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GREEN TWP. — Melissa Fromknew something was wrongwhen the first question the doc-tor asked upon entering theroom was if she had any familyor friends she wanted to call.
“I looked at him and said, ‘Isit that bad,’” she said. “And hesaid, ‘It is.’”
The doctor then escorted atearful From into another roomand explained the ultrasound ofher young son’s kidney showedsigns consistent with cancer.
“The word ‘cancer’ justthrew me off,” she said. “That’smy baby. I was thinking of ev-erything that could be wrong,but never once did I think can-cer.”
An otherwise healthy 5-year-old, From’s son, Ryley,was now diagnosed with can-cer.
“Everything was a daze,”she said. “I kind of went into amode where I was like, ‘Whatdo we do now? What do we do?’”
A tumor is discoveredThe Oakdale Elementary
School kindergartner’s battlewith cancer began in mid-Janu-ary when his mom picked himup from day care one afternoonand he told her he had blood inhis urine.
Melissa From called his doc-tor and set an appointment forthe following day to have hisblood tested. The doctorthought the blood in Ryley’s
urine could have resulted froma recent bout of strep throat,but referred Ryley to Cincin-nati Children’s Hospital Medi-cal Center for further testing tobe safe.
From said doctors at Chil-dren’s ordered another bloodtest, but the results from thattest showed the blood in hisurine was not related to thestrep throat so doctors sched-uled an ultrasound.
“I knew something waswrong because when we werein the ultrasound I could see adifference between both kid-neys when the technician hadthem up on the screen,” shesaid. “The technician kept go-ing back to the right kidney andshe was really focusing on it,and I just had a bad feeling.”
After seeing an abnormalityin Ryley’s right kidney, his doc-tor ordered a biopsy. It wasthen discovered Ryley had aWilms’ tumor in his kidney andcancer cells in some of thelymph nodes surrounding thekidney. A Wilms’ tumor is a kid-ney cancer that primarily af-fects children between theages of 2 and 5.
He was listed as havingStage 3 cancer and admittedfor surgery the following day,Jan. 21, to have his right kidneyremoved. Doctors also re-moved as many of the infectedlymph nodes as possible.
“It’s a weird feeling as a par-ent because you want to protectyour child, but you can’t pro-tect against that,” From said.
“You have to leave it up to thedoctors and have faith they’regoing to treat your baby andprotect your baby. I put every-thing in their hands.”
She said Ryley was releasedfrom the hospital the first weekof February and began radia-tion and chemotherapy treat-ments the same day he left thehospital.
“He’s had seven radiationtreatments and he had weeklychemo treatments up until afew weeks ago,” she said.
“He’s doing well now. We fi-nally hit a point in his treatmentwhere he gets chemo everythird week. It’s nice that he getsa two-week break between che-mo now.”
Brave little boy“Ryley has been amazing
with everything,” his mothersaid. “He’s very proud of thescar he has on his belly and heshows it off. He thinks he’s coolhe had surgery and he’s defi-nitely proud of himself that hewent through all of it.”
From said she’s been openwith her son about the diagno-sis from the very beginning.
“We call it cancer and I ex-plained to him about the cancercells and how we have to dochemo to kill the cells,” shesaid. “Having that understand-ing, he’s able to deal with it bet-ter. He knows he had a big ballof bad cells and chemo is fight-ing it.”
Ryley isn’t a big fan of tak-ing medicine, even when he
feels sick after his chemo-therapy treatments, she said.
“He is tough. He tries totough through the nausea andthe pain,” she said. “I’ve had tosneak him his pain medicinesometimes when I can tell he’shurting but won’t say anythingfor fear of taking medicine.”
When he first started losinghis hair, she said he would
shake the loose strands onto thekitchen table and show people.
“The way he deals with it allis very different than howadults deal with it,” she said.
The number one rule she en-forces when family and friendsvisit is that no one is allowed tocry around Ryley or talk in a
Community rallies aroundkindergartner battling cancerKurt [email protected]
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Oakdale Elementary School kindergartner Ryley From with his mother,Melissa, at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
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GREEN TWP. — Ever sincespring arrived and the weatherwarmed up, Allison Hoffmanhas been taking her two sons toplay at West Fork Park aboutonce a week.
She said she likes the park’squiet setting and the large, openplayground area that allows heryoung sons to safely roamaround.
“They love to play in thesand,” she said. “There are a lotmore things for them to do herethan at other parks.”
The wooden playgroundstructure has a few differentslides, several swings and a va-
riety of areas on which to climband explore. Hoffman said sheappreciates the fact the play-ground is fenced in, keeping hersons from roaming too far awayfrom her watchful eye.
“It’s easy for me to sit any-where on the playground andknow they’ll be alright becauseit’s fenced in,” she said.
As nice as West Fork Park is,the playground and swings weregetting a bit worn.
Green Township recentlycompleted roughly $14,000worth of improvements at thepark, located at 4764 West ForkRoad in Monfort Heights. Thetownship used tax increment fi-
Green Twp. makes repairs to West Fork Park
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Green Township recently completed several repairs to the playground at West Fork Park in Monfort Heights. Thissummer, the sidewalk on the south side of West Fork Road will be extended, connecting the park to the MonfortHeights Branch Library and Monfort Heights Elementary School.
DELHI TWP. — A famil-iar face has been selectedto lead the Delhi TownshipFire Department.
The board of trusteesvoted unanimously April29 to appoint DouglasCampbell as the fire de-partment’s new chief.Campbell has served asthe township’s interimfire chief since formerchief Bill Zoz retired inDecember.
“It’s a humbling oppor-tunity,” Campbell said ofbeing named chief. “I’velived by servant leader-ship and this is definitelysomething I’ve set as agoal of mine and have cer-tainly built my educationand training around.”
He said he’s nevershied away from opportu-
nities toserve inleadershiproles with-in the de-partmentand helooks for-ward toworking
with firefighters and staffto establish a vision forthe department’s future.
“We are very lucky tohave such talent and expe-rience already within thetownship,” Delhi Town-ship Administrator PeteLandrum said. “We arevery confident that Dougwill continue in taking thefire department to thenext level.”
Campbell’s interest infire service began whenhe was 20-years-old, vol-unteering with the WayneTownship Fire Depart-ment. He began his careerwith Delhi’s departmentin 1996 when he was hiredas a part-time firefighter/paramedic. His 1996 hir-ing coincided with hisgraduation from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati witha bachelor’s degree in bio-logical sciences.
Landrum said Camp-
bell rose quickly throughthe fire department’sranks. He was promotedto a full-time position in1998 and four years laterwas promoted to lieuten-ant.
While working full-time, he continued hiseducation at UC andearned a degree in fireand safety engineeringtechnology in 2004, gradu-ating with high honors.
He was promoted tofire captain in 2006 andtwo years later was pro-moted to assistant chief.
For the past four years,Landrum said Campbellhas been enrolled in theExecutive Fire OfficerProgram at the NationalFire Academy and willgraduate this fall.
Accustomed to a hec-tic, fast-paced lifestyle,Landrum said Campbell iswell-suited to handle therole of fire chief.
In addition to servingthe community, he alsoworks part-time as a fireservice technology in-structor at CincinnatiState and is on the execu-tive board of the HamiltonCounty Fire Chiefs Asso-ciation. He is also active inthe Boy Scouts of Ameri-ca and he and his wife, Al-isha, have three children.
Campbell said Delhihas an exceptional fire de-partment and he’s grate-ful to work alongside itsdedicated employees. Hesaid his goals are to key inon the needs of the com-munity and make sure thedepartment lives withinits means while providingthe best service possible.
He and the departmenthave always looked at newopportunities to adapt andoperate efficiently, suchas establishing mutual aidpartnerships with otherdepartments, and he saidhe will continue those ef-forts and empower staffto participate in the proc-ess.
“We are definitely try-ing to stay two stepsahead,” he said.
Campbell will be cere-monially sworn in as firechief at the next trusteesmeeting, May 13.
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Land Conservancygroup meets
The Land Conser-vancy of HamiltonCounty will host itsspring meeting at 7 p.m.Friday, May 22, in thehistoric Town Hall in
Miamitown, state Route128 and Main Street inWhitewater Township.
The meeting, open tothe public, will featurean update of the LandConservancy’s plans forthe future, and a presen-tation – “Native Garden-ing” – by horticulturistSolomon Gamboa.
For more informa-tion, visit www.land-conservancyhc.org orcall 513-574-1849.
Cheviot hiringlifeguards
The city of Cheviot islooking for lifeguards towork at the city’s muni-cipal pool this summer.
