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COLLECTION TIME

David A. Lane, a formerbroadcaster and board memberof the Clermont County Boardof Elections, will be remem-bered for his integrity. Lanedied June 16 after a brief illness.

He was 62.“The image

that pops into myhead when Ithink of Dave ishe always had asmile on hisface,” said Ray-mond Lembke,chairman of theexecutive com-

mittee of the Clermont CountyDemocratic Party.

Lane was Lembke’s prede-cessor in the position. Lembkesaid Lane retired as chairmanof the executive committee lastyear. However, Lembke said ifLane had chosen to run again,“(there is) no question in mymind that he would have beenre-elected.”

“The county has lost some-one who cared deeply about thepolitical process.”

Lane served as chairman ofthe executive committee from2004 to 2014.

Lane was a broadcaster andjournalist in the late 1970s andearly 1980s.

In later years, he was presi-dent of Lane and Co. Communi-cations Inc. and a regional man-ager for the American Home

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David Lane

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Home-cooked authenticItalian hoagies and pasta arecoming to St. ColumbanChurch festival June 26-28 inLoveland.

Greg and Gloria Ionna willserve up home-cooked meat-ball hoagies, Italian sausagehoagies and rigatoni pastameals at the church festivalthis year. The journey from theIonna family table to the St. Co-lumban festival started on afourth-grade football practicefield. Their daughter asked ifthey would cook an “Italiandish” for one of the Fridaynight “parent’s cook” meals af-ter practice.

“We decided on meatballhoagies,” Greg said. “Well thekids went nuts over it and thecoaches loved it.”

A year later it was theirgrandson who said the playerswere asking. They did it again.This time Tim Burns, who hap-pens to be the festival chair-

person and father of a cheer-leader, was there for the after-practice dinner. The followingSunday, Ionnas were greetedby Burns as they arrived at

morning Mass.“He comes up and asks ‘Do

you think you would mind do-ing food for the church festi-val?” Greg said. “I said ‘Who

are you?’ he said I’m involvedwith organization of the festi-val.”

Next thing they knew theydid say yes. While Greg said hedidn’t think much about it, hisdaughter and others startedhearing something about anIonna Italian thing coming upat the festival. Even the pastor,the Rev. Larry Tensi, knewabout it. Ionna knew then theywere committed; there was nobacking out. They are not inthe restaurant business, not inthe catering business, and,aside from cooking for the Fri-day night football dinner, thelargest meals they prepare areat the Ionna family table.

“We had Tim over about twomonths ago just to learn moreabout it,” Greg said. “Wecooked everything we’re goingto cook to let him taste it again;to make sure it was what theywanted. Tim loved it. He gaveus all the details.”

They didn’t know how much

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Greg and Gloria Ionna will be cooking up the meatball hoagies, sausage hoagies and Italian pasta for the St. Columban Festival June 26-28 in Lovelandalong with about 30 family members.

Ionna family joins festivalChuck [email protected]

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A page from The Ionna Family Table cookbook honoring Gladys Ionnaoffers the recipe for the family sauce being served up at the St. ColumbanFestival June 26-28 in Loveland.

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Paul Morgan said it iseasy to tell on any givenSaturday how much theLittle Miami State ParkBike Trail is a part ofdowntown Loveland. Peo-ple stream into NisbetPark from both ends, us-ing the trail that stretches50 miles.

“The popularity of this

park is really soaringthese days,” said Morgan,a member of the Friendsof the Little Miami StatePark.

In 2014, more than700,000 people used thetrail and more than100,000 accessed itthrough the Loveland trailhead. Morgan said withthe high usage, age of thetrail and proximity to theLittle Miami River, re-pairs are needed.

“Some areas have beencorroded away and areabout to fall into the river.There are many spotswith cracks from treeroots and places wherethe pavement has buck-led. It is about the safetyand basic function of thetrail,” Morgan said.

In Gov. John Kasich’s

2014 budget bill, $88.5 mil-lion was allotted to OhioState Parks for capital im-provements. Matt Eisel-stein, of the Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Re-sources, said $3 millionhas been approved for im-provements to the LittleMiami State Park, com-monly called the Love-land Bike Trail.

“We did an online sur-vey. People could go on-line and tell us about whatproject they wanted doneat their favorite statepark and this was one ofthe most requested pro-jects,” Eiselstein said.

Phase one will include

shoring up areas of slip-page, fortifying shore-lines and replacing stormwater culverts.

“The consultant is outthere right now to help usfind areas where we needto make it safe for folks togo by. After that is done,we will prioritize andspend the dollars wherethey need to be spent. Ide-ally, during constructionseason next year phaseone will be completed,”Eiselstein said.

Later phases will in-clude repaving, replacingguardrails and fences andrenovating and rebuild-ing bridges.

Though the Little Mi-ami State Park stretches50 miles, it has earned thenickname the LovelandBike Trail because manypeople think of it as thetrail they get on in Down-town Loveland.

“The bike trail is suchan anchor to the down-town that feeds so manyof the businesses. Thepopularity of the bike trailis pivotal to Loveland Sta-tion and to all the develop-ments,” Loveland CityManager Dave Kennedysaid.

He added he recentlycited the trail in a grantapplication to improve aplayground in NisbetPark, which the city re-ceived.

“It plays such an activerole. It fits the lifestyle ofa lot of our residents,” hesaid.

Eiselstein said the trailhas been likened to Route66 for cyclists.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Love-land? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

Improvements coming for the Little Miami State ParkMarika [email protected]

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director JamesZehringer announced the state of Ohio allocating $88.5million for state park improvements in June 2014. About $3million worth of improvement are planned for the LittleMiami State Park.

GROUNDBREAKING FOR TRAILEXTENSION

Great Parks of Hamilton County, Anderson Township,Anderson Township Parks and other like-minded organiza-tions are reaching an important milestone with a 3.2-mileextension of the Little Miami ScenicTrail.

The public is invited to the free ceremony at 10 a.m.Wednesday, July 8, at the Little Miami Golf Center.

The extension is monumental in connecting the LittleMiami Scenic Trail to downtown and beyond. The continu-ation will extend the more than 75-mile Little Miami ScenicTrail from Little Miami Golf Center in Newtown to stateRoute 32 and Beechmont Avenue. Construction begins inJune and is expected to be completed in December.

The Little Miami Golf Center is at 3811 Newtown Road.For additional information, visit greatparks.org or call

513-521-7275.

CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press is in-viting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on. What memories do youhave of previous All-StarGames in Cincinnati (or

other cities)? What hasbaseball meant to you;what does it mean to younow? Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

Find our guide to allthings ASG 2015 at Cincinnati.com:

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Loveland summerconcert series

The Loveland SummerConcert Series on theFountain Green will be ev-ery third Wednesday of

every month through Au-gust. The concerts will befrom 6-8 p.m. Beverageswill be sold.

