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If you feel as though ev-erywhere you look there’sconstruction work takingplace in Sycamore Township,you’re probably right.
Sycamore Township Zon-ing Administrator HarryHolbert said that buildingpermits are up 20 percentover last year for both resi-dential and commercial prop-erties.
“We’re kind of landlocked,” Holbert said. “Ev-erything is developed.” Be-cause of this, new home con-struction in the townshiptypically involves older,smaller homes being demol-ished and replaced with new,larger homes or people mak-ing additions to existinghomes.
The same is often true ofcommercial properties thatneed to expand, but don’twant to relocate.
“They’re in a great place.They want to stay in the town-ship,” Holbert said. They
have access to major inter-states and communities.Many businesses are reno-vating their existing loca-tions, or renovating and relo-cating to another existingstructure in the township.
Progress continues at theKenwood Collection. Syca-more Plaza is undergoing asignificant renovation. ElRancho Grande is expectedto open at the end of June inits new Sycamore Townshiplocation near the corner ofGalbraith and Montgomeryroads in the space formerlyhome to Willie’s Sports Café,6475 E. Galbraith Road.
Starbucks in the mall re-cently completed some work.Other business that have re-cently located to Sycamore orrelocated their already exist-ing to Sycamore Townshipbusiness to a new location inthe township include:
» Good Feet/Better Shoes,8010 Hosbrook Road;
» Lenox Wealth Manage-ment, 8044 MontgomeryRoad, Suite 170;
Now you can get more for your dollar! In the next seven to 10 days your carrier will be collecting
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you will receive a coupon worth $3.50 off a classified ad.Not only will you be helping to supplement your carrier’s
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COLLECTION TIME
Five-year-old Scarlett Lan-defeld of Madeira, no longer hasto travel to another county toplay on a swing, thanks to somegenerous teenagers in her ownback yard.
Legacy Inc., a group of Ma-deira High School students inJennifer Jordan’s entrepre-neurship class, raised morethan $2,000 to buy an Americanwith Disabilities Act-approvedswing for the city of Madeira.ADA-approved swings resem-ble sleds or gondolas that canaccommodate wheelchairs, al-low immobile children to partic-ipate. Landefeld suffers from
Jordan said Legacy Inc.didn’t win the competition, butthe students don’t see it thatway.
They choose to donate theirprofits toward an ADA-ap-proved swing after meetingScarlett.
“She loves swinging, but herfamily had to go to Mason for aswing. The students thought theperfect way to use the moneywas to install a swing,” Jordansaid.
“I’m so impressed by theirmaturity, work ethic and dedi-cation. That swing would not bethere if each student didn’t give110 percent,” Jordan said.
All the students have to cre-ate a business plan, a product tosell and compete to make themost profit.
Jordan said in addition tolearning about profit marginsand business plans, Legacy Inc.also learned about , bureaucra-cy and government red tape as-sociated with getting the swinginto McDonald Commons.
“This is a wonderful projectfor our community. We are verypleased to be one of the few lo-cal parks to have such a recre-ational facility available forthose who cannot use standardplayground equipment. The ef-forts of these students is noth-
ing short of outstanding,” saidCity Manager Tom Moeller.
The swing cost $2,097, whichthe students raised by sellingproducts they developed. Thestudents donated the money tothe city of Madeira in August.The city’s service departmentinstalled the swing in McDonaldCommons during the last weekof May.
Want to know more about what ishappening in Madeira? Follow Mari-ka Lee on Twitter: @ReporterMarika
THANKS TO JENNIFER JORDAN
The group of Madeira High School students stands with the Landefeld family at the new ADA-aapproved swing atMcDonald Commons. The students raised money for the swing as part of their entrepreneurship at the high school.
Madeira studentshelp improve park
THANKS TO TOM MOELLER
Scarlett Landefeld takes the first ride on the new ADA approved swing inMcDonald Commons that was installed thanks to the effort of eightMadeira High Schools students.
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When a metal sculptoris a runner who grew up inPortland, Ore., the land ofSteve Prefontaine andNike, and loves runningthe Madeira Mile with his
buddies, this outcome isinevitable.
Denny Mitchell is fab-ricating the winners’ tro-phies for this year’s Ma-deira Mile, which takesplace at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-day, July 2 . He draws in-spiration for projectsfrom a wealth of life expe-riences. He is an artisan,Marine veteran, welder
and a relative of a metalsculptor renown for an ex-hibit at the Louvre.
As an artisan he strivesto make a meaningful con-nection for his cause as hecrafts from steal an ex-pression for an event. Hisdesign for the LLS Lym-phoma and LeukemiaMan of The Year awardwas reflective of the char-
acteristics of its recipientand what it takes to over-come that disease. It wascrafted from armor plateused in U.S. military vehi-cles. Mitchell made theconnection because ar-mor plate is tough, it takesa beating, is bullet proofand never shows fatigue.
The motif of the tro-phies ties into a familiarsight for runners andwalkers in the Madeiracommunity as it is basedon the logo emblazonedthroughout Madeiramarking the 26 miles ofmeasured running trailscalled the Madeira Miles.
The material for theMadeira Mile trophies isthe same armor plate ofthe LLS award and thethird and fourth pieceswhich Mitchell intendedto represent the bulletproof toughness that run-ners show in being thefirst place finishers in thisiconic local event. Sincethe race is part of the com-munity’s IndependenceDay celebration, he seesthe trophies of this ma-terial representing thetoughness that our sol-diers embodied in gainingour independence 239years ago.
The 18th edition of theMadeira Mile is the open-ing unit of the Madeira In-
dependence Day parade,and as such affords therunners thousands of en-thusiastic and friendlysupporters along theroute. It’s one of those ep-och Madeira events thatcreates the city’s commu-nity spirit and camarade-
rie that has resulted in na-tional and local high rat-ings of best places to live.
Beyond the friendlyspirit of the Madeira com-munity, longtime race dayvolunteers Vic Park-house, Sue Grosse, Tam-my and Steve Schlag-baum, Ted Meyer, RickJustice, Coreen Deren-thal, Catherine and HughWalsh, Tracy Blackweld-er, and Josh Dooley bringsmiles to the runnersfaces. Local and area busi-nesses, Buckeye RunningCo., Kroger, House of Runand Tri, Mazunte and Bio-Wheels support the par-ticipants and young folksof Madeira whose activ-ities the race benefits.
Runners can registeronline at www.registra-tionspot.com. For full de-tails of the race visit Face-book/MadeiraMile.
Mitchell proves mettle with Madeira Mile trophies
THANKS TO JOHN KEAN
Medal sculptor Denny Mitchell fabricating the winners’trophies for this year’s Madeira Mile, which takes place at 6:30p.m. July 2.
Sculptor lovesrunning the milewith his buddies
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An Indian Hill HighSchool junior will bespend part of her summerin a classroom. Abroad.
Daphne McLaughlin,who lives in Kenwood,was among 65 studentschosen by the U.S. De-partment of State to studyin Korea as part of the Na-tional Security LanguageInitiative for Youth.
“The point of (this) is tohave students learn un-common but critical lan-guages,” McLaughlinsaid.
