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GREEN TWP. — The prenatalclinic at Mercy Health – WestHospital is growing its programto meet increased demand.
The clinic has registeredmore than 120 patients and de-livered 56 babies since openingin January 2014.
“We want to ensure momsand their babies are healthy,”Deborah Knapp, labor and de-livery RN and Mercy Health –West Hospital Prenatal ClinicRN, said in a press release.
“We help our patients gettheir prenatal vitamins and finda pediatrician, if they don’t al-ready have one.
“We take them through allthey are likely to experiencefrom the time they find outabout their pregnancy to thefirst year of the baby’s life and
offer them prenatal lab work,ultrasounds, diabetes, medica-tion and nutrition education andquit smoking help right in our
clinic. We can also help themwith affordable birthing class-es, breast pumps and baby’sfirst vaccines,” she said.
The clinic is expanding itshours and will offer office visitsfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaysby June 1. It will continue tohave office visits from 1 p.m. to4 p.m. on Wednesdays. The clin-ic nurse is available to providenurse visits on other days by ap-pointment.
At the start of the year, theclinic began providing patientand family centered care,which includes the patient andher family in the patient’s careand education.
The clinic offers prenataleducation over the course ofthree classes in group visits, ei-ther at the clinic or a locationconvenient for patients. Oncepatients complete all threeclasses, they receive a gift forthe baby.
The clinic intends to offergroup physician visits as well,allowing groups of five to eightpregnant women to learn fromeach other during group visitswith their doctor and form asupport network.
“Healthy pregnancies lead tohealthy births, and regular pre-natal care is one way to ensurethe health of the mother and herbaby,” Mercy Health West Mar-ket Leader and President Mi-chael Stephens said.
“Sometimes, regular medi-cal care is out of an expectantmom’s reach and we’re here toensure she and her baby get thecare they need to make the beststart in life. If a mom can’t cometo see us, we’ll come to her to en-
Prenatal clinic at Mercy Health – West Hospital growing
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Mercy Health – West Hospital in Green Township is expanding its prenatalclinic to meet increased demand.
See PRENATAL, Page A2
If you always do what you’vealways done, you keep gettingwhat you’ve always gotten.
That’s no longer acceptableto Colerain Township SafetyServices Director Dan Meloy,and he’s pushing a culturechange among police and firepersonnel in the township to-wards addicts to address whatofficials say is epidemic heroinand pain killer abuse.
The Colerain Community forHealth Awareness, a groupformed after the township be-came a We Thrive communitywith the Hamilton CountyHealth Department, began talk-ing about how to wrestle withthe burgeoning drug problem inthe community and a number oftactics are underway.
Officials said the number ofheroin-related overdoses in Col-erain Township was 51 in 2011and 141 in 2014. “The problem isobviously not getting better onits own,” Meloy said. “And wecan’t keep doing what we’ve al-ways done. That’s not working.”
Most recently, the CCHA puttogether a panel discussion,bringing not only township po-lice and fire personnel to talkabout the issue of heroin anddrug addiction from the town-ship’s perspective, but also in-viting others engaged in ad-
dressing heroin addiction inparticular to talk about theproblem The panel was moder-ated by Pat Bell, from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati, a repre-sentative with the Ohio Attor-ney General’s office and AlecSchiering with Not One More,Southern Indiana Chapter, whoshared his personal recovery
story. More than 100 people at-tended, and there was an oppor-tunity for questions as well.
“When we were planning ourpanel, one woman impressed onme not to forget the familieswho are also dealing with thisproblem,” Meloy said. “It’s anightmare for them as well.”
He is encouraging the use of
naloxone, known as Narcan,which can be used to counterthe effects of opioid especiallyin overdose. The Cincinnati Ex-change Project provides Nar-can training. The project is a lo-cal advocacy organization thatpromotes education and is com-mitted to making the drug usingcommunity healthier while in-creasing drug treatment enroll-ment.
Emergency medical person-nel with the Colerain TownshipFire Department, are front-linedealing with heroin addictswhen they overdose, and someother projects are underway tobegin pushing treatment and in-tervention rather than only ar-rests or medical assistance.
Meloy said one step taken bythe Colerain Police Departmentwas to request and accept apartnership with the Ohio Attor-ney General’s Office “DrugDrop Box” program in 2012. Thegoal of the “drug drop box” ini-tiative is to reduce the drug useand potential overdoses associ-ated with unused prescriptionpain medications. Between Oc-tober 2012 and July 2014, morethan 330 pounds of expired orunused medication has been de-posited in the box. As partnerswith the Ohio Attorney Gener-al’s Office, all the drugs are de-stroyed at no cost to the town-ship.
Meloy said the township has
also been working to researchthe depth of the problem in Col-erain Township and then part-ner with others who understandthe problem and who can repre-sent a greater perspectivestatewide through the Ohio At-torney General’s Office DrugAbuse Outreach team. Region-ally, this began a round of dis-cussions with emergency roomphysicians, hospital adminis-trators, private health care pro-viders, family based physi-cians, counseling and treatmentresources, and public safetyfirst responders. Meloy saidthose meetings showed therewere few resources available topeople or families who are suf-fering from addiction.
So the CCHA sought helpfrom the Community RecoveryProject and, beginning last Sep-tember, both the police and firedepartment began providing anupdated addiction recovery re-sources list to the families orcaregivers at each overdose-re-lated incident in which theagencies were involved. Thepacket can be also be found onthe township fire department’sweb site, or at bit.ly/heroinhelp.
“These are not the only stepsbeing taken by the township toaddress the opiate problem, butthe police and fire departmentsknow that we are not going to ar-
Colerain Township changingapproach to area drug epidemic
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Libby Harrison, project manager for the Cincinnati Exchange Project trainsColerain Township Public Safety Director Dan Meloy in the use of Narcan,the trade name for naloxone, which can be used to counter opioidoverdose. The Cincinnati Exchange Project is a local advocacy organizationthat promotes education and the harm reduction model, committed tomaking the drug using community healthier while increasing drugtreatment enrollment.
sure she receives the edu-cation she needs so sheand baby can have thebest start in their new lifetogether.”
Like Mercy Health’sprenatal clinics in Ander-son Township and Fair-field, this clinic helps un-insured and under-in-sured women receive vi-tal prenatal care.
The prenatal clinic atWest Hospital providescomprehensive materni-
ty care to uninsured andunder-insured patients onthe West Side. The clinicsees women from thestart of their pregnancythrough to their follow-upvisit after delivery.
The clinic’s experi-enced staff connectswomen with social ser-vices and financial re-sources and helps themfind medical insuranceprograms that work forthem.
New patients can call215-9122 to make an ap-pointment or ask ques-tions.
PrenatalContinued from Page A1
rest our way out of theheroin problem,” Meloysaid. “While arrests aremade in every communi-ty on a regular basis, itwas important to passalong some of the addi-tional Colerain Town-ship Public Safety prob-lem solving initiativesworking to reduce theimpact of the opiate epi-demic.”
One of these initia-tives sends a medic andan officer to make a fol-low-up visit to residentswho were treated bytownship emergencymedical personnel andtheir families.
At some point, Meloyhopes to add a trainedcounselor to the teamthat makes the follow-ups. He wants the town-ship to bring everythingit has in the way of prob-lem solving to the issue
of heroin and opiateabuse.
“We are going to dosomething,” he said.“This is a public healthissue. We are going touse the resources of thepublic health depart-ment, or whatever re-sources we can identifywho are willing to workwith us to help us thinkdifferently. What we’vebeen doing for the pastfive or six years in thisregion has been wholelot of arrests, a whole lotof response, but not awhole lot of change. Weare in different watersnow. We don’t have allthe answers, but we arenot afraid of the chal-lenge.
“This is not the end.The CCHA is going tokeep talking, coming upwith initiatives, expandour response model likewe do with domestic vio-lence. This issue is onour agenda as govern-ment leaders. This isjust the beginning.”
DrugsContinued from Page A1Firefighters battled
the elements while fight-ing two Colerain Town-ship blazes March 4.
Firefighters respon-ded to the 9800 block ofSheits Road around 10p.m. for a structure fire,according to ColerainFire Department infor-mation officer Capt.Steve Conn. A neighbornoticed flames comingfrom the residence andcalled 911. Firefighters re-ported flames were com-ing through the roof andthat each room in thehouse was on fire whenthey arrived on the scene.
Conn said this area ofSheits Road does not havefire hydrants, and watertankers from several ju-risdictions were dis-patched to assist in this la-bor intensive operation.The fire was declared adefensive fire due to thelimited water supply andthe extensive structural
involvement on their ar-rival.
The homeowner wasnot at home at the time ofthe fire but did arrive onscene about an hour afterfire crews’ arrival. He ad-vised them that there maybe several dogs in the res-idence and was visibly up-set.
Some dogs were foundinside the home but crewshad not been able to enter
the building to determinethe number of deceasedpets. The homeowner waseventually transported toMercy West Hospital forobservation due to a priorexisting medical condi-tion.
Firefighters were run-ning low on waterthroughout the incidentand ran out of completelyaround 10:15 p.m. At least10 water tankers were
called to the scene. Tank-ers from Indiana werealso prepared to respond.
Sheits Road was closedbetween Brehm and BlueRock roads for almost twohours.
Units from the follow-ing jurisdictions assistedwith fire control and tank-er operations: GreenTownship, Miami Town-ship, Crosby Township,Harrison, Ross Township,Whitewater Township,Morgan Township andBright Indiana. The causeof the fire is still under in-vestigation, and the homewill most likely be de-clared a total loss due tothe extensive structuraldamage sustained in thefire. While crews werestill on the scene on SheitsRoad, additional ColerainFire crews were dis-patched to the 8700 blockof Venus Lane for reportsof a structural fire in theresidences’ bedroom.
Firefighters battle elements in two Colerain Twp. fires
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Emergency officials battled the elements while fighting aColerain Township blaze Wednesday night.
On the night the circuscame to town, local animalrights protesters weren’tgoing to be deterred by ahistoric announcementfrom Ringling Bros. andBarnum & Bailey Circus.
That the circus will be-gin to phase out elephantsfrom its shows, as its par-ent company Feld Enter-tainment announcedThursday, provided evenmore reason to brave thecold at Pete Rose Way andBroadway Street.
“It’s a kind of victory,”said protest organizer To-ny Seta, 45, of ColerainTownship. “But it’s also ahollow victory.”
The 13 elephants thatare now part of the Ring-ling Bros. shows will besent to the circus’ Centerfor Elephant Conserva-tion in Florida by 2018,Feld Entertainment said
in the announcement. Theelephants will join morethan 40 others at the facil-ity.
In a statement, FeldEntertainment Chairmanand CEO Kenneth Feldsaid: “This is the most sig-nificant change we havemade since we foundedRingling Bros. Center forElephant Conservation in1995. When we did so, weknew we would play acritical role in saving theendangered Asian ele-phants for future genera-tions, given how fewAsian elephants are left inthe wild.
“This decision was noteasy, but it is in the best in-terest of our company, ourelephants and our cus-tomers.”
Colerain man organizes circusanimal rights protest By Patrick [email protected] USA TODAY
THE ENQUIRER/PATRICK BRENNAN
Tony Seta, 45, of ColerainTownship organized theprotest for circus-animalrights Thursday outside U.S.Bank Arena.
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A list of local fish fries:» St. Therese Little
Flower Parish: The annu-al fish fries at St. ThereseLittle Flower Parish, 5560Kirby Road, will continueon Fridays through Lent,except for Good Friday.There is dine-in, carry-outand a drive-through from5:30-7:30 p.m. at LittleFlower Church. The FishFry benefits the Our Ladyof Grace Athletic Associa-tion.
» Pleasant Run Presby-terian Church: A series offish fries kicks off from 5p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fridays,March 6, 13, and 20, at thechurch, 11565 PippinRoad.
The menu includes achoice of fish or chickennuggets and choice of twosides: macaroni andcheese, green beans, co-leslaw, applesauce. Themeal also includes bread,dessert and either coffee,lemonade or ice tea. Theprice is $8.50 per adultand $4.50 per child. Carry-out prices are $8 per adultand $4 per child.
The profits will be usedfor mission projects andboy scout projects.
