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dskinner@tcnewsnet.comSPRINGBORO — Several

property owners will soon be

levied special assessments forthe purpose of repairing side-walks and driveway aprons. itwas announced at last week’scity council meeting. Council

gave the second reading to anordinance levying the assess-ments.“The purpose of the pro-

posed legislation is to levy

final assessments for the 2011sidewalk program, director offinance Robyn Brown statedin a memorandum to council.“The total cost of the assess-

ments is not to exceed$23,152.79. The propertyowners will have 30 days afterthe first publication of thisordinance to pay their assess-ment before it certified to theWarren County auditor to beplaced on their tax duplicateand collected in five annualinstallments with 5 percentinterest.”In other business, council

heard a report from WarrenCounty Sheriff Larry Sims.The sheriff’s department hadover 68,400 calls county-widein 2011, he said. There were390 sex offenders, 265 ofwhom live in Warren County.There were 343 house bur-

glaries, 67 of which endedwith an arrest. Nine burglarieswere cleared in other ways,according to Sims.

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dskinner@tcnewsnet.comSPRINGBORO — An area couple

recently opened a business designed tohelp families with an aging person’stransition to another home and facility.Caring Transitions is operated by

Sherry and Louis Lentz. It serves resi-dents in Springboro, Centerville,Kettering, Lebanon, Xenia and the sur-rounding areas.Sherry and I were looking for a fran-

chise business, and we liked the busi-ness concept of CT — senior transi-tion/relocation in conjunction withestate liquidation,” Louis said. ” It ismuch more personalized and serviceoriented than a conventional estate salebusiness that sells what is saleable andleaves the client to dispose of the rest.We have both experienced the situationwith our own parents, and can identifywith the emotional feelings and stressof sorting and disposing of your par-ent’s possessions on a tight schedule.The Lentzes “offer complete servic-

es for downsizing, helping to select asubset of existing furnishings that willfit the new residence, and provide themost profitable disposal of the rest. Weuse multiple sources to sell the excessfurnishings, including a tag sale,”Louis said. “Excess furniture andclothing are donated to charitableorganizations; salvageable items aresold or given to scrappers, and at theend we contract trash haulers to takethe rest, leaving the client with anempty house.”They have been in the business com-

munity for over 35 years. Sherry hasworked in retail in interior design, fur-niture sales and real-estate. “Herknowledge of home furnishings andantiques has been effective in locatingsources for buying furniture, glass-ware, and accessories,” Louis said.“My background is in project manage-ment and engineering, which providesexperience in the operational aspect oforganizing estate sales and interfacingwith subcontractors.”The time spent with the client

“varies with the situation and size ofthe estate,” Louis said. “We generallyspend one to three hours with the initialclient interview, determining expecta-tions, identifying what heirlooms andpossessions are to be taken by the fam-ily, what restrictions might be placedon conducting estate sales in the plat orcomplex, etc.“We provide a proposal, detailing

services and fees, and meet with themonce more to sign a contract. For con-ducting an estate sale alone, not muchmore interface is required, other thangiving the client periodic statusupdates. At completion, we meet withthe client to present a summaryinvoice, and a check for the proceeds,minus fees and subcontractor expens-es. For relocation/downsizing services,fees have to be billed on a hourly basis,and the amount of time taken to devel-op a transition plan varies with theflexibility and mood of the senior clientand their family, usually eight to 12hours total face time with the client, tosatisfy their needs and expectations issufficient.”

Company sorts through ‘emotional clutter’

Submitted photoSherry and Louis Lentz have launched Caring Transitions, a business

designed to help area families and the transition of a loved one toanother home or facility.

O’Reilly Auto Parts hosted a ribbon cutting chamber event recently to celebrate the opening of their new autoparts store at 25 Hiawatha Trail. The Springboro O’Reilly Auto Parts store opened on Jan. 7 and has eight teammembers that staff that location. Pictured from left to right is: Frankie Carlson from the Palmer Group, CarolHughes from the Springboro Chamber of Commerce, Jen Ramsey from Everybody’s Health, Deputy Mayer JimChmiel, Andy Crumbacher from O’Reilly Auto Parts, Sherry Amburgy from O’Reilly Auto Parts, David Seyer fromA Special Wish Foundation, Chris Seiler from O’Reilly Auto Parts, Edward Livesay from Mosaic FinancialSolutions, and Stephanie Ricker from A Special Wish Foundation.

Store opens in SpringboroSubmitted photo

SPRINGBORO — TheSpringboro High School boysbasketball team plays in thedistrict finals at 7 p.m.Saturday, March 10 at U.D.Arena against CincinnatiWithrow. Presale tickets willbe available at SpringboroHigh School from 7:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m. all week at the frontreception area, from 1:30-3p.m. in the athletic office bythe gym and from 10-11 a.m.Saturday frin the Commons.Fifty percent of all ticket salesmade at the high school arereturned to the school. Presaletickets are $6 each.

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Sidewalk, driveway assessments set

LEBANON — Big Brothers and Sisters ofWarren and Clinton Counties will host itsannual Bowl For Kids’ Sake Fundraisingevent. The Warren County event will beheld from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 atJD Legends and StrikeZone in Franklin.Bowl For Kids’ Sake is about having fun

(while raising money) to help kids contin-ue on a positive path. It is one of BigBrothers and Sisters of Warren andClinton Counties main fundraisers.Bowlers at the event will receive a freegame of bowling, in return for collectingmoney through sponsors such as family,friends, and co-workers. Bowlers will be scheduled in hour-long

segments, and will be thanked with freefood and door prize giveaways throughouttheir scheduled bowling time.

For every $50 in donations raised,bowlers will receive an entry into a draw-ing for additional prizes. Bowlers are ableto register online. Once registered, all bowlers will be

assigned their own fundraising web pagethat they can use to collect donations andspread the word about their participationin the event. All proceeds from these events will ben-

efit Big Brothers and Sisters of Warrenand Clinton Counties.Local companiesthat would like to get involved may organ-ize teams of four or five bowlers, sponsorthe events, or donate a door prize. For more information, call BBBS at

513-932-3966. Forms and information arealso available online at www.bbbswar-ren.org.

Bowl for Kids’ SakeCENTERVILLE — As partof its anticipated growth,Spectrum Home Care, 275Regency Ridge Drive, hasannounced the appointmentof Springboro resident JohnKlens to the newly-createdposition of regional market-ing and sales director.Klens comes to this posi-

tion with an extensive back-ground in healthcare andbusiness sales, managementand marketing experience.Providing a wide range of

medical and non-medicalservices for the MiamiValley, Spectrum Home Careis part of a fast-growingindustry that offers home-related skilled nursing, reha-bilitative services, (including

physical, occupational andspeech) home health aides,and 24-hour services. Additional services

include medication educa-tion, disease management,nutritional counseling,wound care services, plusnon-medical needs such ashomemaking, personal careand around-the-clock servic-es. (They are one of a fewcompanies in this region thatoffers both medical and non-medical services.) Services are flexible, and

can be used as needed to fitthe individual’s exact cir-cumstances and changingneeds. They can be contactedat 937-279-0641, or spec-trumhh.com.

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SPRINGBORO — Free taxpreparation by AARP TaxaideVolunteers is available from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays throughApril 13 at the SpringboroLibrary Branch, 125 Park Lane.Appointments are required. Call937-748-3200 to make a reser-vation.

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SPRINGBORO — TheSpringboro CommunitySchool District will holdkindergarten registrationMarch 12-16. Registration information

and forms for incomingkindergartners are available inmid-February on the school’swebsite: www.springboro.org. Registration packets also

will be available for pick-up atClearcreek Elementary in mid-February for those who areunable to visit the website.

Parents can bring the com-pleted forms and documents toKindergarten registration atClearcreek Elementary.Registration will be open from1:30-6 p.m. Monday throughThursday, March 12-15, andfrom 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Friday, March 16.For more information, con-

tact Clearcreek Elementary at(937) 748-3958.