Recipients of thisscholarship are providedwith an opportunity tostudy abroad.
McLaughlin will spendabout five hours a day atthe Sookmyung Women’sUniversity in Seoul, SouthKorea. She will also joinother students on fieldtrips throughout Seoul.
McLaughlin will de-part June 22 and spend sixweeks abroad.
“I don’t expect to be
fluent, (but) I hope to(learn) more of the lan-guage,” McLaughlin said.
Although this won’t beMcLaughlin’s first inter-national trip, it will be herfirst time in Korea.
McLaughlin has im-mersed herself in the Ko-rean language for about ayear. However, she hasalso studied Chinese andJapanese.
“I don’t think it’s goodto be closed-minded (re-garding foreign) lan-guages,” she said. “Somany of the larger busi-nesses are from othercountries.”
McLaughlin said sheeventually plans to pur-sue international rela-tions as a course of study.
For now, though, shewelcomes the chance tovisit another country andexplore a different cul-ture.
“I’m most excitedabout just being there,”she said.
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Indian Hill High School junior Daphne McLaughlin is among 65students chosen by the State Department to study abroad thissummer. McLaughlin will travel to Seoul, South Korea, whereshe will study the Korean language.
Indian Hillstudent excitedby chance tostudy abroad
Indian Hill VillageCouncil has raised its wa-ter rates by 5 percent – thefirst hike since 2008.
Indian Hill residents, butsome residential and busi-nesses customers in eightsurrounding communi-ties.
Indian Hill City Man-ager Dina Minneci saidthe hike is needed to re-place infrastructure thathas been in service far be-yond its years.
“The increase will pro-vide some support to a 10-year capital and operatingplan,” Minneci said.
“The plan was evaluat-ed over several months bycouncil’s Water Worksand Finance committees
and will continue to beevaluated every year.”
Indian Hill WaterWorks has a total of 5,481customer accounts, serv-ing mostly residentialcustomers in the village,Camp Dennison, Cincin-nati, Columbia Township,Madeira, Milford, Mont-gomery, Remington andTerrace Park.
There are commercialcustomers in Camp Den-nison and Madeira.
Although residentshave seen larger water in-voices over the past sev-eral years, they were a re-sult of sewer-rate in-creases implemented bythe Metropolitan SewerDistrict of Greater Cin-cinnati, Minneci said.
In related news, IndianHill Village Councilwom-an Melissa Cowan recent-ly reported to villagecouncil that the Environ-mental Protection Agen-cy has determined that In-dian Hill’s brine dis-charge system has no im-pact on the aquatic life ofthe Little Miami State andNational Scenic River.
Village approvesfirst water-rate hikein seven years
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Deer Park High School» Sabrina Smith is about dispelling
myths - three of them, so far. Myth No. 1: Welding is only about
function. Myth No. 2: Welding is a man’s job. Myth No. 3: Students who take an ex-
tra year to finish high school have aca-demic deficiencies.
The Truth: Sabrina’s welding work isart with a purpose.
She is the only female in her seniorwelding class at the Scarlet Oaks CareerCampus, but she is at the top of that class.While academically proficient, she de-cided to take an extra year to finish highschool so she could get the full benefit ofher welding program.
She is one of 13 Ohio Class of 2015 ca-reer-technical student exemplars cho-sen by the Ohio Department of Educa-tion. Her story started in the ScarletOaks Cosmetology program three years
ago. It’s ending down the hall in the weld-
ing lab where she learned enough tograduate with four certifications:Shielded Metal Arc Welding 3G VerticalUp Progression A-36 3/8” Plate and twoin Flux Cored Arc Welding 3G VerticalUp Progression -- A-36 3/8” plate and 1”Unlimited.
She was the first in her class to get theOccupational Safety and Health Admini-stration 10-Hour certificate.
“Welding is a different kind of art,”Smith, 19, said. She discussed a project inwhich she helped Girl Scouts weld metalpetals and leaves to create an aluminumflower and a personal project sketchingout onto stainless steel sheet, cutting us-ing a plasma torch and welding the but-terfly wings into a chair. She generallydraws her projects first.
“Welding is relaxing to me,” she said.“You are behind a dark screen creatingin your own world.”
Smith points to her father, a mechanicwho does some welding, as her first ex-posure to the trade. She is excited aboutlearning and doing more at the HobartInstitute of Welding Technology in Troy,Ohio, after she receives her Career Pass-port from Scarlet Oaks.
“She has an interesting focus and de-tail,” said Kristen Yancey, Sabrina’sschool counselor at Scarlet Oaks, “She isthe cream of the crop.”
» For the past three years, Deer ParkSchools has ended the school year bysending retirees off in style.
Retirees from Holmes Primary, Am-ity Elementary and the Deer Park Ju-nior/Senior High School were picked upin Ford Mustangs, thanks to Bobby Cas-trucci of the Castrucci Automotive Fam-ily and the DPHS Class of 2002.
The cars were driven by Superinten-dent Jeff Langdon, associate PrincipalKevin Casey, DPHS educator JamieWagner and DPHS retiree Karen Cox.
The parade ends at the Deer Park Ju-nior/Senior High School Courtyard,where the retirees are greeted by all theteachers and then treated to a cookout.
Deer Park Junior High School» Select seventh-and-eighth-graders
from the Deer Park Choirs performed atthe music festival “Trills and Thrills” atWilmington High School.
They received a rating of excellentfrom two professional music adjudica-tors who critiqued their performance of“Sinner Man” and “The Power of One.”
“This experience is a lot like theLarge group contest the high schoolchoir students prepare for each year. Be-ing the first year we’ve participated atthe junior level, I am so proud of thechoir students for their dedication, pridein singing, and mature behavior for theentire contest experience,“ said Eliza-beth Tierney, choir instructor.
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Deer Park seventh- and eighth-grade choir members show off their winnings from the “Trills and Thrills” festival at Wilmington High School.
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Deer Park retiree Barb McNeal enjoys herend-of-the-year ride.
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Deer Park teachers Julie DeVilliers, Chrysal Huster and Barb McNeal.
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Tom Griswold and Greg Tabar in the Deer Parkretiree parade.
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Chrystal Huster is one of the Deer ParkSchools retirees who were sent off in style.
THANKS TO JON WEIDLICH
Sabrina Smith, a Scarlet Oaks and Deer ParkHigh School student, is the recipient of anOutstanding Ohio Career-Technical Studentrecognition fmor the Ohio Department ofEducation.
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Linda Ferdon and Julie DeVilliers drive retireeKaren Cox.
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Grag Tabar, Tom Griswold and Barb McNealwave to the crowd.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawing andPainting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Learn line draw-ing techniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.
Cooking ClassesRoundup a SouthwesternBrunch with Jaime Carmody,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Chef Jaimepresents some great up-to-the-minute dishes with a littleSouthwestern twist. $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.
EducationWomen Writing for (a)Change Core Class: Thursdaymorning, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Women Writing for a Change,
6906 Plainfield Road, Featuredfocus is writing in communityover period of several weeks.While some writing technique istaught, emphasis is placed onwriter pursuing her own formsof written expression. Womenonly. Ages 18 and up. $249.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.
CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.
Farmers MarketMadeira Farmers Market,3:30-7 p.m., City of Madeira,Madeira, Intersection of Dawsonand Miami. Wide variety oflocally and sustainably grownfoods, made-from-scratch good-
ies and various artisan products.Presented by Madeira FarmersMarket. 623-8058; www.madei-rafarmersmarket.com. Madeira.
Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.
Making Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or lookingfor feedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.
Catapult Fun, 1 p.m., Loveland
Branch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Build and createyour own catapult, then use it tolaunch variety of items. Ages7-12. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.
Free Build Lego Club, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Design andbuild fun creations with Legos.Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.
Literary - PoetryPoetry Matters: IntensiveSeries on the Art and Craft ofPoetry, 6-8 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Journey deep into poetrywith poet and teacher PaulettaHansel. Explore imagery, voice,structure and sound. Bothnovice and experienced poetswelcome. Open to men andwomen. $99. Registration re-quired. 272-1171; www.wo-menwriting.org. Silverton.
Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 6721 Montgomery Road,793-6036. Silverton.
Music - DJTrivia and Turntables, 7-8:30p.m., Fifty West Brewing Compa-ny, 7668 Wooster Pike, Playtrivia with DJ spinning vinylbetween questions. Musiccontinues until 10 p.m. OptionalBBQ with rotating menu eachweek. Ages 21 and up. Freeadmission. No phone; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26Art & Craft ClassesSilk to Silk transfer ScarfClass, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Woman’s
Art Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Lindner Class-room. Use 3 old 100 percent silkties and transfer designs of tiesto 100 percent silk scarf. Stu-dents supply ties and may pur-chase blank scarf from instructorfor $5. Each scarf is unique andvery colorful. Ages 10-99. $20.Reservations required. 703-5645;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Dining EventsFriday Night Grillouts, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Itemsavailable a la carte. Dine onoutdoor covered patio by thelake or in air-conditioned ChartRoom. Live music. $10, $8.50,$4.25 for children ages 10 andunder. Presented by Great Parksof Hamilton County. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.
EducationBrain Camp at the MariemontBranch Library, 1-3 p.m.,Mariemont Branch Library, 3810Pocahontas Ave., Literature-based theme and maker compo-nent targeted for grades 1–4.Children will create their ownplay, design characters and thenperform. Ages 1-4. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4467;cincinnatilibrary.org/summer-learn/braincamps. Mariemont.
FestivalsSt. Columban Festival, 6-11:30p.m., St. Columban Church, 894Oakland Road, 683-0105;www.stcolumban.org/festival.Loveland.
Music - Concert SeriesFriday Night Concert Series,8-11 p.m., Blue Ash TowneSquare, Cooper and Hunt roads,Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh. Through Aug. 21. 745-8550;www.blueashevents.com. BlueAsh.
Music EducationNew and Wise: A Jewish MusicClass, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M. WiseTemple, 8329 Ridge Road, Forages 0-18 months (plus parentsand/or grandparents). Led byAdam Bellows, early childhoodJewish teacher and musician.$30. Registration required.793-2556; wisetemple.org/jewishmusicclass. AmberleyVillage.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27Art & Craft ClassesSummer Drawing Workshopwith Charlie Berger, 9 a.m. to2 p.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultur-al Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Work from photos,tackle detailed still life subjectsor complete more finisheddrawings. Includes personalevaluation and critique, plusinformal demos of tools andmaterials. $30 per workshop.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-
tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.
Learning to Weave With RigidHeddle Loom, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Learn toweave with portable RigidHeddle loom in this 2-day week-end workshop. Students supplytwo contrasting skeins of yarnand weave beautiful scarf.Looms available to rent for $10.Ages 14-99. $60. Registrationrequired. 703-5645. Mariemont.
Art ExhibitsDave Laug Exhibit: SummerSolstice Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Immerse yourself in colour inthis effervescent exhibit oforiginal works by Dave Laug.Influenced by Fauvism andPost-Impressionism, his artreflects his travels and thesimplistic beauty of humanspaces. His vibrant and visuallyengaging work is included inmany private and corporatecollections. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.
Cooking ClassesJunior Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, Juniorcooks (ages 10-14 yrs) competewith mystery basket of ingredi-ents. Two preliminary rounds;dishes will be judged on taste,presentation and use of mysteryingredients. Winners of eachround move to championship.See online for details. $15.Reservations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.
Exercise ClassesTai Chi and Qigong Class, 2-3p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, With MasterJerome Cook. Ages 16-99. $20.Registration required. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.
Saturday Morning Yoga, 9-10a.m., Hopewell Meadows Park,9131 Hopewell Road, MainShelter. Classes are great way torelieve stress, connect withnature and make new friends.Led by certified yoga fit in-structor. No experience neces-sary. Free. Presented by SymmesTownship. 683-6644; www.sym-mestownship.org. SymmesTownship.
FestivalsSt. Columban Festival, 6-11:30p.m., St. Columban Church,683-0105; www.stcolumban.org/festival. Loveland.
Taste of Silverton, 4-7 p.m.,Meier’s Wine Cellars, 6955Plainfield Road, Lawn. Taste-sized portions from the DelhiPalace, HD Beans, the Ital-ianette, MVP Sports Bar andGrill, Silverton Cafe, Sweets byLaDawn and wine samplingsfrom Meier’s. Music by theMistics. Free admission. Present-ed by The Village of Silverton.792-6560. Silverton.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.
To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.
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The St. Columban Festival is 6-11:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, and 3-9 p.m.Sunday, June 28, at St. Columban Church, 894 Oakland Road, Loveland. Call 683-0105; visitwww.stcolumban.org/festival.
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What is it aboutvintage recipesthat intriguesme so? I guessit’s about the
history, a time when recipesharing was done by passingwritten or typed recipes byhand, sometimes when folks
gathered togeth-er for a morningcoffee break atsomeone’s home.
I was giftedwith such a won-derful lot ofrecipes fromDonna Wright, aClermont Countyreader whowanted me tohave her Mom’s
and Grandma’s recipes. In-cluded with vintage cookbookswas a wooden box with thehandwritten and typed recipes,often with notes on the recipesby the cook. When I lookedthrough the box, I was sur-prised at the number of cakes,both for breakfast, brunch anddessert. We like a simple cinna-mon coffee cake, one that canbe made with the little ones andmixed by hand.
The recipe I’m sharing todayfrom that wooden box is justsuch a recipe. It’s called quickcoffee cake but I gave it anadditional name.
Quick coffee cake akaNot a fancy coffee cake
How much is a heaping ta-blespoon? The butter shouldmound up on the spoon. I adapt-ed the recipe only slightly. Imade this by hand with a whisk.
1 heaping tablespoon but-ter
1/2 cup sugar1 egg1/2 cup milk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour2 teaspoons baking pow-
der1/2 teaspoon saltPreheat oven to 325. Melt butter. Beat egg and
sugar together. Beat in butter.Add milk and vanilla and beathard. Add dry ingredients,which you have mixed togeth-er. (I just whisked them togeth-er). Blend but don’t over beat.Pour into greased and flouredpan. (I used spray).
