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Symmes Township has am-ple opportunities for studentslooking to fulfill communityservice requirements or resi-dents wanting to get involvedwith their community.

The township is seeking vol-unteers to help with the annualGreat Symmes Easter EggHunt. This year’s hunt is 11:30a.m. Saturday, March 28, in theHome of the Brave Park. Volun-teers are needed to hide theeggs, assist the Easter Bunny,work the prize booth and assisttownship staff with the obstaclecourse, assistant to the adminis-trator Luanne Felter said.

This isn’t the only volunteeropportunity available.Throughout the year the parksare busy and volunteers need-ed, Trustee Jodie Leis said. Oth-er township events include:Clean Up Days in May and July;Symmes Honors Veterans inMay; Movie Night in June andJuly; Saturday Morning Yogafrom June through August; Con-certs in the Park in July andSeptember; Symmes Day in thePark in June; Fall for Symmesin October, and Operation Santain December.

“We do a lot of familyevents,” Leis said. “And manyvolunteers are needed to help.”For example, during the Fall forSymmes event, the Boy Scouts

play a key role in operating thes’more pit, she said. For Opera-tion Santa, volunteers stuff the1,000 treat bags that are distrib-uted in various township com-munities. Other volunteers areSanta’s helpers for this event.

Donations from Integrys En-ergy Services and other busi-nesses cover the expenses, Leissaid. But volunteers are neededto make the events happen. Theevents are part of what makesSymmes Township a communi-ty.

“We make it lots of fun,” Leissaid. “As a trustee and mom, Ithink it makes our communitystrong.” Holding community

Symmes Twp. looking for volunteersBy Sheila [email protected]

THANKS TO LUANNE FELTER

Symmes Township is seeking volunteers to help with this year's GreatSymmes Easter Egg Hunt.See VOLUNTEER, Page A2

Loveland City Schools willimprove security at all of itsbuildings thanks to a state grantprogram.

The district received $5,000per building in grant funds tothrough the Ohio School Facili-ties Commission School Securi-ty Grant Program, said Love-land City Schools BusinessManager John Ames.

“While the program wasn’testablished to serve as a com-plete solution for school securi-ty, it does help district to ad-

LovelandSchools usinggrants to upsecurity By Marika [email protected]

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Everyone had a chance to watcha Cincinnati-area couple choose tomake their home in Loveland.

Ben Miller and Erin McClureand Anderson-based ColdwellBanker real estate agent Brit Rob-erts were featured on an episode ofHGTV’s “House Hunters” airingFeb. 19.

A watch party was held at Ju-lian’s Deli, 200 W. Loveland Ave.

“When I met Ben and Erin at anopen house, I had no idea what wasgetting myself into, but they are afun couple so when I found outabout “House Hunters” I was notsurprised,” Roberts said in the re-lease.

Roberts helped the couple selltheir home in the Eastgate-UnionTownship area. They are featuredon “House Hunters” while findingtheir home in Loveland. The film-ing took place in August and Sep-tember.

Miller works in marketing andMcClure is a kindergarten teacherat Shawnee Early ChildhoodSchool.

“In addition to helping Ben andErin find their ‘forever home,’ theshow ends with a fantastic finishand will also put Loveland and Cin-cinnati in a very positive light,”Roberts said.

Want to know more about what is hap-pening in Loveland? Follow Marika Leeon Twitter: @ReporterMarika

Loveland couple featuredon ‘House Hunters’

By Marika [email protected]

THANKS TO KEVIN WILSON

Local real estate agent Brit Roberts, left, stands with Erin McClure and Ben Miller in the house she helpedthem find. The three were featured on an episode of “House Hunters.”

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The 2015 Oscars will behistory March 1, but thegreat music of awardnominated and winningfilms of this year andyears past can be enjoyedagain when AndersonCommunity Band pre-sents “Silver Screen Fa-vorites.”

This free concert willbe presented 7 p.m. Sun-day, March 1, at AndersonCenter Theater, 7850 FiveMile Road. This is a pro-gram that many in theband were eager to pre-sent. Conductor and mu-sic director John Feckersaid that every year heasks band members forprogram suggestions.

“Every year at leastone person suggests aprogram based on moviethemes,” he said. Thisyear, Fecker took thatrecommendation and de-signed a program that hesaid was a lot of fun to cre-

ate. No matter the age ofaudience members, the“Silver Screen Favorites”program has somethingfor everyone. Music from“How to Train Your Drag-on” and “Frozen” shoulddelight the youngest audi-ence members while ev-eryone might recognizemusic from “Superman,”“Annie,” and “Lord of theRings.” Music from “Sil-verado” and “Lawrenceof Arabia” will help roundout the program.

The Anderson Commu-nity Band has 60-plusmembers ranging in agefrom the early 20s to 80s.The group pulls musi-cians from throughout thearea, said Paul Wallace. ALoveland resident, Wal-lace has been with theband since 2008 and in ad-dition to playing clarinethe’s an officer on theband’s board and is thepublicist. He also per-forms with other groupsincluding the SycamoreCommunity Band, a clari-net quartet, and is a musi-cian for local theatergroups including Beech-mont Players and theLoveland Stage Company.

Both Wallace andFecker are retired butabout 75 percent of theband’s members are full-time employed. Fecker,an Anderson Township

resident, is a retired banddirector from TurpinHigh School. About thetime of his retirement, thecommunity band was inneed of a conductor. He’sbeen with the band for 11years.

“I really do enjoy con-ducting. It’s kept my ba-ton in the air. It’s a lot offun,” he said. During histime with the group, theprogram has grown withmore players joining.

“A big thing for us wasthe opening of the com-

munity center,” he said.Prior to the AndersonCenter opening, the banddidn’t really have a regu-lar venue. Once thatopened, Fecker started aregular concert seriesthat usually includesthree programs per year.Additionally, the commu-nity band plays specialevents during the sum-mer months such as theannual Coney Island La-Rosa’s Balloon Glow.

In addition to perform-ing music, the community

band also encourages andsupports students inter-ested in studying music incollege. Annually theband awards a scholar-ship. The band is a non-profit with the bulk of itsmoney coming from cor-porate sponsors andmember fees. Donationsare accepted and encour-

aged at performances.The monies collected atperformances typicallyare enough to cover theprogram’s cost, Feckersaid.

To learn about theband, or for informationon how to join, visit itswebsite at www.andersoncommunityband.com

Community band presents ‘Silver Screen Favorites’By Sheila [email protected]

SOLOISTS - TIME TWOThe Anderson Community Band led by John Fecker will per-form a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the AndersonCenter Theater, 7850 Five Mile Road. The concert is open to thepublic and free of charge. As an extra treat the concert will feature two band membersas soloists. Michael Loewenstein will perform the hit song “LetIt Go” from “Frozen” on alto saxophone. Loewenstein is aproduct of the Forest Hills School District, learning and perfect-ing his talent at Mercer, Nagel and Turpin schools.Upon graduating from Turpin High School in 2007, Loewen-stein attended The Ohio State University to study microbiologyand molecular genetics. While at OSU he studied jazz improvi-sation under Shawn “Thunder” Wallace and was member ofthe Athletic Band. Loewenstein received his degree in microbi-ology in 2011. He now works for P&G as an R&D microbiologistand performs with the P&G Big Band. John Fecker will perform Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” ontrumpet. Fecker graduated from the Cincinnati College-Con-servatory of Music in 1975, where he studied trumpet withEugene Blee. Fecker , now retired, was director of bands atTurpin High School for 26 years and has been an active mem-ber of the Ohio Music Education Association since 1975 servingthe organization as an adjudicator and event chairman formarching band, and solo & ensemble events. He has directedthe Anderson Community Band since 2004 and enjoys workingwith Chad Sheridan and the Nagel Middle School seventh-grade bands. For more information visit andersoncommunityband.com, orcontact Paul Wallace at 513-697-0868.