Kindergartenregistration set

Daylight savingstime starts

Daylight savings timebegins at 2 a.m. Sunday,March 11. Don’t forget toset your clock up one hourbefore going to bedSaturday night.Also don’t forget to

change the batteries onyour smoke alarm.

MIDDLETOWN — TheSouthwestern OhioSymphonic Band, under thedirection of ChrisBrandenburg, will present itsNational Band Day concert at2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 4at the Middletown HighSchool Auditorium.

Eric Hruska on the eupho-nium will join the band as aguest soloist, playing“Beautiful Colorado”arranged by Charles J.Roberts. Eric joined theSouthwestern OhioSymphonic Band in the fall of2010. He has a long history ofmusic education that led himto the U.S. Navy, where heplayed euphonium, tromboneand tuba in Navy bands andwas an instructor at the NavySchool of Music in Norfolk,Virginia. Hruska was firstintroduced to the solo,“Beautiful Colorado” at theage of 15 and has performedthe solo over the years as faraway as England, Scotlandand Wales.Conductor Bob McComb,

the Mason Community Band’sacting director, will lead theband in Ottorino Respighi’spowerful evocation of theRomans coming home frombattle, “The Pines of theAppian Way.” Bob has taught

all levels of band over a 28year career in Ohio, the last21-years in the MariemontCity School District.

The band will celebrateMusic in Our Schools Monthby playing Gary P. Gilroy‘s“To Ponder a Living Legacy”and Gary Langford‘s “MarchFourth.” Irish music for St.Patrick’s Day will also be fea-tured, including LeroyAnderson’s “Rakes ofMallow” and Grainger’s “IrishTune from County Derry(Danny Boy).” The band will

continue its long standing tra-dition of playing music writ-ten by previous band memberDavid Shaffer by performing“Pageant of Life.”A free reception in the

lobby will follow the show.Sponsored by MiamiUniversity and OtterbeinMiddletown, this event is freeand open to the public. Formore information, call SandyMcGee at (513) 320-0468.Middletown High SchoolAuditorium is located at 601North Breiel Blvd.

Feb. 239:35 a.m. – Elkins Drive,

unconscious/unresponsive per-son.

10:23 a.m. — ClevengerCourt, breathing problems.

10:43 a.m. — West PekinRoad, unknown medical condi-tion.

1:08 p.m. — South MainStreet, attempted suicide.

3:22 p.m. — West CentralAvenue, unknown medicalcondition.

11:39 p.m. — WeisenbergerRoad, breathing problems.

Feb. 221:08 a.m. —Chantilly Lane,

overdose.2:36 p.m. — Elkins Drive,

unconscious/unresponsive per-son.

Feb. 218:37 a.m. — Clearcreek-

Franklin Road, unknown med-ical condition.

9:26 a.m. — SycamoreCreek Drive, heart problems.

10:21 a.m. — Elkins Drive,falls.

12:07 p.m. — Red Lion-Five Points Road, lifting assis-tance.

1:08 p.m. — North StateRoute 741, vehicle crash withinjury.

5:41 p.m. — North PioneerBoulevard, lifting assistance.

10:33 p.m. —North PioneerBoulevard, structure fire.

Feb. 208:32 a.m. — Red Lion-Five

Points Road, heart problems.9:41 a.m. — Greenwood

Lane, hemorrhage/laceration.10:20 a.m. — Sesame

Street, unknown medical con-dition.

3:12 p.m. — GreenwoodLane, fire alarm.

5:23 p.m. — CommercialWay, hemorrhage/laceration.

6:01 p.m. — WhisperingWay, fire alarm.

6:35 p.m. — West PughDrive, breathing problems.

8:12 p.m. — WayneBoulevard, assault.

Feb. 191:28 a.m. — Drake Road

and Old State Route 122, vehi-cle crash with injury.

2:50 a.m. — West PughDrive, diabetic problems.

8:15 a.m. — Riviera Court,living assistance.

8:32 a.m. — East CentralAvenue, heart problems.

11:24 a.m. — SouthDockside Drive, burns.

6:54 p.m. — SandelwoodStreet, allergic reaction.

11:33 p.m. — SesameStreet, lifting assistance.

Feb. 181:57 p.m. — West Central

Avenue, unknown medical

condition.4:48 p.m. — Old Woods

Court, CO detector alarm.10:25 p.m. — West Central

Avenue, assault.

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Carol L. [Eagle] Baltozer, 75, of Springboro, died Friday morning,March2, 2012at theHillspringNursingHome.Shewasborn inDayton,daughter ofAdam and Emma (Urbschat) Eagle. Sheworked as a recep-tionist in doctors’offices until she retired. She was preceded in death byher parents; husband, Charles; son, Charles Jr. (Gene); sister, MyrnaReigelsperger; brother, PaulEagle; and sister,RitaEagle. She is survivedby her daughter and son-in-law, Heather and Joseph Lewis; daughter-in-law, Jill Baltozer; grandchildren, Rebecca, Chloe, Noah andAdam; sis-ter, Iris Davenport; brothers, Roger and David Eagle; and many otherclose family members and friends. Services will be at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Assembly of God, 501 N. Ninth. St.,Miamisburg.A family visitation will begin at 6:30 p.m. until the time ofservices.

RobertWillis, 81, of Springboro, diedWednesday, February 29, 2012.He was born on June 28, 1930 in Miamisburg to the late James andGertrude Willis. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Arlene Willis;children,DallasE.Willis, JudithC.Harris, JoyAnnPetredis and JanetA.Willis; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and siblings, BonnieEstes, Betty Vaughn, Barbara Smith and Roy V. Willis. Services wereMonday,March 5, 2012 at theNewcomerFuneralHome, SouthChapel,Kettering, Pastor David Zornes officiating. Burial was in at ButlerCountyMemorial Park.

W.LeslieEarnhart, 92, ofCarlisle, diedTuesday, February 28, 2012 atAtriumMedical Center. Leslie was born February 1, 1920 in Lebanon,to Warren Leslie and Catherine (Martz) Earnhart. He was a lifelongmember of the Carlisle Lions Club, Lebanon Masonic Lodge and theNew Jersey Presbyterian Church. Hewas preceded in death by his wife,Bernice Earnhart, in 2011; and two brothers, Don andVictor Earnhart.He is survived by his children and spouses, Sam and Sharon Earnhartand Luann and Steve Caudill; grandchildren, Todd Earnhart and wifeCarrie, Travis Earnhart, Tonya Gierzak and husband Charles and CraigCaudill; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Eileen Haifley; and a sister-in-law, Helen Earnhart. Services were Friday March 2, 2012 at theAnderson Funeral Home, Springboro, the Rev. Jeff Foster officiating.Burial was in the church cemetery.

Asha Anand, 82, of Springboro, died Wednesday, February29, 2012. She is survived by her sons, Rajeev, Sanjeev(Vinnie) and Sundeep (Sunny); daughters-in-law, Madhu,and Sangita; and grandchildren, Sonam, Sahil, Ariel andOjas. Arrangements were in care of Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel.

Josephine Roberts, 77, of Springboro, died Sunday, February 26,2012. She was born August 13, 1934 in Baltimore, Ms., daughter ofRaphael and Anne Mantegna. She is preceded in death by her parentsand her husband, Paul Roberts. She is survived by her children, PamelaBillet, DeborahTurner, Catherine Barnhart, and GregoryTurner; broth-er, Salvatore Mantegna; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchil-dren. ServiceswereSaturday,March 3, 2012 atAndersonFuneralHome(Springboro).

Truman Simpson, 91, of Springboro, died Wednesday,February 29, 2012 at Grandview Hospital. He was bornOctober 6, 1920 in Hindman, Ky., son of Nathaniel andDrucilla Simpson. He is preceded in death by his parents;two brothers, Travis Simpson and Ora Simpson; and two sis-ters, Zelma Fugate and Bertie Smith. He is survived by hiswife of 58 years, Tillie; son, Tim Simpson (Janis); grandchil-dren, Geoffrey and Sara Simpson; and numerous nieces,nephews, family, and friends. Services were Monday, March5, 2012 at the Anderson Funeral Home (Springboro). Burialwas in Springboro Cemetery. Memorial contributions may bemade to the American Heart Association or the NationalKidney Foundation.