This series of fish friesis being sponsored by thewomen’s association andBoy Scouts. Call 513-825-4544, or visit pleasan-trunpc.org
» Mt. Healthy Ameri-can Legion Post 513: Theannual fish fry at WesleyWerner Post 513 Ameri-can Legion Hall, 7947Hamilton Ave. in MountHealthy runs from 4:30 to7:30 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 13,20 and 27.
Menu includes cod,
catfish, chicken strips,shrimp, crab cakes, fries,macaroni and cheese, on-ion chips and dessert. Forinformation, call 513-729-0061.
» St. James the GreaterChurch, 3565 HubbleRoad in White Oak,pre-sents its God and Cod fishfry from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Fridays through March27.
The menu includesfried or baked fish din-ners, shrimp dinners,sandwiches, cheese pizza,and pretzels from Servati-i’s. Soft drinks and beeravailable. Dine in or carryout.
For more information,visitwww.stjamesfishfry.org.To place a carry-out order,call 741-5311.
A fish or shrimp dinnercosts $8.00 and a la carteitems cost from $1.50 to$4.50.
Call 513-574-4840.
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Brandt was a Naval fight-er pilot who flew Hellcatand Corsair aircraft as-signed to the USS Hornetaircraft carrier in WorldWar II. While flying hisF6F-3 Hellcat plane onJune 13, 1944, he was shotdown during a pre-inva-sion assault off the coastof Guam. An injured En-sign Brandt landed in thewater about 500 yards offthe beach in the AganaBay, where he was alonein the water for 2 1/2 hourslistening to mortar shellsand sniper fire aimed athim from the beach.
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Twin Towers residentDon Brandt is a WorldWar II Veteran and amember of the USS Hor-nets Association.
On Friday, Feb. 6,Brandt, a long-time WhiteOak resident before hemoved to Twin Towers, re-ceived a quilt from theQuilts of Valor program,which he in turn donatedto Twin Towers where itwill be displayed for all toenjoy. Ohio Valley Quilt-ers Guild member JoyceFoley, who was on handfor the presentation,made the quilt as part oftheir nationwide Quilts ofValor program that cre-ates and donates patrioticquilts to veterans of for-eign wars.
Brandt’s wife Rose, his
daughter Mary Ann, andson-in-law Wally Herb-ster were all at Twin Tow-ers for the ceremony.
Close friend StanleyCohen emceed the pres-entation where he ex-plained that Ensign Don
nally spotted him, ap-proached low overhead,and managed to drop aninflatable raft into the wa-ter for him. After climb-ing into the raft, Brandtwaited another threehours before nearby sub-marine Swordfish wasable to tow him to safetywhile he clung to the peri-scope.
When Cohen met DonBrandt through a workproject in 1961, Stan rec-ognized him from a docu-mentary about World WarII. They soon becamegood friends.
Twin Towers resident Don Brandt awarded Quilt of Valor
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Communityassociation meeting
The speaker for theMonfort Heights/WhiteOak Community Associa-tion meets at 7:30 p.m. onWednesday, March 18, atthe Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road.
Guest speaker is An-drew Jackson, superinten-dent of the Northwest Lo-cal School District. He willpresent the district’s plansfor replacing three exist-ing elementary schoolswith new facilities and ren-ovating the other schools inthe district.
The district will seekvoter approval in May of acombined 4.33-mill bond/operating levy to fundthese facility projects aswell as funding the ongo-ing operations of the dis-trict.
The combined levy willreplace the current 4.52mill operating levy sched-uled for renewal in May.
Steep CanyonRangers willperform April 11
The Greater CincinnatiPerforming Arts Society(GCPAS) will present theGrammy Award winningBluegrass group, the Steep
Canyon Rangers, at 7:30p.m., Saturday, April 11, atthe Martin Marietta Thea-ter at Harrison HighSchool. The show is part ofa series presented byGCPAS and proceeds sup-port tuition assistance pro-grams at Catholic elemen-tary schools throughoutGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky. Forshow information andtickets, go to www.gcpart-s.org or call 570-0652.
Bunco NightThe Colerain Township
Citizen’s Police AcademyAlumni is having a benefitBunco Night from 7 to 11p.m. Friday, March 20, atthe Northgate Station, inthe Macy’s wing of North-gate Mall.
Cost is $10 per person,and includes door prizes,split the pot, snacks andpop. Instruction provided.Funds raised benefit theColerain Police Depart-ment’s new canine unit.
Call Ed, Deb, or Aman-da at 513-321-2677.
Make it and Take ItWhite Oak Gardens
sponsors a Make It andTake It event making col-ander hanging basketsplanted with lettuce and
spinach at 11a.m. Saturday,March 14, at the gardencenter, 3579 Blue RockRoad. Cost is $45.
Register online at whi-teoakgardens.com or call513-385-3313.
Pioneer Antique &Hobby Associationmeets
The Pioneer Antiqueand Hobby Associationwill meet at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 18, atthe Nathanael GreeneLodge, 6394 WesselmanRoad.
This month’s programwill be presented by JanDoench of the River CityQuilting Group. She willhave a trunk show display-ing and talking aboutquilts. Guests are wel-come. Call 451-4822 formore information.
Monte Carlo NightThe Colerain Booster
Association presents its12th Annual Monte CarloNight. from 7 p.m. to mid-night, Friday, March 13, atReceptions Fairfield, 5975Boymel Drive, in Fairfield.
Everyone age 21 or old-er is invited to attend. Pro-ceeds support ColerainHigh School, Colerain Mid-dle School, and White OakMiddle School to providefacilities, support, and op-portunities.
Reverse raffle ticketsand advanced admissioncan be purchased at Cole-rain High School in theAthletic Office, duringbusiness hours.
Tickets are $30 per per-son or $55 per couple.
For tickets, stop by theathletic office, call DawnOstertag at 513-741-5054 oremail her [email protected] formore information.
State of thetownship
Springfield Townshipresidents who want toknow how things are goingin their community will thechance to get the big pic-ture at the seventh annualState of the Township com-munity address.
The annual meetingtakes a look back as offi-cials review the past year,and ahead, as township of-ficials also share what they
believe the coming yearwill bring from the town-ship’s perspective. Thisyear’s State of the Town-ship meeting will be at 1:30p.m. Sunday, March 15, atthe The Grove BanquetHall, behind the main firestation and civic center at9150 Winton Road.
The Springfield Town-ship State of the TownshipCommunity Address willbe taped and aired on TimeWarner Cable, WaycrossChannel 4 and on Cincin-nati Bell Fioptics, Channel854. Video of the meetingwill be available online athttp://bit.ly/trusteeLIVEonce it becomes available.
2015 GreaterCincinnati Teachersof Excellencenominations open
Greater CincinnatiTeachers of Excellence isan annual teacher awardsprogram, honoring teach-ers who go over and abovetheir duties, making a posi-tive impact on their stu-dents, schools and commu-nities. Greater CincinnatiTeachers of Excellence issponsored by CincinnatiChristian University andJohn R. Green TeacherSupply Company. Thisyear’s keynote speakerwill be Three Rivers Su-perintendent Craig Hock-enberry.
Each winning teacherwill win a $500 shoppingspree provided by John RGreen Teacher SupplyCompany and an April 23formal dinner awards pro-gram, plaques and giftsprovided by CincinnatiChristian University.
The nomination dead-line is noon March 16.
Nominations are ac-cepted from principals andvice principals of public,district, private and paro-chial schools in the GreaterCincinnati and NorthernKentucky area. Nomina-tion forms are available atat www.CCUniversity.edu/teachersofexcellence
For questions pleaseemail Jackie Rosenbergerat jackie.rosenberger
@CCuniversity.edu.
Steep CanyonRangers willperform April 11
The Greater Cincinnati
Performing Arts Society(GCPAS) will present theGrammy Award winningBluegrass group, the SteepCanyon Rangers, at 7:30p.m., Saturday, April 11 atthe Martin Marietta Thea-ter at Harrison HighSchool. The show is part ofa series presented byGCPAS and proceeds sup-port tuition assistance pro-grams at Catholic elemen-tary schools throughoutGreater Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky. Forshow information andtickets, go to www.gcpart-s.org or call 570-0652.
Tandem cyclinggroup meets March21
A tandem cyclinggroup, TUKANDU Cy-cling Club Inc., is holdingits annual business meet-ing 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Satur-day, March 21, at at LaRo-sa‘s, 2411 Boudinot Ave.
TUKANDU, a stylizedspelling for “Two Can Do,”at its March 21 meeting,will hold its election of offi-cers, review events of thepast 2014 season, and layplans for 2015. Members,their friends, and all whowould like to know moreabout us are cordially in-vited to come and meet us.
TUKANDU tandem cy-cling club holds regularlyscheduled rides on the Lit-tle Miami Scenic Trail(Loveland Bike Trail) fromApril through Octoberwith teams of two ridingfrom 10 miles up to 50miles or more on Satur-days, all according to theskills and comfort level ofour cyclists. Our cyclistsrange from very skilleddown to those who are outonly for a casual Saturdayride, but with all there toenjoy the sport.
Incorporated in 1999,TUKANDU is a 501(C)(3)cycling club in which fullysighted and visually im-paired members join inriding tandem bicycleswith the visually impairedperson on the back seat, atleast we hope. Hey, blindand visually impaired peo-ple enjoy the pleasure andchallenge of cycling. TU-KANDU was organized forthat purpose and has beendoing that successfully for15 years.
Please contact RobertRogers, 513-921-3186. Ifthere is no answer, leave amessage with your fullname and way of returningyour call.
Backyardcomposting class
Springfield Townshipwill be hosting Get the Dirton Backyard Composting,a seminar with a guestspeaker from the Hamil-ton County Recycling andSolid Waste District focus-ing on the basics of back-yard composting.
The seminar will beginat 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April14, at the Springfield Town-ship Senior and Communi-
ty Arts Center, 9150 WintonRoad, behind the civic cen-ter.
The seminar will dis-cuss how to balance a com-post bin, what materialsare compostable, and sometroubleshooting. Therewill also be time to answercomposting questions.
Register online at ham-iltoncountyrecycles.org orcall 513-946-7734 to regis-ter. Space is limited, so signup early.
McAuley Madnessfor sixth- andseventh-graders
McAuley High School ishosting a fun-filled eve-ning for all sixth- and sev-enth-grade girls from, 6p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday,March 20.
McAuley Madness willfeature great food, such asLaRosa’s pizza and a build-your-own sundae bar, alongwith games, activities, mu-sic, and fun.
Girls attending canwear their favorite basket-ball team’s shirt or jersey.All the fun will take placeat McAuley.
Registration is avail-able online atmcauleyhs.net/mcauleymadness.
For more information,please contact MariaSchweikert at 681-1800 Ex-tension 2272 or [email protected].
Goodwill hostsEarth Day recyclingdrive
This year will mark thecelebration of the Ohio Val-ley Goodwill’s second an-nual Earth Day ElectronicRecycling Donation Drive,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,April 26, at all 29 GoodwillDonation Centers.
Last year, Goodwill col-lected more than 20,000pounds of computers, key-boards and other electron-ic equipment during thisone-day event and thisyear, the goal is 60,000pounds from the GreaterCincinnati community.
Find out more about thisexciting recycling event atcincinnatigoodwill.org.
Garage sale set The Mount Healthy
Alumni Association is nowaccepting vendor applica-tions for the .association’sannual garage sale
The Sale will be from 9a.m. to noon Saturday,April 11, in the Junior/Sen-ior High School Cafeteriaat 8101 Hamilton Ave. Costto participate is $15 for a 6-foot table, $20 for a 12-foottable or $10 for the space ifyou bring your own table.
Refreshments will beavailable for purchase. Ap-plications for vendor ta-bles can be downloaded atwww.mthalumni.org, orobtained by contactingRose Kahsar at; [email protected] phone: 513-729-0784 or Steve Harness [email protected];phone: 513-851-1446.
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» McAuley senior Ma-ry Dickman, a White Oakresident, has been nameda finalist in the 60th annu-al National Merit Scholar-ship Program.
As one of 15,000 final-ists across the country,Dickman has the opportu-nity to continue in thecompetition for some7,600 National MeritScholarships worth about$33 million that will be of-fered this spring. Begin-ning in March and con-tinuing to mid-June, win-ners will be notified thatthey are selected to re-ceive a Merit ScholarshipAward, based on theirabilities, skills, and ac-complishments.
