E ASTERN H ILLS E ASTERN H ILLS JOURNAL 50¢ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Columbia Township, Columbia-Tusculum, Fairfax, Hyde Park, Madisonville, Mariemont, Mt. Lookout, Oakley, Terrace Park Vol. 32 No. 21 © 2012 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8196 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us VENUS WATCH Dozens of people gathered at Ault Park June 5 to watch Venus travel across the sun. Full story, B1 LEVY? Mariemont residents may be asked to approve at least one levy request on the November ballot. Full story, A3 Presenting Sponsor: PRO AND AMATEUR CYCLISTS BATTLE IN DOWNTOWN MADEIRA! FRIDAY, JUNE 29 4:30 to 11:00PM www.madeirabike.com FUN FOR ALL! GREAT FOOD BEER LIVE MUSIC Photos courtesy of VeloVivid Cycling Photography & Stephen K. Shaw CE-0000514656 A prominent corner in Colum- bia Tusculum will soon be home to new apartments aimed at young professionals – but not all residents are happy with the de- sign. Al. Neyer Inc. and Towne Properties are working together on Delta Flats, a proposed 76-unit apartment development on the northwest corner of Delta Ave- nue and Columbia Parkway. The companies plan to start construc- tion later this year. More than a year ago, the Co- lumbia Tusculum Community Council provided design sugges- tions so the apartment complex would fit in the neighborhood and look similar to the nearby Pre- cinct restaurant, Junior League of Cincinnati and the Lincoln School Professional Building. But when the design for the proposed apartment develop- ment was revealed in April not all residents were pleased with what they saw. “While the site plan for Delta Flats addresses selective priori- ties ... it misses on architectural Apartment’s design is drawing criticism Building’s style concerns opponents [email protected] Towne Properties and Al. Neyer Inc. are working together to build a 76-unit apartment complex on the undeveloped northwest corner of Columbia Parkway and Delta Avenue, seen here. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS See DESIGN, Page A2 HYDE PARK — Fitness will be a big part of this year’s Hyde Park Blast. This year’s annual event will be Saturday, June 30, on Hyde Park Square and include the tra- ditional four-mile run/walk, races for children, cycling races and a block party celebration in the evening. New this year will be fitness- related activities throughout the day as well as chili- and ice- cream eating contests. Fitness demonstrations will be provided by a number of com- panies at lululemon athletica, 3500 Michigan Ave. These dem- onstrations will range from cross fit exercises to yoga for cyclists. “The mission of the Blast is to live a healthy life,” said Jenny Basa, a store manager at lulule- mon. She said the variety of fit- ness opportunities offered throughout the day is a good ad- dition to the races. “Cancer research and well- ness go hand in hand,” said Basa, referring to the charitable as- pects of the event. As in previous years, pro- ceeds raised at the event will go toward cancer-related charities. Recipients this year will be the Cure Starts Now Foundation, the Cancer Support Community Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky and the Shemenski Foundation. Jen Gault, public relations and marketing coordinator for the Cure Starts Now Foundation, said last year’s Hyde Park Blast raised $30,000 for the organiza- tion. “Everyone pulls together,” she said about not only the par- ticipants but the businesses in the Square. Tom Tressler, executive di- rector of go vibrant, which is also assisting with the Blast, said he is excited fitness is such an important element of this year’s event. “We’re trying to bring to the forefront that physical activity can be fun,” he said. However, not all of the races will be physical. Both Gold Star and Graeter’s Tom Tressler, left, Jen Gault and Jenny Basa are among those assisting with the annual Hyde Park Blast. The event, which features a variety of racing competitions and other activities, raises proceeds for cancer-related charities. This year's Blast will be Saturday, June 30, on the Hyde Park Square. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS Fitness will be part of Blast Hyde Park event set for June 30 By Forrest Sellers [email protected] See BLAST, Page A2 Mariemont officials have approved a plan to ease public parking pressure around the central business district. Council recently approved spending $22,300 of taxpay- ers’ money to help make im- provements to the parking lot at the corner of West Street and Madisonville Road, and budgeted an additional $5,500 of taxpayers’ money to create four tree wells along the West Street side of the parking lot. The Mariemont City School District owns the park- ing lot and planned to repave that area this summer. “It’s a very inexpensive way to help out our retailers,” said Councilman Joe Miller. “This is a better design, we added about 20 spots and gave (the school) a drop-off area for parents, which will help eliminate traffic on West Street.” The public will be able to use the 101-space parking lot on weekday evenings and on weekends, Miller said, and the school district will use the lot More public parking coming Mariemont inks deal with school By Lisa Wakeland [email protected] See PARKING, Page A2
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See page A2 for additional information
Contact usVENUS WATCHDozens of peoplegathered at Ault ParkJune 5 to watch Venustravel across the sun.Full story, B1
LEVY?Mariemont residents maybe asked to approve atleast one levy request onthe November ballot.Full story, A3
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A prominent corner in Colum-bia Tusculum will soon be hometo new apartments aimed atyoung professionals – but not allresidents are happy with the de-sign.
Al. Neyer Inc. and Towne
Properties are working togetheron Delta Flats, a proposed 76-unitapartment development on thenorthwest corner of Delta Ave-nue and Columbia Parkway. Thecompanies plan to start construc-tion later this year.
More than a year ago, the Co-lumbia Tusculum CommunityCouncil provided design sugges-tions so the apartment complexwould fit in the neighborhood andlook similar to the nearby Pre-
cinct restaurant, Junior Leagueof Cincinnati and the LincolnSchool Professional Building.
But when the design for theproposed apartment develop-ment was revealed in April not allresidents were pleased with whatthey saw.
“While the site plan for DeltaFlats addresses selective priori-ties ... it misses on architectural
Apartment’s design isdrawing criticismBuilding’s styleconcerns [email protected]
Towne Properties and Al. Neyer Inc. are working together to build a76-unit apartment complex on the undeveloped northwest corner ofColumbia Parkway and Delta Avenue, seen here. LISA WAKELAND/THE
COMMUNITY PRESSSee DESIGN, Page A2
HYDE PARK — Fitness will bea big part of this year’s HydePark Blast.
This year’s annual event willbe Saturday, June 30, on HydePark Square and include the tra-ditional four-mile run/walk,races for children, cycling racesand a block party celebration inthe evening.
New this year will be fitness-related activities throughout theday as well as chili- and ice-cream eating contests.
Fitness demonstrations willbe provided by a number of com-panies at lululemon athletica,3500 Michigan Ave. These dem-onstrations will range fromcross fit exercises to yoga forcyclists.
“The mission of the Blast is tolive a healthy life,” said JennyBasa, a store manager at lulule-mon. She said the variety of fit-ness opportunities offeredthroughout the day is a good ad-dition to the races.
“Cancer research and well-ness go hand in hand,” said Basa,referring to the charitable as-pects of the event.
As in previous years, pro-ceeds raised at the event will gotoward cancer-related charities.Recipients this year will be theCure Starts Now Foundation, theCancer Support CommunityGreater Cincinnati-NorthernKentucky and the ShemenskiFoundation.
Jen Gault, public relationsand marketing coordinator for
the Cure Starts Now Foundation,said last year’s Hyde Park Blastraised $30,000 for the organiza-tion.
“Everyone pulls together,”she said about not only the par-ticipants but the businesses inthe Square.
Tom Tressler, executive di-rector of go vibrant, which isalso assisting with the Blast, said
he is excited fitness is such animportant element of this year’sevent.
“We’re trying to bring to theforefront that physical activitycan be fun,” he said.
However, not all of the raceswill be physical.
Both Gold Star and Graeter’s
Tom Tressler, left, Jen Gault and Jenny Basa are among those assisting with the annual Hyde Park Blast.The event, which features a variety of racing competitions and other activities, raises proceeds forcancer-related charities. This year's Blast will be Saturday, June 30, on the Hyde Park Square. FORREST
SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Fitnesswill bepart ofBlastHyde Park eventset for June 30By Forrest [email protected]
See BLAST, Page A2
Mariemont officials haveapproved a plan to ease publicparking pressure around thecentral business district.
Council recently approvedspending $22,300 of taxpay-ers’ money to help make im-provements to the parking lotat the corner of West Streetand Madisonville Road, andbudgeted an additional $5,500of taxpayers’ money to createfour tree wells along the WestStreet side of the parking lot.
The Mariemont CitySchool District owns the park-ing lot and planned to repavethat area this summer.
“It’s a very inexpensiveway to help out our retailers,”said Councilman Joe Miller.
“This is a better design, weadded about 20 spots and gave(the school) a drop-off areafor parents, which will helpeliminate traffic on WestStreet.”
The public will be able touse the 101-space parking loton weekday evenings and onweekends, Miller said, and theschool district will use the lot
MorepublicparkingcomingMariemont inksdeal with schoolBy Lisa [email protected]
See PARKING, Page A2
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dimensions because it in-corporates many of the el-ements we specificallywanted to avoid,” Colum-bia Tusculum residentCynthia Walker said at theJune 11 meeting of Cincin-nati City Council’s Budgetand Finance Committee.
“The architecture willbe defining influence onthe neighborhood and thebusiness district andneeds to be complemen-tary and compatible to ad-jacent properties.”
