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Deer Park’s March 27 citycouncil meeting was called toorder at 7 p.m., but not by coun-cil President Joseph Comer, andnot in the Deer Park MunicipalBuilding.

Teacher honoredKenwood resident Rosemarie

Sansalone Alway received theRobert I. Goldman Award forExcellence in Holocaust Educa-tion from the Jewish Foundationfor the Righteous.

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Senior momentsApril proms bring May gradu-

ations, bring a lifetime of memo-ries.

What do you remember ofyour high school prom, afterprom and graduation?

Maybe it was the fancy dressyou talked your parents intospending way too much moneyon, or maybe you made yourown dress. Did you and yourdate have a fancy meal, or hitthe McDonald's drive-through?And was that really you withthat big hair? How late did youstay out?

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Surprise partyIn true form for a birthday

celebration, the city of Deer Parkwas sung a song in its honor.

During the Deer Park CityCouncil meeting April 9 severalDeer Park High School Show-choir members were “intro-duced” by school Board Presi-dent Donna Farrell, surprisingthose in attendance with animpromptu Stevie Wonder re-write celebrating the city.

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Since Feb. 1 of this year, Syc-amore Township has been em-broiled in debate over the re-quest for proposals to potential-ly outsource fire and EMS ser-vices. The request for proposalresulted from a fire budget theexceeded the funds generatedby the fire levy and fundinglosses from the state.

Board of Trustees PresidentTom Weidman said that “as anelected official, to make thiswork doesn’t include assessinglevies on taxpayers every timewe need money.” All proposalswere originally due to the town-ship by Feb. 29 at 1 p.m.

At the Feb. 2 Board of Trust-ees meeting, dozens of residentsand firefighters attended to

share their dismay with the de-cision to issue a request for pro-posal without the knowledge ofthe firefighters or residents.

The board responded, clari-fying that the request for pro-posal is not a move to privatizethe fire department, but to col-lect all information before mak-ing any major cuts to the depart-ment. Weidman also said if aproposal is accepted the compa-ny or department is required tointerview all Sycamore fire de-partment staff members.

The weekend before the Feb.16 meeting, some Sycamore res-idents received a flier from anunknown source, explainingthat their safety is in jeopardyand several other statementsthe Board of Trustees refuted.

Trustee Cliff Bishop read thetownship’s response, which in-cluded a statement saying theflier was from the union. With noproof, the claim that the unionwrote the flier was officially re-

scinded. The deadline for the re-quest for proposal was also ex-tended at the meeting to March21.

Between the Feb. 16 andMarch 1 meetings, the fire de-partment filed for the Staffingfor Adequate Fire and Emergen-cy Response, or SAFER, grant.Sponsored through the FederalEmergency Management Agen-cy, the township could receivefunding for four part-time posi-tions to supplement a full-timeposition for a shift.

Fire Chief William Jettersaid he did not know if the town-ship would get the grant, but itwas filed in the hope that itwould be accepted.

The March 1 trustees’ meet-ing brought forward somevoices from the other side.Those who spoke about the re-quest for proposal as an optionto consider raised concerns

Sycamore Township Board of Trustees issued a request for proposal to consider contracting its fire andEMS services. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY P

Township looks toother fire optionsContentious issueremains unsettledBy Leah Fightmasterlfightmaster@communitypress.com

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Whether they are working atthe car wash or just working fora living, Deer Park’s Parkers va-riety show cast and crew havebeen taking care of business forthis year’s upcoming show.

This year’s Parkers show re-volves around the work day, a 9-to-5 routine many working peo-ple experience each day. Begin-ning with waking up and continu-ing through a work day until the 5p.m. hour, songs associated withwork are weaved throughoutDeer Park’s traditional varietyshow, said Elizabeth Hanson, aParkers director and choral di-rector at Deer Park High School.

Hanson said various careers

and occupations are representedin the acts, including chefs, con-struction workers and meteorol-ogists, in which students embodywhat the daily work day forsomeone in that occupationmight experience, but with sing-ing and dancing.

Each of Deer Park HighSchool’s three choruses is in atleast one act, and the show fea-tures boys’ and girls’ kicklines,jazz dance, swing dance and col-or guard, all with live musicfrom the high school band. Stu-dents auditioned for dance and

vocal solos and duets, including agirls’ duet dancing to “Proud Ma-ry,” Hanson said.

While the actors have beenworking hard to perfect theshow, they have also workedhard mastering the portrayal ofa particular occupation. Hansonsaid it allows the students to goalong with what a parent, aunt,uncle or other family membermight do on a daily basis.

She added that some actorscould even be portraying cur-rent part-time jobs they alreadyhold, or what they will attend col-lege or a vocational school forsoon.

“They’re the next generationof career people,” she said.

Parkers will have three per-formances, April 20 at 8 p.m. andApril 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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

Show’s cast works its way to openingDeer Park varietyshow April 20-21By Leah Fightmasterlfightmaster@communitypress.com

Students perform ”The Partridge Family” opening song during a 1970stelevision montage in Parkers 2009 at Deer Park High School. FILE PHOTO

MADEIRA — Despite fears thatcuts in state funding might re-duce Madeira’s road program tospot repairs, lower-than-expect-ed bids allowed the city to awarda contract to repave at least sixstreets.

Madeira City Council award-ed a $411,000 contract April 9 toJ.K. Meurer of Miami Townshipfor the 2012 street repair pro-gram.

Streets to be repaved are:» Apache Circle» Minnewaukan Drive» Navaho Trail» Laurel Avenue from Miami

Avenue to Mayfield Avenue» Mayfield Avenue» Southside DriveThe first three streets last

were paved in 1988; the last threestreets last were paved in 1993.

“($411,000) is less than wespend in a typical year; we budget$500,000 for street repairs eachyear,” said Madeira City Man-ager Tom Moeller.

“The amount is actually lessbecause the bids were excellent;our engineer estimated the costof the work at $535,000.

“As a result we may add anoth-er street to the contract,” Moellersaid.

An additional street has yet tobe chosen.

The re-paving work probablywill begin in late May.

“All of the work includes com-plete re-paving,” Moeller said.

“No spot work is scheduled atthis time.”

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

Get regular Madeira updates bysigning up for our email newsletter.Visit Cincinnati.com/Madeira.

Lowerbids aregoodnewsMadeira will be ableto repave six streetsBy Jeanne Houckjhouck@communitypress.com

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about their taxes being in-creased.

The firefighters’ unionsubmitted a proposal ofcuts for the township toconsider. The proposal,which brought the budgetdown to $3.9 million, was

still about $600,000 abovethe necessary $3.3 million.Following a press confer-ence the union called theday of the deadline the pro-posal was rejected by theBoard of Trustees.

Weidman said that whilethe township could in-crease EMS billing there’sno guarantee insurancecompanies would pay anymore toward the cost. He

added that it is not certainanyone would buy the firetrucks and at that suggest-ed price.

At the March 15 meet-ing, Sycamore Townshipresident Tina said she andher husband, both of whomhad spoken at previousmeetings, received an un-signed letter, which she de-scribed as “intimidating.”She added that when the

trustees receive proposals,she hopes residents in thetownship will be includedin the process.

Weidman agreed, andsaid that copies of all pro-posals will be posted on thetownship’s website within24 hours of the March 21deadline. The proposalsare still on the website.

The March 21 deadlinebrought in four proposals.

Two were for fire and EMSservices, one for EMS ser-vices only and the fourthfor staffing only.

At the April 4 Board ofTrustees meeting, theboard rejected all four pro-posals and closed the re-quest for proposal process.Residents were pleasedwith the decision.

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Democratic candidateswill gather this month tohelp launch their 2012 elec-tion campaigns as they"meet and greet" localDemocrats and Indepen-dents at Madeira City Hall,7141 Miami Road.

The candidates, someofficeholders seeking re-election, will participate inthe 7 p.m. Thursday, April26, meeting sponsored bythe Madeira DemocraticWard Club, meeting localvoters and offering briefremarks about their candi-dacies. Eight other Demo-cratic candidates are to ap-pear at a later date.

U.S. Sen. SherrodBrown will be representedat the meeting. Brown isrunning against Republi-can Ohio Treasurer JoshMandell.

Another Democrat in aclosely watched race, OhioState Rep. Connie Pillich,expects to speak at themeeting.

Pillich, from Montgo-mery, is serving her secondterm as state legislator forDistrict 28.

Other candidates ex-pected to participate in-clude:

» Jim Neil is seeking theseat left open by longtimeHamilton County SheriffSimon Leis's decision not toseek reelection.

» Wayne Coates hopes towin re-election as countyrecorder.

» Dr. Lakshmi KodeSammarco, who Democrat-ic leaders appointed coro-ner in February after thedeath of predecessor Dr.Anant Bhati, hopes to re-tain the position in the No-vember election.

» Janaya Trotter haschallenged Hamilton Coun-ty Prosecutor Joe Deters.

» Jeff Cramerding is theDemocratic candidate forcounty treasurer, whilePam Thomas is seekingelection as clerk of courts.

Democratic candidatesto speak in Madeira

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In true form for a birth-day celebration, the city ofDeer Park was sung a songin its honor.

During the Deer ParkCity Council meeting April9 several Deer Park HighSchool Showchoir mem-bers were “introduced” byschool Board PresidentDonna Farrell, surprisingthose in attendance with animpromptu Stevie Wonderrewrite celebrating thecity.

Students participatingin the flashmob shot offconfetti poppers anddonned party hats, singingtheir celebration for DeerPark. Senior Anna Baileysaid the group ended uphaving fewer people thanplanned and rehearsedthree times before themeeting.

“We were freaking outbefore the meeting,” shesaid. “… They put us in thebeginning so we weren’tfreaking out the wholetime. But I would do itagain.”

