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CHEVIOT — Tax revenue the cityuses for street construction and re-pairs will be brought up to modernrates.

Cheviot voters approved the new3-mill, five-year street levy the citysought in the May 5 special election.

According to unofficial resultsfrom the Hamilton County Board ofElections, the levy passed by a voteof 235 to 117.

“We certainly appreciate the sup-port of the residents,” Mayor Samu-el Keller said. “They’ve comethrough for the city every timewe’ve asked them.”

The new levy will replace twostreet levies the city has on thebooks right now, each one a 1.5-milllevy.

The first street levy was passed in1976 and the second was passed in1980. One 1.5-mill levy will expire atthe end of this year and the city willrepeal the other 1.5-mill levy.

The new 3-mill levy, which goesinto effect Jan. 1, 2016, will cost theowner of a home worth $100,000about $105 per year. It’s an annual in-

crease of about $79.City officials requested the new

levy because the city no longer col-lects enough money from the exist-ing levies to adequately repairstreets. The 1.5-mill levies are basedon property values from the yearthey were originally approved and,combined, generate $145,000 eachyear for street repairs.

Keller said federal, state and

county governments have also sig-nificantly cut funding to Cheviotover the past four to five years, andthat funding was used to subsidizethe city’s road repair programs.

“Those funds have dried up, butour streets and roads have continuedto deteriorate,” he said.

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Cheviot resident Ed Condia marks his ballot in a voting booth at the Cheviot Memorial Fieldhouse on May 5. Voters approved the 3-millstreet levy the city sought in the special election.

Cheviot voters approvenew street tax levyKurt [email protected] SLAUGHTER WINS MAYORAL PRIMARY

Cheviot City Council President Deborah Slaughter defeatedWard 4 Councilman William Clark III in the mayoral primaryMay 5.

The Republican council members ran against one anotherfor the chance to challenge Mayor Samuel Keller, a Demo-crat, in November.

According to unofficial results from the Hamilton CountyBoard of Elections, Slaughter won the primary by a vote of141 to 66.

“I was relieved, grateful to the voters and to the campaign volunteers who madecalls, wrote letters, worked the polls and put signs in their yards,” Slaughter said.

“Thank you to all of those who took time to vote for me. I am honored that youtrust in my leadership and plans to advance the city.”

As she prepares her campaign for mayor, she said she will listen to the concernsof residents, gather their feedback and ideas and make them a part of the city’sfuture growth.

Slaughter

See LEVY, Page 2A

Sydney Spitzfaden caught a glimpseof the smile on her friend’s face as he leda horse around the oval-shaped pen atMBH Stables in Cleves and her eyesfilled with tears of joy.

“I was so happy for him,” the DelhiTownship teen said. “As soon as he getson the horse his face brightens up.”

Spitzfaden, an Oak Hills High Schoolsenior, has been bringing her friend tothe stables on weekends as part of hersenior capstone project. Her friend,whose family requested not be identifiedin this story, is autistic and has benefitedfrom the equine-facilitated therapy of-fered by a West Side organization calledLove Quest Children’s Foundation,which operates out of the MBH Stables.

She said she learned about Love Questfrom her teacher when she began work-ing on her senior project. The capstoneproject is a program for Oak Hills sen-iors in which students identify a problemrelated to their future careers and thencreate a solution to the issue. Spitzfadenplans to study special education at Mi-ami University in Oxford, and she saidthe problem she found was that some in-dividuals with special needs are not pro-vided appropriate therapy and are leftsuffering from depression and anxiety.

“I thought it would be great to havespecial needs students be able to comedown here (the stables) and experiencesomething unique,” she said.


Oak Hills High School senior SydneySpitzfaden feeds two mini horses at MBHStables in Cleves. For her senior capstoneproject, the Delhi Township teen has beenworking with Love Quest Children’sFoundation, an organization based out of thestables that provides therapeutic horsebackriding and animal care programs for peoplewith special needs.

Oak Hillssenior inspiredby therapeuticriding programKurt [email protected]

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Oak Hills After Prompreview

The Oak Hills HighSchool PTA is a hostingcommunity preview of itsAfter Prom event.

The preview is 7 p.m. to9:30 p.m. Saturday, May16, at the high school, 3200Ebenezer Road.

St. Antoninus CubScouts present carshow

Cub Scout Pack 614 atSt. Antoninus parish willhost its 10th annual carshow at 9 a.m. Saturday,May 16, in the churchparking lot, 1500 Linne-man Road.

Registration runs from9 a.m. to 11a.m., with judg-ing at 11:30 a.m. Registra-

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Plant saleThe Monfort Heights/

White Oak Community As-sociation is having its an-nual fundraiser plant salefrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, May 16, at Christ Fel-lowship Church (formerlyJoy Community Church),5000 North Bend Road

White Oak Gardens isgiving a $5 coupon withpurchase.

tion is $15 to display a carin the show.

Admission is free.Contact Ryan Pille at

921-7744 [email protected] information.

Harper speaks toPioneer Group

The May meeting of thePioneer Antique & HobbyAssociation will be at 7:30p.m. Wednesday, May 20,at the Nathanael GreeneLodge, 6394 WesselmanRoad.

Brett Harper will pre-sent an illustrated slidetalk titled “Beguiled bythe Wild: The Art of Char-ley Harper.”

Guests are welcome.Call 451-4822 for more in-formation.

Town hall meetingThe Western Hills

Community Action group(formerly known as theWest Side Tea Party), ishaving a town meetingwith State Reps. Lou Ter-har and Louis Blessingfrom 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Monday, May 18, at ChristFellowship Church, 5000North Bend Road.

Swim club hostsopen house

The Philipps SwimClub, 5245 Glenway Ave.,is hosting an open housefrom noon to 3 p.m. Satur-day, May 16.

Historical ‘show andtell’

The Westwood Histori-

cal Society will feature anhistorical “show and tell”at its next meeting.

All who are interestedare welcome to attend andare encouraged to bring anitem of historical signifi-cance.

The meeting starts at 7p.m. Wednesday, May 13,at Westwood First Presby-terian Church, 3011 Harri-son Ave.

Cultivatinggenealogical roots

Folks interested intracing their genealogycan learn more about theprocess at the GreenTownship Branch Library.

The Green Townshipbranch’s class is 7 p.m.Wednesday, May 20. Forinformation, call 369-6095.

BRIEFLY

“It’s not a cure all, butit’s much better thanworking off of levy reve-nues from the 1970s and1980s.

“This is a step in theright direction,” Kellersaid.

Braun said the city ap-plies for grants everyyear to assist with roadprojects, including Com-munity Developmentgrants through HamiltonCounty and State Capital

Keller said the cost torepair a typical streetranges from $200,000 to$800,000. As an example,he cited the $700,000 costof the city’s current roadproject, repairing RobbAvenue. With the 1.5-milllevies, he said it takes thecity about five years tosave enough money to fixa street like Robb Avenue.

“Obviously we’ll beable to do more street con-struction now,” he said.

Tom Braun said the 3-milllevy will bring in about$320,000 each year for thecity, significantly improv-ing its ability to repairstreets.

“The two levies wehave now don’t even payfor one street per year,”he said.

Improvement Programfunding, and the city willcontinue pursuing grantopportunities.

Keller said he thinksthe city does a good jobjustifying its need for anytax increases and resi-dents understand the citydoesn’t spend money friv-olously or operate beyondits means.

“We do everything wecan to maximize everydollar,” he said.

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trophy, multiple sclerosisand post traumatic stressdisorder.

“There are not a lot ofprograms like this in thearea for people with dis-abilities,” he said, notinghe’s working to grow thefoundation to help morepeople.

“We know there is anopportunity to grow thisand better serve the West-ern Hills area.”

Spitzfaden said shewas so impressed with thework Love Quest doesthat she even enlistedmembers of the equestri-an club and partners clubat Oak Hills to volunteerat the stables on the week-ends.

She said she wantsmore people on the WestSide to know about thefoundation and its thera-py programs. Her experi-ence with the foundationand her project has rein-forced her desire to workin special education, shesaid.

“My end goal for mycapstone project is to, af-ter I leave Oak Hills, havethe relationship betweenOak Hills and Love Questcontinue. I hope someonenext year will take it onand lead it,” Spitzfadensaid.

In her visits to LoveQuest with her friend, shesaid she witnessed first-hand how interacting withthe horse boosted herfriend’s confidence andhelped bring him out of

his shell.“I’ve seen him open up

so much,” she said.“He cleans the horse,

grooms the horse, ridesthe horse and walks thehorse around to loosen itup.

“He gets to be more in-dependent and lead thehorse. He has to takecharge,” Spitzfaden said.

Green Township resi-dent Thomas Gramke, ex-ecutive director of LoveQuest Children’s Founda-tion, said he formed thenonprofit organization 22years ago. He was work-ing in the medical market-ing field at the time andhappened to stop by aMidwestern horse stablethat hosted an equine-as-sisted therapy program.

“I looked over to thisbarn and I saw all thesekids coming in on wheel-chairs and I thought tomyself, ‘Now, what would

these kids being doingwith horses,’” he said.

“They all had bigsmiles on their faces.Then what I saw was thescience of it.”

Numerous medicalstudies have shown amarked improvement inhealth and behavior whena person with specialneeds takes part in a ther-apeutic riding program,he said. The rhythmic mo-tion of riding a horsehelps those with physicalneeds improve flexibility,balance and musclestrength, and he said forthose with emotional chal-lenges the relationshipformed with a horse canlead to more confidence,patience and self-esteem.

Gramke became a cer-tified instructor throughthe North American Rid-ing for the HandicappedAssociation and over theyears has helped thou-sands of people with spe-cial needs. He said someof the disabilities equine-assisted therapy servesinclude attention deficitand hyperactivity disor-der, autism, cerebral pal-sy, developmental delay,hearing impairment, spi-na bifida, muscular dys-

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HOW TO GETINVOLVED

Love Quest Children’sFoundation in Cleves isaccepting clients andvolunteers for its equine-assisted therapy pro-grams.

Adults and childrenwith special needs whoare interested in thera-peutic horse riding, aswell as those who wantto volunteer with theorganization, can visitwww.lovequest.org orcall Thomas Gramke at661-7701.

“The volunteers get asmuch out of it as theclients,” Gramke said.“They are helping toallow this person to bethe fullness of who theycan be.”

Emails may be directedto [email protected].

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DELHI TWP. — It’s athree-peat for the DelhiTownship Fire Depart-ment.

For the third straightyear, a team of townshipfirefighters took firstplace in the firefighterchallenge at the annualFight For Air Climb bene-fiting the American LungAssociation.

The fundraising climb,which also features racesfor individuals and teamswho aren’t firefighters,took place Feb. 15 at theCarew Tower downtown.

The team representingDelhi included firefight-ers Ben Pritchard, JeffVater, Scott Somers, ChrisHautman, Dan Albertz,Stephen Duffy, JohnDann, Anthony Molfetta,Wally Russell, Mark Bittn-er and Joseph Stoffolano.