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John Fecker and Michael Lowenstein will perform solos at theAnderson Community Band's "Silver Screen Favorites" concertMarch 1.

events provides neigh-bors with an opportunityto get to know one another.

Anyone interested in

volunteer opportunities,including students look-ing to complete communi-ty service requirements,should contact LuanneFelter, [email protected], or at 513-683-6644 ext. 303.

VolunteerContinued from Page A1

dress the most crucialneeds of first respondercommunications and se-cure building access,”Ames said.

“The availability of thegrant money for these in-creased security featuresfurther enhanced ourability to keep our stu-dents and staff safe whilecontinuing to provide awelcoming environmentfor our parents and visi-tors,” Ames said.

At Loveland HighSchool, a camera will beinstalled to allow the re-ceptionist to see the out-side sidewalk. The recep-tionist will also be able tolock-down the building ifnecessary.

At the Loveland MiddleSchool and IntermediateSchool campus, the Love-land Elementary Schooland Primary School cam-

pus and Loveland EarlyChildhood Center, cam-eras will be installed out-side each entry door. Re-ceptionists will have mon-itors, the ability to lockdown the buildings ifneeded, and to permit vis-itors through the maindoors with a two-way callbutton and buzzer system.

“During the school day,visitors will see littlechange in operation,”Ames said.

The grant programprovides $5,000 per build-ing. If additional fundsare needed the districtwill have to pay for it, butAmes said the final cost ofthe improvement has yetto be determined.

Ames said the districthopes to have the workcompleted by the end ofFebruary.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in theLoveland City Schools? Fol-low Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

SecurityContinued from Page A1

MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Mi-ami Township Trusteeshope to fill several jobsthis spring after four keypersonnel in the ClermontCounty township recentlyresigned or announcedtheir retirement.

The two finalists forMiami Township adminis-trator — Christine M.Thompson, Sharonville’sdeputy safety service di-rector, and Kevin Chesar,the city of Monroe’s direc-tor of development – metwith staff Feb. 9. Trusteesplan to call a meeting the

week of Feb. 23 to inter-view the two once more.

Administrator LarryFronk is retiring May 31,and trustees have saidthey would like his suc-cessor to work alongsidehim for a couple ofmonths before he leaves.

In another key posi-tion, the board of trusteesis now reviewing 12 appli-cations from candidateswho want to succeed MikeMantel as Miami Town-ship’s service director,and four to six will be in-terviewed, Fronk said.

Mantel, who workedfor the township morethan 13 years, left Jan. 20.

John Zellner, a retiredMiami Township employ-ee who is not applying forthe service director’s job,is heading that depart-ment on an interim basis.

Trustees also have au-thorized Fronk to adver-tise for two full-time, en-try level maintenanceworkers for the servicedepartment. Both jobs areincluded in the 2015 bud-get, Fronk said.

Fronk is rewriting thejob description for a facil-ity maintenance positionand he plans to presentthat to trustees by March.

Trustees also autho-

rized posting the job ofzoning administrator tohandle permit processingand code enforcement in-spections and compli-ance. That job has beenvacant since 2012, andcode enforcement officerJim Brockman recentlyannounced he’s retiring inMarch. His departure fol-lows that of CommunityDevelopment DirectorLou Ethridge, who left atthe end of the year.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Miami Township? Fol-low me on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Miami Township Trustees to fill postsvacated by resignations, retirementsBy Cindy [email protected]

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Children’s MeetingHouse Montessori

Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School is acceptingnew student applications for the2015-2016 academic year.

Offering programs for chil-dren age 3 through sixth-grade,CMH is a non-profit institutionthat provides a rigorous aca-demic curriculum, focuses onthe development of the wholechild, and fosters a lifelong loveof learning. Children’s MeetingHouse has been providing ex-cellent, authentic Montessorieducation for more than 40years. Montessori students at-tain a deep understanding ofcore academic subjects and ac-quire real-world life skills tai-lored to fit each child’s educa-tional needs.

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Loveland Intermediate School

They have long since gradu-ated from Loveland EarlyChildhood Center, but Thurs-day, Feb. 5, around 50 LovelandIntermediate School StudentCouncil members found them-selves back in the elementaryclassrooms – this time teaching.

Each group of students se-lected their own book to teachand designed the lessons to gowith it.

“They were awesome!” first-grade teacher Karen Griffin.“They read ‘The Very HungryCaterpillar’ using puppets. Myfirst-graders were simply cap-tivated.”

“This is an opportunity forboth groups of students to learnand grow,” Loveland Intermedi-

ate teacher and student councilsponsor Steve Federman said.“It is just as exciting for our LISstudents to return to LECC toteach this annual lesson as it isfor the young Tigers to partici-pate in it. We look forward to itevery year.”

After the students finishedthe story they helped LECC stu-dents create caterpillar book-

marks. Loveland Primary School

» It was an exciting ride forLoveland Primary School stu-dents when Chad Miller fromGravity Group spent the daysharing a lesson on how rollercoasters operate.

“We wanted to finish up ourscience unit on force, motion,and gravity by showing our stu-dents how these concepts relateto the real world,” teacher Ja-

mie Meyer said. “Mr. Miller wasable to make the concepts cometo life in the most exciting wayfor our students.”

Several classes gathered tohear the presentation. Miller – aroller coaster designer –brought models of his work toshare with the students.

“The students were thrilledto learn how roller coasterswork and to see some of the roll-er coasters designed by Mr. Mil-ler in action,” Meyer said.

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland Primary School students throw their arms in the air with excitement after the lesson by Chad Miller fromGravity Group.

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland Intermediate School Student Council members conduct a readingand craft lesson with Loveland Early Childhood Center students.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

St. Columban CatholicSchool in Loveland celebratedCatholic Schools Week welcom-ing parents and newcomers dur-ing open house Thursday eve-ning Jan. 29.

Catholic Schools week is aweeklong celebration of Catho-lic education in America. Thisyear it was celebrated Jan. 25-31.

“Open house allows people tocome and see the differentthings,” St. Columban Pastorthe Rev. Larry Tensi said.

The open house provided avariety of different things forvisitors to see. There were mu-sical performances by studentsin a fun “coffee shop perfor-mances” setting in the parishhall. Artwork filled the schoolgymnasium showing off the ar-tistic talents of Kindergartenthrough eighth-grade studentsat the school. Not just parents ofcurrent students, but those whomay enroll their children in the

near future enjoyed the dis-plays, entertainment, and ex-hibits.

“When you invite them theycome out in huge numbers,” St.Columban School principal JoRhoten said. “I love that aboutour community. They want to bepart of this community.”

