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PROUDMOMAnderson High Schoolstudent Joe Merchant willpresent a check for $1,090 tothe American Cancer Society.Full story, A2

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MT. WASHINGTON — Flow-ers may be blooming at a lo-cal library this spring.

The Mt. Washington Com-munity Council is consider-ing donating between $200 to$300 for planting flowers infront of the Mt. Washingtonbranch of the Public Libraryof Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty.

Council formed a Ground-skeeping Committee in thefall to consider potential pro-jects for beautification.

Jake Williams, the formerboard president of council,said a suggestionwas to plantflower beds at the library.

Larry Richmond, branchmanager for the Mt. Wash-ington library, said a flowerbed could be planted along aportionofCampusLaneandacorner area of the parkinglot.

Richmond said plans arestill intheearlystagesandthatfinal detailswould still need tobeworkedoutbeforeproceed-ing.

“Any time you can im-

prove public and privateproperty it’s a good thing,”said Richmond, adding thatpartnering with communityorganizations can be benefi-cial especially when fundingis not available.

Although Richmond saidthe library itself doesnothavefunding available to imple-ment the project, he said ac-cess to water could be provid-ed.

The donation came from aprivate donor and was givento council with the under-standing it would be used forsome type of beautificationproject.

Williams said “nativegrasses and lowmaintenanceplants” are being consideredfor the flower beds.

“Thegoalwouldbe to startthis in the spring.”

Library may get colorful lookBy Forrest [email protected]

The Mt. Washington Community Council may help beautify theMt. Washington branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati andHamilton County by planting flowers this spring. FORREST SELLERS/THE

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NEWTOWN — Kathryn Al-drich began her apparel-deco-rating business sitting behind asingle-needle embroidery ma-chine in thebasementofherAn-derson Township house.

Nine years and some com-mercial embroidery machines,four employees and dozens ofclients later, Aldrich’s CreativeDesigns has outgrown its start-er home and just moved to a2,500-square-foot building at6831Main St. in Newtown.

An open house is scheduledfor 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 26.

“I’ve been very lucky be-cause I’vebeenable to invest allofmyprofits back intomybusi-ness,” Aldrich said.

“I started small and didn’tneed to grow at a certain pace inorder to stay in business, and Iwasable to figure it outas Iwent.

“Not everyone is in that posi-tion,” Aldrich said.

“Thebest advice I cangive isto give a quality product, standbehind your work and remem-ber that the customer is the

boss.”Aldrich started out in 2004

making spirit wear – clothingdecorated with symbols or pic-tures that identify teams orgroups – forparents ofyouths in-volved in Boy Scouts, wrestling,football and band with her chil-dren.

“Gradually I started todo thespirit wear for the kids too, andas my kids joined new groups Ikept theoldbusinessandpickedup the new ones too,” Aldrichsaid.

As Aldrich’s business grewshebought commercial embroi-dery machines and hired aneighbor to help out.

Aldrich also took classes tolearn different ways to deco-rate clothing.

“Over the years I kept buy-ing new equipment,” Aldrichsaid.

“Something to print T-shirts,cut applique,make rhinestones,cut vinyl for hoodie backs andteam jerseys and make signs,banners and car decals.”

Aldrich now makes spiritwear for many area schoolteams and groups.

“I also have quite a few smallbusiness and corporate accountsthat I haveacquired just throughword of mouth and putting mybusiness card in every item thatgoes out the door,” Aldrich said.

“Last year I had four ladiesworking for me and my base-ment became too crowded forall the people and equipment.”

So she moved Aldrich’s Cre-ative Designs to Newtown.

“It is not so much a store-front as it is a production facil-ity, butwedowelcomepeople tostop in when we are open, andhave gotten a lot of new busi-ness just by being more visi-ble,” Aldrich said.

“I think one of the reasonsmy business keeps growing isbecause I can do so many cus-tomthings in-houseatacompet-itive price, and I can producejust one item or hundreds ofitems in a short time.”

Aldrich believes she will bein the apparel-decorating busi-ness for some time.

“I love finding new ways ofdecorating apparel and combin-ing styles,” Aldrich said.

“I loveworkingwith thekids,too.

“They come in with an ideaand we figure out how best tomake it work for their group orteam,” Aldrich said.

“Nowmanyof themare com-ing back from college askingme to decorate things for theirGreek organization or collegeclubs.”

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/Newtown.

Measuring success in square feetBy Jeanne [email protected]

Kathryn Aldrich began her apparel-decorating business in the basement of her Anderson Township house.The business grew and Aldrich's Creative Designs just moved to this building in Newtown. PROVIDED

by the Anderson Township ParkDistrict and the Hamilton CountyPark District, respectively.

This northern tax increment fi-nancingarea isdifferentfromoth-ers in Anderson Township be-cause it is captures 75 percent of aproperty’s increased value, is ac-tive for 10 years and does not be-gin until development starts, thetownship’s Law Director Marga-ret Comey said.

Other tax increment financingdistricts in the community cap-ture 100 percent of increased val-ue and are active for 30 years.

The resolution the trustees ap-proved creating this tax incre-ment financing district also in-cludes a provision to pay 56 per-cent of the property taxes collect-ed from improved value to theForest Hills Local Schools.

Township Fiscal Officer KenDietz said that is a littlemore thanwhat Forest Hills receives fromother tax increment financingproperties in the community.

There is an existing tax incre-ment financing district in thearea, but these new propertieswere likely excluded becausesome of the land was tax-exempt.

Anderson Township officiallyhas a new plan designed to keeptaxes on property improvementsin the township.

Trustees Peggy Reis and KevinO’Brien – Trustee Russ Jacksonwasabsent–recentlypassedareso-lution creating the new tax incre-mentfinancingdistrict inthenorth-ern part of the community.

By creating a tax increment fi-nancing district, Anderson Town-ship would capture tax dollarsfrom added value or improve-ments to a property and keep thatmoney in the community.

That fund primarily pays forcapital improvements like roadrepairs, building improvementsor forpolice, fireandpublicworksvehicles.

A map shows most of the par-cels lie along theLittleMiamiRiv-er, near Newtown Road and BassIsland Park, with a few abuttingstate Route 32 across the streetfrom Turpin Lane and the SignalHill neighborhood.

It includesClearCreekParkandtheLittleMiamiGolfCenter,owned

Anderson Twp. createstax district near riverBy Lisa [email protected]

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ANDERSONTWP.—An-derson High School stu-dent Joe Merchant tookcancer awareness ontothe football field.

Last fall Merchant,who is a senior, encour-aged his teammates onthe Anderson Redskinsfootball team to wearpink ribbons and wrist-bands.

Merchant’s mother,Barb, is a breast cancersurvivor.

In addition to raisingawareness, donationswere collected for theAmerican Cancer Soci-ety. Joe Merchant willpresent a check for$1,090 to the organiza-tion 9:30 a.m. Saturday,March 2, at the Discov-ery Shop, 454 Ohio Pike.

“I was surprised howmuch (money) wasraised,” said Barb, whohadbeen diagnosedwithbreast cancer in 2005. “Iwas touched by (Joe) do-ing this.

Joe Merchant helpeddesigna logo forT-shirtswhich were sold and co-ordinated a variety of

other fundraising initia-tives.

He said he wanted tohelp out his mother andthatmanyschoolsare in-volved inpinkribbon ini-tiatives. During his ju-nior year he wore a pinksticker on his helmet.“That sparked the idea,”he said.

The entire Merchantfamilyalsoannuallypar-ticipates in the MakingStrides Against BreastCancer walk.

Theywill also walk inthe upcoming Relay forLife.

“You see a lot of peo-ple wearing the brace-lets,” said Joe Merchantaboutcancerawareness.

Joe wears his brace-let constantly, said BarbMerchant. “Having achilddoingsomethingsoimpactful is great,” shesaid. “I am so proud.”

Barb Merchant ispleased to add that eventhoughJoewill graduatethis year, the footballteam plans to continuewearing the pink rib-bons as an annual tradi-tion. “It’s cool to see theyare continuing this,” shesaid.

Cancer survivor’sson raises awarenessBy Forrest [email protected]

Anderson Township ishiring a pavement condi-tions expert to evaluateits streets.

The trustees recentlyapproved spending$14,300 of taxpayers’money on a contract withHighway Consulting Ser-vices for a complete roadinventory.

Public Works DirectorRichard Shelley said Ka-mil Kaloush, who per-formed the last four evalu-ations, will inspect alltownship roads and reportthe pavement conditions.

“We’re able to get a trueand accurate condition ofour roads, and it providesagood picture of where ex-actly to spend our funds sowe’re not applying moneyin the wrong direction,”Shelley said.

The report rates eachtownshipstreet—typical-ly those in subdivisions oroff main streets like Sa-lem or Asbury roads —withoneof fiveconditionsfrom excellent to failed.

Anderson Township

will use this report toidentify streets or curbsthat need repair from thevarious condition levels.

“Where typically youwould want to spend allyour money on the roadsthat are in theworst condi-tions, ifyoudothatyouloseground on roads that are(in better condition) andthe deterioration curvesteepens,” Shelley said.

Trustee Russ Jacksonsaid this road inventoryevaluation,whichwas lastcompleted in 2010, helpsthe township prioritizeroad repairs and spend itsmoney wisely.

Historically, Jacksonsaid, roads were targetedfor repairs based onwhenthey were built or lastfixed, but that haschanged.

The township has beenseeing a steeper deterio-ration rate on roads thatwere built in the last 15years because of changesto the process andmateri-als, Shelley said.

He will create a 2013road repair list when An-derson Township sets itbudget in March.

Anderson Twp.to evaluate roadsBy Lisa [email protected]

tation and Engineering.The streets to be resur-

faced with asphalt are:»Glade Avenue from

BurneyLanetoSuttonAv-enue.

» Lehigh Avenue fromBenneville Street to Mor-row Place.

»Marquette Avenuefrom Cambridge Avenueto the north end.

» Parnell Avenue fromLockard Avenue to Cam-bridge Avenue.

» Raglan Street from

MT. WASHINGTON —Cincinnati plans to repaira number of streets inMt.Washington this year.