Dickman is a memberof the National Honor So-ciety, McAuley's WomenIn Engineering program,McAuley Orchestra, Lat-in Club and more. She hasreceived numerousawards as part of the Na-tional and Ohio JuniorClassical League Conven-tions. She attended gradeschool at St. James inWhite Oak, where she hasalso been a member of theYouth Ministry SteeringCommittee, a student tu-tor, and a Confirmation re-treat leader.
Dickman is the daugh-ter of Bruce and JanetDickman of White Oak.
» Two unselfish McAu-ley sophomores haveturned their grief andpain into efforts to helpothers.
Annie Klein and Han-nah Steers each both losttheir fathers when theywere 5- and 3-years-oldrespectively. They werehelped through theirchildhood grief by Fern-side, which was estab-lished in 1986. It is the na-tion’s second largest chil-dren’s grief center andprovides all services tochildren free of charge,relying upon the generos-ity of donors. Today, morethan 1,000 children, teensand adults attend supportgroups annually.
On Nov. 20, Klein andSteers, who regularly vol-unteer every otherWednesday at Fernsidesupport sessions, werepart of Fernside’s BlueOut on Fountain Square,to observe Children’sGrief Awareness Day.They distributed grieftips and treats, and partic-ipated in an enormous bal-loon launch at the end of
the mid-day program. Klein began her volun-
teerism last year becauseshe “really wanted to giveback.”
Steers said, “I benefit-ted tremendously fromthis program when I wasyounger. In fact, it hadsuch a huge impact that Iwas able to point out theclassroom I was in after 11years of not being there!”
Klein is the daughter ofJoAnn Klein of White Oakand Steers is the daughterof Jackie Steers of GreenTownship.
Colerain MiddleSchool
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2014-15 inductees into theColerain Middle SchoolNational Junior Honor So-ciety. This group of stu-dents will be inducted in aceremony in March. Con-gratulations to the follow-ing eighth graders: JamesAldridge, Corey Boos-veld, William Coffey,Alex Fortman, RebekahGreen, Tyler Hilgeman,Zachary Holt, DionnaJackson, Elizabeth Mar-shall, Natalie Rauf, KileyRichardson, Jacob Riede,Kadin Rioux, Krystal Ser-vice, Carlos Signey, Sa-mantha Smith, AsiaSpaulding, Olivia Tha-mann, Kara Wilson,Chloe Woeste, LillyanWray, and Cole Zint.
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Senior Laura Phelpswas named a NationalMerit Finalist. As one of15,000 finalists across thecountry, she has the op-portunity to continue inthe competition for some7,600 National MeritScholarships worth about$33 million that will be of-fered this spring.
Beginning in Marchand continuing to mid-June, winners will be noti-fied that they are selectedto receive a Merit Schol-arship Award, based ontheir abilities, skills, andaccomplishments.
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McAuley students Hannah Steers and Annie Klein at Fernside's Blue Out on Fountain Square,.
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McAuley High School Principal Dan Mineli with National MeritFinalist Mary Dickman.
Northwest High School senior Laura Phelps.
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change students that will ar-rive in August.
Students are ages 15through 18, are fully insured,have their own spending mon-ey and are fluent in English.The students will attend Har-
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Business MeetingsColerain Township BusinessAssociation Meeting, 8-9 a.m.,Colerain Township Police De-partment - Northgate Station,9687 Colerain Ave., RichardStevie, economist with DukeEnergy, provides insight onwhat to expect with economythis year. Continental Breakfastis available. Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byColerain Township BusinessAssociation. 379-1063. ColerainTownship.
Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.
Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.
Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725.Delhi Township.
Pure Potential Chikung/taichi,9:30-11 a.m., Grace EpiscopalChurch, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.
Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to thosewho qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Price Hill.
Digestion and Overall Health,6:15-7:15 p.m., Apex Chiropracticand Wellness Center, 8624Winton Road, Suite B, Topic:“What is Leaky Gut” foodsensitivities and real truth aboutheartburn. $20. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Dr. LaurieJahnke. 931-4300. Finneytown.
Home & GardenThe Building Doctor, 7-9:30p.m., Greenhills CommunityBuilding, 8 Enfield St., Library.Ohio Historical Society’s BuildingDoctors teach old-buildingowners how to recognize andsolve most common sources ofproblems in maintaining olderbuildings. Ages 21 and up. Free.Reservations recommended.Presented by State HistoricPreservation Office of the OhioHistory Connection and theGreenhills Historical Society.800-499-2470; www.face-book.com/events/329563787239138/.Greenhills.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.
Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.
Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.
Literary - Libraries3Doodler Demo, 4-5 p.m.,Cheviot Branch Library, 3711Robb Ave., Celebrate Teen TechWeek with 3Doodler demon-stration and then computercoding activity on laptop. ForTeens. Free. Registration re-quired. 369-6015. Cheviot.
On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 7:30p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Play takes you to the 1958Springfield High School promwhere we meet the Wonde-rettes, four girls with hopes and
dreams as big as their crinolineskirts. $24, $21 seniors, studentsand groups of 20 or more.241-6550; www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.
Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. ThroughDec. 17. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.
Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Cincinnati ElksLodge No. 5, 3621 GlenmoreAve., Fish dinners are $8.75 andinclude 6-ounce cod loin, coles-law and choice of two items:french fries, tater tots, macaroniand cheese and stewed toma-toes. Fish sandwich available for$6.50. 662-4040. Cheviot.
Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., PleasantRun Presbyterian Church, 11565Pippin Road, Fish or chickennuggets and choice of two sides:macaroni and cheese, greenbeans, coleslaw and applesauce.Meal also includes bread, des-sert and either coffee, lemonadeor iced tea. Dinner: $8.50, $4.50per child; carryout: $8, $4 perchild. 825-4544; www.pleasan-trunpc.org. Colerain Township.
Fish Fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., KolpingCenter, 10235 Mill Road, Pizza,fish, shrimp. Dine in or carry out.Music, raffles, cash bar. BenefitsKolping Society. Presented byKolping Society. 851-7951, ext. 1;www.kolpingcincinnati.com.Springfield Township.
Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. JohnNeumann Church, 12191 MillRoad, Platter includes coleslaw,french fries, onion rings orgreen beans. Baked fish, fishsandwich, shrimp and otheritems. 742-0953. SpringfieldTownship.
Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. MatthiasCatholic Church, 1050 W. Kem-per Road, Lonsway Hall. Dinnersand a la carte items. $7 perdinner. 851-1930. Forest Park.
Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. Catharineof Siena School, 3324 WunderAve., Cafeteria. Fried fish sand-wiches and platters, friedshrimp, pizza, baked potatoes,mac and cheese, homemadesoups. New dinners: CincItaliastuffed shells, crab cakes andfish tacos. Homemade dessertsby Girl Scout Troop 41652. Dinein or carry out. Benefits St.Catherine Athletics. 481-7683,ext. 3104; www.stcatharinesie-na.org. Westwood.
Fish Fry Days, 4:30-7 p.m., St.Aloysius Gonzaga School, 4390Bridgetown Road, School Cafe-teria. Fried and baked fish,shrimp, pizza, mozzarella sticks,homemade macaroni andcheese, green beans, coleslawand homemade desserts. Carry-out and drive through available.Fish or shrimp dinner costs $8and a la carte items $1.50-$4.50.Presented by St. Aloysius Gon-zaga Church. 574-4840;www.saintals.org. Green Town-ship.
Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post7340 Charles R. Gailey, 8326Brownsway Lane, Cod, catfish,shrimp, chicken, platters comewith choice of two sides. Carry-out available. $8 platter, $5sandwich. Presented by VFWPost 7340 Ladies Auxiliary.521-7340; http://gailey-post.webs.com. Colerain Town-ship.
Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Knights ofColumbus Council 1683, 3144Blue Rock Road, Fish dinner$7.50; fish and chips $6.25; fishsandwich $5.25; grilled cheesesandwich $2; cheese pizza slice$1.50 / whole $8. Kids meal: fishor grilled cheese $3.25. Sides:french fries regular or seasoned,green beans, coleslaw, mac andcheese, baked potato, soup, tosssalad. 741-7700. White Oak.
Fresh Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Western Hills Cheviot Lodge 140,4353 West Fork Road, Dine inlower level or carryout entranceat rear of building. Dine in orcarry out. Sides: fries, mac andcheese, onion rings, green beansand slaw. Dinner with threesides for $10. Free coffee andtea. Presented by Western HillsCheviot Lodge No. 140. 919-1065. Monfort Heights.
Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., OurLady of the Visitation School,3180 South Road, Baked, friedfish, shrimp and crab cakes.Dinners include two sides. Macand cheese, fries, coleslaw andmore. Children’s fish fingers
dinner, Trotta’s pizza and weeklyspecial. $2 and up. Presented bySt. Joseph of the Three RiversCouncil Knights of Columbus.347-2229; www.stjosephkof-c.org. Green Township.
Germania Society Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., Germania Societyof Cincinnati, 3529 W. KemperRoad, Sides include bakedmacaroni and cheese, frenchfries, sweet creamy coleslaw,collard greens and corn bread.Assorted desserts and beveragesavailable for purchase. Tea,coffee and lemonade availableat no cost. Carry out and creditcard purchases also available.$12 dinner with two sides, $7fish sandwich only. 742-0060;www.germaniasociety.com.Colerain Township.
Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Held inschool cafeteria., St. WilliamChurch, 4108 W. Eighth St.,Menu includes hand breadedcod, tavern breaded fish, tilapia,salmon, shrimp, crab cakes,grilled cheese, cheese pizza,french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soup ofthe week. Desserts and bever-ages available. Drive thru 4-7p.m. Dine in 4:30-7:30 p.m. $1and up. 921-0247; www.stwil-liamfishfry.com. West Price Hill.
Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. AntoninusParish, 1500 Linneman Road,Dine in, carry out or drive-thrucurb-side pick-up. Fish sand-wiches, jumbo shrimp, grilledsalmon, pizza, grilled cheese,homemade soups and home-made desserts, plus other sidedishes. Price varies. Presented bySt. Antoninus Boy Scout Troop614. 922-5400. Green Township.
Boy Scout Troop 271 Fish Fry,4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Teresa of AvilaChurch, 1175 Overlook Ave.,Dine in or carry out. Presentedby St. Teresa Boy Scout Troop271. 921-9200. West Price Hill.
Dine-in Fish Fry, 5:30-7 p.m.,Our Lady of the Rosary Church,17 Farragut Road, Menu in-cludes salmon, baked cod, friedcod, shrimp, pizza, salted ryebread and more. A la carte itemsavailable. Credit cards accepted.$8. 825-8626; www.wintonwyo-mingpr.org. Greenhills.
Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 513, 7947Hamilton Ave., Cod, catfish,fantail shrimp, popcorn shrimp,crab cakes and chicken strips.Dinner include fries or maccheese or onion straws andcoleslaw, cupcakes. $6-$8.729-0061. Mount Healthy.
Fish FryDays, 5-8 p.m., St.Dominic Church, 4551 DelhiRoad, O’Connor Hall. Traditionalfried cod, special menu itemseach week. Presented by St.Dominic Athletic Association.251-1276; www.athletics.stdo-minicdelhi.org. Delhi Township.
Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., St. LawrenceElementary, 1020 Carson Ave.,Heritage Hall. Breaded jumboshrimp, baked salmon, codbreaded or beer battered,spaghetti with tomato sauce,grilled cheese sandwich or garlicgrilled cheese sandwich andpizza bread. Benefits St. Law-rence. Presented by PTO of St.Lawrence Elementary. 921-4230.East Price Hill.
Fish no Fry, 3-10 p.m., HenkeWinery, 3077 Harrison Ave.,Lenten specials every Fridayduring Lent. Reservations rec-ommended. 662-9463;www.henkewine.com. West-wood.
Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. Michael’sChurch, 2110 Saint Michael St.,Fish, shrimp, pizza, grilledcheese and tomato soup, frenchfries, green beans, macaroni andcheese, coleslaw, applesauce,drinks. Beer and desserts extra.Benefits St. Michael the Archan-gel Catholic Parish and School.$8, $7, $4.75, $3. 244-2214.Lower Price Hill.
Engage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.
Literary - Book ClubsOn the Same Page Book Dis-cussion, 10:30-11:30 a.m., GreenTownship Branch Library, 6525Bridgetown Road, Communitydiscussion of The Great Gatsbyand So We Read On. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-6095;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Green Township.