Big Trouble BluesBand will play June 17, La-gniappe will play July 15and Southern Saviour willplay Aug. 19.

BRIEFLY

Stay Network.Lane began his associa-

tion with the ClermontCounty Board of Elec-tions in 2006.

Lembke said Lane’shigh principles were evi-dent in his association

with the Board of Elec-tions.

This was echoed byBoard of Elections Chair-man Rick Combs.

“(Lane) worked to in-sure that elections in Cler-mont County were wereconducted in the highestethical manner,” he said ina released statement.“His presence will bemissed.”

Lane was a resident ofMiami Township. He issurvived by his wife,Marilyn, one son, RichardLane, two daughters, Lau-ren Lane and Mary BethLane Dunn and other fam-ily.

Visitation will be from10 a.m. to noon Tuesday,June 23, at St. Columban,894 Oakland Road. A Masswill follow at noon.

LaneContinued from Page 1A

to make. How manychicken dinners do theyserve? The “FestivalChicken” has its own sto-ry and tradition at St. Co-lumban. How many ham-burgers? How many hotdogs? Burns gave themall the statistics to helpthem get an idea of whatthey’ll have to make.

“We’re going to testit,” Ionna said. “We’venever done an army.We’ve done a fourth-grade football team, andwe’ve done a big family,but we were always by akitchen.”

The Ionna familykitchen is truly wherethis all begins. Food andfamily at table is morethan tradition for them,it is family. It is familythat started at the tableof Sam and Gladys Ion-na. It is family that con-tinues today at the tableof Greg and Gloria Ion-na. There’s even a familycookbook titled “TheIonna Family Table”which honors the familyof Sam and Gladys Ion-na. The cover is a photoof their dining room ta-ble.

“It’s a treasure to allof us,” Gloria said. “Thewhole book is filled with

memories that thegrandkids all wrote.”

Not just the childrenand grandchildren ofGreg and Gloria, butnieces, nephews, and hisbrothers are all comingto volunteer at the Ionnafood booth. It is a familygathering. When theytally them all up, thenumber exceeds 30 fam-ily members.

“It’s all in honor ofmom and dad,” said Glo-ria referring to Gladysand Sam Ionna.

With Sam and Gladyseverybody was family.The same holds true nowat the Ionna family tableof Greg and Gloria. Youcan find it on the Ionnakitchen wall, an inscrip-tion just above the cab-

inets reads: “La FamigliaE Gli Amici Di Ionna,”loosely translated meansFamily and friends ofthe Ionnas. Now they’reextending the family toinclude all who come tothe St. Columban festi-val.

“We’re going to havefun with it,” Greg said.“Our family is having ablast. This is anotherway of keeping our fam-ily together. We love toeat. We hope St. Colum-ban people love to eattoo. Come to the table.”

“Hopefully it’ll be asuccess,” Gloria said.“It’ll be a success if thefamily truly enjoys itand has a great time. It’slike family coming backto where we all started.”

IonnaContinued from Page 1A

ST. COLUMBAN FESTIVAL» St. Columban Church grounds, 894 Oakland Road,

Loveland.» When: Friday-Sunday June 26-28.» Time: Friday and Saturday 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and

Sunday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.» All the festival favorites of games, food, music, rides

and:

THE IONNA FAMILY TABLE» Meatball hoagies: six-inch bun, three meatballs, moz-

zarella cheese, and Gladys’ sauce.» Italian sausage hoagy: spicy Italian sausage, with

choice of peppers and onions too.» Rigatoni pasta dinner: Plate of rigatoni, meatballs or

sausage, and Italian bread.» More at: www.stcolumban.org

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CONSULTATION

MILFORD — A new li-brary serving Milford andMiami Township movedcloser to reality after re-cent actions by the Mil-ford Board of Educationand the Clermont CountyLibrary Board.

Since early this year,

representatives of thepublic library system andMilford Schools have dis-cussed a possible landswap that the two groupssay would benefit both.

The proposed swapcalls for the library boardto get school-owned landbetween Mulberry Ele-mentary and St. ElizabethAnn Seton School and

Church on BuckwheatRoad to build a newbranch. In exchange, theMilford Board of Educa-tion would get the currentMilford-Miami Townshiplibrary branch and landon state Route 131 acrossfrom Milford HighSchool. School officialshave discussed movingMilford Schools’ central

offices there from the for-mer Milford South schoolbut no final decision hasbeen made.

On May 21, the MilfordBoard of Educationagreed to move forwardon the proposal and autho-rized a survey of the landon Buckwheat with thecosts to be split betweenthe library system and theschool district. ChrisHamm, chairperson ofthe Milford Schools Busi-ness Advisory Council,told the board the proper-ty on state Route 131 hasmore value and market-ability to the district thanthe parcel on BuckwheatRoad. He also noted the li-brary would be betweentwo elementary schools.

The Clermont CountyPublic Library Board wasexpected to approve theland swap at its June 8meeting.

KBA Inc. Architects,which designed the UnionTownship branch library,is handling the zoningprocess for the library

board, as a conditional usepermit will be required.That process is expectedto take about five months,according to Mark D. Bre-demeier, KBA Inc. Archi-tects principal.

Bredemeier will next

meet with the library’sbuilding committee to seewhat should be includedin a new library. Once adetailed drawing is fin-ished, it will be submittedto Miami Township tostart the zoning process.

Bredemeier expects topresent a floor plan andbuilding elevations to thelibrary board in a couplemonths.

Randy Johnson, the li-brary facilities manager,said the proposed librarysite is between twoschools, has the Live Oakscareer technical highschool nearby and a com-munity park across thestreet. He said MiamiTownship also plans tobuild sidewalks on Buck-wheat Road.

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

New Milford-Miami Township library branch closer Cindy [email protected]

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Clermont County's Milford-Miami Township library branchcould move to Buckwheat Road under a proposed dealbetween the library system and the school district.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Loveland High School

» The Loveland High SchoolClass of 2015 made one finalmemory at its evening gradua-tion ceremony Saturday, May30, at the Cintas Center.

Loveland SuperintendentChad Hilliker took the stagewith a simple message: em-brace the moment.

“My hope for you as youleave Loveland High School isto continually embrace the mo-ment,” Hilliker said. “Em-brace the moments of love andfriendship. Often we are sobusy in our lives that we forgetto see the love and friendshipthat surrounds us. I encourageyou to make time to spend withyour family and friends. Ev-eryone who is sitting here to-day is here for one reason –you. They want to share thismoment with you.