As part of the city’sthree-year cycle of streetrepair, the followingstreetswillberesurfaced,according to Susan Dou-cleff, a Mt. WashingtonCommunity Council liai-son with the CincinnatiDepartment of Transpor-

Cambridge Avenue to thesouth end.

» Stanhill Court fromLockardAvenue to SuttonAvenue.

»Winchester Avenuefrom Lockard Avenue tothe south end.

Doucleff said severalof these streets were re-scheduled from last year.

Curb work will be im-plemented where neces-sary, according to JoeFlading, an engineer withthe Department of Trans-

portation and Engineer-ing.

Flading said the resur-facing of these streetswill begin in the summerand likely be completedby the end of the year.

He said the budget forthe Mt. Washington por-tion of the project is about$400,000.

Flading said he doesnot anticipate any signifi-cant disruption to the ten-ants on those streets dur-ing the resurfacing.

Street resurfacing planned in Mt. WashingtonBy Forrest [email protected]

Public hearingThere is a public hear-

ing about Duke Energy’sproposed rate increasesfor electricity and gas at12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.28 in Cincinnati City Hall,801 Plum St.

Speakersmust fill outacard prior to the meeting.

According to Duke,typical electric custom-ers would see an increaseof about $6.50 on theirmonthly bills. Typical nat-ural gas customer wouldsee about a $10.25 in-crease.

Volunteers neededAnderson Township is

looking for a volunteer tofill a vacancy on the Zon-ing Commission.

The Zoning Commis-sion approves zonechanges, major modifica-tions and final develop-ment plans for the town-ship.

Letters of interest aredue by 4 p.m. Monday,March 4. Send to PaulDrury by email, [email protected], or via letter ad-dressed to the AndersonCenter, 7850 Five MileRoad, Anderson Town-ship, 45255.

Camp counselorswanted

The Anderson Town-ship Park District is look-ing forcounselors forvar-ious summer camps.

Applicants must be atleast 18 years old and thedeadline is Friday, March8.

Send an application,cover letterandrésumétothe recreation staff of theAnderson Township ParkDistrict, 8249 CloughPike, Cincinnati, OH45244.

Fire in AndersonThree people escaped

anearlymorningfireFeb.19 at 7677 Fox Trail Lane

in Anderson Township.One person was taken

toUniversityHospital fora burn injury, accordingto theAndersonTownshipFire and Rescue Depart-ment.

Firefighters arrivedaround 6 a.m. and foundheavy fire and smokecoming from the attachedgarage.

There was significantdamage to the garage andthe vehicle parked inside,but the fire did not extendinto the home, fire offi-cials said.

The cause is still underinvestigation.

Movie anddiscussion

Greater Anderson Pro-motes Peace will host afilm and discussion on thereal effects of themyth ofrace at 7 p.m. Tuesday,March 12.

Steven Collins, a doc-toral student of sociologyat Indiana University willlead the discussion.

The event is free forteens and adults and is attheAndersonCenter, 7850Five Mile Road.

Call 588-8391.

Pancakes in theWoods

The annual Pancakesin the Woods is 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday, March 10,at California Woods Na-ture Center, 5400 KelloggAve.

Suggested donationsare $6 per person for pan-cakes and sausage. Therealso will be informationon the process of maplesugaring.

Call 231-8678 withquestions.

CMHAmeetingThe Cincinnati Metro-

politan Housing Author-ity will conduct its first“Coffee and Conversa-tion” meeting at 4 p.m.Thursday, March 14. Cin-cinnati MetropolitanHousing Authority Exec-utive Director GregoryJohnsonwill answerques-tions about housing pro-grams and solicit feed-back from the communi-ty.

Themeeting is atLuck-man Coffee Co., 8298Clough Pike, in AndersonTownship.

Nominations soughtThe Anderson Area

Chamber of Commerce islooking for nominationsfor its annual Business ofthe Year and Volunteer ofthe Year award.

Nominees should befromAndersonTownship,Mt. Washington, New-townorwesternClermontCounty.

Call 474-4802.Nominations are due

Friday, March 15.

Auditions scheduledBrieabi Productions is

conducting auditions forRodgers and Hammer-stein’s “Oklahoma.”

Auditions are 6:30 p.m.Friday, March 22, at theAnderson Center, 7850FiveMileRoad, and1p.m.Saturday, March 23, at St.Timothy’s Church, 8110Beechmont Ave.

Appointments are re-quired. Call 207-0507.

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BE THE DIFFERENCE

Anderson High School students participate in Be the Difference Day. The staffselected students who were representative of the student body to participate in thisprogram designed to teach students why bullying/harassment occurs and givestudents strategies in regards to how to deal with it if and when it does occur. A totalof about 200 students participated in the training over a two-day period. THANKS TOSHEILA VILVENS

FUTURE LEADERS

Officers of Anderson's Future Business Leaders of America attend the Fall LeadershipRetreat at Miami University in Oxford. Students interacted with business professionalsas well as peers from high schools throughout Ohio. Attendees are, from left, EmilyClausen, Sarah Wiess, Rockelle Ober, Samuel Brunner, Nick Stallings and AndrewThomas. THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS

Summit Country Day Director CherylCouch recently led performers in the produc-tion of Don Fleming’s fanciful adaptation ofthe Jonathan Swift classic satire "Gulliver'sTravels” set in18thcenturyEngland.Theplaywas performed by Middle School students atTheSummitCountryDaySchool’sKyteThea-ter.

In this scene from "Gulliver's Travels” Dr. Gulliver has signed on to be the ship's physicianaboard the Adventure. From left are Summit Country Day School sixth-graders ReyyanKhan, Mason, playing a sailor; Sammi Crew, Mariemont, one of two students in the titlerole; Maria Maples, Amelia, as the captain; and Julia Rosa Helm, Anderson Township, andMia Semler, Hyde Park, as sailors. THANKS TO JOLENE BARTON

Satireat the Summit

Maya Mehlman, Clifton, asixth-grader at The Summit CountryDay School, plays a member of arace of intelligent speaking horsescalled Houyhnhnms. The horsemasks used in the production of"Gulliver's Travels" were created bysenior Meg Mathile, East WalnutHills, an AP Art Portfolio student.THANKS TO JOLENE BARTON

Cast in the role of an admiral in"Gulliver's Travels,” Summit CountryDay School sixth-grader JamesSpeed, Springdale, defendsGulliver's unconventional method ofputting out a palace fire. THANKS TOJOLENE BARTON

As the emperor and empress of Lilliputia, Summitfifth-grader Payton Campbell, and sixth-gradreMia Semler, both of Hyde Park, discuss what to doabout the giant Gulliver, who has put out a fire intheir palace by using it as a chamber pot. Thelarge mask represents Gulliver as a giant whilethe smaller masks mark the Lilliputians as beingtiny. THANKS TO JOLENE BARTON

Miami Valley Christian Academywelcomedmore than350 supporters tothe PinecroftMansion recently to kickoff the “Living Our Faith, LaunchingOur Future” capital campaign.

The eveningwas successful raisingmore than $400,000 in pledges. PaulSchacht, P&G national sales managerand MVCA campaign chairman,shared that the objectives of the cam-paign are to strengthen academics,build an athletic complex and fine artsfacility, expand the Academy’s Bible-based character education and secure

astrongfinancial futurefor theschool.RonBeshear, NorthwesternMutual

executive, served as emcee while Ka-ren Forgus, senior vice president ofBusiness Operations, Cincinnati Redsand Founding MVCA parent, ener-gized the crowd with her keynote ad-dress.

Former MVCA Headmasters GarySallquist and Matthew Long, and cur-rent Head of School Shawn Bakerclosed the evening with words ofpraise and blessing.

Greg and Dana Schuler, Mary and Ron Beshear enjoy the gala to support theexpansion of the Miami Valley Christian Academy. PROVIDED

MVCA raises more than$400,000 in pledges

Representativesfrom Duke Energy re-cently presented theForestHillsLocalSchoolDistrict with a checkrecognizing the morethan $100,000 ForestHills has receivedthrough Duke's SmartSaver incentives.

Duke Energy Ac-count Manager DeannaBowdensaid, "TheSmar-t$aver program pro-vides Forest Hillsschools with the oppor-tunity toreceivecashforinstalling energy effi-cient equipment. Theuse of energy efficientequipment enables For-est Hills school to im-prove its bottom line byreducing energy con-sumption."

Since2007 thedistricthas seen its annual elec-trical consumption dropby 15 percent.

Many of the district'senergy savings initia-tives date back to 2008.Over thepast fouryears,ForestHills hasunderta-

ken nearly 100 separateenergy saving projects.

The projects havevaried building to build-ing and include such im-provements as replace-ment lighting, chillerand refrigeratormainte-nance and tune-ups, in-

stallation of motion sen-sors to turn off lightingin unoccupied areas, re-placement of outdatedboilers with high effi-ciency models, and in-stallation of LED light-ing and more.

Forest Hills saves$100K through Duke

Duke Energy representatives Michael Pahutski andDeanna Bowden and Forest Hills Local School DistrictDirector of Business Operations Ray Johnson recognizethe school district for its energy savings. THANKS TO SHEILA

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ANDERSON TWP. — Stu-dents at Mercer Elemen-tary School recentlysampled higher educa-tion.

The school had itsfirst annual “CollegeDay.”

Fifth-grade teacherChristy Bard, who sug-gested organizing a Col-legeDay, said she likes toteach her students to“dream big.”

The higher educationexperience fits in withthat, she said.

Bard said she got theidea for College Daywhile talking with sever-al family members ofhers who are involved ineducation. Their schoolshave had similar events,she said.

The idea was em-braced by other staffmembers, who woreshirts promoting theirschools and decoratedthe doors of their class-rooms.

Many of the teachersspent the morning shar-ing their own college ex-periences with the stu-dents.

Principal Scott Gates,who wore a BowlingGreen State Universitytie, said the event was away to support a stu-dent’s long-range goalsas well as showcase theteachers as “role mod-

els.”The fifth-graders par-

ticipated in a college fairand sent letters to a num-ber of colleges and uni-versities to get informa-tion.

“Research shows it’snever to early to startthinking about highereducation,” said Bard.