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DAYTON – The DaytonTheatre Guild will hold openauditions for its 2011- 2012final regular season show,“Dividing the Estate” byHorton Foote, at 7 p.m. onMonday and Tuesday, March19 and 20.It is directed by Ralph

Dennler and produced byDebra Strauss.Two generations of former

Texas gentility connive andgrope to wrest control of theonce-cherished and valuablefamily estate from the hands ofthe venerable matriarch, whostill wants the estate to remaina proud symbol of a vanishedway of life. A host of familymembers square off againsther, and each other, in a come-dy that precisely captures atime, a place and a way of life.“Dividing the Estate” will

run Fridays through Sundays,April 27 – May 13.

Auditions set

CENTERVILLE — TheHome Builders Associationof Dayton’s Inaugural cere-mony was also the occasionfor the Association to recog-nize its distinguished lead-ers with several very specialawards – President’s Awards,Community Partner Award,Industry Partner Award,Associate Member of theYear, Builder Member of theYear and the prestigiousMcDaniel-Zengel Lead-ership Award.

For special recognition oftheir years of service anddedication to the associationand extraordinary personalefforts, 2011 HBA PresidentJeff Grisez presented theevening’s President’s Awardsto retired MontgomeryCounty Engineer Joe Litvinfor his 15 years of service tothe county residents andhome building industry; andto Jeff ’s brother and partnerin GenerationsConstruction; Ken Grisez,for his unwavering supportduring Jeff ’s tenure inoffice.

The HBA CommunityPartner Award was presentedto The Draughn FamilyHome Team for the out-standing efforts of dedicatedfolks representing caringaspects of the industry andHBA.

These compassionateindividuals and organiza-tions have committed time,effort and resources to cre-ate a better housing situationfor some very deserving res-idents of the communitieswe all live, work and playwithin. It started with an e-mail request from a nationalorganization in search of ageneral contractor to coordi-nate the construction of aspecial home for a returningwounded vet fromAfghanistan. Within an houra reply was received with af irm commitment from awell known HBA of Daytoncustom builder. A very capa-ble team quickly formedbehind the leadership of thisHBA Builder member.Generous donations for thehome flowed into theFairborn project as theAssociation and communityrallied behind the goal ofbuilding this special housefor this special family.

The HBA CommunityPartner Award is presentedto the Draughn FamilyHome Team – Homes ForOur Troops, Daniel DeVolCustom Builder, Blue StarMothers and Jude Sorianoand Mary Button.

Pella Sales, Inc. was therecipient of the HBA’s 2011Industry Partner Award. Inthe past, the IndustryPartner Award has been pre-sented to government, utilitypartners and media services.This year’s recipient is justas important and crucial forthe association through sup-port of its members.

This past year, whenclearly, as with many com-panies, the revenue fromnew homes shifted to moreof the retail market, thiscompany provided the use oftheir showroom and opera-tions facility to host a majorHBA event. The owner,Steve Ludwig, and his team

bent over backwards to cre-ate a memorable, successfulevent for the HBA. Mostpeople will clean up whenguests are expected, this gra-cious member not onlycleaned but painted and vac-uumed the warehouse, hadarmy of people scurrying inpreparation and providingtheir infamous outstandingcustomer service, greetingeach and every attendee.

Graham Bailey ofVectren, was the winner ofthe 2011 Associate Memberof the Year. Graham has dis-played over the last fewyears, his commitment to theassociation through his will-ingness to lend a helpinghand to anything that wasneeded. He has been veryactive and provided solidleadership of a strong, hardworking and fun lovingCouncil. His dedication forthe HBA spilled over fromhis day to day efforts for thewell respected utility he rep-resents. Fortunately for hiscompany and somewhatunfortunately for the HBA,his superiors recognized hisgreat potential and promotedhim to an important role ofeconomic development tohelp the State of Ohio flour-ish with new jobs.

Also announced was DanDeVol, a SugarcreekTownship resident, as the2011 Builder Member of theYear. The Builder of the Yearaward dates back to 1991when it was first presentedto Ron Parsons. It hasdefined a legacy of leader-ship of the home buildingindustry and association.The 2011 Builder Memberof the year led by example,no demanding commands,no special title or rank, andhis power was that of per-suasion and the desire to dothe right thing. He commit-ted, in a matter of minutes,to a major undertaking at theexpense of possible distrac-tion from his regular busi-ness and leaving him lessquality time with his family.He was the first to respondwhen the call for help wassent out. He made a possiblydifficult experience into onethat would create respectand friendships for a life-time.

The Robert E.McDaniel/Karl L. ZengelLeadership Award, theHBA’s highest honor, isnamed for the late BobMcDaniel and the still veryactive Karl Zengel, twogiants of the Dayton homebuilding industry andAssociation. Awarded fordemonstrated leadershipaccomplishments over acareer, the 2011 award waspresented by Jim Zengel toKim Haverstick ofHaverstick Builders.

Haverstick Builders ischarter member of the HBAof Dayton, having builthomes for families through-out the Dayton area for near-ly 100 years. Kim is thethird generation ofHaversticks to successfullylead the family business. Hewas the 68th president sincethe Home BuildersAssociation of Dayton’sfounding in 1942 by hisfather.

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Continuinglife with FidoNow that you’re beginning the training process, let’s take

a look at how that begins and what it will evolve into forboth you and your pet.

There are changes that will take place in your life, particular-ly if you are a member of a family. As each member of a familyhas certain tasks to perform, Fido should also have to take careof his “chores”. Fido’s chores, however, should fall under theheading of “TANSTAAFL” (There Ain’t No Such Thing As AFree Lunch!). Fido should be required to work for everythinghe’s given.

For instance, Fido should berequired to sit quietly and rela-tively calmly before he gets hismeal. Feeding should be donetwo or three times a day at spec-ified times for about 15 minutesduration. If he/she hasn’t fin-ished eating, the bowls shouldbe taken up and put away for thenext scheduled feeding time.

The same applies to going outside. Fido should sit quietly bythe door and wait until you give him the ok to go out.

In other words, Fido needs to learn the same type of self-dis-cipline that children learn within the family environment. Afterall, the dog actually is a part of your family once you make thedecision to have one, so it only makes sense that he/she ACT likeone of the family. This should be done the same way as with chil-dren, through love, guidance and education. Consistency shouldbe the watchword!

Each and every member of your family will need to use thesame hand signals and verbal cues that you use with Fido, soyou’ll want to involve them in the training process as well.Remember, be consistent and make sure your other family mem-bers are, as well.

If this dog is the first one you’ve ever had, you might want tostick to a fairly rigid schedule until both you and the dog havebecome familiar with each other. In addition, a fixed (but flexi-ble!) schedule is very helpful in helping a dog develop a sense ofsecurity and confidence AND it is great for housetraining!

You will most likely tailor your dog’s schedule around yourown, which is fine. Schedules can be very useful, but do whatworks for you.

As far as the actual training of your dog is concerned, pleasekeep in mind that every dog is an individual with his or her ownunique personality. Age, temperament, diet, health, history andlots of other things - including your skills and consistency -affect the time it takes for your dog to learn. Educating your dog“takes as long as it takes.” Reliable behavior normally becomesestablished once your dog reaches emotional maturity, that issomewhere between 1½ and four years of age. That being said,an eight-week-old puppy can learn almost all of the behaviors anadult dog can within days. But a puppy won’t be reliable untilmuch later in his/her life.

So progress step-by-step, keeping the process fun and safe foryou and your dog. Another maxim in training says: “If your dogwon’t do what you what him/her to do, go back to the pointwhere they were successful, then try again.” This means it isn’tnecessary to have your dog learn to lie down or go to his spot orstay for a long time in just one training session. Build up to thefinal behavior and think of the smallest accomplishment as asuccess in itself. Remember: baby steps! Session by session, dayby day and week by week, gradually add more and more chal-lenges and you’ll obtain the reliable behavior you are looking for.Take your time. After all, building relationships is what you’rereally doing with your dog and you don’t do that all at once.Relax and enjoy the journey!