Huge numbers of visitorssaw the academic prowess ofthe students in a room exhibit-ing the science projects for sci-ence competition this year. St.Columban science studentswent all the way to state finalcompetition one year ago. Visi-tors were encouraged to see theclassrooms and talk to theteachers; especially newcom-ers to the kindergarten classes.

“We had 42 this year,” Rhotensaid. “We’re hoping for morenext year. We’re offering after,and before school care nextyear. I’m very excited.”

The school can hold up to 645students and registration con-tinues through the summer.

Tensi said the open housegave them a chance to show off

more than just the academics,music, and artistic talents nur-tured in a their Catholic schooleducation.

“It’s a great school, not justacademically, but faith-wise.We bring people closer toChrist,” Tensi said. “Come andsee it. Faithfully we do it togeth-er.”

St. Columban Schoolcelebrates Catholic SchoolsWeek with open houseBy Chuck [email protected]

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The St. Columban Bell Choir accompanied the choir singers during openhouse performances during Catholic Schools Week.

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The St. Columban student choir performed in a "coffee house" type settingto demonstrate their musical talents to visitors

ABOUT ST. COLUMBANSCHOOL» 896 Oakland Road, Loveland» Phone 513-683-7903» www.saintcolumbanschool.org

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK(JAN. 25-31)» Nearly 50 million students attend-ed Catholic schools in the U.S. in2014.» Nearly 20 – percent of Catholicschool students come from a minor-ity.» Nearly 17 – percent of Catholicschool students are not Catholic. More about Catholic schools andCatholic school week at: www.uscc-b.org.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 26Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18 andup. $25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Making Montages with AmyBurton, 1-3 p.m. Weeklythrough March 19., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Create montage: single pictorialcomposition made by juxtapos-ing or superimposing manypictures or designs from ownglossy photographs. Ages 18 andup. $90. Registration required.561-6949; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. View and ac-quire fine, original oil paintingsby 18 local artists, ranging fromanimal portraiture to still lifesand landscapes. Benefits Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center.Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesAll About Chicken - Lunch andLearn with Ilene Ross, 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $40. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.

Be Smart, Eat Well and MoveMore at Your Library, 3:45p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout exercise, good nutritionand feeding your brain withgood books while completing26 miles of Flying Pig marathonon your Hog Log. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Health / WellnessThe Emotionally AbsentMother, 10 a.m. to noon Week-ly through April 2., MontgomeryCommunity Church, 11251Montgomery Road, Six-weekcourse for women who havemissed mothering in their lives,whether their mother is de-ceased or living. Ages 18 and up.$30. Registration required.Presented by Motherless Daugh-ters Ministry. 378-6028;www.motherlessdaughtersmi-nistry.com. Montgomery.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Craft, 6 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Art OpeningsBarn Painters Exhibit, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Meet artists and viewfine, original oil paintings by 18local artists, ranging fromanimal portraiture to still lifesand landscapes. Exhibit con-tinues through march 1. BenefitsWoman’s Art Club CulturalCenter. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999

Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sidesavailable for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; ala carte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

FilmsFinal Friday Flix Film Series,7-10 p.m., Terwilliger’s Lodge,10520 Deerfield Road, $5. Reser-vations required. Presented byMontgomery Arts Commission.891-2424; www.montgomeryo-hio.org. Montgomery.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Contains adult language.,Temple Sholom, 3100 Long-meadow, Frisch Hall. Fast-pacedshow of one-liners and physicalgags examines communal worldof 1953 television comedywriting. Based on Simon’s ownexperience as a writer for SidCaesar’s legendary Your Show ofShows during TV’s golden age of

comedy. Ages 18 and up. Bene-fits Temple Sholom, ValleyInterfaith and Tikva Center. Free.Donations (cash or check) ac-cepted, as well as new clothingfor children. Reservations rec-ommended. 791-1330, ext. 105;www.eventbrite.com. AmberleyVillage.

RecreationTGIF at Kids First, 6-10 p.m.,Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E.Kemper Road, Pizza, indoorswimming and night-time snack.$30, $20 each additional child.Reservations required. 489-7575.Sycamore Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesQuick and Easy: Pizza with JoeWestfall, noon to 1 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $20. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi Class Yang 37 ShortForm, 4-5 p.m., Yoga Fit Bou-tique, 10776 Montgomery Road,With Master Jerome Cook. Ages16-99. $20. Registration re-quired. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

FilmsCincinnati ReelAbilities FilmFestival Film Screening,1:30-3:30 p.m., Kenwood Thea-tre, 7815 Kenwood Road, JoinKevin Pearce for film screeningevent. Benefits Living Arrange-ments for the DevelopmentallyDisabled. $10. Presented byLiving Arrangements for theDevelopmentally Disabled.861-5233; www.cincyra.org.Kenwood.

Health / WellnessEthical Self Defense, 2:30-3:30p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, $35 per classor $100 total for all sessions.Reservations required. Present-ed by Master Jerome Cook.237-5330; www.want2go-fit.com. Sycamore Township.

Literary - LibrariesGeocaching: A Modern DayTreasure Hunt, 2-4 p.m., Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Gary Huntexplains what geocaching is andhow to use it to explore Cincin-nati. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Chip and the Munks, 11 a.m., 1p.m., UC Blue Ash CollegeMuntz Theater, 9555 PlainfieldRoad, Muntz Theater. Touringnationally as a solo artist or withhis band “The Munks,†ChipRichter’s performances are filledwith his gentle spirit, pleasantand winsome style, and anunmistakable connection withfamily audiences. $7. Presentedby ARTrageous Saturdays.745-5705; ucblueash.edu/artra-geous. Blue Ash.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Contains adult language.,

Temple Sholom, Free. Donations(cash or check) accepted, as wellas new clothing for children.Reservations recommended.791-1330, ext. 105; www.event-brite.com. Amberley Village.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1Art ExhibitsBarn Painters Exhibit, 1-4 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterLaughter on the 23rd Floor, byNeil Simon, 2:30-4:30 p.m.Child-friendly version., TempleSholom, Free. Donations (cash orcheck) accepted, as well as newclothing for children. Reserva-tions recommended. 791-1330,ext. 105; www.eventbrite.com.Amberley Village.

MONDAY, MARCH 2Art & Craft ClassesIntroduction to Knitting theGaptastic Cowl, 9:30-11:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Skills learned: knit, purl, cast on,knitting on circular needles, castoff, swatching, understandinggauge and stitch count andbeginning pattern reading.Ages 20-93. $120 for six sessions.Registration required. Presentedby Woman’s Art Club Founda-tion. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Music - ClassicalLinton Music: The LegendaryLeon Fleisher Returns, 7:30p.m., Congregation Beth Adam,10001 Loveland-Madeira Road,Leon Fleisher, piano. JaimeLaredo, violin. Ida Kavafian,violin. Sharon Robinson, cello.Dwight Parry, oboe. $30. Pre-sented by Linton Music. 381-6868; lintonmusic.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4Drink TastingsBurger and Beer Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. to midnight, Fifty WestBrewing Company, 7668 Woos-ter Pike, Burger and pint for $10.834-8789; fiftywestbrew.com.Columbia Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., SycamoreSenior Center, 4455 CarverWoods Drive, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies by insur-ance. Financial assistance avail-able to those who qualify.