On Stage - OperaMozart: The Abduction fromthe Seraglio, 8-10:30 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945 Dun-ham Way, Mozart’s ribaldcomedy about escaping fromcaptivity in a Turkish harem.Sung in original German, withEnglish projected surtitles andEnglish dialogue. Accompaniedby full orchestra. $10-$100.Presented by Queen City Cham-ber Opera. 503-8323;www.queencitychamberop-era.org. West Price Hill.
On Stage - TheaterMarvelous Wonderettes, 8p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, $24, $21 sen-iors, students and groups of 20or more. 241-6550; www.cincin-natilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.
Rumors, 8 p.m., GlenmorePlayhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave.,Farce takes place in upscalehome of New York City’s deputymayor, Charley Brock. Charleyand his wife, Myra, have invitedfriends to a party there tocelebrate their 10th anniversary,but before the party begins,Charley has suffered a gunshotwound to the earlobe whichmay or may not have beenself-inflicted. Ages 18 and up.$16, $15 advance. Presented byThe Drama Workshop. ThroughMarch 15. 598-8303; www.the-dramaworkshop.org. Cheviot.
ShoppingLadies Night Out, 7-9 p.m.,Cheviot United MethodistChurch, 3820 Westwood North-ern Blvd., Shopping, food, giftsand more. Benefits CUMCPreschool. $2 or two for $3.Presented by Cheviot UnitedMethodist Church Preschool.389-3060. Cheviot.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14Community DanceCommunity Dance, 6-10:30p.m., Green Township SeniorCenter, 3620 Epley Road, In-cludes beer, pop, snacks andmusic. $7. 385-3780. GreenTownship.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 3 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and take
home souvenir glass. Appetizersand meals available to accompa-ny tasting. Ages 21 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.662-9463; www.henkewine-.com. Westwood.
Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40 for10 classes. Presented by DanceJamz. 706-1324. Sayler Park.
Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.
Holiday - St. Patrick’s DayShamrock Scavenger Hunt, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Miami TownshipBranch Library, 8 N. Miami Ave.,Find shamrocks hidden through-out library and get chance towin prize. Free. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-6050;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Cleves.
Shamrock Door Hanger, 2 p.m.,Forest Park Branch Library, 655Waycross Road, Adults areinvited to make shamrock doorhanger. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4478;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Forest Park.
St. Patty’s Day Bash, 10 a.m. to1:30 a.m., Club Trio, 5744 Spring-dale Road, Live music and food.Extra parking available. Ages 21and up. Free. 385-1005;www.clubtriolounge.com.Colerain Township.
Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: High, Low,Fast, Slow. Listen Closely,Here We Go, 10-10:45 a.m.,11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., PilgrimUnited Church of Christ, 4418Bridgetown Road, Flute, stringbass, piano and drums showmusical opposites. $5 or four for$15; free under age 2. Presentedby Linton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 381-6868. Bridgetown.
NatureThe hunt for Another Earth, 8p.m., Cincinnati AstronomicalSociety Observatory, 5274 ZionRoad, University of Cincinnatiastronomer David Flateaupresents look at hunt for someof most unique and possiblyearth-like places in galaxy. Free.Presented by Cincinnati Astrono-mical Society. 941-1981; www.ci-nastro.org/calendar. Cleves.
On Stage - TheaterJungle Book: The Story ofMowgli’s Fire, 11 a.m., Cov-edale Center for the Performing
Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Part ofSaturday morning Children’sSeries. $6. Presented by FrischMarionette Company. 241-6550;www.frischmarionettes.com.West Price Hill.
Marvelous Wonderettes, 8p.m., Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, $24, $21 sen-iors, students and groups of 20or more. 241-6550; www.cincin-natilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.
RecreationLee J. Parke Memorial Fund-raiser, 1-4:30 p.m., Heid’s Lanes,6341 Cheviot Road, Bowling,lunch, raffles, music by G4Vgroup, Dick Buchholz and SonnyMoorman. Benefits Lee J ParkeMemorial Fund/Guitars for Vets.$25 includes lunch, 2 drinks andbowling, $5 kids lunch, softdrinks and bowling. Presentedby Guitars for Vets. 835-3496;www.payitsquare.com/collect-page/23895. White Oak.
Special EventsJohann Strauss Ball, 7:30-11:30p.m., Donauschwaben Haus,4290 Dry Ridge Road, StraussWaltz Dancers of Donausch-waben Society perform show ofdances set to songs by famousAustrian composer, JohannStrauss. Includes music by Spitz-buam Band from Saint Louis.$12.50. Reservations required.Presented by DonauschwabenSociety. 385-2098; www.cincydo-nau.com. Colerain Township.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15Auditions1776, 6-9:30 p.m., CovedaleCenter for the Performing Arts,4990 Glenway Ave., Prepare 16bars of song showcasing vocalability in style of show. Readfrom script. Bring resume listingtheatrical experience. Dressappropriately. Must be at least16 years of age. Free. Presentedby Cincinnati Landmark Produc-tions. Through March 16. 241-6550; www.cincinnatilandmark-productions.com. West PriceHill.
Dining EventsBest Sunday Brunch on theWest Side, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Omelet and wafflestations, goetta, sausage, bis-cuits, bacon, fruit and more.Lunch portion begins at 11 a.m.Large parties welcome. $11.95,$8.95 seniors and ages 7-14, freeages 6 and under. 467-0070, ext.3. North Bend.
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“The Marvelous Wonderettes“ takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where wemeet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. The girlsperform such classic 1950s and 1960s songs as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,”“Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My Party” and more than 20 otherclassic hits. Performances are scheduled March 12-April 4, at the Covedale Center for thePerforming Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave. Tickets are $24, $21 for seniors and students and groups of20 or more. Call 241-6550; visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com. From left: BlairGodshall (Missy), Lauren Carr (Betty Jean), Kate Mock Elliott (Cindy Lou) and Grace Eichler(Suzy).
MARCH 11, 2015 • NORTHWEST PRESS • A7NEWS
The first sign that springis almost here appears inour woods. Dotted through-out are wild yellow aconiteand bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. The snow-drops? They were invisible.
Another sign that springis approaching is St. Pat-rick’s Day. I
I love the legend thataccompanies the great saint. In the
5th century AD, St. Patrickwent to Ireland, killed thesnakes and converted thepeople.
What were they eating?Veggies like leeks and cab-bage, both of which aregreen! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottomheavy with green leafyveggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so theIrish were healthy eaters
way back when.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t
overlook omega-3s in “fatty” fishlike salmon and mackerel. Thesefish are good for the brain.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate profes-sional and author. Find her blog atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.
Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage
Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.
So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.
5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet
included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish
Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.
St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares
I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.
2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream
Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.
Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.
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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes the fourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebration complete with a parade as the statue ofSt. Patrick is marched through downtown streets. Finish your celebration with corned beef and cabbage, ala Rita.
“I would love to see ‘The ManFrom U.N.C.L.E.’ remade be-cause it was an exciting show towatch with good plots (for thetime), cool gadgets and intelli-gent scripts.
“ It would be OK to update itas long as they stay with the ba-sic premise and feel and don'tmake it goofy. Too many re-makes go that route and fail mis-erably.”
M.J.F.
“There was a show titled‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ It showedthe science behind ordinarythings in life. It was intended forgrade school age kids.
“I think the concept wouldwork today on the History orDiscovery Channel. The greatcomedy shows of Dean Martin,Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleasonet al might also work today.
“Most other shows from thatera would be stuck in that timewarp and not accepted by today’saudiences. Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill to allow cities to createopen-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?
Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers tonorthwestpress@community press.comwith Ch@troom in the subject line.
Talk about a dubious dis-tinction.
I recently heard that eventhough Colerain Township isthe home of Rumpke andtherefore considered the re-cycling capital of SouthernOhio, people here don’t actu-ally recycle much of theirown household waste.
So I decided to contactMichelle Balz of the HamiltonCounty Recycling and SolidWaste District to get thefacts.
Balz said that ColerainTownship recycles only 5percent of its household solidwaste.
I asked her how we com-pare with other communitiesin Southern Ohio.
Balz said the City of Cin-
cinnati recy-cles 18 per-cent of itswaste. Theyrecycle betterthan threetimes morethan we do.
“Is thisbecause peo-ple in Cincin-nati havemore of a
social conscience than we dohere in Colerain Township?” Iasked her.
Balz didn’t think so. Shefelt that the differences in ourtwo communities was basedentirely on differences in themethods we each use to col-lect our waste.
In Cincinnati, a truck will
come by your home once aweek and pick up your gar-bage. Shortly thereafter, oth-er people will come by andpick up your recyclables.
Homeowners cannot avoidthese services and they can-not avoid having to pay forthem.
The city contracts with aprivate hauler for these ser-vices, which currently hap-pens to be Rumpke.
On the other hand, resi-dents of Colerain Townshiphire and pay haulers on theirown. Homeowners can chooseto have just their garbagepicked up, or they can pay tohave both their garbage andrecyclables picked up.
If they hire Rumpke andthey choose to also have their
recyclables picked up, theypay an extra $2.60 per month.
Balz felt that the only rea-son we recycle less in Col-erain Township is because wehave to pay extra to do it.
But I think there is a muchbigger reason reason for thisand it has to do with leader-ship. Cincinnati expects itsresidents to recycle whereasin Colerain Township the ini-tiative to recycle is left up tothe homeowner.
Until now.Recently, officials in Col-
erain Township got togetherwith officials in SpringfieldTownship and Ross to seeabout forming a solid wastedistrict and switching over toa system like what they havein Cincinnati.
Most communities thathave made this switch havefound their solid waste fees togo down rather than up eventhough everyone must acceptthe recycling option.
For instance, in Cincinnatihomeowners currently pay$12.01 per month for garbageand recycling, and the systemis entirely self-supporting.
In Colerain Township, ifyou were to hire Cincinnati’ssame hauler (Rumpke) you’dpay $15.65 per month just forgarbage removal.
I say we should go for it. What have we got to lose,
other than a dubious distinc-tion?
James Delp is a house painterwho lives in Colerain Township.
Waste district could improve Colerain Twp. recycling numbers
JamesDelpCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Well, it was time to make achange. What could be badabout moving into a comfort-able apartment with free ca-ble TV and free utilities? Iwas looking forward to meet-ing people my age that hadsomething in common withme.
Wrong! I am the only angryhuman in the house. Everyonesmiles, says “Hello,” andkeeps walking via wheelchair,stroller or with a cane. Someof these people stand erect,but, most have bad legs,backs, hips and who knowswhat else.
My first conversation waswith a tall, nice looking gen-tleman who was waiting forhis wife having her hair done.I can’t tell any woman apart asthey all have the same whitehair and it sits right on top oftheir heads. I found the guy tobe a little hard of hearing andI was very interested in hisWWII experiences. He was 92.
I made my way to the li-brary to read the morningpapers. It was as a libraryshould be. Dead silent,withsome readers sleeping sound-ly It was time for card night,so I hoped I could find a ginrummy player or a poker lov-er. The only two playing cardswere two sweet ladies. I heardone say, “Do you have anysevens?” They were playingGo Fish. I last played when Iwas 4.
I chose to cook for myself,but I did enter a huge diningroom with a cup of soup andlooked for a table. I was wellreceived by two friends whoindicated they didn’t care forany sports except when theSummer Olympics were onTV. They were pool playersand I never played.
They have agreat gymwith a walkingtrack, workoutmachines anda regulationpool to swimlaps.
I passedone man about30 times as hemust havebeen out for a
stroll. A woman was at a ma-chine that worked on her legs.I thought, this might be “TheOne.” By the time I got to thefloor, she was sleeping at themachine. Oh well.
Twice a week a bus takes usshopping at Wal-Mart and atKroger. I thought this beatsdriving myself. Big mistake.My purchases of food tookabout 20 minutes and I wastold to meet at the Subwaywithin the store. I was alonefor one and a half hours.
Am I a bit concerned?Frankly,Yes! While I am not ayoung man, I am the youngestresident here...I think.
To end this review, knowthat I have found a date for“The Senior Senior Prom.”Her name is Doris, a whitehaired beauty who has a bit oftrouble remembering myname. She lives down the hall,so I can easily remind her ofour date. I will pass on a cor-sage and the dance begins at 6p.m. I doubt it will last until 8p.m.