Though the Communi-ty Council wrote an offi-cial letter of support forthe project, resident Ar-lene Golembiewski saidthere was not unanimoussupport for the design andmany other residentssigned a letter expressingconcern about the look ofDelta Flats.
“We do support havingthis project in our neigh-borhood and we think awell-designed project willenhance our neighbor-hood and the city,” shesaid at the committeemeeting.
“We have no desire todelay or derail, but we dowant to keep it on trackwhile expressing whatconcerns our neighbor-hood about the style.”
In the letter sent to theBudget and Finance Com-mittee, Walker and Go-lembiewski said the fa-cade appeared overly ar-ticulated, incorporateddozens of material varia-tions and had irregularwindow sizes. The pro-posed design creates “ajumble of textures, pro-portions and materials”and the hybrid style “doesnot relate to anything inthe neighborhood and ap-pears cluttered,” the let-ter said.
Cincinnati CouncilmanWendell Young suggestedthe residents and TowneProperties reconvene totry and work out design is-sues before the Budgetand Finance Committeeconsiders the project at afuture meeting.
Towne Properties isseeking $1.3 million in fi-nancial assistance fromthe city. The money wouldbe divided in half –$650,000 grant to help payfor site improvements andgeotechnical expensesplus another $650,000 loanto help pay for other con-struction costs.
The $8.1 million devel-opment is a registeredproject on the U.S. GreenBuilding Council’s Lead-ership in Energy and Envi-ronmental Design (LEED)list. The city of Cincinnatiis also providing a Com-munity ReinvestmentArea LEED tax exemptionfor 15 years for 100 per-cent of the value of im-provements made to thesite at 427 Delta Ave.
Representatives fromTowne Properties werenot able to be reached forcomment.
DesignContinued from Page A1
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The new design adds an-other driveway on WestStreet bringing the total tothree, and maintains thesingle entrance and exit on
Madisonville Road.Earlier this year council
budgeted $80,000 to addroughly 80 parallel parkingspaces along West Streetfor retail and restaurantcustomers, but that projectis no longer being consid-ered. Miller said the costskyrocketed to about$250,000 because stormsewers had to be moved.
“I think this is a win forthe village and a win for theschool,” Miller said.
Village Solicitor EdMcTigue said Mariemontwill need an official agree-ment from the school dis-trict that states what timesthe village can use theparking lot, and that all ap-propriate legal documentsare in place.
There also is another$1,500 of taxpayers’ moneybudgeted for signage.
ParkingContinued from Page A1
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The “Graeter’s BrainFreeze” ice cream eatingcontest for children ages16 and under will be from11 a.m. to noon on theSquare.
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adults will follow fromnoon to 2:30 p.m. on theSquare.
The Blast will kick offwith the four-mile run/walk at 8 a.m. Races willbe scheduled throughoutthe day. The block partywill start at 4:15 p.m. andcontinue until midnightand feature live enter-tainment.
For information visitthe website http://hpblast.com.
BlastContinued from Page A1
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TERRACE PARK — The600 block of Stanton Ave-nue will resume two-waytraffic shortly, village Po-lice Chief Gerald Hayhowreported at Village Coun-cil’s recent meeting.
During the school year,Stanton was a one-waystreet to protect pedestri-ans headed to the modular
classrooms that studentsused during the elemen-tary school renovations.
The modular class-rooms will be removedthis summer, and Hayhowsaid police would directtraffic as those buildingsare removed. TerracePark Elementary Schoolwill re-open to studentsthis fall.
In other business:
» Mayor Jay Gohmanreminded residents thatsigns are not permitted inthe village rights of way,but are allowed on privateproperty.
Police may move or re-move signs placed in theright of way, typically thestrip of land between thesidewalk and the street.
» Village Solicitor Rob-ert Malloy said the oral ar-gument for the MartinMarietta mine appeal isset for Wednesday, Aug.22.
Terrace Park is one ofseveral communitiesfighting the mining com-pany to overturn a 2008Anderson TownshipBoard of Zoning Appealsdecision approving an un-derground limestonemine near the intersectionof Round Bottom andBroadwell roads.
A Hamilton CountyCommon Pleas Courtjudge reversed the zoningdecision and Martin Mari-etta appealed the ruling tothe First District Court ofAppeals.
» A handful of village
residents recently formeda new organization – TheTerrace Park Environ-mental Group. Severalresidents introduced thegroup before council andgave a recap of its recentelectronic-waste recy-cling event.
The organization is anoffshoot of Terrace Park’sopposition to the MartinMarietta mine proposaland its mission is to pro-tect the village’s environ-ment.
» Council will conducta budget hearing at 7 p.m.Tuesday, July 10, prior to
the council meeting. The2013 tax budget is due tothe Hamilton County Au-ditor’s Office in July.
Both the council meet-ing and budget hearingare in the communitybuilding, 428 Elm Ave.
» Residents StevenDronsfield and MichaelWelch were sworn in asthe village’s newest volun-teer firefighters. FireChief Luke Frey saidthey’re always looking formore volunteers and any-one interested can callhim at 831-2196.
Stanton Avenue back to two-way streetTerrace Park Village Council OKschange back to the normal flow
By Lisa [email protected]
Mariemont residentsmay be asked to approve atleast one levy request onthe November ballot.
Village Council is ex-pected to pass a resolutionMonday, June 25, to place a3.5-mill permanent im-provement levy renewal onthe ballot.
This five-year levywould generate an estimat-ed $257,000 per year andcost the owner of a homewith a market value of$100,000 about $58 peryear, said village Clerk To-ny Borgerding.
Permanent improve-ment levies can be used forstreet repairs, sidewalks,tree maintenance, equip-ment purchases, buildingimprovements and othersimilar items. They cannotbe used for employee sala-ries or general operatingexpenses for the village.
Earlier this year, coun-
cil approved a $421,000capital budget that in-cludes money for policeand maintenance vehicles,a camera system for a po-lice cruiser and a thermo-imaging camera for thefire department.
It also included moneyset aside for a new aerialladder truck, funds to re-place the tot lot play-
ground, resurface the ten-nis courts and emergencyfunds for the pool if some-thing breaks.
Councilman Jeff An-drews suggested reducingthe permanent improve-ment levy millage and in-creasing the operating levymillage to offset budgetcuts from the state so therewould be no net effect tohomeowners.
Not many other villageofficials agreed and Coun-cilman Dennis Wolter saidthe permanent improve-ment fund is just as impor-tant as the operating fund.
Borgerding said villageofficials could revisit thatissue when the other per-manent improvement levyis up for renewal in anotherfour years.
Nearly 73 percent ofvoters OK’d another five-year permanent improve-ment levy renewal in 2011.
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Mariemont voters may beasked to approve a 3.5-mill,five-year permanentimprovement levy renewalin November. FILE PHOTO
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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com
EASTERN HILLSJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251
The Indian Hill Exempted Vil-lage School District Board ofEducation recently approvedcontinuing a joint educationalprogram with the MariemontCity School District.
The program was initiatedthis school year and involved twocourses.
Mariemont High School of-fered a multivariable calculus
class which Indi-an Hill studentscould take, whileIndian Hill HighSchool providedMariemont stu-dents with an op-portunity to takean advancedplacement chem-istry course.
The program has effectivelyallowed the districts to share re-sources and reduce costs, said
Indian Hill Su-perintendentJane Knudson.
It’s a win-winfor both schools,said MariemontHigh School Prin-cipal Jim Renner.
“It was anoth-er opportunity
for our schools to work togetherand expand the opportunities forour students,” he said.
Renner said the program was
also an alternative to taking acourse online.
“The reputation of theirteachers is great,” he added.
Indian Hill High School Prin-cipal Antonio Shelton said thestudents have been able to sharetransportation.
“The proximity of the dis-tricts makes this possible,” saidKnudson.
The specific courses for the2012/2013 school year have notbeen announced.
Indian Hill, Mariemont schooldistricts set to share coursesBy Forrest [email protected]
Knudson Renner
Students at Springer Schooland Center raised more than$3,100 for American Red Crosstornado relief efforts recently.When the March 2 tornadoesstruck the Tristate area, UpperSchool students at Springerwere in the midst of brain-storming a project throughwhich they could help others.
They generated a list of wor-thy causes and then took a vote.Tornado relief was the over-
whelming favorite.The two-mile walk-a-thon is
part of the students’ participa-tion in Springer’s “All SchoolQuest,” an annual activity inwhich students of every gradelevel explore a common themeand share their discoveriesthrough a variety of media.
The theme for this year’squest, “Oh, the Things You CanDo That Are Good for You!” en-courages students to learn
about health and wellness.“The students wanted to do
something that was good forthem, and good for others,” saidUpper School teacher SharonSchinasi. “So they’re walkingfor their health while raisingfunds for people in need.”
The students planned and or-ganized the walk, created fly-ers, donation forms and postersfor the school halls, and made acolorful banner to stretch
across the “finish line.”Along the walk route, par-
ents set up and manned re-freshment stations stockedwith water, bananas and grano-la generously donated by theKroger Co.
“I am in awe that the stu-dents had such a great idea,”said Schinasi, “and they did asuperb job of organizing andmaking it happen.”