The students appreci-ated the opportunity forexploration.

“Most people whothink about college are inhigh school, and we’re in

elementary school,” saidfifth-grader Liz Bazzoli,who seemed partial toYale University.

“It’s kind of cool,” shesaid describing the expe-rience.

Fifth-grader Cather-ine Voorhees prepared adisplay on the College-Conservatory of Music,University of Cincinnati,for the college fair.

“(This) helped every-one start thinking abouttheir future,” she said. “Ican’t wait till college.”

Mercer students gaincollege perspectiveBy Forrest [email protected]

Mercer Elementary School fifth-grader CatherineVoorhees, left, shares what she learned about the CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati withclassmate Max Caruso during a college fair at the school.Mercer had its first annual College Day to encourage aninterest in higher education. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY

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KEY TO CARING

Turpin Key Club organizes the annual Turpin Food Drive. During the first full week inNovember, students and staff brought in canned goods, money, and toiletries forInter Parish Ministry in Newtown. More than 784 cans, three boxes of toiletries, and$1,405.63 were collected for community members in need. Shown packaging goodsare Carlie Francis, Maria Henriquez, Elizabeth Brown, Ana Hicks and Angela Xia.THANKS TO SHEILA VILVENS

Last May, ArchbishopMcNicholas High Schoollaunched its strategicplanning process. Sincethat time, it has workedclosely with Chris Pastu-ra, director of SchoolStrategic Planning forthe Archdiocese of Cin-cinnati, who is facilitat-ing the process.

The strategic plan hastwo goals: to set the stra-tegic priorities forMcNick for the next fiveyears and to build in-volvement and commit-ment to the schoolthrough collaborativeplanning.

Principal Patty Beck-ert, who is in her secondyear at McNicholas, saidthat a question about thestrategic planning proc-ess was posed during herinterview for the posi-tion. “The principalsearch committee and Iagreed that it was a goodtime for McNicholas totake on the question,‘Howcanwebecomebet-ter than we already are?’Any good organizationwill surface this questionon a frequent basis. I’mexcited about the oppor-tunity to self-evaluate,and I look forward to thegoals that will be pre-sented,” Beckert said.

To continue and en-hance McNicholas’ highstandard of excellence, asteering committee andeight working commit-

tees have been formed tolead the process. Thecommittees consist offaculty, staff, admini-stration, alumni, reli-gious, students, parents,and school advisoryboard members.

The steering commit-tee of 10members is ulti-mately responsible forthe strategic plan andwill draft the actual planonce each working com-mittee has reached itsconclusions.

In addition to Pasturaand Beckert, steeringcommittee members in-clude Val Combs, teacher,McNicholas High School;Cindy Comperchio, direc-tor of development,McNicholas High School;Fr. Earl Fernandes, assis-tant professor and dean,The Athenaeum of Ohio;Amy Hiltz, parent; BillKenney, formerprincipal,Guardian Angels School;Wayne Morse, associatedirector of School Fi-nance, Archdiocese ofCincinnati; JeffOsterfeld,CEO, Penn Station; andPam Payne, School Advi-sory Board president,McNicholas High School.

The working commit-tees will examine eachrespective section of theschool’s operation begin-ning with a SWOT analy-sis (Strengths, Weak-nesses, Opportunities,and Threats). The com-mitteeswill analyzedata,

trends, and best prac-tices, and will solicit in-put from a wide varietyof McNicholas stake-holders.

The committees willthen construct three tofive strategic goals to beaccomplished over thenext five years. The com-mittees and the chairper-sonforeachcommitteein-clude Academics, JeanCollins; Advancement, Fr.Jan Schmidt and CindyComperchio; CatholicIdentity & Spirituality,SamRoflowandJohnNor-man; Enrollment, SteveHunt andLori Rehl; Facil-ities, Sr. JudiKeehnen; Fi-nance, Paul Staubach;Governance & Personnel,Jim Moyer; Student Life,Paul Romolo.

“Ourhope is tobuild in-volvement and set strate-gic priorities that willstretch McNicholas tohigher levels of perfor-mance. We want to en-hance our students’ abili-ties to achieve excellence,live out our gospel values,and attain full stature inChrist,” said Payne.

The strategic planshould be finalized andapprovedbytheArchdio-cese by June 2013 withimmediate implementa-tion. Please contact thecommittee chairs withinput or questions orsend an email to theSteering Committee [email protected].

McNick officialsplanning strategy

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»Walnut Hills beat Talawan-da 75-49 on Feb. 22 at the Divi-sion I tournament in Hamilton.Isaiah Johnson had 18 pointsand 16 rebounds. The Eaglesplay Woodward on Feb. 26.

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ming and Diving Champion-ships were held at the C.T. Bra-nin Natatorium in Canton, OhioFeb. 20-23. The following indi-viduals not already featured ina separate story competed:

»Making it to the finals for

Walnut Hills was Zachary Fish-er in the50and100freestyle.Hefinishedfifth in the50onFeb.23and eighth in the 100. BrookleyGarry of the Lady Eagles was24th in the100breaststrokepre-lim.

Wrestling»Wrestling district tourna-

ments were conducted Feb. 21-23. St. Xavier's BenHeyob (132)advanced to state, whichwill beat the Schottenstein Center onthe campus of Ohio State Uni-versity Feb. 28.

Bowling» The girls district champi-

onship was postponed due toweather Feb. 22. The event wasmoved to Feb. 25, after pressdeadline. For results, visit Cin-cinnati.com.

» St.Xavier’sJoeyFrancisad-vanced to state, which will bebowled at Wayne Webb’s Bowl-ingCenter inColumbusMarch2.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Nick [email protected]

The competition in the 100butterfly at the OHSAA StateSwimming and Diving champi-onships was stiff.

Fourteen hundredths of asecond separated the first-place finisher from the fourth.

Turpin High School seniorMorgan Contino touched thewall third (55.46) in the event,and closed out her varsity ca-reer with a medal and a spot onthe podium.

“It was a very talented fieldof butterflyers,” said headcoach Rene Contino. “It was agreat race and I think (Morgan)was happy she moved up fromlast year....It was a good way tofinish her career... As a momand as a coach, I was just reallyproud of the way she handledherself this season.”

Morgan joined StephanieWilliams, Hailey Olson andShay Spelman on the 400 free-style relay, which finished 12th.

Williams and Spelman also

competed in individual races.Spelman was sixth in the 500

free and 10th in the 200 IM,while Williams was 12th in the500 free.

For theboys,DrewHamiltonrepresented the Spartans andearned All-Ohio status afterplacing 10th in the 500 free.

“(Getting to state) was a goalof his and he swam a terrific500,” Contino said.

The boys of Anderson HighSchool also left their mark onthe state meet and may fieldone of the sport’s up-and-com-ing swimmers.

Freshman Hassler Carrollplaced ninth in the 500 free andhelped the 400 relay of quartet(Casey Gallagher, Connor Da-vis, Grant Wethington) finish12th.

“He was the fastest eighth-grader and ninth-grader I’veever had in the 500 and I’ve hadsome good ones, including statechampionships,” said AndersoncoachEdBachman. “It’s hard to

Turpin senior Morgan Contino, left, congratulates Ursuline’s EmilySlabe following the 100-yard butterfly at the OHSAA Swimming andDiving Championships Feb. 23. Contino finished third, while Slabe wassecond. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Forest Hillsswimmers asplash at stateBy Nick [email protected]

See SPLASH, Page A6

son.”When the Rockets needed

offense, Hannah Taylor usualanswered the call.

The junior was second inthe Central with 12.3 pointsand 2.0 assists per game. Sheled the league with 7.4 re-bounds.

For her efforts, Taylor was

MT. WASHINGTON — McNi-cholas got 32 points from ju-nior Hannah Taylor, but itwasn’t enough as the Rocketsfell toNorwood, 64-55, inDivi-sion II tournament play Feb.19.

Throughout the year, theRockets struggled to consis-tently score, according tocoach Gregg Flammer, butposted an 8-2 conference rec-ordandwontheGirls’GreaterCincinnati League Central Di-vision.

Flammer said playing withtoughness helped the Rocketsovercome offensive troubles.

“The days you can’t score,you can still compete, with anattitude of we’re going to playtough and aggressive,” hesaid. “We did that all year andwe beat some good teams. Webeat (Dayton) CJ, Carroll andAnderson...and. winning the(league championships)against Badin, that was prob-ably the highlight of the sea-

named theCentral’sAthleteofthe Year.

“We relied on her offen-sively a lot and she respon-ded,” Flammer said. “Sheworkshardonhergame. She’salways staying after practiceshooting extra foul shots.”

Norwood guard Hannah Hale, center, shoots over McNicholas junior Hannah Taylor, left, and MeghanSweeney, right, during the Rockets’ sectional tournament loss Feb. 19. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Taylor answerscall for McNickLeague titlehighlight of Rocketgirls seasonBy Nick [email protected]

McNicholas sophomore Payton Ramey, right, drives to the basketagainst Norwood during the third quarter of the Rockets’ sectionaltournament loss at Withrow Feb. 19. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY

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CANTON—St. Xavier isyour Division I stateswimming champion forthe fifth consecutive sea-son.

It’s the school’s 34th

overall state title.The Bombers tallied

270 points, besting Cleve-land St. Ignatius by 84points and third-placeCenterville by 157.

Nine Aqua Bombersplaced in 14 differentevents, led by Jack Hen-dricks who brought homean individual state cham-pionship in the 500-yardfreestyle event. The sen-ior beat Joey Long of Up-perArlington by less thana second.

“Last year, he came inhere and finished third,”Brower told GannettNews Service. “This yearhe wasmotivated and hadfocus. He trains hard.This is the capstone of atwo-year process.”

Hendricks almostpulled off a double statechampionship, but wasnarrowly defeated byLong in the 200-yard free-style event by less than.60 seconds.

The Bombers’ 200-yard freestyle relay teamalso claimed a state title,edging North CantonHoover by just .20 sec-onds.

In the 400-yard free-style relay the Bombers

placed third, while notch-ing a fourth-place finishin the 200-yardmedley re-lay.