Although student gov-ernment night was on the

official birthday for DeerPark, Monday’s awardsceremony was set for April9 because it was the 100th

day of the 100th year.Nearly 20 families re-

ceived an award for livingin Deer Park longest, in-cluding Betty Poole, whosefamily has been in DeerPark for 105 years. One ofDeer Park’s youngestmembers, Cole Bryant Kel-ly, was born on Feb. 1, 2012,and won the award for firstbaby born in Deer Park.

A last-minute winner,Brody Cooper, was an-nounced as the actual firstbaby, and both were held upby proud parents. Kelly’smother, Katie, said shethought it was good to cele-brate together.

“It’s very nice to see thecommunity come togetherto celebrate our 100 years,”she said.

Gwen Keith, secondplacewinnerforoldestper-son living in Deer Park,brought a group of her Am-ber Park neighbors to re-ceive her award. A concertpianist, speaker of four lan-guages and weaver of herown clothing on a loom,Keith performed “How

Great Thou Art” for every-one in attendance, endingher performance with aclassic concert curtsy.

Deer Park City Councilawarded a special award toone of Deer Park’s mostwell-known natives, radiopersonality Bill Cunning-ham. Known for frequentlyannouncing on air that hehails from Deer Park, Cun-ningham received a key tothe city Monday, for givingthe city plenty of press,Councilman Chris Hedgersaid.

“I may have left DeerPark, but Deer Park hasn’tleft me, and I want my lifeto end back here in DeerPark,” he said as he re-ceived his award.

Dozens of awards weregiven to various familiesand individuals, and Hedg-er said that she might haveleft out a few families be-cause of her lost notes.

She added that she hadplenty of awards, becauseDeer Park’s “foundation isour people.”

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Sycamore TownshipParks and Recreation Di-rector Mike McKeown saidthat while township offi-cials believe having nu-merous games on the fieldsat Schuler Park, 11532Deerfield Road, would bebeneficial, wear and tearon the field is becoming an

issue.The township and

Moeller High School,which uses the park for itshome baseball games,could agree to split the costwith the township of alter-ing the field.

Sod removal would benecessary, but so would re-routing the irrigation onthe field, regrading thefield at the end of the sea-

son and buying a piece ofequipment that will allowthem to maintain the dirtaround the diamond.

McKeown said he hasreceived estimates rang-ing from $7,000 to $20,000for the project. He addedthat not all of the necessarytasks are included in the$7,000 price, but the$20,000 amount was all-in-clusive.

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Madeira High SchoolWinter Guard earned sil-ver medals at the Tri-StateCircuit Winter GuardChampionships March 31,placing second out of 14squads in their class. Dur-ing the season, Madeiracompeted against guardsfrom Ohio, Indiana andKentucky.

Winter Guard combinesflags and rifle work indance routines set to re-corded music. Madeira’sshow this year was a trib-ute to 9/11/2001, called “TheSound of Silence.”

Madeira’s winter guardmembers practice eight to10 hours per week, startingsoon after marching bandseason ends in the fall.Most members are alsopart of the color guard, per-forming with Madeira’sMarching Mustangs at

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Winter Guard’s compet-itive season runs from Jan-uary through March.

Under the direction ofcoaches Kaitlin Bowlin andVicky Borchert, the girlsworked hard to perfecttheir routine, incorporat-

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HYDE PARK — Rose-marie Sansalone Alway, amiddle school languagearts teacher at The Sum-mit Country Day School,received the Robert I.Goldman Award for Ex-cellence in Holocaust Edu-cation from the JewishFoundation for the Righ-teous (JFR).

The award was pre-sented at the Waldorf As-toria in New York City.

Alway, who received astanding ovation at theceremony, said the experi-ence was a memory of alifetime. "It was such abeautiful setting for sucha powerful event," shesaid. "One of my heroes,Roman Kent, a Polish Jewwho survived Auschwitz,presented my award."

Alway, of Kenwood,was selected from morethan 400 of JFR's LernerFellows across the UnitedStates, Canada, Poland,Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania,and South Africa.

Only one educator re-ceives the award eachyear. The award was es-tablished in 1998 as a trib-ute to the late Robert I.Goldman, a foundingmember of the JewishFoundation for the Righ-teous who was committedto Holocaust education.

"Character Educationis one of The Summit's sig-nature programs and Mrs.Alway incorporates it intoher Language Arts class-room," said Middle SchoolDirector Mike Johnson.

"She is teaching her stu-dents how to be good writ-ers and how to compre-hend what they've read;however, she is also teach-ing the lessons of the Holo-caust. She challenges herstudents to recognize thedignity of each person, torespect all of life, and torealize the dangers of in-difference."

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Rosemarie Sansalone Alway, right, stands with theJewish Foundation for the Righteous Executive VicePresident, Stanlee J. Stahl, at the Jewish Foundation forthe Righteous awards ceremony at the Waldorf Astoriain New York City. THANKS TO NANCY BERLIER

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MADEIRA — After a sluggishstart in the preseason, the Divi-sion III state runner-up MadeiraMustangs switched up their in-field and got out to a 6-0 start.

Since then, competitiveleague play and a decent non-conference schedule hasbrought them down to earth, butthe overall results show prom-ise.

The missing link has been atcatcher where Cody Kuzniczciwas a reliable backstop withleague-leading power. With Co-dy moving to Northern Ken-tucky University’s baseball pro-gram, it became obvious that thecog of the team was behind homeplate.

“We put a new catcher in,Timmy James, and became a lit-tle more solid defensively withthose guys,” coach Jack Kuz-niczci said. “He (James) was atthird last year. We moved MattBallweg from second to third,Johnny Wood from first to sec-ond and we put Kyle Williamson

in the starting lineup at firstbase.”

Junior Zach Jansen remainsat shortstop with senior Joe Bod-nar in left, junior Andrew Benin-tendi in center and sophomoreJosh Lowndes in right. JuniorNate Bulman takes over an out-field spot when Benintendipitches.

On the hill, several Mustangshave filled the bill besides Be-nintendi.

“Zach Jansen pitches a littlebit,” Kuzniczci said. “SeniorGriffin Tate has led our team ininnings pitched and done prettywell - he’s actually kind of been asavior for us. Timmy James haspitched. Matt Ballweg haspitched. We’ve had a lot of peo-ple pitch.”

Some of Madeira’s core play-ers were only sophomores dur-ing last season’s state run. Theirexperience helps, but they’vebeen aided by some new contrib-utors, including junior DanielJacobs at designated hitter.

“He’s been a real nice addi-tion,” Kuzniczci said. “He’s gotdouble-digit RBIs, so he’s done agood job batting in the five-holefor us.”

Not surprisingly, cousinsZach Jansen and Andrew Benin-

Madeira’s Zach Jansen is congratulated by teammates after hittinga grand-slam homer to center field against Indian Hill in the fourthinning April 13. The Mustangs went on to sting the Braves 26-2 infive innings. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Changes,competitive playbuoy boysBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

Madeira’s Andrew Benintendi hits a grand slam homer to center fieldagainst Indian Hill in the first inning. They run-ruled the Braves 26-2after five innings April 13. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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INDIAN HILL — Playing in thecompetitive Cincinnati HillsLeague, Indian Hill was hopingfor its first winning season since2007. To reach that goal, theBraves are going to have to re-bound from a sluggish start.

“It’s been a little bit rough,”coach Cody Conway said. “We’veplayed some games where thingsjust haven’t bounced our way.Most games, we’ve kind of beatenourselves with walks and errorsand key base-running mistakes.”

Most of the Braves’ losseshave been two runs or less. One ofthe reasons could be the new high

school standard bats, which areconsiderably less lively thantheir predecessors.

Another reason could be a lackof veteran pitching, a common di-lemma at a lot of schools.

“Things have definitelychanged with the new bats, but atthe same time, you’ve got tothrow strikes,” Conway said.“When you throw strikes, you’vegot to have people behind youthat are going to field the ball.When you have a pitcher that cancome in and shut people down, itmakes things that much easier.”

In Conway’s mind, the missingingredient is confidence. Likemany athletic contests, key playsare made from the neck up.

“We need to be a little moreconfident in the field and be con-fident in our catchers when theycall the right pitches instead ofoverthrowing and getting intohitter’s counts and having tocome in with a fastball that getsyou in trouble,” Conway said. “Ifyou’re looking for one pitch inone zone and you get it, they’reusually going to hit it prettyhard.”

Several players are hitting theball hard, including senior WillSchrenhofer who’s been amongthe league hitting leaders and isone of a handful of Braves whohave poked a home run.

“He’s not trying to kill the balland I think that’s the key,” Con-

way said. “He’s going up with agood approach, squaring balls upand hitting them solid. Right now,they’re finding green space.Hopefully, that keeps up.”

Junior Nick Pai is the IndianHill table setter as a left-handedlead-off shortstop. With a fewbreaks, Pai’s average could bewell above .500.

Last year’s leading Indian Hillhitter, Blake Calvin, is hitting be-low last year’s numbers but hasplenty of time to rectify the situa-tion.

“Blake is coming around,”Conway said. “He’s starting toshorten up his swing and get back

Braves trying to battle backBy Scott Springersspringer@communitypress.com

Ohbaseball0414 Sports FridayApril 13, 2012: Indian Hills startingpitcher Will Schreckenhofer (15)throws a pitch against Madeira inthe first inning. Indian Hills Schoolbattles Madeira High School in abaseball game at Indian Hills HighSchool Friday April 13, 2012 inIndian Hills. Madeira won 26 to 2over Indian Hills after 5th inning.The Enquirer/ Joseph Fuqua II THE

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Baseball» Moeller beat Strongsville

6-5 April 7. Brian Burkhart gotthe win and Ryan LeFevers was2-4 with two runs batted in.