“Embrace the moments ofchallenge and adversity. Notall moments are easy. Therewill be times where things donot go as planned. Don’t beafraid.”

The Class of 2015 earned atotal of $13,235,853 in scholar-ships. Of the 350 graduatingseniors, 140 received honor di-plomas. In addition to the pres-entation by SuperintendentChad Hilliker, Loveland Boardof Education President Art Jar-vis addressed the class, alongwith Valedictorian MelissaLouis, Salutatorian BrittanyMiller, Class President ChaseGrafflin, Student CouncilPresident Michael Viox andPrincipal Chris Kloesz.

“I suppose the single mostimportant thing I’d like to sayin case there’s any doubt in theminds of you graduating highschool seniors is how good lifecan be,” Kloesz said. “To helpyou maintain a healthy per-spective, hold true to two mostimportant virtues: integrityand courage. In addition, al-ways remember where youcame from, absolutely enjoywhere you are, and focus onand dream about where youwant to be. Those tenets will al-ways help you know how goodlife can be.”

Loveland Middle School» It was a shirt, tie and suit

kind of day at Loveland MiddleSchool as eighth-grade stu-dents sat at round tables in theMedia Center talking one-on-one with professionals fromthe community who volun-

teered to conduct mock inter-views.

This was the fourth annualLMS Mock Interview Day, theperfect opportunity for stu-dents to gain valuable life ex-perience before enteringLoveland High School.

“It is truly impressive to seethe room full of our students –professionally dressed – man-aging a very real-life interviewexperience,” said LMS Princi-pal Chris Burke. “This is a pro-gram that was important to usto continue, and we really ap-preciate our community pro-fessionals supporting us in thisway on this day. A sincerethank you to all who were in-volved.”

Mount Notre Dame Highschool

» Mount Notre Dame con-ducted its commencement ex-ercises for Class of 2015 May26 at the Sharonville Conven-tion Center.

During the ceremony, 179students listened to the vale-dictory address by CarolineHendy of Liberty Township,who was first in her class, andthe farewell address by SeniorClass President Madeline Leesof Colerain Township. The fol-lowing awards and medalswere presented at the ceremo-ny:

St. Julie Billiart ChristianLeadership Award – MadelineLees of Colerain Township;

Medal for Academic Excel-lence - Caroline Hendy of Lib-erty Township;

Excellence in English -Brittney Dorton of Mason;

Excellence in French - Mer-edith Reagan of Loveland;

Excellence in InformationTechnology & Business- Madi-son Gall of Mason;

Excellence in Latin - KuanLi Sturgill of Mason;

Excellence in Mathematics- Samantha Dunbar of Morrow;

Excellence in PerformingArts - Rachel Zinck of LibertyTownship;

Excellence in ReligiousStudies - Megan Desrosiers ofAmelia;

Excellence in Science - Ka-cy Eckley of Liberty Township;

Excellence in Social Studies- Stephanie Faller of WestChester Township;

Excellence in Spanish - Oli-via DeLuca of Mason;

Excellence in Visual Arts -Caroline Molony of Norwood.

Approximately 90 percentof the graduating class re-ceived scholarship offers - a to-tal of 701scholarships equalingmore than $22.9 million.

When reflecting on theClass of 2015, associate Headof School and Dean of Academ-

ic Development Karen Daysaid, “The Class of 2015 distin-guished themselves spiritual-ly, academically and in themanner in which they have

grown into leaders and womenof service. The MND commu-nity is ready to see these grad-uates transform the world.”

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Eighth-grade students gather with community volunteers for the annualLoveland Middle School Mock Interview Day in the school’s Media Center.

LOVELAND INTERMEDIATESCHOOL

The following students haveearned high honors for the thirdtrimester of 2014-2015 (to seethe entire honor roll, go to Cin-cinnati.com/Loveland - http://cin.ci/1Ix2dZi):

Fifth-gradeHigh Honors - Jackson

Abram, Olivia Abram, DylanAdams, Busy Aiken, MacklinAllen, Emme Amy, Rozalyn Ap-gar, Luca Aquilino, Emily Ar-nold, Ethan Astifan, SamanthaBadzik, Zachary Baker, AveryBanasik, Lindsey Barry, DarbyBeal, Katie Beasley, Kyle Beck-er, Presley Beller, Colin Berry,Raygan Bingham, AudreyBlack, Sydney Bodenstein, Bay-lee Bronner, Erin Bullock, Ga-vyn Caney, Jeremy Case, KatieCecil, Coley Christian, DevenClark, Zach Colbert, Hanna Cos-grove, Phillip Craig, LauraCrowley, Avery Dale, CameronDelaney, Carolyn Denges, Syd-ney Dennis, Nicole Dierling,Bella Dillhoff, Jack Dowling,Hayden Ducker, Colby Earl,Nathalie Ehrler, Chloe Etter,Cole Ewert, Kristina Feighery,Kendall Forrest, Alton French,

Chella Fuchs, Matthew Geist,Jessie Gibbins, Laurel Gibbins,Ben Gilson, Ella Girard, LeiahGoedde, Taylor Goorhouse, Ca-sey Graff, Jada Greek, LilyGreen, Luke Griffin, Nina Grif-fiths, Nia Gruffydd, Shoira Gu-lombekova, Marissa Hacker,Emma Harden, AJ Harlow, Ad-dison Hearn, Evan Heckman,Savannah Heemer, Blake Hen-sley, Jonathan Hills, TrevorHoffman, Brett Hogan, IsabellaHuff, Abigail Hutchinson, Car-ter Jerome, Jack Jewell, Mc-Kenna Jones, Tess Jones, Samu-el Joseph, Hailey Kimball, Ma-cy Klosterman, Allison Kor-niak, Carley Kunysz, SteveLaCroix, Jayden Lai, BriceLaudick, Jake LeMaster, Mi-kayla Loomis, Elizabeth Lose-kamp, Ethan Lund, JacksonLux, Sarah Madix, Emma Mans-field, Kyra Manske, HannahMarasco, Alyssa Martin, JolieMartin, Isaac Martini, JosephMathews, Sabrina Maurer, Dy-lan Mayak, Aidan McCracken,Luke McKnight, Sean Molitor,Adeline Monks, Grace Morton,Zach Mulligan, David Nash,Sam Neiger, Audrey Neltner,Nicole Niven, Jackson Noe,Grace Nunn, Sarah Owens,

Eden Paddock, Will Parker, Kai-lee Parrott, Riley Partin, JakePatterson, Abby Pawlikowski,Nicole Pedicini, Audrey Plan-ner, Tommy Pruett, LaurynRaisch, Evan Rasmussen, GabeRayburn, Jenna Reis, Sean Rey-nolds, Abby Richardson, VanessRivera, Lindsay Round, Jack-son Rush, Emily Ryan, JakeSauer, Aaron Schuetter, ClaireShimala, Jonah Skarda, BrittianSmart, Amanda Smith, DannySmith, Myka Snider, MaddieSnyder, Hailey Sovik, DanielStedronsky, Reed Stewart,Rowan Strayer, Deven Sud, Ca-den Swartz, Mitchell Talbott,Emma Thomson, Paige Tissot,Caroline Top, Nadia Trombley,Tristan Vrh, Tyler Vrh, AndrewWaple, David Watson, Kyle Wat-son, Donny Weintz, Connor Wes-sel, Will Westermeyer, QuinWhalen, Morgan Wheeler, Nich-olas Williams, Shelby Willmoth,Rachel Yeager, Sara Zdrojew-ski, Amanda Zuch, Haley Zuch.