Springer School and Center students complete their two-mile walk for tornado relief. THANKS TO CAROLE BARNHART
Springer students stroll for victims
Ursuline Academy Englishteacher Shauna Whelan re-ceived the 2012 Sister Xavier La-drigan Excellence in EducationAward at the school’s faculty ap-preciation dinner May 23.
Whelan, of Oakley, has beenteaching English at Ursuline forseven years, and was nominatedfor the award by parents, herpeers, and students. The awardis named for Sister Xavier La-drigan who was an outstandingeducator and chiefly responsi-ble for Ursuline’s move to BlueAsh. The award is given eachyear to a current faculty mem-ber who has demonstrated out-standing dedication to a specificarea of responsibility, as well asother areas of school involve-ment; and the recipient musthave been at Ursuline for at leastthree years.
“Shauna Whelan is an ex-traordinary teacher who trulycares about each and every stu-dent and their success. Not onlyis she passionate about teachingEnglish, she inspires her stu-dents to love what they learn.She is a role model to the youngwomen entrusted to her care,and an excellent choice for thisaward,” Ursuline PresidentSharon Redmond said.
In presenting the award, Red-mond shared letters of nomina-tion from a parent, a colleagueand a student. One parent saidthat because of helan’s coachingand guidance, “we have watchedour daughter blossom. Ms. Whe-lan cares about the students.Great teachers make a differ-ence in the lives of students, andthis gifted teacher inspires andencourages a love of learning,while caring about the stu-dents.”
A colleague said that Whelanhas unending passion and ener-gy for the teaching profession.“Give Ms. Whelan a task, and it isresearched, give her a challengeand she rises to it. And oh, howUrsuline has benefitted fromthis drive”.
Ursuline President SharonRedmond, Shauna Whelan andPrincipal Thomas Barhorst. THANKS
TO MARIANNE LANG
Ursulineteacherreceiveshonors
The Ursuline AcademyDance Team won several first-and second-place trophies in theShowcase America UnlimitedState and National champion-ships within its size division(AAA) at the state nationalsApril 14 and 15.
This is the third consecutiveyear for the team to win stateand national titles. In its thirdseason as a dance team, the 37-member team competed at theSCAU-sanctioned event at theBank of Kentucky Center underthe leadership of director Bren-da Elmore, assistant directorsStacey Lesher and Sandy Moell-er, and team captain senior Mol-ly Frost.
The state and national resultsare:
» first place Ohio State Cham-
pionship – POM;» first-place National Cham-
pionship – POM;» second place Ohio State and
National Championship – Kick;» second place Ohio State &
National Championship – Pro-duction;
» Gold medalist – Senior AAAfor all routines;
» highest score of the day inSenior Division for all SeniorTeams (regardless of size or cat-egory) at State and Nationalsportion of competition withPOM routine.
Captain Molly Frost receivedthird place out of all senior cap-tains for leadership. Her scoreswere compiled throughout thecompetition season.
Three of the dancers appliedfor scholarships and won the fol-
lowing: Makiah Estes, $500; Mol-ly Frost, $1,000; Laura Schoettm-er, $1,000.
“We have had an exceptionaldance team this year at UA,” El-more said.
“The entire season complete-ly surpassed my expectations.The team made a commitmentfrom day one to practice andcompete at a higher level. Wenever wavered in the pursuit ofthat goal. From the nationallytelevised performance at theChicago Thanksgiving Day Pa-rade, to the ultimate goal of cap-turing the gold medal at state na-tionals on Saturday with thehighest scoring senior routine ofthe day, the dedication and matu-rity each dancer has demon-strated throughout the processhas been overwhelming.
Members of Ursuline Academy's state and national championshipDance Team. THANKS TO MARIANNE LANG
Ursuline Academy Dance team captures titles
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HYDE PARK — Sometimes, not every-thing goes according to plan but still has away of working out in the end.
At the beginning of his junior season in2010, LaDon Laney was slated to be Sum-mit Country Day’s No. 1 running back.
But and early season asthma conditionforced Laney to lighten his workload.Then senior DeVante Hunter ended uptaking a majority of the carries.
At the start of this past season, Laneywas again on top of the depth chart. With
his health in check,he was dead-set onleaving a lasting im-pression.
“Coming into(the season), I knewI had to be the No. 1guy,” he said. “Iwasn’t going to letanyone beat me out.
I just wanted to basically leave my markon the school.”
And what a mark it was.During the regular season, Laney
rushed for 1,417 yards and 23 touch-downs. He also caught 14 passes for 106yards and two scores. On defense, he had65 tackles, one sack, two interceptionsand four forced fumbles.
His on-field efforts garnered Enquir-er Division V Player of the Year recogni-tion. He was also named third-team all-state by the Associated Press. His mostrecent award came when online voters atCincinnati.com picked Laney to be theEastern Hills Journal Sportsman of theYear.
Nominees were submitted by readersand more than 596,000 votes were cast forlocal athletes. Winners received a pair ofCincinnati Reds tickets, provided by theteam. The nominees were based on excel-lence in athletics, academics and charac-ter.
Laney’s head coach during his seniorseason, Mike Brown, described the run-ning back as a special athlete.
“Whenever I think about a special ath-lete, I try and think of a unique trait theyhave,” Brown said. “LaDon’s ability to ba-sically stop on a dime and change direc-tion and pick up the same speed, almostimmediately, is something that is veryrare.”
Laney, who will play at the next levelfor Kentucky Wesleyan University thisfall, recently suited up for the SouthwestOhio Football Coaches’ Association’sEast-West All-Star game June 7.
Nostalgia didn’t escape Laney duringthe game. It hit Laney the game markedthe last time he’d wear Summit’s silverhelmet.
“It was weird, knowing I was in thegame with some of the best of the best inthe city…and wearing the helmet made
me actually realize I was done with highschool football.”
Besides being a standout in-betweenthe lines—Laney also wrestled for twoyears and was recently named all-statehonorable mention in lacrosse — he’s got-ten the job done in the classroom.
Brown described Laney as a true stu-dent athlete, who never worried abouttaking care of academics.
“…Even if it was a big test, he was con-fident and he got his studying in and hishomework done so he could concentrateon football,” Brown said.
Laney will take that work ethic to Ken-tucky Wesleyan College, where he plansto major in business/marketing.
He’s fascinated with advertising andputting out messages for the public to see.
The small Kentucky school, which hasan undergraduate population of about 800students, was the perfect fit for Laney tocontinue his academic and athletic pur-suits.
“I stepped on campus and felt athome,” he said. “…After talking to thecoach, he had the same values instilled inhis team, as my coach does at Summit.God first, and then family and football…Ijust know they’ll do anything to help meget my degree. They want me to be a stu-dent first, and I enjoyed that about the(school).”
LaDon Laney put on Summit's silver helmet for the last time during the Southwest OhioFootball Coaches Association East-West All-Star game at Kings High School June 7. NICK
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Laney leaves alasting legacyEastern Hills Sportsmanhad impressive numbersBy Nick [email protected]
Senior LaDon Laney, front center, signs hisletter of intent to play football withKentucky Wesleyan College as his familyand school officials watch. Standing, fromleft, are athletic director Greg Dennis,Upper School Director Dr. Terry Maloneand head football coach Mike Brown.Laney is seated with his parents, Tashyaand LaDon Laney Sr. THANKS TO DARREN WEIGL
THE LANEY FILE:Favorite food: PizzaSport to play: FootballPre-game ritual: Sit alone in the corner,seeing the game before it happens.Best advice: Never give up.Musician: Childish GambinoMovie: The Little RascalsAn athlete I admire: My dad, LaDonLaney Sr.
HYDE PARK — Izzie Englehart said it’sweird eating candy before her varsitybasketball games—but at the same time,maybe she should continue the habit.
The Summit Country Day School sen-ior-to-be and Eastern Hills Journal Sport-swoman of the Year just finished an out-standing athletic year.
In soccer, she was a member of the Sil-ver Knights’ Division III state champion-ship squad. In basketball, she helped lead
the team to a shareof the Miami ValleyConference champi-onship for the firsttime since the 1993-94 season.
Englehart saidher sister, Addie,and her friendsstarted bringing
candy to games, and eating Sour PatchKids became a pre-game ritual.
While it’s not a food associated withathletic prowess, it’s hard to deny whatEnglehart accomplished on the hard-wood.
She garnered first-team all-MVC rec-ognition and was also named first-teamall-district. In soccer, her play on defensealso garnered a first-team, all-league nod.
And while the candy story is in goodfun, Englehart’s success is a classic ex-ample of hard work and dedication pay-ing dividends.
“I definitely worked very hard at bas-ketball,” Englehart said. “I play the wholeyear, I’m always out shooting hoops. Ithink it’s just this year, as junior captain, Ifelt like I had to step it up. I worked on it,and I got lucky a lot of games that myshooting was on.”
Englehart took her role as a captainvery seriously, according to head basket-ball coach Beth Simmons.
“Her teammates look to her, especiallyon the floor for guidance in a lot of differ-ent ways,” Simmons said. “She does agood job of knowing what’s going on thefloor and controlling the tempo of thegame and being able to call things…”
Englehart’s been playing soccer sinceshe was 3 years old. She started playingcompetitive basketball in the fourthgrade.
She hopes to one day play at the collegelevel.