Registration required. Presentedby UC Health Mobile Diag-nostics. 585-8266. Blue Ash.

LecturesEntrpreneneur Speaker Se-ries: Buddy LaRosa, 7-8 p.m.,UC Blue Ash College MuntzTheater, 9555 Plainfield Road,Founder and chairman emeritusof LaRosa’s Pizza, and his sonsMark and Michael, featuredguests. Buddy LaRosa will talkabout how he started his firstpizzeria in 1954. Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by UC Blue Ash College.936-1632; www.ucblueash.edu/ess. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticTom Stephenson, 6-10 p.m., TheVenue Cincinnati, 9980 KingsAutomall Drive, Free. 239-5009;www.thevenuecincinnati.com.Mason.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Meeting, noon to 1p.m., Good Shepherd LutheranChurch Kenwood, 7701 Ken-wood Road, Room 101. Fellow-ship of relatives and friends ofalcoholics who share theirexperience, strength and hopein order to solve common prob-lems. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Kenwood Al-AnonFamily Group. 947-3700. Ken-wood.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161. Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesParis in the Spring with Mari-lyn Harris, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, $65. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Art OpeningsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters, 6-9 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Landscapes of localfavorite beauty spots. Exhibitcontinues through March 28.Benefits Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

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When I woke up this morn-ing, five more inches of snow

had fallen, mak-ing a total of 11inches in 48hours.

It had piledup at the baseof the kitchendoor again so Ihad to literallyshove the dooropen to let my-self out. Thetemperaturegauge read 9

below, so I knew it was a per-fect day for homemade beef

stew: Mary Helen’s classicbeef stew.

Mary Helen was my bestfriend, Carol Spry Vanover’sMom. When we were kids,Carol loved to eat at my housesince there were so many ofus and Mom would serve herLebanese food straight fromthe cast iron pot.

Conversely, I enjoyed go-ing to Carol’s house since thefood was presented elegantlyat the table with cloth napkinsand so much silverware Ididn’t know what fork to pickup when. Carol’s mom was themost gourmet cook around.

Little did I know that one ofher best creations, like thisstew, was quicker and easierthan some of my Mom’s Leba-nese offerings.

Can you help?Gotta get Goetta! Will you

share your favorite goettarecipes for an upcoming col-umn?

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Snowy days perfect for beef stew

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Mary Helen’s classic French beef oven stew

Even though I’ve made numerous versions of classic beef stew thatwere delicious, none were as quick as this and really, the taste of thisstew is outstanding.

Here’s the recipe with my adaptations. I used my Le Creuset ena-meled cast iron pot.

Just make sure your pot and lid are ovenproof.

2 pounds beef, cut in 1-1/2-inch cubes (I used a generous 2 poundsand bought stew beef already cut up)

2 medium onions, chopped, about 3 cups1 large clove garlic, minced - my addition which is optional (Mary

Helen did not add garlic)3 ribs celery, cut up4 medium carrots cut crosswise and then lengthwise1-1/4 cups tomato juice (I didn’t have any so used one can beef

broth mixed with 1 generous tablespoon tomato paste)1/3 cup quick/instant cooking tapiocaSalt and pepper to taste1/2 teaspoon dried basil2 medium red potatoes, chunked up (I used 3 Yukon gold)

Preheat oven to 300-325. Pour a thin film of oil in bottom of pot.Put beef in and then everything else except potatoes. Give it a stir.Cover and cook a total of 3-3/12 hours, until meat is tender but remem-ber to add potatoes during last hour of cooking. (I forgot to add pota-toes so cooked them separately and added to stew after it was done.)Good with mashed potatoes, too. If stew is too thick, add a bit of hotwater.

Tip from Rita: Stir some frozen, thawed peas in at the end.To cook in crockpot: 8-12 hours on low, 4-6 on high. Add potatoes

at beginning of cooking time.

Soothing lemon tea

Good for sore throats and colds or anytime you need a pick-me-up. Lemons are anti-viral, anti-bacterial and loaded with vitamin C forimmune system health. Honey is a traditional remedy for sore throats.

Stir together:

Juice of 1 lemon1 cup of very warm waterHoney to taste

Tip: Freeze lemons/limes whole.Just thaw, and you’ll get lots of juice.Indoor plant bonus: Natural humidifiersI over winter some tender herbs near my houseplants. I’ve learned

that indoor plants not only help put oxygen in the air during the day,they help humidify indoor air since plants release moisture throughtheir leaves. Houseplants also emit substances that suppress moldspores and bacteria.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A classic beef stew is perfect for a frigid day.

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It is ironic that in the middleof Black History Month, anapology for the Ku Klux Klanin Clermont County is pub-lished in the Community Jour-nal (”Klan’s history in Cler-mont brief, uneventful” Feb.11).

The Klan is the most vio-lent, terroristic organization inthe history of the US. Its coremission was to terrorize minor-ities to keep them “in theirplace.” And yet, the carefullyselected quotes present theKlan in a positive, benign lightwith as if one would congrat-ulate the Nazis for running thetrains on time:

“The Clermont Klan…wasn’t the violently racistterror organization…(but)more like a social club.”

“…(G)ood order” was main-tained at Klan meetings…”

“(The)…burning cross

‘…lighted thewhole hillsideand made avery beautifulsight.’” (Em-phasis added.)

“Therewere no re-ports made ofracial violencein ClermontCounty.”

Ignored arethe well-known goals of theKlan as a white-supremacistterrorist organization. Theircommon methods includenight-rider strikes againstblack families: burning crosseson their front lawn, burningtheir churches, bombing theirhomes, lynching their males. Itis shameful to portray it as a“social club.”

The quote of “no reports…of violence” hardly absolves

the Clermont Klan of its malig-nant creed of anti-black, anti-Catholic, anti-Jew and anti-immigrant. A Google search of“lynching” images from Amer-ican history shows countlesshorrific examples of night-rider vigilante violence againstblacks. There is a well-docu-mented image of a Tristatelynching being celebrated inMarion, Indiana, Aug. 7, 1930.We may not want to see theseimages, but we cannot denythat they are part of our histo-ry.

Quotes from local (white-owned) newspapers suggestthat Clermont’s Klan was abenign “social club.” Presum-ing these quotes are true, theyraise the question of the objec-tivity and integrity of the localpress in the milieu of powerful,racist social structure andpower.

They portray the Klan as“America first, enforcement oflaws, protection of women.” Itshould be noted that this “pro-tection of women” obsessivelyfocused on white women who“needed” to be defendedagainst the imagined threat ofblack men.

The article presents, with-out perceptive analysis, theemployment of the Klan byClermont police to perform avigilante-like attack on a“drinking and card party.”Such night-rider-style raids areiconic of Klan actions. Yet theKlan raid is portrayed as amere extension of enforce-ment of “law and order.”

The lack of critical analysisin this apology for Clermont’sKlan is disappointing. Theauthor must be aware that theviolence carried out by theKlan, was often planned, coor-

dinated and led by police offi-cers who also served as Klanofficials. These lawless actionsinflicted purposeful, terror-istic arson and beatings ofFreedom Rides, and othermembers of the civil rightsmovement.

