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On the eve of final exams,dozens of Xavier Universitystudents took time out to re-member and support victimsof the Boston Marathon

bombing withaone-mile run/walk on cam-pus April 25.

Malia Smo-lenski, an XUjunior and2010 graduateof LovelandHigh School,played a key

role in organizing the event.While running one day af-

ter the bombing, Smolenskithought of the hopelessnesspeople felt; she thought howwe can’t really relate to whathappened, but also how we allfelt the shock. With only oneweek of classes left, bringingan idea for an event on the eveof final exams had her con-cerned. She took her idea toRabbiAbie Ingber, director ofXavier’s Center for InterfaithCommunity Engagement.

“I wanted to show people

wearehere tosupport them,”Smolenski said. “Whenthings can seem so dark,there’s still good in people;even miles and miles away.”

Ingber, who lives in MiamiTownship, saidyes to her idea.

“Malia is one of our stu-dent leaders,” Ingber said.“Really every student on

campus who knows our Cen-ter for Interfaith knows ifyou run an idea by the rabbi,theanswer isyes. It’s not con-ditional. It’s not maybe. It’s ayes. I said absolutely.”

Smolenski previouslyhelped organize Xavier’s

Eric Roetting, Carmen Deloach, Jennifer Smolenski and Mali Smolenski show off the “Run ToRemember” T-shirts sold to support “One Fund Boston” during a mile run/walk at Xavier UniversityThursday, April 25. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland gradorganized XU runSmolenski’s goal: Help Boston bombing victims

By Chuck [email protected]

See RUN, Page A2

These two runners were part of the dozens of XU students whocame out Thursday, April 25, to support Boston bombing victims.CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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LOVELAND — The studentsat Loveland High School canadd another achievement totheir 2012-2013 school year.

Newsweek and The DailyBeast compiled a list of its 2,000best public high schools in theUnited States and ranked Love-land 1,045. The media companyused factors such as college ac-ceptance rate, curriculum andadvanced placement coursesoffered in addition to other fac-tors it said contribute best tocollege readiness.

Withmore than 21,000 publichigh schools surveyed in theU.S.; the LHS ranking places itinthetop4percentofthenation.

“It’s always exciting to beranked,” said Chris Kloesz,Loveland principal. “Educa-tion is a competitive field.Whether you’re talking aboutacademics, fine arts or sports,it’s always exciting to get aranking within that competi-tive pool, but to be ranked onthe national plane, that’s an in-credible feeling.”

Being among the elite in theeducation field is awesome,Kloesz said, and the nurturingof students outside the class-room is one of the main rea-sons they succeed.

“Our kids grow up wantingto be good,”Kloesz said. “Theyenjoy competition and thriveon being challenged.”

In the classroom, Loveland

students are experiencingsome different teaching tech-niques that incorporate tech-nology and outside-the-boxthinking.

Mike Dunlap, Lovelandteacher for 13 years, is usingthe flipped-classroom conceptto efficiently use classroomtime. The flipped classroommeansDunlap records eight to12 minute lectures and stu-dents watch them for home-work thendopractical applica-tion during class time.

“We’re able to spend an hourand a half doing practical appli-cations in class instead ofspending half the day doing alecture and half doing practicalapplication,” Dunlap said. “Itjustrewardsuswiththeamountof timewe get to spend on it.”

There has been an overallincrease in class grade aver-age, Dunlap said, in the physi-cal science honors classes heteaches.

“In this case, Mr. Dunlap iswalking them through, talkingthemthrough,utilizingdemon-stration, anecdotal presenta-tion, conversation, and inmany ways that is a mediumthat thisgenerationofstudentsis much more accustom to,”Kloesz said. “It functions verywell with them.”

Additionally, some classes atLoveland are using Blackboard– an online interactive mediumwhere teachers canpost assign-ments and course materials aswell as interact with studentsthrough discussion boards.

Want to knowmore about LovelandSchools, government and communi-ty? Follow Jason Hoffman on Twit-ter: @jhoffman_cp.

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“Nearly Naked Mile” runwhich helped raise fundsfor the Xavier InterfaithMedicalMission toGuate-mala. Resurrecting theconcept to help victims ofthe Boston bombingseemed likeagood idea. Itwas just a one-mile run orwalk. There was somepre-registration sign-up,but no fee to participate.

“We had some peoplesign-up,” Smolenski said.“Alotofpeoplejustwalkedby and said ‘I’m gonna bethere.’ They didn’t evenwant a shirt; they justwanted to show their sup-port. That’s fine.”

Theshirt is the“RunToRemember” T-shirt de-

signed by MouhamedNdoye, who participatedin the 2012 Guatemalamedical trip.

“I am in love with it,”Smolenski said, describ-ing theT-shirt design.Thelight blue and yellowshirts display a logo of awinged shoe penetratinga heart with the words“We are all Boston Run toRemember” on the front.

“I love the colors. I sawthe ‘Boston Strong’ rib-bons in yellow and blue soI really wanted to stickwith that theme here atXavier. Then Mouhameddid the rest. I can’t takeany credit for that.”

The T-shirts wereavailable for $20 at thestart line in front of theBellarmine Chapel. Smo-lenski hoped they wouldsell 100, with proceeds tobenefit the “One FundBoston” set up to aid thebombing victims. Dozensof students signed in andlistened to Rabbi Abie de-liver a pre-start messageand words of prayer be-fore Malia signaled thestart.

“Commuter studentsare sticking around torun,” Ingber said. “I’mvery, very proud. Look atthese numbers of stu-dents; literally on the eveof exams. They all have a

lot of other things to do.They’re choosing to comeout to join together withthe people of Boston.”

On a sunny but coolThursday evening on theXU campus, studentscame out to support thoseaffected by the bombingin Boston. Anna McDon-nell attended St. Colum-ban School in Lovelandand is now a freshman atXU. She was walking themile, alongwith three oth-er freshmen friends, tosupport another friendand classmate. His nameis Matt Swanborg, butthey all call him “Boston”becausehe’s fromBoston.

“He didn’t know if hisfriends were dead oralive. He was just waitingfor textmessages to see ifthey were OK,” McDon-nell said. “It was awful tosee him sit there and suf-

fer through that. It justmeant a lot for him tocome out. We came out tosupport him.”

Swanborg,wasonhandproudly wearing the fa-miliar “block B” BostonRed Sox baseball cap andwaiting to walk the milefor his hometown. He feltsorrow, disappointment,and sadness being here inOhio away from Bostonfriends directly affectedby the bombing. Thurs-day evening it was clearhowmuch thepeople herehave meant to him.

“Being here and every-one being friendly hasbeen great support forme,” Swanborg said. “It’sgreat to have my friendsout here even though I’mnot back home. It means awhole lot to see their sup-port and helping those inneed. Itmeans a lot tome.”

After the horror of oneweek earlier, Xavier stu-dents foundawaytobringsome good news. Ingber

saidAmericansknowhowto “climb this mountain,get over this hill, and finda way to finish the race.”He gave thanks toGodwedon’t have to taste this bit-ter pain more often, andthat whenwe do, we cometogether.

“Our student commu-nity, faculty, staff andpeople have been contrib-

utingallweek long,” Ingb-er said. “This is where weknow we are all Boston.We are all Boston. Thebeauty of living in the 21stcentury is we celebratemore thanwesheda tear.”

Smolenski did not im-mediately knowhowmuchmoneywasraisedfor“OneFund Boston,” how manyT-shirts were sold, or evenexactly how many peopleran or walked a mileThursday night. She doesknow good people cameout to do some good.

“I’m so glad that somany people came,” shesaid. “Iwas shockedwhenit first happened and I’mshocked again. At first itwas because of a badthing. Now it’s because ofsomething good. We’re allvery pleased.”

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The first wave of walkers and runners start off the XU Run To Remember April 25 on theXavier campus. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Moeller High SchoolWhen:May16Where: St. Susanna

Catholic ChurchGraduates: 225Valedictorian: Christo-

pher Kessling of Montgo-mery

Salutatorian: BrianButz of Mt. Healthy

Speakers: Kessling andButz

Fun facts: The class of2013 is Moeller’s 50thgraduating class. Tomarkthat milestone, the schoolheld a breakfast earlierthis month and invitedmembers of the first classin 1964 to meet with grad-uating seniors. The 2013class also created a schol-arship in their name fortuition assistance, as wellas installing lights aroundthe school’s statue of Ma-

Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy

DiasperioWhen: 7:30 p.m. Thurs-

day, May 30Where: Lindner Thea-

ter, Martha S. LindnerHigh School, 11525 SniderRoad

GraduationWhen: 3 p.m. Sunday,

June 2Where: Gymnasium of

the Martha S. LindnerHigh School, 11525 SniderRoad

Graduates: 110Valedictorian: Heather

Kay Morrison of WestChester Township

Salutatorian: Haley Su-zanne Palmore of WestChester Township

Speakers: Xavier Uni-versity President TheRev. Michael Graham,Morrison, Palmore

Fun facts: Members ofthe class of 2013will be at-tending 47 different col-

ry as a class gift. For thefirst time, Moeller gradu-ates will receive their di-plomas in “Houseorder” –in alphabetical order ac-cording towhichof thesixhouses each student be-longs.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS

Loveland

LOVELAND—Theannu-al Memorial Day Paradein Loveland will start atLoveland ElementarySchool at 9 a.m. and travelnorth on Loveland-Madei-ra Road then turn right onWest Loveland Avenueand end at the Veterans’LovelandMemorial.

After the parade stops,there will be a ceremonyat the memorial.

Symmes TownshipSymmes Township will

observe Memorial DayFriday, May 24. Veterans,servicemen and residentscan attend the event tohonor veterans at Home

of the Brave Park, 11605Lebanon Road. The event

will be at the memorialfrom 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Coast Guard officers Dan Roy and Chris Tierney stand with Vietnam soldier "statue" MattWeldon from Amazing Portable Circus. Dozens of people stopped to get a photo withWeldon at the Symmes Township Veterans Memorial. LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Fifteen Cincinnati CountryDay School juniors recentlygainednew insights intohistori-cal and modern-day slaverywhen they toured the NationalUnderground Railroad Free-dom Center.

Students from Fred Carey’sEnglish class did researchbased on the “Slavery Today”exhibit. They also saw the slavepen and the “Women Hold UpHalf the Sky” exhibit duringtheir visit.

“This was an attempt to linkthe eleventh grade English cur-riculum to one portion of theschool’s mission of ‘Service toOthers,’ said Carey, UpperSchoolEnglish teacher andSen-ior Dean of Students.

“We were finishing up theFrederick Douglass narrativeand, in conjunction with thatwork, I askedmy students to doresearch on the different formsof slavery that still exist today,”Carey said. “The researchphase of the project took mystudents inmany productive di-rections and helped them to un-derstand that slavery did notsimply end with the Emancipa-tion Proclamation.”

Students were compelled todo more.

“It didn’t feel like enough tojust learn about slavery today;we wanted to do somethingabout slavery today,” said ju-niorOmarMustafaofLoveland.

And so, students organized abake sale to raise money thatcould be given to one of themanynational and internationalorganizations engaged in thestruggleagainst slaveryandop-

pression.“In the end, we decided to

give the money to the FreedomCenter because it’s right here inCincinnati, and because it doessomuchtoeducatepeopleaboutall kinds of slavery,” said juniorNia Blasingame of West Ches-ter Township.

They delivered a check for$177.03 to the Freedom Center.

Executive Director KimRobinson told the students thatCountry Day is the first schoolthat raised money to supportthe center.

More importantly, he added,thestudents tookaction tomakea difference in their world, es-pecially regarding modernforms of slavery.

“We appreciate the work ofthe Cincinnati CountryDay stu-dents for raisingsupport for the

Freedom Center, and we appre-ciate thework of their teachers,who are teaching life lessons in-sideandoutside theclassroom,”Robinson said. “This donationmeans asmuch as any large do-nation. It demonstrates youngpeople caring about their com-munity.”

Deborah Floyd, UpperSchool English teacher andDean of Service Learning, said,“This was a great experiencefor our students. The research,in-class presentations and sub-sequent display posted in theStudent Commons helped these15 students to raise the profileof thiscritically important issuewithin the larger school com-munity and beyond. These re-markable young men and wom-en really are theNewAbolition-ists.”