Sixth-gradeHigh Honors - Jacob Aldrich,

David Ballman, Ayden Banasik,Taylor Barnett, Zachary Be-bout, Colin Beran, Josh Biegger,Colin Blackburn, Maizie

Blackmer, Anna Bober, PaytonBrakvill, Kacey Branscum,Kaitlyn Breese, Nicole Brink,Tess Broermann, Atalie Brown,Forrest Bushstone, Aiden Call-ahan, Ellie Carr, Mia Carver,Kees Ciric, Molly Clemons,Matthew Copfer, Pete Craft,Jackson Crane, Matt Cronin,Skyler Daumeyer, Thomas Den-nedy, Zach DeWitt, Justin Dier-ling, Ryan Duell, Erik Dullaert,Danny Dunlop, Ellie Egan, KaliEgan, Morgan Eversole, LukeFaessler, Rachel Fermon, Madi-son Ferreira, Erin Flanagan,Trevor Fleming, Allie Fogel,Gwen Franke, Kimmie Frazier,Declan Fuchs, Patricia Garny,Anna Geiger, Julia George,Gabby Griggs, Isa Gunn, IsabelHamm, Eden Harden, NatalieHarper, Helge Harris, Ali Hart-man, Patrick Hatcher, NatalieHeath, Lauren Hentz, CalebHerbon, Ryan Hetzel, MairaHodar, Karina Hollenkamp, Lil-ly Huber, Jesse Jenkins, MeganJenkins, Maya Jepson, MayaJohnson, Elyse Kadish, JoeyKapszukiewicz, Aimee Kenny,Amy Keyser, Jacob Kim, Tuck-er Koester, Aaron Krabacher,Hannah Laman, Johanna Lar-kin, Ethan Libby, Sarah Lolli,

Aziz Mahmud, Weston Manske,Averee Martin, Avery Mastin,Braden Matsudo, EmmaMcCann, Tara McCarthy, SarahMcKenzie, Faith Meece, EllieMennen, Morgan Meyer, AbbieMiller, Alex Miller, Maddy Min-er, Mason Moore, Ethan Mo-rath, Skylar Mosconi, MaggieNance, Clayton Nichols, MontyNoel, Gabe Ogdan, Catrin Palm-er, Gwen Palmer, Matt Parfett,Luc Parrish, Reilly Patton, AlexPaumier, Scott Phelan, LilyPrichard, Julia Quigley, CaitlinReardon, Emily Reardon, Joan-na Reese, Ansley Richards, Kel-sie Richey, Spencer Rodriguez,Lilly Rohling, Anna Rosian,Kyle Sams, Shelby Sansom,Grace Schamel, Maddie Scha-mel, Sarah Scheper, Sophie Scu-terud, Jake Sealschott, JosephShapiro, Jaedon Shepardson,Jonathan Sichak, Abbie Smith,Ethan Smith, Leah Smith, AnnaSoupene, Calvin Spencer, Jo-seph Stepaniak, Sophia Stokes,Allie Stonerook, Rylee Strayer,Alayza Surber, Mark Tereck,Stone Thole, Meghan Tibbs,Tayler Towles, Jane VanBus-kirk, Alex Vanderhorst, HannaWenger, Brittany Wolf, Mat-thew Wright, Jacob Zicka.

LOVELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Learn line draw-ing techniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Cooking ClassesRoundup a SouthwesternBrunch with Jaime Carmody,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Chef Jaimepresents some great up-to-the-minute dishes with a littleSouthwestern twist. $45. Reser-vations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

EducationWomen Writing for (a)Change Core Class: Thursdaymorning, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Women Writing for a Change,6906 Plainfield Road, Featuredfocus is writing in communityover period of several weeks.While some writing technique istaught, emphasis is placed onwriter pursuing her own formsof written expression. Womenonly. Ages 18 and up. $249.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

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

CrossFit at Summit Park,5:30-6:30 p.m., Blue Ash SummitPark, 4335 Glendale-MilfordRoad, Great Lawn. Group fitnessclasses led by Blue Ash CrossFitevery Tuesday and Thursdayfrom May through July. Free.Presented by CrossFit Blue Ash.745-8550; crossfitblueash.com.Blue Ash.

Farmers MarketMadeira Farmers Market,3:30-7 p.m., City of Madeira,Madeira, Intersection of Dawsonand Miami. Wide variety oflocally and sustainably grownfoods, made-from-scratchgoodies and various artisanproducts. Presented by MadeiraFarmers Market. 623-8058;www.madeirafarmersmarket-.com. Madeira.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-

ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Making Changes: HealthyLifestyle Support Group, 7-8p.m., Crunchy Wellness, 10921Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 314,10-week weight loss programand support group. Ages 18 andup. $120. Registration required.Presented by Alicia Elam. 546-7179. Blue Ash.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Catapult Fun, 1 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Build and createyour own catapult, then use it tolaunch variety of items. Ages7-12. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Free Build Lego Club, 2-3 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Design andbuild fun creations with Legos.Ages 5-12. Free. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Literary - PoetryPoetry Matters: IntensiveSeries on the Art and Craft ofPoetry, 6-8 p.m., WomenWriting for a Change, 6906Plainfield Road, Journey deepinto poetry with poet andteacher Pauletta Hansel. Exploreimagery, voice, structure andsound. Both novice and experi-enced poets welcome. Open tomen and women. $99. Regis-tration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 6721 Montgomery Road,793-6036. Silverton.