“I definitely want to play one sport incollege, but I think I have a better chancein soccer…I would like to do both or eitherif I could,” she said.
At Summit, Englehart’s maintainedher academic and athletic life successful-ly by having a knack for time manage-ment.
She believes athletics make it possibleto structure her time so that’s she’s suc-cessful academically.
“Knowing I do all of these differentthings, I can balance my time better thanwhen I have free time,” Englehart said.
That outlook helped Englehart earnall-Southwest district academic recogni-tion.
Englehart’s mom, Vicki Englehart,said her daughter isn’t afraid to put in latenights to make sure her work is complete.
“She’s a very good athlete, but she’salso a great student and a great leader,”Vicki said. “She’s very good at time man-agement…and she’s got a very good workethic and a great attitude.”
Englehart doesn’t have to look furtherthan her mom for a role model.
Vicki was standout soccer player atthe University of Cincinnati and was thefirst women’s soccer player inducted intothe school’s athletics hall of fame in 1999.
Vicki’s success in the world of athlet-ics has motivated Englehart to get to thenext level.
“My mom was an amazing athlete incollege…she’s supportive and I try to belike her,” Englehart said. “She talkedabout how her soccer team was like a so-rority in college. She’s always just made(college sports) something I would defi-nitely want to shoot for.”
Izzie Englehart carries Summit's Division III state championship through the arms ofstudents raised in salute as the team enters a school rally last November. FILE PHOTO
Englehart shootsfor the next levelSportswoman of the Yearhas high aspirationsBy Nick [email protected]
Summit Country Day teammates andsisters Addie, left, and Izzie Englehartcelebrate Summit's state championshipsoccer victory at Crew Stadium inColumbus last fall. THANKS TO IZZIE ENGLEHART
THE ENGLEHART FILE:Athlete she admires: Her mother, VickiFavorite movie: Forrest GumpFavorite place to eat: Max & Erma’sFavorite music: All kindsSport to play: Depends on seasonBest advice she’s ever received: Calmdown and have fun
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The U7 Hammer Girls finish as runners-up in the U8 Silver Division of the TroyStrawberry Festival Soccer Tournament. In front are Lucia Johnson, Sophia Wampler,Elle Britt and Lauren Huber. In back are coach Christine Young, Rory Salyer, PeytonShoemaker, Ella Barnes, Alexandra Johnson, Peyton Huber and Grace Hein. THANKS TO
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After qualifying at theMidwest Championships atEast Fork Park's HarshaLake in May, two Cincin-nati junior rowing clubssent athletes to the JuniorNational Rowing Champi-onships in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Cincinnati Country Dayqualified two boats, whileCincinnati Junior RowingClub qualified seven boatsto represent the Cincinnatiarea at the championship.The three-day event con-cluded Sunday, June 10,with the Grand Final races.The championships drewin excess of 1,500 rowers
and coxswains from 30states and 128 clubs.
Cincinnati Junior Row-ing Club had four boatswhich were awarded med-als:
Men's Lightweight 4+won the Gold Medal in theirevent. The national cham-pions included Kavan Egh-balnia, Ben Jackson, KevinMcCarthy, Gus Merrell,and Paul Schneider. Theirwinning time was 6:42.5 forthe 2,000 meter course.
Women's Lightweight4+ won the Bronze Medal.Medal winners includedMaddy Bell, Grace Carroll,Jessica Hargitt, GraceKroner and Madison Stau-bitz. Their time was 7:46.9.
Women's Youth 4+ wonthe Silver Medal. Medalwinners included Gaby
Bierderharn, LiannaBrown, Danielle Chin,Christine Lustenberger,and Erin Nurre. Their timewas 7:24.6.
Women's Youth 8+ wonthe Bronze Medal. Medalwinners included MimiBorders, Elizabeth Brad-ford, Jessica Geist, RachelKaiser, Charlotte Petra,Alexis St. Martin, CarlySchmidt, Kristin Smith andEmily Westerfield.
The Cincinnati JuniorRowing Club is coached byGregory Hull, men's headcoach and Andy Piepmeier,women's head coach. Theirassistant coaches areAmanda Kolb, CarolineRettig, Phil Smith, ZachSmith and Greg Van Lear.
Rowing clubs fare wellin the national arenaCincinnati hadfour boats thatearned medals
Scholarshipsawarded
A total of $66,000 in col-lege scholarships werehanded out to 54 studentsduring the 20th Annual OH-SAA Scholar-Athlete Schol-arship Banquet June 15 inColumbus. Among the win-ners from the SouthwestDistrict were:
Elizabeth Heinbach (In-dian Hill) - 4.0 GPA. 12 var-sity letters (cross country,swimming and diving andtrack and field). Will attendStevens Institute of Tech-nology and study mechani-cal engineering.
Michelle Jolson (Cin-cinnati Wyoming) - 3.95GPA. 13 varsity letters(soccer, basketball, track
and field and swimmingand diving). Will attendBrown University andstudy medicine.
Mackenzie Shelley(Mariemont) - Rankedfirst in her class. 4.0 GPA.Six varsity letters (crosscountry and swimming &diving). Will attend Colum-bia University and major inmechanical engineeringand computer science.
The scholarship win-ners were selected by eachof the six OHSAA districtathletic boards.
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As young people aroundthe Tristate and across thenation prepare for the rite ofpassage known as high schoolgraduation, take a moment tothink about the ones who hadto overcome incredible oddsto get there. In many families,going to college is a given.Other teens have never knownan adult who finished highschool and chose to continuetheir education. To many, thatsends a less than positivemessage about the value ofeducation.
As a volunteer with BigBrother Big Sisters of Great-er Cincinnati, I’ve spent yearsmentoring Jamaysha. We metwhen she was 9 – wide-eyedand full of spirit, but also avictim of a world she didn’tcreate. Her father died beforeshe was born, she seldom seesher mother, her guardianpassed away when Jamayshawas 14, and she’s been en-rolled in five school districtsbecause of constantly havingto move.
Through it all, as her BigSister, I have encouraged herto stay focused on her schooland to take advantage of ev-ery opportunity. My husband
and I learnedof the UpwardBound pro-gram whichassists firstgenerationcollege-boundstudents withtutoring, en-richmentactivities anddevelopingleadershipskills. Once
she was accepted into UpwardBound, Jamaysha committedto and has participated in theprogram for the last fouryears. This involvement, andher hard work, has helpedprepare her for college. In theFall, she will attend CincinnatiState, studying culinary arts.
My Little Sister is graduat-ing from high school, one ofthe few members of her fam-ily to do so. She ranks 34th ina class of 220 with a gradepoint average of 3.13. She’s aninspiration. Not content to siton the sidelines, and overcom-ing transportation issues, shefound a way to participate inseveral extra-curricular ac-tivities and hold a job. She haslearned the value and plea-
sure of giving back to thecommunity and we have vol-unteered together at charityevents. I believe Jamayshawill someday be an incrediblementor herself.
I am not Jamaysha’s onlymentor and join teachers pastand present, our Big BrothersBig Sisters case manager, thedirector of Upward Bound,Jamaysha’s family and othersin congratulating her and allthe other young people whoare overcoming circum-stances to find success.
As adults, we have a re-sponsibility to the young peo-ple in our community. Thereare many more Tristate chil-dren who need mentors, whoneed guides as they head intothe future. The mission of BigBrothers Big Sisters of Great-er Cincinnati is to help chil-dren become successful inschool and in life. Surelythat’s what we all want and,surely, what all children de-serve.
Consider becoming a men-tor today.
Big Sister Nora Cordrey lives inMonfort Heights, Little SisterJamaysha lives in Mount Healthy.
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Last week’s questionHow should the United
States respond to the atrocitiesin Syria?
“Tough question. Under thepresent administration, Ameri-ca ignored the atrocities in Iranand that nation's dictator con-tinues making nuclear threatsagainst American and Israel.
“Then America ignored thesituation in Egypt that toppledHosni Mubarak.
“However when it came toLibya, America claimed aNATO mandated no-fly zoneforced us to help topple Libya'sMuammar Gaddafi. That alsocost American taxpayers bil-lions of dollars.
“Meanwhile America ig-nored the situation in Yementhat led to the overthrow of thatnation's dictator and until now,has ignored the situation in Syr-ia. After all that, America stillhas no clear policy for dealingwith the 'Arab Spring.’
“Before taking any half-hearted action in Syria, Presi-dent Obama needs to first pro-duce a comprehensive policyfor the Middle East in coopera-tion with our allies, if possible,and then take the appropriateaction consistent with that pol-icy, whatever action that maybe.
“But don't bet on any of thishappening before the election.”
R.V.
“To begin with, instead of theendless political attacks on theGOP by our president, Obamashould begin to focus on what ishappening in Syria, and hisspeeches should continue tocondemn what is happening un-der the Assad regime.
“We should also put morepressure on the UN to be moreaggressive in its stance towardSyria. We should encourage Ko-fi Annan, in his role as the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria toconvene an international meet-
ing with the Russians, the Chi-nese, and even Iran, and ad-dress what is going on in Syriawith honesty and courage.