Students donateto Freedom Center

Touring the Freedom Center are Cincinnati Country Day juniors MaymeAcklen (Indian Hill), Carson Aquino (Lebanon), Evan Ashwell (Mason),Briana Barnett (Springdale), Nia Blasingame (West Chester), MadelineElkin (Lakeside, Park, Ky.), Rachel Epstein (Sycamore Township), NateGrossoehme (Milford), Dominic Isadore (Colerain Township), AlexLevenson (Amberley Village), Kat Mapes (Oakley), J. R. Menifee (ColerainTownship), Omar Mustafa (Loveland), Annalise Tereck (Loveland) andMatthewWalton (Montgomery). THANKS TO RALPH JAVENS JR.

Loveland IntermediateSchool members of the sixth-grade Science Club exploredtheir studies in a real-life lab-oratory.

Under the direction of Dr.Bill Nichols, a geneticist atCincinnati’s Children’s Hospi-tal, the students learned aboutheredity and genetics.

“Dr. Nichols has been kindenough to do this twice a yearfor six years with our stu-dents,” said Steve Federman,science teacher. “He startedwhen his son, Bryant Nichols,was in sixth-grade and hasdone it ever since.”

The young scientists got ahands-on lesson about usingproper laboratory techniquesto isolate wheat germ DNA;theyalsoprovidedNicholsandhis staff with their cheek cellsso he could demonstrate howtheFBIuses genetic research.

“Not only did our studentslearn firsthand about genet-ics, they also got the experi-ence of working in a labwith agroup of scientists,” Feder-man said. “You could see theamazement across their facesas they navigated through thelesson; the experience waspriceless.”

Loveland Intermediate School sixth-grader Thorne Taul examines hisproject. THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Intermediate studentsdiscover firsthand theworld of a scientist

HeisaLovelandHighSchoolsenior, a student athlete, andthis year Bryce Plitt is alsoworking as a mentor to a sev-enth-grader at Loveland Mid-dle School; his latest title is partof a new program called Love-land High School Buddies.

Loveland High School stu-dents work as mentors withyounger students at everyschool in the district tostrengthen the “My Voice, MyChoice” anti-bullying initiative.

“I became involved in thebuddy program because I liketohelppeople,”Plitt said. “I like

to talk to people and I like tomake others happy.”

This type of encouragementis the goal; Plitt is one of 30Loveland High School studentssigned up to participate. Thementors spend at least 30 min-utes with their assigned buddyeach week. The program runsthrough the school year.

“It’s about developing atrusting relationship betweenthe mentor and the mentee,”said Amy Van Strein, LovelandHigh School psychologist.“This bond allows the youngerstudents to really open up and

talk about meaningful thingswith the older students. Thatsingle influence can have sig-nificant and lastingpositive im-pact.”

“I have learned that having afriend is really important andcan have a big influence onsomeone's life,” Plitt said. “Ihave also learned that there area lotofproblemsthatpeopleareunaware of. I believe that anypersonwho has the opportunityto get into the buddy systemshould do so. It is not only help-ing a younger kid, but helpingyou out as well.”

Loveland High School senior Bryce Plitt meets with his buddy. THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland H.S. studentsmentor younger buddies

Lindsay Darkins of Love-land, a senior at Mount NotreDameHighSchool, is a finalistfor the 2013 Straight “A” Stu-dent Awards from the Antho-nyMunoz Foundation.

The Straight “A” awardsrecognize deserving studentswho are pursuing academicexcellence, athletic achieve-ment, and an active role in thecommunitywhilepossessingastrong ambition, winning atti-tude, and the ability to over-come adversity.

Eighteen senior finalistswere selected frommore than250 entries representing 90 lo-cal schools. Each finalist willreceive a $2,000 grant towardcontinuing his or her educa-tion, and one male and onefemale will be selected for ad-ditional $3,000 grants. The

awards will bepresented April24.

Inadditiontohaving one ofthe top gradepoint averagesin her class,Darkins playedfor the MND

varsity tennis team. A Com-mended National Merit Schol-ar, she is a member of the Na-tional Honor Society and theSpanishHonor Society as wellas serving on the MNDModelUN team which recently trav-eled to an international eventin Italy.

More informationabout theStraight “A” Awards is avail-able via the Anthony MunozFoundation website:www.munozfoundation.org.

Darkins a Munoz‘Straight A’ finalist

Darkins

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following Loveland Herald-areastudents have earned honors for thethird quarter of 2012-2013.

FreshmenHonors – Olivia Callis, Annalee Childs,Claire Cummings, Molly Driscoll,Lindsey Handorf, Clara Hendy, AbigailKlein, Emma Kowaleski, LaurenMansour, MeganMansour, AnneMa-rie Morman, Abigail Morton, EllenRust, Olivia Schappacher, ChristineTulisiak, Grace Vonder Brink and AmyWilkerson.

SophomoresHonors – Aysha Ahmad, Lisa Campo-longo, Carmen Carigan, Allison Carter,Mary Cundiff, Katherine Edmondson,Lauren Fleming, Kyland Frooman,Kelly Fuller, Jessica Geraci, Ana Gon-zalez Del Rey, Miranda Grigas, MollyGrothaus, Sara Huber, Colleen John-ston, Grace Kelly, Andrea Kennard,Karly Krammes, Sophie Kremer,Gabrielle Kroger, Mailey Lorio, Bri-anna Lyons, MadisonManger, Marga-ret Moeller, Margaret O'Brien, MeganOgilbee, Audrey Phipps, Julia Proctor,Sara Robertson, Rebecca Schulte,Emma Vickers, CarolineWeisgerber,MeaghanWheeler, IreneWhitaker,

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The Loveland PoliceDivision is partneringwith the Ohio Depart-mentofPublicSafetyandthe National HighwayTraffic Safety Admini-stration to encouragemotorists to buckle up.

Seat belts are the sin-gle most effective pieceof safety equipment in avehicle, yet the NationalHighway Traffic SafetyAdministration observa-tional studies show thatnearly one out of fiveAmericans still fail towear a seat belt whendriving or riding in a mo-tor vehicle.

Increased law en-forcement activity willbe conducted during the2013 Click It or Ticketmobilization period fromMay 20 through June 2.

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On May 6, Loveland’sBuilding and Zoning Of-fice received among thehighest ratings offeredto building departmentsby the Insurance Ser-vices Office.

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licanClub's organization-al meeting, featuringU.S.Rep.BradWenstrup,State Rep. Peter Stautb-erg and Loveland MayorRob Weisgerber, is at 6p.m. Wednesday, May 29,at Loveland Citizens Na-tional Bank, 500 Love-land-Madeira Road, in

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ISO reaffirmed theClass 3 rating for bothresidential and commer-cial properties. Amongcommunities in Ohio, theClass 3 rating placesLoveland in the 72nd per-centile for residentialand the 87th percentilefor commercial.

TheISOBuildingCodeEffectiveness GradingSchedule assesses thebuilding codes in effectin a particular communi-ty and how the communi-ty enforces its buildingcodes. Thebenefits of ex-cellent building code en-forcement include saferbuildings, less catastro-phe-related damage, low-er insurance premiumcosts for residents andbusinesses, and lower in-surance losses from ca-tastrophes.

Mayor Rob Weisger-ber noted that maintain-ing the Class 3 rating is aparticularly notableachievement in light ofthe elimination of an in-house building and zon-ing official. “High rat-ings from third-partyevaluators are alwayshard-won, and this is es-pecially so in light of thecutbacks the city hasmade since its last ISOevaluation. This ratingconfirms that we havemaintainedexcellentser-vice levels through inno-vative efforts.”

Building and ZoningCoordinator Eva Parkernoted, “While we haveundergone a number ofchanges in recent years,we are pleased to main-tain this excellent ratingas it speaks to the effortsand flexibility of our of-fice to provide qualityservice.”

Division has filedcharges against five indi-viduals for their involve-ment in the graffiti inci-dents in Loveland.

A total of forty-fivecounts of criminal mis-chief have been filed inHamilton County Juve-nile Court and LovelandMagistrate Court.

The investigation be-gan in March 2012 afterthe graffiti began show-ing up on buildings,street signs, electricalboxes and railroad con-trol boxes throughoutLoveland. Officers usedsurveillance cameras,undercover and directedpatrols in attempts tocatch the suspects.

Officer Anthony Pe-cord took a personal in-terest in the case andspearheaded the investi-gation. He began linkingthe incidents togetherwhile obtaining and de-veloping informationabout the suspects.

Acting on a variety oftips and investigative in-formation, Pecord identi-fied several prime sus-pects.This led to a searchwarrant and search of aLoveland residence. Theevidence obtained led topositive identification ofsuspects and subsequentadmissions that led to thefiling of criminalcharges.

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LOVELAND—A new businessin Loveland is offering a differ-ent way for families to havetakeout for dinner.

Take Home Tano officiallyopened its doors for businessThursday on Loveland-MadeiraRoad, selling readymade, gour-metmeals.

“Wewant to provide familieswith the ability to have fresh,wholesome food at a greatprice,” said TanoWilliams, own-er of Take Home Tano and theTano Bistro in downtown Love-land. “We’re giving families an-otheroptionbesidesgoing to thestore and having to spend timepreparing food.”

The concept is that Williamsandhisstaffof15prepareevery-thing from soups and salads to avariety of entrees. Customerscanpickoutmeals inthestoreorcall ahead and order somethingto be ready for pickup on theirway home from work. The goalis to offer customers the abilityto feed families at about $10 per

person and not have to spendmuch time preparing themeal.

“We offer convenient foodfor busy families,” Williamssaid. “My wife and I have threekids and we understand howbusy life can be.””

Williams and his wife GinaalsoruntheTanoBistro indown-town Loveland, and the timeconstraints associated with tak-ing care of three children andrunning a business led to theconcept of offering easy-to-

make, fresh-prepared meals,Williams said.

Thenewbusinessisinthefor-mer Lee’s Famous RecipeChickenrestaurant, andtheren-ovation of that space benefitsthe community, said Jodi Inab-nitt, former president of theLoveland Chamber of Com-merce.

“Any new business is greatfor Loveland, but to take thispre-existing locationandbuild itup again is great,” Inabnitt said.“BeinghereonLoveland-Madei-ra Road is going to bring morebusiness down the business cor-ridor and increase the businessflow in Loveland.”

Take Home Tano is at 851Loveland-Madeira Road or on-line at www.takehometano.com

Want to knowmore about LovelandSchools, government and family?Follow JasonHoffman on Twitter:@jhoffman_cp.

A crowd gathers for the grand opening of Take Home Tano in Loveland. JASON HOFFMAN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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LOVELAND — Though theydidn’t win the initial EasternCincinnati Conference thanksto apair of losses toMilford, theLoveland Tiger baseball teamagainwas in the hunt andhit the20-win mark.

Coach Ken Reed’s group lostjust twice at Dave Evans Fieldand recorded a landmark vic-tory late in the season with theprogram’s 700th overall win.

“I think it created a connec-tion between this year’s squadand all the previous groups,”Reedsaid. “Theystarted toreal-ly respect the history. They’re apart of it and we’re working onbuilding on that.”

This spring’s group mowedthrough much of the leaguewith reliable performances onthe mound. The only school toscore in double figures onLove-land was Hamilton back onApril 6.

“We’ve got tremendousstarting pitching,” Reed said.“All four of the upperclassmenhave been throwing a lot ofstrikes and letting our defensework.”

With the graduations of Mi-chaelLouis,ReedSchlesnerandSam Timmerman last year,Reed wasn’t sure how the Ti-gers’ talentwouldholdupon thebump this year.

“I knew we were going to bepretty good at the top, but guyslike Nolan Snyder coming onand getting a little jolt from thefreshman (JayWilson) a coupleof times, that’s been impres-sive,” Reed said. “I thoughtwe’d get good innings from(Brian) Bullock and (Bryce)Plitt; I wasn’t too sure about theothers.”

Snyder’s arrival is a story ofsurvival. A year ago he hadstartedonevarsitygameasa ju-nior and spent time on the ju-nior varsity squad.

“He’s been as good as any-body,” Reed said.

Atough lossdownthestretchwas the loss of junior Jacob

Wagoner. In 10 games, he was2-0 with three saves and a 1.50ERA. He was beginning to startsome games, but broke a leg inthe season’s final weeks.