This op-ed article, empha-sizing the “patriotic function”of the Klan, could have beenreprinted from 1960s Alabama.Is there no awareness of howminority members of our Cler-mont community might viewit?

This defense of a terroristorganization is at best insensi-tive. Instead, we owe an apol-ogy to the minority membersof our community.

David Fankhauser is a professor ofbiology and chemistry at UC Cler-mont College.

No way to sugarcoat Klan’s existence, purpose

DavidFankhauser COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Join me in a trip farback to the birth of whatwe call (properly or im-properly) humanity.

At some point in the fardistant past the first hu-mans walked this veryearth. We were all thesame and religion was yetto be a factor. Daily lifewas the struggle for exis-tence. There was only onerace, the human race. Thechallenge to maintain lifewas the prime concern.

At this point I have toconfess a private quirkthat lead me to this essay. Iwas called for a lengthyinterview. At one point Iwas asked about my race.My standard answer on awritten document, human,was not acceptable. Mystandard answer on reli-gion is, yes. My answer forsex depends entirely onmy mood. But, in view ofthe many world troublesconcerning race and reli-gion, I feel the need toexpress my thoughts onthe subject. Let’s see if wecan help solve some seri-ous issues.

There is every reason tobelieve that all races arerelated from the begin-ning. I believe that thedifferences were createdas we spread out to differ-ent climates throughoutthe globe and by prefer-

ences thatwere theresult ofindividualchoices ofmatesduring thegradualchanges ofappear-ance.

Medicalstudies

should convince us thatour differences are onlythose created by our histo-ry. These differences be-come exaggerated as weadjust to mixed societies.Perhaps we are more de-fensive than accepting.This creates judgmentalsituations where bad be-haviors (out of the societalnorm) create prejudice,but good behavior is oftenmerely seen as expected.

The world is now madeup of varied societies. Nomatter where we go it iscommon to see differentraces, religions and/ornationalities living in closeproximity. I believe thatwhen one moves into a"different" group it is bestto try to adjust to the stan-dards of that society asmuch as possible withoutcorrupting your own stan-dards. I found this to betrue as a member of theOccupation Forces in Ger-

many. Civilian clothes andmy struggle to learn Ger-man quickly were wellreceived. I had friendswho had been Germansoldiers.

One of my favoritestories is about an elderlyGerman woman who hand-ed out religious tracts atone of my favorite restau-rants in Mannheim. I al-ways gave her a few coinsfor the tract in German,which I could not read.One evening she ap-proached me with a hugesmile. She had found atract in English and want-ed me to have it. Wehugged and I thanked herin German.

The lesson I learnedfrom my many foreignencounters is that whenyou are the stranger, thesociety will not change foryou, but when you changeto accept the society andits behavior you find iteasy to be accepted. Astime passes and the make-up of the society changes itmay change to acceptvariations of the new soci-etal makeup. So, the lessonwe need to learn is thatgood behavior createsacceptance and possiblechange.

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.

Alas, humanity -how it has changed

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 18 questionThe Ohio House recently

passed House Bill 7, which prohib-its schools from using test scoresfrom state assessments when de-termining a student’s advance-ment to the next grade level andgranting of course credit. The billalso states that schools are notpermitted to share individual stu-dent test scores to outside sourc-es without consent from eitherthe student or his or her parents.Is this good legislation? Why orwhy not?

“Is this a good or bad bill? Idon't know, probably. What I do

know is that ever since we haveput so much emphasis on ‘thetest scores’ the overall educa-tion level has decreased. We areforcing our teachers to teach tothe test and ignore actuallyteaching our kids how to learnor even just to have a desire tolearn. All they get now is how tomemorize for the short term. If

we ever hope to truly competeon the international stage, wemay need to take a step or twoback to the before-the-test timeof teaching.”

M. J. F.

Feb. 11 questionShould parents have the right

to decide whether to have theirschool-age children vaccinated,and if they decide not to, shouldthe children be permitted to at-tend school? Why or why not?

“Normally, I am not a propo-nent of allowing the govern-ment to control so much of ourdaily lives, however with the is-sue around stupid people pur-posely deciding to not havetheir children immunized, Ihave to make a large exception.

“Absolutely no, parentsshould not have the right tochoose whether or not theirschool-age children are vacci-

nated and a resounding yes, thegovernment should not allowunvaccinated children to attendschool, in fact, they shouldn't beallowed outside their homes. ...

“ I find it preposterous thatwe are even having a discussionabout the causes of a resur-gence of eradicated diseases in2015. It amazes and frightensme that such a large portion ofthe American public have astruth the myth of any connec-tion between vaccinations andautism simply because it wasdiscussed on ‘The View.’”

M.F.

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A panel discussion featuringregional business leaders discuss-ed the need to develop local talent– young adults who have skillsthat are needed in their communi-

ty. They said thatthose youngadults are the keyto the continuedeconomic successof our region.

The best wayto develop thattalent has beendiscussed anddebated in newsarticles, politicalspeeches andforums. Are four-

year or advanced college degreesappropriate? When are industrytraining programs, communitycolleges, adult education courses,and hands-on training the rightchoice for young adults?

The truth is that we need avariety of paths, and our youthneed to have options. Researchshows that current teenagers willchange careers multiple times intheir lives. Ohio's efforts to in-troduce career education intolower grades is a step in thatdirection. Understanding choicesearly will help them to be suc-cessful more quickly.

For many students, keepingoptions open means attending acareer-technical school. Theyknow that becoming ready forboth a career and college by the

time they graduate offers mul-tiple paths.

About half of Great Oaks grad-uates, for instance, go directly tocollege – many of them with cred-its they've earned in high school.Others use their career certifica-tion to get ahead; a cosmetologystudent may use the license sheearned to save money for furtherschooling. Or, numerous gradu-ates from pre-engineering, manu-facturing and robotics programsare now working for local em-ployers who will pay for theircollege education.

Apprenticeships in electricity,HVAC and other skilled tradesallow graduates to earn theircontinued education.

Healthcare graduates knowthat their certifications are afoundation for advancement inmultiple directions. Some stu-dents even graduate from highschool knowing that the field theythought they loved isn't for them– a much easier decision at 18than after several years of col-lege.

The point is that our economyneeds skilled professionals, andour youth need and want a varietyof possibilities. The chance toexplore choices early gives manya head start on success.

Harry Snyder is president/CEO, GreatOaks Career Campuses. He lives inBatavia.

Advantages toexploring careeroptions early

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Several tournament eventswere pushed back because ofinclement weather so not allinformation is complete. Seecincinnati.com for updates.

Boys basketball» Loveland lost to Walnut

Hills in overtime Feb. 20, 84-76. They play Anderson athome Feb. 24 before facingWalnut Hills again in the post-season Friday, Feb. 27, at Fair-field, 7 p.m.

» Moeller beat St. Xavier51-43 Feb. 20 for a share of theGreater Catholic League-South title. Sophomore RileyVoss led the Crusaders with 14points.

» Cincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy defeated Sum-mit Country Day 56-54 Feb.13, Horizon Science Academy93-52 Feb. 17 and St. Bernard

62-38 on Feb. 20.

Girls basketball» Loveland’s Division I

tournament game with West-ern Brown on Feb. 21 waspostponed until Feb. 23 afterdeadlines.A Loveland winwould put them against thewinner of Mount Notre Dame/Western Hills Feb. 24 for ashot at the sectional champi-onship Feb. 28.