This year’s pool sea-son runs May 30through Aug. 16.
For informationabout applying to be alifeguard, call HarrietGreene at 661-2700.
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nancing funds to pay forthe upgrades.
Trustee Vice Chair-man Triffon Callos, wholives in that area of thetownship, said he talkedto families who regularlyuse the park about need-ed repairs.
“Some of the equip-ment was no longersafe,” he said. “We sawthe need from a safetystandpoint to make theseimprovements.”
Repairs included re-placing the rubber chaincovers on all the swings,replacing broken fenceslats, fixing the tire
swing, repairing a seatharness on an ADA-ac-cessible swing, filling thesand pits with new sandand adding new woodchips throughout theplayground area, Callossaid.
The township is plan-ning a full renovation ofthe park in 2016, but hesaid it was important tomake key safety up-grades this year becauseit’s expected the park willsoon get more use.
He said beginning thefirst or second week ofJune, the sidewalk on thesouth side of West ForkRoad, which currentlyends near the West SideMasonic Center, will beextended all the way toNighthawk Drive – di-
rectly across from theentrance to West ForkPark.
When the townshipcompletes the sidewalkproject this summer, Cal-los said the many fam-ilies who live off of WestFork Road will have pe-destrian-friendly con-nection between MonfortHeights ElementarySchool, the MonfortHeights Branch Libraryand the park.
“I think the usage willincrease significantly atthe park when the side-walk project is finished,”he said.
“All of these improve-ments, to me, come downto the safety of the chil-dren and families whouse the park.”
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negative way about hiscancer.
“I didn’t want him toever have the thought inhis head that somethingbad might happen,” Fromsaid.
“I want him to thinkhe’ll get better. Hedoesn’t consider himselfa sick kid and that’s beena huge help.”
His final chemothera-py treatment will takeplace in late July, atwhich point he’ll bescanned to determine ifall the cancer cells havebeen destroyed.
Supporting Ryleyand Melissa
A single mother rais-ing her soon-to-be 6-year-old on her own, From’sfriends and family have
organized a benefit tohelp her with mountingmedical bills.
The benefit, which in-cludes a dinner, basketraffles, split-the-pot and asilent auction, is 7 p.m. to11 p.m. Saturday, May 23,at The Woodlands inCleves. Nearly 550tickets have been sold forthe event.
Friends have alsolaunched an online crowdfunding campaign on Go-FundMe, which hasraised more than $11,500.
“I’m blown away,”From said. “It’s beenamazing and overwhelm-ing, in a good sense.”
The support from thecommunity and the OakHills school district hasbeen tremendous as well,she said. Ryley has re-ceived care packagesfrom complete strangers,and people frequentlysend touching notes andwords of encouragement
through a Facebook pageher friends createdcalled Rally for Ryleyagainst Cancer.
“It’s been a constantsupport for me and forhim,” From said. “It givesme faith to keep going onthose days when it’s toooverwhelming. It’s niceto be able to feel like ifyou’re going to fall youhave someone there topick you up.”
She said she’s ex-tremely grateful for ev-eryone who has reachedout to help her and herson, and she knows all thesupport will help Ryleymake it through this.
To learn more aboutcontributing to the May23 benefit, [email protected].
Those who want to do-nate to the GoFundMecampaign can do so atwww.gofundme.com/teamryley.
RyleyContinued from Page 1A
A roundup of local MemorialDay events:
CheviotThe annual Memorial Dayparade in Cheviot will begin at11 a.m. Memorial Day, Mon-day, May 25.
Sponsored by the Western HillsVeterans Council, the paradebegins at the intersection ofHarrison and Frances avenuesand ends at Harvest HomePark, 3961 North Bend Road.
A ceremony honoring thosewho made the ultimate sacri-fice will take place at the parkfollowing the parade.
Green TownshipThe Green Township VFW Post10380 sponsors its annualMemorial Day celebration at 2p.m. Monday, May 25, atVeterans Park, 6231 Harrison
Ave. This year’s speaker is MattBuchert, a member of theArmy Reserves and a veteranof tours in Iraq and Afghani-stan. He will talk about WorldWar II.
The White Oak Woodrow PiesVFW Post 9246 has mergedwith Post 9294 and will makeits rounds of area cemeteriesand firehouses Monday, May25. The posts will pay respectto fellow veterans beginningat 8 a.m. at the Lingo Ceme-tery on North Bend Road andwinding up at Haubner Fieldat about 11 a.m. They will putflags at veteran graves in thecemetery with the help oflocal Boy Scouts during theweek before Memorial Day.
Post 9294/9246 itinerary: » 8 a.m. at Lingo Family Ceme-tery on North Bend Road westof La Salle High School.
» 8:20 a.m. at Asbury Chapelcemetery, Monfort HeightsUnited Methodist Church,3662 West Fork Road.
9 a.m. at the St. Aloysius me-morial ceremony in Bridge-town. The post leads a proces-sion from the church to thecemetery where they willplace a poppy cross.
9:30 a.m. at the St. JamesWhite Oak Cemetery, 3565Hubble Road, where the riflesquad leads a procession tothe cemetery and will place apoppy cross.
11 a.m. at the West Fork RoadFire Station memorial, WestFork and Audro roads, Mon-fort Heights. Post membersplace flags and fire the honorvolley.
11:30 a.m. the group finishesthe day at the Post 9246memorial at Haubner Field,3649 Whiteoak Drive.
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DELHI TWP. — For somepeople, the Memorial Dayholiday means a three-dayweekend with picnics,road trips and backyardbarbecues.
The holiday meansmuch more to those whoserved in the armed forcesor have family memberswho served our country.
“It’s a pretty seriousday for veterans,” DelhiTownship resident andU.S. Army veteran MikeBender said.
“For us, it’s a day to re-member those who sacri-ficed their lives so we canbe free and have picnics.”
Bender, commander ofthe Delhi Township Veter-ans Association, said Me-morial Day is a solemnholiday and the associa-tion will pay tribute to fall-en heroes at its annual Me-morial Day ceremony.
The ceremony begins
at 1p.m. Sunday, May 24, atDelhi’s Veterans Memori-al Park, 934 Neeb Road.
Township resident JeffLefler, secretary of theveterans association, saidthe group has hosted a Me-morial Day ceremony forabout 10 years.
The commemorationincludes a roll call of the 19servicemen from Delhiwho were killed in action,the firing of three volleysin honor of the fallen, theplaying of Taps, patrioticsongs, a bagpiper and col-
or guards. This year’s key-note speaker is Chris Cra-vens, a U.S. Marine Corpsveteran who works withthe Tristate VeteransCommunity Alliance.
Members of the DelhiSkirt Game Committeewill grill food for veteransand guests following theceremony.
Lefler, whose latebrother, Clifford, is one ofDelhi’s 19 killed-in-actionservicemen, said the cere-mony is open to the publicand he hopes township res-idents make time to attendthe event.
“Sometimes the mean-ing of Memorial Day getsdrowned out,” he said. “It’simportant to rememberthe sacrifices that werepaid for the liberties andfreedom we have now. It’simportant we don’t forgetthe true meaning of Me-morial Day.”
Parking at the VeteransMemorial Park is re-served for handicappedparking only.
All other guests areasked to park at the DelhiSenior Citizens/Communi-ty Center, 647 Neeb Road.Shuttle bus service will beprovided to and from theceremony.
Delhi veterans honoring fallenat Memorial Day ceremonyKurt [email protected]
Air Force veteran Charles Kleiner last year looked at thenames on the Wall of Honor at Veterans Memorial Park.
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St. Xavier High Schoolstudents helped getthe garden beds ready
at Franks Adult Center, onBridgetown Road.
The students helpedweed and clear debris fromeach plot and helped indi-viduals fill paper pots andplant vegetable and flowerseeds. Franks has 15 gardenbeds this year, and activitiessupervisor Peg Genis saidthey plan to sell flowers andvegetables from the gar-dens at a local farmers mar-ket this summer.
St. Xavier High School students Adam Fenster and Brandon Spiess clear out weeds from the raised beds at Franks Adult Center.
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Chris Lipstreu and Alec Elstun, St. Xavier High School students, dig out abush to replant in another area.
St. Xavier High School students Trevor Kuncl and Colton Paul pull up oldplants at Franks Adult Center.
Marvin Patton, center, poses for a picture while planting seeds with St. Xavier High School student Conner Lowry,left, and Alice Bivens.
Cortez McGlothin and Jesus Gomez Richardson fill pots for flowers at Franks Adult Center.