A constant for the Lovelandpitchers has been the presenceof the Sacketts. Behind theplate, junior Darren Sackett isthe reliable receiver. Should arunner get to first, sophomoreChris Sackett is waiting for thepick-off.

“They’re baseball rats,”Reed said. “They love to playthe game. Nobody since the1970s has done as well a job be-hind the plate as Darren’s done.He’s thrown guys out at a ratethat is unimaginable.”

The younger Sackett is a 6-footer, but Darren Sackett isbuilt low to the ground, wherehe often is positioned.

“He’s loves the game and is avery small player,”Reed said ofthe 5-foot-8 junior. “He’s not asoutgoing as we’d like him to be,but he’s starting to get better bytakingcontrol andcommunicat-ing with the pitchers. Everyoneknows they’re going to get 100percent fromhimevery timehesteps on the field.”

Fortunately, forReedandtheTigers, both Sacketts returnnext season along with clutch-hitting and fielding shortstopReid Waddell.

“I feel very good about whatwe have coming back nextyear,” Reed said.

Loveland senior left-hander Nolan Snyder eyes his opponent fromWithrow on May 14. Snyder got the winin relief for Loveland’s opening tournament win. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Lovelandbeyond700 clubBy Scott [email protected] POSTSEASON

RESULTSAfter beating Withrow 7-4 on

May 14, Loveland downed Kings6-2 on May 18. The win putthem against the Lakota East/Glen Este winner May 23 atWestern Hills. (See sidebar ofsubmitted game summaries)

ONLINE EXTRASFor video of Loveland’s tournamentwin over Withrow go to:http://bit.ly/13jTq60

out to short ending the With-row rally.

Loveland began their come-back in the bottom of the firstsending eight batters of theirown to the plate, scoring tworuns on RBI singles by AaronMalloy and Chris Sackett. Inthe second, Loveland complet-ed the comeback scoring fourmore runs to take the lead.

Nathan Dickerson turned asingle into a double by hustlingall the way to second base on aroutine hit to left. Adam Beranthen singled him home whichwas followed by a single byRyne Terry putting runners atsecond and third. After Terrystole second, ReidWaddell hit aliner into the gap for a triple,scoring Beran and Terry. Wad-dell then stole home for a 6-3Loveland lead.

In the fifth Waddell scoredthe final run of the game forthe Tigers after reaching baseon a fielder’s choice and scor-

The following are summa-riesofvarsitybaseball’sweek7,the Ohio High School AthleticAssociation Sectional Tourna-ment.

Round1 - WithrowLovelandhostedWithrow in

roundoneof thesectional tour-nament, beating the WithrowTigers 7-4.

Withrow, a team the Love-land Tigers had handled easilyon the road 10 days prior, putsome concern into the Love-land faithful chasing theirstarting pitcher out of thegame with only one out in thetop of the first after the firstseven batters had reachedbase.

Senior lefty Nolan Snider(W, 6-1) got the early call fromthe bullpen facing the basesloaded and three runs alreadyin. Snider kept the deficit rightthere getting two quick outswith a strike out and a ground

ing on an error by the short-stop on a ground ball by BrianBullock. Meanwhile, Sniderwascruisingworking1out intothe seventh inning scatteringseven hits while striking outseven, before tiring and beingrelieved by Bullock (S,2) afterloading the bases. Bullockyielded a single, accountingforWithrow’s fourth run of thegame before striking out thenext batter and getting the fi-nal out to first for the save, se-curing the win.

Hitting leaders: Waddell2-4, 3B, 2R, 2RBI; Dickerson2-3, 2B, R; Sackett 1-1, 2B, RBI;Beran 1-4, 2R, RBI; Malloy 1-3,RBI; Terry 1-3, R.

Round 2 – KingsAfter being postponed

twice earlier in the week theTigers finally got their secondround of the sectional tourna-

Tigers start postseason with wins over Withrow, Kings

See BASEBALL, Page A11

KENWOOD — It’s been fiveyears since Moeller HighSchool was not in the Ohio Divi-sion I volleyball finals andCoach Matt McLaughlin is hop-ing to keep the streak alive.

Recent tournament victoriesput the Crusaders in that posi-tion. The boys beat SycamoreMay 18, advancing them to thestate quarterfinals at 3:15 p.m.May 25 atWalsh Jesuit.

McLaughlin’s men had thegoodfortuneofhostingthestatetournament last year and cameaway with the state title. Thisseason, Moeller sailed throughthe Greater Catholic League-

South and finished the regularseason with just one blemish.

That loss came to HilliardDarby in four sets at the finalsof the Centerville Elite tourna-ment on April 27. A week prior,the Crusaders had downedDar-by in five sets in the home gymoff Montgomery Road.

As always, the team played atop notch schedule of area andregion schools that should havethem ready.

“I hope so, but you can’t takeanythingforgranted,”McLaugh-lin said. “Everybody’s equal. Icertainly hope our strength ofschedule will help us, but wedon’t discount anyone.”

For2013,McLaughlinearneda second-straight GCL-South

Coach of the Year award. He’snow two-for-two in that catego-ry since taking over for GregUlland after the 2011 season.

“Certainly it’s an honor,”McLaughlin said. “More thananything, I’m thrilled for myplayers. They work real hard;not just in season, but out of sea-son.”

McLaughlin also played onMoeller’s 2004 and 2005 titleteams, so he’s experienced thethrill of victory on the court andon the sidelines.

“Two totally different expe-riences,” McLaughlin ex-plained. “Winning as a coach, Igot to see a group of kids thathadworkedsohardearn this re-ward. That was a lot of fun.”

This spring’s version of vol-leyballers features 11 seniors -many with high honors.

Middle blocker Casey PieperwasGCLSouth and South regionPlayer of the Year; libero JaredEngelhart was first-team GCLand second-team South region;right hitter Zach Priest was sec-ond-team GCL and second-teamSouth region; setter Mitch Sand-er was South region honorablemention aswas outside hitterTo-ny Pisciotta.

Pieper, Engelhart and Priesthave been stalwarts around thenet, but Sander and Pisciottahad to bide their time on com-petitive teams.

“Mitchell Sander had veryfewstarts forus lastyearandbe-

came our starting setter,”McLaughlinsaid. “TonyPisciottaonly played back row last yearand has played all the wayaround.”

Of the departing group, onlyPriest is set to play in college,going to Division III CarthageCollege in Wisconsin. MitchSander is weighing some op-tions,but standoutCaseyPieperis hitting the books at Daytonbefore he hits the ball.

“I think he’s looking forwardto being a normal kid and havinga chance to work on his school-work,” McLaughlin said. “He’llbalance the fun of college withthe fun of club volleyball and geta great degree.”

Crusaders VB in for the kill againBy Scott [email protected]

MAY 22, 2013 • LOVELAND HERALD • A11SPORTS & RECREATION

ment game against Kingsin on Saturday, May 17,beating theKnights 6-2 onDave Evans field at LHS.

The Knights’ starterAlex Thomas took a no-hitter and a 2-0 lead 1 outinto the sixth inning be-fore Reid Waddellsmoked a double over theleft fielder’s head break-ing up the no hitter andopening the flood gatesfor the Tiger offense.

Darren Sackett fol-lowed with a walk and asingle by Brian Bullockscored Waddle to cut thelead in half with Sackettadvancingtothirdonaner-

ror by the right fielder.Chris Sackett was thencalled on to bunt, which hedid, and his bunt gettingpast the pitcher for a basehit, scoring his brother totie the score at two andleavingrunnersatfirstandsecond.

A pinch runner was putin for the younger Sackettand Kings changed pitch-ers. Aaron Malloy greetedthe new Knights’ hurlerwith a line drive single toright center to bring inBullock and take a 3-2 leadbut the trailing runner get-ting caught off second forthe out No. 2. Graham Da-vid then double into thegap in left center to bringhomeMalloy.NathanDick-erson then smoked a balldownthe3rdbaselinefora

double, scoring David.Dickerson scored the sixthandfinal run for theTigerson an error by the secondbaseman on a ball hit byAdam Beran. Startingpitcher Brian Bullock (W,5-2) got through the sev-enth inning on four battersfor the complete gamevic-tory.

Hitting leaders: David1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Dickerson1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Waddell1-3, 2B, R; Bullock 1-3, R,RBI;Malloy1-3,R,RBI;C.Sackett 1-3, RBI.

With the victory Love-land advances to the thirdround of the sectionaltournament versus Lako-ta East at Western HillsHigh School on Thursday.

BaseballContinued from Page A10

Baseball» Loveland won their

opening tournamentgame against Withrowon May 14, 7-4. SeniorNolanSnydergot thewinin relief and junior ReidWaddell had a two-runtriple and stole home.

The Tigers defeatedKings 6-2 on May 18 in agame twice-postponeddue to rain. The victoryput Loveland in a gamewith the Lakota East/GlenEstewinneronMay23 at Western Hills.

»Moeller defeatedAnderson 14-1 in five in-nings in the Division Itournament at SchulerPark on May 16. JuniorZach Logue got the winand drove in two runs.Senior Max Foley was2-2 with a double anddrove in three runs andsenior Cameron White-head homered and drovein two. Moeller plays theTalawanda/St. Xavierwinner on May 23 at La-kota West.

Softball» Loveland’s Eastern

Cincinnati Conferencechampionship seasoncametoacloseonMay16with a 3-2 loss to Seton.TheLadyTigersfinished17-7.

Tennis» Loveland’s Ben

Clawson and Kyle Jarcmade it to the semifinalsindoublesat theDivisionIsectional tournament inMasonMay 14.

»Moeller’s LoganWacker made it to thequarterfinals of theDivi-sion I sectional tourna-

ment at Mason on May14.

Boys volleyball»Moeller defeated

Princeton in a regionalsemifinal May 16, 25-8,25-6, 25-2. The win putthemin theregional finalagainst Sycamore May18, which they won. Theboys play at 3:15 p.m.,May 25, at Walsh JesuitHigh School.

Boys track and field» Loveland won the

Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference championshipMay17 atAnderson.Gio-vanni Ricci won the 110hurdles and the highjump; Beau Ngu won the200 and 400 meters; andthe Tigerswon the 4x200and4x400relays.JimVa-natsky was named ECCCoach of the Year.

Girls track and field» Loveland’s Jessi

Blumberg won the longjump at the ECCmeet onMay 17 at Anderson.

Regular seasontennis

» Loveland beat Fair-field 4-1 on May 13. Win-ning singles for the Ti-gers were sophomoresJohan Harris and EricShokler.

Regular seasonbaseball

»Moeller won theGreater CatholicLeague-South by holdingoff La Salle 6-5 in nine in-nings in a game complet-edMay13. Crusaders ju-niorGusRagland got thewin and senior CameronWhitehead was 2-3 withtwo runs batted in.

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KENWOOD — Record-wise, Moeller’s baseballseasonhasbeenmorepro-ductivethan lastyear.TheCrusaders are on pace tofinish with fewer lossesthan the 2012 Ohio Divi-sion I champions.

On the other hand,coach TimHeld’s group isabout to embark on a “oneand done” tournamentwhich sometimes is cruelto a good team that runsinto a “hot pitcher.”

May finds Moeller infamiliar territory; they’renationally-ranked andatop the Greater CatholicLeague-South.

Most coaches don’t to-tally subscribe to the“good loss” theory, but an11-1trouncingat thehandsofLaSalle onApril18mayhave been the psycholog-ical “kick in thepants” the

Crusaders needed.“I think it took some

pressure off of us,” Heldsaid. “That was the beststart that a Moeller teamhad in 20 years at 11-0. Ithink the pressure shiftedover to Mason. We don’thave asmany people talk-ing about us.”

Although Moeller pro-ceeded to lose to Milford4-2 a couple days later,they have gone most ofthe season pulling outclose games.

May began with fairlytight contests with St. Xa-vier, Turpin, Elder andHighlands that all eventu-ally turned inMoeller’sdi-rectionon thescoreboard.Against Turpin, the Cru-sadersovercamea4-1def-icit in the seventh to pre-vail 5-4.

“Turpin’s kidswere notintimidated at all comingin,” Held said. “Theyplayed a great game. We

justwere able to get a fewballs to fall in the seventhinning and pulled a winout.”