On April 9, Moeller beat McNi-cholas 5-1 and Grosse PointeSouth (Michigan) 11-1.

On April 11, Moeller beat Lo-ganville (Georgia) 13-2. Burkhartstruck out eight and senior BradMacciocchi homered and drovein four runs.

» Madeira took a doublehead-er from Fayetteville April 7,15-10and12-1. Junior Tucker Larsh wasthe winner in the first game withjunior Daniel Jacobs going 3-3. Inthe second, junior Nate Bulmanwon with junior Andrew Benin-tendi going 3-4 with a home runand six runs batted in.

On April 9, Madeira run-ruledMariemont 15-4 in five innings.Daniel Jacobs was 3-3 with ahome run and four runs batted in.Madeira beat Western Hills 11-3on April12. Kyle Williamson won.

On April 13, cousins Beninten-di and Zach Jansen combined todrive in 16 runs as the Mustangsrun-ruled Indian Hill 26-2 in fiveinnings. Benintendi had a grandslam and drove in six, while Jan-sen had a three-run homer, agrand slam and drove in 10 on theday.

Softball» Madeira blanked Marie-

mont 13-0 on April 9. SophomoreClare Gordon got the shutout,striking out eight. Senior LeahKirby drove in four runs. Theystruck again on April 10, beatingPurcell Marian 7-5 as Gordonstruck out 10. Zoe Evans, AbbySeaman and Brooke Naylor eachdrove in two runs. On April 11,Madeira beat Mariemont 13-1with Kuzniczci and Naylor drivein two runs each.

» Indian Hill beat Wyoming6-1 April 11 as sophomore AllyHermes got the win. On April 12,Johanna Wagner won as they beatCCD in six innings,11-1. The LadyBraves beat Madeira 3-0 April13.Ally Hermes got the win anddrove in two runs.

» Deer Park beat Mariemont19-0 in five innings April13. Soph-omore Sara Kramer got the win.Freshman Lacey Chadwell had ahome run.

Tennis» Madeira beat New Rich-

mond 4-1 April 9. Juniors JohnMuenz, James O’Connor andLuke Abner had singles wins.

The Mustangs beat Colerain4-1 on April 11 with Muenz andRichard Herndon recording sin-gles wins.

» Indian Hill beat Anderson3-2 on April 10. Will Jaroszewicz

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tendi are among the leagueleaders in hitting.

“Zach’s been killing theball, he’s hitting the ball asgood as about anyonewe’ve ever had here,” Kuz-niczci said. “Benny (Benin-tendi) has come along andhit the ball well and hit withpower this year too. He’sgot five home runs already(as of April 12). He’s a lotstronger than he was lastyear.”

Benintendi verbally

committed to the Univer-sity of Arkansas in the fall.

Helping Madeira’s sta-tistics this season is themeteorological fact of lessrain this spring. Most ofApril 2011 was spent look-ing for umbrellas and rain-coats.

“We had just one non-conference game lastyear,” Kuzniczci said. “Allof the league games gotpushed back. One game gotrained out five times.”

With the added gamesand the gelling of thisyear’s talent, Kuzniczcihopes for another postsea-son run. However, the 2012

CHL has proved unpredict-able.

“I think a lot of peopleare surprised with Wyo-ming - I’m not,” he said.“They had a couple youngpitchers. Mariemont andReading are both good.”

The Mustangs are alsofinding out the downside ofpostseason success as theproverbial “target” hasbeen placed firmly on theirjerseys at every stop.

“When people beat us,it’s a pretty big celebra-tion,” Kuzniczci admitted.“Every game we’ve lost,except for Homestead (In-diana), has been that way.

Bethel (Tate) charged themound when they beat usand Reading was pretty ex-cited too.”

Losses or not, Madeirastill offers up a consider-able amount of talent andcould be primed for anoth-er late season surge.

“We felt like we gave ev-eryone a chance to provethemselves,” Kuzniczcisaid. “Some kids have lostsome time and some kidshave gained some time.We’re a little more solid be-cause we have a little bet-ter idea of what we’ve gotnow.”

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won in singles, with SaahilDesai and Trevor Cohenand Ian Mandybur andHenry Kramer taking dou-bles matches. The Bravesshutout Finneytown 5-0April 13. Singles wins wereby Aloke Desai, RJ Joshiand Will Jaroszewicz.

Boys lacrosse» Moeller beat Loveland

12-5 on April 11.» Indian Hill beat St. Xa-

vier in triple overtime 10-9April 13. Ian McKay foundthe net six times.

Girls lacrosse» Indian Hill beat Mer-

cy 16-9 April 10. EmmaGoold found the net sixtimes. On April 12, Gooldscored three times as didKarson Meurer as IndianHill beat Loveland 15-7. In-dian Hill beat Lebanon 10-5as Nicole Gibson scoredthree goals.

Boys track» Deer Park sophomore

Cory Harmon won the dis-cus at the Madeira Invita-tional April 11 with a throwof 149’4”.

Girls track» At the Madeira Invita-

tional April 11, Madeira’sJenna Luthman won the400 meter dash in 1:02.41and Alyssa Frye took thehigh jump at 5’2”.

» Indian Hill was third

at the Madeira InvitationalApril 11. Adrian Hortonwon the 3200 meters andthey took the 4x200 relay.

» Deer Park junior JamiBerling won the 100 hur-dles at the Madeira Invita-tional April 11 in 17.44.

Volleyball» Moeller beat Elder

April 12, 25-20, 25-19, 21-25,25-17.

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Courage comes in allshapes, sizes, and circum-stances.

For those in the St. Ger-trude Bulldogs FootballProgram, a shining exam-ple of courage was present-ed through a special youngman and his family whofaced a rare cancer withrare conviction and cour-age that inspired coachesand players alike.

Nicholas Holden, a fifth-grade student at St Ger-trude School, did just thatand more.

That is a key reason whyhe earned the “CourageAward” for overcoming ad-versity at the recently held“Annual SportsLeaderAwards Ceremony” atMoeller High School.

In October 2010, TracyHolden, Nick’s mom, wasdiagnosed with “multiplemyeloma,” a rare form ofblood cancer that does notusually afflict 40-year oldCaucasian women.

This would be just one ofmany distinctive traits thatthe Holden's friends andfamily would come to learnof them over the next 13months as Tracy battledthis aggressive disease.Her positive attitude cer-tainly influenced Nick andwill remain with him eventhough Tracy lost her fightin November.

Brian Redden, a familyfriend and Nick’s football

coach for two seasons, re-calls Tracy’s fighting spiritthat became Nick’s hall-mark quality.

“I vividly remember sit-ting on thecouch in herliving roomin Milfordduring afriends andfamilycook-out over Me-morial DayWeekend in2011 when

she, then all of 90 pounds,told me how hard she wasgoing to fight to get betterand how much she waslooking forward to watch-ing her son play football forour Reserve Football teamand her daughter, Grace,cheer for that same team.”

Tracy and her husbandKeith had always beengreat supporters and vol-unteers and she hated thatshe couldn't do more lastyear.

Brian recalled his timewith Nick on his team. “Ihad the privilege of coach-ing Nicholas that season.Nicholas wasn't the small-est boy on our team, but hewas close. He was also oneof the most fearless, tough-est, hard-nosed competi-tors we had on our roster of27 young men. Not only didNicholas never back downfrom making a block or atackle against a bigger op-ponent in a drill or a game,he also played with a loveand understanding of thegame that you rarely see

from boys in his age group.On top of that, he was one ofour most vocal leaders - let-ting teammates know whenthey did things right, tak-ing care of team mateswhen they were down,leading us in prayer, andpraying for his mother andanother parent who wasbattling cancer too.”

It could have been easyfor Nicholas to take a breakfrom practice while hismother was in the hospitalgetting her bone marrowtransplant for the betterpart of two months.

He is a quiet leader whopushed those around him tobe better coaches and play-ers, to do better on and offthe field, to pray for lovedones and their challengeswhile putting ourselvessecond or third. Reddenadded, “He is a hero ofmine and I believe is a mod-el of the Courage thatSportsLeader seeks to haveour young people exhibit.”

The St. Gertrude Athlet-ic Boosters, one of over 50ministries of the Parish,adopted the SportsLeaderVirtues program duringthe summer 2011.

In 2011-2012, the VirtuesProgram focused on thecore virtues of Charity, Hu-mility, and Courage – pro-viding growth opportuni-ties to the hundreds of ath-letes in the St. Gertrudeprogram and to their fam-ilies.

To learn more about StGertrude School, go towww.stgertrudesch.org.

St. Gertrude boyhonored for courageMom had rareform of cancer

Holden

The Cincinnati UnitedPremier U15 boys Goldteam has been crownedU.S. Youth Soccer Nation-al League champions fortheir play during the 2011-2012 season. The team,coached by Terry Nicholl,clinched the title in LasVegas with wins over StLouis Scott Gallagher(MO) and Albion SC (CA-S).

With the league title,the boys claim an auto-matic birth to the USYSNational Championships

in South Carolina in July.“This a tremendous

achievement by thissquad,” said CUP BoysDirector of Coaching,John McGinlay. “This isthe first CUP team to winthis prestigious leagueand also the first team toadvance to the NationalChampionships under theCincinnati United SoccerClub banner. They haveearned it and now can fo-cus on their spring play toprepare them for SouthCarolina in July.”

The USYS NationalLeague brings togetherthe top U15-U18 boys andgirls teams in the coun-try. Cincinnati UnitedSoccer Club has the mostteams in the league withthree boys teams and onegirls team.

The club would like tocongratulate the boys,coach Terry Nicholl andBoys DOC John McGin-lay, and previous coachesincluding Wes Schulteand Mike Duncan, forwinning the league title.