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THURSDAY, MAY 21Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, Art Room. InstructorSusan Hoffheimer guides withstep-by-step instruction on howto use oil paint materials. Ages18 and up. $88. Registrationrequired. Presented by Spring-field Township Arts and Enrich-ment Council. 522-1410; http://www.theartsconnect.us/183/Oil-Painting. Springfield Township.
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 ClassesDance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5; $40 10-class pass.Presented by Dance Jamz.460-6696. Sayler Park.
Yoga 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 Episco-pal Church, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.
Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7-8 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road, Forparticipants who have nevertried yoga or have been to classa few times and would like tolearn more before advancing toVinyasa Flow. $78 for 13 classesor $10 per class. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.
Farmers MarketFarm Market of College Hilland New Happy Hour at theMarket, 3-6 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, 6128 Hamilton Ave.,Indoor farm market now of-fering happy hour with halfprice wine and beer by glass.Market offerings include freerange eggs, beef, cheese, butter,home baked items, breads,granola and more. Free admis-sion. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof music from every era. Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.
Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.
On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 7:30 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Final collaboration be-tween Rodgers and Hammer-stein was destined to becomethe world’s most beloved mu-sical. $24, $21 seniors and stu-dents. 241-6550; www.cincinna-tilandmarkproductions.com.West Price 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.
Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. Through June5. 405-1514; www.harmonic-pulsewellness.com. College Hill.
Music - RockNick and Jacob, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005. Colerain Town-ship.
On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.
Musical: A Tribute To Motown,6-9:30 p.m., Word of Deliv-erance Family Life Center, 693Fresno Road, Family Life Center.Musical about creation of Mo-town Record Company and thesound that became the music ofyoung America. Songs of TheMarvelettes, Martha Reeves andthe Vandellas, Gladys Knightand the Pips Mary Wells, Temp-tations, Four Tops, Jackson Fiveand Diana Ross and The Su-premes. Benefits Benefit DinnerTheater. $30. Reservationsrecommended. Presented byCincinnati Black Theatre Compa-ny. Through May 23. 241-6060;www.cincinnatiblackthea-tre.org. Forest Park.
RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through May 29. 941-0102.Sayler Park.
SATURDAY, MAY 23Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 4 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and takehome 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.
Yoga Alignment Workshop,9-11 a.m., EarthConnection, 370Neeb Road, $60 for 3-part seriesor $25 drop-in. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.
Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest uniquecommunity garden. Sturdy,no-slip shoes or boots suggest-ed. Bring your own gloves. Free.Presented by Hillside Communi-
ty Garden Committee. ThroughOct. 17. 503-6794; www.hillside-gardendelhi.com. Delhi Town-ship.
Holiday - Memorial DayMemorial Day Parade, 11 a.m.to noon, City of North CollegeHill, North College HIll, Free.772-2488; www.northcollegehil-l.org. North College Hill.
Music - Classic RockQuiet Storm, 8 p.m. to mid-night, Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005. ColerainTownship.
On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.
Musical: A Tribute To Motown,2-4 p.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m., Wordof Deliverance Family LifeCenter, $30. Reservations recom-mended. 241-6060; www.cincin-natiblacktheatre.org. ForestPark.
RecreationArchery Lessons, 2 p.m. Regis-ter by May 21., Winton Woods,10245 Winton Road, Trainedinstructors teach basics andprovide hands-on practice. Allequipment provided. Ages8-adult. A valid Great Parksmotor vehicle permit required($10 annual, $3 daily). $15.Registration required. Presentedby Great Parks of HamiltonCounty. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Springfield Township.
Skyline Par-3-Way Golf Cham-pionship, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Greenhills Golf Course, 14 En-field St., Open to all golfers, allages. Play 18 holes. Prizes onevery hole plus $10,000 Hole-In-One Prize. Discount for Green-hills GC members. $90. Regis-tration required. 589-3585.Greenhills.
ShoppingSports Card and MemorabiliaShow, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., OakHills United Methodist Church,6069 Bridgetown Road, Lunchand snacks available. BenefitsOak Hills United MethodistChurch. Free admission, $20 fortable rental. 470-8042;www.oakhillsumc.org. Bridge-town.
SUNDAY, MAY 24Dining 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. Specialpricing on holidays. $11.95, $8.95seniors and ages 7-14, free ages6 and under. Reservationsrequired. 467-0070, ext. 3. NorthBend.
LecturesSpring German Lecture Series,2-3:30 p.m., German HeritageMuseum, 4764 West Fork Road,“Wrong Place at the WrongTime: The General Court-martialof a German-American BreweryPresident, William Bruckmann,in World War II” presented byDr. George F. Hofmann. Free.Presented by German-AmericanCitizens League of GreaterCincinnati. 598-5732; www.ga-cl.org. Green Township.
Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and third
Sunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.
On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 2 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.
TUESDAY, MAY 26CivicGreat Parks of HamiltonCounty Board Meeting, 1p.m., Winton Woods, 10245Winton Road, Free. Presented byGreat Parks of Hamilton County.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.
Family Extreme, 6:45-7:15 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Classincludes 15 minutes of cardioand 15 minutes of strengtheningand toning exercises for childand adult. For Ages 5-12 with anadult. $5 includes adult andchild. Presented by Dance Jamz.706-1324. Sayler Park.
Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7-8 p.m., Earth-Connection, $78 for 13 classes or$10 per class. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.
RecreationPickleball, 6:30-8:30 p.m., SaylerPark Community Center, Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.
Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.
Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors. 385-3780. GreenTownship.
Support GroupsGuided Meditations on For-giveness, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Group offers gentle process tohelp deal with hurt or badfeelings that were never re-solved, whether you were the
injured or the injurer. Reserva-tions required. 931-5777; tiny-url.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 8:15-9:15 p.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660 WerkRoad, High-energy cardio danceclass. $5 or 10 classes for $40.Presented by Dance Jamz.706-1324; www.thegymnastic-scenter.com. Green Township.
Zumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.923-4226. Colerain Township.
Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10:30-11:30 a.m., WestwoodTown Hall Recreation Center,3017 Harrison Ave., Ballet Room.Takes dance rhythms created inoriginal Zumba program andoffers modified lower impactclass. Ideal for participants newto Zumba, active older adultswho want to stay active, expect-ing mothers or anyone that mayneed modifications for success.Ages 18 and up. $5. Presentedby Zumba Fitness with Robin.288-7844. Westwood.
Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.
Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.
Yoga, 5-6 p.m., Sayler ParkCommunity Center, 6720 HomeCity Ave., Yoga videos beginwith gentle yoga and thenpunch things up with yogacombination poses. Ages 18 andup.Free with membership.Annual memberships; $25, $10senior, $2 youth. Daily $5. 941-0102; Cincyrec.org. Sayler Park.
Health / WellnessTriple Creek 6th AnnualHealth Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Triple Creek Retirement Com-munity, 11230 Pippin Road, MainCampus. Variety of vendors,health screenings, giveaways.For seniors. Free. 851-0601;www.triplecreekretirement-.com. Colerain Township.
RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.
Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve withGreenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. 385-3780. Green Township.
THURSDAY, MAY 28Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, $88. Regis-tration required. 522-1410;http://www.theartscon-nect.us/183/Oil-Painting. Spring-field Township.
Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.385-3780. Green Township.
Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5. 324-7454; cantstopclogger-s.weebly.com. Sayler Park.
Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5; $40 10-class pass. 460-6696.Sayler Park.
Yoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,$10 drop-in, $45 five-class pass,$80 10-class pass, $140 20-classpass. 675-2725. Delhi Township.
Pure Potential Chikung TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m., Grace Episco-pal Church, $50. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.
Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.
Yoga for Beginners, 7-8 p.m.,EarthConnection, $78 for 13classes or $10 per class. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.
Farmers MarketFarm Market of College Hilland New Happy Hour at theMarket, 3-6 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, Free admission. 542-2739; www.collegehillcoffeeco-.com. College Hill.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.
Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.
Music - JazzTaylor High School Presents:Showcase Concert, featuringCCJO, 7-9:30 p.m., Taylor HighSchool, 56 Cooper Road, ThreeRivers Performing Arts Center.CCJO will be ensemble-in-residence for first Three RiversJazz Festival. $12. www.Sea-tYourself.Biz. Presented byCincinnati Contemporary JazzOrchestra. 467-3200; www.cin-cinnatijazz.org/threeriversjazz-festival. Cleves.
Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.
Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.