Then mix together:3 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamonThe recipe said to sprinkle
this on top which I did. Nexttime I’ll swirl it into the batterso that if I would choose toglaze it, the glaze won’t pull thetopping up.
Bake 30 minutes or so justuntil toothpick inserted in cen-ter comes out clean. Don’t overbake or cake will be dry.
Glaze (opt)I just made a confectioners
sugar glaze with a cup of con-fectioners sugar and enoughwater to make a glaze. Startwith 3 tablespoons water.
Refrigerator or freezerpickles
No, I didn’t make a mistakein the title. These pickles do goin the freezer and yes, they areamazingly crisp after thawing.My sister, Sonia, loves hergarden and each year makesthese awesome pickles. ForJudy N., who wanted the recipeand also wanted to know if shecould add some fresh dill sinceher dill will be ready when herpickling cucumbers are. Theanswer is yes. I think it wouldgive the pickles another ele-ment of flavor and, after all,dill is one of the ingredients inpickling spice.
4 cups thinly sliced cucum-bers, unpeeled
1 medium onion, slicedthin
2 tablespoons saltUp to 1-1/2 cups sugar - I use
less but just go to taste1/2 cup vinegar1-1/2 teaspoons pickling
spice1 red bell pepper, diced
(opt)1 clove garlic, smashed
(opt)
Arrange cucumbers andonions in large bowl. Sprinklewith salt and mix. Pour enoughwater over to just cover them.Stir again. Soak at room tem-perature for 2 hours. Drain, butdon’t rinse. Meanwhile, mixsugar, vinegar and picklingspice in small saucepan. Bringto a simmer and cook untilsugar dissolves. Let cool whilepickles are soaking. After pick-les have been drained, add bellpepper, then pour pickling
brine over them. Mix. Put intocontainers. Let marinate over-night in refrigerator beforeeating. Keeps at least threeweeks in frig, or up to sixmonths in freezer.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgateprofessional and author. Find herblog at Abouteating.com. Email herat [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in the subjectline. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
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vacation story (something thatyou personally experienced)?
“One of my favorite summervacations was spent working tohelp poor people back in the hol-lers of Appalachia workingvery hard and sweating my be-hind off with a group of youthand adults from our church. Itwas dusty, dirty, hot, sticky,buggy, spidery, yucky and hardwork but it was one of the morerewarding times of my life see-ing a bunch of kids (including acouple of girly girls) never com-plain doing it, and more impor-tantly seeing the sheer grati-tude from the home owners forwhat we had done for them. Itwas life lifting.”
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“Many years ago my employ-er needed me to assist a client in
Florida. As I could fly or drive, Idrove and took my family.Needless to say this provided a‘free’ vacation for us. As luckwould have it I was not that busyworking most days and couldalso enjoy the stay. Vacationsare great, but free vacations areeven better. Go Figure!”
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Over the years familiesgrow and change; unfortunate-ly, houses don’t adapt withthem, and issues may arise
that you didn’tforesee whenfirst buyingthe house.
When thishappens thenext logicalquestion be-comes, shouldyou remodel ormove to ahome thatbetter fits
your needs? At Whole HomeModifications, this is some-thing we talk about with ourclients, and we have a few tipsand factors for you to consider.
The first question youshould ask is how long do youplan to be in your home? De-pending on your answer, thechanges you make to yourhome could be large or small.If you don’t plan to be in yourhome long-term, you might notwant to make drastic changes.If, on the other hand, you planto stay for life, you shouldconsider what life changes youmight experience in the future.
Another important consider-ation is, what makes you wantto stay in your home? Do youhave a great relationship with
the neighbors? Is the kids’school a block away? Is yourlife centered around your com-munity? Those are things thatyou can’t take with you. If youcan’t give up the location ofyour home, remodeling isprobably the best option.
Perhaps the most importantstep in deciding to move ormodify is to evaluate currentand future needs of your fam-ily. A family with toddlers hasdramatically different needsfrom a family with collegestudents, or with live-in grand-parents. At Whole Home Mod-ifications, we often recom-mend adding an in-law suite onthe first floor if you plan tostay in your home long-term. Itcould be used as a study or recroom until you need it.
Last, but certainly not least,consider the financials.Chances are you’ll pay morefor a new home than you didfor your current home. Youalso have to add the out-of-pocket costs including movingexpenses, closing costs, brokercommissions, and any redec-orating or renovations you’ll doin the next few years (no houseis perfect!).
Nina Creech is senior vice presidentof operations, People Working Coop-eratively
Modify or move: Thingsto consider before yoursummer remodeling
Nina CreechCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Iam trying to helpyou, so thinkabout what youare going to read.
You are em-ployed and your valueis the creation of prof-its for your employer. Ifhe makes a profit onyour services, yourfuture is secure. If youshow that you can cre-ate more value, raisesand promotions are in yourfuture.
This is no different than asmall business. Like a busi-ness, when you create moresales volume over your costs,you are successful. The maindifference is that in a businessyou most likely have more
control. The point we want
to discuss is that as anemployee there arecosts taken from yourwages that interferewith your ability tomake more money.These take strict ex-amination so that sim-ply being aware ofthem, you may be ableto gain some control.
They are taxes on your wagescreated by regulations andlegislated work rules that maylimit your production.
Your employer pays them,but they limit your value. Theyare the result of political pay-ments to inefficient govern-ment systems and unions that
support politicians who em-power them. If these peoplewere so good for you, why aremany higher paying jobs mov-ing to Right to Work states oroverseas?
When I started work in themid 1950s our union was apositive factor. They promotedsales to other union organiza-tions. Over the years they be-came a serious detriment toproduction and profits. As wesee union membership shrink-ing it would be important forthem to again become allies tobusiness. This would supporttheir membership and theentire workforce would bene-fit. Businesses have a hardenough time competing withimports.
A positive boost to Amer-ican based business wouldincrease jobs and wages.
Another help to our workingfolks would be to carefullyexamine all laws and regula-tions that are expensive tobusiness with little or no bene-fit. I did not need to be toldwho to hire, my workers wereintegrated long before it be-came law. This caused myemployees to expect promotionbased on production ratherthan racial or sexual quotas.
Think of yourself as a com-petitor, not against your fellowemployees, but as an inspira-tion that causes others to helpyour employer succeed. Thespirit of trying to be the bestincreases your value. This is
no different than the smallbusiness in your area that issucceeding because they try tosatisfy you.
It is also possible that youmay be asked to become apartner due to your work hab-its and attitude. Some of mylabor became managers be-cause of their efforts andlearned skills. Some had beenhired because they showed adesire to prove their worth.
If you do not reach the levelyou feel is earned, the experi-ences you gained will help yourun a successful business ofyour own. Best of luck and donot give up easily.
Edward Levy is a resident of Montgo-mery.
As an employee, you are a small business
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A swimmer with shoulderpain is a common sight in thesport. With few exceptions,shoulder pain in a swimmerwill be an overuse injury,meaning it builds over timewith continuous irritationfrom the same repeated mo-tions.