The Cincinnati United/CUP U15 boys win the US Youth Soccer National League March25 in Las Vegas, Nev. and will advance to the USYS National Championships in July.Players are Lucas Andrew, Alex Besl, Charlie Byers of Sycamore Township, PeterCinibulk, Will Cohen of Indian Hill, Brady Daulton, Luke Deimer of Indian Hill, DrewEagan, Mohamed Elmardi, Nathan Gibson of Kenwood, J.J. Iroh, David Jefferies,Christian Lytle, Dan Schleitweiler, Luke Thomas, Kule Treadway, Brandin Ward andLogan Wiedmann. THANKS TO BOBBY PUPPIONE

CUP to play national game

LEAGUE CHAMPS

Madeira boys sophomore recreational basketball team won the Cincinnati YouthBasketball League Championship. They beat Terrace Park (41-19) March 4 at MasonCommunity Center to win the title. They were coached by Ron Manzi and had anoverall record of 12-2. In back are Patrick Lewis, Alex Schweppe, Sam Shelander, coachRon Manzi and Luke Greater. In front are George Gilson, Jack Bell and Preston Kahn.THANKS TO LAUREN FORMAN

to where he was lastyear. I’m confident thatonce he catches firethat’ll really help thelineup for sure. He runsthe bases well and is agood presence.”

As Indian Hill hopesfor a second half run,they play at MariemontApril 18 and then hostthe Warriors April 20.

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Although many Cincinnatiansare enjoying the early springweather, it is unfortunatelycausing problems for those of uswho suffer from allergies. TheSouthwest Ohio Air QualityAgency monitors the levels ofairborne allergens daily andshares the information on ourwebsite SouthwestOhioAir.org

Allergy season begins thistime of year because of all theblooming plant life. Pollensdiffer throughout the country,but in the Southwest Ohio re-

gion, winds spread pollen frommany types of plants starting asearly as February and continu-ing into October.

Unusually warm weatherconditions have caused trees topollinate at higher levels than iscommon for this time of year.Some of the most prevalentsources of allergens in abun-dance right now are plants likeoak, cedar, maple and elm trees.

Ragweed is another signifi-cant source of pollen thatblooms from August until the

first week ofOctober. Rag-weed producesan alarmingamount of pol-len duringthese months,often cripplingthe noses andeyes of peoplesuffering fromallergies.

Because somany people suffer from sea-sonal allergies, we analyze inun-

dating pollen and mold samplesand report the results on ourwebsite every business dayfrom February through Novem-ber. This is a good resource forallergy-sufferers to use whenplanning any outdoor activitiesduring allergy season.

Living with allergies can bemiserable, so when pollen andmold counts are high, here aresome things you can do to helpyour allergies:

» Avoid areas with freshlycut grass and lawn care activ-

ities.» Minimize outdoor activity

between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.» Close windows and use air

conditioning.» Contact an allergist or

doctor for medical advice.To learn more about pollen

and mold counts visit South-westOhioAir.org or call 946-7753.

Maria Butauski is a public relationsintern with Southwest Ohio AirQuality Agency.

Spring has sprung into seasonal allergies

MariaButauskiCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The American Council ofthe Blind of Ohio, GreaterCincinnati Chapter, will par-ticipate in the Flying PigMarathon for the third time in2012.

We started with 12 partici-pants in 2010, had 18 in 2011,and now will have 40 in 2012.We will be walking the 5K,10K, or half marathon, withour sighted guides and raisingfunds for our non profit or-ganization as will over 100other non profit organizationsparticipating in the Flying PigMarathon. All sponsorshipdonations go directly andcompletely to ACBOGCC as isthe case with any participat-ing organization. If you wantto sponsor us Flying Pig walk-ers, please send donations toJoyce Asher, 620 RidgestoneDrive, Cincinnati, OH 45255.Make checks payable to AC-BOGCC and indicate that thecheck is for a Flying Pig Mar-athon donation.

The mission of ACBOGCCis to improve the quality andequality of life for people who

are blind orvisually im-paired in theGreaterCincinnatiarea. Wecarry out ourmission bypromotingequal accessto employ-ment, trans-portation,

cultural events and to allaspects of life for people whoare blind or visually im-paired. For example, a fewyears ago, we worked withTim Perrino at the CovedaleTheater to establish audiodescribed plays. Also, ourACB Walkers group is justone of our many other activ-ities that give people who areblind or visually impaired theopportunity to improve ourlives by walking with guideson a regular basis for fun,fitness, and friendship. If youwant to join the ACB Walkersgroup, contact Joyce Rogersat jarogers@one.net or (513)

921-3186.We already have 20 walk-

ers who are blind walking inthe Flying Pig this year, andwe have more than enoughsighted guides to walk withthem. The word has spread tofriends everywhere. Ola, an85-year-old woman who isvisually impaired from Ma-son heard about ACBOGCC'sparticipation in the FlyingPig, and she decided to joinus. Jean, her volunteer sight-ed guide from Newport, Ky.,has walked together severaltimes with Ola as they trainfor the 5K. In fact, we hadmore volunteer guides thisyear than we could matchwith walkers who are blind orvisually impaired as a resultof so many caring peopleresponding to our request forguides. Again, the only wayleft to assist our work withwalking in the Flying Pig is tosend in a sponsorship dona-tion. Thank you in advancefor your generosity.

Joyce Rogers lives in Cov-edale.

Blind group in the Pig

Joyce RogersCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

Last week’s questionHave you seen or do you

plan to see 'The HungerGames'? Do you think themovie is appropriate for chil-dren and teenagers? Why orwhy not?

“By today's standards themovie is moderately gory. It isan adequate script, a goodoverall story, and great actingand pretty-good production. Alot of people get killed, but theviolence is more realistic thana lot of mainstream movies to-day, assuming you are enjoy-ing the basic fictional premise.

“People should know theirchildren and determine whatis appropriate. I have four chil-dren and each of them wouldhave been interested and pre-pared to see this at a very dif-ferent age. Some people mayfind the idea of the gamesmore disturbing than the vio-lence. Again, they need to askquestions and know their chil-dren.

“Many people will find thethemes thought-provoking andthe the movie very entertain-ing. My biggest gripe was theway fighting was handled withclose-in, rapid-cut blurredshots. It actually tempered alot of the stuff that might bethought inappropriate foryoung people, but it also jarredwith the really great characterdevelopment and visualization

that prevailed in the film.“And see - it is possible to

review a film without givingaway all the good stuff.”

N.F.

“I have not seen, nor do Iplan to see 'The HungerGames'. I have read a lot of re-views about the movie, and Iknow a little bit about the plot(primarily the disturbing partof the movie where two youngpeople are placed in deadly op-position to each other, with theintended result being that oneof them is killed.) I've talked toa couple of young people intheir early teens who haveseen it, and spoke highly of it.

“Reluctantly, I would saythat it might be appropriate forteenagers as part of a class-room assignment or some-thing similar, but not for youngchildren. Dystopic novels (likeOrwell's 1984) have value in

warning us about what mighthappen in society if we aren'tcareful, but at the same time,can be very disturbing to littlekids who don't understand thatit is only fiction.

Bill B.

“No, I think that there'senough evil and ideas for de-stroying humans without glo-rifying it in the movies. Anddefinitely no as far as being ap-propriate for minors. I won'tcontribute to anyone or any-thing that I find offensive.”

J.K.

“I have read the 'HungerGames' and I do plan on seeingthe movie.

“I feel that although thebook is very violent, and I haveheard the movie mirrors that, Ithink it is appropriate for chil-dren and teens. The violencecannot be any greater than theaverage first-person shootervideo games which are ubiqui-tous among children and teens.

“Also I think it is importantto teach children and youngadults that as our culturalnorm moves more towards asociety where only the topachievers will thrive and moveahead it serves as a good meta-phor of what to expect in thenear future.”

I.P.

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NEXT QUESTIONDo you believe pastor andauthor Rick Warren’s as-sertion that dogs and catsgo to heaven? Why or whynot?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viae-mail. Send your answers toespangler@communitypress.comwith Chatroom in the subject line.

Saving money does not al-ways involve cuts in services, orlowering the quality of materi-als. You can save money byinvesting in products, systems,and services that will reduceyour-long term operating costs.Industry has made much pro-gress, designing systems thatuse less energy.

This type of spending re-quires some knowledge of thesystems you have, knowingwhich innovative systems areavailable, and how to apply themto your needs. Such investiga-tion is also time intensive, and itrequires an incentive, a desire tovalue the taxpayer.

This may take time awayfrom the ‘day jobs’ of those whovolunteer. It would be wise toput a school janitor on the schoolboard.

Consider the $30,000 replace-ment of a school boiler. I’m notan HVAC expert; however, mylimited knowledge informs methat the school has one systemfor heating, a multiple zonedhot-water heating system, andanother system for cooling,which would logically be con-vection air.

The hot water system runs inseveral loops to various parts ofthe building. Each loop is a‘zone’ with its own hot waterpump, which is controlled by apreset thermostat.

The first question would be,“Is it oil fired or gas fired?” If itis oil fired, and you must havethe boiler, you may wish to con-sider converting to a gas boiler.

Gas is much less expensive,burns cleaner, and does notrequire a large storage tank,which can become an environ-mental nightmare, if it rusts andleaks. Our school buses shouldbe running on natural gas.

If the school is air condi-

tioned there isa separatesystem, likelyusing convec-tive air to coolthe building.This air runsthrough largemetal ducts,just as it may inyour home.This system

may also be ‘zoned’, using auto-matic dampers within the ductsto redirect the airflow to thehottest areas.