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The St. Dominic Parish Festival opens 6-11 p.m. Friday, May 22. It continues 5-11 p.m. Saturday,May 23, and 4-11 p.m. Chicken dinner will be served 4-7 p.m., Sunday. St. Dominic Church is at4551 Delhi Road, Delhi Township. Admission is free. Call 471-7741; visitwww.stdominicdelhi.org.
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The picnic sea-son doesn’tstart for meuntil MemorialDay.
We have a tradition inour family of attendingoutdoor Mass, weather
permitting,at St. Philo-mena inClermontCounty.Afterward,there’s agun saluteto the fall-en veter-ans. Wevisit myparents’
graves and the grandkidshelp me plant sprigs ofMom’s heirloom mintaround them. I knowmany of you celebrateMemorial Day this way,whether remembering afallen veteran, family orfriends. So here are somenice side dishes to goalong with the celebra-tion of burgers and hotdogs that are part of thisspecial day.
Roxanne’sstrawberry spinach salad
I had a presentation on“Eating from the Gardenof Eden” at Faith Luther-an Church. RoxanneJohnson prepared dinnerfor the participants andher spinach salad wasoutstanding. I have justenough spinach comingup in my garden to makeRoxanne’s version of thisclassic. Roxanne is aself-taught cook andcaterer, picking up muchof what she learned fromher Italian mom and
grandmom.“Feeding people is my
way of expressing love.It is how I can showGod's care and compas-sion to others”, Roxannesaid.
Dressing:2 lemons zested (1
teaspoon) and juiced (1/4cup lemon juice)
1/4 cup white winevinegar
2/3 cup sugar2 tablespoons vegeta-
ble oil2 teaspoon poppy
seedsSalad: mix together:1/2 pound strawberries
hulled & quartered1/2 medium cucumber,
scored, cored, thinlysliced and cut in half
1/4 red onion slicedinto thin slices and cut inhalf
8 ounces or more babyspinach
Garnish: 1/3 cup slicedalmonds toasted
Adjust berries, cu-cumber, almonds & onionto your taste. For dress-ing combine zest, juice,vinegar, sugar, oil & pop-py seeds. Whisk untilwell blended. Roxanneuses a stick blender. Pourdressing on salad, toss.Sprinkle almonds on.Serve immediately.Serves 8 to 10.
Roxanne said the sal-ad goes limp prettyquickly so try to makejust as much as you canuse in 1 sitting.
Morton’sSteakhouse garlicbutter clone
For Jon, a “devotedreader”, who wants toput a dollop of garlic
butter like Morton’s ontop of his grilled stripsteaks. The secret ingre-dients? What do youthink about anchovypaste and Pernod li-queur?
Blend:3 sticks unsalted but-
ter, softenedGood handful parsley,
leaves only, minced fine2 tablespoons minced
fresh garlicAbout 2 tablespoons
minced shallotSqueeze of anchovy
paste to taste - start witha teaspoon and go fromthere
Pernod liqueur - startwith a generous table-
spoon and go from thereSalt (a little bit, the
anchovy is salty) andwhite pepper to taste
To freeze: roll into alog, wrap well and freezeseveral months.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen
If you don’t have Per-nod, a licorice tastingliqueur, try substitutingfennel leaves or tarra-gon, both anise flavoredherbs.
Readers wantto know
How can I keep Cilan-tro growing all summer?
Well, you can’t. Cilan-
tro, an annual herb, lovessun but hates heat. Youcan prune it back a bitbut it’s not going to staybushy like the heartierherbs such as basil, rose-mary, etc. If it does go toseed, let the seeds, calledcoriander, drop to theground, cover with 1/4”soil and soon you’ll seenew cilantro shoots pop-ping up. Or just plantcoriander seeds (evenfrom the pantry) and gofrom there. You can plantthem all summer andeven into late fall, wherethey nestle in the soiloverwinter, ready togrow when the weathergets warm.
Health benefits:Cilantro helps remove
heavy metals from thebody. Check out my siteAbouteating.com formore tips on cilantro andsubstitutes for it.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Email herat [email protected] with “Rita’s kitch-en” in the subject line. Call513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Spinach, strawberries in season for Memorial Day salad
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Strawberries and spinach combine with almonds and a homemade dressing for a fresh spring salad.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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Western Hills Press EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.
WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134
Richard Jones*, a localexpert on Price Hill base-ball, recently shared someof his fondest baseballmemories with me.
Jones created the base-ball room at the Price HillHistorical Society Mu-seum, including some ofhis own baseball memora-bilia. With great enthusi-asm, he told me “NativeAmericans played a type ofbaseball, why, even theFlintstones hit a roundobject with a stick!” “It’swhat boys do.” He saidbaseball has been part ofPrice Hill since it was firstestablished in 1873. Only itwasn’t the organized sportit is today.
Men played just for fun,and a few beers. Busi-nesses and churches spon-sored teams. Anyone couldplay. In 1910 Holy Familyand St. Lawrence Churchescombined to form bothboys’ and men’s teams. Inthe ‘60s and ‘70s the Ma-sonic Lodge formed amen’s team, competingwith other MasonicLodges. Marmer’s Shoes,Yaeger’s Paint Store andHauck’s Cafe were just afew businesses sponsoringteams.
Jerseys were wool, so nojacket was needed on cooldays, but on summer daysplayers must have swel-tered. Teams reused themyear after year, proper fitwas optional. Many jerseysproudly proclaimed “PriceHill” on the front.
Knickers were commonclothing for boys and oftendoubled as baseball knick-ers. They were short, band-ed close to the leg so theydidn’t get in the way whenplaying ball. Caps weresoft, gloves were small.Andy Gallagher, an origi-nal “Oldtimer” wore aglove on each hand forprotection.
Hutchinson Leather Co.on West Eighth Street wasthe baseball glove sourcefor local players. Playerscould buy gloves from thefactory. Hutch offeredgood deals to Price Hillplayers, reduced pricesand no shipping charges!
For aprice, theywouldeven cus-tom makegloves toyourneeds.Jones saidas a youngboy heasked for
his own ball glove forChristmas several yearsrunning before he finallygot one.
Western Hills HighSchool produced manymajor league players. Ev-eryone knows the WestSide legend, Pete Rose, butEd Brinkman, Russ Nixon,Art Mahaffey, Ricky Kee-ton, Clyde Vollmer, DonZimmer, Jim Frey, plusothers were exceptionalbaseball players, all orig-inating at West Hi.
As Knothole took off,the game became morecompetitive. Only the top11 players made the cut.American Legion Selectteams were created, withseveral sending players tothe major league. As kids,Jones and a friend, DougDoench didn’t let rejectionfrom select teams botherthem. In 1956, with regularball fields in use, they bor-rowed Richard’s dad’smeasuring tape and hismom’s clothesline andmarked off a temporaryfield at Mount Echo withchalk. When the park ad-ministrator complained toomany times, they created“Beaumont Park” out of anempty lot on BeaumontAvenue where they built awiffle ball field, and playedout their life long love ofthe game.
*Richard Jones is writ-ing a book about Elderbaseball.
The Price Hill Histori-cal Society and Museum isopen Tuesdays and Thurs-days, 1 to 4 p.m.
Diane Clark grew up in PriceHill and lives there now. Hercompany, Fairy Dust Ltd. Inc., ison Warsaw Avenue in Price Hill.She is a longtime member of thePrice Hill Historical Society.
Memories ofplaying ballwith zeal inPrice Hill
Diane ClarkCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
When the Columbia PowerStation was built, it was a mod-ern marvel for its time.
The Times Star said, “Theplant is the last work in modernsteam and electric engineering.Its only problem was it was soremote that it was very hard toattract skilled workers. Theclosest city was North Bend withabout 500 residents. The roadswere not even paved and therewas no public transportation.
Columbia Gas and ElectricCo. and the Columbia systemrealized the problem and beforeconstruction of the power plantbegan, and divided the companyinto three separate entities.Columbia Industrial Co. woulddevelop industry and build avillage for workers. ColumbiaPower Station would operate theplant, and Miami Power wouldacquire land for right-of-wayand build lines.
The plant was completed in1925. That same year construc-tion of the village began. It wasbuilt in a park like setting. Thir-ty-eight houses were nestled onthe hilly wooded lots with wind-ing roads terraced lots. Thesingle-family homes constructedof brick, stucco or frame rangedfrom four-room one-story, toseven-room two-story houses.All had front and back porchesand garages, contained warm-airheating, complete bathroom and
kitchen plumb-ing, electriclighting, andelectric stoves.All blinds andlight bulbs werefurnished by thecompany. Therewere pavedstreets thatwere lighted atnight. Every
house had a garden plot to raisevegetables, and a place for adog.