Next week we’ll get into the hands-on of teaching your dog acue to perform. We’ll start with the “watch-me” cue and some ofthe do’s and don’ts.

THINK PAWSITIVEBy Gary Cook

TimesColumnist

HBA 2011 Builder of the Year – Dan DeVol, DanielDeVol Custom Builder, Inc. Submitted photo

HBA 2011 McDaniel Zengel Leadership Award – (left to right) Karl Zengel, Jim Zengel, Kim Haverstick, and AdamZengel. Submitted photo

HBA recognizes leaders

DAYTON — The SpringSeries, at Victoria Theatrefrom March 15-18, will fea-ture four ballets in one per-formance.

There will be two world-premiere ballets: one byJustin Koertgen titled ViolinConcerto and performed toMax Bruch’s ViolinConcertos #2 and #3; 2011New Music for New Dancechoreography winner,Susanne Payne’sParádeigma; and two balletrevivals: Dermot Burke’sInterlude, performed toDmitri Shostakovitch’s PianoConcerto No.2, Op. 102 andGregory Robinson’s HotRiffs and Blue Notes, per-formed to music by ThePointer Sisters.

A feature on the program,Violin Concerto, is choreo-graphed by Dayton Ballet’s11 year veteran, JustinKoertgen, and is a return tothe pure roots of classicalballet. With tutus, tiaras, andtunics, Violin Concerto, isperformed to Max Bruch’sViolin Concertos #2 and #3with the elegance, energyand glorious partnering oftrue ballet.

Gregory Robinson pres-ents his popular revival, HotRiffs and Blue Notes, per-formed to the melodically-layered music of The PointerSisters.

Dermot Burke, formerexecutive and artistic direc-tor of Dayton Ballet, returnswith his revival, Interlude.This neo-classical ballet isdanced by two couples to theromantic Piano Concerto No.2, Op 102, by DmitriShostakovitch.

The Spring Series programconcludes with a contempo-rary ballet choreographed byDayton native, SusannePayne. Susanne is the 2011

Choreography winner ofNew Music for New Dance.Her world premiere ballet,Parádeigma, pushes the com-pany dancers to explore theirlimitations both physicallyand mentally. Parádeigmachallenges the dancers andaudience to move beyondtheir perceptions of what tra-ditional ballet should be.

The goal is for all is toexperience the freedomachieved by breaking loosefrom the routine.

Performances of TheSpring Series are at theVictoria Theatre, March 15-17 at 8 p.m., and March 17-18 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are on salenow.Call Ticket Center Stageat (937) 228-3630 or (888)228-3630 or visit www.tick-etcenterstage.com. TicketCenter Stage hours areMonday through Friday 10a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from12-4 p.m. and two hoursprior to each performance.

Founded in 1937 byJosephine Schwarz, DaytonBallet is the second-oldestprofessional dance companyin the United States andholds a unique historicalplace in the nation and in theMiami Valley.

Performing in the state-of-the-art Schuster Center andthe historic Victoria Theatre,Dayton Ballet is known asthe “Company of Premieres.”Throughout the last decade,Dayton Ballet has been oneof the top three dance com-panies in the nation in theproduction and presentationof new work.

Under the new leadershipof Executive Director, KathyReed, and Artistic Director,Karen Russo Burke, DaytonBallet has 15 professionaldancers and is supported bythe board of trustees.

Spring Series set

By Jim Hightower"Sorry, we're closed."In one of the saddest signs of the

times, thismessage is popping up allacross the country as governors andlegislators are cutting off funds (andshutting off access) to one of thefinest,most popular assets ownedbythe people of our country: stateparks.More than 6,600 of these jewels

drawsome700millionvisitors ayearto their grand vistas, historic sites,wildlife, campgrounds, educationalcenters, and lodges. Parks are a

tangible expression of America'sdemocratic ideals: commongroundfor everyman,woman, and child toenjoy and experience. For the mid-dle class and the poor—who can'tjet off to luxury resorts for a getaway— these spaces offer a form of realwealth, something that each of us lit-erally "owns," knitting us together asa community and nation.Yet toomany spiritually shriveled,

small-minded, and short-sightedstate officials are snuffing out thisuniting social force, stupidly treatingparks as nothing but a budget num-

ber or — worse — a piece of the"nanny state" to be axed in thename of ideological purity.As Woody Guthrie said of out-

laws, "Some'll rob you with a six

gun/Some with a fountain pen."Shutting parks is theft by "in-laws."Political insiders are stealing thepeo-ple's property — stealing fromAmerica itself.

Last Saturday night 131attendees had an awe-some time at South

West Church’s first annualFather/Daughter Dance. It wasopen to all ages and dads werenot required to take dancing les-sons ahead of time to keep upwith their daughters. The oldestdad with daughter was 75, andthe youngest daughter with dadwas just two weeks old.Daughters and dads enjoyedgreat appetizers and refresh-ments, had their pictures takenby a professional photographerwhich they received with a beau-tiful frame at the end of theevening and had the time of theirlives dancing the night away.Slow dancing to “I Loved HerFirst” by Heartland, “Daughters”by John Mayer, “My Little Girl”by Tim McGraw and then kick-ing their heels up to YMCA, theCha Cha Slide, the CupidShuffle, Party Rock Anthem,Moves Like Jagger, the ChickenDance and many more. Therewas the Father/Daughter gamefor under 12 and a second roundfor 12 to 17 to see how muchdaughter knew about dad anddad knew about daughter. It wascrazy fun. Some dads had morethan one daughter which multi-plied the excitement. On Sundaymorning it was the GrandOpening of SW Church withover 600 attending between the9:30 and 11:00 services. Mayor

John Agenbroad delivered aproclamation naming March 4,2012 South West Church day inSpringboro. Lucy and I were inattendance for the celebration tohonor Pastor, Roger Hendricks,his staff and congregation fortheir service to God and ourcommunity. It all started 14 yearsago meeting in each othershomes and slowly growing towhere it stands today a missionof Love, Service, and Sharing.The First Annual Springboro

Optimist Club Pancake Breakfastwith Strings Attached is thisSaturday at Max & Ermas atLytle Five Points and SR 741.One hundred percent of the pro-ceeds will benefit the strings pro-gram in the Springboro Schools.Adults can eat as many pancakesas they want with butter andsyrup, enjoy bacon, orange juice,and coffee for a mere $6 (no tax)The first seating is at 7:30 a.m.and the second seating 8:30. No

one will be seated after 9:30because the restaurant has tobegin their lunch prep at 10:15.Servers will include SpringboroOptimists including Mayor JohnAgenbroad, myself and Lucyalong with many others includingparents and violinists. Each halfhour will feature a 5 minute per-formance by strings studentsfrom the elementary, Jr. High andHigh School. Hundreds of ticketshave been presold for the twodifferent seatings but tickets willbe available at the door for $8. Ifyou purchase in advance they’reonly $6 for adults and $4 for kids2 to 6. Pick up your tickets at“That Music Place” in theSpringboro Point ShoppingCenter on SR 73 near MarcosPizza and Roosters or email menow and I will get them deliveredto you tomorrow.mergewright@yahoo.comTwo weeks from this Saturday

That Spring Thing “Hometown

Expo 2012” will be happening atthe high school from 10 a.m.until 4 p.m. Over 190 exhibitors,25 non profits, 14 food vendors,20 exhibitors that provide servic-es and products to children in theKids Zone (new this year) a fullslate of entertainment in thecommons while you munch andcrunch on your favorite foods,close to 250 door prizes to begiven away and then the GrandPrizes will be announced in thecommons at 4 p.m. A 50 inch flatscreen HD TV will be givenaway and that includes, installa-tion, delivery and a 5 year war-ranty and for the children 4 greatprizes including one week atCamp Kern this summer. It’s our12th year and it’s bigger and bet-ter than ever. Additional parkingis now available at DennisElementary behind the highschool with shuttle service to andfrom the high school. Watch forsigns.