I doubt anyone uses thegolf course or tennis area, so,if you want a good startingtime, give me a ring.
Bill Damsey is a former resident ofDeer park who recently moved toMason.
Life at my seniorretirement community
Bill DamseyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
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“Too often we underesti-mate the power of a touch, asmile, a kind word, a listeningear, an honest compliment, orthe smallest act of caring, allof which have the potential toturn a life around.” – Leo F.Buscaglia
This quote by Leo F. Busca-glia started me to think backover my life.
He was right; it wasn’t thebig events I participated in orthe successful accomplish-ments on my resume that hadthe greatest impact. The mostmeaningful and importantachievements were the manyone-on-one mentoring bondswith students and adults. Thiswas where I actually felt Imade an imprint on someoneelse’s life.
In our daily lives; we allhave opportunities to touchsomeone by sharing simpleacts of support. We empowerthe potential of people weinteract with by engagingthem, listening to them, andbecoming an interactive per-son in their day-to-day lives.What influenced me the mostto stay involved with outreachactivities was actually realiz-ing the power I had as an indi-vidual. “The Boy and the Star-fish” short story is a goodexample.
‘The Boyand theStarfish’
Authorunknown
A man waswalking alonga desertedbeach at sun-set. As hewalked he
could see a young boy in thedistance, as he drew nearer henoticed that the boy keptbending down, picking some-thing up and throwing it intothe water.
Time and again he kepthurling things into the ocean.
As the man approachedeven closer, he was able to seethat the boy was picking upstarfish that had been washedup on the beach and, one at atime he was throwing themback into the water.
The man asked the boywhat he was doing, the boyreplied, “I am throwing thesewashed up starfish back intothe ocean, or else they will diethrough lack of oxygen.”“But,” said the man, “Youcan’t possibly save them all.There are thousands on thisbeach, and this must be hap-pening on hundreds of beach-es along the coast. You can’tpossibly make a difference.”
The boy smiled, bent down
and picked up another star-fish, and as he threw it backinto the sea, he replied, “Imade a huge difference to thatone!”
My dad had his own kind ofstarfish story with “Box Tur-tles.” Over the course of hislifetime, Dad probably saved70 turtles or more as theyattempted to navigate a roador highway. Being so painstak-ing slow, crossing a highwaywas like course plottingthrough a desert for them andthe chances were extremelyhigh to get hit or crush by acar.
Dad, when he spotted one,would pull off the road andwalk back, sometimes evendodging cars himself, to savethe turtle. We usually kept asmall cardboard box in thetrunk just for this occasionand he would take the turtle toa more safer remote woodedarea or bring it back to thefarm to release it. I have aclay turtle outside our houseto remind me of his effort andthe simple things I can do tomake a difference.
My wish is that your lifealso leaves such a difference.
Wes Adamson is a resident of Wyo-ming. His work has been acceptedfor publication by two literarymagazines: “River and South Re-view” and “Driftwood Press.”
Making a difference
Wes Adamson COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Here is a list of the timesand locations for local gov-ernmental meetings.
All meetings are open tothe public.
Colerain TownshipBoard of Trustees meets
on the second and fourthTuesday of each month atthe Colerain Township Gov-ernment Complex, 4200Springdale Road.
Executive session startsat 5:30 p.m., meeting startsat 6 p.m. The first meetingof the month is a regularbusiness meeting, the sec-ond meeting of the month isa work session.
Work sessions are can-celed in June, July, and Au-gust unless needed. Call385-7500 for information.
WHEN THEYMEET
MARCH 11, 2015 • NORTHWEST PRESS • B1
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com
MONFORT HEIGHTS — Agame between two of Cincin-nati’s premier teams – Masonand La Salle – is supposed to godown to the wire. The Lancersand Comets were both aware ofthis in a Division I sectional fi-nal at Xavier’s Cintas Center onMarch 6.
La Salle, sensing its seasonon the line turned the tide in thesecond half and beat Mason 43-41giving coach Dan Fleming his400th win with the Lancers.
La Salle, ranked No. 4 in The
Enquirer Division I area coach-es’ final poll, looked out of placeearly on. The Lancers, whotrailed 14-4 after the first quar-ter and 26-18 at the break, al-lowed No. 2 Mason to shoot 62.5percent from the field in thefirst half.
“We played so poorly earlydefensively and really let theirbest player have a big night inthe first half,” Fleming said.
“We’re a defensive program,a defensive team and we didn’tplay like ourselves (in that firsthalf).”
The second half was an en-tirely different narrative. LaSalle returned to its roots – de-fense.
“We talked at halftime aboutjust trying to toughen up a little
bit and guard a little better,”Fleming said.
His team heard the message. Defensively, the Lancers
shut Mason down allowing theComets just 15 points in the sec-ond half on 38.5 percent shoot-ing. Mason hadn’t been held un-der 57 points in a game all sea-son.
Offensively, senior DonteBuycks propelled La Salle.Buycks finished with a game-high 17 points (13 in the secondhalf).
Buycks was also responsiblefor a crucial momentum swinglate in the game. With Masonleading 38-37 and 1:46 left in thegame, La Salle sophomore C.J.Fleming missed a 3-pointer butBuycks came away with the of-
fensive rebound and made a dif-ficult shot in traffic giving LaSalle a 39-38 lead.
Buycks added a pair of freethrows with 29.2 seconds left toput the Lancers up 41-38.
“Donte Buycks gave us a realbig effort,” Fleming said. “Theyhad a real tough time guardinghim.”
Mason, specifically seniorCameron Arminio, couldn’thave asked for a better start.
Arminio, who finished with ateam-high 16 points, began thegame in rhythm hitting 5 of 6shots with two 3-pointers for 13points in the first half.
Junior Jeremy Larkin alsogave the Lancers a boost all
Lancers’ hoops victory extra specialLa Salle facesSpringfield March 14By Adam [email protected]
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE PRESS
La Salle’s Joe Hartmann and NickWatson battle Kyle Lamotte. See SECTIONAL, Page B2
Northwest and La Salle bothhad productive weekends onthe mats at the Division I dis-trict wrestling tournament atKettering Fairmont March 6-7.With the top four in eachweight class advancing tostate, the Lancers advancedthree and the Knights will sendtwo to state.
Northwest finished in 17thplace with 40.5 points at themeet. Keyon Huntley (126) andJulian Daniels (182) both fin-ished in third place and quali-fied for the state meet in Co-lumbus March 12-14.
La Salle will send threesophomores to state in CoreyShie (132), Eric Beck (138) andAndrew Sams (145). Shie andSams, both returning statequalifiers, were both districtchampions. Sams, now 45-4
this season, won a 3-0 decisionover Piqua’s Hunter Bryant;Shie, who’s 43-2 this year, beatMoeller’s Jake Thompson 1-0 inthe final. Beck came in fourthplace. Jared Thiemann (113)also wrestled well for the Lanc-ers but he failed to place.
Colerain failed to qualifyanyone to state, but Josh Dan-iels (145) went 2-2 at districtsand Chris Albert also won amatch.
Roger Bacon’s Kevin Dihnwent 1-2 in his matches at theDivision III district tourna-ment March 6-7 at Troy. Dihnwas the Spartans’ lone districtqualifier.
St. Xavier senior Cole Jonescontinued to show everyonewhy he’s the top-ranked 220-pounder in the state. Jones im-proved to 37-0 and won a dis-trict championship with a 3-2decision over Mason’s SheldonSims in the final. In 2014, Jonesplaced fourth at state.
“It feels great, it’s my firstyear being a district champ soit feels good going into state,”
BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Keyon Huntley of Northwest takes Daniel Ramirez of Hamilton to the mat in the 126-pound consolation finals at the Division I district meet March 7 atFairmont.
District wrestlers fight for stateNorthwest, La Sallewrestlers advanceBy Adam Baum and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com
BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Jared Thiemann of La Salle looks to the clock as he wrestles AustinMurphy of Elder in a second-round 113-pound match at districts March 6at Kettering Fairmont.
See DISTRICTS, Page B2
“It feels great, it’s my first year being adistrict champ so it feels good going intostate.”COLE JONESSt. Xavier wrestler
Boys basketball
» Middletown defeatedNorthwest 48-44 on March 5 toend the Knights’ postseason.Jarrell Marsh led the Knightswith 12 points. Kobe Brownchipped in 11 points.
» On March 5, La Salle heldoff Hamilton in a Division I sec-tional 65-52. Jeremy Larkin had17 points and sophomore C.J.Fleming had 19.
The Lancers won a sectionaltitle on March 6 at the CintasCenter with a 43-41 win overMason. Senior Donte Buyckshad a game-high 17 points with13 in the second half. They playplay Springfield March 14 at UDArena at 3 p.m.
» Walnut Hills defeatedMount Healthy 44-40 on March3 to end the Owls’ postseason.Kenny English led Healthy with16 points.
» On March 3 in a Division IIIsectional at Western Brown,Roger Bacon trounced Oyler90-36 with five players in dou-ble figures. William Greene ledthe Spartans with 18 points.Roger Bacon won a Division IIIsectional title with a 55-53 winover Summit Country DayMarch 7. Sophomore JamesJohnson had 18 points to lead theSpartans.
They play NorthridgeWednesday, March 11 at UD.
» Colerain lost to Wilmington87-31 in a Division I sectional onMarch 3. Junior Tremaine Bar-nett led Colerain with 13 points.
» St. Xavier was upset byTurpin in a Division I sectional50-46 on March 3. Sam Martinled the Bombers with 23 points.
Girls basketball» McAuley rolled by Fair-
field 54-35 March 2 in a DivisionI sectional final. Senior EmilyVogelpohl led the Mohawkswith 20 points.
The Mohawks beat Center-ville 57-39 March 7 at Harrisonto win a district championship.
Boys bowling» Colerain took fourth place
at the Division I district meetMarch 4 at Beaver-Vu Lanesand advanced to the state meet.Freshman Darius Butler led theCardinals with a 608 three-game series.
» La Salle finished in seventhplace at the Division I districtmeet March 4. Only the top fiveteams and top five individuals(from non-advancing teams)qualify to the state tournament.Senior Eric Blessing led La
night at both ends. On offense,Larkin almost exclusively at-tacked the basket and finishedwith 16 points, nine of thosecame in the second quarter withhis team struggling.
“With five seconds left (ingame) I told Nick Watson I’mabout ready to cry,” Flemingsaid. “I’m so happy for theseguys, the fight they had, thecourage they had.
“We’re not the prettiest teamto watch but our guys try likehell. La Salle basketball is reallyimportant to them, to our fansand to our students, and that’swhy we have a chance to begood someday.”
In the district final, La Sallewill play Springfield March 14at UD Arena at 3 p.m.
SectionalContinued from Page B1
Salle with a 592 three-game se-ries.
Girls bowling » Colerain sophomore Erin
Tragesser rolled a 581 three-game series at the Division Idistrict tournament March atBeavercreek. She just missedqualifying for the state tourna-ment as an individual.
» McAuley just missed qual-ifying for the state tourna-
ment. The Mohawks came ineighth place at the Division Idistrict tournament March 6.McAuley junior Natalie De-Meo advanced as an individualto the state tournament afterfiring a 619 three-game serieswhich was the seventh-best to-tal at districts.
» Northwest rolled 3,110 andfinished in 19th place as a teamin the Division I district tourna-ment March 6. 19 Marisa Fearsled the Knights with a 577 se-ries.
» Mount Healthy senior Jas-
min Shimkowiak rolled a 405 inthe Division I district tourna-ment March 6 at Beaver-VuLanes in Beavercreek.
Lauren Hill benefit game(Submitted)
» Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity’s women’s lacrosse teamwill be hosting the Xavier Uni-versity Club team in a benefitgame (Laxin for Lauren) forMSJ student Lauren Hill onMarch 18 at the Mount’sSchueler Field (7 p.m. starttime). Hill, the Mount St. Jo-
seph University freshman bas-ketball player, has helped toraise more than $1 million indonations as she battles DIPG -a rare and terminal form ofbrain cancer. She played infour games for the Lions dur-ing this past basketball season,and is an honorary coach.Tickets for the game will be $5each, and all proceeds will go toHill’s foundation, A Cure StartsNow. Tickets can be purchasedin advance by contacting Lions’head coach Mike O’Hara at 513-802-4300.