Competing against sev-eral other firefightingteams, each team member

– wearing full firefighterprotective gear – raced up45 floors inside the CarewTower, climbing a total of804 steps.

The Delhi team wonwith a time of 25 minutesand 54 seconds, outpacingthe second-place team bynearly three minutes.

“It was exciting,” saidDelhi Fire Lt. Dan Albertz,captain of the township’steam. “We were definitelyhappy to get the win forthe third year in a row.”

To determine a team’stime, he said the times ofthe three fastest individ-uals on the team are addedtogether.

Delhi firefighter BenPritchard finished withthe fastest time of all thefirefighters who took partin the challenge, at 7 min-utes and 57 seconds.

In fact, he finished 44th

overall out of the nearly500 people who raced inthe climb. Not bad consid-ering he wore firefightergear, which added roughly

45 pounds to his body.“Ben is one of our

younger guys,” Albertzsaid. “He’s a beast.”

In addition to Pritch-ard, the township teamhad two finish in the topfive of the firefighter cat-egory. Firefighters JeffVater and Scott Somersfinished third and fourth,respectively. Their timescombined vaulted theteam to victory.

Albertz said the Amer-ican Lung Association be-gan sponsoring the eventin 2011, and the townshiphas entered a team in thechallenge every yearsince 2012.

He said members ofDelhi’s team typically be-gin training in earnest forthe climb about twomonths prior to the chal-lenge. The firefightersrun the stairs in the de-partment’s training toweron Neeb Road, whichtakes 11 trips to equal thenumber of steps at the Ca-rew Tower, and also condi-

tion themselves on stairstepper machines, he said.

“It does require a cer-tain level of enduranceand leg strength,” he said.

Participating in theclimb is fun on a compet-itive level, but Albertzsaid it has also benefitedthe fire department interms of inspiring othermembers of the depart-

ment to get in shape.Because of the team’s

success the past fewyears, he said more andmore township firefight-ers are interested in join-ing the team and are usingthe challenge as motiva-tion to work out and condi-tion themselves.

“It is good training,” hesaid. “It’s been a great

event.”As part of the Fight For

Air Climb, all participantsare required to raise aminimum of $100 for theAmerican Lung Associa-tion.

Albertz said the Delhiteam raised more than$2,000 for the association,placing in the top 10 of allthe fundraising teams.

Delhi firefighters win Carew Tower climb againKurt [email protected]

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A team of firefighters from the Delhi Township Fire Department once again won the firefighterchallenge at the Fight For Air Climb benefiting the American Lung Association. This is the thirdstraight year a Delhi team won the climb at the Carew Tower. Team members included BenPritchard, Jeff Vater, Scott Somers, Chris Hautman, Dan Albertz, Stephen Duffy, John Dann,Anthony Molfetta, Wally Russell, Mark Bittner and Joseph Stoffolano.

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WEST PRICE HILL — Thedays of annual rush par-ties, pledging, secret ritu-als and hell nights arelong gone from WesternHills High School, but thememories from theschool’s bygone era of so-rorities and fraternitieslive on in former mem-bers.

From 1928 through1981, Western Hills HighSchool was home to sever-al sorority and fraternityorganizations. Many pub-lic schools back then hadsororities and fraterni-ties, which were often thecenter of social life.

The sororities at West-ern Hills included TauSigma Chi, Pi Delta Phi,Sub Deb and Theta AlphaPi. Fraternities includedTriginta Optimi, Chi Ome-ga Sigma, Phi Delta Sigmaand Tri-Chi.

A group of WesternHills alumni have put outacall to all the school’s for-

mer sorority and fraterni-ty members for the annu-al Fraternity-SororityFamily and Friends Pic-nic. Former members areinvited to stop by to recon-nect and share storiesfrom their glory days.

The picnic will takeplace rain or shine fromnoon to 6 p.m. Sunday,May 17, at the RiverviewShelter House at Fern-bank Park, 50 ThorntonAve., Sayler Park.

“If you belonged,you’re invited,” event co-ordinator Ken Kay, a 1961Western Hills graduateand member of TrigintaOptimi fraternity, said ina press release.

“Last year was terrific.Over 100 members fromthe 1940s through the1970s attended. This yearwe hope to double the at-tendance by reaching outto invite every former so-rority and fraternitymember, and their family

and friends.”Those who attend are

asked to bring their ownfood and drinks. Alcoholis permitted. Grills andcharcoal will be provided.

The picnic will includecornhole, horseshoes andgames for children.

Alumni from the Tri-ginta Optimi fraternitystarted the annual picnicthree years ago. Chi Ome-ga Sigma fraternity alum-ni then joined in the spon-sorship, and a committeerepresenting many of theorganizations formed tojointly locate membersand plan the festivities.

For those who are un-able to attend this year,Kay said the picnic is al-ways held the Sunday af-ter Mother’s Day at Fern-bank Park, so mark calen-dars in advance for nextyear.

“Reconnecting andreminiscing is a guaran-teed good time,” he said.

PHOTO PROVIDED

Western Hills High School alumni who were members of the Triginta Optimi fraternity in highschool gathered last year for the annual Fraternity-Sorority Family and Friends Picnic atFernbank Park. This year’s picnic, which is open to all former West High sorority and fraternitymembers, is May 17 at Fernbank Park.

Former West High sorority,fraternity members invited

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John Foster DullesElementary

» Jack McSwiggin, a JohnFoster Dulles Elementary stu-dent, participated in the Go Ba-nanas cell phone collectioncontest sponsored by the Cincin-nati Zoo.

McSwiggin’s campaign wonin the most creative category.He decided he wanted to givethe money to the Scottie YardPlayground project at OakdaleElementary (another Oak Hillsdistrict school) instead of Dullesto help them build their inclu-sive playground. He won $1,000in the contest.

More details about the Scot-tie Yard can be found atwww.oakdalescottieyard.com.

McAuley High School» Forty-eight McAuley High

School sophomores and juniorswere inducted into the NationalHonor Society during a ceremo-ny in McAuley’s PerformingArts Center.

McAuley’s new inducteesare:

Juniors - Anna Cadle, Jenni-fer Chunguyen, Gabrielle Dra-ginoff, Megan Hudepohl, Megh-an Hutchins, Karin Jacobsen,Sylvia Mattingly and Taylor Ot-ting.

Sophomores Abigail Al-brinck, Kathryn Bergmann, Ja-nie Burwick, Julia Cardinal,Alexah Chrisman, Elicza Day,Olivia Dillman, Abigail Ewald,Lynsey Ficker, Emma Fitz, Jen-nifer Fohl, Emma Grace Geckle,Sophia Hamilton, Alana Harvey,Maria Hemmelgarn, RachelHinton, Maria Huey, NicoleKerth, Annie Klein, Abigail Koe-nig, Ashley Kuchenbuch, Abi-gail Ludwig, Jenna Lustenberg-er, Grace Mattingly, EmmaMeiners, Eleanor Nieman,Claire Roell, Kathryn Rost, Ra-chel Seiberg, Kasey Siciliano,Hannah Smith, Kira Staubach,Audra Stueve, Kristen Stueve,Clare Sunderman, Mirey Taite,Emma Verkley, Brittany Wells,Grace Wells and Amanda Wood.

In addition to the 48 new in-ductees, there are 65 McAuleyjuniors and seniors who are alsoNHS members. Co-Presidentsare seniors Megan Kerth andCaitlin McGarvey, and co-secre-taries are seniors Rachel Budkeand Lyndsey Schmucker.

» A thought-provoking andstriking display of ceramicbones is displayed in McAuleyHigh School’s lobby as part ofthe 2014-2015 all-school read of

the book “Left To Tell” by Imma-culée Ilibagiza. In the book, Im-maculée shares the miraculousstory of how she survived theRwandan genocide in 1994,when hundreds of thousands ofRwandans were killed.

To create the bones display,each student at McAuley made aceramic bone, each bone sym-bolizing 1,666 lives that werelost in the Rwandan holocaust.Students made the bones during

Family Homeroom, each familysculpting the same bone underthe direction of an art student.(For example, the Nolan familystudents each made a sternum.)The display also includes inspir-ing quotes by Ilibagiza, as wellas students’ reflections on whatthey would tell Immaculée ifthey could talk to her today. Theproject was spearheaded byanatomy teacher Cindy Wernerand art teacher Sam Setterlin.

Both McAuley and Mother ofMercy participated in this “OneBook, One Community” readlast summer, and elements ofthe book have been incorporat-ed into classes, including con-structing a full-scale replica ofthe bathroom where Immaculéeand seven other women hid for91days during the genocide, anda graffiti wall on the outside ofthe bathroom replica. Elementsof the book have also been incor-porated into other courses, in-cluding biology, health, child de-velopment, science, creativecooking, music, computer liter-acy, social studies, world lan-guages and more.

“I really enjoyed reading Im-maculée’s book,” freshman An-na Wood said. “I learned thatGod is constantly by your side,even in the hardest times. I wasastonished by the courage shehad throughout her 91 days inthe bathroom.”

McAuley, Mercy highschools

Sister high schools, McAuleyand Mother of Mercy, teamedup to raise awareness abouthomelessness by participatingin an overnight “shantytown”experience on the McAuleycampus April 17-18.

Twenty-three students andsix teachers and staff membersfrom both schools built shantiesout of cardboard to use as sleepshelters, and ate a soup-kitchenstyle meal from soup cans theydonated themselves.

The group also provided do-nations to the Homeless Coali-tion and donated their extrasoup to Grace Place, which of-fers temporary housing to wom-en who are in transition fromhomelessness.

Seton High School» Seton High School Board of

Directors has named Kathy Al-len Ciarla as the president andKaren Klug White as principal.Both women are graduates ofSeton and former employees.The appointments begin July 1.

“I have spent 13 years of mycareer at Seton High School andI am thrilled to return to my al-ma mater in this leadership role.

Seton has a longstanding tradi-tion of excel-lence and I amlooking forwardto working withKaren White andthe talented fac-ulty and staff topromote the mis-sion of SetonHigh School andprepare our stu-dents for college,career and life,”Ciarla said. “Thisis an amazinghomecoming!”

Ciarla willoversee the overall mission andCatholic identity of Seton andlead strategic long-term plan-ning, advancement, enrollmentand business affairs.

Ciarla returns to Seton afterserving as the president of theLiteracy Network of GreaterCincinnati. At Seton, she servedas the development director andthe public relations and market-ing coordinator.

White is making her returnafter serving as principal atMercy High School, Cincinnatiand St. Lawrence grade school,Lawrenceburg, Ind.

“As a Seton graduate and aformer faculty member, I haveno words adequate to describethe feeling of coming home tomy Seton community to becomethe next principal. Coming froma long line of Seton graduates, Iam excited about returning towork with the student body, fac-ulty and staff.”

White will provide leader-ship for faith development, aca-demic advancement, student af-fairs and athletics.