This happens for a fewreasons:
» The shoulder is the mostmobile joint in the body.
» The mechanics of swim-ming require lots of motion atthe shoulder joint.
» With increased motion inthe joint comes less stabilityof that joint.
» A swimmer can exceed2,000 strokes for one shoulderin a single workout.
A few simple tricks can goa long way to keeping shoul-der pain from getting to be aninjury that keeps the swim-mer from the pool.
The first thing to checkwhen your swimmer comes toyou with shoulder pain istheir posture. The nature ofswimming workouts gives aswimmer very developedpectoral muscles, which theyneed for stroke efficiencyand speed. This can causethose muscles to pull wherethey attach on the arm andcan give a swimmer a round-ed shoulder appearance,
meaning that the shouldersare coming forward when atrest. Posture like this canpinch important structures inthe shoulder, particularly inthe anterior portion, whichare already more vulnerable.It will also affect structuresin the back, which are beingstretched and weakened bythis posture.
To fix this, have them fo-cus on straightening up as if astring were being pulled fromthe torso through the top ofthe head. Roll your shouldersback to an even position oneither side of your body. Noneed to throw them backoverly far or puff your chestout, just keep them back inline with the rest of yourbody.
In conjunction with thechance in posture, you needto focus on the scapular stabi-lizers, the muscles that workin between and around theshoulder blades. These mus-cles are often weak and can-not function properly withoutsome attention.
When practicing good pos-ture, you can feel those mus-cles fire up. An exercisecalled scap squeezes canwork them even more. Whilein your good posture position,pretend you are trying tosqueeze a penny between
your shoulder blades bysqueezing those muscles,leaving your arms by yourside. Hold the squeeze forfive seconds, then release.
Both of these techniquescan be used throughout theday while your swimmer is atschool. Practicing good pos-ture and scap squeezes canreduce a number of shoulderproblems by introducingproper position and bodymechanics. Pain in the shoul-der may be common in swim-ming, but that does not meanthey have to push through it .There are modifications andoptions available to keepthem from doing makingthings worse.
At Cincinnati Children'sSports Medicine department,we want to do everything wecan to keep your child in thewater as much as possible.There are resources availablefor you and your swimmer,and we invite you to contactus with any questions or con-cerns at 513-803-4878.
Athletic Hall of Fame has cho-sen six new members for induc-tion. The 2015 class in alphabet-ical order are: Joy Godwin(1969), Sean Hassman (2003),Helen Klenk (1947), coach JimReynolds (1990-2015), Bret Un-derwood (1999) and Jeff War-mouth (1984).
The induction ceremonieswill occur at 6:30 p.m., Friday,Sept. 11, in the football stadiumprior to the Fairview game.
Benintendi at CWS » Arkansas was eliminated
from the College World Seriesafter a 5-3 loss to Virginia ingame one, then a 4-3 walk-offloss to Miami (Fla.) in game two.
But, Andrew Benintendigave the country a glimpse intohis five-tool game that’s landedhim on nearly every collegePlayer of the Year list as well asthe No. 7 overall pick by theBoston Red Sox in the MLBDraft.
In the Razorbacks’ firstgame, Benintendi made a run-saving diving catch in centerfield on a tricky ball hit right at
him. Later in the game, he belt-ed his 20th home run of the sea-son making him (as of June 19)the only Division I college base-ball player in the country with20 home runs.
Against Miami, the Hurri-canes pitched around him latein the game.
Amateur baseball» On June 26 at Western Hills
High School’s Max McLearyField on Ferguson Avenue, theCincinnati Steam host GrandLake (7:05 p.m.) and 100 percentof the gate proceeds will go di-rectly to Matt Kammerer andhis family. Matt was diagnosed
with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)in February of this year.
Matt, his wife Lisa, and theirfour children (Lauren, Marga-ret, Ellie and Matthew) havelived on the West Side of Cincin-nati their entire lives. Ticketsare $5 for adults, $3 for studentsand $2 for children under 12years old.
In addition to the game, therewill be “Fight For Matt” brace-lets on sale, a cornhole for thecure game and a special split-the-pot to help raise money andawareness.
Visit cincinnatisteam.comfor more information, and tolearn more about ALS you can
visit www.alsa.org.
Girls lacrosse» Mount Notre Dame placed
five of its students on the 2015U.S. Lacrosse Girls’ HighSchool All-Academic Team. Thefollowing players made the list:seniors Jessica Burris (Read-ing), Tess Meyer (Liberty Town-ship), Caroline Warning (Syca-more Township) and Ali Wiethe(Liberty Township) and juniorKelsey Beitman (West Chester).
There are several criterionin order for a player to be select-ed to the list including a mini-mum cumulative grade pointaverage of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale.
KENWOOD — Shortly afterthe celebratory dogpile on themound and their Division I tro-phy presentation, the MoellerHigh School baseball teamgathered in Huntington Park’sleft field for a team photo.
The last player to get in theshot came with two guests withthe blessing of his teammates.
Senior catcher Bailey Mon-toya walked his mother, Chris-ty, and father, Lucky, on to thefield and into the photo. Thechampionship squad thenflashed a unique sign, withtheir right hands forming an“L” and their left holding upthree fingers.
It stood for Levi. Levi Montoya, brother of
Bailey and son of Christy andLucky, died in an ATV accidentin 2014 when Moeller was in thestate semifinals. A year and aday from that tragic evening,the Crusaders and the Mon-toyas walked triumphantly onthe grass and celebrated lifeand perseverance.
The younger Montoya wasjust 15 years old and a memberof Germantown Valley View’sfootball team. Bailey wasMoeller’s starting juniorcatcher when he got the tragiccall the night before the Cru-saders’ 2014 semifinal gamewith Massillon Jackson. De-spite Levi’s passing, Baileymade the decision to return toColumbus for the game.
“I went to the hospital rightafter that and I didn’t go to beduntil about 4 a.m.,” Montoya re-called. “I talked it over with myMom and Dad and they said Iwas probably better off play-
ing baseball. That’s the onething I have grown up with andloved, other than my familyand God.”
Added Moeller head coachTim Held, “He didn’t want tolet his team down. He felt thatobligation to come back as ourstarting catcher. I wasn’t ex-pecting to see him the nextmorning. His grandpa calledand said he was on his wayback.”
Held had already made ar-rangements to adjust his line-up, but allowed Montoya tocatch with a designated hitterin his spot on offense. He toldhim if his thoughts were takinghim elsewhere, to let him knowand they would substitute.
“It was a very emotionalday,” Montoya recalled. “When
Massillon Jackson got thatthird out, I kind of lost it.”
Over the summer months,the family organized Live LikeLevi, a charitable trust to re-member their lost loved oneand help others. Montoya’sfamily adopted the Sisu philos-ophy that started with Levi’sGermantown football team.It’s a term of bravery and be-ing able to overcome adversityover incredible odds.
“We take donations and givescholarships away,” Montoyasaid.