» Mount Notre Dame’sFeb. 21 Division I tournamentgame with Western Hills waspostponed until Feb. 23 afterdeadlines. An MND winwould put them against theWestern Brown/Lovelandwinner for a shot at the sec-tional championship Feb. 28.

» McNicholas defeatedCincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy 35-26 Feb. 14. Nao-mi Grandison led the Eagleswith eight points.

SHORT HOPS

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

By Scott Springer and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

BLUE ASH — Ursuline Acad-emy, a team expected to con-tend for its third straight Divi-sion I girls state title and itseighth overall this season, onlyhad two events in which swim-mers automatically qualifiedfor the state meet in Canton thisweek.

GGCL rival St. Ursula hadswimmers automatically quali-fy for the state meet in nineevents. Lions’ head coach BradIsham was upbeat about how histeam fared in the waters at Mi-ami University’s natatoriumSunday, despite the lopsided to-tals.

“It’s a fast meet. Mason andSt. Ursula had some great

Ursuline well-representedat state meet in CantonBy Nick [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Kevin George of Moeller swims a 4:29.07 in the 500 yard freestyle andfinishes first in his heat. The boys DI District swimming finals were at MiamiUniversity Sunday, Feb. 22, after a one-day weather cancellation.See URSILINE, Page B2

LOVELAND — They didn’t gofrom “worst to first,” but Love-land High School’s girls basket-ball team had one of the betterturnarounds in the Tristate.

By the end of December, theLady Tigers were 4-3 and hadeclipsed the win total of the pre-vious two seasons. In 2012, therewere only two wins and last sea-son they didn’t win until Feb. 12,just prior to the tournament.

“The game we were sup-posed to win (Northwest) keptgetting rescheduled because ofsnow,” Tori Ferguson said.

Ferguson and Devin Thomaswere the only seniors on a teamwith three juniors, four sopho-mores and a pair of freshmen.

Both were near the top of thebalanced Loveland scoring listaround freshman Colleen Swift,junior Alyssa Stahl and sopho-more Katelyn Warden. Thegroup averaged between fiveand eight points per game on ateam that went from one to dou-ble-digit victories.

Ferguson spent just twoyears on the Loveland varsity,but played two years of varsityat Taylor before. Thomas had tostruggle through the bad timesuntil this season. On their re-cent Senior Night, both reflect-ed on the journey.

“It takes a toll on you,” Thom-as said. “It’s hard coming outknowing you’re going to lose. Itwas just a matter of how badyou were going to lose. Thisyear, every game was a game.We never had a game where wewalked in thinking there wasn’ta chance.”

Added Ferguson, “Last year,you had to look forward to the

next year. You knew nothingwas going to happen, no matterhow much work.”

The Lady Tigers also lostsome size prior to the season,when 6-foot-1 Julia Copfertransferred to Sycamore. Stahlat 5-foot-10 and Thomas at 5-foot-9 became the tallest play-ers available to coach HerbLaughman.

When they faced Sycamoreand Copfer, the Lady Aves pre-vailed 44-36. Someone Copfer’ssize may have helped Lovelandthis season, but insiders saysome taller, younger talent is onthe way.

“I don’t think she played thatbig a factor last year,” a frankFerguson said. “We still onlywon one game, right?”

Freshman point guard Swiftpicked up some scoring slackthis year and also led the team inassists and field goal percent-age. Another freshman, Lauren

Loveland girls basketball makesdramatic improvement

By Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland senior Tori Ferguson throws the ball in for the Lady Tigers against Sycamore Feb. 2.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland senior Devin Thomashustles ahead of the referee Feb. 2against Sycamore.

See LOVELAND, Page B2

Tommy Tuberville,University of Cincinnatihead football coach, willbe the keynote speaker atthe 48th National FootballFoundation’s “That’s MyBoy” Award banquetTuesday, March 3, whichis based upon the accumu-lation of points in threeareas: football achieve-ment, academic achieve-ment, and extracurricu-lar / community activities.

The award will be an-nounced at the scholar-athlete dinner, which willbe at 7 p.m. Tuesday,March 3, in the Presiden-tial Ballroom at the West-in Cincinnati. Cash barprecedes the banquet andbegins at 6 p.m.

Finalists for Ohio’saward are: MontellBrown, Oak Hills; Thom-as Bruns, Kings; ParkerChalmers, Wyoming;Simeon Lane, St. Xavier;DeMontre Lewis Jr.,Shroder; Bryce Linkous,Waynesville; CameronMurray, Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy; ChazPatten, Western Brownand Jake Weber, Harri-son High School. Finalistsfor Northern Kentuckyinclude: Beau Hoge,Highlands; BrandenJohnson, Dixie Heights;Sam Murrer, CovingtonCatholic; Joe Studer,Beechwood and RyanWoolf, Ryle High School.

Anthony Munoz, NFLHall of Famer, will re-ceive the NFF Chapter’s

“Contribution to AmateurFootball Award” for hiswork with Tristate areayouth.

The Tom Potter Cour-age Award will go to RyanDavis from CincinnatiCountry Day.

The Anthony MunozFoundation will presentits Offensive Linemanand Defensive Linemanof the Year to GeorgeAsafo-Adjei, Lakota Westand Justin Hilliard, St. Xa-vier High School.

Four scholar athletes,one from each of the localcolleges – DeyshawnBond, University of Cin-cinnati; Brandon Keller,Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity; Jake McBee, ThomasMore College and An-drew Hendrix, MiamiUniversity - will be hon-ored also.

For ticket information,contact: Julia Gandert310-9928 (day) or RonWoyan 382-3173 (night).

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University of Cincinnati head football coach Tommy Tuberville will be the keynote speaker forthe National Football Foundation’s “That’s My Boy” Award banquet.

Not everyone can saythey’ve met “Dr. J” beforea big basketball game.

On the other hand, noteveryone has an emer-gency appendectomy be-fore tip-off.

Moeller faculty mem-ber Matt McLaughlin feltsharp pains in his stomachon Wednesday, two daysbefore the Moeller/St. Xa-vier basketball match-up.

When things felt worseon Thursday he went tothe hospital where he waschecked out by “Dr. J” a/

k/a Dr. Jay Johannigman.In the course of the ex-

amination, McLaughlininformed the doctor thathe was he was a teacherand volleyball coach atMoeller and a 2005 gradu-ate.

The news brought animmediate reaction fromthe University of Cincin-nati physician.

“He made a funny faceand put his arms up in the‘X’ motion,” McLaughlinsaid.

As fate would have it,Johannigman is a St. Xavi-er grad and the pair trad-ed good-natured Greater

Catholic League barbs asthe doctor was diagnosinghim with appendicitis.

Johannigman success-fully performed the emer-gency appendectomy onhis crosstown rival, thenleft him a “memento” onhis hospital gown.

“When I came out ofthe anesthesia, he had puttwo pieces of tape in theshape of an X (on thegown),” McLaughlin said.“It said, ‘Go Bombers,Beat Moeller’ and he hadsigned it.”

Despite the pain fromdoing so, McLaughlinchuckled and proceeded

to show the adhesive jabto all of his visitors.