Seton Principal/CEO DonnaBrigger is retiring June 30.

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THANKS TO KATHY DIETRICH

A total of 48 students are inducted into McAuley High School’s National Honor Society this year.

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To create the bones display, each student at McAuley made a ceramic bone, each bone symbolizing 1,666 lives thatwere lost in the Rwandan holocaust.

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THURSDAY, MAY 14Art & Craft ClassesOil Painting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Springfield Township Senior andCommunity Center, 9158 WintonRoad, Art Room. InstructorSusan Hoffheimer guides withstep-by-step instruction on howto use oil paint materials. Ages18 and up. $88. Registrationrequired. Presented by Spring-field Township Arts and Enrich-ment Council. 522-1410; http://www.theartsconnect.us/183/Oil-Painting. Springfield Township.

Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. Green Township.

Dance ClassesDance Clogging, 6:30 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learn howto clog dance. Dancers of alllevels welcome. No partnerrequired. $5. Presented by TheCan’t Stop Cloggers. 324-7454;cantstopcloggers.weebly.com.Sayler Park.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Aston Oaks Golf Club, 1 AstonOaks Drive, Banquet CenterPatio. Includes 5 wine tastingtickets and light appetizers.Wines presented by HeidelburgDistributors. Assorted wines bythe bottle will be available forpurchase at discount. Ages 21and up. $10. Reservations re-quired. 467-0070, ext. 3;www.astonoaksgolfclub.com.North Bend.

EducationStrengths Based Career Man-agement, 7-8:30 p.m., FamilyLife Center, 703 Compton Road,Learn how to identify goodcareer fit and work towardstrength path. Reservationsrequired. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finneytown.

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725.Delhi Township.

Pure Potential Chikung TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m., Grace Episco-pal Church, 5501 Hamilton Ave.,$50. Presented by HarmonicPulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,4:45-5:45 p.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Introduction to Yoga forBeginners, 7-8 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road, Forparticipants who have nevertried yoga or have been to classa few times and would like tolearn more before advancing toVinyasa Flow. $78 for 13 classesor $10 per class. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.

Farmers MarketFarm Market of College Hilland New Happy Hour at theMarket, 3-6 p.m., College HillCoffee Company and CasualGourmet, 6128 Hamilton Ave.,Indoor farm market now of-fering happy hour with halfprice wine and beer by glass.Market offerings include freerange eggs, beef, cheese, butter,home baked items, breads,granola and more. Free admis-sion. 542-2739; www.collegehill-coffeeco.com. College Hill.

FestivalsSt. Aloysius Gonzaga ParishFestival, 4-8 p.m. Adults-onlysenior night. Dinner optionsinclude Ron’s Roost chickendinner, brats, metts, burgers.Sinatra tribute singer Matt Snowperforms., St. Aloysius GonzagaChurch, 4366 Bridgetown Road,Games, raffles, music, children’sarea motorcycle raffle andmore. Park and Ride availablefrom Bridgetown Middle School.Benefits St. Aloysius GonzagaParish. Free. 574-4840;www.saintals.org/fest. Bridge-town.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to those

who qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. ThroughDec. 10. 585-8266. Price Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 7:30 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve., Final collaboration be-tween Rodgers and Hammer-stein was destined to becomethe world’s most beloved mu-sical. $24, $21 seniors and stu-dents. 241-6550; www.cincinna-tilandmarkproductions.com.West Price Hill.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945 Dun-ham Way, Thriller revolvingaround con man and two ex-convicts who meet their matchin a blind woman. $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. Presented by SunsetPlayers Inc.. Through May 16.588-4988; www.sunsetplay-ers.org. West Price Hill.

RecreationCTBA Annual Golf Outing, 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pebble CreekGolf Course, Restaurant & EventCenter, 9799 Prechtel Road,4-Person Scramble Golf Outing.Fee includes golf, cart, food anddrink on course and prizes. $85per person. Registration re-quired by May 1. Presented byColerain Township BusinessAssociation. 379-1063; www.col-erainbusiness.org. ColerainTownship.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. 385-3780.Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, 10299 McKelveyRoad, McKelvey Fields. TheClippard and Powel CrosleyYMCA have a combined youth,coed, baseball league on Sat-urdays. Season runs from 6/6until 8/1. No games 7/4. Ages3-4, 5-6, and 7-9. Ages 7-9 haveThursday practice, prior to eachSat. game. Register by:5/20.Ages 3-9. Benefits YMCA ofGreater Cincinnati. $50 or $90.Registration required. Presentedby Clippard Family YMCA.923-4466, ext. Sarah; myy.org.Springfield Township.

FRIDAY, MAY 15Art & Craft ClassesKids Art Class, 4-5:30 p.m., ThePottery Place, 3616 Jessup Road,Kids make ceramic plate. Ages7-12. $15. Registration required.741-1500; www.thepotteryplace-cincy.com. Green Township.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, 7778 Colerain Ave., $5.720-4142. Colerain Township.

Cardio Plus Aerobics Class, 5-6p.m., Keeping Fit Studio, 7778Colerain Ave., $5. 720-4142.Colerain Township.

FestivalsSt. Aloysius Gonzaga ParishFestival, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. JoeCowans provides rock andcountry music favorites., St.Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Free.574-4840; www.saintals.org/fest.Bridgetown.

Our Lady of Victory ChurchFestival, 6-11 p.m. Music bySullivan Janszen Band., Our Ladyof Victory, 810 Neeb Road,Booths, games of chance, rides,raffles, burgers, brats, hot dogsand more. Through May 17.922-4460; www.olv.org. DelhiTownship.

CincItalia, Cincinnati Italian

Festival, 6 p.m. to midnightFriday: Ages 19 and up., HarvestHome Park, 3961 North BendRoad, Celebration of Italianheritage. Entertainment fromnational music acts, activities forall ages and authentic cuisineprepared by local Italian restau-rants and Cincinnati’s Italiancultural societies. Free. Present-ed by St. Catharine of SienaChurch. Through May 17. 661-0651; www.cincitalia.org. Chevi-ot.

Maifest, 6-11 p.m., GermaniaSociety of Cincinnati, 3529 W.Kemper Road, Variety of musicand foods provided. $3, freeages 12 and under. Militarypersonnel free with currentmilitary ID. Through May 17.742-0060; www.germaniasocie-ty.com. Colerain Township.

Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. Through June5. 405-1514; www.harmonic-pulsewellness.com. College Hill.

Music - Big BandThe RL Big Band with LynneScott, 8:30 p.m., Legends, 3801Harrison Ave., Fee includessnacks and soft drinks. $15.662-1222; www.therlbigband-.com. Cheviot.

Music - Classic RockFlipside, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Music - ConcertsI Hear Music in the Air Con-cert, 7 p.m. Donnie McClurkin,Israel Houghton, William Mc-Dowell, William Murphy, Jona-than McReynolds, Rodney Posey.Hosted by Isaac Caree andBishop Lester Love., InspirationalBaptist Church, 11450 SebringDrive, $75 platinum VIP, $50gold VIP, $35 general. Reserva-tions recommended. Presentedby I Hear Music In The Air.247-0205; www.ihearmus-icintheair.com. SpringfieldTownship.

Music - CountrySouthern Highway, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, 3716 GlenmoreAve., English countryside maynever be same after BertieWooster and his unflappablevalet, Jeeves, pay a visit. Ages12-99. $16, $15 advance. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by The Drama Workshop.Through May 17. 598-8303.Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. 588-4988; www.sunset-players.org. West Price Hill.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through May 29. 941-0102.Sayler Park.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

SATURDAY, MAY 16Clubs & OrganizationsSt. Antoninus Cub Scout CarShow, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St.Antoninus Parish, 1500 Linne-man Road, Parking Lot. Specialawards, Top 40 trophies, dashplaques for first 150 cars. Food,door prizes, music, split the pot.Registration 9-11 a.m. ($15).Trophy presentation begins at2:30 p.m. Benefits St. AntoninusCub Scouts. Free. Presented bySt. Antoninus Cub Scouts. 921-7744; www.saintantoninus.org/

cub-scouts. Green Township.

Community DanceHoedowners, 6:30-10 p.m.,Greenhills Community ChurchPresbyterian, 21 Cromwell Road,No prior dance experiencenecessary. $15. Presented bySouthwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 761-4088. Greenhills.

Dining EventsCrawfish Boil, 6 p.m. Rain orshine. Live crawfish from Louisi-ana, live music, beverages fromPratt Family Brewing and more.,Warsaw Project Space, 3116Warsaw Ave., Live crawfishflown in. Several craft beersfrom artisan brewers. Ages 21and up. Benefits East Price HillJazz Fest. $20 suggested dona-tion, cash only. Presented byEast Price Hill Jazz Fest. Nophone; www.facebook.com/eastpricehilljazzfest. East PriceHill.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, noon to 4 p.m.,Henke Winery, 3077 HarrisonAve., Receive 7 tastes and takehome souvenir glass. Appetizersand meals available to accompa-ny tasting. Ages 21 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.662-9463; www.henkewine-.com. Westwood.

Exercise ClassesCardio Plus Aerobics Class,9:30-10:30 a.m., Keeping FitStudio, $5. 720-4142. ColerainTownship.

Yoga Alignment Workshop,9-11 a.m., EarthConnection, 370Neeb Road, $60 for 3-part seriesor $25 drop-in. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.

FestivalsSt. Aloysius Gonzaga ParishFestival, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Rod-ney Alan Combs Band andStagger Lee provide music., St.Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Free.574-4840; www.saintals.org/fest.Bridgetown.

Our Lady of Victory ChurchFestival, 5-11 p.m. Music by TheMenus., Our Lady of Victory,922-4460; www.olv.org. DelhiTownship.

CincItalia, Cincinnati ItalianFestival, 3 p.m. to midnight,Harvest Home Park, Free. 661-0651; www.cincitalia.org. Chevi-ot.

Maifest, 2-11 p.m., GermaniaSociety of Cincinnati, $3, freeages 12 and under. Militarypersonnel free with currentmilitary ID. 742-0060; www.ger-maniasociety.com. ColerainTownship.

Community Kick-off to Sum-mer, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Forest ParkSenior Center, 11555 WintonRoad, Car show with trophies,free inflatable bounce house,face painting and kids’ activities;plus variety of games and prizes.Strolling magicians, mascots andmusicians. Food provided byHammann’s Catering. Free,donations benefit GoodC.A.T.C.H. (Collective Achieve-ment Through ConnectedHands). Presented by Ameritas.No phone. Forest Park.

Garden ClubsHillside Community Garden:Play in the Dirt with Us, 9 a.m.to noon, Hillside CommunityGarden, 5701 Delhi Road, On thecampus of Mount St. JosephUniversity. Learn ecologically-friendly gardening skills, meetneighbors and grow healthyfood. Help plant seeds, buildterraces, continue work in foodforest and harvest uniquecommunity garden. Sturdy,no-slip shoes or boots suggest-ed. Bring your own gloves. Free.Presented by Hillside Communi-ty Garden Committee. ThroughOct. 17. 503-6794; www.hillside-gardendelhi.com. Delhi Town-ship.