The best long-term solutionmay be to replace the boilerwith a geothermal heat pump, asthe village of Indian Hill did acouple of years ago. This couldbe connected to the air condi-tioning ducts, using ‘air han-dlers’, and should be much lessexpensive to operate than boththe old fashioned boiler and thetraditional above ground heatpump. In fact, it would replaceboth the expensive boiler andthe existing obsolete air condi-tioning system.

If this cannot be accom-plished, for cost or technicalreasons; then, one should consid-er a switch to gas as the fuel,which could reduce operatingcosts, and make the systemmore environmentally friendly.There is no reason to replace theold boiler with another boiler ofthe same design.

You may be able to continuethis process of reducing oper-ating costs by applying film tothe windows to reflect heat inthe summer and retain heat inthe winter. If it is possible, add-ing insulation may further re-duce the heating and air condi-tioning costs.

James Baker is a 35 year resident ofIndian Hill.

Author: Indian Hillcan reduce costs

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Deer ParkDeer Park council meets at 7 p.m. on

the second and fourth Monday of eachmonth in the municipal building, 7777Blue Ash Road. Phone 794-8860. Website: www.deerparkohio.org.

Deer Park CommunityCity Schools

Deer Park Community City Schools,Deer Park City School District Office,4131 Matson Ave., Deer Park. Phone:891-0222. Web site: www.deerpark-cityschools.org

Deer Park Board of Education meetsat 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdaysof each month at Howard Elementary4131 Matson Ave. Deer Park.

MadeiraMadeira City Council meets at 7:30

p.m. the second and fourth Mondays ofeach month in the municipal building,7141 Miami Ave. Phone 561-7228. Website: www.madeiracity.com <http://www.madeiracity.com/> .

Madeira City SchoolsMadeira City Schools district office,

7465 Loannes Drive. Phone 985-6070.Web site: www.madeiracityschools.org.

Madeira City Schools board of educa-tion meets at 7 p.m. the first and thirdMonday of each month Perin MediaCenter in Madeira High School, 7465Loannes Drive.

Sycamore TownshipSycamore Township board of trustees

meets at 7 p.m. on the first and thirdThursday of each month at townshipoffices, 8540 Kenwood Road.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012

Deer Park’s March 27 citycouncil meeting was called to or-der at 7 p.m., but not by councilPresident Joseph Comer, and notin the Deer Park MunicipalBuilding.

Deer Park High School seniorKatarina Morris asked the audi-ence to stand for the Pledge of Al-legiance in Amity Elementary’sgymnasium, kicking off DeerPark’s student governmentnight. Students and city officialscelebrated the event with a din-ner and dessert before the meet-ing.

Students in the senior govern-ment class signed up to “shadow”a member of council, said seniorAnna Bailey. Volunteers chosewhich position they wanted to actin, and the meeting run by thestudents, with city officials sit-ting close-by to help.

Students not only gave theirofficials’ reports, but also ex-plained some history of the posi-tion and the responsibilities.March 27 was officially declaredStudent Government Night inDeer Park in a proclamation readby Student Mayor Lauren Will-ing.

Another proclamation, thistime from Hamilton CountyBoard of Commissioners Presi-dent Greg Hartmann, declaredMarch 27 also Deer Park Day inHamilton County.

March 27 was already a holi-day for two Deer Park residents.Katie Black and Morgan Donnel-

lon share their birthday with thenewly minted city and countyholidays, and were recognizedwith a small gift from the city.

Student Park Board PresidentDanielle Booth announced newdetails about this year’s “Days inthe Park” festival, which will co-incide with the city’s centennial.Booth said the festival will beopen from 6 p.m. to midnight Fri-day, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4,and from 4 p.m. to10 p.m. Sunday,Aug. 5.

Booth also said Friday’s enter-tainment will be Prizoner, Satur-day The Rusty Griswolds willplay and Sunday will feature HotWax.

Students who shadowed cityofficials during the meeting saidit was “intense” and “nerve-wracking,” but also called it a“good experience” to have.

“As soon as you get into it, itgets easier,” senior Jarod Berliersaid about the meeting.

While senior Tate Johnsonsaid he would consider runningfor a government position whenhe is much older, senior SaraKeefe said it gave her a bettersense of how government worksand who her governmental offi-cials are.

“I think (participating in themeeting) makes you more awareof what goes on,” she said. “It’sintimidating to have a lot of re-sponsibility, but it makes memore aware of what’s going on inthe city.”

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

Deer Park seniors pose for a post-meeting photo in in Amity Elementary's gymnasium. Seniors signed up for student government night in their government class, and ran the citycouncil meeting March 27. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Deer Park seniors take charge

Deer Park seniors who participated in student government night March 27prepare for their parts in the meeting. Students shadowed city council membersby running the meeting held at Amity Elementary. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY

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Several students pose for a photo after student government night at AmityElementary. Deer Park seniors signed up to shadow city council officials and ranthe March 27 meeting. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

By Leah Fightmasterlfightmaster@communitypress.com THE OFFICIAL

ROSTERDeer Park High

School seniors whoparticipated in studentgovernment night:

» Lauren Willing -mayor

» Katarina Morris -city council president

» Tyler Phillips -safety-service director

» Hannah Grant -councilperson ward 1

» Nick Sharpshair -councilperson ward 2

» Sara Keefe - coun-cilperson ward 3

» Taylor Hicks - coun-cilperson ward 3

» Kaitlin Fahey -councilperson at large

» Kalina Procas -councilperson at large

» Jarod Berlier -auditor

» Anna Bailey - clerkof council

» Courtney Taylor -treasurer

» Mariann Kampf -law director

» Connor Wiebell -tax clerk

» Tate Johnson -police chief

» Danielle Booth -park board president

» Joanie Engel -public works foreman

» Toria Reisman -historical society

After a mild Cincinnati win-ter, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botan-ical Garden is ready to bloomwith more color and tulips thanever before.

Zoo Blooms, dubbed “TulipMania,” sprouts in April and willshowcase more than 100,000 tu-lips and solidify the zoo’s stand-ing as one of the largest tulip dis-plays in the Midwest. As one oftwo accredited botanical gar-dens in Ohio, the zoo will alsodisplay more than one milliondaffodils, hyacinths, floweringtrees, bushes other spring bulbsexploding with color throughoutthe zoo.

“Due to the mild winter Iwould expect the tulips to blooma little earlier than normal,” saidSteve Foltz, director of horticul-ture at the Cincinnati Zoo. “Typi-cally mid-April is the perfecttime to see everything in fullbloom. This year, we seem to bea week or so ahead of schedule,so we may see the color explo-sion Easter weekend.”

To accompany the beautifulbackdrop, the Cincinnati Zoowill also feature free concerts torock the garden every Thursdayevening during Zoo Blooms 6p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission isfree after 5 p.m. (Parking not in-

cluded).The Tunes & Blooms concert

series featuresShiny and theSpoon on April 19 and JakeSpeed and the Freddies and TheTurkeys on April 26.

Zoo Blooms is FREE withgeneral zoo admission. Admis-sion prices are $15/adults, $10/children (2-12), children under 2are free and parking is addition-al. The zoo opens daily at 9 a.m.Admission to the Tunes &Blooms concert series is FREEafter 5 p.m. Parking is not in-cluded. For more information,call 281-4700 or, visit www.cin-cinnatizoo.org.

Cincinnati Zoo’s flowersblooming early this year

The Cincinnati Zoo expects its spring flowers, such as these tulips, to bein peak color a little earlier this year because of the warm weather.

B2 • SUBURBAN LIFE • APRIL 18, 2012

THURSDAY, APRIL 19Art ExhibitsJuried Exhibition, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Original art works submitted bywomen artists. 272-3700;www.womansartclub.com.Mariemont.

BenefitsSpring Gala and Silent Auc-tion, 6-9 p.m., Twin Lakes atMontgomery, 9840 Montgo-mery Road, Appetizers createdby the chefs of Twin Lakes. Bidon framed art created by localartists, arrangements of lusciousspring flowers, fine hand-crafted goods, generous themebaskets and one bidder will winin-home piano concert by localmusician. Benefits The Benevo-lent and Pastoral Care Funds ofTwin Lakes. $15. Reservationsrequired. 247-1999; www.le-c.org. Montgomery.

Home & GardenHot Kitchens and Cool BathsSeminar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel Gallery, 7770 E.Kemper Road, Project consult-ants and designers discuss trendsin kitchen and bath design.Light fare provided. Free. Pre-sented by Neal’s Design Remod-el. 489-7700; www.neals.com.Sharonville.

Microgreens are Not Just forGarnish Anymore, 1-2:30 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Greenhouse.Greenacres Garden Staff pre-sents overview on microgreens.Learn hows, whats and whyswhile tasting samples. $10.Reservations required. Present-ed by Greenacres Foundation.891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Tap House Grill,8740 Montgomery Road, 891-8277. Sycamore Township.

LecturesStories from the Holocaust:Survivors Liberators, andWitnesses, 7 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege Muntz Theater, 9555Plainfield Road, Room 119.Reception immediately follow-ing in the library. Panelists ofHolocaust survivors and eyewit-nesses come together to explorethe Holocaust through a varietyof perspectives. Free. Presentedby The Center for Holocaust andHumanity Education. 745-5705;www.holocaustandhuman-ity.org. Blue Ash.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyDanny Bevins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$12. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 7-10 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, Full-court basket-ball games for men. $15.Through May 27. 985-0900.Montgomery.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Family friend-ly. Free, donations accepted.Presented by CodependentsAnonymous Inc. 800-0164.Montgomery.

Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Family friendly. Donationsaccepted. Presented by Code-pendents Anonymous Inc.673-0174. Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20Art ExhibitsJuried Exhibition, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 272-3700; www.woman-sartclub.com. Mariemont.