“Unfortunately, as our expe-riences in Iraq and Afghanistan(and Vietnam) have shown, itwould not be wise for us tolaunch a direct attack on the As-sad regime, nor would we havethe authority to do that. So weare relatively powerless, exceptin our effort to have our leaderscontinue to speak out, andwhere possible, cut off any mon-etary aid that is being given toeither Syria or its allies.”
Bill B.
“Why should we respond atall? We cannot afford to try toright all the wrongs in theworld, and when we try peoplehate us for it.
“If the issue was in Canada orMexico I could make a case forit. If Turkey, Iraq, Israel, andJordan, countries that borderthem, don't see a need to re-spond why should we?
“We have enough to worryabout at home.”
F.S.D.
“We have seen and experi-enced in the Bush administra-tion how a U.S. unilateral inter-vention just leads to drainingour military, physically andmentally. It also runs up enor-mous debt and seems to be for-gotten in the long term by citi-zens at home.
“With the administrationcurrently winding down Af-ghanistan and much of the Iraqwar behind us, the U.S. justdoesn't have the resources toget involved in Syria.”
“The Syrian situation is onethat should be shocking to all ofthe civilized countries of thisworld. Therefore it needs to be aresponse that is sanctioned anddevised through the United Na-tions or through NATO.
“We have enough troubles athome right now and our militarydeserves a much-needed break.We cannot continue to try and bethe saviors of police of theworld. The efforts must be unit-ed with the willingness, money,and commitment of people fromother countries.”
I.P.
“Yes, diplomatically. No tomilitary action.
“Why? Because we haveover-burdened our military inIraq and Afghanistan. We arenot willing to share the militaryburden in our country. I shudderwhen I see our troops returningfor a third and fourth tour inthose military actions. What aprice we pay in shattered fam-ilies and post traumatic stresscases. We should be ashamed asa country that espouses equali-ty.
“Other reasons? How aboutour national debt and a failure todefine the national interest inthis situation? How about thefailure of Europe (except theUK) to adequately fund their de-fense forces and share more re-sponsibility for defending ourWestern freedoms.
“Syria is an Islamic countryand Islamics, by in large, don'tlike us. Witness what is happen-ing in Egypt today. Their feel-ings toward us seem to be bestsummed up by Achmed thedead terrorist: 'I keel you.’”
T.J.
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Mariemont High School senior Blake Adams, left, recently wasawarded the Anthony Muñoz Foundation Straight “A” StudentAward. Out of hundreds of nominees from area schools, Adams wasone of 18 finalists chosen for Academic excellence, Athleticachievements, strong Ambition, a winning Attitude, the ability toovercome Adversity and for having an Active role in the community.Adams received a scholarship for a college of his choice. He will beattending Indiana University and has been accepted into theirHonors Program and is a direct admit into the IU Kelley BusinessSchool. THANKS TO BETSY PORST
$147 billion! In today’s fi-nancial world, we discuss theterms billion and even trillions,as inconsequential.
Why $147 billion? That’s theamount we spend as a nationeach year in direct medicalcosts as a result of obesity. Re-cent studies have predicted thatby 2030, the rate of obesity inthe U.S. could be over 40 per-cent.
Here in Hamilton County, thenumbers are even worse thanwhat we see nationally. Twenty-two percent of our third-gradersare obese. The adult obesity rateis 26 percent.
While money is a good way todraw attention to the issue, thetrue heartbreak is in the humansuffering brought on by obesity.
Hamilton County PublicHealth recently had an opportu-nity to share a public preview ofthe current HBO series “Weightof the Nation.” I must admit thatthe film was shocking, movingand ultimately, scary. Our cur-rent generation of youth couldlikely be the first in recordedhistory to live shorter lives thanthe previous generation, entire-ly due to obesity.
What’s fueling this epidemic?Government policies havehelped make less-than-desirablefoods inexpensive while healthyfoods like fruits and vegetablesare more expensive. Today’sportion sizes are larger. Sodaand sugar-sweetened drinks arestaples contributing thousandsof empty calories to our diets.
Concurrently, physical activ-ity is on the decline. Combinedwith increased caloric intake,this is a deadly combination.
Finally, we are bombardedwith messaging from the foodindustry, to the tune of nearly$30 billion a year in advertising.
As county health commis-sioner, it’s difficult for me to sit
back and watchthis epidemicprogress be-cause at theend of the day,most of it ispreventableand ultimatelyreversible.
There is nosingle answer.One compre-hensive ap-
proach is the burgeoning WeTH-RIVE! movement. WeTHRIVE!represents individuals and or-ganizations joining together tomake our communities, work-places, schools and places ofworship healthier.
WeTHRIVE! has alreadyworked with several communi-ties in Hamilton County to de-velop safe and accessible playareas for children. Representa-tives have worked with conve-nience stores and produce dis-tributors to include fresh foodsin their product offerings.WeTHRIVE! ambassadors part-ner with schools, daycare cen-ters and after-school activityfacilities to include healthyfoods, exercise opportunitiesand tobacco-free policies.
A good place to start is with avisit to watchusthrive.org.Adopt a school or daycare facil-ity and help them get healthy.Start a community garden. Workwith your local conveniencestore to sell fresh foods. Encour-age your families to incorporatephysical activity into your dailyregimen. Text HEALTH to300400 and join the freeTxt4Health program to receivetext tips on healthy lifestyles.
Let’s make the healthy choicethe easy and affordable choicethroughout Hamilton County.
Tim Ingram is the health commis-sioner for Hamilton County.
Let’s make thehealthy choice anaffordable choice
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Dozens of people gathered at Ault ParkJune 5 to watch Venus travel across
the sun. After a brief spotting around 6p.m. the sun disappeared behind theclouds for nearly two hours. As manywere ready to chalk up the viewing as adisappointment, the sun’s rays startedpoking through and viewers had severalopportunities to see the second planet sailacross the sun.
According to NASA, the transit of Ven-us occurs when the planet passes directlybetween the sun and earth. This alignmentis rare, coming in pairs that are eightyears apart but separated by over a centu-ry. The next time Venus will pass in frontof the sun will be105 years from now in theyear 2117.
There have been 53 transits since 2000B.C. but only six have been witnessedsince the invention of the telescope in1608, according to NASA. Visit www.nasa-.gov to learn more about the transit of Ven-us and see pictures from around theworld.
Photos by Lisa Wakeland/The CommunityPress
TRANSIT OF VENUS
A Cincinnati Observatory volunteer adjusts a giant projector to align withthe sun, which was broadcast on the screen for visitors to view Venus'passage across the sun.
Venus is transit across the sun (the black dot), as viewed through a projector at the top of Ault Park Pavilion. This rare phenomenon will next occur in 2117.
Katalin Cooper, 3,gets a boost tolook through a
filtered telescopeand see Venus
pass in front ofthe sun. NASA
streamed a livefeed of the event
for those whocouldn't step
outside to watch.
Cincinnati Observatory historian John Ventre points to the projectedimage of the sun for those wanting to see Venus pass in front of the sun.
Observatory volunteer Rick Hunter adjusts atelescope on the top of Ault Park pavilion so morepeople can view the rare Venus in transit.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 21Art & Craft ClassesSchool of Glass Story Time:The Very Hungry Caterpillar,1:30-2:15 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Read“The Very Hungry Caterpillar”by Eric Carle and create ourfavorite foods using safe fused-glass pieces. Ages 3-6. $18.Registration required. 321-0206.Oakley.
Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,5729 Dragon Way, Uniqueworks of favorite scenes, land-marks and haunts that makeCincinnati unique. Work by JeffMorrow, Margot Gotoff, JacobPfeiffer, Kate Lackman, RayHassard and Cindy Nixon andothers. Free. 791-7717; www.ei-selefineart.com. Fairfax.
Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Dedicated to artistswho celebrate beauty of theQueen City and its surroundingareas. Free. Through July 14.321-5200; www.phylliswes-tongallery.com. O’Bryonville.
Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 3668 ErieAve., Exhibition and sale ofartist’s paintings. Through June23. 871-5604; www.maryrangal-lery.com. Hyde Park.
BenefitsProKids Young ProfessionalsBack to School BirthdayBash, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Art ofEntertaining, 2019 MadisonRoad, Includes casual five-coursedinner, three drink tickets andentry into raffle. Ages 21 andup. Benefits ProKids Foster Kids.$35. Registration required.Presented by ProKids. 487-4953;www.prokids.org/pkyp.O’Bryonville.
CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 7:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, 3295 Turpin Lane,Hamilton County residents maydrop off yard trimmings. Free to
all Hamilton County Residents.Bring proof of residency. Land-scapers and commercial estab-lishments not eligible to partici-pate. Free. Presented by Hamil-ton County Recycling and SolidWaste District. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.
Clubs & OrganizationsOutPost, 9:30-11:30 a.m., MiamiValley Christian Academy, 6830School St., Non-denominationalwomen’s group. Includes mes-sages and music. Complimentarycoffee and refreshments areprovided. All ages. Free. Present-ed by OutPost. 528-1952. New-town.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.
Garden ClubsCincinnati African VioletSociety Meeting, 7-9 p.m.,New England Club, 8135 Beech-mont Ave., Free. Presented byCincinnati African Violet Society.859-240-9057. Anderson Town-ship.
Music - BluesTommy Castro and the Pain-killers, 8 p.m., Redmoor, 3187Linwood Ave., $25, $20 advance.Presented by JBM PromotionsInc. 871-6789; www.jbmpromo-tions.com. Mount Lookout.