Senior Ian Wooley wassecond in the 100-yardbutterfly event for thesecond-consecutive sea-son after coming up just.33 seconds short toYoungstown Boardman’sRyan Bailey. Wooley alsobrought home a third-place medal in the 100-yard backstroke

St. Xavier wins 5thstraight state titleBy Tom [email protected] RESULTS

Individual state swim results for St. Xavier: 200-yardmedley relay (Ian Wooley, Steve Russo, James Delgado,Grant Carr) 4th-place; 200-yard freestyle relay (Jack Hen-dricks, Mitchell Frey, Cam Young, Grant Johnson) 1st-place;400-yard freestyle relay (Hendricks, Frey, Wooley, Johnson)3rd-place; 200-yard freestyle, Hendricks (2nd-place), Young(7th-place), Kevin Mosko (16th-place); 200-yard individualmedley, Frey (6th-place), Delgado (5th-place); 50-yardfreestyle, Johnson (6th-place); 100-yard butterfly, Wooley(2nd-place); 100-yard freestyle, Johnson (7th-place); 500-yard freestyle, Hendricks (1st-place), Delgado (5th-place),Mosko (16th-place), Matt Slabe (13th-place); 100-yardbackstroke, Wooley (3rd-place); 100-yard breaststroke,Russo (5th-place).

predict, and I don’t wantto curse anybody, but he’sgot the ability to be one ofthe top contenders atstate, for sure.”

In addition to the 400relay, Anderson also ad-vanced its 200 medley re-lay (Gallagher, Wething-ton, Aukerman, Davis;14th) and 200 free relay(Gallagher, Davis, Weth-

ington, Aukerman; 11th)to state.

Bachman said hethought this was the firsttime in at least 15 yearsthat the Redskins werecompeting in the finals ofall three relays.

“To be able to go tostate and improve time alittle bit and place and getAll-Ohio. It’s phenomenal.It’s almost perfect,” hesaid.

Bachman relishedcoaching this version ofRedskins, and celebrated

by wearing a tie to the fi-nal heats – something hesaid he hasn’t done in along time.

“It was a special occa-sion and these thingsdon’t come along whenyou get a special collec-tionofkids that are talent-ed and work hard. Itdoesn’t get any better,” hesaid.

Gallagher placed 16thin the backstroke, whileJason Smith finished 19thin the1-meter diving com-petition.

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Taylor is expected to returnnext season, and should com-bine with Maddie White, Pay-tonRameyandCorrie Sheshullto form a strong nucleus as theRockets defend the league ti-tle. Sheshull joined Taylor as afirst-team member, whileWhitewasnamed to the secondteam. Flammer, who wasnamed the conference’s Coach

of the Year, said Ramey — a 5-foot-10 sophomore, could bepoised for breakout year.

“She’s had some games thatwere just outstanding,” Flam-mer said.

Flammer and company willlose just two seniors from thisyear’s roster in Lauren Lamp-ing and GGCL second-teammember Katie Rogers.

“We’re going to miss ourseniors,” Flammer said. “Katieledbyexampleonthefloor,andLauren was a vocal leade-r…and kept everybody up.”

McNickContinued from Page A5

CANTON, OHIO — Before thestate swimming and divingchampionships, St. Ursulahead coach Ann Gartner saidall her team’s hard work hadpaid off.

Her squad recorded severalstellar performances at dis-tricts and shaved time off theclock in multiple events.

The same could be said forthe Bulldogs’ performance atthe state championship, afterthe squad took10th place at theC.T.BraninNatatorium inCan-ton, Ohio Feb. 23.

Gartner and company alsofielded a slew of individualswho garnered All-Ohio recog-nition (finished in the top 16).

Senior Kaitlyn Ferrara hadthe team’s best finish, and wasrunner-up in the 500-yard free-style. The Anderson Townshipresident also finished sixth inthe 500 free.

In the 200 IM, sophomoreMarissaDelGado placed ninth.

“(Marissa), no matter whatevent you ask her to swim,she’s such a competitor,”Gartner said. “She gets up

there and she races, and she’sso strong.”

Molly Zilch took All-Ohio intwo events and was 12th in the200 free and 16th in the 500free.

At districts, Zilch took 19seconds off her 500 time, andsix seconds off her 200 mark.

“Those are phenomenaltime drops,” Gartner said.“I’ve never seen anything likethat.”

Two relays — the 200 and400 freestyle events — alsoplaced in the top 16.

The 400 quartet ofDelGado,Zilch Rachel Munschauer andFerrara placed sixth, whileZilch, Munschauer, AlexandraWall and Ferrara finished 12thin the 200.

With another season in thebooks, Gartner looks backfondly on another successfulyear.

“The girls who made it tostatearesortofan indicationofwhat great ladies are on theteam and they carry on the St.Ursula traditions and themesof making outstanding youngwomen in today’sworld. I thinkthey are great kids and I’m soproud of them,” Gartner said.

SUA a top-10 teamat state swim meetBy NickDudukovichndudukovich @ communitypress .com

Ursuline Academy has beenswimming in state titles thisschool year: First thevolleyballteam and now the swimmingteam.

When all the figures weretallied Feb. 23, the Ursuline Li-onscameawayasstatechampi-ons after being 19 points aheadof Upper Arlington. It is CoachBrad Isham’s first state title atUrsuline.

Lions senior Bridget Bloodwon the state championship inthe 100-yard breaststroke witha time of 1:03.09 and, at thesame time, virtually clinchedUrsuline’s sixth team champi-onship and first since 2002.

“To do it for me was great,”Blood said. “To do it for theteamwas so much more.”

Blood and Ursuline went onto apply a coup de grace ofsorts, winning the 400 medleyrelay with a time of 3:23.19,breaking the record of 3:24.24set by Upper Arlington lastyear. The win by Blood and ju-niors Temarie Tomley of An-derson, Emily Slabe and Alisa-beth Marsteller left the Lionswith a 234-215 edge over run-ner-up Upper Arlington, whichhad won the previous eightstate team titles and forcedUr-suline into second-place finish-es each of the last two years.

“We wanted to get that rec-ord,” Lions coach Brad Ishamsaid. “We wanted to end it likethat.”

The Lions also won the Divi-sion I title in the girls 200 med-ley relays. The 200 medleyquartetofSlabe,SarahJenkins,Blood and Tomley won in1:43.27 beating Thomas Wor-thington by over a second. Ur-suline’s 200 free relay of AbbyWu of Milford, Tomley, Gabri-elle Young and Marsteller wassecond.

Also adding points to Ursu-line’s impressive day were ju-nior Temarie Tomley with asecond-place finish in the 50freestyle; junior AlisabethMarsteller was third in the 100freestyle and 200 IM; juniorEmily Slabe was second in the100 backstroke and 100 butter-fly; andBloodaddedasecond in

the 200 IM to her day of deco-rations.

According to the@OHSAAS-ports, Slabe was named OH-SAAGirlsSwimmerof theYearfor the second-consecutiveyear after leading the Lions tothe sixth overall title.

Theschoolhadarally for theteam onMonday, Feb. 25.

Blood, Slabe and tearsGannett News Service/Community Press

Ursuline’s swim team celebrates after winning the Division I girls statechampionship at the Swimming and Diving Championships in CantonFeb. 23. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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aspirations have to be attain-able. And this brings me topoliticians.

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legislation and restrictionswhichare imposed onU. S. citizensshould be understandable, andmake good sense to the averageperson. There are aspects oflegislativeworkwhich I realizeare complex, but our electedofficials ought to strive to help usto knowwhat they are doing; assome have said, we should have“transparency.”

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questration.” We hear the worddaily fromWashington, and Iwonder howmany people real-ly understand what Congressand the president mean by this.

The dictionary definitionfor “sequester” says it meansto “surrender for safekeeping”or “set apart.” Fromwhat Ihave deduced frommy effortsto understand what it means inWashingtonese, that's not at allwhat is meant.

As best as I can determinepoliticiansmean (when they usethe word) reduction of federalagency budgets in amountsvarying in reporting from $85billion to $110 billion. And yet, Ihave no idea of what this actu-allymeans, what specific things

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We get a chance to vote fora president every four years,senators every six years, andrepresentatives every twoyears. But we aren't given achance to order our electedreps to sit down in front of usand explain what in the heckthey mean by things like “se-questration” in specific terms.

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Bill Banchy is an Anderson Town-ship resident.

Legislation should make sense to us

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Last week’s questionHowwill theHorseshoeCasi-

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“My personal feeling isthatpeopleshouldhavearighttopatronize theseplaces, but Ialso think it is naive to fail toadmit that they prey on thepsychological weakness ofcompulsive gamblers. Thesame is true of alcoholic bev-erages, I suppose, and we sawwhat resulted from attemptsto outlaw alcohol.

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Bill B.

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J.R.B.

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CDs, DVDs,puzzles andgames afterre-organizingyour closets andshelves, pleasethink of theAnderson Town-ship LibraryAssociation.

It’s donationsfrompeople inthe communitythat helpmake

our book sales a success. Everyyear theAnderson Township Li-braryAssociation holds two usedbook sales to benefit theAndersonandMt.Washington branch librar-ies. Last year the proceeds fromthe summer sale and the holidaysale totaled $40,000. Over the past30 years, theAnderson TownshipLibraryAssociation has raisedmore than $1million in funds forthe two libraries.

This money allows the twobranch libraries to buy itemsand pay for programs that arenot part of the regular budget.These purchases include com-puters and software, iPads, yogaclasses, additional books andDVDs, puppet shows, and theMiss Liz music programs.

Currently the AndersonTownship Library Association is

in need of donations large andsmall (except encyclopedias). Somake some room on yourshelves. Clothes and shoes aren’tthe only things kids and teensoutgrow. If they have books,CDs and movies they’re no long-er interested in, drop them off ateither the Anderson or Mt.Washington branches. Bothlocations have donation binsinside. This is also a goodchance to lighten your load ifyou’re an empty-nester or olderadult downsizing from a houseto a condo or apartment.

As always we appreciate thecommunity’s support, both withtheir donations and purchases atthe two annual sales. We are espe-cially grateful formembers ofthe community who volunteertheir time to sort, clean and pricebooks, CDs andDVDs, as well asstaff the sales each year.