The Montoyas live in Far-mersville and have been regu-lars at the Montgomery Coun-ty Fair showing hogs raised ontheir farm. Part of Bailey’shealing process came last Au-gust when he showed one of hisbrother’s hogs. Bailey himselfhas had Herefords and Cross-bred Barrows on display sincehe was 9 years old.
“Levi was big into 4-H andso am I,” Montoya said. “I tookone of his hogs and showed it atthe county fair. It won reservegrand champion and was inmemory of Levi. All of themoney (about $2,000) was do-nated to the Live Like Levifoundation.”
The 4-H organization standsfor head, heart, hands andhealth. The background hashelped Montoya in leadership,public speaking and hard work– all great attributes of a top-notch catcher.
When pre-spring practicerolled around again at Moeller,Montoya was determined toget to Columbus and returnwith the top trophy. The teamwas also inspired and played to
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The Moeller baseball team, along with Christy and Lucky Montoya (far right) make the “Levi” sign with theirhands in honor of Levi Montoya. The brother of Crusaders’ catcher Bailey Montoya died in an ATV accident ayear ago. The family has since started the “Live like Levi” foundation.
Moeller catcher Bailey Montoyafields a ball against Mason in theregional championship game atthe University of Cincinnati.
See MOELLER, Page 2B
WESTERN HILLS — This sum-mer, the Cincinnati Steam arecelebrating 10 years of amateursummer college baseball at MaxMcLeary Field on Ferguson Ave-nue.
To celebrate, the Steam willdo as they’ve always done: lace‘em up and play.
This season, they’ll do that un-der first-time manager PatHyde, a former catcher at North-ern Kentucky University origi-nally from Chicago. Hyde was aSteam assistant prior to earningthe head gig.
Hyde’s a common commodityfor the Steam, who employ manyaspiring for careers in baseball.
“I want to put them in the bestposition for them to be success-ful. I want these guys to come infor the summer and by the timethey leave I want them to go backto their school better than whenthey left,” Hyde said. “I wantthem to grow and mature as peo-ple and also as baseball players.”
The Steam compete in theGreat Lakes Summer CollegiateLeague, one of the premier sum-mer baseball leagues in the coun-try (arguably second only toCape Cod), a wooden bat leaguecomprised of players with re-maining college eligibility.Roughly 17 locals play on theSteam this year, as well as guysfrom Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,Kentucky and South Carolina.
After 11games, the Steam areoff to a 4-6-1 start. At the plate,the Steam have been led by JakeRichmond (University of Cincin-
nati), who’s hitting .444, and TreyGanns (Northern Kentucky),who’s hitting .351with eight RBI.Max Foley (Evansville) has beenhot with a .341 average, 14 hitsand eight RBI.
On the mound, Hunter Dunn(Eastern Kentucky) has a 4.23ERA and a team-high 17 inningswith 23 strikeouts. Nick Beard(Northern Kentucky) has a 3.60ERA and nine strikeouts in 10 in-nings.
“We have a very talentedteam. We’re very young,” saidHyde. “Getting guys into theright spot in the right situation.You learn how to pick their brain… you want to see what theirthought process is and theirbaseball instinct.”
According to Brady Laber,Steam director of baseball oper-ations, the Steam has had 32players drafted by MajorLeague teams.
Most notably, Adam Eatonwith the Chicago White Sox andPittsburgh Pirates All-Star thirdbaseman Josh Harrison.
“What I like doing is seeingguys come in day one whetherit’s summer ball or college, justseeing them develop into betterplayers and people,” Hyde said.“They may struggle one day, butthe best thing about baseball isyou’re gonna get to play the nextday. It’s nice seeing guys growfrom mistakes and get better.”
Coming up at Max McLearyField, the Steam host GrandLake Friday, June 26, on ALSnight and on Thursday, July 2,the Hamilton Joe’s come to townon fireworks night.
Cincinnati Steam first baseman Max Foley, a Moeller graduate, hustlesdown the line after a sacrifice bunt against the Southern Ohio Copperheadson June 18 at Max McLeary Field.
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“Live like Levi.”As the season progressed, it
became apparent the Crusad-ers could have the starsaligned again.
They overcame injuries to apair of 2014 starters in Joe Vra-nesic and Bryan Soth. Severaltimes, Montoya felt his broth-er’s presence.
“I hit a double in the region-al final game (against Mason)to move us to the state semifi-nal game,” Montoya said.“Coach Andy Nagel said hewas standing at first and theclouds kind of parted when Ihit that double. It made me tearup. We just opened the flood-gates (in Columbus). I think forsure he was definitely watch-ing us.”
Before Christy and LuckyMontoya joined the Moeller
baseball family for the victo-rious picture, Lucky, a formerfootball player in New Mexico,lifted Tim Held in the air in ju-bilation.
Held was thrilled for themoment and thrilled for theMontoyas.
“The whole year that fam-ily’s been through with thegrieving process, to be able tocapture the championshipwhen we dedicated the wholeseason to Levi is a great feel-ing,” Held said.
Though his 4-H days arecoming to an end, Bailey Mon-toya will continue his baseballcareer at the University ofDayton. Gone will be the hour-plus commutes to and fromMoeller.
“Dayton is 30 minutes clos-er,” Montoya said. “A lot of therecruits in the Dayton pro-gram are really good playersand the coaches are reallygood guys.”
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Moeller senior Bailey Montoya works with youth players at the school’s baseball camp Jun e 9. The Crusaders wontheir eighth Division I title on June 6.
LOVELAND — West Virginiasophomore and CincinnatiHills Christian Academy alum-nus Kyle Davis continues toproduce.
In his recently completedfreshman season at WVU, hisefforts led him to being nameda National Collegiate BaseballWriters Association freshmanfirst-team all-American and aLouisville Slugger freshmanall-American.
He led the team in average(.353), hits (79) and doubles(17). Davis was also named sec-ond-team all-Big 12 and to theconference’s rookie team.
“I was not expecting to con-tribute this early in my career,”Davis said. “But during hittingin the fall, coaches liked my batand asked me about playingsecond base. Last season com-pletely exceeded expectation.Being an all-American is greatand it will be tied to my nameforever, but I would rather bein the College World Series in-stead of watching it on TV.”
In addition to his skills at theplate, Davis has taken a lotfrom his former head coachJeff Keith.
He utilizes the same fieldingtechniques and drills Keithtaught him as well as the man-
tra of working on things andcoming to the park like it’s thelast game you’ll ever play.
“Like coach Keith, I’m notthe biggest guy,” Davis said.“He always told us ‘you can’tput a team out there withoutme.’ I think that mentality sep-arates guys from other play-ers.”
Like many college players,Davis is playing summer ball tostay fresh and potentially drawthe eyes of professional scouts.
He is playing in Virginia inthe Valley League with theCharlottesville TomSox, a first-year team.
According to the league’swebsite, it’s the oldest amateurbaseball league in America thatis still operating.
Through the first 12 contestsof the 43-game season, Davis isbatting .227 and is tied for theteam lead in RBI with seven. Asof June 19, he was batting.300 inhis last six games.