Music - ConcertsCincinnati Civic Orchestra, 7-9p.m., Parkside Christian Church,6986 Salem Road, Sanctuary.Bring seating. Free. Presented byCincinnati Civic Orchestra.861-9978; www.wguc.org/cco.Anderson Township.
NatureKids’ Outdoor AdventureExpo at Paddlefest, 9:30a.m.-4:30 p.m., Coney Island,6201 Kellogg Ave., Hands-onactivities, exhibits and presenta-tions to engage children’sinterest in the natural worldaround them. Children able tofish, paddle a raft, take a nature
walk, pet animals, climb aclimbing wall and learn aboutwater safety, nutrition, renew-able energy and wildlife of theOhio River Basin. Benefits OhioRiver Way. Free. Presented byOhio River Way. 304-3288;www.ohioriverway.org/kids-outdoor-adventure-expo. An-derson Township.
ShoppingLadies Night Quarter Rafflefor Autism, 6 p.m., StonekryResale Books, 8253 BeechmontAve., CJ Survival Band. $1. 474-0123; www.stonekry.org. An-derson Township.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to KilnformedGlass, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Introduction to wide range ofkilnforming techniques. $150.Registration required. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.
Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m., Eisele Gallery of Fine Art,Free. 791-7717; www.eiselefi-neart.com. Fairfax.
Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;www.phylliswestongallery.com.O’Bryonville.
Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 871-5604;www.maryrangallery.com. HydePark.
Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 14. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.
CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 7:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.
Dining EventsWine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, 3088Madison Road, Sampling gour-met appetizers and dessertsalong with signature wines.Ages 21 and up. $4. 533-2600.Oakley.
FestivalsOhio River Music and OutdoorFestival, 5 p.m.-midnight,Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave.,Music by Jake Speed and theFreddies, Tex Schramm and theRadio King Cowboys, ReverendPeyton’s Big Damn Band, theLewis Brothers and MagnoliaMountain. Music, food, beer,refreshments, outfitters andgear vendors, films, silent auc-tion, paddling clinic, gear swapand more. Camping at Wood-land Mound’s Steamboat Bend.Free. Presented by Ohio RiverWay. 588-6936; www.OhioRiver-Way.org. Anderson Township.
Music - BluegrassPhish Afterparty withRumpke Mountain Boys, 8p.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., $5. 321-0220; [email protected]. East End.
Music - ConcertsPhish, 7:30 p.m., RiverbendMusic Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave.,Doors open 5:30 p.m. $60 re-served pavilion, $45 lawn; plusfees. 800-745-3000; www.ticket-master.com. Anderson Town-
ship.
SeminarsBlast through the Barriers toSuccess, 1-4 p.m., MadisonHouse, 2324 Madison Ave.,Using neuro-linguistic program-ming, learn to break throughroad blocks and emerge withsuccess. Ages 18 and up. $75.Presented by Future Life Now.541-5720; www.futurelifenow-.com. Hyde Park.
Summer Camp -Miscellaneous
Summer Enrichment Fun, 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Gaines UnitedMethodist Church, 5707 Madi-son Road, Weekly through Aug.3. Reading enrichment programfor children entering grades 1-6.Includes crafts, games, serviceprojects and stories of hope.Free breakfast and lunch. Free.Presented by Ohio River ValleyDistrict of the United MethodistChurch. 271-9096; orvumc.org.Madisonville.
Summer Camp - NatureCamp Coney – Gone Fishin’Camp, 9:30 a.m.-noon, ConeyIsland, 6201 Kellogg Ave., Learnto fish on Lake Como with helpof Coney staff. Learn basictechniques for catch and re-lease, safety tips and somesecrets to help catch the bigone. Fishing pole and baitprovided. Family friendly. $38/$28 for passholders. Registrationrequired. Presented by CampConey (Coney Island). 232-8230.Anderson Township.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23Art & Craft ClassesJune Family Open House: BudVases, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., BrazeeStreet Studios, 4426 Brazee St.,Create hanging fused-glass budvases of your own design. Ages5 and up. $15. 321-0206;www.brazeestreetstudios.com.Oakley.
School of Glass Kids Gallery:Birds, 1:30-3 p.m., Brazee StreetStudios, 4426 Brazee St., Createtwo hanging glass birds usingvariety of glass materials: one totake home and one for galleryhabitat. Ages 5-18. $20. Regis-tration required. 321-0206.Oakley.
Art ExhibitsWe Love Cincinnati, Paintingthe Queen City, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Free.791-7717; www.eiselefineart-.com. Fairfax.
Ohio River Valley, Past andPresent, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;www.phylliswestongallery.com.O’Bryonville.
Chuck Marshall, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,Mary Ran Gallery, 871-5604;www.maryrangallery.com. HydePark.
CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.
Dining EventsWine and Hors D’oeuvresTasting Event, 3-7 p.m., TheFresh Market-Oakley, $4. 533-2600. Oakley.
Grilling Party, 1-4 p.m., TheSpice & Tea Exchange, 2637Edmondson Road, Chef RobertHopkins showcases hand-mixedrubs and blends perfect forgrilled fruits, vegetables andassortment of meats, chicken,pork and seafood. Free. 531-7000; www.spiceandtea.com.Norwood.
EducationLay Pastoral Ministry Pro-gram, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Athenae-um of Ohio, 6616 BeechmontAve., Mobilizing Parish Volun-teers - a Workshop. $75. Learnabout lay ministry formation inCatholic tradition. Classes,spiritual formation, cost, appli-cation process. 231-1200;www.athenaeum.edu. MountWashington.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United Methodist
Church, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.
Farmers MarketAnderson Outdoor FarmersMarket, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., An-derson Center Station, 7832 FiveMile Road, Fresh fruits andvegetables, plants, homemadeproducts, bakery goods, locallyroasted fair trade coffee andmore. Rain or shine. Specialfeatures include entertainment,giveaways and more. Presentedby Anderson Center. 688-8400;www.andersonfarmersmarke-t.org. Anderson Township.
Music - LatinClub Tequilas: Sabado NocheMovimiento, 9:30 p.m.-2:30a.m., Inner Circle, 4343 KelloggAve., Mix of Latin music by DJTavo. Ladies free before 11 p.m.Ages 18 and up. $10. 321-0220;www.innercirclecincy.com. EastEnd.
PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. Presentedby Ohio Alleycat Resource &Spay/Neuter Clinic. 871-7297;www.ohioalleycat.org. Madi-sonville.
Cat Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pet-Smart Oakley, 3401 Alamo Ave.,Volunteers answer questionsabout the cats. Presented byOhio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic. 731-9400; www.o-hioalleycat.org. Oakley.
Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Family friendly. Donationsaccepted. Presented by Code-pendents Anonymous Inc.583-1248. Hyde Park.
SUNDAY, JUNE 24CivicYard Trimmings Drop-off, 11:30a.m.-5 p.m., Bzak Landscaping atTurpin Farm, Free. 946-7766;www.hamiltoncountyrecycle-s.org. Newtown.
Drink TastingsTea Tasting, 1-4 p.m., The Spice& Tea Exchange, 2637 Edmond-son Road, Sample from morethan 30 loose teas. Free. 531-7000; www.spiceandtea.com.Norwood.
Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. 652-0286;www.atacincinnati.com. An-derson Township.
ExhibitsMiller-Leuser Log HouseViews, 1-4 p.m., AndersonCenter, 7850 Five Mile Road,History Room, Lower Atrium.Explores township historythrough photos, hands-onexhibits and artifacts. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.
Farmers MarketHyde Park Farmers Market,9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hyde ParkSquare, 2643 Erie Ave., Localproduce and farm goods, gour-met foods and more. Presentedby Hyde Park Farmers’ Market.561-1205; www.hydepark-farmersmarket.com. Hyde Park.
Music - ConcertsUnder the Streetlamp, 8 p.m.,PNC Pavilion at Riverbend, 6295Kellogg Ave., Ohio Valley Winetasting included with everyticket. Gates open 6:30 p.m.$39.50, $35, $27.50; plus fees.800-745-3000; www.under-thestreetlamp.com. AndersonTownship.
Yeasayer, 8 p.m., 20th CenturyTheatre, 3021 Madison Road,Experimental rock, psychedelicand pop band based in Brook-lyn. $27.47. 800-745-3000;www.ticketmaster.com. Oakley.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Cincy Pride Weed Cruise-In is coming to the 20th CenturyTheatre in Oakley from 8-11 p.m., Tuesday, June 26. Thetheater is at 3021 Madison Road. Performances arescheduled from the Queen City D-Dolls and CincinnatiMen's Chorus. With Amy and Freddy. Attire is cruise wear.The event benefits Rainbow Cincinnati, Cincinnati Men'sChorus and other groups. Cost is $25, or $20 in advances.Call 731-8000, or visit www.the20thcenturytheatre.com.THANKS TO JIM OWENS
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I decided to make myown dry laundry deter-gent too, just because Ilike the aroma and the factthat it takes so little toclean a full load of wash.Grandson Jack was mysoap “sous chef” andhelped stir up a batch. Youcan find the ingredients atyour local grocery. And dolet the kids help. They’llhave fun and learn a alesson in economics toboot.