It’s often said themarkof a good team is its resil-iency. In the GCL, youngmen are born and bred tobattle to the bitter (orsometimes sweet) end.

“I guess it’s good theythink at any time they canpull out a win,” Held said.“Asacoach, I’mnotalwayswanting towait ‘til the sev-enth inning. I’d like a littlemoresenseofurgencyear-lier in the game.”

With tourney timehere, Held is hoping foranother magical Moellertour. The key is usuallypitching and last year’sgrouphadBrianBurkhartget hot at the right time.He no-hit Anderson andthree wins later, Moellerhad another state title.

“Juniors Zach Logueand Gus Ragland are our

two hottest right now,”Held said. “I see them be-ing our main guys in thetournament. They’re go-ing to have to throw a lotof innings.”

At the plate, Moeller isled by Marshall-boundSpencer Iacovone, NickMeece and Kentuckycommit Riley Mahanamong others.

“We’ve had six or sev-en guys that have beenvery consistent,” Heldsaid. “Spencer (Iacovone)has really turned it on.JustinWampler and Cam-eron Whitehead havebeen very consistent, andBrian Butz has had somegreat games.”

After beating Ander-son 14-1 May 16, Moellerwill play No. 13 St. Xavierat 5 p.m., Thursday, May23, at Lakota West. Thewinner will play at 1 p.m.,Saturday,May25, atWest-ern Hills High School.

Held hopes for another titleBy Scott [email protected]

To find an eagle, typi-cally one must look up.

So it goes for the Cin-cinnati Hills ChristianAcademy tennis team.Look atop the Division IIsectional tournamentbracket, find a veritableaerie.

Eagles players gar-nered the top two seeds insingles - senior LoganHe-nize No. 1, followed bysophomoreAlizaWilliams- as well as the top seed indoubles for seniors ColinKenney and Ben Wittku-gel.

Kenney and Wittkugelwon a sectional title May18 at Mason, beating theNo. 2-seeded New Rich-mond team of Matt Ryd-zewski and ZachManning6-0 and 6-0.

In the sectional finals,Henize beat Williams 6-3,6-2 to earn a champion-ship.

Before the finals, noneof the four said they feelany pressure, nor doestheir coach apply any.

“It’s a reward for ourhard work this season,”Wittkugel said. “It feelslike we have a solidchance to advance. I thinkif we go out and play ourgames, we’ll be success-ful. We feed off each oth-er’s energyand just gooutand play hard.”

Music to coach LynnNabors-NcNally’s ears.

“My goal and objectiveas a coach is for them tofocus point by point,” shesaid. “You’re going to winsome and lose some, but ifyou keep your focus,you’ll win more than you

lose.“I don’t believe in look-

ing ahead or in gettingcaught up in records, say-ing this one should be aneasy win or that one willbe tough to beat. Whenyoustepbetween the linesyou have to play everypoint, every game, to thebest of your ability.”

Before it actually hap-pened, Henize said hewasn’t phased by the highranking or the possibilityof meeting a teammate inthe sectional finals.

“I don’t want to thinkabout it too much,” hesaid. “It’s easy to get in-side your head and notplay your game. I want togive my best.

“I think it’s a goodthing, for the school espe-cially. If it doesget to that,it will showwe’re a prettystrong team.

“I don’t think it will bedifferent from any othermatch. There’s good play-ers and good matches ev-ery round. If you don’tplayyourbest every time,you can get beaten.”

“The ultimate goal is toprepare myself for col-

lege. I’m happy to still beplaying right now. I don’twant toput toomuchpres-sureonmyselfaboutqual-ifying for state andwhereI finish. I justwant to playmy best.”

Nabors-NcNally said itwould be nice for him toget back to state.

“Logan has had a lot ofsuccess at CHCA,” shesaid. “He qualified forstate indoublesasa fresh-man. He lost to the statechampion ... at state sin-gles last year.”

Williams - yes, she’s agirl on the boys squad -echoed her teammates.

“When I first found outabout (the seeding), I wasreally flattered to be hon-est,” she said. “It’s a littleunique for a girl to be thathigh. I practice with guysa lot, but actually playingthe matches against themhas been an adjustment.The biggest difference iswhether you’re up big ordownbig, theynever stop,never give up on a point.You always have to beready to make a shot.”

Nabors-NcNally fo-cused on Williams’ future

with the girls team morethan applying much sig-nificance to the high seedin the boys tournament.

“My goal for herwouldbefor this tokickstartherback into girls tennis,”she said. “She didn’t playfor us in the fall. She wastaking a lot of classes andpreparing for her SATs. Iknow ifwe’dhavehadher,our season would havebeen a lot different.”

“Asa tennispersonandteacher, I want her to doher best, to stay focused.That’s the same for a littlekid to an adult.”

CHCA sweeps DII titlesByMark D. [email protected]

CHCA sophomore Aliza Williams - shown in an April match- was the second seed in the Division II boys sectionaltennis tournament, right behind teammate Logan Henize.NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS


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Loveland Herald EditorDick [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: [email protected] site:www.communitypress.com

A publication of

As I begin my tenure as thenew superintendent of theLoveland City School District,I wanted to take the opportuni-ty to tell you, our Lovelandinvestor, what an honor it is toserve the district I have lived

in the past 22years.

I also want-ed to offer yousome perspec-tive on my rolein the devel-opment of ourmore than4,700 students– including myown threechildren who

attend school at Loveland.My primary goal as the

educational leader of this dis-trict is to ensure that all of ourstudents make gains, becauseeducation is about helping allstudents develop both aca-demically and socially – andthe best learning institutionsunderstand that not all stu-dents grow at the same rate.

Loveland promotes individ-ual student growth throughoffering advanced courses thatenhance learning, and utilizingtechnology when appropriateto give students options on howthey learn. In addition, weprovide award-winning, excep-tional extra-curricular pro-grams that focus on the arts,academics and sports. And, wedo it all at a cost that is signifi-cantly less than other districts

striving for excellence.When you voted to support

us in the 2011 levy, we prom-ised to make it a bridge to2014; we did so realizing thatthe district would be in deficitspending for the next threeyears. The district has man-aged this situation by con-stantly monitoring our fi-nances through preparing andupdating the five-year fore-cast; treasurer and CFO BrettGriffith has done an excellentjob at keeping the district ontrack.

We do anticipate being backon the ballot in 2014. I can as-sure you, as superintendent ofthis district, we will continueto provide the excellent ser-vice you have come to expectwhile staying cost conscious.

What is the role of a super-intendent?

Enhance educational oppor-

tunity to make sure everychild is growing while keepingthe district fiscally sound.

That is my mission as Ibegin this new role, and I’mexcited to get to work.

If you have any questionsabout the district, I encourageyou to contact me.

Dedicated to the future ofour students.

Chad Hillker is superintendent of theLoveland City School District. Con-tact him [email protected].

What is the role ofa superintendent?

Chad HillikerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Welcome to EmpowerU(niversity)

Tired of the ho-hum of thedaily routine? Tired of shortnews clips about importanttopics like fracking or Sec-ond Amendment rights?Need a night out withoutbreaking the bank to meetnew people?

You need to check outand register for classes thatare educational, enjoyableand engaging in a “univer-sity” without walls, tests, orstudent loans, at www.empo-weruohio.org. There are twosessions a year (spring andfall) of 20 classes each. Theclasses are held in variouslocations, usually on Tuesdayand Thursday evenings from7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The color-coded websitelists the summary of eachclass, a map for the location,a bio of the speaker, and asimple registration process.Some classes are virtual soyou can view them from thecomfort of your home; how-ever, registration is alwaysmandatory.

You will see a great varie-ty of topics for all ages andinterests. Constitution forKids is popular with theyounger set. Education isalways a hot topic so thereare courses about schoolchoice and home schooling.Check out who will be ad-dressing the financial woesof the city of Cincinnati.

State officials will be ex-plaining tax reform and thehealth care system. CrucialConversations is a top priori-ty for learning how to com-

municatewith others ofopposingviews fromfamily togovernment.

On thelighter side,you can learnabout bees,how to deco-rate cupcakesfor every

occasion, start organic gar-dening, and sip wine to findyour favorite.

Initiated by Dan Rege-nold, CEO of Frame USAthree years ago, it is volun-teer driven effort, and whileno “tuition” is required,donations are always wel-come to defray costs. Whileyou may not earn a bacheloror a master degree, you willgain knowledge about a va-riety of topics and manyopportunities to meet fasci-nating people.

If you register and attend10 classes within a calendaryear (spring – fall), you willreceive an empowered citi-zen award.

Hope to see you soon!

Helen Russo is a volunteer/ad-visor with EmpowerU.

‘University’ canempower you

Helen RussoCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May15 questionShould Ohio’s legislature

pass a right-to-work law? Whyor why not?

“Yes, Ohio should be aright to work state as it al-ready is in at least one schooldistrict I used to work for.

“My current employer of-fered me a job at $4.50 anhour, plus tips, plus excellentbenefits towhich Igraciuoslyaccepted their offer withoutthe union’s involvement.Nowthe union wants to come intomy place of employment andcannot guarantee anything towhich I don’t already have,but if they are successful ininfiltrating then I have nochoice but to join and forkover a portion of my checkfor dues.

“This choice should bemine to make if I want to joinaswell as other hardworkingpeople who choose to per-form and have timely atten-dance instead of having to beprotected because they arelazy or dont want to show up.If public sector employeeshave the choice of not belong-ing to the union, then privatesector employees shouldhave the same choice?”

Vernon Etler

“’Right to work’ is thepseudonym for right to im-pede – unions.

“Those who say ‘whocares, I’mnot inunion,’ donotrealize that every ‘right’ em-ployees possess has been vig-orously fought. The 10-hourwork day, the six-day workweek followed by the five-dayweek,overtime, safety is-sues, workers comp, paid va-cation time, health care bene-

fits, plain old better wages –all were fought for and won,by unions. Sometimes foughtto thedeath, literally, of strik-ing workers.

“Itmay surprise some thatmost so-called employeerights can be rescinded atwill by employers. Those thatcannot, because of law? Well,those lawswereandarebeingfought.

“A current example ishealth care insurance, whichby the will of the Americanpublic (no national healthcare!) is financially the foun-dation of our health care sys-tem. Guess what? It can bewithdrawn. A law (ObamaCare), to require it is beingbitterly fought.

“Unions brought healthcare benefits into existence,just like the other abovemen-tioned items. Right to work,meaning therightnot to joinaunion in a union business, isindeed a right individualsmight want to use. It is not intheir best interests to exer-cise that right.

F.N.

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HILLIKER TO HOSTCOMMUNITYCOFFEESThe Loveland City School

District has scheduled opportuni-ties to meet with SuperintendentChad Hilliker at two communitycoffees. The community coffeeswill be held at the LovelandStarbucks the following times:» 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday,

May 29» 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday,

May 29

Looking to sell your home orhoping to buy your dreamhome?

The process of buying orselling a home can be exciting,and it also can be overwhelm-ing. Here are some tips to helpyou get started and find the

best availablefinancing op-tions and plan-ning advice tofit your needs.

Buying ahome

» Assesswhat your fu-ture needs maybe. Do you planon having more

children? Do you plan on stay-ing in this city for severalyears? Thinking about yourhome needs now and how theymay change in the next five, 10,15 or 20 years can help youdecide on what size and type ofhome you will need.

»Determine howmuchhome you can afford. Reviewyour budget, future expensesand current debt and income tounderstand howmuch youcould spend on a new homewhile also meeting your otherfinancial obligations.

» Review your credit report.Before applying for a mortgageloan, gain access to your mostrecent credit report. This will

help you identify any discrep-ancies and fix the issues beforebeginning the mortgage loanprocess.

»Meet with a mortgage loanoriginator. Through this dis-cussion, the mortgage profes-sional will help you understandwhat type of mortgage andmonthly payment you can af-ford and howmuch of a downpayment may be required. Heor she also can educate you oncurrent interest rates andavailable loan options to helpyou find the right mortgage foryour financial situation.

»Do your homework.Homes in good school districtscan benefit you even if youdon’t have children when itcomes time to sell your home.Visit a potential house at differ-ent times of the day – day, nightand weekends – to get a feel forthe neighborhood, traffic flowand noise level. Also, researchrecent sales of similar homes inthe neighborhood. This willhelp you get a sense of housingcosts in the area and what maybe an appropriate opening bidwhen it comes time to beginmaking a purchase.