There were also amenities.Nearby, at Lost Bridge, on theBig Miami River, was a bathingbeach. Within a few hundredfeet was the fort of the ancientmound builders, which was laterturned into a park. The villagehas modern services furnished.Water that came from artesianwells, electricity from the plant,coal deliver and ash removalwas done by plant workers. Foodwas not a problem either. A com-pany store made deliveries.There was also a small schoolwhere children attended untilthe third grand and then theywere bussed to North Bend. Thecompany also provided mainte-nance and electrical work.
A three-story clubhouse wasbuilt for recreation. The mainfloor consisted of the diningroom, post office, administrationoffice, drawing room and kitch-
en. The second floor housedabout 27 single men who workedat the plant. The third floorhoused the workers that tookcare of the clubhouse and thevillage. There was a two-lanebowling alley in the basement,and a book mobile came to thearea with library books.
There was no police or fireprotection so the communitylooked out for each other. How-ever, there were five reels offire hose in case of fire. Onlyone fire occurred in the village’s35-year history. The blaze wasbelieved to have been started bysparks from the chimney, orfrom a passing train. Men fromthe village helped to save mostof the families’ belongings.
The village remained a com-munity for about 35 years withabout 225 residents. There arestill a few houses left on thehillsides. The Power station isnow owned by The Duke EnergyCo.
Information obtained fromthe booklet, “Generations ofPower Miami Fort Station 1923-1995.” Thanks to Barry Pul-skamp.
Betty Kamuf is a winner of GriffinYeatman Award for Historical Preser-vation. She lives in Sayler Park. Youcan email her [email protected].
Columbia Power Stationwas a modern marvel
Betty KamufCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Do you know where your tapwater comes from? Do you knowhow it’s treated? Do you knowhow safe it is to drink?
Take a moment to get toknow... your H2O.
Greater Cincinnati WaterWorks recently published itsannual Water Quality Report,which provides its 1.1 millioncustomers in Ohio and NorthernKentucky with informationabout their tap water, includingcompliance with U.S. EPA andOhio EPA drinking water stan-dards and drinking water qual-ity.
The report shows that tapwater from GCWW compliedwith or went beyond compliancewith all federal and state healthstandards in 2014, as it doesevery year.
The report also details wherethe tap water comes from, howthe water is treated, and how itis protected from spills.
GCWW draws its water fromthe Ohio River and the GreatMiami Buried Valley Aquifer.
Water fromthe Ohio Riveris treated at theRichard MillerTreatment Planton the east sideof Cincinnatiand suppliesabout 88 percentof GCWW cus-tomers. TheBolton Treat-ment Plant inFairfield draws
groundwater from 13 wells inthe Great Miami aquifer andsupplies about 12 percent ofGCWW customers.
GCWW treats about 122 mil-lion gallons of water a day onaverage and conducts about 600tests daily throughout the watertreatment and distribution proc-ess.
GCWW uses the most ad-vanced water treatment technol-ogies in the world including:
» sand and gravel filtration(Miller and Bolton plants);
utility in North America to useUV disinfection following sandand gravel filtration and GACadsorption.
UV disinfection has beenidentified by the U.S. EPA as oneof the best technologies to eradi-cate harmful water microorgan-isms such as Cryptosporidiumand Giardia that are resistant tochlorine.
To view our 2014 Water Qual-ity Report, visitwww.cincinnati-oh.gov or call591-7700 to request a paper copy.GCWW is no longer mailingannual water quality reports asinserts in water bills.
Enjoy your tap water. Wecertainly do.
James A. “Tony” Parrott is executivedirector of Greater Cincinnati WaterWorks and Metropolitan Sewer Dis-trict of Greater Cincinnati.
The ABCs of your H2O
James A.“Tony” ParrottCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
May 13 questionHow do you plan to observe
Memorial Day? What is your fa-vorite local or national veteransmemorial site? What do you likeabout it?
“I like the laying of thewreath at the Tomb of the Un-known Soldier and those whowalk by the Vietnam Wall withthe names of fallen veterans.Grilling out seems appropriateon that day remembering thosewho served so we can be free.Go Figure!”
T.D.T.
May 6 questionHow do you think the Supreme
Court will rule on the issue ofsame-sex marriage? How shouldthey rule?
“The current issue of mar-riage that the Supreme Courtwill issue a ruling about is fun-damentally not about rights,love, equality or progress. It isabout what marriage is andwhy. Invalid analogies, falla-
cious arguments and divisivelanguage are common in ourconversations about it. TheCourt should rule in accordancewith the arguments discussedin two particular resources.Ryan Anderson presents an elo-quent, detailed, and respectfulanalysis in a YouTube video,“Ryan T. Anderson - What isMarriage?” by StanfordAn-scombeSociety SAS. He and twoother scholars also had a simi-larly well-presented article, ti-tled “What Is Marriage?” pub-lished in the Harvard Journal of
Law & Public Policy, that can beaccessed online.”
Ted Corgan
“Marriage is between one(natural) man and one (natural)woman; end of story. If you wantto please the gays call it civilunion give the tax benefits thatare so crucial to their argumentand insurance benefits as well.Leave the marriage word alone;ah that's where it all falls apartthey want the marriage word toprove that one percent isstronger than 99 percent. This
is a freak show and nothing else.Pretty sad.”
T.S.
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GREEN TWP. — No matterthe sport, four-year varsityletter winners don’t comearound all that often. Oak HillsHigh School’s softball teamhas four, and they’re the win-ningest class in the school’sfast-pitch history, accordingto Oak Hills.
They’re seniors, and bestfriends: Bethani Drew, EmilyWolfzorn, Brooke Shad andBekah Finn. Their bond devel-oped quickly as “tiny” fresh-men on varsity four years ago.
“It’s weird being a fresh-man on varsity,” Wolfzornsaid, adding that having eachother to lean on made it easier.
As freshman, they didn’thave a choice, they had to growup, and did. All four agreedthat Oak Hills’ tournament runas freshman was one of theirfavorite memories. They en-tered the postseason, thatyear, with a 14-11 record, andno one expected them to makea regional final.
“When we made that longrun in the tournament (fresh-man year), it didn’t really hitus until we started going fur-ther and further,” said Finn.“It made you grow up reallyfast … (and realize) we aren’tfreshman anymore.”
As sophomores they went24-4, won the Greater MiamiConference but lost early inthe postseason. They’reproven winners. Their careerrecord, as of May 15, is 82-35.But, they’ve done more thanjust win games.
“We made history,” saidDrew.
They also helped revive aprogram.
“A couple years ago you
would have one or two goodplayers. Now, you’ve really gota lot of girls (that can play), theclasses coming up are all sol-id,” Wolfzorn said.
Experience has allowed allfour an opportunity to helpmentor their younger team-mates.
“They’ve only tasted suc-cess. It’s what they expect andnow they’re the leaders of theteam,” said fifth-year coachJackie Cornelius-Bedel. “Thisyear, it’s been so easy because(the seniors) take on the lead-ership and almost a coach rolefor the younger players. Ittakes the stress off the coach-es.”
Because they’re only slight-ly removed from being small-er versions of themselves,they take great pride in beingleaders and role models.
“We’ve all been here sincefreshman year. We know whatit’s like to be the youngest andnot know what’s going on,”Wolfzorn said. “You can sort oftell they are looking at you.”
Shad, who’s signed with
Capital University, agreed. “Ilove seeing the younger kidslook up to us.”
It certainly doesn’t hurtthat all four can play. Shad’s11-4 pitching, and hits .433 with20 RBI. Drew, the catcher, hits.449 and has 15 RBI. At firstbase, Finn, hits .451 (25 RBI),and at second base, Wolfzorn,hits .380 with 27 RBI.
Like all great runs, it will in-evitably end. A fact not lost onfour friends, who leave a pro-gram better off than whenthey arrived.
“Because we started to-gether, and we’re ending to-gether … it makes me sad, ingeneral not even softball,”said Shad. “These have beenmy best friends.”
In a matter of months,they’ll go their separate ways.Wolfzorn and Drew aren’tplaying next year. Finn’ssigned with Marietta College,which is in the same confer-ence as Capital, so Shad mightfind herself pitching against aformer teammate and bestfriend for years to come.
Oak Hills seniorsleave a thrivingsoftball programAdam [email protected]
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Oak Hills seniors Emily Wolfzorn, right, and Bekah Finn celebrate astrikeout in the first inning against Taylor on March 31 at Rapid RunMiddle School.