Music - DJTrivia and Turntables, 7-8:30p.m., Fifty West Brewing Com-pany, 7668 Wooster Pike, Playtrivia with DJ spinning vinylbetween questions. Musiccontinues until 10 p.m. OptionalBBQ with rotating menu eachweek. Ages 21 and up. Freeadmission. No phone; fiftyw-estbrew.com. Columbia Town-ship.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26Art & Craft ClassesSilk to Silk transfer ScarfClass, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Lindner Class-room. Use 3 old 100 percent silkties and transfer designs of tiesto 100 percent silk scarf. Stu-dents supply ties and may

purchase blank scarf frominstructor for $5. Each scarf isunique and very colorful. Ages10-99. $20. Reservations re-quired. 703-5645; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFriday Night Grillouts, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Itemsavailable a la carte. Dine onoutdoor covered patio by thelake or in air-conditioned ChartRoom. Live music. $10, $8.50,$4.25 for children ages 10 andunder. Presented by Great Parksof Hamilton County. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

EducationBrain Camp at the MariemontBranch Library, 1-3 p.m.,Mariemont Branch Library, 3810Pocahontas Ave., Literature-based theme and maker compo-nent targeted for grades 1–4.Children will create their ownplay, design characters and thenperform. Ages 1-4. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byPublic Library of Cincinnati &Hamilton County. 369-4467;cincinnatilibrary.org/summer-learn/braincamps. Mariemont.

FestivalsSt. Columban Festival, 6-11:30p.m., St. Columban Church, 894Oakland Road, 683-0105;www.stcolumban.org/festival.Loveland.

Music - Concert SeriesFriday Night Concert Series,8-11 p.m., Blue Ash TowneSquare, Cooper and Hunt roads,Free. Presented by City of BlueAsh. Through Aug. 21. 745-8550;www.blueashevents.com. BlueAsh.

Music EducationNew and Wise: A JewishMusic Class, 10-11 a.m., Isaac M.Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road,For ages 0-18 months (plusparents and/or grandparents).Led by Adam Bellows, earlychildhood Jewish teacher andmusician. $30. Registrationrequired. 793-2556; wisetem-ple.org/jewishmusicclass. Amber-ley Village.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27Art & Craft ClassesSummer Drawing Workshopwith Charlie Berger, 9 a.m. to2 p.m., Woman’s Art Club Cul-tural Center, 6980 CambridgeAve., The Barn. Work fromphotos, tackle detailed still lifesubjects or complete morefinished drawings. Includespersonal evaluation and cri-tique, plus informal demos oftools and materials. $30 perworkshop. Registration re-quired. Presented by Woman’sArt Club Foundation. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-

mont.Learning to Weave With RigidHeddle Loom, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., Learn toweave with portable RigidHeddle loom in this 2-day week-end workshop. Students supplytwo contrasting skeins of yarnand weave beautiful scarf.Looms available to rent for $10.Ages 14-99. $60. Registrationrequired. 703-5645. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsDave Laug Exhibit: SummerSolstice Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Immerse yourself in colour inthis effervescent exhibit oforiginal works by Dave Laug.Influenced by Fauvism andPost-Impressionism, his artreflects his travels and thesimplistic beauty of humanspaces. His vibrant and visuallyengaging work is included inmany private and corporatecollections. Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

Cooking ClassesJunior Chopped Competition,noon to 2:30 p.m., Cooks’Wares, 11344 MontgomeryRoad, Junior cooks (ages 10-14yrs) compete with mysterybasket of ingredients. Twopreliminary rounds; dishes willbe judged on taste, presentationand use of mystery ingredients.Winners of each round move tochampionship. See online fordetails. $15. Reservations re-quired. 489-6400; www.cooks-waresonline.com. SymmesTownship.

Exercise Classes

Tai Chi and Qigong Class, 2-3p.m., Yoga Fit Boutique, 10776Montgomery Road, With MasterJerome Cook. Ages 16-99. $20.Registration required. 237-5330;www.want2gofit.com. Syca-more Township.

Saturday Morning Yoga, 9-10a.m., Hopewell Meadows Park,9131 Hopewell Road, MainShelter. Classes are great way torelieve stress, connect withnature and make new friends.Led by certified yoga fit in-structor. No experience neces-sary. Free. Presented by SymmesTownship. 683-6644; www.sym-mestownship.org. SymmesTownship.

FestivalsSt. Columban Festival, 6-11:30p.m., St. Columban Church,683-0105; www.stcolumban.org/festival. Loveland.

Taste of Silverton, 4-7 p.m.,Meier’s Wine Cellars, 6955Plainfield Road, Lawn. Taste-sized portions from the DelhiPalace, HD Beans, the Ital-ianette, MVP Sports Bar andGrill, Silverton Cafe, Sweets byLaDawn and wine samplingsfrom Meier’s. Music by theMistics. Free admission. Present-ed by The Village of Silverton.792-6560. Silverton.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28Art & Craft ClassesLearning to Weave With RigidHeddle Loom, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,$60. Registration required.703-5645. Mariemont.

Art EventsDave Laug Exhibit: SummerSolstice Show, 1-4 p.m., Wom-an’s Art Club Cultural Center,6980 Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Closing reception for this effer-vescent exhibit of originalworks. Free. 272-3700; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Exercise ClassesYoga at Summit Park, 9-10a.m., Blue Ash Summit Park,4335 Glendale-Milford Road,Great Lawn. Classes led by YogaAlive. Held every Sunday fromJune through September. Free.Presented by Yoga Alive Ken-wood. 745-8550; www.yogaali-ve.com. Blue Ash.

FestivalsSt. Columban Festival, 3-9p.m., St. Columban Church,683-0105; www.stcolumban.org/festival. Loveland.

Music - Concert SeriesConcert in the Woods, 7-9 p.m.Jump ‘ Jive Show Band., McDon-ald Commons, 7351 DawsonRoad, Bring seating and picnic.Free. Presented by City of Ma-deira. 561-7228; www.madeirac-ity.com. Madeira.

Runs / WalksMadeira Centennial Criteriumand 5K Run, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Registration begins 7:30 a.m.,Downtown Madeira, Miami

Avenue, High-speed competi-tion accompanied by local food,beer, music and family enter-tainment. Benefits ArthritisFoundation and Juvenile Diabe-tes Research Foundation. Pricesvary. Presented by MadeiraChamber of Commerce. Nophone; www.madeirabike.com.Madeira.

MONDAY, JUNE 29Cooking ClassesUpscale Side of The Eagle:Part Two with Dana Adkins,6-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, Dana knowshow to finesse ingredients tocreate dish that bursts withflavor. Menu of summer favor-ites with just that bit of subtletythat makes you notice. $60.Reservations required. 489-6400;www.cookswaresonline.com.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesTai Chi-Qi Gong-Yoga class,5:30-7 p.m., Peachy’s HealthSmart, 7400 Montgomery Road,Tai chi is gentle and relaxingway to exercise and get inshape. Ages 18 and up. $12.PeachysHealthSmart.com.315-3943, ext. text only;www.peachyshealthsmart.com.Silverton.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

Ice Cream Social, 1:30 p.m.,Deer Park Branch Library, 3970E. Galbraith Road, Free. Regis-tration required. 369-4450. DeerPark.