“It was a good thing tohave a GCL competitor bea friend and take care ofme,” McLaughlin said.“He was a phenomenaldoctor. He was good to meand good to my parents.We kept it in the GCL fam-ily.”

McLaughlin has a fol-low-up visit with Johan-nigman in a couple ofweeks.

He hopes to present“Dr. J” with one of Moell-er’s finest “Beat X” T-shirts.

(St.) X marks the spot for Moeller appendectomyBy Scott [email protected] THANKS TO

MARY FISCHER

Moellervolleyballcoach MattMcLaughlinsmiles afterhaving anemergencyappendectomyperformed byDr. JayJohannigman.

B2 • LOVELAND HERALD • FEBRUARY 25, 2015 LIFE

Montgomery Swim and Tennis Club (MSTC)

is the area’s premier private swim & tennis

club — built for families. MSTC is having

a membership drive now for Summer

2015. If your family is looking for a

private recreational pool and swim or

dive team for the summer, we are the

place to be! We have a rec pool with 2

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Parker, stands just 5-foot-7, but added some ag-gressiveness inside as arole player off the bench.

“She works hard andmakes a difference,”Thomas said.

Parker was promotedto join classmate Swift on

varsity around the mid-point of the season.

Doing the rest of the“dirty work” inside wasStahl and Thomas.

With their occasionalsuccess, came more pa-trons.

“There were a lot morepeople in the stands thisyear than there were lastyear,” Thomas said.

Loveland went fromthe last seed in the tourna-

ment last season to draw-ing Western Brown. Thegame was scheduled atKings on Feb. 21, but post-poned to Feb. 23 afterCommunity Press dead-lines. For an update go towww.cincinnati.com.

The winner of thegame was to face theMount Notre Dame/West-ern Hills victor with thewinner of that moving tothe sectional final Feb. 28.

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swims,” he said. “Ourgirls swam very well. Thegoal was to get as manypeople on to the state meetas possible. That’s whatwe’re looking for.”

Senior standout Syd-ney Lofquist producedthe Lions’ only two auto-

matic bids. She won the500 freestyle and finishedas the runner-up in the 200individual medley.

She grabbed the lead inthe 500 free race and nev-er let go. She beat the Bull-dogs’ Katie Kerr, who hadthe next fastest time, bymore than six seconds.Lofquist is also the onlyswimmer that qualifiedthat has a sub-4:50 time inthe event.

“Her 500 was a bigswim for her,” Isham said.“She’s more geared in forthis week, so for her topull that off last week was

pretty exciting.”Isham remained confi-

dent in his team and knewthat some of his swim-mers would advance withat-large bids.

Julia Moran advancedin the 100 and 200 free-style races. Rollie Grind-er will join her in the 200.Grinder swims again inthe 500 freestyle alongwith Christine Van Kirkand Lofquist.

Caroline Blood repre-sents the Lions in the 100backstroke and LauraMorris will swim the 100breaststroke.

“Laura had a greatswim for us,” Isham said.

Lofquist returns in the200 individual medley andthe 200 and 400 freestylerelays along with 200medley relay team alsoqualified.

“I like where our re-lays are,” Isham said. “Wemight make somechanges and should be alittle faster. Now, it’s allabout racing and gettingin and scoring somepoints. We feel good rightnow.”

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Boys swimming

» The following swim-mers from Moeller ad-vanced to the state meetfrom the Division I dis-trict meet at Miami Uni-versity Feb. 22: Jacob Pe-loquin, 100 backstrokeand 100 butterfly, districtchampion in both events;Cooper Hodge, 200 indi-vidual medley; 400 freerelay (Peloquin, JustinDavidson, Kevin George,Noah Worobetz); 200 med-ley relay (Worobetz, Pelo-

quin, Hodge, George).» St. Xavier dominated

the Division I sectionalswim meet on Feb. 14 withits swimmers winning 11of the 12 events, includingall three relay wins. Soph-omore Grant House wonthe 100 and 200 freestyleraces; House is the de-fending state champion inboth those events.

Girls swimming» The following swim-

mers from Ursuline ad-vanced to the state meetfrom the Division I dis-trict meet at Miami Uni-

versity Feb. 22: Julia Mo-ran, 100 freestyle; Moran,Rollie Grinder, 200 free-style; Grinder, ChristineVan Kirk, Sydney Lof-quist, district champion,new meet record, 500freestyle; Caroline Blood,100 backstroke; LauraMorris, 100 breaststroke;Lofquist, 200 IM; 200 free-style relay; 400 freestylerelay; 200 medley relay.

Hockey» In the state Division I

tournament, Moeller de-feated Sycamore 9-2 inColumbus on Feb. 20.

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Robert E. FeldmanRobert E. Feldman, 90, of

Loveland died Feb. 11. He was aveteran.

Survived by children Bob(Cindy), Jack and Dan Feldmanand Cathy (Bill) Wheeler; siblingsEleanor Feldman and CharBauer; grandchildren Bob,Patrick, David, Jenny, Kevin,Timmy, Audra, Tony and Desiree;and six great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsCharles Elmer and Catherine(nee Hanick) Feldman; wife,Dolores Feldman; and siblingsCarl and Estelle Feldman.

Services were Feb. 16 at GoodShepherd Church, Cincinnati.

Edward AlfredShumaker

Edward Alfred Shumaker, 74,of Loveland died Feb. 6. He wasa veteran.

Survived by wife, Gloria Jean(nee Bobb) Shumaker; childrenSean (Heather) and Lance (Rose)Shumaker; grandchildren Chris,Casey, Nolan, Aidan and CorbynShumaker; brother-in-law,

Michael (Pamela) Bobb; father-and-mother-in-law Howard andMike Bobb; and dogs Dobby andSpud.

Preceded in death by parentsHward and Helen Elizabeth (neeTope) Shumaker; and brother,Wayne Shumaker.

Services were Feb. 11 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland. Memorials to:Wounded Warrior Project, P.O.Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675;or Loveland United MethodistChurch, 10975 Lebanon Road,Loveland, OH 45140.

William J. WilkinsWilliam J. Wilkins of Loveland

died.Survived by wife, Jackie (nee

Harris); children William Justinand Andrea Lee Wilkins; grand-daughter, Hilda Lee Villa-Wil-kins; siblings Marian (Jerry)Bergman, Marthanne Wilkinsand John (Teresa) Wilkins; andmany nieces, nephews, aunts,uncles, cousins and other familymembers.

Services were Feb. 19 at EvansFuneral Home, Goshen.

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Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers three worshipservices:

Saturdays 5:30 p.m. – Contempo-rary service with a coffee caféstyle. “All Together Now”programming for children agesbirth – sixth-grade. Communion

Men’s Saturday Bible Studyresumes March 14. “TwelveOrdinary Men,” a book aboutthe disciples, will be studied.Meets in Room 120, 8:30 a.m. to10 a.m.

Mother of a pre-schooler? Joinour new MOPS group (Mothersof Preschoolers). Free childcareprovided. The group meets 9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the secondWednesday of each month, inRoom 229.

Student Ministries welcomesstudents to participate in itsactivities. Check the StudentMinistries Kiosk for a calendarof events.

The church is at 11800 Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;sycamorechurch.org.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

Education classes: Preschooland older meet in Room 113during the 9:15 service.