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Oak Hills senior catcher Bethani Drew dives for a ball during infield before a 9-3 win over Seton on May 2.
WESTERN HILLS — WesternHills High School left no doubtwho the top team was this soft-ball season in the CincinnatiMetro Athletic Conference. TheMustangs won nine of 10 CMACgames and won the conferencechampionship for the first timesince 2010.
West High clinched theleague title with a 1-0 win overAiken May 7. Its only confer-ence loss came to Oyler, 14-13, inthe regular season finale onMay 13.
Second-year head coachAmanda Carpenter knew herteam, losing just one senior lastyear, was equipped to make arun at the CMAC title.
“Based on what I knew wehad going in, they were very ca-pable of doing what they’ve ac-complished,” said Carpenter,who attributed the success toteam camaraderie. “Both in andout of school, they’re together.We’ve all become like a littlefamily. They girls are alwayscommunicating with each oth-er. They’re a very tight-knit
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Western Hills High School pitcher Sonja Rembert delivers against Mercy onMay 9.
Hills 6-3 on May 8. Junior C.J.Gleason got the win. SeniorsSam Coffaro and Sam Hauerboth went 3-for-4.
The Panthers blanked Wil-mington 3-0 in a Division I sec-tional semifinal May 14. SeniorShane Smith earned the winwith 14 strikeouts. Seniors SamHauer and Josh Boeckmanneach went 2-for-3 with a double.Elder will face La Salle on May21 at Hamilton in a sectional fi-nal.
» On May 12 in a Division Isectional, Oak Hills was elimi-nated 4-0 by Lebanon. Senior Jo-nathon Deifel took the loss andTaylor Lane was 2-for-3.
» Taylor beat Indian Hill 9-1in a Division II sectional May 14.Junior Jordan Mock got the win.Senior Josh Wagner was 4-for-4with two doubles and four RBI.
» Western Hills lost to Tur-
pin 4-1 in a Division I sectionalgame May 12.
» La Salle took both in a dou-bleheader, 2-1 and 5-4, against
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E. WALNUT HILLS — St.Ursula Academy seniorand Notre Dame signeeAnnie Heffernan did notlose a race this past sea-son in cross country.
She qualified for butdid not compete in thestate meet due to astress reaction in herleft shin. Now, she isgearing up for anothershot at a state champion-ship.
Heffernan won the1,600-meter state title asa junior.
“It’s been an interest-ing year for her,” coachDan Bird said. “Shespent all of Decemberand part of January do-ing non-impact trainingto rehab.”
In February, Heffer-nan won the 3,200-meterindoor state title andwas part of the 4x800team that finishedfourth.
In many ways, the re-hab has kept Heffernan
fresh for her final out-door track season.
According to Bird,she is leading the statein the 1,600, the mile and3,200.
In the city, he saidHeffernan has done welland added there hasn’tbeen anybody who haspushed her just yet.
On May 9, in WhitePlains, N.Y., she won themile at the LoucksGames, a meet for themost elite track andfield athletes from hereto the East Coast.
Heffernan’s race wasquite competitive as thetop eight runnerscrossed the line in underfive minutes. She com-pleted the race in 4 min-utes, 49.47 seconds.
Her personal best forthat distance is 4 min-utes, 49.28 seconds.
“Her legs aren’t near-ly as beat up as theywould be at this point inthe year,” the coach said.“She’s where she wantsto be. This is the best shehas ever looked.”
Heffernan ran in theGirls Greater CatholicLeague conferencemeet and was the favor-ite to win the 1,600 and3,200 like she did lastyear.
She and teammatesCaitlin Kelly, Abby We-ber and Maria Weisger-ber took second in the4x800 at the meet. Asidefrom the 4x800, discus,shot put and high jump,all other events were setto be decided May 16.
With the successshe’s enjoying rightnow, it’s a good bet Hef-fernan will be taking herfinal strides around thetrack at Jesse OwensMemorial Stadium.
Heffernan and Birdwill be working out agame plan for what shewill do in the comingweeks. They don’t knowif she will run both the1,600 and the 3,200.
She won the 1,600 butfell short in the 3,200.
“We still don’t knowhow many to go for,”Bird said.
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St. Ursula’s Annie Heffernan wins the girls’ 1,600-meter run at the Coaches Classic April 10.
Heffernan gearsup for final lapsin ColumbusBy Nick [email protected]
NFL Alumni Heroesbring youth camps
The 2015 NFL Alumni Associ-ation Youth Football Campswill offer safe, non-contactinstruction that helps campersdevelop athletic skills and lifeskills through football
There are two programoptions within each camplocation.
The Comprehensive SkillsCamp is for newcomers ages6-14 or kids. The Accelerated
Skills Camp is for team experi-enced players ages 9-14. Five-day camps begin at $235 forthe week. Both five-day, half-day and five-day, full-daylocations are available. Toregister, visit www.NFLAlumni-Football.com or call 312-226-0002.
Summer camp schedule:
Monday, July 20 - Friday,July 24, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
» Ignition Athletic Perfor-
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High School, 2144 FergusonRoad.
Monday July 27 - Friday July31, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
» St. Xavier High School, 600W. North Bend Road.
» Miami Valley ChristianAcademy, 6830 School St.
Visit www.NFLAlumniFoot-ball.com for more information.
SIDELINES
the win. Senior BekahFinn went 2-for-4 with atriple and three RBI. Sen-ior Bethani Drew alsodrove in three.
» Senior Abby Lamp-ing had 12 strikeouts inSeton’s 10-1 win over Win-ton Woods on May 11in thefirst round of Division Isectional tournament.Senior Lindsey Hubbardwent 4-for-4.
The Saints were elimi-nated by Kings 2-0 May 13in a sectional semifinal.
» Mercy was eliminat-ed by Ursuline 11-4 in a Di-vision I sectional May 12.Quinn Turner went 2-for-4with a double.
» Turpin defeated St.Ursula 13-4 in a Division Isectional May 11.
Tennis» Oak Hills fell 4-1 to
Fairfield on May 11. Chase
Westerville Central, theNo. 10 team in the statepoll at the time, on May 9.Senior Nick Ernst wongame one and junior JonHambrick drove in tworuns in the second game.
On May 14, La Sallestopped Walnut Hills 7-3in a Division I sectionalsemifinal. Senior Antho-ny Bell gave the Lancers a2-1 lead in the fifth inningwith a two-run double.Senior Brian Schwank-haus got the win.
» St. Xavier lost toHamilton, 3-1, in the finalinning of a Division I sec-tional.
Softball» Oak Hills thumped
Little Miami 12-4 in a Divi-sion I sectional May 13.Senior Brooke Shad got
Pearson won his match atsecond singles 3-6, 6-2,10-6.
» Elder topped WintonWoods 4-1 May 12.
On May 13, the Pan-thers beat Anderson 4-1.Elder won first and sec-ond singles and both dou-bles.
Boys lacrosse » Elder fell to Syca-
more 9-5 on May 13.
Girls track and field» St. Ursula senior An-
nie Heffernan and team-mates Caitlin Kelly, AbbyWeber, Maria Weisgerbertook second in the 4x800at the Girls GreaterCatholic League meet.Danielle Springer and Al-exandra Goss finishedfirst and second in thehigh jump.
SHORT HOPS
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group.” The Mustangs went
from a three-win seasonlast year to a 10-win sea-son this year. When Car-penter took over the pro-gram, she saw a change onthe horizon.
“I saw it when I walkedinto the gym and sawthem tryout (two yearsago),” she said. “When Icame on as the headcoach, I saw the potentialthis team has. I was notsurprised at all by how(this team) has respon-ded.”
West High’s led by Re-nee Conners, the only sen-ior on the roster. Connersplays second base, istough at the plate and dan-gerous on the base path.Sonja Rembert’s been theace of the pitching stafffor two years now. Car-penter said Rembert’swas runner-up for CMACPlayer of the Year in 2014,and she’s hoping takes thetitle this year. According
to Carpenter, SayannaJones stepped into a lead-ership role this year,“She’s come (full circle)from last year to this year.(Jones) can hit, field, if Ineed her behind the plate,she can go back there andcatch for me. She’s doinganything and everythingI’ve asked her to do anddoesn’t white or cry about
it.” The Mustangs took a
giant step in the right di-rection this season.They’re hoping to keepthat momentum rolling.
“I think this team canjust continue to build inthe off-season and overthe fall into next season,”Carpenter said. “I’m ex-cited for what’s to come.”
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Western Hills’ Sonja Rembert makes contacts in game againstMercy on May 8.