Hops
said Jones. Jones was St. Xavier’s only
state qualifier. “I call this the month of
champions, you come out towrestle the best of the best. Youtrain for this and I feel like I’mready,” Jones said. “I love thistime of year, it’s my favoritetime of year.”
Sam Krider placed sixth forthe Bombers at 113, but only thetop four in each weight classadvance to next weekend’sstate tournament in Columbus.
Mount Healthy had twowrestlers compete in the dis-trict meet at Fairmont: DannyJohnson (182) and Ke’EryonDeal (285). Johnson won hisfirst-round match against SethCampbell of Miamisburg be-fore losing to Sam Wilcox ofNorthmont. He won one conso-lation match. Deal won his firstmatch against Lakota West’sTim Tanner-Blair, but lost toeventual district runner-up Jo-seph Hensley of Moeller. Hewon one consolation final.
Districts
BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Julian Daniels of Northwest tries to get out of the clutches of Mason Quinn of Lakota West in the 182-poundconsolation finals on March 7 at Fairmont.
MT. HEALTHY — By and large,the Owls’ season was about sen-ior guard Netra Owensby.
In the early part of the sea-son, it seemed as though theOwls would only go as far shecould take them. Then, the Owlsbegan to add more scoring op-tions. But, in the end, it all addsup to sending off one of the pro-gram’s best.
"She's really turned up heroffensive game. Sometimes youhave to be selfish to be unselfishand help the team," coach GregMoore said. "She's a good influ-ence and is one of the better stu-dents on the team. She's a goodperson to have in the program.She leads by example."
Owensby is the sixth 1,000point scorer in program historyand fifth on the all-time list.
Of the nine December gamesin which statistics were report-ed to the Enquirer, Owensbyscored 185 of 430 points, 43 per-cent of the the team’s offensiveoutput. She also had two 30-point games during that stretch.
When looking at the team’s6-4 record during December, itappears as though Owensbyleading the team was workingwell.
In the team’s eight Januarygames, sophomore guard NiaMcCormick took some of thepressure off Owensby. She ledthe team scoring for two gamesand tied Owensby in a third.
During that stretch, Owens-by also canned her 1,000th pointin the Indian Hill contest Jan.26. She needed 34 points goinginto the game to reach the mile-stone and scored 35. Her 35points are also a single-gameschool record.
"I've only had one other 1,000-point scorer and it was back inthe ‘80s when I was at North Col-lege Hill," Moore said. "I knowwhat kind of accomplishmentthat is."
The mark was previouslyheld by Dana Morningstar.
Owensby added another 30-point game and two games of 25points.Her average steadily in-creased from five points pergame as a freshman to ninepoints as a sophomore, then 15points as a junior and finally 20points this year.
She wrapped up the finalyear of her high school careeras one of the more prolific scor-ers in the city.
Next season, the Owls willhave to come up with a way toher. On paper, McCormick like-ly will shoulder the bulk of thatload.
Her McAuley team wentinto a Division I district cham-pionship game on March 7 atHarrison having lost at thatstage each of the previous twoseasons and in three of the lastfour.
The Mohawks were facingsmoking-hot Centerville,which was 22-3 and riding a 16-game winning streak.
None of that mattered to Vo-gelpohl or her teammates, whoparlayed a combination of bal-anced 3-point shooting andwithering defensive pressureinto a 57-39 win over the Elks.
“No, we’re not surprised,”said the 5-foot-9 senior guard,who made three of McAuley’seight 3-pointers in 21 tries onher way to finishing with agame-high 19 points. “We camein here expecting to win. We ex-ecuted to perfection.”
Sophomore guard LexiChrisman, one of six Mohawksto sink at least one 3-pointer,added 13 points and McAuley(22-3) harassed Centervilleinto a whopping 26 turnoverswhile committing just 13 togain a measure of revenge af-ter losing to the Elks in a 2013district final.
The district championshipis McAuley’s first since 2003,coach Dan Wallace said.
“I’m just so happy for thegirls,” said Wallace, the formerColerain coach who’s in his sec-ond season with the Mohawks.“They’ve been here the last twoyears, and lost to Centervilletwo years ago and to the even-tual state champion (Prince-ton) last year. We just want tokeep building the program.”
The Mohawk seniors wonthe district title in their last
shot.“We finally got one,” said
Vogelpohl, who came up withfour steals, two more than Cen-terville logged as a team. “It’san amazing feeling. Me and myfriend – No. 13, Sydney Lam-bert (who logged a game-highseven assists) – have been talk-ing about this since we werefreshmen. Now that we’veachieve it, it’s something spe-cial.”
McAuley, which finishedthe regular season tied forthird in the Enquirer’s DivisionI coaches’ poll, will take aneight-game winning streak intoa regional semifinal game onWednesday at a site to be deter-mined against the winner ofSaturday’s finale between En-
quirer poll-champion LakotaWest, ranked ninth in the Asso-ciated Press Division I state-wide poll, and Lebanon.
Vogelpohl scored fourpoints and McAuley, capitaliz-ing on an obvious advantage inquickness, forced nine Center-ville turnovers while taking a10-6 lead in the first quarter.
The Mohawks expandedtheir advantage to 16-8 early inthe second quarter before theElks tied it with an 8-0 run.McAuley responded with a 9-1run before settling for a 25-22halftime lead.
Centerville sophomoreguard Jessica Cambrell endedthe half by banking in a desper-ation 3-pointer from just insidethe halfcourt line at the buzzer,
but McAuley shook that off toopen the third quarter 9-4spurt. Centerville would get nocloser than six points as theMohawks kept up the pressureand pulled away.
They limited Shannon Cof-fee, Centerville’s powerful 6-5senior center, to 15 points, andthe Elks sank just three of their13 3-point shots.
“We knew Shannon Coffeewas a good player,” Volgelpohlsaid. “Every time she got theball, we wanted to trap herfrom the weak side and box out.We knew if we got pressure ontheir guards that we could turnthem over.”
McAuley plays Lakota Westat 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11,at Kettering Fairmont.
Positive thinking leadsMcAuley to district titleGirls play LakotaWest WednesdayBy Mark [email protected]
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER
McAuley’s Emily Vogelpohl and Sydney Lambert celebrate after winning the district championship Saturday,March 7.
MARCH 11, 2015 • NORTHWEST PRESS • B3LIFE
Alan AbrahamsAlan M. Abrahams, 70, died
Feb. 5.Survived by wife Karen J.
Sunderman;siblings Ron(Sylvia) Ad-ams, Henry(late Joan)Abrahamsand Victor(Jean) Abra-hams; in-lawMary Jo (neeAmshoff);sister-in-laws
Janet (Robert) Glennon, LindaSunderman; brother-in-lawsDavid Sunderman and Dan(Tonia) Sunderman; many niecesand nephews.
Preceded in death by parentsCharlie and Winifred (nee Cook)Abrahams; father-in-law DavidSunderman. Visitation and Massof Christian Burial were Feb. 10at St. Ignatius Church.
Memorials may be made toSisters of St. Francis Devel-opment Office, P. O. Box 100Oldenburg, Indiana 47036, orShriner’s Hospital, 3229 BurnetAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3095.
Addie; sister Ruth (Lee) White-head. Preceded in death by wifeBernice T. (nee Boeing) Bayer;sister Rita Crone.
Visitation and services wereFeb. 10 at Frederick FuneralHome. Memorials may be madeto Wounded Warrior Project,P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas66675.
Ronald AscheRonald Asche, 70, died Jan.
27.Survived by wife Mary Korte
Asche; children Victoria (Kevin)Reinhardt, Deron (Debbie)Dickey, Patricia (Greg) Leonard;four grandchildren; four great-grandsons.
Preceded in death by sonMichael Dickey.
Visitation was at St. Monica-St. George Church Clifton fol-lowed by funeral Mass. Burial inSt. Mary Cemetery.
Memorials may be made tothe Good Samaritan Founda-tion, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincin-nati, Ohio 45220.
Joe BoeingJoe Boeing, 85, died Feb. 7.Survived by wife LaVerne (nee
Nieman) Boeing; son DavidBoeing;sister-in-lawJoyce (RogerSwadener)Luipold; manynieces andnephews andfriends.
Preceded indeath by hissiblingsHoward
Boeing, Herman Boeing, MarthaWiethorn, Ruth Kohn, Rosemary(Sr. Mary Josetta, SC) Boeing andHelen Reddington.
Visitation was at FrederickFuneral Home, Feb. 12 followedby Mass of Christian Burial at St.James Church (White Oak).
Memorials may be made tothe Lupus Foundation of Amer-ica Greater Ohio Chapter Inc.,12930 Chippewa Road, Cleve-land, Ohio 44141.
Karen DavisKaren “Krystal” Davis, died
Feb. 3.Visitation and funeral service
were held at Rebold, Rosenackerand Sexton Funeral home.
Memorials may be made tothe YMCA Breast Cancer Fund,1103 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio45202.
Mary BraunMary E. (nee Berndsen) Braun,
93, died Feb. 12.Survived by children Nancy
(Gary) Stuerenberg, Robert(Karen) Braun, Juliann (Tom)Walsh and Marcia (Dale Jr.)Schwettmann siblings John andRobert Berndsen and MargaretCalme; sister-in-law JoAnnBerndsen; 10 grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren; onegreat-grandchild on the way.
Preceded in death by husbandRalph A. Braun; brother Law-rence.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial was at St. Jude Church.
Memorials may be made toCincinnati Children’s Hospital,Cardiac Care Unit, P.O. Box643270, Cincinnati, Ohio 45264-3270.
chael, Brian, Scott (Barbara),Erin, Gregory and Emily; great-nephews and nieces Blake,Dylan, Lucy and Charles.
Preceded in death by fatherChristie Carel; brother ChristieCarel Jr.
Visitation and Mass were atOur Lady of Lourdes Church.
Anna BastianAnna Louise Bastian, 84, died
Feb. 14.Survived by sisters Aurelia
(late Robert Sr.) Wissel andRosemary Bastian and ClaraSwearingen; nieces and neph-ews Judy Reed, Jan (George)Miller, Bob (Laurie) Wissel, David(Brenda) Wissel, Jeff (Carla)Wissel, Linda (Tom) Strotman,Mary (Dennis) Goens, Michael
(Colleen) Bastian, Susan (Randy)Eckstein, Mark (Karen) Swear-ingen, Cindy (David) Goddard,Angie (Steve) Longhauser;numerous great-nieces andgreat-nephews.
Preceded in death by parentsCyril and Rosella Bastian, Sr.; sonCyril (Marjorie) Bastian Jr.;nephew Patrick Bastian.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial followed at St. AloysiusGonzaga Church.
Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association, 644Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati,Ohio 45203.
Maureen BodeMaureen L. (nee Rohe) Bode,
68, died Feb. 8.Survived by husband George
J. Bode; children Kathleen(Steven) Mancini, Melinda(Jeffrey) Wessendarp and Chris-topher (Elizabeth) Bode; motherMercedes (nee Byrne) Rohe;grandchildren William, Andrew,Madelynn, Lauren, Benjamin,and Alexander Bode, Samuel,Clara, Grant Mancini, Alan andElaine Wessendarp; siblingsRonald (Diane) Rohe, DanielRohe and Christine Schear.
Preceded in death by fatherGeorge Rohe.
Visitation was at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. FuneralMass was at Our Lady of Visita-tion Church.
Memorials may be made toResearch for Pancreatic Canceror Hospice of Cincinnati.
Shirley DresslerShirley M. (nee Myers) Dress-
ler, died Feb. 11.Survived by husband Dennis
Dressler; children Kim (Ray) Voss,Chris (Missy) Dressler and“adopted” son James Dryer;grandchildren Niki, Lindsey,Morgan, Rachel, Alex, Abby,Ryan and Hayley; sister JeanMarksberry; many nieces andnephews.
Visitation and services were atthe Vitt, Stermer and AndersonFuneral Home.
Memorials may be made tothe Christ Hospital.
Dianne DukeDianne M. Duke, 66, died Feb.
10.Survived by father Bernard
Duke; brother Dennis (Barbara)Duke; nieces Kimberly (Joseph)Duke-Ibanez; great-nieces andnephews Isabella, Evangelina,Graciela and Joseph.
Preceded in death by motherMargaret
Visitation and funeral masswere at St. Aloysius GonzagaChurch, Bridgetown. Burial atBridgetown Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St.Aloysius Church Building Fund.,4366 Bridgetown Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45211.