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LOCAL COLUMISTBy Mike Scinto

AsI sat down to write this column,just in the few minutes it tookto power up my laptop, open

the software program and begin typing,I heard three alarmingly hateful TV commer-cials in the family room adjacent to my homeoffice.I had to go turn off the TV. Those ads were

expensive and have been running for weeksnow. They were attack ads with one Republican,or conservative Super Pac, attacking otherRepublicans.The only one not participating in the

vitriol on either the giving or receivingend is Ron Paul; and I’m sure that’s eitherbecause he doesn’t have the money, Super Pacsupport or realizes he has no chance of winninganything.Because of printing, and deadline reasons,

this column is actually being penned hoursbefore this week’s selection process in Ohio andthe rest of the Super Tuesday states. The out-come truly doesn’t matter though. As I havebeen warning for months now, the GOP hasdrifted so far apart as a result of the different,and determined factions within its ranks, thatI’m sad to say my once positive hope I had fora Republican, any Republican moving into theWhite House next January has all but faded.As I’ve mentioned several times before

in this campaign, my first Republicanpresidential vote was cast for Richard M. Nixonin 1972 and hasn’t wavered from the Grand OldParty since. Four short years later, in theFord/Carter contest I not only voted but beganover three decades of active coverage of presi-dential campaigns, for a short time as a journal-ist, then as a talk show host. I have NEVERseen this party as divided, as hate-filled or asstubbornly unwilling to compromise as thisyear. Oh wait, that’s right! Compromise is nowa terrible political term in the eyes of some inthe fold.There are those who tell me this happens

every campaign. Just look at Hillary andBarack, they suggest. And I tell them this ismore like the infamous comparison of apples tooranges. This one is for keeps. I believe it mayhave caused an irreparable split(s) in the partyin this crucial year that could cost someCongressional seats as well, not to mentionallowing a President who is openly socialistic toremain in office and “change” our nation, aswas his plan from the beginning.I don’t know what to suggest at this point. I

thought conservatives had the mindset of“Anybody BUT Obama” but that somehowmorphed in the translation to “Anybody BUTMy Primary Opponent.”We’ve given Obama a bit of a breather. He’s

remained out of the headlines, collecting soundbites from GOP speeches to use against us androunding up big bucks for the battle this fall.The economy is turning around. Housing iscoming back. We may start pulling out ofAfghanistan a bit sooner I predict.Unemployment numbers are coming down. AndRepublicans are pulverizing each other.Could it get any better for the community

organizer from Chicago?I hope we can salvage this. I never say

“never.”This roller coaster ride from here until

November will change the course of Americanhistory drastically. I just hope that change willbe a real change we can believe in!

Mike Scinto is a 35 year veteran talk showhost serving locally, statewide and nationallybehind the microphone. For the past dozenyears he has authored this award-winningcolumn. You may have also seen him offeringhis unique insights of Fox News Channel.“Friend” Mike athttp://www.facebook.com/mikescintoshow orvisit http://mikescintocolumns.blogspot.com

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Father/daughter dance a successMERGE WRIGHT

BByy DDoonn WWrriigghhtt

TimesColumnist

A scene from Saturday’s father/daughter dance.

The riots in Afghanistanand murders of alliedadvisers, supposedly

over the careless burning ofcopies of the Quran byAmerican troops, are a poison-ous brew to American publicopinion on two fronts.

One is whether we can, orwant to sustain our effort tobuild a prosperous and peacefulsociety on the western model.The second is how Americansview the Islamic minority in thiscountry.

The murder of Americanadvisers dedicated to sustainingsomething better than a Taliban-style government hit hard herelocally with the death of Lt. Col.John D. Loftis, 44, a 2003 grad-uate of the Air Force Institute ofTechnology at Wright-PattersonAFB. He was attacked at theInterior Ministry in Kabul inone of those incidents wherepeople you trust and work withsuddenly show they are a deadlyenemy. Col. Loftis, a resident ofPaducah, Ky., was assigned tothe 866th Air ExpeditionarySquadron.

What are Americans to make

of all this? Perhaps some helpfulinsights will come from a March22 event at the University ofDayton: The Arab Spring OneYear On: Islamists andDemocratic Governance. It willbe in UD’s Kennedy UnionBallroom 7:30 to 9 p.m. It isopen to the public and is co-sponsored by the DaytonCouncil on World Affairs, UD’sDepartment of Political Scienceand the Dayton Mercy Society.The keynote address at the

event will be given by Dr.Maher Hathout, a senior adviserfor the Muslim Public AffairsCouncil and a leadingspokesman for the AmericanMuslim Community. Then therewill be a panel discussion by Dr.Eli al-Hindi of Notre DameUniversity in Beirut, Dr. Randa

Slim of the New AmericanFoundation and Middle EastInstitute, and Dr, MargaretKarns, UD professor emeritus asmoderator.

This might be a good time tofind out if there is any aware-ness of the dreadful damage thatthe latest terror attacks do to theIslamic religion in western soci-ety and especially here in theUnited States. One looks in vainfor apologies from AmericanMuslims for the radical riots andmurders of Americans who haveput their lives on the line for abetter, freer life for a Muslimsociety. Excuses won’t cut it.This country was attacked in thename of radical Islam and theAmerican people ask only thatsuch attacks be stopped andpeaceful societies rise in theirplace.

Perhaps it is the goal of theradicals to give all Muslims abad name in the west. The deaththreats against author SalmanRushdie for “The SatanicVerses” are a disgrace to west-ern values — and have costlives, though the author is aliveand in hiding. True peace-loving

Muslims and the AmericanMuslim community, especially,better start fighting back,denouncing the terror andactively teaching that Islam cantake its place in the Americanreligious community as an insti-tution of proud and patriotic cit-izens dedicated to the principleson which this country wasfounded.

Is this a fair statement? Orshould we follow the Ron Paulplan of washing our hands of allthis overseas business, wall offMuslim society in the U.S. andhope the radicals stick to killingjust their fellow citizens, not us?I hope not. Ron Paul’s incrediblybad idea suggests he must be areincarnation of the late Sen.Gerald P. Nye of North Dakotawhose isolationism helped getthe world into World War II.

So if we want some answersand some understanding in placeof hatred and revenge, come toUD on the 22nd and ask to beheard. But please, no rioting.

William H. Wild is a colum-nist for Times CommunityNewspapers.

What can bring Islamic radicals to heel?COMMENTARY

By William H. Wild

LocalColumnist

Stealing our state parks is a crime

4 Springboro Sun, Thursday, March 8, 2012

Healthy Kids Dayplanned at YMCA

SPRINGBORO — A HealthyKids Day will be held at 10a.m. Saturday, April 28 at theCoffman Family YMCA, 88Remick Blvd.The event is designed to

bring families and kidstogether to have fun, be active,learn more and create lasting,healthy habits for the entirefamily.

Estate programslated at library

SPRINGBORO — EstatePlanning For Ohio Residentswill be held from 1-2 p.m.Saturday, April 21, at theSpringboro Public Library,125 Park Lane.Speaker John E. Clough,

shareholder with the Daytonlaw firm Pickrel, Schaefferand Ebeling, Co. LPA, willexplain wills, trusts and pro-bate, what they are and how tonavigate through the estateplanning process.This program is free and

open to the public. Limitedseating is available on a first-come basis.

Church to hostSt Patrick’s dinner

FRANKLIN — St. MaryChurch, 115 S. Main St., willhost its 49th annual St.Patrick's dinner from noon to3 p.m. Sunday, March 11.The dinner will be in the

parish center behind thechurch. The menu includesIrish beef stew, a salad,dessert and a beverage.Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for

children 12 and under and $25for families of two adults andthree or more children. Take-out is available.There will also be a raffle.