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Dates and Time for the DAA tryouts for the Premier teams can be found at DAASPORTS.COM under SPORTS then SOCCER.
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It sounds great – youcan save money on yourutility bill by signing upwith one of many al-ternative energy provid-ers now serving Ohio. Ifyou aren’t careful, itcould end up costing youmore money.
It all started with thederegulation of electric-ity and natural gas in2001 and, as more andmore suppliers came tothe state, the competi-tion brought downprices.
Some alternative en-ergy providers call youon the phone, otherssend you sales pitches bymail and yet others comeknocking on your door.But, no matter whichapproach they use youhave to know how yourbill is calculated beforeyou agree to switch.
Ben Frisby of Leba-non says a salespersoncame knocking at hisdoor around 7 o’clockone night.
“First thing she saidwas, ‘The average cost ofelectricity in this area is8 cents per kilowatthour.’ I said, ‘That’s thecost?’ She said, ‘Yeah,we’re offering 7.69rate.’”
Frisby says she toldhim that rate was fixedfor two years so, he says,he thought he may getsome savings.
“Thatmight be agood dealover thenext twoyears ifthat 8cents hap-pens to goup,” hesaid.
Frisbychecked with his wifethen agreed to switch.
“I signed off on it andsigned up for it.” He sayshe thought he was goingto save money and neverwould have agreed if hehad been told it was go-ing to cost him money.That’s why he says hewas shocked when he gothis next utility bill.
“It was like $150 high-er for the same kilowattusage as the previousmonth,” Frisby says.That’s because that 8cent price he was quotedwas for both Duke’s gen-eration cost of 6.04 centsand its distributioncharge of about 1.96cents per kilowatt hour.
You need to know youwill still have to payDuke’s distributioncharge no matter whichenergy provider youchoose. So you need tocompare the energyprovider’s price withDuke’s Price To Comparefound on all utility bills.Remember that price for
Duke Energy was 6.04cents per kilowatt hour.
Frisby says he feltmisled by the salesper-son and protested to thealternative energy com-pany officials. As a re-sult, he says they agreedto drop a $95 early can-cellation fee that he wascharged for switchingback to Duke Energy.
To make sure youfully understand anyoffer you receive, toswitch either electric ornatural gas providers,it’s best to check thePublic Utility Commis-sion of Ohio’s Apples ToApples website. Thereyou can get an accurateunderstanding of exactlywhat you would get andhow much, if anything,you would save.
You have to be awaresome companies willoffer a very low rate butit’s only good for a monthor two and then it be-comes a variable ratethat could be much high-er than the rate chargedby Duke Energy. If thathappens you will want tocancel so be sure to seeif the company has anearly cancellation fee-—many of them do havesuch fees.
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Agrium North Bendcuts emissions inhalf
As part of a voluntaryinitiative in 2011, Agrium’sNorth Bend facility em-barked on a pilot programto reduce its N2O emis-sions. It succeeded inachieving its goal, and re-duced emissions by morethan 50 percent. It’s equiv-alent to removing morethan 12,000 cars from theroad.
The key component inthe success is the intro-duction of a new catalystin North Bend’s nitric acidplant. (A catalyst is a sub-stance that increases therate of a chemical reactionwithout being consumedin the process).
Catalysts are an inte-gral part of all of Agrium’snitrogen production facili-ties; North Bend wouldn’tbe able to make nitric acidwithout its precious metalcatalyst, composed of plat-inum, palladium and rho-dium, for instance. In 2011,teams introduced a secondcatalyst – composed ofcopper oxide, zinc oxideand aluminum oxide – toconvert N2O into nitrogen(N2) and oxygen (O2) be-fore it goes up the stack.
Murphy Insurancehires Freese as sales,marketing executive
Murphy InsuranceAgency has hired WhiteOak resi-dent BrianFreese as asales andmarketingexecutivefor com-mercialand per-sonal insur-ance.
For more information,contact Murphy Insur-ance at 513-574-3700.
Bennett joinsTruePoint Wealth
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client service experienceat JPMorgan Chase Bank.
Dental Care PlusGroup promotesTodd
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Niehaus businessesrelocate
Niehaus Law OfficeLLC, Niehaus FinancialServices LLC and NiehausTax Services LLC havemoved to their new officeat 5600 Harrison Ave.,Green Township.
The three businesseshad slowly outgrown theirprevious building at 4820Glenway Ave., where theyhad been located since1987. The new space fea-tures more conferencerooms, ample parking andimproved accessibility.
Internal medicineand pediatricphysician JoinsMercy Health
Dr. Suzanne Lekson hasjoined Mercy Health Phy-
sicians. Lekson
practicesfrom Mer-cy Health –West Inter-nal Medi-cine & Pe-diatrics, onthe WestHospitalcampus at
3301 Mercy Health Blvd.,Suite 445, Cincinnati45211.
To make an appoint-ment with Lekson or tofind out more about herpractice, please call 513-215-9075.
Gibbons earns tophonor for customerservice
Doris Gibbons, anAmerican Family Insur-ance agent in Harrison,has been recognized forproviding outstandingcustomer experience un-der the American Star Ex-cellence in Customer Ex-perience Certification
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General surgeonjoins Mercy Healthphysicians
Dr. Justin Gibler hasjoined Mercy Health Phy-
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Mercy Health Blvd. Hetreats a number of condi-tions, such as abdominalwall hernias, includingumbilical, inguinal, epi-gastric/ventral and hiatalhernias, biliary/gallblad-der disease and diseasesof the small intestine andcolon/rectum.
To make an appoint-ment with Gibler or to findout more about his prac-tice, call 513-961-4335.
Gruenke new COOat Hengehold
Peggy Gruenke hasjoined Hengehold CapitalManagement as chief op-erating officer.
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Credit unions mergeCommunicating Arts
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State honorspreschool
A Child’s Garden Pre-school in Covedale has re-ceived a Five-Star Step UpTo Quality Award from thestate of Ohio.
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Richard T. Abney Sr.Richard T. “Rick” Abney Sr. of
Sayler Park died suddenly April22. He was a graduate of Shaw-nee State University and hadbeen employed in the opticalindustry.
Survived by children KimberlyK. (Matthew Adams) Abney,Richard T. Abney Jr. and BrookeM. Abney; parents Kathleen DillBannon and Lonnie F. (SharonMurphy) Abney; grandchild EliasJames Abney; brother Michael J.Abney.
Visitation and service wereApril 27 at Church of Jesus ChristOf Latter Day Saints, MonfortHeights. Interment in MapleGrove Cemetery, Cleves.
Ruth M. BradfordRuth M. (nee Koch) Bradford,
71, of Addyston died April 16Survived by children Thomas
B. (Linda) Muncy, Rebecca (Karl)Bradford, Raymond (Sarah)Bradford Jr.; step-children Nancy(Rob) Hughes, Daniel (Allison)Bradford and Raymond (Dawn)Bradford; sibling Aloysius P.Koch; numerous grandchildren,great-grandchildren, aunts,nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by husbandRaymond J. Bradford Sr.; chil-dren Karen and Tim Muncy;parents Aloysius and Helen (neeReinders) Koch.
Visitation and blessing wereApril 18 at the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home.
Memorials may be directed tothe family, c/o the funeral home.
Eugene A. BryantEugene A. Bryant, 56, of
Western Hills died April 11.Survived by wife Diana (nee
siblings Joe, Fred, Greg, Fay,Calvin, Hannah, Jeff and Mi-chelle; special companion PaulWolber; many nieces, nephewsand friends.
Visitation and memorialservice were April 17 at theDalbert, Woodruff, and IsenogleFuneral Home.
Richard K. Cohill Sr.Richard K. Cohill Sr., 83, of
Western Hills died April 20.
Survived by children Richard(Monica), Michael (Kimberly),Timothy (Maryann) and John(Holly) Cohill; grandchildrenJoshua (Janna), Jason, Brian(Stacie), David, Nicholas (Kelly)and Katlyn Cohill; great-grand-children Brayden, Andrew andCalli Cohill; siblings Jim Cohill,Helen Bloom.
Preceded in death by wifeMary Joan Cohill; son DonaldCohill; grandson Brad Cohill;great-grandson Danny Cohill;siblings Donald, William, andRobert Cohill.
Visitation was at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialwas April 20 at St. Ignatius ofLoyola Church.
Memorials to WoundedWarrior Project.
Nancy L. GraefNancy L. (nee Wittrock) Graef,
76, of Western Hills died April10.