Selling a home»Hire a realtor. Engaging a

real estate professional is bene-ficial when you are buying ahome, and it can definitely be aplus when trying to sell your

home. Even though many peo-ple do sell their own homes, arealtor provides experienceand insights on local neigh-borhoods and competitive pric-ing. Also, a realtor can offerbest practices for improvingyour home, reviewing con-tracts, negotiating and workingwith attorneys and home in-spectors. You also maymeetsome potential buyers throughyour realtor’s network of cli-ents.

»Make improvements toappeal to buyers and help withyour home appraisal. You don’thave to make major improve-ments to potentially improvethe value of your home. Up-grading windows and land-scaping or refreshing yourkitchen and bathroom canmake your homemore desir-able to potential buyers. Wheth-er your improvements includea whole house makeover or afresh coat of paint, keepingyour house in good shape canimprove your chances of sell-ing faster and getting a betterappraisal on your home’s value.

Whether you are buying orselling, having the right in-formation can make all thedifference.

Bob Lewis is senior vice presidentand head of Fifth Third Mortgage Co.

What to consider whenbuying or selling a home

Bob LewisCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

LOVELANDHERALD

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013

Sunshine and long-awaitedspring-like temperatureshelped bring out nearly 50 vol-unteers for Grailville’s SpringTrail Day.

Girl Scout Troop leader Bar-bara Goodrich brought herTroop 3159. The girls from St.Columban, Loveland, Maine-ville and Morrow helped makeartistic trail markers, cleaneddebris and mulched trails.

“Thedaywas just agreatdayfor community,” said MorganLyn,marketingandprogramas-sociate for Grailville. “Therewere so many different peoplethere.TherewasthatwonderfulGirl Scout troop, but there wasalso a group of gentlemen whojust like to hike trails together.”

The men, led by a guy whowould only identify himself as“Chief”–hesayseverybodywillrecognize the name – ChiefBowles, Hal Hobe, Henry Renand several others hike trails allover the country together. Theypicked up garbage from thetrails and shoveled loads ofmulch to spread on the trails.

“They just thoughtGrailvillewas a perfect place to come togive back to the community,”Lyn said. “It felt like they werereally doing something for thecommunity.”

Individuals from Lovelandand surrounding area alsojoined artist andnaturalistAmyTuttle for the trail day project.Lisa and Jeff Smith moved toCincinnati from Florida about ayear ago. Lisa says they love theoutdoors, hike a lot, and wantedto give back. She heard about itthrough REI, who partneredwith Grailville for this project,and signed them up to help out.

“This place is absolutely gor-geous. I’d never seen it before,”LisaSmithsaid. “Wehikea lot oftrails and I’msure someoneelseis doing this.”

The Smiths used loppers tohelp trim back any brush thatwas hanging over into the trailpathways. Lisa also saw peopleusing chain saws to clear someof the bigger debris from thetrails.

“We all came together. Itwent by pretty fast,” she said.“There were a lot of kids heretoo; doing art projects whichthey’ll be installing around thegrounds.”

It was the first time she andher husband Jeff came intoLoveland from their home inDowntown Cincinnati. Findingthe beauty and community ofGrailville made the short drivein pretty special for them.

“The community dedicationhere is fantastic,” Jeff Smithsaid. “The fact the people turnout; Florida is great, but I don’tthink you have as much a com-munalsense.This isnice;peopleturn out and enjoy it.”

Some of the younger chil-dren used their creative artskills to make markers whichhelp guide hikers on the trails.MeganandLucasBrehse,10and8 years old, lent their artisticskills to create markers after

they helped clean up some trailtrash. Katie Minning and EllieKoenig used their first trip toGrailville to fill some communi-ty service credits, but the twoUniversity of Cincinnati De-sign, Art, Architecture, andPlanning (DAAP) studentsfound a pleasant experiencehelping out.

“I really liked it. I really en-joyed it. It was nice,” said Min-ning,who is fromCincinnati. “Itwasnice tobeout thereworkingand helping out.”

The two are studying indus-trial design at DAAP, but cameout to help clear the trails andmake some art for trees alongthe trails. Ellie Koenig lives in asuburban Boston farming com-

munity with a lot of communitysupported agriculture. (CSA’s)

“It’s a farm where you canbuysharesandthenonaweekly,or bi-weekly basis, you can gopick up organic produce,” Koe-nig said. “My family has been apart of that.”

Helping out at Grailville wasthe first chance Koenig had toget off the U.C. campus. Help-ing clear away mostly natural

debris like small branches andbriars gave her a chance to takein the green surroundings likeback home.

“This reminds me a lot ofwhere I’m from,” she said. “Iwasexcitedtoseesimilar thingshappening here. My familyloves it.”

More about Grailville pro-grams and projects at:www.grailville.org.

"Chief" Bowles shovels some mulch with Henry Ren during Spring Trail Day at Grailville Saturday, April 6. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE ONGRAILVILLE TRAILS

By Chuck [email protected]

Jeff and Lisa Smith looked over some of the creative trail markers beingmade by Megan and Lucas Brehse of Loveland during Spring Trail Dayat Grailville Saturday, April 6. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Hal Hobe is one of a group of Loveland area men who hike trails allaround the country. He helped clean and mulch Grailville trailsSaturday, April 6. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

One of the many nature trails at Grailville which benefitted from theclean-up efforts of nearly 50 volunteers Saturday, April 6. CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland area Girl Scout Troop 31596 helped create artistic trail markersduring Spring Trail Day at Grailville Saturday, April 6. PROVIDED

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THURSDAY, MAY 23Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati 2020: From Visionto Reality, 7 p.m., MayersonJCC, 8485 Ridge Road, AmberleyRoom. Jewish Federation ofCincinnati annual meeting.Learn about Cincinnati 2020 andhow you can help. Dessertreception to follow. Ages 18 andup. Registration recommended.985-1500; www.jewishcincin-nati.org. Amberley Village.

Cooking ClassesCouples Home CookingwithAndrew and Courtney Rath-weg, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares,11344 Montgomery Road, An-drew and Courtney demonstratethat two can spend romanticevening together in the kitchen.$45. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 6-7 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Music from varietyof genres. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.617-9498; www.cardiodancepar-ty.com.Madisonville.Pilates Playground, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by Nico G,9681 Kenwood Road, Worksentire body through series ofmovements performed withcontrol and intention. $15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Unique hands-off bodywork approach thathelps prevent pain, heal injuryand erase negative effects ofaging and active living. $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G, 9681Kenwood Road, Contemporaryblend of flowing yoga move-ments and core-centric Pilatessequences. $10-$15. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Health / WellnessOPTIFASTWeight Loss Pro-gram Information Session,7-8 p.m., Weight ManagementSolutions, 8001 Kenwood Road,Free. Registration required.956-3729; www.e-mercy.com.Sycamore Township.

On Stage - TheaterChapter Two, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, 4101WaltonCreek Road, Writer George, isencouraged by his youngerbrother Leo to start dating againafter the death of his first wife.After a series of bad matches, hecomes up with Jennie and she’s akeeper. $17. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. Through May 30.800-0164.Montgomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Youth room. Big book/discussion meeting. Brown baglunch optional. Open to every-one who desires healthy lovingrelationships. Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, MAY 24Dining EventsFriday Night Grillouts, 5-8 p.m.,Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road, Items available ala carte. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275,ext. 285; www.greatparks.org.Symmes Township.

On Stage - TheaterChapter Two, 8 p.m., WaltonCreek Theater, $17. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MAY 25Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional Fitness

Academy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 9609 Mont-gomery Road, Vendors grow/produce what they sell. Morethan 20 vendors offering vegeta-bles, fruits, herbs, meat, eggs,honey, goat’s milk products,coffee, olive oil, hummus, cheeseand baked goods. 984-4865;www.montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

FestivalsLocal Fest, Noon-5 p.m., Grail-ville Retreat and Program Cen-ter, 932 O’Bannonville Road,Artwork of local artisans andtheir wares, bites and light farefrom local food vendors andmusic by Jeremy Pinnell and the55s. Free. 683-2340;bit.ly/14i0TrH. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterChapter Two, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $17.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MAY 27Clubs & OrganizationsCincinnati Toastmasters ClubNo. 472Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m.,St. Paul Community UnitedMethodist Church, 8221MiamiRoad, Public speaking andleadership skills meeting. Familyfriendly. Free. Through July 22.351-5005; cincinnati.toastmaster-sclubs.org.Madeira.

Music - ClassicalMemorial Day Concert, 6-8p.m., Blue Ash Towne Square,Cooper and Hunt roads, BlueAsh/Montgomery SymphonyOrchestra. Tribute to Neil Arm-strong and NASA’s space pro-gram. Cincinnati Youth Sympho-ny Concert Orchestra, directedby Dale Swisher, performs duringsecond half. Rain site: SycamoreJunior High, 5757 Cooper Road.Free. 549-2197; www.bamso.org.Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, MAY 28Cooking ClassesCheesecakes and CinnamonRolls with Karen Harmon,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Step-by-stepthrough cheesecake-making andbaking process. $45. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesCore Adrenaline, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by Nico G,9681 Kenwood Road, Blendfunctional strength trainingmovements with Pilates se-quences. $10-$15. Registrationrequired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.Hatha Yoga, 5-6 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, 9681 Ken-wood Road, Gentle introductoryjourney into the world of yoga.$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques-.net. Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits, meat,eggs, bread, pizza, pastries,cookies, syrup, lavender prod-ucts, soaps, lotions, gourmetpopsicles, gelato, herbs, alpacaproducts, hummus, honey,coffee, olive oil and cheese. Free.683-0150; www.lovelandfm.com.Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Drawing andPainting from a clothed model.$120 per session of four classes.Reservations required. 259-9302.Mariemont.Free Knitting Classes, 7-8:30p.m., Milford Heights Church ofChrist, 1646 Ohio 28, Basic knit-ting techniques, fresh ideas andshort devotional time. Free.575-1874.Milford.

Cooking ClassesSome Chocolate for Dinnerwith Haute Chocolate’s LisaCooper-Holmes, 6:30-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Lisa shows how tocreate a delicious, romanticdinner with chocolate in eachcourse. $50. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dance ClassesZumba, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Phy-siques by Nico G, 9681 KenwoodRoad, $15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques-.net. Blue Ash.Zumba, 9:30 a.m., Fitness Phy-siques by Nico G, 9681 KenwoodRoad, Latin-based cardio work-out. $10-$15. Registration re-quired. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessTriHealth Mobile Mammog-raphy Screening, 8:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., Loveland Family Medicine,411W. Loveland Ave., No. 102,Digital screening mammog-raphy. Registration required.569-6565; www.trihealth.com.Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Board Gaming, 2:30-4p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Teensand tweens play board games oftheir choice. Games played mostoften are Apples to Apples,Scrabble, Forbidden Island,Zombie Fluxx, Uno and Skip-Bo.Ages 11-18. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

THURSDAY, MAY 30Business SeminarsBlogging101 for Business,10-11:30 a.m., Dimalanta DesignGroup, 4555 Lake Forest Drive,

No. 650, With Ernie Dimalanta,founder of Out-&-Out Marketingand owner of Dimalanta DesignGroup, andWendy Hacker, PRand social media consultant ofDimalanta Design Group. Learnabout blogging and how it canhelp you grow your business.$10. Reservations required.588-2802. Blue Ash.