Fish friesA scheduled

FRANKLIN — St. MaryCatholic Church will holdLenten Friday fish friesMarch 9, 16, 23 and 30.Serving will be from 4:30-7

p.m. in the parish hall behindthe church, 115 S. Main St.Prices are $10 for adults, $9

for senior citizens, $5 for chil-dren ages five to 11 and $8 forcarry-out. Families can pay asingle price of $35.The meal includes beer-bat-

tered fish, baked fish,coleslaw, french fries, green

beans, macaroni and cheeseand a beverage. Home-madedesserts will be available at anadditional price.

Bates to performin concert

MIDDLETOWN —Miami UniversityMiddletown’s VerityTraditions will host a concertfeaturing Lisa Biales at 7 p.m.on Friday, March 16 in VerityLodge.This evening will showcase

Biales as she weaves a tapes-try of Americana, folk, bluesand original solo acousticmusic on her signature littleparlor guitar.A native of Ohio, Biales

grew up in a musical familyand began her career as a per-forming songwriter at the ageof thirteen.She has independently

released six albums of musicunder her own Big SongMusic label, and is heard onradio stations around theworld. In the US, Biales’ song“Where The BuckwheatBlooms” went to #32 on folkradio stations and “I Believe”was featured in the popularTV show “Girlfriends” on theCW Network.Verity Traditions will con-

tinue with Celebrating YourInner Scot with Miami staffmember Liz Miller in honorof Tartan Day on April 6 at 12p.m. Middletown historianand author Roger Miller willpresent an interesting historiclook at Middletown throughpostcards on April 17at 6 p.m.Verity Traditions connects

community and campus at thenewly refurbished VerityLodge. Light refreshmentswill be served. This programis free and open to the public.For more information, call(513) 727-3472. MiamiUniversity Middletown’sVerity Lodge is located at4200 N. University Blvd.

Women’s HistoryMonth events slated

MIDDLETOWN — MiamiUniversity Regionals aresponsoring a number ofevents for Women’s HistoryMonth. The events are focus-ing on (re)imagining women,women’s leadership and entre-preneurship in Butler Countyand beyond.• March 13, Miss

Representation Screening, 2

p.m. in Room 100 Levey Hallat Miami Middletown andMarch 28 at 5:30 p.m. inMiami Hamilton’s Harry T.Wilks Conference Center.This film explores how main-stream media contribute to theunder-representation ofwomen in positions of powerand influence in America.• March 13, Accessibility

and Citizenship: DisabilityImages in Chicana FeministMurals, 2:30 p.m. in MiamiHamilton’s Harry T. WilksConference Center. JulieMinich will talk about femi-nist Chicana murals featuringwomen with disabilities.• March 14, I was a Teenage

Feminist Screening, 4 p.m. inMiami Hamilton’s Harry T.Wilks Conference Center. Adocumentary film that huntsdown the answers to questionsmany women are grapplingwith about their roles andidentities in today’s society.• March 15, A Modern

Midwife’s Take on the World’sSecond-Oldest Profession, 10a.m. in Verity Lodge at MiamiMiddletown. April Kline is acertified professional midwifewho teaches at the MidwivesCollege of Utah, where sheearned her master’s of sciencein midwifery. She co-foundedDar a Luz Network in 2005because she saw that much ofthe information for pregnantwomen and new moms wasbiased and segmented• March 15, Self-Defense in

the Real World, 8 p.m. – 10p.m. in Room 136 of MiamiMiddletown’s Campus andCommunity Center. OfficerMichelle Hercules from theMiami University PoliceDepartment will show partici-pants techniques to keepthemselves safe. This event issponsored by Miami Colors,A Gay-Straight Alliance.• March 19, Learning from

Prominent MiddletownBusinesswomen, 12:30 p.m.in Room 136/137 of MiamiMiddletown’s Campus &Community Center. A paneldiscussion featuring SueSchaefer-Wittman, Owner ofArtique Framing; AdrianSherrer, Owner of We CanBusiness Incubator andMargie Homan, Owner ofColorfulme Jewelry.• March 26, This is What

Feminist Leadership LooksLike, 12 p.m. in Room136/137 of MiamiMiddletown’s Campus &

Community Center. A discus-sion that will examineFeminist Leadership withKathy McMahon-Klosterman,Eminent Faculty Scholar forCommunity Engagement andService, Emerita, MiamiUniversity Oxford and JoanneMcQueen, Co-Program VicePresident, League of WomenVoters of Oxford.• March 27, Women’s

History Read-In, 11:30 a.m. –1 p.m. in Room 114Rentschler Hall, theMulticultural ResourceCenter at Miami Hamilton.Listen to and share passagesfrom writing by and aboutwomen’s history, lives, andexperiences. Bring your ownreading, or choose one from avariety of books provided byRentschler Library.• March 28, Book

Discussion on Sarah’s Key byTatiana de Rosnay, 12 p.m. inthe Gardner-Harvey Libraryat Miami Middletown. On thesixtieth anniversary of the1942 roundup of Jews by theFrench police in the Vel d'Hivsection of Paris, Americanjournalist Julia Jarmond isasked to write an article onthis dark episode duringWorld War II and embarks onan investigation that leads herto long-hidden family secretsand to the ordeal of Sarah, ayoung girl caught up in theraid.

Throughout the month ofMarch, both Miami Hamiltonand Miami Middletown’slibraries will have special lit-eracy displays focused on therepresentation of women.

Events are free and opento the public. For more infor-mation on events at theMiddletown campus, locatedat 4200 N. University Blvd.,call (513) 217-4180. Formore information on events atMiami Hamilton, located at1601 University Blvd., call(513) 785-3004.

Abundant loveis meeting topicic

FRANKLIN — ProclaimingAbundant Love will be pre-sented by a team of preachers,including a priest, a nun and alay person from PreciousBlood Parish Missions.The programs will begin at

7 p.m. each evening at thechurch, 115 S. Main St., andwill be followed by a recep-tion every evening exceptWednesday in the Parish

Center behind the church.There are four celebrations

during a Precious Blood mis-sion. They are focused on thefour themes of the mission:We are the people of thecovenant, people of the cross,people reconciled in the bloodof Christ and people of thecup. Each celebrationincludes singing, prayers,scripture readings, a preach-ing of 15-20 minutes and a rit-ual action.

Spotlight on kidsscheduled June 4-8Lebanon Theatre Company

Spotlight on Kids summertheatre camp for grades wothrough six will be June 4-8.Campers will perform at theFestival of the Arts/on June 9.For more information, emailus: ltc@ltcplays.com.To comment on this post,

reply to this email or visit:

Family Fun Nightmoved to SHS

SPRINGBORO — DennisElementary is moving itsannual Family Fun Nightevent to Springboro HighSchool to 6:30-8:30 p.m.Friday, March 16.Through the years, this

community event with bounce

houses, games, food, rafflesand more has become a tradi-tion for the school and formany families, but FamilyFun Night also had outgrownthe space at Dennis.Dennis PTO volunteers and

staff will fill the high schoolgyms and Commons areaswith even more of the samegreat games, food and fun forfamilies to enjoy.This year's raffle includes

anAmerican Girl Doll, theatertickets, restaurant gift cardsand more. Presale tickets areavailable until March 12 for$5 for children five and up(ages four and under are free).They can be ordered with aform available at DennisElementary.Pre-order forms also were

sent home with Clearcreek,Five Points and Dennis stu-dents. Tickets will also be forsale at the door on March 16.

YMCA to hostpreschool open house

SPRINGBORO — TheCoffman YMCA, 88 RemickBlvd., will hold a preschoolopen house from 11 a.m. tonoon Saturday, March 10. Thepreschool offers classes forTerrific Threes, FantasticFours and PowerfulPreK.