Be sure to mark your calen-dar for the next used book sale,which runs June 21-23. You cancontact the Anderson Branch at360-6030 or the Mt. WashingtonBranch at 369-6033 with anyquestions. If you’re interested inbecoming an Anderson Town-ship Library Association volun-teer call 360-6030.

Katie Greifenkamp is the branchmanager of the Anderson BranchLibrary. The Anderson and Mt. Wash-ington branches are part of the PublicLibrary of Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty.

Library group isseeking donations

KatieGreifenkampCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

FEDERALU.S. Rep. BradWenstrup

2nd District includes nearly all thenortheastern and eastern Cincinnaticommunities.

Washington, D.C., office: 1223 Long-worth House Office Building, Washing-ton, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-3164Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-

FridayCincinnati Office: 7954 Beechmont

Ave., Suite 170, Cincinnati, OH 45255Website: wenstrup.house.gov

U.S. Sen. Sherrod BrownCleveland – 216-522-7272.Cincinnati – 425 Walnut St., room 2310,

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3915; phone684-1021, fax 684-1029.

Washington, D.C.: 713 Hart SenateOffice Building, Washington, D.C., 20510;phone 202-224-2315; fax 202-228-6321.

E-mail: [email protected] site: www.brown.senate.gov

U.S. Sen. Rob PortmanWashington, D.C., office: B40D Dirksen

Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.,20510

Phone: 202-224-3353Fax: 202-224-9558Cincinnati office: 36 E. Seventh St.

Room 2615, Cincinnati, OH 45202Phone: 513-684-3265

STATEState Rep. Peter Stautberg

34th District includes most of easternHamilton County.

In Columbus: House of Representatives,77 S. High St., 11th floor, Columbus, Ohio,43215-6111; phone 614-644-6886; fax:614-719-3588.

E-mail: [email protected]

State Sen. Shannon Jones7th District includes most of eastern

Hamilton County and all of WarrenCounty.

In Columbus: 1 Capitol Square, State-house, Columbus, Ohio 43215; 614-466-9737; via e-mail: [email protected] by mail: State Sen. Shannon Jones, 1Capitol Square, Statehouse, Columbus,Ohio 43215.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Riding the wave of a great footballseason, the University of Notre DameClub of Greater Cincinnati recently en-joyedafunnightoffundraisingfor localscholarships.

The spirit of the Fighting Irish wasout in full force when more than 200graduates, friends and supporters gath-ered for the club’s 39th Annual ReverseRaffle scholarship fundraiser.

The excitementmounted throughoutthe evening as tickets were drawn andeliminatedoneatatimeuntilonlyfiveofthe original 250 tickets were left. Theowners of the last five tickets agreed tojoin together and split the $8,000 grandprize.

With the combined proceeds of thereverse raffle, a silent auction, live auc-tion, and a basket raffle, more than$18,000wasraisedforlocalscholarshipsand will be added to the club’s endowedscholarship fund.

A special highlight of the eveningwasthepresentationoftheclub’sAwardof the Year to Michelle Simon, Ph.D. ofSymmes Township. A 1980 graduate ofNotreDame,Simonwashonoredforherextraordinary service to the club andcommunity.

She has served in several executivepositions with the club, including vice

president and president, and has ledmany key events including past Re-verse Raffles, Universal Notre DameNight celebrations, continuing educa-tion Hesburgh Lectures, and UrbanPlunge social justice immersions forNotre Dame students in Over-the-Rhine.

Simon’s father, Jim Simon ND ’47,had previously received the Award ofthe Year in 1998, making them the firstfather-daughter combination to be sohonored.

The Cincinnati club’s scholarshipfund was originally established by Al-bert Castellini, a1924 graduate ofNotreDame, and is one of the oldest and larg-est Notre Dame club scholarship fundsin the country. The endowed fund has acurrent value of more than $2 million,and is comprised entirely of contribu-tionsfromtheclub’sfundraisingeffortsand individual donations, plus invest-ment income.

Forthe2012-2013schoolyear,33 localstudents are receiving financial aidfrom the fund, with the combinedawards totaling more than $100,000.While theReverseRaffle is theprimaryannual fundraiser for the scholarshipendowment, the club also hosts a golfouting each August and a bus trip over-

nightertoanNDfootballgameeachfall.The steering committee for the 2012

reverse raffle included Jon Dannemill-er, Matt Dietz, Paul Dillenburger, MikeGearin, James Minutolo, AnjelicaNguyen, and Pat Weber. Tom and SallyTressler chaired the basket raffle andother volunteers included Bobby Bur-ger, Shannon Burwinkel, MaureenGea-rin, Sr. John Miriam Jones, SC, ZachKarches,MikeMcNamara,LarryMeix-sel, Margot Minutolo, Rachael Poin-satte, Joseph Raabe, Mike Schmitt, andCourtneyWeber.

TheNotreDameClubofGreaterCin-cinnati is an active local organizationserving the more than 1,600 graduates,students and friends of the Universityof Notre Dame in the Tristate area. Inaddition to providing more than$100,000 in scholarship support eachyear to local students attending NotreDame, the club also sponsors approxi-mately 50 events or programs annually,including opportunities for communityservice, continuing education, andCatholic/Christian spirituality.

Membership and club events areopen to friends ofNotreDame,whetheror not they attended theUniversity. Formore information,visit theclubwebsiteat www.ndcincy.com.

IRISH FANS AID NOTREDAME SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Dan Koppenhafer and Stephanie Richardson of Evendale attend the NotreDame Club of Greater Cincinnati Annual Reverse Raffle. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Attending the Notre Dame Club of Greater Cincinnati AnnualReverse Raffle are, in back, from left, Eric Ragland (Mt. Adams),Brian Veith (Mt. Lookout); and in front, Courtney Ragland (Mt.Adams), Pat and Sarah Veith (Anderson Township). THANKS TO JAMIE

EIFERT

Dan Eifert of BlueAsh, left, TonyRaabe of MountLookout and MarkBoyle of AmberleyVillage enjoy thefood and festivitiesat the Notre DameClub of GreaterCincinnati AnnualReverse Raffle.THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

At the Annual Reverse Raffle for the Notre Dame Club of Greater Cincinnati are, in back, from left,Andrew Feehan (Mt. Adams), Colleen Rielley (Mt. Adams), Keith Ruehlmann (Hyde Park), GraysenPetersen-Fitts (Clifton); and in front, Rachael Poinsatte (Hyde Park), Bobby Burger (Western Hills),Margaret Millea (Western Hills). THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Carol Julian of Sycamore Township and PaulDillenburger of Maineville chat at the Notre DameClub of Greater Cincinnati Annual Reverse Raffle.THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Three generations of Irish: parents Shannon and AlanBurwinkel of Mount Carmel and grandparents Kathyand Jack Hart of Colerain Township and AlianaBurwinkel enjoy an evening of fun at the AnnualReverse Raffle for the Notre Dame Club of GreaterCincinnati. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Having fun at the Notre Dame Club ofGreater Cincinnati Annual Reverse Raffle areKevin and Dane Simon. THANKS TO JAMIE EIFERT

Award of the Year winner Michelle Simon of SymmesTownship, second from left, attends the University ofNotre Dame Club Annual Reverse Raffle withhusband, Bill Slack, and parents Jim and Eileen Simon(Montgomery).

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THURSDAY, FEB. 28Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Newworks by 12 local artists, bothpainters and sculptors: JohnAgnew, David Michael Beck,Tom Bluemlein, Pam Folson,Adam Hayward, Rob Jefferson,Dale Lamson, Ober-Rae StarrLivingstone, Deborah Morrissey-McGoff, Jonathan Queen,Stephen Deddes and RondleWest. Free. 871-4420; www.mil-lergallery.com. Hyde Park.GiveMe Some Sugar: A SweetExhibit, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Indige-nous, 2010 Madison Road,Artists create romanticallyrelevant artwork in a variety ofmedia: clay, glass, metal, wood,fiber, paper and mixed-media;with a wide range of styles thatcreates a dynamic collection.Free. 321-3750; indigenouscraft-.com. O’Bryonville.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,2005 1/2 Madison Road,Through March 16. 321-5200;www.phylliswestongallery.com.O’Bryonville.A Night with Vernon Rader, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,3668 Erie Ave., Paintings by localcelebrity and surrealist. Valetparking will be available.Through March 2. 871-5604;www.maryrangallery.com. HydePark.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. Through March 30. 379-4900. Anderson Township.Cardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.Presented by Cardio DanceParty. 617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com.Madisonville.

Music - BluesKarl Dappen, 6 p.m., StonekryResale Books, 8253 BeechmontAve., Saxophonist plays duringCrafting Time. Free. 474-0123;www.stonekry.org. AndersonTownship.

Music - ConcertsParty on the Plaza WinterShow, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,Music by the CJTrio, featuringClark Jenkins. Music, food anddrinks. All concessions $4 or less.Free. Presented by AndersonArea Chamber of Commerce.474-4802; www.anderson-partyontheplaza.com. AndersonTownship.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, MARCH1Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.A Night with Vernon Rader, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,871-5604; www.maryrangallery-.com. Hyde Park.

Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 27. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

Dining EventsImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,388-4466; www.ihom.org.Anderson Township.

RecreationFriday Fun Club, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Session 2.Games, arts and crafts and otheractivities. Children introduced toclassroom atmosphere thatencourages social skills devel-opment. Session 1: $65, $55residents. Session 2: $55, $45residents. Registration required.Presented by Anderson Town-ship Park District. 388-4515.Anderson Township.

Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. 231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. 752-8539; www.lcre-surrection.org. Anderson Town-ship.

Art EventsArtist Demos and Try-Its, 11a.m.-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Part of Macy’sArts Sample. Live demonstra-tions of oil painting, enameling,pottery, watercolor, pastels,wool spinning, sketching, bead-ing, portrait painting and more.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.A Night with Vernon Rader, 11a.m.-4 p.m., Mary Ran Gallery,871-5604; www.maryrangallery-.com. Hyde Park.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.Zumba Fitness, 10-11 a.m.,Mount Washington RecreationCenter, 1715 Beacon St., Latin-based fitness class. $6. 218-3474.Mount Washington.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:What is type 2 diabetes. Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Forpeople with prediabetes and/ortype 2 diabetes. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.Presented by Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates. 271-5111; www.lisa-larkinmd.com.Madisonville.