Cooking ClassesAsian Fusion Tapas with YenHsieh, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,Linking many distinct flavors ofOrient together while highlight-ing individual aspects of each.$45. Reservations required.489-6400. Symmes Township.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 6-7 p.m., FitnessPhysiques by Nico G, $10-$15.Registration required. 290-8217;www.fitnessphysiques.net. BlueAsh.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.Pilates Playground, 9:30-10:30a.m., Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques-.net. Blue Ash.MELTMethod, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. Registration required.290-8217; www.fitnessphysiques-.net. Blue Ash.Yoga/Pilates Infusion, 5-6 p.m.,Fitness Physiques by Nico G,$10-$15. 290-8217; www.fit-nessphysiques.net. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessWellness Myths andMisun-derstandings, 7-8 p.m., FITMontgomery, 9030 MontgomeryRoad, Suite 18, Topic: Fat HeadedPeople Rule. Coordinated dis-cussion group to explore healthand wellness discoveries found inlatest peer-reviewed medicaljournals. Ages 18 and up. $5.823-2025; wellness-myths2013.eventbrite.com.Sycamore Township.OPTIFASTWeight Loss Pro-gram Information Session,7-8 p.m., Weight ManagementSolutions, Free. Registrationrequired. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Sycamore Township.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, Free, donationsaccepted. 800-0164.Montgo-mery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, Donations accept-ed. 673-0174; www.coda.org.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, MAY 31BenefitsCelebrate: Raising the Bar onAffordable Living for Seniors,6-11 p.m., St. Paul Village, 5515Madison Road, Celebration ofEpiscopal Retirement Homes’success in serving low-incomeseniors in eight AffordableLiving communities. Pig roast

buffet, silent auction, balloonauction and music. BenefitsEpiscopal Retirement Homes.$75. 272-5555, ext. 4292;www.episcopalretirement.com/celebrate.Madisonville.

Dining EventsFriday Night Grillouts, 5-8 p.m.,Lake Isabella, 521-7275, ext. 285;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

Senior CitizensI Only Have Eyes For You,6:30-8 p.m., Sycamore SeniorCenter, 4455 Carver WoodsDrive, Music by Nelson Henning.Dancing and entertainment.Cash bar available and lightrefreshments provided. BenefitsSycamore Senior Center. Couple:$20, $15 advance; single: $15, $10advance. Reservations required.984-1234; www.sycamoresenior-center.org. Blue Ash.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1Art ExhibitsGreater Cincinnati WatercolorSociety Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The BarnGallery. Work by local artistsworking in all types of waterme-dia, including transparent water-color, gouache, tube acrylics,fluid acrylics, water soluble inks,casein and egg tempera. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

Farmers MarketMontgomery Farmers Market,9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MontgomeryElementary School, 984-4865;www.montgomeryfarmers-market.org.Montgomery.

Music - ConcertsMusic at Ascension, 7:30 p.m.,Ascension Lutheran Church, 7333Pfeiffer Road, Sanctuary. Stars ofTomorrow Concert. Free, dona-tions accepted. 793-3288.Mont-gomery.

NatureFree Firsts Appreciation Days,7 a.m.-8 p.m., Lake Isabella,10174 Loveland-Madeira Road,Residents can enjoy any parkwithout the need for a motorvehicle permit, while enjoying ahost of other free and dis-counted activities. Dress forweather. Family friendly. Free,no vehicle permit required.521-7275; www.greatparks.org/freefirsts. Symmes Township.

RecreationMontgomery Kiwanis FishingContest, 9-11 a.m., Swaim Park,Zig Zag and Cooper roads,Fishing contest for ages 1-15.Cash prizes for first fish caughteach half hour in each agegroup. Bring rod and bait. Free.910-7068.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2Art Exhibits

Greater Cincinnati WatercolorSociety Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,Free. 272-3700; www.artatthe-barn.org.Mariemont.

Art OpeningsGreater Cincinnati WatercolorSociety Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The BarnGallery. Work by local artistsworking in all types of waterme-dia, including transparent water-color, gouache, tube acrylics,fluid acrylics, water soluble inks,casein and egg tempera. Exhibitcontinues through June 30. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

BenefitsA Russian Summer’s Night,4-11:30 p.m., Peterloon Estate,8605 Hopewell Road, GourmetRussian dinner in gardens, musicby Fotina Naumenko, vodkatasting and live auction. Ages 21and up. Benefits St. GeorgeRussian Orthodox Church. $200.Reservations required. 633-5361;www.stgeorgeroc.org. IndianHill.

MONDAY, JUNE 3Cooking ClassesBones Burgers: a Mobile Mon-day Class with Bones Bone-kemper, 6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road,All sandwiches made-to-orderwith focus on grass-fed angusbeef hamburgers. $40. Reserva-tions required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

Summer Camps -AcademicAcademic Enrichment Camp, 8a.m.-4 p.m., Trinity MissionaryBaptist Church, 6320 ChandlerSt., Campers extend their aca-demic learning. Ages 6-12. $50per week; pay as you go. Regis-tration required. 794-9886;oratoredu.com.Madisonville.

Summer Camps - ArtsSummerModern DanceWork-shop, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Otto M.Budig Academy -- Blue Ash,11444 Deerfield Road, Dailythrough June 7. Adult dancersbuff up training for five straightdays with four classes per day.Ages 18 and up. $48-$395.Registration required. 494-6526;www.mamluftcodance.com/summer. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4Art ExhibitsGreater Cincinnati WatercolorSociety Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

EducationExcel Basics, 6 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Learn and practice usingbasic functions of Microsoft Excel2007. Cover basic formatting andworking with simple functions.Knowledge of keyboard andmouse is required before takingclass. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. 369-4450.Deer Park.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, Free.683-0150; www.lovelandfm.com.Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8:30 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devotion-al time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is performing a Memorial Day Concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Monday, May 27, in Blue Ash Towne Square, at Cooper and Hunt roads. The orchestra will pay tribute to NeilArmstrong and NASA's space program. The Cincinnati Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra, directed by Dale Swisher,will perform during the second half. In case of rain, the concert will move to Sycamore Junior High School, 5757Cooper Road. The concert is free. Call 549-2197, or visit www.bamso.org for information. PROVIDED

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Talk about multi-task-ing. I was writing thiscolumn when my hus-band, Frank, called outfrom the garden to in-

spect therows ofcorn.

“It’scoming upspotty,” hesaid, andblamed therobins forpluckingseedlingsout of theground.

While I was out, Idecided to pot up some ofMom’s peppermint toplant around her and myDad’s graves for Memo-rial Day. Then I wentback in to finish my col-umn. Ten minutes later Igot called out again, thistime to plant another rowof potatoes. So it hasbeen one busy morning.I’m not complaining be-cause I know the little bitof planting we’re doingnow will morph into anabundant harvest.

Today’s column couldbe called “the restaurantissue,” since the recipesshared are from famouseateries.

Opera cream cake“like” Knotty Pineon the Bayou

A few years ago, aWestern Hills readershared her version forthis customer favoritefrom Knotty Pine Restau-

rant in Kentucky. “Soclose you won’t be able totell the difference,” shesaid.

Christine V. is just thelatest of readers whocontinue to request therecipe, so I finally madeit myself. After tasting it,I wondered why I waitedso long! I made a fewchanges dependent uponwhat ingredients I had.Those are in parentheses.You choose which ingre-dients appeal to you.

Don’t be put off by thelist of instructions, thecake comes togethereasily and would be per-fect to tote to that Memo-rial Day picnic. Becauseit’s baked in a jelly rollpan, it isn’t a real highriser, and is very moist.The browned butter icingelevates it into the kindof cake that begs for “onemore bite.”

Howmany does itserve? I got 16 servingsand could have gottenmore.

CakeWhisk together and

set aside:

2 cups sugar2 cups all-purpose flour1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Bring to boil:

2 sticks margarine (I usedunsalted butter)

1 cup water4 tablespoons unsweetenedcocoa powder

Cool, then add sugar,flour and salt mixture,and blend well.

Then beat in:

2 large eggs1⁄2 cup sour cream (plus 1teaspoon vanilla)

1 teaspoon baking soda

Batter will be thin.Pour into sprayed jelly-roll pan and bake in pre-heated 400 degree oven20 minutes.

Icing:Boil until golden:

11⁄2 sticks butter (I usedunsalted)

This is what I callbrowned butter: Cook inpan over medium heatuntil butter boils andbegins to turn golden. Itwill foam up a bit. Becareful as it can burneasily. It’s done whenbutter turns tan color andyou see specks of lightgolden brown on bottom.

This takes a fewminutes.Remove from heat rightaway, stir browned bitsin and pour into bowl tocool.

To cooled brownedbutter, add and beat untilfluffy (it will look lumpyat first):

1pound powdered sugar2 teaspoons vanilla6-8 tablespoons whippingcream (I used evaporatedmilk)

Spread on cooled cakeright in pan. Store inrefrigerator.

Tip from Rita’sKitchen

A jelly roll pan (about10 inches by 15 inches) isbigger than a cookiesheet and has sides.

Kayla Dunlap’sCarrabba’s dippingoil/sauce

Kayla, a Fort Thomasreader, shares a goodrecipe for this dippingoil. She said: “Bonnieasked for help finding arecipe similar to Carrab-ba’s. Here’s one I haveused.”

1 tablespoonminced basil1 tablespoon choppedparsley (Italian is best)

1 tablespoonminced garlic1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon ground blackpepper

1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1⁄2teaspoon ground sea salt

1⁄2 teaspoon choppedrosemary

1⁄4 teaspoon crushed redpepper flakes

1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil (Plusadditional 3-4tablespoons)

1⁄8 teaspoon fresh lemonjuice

Combine all of theingredients, except oiland lemon. Put in a smallfood processor. Chopbriefly until all ingredi-ents are about the same.Stir in oil and lemonjuice. To serve: Combineabout 11⁄2 teaspoons spiceblend to 3 to 4 table-spoons additional oliveoil on a small dish.

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

‘Restaurant’column with twocloned recipes

This reader-submitted recipe for opera cream cake tastes just like the cake at Knotty Pine on the Bayou. THANKS TO RITA

HEIKENFELD.

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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when you’re looking for value over the long term, you get what you pay for.

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Brecon UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church offers worshipservices on Sundays at 8:30a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool is at 9:30 a.m. Sundays.Samaritan Closet hours are 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday. SamaritanCloset offers clothing and foodto people with demonstratedneeds. Bread from Panera isavailable on Thursdays andSaturdays. The SamaritanCloset is next to the church.The church is at 7388 E. KemperRoad, Sycamore Township;489-7021.

Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchA blood drive is scheduled atthe church from 2 p.m. to 4:15p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Wednesday, May 22. To do-nate blood, call the churchoffice to schedule an appoint-ment.Members are putting their faithand community outreach intoaction and embarking onaggressive goals to support the2020 community outreachplans. Epiphany supportsabout 30 missions – in Love-land/Milford/Greater Cincin-nati, nationally and interna-tionally.The church, at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, offers threeworship services – two contem-porary and one traditional.Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sundayat 9 a.m. are contemporaryservices and Sunday at 10:30a.m. is a traditional service. Allservices have Sunday schooland a professionally staffednursery available for infantsthrough 3-year-olds. For moreinformation, call the Churchoffice at 513-677-9866.The church is at 6635 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866.

Loveland ChristianChurchThe church will hosts the CalvinClift annual blood drive Thurs-day, May 23, at the church,12070 Lebanon Road.To schedule an appointment,visit www.hoxworth.org/groups/llc.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchAs part of a recent LPC MissionStudy, many changes haveoccurred at the church. Dramawas incorporated in worshipnine times since August. Ac-tors: 19 different peopleplayed in 22 different roles. Ofthese 19, four were youth.These skits last about fiveminutes, but brought manyreal life issues to the worshiptime in a way that people of allages could connect to. In todaytimes, people want variety in“worship” and they want tosee more lay people and youthinvolved in “worship.”Worship times are SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.,Fellowship 10 a.m. to 10:30a.m., worship 10:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m.Sunday School for all ages.Youth Group for grades seven

to 12 meets monthly andconducts fundraisers for theiractivities.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];www.lovelandpresbyteri-anchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 9 a.m. Sundays, the churchoffers Classic Tradition, atraditional worship experiencewhere persons can connect toGod through a Biblically-basedmessage, times of prayer andbeautiful choral music.At 10:30 a.m. Sundays is En-gage, a “contemporary praiseand worship experience”leading persons into God’spresence through powerfuland uplifting music, a relevantmessage based on God’s Word,and the joyful welcoming ofthe Holy Spirit.To find out about all of theministry offerings at LovelandUMC, visit the church website,follow on Facebook, or call PatBlankenship, director of minis-try operations, at 683-1738.Explore small groups, Biblestudies, children’s ministry,youth ministry, adults ministry,senior’s ministry and “HandsOn / Off Campus”mission/outreach opportunities. Thechurch also offers opportuni-ties to connect in variousworship arts ministries such asmusic, drama, video, soundand visuals.The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchWorship services are on Sat-urdays at 5 p.m.; Sundays at 8a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Beginning June 1, summerworship schedule will beSaturdays at 5 p.m., and Sun-days at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.There is no summer SundaySchool.Over the next few months thechurch will expand with a newworship space and the build-ing. Follow the progress on ourFacebook page at Prince ofPeace Lutheran Church andwww.popluther.org.Splash In God’s Word! – Vaca-tion Bible School. Sunday, June16-Thursday, June 20, forchildren pre-K through sixth-grade. Special preview onTuesday night for 3-year-olds.Registration forms available atthe welcome desk just insidethe front doors. K-sixth-grade,6:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.; Pre-K,6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m.Sign up now for the summerstudy series, “Hope, His Heal-ing Hands, Finding God inBroken Places,”Wednesdays11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., June5-Aug. 21. The cost of the bookis $6. Bring lunch and a friend.POP Kids School is registeringfor the 2013-2014 school yearfor 2-1/2- to 5-year-olds inmorning or afternoon sessions.Visit www.popkidsschool.comor call 683-1600 for moreinformation or to schedule atour.All are welcome for free com-munity dinners on the secondand fourthTuesday of eachmonth at 6 p.m. in the ParishLife Center.Zumba fitness classes are openfor the community on Mondayand Thursday evenings at 6:30p.m. in the Parish Life Center.No class on Memorial Day.Questions? Call 312-9498.