Blossom II: Art of Flowers,Noon-5 p.m., Greenacres ArtsCenter, 8400 Blome Road,Second in on-going series ofnational traveling exhibitions ofartworks depicting and in-terpreting flowers of all kinds.Juried exhibition is sponsored by

Susan K. Black Foundation andDavid J. Wagner LLC. Free.Presented by Greenacres Foun-dation. Through May 18. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Spring Art Show, 8:30 a.m.-4p.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, More than 70unique, ceramic masks ondisplay. Masks reflect children’screativity and depict things suchas animals, people, dragons andbutterflies. Masks made andpainted painted by children ingrades 1-6. Family friendly. Free.683-4757. Loveland.

BenefitsNight in White, 7:30-11 p.m.,Krombholz Jewelers, 9399 ShellyLane, Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres,music, freeze model fashionshow, photo booth and silentauction. Benefits The Eight Days& One Hour Foundation’s Ste-phen Morsch Nursing Schol-arship. $15, $10 advance. Pre-sented by Cincy Chic. 891-1930;2012nightinwhite.event-brite.com. Montgomery.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jewish HospitalMedical Office Building, 4750 E.Galbraith Road, Suite 111. Fif-teen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300.Kenwood.

Music - AcousticAcoustik Buca, 7:30 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, 247-9933.Montgomery.

On Stage - ComedyDanny Bevins, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Into the Woods, 7:30 p.m.,Sycamore High School, 7400Cornell Road, Tony Award-winning musical by StephenSondheim. Main characters inthe musical are from popularfairy tales. $10. Through April21. 686-1770; www.avestheatre-.org. Montgomery.

RecreationPickup Basketball, 10:30 a.m.-noon, TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, 6200 PfeifferRoad, Men and women ages 25and up. $15, free members.Through Dec. 28. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21Art & Craft ClassesPoetry & Public Life: Writingas Witness with CarolyneWright, 1:30-4:30 p.m., GrailvilleRetreat and Program Center,932 O’Bannonville Road, WithAmerican Book Award recipient,Carolyne Wright. Wright helpsattendees to reach the greaterhuman community with poeticvoice. $40-$50. Reservationsrequired. 683-2340; www.grail-ville.org. Loveland.

Shadow Box Cards, 1:30-4 p.m.,Stamp Your Art Out, 9685Kenwood Road, Cindy Schneiderdemonstrates. Make three cards,learning how to add a windowframe and valance or a movablepiece to spice up your cards.Bring bone folder, X-Acto knifeand double-sided tape. Ages 18and up. $26. Reservations re-quired. 793-4558. Blue Ash.

Art ExhibitsJuried Exhibition, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 272-3700; www.woman-sartclub.com. Mariemont.

Blossom II: Art of Flowers,Noon-5 p.m., Greenacres ArtsCenter, Free. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

Cooking ClassesHealthy Cooking Classes,Noon-1:30 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Peachy Seiden discusses nutri-tion and health while preparingtwo delicious, simple and easymeals. Ages 18 and up. $30.Registration required. ThroughDec. 8. 315-3943; www.pea-chyshealthsmart.com. Silverton.

Exercise ClassesTRX Bootcamp, 9:15-10:15 a.m.,TriHealth Fitness and Health

Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Road,Designed for the intermediateto advanced exerciser. Totalbody workout, bootcamp style.$6-$15. Registration required.985-0900; www.trihealthpavil-ion.com. Montgomery.

ExhibitsExploring History ThroughTextiles, 1-4:30 p.m., GreaterLoveland Historical SocietyMuseum, 201 Riverside Drive,Quilts on display on loan andfrom GLHSM collection. 683-5692; www.lovelandmuseu-m.org. Loveland.

Historic SitesRoss Family Log House Dedi-cation, Noon-5 p.m., MeadePark, 11887 Lebanon Road,Dedication ceremony for two-story log house. Vintage base-ball game with Cincinnati Buck-eyes at 2 p.m. Demonstration byFlying Cloud Academy of Vin-tage Dance 1-2 p.m. Old-fash-ioned children game area andtours of Log House and MeadeHomestead throughout day.Free. Presented by SymmesTownship Historical Society.248-9972; www.symmeshistor-icalsociety.com. Symmes Town-ship.

Home & GardenHot Kitchens and Cool BathsSeminar, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Neal’s Design Remodel Gallery,Free. 489-7700; www.neals.com.Sharonville.

Plant Swap, 11 a.m., MariemontBranch Library, 3810 PocahontasAve., Bring plant cutting anddivisions to share with others.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Public Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4467;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesDraw the World, 1:30 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Create bag tocelebrate earth day. Children.Free. Presented by Public Libraryof Cincinnati & Hamilton Coun-ty. 369-6028. Madeira.

Music - BluesTempted Souls, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, Featuringthe Sisters Milligan. Classic soul,R&B, classic rock and blues.Family friendly. Free. 233-7613.Montgomery.

Diamond Jim Dews Band, 9p.m.-midnight, Paxton’s Grill,126 W. Loveland Ave., Free.583-1717. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyDanny Bevins, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Into the Woods, 7:30 p.m.,Sycamore High School, $10.686-1770; www.avestheatre.org.Montgomery.

RecreationParents Night Out: SpringCarnival, 5-9 p.m., TriHealth

Fitness and Health Pavilion, 6200Pfeiffer Road, For ages 2 and up.Face painting, cornhole, jug-gling, special themed relayraces, obstacle courses andanimals from Hamilton CountyPark District. $25-$30; $10 forsecond child. Registration re-quired. 985-0900; www.tri-healthpavilion.com. Montgo-mery.

Young Professionals OpenGym, 7-10 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, $15.985-0900. Montgomery.

March for Babies Zumbathon,10 a.m.-1 p.m., Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church, 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Raffle prizes, funand exercise. Benefits March ofDimes. $15. Presented by Zum-ba.Sandi. 325-7063. Blue Ash.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22Art ExhibitsJuried Exhibition, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 272-3700; www.woman-sartclub.com. Mariemont.

Blossom II: Art of Flowers,Noon-5 p.m., Greenacres ArtsCenter, Free. 891-4227;www.green-acres.org. IndianHill.

BenefitsBig Tab Drop, Noon-4 p.m.,Kenwood Towne Centre, 7875Montgomery Road, Parking Lot.Bring pop tabs (or whole cans)and join Ronald McDonald andfriends for an afternoon ofcornhole, Plinko, ring toss,tic-tac-toe, putt-n-win andmore. With Laura Powell fromQ102, Cincinnati Circus StiltWalker and the Bucket Boyzconcert. Benefits Ronald Mc-Donald House Charities ofGreater Cincinnati. Free admis-sion. Presented by RonaldMcDonald House Charities ofGreater Cincinnati. 636-7642;rmhcincinnati.org. Kenwood.

2012 Celebration: BuildingHope, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Oasis GolfClub and Conference Center,902 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Dinner, artwork by CharlieHarper and John Ruthven, wineand chocolate baskets andmore. Benefits Inter ParishMinistry. $45. Presented by InterParish Ministry. 561-3932;www.interparish.org. Loveland.

ExhibitsExploring History ThroughTextiles, 1-4:30 p.m., GreaterLoveland Historical SocietyMuseum, 683-5692; www.love-landmuseum.org. Loveland.

Health / WellnessNational Walking Challenge:Steppin’ Out for a Lifetime, 9a.m.-5 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Runs through April 28.Kick off Medical Fitness Week.TriHealth Pavilion competesnationally against other MFAClubs. During the week, allparticipants wear pedometerand track how many steps a dayare being achieved. At endweek, participants report totalnumber of steps. Free. Regis-tration required. 985-0900;www.trihealthpavilion.com.Montgomery.

Music - ClassicalChiaroscuro Trio Concert,3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul CommunityUnited Methodist Church, 8221Miami Road, Sanctuary. Vocalist,violist and pianist. Concertemphasizing new music createdfor instrumentation. Free.891-8181. Madeira.

On Stage - ComedyDanny Bevins, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8-$12. Reservationsrequired. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com. Montgo-mery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 7-10 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, $15.985-0900. Montgomery.

Runs/WalksRun for the Lions, 8:30 a.m.,Ursuline Academy, 5535 PfeifferRoad, A flat course for runnersand walkers of all ages withchildren in strollers. Breakfastprovided by First Watch andVonderhaar Catering. Mass isoptional 7:30 a.m. Family friend-ly. Benefits Ursuline Academy ofCincinnati. $30, $20 students;before April 18: $25, $15. Regis-tration required. 791-5794;www.getmeregistered.com.Blue Ash.

Special EventsCommunity-Wide Yom Hash-oah Commemoration, 2 p.m.,Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road,Candle lighting, prayer andprogram that remembers thelives lost during the Holocaustand honors the lives saved.Sigmund Rolat will discuss hispersonal experiences during theHolocaust. Free. 761-7500;www.jointhej.org. AmberleyVillage.

MONDAY, APRIL 23Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472 Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221 MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byCincinnati Toastmasters Club No.472. Through June 25. 351-5005;cincinnati.toastmastersclubs.org.Madeira.

Karaoke and Open MicAcoustic Open Mic, 7-10 p.m.,Shady O’Grady’s Pub, 9443Loveland-Madeira Road, Hostedby Bob Cushing. 791-2753.Symmes Township.