Holiday - Memorial DayMemorial Day Celebration,9:30 p.m. to noon, Gilbert A.Dater High School, 2146 Fergu-son Road, Keynote speakerCommand Sergeant MajorHenry C. Armstrong, 41 year U.S.Army veteran. Music, lunchserved by Dater’s Culinary Artsstudents. Ages 21 and up. Free.Reservations required by April30. 363-7201; [email protected]. West Price Hill.

Music - Classic RockSuperBad, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Howl’n Maxx, 9 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Drew’s on the River, 4333River Road, Free. 451-1157;www.howlnmaxx.com. River-side.

On Stage - TheaterThe Sound of Music, 8 p.m.,Covedale Center for the Per-forming Arts, $24, $21 seniorsand students. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.

Jeeves in Bloom, 8 p.m., Glen-more Playhouse, $16, $15 ad-vance. Registration recom-mended. 598-8303. Cheviot.

Wait Until Dark, 8 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, $14, $12seniors, students or groups of 10or more. 588-4988; www.sunset-players.org. West Price Hill.

RecreationArchery Lessons, 3 p.m. Regis-ter by May 14., Winton Woods,10245 Winton Road, Trainedinstructors teach basics andprovide hands-on practice. Allequipment provided. Ages8-adult. A valid Great Parksmotor vehicle permit required($10 annual, $3 daily). $15.Registration required. Presentedby Great Parks of HamiltonCounty. Through May 23. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Springfield Township.

Car Show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Remke Market Delhi Township,

5025 Delhi Road, Registration 11a.m.-2 p.m. Door prizes, live DJ,split the pot, music, vendors,more. Rain date is May 30.Benefits American Heart Associ-ation Go Red for Women. Freefor spectators, $5 registrationfee. Presented by AmericanHeart Association. 375-1805.Delhi Township.

ShoppingFlea Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Zion United Methodist Church,4980 Zion Road, Baked goods,card making and scrapbookingsupplies, rubber stamps, inks,papers, tools, furniture, games,knick-knacks, clothes for all agesand more. Free admission.941-4983. Cleves.

Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. tonoon, St. Joseph Church - NorthBend, 25 E. Harrison Ave., Pa-perbacks $1. Hardbacks $2.Benefits Youth Ministry. Freeadmission. 941-3661; www.stjo-sephnorthbend.com. NorthBend.


Saturday Baseball League, 5a.m. to 9 p.m., McKelvey Base-ball Fields, $50 or $90. Regis-tration required. 923-4466, ext.Sarah; myy.org. SpringfieldTownship.

SUNDAY, MAY 17Art EventsPrice Hill Thrill: Studio, Galleryand Site Tours, 2-7 p.m., ArtsCenter at Dunham, 1945 Dun-ham Way, Tour eclectic samplingof artists’ studios, gallery spacesand non-profit organizations.Includes maps and shuttleservice between sites. Receptionwith food, drinks and live musicfollows. Benefits Weston ArtGallery. $35, free children underage 12. Presented by CincinnatiArts Association. 977-4165;[email protected]. West Price Hill.

AuditionsBonnie and Clyde - Auditions,7-10 p.m., Arts Center at Dun-ham, 1945 Dunham Way, Pleaseprepare 16 bars of an upbeatsong that is not from the show.Bring sheet music as accompa-nist will be provided. No audi-tions with pre-recorded music.There will also be cold readingfrom the script. Free. Presentedby Sunset Players Inc.. 251-4222;www.sunsetplayers.org. WestPrice Hill.

Fox on the Fairway Auditions,6:30-9:30 p.m., Covedale Centerfor the Performing Arts, 4990Glenway Ave., Bring resume.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Cincinnati Landmark Produc-tions. 241-6550; www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

The St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish Festival opens with an adults-only senior night, 4-8 p.m. May14 at the parish, 4366 Bridgetown Road, Bridgetown. Dinner options include Ron’s Roostchicken dinner, brats, metts and burgers. Sinatra tribute singer Matt Snow will perform. Thefestival continues 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 15 with Joe Cowans providing rock and country musicfavorites; 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 16 with Rodney Alan Combs Band and Stagger Lee; and 3-10 p.m.May 17, with music from Saffire Express. The festival features games, raffles, children’s area,raffle and more. A park and ride will be set up at Bridgetown Middle School. The festivalbenefits St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish. Admission is free. Call 574-4840; visitwww.saintals.org/fest.

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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.

What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tellyou where we forage for them, but takemy word for it: they were huge and agourmet treat.

Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.

Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms. Mushrooms containantioxidants and vitamin D, which lots of folks havein short supply.

Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without

making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that

they oxidize - the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Email her at [email protected] with “Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sautéed gourmet mushrooms

Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.

Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.

Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.

Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.

8 oz. mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed - I usually add

more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)

Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.

Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.

So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week”, shesaid.

1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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U.S. did not win theland from Indians

Reading another good col-umn by Betty Kamuf (Colum-bia Power Station), I feel shemisspoke when she wrote,“When the United States wonthe land from the Indians in1785.”

It should have read, “Whenthe United States confiscated/stole the land from the Indi-ans in 1785.”

I’m sure Betty was just be-ing politically correct howev-er, since doing my families’genealogy, I’m discovering alot about our nation’s history

that were not fully explainedin our school history courses.

I’ve always heard a pur-chase was based on a fairprice paid to a willing seller.There’s no historical evidencethe Indians were neither will-ing sellers nor that they werepaid a fair price.

The instigator of the 1785Ordinance was Thomas Jef-ferson, then the third presi-dent of the United States. TJwas both a politician and alawyer. Enough said!

Paul Ashworth Western Hills

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

May 6 questionHow do you think the Su-

preme Court will rule on the is-sue of same-sex marriage? Howshould they rule?

“Against.”Mary Ann Maloney

“I hope they rule in favor ofit. It really is the final move-ment towards civil rights forall. With the court split interms of right and left it willcome down basically to Jus-tice Kennedy’s vote and hope-fully he will chose to be on theright side of history.

“People can use the Bibli-cal passages as their defensefor heterosexual union, how-ever in one of the oft-cited pas-sages, one should not not workon Sundays, wear clothes ofmixed thread or eat shell fish.From that stand point RedLobsters should be picketeddaily, yet I don’t see it.

“Gay marriage will in noway diminish heterosexualmarriage. I don’t understandthat argument. I feel that reli-gious institutions can stillcome out against it, but to do sowill only point out how bigotedthe institutions are.

“In terms of religion, I looktowards the new covenantteachings of Christ and he hadnothing to say on gay mar-riage. He did have somethingto say about the difficulty ofthe rich getting into heavencomparing it to being moredifficult than a camel passingthrough the eye of a needle. Idon’t see people picketingmansions or standing next toluxury autos over in Kenwoodtelling people to repent or theywon’t get into heaven.

“It is time to gay marriageis accepted and religious insti-tutions either accept it also oradmit that they are selectivein terms of what they chooseto criticize or focus on Bibli-cly.”

C.S.

“I believe the SupremeCourt will recognize marriage

as the union of two people wholove, honor, support and re-spect each other. Such faithfulpartnerships benefit all cul-tures and societies contribut-ing to harmony and worldpeace.”

Marie Hill

“I feel that the SupremeCourt will approve same sexmarriage. Why?, because it isgoing to be pushed and pusheddown our throats until wehave every state accepting it.That does not make it right.And I am totally against it b/cone of the reasons man andwoman get married is to havea family eventually. Childrenneed a mom who is female anda dad who is male, period. Nottwo men who say they aremom and dad or two womenwho say they are mom anddad.

“And I do not think that peo-ple are born gay. It is a choicethey make. The same holdstrue with transgenders. Whycan’t we be happy with thegender that our Lord made usto be. Kids are being subjectedto this kind of thinking thatthere is something wrong withthem so they want to be gay ortransgender. Heaven help usand I feel so sorry for mygrandchildren in their futureto live in a culture where any-thing goes with no restrictionsor laws. So therefore, I am to-tally against the SupremeCourt ruling in favor of samesex marriage.” D.M.H.

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With the baseball seasongetting into full swing, we takea look back at Andy Gallagher,a beloved Price Hill baseballlegend.

Andy played ball in the late1800s, just about the time theCincinnati Red Stockings were

formed. Hewas good, verygood, and heloved thegame with apassion.

Born in theold West End,near whereUnion Termi-nal nowstands, heplayed ballevery chance

he got in Lincoln Park. BigLeague ball was so new, thateven with his talent and lovefor the game, it was too big arisk for Andy to try out. In-stead, he chose a job he knewwould support his family. Hewent to work for the AmericanOak Leather Co. for four centsan hour, working 12 hours aday.

Maintaining his love forbaseball, he got up early onSundays, went to Mass at HolyFamily Church, and taking hisbaseball equipment with him,he hid it in the church vesti-bule. After church, he wouldmeet up with his friends atDempsey Park to play baseballuntil late in the afternoon.

Andy was a catcher andbecause good catchers wererare, he usually caught forboth his team and the competi-tion. His passion for the gamenever waned and he playedwell into is 70s.

His wife worried that hewas too old to play and wouldinjure himself. Thinking hisdoctor would tell him to stopplaying, she suggested it wastime for him to get a check up.Upon examining him however,

his doctor saw that he was ingreat physical condition andtold him “I don’t know whatyou’re doing, but whatever itis, continue doing it.” Uponhearing this, his wife said, “ Ithink it’s time we get a newfamily doctor.”*

With the advent of WorldWar II, there were fewer andfewer men for Andy to playball with. His teammates wereso young that most were draft-ed into the army. With no oneto play hard ball with, he rele-gated himself to playing soft-ball at Dempsey with the Old-timers.

A tradition carried on to thisday, the Price Hill BaseballOldtimers gather to rememberGallagher and all the old timePrice Hill ball players on thefirst Wednesday in May. Galla-

gher was the first inductee intothe Hall of Fame in 1952. Eachyear a plaque honoring hismemory, along with a $500scholarship, is presented tooutstanding young athletesfrom Elder, Oak Hills andWestern Hills High Schools. AsOldtimers, they understand theimportance of the past. In 2013the group contributed $500 tothe Price Hill Historical Soci-ety Museum to expand theirbaseball room.

* As told by Larry Schmoltin the Price Hill HistoricalSociety May 1991 newsletter

Diane Clark grew up in Price Hilland lives there now. Her company,Fairy Dust Ltd. Inc., is on WarsawAvenue in Price Hill. She is a long-time member of the Price Hill His-torical Society.

Price Hill, baseballand the old-timers

DianeClarkCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST


The catcher’s mitt and mask used by Andy Gallagher, who was known as abaseball legend in Price Hill and played in a Sunday league at DempseyPark from the 1900s until the 1940s.