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bined effort ofwhat is good for the rest of your bodyalso being essential to keeping your brain sharp andfocused. I’m writing this article in the middle of theweek, in the middle of my day, both of which are“slower” times forme than the beginning or the end.What did I do to focus? One of my favorite foodcombinations right now: Greek yogurt, a “littlecutie” orange, and a handful (sort of—one serving)of almonds, followed by my last coffee of the day.Someofyouwill say “yuk!”Othersmaygo right outand try it. My intent is to eat something to boost myenergy quickly (orange), protein (yogurt and a littlein almonds and skim in my coffee), good fats(almonds), and the phytonutrients and mild stimu-lant/diuretic (coffee). I can now concentrate, myoxygen intake is better, I’m ready to think. If I hadfelt really in a fog, I might include a brisk walk,dance around the room for a few songs, or maybejust put my feet up, close my eyes, and “meditate.”All of these CAN be used to focus!Let’s look at some things thatmightwork for you.Caffeine has been both savior and devil in our

society. For most, it’s the wake-up “juice” they needto be alert, but also tends to be a mild diuretic,decreasing excess water retention, and sometimeshelping relieve a severe headache. (CheckyourOTCmigraine meds; most of them contain some caf-feine.) Too much can make some jittery and unfo-cused. This is one that I find varies vastly from oneof my clients to another.Sugar, (yes, I said the s-word—but in this case I

mean any food that produces glucose), yields notonly instant energy for muscles, but also the fuel forour brain to function properly.Toomuch at one timegives our kids that “sugar high,” with a correspon-ding crash.Mixedwith lean protein and good fats toslow it down, it gives us sustained energy and think-ing power.Regular (timed and planned) and consistent

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The Rotary Club of Springboro hosted David Thompson, vice president of theYMCA of Greater Dayton, as their speaker recently. Thompson talked about theStrong Kids Campaign for the Coffman YMCA, which will raise $115,000 in 2012 tosupport the scholarship program of the YMCA. Each year, YMCAs raise funds sothat families with a low household income can also be a part of the YMCA, andinstill a healthy lifestyle into their lives. The Rotary Club of Springboro has been amajor donor to this fund since 2003, and presented Thompson with a check for$1,000 for 2012. This will pay for around 6 kids to attend summer camp, or for afamily to hold a one year membership to the YMCA. Pictured is Club PresidentGinny Rigo of KeyBank, and David Thompson of the Coffman YMCA of GreaterDayton. The Rotary Club of Springboro meets at the Coffman YMCA every Fridaymorning for breakfast at 7:30am. For more information about Rotary, and the com-munity service projects that they are involved with, contact Carol Hughes at 937-251-3333 or at carolhughes6@gmail.com

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By NICK FRAZIERContributing writer

HARRISON — The Springboro Lady Panthers saw theirstellar season come to a disappointing end on Saturday atHarrison High School/. The Panthers came out on the wrongend of a 40-35 defensive struggle with the Mason Comets.The loss ended an 11 game winning streak for Springboro,done at 22-2. Mason (18-6) advances to meet SycamoreThursday night at the Nutter Center.The Panthers struggled through a very choppy first quarter.

Seven turnovers helped Mason take a 12-8 lead. LindseyRosendale gave the Panthers a brief lead just before halftime,but Brianna Glover sank two free throws with 2.7 seconds leftto keep the Comets in front. Energetic play from Rosendaleand Jenny DeGraaf helped Boro nose back to the lead at theend of the third period, 33-31.It’s a shame that a game between two fine teams had to

come down to a truly bad final quarter. Mason took a time outwith 2:01 left, holding a one point lead. Kayla McDowell,who led Mason with 14 points, hit two free throws. It was 36-33, as the Panthers had gone over seven minutes since scoringon a Lindsay Wentz free throw late in the third. KatieSchubert finally hit a layup on a great pass from JordanTrimarco to get it back to one.The Comets turned the ball over under pressure, and it

looked like the Panthers might yet eke out the win, but theycouldn’t inbound the ball and had to call a time out. Fans onboth sides of the bleachers were on their feet screaming.Megan Graber missed a three pointer with thirty seconds leftand had to foul immediately. Sarah Ammons made both shotsfor a 38-35 advantage.Schubert missed a trey, and bodies hit the floor in pursuit

of the loos rebound. The held ball favored Springboro for onelast opportunity with 12 ticks left. DeGraaf tried to kick outfor a three but had to break off for a drive. She missed thelayup and fouled out, sending McDowell to the stripe to fin-ish the game.The teams combined to shoot a dismal 2 for 20 in the last

period, combining for only 9 points. Mason Coach RobMatula said he knew it was going to be tough.“We knew looking down the road, (Benjamin) called and

asked ‘are you gonna be a problem for me?’ he laughed andcontinued, “we’re 9-2 in our last 11 games and each game weheld the opponent under 40 points.”Springboro Coach Tom Benjamin gave the Comets lots of

credit. “We talked about urgency this week, urgency to getinto an offense and I don’t know that we ever did that open,and they kept us from getting open. We missed too manylayups and ran out of timeouts because we had to use themearlier.” On the final play, Benjamin explained, “We weregoing to screen the inbounder and get open for a three but wecouldn’t the pass back out and we didn’t have any timeoutsleft…we just had scorers who didn’t score. I don’t hate thisfor me, I hate this for them. Nobody played such good defenseagainst us for such a long time.”Eight seniors depart the program now but Benjamin is con-

fident of what he has in the pipeline. “The cupboard isn’tbare. Our freshman team was 20-0!” It ended with a loss butSpringboro can be proud of this team’s accomplishments andcan anticipate a strong showing next year.

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Sun photo by Shawn BaumanSpringboro senior Brandon Walker controls the action during his first-round victory in Columbus on Thursday.

Walker claims third at StateBy SHAWN BAUMANTimes Sports Editor

tcsports@tcnewsnet.comWith more than half of his football sea-

son and the beginning portion of hiswrestling season lost to a shoulder injury,Springboro senior Brandon Walker cer-tainly could have thrown in the towel andgave up on his final year as a Pantherwrestler. Instead, Walker put in the extrawork and decided to make a run at theOhio High School Athletic Association’s75th State Wrestling Tournament. OnSaturday evening at Ohio State’s ValueCity Arena in the Jerome Schottenstein

Center, Walker finished his career wherehe belonged - on the championship podi-um.Walker won four of the five matches he

wrestled in Columbus, dropping only a 3-2 sudden death decision in the semifinalsto Twinsburg’s Michael Baker. Walkeropened the tournament with a 10-3 victo-ry over Massillon Washington’s LaneLouive and followed that with a 3-2 vic-tory over Perrysburg’s Luke Boff in thequarterfinals.After falling to Baker in the semis,

Walker rebounded with a 6-4 decisionover Springfield’s Darryl Grayson. In the

third place match, Walker picked upanother 3-2 decision, this time outlastingCincinnati Colerain’s Tegray Scales.“I definitely feel good about getting

third place,” said Walker. “I didn’t have afull season because of my shoulder sur-gery and I really took my time gettingready. I knew my strength wouldn’t becompletely back so I prepared as much asI could for the postseason. It is a greatfeeling to end my career on the podium. Iam so thankful for all the people that havehelped me. I realize I wouldn’t have evenmade it to state if it wasn’t for all theirhelp.”