Homemade laundrydetergent
For the bar soap, tradi-tionally this is made withFels Naptha for regularclothes or Ivory for del-icates. Use your favoritebar soap as long as it hassome cleaning power. TheFels Naptha has a dis-tinctive aroma that smellsclean. The Ivory has aslight sweet aroma. Hard-ly any suds form, butthat’s OK since clothescome out clean. Some-times I’ll add ½ cup clearvinegar instead of fabricsoftener, as well.
Mix together:
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super washing soda (notbaking soda)
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Bonnie Kareth’sflavorful yeastbread
Bonnie, a NorthernKentucky reader, is one ofthose persons who, in herown quiet way, makes abig bang of a difference inpeople who are blessedenough to know her. Bon-nie is not only an expertseamstress, she is oneheck of a good cook andexcellent baker. I can saythis with conviction sinceI was the recent happyrecipient of a warm loaf ofBonnie’s freshly bakedbread, personally deliv-ered to me while I was atNatorp’s Florence storehelping folks with theirherb questions. Here isher recipe for a healthierwheat bread, full of flavorand a toothsome texture.
Makes 2 large loaves or3 medium loaves
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7 to 7½ cups bread flour(Bonnie uses Gold MedalBetter for Bread flour)
2 envelopes rapid rise yeast(Bonnie usesFleischmann’s)
2½ teaspoons salt1½ cups milk1½ cups water¼ cup molasses¼ cup butter
In a large bowl, com-bine the 1 cup whole wheatflour, 2½ cups bread flour,yeast and salt. Stir gently
with a spoon to blend.Pour milk, water, molassesand butter in a saucepanand heat to 120 to 130 de-grees. Using an electricmixer on low speed, grad-ually add this liquid to theflour mixture. Beat 2 moreminutes on low. Add anadditional 1 cup breadflour and beat an addition-al 2 minutes at mediumspeed. With spoon, stir inenough additional breadflour, scraping bowl occa-sionally, to make a softdough. Turn out ontofloured surface. Knead 8to 9 minutes, adding addi-tional bread flour untilbread dough is smooth andelastic. Shape into largeball and cover with largebuttered bowl; let rest for10 minutes. Remove bowland cut dough into 2 or 3pieces, depending on howmany loaves you want.With your hands, some-what flatten each piece ofdough and roll it up long-wise, to form a tight log.Place seam side down andside ends tucked under,into buttered bread pans.Lightly press dough slight-ly into corners of pan.Cover and let rise inwarm, draft-free placeuntil double in size, about 1hour.
Bake bread at 375 de-grees until done:
About 35 to 45 minutes,if making 2 loaves
About 30 to 35 minutes,if making 3 loaves
When bread is donebaking, turn out each loaffrom bread pan onto awire rack and allow tocool.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
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Rice says all this hap-pened before April 15,when people were stillfiling their taxes. “Iwouldn’t think I would bethe only one this hap-pened to. I just don’tknow how you can stopprocessing checksthrough a bank in themiddle of tax season,” shesaid.
Rice eventually did getanother check for herOhio tax refund but she’supset it did not includereimbursement for herbank’s bounced check fee.In addition, she says she’sbeen reluctant to cash it.There’s a phone numberon the check to verify itsauthenticity but when shecalled she was told thecompany could not verifyit.
I’ve learned checksissued by Tax Tree had
been returned in cities allover the country. I con-tacted Instant Tax Ser-vice and the company hasnow sent Rice a new re-fund check that includesthe bounced check fee.
But the United StatesJustice Department hasfiled suit seeking to closedown the Dayton, Ohio-based Instant Tax Ser-vice. The suit says sever-al franchisees filed fraud-ulent tax returns in orderto maximize customer’srefunds so the firmscould get larger feesdirectly from the custom-er’s refund checks.
The lawsuit also saysthe firm has charged“outrageously high fees,”which it says are oftennot disclosed to custom-ers. The firm is owned byFesum Ogbazion, whostarted the business inCincinnati back in 1994.
Although I was unableto speak with Ogbazion, a
company lawyer sent mea statement in response tomy questions. The compa-ny disputes the allega-tions in the federal law-suit saying it works hardto insure the independent-ly owned franchises un-derstand and comply withthe law.
The statement says thevast majority of about200,000 tax returns weredone correctly and incompliance with tax lawsand regulations. “InstantTax Service believes oncemore fact emerge and theentire matter is viewed infull contest, it will beclear that the companyhas not violated any lawsor regulations,” the state-ment said.
Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.
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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsJustin M. Sharkey, born 1993,after hours in park, 700 Tuscu-lum Ave., May 25.
Todd K. Halsell, born 1970, drugabuse, misdemeanor drugpossession, 3636 Evanston Ave.,May 26.
Ashley S. Wald, born 1991, afterhours in park, 700 TusculumAve., May 27.
Cody Griffin, born 1992, afterhours in park, 700 TusculumAve., May 27.
Jacob Bessey, born 1994, afterhours in park, 700 TusculumAve., May 27.
Brandon Washington, born1994, obstructing official busi-ness, possession of a counterfeitcontrolled substance, 6244Montgomery Road, May 29.
Karen Mayes, born 1946, aggra-vated arson, obstructing officialbusiness, 3781 Eastern HillsLane, May 30.
Danielle Mittendorf, born 1987,assault, domestic violence, 4167Allendale Drive, June 2.
Jammell Howard, born 1966,theft under $300, 3190 Wood-ford Road, June 4.
Incidents/investigationsAggravated robbery2550 Ingleside Ave., May 31.Assault1501 Madison Road, May 25.5050 Madison Road, May 25.2926 Markbreit Ave., May 26.Breaking and entering1513 Lincoln Ave., May 25.4311 Homer Ave., May 25.3500 Cardiff Ave., May 25.2923 Wold Ave., May 28.3615 Michigan Ave., May 28.
5104 Kenwood Road, May 28.1749 William Howard Taft Road,May 29.
2207 East Hill Ave., May 29.3515 Michigan Ave., May 29.4533 Whetsel Ave., May 29.1128 Delta Ave., May 29.4021 Paxton Ave., May 29.2560 Cypress Way, May 29.4508 Homer Ave., May 30.5123 Stewart Ave., May 30.1006 Crest Circle, May 30.6 Annwood Lane, May 31.Burglary6215 Manuel St., May 27.740 Big Ben Lane, May 27.4408 Watterson St., May 29.3515 Linwood Ave., May 29.3781 Eastern Hills Lane, May 29.3710 Morris Place, May 30.3712 Sachem Ave., May 30.406 Tusculum Ave., May 30.6100 Navarre Place, May 30.4106 Watterson St., May 31.Criminaldamaging/endangering5412 Owasco St., June 1.2219 Grandin Road, May 25.3655 Besuden Court, May 25.3197 Linwood Ave., May 25.2926 Markbreit Ave., May 26.
3868 Millsbrae Ave., May 26.3172 Linwood Ave., May 31.Domestic violenceReported on Bramble Avenue,May 25.
Reported on Montgomery Road,May 25.
Domestic violenceReported on Tanner Avenue,May 26.
Felonious assault6112 Navarre Place, May 29.Improperly dischargingfirearm at/intohabitation/school6112 Navarre Place, May 29.Menacing by stalking740 Big Ben Lane, May 27.Passing bad checks4761 Madison Road, May 25.Robbery6032 Montgomery Road, May29.
Safecracking3515 Michigan Ave., May 29.Theft2406 Grandview Ave., May 25.4269 Plainville Road, May 25.5001 Whetsel Ave., May 25.5375 Medpace Way, May 25.5375 Medpace Way, May 25.
4825 Marburg Ave., May 25.4825 Marburg Ave., May 25.2626 Victory Pkwy., May 26.2926 Markbreit Ave., May 26.4700 Marburg Ave., May 26.4825 Marburg Ave., May 26.4000 Eastern Ave., May 28.2101 Grandin Road, May 28.3866 Isabella Ave., May 28.4002 Whetsel Ave., May 29.6111 Montgomery Road, May 29.1775 E. McMillan St., May 30.3070 Springer Ave., May 30.3751 Eastern Hills Lane, May 30.3605 Edwards Road, May 31.
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsMichael Addington, 23, 309Eighth St., theft at 3400 High-land Ave., May 20.
Craig Lilley, 38, 6341 CheviotRoad, theft at 3400 HighlandAve., May 26.
Incidents/investigationsCriminal damaging
Truck damaged at 11334 Down-dridge, May 25.
ForgeryReported at 11890 MontgomeryRoad, May 30.
TheftShoes valued at $34 removed at3262 Highland Ave., May 25.
Merchandise of unknown valueremoved at 9201 Fields Ertel,May 26.
Rear license plate removed at5546 Murray Ave., May 28.
Unauthorized use of motorvehicleReported at 5236 Kennedy Ave.,May 24.
Reported at 4120 Plainville Road,May 25.
FAIRFAXArrests/citationsTimothy Reed, 32, 5302 Whetsel,driving under suspension, May28.
Vernon S. Madden, 28, 7752Montgomery Road, disorderly
conduct, May 28.Nina Gans, 27, 7752 Montgo-mery Road, disorderly conduct,May 28.