RecreationPickup Basketball, 10:30 a.m.-noon, TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, $15, free mem-

bers. 985-0900; www.trihealth-pavilion.com. Montgomery.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensLoveland, 6385 Branch HillGuinea Pike, Fifteen-minutescreening. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified appli-cants. Appointment required.Presented by Jewish Hospital.686-3300; www.jewishhospital-cincinnati.com. Loveland.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 7-10 p.m., TriHealthFitness and Health Pavilion, $15.985-0900. Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25Cooking ClassesKid’s Healthy Cooking Classes,4-6 p.m., Peachy’s Health Smart,7400 Montgomery Road, PeachySeiden, registered dietitian andnutrition science instructor,teaches children to be morehealth conscious by encouragingthem to make healthy foodchoices and teaching them howto prepare and cook nutrient-dense meals. Ages 11-14. $40.Registration required. 315-3943;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

LecturesTown Hall Lecture Series, 11a.m.-noon, Montgomery Assem-bly of God, 7950 Pfeiffer Road,Jeffrey Toobin: Inside the SecretWorld of the Supreme Court.Senior analyst for "CNN World-wide," staff writer for the NewYorker and best-selling authorof "The Nine: Inside the SecretWorld of the Supreme Court."$40. Presented by MontgomeryWoman’s Club Inc. 684-1632;www.eventbrite.com/event/1646686283. Montgo-mery.

Town Hall Lecture Series, 8-9p.m., Sycamore Junior HighSchool, 5757 Cooper Road,Jeffrey Toobin: Inside the SecretWorld of the Supreme Court.Senior analyst for "CNN World-wide," staff writer for the NewYorker and best-selling authorof "The Nine: Inside the SecretWorld of the Supreme Court."$40. Presented by MontgomeryWoman’s Club Inc. 684-1632;www.eventbrite.com/event/1646686283. Montgo-mery.

RecreationPickup Basketball, 10:30 a.m.-noon, TriHealth Fitness andHealth Pavilion, $15, free mem-bers. 985-0900; www.trihealth-pavilion.com. Montgomery.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

UC Blue Ash College is joining with The Center for Holocaust Humanity Education to present “Stories from theHolocaust,” featuring four personal stories from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Muntz Hall theater on thecollege campus, 9555 Plainfield Road. A reception will immediately follow in the college library. Featured speakersinclude: Holocaust survivor Werner Coppel; liberator Lt. Saul Marmer; and second generation witnesses Ray Warren andSandy Kaltman. The event, which is free and open to the public. For more information, visitwww.ucblueash.edu/history/european_studies or email Dr. Krista Sigler at krista.sigler@uc.edu. Pictured is Holocaustsurvivor Werner Coppel in a part of the Mapping our Tears exhibit called “The Attic,” which contains various artifacts andtestimonies of local Holocaust survivors, at The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, 8401 Montgomery Road.AMIE DWORECKI/THE ENQUIRER

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Onewould beworkingwith Chris

Kimball in the Cook’sCountry test kitchen. I’dget paid to cook to myheart’s content, with thebest kitchen equipmentavailable, and mistakeswould occur during paidtime. I really enjoy theheirloom recipes thatCook’s Country perfects.

The other would beworking with Frank Farm-er Loomis, our own an-tique expert who is inter-nationally known. Frankand I did a TV show a longwhile back and the themewas a tea party. I made teaparty treats and teas, andFrank gave his expertopinion on the china andsilver service I used.I likethings connected withhistory, and antique china,furniture, and cookbooksall fill the bill.

In fact, the recipe I’msharing today for theNetherland Salad hasquite a history. It datesback over 50 years and it’sfrom the Netherland Pla-za, now the CincinnatiNetherland. This is fromFern Storer’s wonderfulcookbook “Recipes Re-membered.” Fern was thepopular food editor of thePost, and my mom used tolove reading her column.Fern’s book was publishedin 1989 and reader PaulineDunn was one of the peo-ple who helped edit andtype the recipes.

Netherland/Mauricesalad

This is “the one andonly original Mauricesalad,” sent to Fern fromMaurice J. Koch, the in-surance agent who soldPeter Mauridon, the one-time maitre d’ of the Neth-erland Plaza, a policy. Therecipe doesn’t say whatkind of vinegar or picklesto use. I’d tend to use clearvinegar and dill pickles,but you do what suits you.

Serves two.Dressing:

Stir together:3 tablespoons ea: real

mayonnaise and olive oil2 tablespoons vinegar1 teaspoon WorcestershireThen add:1 chopped hard boiled egg1 teaspoon minced chives

Salad:

Combine:3/4 head crisp lettuce,

julienned1/2 cup ea: julienne of

chicken and ham1/3 cup julienne tomatoes,

seeds discarded1 tablespoon chopped pickleTomato quarters and hard

cooked egg slices forgarnish

Toss salad with dress-ing. Put on plates andgarnish.

Asparagus withrainbow peppers

I’ve been making varia-tions of this for a couple ofweeks because we are stillgetting asparagus fromour little patch almostdaily. If you have a bit ofmint, chop that up and addit to the dressing. I’ll ei-ther roast the asparagus(toss with a little olive oil)in a 425 degree oven justuntil it starts to wrinkle orsteam it on top of thestove.

1 bunch asparagus, trimmedand cooked (see above)

Bell pepper, diced: I use two

kinds for color

DressingWhisk together:

2-3 tablespoons white winevinegar

1 tablespoon of Dijonmustard

½ cup olive oilHoney, agave syrup or sugar

to taste – not too much

Place asparagus insingle layer and sprinklepeppers on top. Drizzledressing over and letmarinate several hours orovernight.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Asparagus can helpdetoxify the system, re-duce risk of heart diseaseand birth defects, and hasanti-aging nutrients.

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What are Marconaalmonds? These wide, teardrop-shaped nuts fromSpain are showing up intrendy recipes. Marconaalmonds have a higher fatcontent than Californiaalmonds. This makes themtender, crunchy and moistall at the same time. Theflavor is savory and someconsider it to be “steak-like.” They are usuallyfried in olive oil, and thenseasoned with salt and/orherbs. So what’s not tolove, except the price tag,about twice as much ascommon almonds.

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Spaghetti salad. ForKentucky reader JaniceWallace. “It had thin spa-ghetti and tasted like pas-ta salad.”

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Earth Day is April 22Celebrate by planting

something edible. It canbe as simple as lettuceplanted in an old colander,or as artsy as a pizza,

salad, soup or edible flow-er garden.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at col-umns@communitypress.comwith “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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They’ll be “shakingdown the thunder” in trueFightin' Irish fashion April27 when alumni, friendsand supporters of the Uni-versity of Notre Damegather to celebrate the 40thanniversary of co-educa-tion at the University dur-ing the Notre Dame Club ofGreater Cincinnati’s annu-al Universal Notre DameNight.

The event, which is opento the public, will be at theOur Lady of the Holy SpiritCenter in Norwood (5440Moeller Ave., parking lotentrance off MontgomeryRoad) and will begin withdinner-by-the-bite from 6p.m.to 7 p.m., followed bythe program.

Tickets, which must bebought by April 20, are $25and include beer, wine andsoft drinks. They may bepurchased online on theclub website,www.ndcincy.com, or bymail. For more informa-tion, contact Jamie Eifertat (513) 703-5107.

Special guests for theevening will be Dolly Duf-fy, executive director ofthe Notre Dame AlumniAssociation, who will offeran update on the Univer-sity and the latest news

from campus, and Sr. JohnMiriam Jones, SC, former

associateprovost atNotreDame, whowill sharethe historyof the deci-sion to goco-ed andher ownpersonalrecollec-tions as theuniversityofficial whodirected thetransition.

As partof the club’scommunityservice

mission and to kick off theNDAA’s Hesburgh Monthof Service which is heldeach May in honor of Uni-versity president emeri-tus, The Rev. Fr. TheodoreHesburgh, attendees areencouraged to bring newand used books for chil-dren and teens from ages 4-18. The club will collectbooks throughout themonth of May and donatethem to the LeBlond Boys& Girls Club in Over-the-Rhine.

"This extends our long-

standing relationship withLeBlond,” said the club’scommunity service chair,Paul Dillenburger, “andsupporting the readingprogram at the Boys &Girls Club is a great way toadd to the celebration of co-education.”

ND Club is ready to party

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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

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INDIAN HILLEpiscopal Presbyterian Church

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Sunday Worship8am & 10:30am

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Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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During these tougheconomic times, debtcollectors are targetingconsumers in droves. Butin some cases federalofficials are finding theconsumers don’t owe any-thing at all. However,unless you’re careful, youcould end up paying any-way.

Gerald Blanchard ofAmelia says he wasshocked when he got aletter saying his paycheckwas being garnished topay a debt. He recallsgetting a letter from adebt collector more thantwo years ago.

“The letter stated that Ihad a debt that I owed tothem, to a company calledTribute MasterCard, for$1,800. I’ve never had acredit card through thiscompany, period,” Blan-chard says.

Blanchard says the billcollector failed to sendhim convincing proof heowed that debt, so hecalled the alleged creditor.“I called Tribute Master-Card Company and theTribute MasterCard Com-pany said, ‘Gerald Blan-chard you have no creditcard through our compa-ny. You’ve never had acredit card through ourcompany’ … I threw thestuff away because Ithought, ‘It’s a scam.’ I getjunk mail all the time,”Blanchard said.

The bill collector endedup taking Blanchard tocourt and got a defaultjudgment against him –that’s when judgment isgranted for the plaintiffwhen the defendant failsto show up for the hearing.

Blanchard says he wassimply never notified ofthe hearing so knew noth-ing about it. Court recordsshow he never receivednotice he was being suedand should appear in courtto defend himself.

The debt collector

obtained ajudgmentagainstBlanchardfor morethan $1,800and thentried togarnish hiswages.Blanchardhad worked

for several companies andit took all this time untilthe current employer wasfound and contacted.

At one point, Blanchardsays the debt collectortried to put a lien on hishouse. Now, having foundBlanchard’s current em-ployer, the garnishmentpaperwork was sent thereand Blanchard was noti-fied. “This letter basicallystates, from a court docu-ment, that they’re going togarnish my wages.They’re going to take 25percent of my income perpaycheck,” Blanchardsays.