River Hills ChristianChurchResidents living in Clermont,Hamilton and surroundingcounties are invited to attenda Divorce and Grief RecoveryWorkshop at the church. Thisprogram will help participantshandle the problems andadjustments in being a singleperson in a married world. Thiseight week series is offeredfrom 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays,through May 28. To sign-up, orfor additional details, pleasecall the church office. Please letus know if you will requirebabysitting services.The church is at 6300 PriceRoad, Loveland; 677-7600.

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Teachers of music,English, art, govern-ment, foreign language,special education andprimary grades, as wellas counselors, princi-pals, and interventionspecialists are among the22 educators who will behonored at the seventh“Celebrate Excellence”breakfast, 8 a.m. to 10a.m. Friday, May 24, atthe Sharonville Conven-tion Center.

Presented by theHamilton County Educa-tion Foundation, the 2013“Educators of the Year”have been selected bytheir school districts fortheir outstanding effortson behalf of students. Inaddition, scholarships totwo K-12 educators whoare pursuing their mas-ters degree in specialeducation will be pre-sented.

D. Mark Meyers, deanof the College of SocialSciences, Health andEducation at Xavier Uni-versity, will present thekeynote address. Ben-gals legend, Pro FootballHall of Fame memberand youth advocate An-thony Munoz serves asemcee for the seventhconsecutive year.

The “Celebrate Excel-lence” breakfast is opento the public; tickets are$50. For informationabout table sponsor-ships, donations, and in-dividual tickets, contactHCEF president KarenMuse [email protected],513-674-4224, or visitHCEF.us.

This year’s participat-ing public school dis-tricts are Cincinnati Pub-lic, Deer Park, Finney-town, Forest Hills, Great

Oaks, Hamilton CountyESC, Indian Hill, Lock-land, Loveland, Mason,Mt. Healthy, North Col-lege Hill, Norwood, OakHills, Princeton, Read-ing, Southwest, St. Ber-nard-Elmwood Place,Sycamore, Three Rivers,Winton Woods and Wyo-ming.

“Wehave been lookingforward to having Dr.Meyers address our edu-cators of the year eversince Xavier became oneof our scholarship part-ners in 2010,” Muse said.“He is a compellingspeaker with an inspira-tional message for ourhonorees and scholar-ship recipients.”

Meyers is an awardwinning teacher, author,and consultant, who hasbeen active in the educa-tion profession for 25years. He is president-

elect of the Ohio Associa-tion of Private Collegesof Education, serves onthe National Board forthe AJCU EducationDeans Conference, andserves on the boards ofthe Cincinnati Associa-tion for the Blind and Vi-sually Impaired, the As-cend Institute and Epis-copal RetirementHomes.He is also amem-berof theBoardofExam-iners for the NationalCouncil for the Accredi-tation of Teacher Educa-tion. Before coming toXavier in 2007, Meyersserved as the associatedean of the College ofEducation at Rowan Uni-versity in Glassboro, NJ.

Visit HCEF.us to learnmore about the Founda-tion, the scholarship pro-gram and to view the“Celebrate Excellence”video.

‘Celebrate Excellence’honors top K-12 educators

Thenext installment ofthe popular “FranklySpeaking About Cancer”national cancer educationseries will return toGreater CincinnatiThursday, May 30, with afree educational work-shop for cancer patientsand their caregivers onthe topic of cancer treat-ment and side effects.

“Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer Treatment:Taking Control of Side Ef-fects”will bepresented atCancer Support Commu-nity by oncology clinicalnurse specialist RuthGholz.

The program is de-signed to help people un-derstand and manage thephysical side effects ofcancer treatment, as wellas the emotional chal-lenges.

The event is free ofcharge and is scheduledfor6:30p.m. to8:30p.m.atCancer Support Commu-nity’s Lynn Stern Centerat 4918 Cooper Road inBlue Ash.

A light meal will beserved and a patient edu-cation booklet will beavailable for each partici-pant, along with othertools and resources. Ad-vance registration is re-quested for planning pur-poses. For registration ormore information, please

call Cancer Support Com-munity at 513-791-4060.

Today, more than 10million Americans havesurvived a cancer diagno-sis, with many of themcontinuing to regularlyreceive a range of cancer-related treatments.

“It is wonderful toknow that people are liv-ing longer with cancer,”CSC program directorKelly Schoen said, “butthat means it is more im-portant than ever for peo-ple to have the tools andinformation needed to ef-fectively manage the sideeffects of cancer treat-ment so that theycanopti-mize their quality of life.”

“Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer Treatment:Taking Control of Side Ef-fects” is offered to helpaddress this informationgap.

The“FranklySpeakingAbout Cancer” programsare developed by CancerSupport Community/Na-tional and presented lo-cally in cooperation withleading area health careprofessionals.

“Frankly SpeakingAbout Cancer Treatment:Taking Control of Side Ef-fects” is made possiblethrough an unrestrictededucational grant fromAmgen.

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‘Will there be someonethere in the next 48 hoursto receive these papers?I’ve got to deliver them.’He said we have tomakean appearance if wedon’t. I said, ‘An appear-ance?Where?’ He said,‘In court’,” Brondhaversaid.

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Members of the Syca-more Senior Center haveengaged in the SilverSneakers Fitness Pro-gram featured threemornings a week. All Sil-ver Sneakers participantsare encouraged to jointhis group.

This program helpsolder adults take greatercontrol of their health byproviding physical activ-ity and offering socialevents. Interested partiesare encouraged to checkwith their Medicare pro-viders for eligibility toparticipate at no chargeor non-qualifiers maycheck with Kathy Timm,Sycamore Senior Centeractivities director, at 513-686-1010, to inquire of ourbudget program for anyprivate pay fees.

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In keeping with Syca-more’s series of local casi-no visits, the next tripwillbe to the Hollywood Casi-no in LawrenceburgTues-day, June 4. The casino isproviding $15 per personin slot play and a buffetbonus will be announced.

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Community veterans,their widows and familiescontinue to assemble forfun, fellowship, food andsharing. To assure themess staff has enoughchow on hand, please callSgt. HomerWilson at 745-0617 byMay 24.

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was already feeling de-pressed when two of hissiblings died unexpected-ly. Then hewas diagnosedwith a debilitating neuro-logical disorder.

“I knew I better talk tosomeone before it got toofar,” he said.

Now, almost every Fri-day, Jones meets withSharon Sowders at Catho-lic Charities’ Montgome-ry office. Counseling isalso available in Delhi,Eastgate, Hamilton,Springfield, Urbana anddowntown Cincinnati.

“Sharon is a great lis-tener,” Jones said. “I talkto her about things I can’t

talk to my friends about.”Sowders and her col-

leagues, all licensed bytheOhio Counselor, SocialWorker,andMarriageandFamily Therapist Board,counsel clients with a va-riety of problems. Theyinclude anxiety, depres-sion, relationship con-flicts, parenting issues,ADHD, childhood sexualabuse, substance abuseand low self-esteem.

“Our overall goals,”she said, “are to help re-duce their symptoms, im-prove their coping skills,and improve their func-tioning in their dailylives.”

Although reluctant atfirst, Jones now is a be-liever in counseling’s abil-ity to heal. He readily ad-mits that counseling re-lieveshissymptomsofde-pression and helps himcope with his disability.

“Sharon kept nudgingme to stay active outsideof work,” Jones said. Hebegan attending weeklypresentations at Univer-sity of Cincinnati BlueAsh about a topic he loves– classic movies of the’30s and ’40s. Today, Patmoderates these presen-tations, sharinghisknowl-edge with like-mindedmovie enthusiasts.

“I really enjoy it,” hesaid.

Counseling is general-

ly recommended for indi-viduals, couples, or fam-ilies if:

» their symptomscausesignificantdistress;

» their problems areaffecting major areas oftheir life, or

» their problems are

putting them at risk of di-vorce, job loss, school ex-pulsion or other potentiallosses.

If you or a loved onethinks counseling may behelpful, make an appoint-ment with a licensed pro-fessional counselor.Coun-seling is coveredbyMedi-caid and many private in-surance plans. Throughfunding fromUnitedWay,Catholic Charities offersa sliding fee scale for non-insured clients. Spanish-speaking counselors, andin-home services for old-er adults and disabled in-dividuals are available.

For more information,call 513-385-9600 or visitccswoh.org.

Counseling can be life changing

Jones


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LOVELANDArrests/citationsKevin J. Landsom, 47, 3 Pueb-lo Court, domestic violenceat 3 Pueblo Court, May 8.Juvenile, 16, disorderly con-duct-intoxicated annoy oralarm, juvenile tobaccoviolations at 11801 Rich Road,May 8.Juvenile, 16, disorderly con-duct at 11801 Rich Road, May9.Travis Glatting, 18, 11777Thistlehill Drive, drug abuse-marijuana gift at 2010 Love-land-Madeira Road, May 10.Brandon Lacinak, 20, 662 ParkAve. E2, disorderly conduct-fighting, capias at 650 Love-land-Madeira Road, May 11.Robert G. Webster, 40, 1024Bewllwood Drive, domesticviolence, capias at 1024Bellwood Drive, May 12.Dabid A. Duff, 47, 650 Love-land-Madeira Road, re-citeother department, disorderlyconduct-fighting at 650Loveland-Madeira Road, May13.