On Stage - DanceFrom Classics to Contempo-rary, 11 a.m.-noon and 1:30-2:30p.m., Spencer Township Hall,3833 Eastern Ave., Ballet Thea-tre Midwest performs from theirclassical and contemporaryrepertoire. Free. Presented byArtsWave. 871-2787;www.theartswave.org. Colum-bia Tusculum.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. Through Dec. 28.474-0005; www.peppermint-pig.org. Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3Art OpeningsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 2-5p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn Gallery. Needlepointreproductions of Harpers’ printsstitched by Richard Gegner, who

has 75 needlepoints on displayon his 75th birthday. Colorful,geometric images of natureappeal to children and adults.Exhibit continues throughMarch 31. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. ThroughMay 26. 652-0286; www.ata-cincinnati.com. Anderson Town-ship.

MONDAY, MARCH 4Spring into Shape Boot Camp,6:30-7:30 p.m., Beyond FitnessPrivate Studio, 7226 Baltic Court,Monday-Thursday through April25. Fat-burning workouts, groupnutrition coaching, strategiesfor avoiding holiday weightgain, bonus tips, recipes andmore. $295. Registration re-quired. 859-512-0912; [email protected]. New-town.

RecreationTot Time, 9:45 a.m., Beech AcresPark RecPlex, 6915 BeechmontAve., Session 3: 9:45 a.m.-10:30a.m.; Session 4: 11 a.m.-11:45a.m. Weekly through March 25.Parents and toddlers participatetogether in variety of songs,games and art activities. $40,$30 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4515. Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.

Dance ClassesIrish DanceWee Ones Pre-schooler Class, 9:45-10:15 a.m.,Erickson Academy of Irish DanceLinwood, 673 Wilmer Ave.,Classes concentrate on basicfoot placement, jumping drills,timing to music and posture.$25 registration, $30 per month.Through May 21. 232-1366.Linwood.Irish Dance Youth BeginnerClasses for Homeschoolers,10:15-11 a.m., Erickson Academyof Irish Dance Linwood, 673Wilmer Ave., Ages 6-12. Learnbasics of Irish dance: foot place-ment, timing, posture, threesand sevens. $25 registration, $40per month. 232-1366. Linwood.Irish Dance Youth BeginnerAfter-School Class, 4:30-5:15p.m., Erickson Academy of IrishDance Linwood, 673 WilmerAve., Ages 6-12. Learn basics ofIrish dance: foot placement,timing, posture, threes andsevens. $25 registration, $40 permonth. 232-1366. Linwood.

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Pre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Drawing andPainting from a clothed model.$120 per session of four classes.Reservations required. 259-9302.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.The Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn Gallery. Needle-point reproductions of Harpers’prints stitched by Richard Gegn-er, who has 75 needlepoints ondisplay on his 75th birthday.Colorful, geometric images ofnature appeal to children andadults. Free. Through March 31.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumba Fitness, 10-11 a.m.,Mount Washington RecreationCenter, $6. 218-3474.MountWashington.

Health / WellnessBecoming an Alzheimer’sWhisperer, 6:30-8 p.m., NewEngland Club, 8135 BeechmontAve., Upper Lounge. Innovativeapproach to Alzheimer’s/de-mentia care. Learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Superior Care Plus.231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsDyslexia Support Group forParents, 7-8:30 p.m., OakleyCommunity Center, 3882 PaxtonAve., Free. Presented by Interna-tional Dyslexia Association-OhioValley Branch. 651-4747. Oakley.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7Art & Craft ClassesStar Glazers Pottery andPainting, 6-8 p.m., Beech AcresPark RecPlex, 6915 Beechmont

Ave., Staff from Star Glazersteaches how to create great-looking masterpieces with littleeffort. $35, $25 residents. Regis-tration required. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Health / WellnessJoint Screening, 10 a.m.-noon,Cincinnati Sports Club, 3950 RedBank Road, Complimentary jointscreening. Brief history andexam designed to troubleshootand modify activities and exer-cise programs covered. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8Art ExhibitsArt Cincinnati: A Splash ofColor, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., MillerGallery, Free. 871-4420;www.millergallery.com. HydePark.Romantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.The Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

Dining EventsImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of Mary

Church, 388-4466; www.iho-m.org. Anderson Township.

Literary - SigningsMichael Buckley, 4-5 p.m., BlueManatee Children’s Bookstore,3054 Madison Road, Bestsellingauthor of “Sisters Grimm” and“Nerds” series discusses andsigns works. Includes reading ofnew picture book, “Kel Gilli-gan’s Daredevil Stunt Show.”.Free. 731-2665. Oakley.

Music - ConcertsAn Eveningwith CherylWheeler, 8 p.m., 20th CenturyTheatre, 3021Madison Road,Singer-songwriter of contempo-rary folk music, based in NewEngland. $25 orchestra, $20main floor. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturyth-eatre.com. Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Thirdinstallment in Tuna trilogy takesaudience through anothersatirical ride into the hearts andminds of the polyester-cladcitizens of Texas’ third smallesttown. Along with Tuna’s peren-nial favorites, some new Tunadenizens burst into the 4th ofJuly Tuna High School ClassReunion. Directed by NormaNiinemets. $17. Presented byMariemont Players Inc. 684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, $15. Registration re-quired. 752-8539; www.lcresur-rection.org. Anderson Town-ship.

Art ExhibitsRomantic Russia: Five Dec-ades of Painting from theRussian Academy, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Phyllis Weston Gallery,321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.The Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 2-5p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.Zumba Fitness, 10-11 a.m.,Mount Washington RecreationCenter, $6. 218-3474.MountWashington.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, Topic: Healthy Eat-ing. $30 all four sessions; or $10per session. 271-5111; www.lisa-larkinmd.com.Madisonville.

On Stage - TheaterRed, White and Tuna, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $17.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH10Art & Craft ClassesCanvas and Cupcakes at theBarn, 1-2:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Children createwinter-themed painting oncanvas alongside instructor KeliOelerich, and enjoy a cupcake.All materials supplied includingtake-home canvas. $15. 859-866-8777; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsThe Art of Charley and EdieHarper in Needlepoint, 2-5p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Dining EventsPancakes in theWoods, 9a.m.-1 p.m., California WoodsNature Preserve, 5400 KelloggAve., Celebrate maple season.Benefits California Woods andMagrish Riverlands Preserves.$6. Presented by CincinnatiParks Explore Nature. California.

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As area food pantries struggle to keep their shelves filled, Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Church is making a big contribution. The church launched its 29th year of"Project 5000." It hopes to fill at least 950 boxes with food to be shipped to local pantries.Each box contains enough food to feed a family of four for two days. Anderson Hills ispartnering with Anderson Towne Center Kroger for Project 5000. Kroger has a display setup at the front of the store with the items needed to fill a box. Buy a pre-filled box at theATC Kroger for $23 and leave it there for distribution. Project 5000 wraps up on PalmSunday, March 24. For more information go to http://bit.ly/oZ0Qi0 or call Susan Mahaneyat 231-4172. THANKS TO SUSANMAHANEY

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The only reason wekeep chickens is to getfresh eggs.

I grew up eating eggsjust about every day,especially on schooldays. And eggs are soversatile. If I have eggsin the refrigerator, I feel

like I’vegot a meal,no matterhow leanthe budgetor howbare thepantry.

Thinkabout this:Eggs areall natural,and one

egg has lots of vitaminsand minerals with onlyabout 70 calories. Thenutrients in eggs canplay a role in weightmanagement, musclestrength, healthy preg-nancy, brain function,eye health and more.Eggs got a bad rap a fewyears ago but now healthprofessionals are back onthe egg bandwagon – justdon’t overdo eating them.

One of the first tablefoods we feed the babiesfor breakfast are eggs.The protein in eggs is thehighest-quality proteinfound in any food.

Simple quiche

Sometimes we forgetabout the really easymeals. Quiche is one ofthose. Most of us haveeggs, onions and cheeseon hand and those ingre-dients alone, with milkadded, make a deliciousquiche. When I want tomake the quiche special,I use whipping cream.Now be sure to mince theonions very small so theycook well. Otherwise,just sauté them in a bit ofbutter until they’re trans-lucent before adding tothe egg mixture. I got theoriginal recipe, before Iadapted it, from a foodmagazine, but can’t recallwhich one.

9- or 10-inch pie pan linedwith pie dough

10-12 slices bacon, crisplyfried and crumbled(optional, but so good)

1 heaping cup shreddedSwiss cheese (or yourfavorite, try extra sharpcheddar)

1⁄3 cupminced onions4 large eggs, roomtemperature

2 cups whipping cream, halfand half or milk

About 1 teaspoon salt and 1⁄2teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 350degrees.

Sprinkle bacon,cheese and onion in pan.Whisk eggs well andwhisk in cream and sea-sonings. Pour into pan.Pour mixture into piepan. Bake 45-60 minutesor until knife inserted 1inch from edge comesout clean.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Substitute about 1 cupchopped ham or 1⁄2 poundcooked sausage for thebacon. A few dashescayenne pepper are goodin here. If crust brownstoo much before quicheis done, make a “collar”of foil around the crust.

Pineapple crunchcake

Don’t look for a highand fluffy cake here.This is a moist, densecake that keeps well inthe refrigerator. Yes, it’seven better the next day.I’ve tweaked the recipethrough the years andnow add more vanillathan I used to. I like totoast my pecans in a 350degree oven for about 8minutes or so, until theysmell fragrant, beforechopping. You don’t haveto toast the nuts, though.Now if you don’t addnuts, just call it pineap-ple cake. This is a yum-my snacking cake.