Ten Thousand Villages: Arti-sans Around the World, 2-3p.m., Deer Park Branch Library,3970 E. Galbraith Road, Learnabout items made from artisansaround world and see somesamples. Free. Registrationrequired. 369-4450. Deer Park.

Youth SportsUltimate Frisbee for Juniors,6:30-8:30 p.m., Francis Recre-Acres Park, 11982 Conrey Road,Clinic mini-league fee includesperformance league shirt,competition grade flying disc for1st time players, experiencedcoaches and instructors, re-served fields, director. Ages 9-13.$10. Reservations required.Presented by Cincyultimate.373-0888; cincyultimate.org.Sharonville.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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The St. Columban Festival is 6-11:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, and 3-9 p.m.Sunday, June 28, at St. Columban Church, 894 Oakland Road, Loveland. Call 683-0105; visitwww.stcolumban.org/festival.

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What is it aboutvintage recipesthat intriguesme so? I guessit’s about the

history, a time when recipesharing was done by passingwritten or typed recipes byhand, sometimes when folks

gathered togeth-er for a morningcoffee break atsomeone’s home.

I was giftedwith such a won-derful lot ofrecipes fromDonna Wright, aClermont Coun-ty reader whowanted me tohave her Mom’s

and Grandma’s recipes. In-cluded with vintage cookbookswas a wooden box with thehandwritten and typed recipes,often with notes on the recipesby the cook. When I lookedthrough the box, I was sur-prised at the number of cakes,both for breakfast, brunch anddessert. We like a simple cin-namon coffee cake, one thatcan be made with the littleones and mixed by hand.

The recipe I’m sharing to-day from that wooden box isjust such a recipe. It’s calledquick coffee cake but I gave itan additional name. This coffeecake is really easy to make andnot too sweet or gooey. Perfectwith an morning cup of tea!

Quick coffee cake akaNot a fancy coffee cake

How much is a heapingtablespoon? The butter shouldmound up on the spoon. Iadapted the recipe only slight-ly. I made this by hand with awhisk.

1 heaping tablespoon butter1/2 cup sugar

1 egg1/2 cup milk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla1-1/2 cups all purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon saltPreheat oven to 325. Melt butter. Beat egg and

sugar together. Beat in butter.Add milk and vanilla and beathard. Add dry ingredients,which you have mixed togeth-er. (I just whisked them togeth-er). Blend but don’t over beat.Pour into greased and flouredpan. (I used spray).

Then mix together:3 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamonThe recipe said to sprinkle

this on top which I did. Nexttime I’ll swirl it into the batterso that if I would choose toglaze it, the glaze won’t pull thetopping up.

Bake 30 minutes or so justuntil toothpick inserted incenter comes out clean. Don’tover bake or cake will be dry.

Glaze (opt)I just made a confectioners

sugar glaze with a cup of con-fectioners sugar and enoughwater to make a glaze. Startwith 3 tablespoons water.

Refrigerator or freezerpickles

No, I didn’t make a mistakein the title. These pickles do goin the freezer and yes, they areamazingly crisp after thawing.My sister, Sonia, loves hergarden and each year makesthese awesome pickles. ForJudy N., who wanted the recipeand also wanted to know if shecould add some fresh dill sinceher dill will be ready when herpickling cucumbers are. Theanswer is yes. I think it wouldgive the pickles another ele-ment of flavor and, after all,

dill is one of the ingredients inpickling spice.

4 cups thinly sliced cucum-bers, unpeeled

1 medium onion, sliced thin2 tablespoons saltUp to 1-1/2 cups sugar - I use

less but just go to taste1/2 cup vinegar1-1/2 teaspoons pickling

spice1 red bell pepper, diced (opt)1 clove garlic, smashed (opt)Arrange cucumbers and

onions in large bowl. Sprinklewith salt and mix. Pour enoughwater over to just cover them.Stir again. Soak at room tem-perature for 2 hours. Drain,but don’t rinse. Meanwhile,mix sugar, vinegar and pick-ling spice in small saucepan.Bring to a simmer and cookuntil sugar dissolves. Let coolwhile pickles are soaking.After pickles have beendrained, add bell pepper, thenpour pickling brine over them.

Mix. Put into containers. Letmarinate overnight in refriger-ator before eating. Keeps atleast three weeks in frig, or upto six months in freezer.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

This coffee cake isn’t fancy

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A reader gifted her mom and grandma’s old recipes to Rita Heikenfeld, and included this wooden box containinghandwritten and typed recipes, with notes by the cook.

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Ensuring encores for the next generation

Every performance shared strives to improve a life and our community—we can relate. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor the world premiere of Cincinnati Opera’s production of Morning Star, June 30-July 19. This moving production about the Jewish immigrant experience in New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1900s resonates across time and cultures.

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

LOVELANDHERALD

Loveland Herald EditorRichard [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

June 17 questionWhat is your favorite sum-

mer vacation story (somethingthat you personally experi-enced)?

“One of my favorite sum-mer vacations was spentworking to help poor peopleback in the hollers of Appala-chia working very hard andsweating my behind off with agroup of youth and adultsfrom our church. It was dusty,dirty, hot, sticky, buggy, spi-dery, yucky and hard work butit was one of the more reward-ing times of my life seeing abunch of kids (including a cou-ple of girly girls) never com-plain doing it, and more impor-tantly seeing the sheer grati-tude from the home ownersfor what we had done for them.It was life lifting.”

M.J.F.

“Many years ago my em-ployer needed me to assist a

client in Florida. As I could flyor drive, I drove and took myfamily. Needless to say thisprovided a ‘free’ vacation forus. As luck would have it I wasnot that busy working mostdays and could also enjoy thestay. Vacations are great, butfree vacations are even better.Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONIf you could show visitors toCincinnati for the All StarGame one location that bestrepresents the area, whatwould it be and why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

This June commemoratesthe 800th anniversary of Mag-na Carta, the “Great Charter”which was designed to reducethe power of the State – overpersons.

This defining instrument ofliberty would become the cor-nerstone of a British parlia-mentary government and in-spire the revolutionary idealsof a young nation an oceanaway.

On June 15, 1215, at Runny-meade along the River Thamesnear Windsor, King John ofEngland (yes, that King Johnfrom Robin Hood) agreed togrant certain protections to a

rebelliousgroup of bar-ons, therebyputting writtenrule of lawabove absolutedespotism.The contractwould institutechecks on theKing’s powersand allow fordue process.