Marcus Jennings, 54, 3257Beldare, contempt of court,May 29.
Terrance Lackey, 27, 1827 Wind-mill Way, driving under suspen-sion, May 29.
Oliver Leslie, 52, 540 RobertsLane, theft, May 29.
Derrick Farrell, 30, 4000 Hol-brook Ave., theft, May 30.
Bryan Hulbert, 43, 5784 Tall OaksDrive, driving under suspension,June 1.
Incidents/investigationsTheftMerchandise taken from Wal-mart; $2,768 at 4000 Red Bank,May 28.
Cellphone taken from Walmart;$175 at 4000 Red Bank, May 28.
AC unit taken from Walmart;$264 at 4000 Red Bank, May 29.
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Stepping Stones has anew look as it enters its49th year of serving peoplewith disabilities.
The United Way partneragency officially unveiledits new image at the annualboard meeting.
The rebranding was apro-bono effort by long-time Stepping Stones sup-porter Landor Associatesand spells out Stepping
Stones’ name in irregularlyshaped stones.
“It’s a clean, modernlook – professional butfriendly,” said ElizabethHeist, associate client di-rector for Landor.
The branding includes anew “tag” line: “Pathwaysto Independence for Peoplewith Disabilities.” The de-sign team notes that “notwo stones are alike, repre-
senting each individual’sunique qualities and jour-ney.”
It replaces the “greenpath” logo and adds a fullbranding package that willtie together all SteppingStones’ informationstreams, from brochures tosigns.
The look may be new,but Stepping Stones hasn’tchanged its mission to in-
crease independence, im-prove lives and promote in-clusion for children andadults with disabilities,said Stepping Stones’ exec-utive director Chris Ad-ams, of Terrace Park.
“We are accomplishingthat mission with the samepassion and vigor that hasenergized Stepping Stonesfrom the beginning,” hesaid. The agency started asGreater Cincinnati’s firstsummer camp for childrenwith disabilities and nowserves close to 1,000 chil-dren and adults annually inyear-round and seasonalprograms for people with awide range of disabilities.
Stepping Stones’ staffmet with the Landor teamfor more than six months,assuring the new image re-flected the heart and mis-sion of the agency.
“Stepping Stones mis-sion is not just assistive,but empowering and help-ing people through theirjourney to independence,”said Heist. “We wanted tofocus on the journey to-wards independence.”
The earth-tone colorscheme reflects SteppingStones’ natural environ-ment, with three tones ofgreen for agencywide useand additions of orange foradult services, blue for rec-reation/leisure and purplefor education.
Branding efforts can bea huge expense, said Ad-ams. Landor’s pro-bonowork took that concern outof the equation and pro-duced an award-winningnew look. The new Step-ping Stones brand won theGold “Walter Award” forcommunity/pro bono workin the regional Landor As-
sociates award competi-tion this spring and will bethe regional entry in theLandor global awards laterthis year.
The annual meeting wasconducted at the FifthThird Convening Center atUnited Way headquartersin Cincinnati and wel-comed new board officersand members.
John McIlwraith, of In-dian Hill, takes the helm asStepping Stones’ boardpresident. He is the manag-ing director of Blue ChipVenture Capital and foun-der of Allos Ventures.
Jeff Weedman, of Indi-an Hill, is Stepping Stones’board vice president. He isvice president of globalbusiness development forProcter & Gamble.
Stepping Stones trea-surer is Whitney Eckert, ofAnderson Township, direc-tor of operations at JostinConstruction.
Mary McGraw, of Indi-an Hill, returns as SteppingStones’ board secretary.She is a longtime SteppingStones supporter and com-munity volunteer.
McIlwraith introducednew board members JohnC. Hassan, of Indian Hill,Laurie Thomas, of Dayton,and Jeremy Vaughan, of In-dian Hill, and honored out-going members RachelHamilton, of Hyde Park,and Jack Scott of Califor-nia, Ky.
Speaker at the eventwas author Sharon M.Draper, of Cincinnati,whose award-winning book“Out of My Mind” detailsthe world of a child whosedisabilities make it diffi-cult for others to see her in-credible abilities.
Draper’s daughter at-tended Stepping Stones’programs for children withdisabilities.
Draper talked about theimportance of taking thetime to truly see and inter-act with people whose abil-ities are different fromyours.
Stepping Stones’ Com-munications/Grants Direc-tor Peggy Kreimer, ofMontgomery, received theCatherine Clark Borchersaward from outgoing presi-dent John Borchers. Theaward recognizes the staffmember who exemplifiesoutstanding dedication,sensitivity and commit-ment to persons with dis-abilities and passion for themission of Stepping Stones.
Resurgent Capital Ser-vices received the Volun-teer Award recognizingtheir longtime associationwith Stepping Stones in-cluding hosting the annualIndependence Day picnicfor summer campers andfamilies.
Stepping Stones has twosites, Stepping Stones Giv-en, on Given Road in IndianHill and Stepping StonesAllyn at Camp Allyn in Ba-tavia. Programs includepreschool, adult services,alternative education forstudents with severe au-tism, summer day andovernight camps, weekendrespites and extracurricu-lar activities for studentswith disabilities.
The summer camp pro-grams draw close to 400children with disabilities.To learn more about Step-ping Stones and volunteer-ing at the summer camps,see the website www.step-pingstonesohio.org.
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Good ShepherdCatholic ChurchThe church has Roman CatholicMass with contemporary musicSundays at 4 p.m. The Massdraws worshipers of all ages.Come early to get acquaintedwith the new songs whichbegin at 3:45 p.m. Stay afterMass on the first Sunday ofeach month for food, fun, andfellowship.
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Hyde ParkBethlehem UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church is having VacationBible School from 6 p.m. to8:15 p.m. Monday throughFriday, July 16-20, for childrenages 4 to 11. Call 531-5845.On-site pre-registration will befrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 28.
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The church is at 8136 WoosterPike, Columbia Township.
Trinity CommunityChurchAmazing Wonders AviationVacation BIble School is 9 a.m.to noon, Monday, June 18,through Friday, June 22. Toregister, call 791-7631, or visitthe church website.
The church has a free commu-nity dinner on the last Tuesdayof each month from 6 p.m. to7 p.m.
The church is at 3850 E. Gal-braith Road, Deer Park; 791-7631;www.trinitycincinnati.org.
Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a new locationfor the summer. Sunday wor-ship service is now at 9 a.m. onthe corner of Maple and Oakstreets at 3920 Oak St.
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As part of a celebration at Hyde Park Center of Ellis Island and the immigrantexperience, Eve Strongosky Munro discusses her mother, Mary Mucha's, first glimpseof the Statue of Liberty as she neared Ellis Island in 1913. Participants shared stories,documents and photos of the island, their personal gateway to America. Thecelebration of nationality and customs included copies of ship passenger lists, parents'and grandparents' naturalization papers, original photos and a photo display of EllisIsland then and now. THANKS TO TERESE MUNRO
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION
COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE FILE NO. 12 JT 124
Kelly Michelle Gold,Petitioner, v. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS
BY PUBLICATIONRobert F.D. Gold, Respondent,
In Re:Zoe Atticus Gold,A minor, Age 14.TO: ROBERT FRANKLIN DANIEL GOLDTake notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitledcivil action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Petition to Terminate Pa-ternal Rights.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 30th day of July2012, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice, upon your failure todo so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.THIS is the 20th day of June, 2012.
Katherine FisherAttorney for PlaintiffSiemens Family Law Group202 E. Chestnut StreetAsheville, NC 28801(828)252-5080Bar #: 33037 1001710511
TheUniversityofAkronInstitute of Bioscience andSocial Research releasedits 2011 Evaluation Resultsfor SPARK Cincinnati.
The evaluation resultsindicate that SPARK (Sup-porting Partnerships to As-sure Ready Kids) Cincin-nati significantly in-creased children’s kinder-garten readiness in 2011.
SPARK is a family-fo-cused intervention pro-gram that prepares chil-dren, ages 3-5 at The Chil-dren’s Home of Cincinnatiin Madisonville, for kinder-garten, helping them to de-velop reading, language,and social skills.
SPARK offers home vis-its that include develop-mental screenings, learn-ing plans, and individualtherapies, essential re-sources and services forfamilies who might other-wise fall through thecracks of the educationalsystem.
Researchers found thatkindergarteners who havebeen through the SPARKCincinnati program scored
an average of 23.2 on theState of Ohio mandatedKindergarten ReadinessAssessment for Literacy(KRA-L) while children inthe same schools who didnot participate in SPARKscored an average of 17.1.
These results indicatethat fewer children whosefamilies participated in theSPARK program will needintensive, targeted instruc-tion. Since children whoparticipate in the SPARKprogram have already de-veloped some of the skillsthey need to be successful
in kindergarten beforethey enter the classroom,they are more likely to beon-target for their develop-mental and educationalmilestones.
The NAEYC (NationalAssociation for the Educa-tion of Young Children) hasindicated that supportingfamilies’ childrearing ef-forts is critically importantfor ensuring that moreyoung children enterschool ready to succeed.Success in kindergartensets the stage for a lifetimeof learning.
Program helps SPARK learning
Rachel Smith, SPARK coordinator of The Children's Homeof Cincinnati, Works with a SPARK participant. THANKS TO
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