2 large eggs, roomtemperature, lightlybeaten

2 cups sugar2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda1 tablespoon vanilla1⁄2 to 1 cup chopped pecansmixed with a little of theflour (optional)

1 20 oz. can unsweetened,undrained, crushedpineapple

Extra chopped pecans forgarnish

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Whisk sugar,flour and baking sodatogether. Add vanilla,eggs and pineapple andblend well. Stir in nutsPour into sprayed 9-inchby 13-inch pan. Bake inpreheated 350 degreeoven for 35-40 minutesuntil toothpick insertedin center comes out fair-ly clean. Don’t overbake.Cool, and frost withcream cheese icing.Serves 12 generously.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

By tossing nuts with abit of flour, they willremain suspended in thecake and not sink to thebottom.

Cream cheese icing1⁄2 stick butter or margarine,softened

8 oz, cream cheese, softened1 to 11⁄2 cups confectionerssugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Beat butter and creamcheese. Add sugar andvanilla. Blend. Frostcooled cake. Sprinkle onnuts if using.

Makingstore-bought icingtaste likehomemade

Check out my blog forthis tip.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Simple ingredients make a delicious quiche

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The Hamilton CountyPark District recentlynamed DeVere Burt, ofMount Washington, to the

Board ofPark Com-missioners.

Burt for-merlyserved aspresidentand CEO ofthe Cincin-nati Mu-seum of

Natural History until 1996,before fulfilling his life-long desire to paint nature.

Burt founded Master-works for Nature in 2000with a vision of bringingsome of the area’s finestwildlife,western, and land-scape artists together withnonprofit conservation or-ganizations in order toraise awareness and funds.

Burt has also served asregional vice presidentfor theNatureConservan-cy, directing its interestsacross a nine-state area.He was also a field biolo-gist for the United StatesAntarctic Research Pro-gram, studying the breed-ing biology of the Adelie

penguins.He has personally par-

ticipated in three expedi-tions to findrarebirds: theNegro Fruit Dove on thePhilippine island of Ne-gros; the only populationofthePanayStrippedTreeBabbler in the PhilippinesandtheIvoryBilledWood-pecker along the Chocto-watchee River in Florida.

Burt’s term began Jan.1. He joins John Reis, Jo-seph Seta, Ginger Warner

and Buddy LaRosa on theBoard of Park Commis-sioners.

As established by statelaw, the Board of ParkCommissioners is ap-pointed by the HamiltonCounty Judge of ProbateCourt, currently the Hon-orable James Cissell. Mr.Burt is the 20th Commis-sioner to serve in the ParkDistrict’s 82-year history.

The Board of ParkCommissioners is com-

posed of five membersthat serve terms withoutcompensation. They es-tablishpolicyandapprovebudgets and expendituresfor all Park District landacquisitions,developmentprojects, services, facili-ties and equipment.

Mt. Washington man joins park leadership

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A special conference for parents,educators and families!

Are you interested in outdoor play, gettingyour child ready to read or how your childlearns through play? Well, these topicsand dozens more will be covered at thefifth annual Learning Through Playconference on March 2, 2013.

But this isn’t your typical “conference.”You can bring your kids! We havemany family interactive sessionswhere your children can create art,learn about insects or sign and dancewhile you learn how these activitiesare important for your child’s development.

Our popular event also consists of afree Information Fair, held in our Rotundaand open to the public, where you canmeet with representatives from morethan thirty local organizations dedicatedto educating and supporting younglearners and families.

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10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon

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Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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was due toHurricaneSandy and the destructionit caused on the east coast.Human said that came asquite a surprise.

“I was told if a disas-ter happened in yourstate you could see therates going up in thatstate, but not the wholeentire United States ...The insurance agentexplained to me that shehad received many, manycalls about this. I said,‘Are a lot of people drop-ping you?’ and she said,‘Yes, they are.’”

In addition to her autoinsurance, Human saysshe’s seen her homeown-

Natural disastersaround the country andhere in the Tristate areleading to higher insur-ance premiums.

Although theOhioDe-partment of Insurancesays auto and homeowner’sinsurance rates are amongthe lowest in the country,increases are coming.

The Cincinnati Insur-anceBoard tellsme in-creases can be expectedfrommore andmore insur-ance companies – and ratehikes up to 30 percent arenot uncommon.

Wanda Human ofReading said she hadbeen noticing her insur-

ance pre-miumsgoing upfor the pastyear and ahalf. Itbegan withher autoinsurance.

“$341every sixmonths

was very satisfactory. Idealt with it when it wentto $395 every six monthsbut when you go up to$514 every six months,come on that’s kind ofridiculous,” Human said.

Human called her insur-ance agent andwas told it

er’s premiums going up.She had it renewed onceand has seen the premi-um go from $790 to $981 –almost a $200 increase –and that was even beforethe east coast storm.

In talking with herinsurance agent Humansays she’s learned herrate hikes aren’t unusual.“She said that there aresome increases of 30percent on some people,people who hadn’t evenfiled any claims,” Humansaid.

Human says she’sdecided to switch to an-other insurance compa-ny. I told her that’s fine

but when she switchesshe needs to make achange in her deductible.I found her auto insur-ance policy has a verylow $250 deductible.Human said she didn’tthink that would be aproblem – until now. Itold her she can reduceher premium by increas-ing her deductible from$250 to $500.

When it comes to Hu-man’s homeowner’s in-surance policy, she candecrease that premiumby increasing her deduct-ible to $1,000.

Remember, filing ahomeowner’s insurance

claimwill go against yourrecord and your policycould be canceled if youhave toomany claims.Therefore, depending onthe size of your house, itmay even pay you to in-crease your deductible to$3,000. After all, homeown-ers insurance is really onlydesigned to covermajorlosses so it often doesn’tpay to file a claim if thedamage is less than $3,000.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

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Carol (Alma) and James L. (Bea)Monday; grandchildren Heather(Todd) Leonard, Nicholas (Rebec-ca) Anderson and Patricia P.Anderson; and great-grandchild,Abigail Elise Anderson.

Preceded in death by hus-band, William G. Dorna; parentsJacob Oscar Monday and MaryFlorenece Stanley; and siblingsJames A. (Faye) and Morrison(Lila) Monday.

Services were Feb. 22 at Mt.Washington PresbyterianChurch, Cincinnati.

Edwin A. HirschauerEdwin A. “Bud” Hirschauer,

88, of Anderson Township diedFeb. 10.

Survived by children Terrance(late Randi), Timothy Hirschauerand Lee Ann (Eric) Vincent;siblings Paul, Robert and TomHirschauer; grandchildrenAmanda, Brandon, Vivi, Winfieldand Augustina; and great-grandchild, Wesley.

Preceded in death by wife,Virginia L. “Ginny” Hirschauer;and parents Edwin M. Hir-schauer and Laura Crockett.

Services were Feb. 22 atImmaculate Heart of Mary

Ruby L. DornaRuby L. Dorna, 89, of An-

derson Township died Feb. 18.Survived by children Holly

Dianne Dorna and Jan Lynne(Charles) Anderson; twin brothers

Church, Anderson Township.

DorothyM. HuberDorothy M. Huber, 91, of

Anderson Township died Feb. 17.Survived by husband of 56

years, Albert E. "Bud" Huber;children Tom (Cindy), Ken,Randy (Jelina) Huber and Barba-ra (Barry) Grove; sister, Margue-rite (Joe) Hartman; and grand-children Lauren, Megan, Holly,Claire and Nicholas.

Preceded in death by parentsHarry Gruntler and Clara Ritt;and brother, Hugh Gruntler.

Services were Feb. 21 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Jacqueline A.Phillips

Jacqueline A. Phillips, 76, ofAnderson Township died Feb. 19.

Survived by children Penny,Pat (Barb) and Grady (Kim)Phillips; sister, Patricia Warren;eight grandchildren; and 11great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsMelvin H. Reeves andMargaretNash.

Services were Feb. 23 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,

Mount Washington.

Angela MarieKraemer White

Angela Marie Kraemer White,48, died Feb. 5.

Survived by husband, MichaelWhite; children JonMichael,

Shane, Brooke,Michaela,Angela andBrett White;siblings MaryWright, Mi-chael (Nancy)Stump, John(Sue) Stump,ChristineStump, Virginia

Stump, Janet (Tom) Connor andRoberta (Keith) Knarr; and aunt,Shirley Scheve.

Preceded in death by parentsRobert Kraemer and VirginiaKraemer Ness.

Services were Feb. 9 at St.Bonaventure Catholic Church,Davie, Fla.Memorials to: AngelaKraemerWhite Cypress Bay PEScholarship Fund. Checks can bemade payable to Cypress Bay HighSchool Angela KraemerWhiteScholarship Fund,18600 Vista ParkBlvd.,Weston, Fla. 33332.

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Agroupof23, includinga 10-year-old, recentlytraveled to Monterrey,Mexico, led by Al Wrightof Anderson Hills UnitedMethodist Church.

This was the fifth yearthat a team from Ander-son Hills United Method-ist Church has supportedthe Back 2 Back Minis-tries in Monterrey, Mexi-co. The Anderson HillsUnited Methodist Churchteam of 19 joined two vol-unteersfromNaples,N.Y.,and two from Reedsburg,Wis.

The team participatedin a wide variety ofminis-tries and activities at sev-eral local orphanages, in-cluding painting many ofthe rooms, buildingacom-puter room desk, hangingblackboards, and workinginaclassroomatoneoftheChristian schools theysupport. The group alsoran electrical conduit andpower to various spots atthe compound.

The team brought andgave out numerous donat-ed health products andabout400Spanishbookstohelp support the openingof a library at the orphan-age. The fifth- and sixth-graders at AndersonHillsUnited Methodist Churchconducted bake sales andraised more than $500 tobuy the Spanish books forthechildrenofMonterrey.

Thenextmission trip isscheduled for Oct. 11-17.

Contact team leader AlWright if youwould like toknowmore at 378-9706.

A group from Anderson Hills United Methodist Church prepares to embark on a missiontrip to Monterrey, Mexico. THANKS TO AL WRIGHT

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Reynoldspromoted

Lisa Boudrie Rey-nolds, of Newtown, hasbeen promoted to sen-

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ognized fee-onlywealth advisory firm.

Reynolds joinedTruepoint in 1999 andspecializes inclientser-vice and communica-tion, serving as a mainpoint of contact for cli-ents. She holds a bache-lor’s degree in psychol-ogy from Xavier Uni-versity.