“We will sell to no man, wewill not deny or defer to anyman either justice or right.”Magna Carta – (1225). Al-though the Magna Carta un-derwent many incarnations in

the years and decades thatfollowed, its symbolism had aprofound influence on theconstitutional and legal devel-opment in Great Britain andabroad.

The charter’s significance iseven more widely felt in theUnited States of America as ithelped shape scholarly thoughtand public sentiment before,during and after the AmericanRevolution. The state seal ofMassachusetts, engraved byPaul Revere and adopted in1775, contains a patriot holdinga sword along with a copy ofMagna Carta. The Latin mottochosen, “Ense petit placidam

sub libertate quietem,” trans-lates to mean, “By the swordwe seek peace, but peace onlyunder liberty.”

This anniversary of thehuman spirit marks a mile-stone on America’s road toliberty. Now it is up to us toprotect that freedom. As Presi-dent Ronald Reagan once re-marked, “Freedom is nevermore than one generationaway from extinction. Wedidn’t pass it to our children inthe bloodstream. It must befought for, protected, andhanded on for them to do thesame, or one day we will spendour sunset years telling our

children and our children’schildren what it was once likein the United States wheremen were free.”

I pray this light from ourpast will help guide the stepsof our future. We must alsoremember that freedom’s twinis personal responsibility.

Zachary T. Haines is a resident ofSymmes Township; president, North-east Hamilton County RepublicanClub; president, Symmes TownshipRepublican Club; member, HamiltonCounty Republican Party ExecutiveCommittee, and co-chair, HamiltonCounty Republican LeadershipCouncil.

Celebrating a triumph of human spirit

Zachary T.HainesCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As the chief financial offi-cer of the Loveland City SchoolDistrict, and on behalf of theLoveland Board of Education, Iwanted to take the time toshare with you – our Lovelandinvestor – some importantinformation about a bond mill-age reduction that was sub-mitted by the Loveland CitySchool District and has beenapproved by the HamiltonCounty Budget Commission.

Information about the re-duction was first communicat-ed to you during the 2014 levycampaign, when the districtinformed you the bond millagewould be reduced from 3.34mills down to 1.75 mills (effec-

tive calendaryear 2015).

This meansthat taxpayersliving in thedistrict willsee a reductionof approxi-mately $48 per$100,000 ofappraised realestate due tothe retirement

of district bonds, and the re-duction will be reflected whentaxes are due in calendar year2016.

It is of paramount impor-tance to the Loveland Board ofEducation that our investors

are aware that the promisethat was made during the levycampaign was fulfilled. Onbehalf of the Board of Educa-tion and the entire Tiger Fam-ily, I thank you for your con-tinued support and investmentin the Loveland City SchoolDistrict.

Should you have any specif-ic questions about our districtfinances, I encourage you tocontact me directly. My door isalways open.

Brett Griffith is Loveland City SchoolDistrict treasurer and chief financialofficer.

Bond millage reduction benefits taxpayers

BrettGriffithCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Over the years familiesgrow and change but, housesdon’t adapt with them, andissues may arise that you

didn’t foreseewhen firstbuying thehouse.

When thishappens thenext logicalquestionbecomes,should youremodel yourhome, ormove to anew home

that better fits your needs?At Whole Home Modifica-tions, this is something wetalk about with our clientsconstantly, and we have a fewtips and factors for you toconsider.

The first question s howlong do you plan to be in yourhome? f you don’t plan to bein your home long-term, youmight not want to make dras-tic changes. If, on the otherhand, you plan to stay for life,you should consider what lifechanges you might experi-ence in the future.

Perhaps the most impor-tant step in deciding to moveor modify is to evaluate cur-rent and future needs of yourfamily. A family with tod-dlers has dramatically differ-

ent needs from a family withcollege students, or withlive-in grandparents. AtWhole Home Modifications,we often recommend addingan in-law suite on the firstfloor if you plan to stay inyour home long-term. It couldbe used as a study or recroom until you need it.

Last, but certainly notleast, consider the financials.Chances are you’ll pay morefor a new home. You alsohave to add the out-of-pocketcosts including moving ex-penses, closing costs, brokercommissions, and any redec-orating or renovations you’lldo in the next few years (nohouse is perfect!). You shouldalso look at what you canafford to do in a remodel.Compare the two numbersand see what makes the mostsense for your family.

Deciding to move or mod-ify your home is a big deci-sion, but ensuring your homecan grow and change withyou is important for the careand comfort of your familytoday and for years to come.We encourage you to evaluateyour family’s needs and findthe best solution for you andyour loved ones.

Nina Creech is senior vice presi-dent of operations, People WorkingCooperatively

Modify or move -Things to consider

GuestcolumnistCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Rowing is a great teamsport that is relatively easy tolearn, but hard work to per-form. It’s considered to besafer than contact sports, butrowers are at risk for a uniqueset of injuries that can be easi-ly treated if caught early.

Top reasons for injuriesRowing injuries often result

from overuse. The rower usesthe entire body for the stroke.The repetitive motion of row-ing stresses the joints andbones, which can cause irrita-tion and inflammation if notproperly addressed. Whenthere are many practices andcompetitions without enoughtime in between events forhealing and rest, an overuseinjury may develop.

Poor rowing mechanics canalso cause injury and pain.Injuries occur when the athleteis not using the proper tech-nique to perform the stroke.The lower back, the shoulder,the hips, the ribs and the wristsare the most commonly affect-ed areas.

PreventionCorrect rowing technique

makes all the difference withpreventing injury. The rowingstroke is a repeated cycle that

starts with therower in aseated positionwith the legsbent and el-bows straight.The next phaseis knees fullyextended(straight) andelbows bentwith the oarhandle drawn

into the body. This should beone fluid stroke using the en-tire body in sequence.

The most important thing toremember in the stroke is thelegs are the driving force.Neither the arms nor backshould be used for power. Thelegs are the force in the rowingstroke, the back stabilizes, andthe hips continue the motion ofthe legs. The arms use mo-mentum to pull the oar into thebody.

Back pain is common due tothe motion. Using the propertechnique is important alongwith proper strength. A rowerwould be wise to engage in acore-strengthening program toteach the body the stability andconditioning required for thisdemanding sport.

Other areas to keep in mindare the ribs and torso. The ribs

undergo stresswith eachstroke and astress frac-ture, which is afracture ofoveruse, iscommon torowers whotrain and com-pete often. Thegood news isthat most of

the time, rib and torso pain isdue to a muscle spasm orstrain which can be resolvedwith rest, rehabilitation, andtime.

At Cincinnati Children’sSports Medicine, we are hereto help you navigate this sport.Please contact us with anyquestions or concerns at 803-HURT.

Cincinnati Children’s link:www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Twitter Handle:@SportsMed4Kids.