At this point it’s too latefor Blanchard to fight thegarnishment. Instead, heneeds to get an attorneyand fight the judgmentagainst him from 2009.The first thing he needs todo is get a letter from thecredit card company stat-ing he never had a creditcard and thus never owedit any money.

The bottom line, if youget a letter saying, “This isan attempt to collect adebt,” don’t throw it away.If you believe you don’towe the debt, tell that tothe bill collector – in writ-ing – within 30 days. If thebill collector still insistsyou owe the money, con-sult an attorney.

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COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsTroy Brown, 31, 8389 Lyness,drug possession at 8342 LynessDrive, March 31.

Michael Love, 54, 2327 HarrisAve., theft at 3240 HighlandAve., March 21.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyVictim reported being threat-ened at 3400 Plainville, March28.

Identity fraudReported at 6857 Indian hill,March 27.

MenacingVictim reported being threat-

ened at 4002 Plainville Road,April 1.

RapeFemale reported at Ridge Road,March 26.

TheftPhone cards valued at $890removed at 5301 Ridge Road,March 26.

Tools valued at $175 removed at3400 Highland Ave., March 28.

MADEIRAArrests/citationsDylan M. Sweeney, 23, 11706Vuk Valley, drug instrument,paraphernalia, March 14.

Matthew A. Murphy, 27, 1957Elm Ave., drug abuse, March24.

Christopher M. Ernsting, 34,4157 O'Leary Ave., drug abuse,

March 23.Phillip E. Saxton III, 20, 6948Kenwood, drug abuse, March21.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageVehicle damaged at 7465Loannes Drive, March 21.

Domestic incidentAt Osceola, March 22.

TheftTheft of services reported at8188 Camargo, March 28.

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsRebecca Rollfs, 28, 3821 Fox Run,

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Stephen & Patricia Pritz ofIndian Hill announce theengagement of their sonRobert Pritz to Holly Cole-man, daughter of Hughand Linda Coleman ofWestfield, N.J. Holly is agraduate of Miami Uni-versity, with a Bachelor’sdegree in Strategic Com-munications. She is em-ployed as OperationsManager at Socratic Tech-nologies, a market re-search firm in Chicago, Illi-nois. Rob holds a market-ing degree from the Ri-chard T. Farmer School ofBusiness at Miami Univer-sity. Rob is the Managerof Operations for ChicagoOne Realty. A June 2012wedding is planned at theNewberry Library in Chi-cago.

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Ascension LutheranChurchThe Women’s Bible Study isstudying the Book of Samuel.The eight-week study is a partof the Book of Faith Series.The women meet on Wednes-days 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Childcare is provided andguests are welcome.

Lenten services will include“Holden Evening Prayer,” asimplistic and moving musicalworship setting written for theHolden Village Retreat Centerin Washington State. Theseservices conclude at 7:30 p.m.All are welcome. Call 793-3288for more information.

Sunday worship services are at8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. withprograms for all ages at 9:45

a.m.The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288,www.ascensionlutheranchurch.com.

Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool is at 9:30 a.m. Sundays.

Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The SamaritanCloset is next to the church.

The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Church of God ofProphecyThe church hosts Sunday Schoolat 10 a.m. and worship is at 11a.m. Sundays. Bible Study is at7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 8105 Beech

Ave., Deer Park; 793-7422.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodistThe children’s choirs will leadworship on April 29. The choirswill present “The Lost Boy...Young Jesus in the Temple” at8:20 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Children’s weekday program isTuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays. Call the church fordetails.

Register for vacation Bibleschool at www.cos-umc.org.Morning VBS is 9:30 a.m. tonoon, June 25-29; and eveningVBS is 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug.6-10.

The rummage sale is comingfrom 5:30-8:30 p.m., May 31;and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 1.

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45242(791-3142 andwww.cos-umc.org).

RELIGION

See RELIGION, Page B7

disorderly conduct at 7711Montgomery Road, March 29.

Brandon Dran, 30, 4650 Dune-den Ave., disorderly conduct at7711 Montgomery Road, March29.

Stepfen Donnello, no age given,10271 Kenwood Road, dis-

orderly conduct at 7711 Mont-gomery Road, March 24.

Antowe Steele, 24, 2380 Harri-son Ave., theft at 7913 Montgo-

mery Road, March 28.Anthony Hooks, 23, 30 W. CourtStreet, assault at 4777 E. Gal-braith Road, March 27.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSPolice reports are gathered from reports on file with

local police departments. This information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence. TheCommunity Press publishes the names of all adults chargedwith offenses. Juveniles, those 17 and younger, are listed byage and gender.

To contact your local police department:» Columbia Township: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,Simon L. Leis, sheriff; Sgt. Peter Enderle. Call 683-3444» Deer Park: Michael Schlie, chief. Call 791-8056» Madeira: Frank Maupin, chief. Call 272-4214» Sycamore Township, Lt. Dan Reid, 792-7254

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George M. SpinkGeorge M. Spink, 83, of

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Spink; children Sharon (Rich-ard W. ) Colier, Mark (Pam)Spink and Robin (Greg) Dil-lard; 10 grandchildren; and 12great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death bydaughters Julie Nadine Spinkand Kathleen Case.

Services were April 12 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Homeand Crematory, Milford.Memorials to: Hospice ofDearborn County, 370 BielbyRoad, Lawrenceburg, IN47025.

DEATHS

BLUE ASH — It was a riv-eting weekend for the 320Jewish teens from 54 com-munities from Las Vegas toVienna attending the Inter-national Jewish Teen Shab-baton in Crown Heights,N.Y.

The action-packed con-vention combined trips, ac-tivities, discussions andspeakers, inspiring the at-tending teens to get moreinvolved in their localchapters.

The convention fea-tured Super Bowl Champi-on Alan “Shlomo” Vein-grad, formerly of theGreen Bay Packers andDallas Cowboys. Vinegradwowed the teens with thestory of his personal jour-ney from Super Bowl to Su-per Jew.

Veingrad also accompa-nied the teens throughoutthe weekend, sitting attheir tables during meals,chatting in Times Square,and posing with them on afestive boat ride circlingthe Hudson.

Aside from the morespiritual side of the week-end where teens visited Lu-bavitch World Headquar-ters, a matza bakery, andmany more traditionalJewish sites, the conven-tion included a trip to anumber of NYC’s mostfamous attractions, includ-ing the Statue of Liberty,the Empire State building,Ground Zero, Saks FifthAvenue, and more.

Jewish Teens fromacross the globe are ravingabout the incredible week-end.

“This was one of the besttrips I have ever been on,”said Michelle Muskal, Syc-amore High School stu-dent. “Meeting all the newpeople from all around theUS, Canada, and even Vien-na was amazing. I hope ev-eryone had as great of atime as I did.”

“The effect that thisShabbaton has had on ourteens is beyond descrip-tion,” said Rabbi Berel Co-hen, youth director for theChabad Jewish Center.

“The fun-packed yetmeaningful weekend hasfar exceeded all of ourwildest expectations.”

For more informationabout local Jewish Teenevents, contact Rabbi Co-hen of Chabad Jewish Cen-ter at 793-5200 or RabbiCo-hen@chabadba.com.

In Times Square are, fromleft: Aaron Hatfield, IndianHill High School; DavidMuskal, Sycamore HighSchool; Super Bowl champAllen "Shlomo" Veingrad;Rabbi Berel Cohen, youthdirector of Chabad JewishCenter, and MichelleMuskal from SycamoreHigh School. THANKS TO RABBI

BEREL COHEN

Jewishteensgo toN.Y.Attendees wereencouraged toget involved

Good ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church has Roman CatholicMass with contemporary musicSundays at 4 p.m. The Massdraws worshipers of all ages.Come early to get acquainted

with the new songs whichbegin at 3:45 p.m. Stay afterMass on the first Sunday ofeach month for food, fun, andfellowship.

The church is at 8815 E. KemperRoad, Montgomery; 503-4262.

KenwoodFellowship ChurchWeekly watercolor classes forbeginners are being offeredon Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. Call Mary Lou DeMar forinformation at 891-5946.

The church is at 7205 KenwoodRoad; 891-9768.

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In less than one month,the Moeller Locker Roomproject is one-third of theway toward making therenovation “dream” a reali-ty.

The Moeller athleticand advancement depart-ments, along with M-FAN(Moeller Football AlumniNetwork), are spearhead-ing a capital campaign pro-ject to renovate theschool’s 50-year-old facili-ty.

“This is the locker roomthat (Gerry) Faust (formerMoeller football coach)used from day one in 1960when he built Moeller’s na-tional championshipteams,” athletic develop-ment director Mark Doransaid. “The door to this lock-er room says ‘ThroughThese Doors Walk the Menof Moeller,’ and that hasmeant something to every

athlete who has used thisfacility.”

Now, 50 years later, thefacility is badly in need ofrepair.

“Our vision is to create apro-style locker room thatwill not only provide a first-class facility, but it will alsobe a tribute to all athleteswho have used this facilityfor half a century,” said JoeFoley ’83, one of the two M-FANleaderswhoarespear-heading this initiative.

“Our goal is to band ourMoeller Family together –alums, parents, friends ofMoeller – to provide theneeded resources to give amajor facelift to a trea-sured piece of Moeller his-tory. We are calling it a giftto the Moeller Family –from the Moeller Family –in celebration of 50 years ofMoeller Football.”

Their vision includesnew showers, restrooms,flooring, and lighting. Inaddition, there will be “tra-dition displays” and uniquetributes throughout the fa-cility from people who pro-vided resources to makethis project a reality.

A video about the Moell-er Locker Room project isavailable on the Moellerwebsite, www.Moeller.org.

School colors and logos are prominent in the plans forMoeller High School’s new locker rooms.

Moeller renovatingits locker rooms