativeand can include journaling,reading, listening to music, orwalking on the 37-acregrounds.
Take some time just to slowdown and get into the silence.
The dates for the 2015 person-ally directed retreats are May15-22; June 12-19; July 10-17;Aug. 7-14; Oct. 2-9; Nov. 29-Dec. 6 (Advent).
“Praying with St. Ignatius,” aweekend retreat, “MeetingJesus in Everyday Life,” will beoffered July 4-7. Retreat fee is$400. Presenter is The Rev.Richard Bollman. This leisurelyweekend, Thursday throughSunday, is a retreat that canunfold without hurry, gettingcloser to what you want foryour life.
This is the conviction of St.Ignatius when he set out theSpiritual Exercises, that aperson can move in freedomwhere Jesus most invites, andwhere we are most drawn tofollow.
There will be a more openschedule, six conferencesthrough the four days toguide your time, along withample opportunity for consul-tation with Bollman and theJesuit Spiritual Center staff onhand.
“Encountering Jesus ThroughImage and Song” will beoffered July 17-19, in theLoyola Building. Presenter isThe Rev. Jeff Putthoff. Retreatfee is $225.
A practical retreat with pro-found implications, this re-treat uses contemporary art,video and song. Putthoffintroduces the movement ofthe Spiritual Exercises of St.Ignatius making use of practi-cal prayer exercises to deepenone’s conversations with Jesus.
For information on all retreats,call 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit
www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.
Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-week course. Visitmadeirachurch.org.
The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.
St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are at 8a.m. with spoken Eucharistand 10 a.m. with SundaySchool and child care.
Habitat for Humanity Work-days throughout the summerin Lockland. Call the office formore info and to sign up.
Summer Sunday school beginsMay 31 and concludes Aug. 16..
Volunteers are needed.The next Matthew 25 Ministriesworkday is Saturday, May 16.
Special planting day is alsoSaturday, May 16, for themedians in front of thechurch.
The Parish Picnic will be Sun-day, May 17, following the 10a.m. service. Please sign upwith the office.
The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401;www.st-barnabas.org
St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchSt. Paul is collecting new andused shoes for all ages for theUnited Methodist Four Cor-ners Thrift Store in Shiprock,New Mexico. Please mark thedonations and leave them atthe church.
A Bible study is offered at noonand 7 p.m. Wednesdays withPastor Ra. Bring a favoriteBible, an open mind, a friendlydisposition, and a heart forloving God and the world Godcreated.
The topic: What is meant by thephrase “Baptized by Fire.” Allare welcome.
The Adult Bible Class invites allto join in fun and fellowshipat 9:30 a.m. The class enjoyscoffee and dunkers, prayerand singing and an amazingBible-based curriculum. Theclass is studying gifts of theHoly Spirit found in John 1, 2and 3.
Cornerstone is a small adultgroup which meets at 9:30a.m. every Sunday and in-formally discusses currentChristian themes.
FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. every Sunday for games,food and some time to learnabout Jesus.
Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.
SonRise ChurchA parenting workshop offeredon four consecutive Wednes-day evenings, which beganApril 29, is titled “Understand-ing My Kids.”
Family Pastor Chad Ricks willhelp attendees learn ways todeepen relationships withchildren and improve theirparenting skills. The moreparents understand how Godhas created and molded ourchildren, the better chance wehave to relate to them and tohelp them reach their fullpotential in Christ.
The classes are offered from6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and runweekly through May 20. Theprogram is free. For regis-tration/information. [email protected].
SonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.
The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.
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Mariemont PlayersInc., one of Cincinnati’soldest community thea-ters, announced its 2015-2016 season:
Sept. 11-27 –‘SixDance Lessons in SixWeeks’
» A comedy/drama byRichard Alfieri
» Lilly, the aging wifeof a Southern Baptistminister, takes a dancelesson every week fromMichael, a sarcastic,much younger, instructor.
What starts as a battlegradually becomes some-thing quite different.
Nov. 6-22 –‘Christmas Belles’
» A comedy by JamieWooten, Jessie Jones andNicholas Hope
» A church Christmas
program spins hilariouslyout of control in thissouthern comedy. Thishilarious holiday journeythrough a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve.
Jan. 8-24 – ‘RadiumGirls’
» A Drama by D WGregory
» Inspired by a truestory, Radium Girls tellsof the girls who paintedradium numerals onwatches to make themglow in the dark at a timewhen few realized howdangerous radioactivitycould be.
March 4-20 – ‘HayFever’
» A comedy by NoelCoward
» Unconventional,risqué, and often down-right rude, the Blisses
are everything an upper-crust English familyshould not be.
This is made abun-dantly clear when eachfamily member invites aguest for the weekend.Alliances form, affairs
begin, and formality isthrown to the wind.
May 6-22 – Who Am IThis Time?
» A comedy by AaronPosner, adapted from
stories by Kurt Vonnegut» Three comic master-
pieces by Kurt Vonnegutare sewn together into aseamless evening of love(pure and complicated),hilarity and humanity.