Panthers hold off Elks in sectional finalBy SHAWN BAUMANTimes Sports Editor

tcsports@tcnewsnet.comDAYTON — Centerville head boys

basketball coach Jim Staley knew histeam would have to contain Springborobig man Maverick Morgan if the fourth-seeded Elks had any chance of winningtheir Division I Dayton 3 sectional finalmatchup with the second-seededPanthers. A host of Elks, led by JakeCampbell, clamped down on Morgan andheld him to his second-lowest output ofthe season. Unfortunately for the Elks, itwasn’t nearly enough.Morgan was held to 13 points on 5-of-

10 shooting but the Panthers also got 11points from Jake Pfahl and 10 more fromRyan Murray to pull away from the Elksin a 50-41 victory. The Elks, who wereled by Brett Kubaszewski’s 9 points, 8from Jackson Replogle, 7 from ConnerLash and 6 from Campbell, finished theseason 12-11 overall.“There is no doubt about it that

Centerville’s strength is what they dodefensively,” said Panthers’ head coachTroy Holtrey. “They regularly hold oppo-nents in the 40’s so we felt pretty goodabout getting 50 on them. I felt like wedid a good job of attacking their seamsand not letting them get any points out oftheir defense. Most importantly, we did anice job of staying patient.”For the Elks, it brought to a close a

roller-coaster season that included afourth-place finish in the GreaterWesternOhio Conference’s Central Division witha 3-7 record but also featured a seasonsweep of rival Fairmont and an overtimevictory over Alter.“I feel bad for our seniors right now,”

said Staley following the loss. “We hadkids hurt the whole year, they faced anextremely difficult schedule includingvery tough teams on the road and theyjust never caught a break. We lost sixgames by five points or less and two inovertime. These kids were always com-petitive and always got after it.Unfortunately I felt like we controlled ourown destiny tonight. If we could have hitfree throws and rebounded the basketball,this might have been a different game.”The Elks hit just over 50 percent from

the line while knocking down 9-of-17,including a stretch in the final two min-utes of the third quarter where they couldhave closed the gap on an eight-pointlead. Instead, they converted just 2-of-8during that stretch and Springboro quick-ly widened the gap to 11 at the beginningof the fourth quarter.Leading by just four after an Adam

DeVilbiss score inside just 15 secondsinto the final quarter, the Panthersresponded with a 3-pointer from seniorJack Mapes. Joey Kaiser then scoredinside off a feed from Morgan and whenPfahl knocked down a 15-footer with5:45 left, the lead stood at 42-31. A pairof free throws from Kubaszewski and an

offensive putback from Lash closed thegap to seven but the Elks would get nocloser than that the rest of the way.The Panthers will move on to face

Cincinnati Withrow in a 7 p.m. districtfinal back at the University of DaytonArena on Saturday.“We’re definitely excited,” added

Holtrey. “We talked to our kids at the startof the summer and our goal was to win aleague championship and have the oppor-tunity to play for a district championship.I’m so proud of these kids. They’veworked so hard and they care so much

about each other. It is a fun group of kidsto coach and not just because they are tal-ented but because they put so much workinto it.”The Elks meanwhile were left to look

ahead to next season.“We have an excellent core of younger

kids coming back and we had very goodjunior varsity and freshman teams,” saidStaley. This season might not have endedwhere we hoped it would, but we feelgood about the group of kids comingback next year. We definitely have some-thing to look forward to.”

Sun photo by Shawn BaumanSpringboro’s Jake Pfahl shoots over a Centerville defender Saturday night.

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Imistakenly picked up The Hunger Games book, thinkingit literally had to do with some sort of food games.

I might have been sorely disappointed had the books notlived up to all the hype. If you haven’t heard of The HungerGames, it’s a young adult book triology by Suzanne Collinsthat was recently made into a movie that premieres later thismonth.While food is not the focus of the storyline, the first book

of the series did have its fair share of delightful descriptionsof the cuisine the main character, Katniss, enjoys. Thosefamiliar with the books will know Katniss is quite obsessedwith a particular dish, the lamb stew with dried plums.What I didn’t realize is that this Hunger Games obsession

is so outrageous, there are now cookbooks with recipes forthe meals from the books. So for this week’s column, I chosea recipe in honor of all the hype with the Hunger Gamesmovie coming out, and made the lamb stew that Katniss somuch adores.The first challenge with this recipe is simply finding the

lamb. Next time you’re at a supermarket, go ahead and try tofind that behind the meat counter. Most likely it won’t bethere. I had to ask the butcher specifically if there was lamb,which he had in the back. It’s fun to special order, and whilethe price of $11 per pound seemed high, it’s still cheaper thaneating out with my whole family.I’ve never cooked with lamb before. I immediately noticed

a distinct aroma when cooking with the lamb. Some may notlike it, but I did.This was the first time since I started this column that I got

adventurous enough to tweak some things in the recipe. Ithought it needed a few more vegetables. I added some car-rots and celery to add a bit more texture and flavor. Wheneating the final product, I decided it was worth the risk.The recipe has you brown the lamb with olive oil. I used

butter. This was easy and there was little room for error cook-ing with the lamb. I then browned the onions, added the freshgarlic (a whole head of it), celery and carrots. After that, youadd in the lamb, red wine (I used a Cabernet Sauvignon.) andbroth. Later the stew, dried plums and thyme are added.I served it over wild rice, similar to how she eats it in the

book. The lamb is incredibly flavorful and the plums add theperfect sweet touch. And let’s be real: anything with garlicand onions is rarely disappointing. This was a recipe I’d makeagain. I have to admit it; I get why Katniss was such a fan.To contact Jennifer, email her at jennifer@relishandsa-

vor.com or visit her blog at relishandsavor.com.Lamb Stew with Dried PlumsIngredients½ cup olive oil3 beef bouillon cubes2 pounds lamb, cut in inch chunks1 large yellow onion, sliced1 head garlic, peeled and hcopped1 ½ cups dry red winesalt and pepper1 teaspoon cumin1 cup dried plums (prunes), about 15 cut in half1 tablespoon fresh thyme 4 Celery Stalks, chopped3 Carrots, choppedServe over a rice or crusty white breadDirections• In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat.

Make the concentrated both by adding the bouillon cubes to2 cups water.• Brown the lamb in the oil on both sides (about 3 minutes

per side). You’ll likely need to cook the lamb in two batches,so it has room to brown. Remember, the meat will cook in thestew, so it doesn’t need to cook through here. Use tongs or aslotted spoon to remove the lamb from the pot and put aside.• Lower the heat to medium and add more oil if necessary.• Add the onions and cook until soft, stirring so they don’t

stick; they’ll take on the brown color from the heat, butshouldn’t carmelize. When the onions are soft, add the garlicand cook for a minute, but don’t let the garlic burn. Add thelamb and any juices that have run out back into the pot andstir.• Add wine and broth/stock to the pot and lower the heat to

a simmer.• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add cumin.• While the stew is cooking, if you find it getting too thick,

add up to another ½ cup of water or wine.• Simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring regularly.• Add dried plums and thyme, and simmer for 45 minutes,

stirring regularly.Serve over rice or with bread.

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Dentist celebrates one year in SpringboroCallejo Dental is a family dental office that provides services for the entire family.Dr. Annette Callejo and staff are celebrating their one year anniversary of having a practice in

Springboro. Their office is located at 55 N. Main St.Callejo said she and her staff does everything possible to make their experience an enjoyable one.

Patients receive gentle dental care maintain a healthy, radiant smile from the many services offered, shesaid.Callejo Dental offers a variety of service for their patients with convenient office hours.These services include: General dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, crowns/bridges, complete

and partial dentures, preventative care, root canals, TMJ disorders, extractions, implant dentistry andinvisalign. For more information on Callejo Dental visit their website at www.callejodental.com.Pictured is Callejo and staff with their Milestone Celebration Certificate from the Springboro Chamber of

Commerce.

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SPRINGBORO— Spring-boro Community CitySchools will send nearly 175students, from kindergartenthrough high school, to theRegional DestinationImagination (DI) tournamentat Miami University onMarch 10.These students have been

working since the beginningof the school year on 25 dif-ferent teams.The DI program encour-

ages teams of learners tohave fun, take risks, focus,and frame challenges whileincorporating STEM (sci-ence, technology, engineer-ing, and mathematics), thearts, and service learning.Our students learn patience,flexibility, persistence,ethics, respect for others and

their ideas, and the creativeproblem solving process.The DI teams will be scoredon their ability to solve aspecific set of problems witha creative twist, and theirsolutions range fromimprovisational to highlytechnical.Only the students generate

solutions; adult input isstrictly prohibited at thecompetitive level.Springboro also has six

“Rising Star” teams at theexhibition level. The olderteams are competing for thechance to advance to thestate competition in Apriland then on to anInternational competition inMay. Springboro has a suc-cessful history of advancingteams to these higher levels.

Springboro studentsto attend DI tournamentat Miami University