Ron and Ruth EversRon, 87 and Ruth, 88 Evers,
died Jan. 17.Survived by
children Ron(Maureen),Patricia,Pamela,Robert, Rick(Cathy), Terry;grandchildrenJennifer(Tony), Amy,Marc, Aman-da (Mike),
Dan (Ann), Crystal (Carl) andMary; great-grandparents of 14.
Preceded in death by daugh-ter Linda; grandson, Jason Evers.
Visitation was Jan. 22 atFrederick Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was at St. JamesChurch, White Oak, Jan. 23.
Memorials may be made tothe charity of your choice.
Dave FoxDave M. Fox, 70, died Feb. 11.Survived by wife Bernadette
Memorial service was Feb. 14at Garrard Street Church ofChrist.
Memorials may be made to St.Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Richard GajusRichard “Mick” Gajus, 81, died
Feb. 4.Survived by children Debi
(Rich) Chitwood, Linda (Fritz)Buschmann, Donna (Dale) Rack,Cathy (Dan) Schiferl, Tom Gajus,Rich Gajus; grandchildren NinaHeilker, Lindsay Rack, SamanthaRack, Holly Rack, Michelle(Adam) Trosper, Trisha (Matt)Gama, Ryan Chitwood, JustinSmith, Abby Gajus, Haley Gajus,and Alex Gajus; great-grand-daughter Elin Gama; brotherButch (Ron) Bartusch.
Preceded in death by wifeBetty (nee Halfhill) Gajus; sonMike (Mary) Gajus; siblingsEvelyn Amend, Jane Gajus, FritzGajus, Grump Gajus, Alice Walk-er, Ruthie Haines and Dee Gajus.
Visitation was at Our Lady ofVictory Church, followed byMass of Christian Burial. Burialwith military honors at Gate ofHeaven Cemetery.
Memorials may be made toPregnancy Center West, 4900Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio45238 (www.pc-west.org). orAmerican Cancer Society.
William GeigerWilliam M. Geiger, 68, died
Feb. 7. He was a Vietnam Warveteran.
Survived by children Carrie(Mike) Bloch and Misty (Jimmy)Holder, grandchildren Kayla,Michael, Ronnie; siblings Deb-bie, David (Sherry) and DennisGeiger.
Preceded in death by wifeDonna Kallmeyer Geiger; par-ents William and MargaretGeiger.
Visitation was Feb. 13 fol-lowed by services at the DennisGeorge Funeral Home. Militaryhonors to follow.
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Dorothy GrahamDorothy (nee Opp) Graham,
94, died Feb. 14.Survived by children Diane
Lynn (Mark) Johnson; grand-children Betsy and Paul Johnso;siblings Sister of Helen Eisen-man, Edna Feldman, RobertOpp, Edward, Edith, Raymond,Ralph and William Opp.
Preceded in death by husbandHarry L. Graham; sister LillianWooler. Visitation and serviceswere Feb. 19 at Christ ChurchGlendale. Memorials may bemade to the Association ofAdult Musicians with HearingLoss (www.aamhl.org) orAAMHL P.O. Box 522, Rockville,Maryland 20848.
Joyce JacksonJoyce B. (nee Henke) Jackson,
86, died Dec. 26. She volun-teered for 40 years with Mealson Wheels. Survived by daugh-ter Lyn J. (Randy A.) Bonhaus;grandchildren Abby L. and AllyN. Bonhaus. Preceded in deathby husband Charles A. Jackson;parents Albert C. and Eleanora
C. (nee Schnittgner) Henke;brother C. Roger Henke.
In keeping with Joyce’s wish-es, the service was private andinterment followed in Bridge-town Cemetery.
Memorials may be made tothe Crossroads Hospice, 4380Glendale Milford Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45242.
Memorial Center, followed byMass of Christian Burial at St.Teresa of Avila Church.
Memorials may be made toFreestore Foodbank, 1141 Cen-tral Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio45202, or charity of one’s choice.
Dorothy HalpinDorothy (nee Tritschler)
Halpin, 84, died Feb. 7.Survived by daughter Judy
(Chuck) Schuster, grandchildrenShannon (Gene) Addison, James(Kim) Schuster, Jonathan (Tina)Schuster and Christopher (Ash-ley) Schuster; great-grand-children Austin, Alyssa, Camlinand Kasen Schuster and Bethanyand Sarah Addison.
Preceded in death by husbandJames E. Halpin; sister Pat(Frank) Frederick.
Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Rebold, Rosenacker andSexton Funeral Home. Burial atSt. Aloysius Gonzaga Cemetery.
Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association, 644Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203,or Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45242.
Joan HaussJoan C. Hauss, 82, died Feb. 6.Survived by daughter Sandy
(Marty) Deitsch; grandchildrenFloyd Brady Whaley III, KaylaShaye Hauss, Michael and MarcDeitsch; great-grandchildrenArianna Marie Whaley and
Gavyn John Spears; siblingsGayle Minges, Patricia Pettit;many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by brotherWilbur Hauss.
Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Minges Funeral Home.Burial Venice Cemetery.
Memorials may be made tocharity of one’s choice.
Janet HeilJanet C. (nee Koch) Heil, 84,
died Feb. 3.Survived by children Tom
(Jami) Heil, Linda (Gordon)Doughman and Dan (Erin) Heil;grandchildren Stacie Heil, KelcieHeil, Steve (Emily) Doughman,Chris (Christina) Doughman,Danielle Heil and Garret Heil; 10great-grandchildren; brother Jim(Shirley) Schottelkotte.
Preceded in death by husbandJames S. Heil; brother Al Schot-telkotte.
Visitation was at FrederickFuneral Home, followed by Massof Christian Burial at St. JamesChurch.
Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati Inc. P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio45263-3597.
children; six great-grandchil-dren; sister Claudia Buchert.
Visitation was Feb. 16 fol-lowed by Blessing Service atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome.
Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati or to the
University of Cincinnati CancerInstitute.
Erich HoelmerErich Hoelmer, 46, died Feb.
13.Survived by partner Joey
McDonald; son Nicholas E.Hoelmer; mother Diane (Capro-ni) Hoelmer; siblings Berni (lateJackie) Hoelmer, Tim Hoelmer,Steven (Melissa) Hoelmer, KurtHoelmer, Scott (Shannon) Hoel-mer.
Preceded in death by fatherBernhard Hoelmer; brother ChrisHoelmer.
Visitation was Feb. 22 at theNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made forthe benefit of Erich’s family andhis son Nicholas.
Jeremy HummerJeremy Hummer, 20, died Feb.
8.Survived by
parents Jerryand Angela(nee An-derson)Hummer;siblingsCarolyn,Ashley andRyan Hum-mer; grand-parents David
and Jean (nee Jeffers) Andersonand Esther (nee Goldberg)Hummer.
Preceded in death by grandfa-ther Earl Hummer.
Services were held on Feb. 11.
Ruth KeidelRuth V. (nee Joyce) Keidel, 87,
died Jan. 29.Survived by children Jim
(Jackie), Jerry ( late Joyce) andBob (Candie) Miller; Beverly(Dave) Williamson; Cliff (Darla),Jocko (Geralynn) and Ronnie(Susie) Miller; siblings Patty Gray,Louise Pruitt, Wayne, Tommy;many grandchildren, great andgreat-great grandchildren,nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by husband“Doc” Keidel Jr.; former hus-band Lou Miller; parents Cliffordand Bernadine (nee Hall) Joyce;brothers Bob and Billy Joyce.
Visitation was Feb. 2 at theDennis George Funeral Home.Services were Feb. 3.
Charles KlousisCharles Klousis, 69, died Feb.
8.Survived by children Tony
(Betty) Klousis, Stephanie Klou-sis, Doris (John) Skalski and JimMause; grandchildren Brandon,Brittany, Tony, Corinne, Robert,Dawson, Kiva, Aleah, Cody, Johnand Eric; siblings Linda Bingham,Frances Holland, Janet Skeens,Eugenia McNair, Art Brennemen,Robert Brennemen and HerschelBrennemen.
Preceded in death by wifeRuby (nee Clark) Klousis; brotherPete Klousis.
Visitation and services were atVitt, Stermer and AndersonFuneral Home.
Roy KluenerRoy L. Kluener, 93, died Feb.
17.Survived by wife Rita M.
(Wesselman); children Lawrence(Patricia), Kathleen (Mark)Valentine, Thomas (Mary), Mary(William) Rath and Giselle(Edward) Huber; 18 grand-children; 11 great-grandchildren;brothers Paul and James.
Preceded in death by brothersAlbert and Edward.
Visitation was Feb. 21 fol-lowed by Mass of ChristianBurial at Our Lady of VisitationChurch.
Memorials may be made tothe Roy and Rita Kluener En-dowed Scholarship at XavierUniversity, Office of Devel-opment, 3800 Victory Parkway,Cincinnati, Ohio 45207.
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The Friends of the Pub-lic Library of Cincinnatiand Hamilton County an-nounced their 2015 sched-ule of used book sales.
The book sales are themajor source of fundingfor the group, which pro-vides thousands of freeprograms at the Libraryfor adults and children, aswell as support for thesummer learning pro-gram and adding books tothe Library’s collection. Itis a nonprofit group estab-lished in 1957.
Here’s a list of the salesplanned. Mark your cal-endar:
43rd Annual JuneSale
May 30- June 5, MainLibrary, 800 Vine St.(Downtown), 513-369-6035.
Saturday, 9 a.m-6 p.m.;Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.;Monday-Wednesday, 9a.m.-9 p.m.; Thursday, 9a.m.-6 p.m.; Bag Day Fri-day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Buys aFriends’ shopping bag for$10 and fill it up!
End-of-summer Sale Aug. 13-16, Friends’
Bookstore Warehouse,8456 Vine St. (Hartwell),513-369-6035
Thursday: 10 a.m.-7:30p.m.; Friday and Satur-
day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun-day: Noon-5 p.m.
On-going Friends’Sales
» Library Friends’Shop, Main Library Mez-zanine, 800 Vine St.(Downtown), 513-369-6920
Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m.
» At the Friends’ Book-store Warehouse, 8456Vine St. (Hartwell), 513-369-6035
Mondays, 5:30p.m.-7:30 p.m. (closedMay 25; June 1 and 8, Aug.10 and 17; Sept. 7);Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1p.m.(closed May 27; June3 and 10); Saturdays, 10a.m.-2 p.m. (closed May30, June 6 and 13, July 4,Dec. 26)
For more informationcontact the warehouse at513-369-6035, [email protected],or visit friends.cincin-natilibrary.org/. You canalso visit the Friends onFacebook.
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The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty announced their 2015 schedule of used book sales.
2015 used book saleschedule announced
Financial accountabil-ity and transparencywere the subject of apresentation at a boardmeeting at Great OaksCareer Campuses, as arepresentative fromOhio Auditor Dave Yost’soffice visited to honorGreat Oaks TreasurerRob Giuffre with the Au-ditor of State Award with
Distinction.Regional Liaison Rian
Beckham presented theaward, saying “This is a aperfect example of whatmakes good govern-ment.”
In a letter to Giuffre,Yost said “Clean and ac-curate record-keepingare the foundation forgood government, and
the taxpayers can takepride in your commit-ment to accountability.”
Yost also referred toGreat Oaks’ clean auditreport and its Compre-hensive Annual Finan-cial Report, which isavailable on the districtwebsite at www.grea-toaks.com.
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State auditor honors Great Oaks
Gloria LengerichGloria C. (nee Wiegele) Len-
gerich, 87, died Feb. 12.Survived by children Robert
(Nancy) Lengerich, KathleenRaney, Dennis (Colleen), Donald(Mimi), Joseph (Diane) Lenger-ich; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by husbandRobert Carl Lengerich; siblingsEm, Bill Wiegele and MaryBurns.
No visitation. A Mass ofChristian Burial was Feb. 19 at St.Aloysius Gonzaga.
Memorials may be made toParkinson Disease Foundation,1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, NewYork, NY 10018.
John LinnemanJohn F. Linneman, 54, died
Feb. 4.Survived by girlfriend Brenda
Fultz; children Allison Joyce(Matt) Hembree and John F.Linneman Jr.; Brenda’s daughterRobin; grandchildren Joshua,Jordan, Zachary and Dylan;siblings Rickie (Kathy) Linneman,Donnie (Duck) Linneman, Tonya(late Steve) Engel, Bryan Millerand Ronnie Linneman.