Ayers joins firmKeating Muething &

Klekamp recently add-ed G. Randall Ayers, ofAnderson Township, to

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ployment PracticeGroup.

Ayers’ practice fo-cuses on management-side labor relations, in-cluding collective bar-gaining, arbitration,and litigation of dis-putes involving collec-tive bargaining agree-ments and proceedingsbefore the National La-bor Relations Boardand state labor agen-cies.

Ayers is listed inTheBest Lawyers in Amer-ica (2005-2013) andChambersUSA: Ameri-ca’s Leading BusinessLawyers® (2007-2011),and has been named an

Ohio Super Lawyer(2009-2013). Ayersearned his J.D. fromThe Ohio State Univer-sity Moritz College ofLaw (1988) and his A.B.from Earlham College(1984).

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ReSource, a localnon-profit that distrib-utes corporate dona-tions to member chari-ties, named AndersonTownship resident Jus-

tinFlammsecre-taryandtreasur-er of its2013 ex-ecutiveboard.

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tively new member ofthe ReSource board Iappreciate the earlychance to take on aleadership role,”Flamm said. “Theboard has a fantasticmix of people fromsome of the city’s bestorganizations, whichmakes it even more ofan honor for me.”

Flamm is a partnerin the Labor and Em-ployment Departmentof Taft Stettinius&Hol-lister LLP. He is afounding co-chair ofProKids Young Profes-sionals, has served onthe board of the Hear-ing Speech &Deaf Cen-ter of Greater Cincin-nati and is a past presi-dent of the board oftrustees of the Friendsof the William HowardTaft Birthplace.

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsCharles L. Funk, 46, 394 Elberon#1, drug instrument, Feb. 4.Adam Ashcraft, 39, 2973 New-town Road, domestic violence,Feb. 5.

Juvenile, 16, underage consump-tion, Feb. 10.Juvenile, 14, domestic violence,Feb. 10.Three juveniles, 17, vandalism,Feb. 8.Juvenile, 17, curfew violation,Feb. 10.Juvenile, 16, curfew violation,Feb. 10.Juvenile, 16, curfew violation,Feb. 10.Juvenile, 15, curfew violation,

Feb. 10.Jose A. Rafael, 24, 8549 Broad-well, falsification, Feb. 10.Ta M. Barnes, 24, 6992 GlenMeadow, domestic violence,Feb. 2.Nicholas A. Collins, 19, 3352Scioto Drive, underage con-sumption, Feb. 9.Juvenile, 17, theft, Feb. 8.

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TVs and medication taken;$1,000 at 952 Nordyke Road,Feb. 9.Criminal damageSteering columns damaged onvehicles at Cincinnat Auto UsedCars at Beechmont Avenue,Feb. 8.Domestic violenceAt Newtown Road, Feb. 5.At Beacon Street, Feb. 2.At Verdale Drive, Feb. 12.MissingFemale juvenile reported miss-ing at 7800 block of YMCARoad, Feb. 10.Misuse of credit cardFemale stated card used with no

authorization; $358 at 1711Fitzwalter, Feb. 9.TheftI-pod taken from back pack atMaddux Elementary at Ro-setree Lane, Feb. 4.I-phone taken from locker atMercy Health Plex at StateRoad, Feb. 4.Steaks taken from Kroger; $81 atBeechmont Avenue, Feb. 10.Gym shoes taken from GabrielBrothers; $70 at BeechmontAvenue, Feb. 8.Laptop taken; $300 at 1190 KingLouis #904, Feb. 9.A lighter was taken from vehicleat Mt. Washington Care Centerat Beechmont Avenue, Feb. 11.VandalismEggs thrown at vehicle at areaof Eight Mile at Rio Vista, Feb.8.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsDavid Kestler, born 1971, pos-session of drug paraphernalia,state law violations, 4425Eastern Ave., Feb. 8.Fredrick B. Gilliam, born 1976,disorderly conduct, state lawviolations, 4425 Eastern Ave.,Feb. 8.Rakeem H. Denton, born 1989,drug abuse, misdemeanor drugpossession, 2261Oxford Ave.,Feb. 12.Larry J. Mynhier, born 1946,receiving stolen property, theftunder $300, 2038 BeechmontAve., Feb. 13.Nikki Lee, born 1982, receivingstolen property, theft under$300, 2038 Beechmont Ave.,Feb. 13.Jonathan Hinkle, born 1984,

possession of drug parapherna-lia, trafficking, 2249 BeechmontAve., Feb. 14.Gregory Marsh, born 1979,trafficking, 1713 Mears Ave.,Feb. 15.Gregory Marsh, born 1979,trafficking, 2222 Salvador St.,Feb. 15.Melanie Barger, born 1980,burglary, 6285 Crestview Place,Feb. 15.Thomas Burton, born 1989,forgery, 6333 Beechmont Ave.,Feb. 17.

Incidents/reportsAssault3750 Kenilworth Place, Feb. 8.5615 Beechmont Ave., Feb. 8.Breaking and entering530 Delta Ave., Feb. 13.6033 Glade Ave., Feb. 8.6045 Glade Ave., Feb. 10.Burglary2126 Ronaldson Ave., Feb. 13.2345 Beechmont Ave., Feb. 10.6217 Roxbury St., Feb. 9.6347 Beechmont Ave., Feb. 11.Criminaldamaging/endangering4339 Eastern Ave., Feb. 10.Taking the identity ofanother1255 Ayershire Ave., Feb. 9.Theft2038 Beechmont Ave., Feb. 13.6117 Campus Lane, Feb. 9.

NEWTOWNArrests/citationsTamara Morton, 24, 4593 Sum-merside Road, bench warrant,Feb. 7.Larry Britt, 25, 710 Center St.,bench warrant, Feb. 7.Kyle May, 29, 7461 Park Ave.,bench warrant, Feb. 7.Jeffrey Richmond, 31, 2517Teuton Court, bench warrant,Feb. 7.Christopher Wilson, 41, 4269Long Lake Drive, bench war-rant, Feb. 8.Brian Weber, 23, 3334 GeroldDrive, bench warrant, Feb. 10.

Incidents/investigationsNewtown police recieved noreports of incidents and con-ducted no investigations.

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MT. LOOKOUT — Whilethe city of Cincinnati’snew parking lease pro-posal is more palatablethan previous iterationsof the plan, local busi-ness owners and resi-dents still haveconcerns.

City Manager MiltonDohoney presented hisproposal Feb. 19, whichincludes partnering with

the Port of Greater Cin-cinnati Development Au-thority on a 30-yearlease. It would bring in$92 million initially —with almost half going toplug budget deficits in2014 and 2015 — plus an-other $3million annually.

The lease plan alsocomes with rate in-creases and longer en-forcement hours at me-ters, noneofwhichwouldhappen, Dohoney said,before technology up-grades are complete.

Neighborhood park-ingmeter rates would in-crease from 50 cents perhour to 75 cents perhours, and meters wouldbe in effect from7a.m. to9 p.m.

Those extended hourswould be “terrible forsmall businesses,” saidKim Rice, who ownsKeepsake Photographyand is president of theMt.LookoutSquareBusi-ness Association.

“Raising rates by aquarter is something Icould live with, but it’sonly the beginning,”Ricesaid. “The city, for ashort-term fix, is reallyputting a strain on smallbusinesses.”

Mt. Lookout Commu-

nity Council PresidentJohn Brannock saidwhile the initial parkingrate increases are not asbad as expected, he’sworried that the extend-ed hours would be detri-mental to neighborhoodbusiness districts withrestaurants like Mt.Lookout, Hyde Park andOakley.

Parking metersaround Mt. Lookoutsquare are currently en-forced until 6 p.m., but

extending the hoursmeans that patronsmight have to pay $2 ormore to park near therestaurants. Brannocksaid he’s concerned thatwould make more peoplelikely to head to neigh-boring communities likeMariemont or Norwoodfor dinner where theycan park for free.

“It looks like they didlisten to the citizens on alot of the things we werecomplaining about,”Brannock said of the newparking lease plan.

“It’s a good start, butthere is a longway to go.”

His biggest concern,though, is that the citymanager’s office hasmapped out spending forthe bulk of the $92 mil-lion cash infusion fromthe parking lease plan.

“They’re doing noth-ing to actively close (thebudget gap), and twoyears from now we’ll bein the exact same posi-tion,” Brannock said.

City CouncilmembersWendell Young, YvetteSimpson, Laure Quinli-van and Charlie Win-burn, as well as mayoralcandidate John Cranley,spoke about the parkingproposal at the Mt. Look-out Community Councilmeeting.

Simpson said at themeeting Cincinnati has a$21 million operatingdeficit to confront, andcity officials have to bewilling tomake tough de-cisions and investmentsfor the city to grow.

Mt. Lookout residentBruce Holtgren saidhearing from city andcommunity leadershelped him understandthe challenges surround-ing the budget deficitand parking lease pro-posal.

While he likes the ideaof the city retaining con-trol of parking, Holtgrensaid there is not a simplesolution to this compli-cated and emotional is-sue.

All options – cuttingpublic safety or othercity jobs, parking leasesor fees for services –should be on the table, hesaid.

Jane Prendergastcontributed to this story.

New parking planis still a concern

Part of the city of Cincinnati’s parking lease plan includestechnology upgrades to meters, which include the abilityto accept credit cards. FILE PHOTO

WHEREWILL MONEY GO?Cincinnati’s proposed lease of parking meters and ga-

rages would bring in $92 million up front. Here’s how cityofficials are planning to spend the money:» $25.8 million to projected 2014 deficit and $20.9 million

to projected 2015 deficit.» $20 million for Martin Luther King Jr. Drive interchange

off Interstate 71.» $12 million to convert Tower Place into parking, help

start residential high-rise with grocery.» $6.3 million to city reserves.» $4 million to Smale Riverfront Park.» $3 million for new bike trail through Evanston, Hyde

Park, Mt. Lookout and Oakley.

Brannock Rice

By Lisa [email protected]

Cincinnati City Councilwoman Yvette Simpson talks withresidents after the Mt. Lookout Community Councilmeeting Feb. 18. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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