A panel discussion featur-ing regional business leadersdiscussed the need to developlocal talent – young adultswho have skills that are need-ed in their community. Theysaid that those young adultsare the key to the continuedeconomic success of our re-gion.

The best way to developthat talent has been discussedand debated in news articles,political speeches and forums.Are four-year or advancedcollege degrees appropriate?When are industry trainingprograms, community col-leges, adult education courses,and hands-on training theright choice for young adults?

The truth is that we need avariety of paths, and ouryouth need to have options.Research shows that currentteenagers will change careersmultiple times in their lives.Ohio's efforts to introducecareer education into lowergrades is a step in that direc-

tion. Under-standingchoices earlywill help themto be success-ful morequickly.

For manystudents,keeping op-tions openmeans attend-ing a career-

technical school. They knowthat becoming ready for botha career and college by thetime they graduate offersmultiple paths.

About half of Great Oaksgraduates, for instance, godirectly to college – many ofthem with credits they'veearned in high school. Othersuse their career certificationto get ahead; a cosmetologystudent may use the licenseshe earned to save money forfurther schooling. Or, numer-ous graduates from pre-engi-neering, manufacturing and

robotics programs are nowworking for local employerswho will pay for their collegeeducation.

Apprenticeships in elec-tricity, HVAC and otherskilled trades allow graduatesto earn their continued educa-tion.

Healthcare graduates knowthat their certifications are afoundation for advancementin multiple directions. Somestudents even graduate fromhigh school knowing that thefield they thought they lovedisn't for them – a much easierdecision at 18 than after sever-al years of college.

The point is that our econo-my needs skilled profession-als, and our youth need andwant a variety of possibilities.The chance to explore choicesearly gives many a head starton success.

Harry Snyder is president/CEO ofGreat Oaks Career Campuses. Helives in Batavia.

Advantages to exploringcareer options early

Harry Snyder COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

MAY 13, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • 1B

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Baseball» On May 2, Oak Hills lost to

Walnut Hills 7-1. Taylor Lanedoubled and junior DonovanSaylor took the loss.

The Highlanders run-ruledSycamore 13-3 in five inningsMay 4. Austin Penwell got thewin and drove in two at theplate. Zach Doran drove in threeruns.

On May 6, Oak Hills lost toLakota West 5-1. Senior Jonath-on Deifel took the loss.

» Taylor defeated Reading13-1 in six innings on May 5.Chris Mutter picked up the win.Senior Josh Wagner was 3-for-4

with a double and four RBI. The Yellow Jackets beat Ma-

riemont 9-3 on May 6. Wagnerearned the win and went 2-for-3with a double and two RBI. Ju-nior Hunter Gillespie was 2-for-3 with two RBI.

On May 7, Taylor edged Ross4-3 in eight innings. Junior Eth-an Murray took the win. AlexHerges, Mutter and Wagner alldoubled.

» Western Hills lost 7-0 toNew Richmond on May 2.

The Mustangs lost 11-0 toWalnut Hills on May 7. DavidOffenbacker took the loss.

» Elder topped Harrison 14-8on May 2. Senior Kyle Orloffwas 4-for-5 with two doubles, ahome run, four runs scored andfour RBI. Junior C.J. Gleason

got the win. Elder lost 5-3 to Moeller on

May 4. Senior Greg Cappel tookthe loss and was 2-for-3 with adouble at the plate.

Senior Shane Smith tossed acomplete-game shutout in a 3-0win over Moeller May 6.

Elder downed Anderson 9-1on May 7. Junior Justin Wardhad six strikeouts in the win.Senior Sam Coffaro went 2-for-3.

» St. Xavier topped High-lands 6-2 on May 1. Senior EricJaun went 2-for-4 with a double,home run and four RBI.

The Bombers edged Mason2-1 May 2. Junior Noah Stock-man picked up the win. Simon

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Adam [email protected]

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Rick Neville, right, a member of Western Hills’ 1986 state championshipbaseball team, is greeted by another Mustang. On May 2, West High invitedmembers of its five state championship baseball teams back for a ceremony.See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

NORTH BEND — The begin-ning of baseball season isfilled with unknowns. Witheach game, a team chips awaythe mystery as to who theyare, and what type of teamthey’ll become.

Taylor High School base-ball coach Chris Hannumknew his team could compete,but there were questionmarks. Hannum’s beenpleased with his team, adding“there’s still work to be done.”

“I’ve been pleasantly sur-prised with the strong pitch-ing we’ve had throughout theseason,” Hannum said. “Whenour bats come alive, and weget the pitching, everythingworks out pretty good.”

Pitching’s been the differ-ence. Hannum said he wasn’tsure how the rotation wouldshake out. Senior Josh Wag-ner, junior Jordan Mock andjunior Chris Mutter haveshouldered the load.

“Basically, what I have isthree pitchers (Mock, Mutter,Wagner) … On any given day,they’ll keep us in a ball game,”said Hannum.

Wagner, one of only twoseniors on the roster, has beendependable with a 1.18 ERAand 20 strikeouts in nearly 30innings. Mutter, who’s startedsince he was a freshman, is 3-3with 46 strikeouts and a 1.59ERA. Mock, a newcomerwho’s turned some heads onthe hill this year, is 5-1 with 46strikeouts and a 1.88 ERA.Hannum said Mock, whothrew a no-hitter, “turned out

to be pretty darn good thisyear.” Junior Ethan Murrayhas been a bulldog on the hilland at third base for the Yel-low Jackets, too. Murray's 4-0with a 2.25 ERA and hits .279.

The pitchers are capablewith a bat too. Mutter’s hitting.365 with 10 RBI and 13 stolenbases. Mock’s driven home 17runs and hits .339. Wagnerleads the team with 20 RBIand hits .292.

The Yellow Jackets wentdown to the wire in the Cincin-nati Hills League race. A trioof one-run conference lossesdoomed Taylor, who finishedsecond in the league to Madei-ra. Taylor needed Finneytownto beat Madeira May 7 to splitthe league title with the Mus-tangs, but Madeira won 5-2.Taylor allowed the fewestruns (86) in the CHL.

“You kick yourself becauseyou lost two one-run games toIndian Hill and a 2-1 game toFinneytown last week,” Han-num said.

Offensively, Taylor’s had tomanufacture many of its runs.Junior center fielder HunterGillespie leads the team with a.373 average, 15 stolen basesand 16 RBI. Freshman catcherJacob Haussler is hitting .370with 15 RBI.

“Over the past few years,catching hasn’t been ourstrong point,” said Hannum,who went on to say Haussler’sbeen a welcome sight behindthe dish with his defense andhitting.

In the Division II sectionaltournament, Taylor awaits thewinner of Indian Hill andHughes on May 14.

Taylor baseballawaits playoffs,finished 2nd in CHLAdam [email protected]


Taylor junior center fielder Hunter Gillespie connects with a Madeirapitch in a game on April 24.

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Oak Hills senior shortstop Jared Drewes cuts a throw to third base where Jonathon Deifel, right, waits againstElder on May 3.

Neighborhoodrivals meet

Elder senior Zach Vorherr, left, and senior Kyle Orloff.

Elder senior Jeff Linneman on thehill against Oak Hills May 3 at thePanther Athletic Complex.

Oak Hills junior Michael Hubertwarms up for his start at Elder onMay 3.

PRICE HILL — After the first two scheduledmeetings were washed out, Elder and Oak Hillsfinally met on the baseball field. The Pantherspulled away late and won 9-2.

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MONFORT HEIGHTS —There’s no doubtingwhat La Salle HighSchool can do on thebaseball diamond. TheLancers have playedtheir way into the con-versation of the area’stop teams. They’ve donethat by beating the topteams.

La Salle’s won 17games (as of May 7) andthey've beaten Moeller(No. 1), Mason (No. 3),Elder (No. 4) and Cole-rain (No. 7) this season,all of whom finishedranked in the top-10 ofThe Enquirer Division Iarea coaches’ final poll.

The Lancers’ successmay seem surprising tosome, but not to sixth-year head coach JoeVoegele. “They playhard — that’s somethingthat doesn’t surpriseme,” said Voegele, whowent on to say he hasbeen slightly surprisedby his pitching staff.Coming into the year,Voegele said, they onlyhad a couple seniorscoming back and few ju-

niors with some inningsunder their belts.

“I’m pretty pleasedwith the way the pitch-ing’s developed,” Voe-gele said.

Senior Logan Braun-ing, along with juniorsJake Kaiser and JakeBarford, have been im-pressive. Brauning’s 3-0with a 1.24 ERA. Kaiser’s4-0 with a 1.57 ERA, andBarford’s 2-0 with a 1.65ERA. Senior BrianSchwankhaus hasproved to be a top-of-the-line starter.

Schwankhaus is 5-1with a 1.13 ERA, his onlyloss was 1-0 to Moeller.Senior Nick Ernst, who’ssigned with Miami Uni-versity, struggled insome spots early in theseason, but Voegele saidhe’s looked better lately.

The Lancers are ledat the plate by senior An-thony Bell’s .426 aver-age, (ranks second in theGreater CatholicLeague South) and 26RBI (leads GCL-South).Eric Greene (.358), Ni-gel Williams (21 RBI),Andrew Sexton (.353),Alec Lane (.357) and TimCasey (.333) all help bol-

ster La Salle’s lineup. Beating the best not

only makes La Salle adangerous playoff team,it also makes them a tar-get. Depth in the rota-tion will certainly help,but Voegele wants histeam to push the pedaland finish games.

“We’ve lost threegames (of six total) go-ing into the last inning.We have to learn to fin-ish games if we’re gonnado well in the tourna-ment,” said Voegele.

La Salle jumped in El-der’s sectional bracket,meaning if the Panthersand Lancers win theirfirst-round games, theywould meet in a section-al final.

“We know what to ex-pect, we feel we matchup with them real well.Basically, it’s a chal-lenge to our guys.(Shane) Smith (Elder’sace) is as good as any-body in the city, but wefelt (that bracket) wasthe best route to go,”Voegele explained. “Youhave to win to get there… there’s no sure thingof us playing Elder.”

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La Salle’s Andrew Sexton swings and misses in the first inning against Elder April 1 at thePanther Athletic Complex.

Lancers lookprimed forpostseasonAdam [email protected]

La Salleseniorpitcher NickErnststartedagainst thePanthers ina gameApril 1 atthe PantherAthleticComplex.

PRICE HILL — Since theinception of her softballcareer, Seton High Schoolsenior Abby Lamping hadalways witnessed thegame from a distinct, on-field perspective. Thatwas until a broken anklein the second scrimmageof her junior season re-vised how she saw thegame.

The injury, which side-lined her for the entireseason, allowed her to seethe game in ways she’dnever seen before.

“The biggest benefit(of the injury) was it gaveme a whole new perspec-tive of the game,” Lamp-ing said. “Normally, I’mjust a player and I don’tsee the game from that an-gle … I got a deeper lookinto it.”