Adult Sunday Bible study meets10:45 a.m.

An upcoming study, “Not a Fan:Becoming a Completely Com-mitted Follower of Jesus” byKyle Idleman, will meet inRoom 120 ; 10:45 a.m. in theManse.

New Beth Moore Women’sStudy is under way. Children ofthe Day: 1st and 2nd Thessalo-nians will be studied. Meets9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Wednes-days, in Room 120.

Lamplighters’ are studying IICorinthians. Meets every Tues-day from 7 p.m. to 8:30 in theMedia Center.

Men’s Bible Group meets 6:45a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Wednesdaysin Room 120.

The fourth Sunday of eachmonth, the church family willconnect together at the 10:45a.m. service. No Sunday Schoolexcept for Preschool - Kin-dergarten.

Women’s Monday Group meets10:30 a.m. to noon in room 120.The group is reading “What’s soAmazing About Grace,” byPhilip Yancey.

others to do the same. Itsmission is to go to the missing,love the marginalized and liveas God’s kids.

Worship times are 9 a.m. and 11a.m. Sunday mornings.

Quest children’s ministry isavailable at both celebrations.Junior high ministry (gradesfive to eight) is available only atthe 11 a.m. celebration.

The church is at 11020 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland.

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchWednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. Amonthly women’s Bible study isheld the first Tuesday of eachmonth.

Supper Club is a missional com-munity which provides a mealto the Loveland community at5:45 p.m. on the second andthird Tuesdays of the month.

Worship services are 5 p.m.Saturdays; 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m.Sundays. Sunday school is at 10a.m.

The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchSunday morning worship ser-vices are at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Child care is available inthe nursery during both servicesfor infants through age 2.Sunday school for pre-schoolthrough 12th-grade is at 10:45a.m. Additional child care isavailable for parents in Adult

rary service with music providedby the Praise Band. Full SundaySchool programming offeredfor children Birth – 18 years ofage. Adult Sunday School alsoavailable. Communion is of-fered on the first Sunday of themonth.

All are invited to the Lent/Easterprogramming:

Wednesdays, Feb. 25-April 1 at12:15 p.m. – Pause for Prayereach Wednesday during Lent aswe spend 15 minutes prayingtogether as community for ourleaders, our schools and ourneighborhoods.

Be sure to join us online atwww.lovelandumc.org or onFacebook and Twitter.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchA coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.Come join the fellowship.

Worship times are: Sundayschool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; fellowship 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchurch.org.

NorthstarNorthstar is made up of peoplewho want to experience Jesuson a deeper level. It exists toexperience Jesus and to equip

offered weekly. Sundays 9 a.m. – Traditionalworship with music featuringthe chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Childcare is available for chil-dren Birth – 5 years of age.Communion is offered on thefirst Sunday of each month.

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LOVELANDIncidents/investigationsAggravated robberyReported 800 block of W. Love-land Ave.,, Feb., 1.

Domestic violenceReported 1400 block of Mi-amiview Drive,, Jan., 31.

Failure to appear mayorscourtReported 100 block of S. LebanonRoad,, Jan., 29.

Trafficking indrugs-containing heroinReported 100 block of Whis-pering Knolls Court,, Feb., 2.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryJewelry taken; $2,900 at 5600block of Sugar Camp Road, Jan.29.

Criminal damageLandscape timbers spray paintedat 6700 block of Sandy ShoresDrive, Jan. 26.

Doors spray painted at RotedaProperties at 1000 block of Ohio28, Jan. 31.

Criminal mischiefPorch and steps spray painted at5800 block of Highview Drive,Feb. 1.

Disorderly conduct in schoolzoneFighting reported in locker roomat Milford High at 1 Eagles Way,Jan. 26.

Domestic violenceReported at 5700 block of Will-nean Drive, Jan. 30.

Reported at 1100 block of Deer-haven Court, Jan. 30.

Reported at 1100 block of RedBird Road, Feb. 1.

Drug possessionMale possessed marijuana invehicle at 1800 block of PebbleRidge, Jan. 30.

Illegal conveyance of deadlyweaponMale student possessed knife inMilford High at 1 Eagles Way,Jan. 30.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization; $239 at 6000block of Chamblee Drive, Jan.24.

Obstructing official business,drug instrumentsMale and female gave falseinformation and possessed drugparaphernalia at 6300 block ofBranch Hill Guinea Pike, Jan. 31.

RunawayMale juvenile reported missing at900 block of Caribou Run, Jan.24.

TheftBike taken at 900 block of Ohio28, Jan. 18.

Rings taken from Meijer; $180 atOhio 28, Jan. 17.

Jacket taken at Dairy Queen atMeijer Drive, Jan. 17.

Juveniles took candy items fromMeijer; $10 at Ohio 28, Jan. 19.

Employee took money at Chipot-le; $500 at Romar Drive, Jan. 22.

Bottled drink taken from Meijer;$2 at Ohio 28, Jan. 23.

Employee took money at I-Hop;$168 at Romar Drive, Jan. 24.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $28.44 at Ohio50, Jan. 25.

Groceries taken from Meijer; $52at Ohio 28, Jan. 27.

Back-up batteries taken fromcellphone tower; $1,150 at 6200block of Price Road, Jan. 27.

Diesel fuel taken from truck atRed Bank Trucking; $100 at Ohio50, Jan. 27.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $18 at 1200 blockof Ohio 50, Jan. 27.

Back-up batteries taken fromT-Mobile; $2,000 at 500 block ofTechnecenter Drive, Jan. 28.

Trolling motor, tools, etc. taken;$2,730 at 6300 block of Wil-mington Court, Jan. 28.

Batteries taken from cell tower;$2,000 at 800 block of Ohio 28,Jan. 30.

2013 Ford taken at Planet Fitness;$16,000 at Ohio 28, Jan. 31.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$559 at Ohio 28, Feb. 1.

Groceries taken from Meijer;$151 at Ohio 28, Feb. 1.

Unauthorized use2005 Jeep taken at 500 block ofBranch Hill Loveland Road, Jan.15.

Two dealer tags being usedwithout authorization fromCastrucci Ford at Ohio 28, Jan.21.

Underage consumptionTwo males and two femalesobserved consuming liquor at6900 block of Ohio 48, Jan. 31.

Underage consumption, drugpossession, paraphernaliaReported in vehicle during trafficstop at area of Woodspoint atOhio 28, Jan. 17.

Violation of protection orderFemale reported offense at 1200block of Piedmont Drive, Jan. 31.

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SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsCriminal damagingVehicle damaged at 7900 blockof Village Drive, Dec. 30.

Criminal trespassing9500 block of Fields Ertel Road,

Jan. 6.TheftClothing removed from 11000block of Montgomery Road,Dec. 30.

Credit card removed from 11000block of Montgomery Road,Jan. 5.

Reported at 10000 block ofPlantation Pointe Drive, Jan. 6.

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Governors Hill Drive, Jan. 7.Debit card removed from 11000block of Montgomery Road,Jan. 7.

Check for $1,900 stolen from10000 block of MontgomeryRoad, Jan. 13.

Cell phone valued at $125 re-moved from 8800 block ofGovernors Hill Drive, Jan. 13.

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