“It’s a little like the MinorLeagues with all the travelingwe do,” Davis said. “Fourteenhundred people came to thefirst game so people love it. Wehave something going on everyday except Monday. The teamhas the biggest budget in theleague, the host families havebeen great and it’s great to con-tinue getting reps. I’ve enjoyedit.”
CHCA alum Kyle Davis, shown here in 2012, continues to produce.
Mount Notre Dame (MND)held its Collegiate Signing Day –A Tribute to the Class of 2015.
The MND community gath-ered to applaud seniors for theirgrowth in spiritual, academicand personal development overfour years and to acknowledgethe major step they are about totake as empowered women.
Eighteen seniors were hon-ored for their achievements in-cluding Sydney Armstrong ofDeer Park (University of Cincin-nati), Christine Clark of LibertyTownship (Miami University),Kelsey Day of White Oak (MiamiUniversity), Olivia DeLuca ofMason (University of Oklaho-ma), Megan Desrosiers of Ame-lia (Marian University), BrittneyDorton of Mason (undecided),Samantha Dunbar of Morrow(University of Dayton), KacyEckley of Liberty Township(Eastern Kentucky University),Stephanie Faller of West ChesterTownship (The Ohio State Uni-versity), Caroline Gallo of Read-ing (Ohio University), AshleyHarris of Mason (University ofDayton), Caroline Hendy of Lib-erty Township (The Ohio State
University), Maddie Lees of Col-erain Township (Marian Univer-sity), Tess Meyer of West Ches-ter Township (The Ohio StateUniversity), Meredith Reagan ofLoveland (The Ohio State Uni-versity), Sonya Sasmal of WestChester Township (The OhioState University), Molly Savageof West Chester Township (Uni-versity of Dayton) and Kuan LiSturgill of Mason (University ofToledo).
“Mount Notre Dame isblessed to have the most amaz-ingly talented students. On thisday we celebrated the collectivesuccesses of the Class of 2015.Our spotlight ceremony also al-lows model students to sharetheir collegiate journey so thatall MND students can learnabout top-notch colleges, ex-plore career pathways and ob-tain advice on optimizing the col-lege application and decisionprocess. We couldn’t be moreproud of the caliber of studentsthat have blossomed throughouttheir MND experience,” Asso-ciate Head of School and Dean ofAcademic Development KarenDay said.
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Mount Notre Dame senior honorees from left: Maddie Lees of Colerain Township, Tess Meyer of West ChesterTownship and Meredith Reagan of Loveland at MNDÕs Collegiate Signing Day ceremony.
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The Sycamore Com-munity Band led by PeteMetzger is performing aseries of free concertsthis summer.
The concerts show-case the many differentinstrument sections thatmake up a concert bandand feature a commem-oration of the 150th anni-versary of the end of theCivil War, a medley ofFrank Sinatra songs tocelebrate his 100th birth-day, a tribute to StephenFoster, a tribute toGeorge Gershwin andClaude T. Smith’s power-ful “Eternal Father
Strong to Save.”Other featured works
include the Finale ofTchaikovsky’s “4th Sym-phony,” “Hurray forHollywood” and a spe-cial Armed Forces Sa-lute.
Of course it would notbe an SCB performancewithout lots of patrioticmusic and marches bythe masters.
All the concerts arefree and open to thepublic. Please bringchairs or a blanket andcheck out our websitefor more information,www. sycamoreband.org
The final concert isnoon, July 18, BastilleDay in Montgomery,Montgomery and Coop-er roads.
Metzger formed theSycamore CommunityBand in 1974 and builtthe group to a full con-cert band with 65 activeadult musicians.
The band plays avariety of music consist-ing of light classicalselections, sounds fromthe Big Band Era, patri-otic music, and marches.
For more informationcontact Paul Wallace at697-0868.
Sycamore Community Band to play free concerts
THANKS TO PAUL WALLACE
The Sycamore Community Band performs at Winton Woods Park
Hamilton County resi-dents recycled 40,350tons of metal, glass, plas-tic and paper last year,saving resources, con-serving energy and re-ducing pollution.
Communities with thehighest recycling rates:
1. Mariemont, 33.28percent
2. Wyoming, 28.83percent
3. Montgomery, 27.64percent
4. Terrace Park, 27.32percent
5. Indian Hill, 26.66percent
6. Madeira 25.66 per-cent
7. Glendale, 25 percent8. Blue Ash, 24.16
percent9. Amberley Village,
23.10 percent10. Evendale, 22.10
percentThe recycling efforts
in Hamilton County:» conserved enough
energy to power everyhome in Hamilton Countyfor six days;
» reduced more airpollution than if one per-son from every house-
hold in Hamilton Countyrode their bicycle towork for four weeks;
» saved 331,119 treesfrom being harvested.
Recycling reducespollution so the air webreathe is cleaner, con-serves natural resourcesso we will have them touse in the future, anddecreases the energyneeded to make newproducts. Recycling alsoboosts the local economyby creating 169,000 jobs(4.3 percent of all jobs)just in the State of Ohio.
On average, eachhousehold in HamiltonCounty recycled 232pounds in 2014. That’s14.47 percent of all thewaste generated.
To learn more aboutwhat can be recycled,download the freeguideat HamiltonCountyRecycles.org. For moreinformation about recy-cling, call the RecyclingHotline at 946-7766, orinteract on Twitter(@HamCoRecycling) andFacebook (www.Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyRecycling).
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On average, each household in Hamilton County recycled 232pounds in 2014. That’s 14.47 percent of all the wastegenerated.
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Elizabeth M. BlumeElizabeth M. Blume 94, of
Cincinnati died June 5. She was amember of St. Gertrude Churchin Madeira. She was a registerednurse during World War II.
Survived by children ThereseKuhn, Mary, Elizabeth and Walt(Sundy) Blume and Cathy (Tim)Brinkman; grandchildren DavidKuhn II, Robert Kuhn, MatthewBlume, Beth Raines, John Leigh-ton, Christopher Leighton andStephen Leighton; great-grand-children Max, Jack and CarsonLeighton and Olivia Kuhn.
Preceded in death by parentsHenry and Mary Sauer Aeberle;husband, Walter; siblings Henry,Walter Art and Verna; andson-in-law, David Kuhn.
Services were June 10 at St.Gertrude Church, Madeira.Memorials to: Little Sisters of the
Poor, 476 Riddle Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45220, Right to Life,1802 W. Gabraith Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45239; or the St. Ger-trude Church 7630 Shawnee RunRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45243.
Virginia McDowellVirginia “Jean” McDowell, 70,
formerly of Madeira died June 6.She worked at Kenwood Coun-try Club for 29 years.
Survived by parents Robertand Elizabeth Lally; childrenJeffrey (Margo) Bass, Shane(Donna) Burnett, Traci (Todd)Enderie and Andrea (Jonathan)Rhodes; grandchidlren Saman-tha Bass, Addyson and EmmaEnderie, Avery and Ellie Rhodes.
Preceded in death by son,Chance Burnett.
Services were June 10 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.
DEATHS
AscensionLutheran ChurchHealing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the month at7 p.m. More information avail-able at 793-3288.
The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;www.ascensionlutheranchurch-.com.