Lamping shattered herankle in an early-morninggame, when the plate wascovered with dew. Whenshe stepped on home

plate, her foot slid andcaught the lip of the plate.She knew instantly it wasbad.

“My parents knew ittoo,” Lamping remem-bered. “I was down on theground and I wasn’t get-ting back up.”

She knew her juniorseason was lost, butLamping’s hope was to re-turn for summer ball.

“She knew the summerbefore senior year wasthe time to get recruited,”Seton coach Chrissy Rig-gins said. “(Before the in-jury) she had never reallysat down and watched agame … she got thechance to sit down andwatch, and really learnthe game.”

Lamping, who said it’sbeen her dream to playcollege softball since shestarted playing serioussummer ball, was able toreturn in the summer andnow she’s signed withOhio Dominican. Lamp-ing said her first weekendback, she pitched 15 in-

nings, and that “sur-passed everything thedoctor expected.”

A successful surgery,followed by rehab has al-lowed Lamping a chanceat a senior season, and shehasn’t squandered the op-portunity. She’s leadingthe Girls Greater CatholicLeague in RBI (29), dou-bles (10), ERA (1.47),strikeouts (153) and shut-outs (five). Her 14 winsrank second in the leagueand she’s hitting .397 forthe Saints who sit at 14-8.

“Her coach ability andher work ethic,” is whatsets Lamping apart, Rig-gins said. “She’s alwaysvery receptive of anycriticism. She asks goodquestions and plays asmuch softball as she can.She really has a passion.”

Seton came in secondplace in the GGCL, behindMcAuley. If the Saints canwin their first two post-season games, they couldhave another shot atMcAuley in the sectionalfinal.

Seton’s Lamping slowed,not stopped by injuryAdam [email protected]


Seton senior pitcher Abby Lamping fields a bunt and throws to first for the out against OakHills May 2.

Oak Hills softballsummer camp

Oak Hills softball head coachJackie Cornelius-Bedel and herstaff will conduct the Highland-er Softball Summer Camp June8 and 9 at Oak Hills HighSchool. The clinic will be run bycurrent and former college and

professional players and coach-es ensuring that each playerreceives the highest qualityinstruction available in thearea.

The clinic will focus on allareas of fastpitch. Offensiveskills to be covered includehitting, bunting, slapping andbase running. Defensive areas

will focus on both infield andoutfield skills. Special drills forpitchers and catchers will alsobe available. Grades K-5 are9-11:30 a.m. and grades 6-10are 1-3:30 p.m. each day.

For more information andregistration form seewww.oakhillssoftball.com orphone 703-6109.

SIDELINES

Schaefer went 2-for-2 andCharlie Gaede was 2-for-3.

St. Xavier fell 14-6 to LaSalle on May 4. J.P. Bitzen-hofer was 2-for-4 with adouble and three RBI.

Moeller downed theBombers 9-3 on May 5.

Softball» Oak Hills downed Se-

ton 10-3 on May 2. SeniorBrooke Shad got the win.Senior Emily Wolfzornwas 3-for-4 with a tripleand three RBI.

In its second game onMay 2, Oak Hills beatLoveland 10-3. FreshmanSam Reese took the win.Senior Bekah Finn was 3-for-3 with two RBI, andsenior Bethani Drew went2-for-2 with two doublesand three RBI.

Oak Hills smashed Col-erain 16-0 in five inningson May 6. Shad got thewin. Andrea Gahan was 3-for-3 with a double, twohome runs and six RBI.

On May 7, Oak Hillsbeat Middletown 16-2. Ga-han was 2-for-4 with ahome run and three RBI.

» Seton defeated Wil-mington 9-1on May 4. Sen-ior Abby Lamping got thewin and struck out eight.Freshman Shannon Drin-kuth was 2-for-4 with adouble.

The Saints dropped a2-0 game to Fairfield onMay 5.

Seton downed Mercy10-0 May 6 to finish secondin the Girls GreaterCatholic League. Lampinggot the win with 11 strike-outs and was 2-for-3 with adouble and two RBI. Han-nah Wegman went 2-for-3with two doubles and twoRBI.

» Taylor lost 2-1 to Fin-neytown on May 5.

On May 7, the YellowJackets lost to Harrison5-2. Sophomore AshleyBauer was 2-for-3.

» Mercy dropped a pairto Little Miami, 9-5 and10-3, on May 2.

On May 4, the Bobcatsfell 13-4 to Ursuline.

Mercy lost 5-1 to Badinon May 5.

» Western Hills beatTaft 22-14, then 11-2 in adoubleheader on May 4.

» On May 6, St. Ursula

defeated Mount NotreDame 11-6. KatherineJones went 4-for-4 withtwo doubles, a home runand three RBI.

Turpin defeated theBulldogs 11-0 May 7.

Tennis» On May 2, St. Xavier

beat Elder 5-0. The Pan-thers rebounded with a 5-0win over La Salle, but lostto Moeller 4-1.

Girls Lacrosse» On May 7, Sycamore

defeated St. Ursula 20-4.» Elder beat Walnut

Hills 3-2 on May 4. ThePanthers won third sin-gles, first and second dou-bles.

On May 6, Elder defeat-ed Milford 5-0.

Boys lacrosse» Elder lost 11-6 to

Moeller on May 6.

Volleyball» On May 5, Elder

downed Lakota East 25-23,25-18, 25-7.

Elder defeated Center-ville 25-16, 25-17, 25-18 onMay 6.

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MAY 13, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • 3BLIFE

A roundup of West Sidetheater and performing artsnews:

» The Sunset Players willhold auditions for its seasonopener and Cincinnati theaterpremier of the musical “Bon-nie and Clyde.”

Audition dates are Sunday,May 17, and Monday, May 18,from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Call-backs are set for 7 p.m. to 9 pm.Thursday, May 21. Sign up fortime slot at www.signupge-nius.com.

Prepare 16 bars of an upbeatsong that is not from the show.Bring sheet music as accompa-nist will be provided. No audi-tions with pre-recorded music.There will also be cold readingfrom the script.

Show dates are Oct. 2, 3, 9,10, 11, 15, 16 and 17. Music re-hearsals will begin approxi-mately the third week of July.

For questions or further in-formation, contact Jerry Yea-rout at [email protected].

» Sunset Players opens“Wait Until Dark” by Freder-ick Knott as part of its 35th an-niversary season at the ArtsCenter at Dunham.

Performance dates are May14, 15, and 16. Shows begin at 8p.m. with a Sunday perfor-mance starting at 2 p.m.Tickets are $14 general admis-sion or $12 for seniors, stu-dents or groups of 10 or more.

Special dates include: May 14, 15 & 16: Sunset Play-

ers will offer a cash bar of beerand wine.

Tickets for all perfor-mances, including the specialdinner theater performancecan be purchased online at theSunset Players website(www.sunsetplayers.org) or atthe door.

Tickets can also be reservedby calling 513-588-4988.

» “The Drama Workshopstages its final show of the

2014-2015 season, the Britishcomedy, “Jeeves in Bloom.”

“Jeeves in Bloom” runsthrough May 17. Performancesare Friday, Saturday and Sun-day each weekend, with Fridayand Saturday shows starting at8 pm. Sunday afternoon mati-nees start at 2 pm.

Tickets for all perfor-mances are $15 each when paidin advance, and may be or-dered by phoning the TDW24/7 ticket line at 513.598.8303,or by ordering online atwww.thedramaworkshop.org.Discounted rates are availablefor groups of 10 or more by spe-cial arrangement with theTDW box office.

» Cincinnati Landmark Pro-ductions will hold auditions for“Fox On The Fairway,” 6:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May17, and Monday, May 18, at theCovedale Center for the Per-

forming Arts, 4990 GlenwayAve. in West Price Hill.

Performers must be at least18 to audition.

No more than two conflictswill be accepted during the re-hearsal process for this pro-duction.

Performance dates are Oct.22-Nov. 15.

For more information on au-ditions, contact us at 513-241-6550, or visit www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.com.

» Cincinnati Landmark Pro-ductions will hold auditions forone of The Warsaw Federal In-cline Theater summers pro-ductions, “9 to 5.”

Auditions are 6:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, andTuesday, May 19, at the Cov-edale Center for the Perform-ing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave. inWest Price Hill.

Prepare 16 bars of a song

that best showcases vocal abil-ity in the style of the show. Youwill be tested for dance abilityand be asked to read from thescript. Please dress appropri-ately. Must be a minimum of 16years of age to audition.

Cast members do not haveto be the actual ages of thecharacters - just must be ableto look age appropriate and actaccordingly, and must have aresume listing theatrical expe-rience in order to audition. Aheadshot/picture is appreciat-ed but not required.

No more than two conflictswill be accepted during the re-hearsal process for this pro-duction.

Performance dates are Aug.12-Aug. 30.

For more information on au-ditions, call 513-241 – 6550, orvisit www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com.

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THANKS TO ANGIE LIPSCOMB PHOTOGRAPHY

Eve Roth and Natasha Boeckmann from "Wait Until Dark" at Sunset Players.

A rundown of local spring and summerfestivals:

Our Lady Of VictoryMay 15-May 17, 735 Neeb Road.Friday, May 15, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. -Sullivan Janszen Band.

Saturday, May 16, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. -The Menus.

Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. - TheDanny Frazier Band; Ron’s Roostchicken dinner starting at 3 p.m.

Main Award booth with a reverseraffle that offers $10,000 in prizesfrom a $25 chance (only 1,200 sold).

Large card tent with up to eight tablesof varied black jack, poker and TexasHold’em that’s determined by de-mand.

Pre-festival - Thursday, May 14, TexasHold’em Tournament in the OLVConvocation Center with a 6:30 p.m.registration.

Entry fee is $60 (checks payable toOLV). Pre-register for a chance to win$100 cash before Wednesday, May 13.

Call Max at 513-374-8424 or [email protected].

St. Aloysius GonzagaMay 14-17, 4366 Bridgetown Road.Thursday, May 14, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. –adults only Senior Night with Ron’sRoost chicken dinner and Sinatratribute singer Matt Snow.

Friday, May 15, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. – JoeCowans & Co. performs.

Saturday, May 16, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. –Rodney Alan Combs Band and Stag-ger Lee.

Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. –Saffire Express.

Major award with eight cash prizesranging from $250 to $5,000.

For information, visitwww.saintals.org/fest.

CincItalia, the CincinnatiItalian FestivalMay 15-17, at Harvest Home Park, 3961North Bend Road.

Friday, May 15, 6 p.m. to midnight –for adults 19 and older with music byThe Remains.

Saturday, May 16, 3 p.m. to midnight.Sunday, May 17, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.Visit www.cincitalia.org or “like”CincItalia on Facebook.

SPRING/SUMMER

FESTIVALS


Charles CaudillCharles Caudill, 80, of North

Bend died April 4. He was a P&Gretiree and U.S. Army veteran.