July 8-24 – ‘TheComplete Works ofWilliamShakespeare(Abridged)’
» A comedy by Adam
Long, Daniel Singer andJess Winfield
» Fast paced, wittyand physical, this play isfull of laughter forShakespeare lovers andhaters alike.
It’s a Shakespearianmix of pratfalls, clunkyfemale impersonators,clean-cut ribaldry andbroad burlesque.
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Eight Cincinnati-areawomen who are con-sidered “pearls of
the community” for theirexpertise and service inthe fields of business, fi-nance, government, con-struction, education,healthcare and transpor-tation have been selectedYWCA of Greater Cincin-nati’s 2015 Career Womenof Achievement.
Now in its 36th year ofhonoring local women fortheir contributions in theworkplace, the YWCA ofGreater Cincinnati cele-brates the winners’achievements noon to 1:30p.m. Wednesday, May 13,at the YWCA Salute to Ca-reer Women of Achieve-ment Luncheon in thegrand ballroom of theDuke Energy ConventionCenter.
The 2015 winners are:
Andrea AyersFrom her early years
as a business student atLouisiana State Univer-sity, Ayers, Madeira resi-dent and president andCEO of Convergys, knewshe wanted to lead a majorcompany one day. Thatday came in 2012, whenher 20-plus-year career atConvergys resulted in herappointment as presidentand CEO.
She had served in nu-merous divisions, includ-ing technology, market-ing and business develop-ment. Convergys today isone of the world’s largestpublicly traded relation-ship-management ser-vices companies.
Kelley J. DowningFollowing the 2007-
2008 financial crisis, Mil-ford resident and presi-dent and CEO Kelley J.Downing’s bold sugges-tion to buy back Bartlett &Co. from its Baltimoreparent company was arisky move that resultedin a success story for Cin-cinnati’s investment com-munity.
Downing took over thepresident and CEO posi-tion in 2007 after a careerspanning finance, invest-ment and commoditiestrading positions at E.F.Hutton in New York Cityand Fifth Third Bank inCincinnati. At Bartlettand as a guest lecturer offinance at Miami Univer-sity, she is a strong sup-porter of women in amostly male-dominatedprofession.
She is also a foundingmember of the steeringcommittee of the Cincin-nati Women’s ExecutiveForum. Downing alsomanages Bartlett’s port-folios focusing on sociallyresponsible investing andits portfolios for its not-for-profit clients.
Sally C. GutierrezWhen Sally C. Gutier-
rez of Anderson Town-ship, now director, Envi-ronmental Technology In-novation Clusters Pro-gram, Office of Researchand Development, UnitedStates EnvironmentalProtection Agency, visit-ed Cincinnati from Texas15 years ago for a waterresearch interview at Cin-cinnati’s EnvironmentalProtection Agency lab-oratory, she knew that shewas making the right de-cision as soon as she sawthe Tyler Davidson Foun-tain – “The Genius of Wa-ter” – in the heart of down-town.
When she was accept-ed the position as directorof the EPA’s National RiskManagement ResearchLaboratory in 2004, she
was the first Hispanicwoman to serve in a seniorleadership position at theUS EPA.
Gutierrez is an ex-offi-cio member of Conflu-ence, a water cluster or-ganization that brings to-gether research profes-sionals, governmentagencies, businesses andcommunity groups on wa-ter quality issues; sincethe network’s founding,several new companiesand water technologyproducts have spun offfrom the initiative.
Michele HawkinsManaging director and
chief compliance officer,Fort Washington Invest-ment Advisors Inc., Mi-chele Hawkins’ first job atage 13 earned enoughmoney to buy her owntelephone line, an early-life accomplishment thatserved as the first sign ofmany successes to follow.
Hawkins lives in Love-land.
In 2004, she took on therole of managing directorand chief compliance offi-cer at Fort Washington In-vestment Advisors Inc., asubsidiary of Western &Southern Life FinancialGroup.
She is the first African-American woman in amanaging director’s rolewithin the group. De-scribed by colleagues as“incredibly hard-work-ing, highly competent, acommensurate learnerand networker, and a fan-tastic role model and inno-vator,” Hawkins also is ac-tive in mentoring pro-grams for children, in-cluding Withrow HighSchool and the Ross M.Love Scholarship Founda-tion, and her leadership ofthe United Way’s HerbertR. Brown Society has ledto a 160 percent increasein its membership atWestern & Southern.
Candace S. McGrawCandace McGraw,
CEO Cincinnati/NorthernKentucky InternationalAirport, credits part ofher success to the strong,confident women whoshaped her career bytheir sheer determinationand the examples they set.
She and her mothergraduated from collegethe same year, and herfirst boss at an airportwas a woman. Today, asCEO of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Inter-national Airport, she is re-sponsible for a complexenterprise that provides16,000 jobs and infuses$3.6 billion into the localeconomy.
McGraw took over theCEO position in 2011 andhas been at the helm dur-ing the airport’s “re-in-vention,” including the re-cent arrival of low-costairlines to fill the voidwhen Delta scaled backservices at its then-Cin-cinnati hub.