Bethel Baptist TempleFamily Nights at the Park are
planned for the last Friday ofJune, July and August, at 6:30p.m. at Bechtold Park. Kids canparticipate in an hour of struc-tured sports, crafts and more,followed by refreshments and adevotion for the family. Call thechurch for more information.
AWANA children’s clubs for ages4 through ninth-grade is of-fered 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Wednesdays during the schoolyear.
A college and career Bible studymeets at the church every otherMonday at 7:30 p.m. Call the
church for details.Round Up Sunday for children’sSunday school classes meets onthe first Sunday of the monthfor Bible stories, games, pennywars, Bible Bowl and more.
Sunday School classes are 10a.m.; Sunday worship is 11 a.m.Kings Kids, a children’s worshipservice, is offered during the 11a.m. service. Nursery care isavailable.
The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptisttemple-.org.
Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchPlease join the ThoughtfulChristian group every Sunday at9 a.m. in the church library.Participant handouts are avail-able in the Narthex.
The T.W.O. picnic will be at theWeiman home June 20.
The NEEDS collection item forJune is canned tuna and cereal.
Sunday worship services are at10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable.
Sunday sermons are recordedand available on our website,www.bapc.net
The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook page.
Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - Quaker
Regular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. Firstday/nursery school is available.
The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org
CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.
Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchWoven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays; tradi-tional service is 8 a.m. Sundays;a 30-minute service for familieswith young children is 9 a.m.,Sundays; contemporary serviceis 11 a.m.; and traditionalservice is 11 a.m.
GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May.
The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood, 891-1700;goodshepherd.com.
Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchThe adult Sunday school class isviewing Rob Bell’s video series
with discussion. Considerjoining the class at 9 a.m.Sundays through June.
Vacation Bible School is July13-17. Dinner is served at 6 p.m.and VBS is 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. The theme is “G Force:God’s Love in Action.” Anonline registration form isavailable. Training & Orienta-tion for all VBS adult servantson Safe Sanctuary will be 6:30p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 9.Call 891-8527, ext. 1 for moreinformation.
Seekers (The Way, the Truth andthe Life) small group meets 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. Formore information, contactDave and Melissa at 891-8527extension 1.
The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.
Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-weekcourse. Visit madeirachurch.org.
The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.
St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchThe Circle Maker: 40 Day PrayerChallenge is offered at 1 p.m.Mondays; noon and 7 p.m.Wednesdays and 7 p.m., Sun-days. Everyone is welcome.
Join the summer choir anySunday by coming to the choirroom to rehearse at 10:30 a.m.and then sing in the 11 a.m.service.
Summer Study is offered at 1p.m. Wednesdays in the Chapel.
Read and discuss “The CircleMaker: 40 Day Prayer Chal-lenge.” Books are available.
Canned goods and non-perish-ables are being collected forthe NEEDS (North East Emer-gency Distribution Services)pantry. Used and new shoes arebeing collected for the NavajoIndians in Shiprock, New Mex-ico. Bring all items to thechurch.
Health Ministry: Blood PressureChecks are available on the lastSunday of each month aftereach worship service.
A Bible study is offered at noonand 7 p.m. Wednesdays withPastor Ra. Bring a Bible, anopen mind, a friendly disposi-tion, and a heart for loving Godand the world. The topic: Whatis meant by “Baptized by Fire.”
FUSE, for students in fifth-through 12th-grades, meetsfrom 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.every Sunday for games, foodand time to learn about Jesus.
Worship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).
The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.
SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based on theBeatitudes addressing many oflife’s hurts, hang-ups andhabits.
The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.
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Cincinnati Country Day School second-graders Famke van Dijk,left, and Michaela Atkinson, both of Madeira, present JoyBlang of Terrace Park, executive director of Josh Cares, with acheck for $3,848.35. The money, raised during Lower SchoolService Learning Day, will pay for a child life specialist for onemonth.
JUNE 24, 2015 • SUBURBAN LIFE • 7BLIFE
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsTheftReported on 8200 block ofWooster Pike, May 1.
Tires and rims valued at $1,920removed from 3300 block ofHighland Ave., May 6.
DEER PARKIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported at 4100 block of Lin-den Ave., June 3.
Carry concealed weapon,theftReported at 4300 block of E.Galbraith Road, May 26.
TheftReported at 4000 block of Deerpark Ave., June 3.
Reported at 4300 block ofDeneden Ave., May 21.
Theft, breaking and enteringReported at 7200 block ofPlainfield Road, May 22.
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on 8100 block of Frolic
Drive, May 1.Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 7200 blockof Edington Drive, May 6.
Vehicle windows damaged at4100 block of Estermarie Drive,May 3.
Window damaged at 8000 blockof Reading Road, May 4.
Vehicle mirror damaged at 11000block of Snider Road, May 1.
Criminal mischiefReported on 7600 block ofGlendale Milford, May 4.
Domestic violenceReported on Orchard, May 1.Misuse of credit card
Reported on 11000 block ofMarlette Drive, May 1.
TheftBatteries valued at $1,100 re-moved from 9100 block ofMontgomery Road, May 5.
Clothing valued at $520 re-moved from 7800 block ofMontgomery Road, May 1.
$2,365 removed from 8100 blockof Montgomery Road, May 4.
Cell phone valued at $500removed from 7700 block ofMontgomery Road, May 7.
Reported on 8300 block ofPlainfield Road, May 9.
POLICE REPORTS
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local police departments. All reports published are publicrecords.
To contact your local police department:» Columbia Township: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,683-3444 » Deer Park, 791-8056» Madeira, 272-4214» Sycamore Township, 774-6351 or 683-3444
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP5440 Ellmarie Drive: Yarbough,Zethree A. to REI StrategiesLimited; $180,000.
2707 Losantiridge Ave.: Levin,Jason E. & Elizabeth M. toManley, Robert E. Jr.; $210,000.
5480 Windridge Court: Clark,Debora S. to Luther, Sara T. &Daniel R.; $205,000.
DEER PARK4122 Hoffman Ave.: First Fi-nancial Collateral Inc. to McMa-hon, Carol Bross; $78,000.
3820 Lansdowne Ave.: Hoeffer,Paula L. Tr. & Edwin J. Tr. toNeumann, Barbara A. & John P.;$63,000.
7821 Plainfield Road: Brunkel,Timothy J. & Diane L. to Chan-dler, Jade Christopher; $95,000.
4427 Redmont Ave.: Walker,James William Jr. & Lea toBiggs, Ashleigh K. & Nathan D.McGee; $159,900.
MADEIRA8156 Camargo Road: Rose,Steven J. to MDB PropertyManagement L.; $124,900.
7816 Greenbriar Lane: Jenkins,Michael W. & Mary Kay toBlanford, Nathaniel R. & Chris-tine Cora; $166,500.
7322 Juler Ave.: Doering, JasonW. & Samantha A. to Santen,Edward E.; $221,500.
Kenwood Road: Herndon,Richard D. & Diane C. to Hern-don, Richard D. & Diane;$660,000.
6763 Kenwood Road: Herndon,
Richard D. & Diane C. to Luther,Daniel R. & Sara T.; $660,000.
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