Survived by wife of 60 yearsJoyce (nee Cameron) Caudill;childen Doug (Linda) Caudill andKaren (Mark) Schweinfurth;grandchildren Aaron (Keri)Caudill, Josh (Morgan) Schwein-furth, Jessie Caudill and ConnorSchweinfurth; great-grand-children Vivian Schweinfurthand Riley Caudill; siblings Sue(late Jack) Waldeck, Bonnie(Carl) Czirr; in-laws Betty Wright,Paulette Rogers and JanieRickert; uncles/aunt Mart Kraus,Ruth Weber and Ralph Kraus;nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsElmer and Hazel (nee Kraus)Caudill; brother Bruce (Sue Etta)Caudill; in-laws Luther andLouise Cameron.

Visitation was April 7 at theDennis George Funeral Home,where the service was April 8.

Memorials to the North BendUnited Methodist Church, theSPCA or to the charity of thedonor’s choice, c/o the funeralhome.

Maria CosentinoMaria (nee Colucci) Cosentino,

88, of Westwood died April 13.She was born in Modugno, Italy.

Survived by husband of 53years Anthony Cosentino;daughter Virginia “Gina” (John)Hautz; grandchildren Nick, Saraand John Hautz; numerousnieces, nephews, cousins.

Visitation was at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. FuneralMass at St. Catharine of SienaChurch (Westwood).

Memorials to St. CatharineGrace Fund, 2848 Fischer Place,Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.

William P. CouchWilliam P. “Bill” Couch, of

Western Hills died March 17.Survived by wife Karen S.

Couch; children Lauren and Billy;grandchildGracie; sib-lings Mark(Pearl) Couchand Stepha-nie Couch.

Preceded indeath bysiblingsBeverly Walzand Jack

Poland.Visitation was March 22 at

Dalbert, Woodruff and Isenoglefuneral home. Mass was March23 at St. Lawrence Church.

Dolores M. DuwelDolores M. (nee Robben)

Duwel, died April 10.Survived by husband of 53

years Ralph Duwel; childrenSharon (David) Willmes andMichael (Kathy) Duwel; grand-children Zachary and KelseyWillmes, Brandon and AlexisDuwel; siblings Betty Siefke,Leroy Robben, Harry Robben;many nieces and nephews,

Preceded in death by siblingsRosemary Bruns, Joseph Robben,Leonard Robben, August Rob-ben Jr., and Paul Robben.

Visitation was at the Vitt,Stermer and Anderson FuneralHome. Funeral Mass was at St.Dominic Church.

Memorials to St. VincentDePaul Society through St.Dominic or Hospice of Cincin-nati.

Stanley GabrielStanley Gabriel, 99, of Cheviot

died April 10. He was a memberof the Amer-ican LegionSchwab BaileyPost.

Survived bynieces/neph-ews RonaldGecks, MaryAnn Meyerand LoisBaldrick.

Preceded indeath by wife

Thelma (nee Flach) Gabriel.Visitation and funeral services

were at the Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home. Burial BaltimorePike Cemetery.

Charlotte Ann JohnsonCharlotte Ann Johnson, 82, of

Western Hills died March 25. Shewas a retiredkindergartenteacher in theCincinnatiPublic Schools

Survived bychildren Julie(Kevin) Moser,Kelly Johnson,Kerry (Jenni-fer) Johnsonand Neil(Cindy) John-

son; grandchildren Peyton,Bryce, Sarah, Jake, McKenna,Ryan, Courtney, Benjamin and

Lauren; great-grandchild Scarlet.Preceded in death by husband

Winston Johnson.Visitation and funeral service

held March 30 at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.

Geraldine MeridaGeraldine (nee Hacker) Meri-

da, 77, of Western Hills diedMarch 16.

Survived by children Toby(Debbie) Hacker, Debra Holmes,

James Merida,Glenda (Mi-chael) Kolb,David Merida,Bobby Meridaand Veronica(Lester) Fahey;25 grand-children; 28great-grand-children;siblingsPatricia

Kenney and Vernon (Brenda)Hacker.

Preceded in death by parentsJames P. and Lucy (nee Hornsby)Hacker; brothers Aaron, Joe andPreston Hacker; sister IreneHacker; daughter Janine Edison;grandson Scott Hawn.

Services were March 19 at theDalbert, Woodruff and IsenogleFuneral Home

Harold J. MeyerHarold J. Meyer, 78, of West-

ern Hills died March 16.Survived by

wife Mary LouMeyer; chil-dren Walterand John(Robin)Meyer; grand-hildren Markand JenniferMeyer; sever-al nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by siblingsCharles Meyer and ShirleyHochstuh.

Visitation and blessing servicewas March 20 at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.

Hilda MyersHilda (nee Niehaus) Myers,

100, of Westwood died April 15.Member and longtime leader ofOur Lady of Lourdes Seniors.

Survived by children PhyllisMyers, Raymond (Cathy) Myers,Carolyn (Tom) Dierkers and

DEATHS

Couch

Gabriel

Johnson

Merida

Meyer

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Robert (Kathy) Myers; grand-children Karen (Jim) Day, Matt(Jenn) Dierkers, Robert “Rob-bie”, David; great-grandchildren

Kelsey Day,Chase Dierk-ers, AnnaKuhlman,Emma Dierk-ers, Evan Day,John Kuhl-man, Marinand ReeseDierkers.

Preceded indeath byhusband Fred

J. Myers; grandson Jeffrey(Peggy Kuhlman) Myers; siblingsMildred (late Nick) Rebel, Mary(late John) Overberg, ClementNiehaus.

Visitation and Funeral Masswere held at Our Lady ofLourdes Church. Interment St.Aloysius Cemetery. NeidhardMinges Funeral Home servedthe family.

Memorials to Our Lady ofLourdes Church, Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263, or MercyHospital Foundation “Benevo-lent Care Fund,” 2950 West ParkDrive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238.

Clifford W. RainesClifford W. Raines, 83, of

Western Hills died April 5 in St.Petersburg, Florida. He was aKorean War veteran and retiredappliance repairman.

Survived by wife Elsie Oes-treicher Raines; children Ken-neth (Lynette) Raines, James(Carol) Raines and Susan (Bever-ly Carter) Raines; grandchildrenKatherine, Melanie, Elizabeth,Christina and Michael Raines;brothers Bobby and DennisRaines.

Preceded in death by sisterBetty McDonough.

Visitation and Funeral Mass atSt. Martin of Tours Church.Burial with military honors atOur Lady of Victory Cemetery.Rebold, Rosenacker and SextonFuneral Home served the family.

Memorials to St. Martin ofTours Church, 3720 St. MartinPlace, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.

David Thomas RichardsDavid Thomas Richards,

Major, USMCR, 77, of WesternHills diedMarch 30. Hewas a NavalAviator wholoved flyinghis A-4 Sky-hawks.

Survived bywife Carol(nee Frim-ming) Eisen-hauer; chil-dren Haley

(Tony) Reasons, David T. (DebiConnor) Richards Jr., Rhyne and

his wife, Mary August Howard;grandchildren Lyla and JolieReasons and Robert Rhyne andMichael Howard; Carol’s chil-dren, Jill (Michael Harper)Eisenhauer and her sons Domin-ic and Kyle, and Neil (Lindzey)Eisenhauer and children Trevor,Izabella and Gabriella; siblingsVernon Richards and SusanBlanton; several in-laws.

Visitation and memorialservice will be April 7 at theDalbert, Woodruff and IsenogleFuneral Home. Burial will be inLexington, Mississippi at a laterdate.

Memorials to SPCA, 3949Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio45223.

Robert RigaRobert Martin “Bob” Riga, 90,

of Western Hills. He was a WorldWar II veteranand memberof the UnitedBrotherhoodof CarpentersLocal 739.

Survived bywife of 65years, JoanneP. (nee Boyle)Riga; childrenTom (Kathy),Jerry (Jan),

Peggy (Charlie), Jim (Mary),Lauren (Greg) and Mark (Ber-nice); 15 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; brother JerryRiga.

Preceded in death by brothersHarry, Art, Irvin, Ray and Elmer;sisters Dorothy Murphy andMarian Wilzbach.

Funeral Mass was April 18 atSt. Jude the Apostle CatholicChurch.

Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati or Our Daily Bread.

Nanette RipbergerNanette “Nan” (nee Van

Fossen) Ripberger, 76, of Cheviotdied April 7.She was amember ofthe Red HatSociety,CheviotEagles, LAOHand AmventsPost 1988.

Survived bysister Patricia“Pat” VanFossen; friend

Thomas Grannan.Preceded in death by husband

Robert “Bob” RipbergerFuneral Mass will be at the

conveinence of the family.Memorials to the SPCA, 11900

Conrey Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45249, or the Cheviot Police K-9Dept., 3814 Harrison Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.

Steven R. SchadSteven R. “Rick” Schad, 59, of

Westwood died April 14.Survived by parents Raymond

and Dolores(nee Kohne)Schad; daugh-ters, Missy(Jeff) Evans,Kristen(Brent) Bur-man; grand-daughterMarissaHodges;

soon-to-be-born grandson BabyBoy Burman; aunts/uncles RitaFreese, Virginia Munk, JanetKohne and Robert Kohne;numerous cousins and friends.

Preceded in death by brotherTimothy Schad.

Visitation and blessing servicewere ld at the Neidhard-MingesFuneral Home.

Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati.

Myrl H. SchroederMyrl H. Schroeder, 91, former

resident of Western Hills diedApril 11.

Survived bychildrenNelson R.“Bob” (Joyce)Schroederand Diana(Mark) Tank-sley; grand-children Ryan,Greg (Stepha-nie) Dekors,Chris Tank-

sley; great-grandchildren Sa-mantha and Nicholas Dekors;numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by husbandNelson C. Schroeder.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Meyer Funeral Home.

Memorials to the Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St., Suite1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

Carolyn R. Van NimanCarolyn R. (nee Manz) Van

Niman, 76, formerly of Cheviotdied April 9.

Survived bychildrenSteven (Eliza-beth) VanNiman, Su-zanne VanNiman, Victo-ria (Andrew)Tanen, Chris-tine (Jeff)Stromatt andChris (Emily)

Van Niman; 11 grandchildren.Preceded in death by brother

Robert Manz.Visitation and Funeral Mass

were at St. Martin of ToursChurch. Burial in St. Joseph OldCemetery. Rebold, Rosenackerand Sexton Funeral Homeserved the family.

Memorials to Hospice ofSouthwest Ohio, 7625 CamargoRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, orthe Alzheimer’s Association, 644Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

DEATHS

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Gerald A. VocksGerald A. Vocks, 71, of

Green Township died April 16at his resi-dence. Hewas a U.S.Army,Vietnamveteran.

Survivedby partnerBarbaraSeal; sisterVickieMaher.

Ralph Meyer and DetersFuneral Home served thefamily.