From 2011-2015, Sky-Trax has named Cincin-nati “best Regional Air-port in North America,”an honor credited to hervision, support of ongoingairport renovations andleadership of a MasterPlan Study to provide ablueprint through 2035for CVG.
Liza D. SmithermanAs a Cincinnati Public
Schools teacher and coun-selor for nine years, LizaD. Smitherman of EastWalnut Hills, CEO/owner,Brewster Pumping LLC,and vice president of pro-fessional development,Jostin Construction Inc.,
learned the importance of“everyone counts,” a phi-losophy that has contrib-uted her to success as thefirst woman and minorityowner of a concretepumping firm in the re-gion.
Her success in profes-sional development atfamily-owned Jostin Con-struction inspired her in2005 to found BrewsterPumping LLC, a small-business enterprise thatnow services some of Cin-cinnati’s largest construc-tion firms. In addition tohandling the budgeting,contracting, financialplanning and business op-erations at Brewster, shefocuses on hiring prac-tices that give every ap-plicant a chance to work.
She partners with theUrban League, CincinnatiAction Agency, EasterSeals Tristate, HomelessCoalition and ex-offenderprograms to recruit em-ployees, and her effortshave improved employeeretention by 40 percent.
Lori J. StarkIn a roundabout fash-
ion, capuchin monkeys ina Boston University re-search laboratory helpedDr. Lori J. Stark of HydePark achieve success inthe medical profession.Stark is PhD, director, Di-vision of BehavioralMedicine and ClinicalPsychology, associatechair of finance, Cincin-nati Children’s HospitalMedical Center and pro-fessor of pediatrics, Uni-versity of Cincinnati Col-lege of Medicine.
Today, she is the direc-tor of Behavioral Medi-cine and Clinical Psychol-ogy at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital MedicalCenter, one of the coun-try’s mostly highly re-garded pediatric psychol-ogy programs, and shehas boosted its promi-nence in psychological re-search. Based on her suc-cess with the divisionsince 1988, she took on thenew position of associatechair for finance inCCHMC’s Department ofPediatrics in 2014, and herinvolvement with the in-ternational executivesearch team led to the ap-
pointment of the firstwoman pediatric chair ofthe department in Cincin-nati Children’s history.
Carolyn TastadAs a child, Indian Hill
resident and Group Presi-dent-North America,Procter & Gamble Co.Carolyn Tastad’s “play-ground” boundaries were
the houses, buildings andwheat fields that sur-rounded her Canadiantown of about 120 resi-dents.
Today, her boundariesspan the globe as head ofP&G’s largest and mostprofitable market, cover-ing the U.S., Canada andPuerto Rico. Her businessportfolio includes 14 prod-
uct categories and 23 bil-lion-dollar brands. Fromher first job as P&G man-agement systems analyst,she worked her way to theNorth American Grouppresident’s office.
In 2014, she became thefirst woman to serve asthe company Global Cus-tomer Business Develop-ment Officer.
8 women named YWCA Career Women of Achievement
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INDIAN HILLIncidents/investigationsAnimal complaintMale bitten by dog at 9100 blockof Meadow Grove Lane, April20.
FraudUnauthorized use of ID (IRSrelated) at 8000 block of KellerRoad, April 15.
Unauthorized use of ID (IRSrelated) at 6700 block of Shaw-nee Ridge Lane, April 15.
Unauthorized use of ID (IRSrelated) at 6800 block of Mar-blehead Drive, April 20.
Unauthorized use of ID (IRSrelated) at 9100 block of Mead-ow Grove Lane, April 20.
Unauthorized use of ID (IRSrelated) at 4900 block of TaftPlace, April 24.
Lost/stolenCellphone reported missing atCincinnati Country Day at 6900block of Given Road, April 17.
TheftRing taken at 6800 block ofDrake Road, April 20.
Credit card number used withno authorization at 8700 blockof Indian Hill Road, April 20.
POLICE REPORTS
The Sycamore StudentCultural Series providestwo cultural programseach year to all studentsin grades K-eight in theSycamore School Dis-trict. It is funded by theTown Hall Lecture Seriessponsored by the Montgo-mery Woman’s Club,which completed its 52ndseason April 8 - 9 with itsfinal speaker Clint VanZandt, a former FBI pro-filer and hostage negotia-tor.
The speakers for 2015-2016 will be announced atthese lectures and can be
found on the club’s web-site www.montgomery-womansclub.org or bycalling 684-1632.
The SSCS is made ofteachers and club mem-bers who meet four timesa year to discuss whichprograms should be fund-ed and to review the suc-cess of those presentedand whether to offer themagain. This is a unique of-fering which exposes theSycamore students to thevarious arts i.e. Art Mu-seum visits, theater visits,artists who bring workinto the schools, etc.
Planningculturalprograms forSycamoreSchools
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The Sycamore StudentCultural Series planningevents for next year are,from left: seated, RyanLamb. Lisa Zelvy, MarileeTanner and Monya Jones;standing, Jackie Lang, AnnSexton, Nancy Jones, BethWebber, Judi LaFreniere,Barb Niehuss and CarolTempel.