Preceded in death by brotherJimmy Linneman.
Visitation and services were atNeidhard-Minges Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed tothe family.
William LortonWilliam Paul Lorton, 83, died
Feb. 5.Survived by children Michael
(Amy), Lorton Linda (Robert)Drake, Melissa (William) Hehe-mann and Peter Lorton; grand-
children Flanders Lorton, Ste-phanie (Chris) Smith, Heidi(David) Vanderputten; sisterHattie (Golman) Crabtree; friendMildred “Midge” Cook; numer-ous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by sonBryan Lorto; sister Opal (Cam)Howard.
Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Bolton and LunsfordFuneral Home.
Memorials may be made tothe American Diabetes Associa-tion.
Renetta MarrsRenetta Jane (nee Hanes)
Marrs, 69, died Feb. 5.Survived by children JoAnn
Osborn and Johnny (Jeanine)Marrs Jr.; grandchildren Christo-pher, Jenna and Melinda Os-born, Jordan and Jacki Marrs;great-grandchildren Jack andJaxxon; siblings Ralph Hanes andMadgelee Hanes Moore; manynieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by husbandJohn C. “Jack” Marrs Sr.
Visitation and service were atNeidhard-Young Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.
Preceded in death by husbandWilliam E. Matson; son WilliamH. (Dori) Matson; grandson DanMatson; brother Bud Huss.
Mass of Christian Burial andvisitation were at St. MargaretMary Church.
Memorials may be made toThe ALS Association 1170 Hen-derson Road, Suite 221, Colum-bus, Ohio 43220 or Cystic FibrosisFoundation, 6931 ArlingtonRoad, Suite 200 Bethesda,Maryland 20814.
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Ignatius Loyola and burial at St.Joseph New Cemetery.
Memorials may be made toLeukemia and LymphomaSociety.
Jane MooreJane (nee Peddenpohl)
Moore, 85, died Feb. 13.Survived by children Nancy,
Joan, David (Michele), Douglas(Nancy); grandchildren Robin,Courtney, Lauren, Brady, Saman-tha, Lexi Moore; great-grand-children Victoria, Kaiden, Na-than, Kiersten; siblings EdwardPeddenpohl, Robert Pedden-pohl.
Preceded in death by husbandRalph Moore; daughter SusanMoore.; sister Ruth Scholle.
Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at St. AntoninusChurch.
Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
E. G. NewsomE. G. “Butch” Newsom, 93,
died Jan. 29.Survived by children Chuck
(Carol), Dick (Peggy), John(Kathy), Steve (Jackie) and Jim(Ann) Newsom; 11 grandchil-dren; six great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by wifeMarie Schindler Newsom; sib-lings Marley and Herman New-som.
Visitation and funeral Masswere at Our Lady of Lourdes
Church. Burial with militaryhonors at St. Aloysius GonzagaCemetery.
Memorials may be made toMercy West Park Angel Fund,2950 West Park Drive, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45238, or the Wound-ed Warriors Project, P.O. Box758517, Topeka, Kansas (66675).
JoAnne OhlJoAnne (nee Tolle) Ohl, 75,
died Feb. 13.Survived by son Ken Ohl;
granddaughter Jessica Vandyne.Preceded in death by daugh-
ter Kimberly (Dave) Vandyne.Visitation and funeral service
were at Neidhard-Minges Funer-al Home. Burial at MiamitownCemetery.
Preceded in death by hus-bands Oliver Hall and TheodoreRogers; son James Hall.
Visitation and services wereFeb. 3 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.
Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society.
Joan SchrammJoan C. (nee Hofmann)
Schramm died Feb. 11.Survived by children Debbie
Braun, Gregg (Jenny) Schramm,Pam Schramm, Kevin (MaryBeth) Schramm and Don (Stacia)Schramm; grandchildren; fourgreat-grandchildren; siblings Fr.Charles Hofmann S.J. and Au-drey Keith.
Preceded in death by husbandArthur C. Schramm Jr.
Visitation held at Vitt, Stermerand Anderson Funeral HomeFeb. 15. Funeral Mass was at St.Dominic Church.
Memorials may be made toSeton or Elder High Schools.
law Mike and Cathy Flanagan;brother-in-law Mike (Stacy)
Flanagan; nieces and nephewsElizabeth Baldwin and CurtisFlanagan and great-nephewRobert Vetter.
Visitation was Feb. 10 fol-lowed by funeral services.
Cathy StrietCathy A. (Zumbahlen) Striet,
59, died Feb. 4.Survived by husband Ralph
Striet; father Bob; childrenShannon (Tim) McClatchey, Scott(Tara) Striet, Jill (Jeff) Richardsonand Matt (Amanda) Striet;grandchildren Carly, Jack andAlex McClatchey, Ty Striet, Annaand Mae Richardson; siblingsPhil (Debbie) Zumbahlen, LisaLosekamp and Krissy (Scott)Stoelting.
She was preceded in death bymother Charlotte Zumbahlen.
Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at the Our Ladyof Lourdes Church, 2832 Rose-bud Drive, 45238.
Memorials may be made tothe ALS Association, Central andSouthern Ohio Chapter, 1170 OldHenderson Road, Suite 221,Columbus, Ohio 43220.
James VollnerJames G. Vollner, 96, died Feb.
7. He was a WWII veteran.Survived by children Vickie
(Jessica Minnaert) Klein, Scott(Kelly), Chris (Isa) Harmon, BethBryant, Kelly and Katie Langen-brunner; 12 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by wifeMargaret L. (nee Rambicure)Vollner; daughter Sharon Har-mon.
Visitation was at St. AntoninusChurch, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial.
Memorials may be made toMercy Health West Park, 2950West Park Drive, Cincinnati,Ohio 45238.
Eunice WeaverEunice (nee Roudebush)
Weaver, 93, died Feb. 3.Survived by children Charlene
(Paul) Drago, Nancy (Larry) Betz;grandchildren Steven (Susan)Drago, Susan (Chris) Sutherland,Shari (Bryon) Heflin, Scott(Shelly) Drago, Ronda (Scott)Hall, Emily Styles, Brooke (Pat)Meade, Michael Tiemann, JoAnn(Todd) Breiner and Greg Tie-mann; many great-grand-children; siblings Grace (lateHoward) Wilson, Dorothy (lateHomer) Mosbacker.
Preceded in death by husbandCharles Weaver; daughter AnitaTiemann; siblings George (Mary)Roudebush and Edith (Meredith)Craig.
Visitation and services wereFeb. 7 at Groesbeck UnitedMethodist Church.
Memorials may be made toGroesbeck United MethodistChurch or SON Ministry atGroesbeck United MethodistChurch.
Florence WoodFlorence C. “Granny” (nee
Carter) Wood, 97, died Feb. 11.Survived by children Charles (
late Judy) and G. Eugene (Judy)Wood; grandchildren GlenWood (Terri), Libby Van Treese(Jeff), Jan (Dave) Hills, Pam (Tim)Benter and Jason (Lori) Wood;great-grandchildren Lindsay,Brooke and Kate, Adam, Chris,Ben and Emily; Morgan, Sydneyand Graham; Rachel, Lauren,Michael and Aaron; Emmalyn;four great-great grandchildren;brother Harry (Ellen) Carter.
Preceded in death by husbandG. Douglas Wood; daughterDorothy (Ron) Troeger; sisterMary Katherine (Charles) Wen-delken.
Visitation was Feb. 14 fol-lowed by services at DennisGeorge Funeral Home. In-terment in Maysville, Kentucky
Memorials may be made tothe North Bend United Method-ist Church.
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United Methodist Church10507 “Old” Colerain Ave
(513) 385-7883Rev. Mark Reuter
Christ, the Prince of Peace
Sunday School 9:15amWorship 10:30am - Nursery Available
www.cpopumc.org“Small enough to know you, Big enough to care”
UNITED METHODIST
Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS5921 Springdale Rd
Rev. Richard Davenport, PastorWorship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m,
Bible Study 9:15 a.m. SundaysClassic Service and Hymnbook
www.trinitylutherancincinnati.com385-7024
Faith Lutheran LCMC8265 Winton Rd.,
Finneytownwww.faithcinci.org
Contemporary Service 9amTraditional Service 11:00am
LUTHERAN
Christ Church Glendale Episcopal Church965 Forest Ave - 771-1544
741-7017 www.ourfbc.comGary Jackson, Senior Pastor
Sunday School (all ages) 9:30amSunday Morning Service 10:30amSunday Evening Service 6:30pmWedn. Service/Awana 7:00pmRUI Addiction Recovery (Fri.) 7:00pm
Active Youth, College, Senior GroupsExciting Music Dept, Deaf Ministry, Nursery
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HIGHVIEW CHRISTIANCHURCH
“Life on Purpose in Community”2651 Adams Rd. (near Pippin)
Worship Assembly-Sunday 10:45amPhone 825-9553
www.highviewchristianchurch.com
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org
Mt HealthyUnited Methodist ChurchCorner of Compton and Perry Streets
513-931-5827Sunday School 8:45 - 9:45am
Traditional Worship 10:00 - 11:00amNursery Available Handicap Access
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Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church
3682 West Fork Rd , west of North BendTraditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00am
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St. Paul United Church of Christ5312 Old Blue Rock Rd., off Springdale
Negligent assault2600 block of W. North BendRoad, Feb. 20.
Taking the identity ofanother2700 block of WestonridgeDrive, Feb. 14.
Theft5600 block of Foxglove Lane,Feb. 14.
COLERAIN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringWashing machine and clothingvalued at $1,500 removed from2800 block of Banning Road,Dec. 20.
Garage entered at 6500 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 18.
Shed entered and items valuedat $2,000 removed from 3100block of Springdale Road, Dec.22.
Criminal damagingMailbox damaged at 2900 blockof Jackfrost Way, Dec. 22.
Reported at 9600 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 22.
Vehicle window damaged at9500 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 22.
Reported at 9900 block ofCrusader Drive, Dec. 22.
Reported at 3600 block of StoneCreek Blvd., Dec. 22.
Parts valued at $250 removedfrom 3200 block of NandaleDrive, Dec. 23.
Criminal mischiefReported on 3500 block ofBrockton Drive, Dec. 22.
Domestic violenceReported on Kittrun Court, Dec.21.
Reported on Rinda Lane, Dec.22.
FraudReported on 6700 block of KernDrive, Nov. 1.
RobberyReported at 3400 block ofClippard Park Drive, Dec. 22.
Reported on 10000 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 24.
Taking the identity ofanotherReported on 2500 block ofCornwall Drive, Dec. 18.
Theft
Reported at 8400 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 22.
Credit cards and cash valued at$152 removed from 10000 blockof Colerain Ave., Dec. 22.
Lotion valued at $200 removedfrom 3300 block of LindsayLane, Dec. 22.
Saw and catalytic convertervalued at $300 removed from8800 block of Colerain Ave.,Dec. 22.
Reported on 2500 block of WGalbraith Road, Dec. 18.
Vehicle entered at 5600 block ofOld Blue Rock Road, Dec. 20.
$20 removed from 10000 blockof Season Drive, Dec. 20.
Bill for $12 not paid at 9100block of Colerain Ave., Dec. 21.
Merchandise valued at $170removed from 9600 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 21.
Reported at 8400 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 21.
Wallet and contents valued at$50 removed from 8900 blockof Cheviot Road, Dec. 21.
Saw valued at $700 removedfrom 5500 block of DeervalleyCourt, Dec. 21.
Merchandise valued at $173removed from 3400 block ofJoseph Road, Dec. 23.
Reported at 9700 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 23.
Reported on 8200 block ofPippin Road, Dec. 24.
Auto parts valued at $1,100removed from 8600 block ofColerain Ave., Dec. 22.
Reported at 3400 block of PooleRoad, Dec. 24.
TruancyReported on Sandy Lane, Dec.23.
GREEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 5900 block Country-meadow Lane, Feb. 18.
Suspect spit in victim’s face andpunched at 5400 block EdalbertDrive, Feb. 23.
Breaking and enteringAir compressor, leaf blower,three drills, three saws, batterycharger, toolbox, socket wrenchset and lawn equipment report-ed stolen at 6800 block Harri-son Ave., Feb. 18.
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