Edward J. WalpoleEdward J. Walpole, 85, of

Western Hills died March 5.Survived by wife of 65 years

Bettie (nee Ramey) Walpole;childrenMichael(Sue),Edward(Tracy),Thomas(ChrisHarman),James, John(Missy),David andPaul (Cad-

die) Walpole; 21 grandchil-dren; 25 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by sib-lings John Cipriani, Mike Urtiand Betty Schlemmer.

Visitation was March 9 atthe Dalbert, Woodruff andIsenogle Funeral Home. Massof Christian Burial was March10 at St. Lawrence Church.

Memorials to Hospice ofCincinnati or a charity ofchoice.

Iola Emilia WehmannIola Emilia “Mickey” (nee

Gulino) Wehmann, 92, ofWesternHills diedMarch 25.

Survivedby childrenJeanineStutler,Sharon(Michael)Bennett,Thomas(Stacey)

Wehmann, Steven (Doris)Wehmann, Barbara (Ed Lentz)Wehmann; Donna (Rodney)Creighton; 28 grandchildrenand great-grandchildren;niece/nephew Denny Gulinoand Talia Dillahey.

Preceded in death by hus-band, William L. Wehmann;parents Celestine (Regnetti)and Emilio Gulino; brothersVasco and Ateo Gulino.

Visitation and blessingservice were March 31 atDalbert, Woodruff and Ise-nogle Funeral Home

Memorials: please remem-ber Iola with donations to anon-profit close to her heart,an organization formed tohelp those with a rare disease:Fabry Support and Informa-tion Group (FSIG); 108 NESecond St., Suite C, P.O. Box510; Concordia, MO 64020.

Barry W. WoodBarry W. Wood, 58, of

Westwood died April 14. Heworked for the Hamilton

CountyAuditor’sOffice.

Survivedby wifeCarol (neeSchwet-schenau)Wood;fatherGordon

(late Eunice) Wood; brotherTom (Barb) Joseph and step-brother of Mary Jo (NinaMasseria) Hood, Don (Carol)Hood and Mike Hood; in-lawsPaul and Carol Schwetsche-nau, Ellen (Greg Sharma), Jim(Lisa) and Bill (Lisa) Schwet-schenau; nieces/nephewsBrian, Connor, Sidney, Ben,Jake and Luke Schwetschenau;step-nieces/nephews Anyaand Ian Porter, Amy Kazor andDoug Hood.

Preceded in death by moth-er Patricia Clawson.

Visitation was at NeidhardMinges Funeral Home. FuneralMass at St. Teresa of AvilaChurch, Covedale.

Memorials to The Scratch-ing Post Animal Shelter, 6948Plainfield Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45236.

DEATHS


Vocks

Walpole

Wehmann

Wood

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To contact your local police department: » Cheviot, 661-2700 (days), 825-2280 (evenings)» Cleves, 941-1212» Cincinnati District 3, 263-8300» Green Township, 574-0007; vandalism hotline, 574-5323» North Bend and Miami Township are patrolled by theHamilton County, 825-1500

27.Criminal damagingBrake light and hatchbackdamaged on vehicle at 4100block Harding Ave., Feb. 28.

TheftParts from air conditioning unitreported stolen on HarrisonAve., Feb. 24.

Cellphone reported stolen fromvictim on Glenmore Ave., Feb.24.

Purse and contents reportedstolen from vehicle on HarrisonAve., Feb. 25.

Cellphone reported stolen fromhome on Marlin Ave., Feb. 25.

Social Security benefit cardreported stolen from home onCamvic Terrace, Feb. 27.

Debit card reported stolen onCarrie Ave., Feb. 27.

Copper coiling from air condi-tioning unit reported stolen onGamble Ave., March 1.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary2900 block of Harrison Ave.,March 1.

Aggravated robbery5000 block of Glencrossing Way,Feb. 27.

Assault2200 block of Harrison Ave.,Feb. 28.

2800 block of Temple Ave., Feb.27.

Breaking and entering2300 block of Ferguson Road,

CHEVIOTIncidents/investigations

Breaking and enteringTelevision reported stolen fromgarage on Applegate Ave., Feb.

Feb. 28.Burglary2000 block of Harkness St., Feb.24.

2500 block of Meyerhill Drive,Feb. 25.

2800 block of Montana Ave.,Feb. 26.

Criminaldamaging/endangering2800 block of Shaffer Ave., Feb.28.

Kidnapping - commission offelony, flight2900 block of Harrison Ave.,March 1.

Sexual battery - parent orguardian3000 block of Bracken WoodsLane, Feb. 24.

Taking the identity ofanother2600 block of Montana Ave.,Feb. 24.

2700 block of Eugenie Lane,Feb. 24.

2900 block of Grasselli Ave., Feb.24.

Theft2200 block of Harrison Ave.,Feb. 25.

2300 block of Ferguson Road,Feb. 21.




2300 block of Henrianne Court,Feb. 28.

2400 block of Queen City Ave.,

Feb. 28.2500 block of Hansford Place,Feb. 23.

2600 block of Harrison Ave.,Feb. 23.

2700 block of Lafeuille Circle,Feb. 26.

2700 block of Powell Drive, Feb.24.

2700 block of Queen City Ave.,Feb. 26.

3000 block of Feltz Ave., Feb. 23.3200 block of Harrison Ave.,Feb. 25.

3200 block of Midway Ave., Feb.23.

3300 block of Felicity Drive, Feb.26.

3300 block of Parkcrest Lane,Feb. 26.

3500 block of Boudinot Ave.,Feb. 24.

3600 block of Schwartze Ave.,Feb. 25.

5100 block of Glencrossing Way,Feb. 27.

5700 block of Glenway Ave.,Feb. 24.

CLEVESIncidents/investigationsIdentity theftReported in the 500 block of E.State Road, March 3.

GREEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 5900 block CheviotRoad, Feb. 27.

Breaking and enteringSeveral wrenches, battery jumpbox and a floor jack reportedstolen at 5500 block CheviotRoad, Feb. 28.

BurglaryReported at 5500 block ClevesWarsaw, Feb. 25.

Reported at 6100 block SeilerDrive, Feb. 25.

Attempt reported at 5900 blockQuailhill Drive, Feb. 26.

Reported at Gabriel Brothers at5700 block Harrison Ave., Feb.28.

Reported at 3100 block GodaAve., March 1.

Criminal damagingWindows broken and tiresslashed on vehicle at 2900block North Bend Road, March1.

Reported at Iron Bridge Wayand Ruwes Oak Drive, March 1.

Domestic disputeReported on Harrison Ave., Feb.24.

Reported on Ebenezer Road,Feb. 25.

Reported on Diehl Road, Feb.26.

Reported on Cheviot Road, Feb.26.

MenacingReported at 6200 block CheviotRoad, Feb. 24.

TheftCellphone reported stolen fromRadio Shack at 6600 blockGlenway Ave., Feb. 23.

Cellphone reported stolen atOak Hills High School at 3200block Ebenezer Road, Feb. 24.

Dog training collar reportedstolen at 1400 block Van Blar-icum Road, Feb. 24.

Purse and contents reportedstolen at 5800 block CheviotRoad, Feb. 25.

Wrench and a multi-tool report-ed stolen at Home Depot at6300 block Glenway Ave., Feb.25.

Two plumbing hoses reportedstolen at Home Depot at 6300block Glenway Ave., Feb. 25.

Wallet and contents reportedstolen from vehicle at 5400block North Bend Road, Feb.25.

Reported at 5500 block CheviotRoad, Feb. 26.

Food items reported stolen fromKroger at 5800 block HarrisonAve., Feb. 26.

Several power tools and handtools reported stolen fromvehicle at 2900 block ParkwalkDrive, Feb. 27.

Two augers reported stolen at4000 block Westwood North-ern Boulevard, Feb. 27.

Reported at Meijer at 6500block Harrison Ave., Feb. 27.

Vehicle and five catalytic conver-ters, a muffler and a vehiclebattery reported stolen fromWeinle Auto Sales at 5900block Harrison Ave., Feb. 28.

License plate reported stolenfrom vehicle at 6800 blockJimjon Court, March 1.

Headphones reported stolenfrom Radio Shack at 6600 blockGlenway Ave., March 1.

Reported at 2500 block SouthRoad, March 2.

TrespassingReported at 7400 block BridgePointe Drive, Feb. 28.

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Community Press col-umnist Rita Nader Hei-kenfeld was inducted intothe Cincinnati CulinaryHall of Fame, honoring in-dividuals who haveshaped our regional culi-nary heritage.

The event was Sept. 9 atthe Hilton Netherland Ho-tel, in the Hall of Mirrors.

More than 100 guestsattended the spectaculardinner with wine pairingsprepared by executivechef Todd Kelly, and host-ed by Sheila Gray, WKRC,and Chef John Kinsella,master chef at MidwestCulinary Institute andpresident of Smart Chefs.

Two of the other fivenominees honored wereBuddy LaRosa, founder ofLaRosa’s restaurants, andmembers of the Frischfamily.

The event is held underthe auspices of Les Amiesd’Escoffier, an interna-tional organization thatperpetuates the legacy ofthe famous French chefAuguste Escoffier (1846-1935), a restaurateur andculinary writer who popu-

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Adults 17 and older re-ceive literacy support andfinancial educationthrough Santa Maria Com-munity Services’ EveningGED Program, which wona $10,000 grant from TheDonald C. and Laura M.Harrison Family Founda-tion.

Through Santa Maria’sWorkforce Developmentinitiative, the eveningGED program offers Gen-eral Education Develop-ment preparation classesfour evenings a weekthroughout the year at nocharge to anyone in need.All program participantshaven’t completed highschool, and 90 percent areeconomically disadvan-taged. Approximately 200people participate in theprogram each year.

In addition to individ-ualized GED instruction,including one-on-one tu-toring, the program pro-vides high-school level

education and access toemployment, financial lit-eracy workshops andhousing support.

“By combining literacyeducation and financialand employment servicesin this GED program, wecan help move familiesout of poverty,” said H.A.Musser, Santa Mariapresident and CEO. “Withthis program and the sup-porting grant, we’re help-ing our clients meet the ul-timate empowering goalof self-sufficiency, help-ing people to help them-selves and help their fam-ilies. We are very gratefulfor the support of the Har-rison Family Foundationfor our programs.”

Price Hill-based SantaMaria developed the Eve-ning GED program be-cause the high schools inCincinnati’s urban core,where the nonprofit is lo-cated, have some of thelowest graduation rates in

the city. Education iswidely recognized as anindicator of social upwardmobility.

Grant funding coversprogram costs for staff-ing, occupancy and ma-terials required, as well asGED application fees andincentives for studentswho achieve their GEDcertificate or make litera-cy and numeracy im-provements during theevening GED program.

Santa Maria Communi-ty Services providesGreater Price Hill witheducational tools and re-sources to build strongfamilies, promote healthyresidents and fosterneighborhood revitaliza-tion. For 116 years, SantaMaria has helped familieshelp themselves. Formore information aboutSanta Maria CommunityServices, visit www.santa-maria-cincy.org or call513-557-2730.

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