Incidents/investigationsAssault-knowinglyAt 811 Florence Ave., May 13.BurglaryAt 1519 Durango Drive, May10.Disorderly conductAt 11801 Rich Road, May 9.Disorderly conduct-annoyor alarm, juvenile tobaccoviolationsAt 11801 Rich Road, May 8.Disorderlyconduct-fighting, re-citeother departmentAt 650 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, May 11.Domestic violence,domestic violenceAt 1024 Bellwood Drive, May12.Drug abuse-marijuana giftAt 2010 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, May 10.TheftAt 11668 Rich Road, May 8.At 409 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, May 12.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJoshua L. Williams, 25, 70Meldoy Lane, theft, April 30.Jordan L. Marrs, 20, 1355Ridge Crest, nuisance animal,May 1.Megan Chandler, 21, 947 Ohio

28 No. 10, intoxicated inroadway, disorderly conduct,May 3.John R. Kreta, 21, 2118 Oak-wood, disorderly conduct,May 3.Johnathan M. Maskiell, 22,2061 Ohio 125 No. 180, intoxi-cated in roadway, disorderlyconduct, May 3.Paul J. Gilday Jr., 28, 969 Ohio28 No. 147, endangeringchildren, May 2.Ronald Benton, 60, TaylorsCrossing, driving underinfluence, open container,May 3.Christopher Casanova, 19,5706 Crabapple Way, domes-tic violence, May 5.Three Juveniles, 16, underageconsumption, May 5.Juvenile, 15, underage con-sumption, May 5.Austin J. Fischer, 18, 1476Corbin Drive, drug pos-session, May 5.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 14Meadow Drive, May 1.Male juvenile was assaulted atbasketball court at 10 Com-mons Drive, May 4.Breaking and enteringScrap copper taken; $350 at6455 Branch Hill Guinea,April 29.Criminal damageWindows shot with BB gun at1259 Ohio 50, April 30.Door keyed on vehicle atMeijer at 1802 Ohio 28, May1.Mailbox damaged at 5765Meadow View, May 3.Glass door shattered at 1273Hickory Woods, May 5.Lamp post damaged at 902Carpenter, May 3.Disorderly conductReported at Live Oaks atBuckwheat Road, April 30.Domestic violenceAt Ohio 28, May 5.Endangering children3-year-old baby found wan-dering alone in park area at969 Ohio 28, May 2.Felonious assaultFemale was beaten with stickin Kroger lot at Branch HillGuinea Pike, April 29.Nuisance animalDog, barking constantlyreported at 1355 Ridge Crest,May 1.TheftMerchandise taken fromMeijer; $60 at Ohio 28, April

29.Cash taken; $999 at 6039Carole Drive, April 29.Gasoline not paid for atUnited Dairy Farmers; $36 atWards Corner, April 30.Sign taken from pond area atarea of Courtney & Windstar,April 24.Hair products taken fromMeijer at Ohio 28, April 30.Computer scam reported at5437 Hoffman Road, April 30.Gasoline not paid for atUnited Dairy Farmers; $30 atOhio 50, May 1.Mailbox taken at 6073 DonnaJay, April 28.Gas sensing unit, Duke Ener-gy, taken; $1,497 at 1099Ohio 28, May 3.Money from deposit and GPSunit taken at Car Star ofMilford; $331 at Ohio 28,May 3.Tool kit taken from Meijer;$80 at Ohio 28, May 4.Change, etc. taken fromvehicle at 6269 Deerhaven,May 5.Gasoline not paid for atThornton's; $35 at Ohio 28,May 6.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringGarage entered and lead wireof unknown value removedat 8151 SR 126, May 2.Business entered and $400removed at 11322 Montgo-mery Road, May 4.Criminal damagingVehicle damaged at 12020Montgomery Road, April 30.

TheftLock mechanism, wallet andcell phone of unknown valueremoved from vehicle at 9141Fields Ertel Road, April 27.$500 removed from residenceat 9525 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, April 28.Reported at 11905 Montgo-mery Road, April 29.Merchandise valued at$194.38 removed throughdeceptive means at 11630Windy Hill Court, April 30.$440 in currency removedfrom vehicle at 2 MarinersCove, May 2.Merchandise of unknownvalue removed at 9201 FieldsErtel Road, May 1.Vehicle entered and walletand Ipod of unknown valueremoved at 8710 PlainfieldRoad, May 5.Gym shoes valued at $65removed at 9291 Fields ErtelRoad, May 6.

POLICE REPORTS

Lou Venie EalyLou Venie Ealy, 77, died May

9. She was a homemaker.Survived by husband Luther

Ealy Jr.; children ConnieMcClung, Paul Ealy; grand-children Nathan McClung,Samuel, Tommy Ealy; great-grandchildren Abbott, AubreeMcClung; siblings Garrett,Charles “Sug,” Parrott Fuson,Betty Davis, Wanda Fay Blakley;many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by parentsJohn, Ollie Fuson, seven sib-lings.

Services were May 14 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome.

Linda LouWilson-Martin

Linda Lou Wilson-Martin, 63,died April 4.

Survived by husband, RonMartin; sons Jeff and MikeMartin; brothers Richard L.Wilson, Jerry Wilson and Thom-as Wilson; sisters Shirley Ling,Lois Lewis, Nancy Wood, SueFester, Beverly Mahaffey, JudySheperd, Kathy Peyton, DianeBertsch and Barbara Stapp;grandchildren Donavan Martin,Lilly Martin and Beckett Martin,

Preceded in death by parentsHubert and Louise Wilson.

Services were April 11 inEllicot City, Md. Memorials to:Howard Co. Public SchoolSystem Pupil Personnel Fund,10920 Clarksville Pike, EllicotCity, MD 21042.

DEATHS

LOVELAND(CLERMONT CO.)319 Turtle Creek Drive, TheDrees Co. to William & JoanHarris, $268,900.Valley Forge Drive, DZ In-vestment Co. LLC to TheDrees Co., 0.5390 acre,$167,600.538 E. Loveland Ave., NancyRozzi to Erin & Derek Gan-naway, 0.6930 acre,$212,500.

LOVELAND(HAMILTON CO.)10130 Fox Chase Drive: KoganAlex & Karina to DivenereChristina; $235,000.10130 Fox Chase Drive: KoganAlex & Karina to DivenereChristina; $235,000.251Woodcrest Drive: Freyen-berger Mark & Dawn Davisto Dill Eric M. & Sarah E.;$312,250.3010 Stratford Court: BoswellMartin L. & Penny S. toRawson Sara; $124,000.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP1016 Anthony Lane, HiltonCapital Group LLC to KapitalCarpentry, LL, 0.3210 acre,$20,000.6080 Chamblee Drive, Robert& Laurie Reagan to AndrewSestic & Mallory JohnsonSestic, 0.1930 acre, $247,000.6049 Chamblee Drive, WellsFargo Bank NA to Jennifer &Ralph Hodges II, 0.2230 acre,$192,000.1748 Cottontail Drive, Jeffry& Anna Clark to ThomasMaxon & Amanda Mahanes,0.5110 acre, $343,500.1190 Deblin Drive, EdwardPetrey, et al. to DeutscheBank National Trust Co., astrustee, 0.4700 acre,$80,000.1259 Eagle Ridge Road,Federal National MortgageAssoc. to Timothy & BonnieNordquist, 0.6500 acre,$134,900.1374 Emerson Lane, ThomasMeyer to Scioto PropertiesSP-15 LLC, 1.3770 acre,$150,500.6811 Fairwind Court, HarmanMcClung &Mona Orear toDaniel Drew, 0.7240 acre,$267,000.904 Forest View Court, Jeff &Sue Grimm to StephenScroggins & Odile Kennedy,0.5980 acre, $390,000.5897 Hanley Close, LaurenYoung to Bruce & CathyCutler, $60,000.5422 Hillside Terrace, HoytMalsbary, et al. to JPMorganChase Bank NA, 1.0300 acre,$83,334.5555 Mount Zion Road, ToddLang, et al. to Federal HomeLoan Mortgage Corp.,1.9300 acre, $150,000.1566 Orchard Valley Drive,Julius & Francis Rassin toJohn Kington & ChristinaDuttweiler, 0.4620 acre,$157,400.6532 Oriskany Drive, Phillip &Marci Wheeler to MaeveKennedy & Charles Arnold,0.4900 acre, $275,000.6689 Sandy Shores Drive,Daniel & Alicia Drew toChristopher & Deborah Huff,0.7350 acre, $645,000.1079 Sophia Drive, FischerSingle Family Homes II LLCto Robert & Lauren Chap-pell, 0.0743 acre, $282,882.1109 Springridge Court,Christian & Diana Forte toAndrew Geonetta & ChristyHolthaus-Geonetta, 0.5650acre, $300,000.5441 Sugar Camp Road,Charles Wright, et al. toFederal Home Loan Mort-gage Corp., 0.5370 acre,$60,000.1528 Summit Ridge Road,Angela Watson to Megan &Benjamin Clark, 0.1830 acre,$169,500.1802 Wheatfield Way, AprilMcCane to Anthony Suma,0.1650 acre, $167,500.891Windrow Lane, Peter &Beth Robinson to DanielSpencer, 0.5490 acre,$268,000.5627 Wittmer MeadowsDrive, Maronda Homes ofCincinnati LLC to MargaretRoundtree, 0.2954 acre,$214,719.5978 Woodsbend Drive,Capven LLC to Bjorn Coe-kaerts & Sara Ruell, 0.3180acre, $180,000.1516 Crown Point Lane, SandyHoover & Kimberly Frey,co-trustees to Daniel & JillianWolf, 0.5760 acre, $432,000.

1202 Deblin Drive, FederalHome Loan Mortgage Corp.to Cedar Family LimitedPartnership, 0.4700 acre,$50,200.798 Decade Lane, Timothy &DawnWade to Scioto Prop-erties SP-15 LLC, 5.1100 acre,$169,000.1206 Eagle Creek Trail, Ron-ald Nyzen to Evaristo Mon-tes Jr., 1.0400 acre, $194,900.1208 Fox Horn Court, FischerSingle Family Homes II LLCto Michael & Christel Sko-rup, $312,749.5654 Harvest Ridge, Kenneth& Doris Dicken to PaulaAnstaett, 0.2940 acre,$236,000.1568 Hunt Club Drive, Donald& Tanya Strider to AifengWang, 0.3580 acre,$218,000.1089 Michelle Trail, Adam &Erin Roy to Stacy & MichelleNance, 0.2930 acre,$175,900.5876 Monassas Run Road,Sean &Melissa Morrison toAdam Schneider & LindseyHarris, 0.3240 acre,$235,000.6112 Oakbridge Way Unit203, Dorothy & PatriciaMcEndree to Dorothy &Kathyrn Miller, $93,500.6193 Redhawk Court, Jarrod& Erica Pontius to Patrick &Kimberly Keyser, 0.6110 acre,$500,000.1173 Ronlee Drive, MarshallHubbard, et al. to FederalHome Loan Mortgage Corp.,0.4700 acre, $73,333.34.6230 Rustler Court, Michael &Rosemary Gibson to Adam &Megan Asbrock, 0.6890 acre,$237,800.5771 Tall Oaks Drive, Citi-Mortgage Inc. to MichelleWalton, 0.1700 acre,$73,000.1028 W. Bridle Path, JasonHerman to Paul & MichelleTurnpaugh, 0.3110 acre,$236,500.6225 Watchcreek Way No.202, Mary Snyder, trustee toJoan Glassford, $87,000.6053 Weber Oaks Drive,Jeffrey & Virginia Hol-lingsworth to Scott & Aman-da Roettele, 0.2170 acre,$200,000.6311Weber Woods Court,Fischer Single Family HomesII LLC to Jennifer Terhar,0.668 acre, $282,625.6046 Windy Hollow Court,Alexander Strawn Jr., toJeannette Hryniewich & JillDiesman, 0.5830 acre,$289,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPGeromes Way: Cactus LakesLLC to Krueger Richard G. &Joan M.; $80,000.10751Weatherstone Court:Hassel Bruce Tr to GallStephen Chad & Lauren E.;$378,800.11322 Terwilligers ValleyLane: McFarland Jack E. &Sharon L. to Cohen MelanieL.; $460,000.11809 Vaukvalley Lane:MontagueWilliam L. Tr toDowdall Mark D.; $130,500.8778 Apalachee Drive: Mok-sin Naum & Elena Moksin toPletz Jeremy S. & Mary E.;$249,670.9076 Cummings Farm Lane:Rettenmaier Rebecca A. Trto McGinty Thomas & Lisa;$610,000.9245 Applecrest Court: L.arson David B. & Tara L. toGoulet Robert J. III & AndreaC.; $475,000.11354 Pomo Court: SigalovLeonid & Elena Belfor-Sigalov to Ralston Keith E. &Jessica D.; $241,500.11458 Enyart Road: ZinneckerRichard & Kathleen to KirbyMarilyn & James MartinKirby III; $430,000.11984 Snider Road: DavisLester L. & Cindy L. toSchultz John; $150,000.12011 Carrington Lane:Moksin Jane Leona toMoksin Alexander Mark;$81,100.9168 Symmes Landing Drive:Calcaterra Robert A. Tr &Eileen Tr to Sickles VictoriaTr; $274,000.9192 Hopewell Road: KamenKevin S. & Mary E. to Thom-as Justin & Kristen; $267,000.9379 Kentonsrun Court:Borchers John C. & SuzanneL. to Peterman Michael B. &Alison A.; $265,000.9885 Fields Ertel Road: YoungJune M. to Wilson Richard L.& Harriet J.; $147,500.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all

adults charged with offenses. The information is a mat-ter of public record and does not imply guilt or inno-cence.To contact your local police department:

» Loveland, Chief Tim Sabransky, 583-3000»Miami Township, Chief Stephen Bailey, 248-3721» Symmes Township, Lt. Tom Butler, 774-6351 or 683-3444


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