Survived by children Jim(Debbie) Graef and Kathy (Don)Stewart; grandchildren Tom
Visitation and funeral servicewere April 14 at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.
Robert P. HutsonRobert P. “Bobby””Bumper
Jack “ Hutson, 74, of MiamiHeights died April 24. Retiree ofCastellini Co. National “Truckerof the Year, 1992.”
Survived by wife Doris Lee“Doady” Ruebel Hutson; chil-dren Ronnie, Donnie; sevengrandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by sonTommie Miller, parents James S.and Mattie (nee Hewitt) Hutson;siblings Frances Schwegman,Richard, Charlie, David andRaymond Hutson.
Visitation was May 1, funeralservice May 2 at the DennisGeorge Funeral Home. In-terment with military honors inBridgetown Cemetery.
Memorials to American HeartAssociation or American CancerSociety, either c/o the funeralhome.
Philip JaegerPhilip “Joe” Jaeger, 73, of
Green Township died April 17,Survived by wife Patricia (nee
Linz) Jaeger; children JosephJaeger, Janet (Bill) O’Callaghan,Jennifer Freed and Jill (Tony)Barlow; grandchildren AndrewJaeger, Hannah and SpencerFreed, Alexandra (Justin) Frostand Evan and Sierra Barlow;great-grandchild Graham Frost;
siblings Thomas (Mary Lou) andJames (Rosemary) Jaeger, Susan(Jerry) Salzl, Sharon (lateGeorge) Brandie, Mark (Sharen)Jaeger, Mary (David) Engelbrinkand Carol (Steve) Schmitt; nu-merous nieces and nephews.
Visitation and Funeral Masswere at St. Ignatius Church.Burial at Gate of Heaven Ceme-tery.
Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
Betty J. KistnerBetty J. (nee Neuner) Kistner,
91, of Western Hills died April 6.Survived by daughter Linda
(Carroll) Will; grandchildrenJennifer Will and Andria (Roger)Noble; great-grandchildrenMcKala Will, Cassidy and Re-aghan Noble; great-great-grandchild William Taylor.
Preceded in death by husbandAndrew “Rip” Kistner.
Visitation was at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialwas April 11 at St. AntoninusChurch.
Memorials to Envision, 3030W. Fork Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio45211.
Jerome D. LoganJerome D. “Jerry” Logan, 51,
of Western Hills died April 28.Survived by siblings Kathleen
and Joseph (Chris Sporina)Logan; nephew Dominic Spori-na-Logan; many friends andextended family.
Preceded in death by parentsDonald and Dorothy Logan.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home.
Memorials to The MusicResource Center-Cincinnati, 3032Woodburn Ave., Cincinnati,Ohio 45206.
Josephine MoretonJosephine (nee Marston)
Moreton, 83, of Western Hillsdied April 16.
Survived by children Jerry(Beth) Moreton, Melissa (Dr. Jim)
Kelsie Essell, Tyler and LoganMeyer, Kirsten (Tim) Mills; great-grandchildren Ella, Cooper,Parker, Elliot, Deacon, Sophie,Savanna, Lydia and Paxton.
Preceded in death by husbandCharles D. Moreton; childrenChuck and Terry Moreton.
Visitation and funeral serviceswer April 21 at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.
Memorials to the CincinnatiFire Museum.
DEATHS
See DEATHS, Page 7B
Moreton
Graef
Bryant
Carey
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Silas, Lenox and Ransom; siblingsCatherine Grosser and MargieDollenmayer.
Visitation was at MeyerFuneral Home. Mass of ChristianBurial at St. Ignatius Loyola.
Memorials to Right to Life ofGreater Cincinnati, 1802 W.Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45239.
Bill PapayiannisBill George Papayiannis, 68, of
Green Township died April 18.Survived by wife Linda (nee
Stodghill) Papayiannis; childrenMichael (Crystal) Papayiannisand Jenny Papayiannis-Hutchins;step-children Tracey (Ari) Buch-wald and Tonya Dryer; siblingsTula (Chris) Pappas, and Sophie(Steve) Lightner; numerousgrandchildren and great-grand-
children.Preceded in
death bydaughterChristinaMichellePapayiannis.
Visitationand words ofremembrance
were at the Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home, Westwood.
Rose M. PrackRose M. (nee Adrian) Prack,
96, of Green Township died April18.
Survived by children David(Tina) Prack, Michael Prack,William (Julie) Prack and Joan(Robert) Wells; grandchildren
Christopher, Jeffrey, Lisa, Gina,Jennifer and Carolyn; great-grandchildren Cameron, Jamie,Travis, Krystyn, Tyler, Hannah,Justin, Ryan, Kyle, Alice, Vivian,Savanna, Brianna and Saman-tha; sister Anna Gertrude Weh-meier
Preceded in death by husbandJohn J. Prack; siblings ElizabethHedrick, Joseph Adrian, PaulAdrian, Tony Adrian and EddieAdrian.
Mass of Christian Burial was atOur Lady of Visitation. Boltonand Lunsford Funeral Homeserved the family.
Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati.
DEATHS
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Nunlist
Pahren
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Papayiannis
CHEVIOTIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on Davis Ave., March 5.Criminal damagingReported to vehicle on DarwinAve., March 5.
MenacingReported on Harrison Ave.,March 5.
TheftSteel toothpick holder reportedstolen on Harrison Ave., March3.
Children’s toys reported stolenfrom storage shed on DinaTerrace, March 3.
Delivery packages reported
stolen from mailbox on CamvicTerrace, March 5.
Gasoline reported stolen from
United Dairy Farmers at 4100block North Bend Road, March5.
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suddenly April 22, at his SaylerPark residence. He was a DukeEnergy retiree, a U.S. Armyveteran of the Korean War anda member of VFW Post No. 6428.
Survived by daughter Linda(Darrell) Runck-Barrett; grand-children Logan, Madison andDarrell (Kim) Barrett.
Preceded in death by wifeVirginia L. Hay Runck; parentsAlfred F. and Laura (nee Fritch)Runck; brothers Jack and DanRunck.
Graveside service with militaryhonors were April 27 at MapleGrove Cemetery, Cleves.
Memorials to VFW Post No.6428, c/o the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home, 44 S. Miami,Cleves, Ohio 45002.
Mary TateMary (nee Beerman) Tate, 83,
of Western Hills died April 17.She was a member of SetonHigh School Class of 1949.
Survived by husband of 61years Ralph H. Tate; childrenSusan (Ken) Uhrig, Sally (Eric)Mathews, Paul (Elaine) Tate,Scott (Enid) Tate; grandchildrenJeffrey (Mary) Uhrig, Elizabeth
(Eric) Webb, Krista (Eric) Holmes,Brad Mathews, Keven (Ashley)Mathews, Adam, Sabrina, Benja-min, Jacob Tate; eight great-grandchildren; siblings Lawrence(Cathy and late Peggy) Beerman,Margaret (late Logan) Rapier,Virginia (late David) Echert;many nieces/nephews.
Preceded in death by sisterDorothy (Neil) Parker.
Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at St. AntoninusChurch.
Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263, or St.Antoninus Athletic Club, 1500Linneman Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45238.
James C. Thomas Jr.James C. Thomas Jr., 80, of
Western Hills died April 3.Survived by children Donna
(Tim) Bourland, Debbie (Craig)Oaks, David (Jenny) Thomas andKelly (Mark) Williams; grand-children Jeremiah (Lizzy) Bour-land, Mark Oaks, Kattie andJacob Thomas and Gavin Wil-liams; great-grandchild RobertBourland.
Preceded in death by wivesDonna Kay Thomas and JanetLee Thomas.
Visitation and funeral service
were April 7at the Arling-ton MemorialGardensCemeteryChapel.Dalbert,Woodruff andIsenogleFuneral Homeserved the
family.Memorials to Hospice of
Dayton.
Carl R. VoltzCarl R. Voltz, 78, of Western
Hills died April 21. He was aemployee of O.P.W. for 50 years.
Survived by brother Ron (latePatricia) Voltz;nephew Ron(Kim) Voltz;cousin Jane(Don) Wright;other cousins,nieces, neph-ews andfriends.
Preceded indeath by wifeDonna L. (nee
Latham) Voltz.Visitation and blessing service
were April 24 at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.
DEATHS
Continued from Page 7B
Voltz
Thomas
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GREEN TOWNSHIPAddress not available: HilsingerBuilding and DevelopmentCorp. to Richlyn LLC; $320,017.
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4931 Arbor Woods Court: El-more, Diane E. Tr. to Kroth,Patricia D. & Paul; $96,000.
3792 Boomer Road: Mace,
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