Kate Berz is an assistant professorin the Division of Sports Medicine atCincinnati Children’s and a staffphysician in emergency medicine.

Rebecca Connolly is an athletictrainer in the Division of SportsMedicine at Cincinnati Children’sand a licensed massage therapist.

Youth rowers at risk forunique set of injuries

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

Girls lacrosse

» Mount Notre Dame placedfive of its students on the 2015US Lacrosse Girls’ High Schoolall-Academic Team. The fol-lowing players made the list:seniors Jessica Burris, TessMeyer, Caroline Warning andAli Wiethe and junior KelseyBeitman.

There are several criterionin order for a player to be se-lected to the list including aminimum cumulative gradepoint average of 3.6 on a 4.0scale.

Special team» Claire Ruben, who will be

a senior at Loveland this fall,

was selected as one of 20 play-ers at the Southwest DistrictUnderclassmen team tryouts.There were nearly 100 playerswho tried out over two days.

This team, coached byMissy Keith of Ursuline Acad-emy, competed in the All-OhioUnderclassmen Tournament atPickerington Central HighSchool June 22-23. Claireearned first-team All-Confer-ence (ECC) for the second yearin a row this spring, and hasplayed varsity all three yearsat Loveland. She is a member ofthe National Honor Society,senior class president, andplays for the Cincy Static fast-pitch team.

SHORT HOPS

THANKS TO NAOMI RUBEN

Loveland’s Claire Ruben makes a move off of third base against Kings.

LOVELAND — Not every fam-ily can boast of three collegeathletes, let alone two that havebeen a part of an NCAA cham-pionship.

The Ralph family of Love-land has the current braggingrights.

Anna Ralph is in her thirdyear rowing for Ohio State andhas a pretty good streak going.She has now been a part of anunprecedented three nationalchampionships for the Buck-eye women’s rowing team.

In late May, Ohio State wonthe hefty trophy at the Sacra-mento State Aquatic Center inGold River, California.

“The first varsity boat won,that was the one I was in,”Ralph said. “The second varsi-ty was second and varsity fourcame in fifth place. Overall as ateam we came in first.”

The “three-peat” is anNCAA first. AccompanyingRalph to Lake Natoma betweenthe Folsom Dam and NimbusDam in Sacramento Countywas her sister, Emily.

In 2012, Emily Ralph accom-plished her own milestone withthe OSU rowers.

“She was in the varsity fourboat and that was Ohio State’sfirst NCAA championshipboat,” mother Mary Ralph said.

“They didn’t win a team cham-pionship that year, but her boatwon an individual race for achampionship win.”

Prior to setting foot in Co-lumbus, the Ralph sisters hadbarely had an oar in theirhands.

“Neither of us had everrowed before,” Ralph said. “Iwas never phenomenal at anysport. I did a little tennis andcross country and was on theacademic team.”

Anna Ralph walked on to

Ohio State’s novice programwith no experience and hasstarted on the last two nationalchampions. She could end hercollege athletic career withfour national titles.

For now, she’s on break asthe OSU rowers train from Au-gust until late May. The Buck-eyes train out of a relativelynew boathouse built on the Sci-oto River. The sport is muchmore demanding than manyimagine.

“It puts a lot of strain on

your body,” Ralph said. “Some-times your body needs a breakfrom that. You’re on a slidingseat, so you really work outyour quads, your core, yourback and shoulders. It’s an awe-some workout because it worksout every part of your body.”

In the colder months, theroutine can be extra demand-ing. When the wooden oarbreaks ice, there’s extra resis-tance. If the Scioto is frozenover, it’s a mentally dauntingsession on an indoor rowingmachine.

Both sisters keep theirbrains churning when theirarms are not moving. Anna is abiological engineering majorworking a summer researchjob in Wooster. She would liketo go to dental school.

Emily Ralph is a mechanicalengineer for Rockwell Auto-mation in Milwaukee.

Not to be left out is brotherMichael Ralph, who recentlymade the Division I regionaltrack meet for Loveland in thediscus. The 6-foot-4 prospectalso played center on the bas-ketball team and will be play-ing offensive line this fall forWofford.

That will spread the Ralphsout from South Carolina to Mil-waukee to Columbus.

The parental smiles will re-main aglow in Loveland.

THANKS TO MARY RALPH

Loveland’s Anna Ralph, middle, rows with her Ohio State teammates outside of Sacramento in the NCAA Championships.

Ralph family rows and throws

THANKS TO MARY RALPH

Anna Ralph, left, and sister Emily Ralph of Loveland have been on theOhio State University women’s rowing team. Anna Ralph has been onthree consecutive national championship squads with OSU.

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KENWOOD — Shortly afterthe celebratory dogpile on themound and their Division I tro-phy presentation, the MoellerHigh School baseball team gath-ered in Huntington Park’s leftfield for a team photo.

The last player to get in theshot came with two guests withthe blessing of his teammates.

Senior catcher Bailey Mon-toya walked his mother, Christy,and father, Lucky, on to the fieldand into the photo. The champi-onship squad then flashed aunique sign, with their righthands forming an “L” and theirleft holding up three fingers.

It stood for Levi. Levi Montoya, brother of

Bailey and son of Christy andLucky, died in an ATV accidentin 2014 when Moeller was in thestate semifinals. A year and aday from that tragic evening,the Crusaders and the Mon-toyas walked triumphantly onthe grass and celebrated lifeand perseverance.

The younger Montoya wasjust 15 years old and a memberof Germantown Valley View’sfootball team. Bailey was Moell-er’s starting junior catcherwhen he got the tragic call thenight before the Crusaders’2014 semifinal game with Mas-sillon Jackson. Despite Levi’spassing, Bailey made the deci-sion to return to Columbus forthe game.

“I went to the hospital rightafter that and I didn’t go to beduntil about 4 a.m.,” Montoya re-called. “I talked it over with myMom and Dad and they said Iwas probably better off playingbaseball. That’s the one thing Ihave grown up with and loved,other than my family and God.”

Added Moeller head coachTim Held, “He didn’t want to lethis team down. He felt that obli-gation to come back as our start-ing catcher. I wasn’t expectingto see him the next morning. Hisgrandpa called and said he wason his way back.”

Held had already made ar-rangements to adjust his lineup,but allowed Montoya to catchwith a designated hitter in hisspot on offense. He told him ifhis thoughts were taking himelsewhere, to let him know andthey would substitute.

“It was a very emotionalday,” Montoya recalled. “WhenMassillon Jackson got that thirdout, I kind of lost it.”

JIM OWENS/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller catcher Bailey Montoyafields a ball against Mason in theregional championship game at theUniversity of Cincinnati.

Moeller,Montoyaslive likeLeviScott [email protected]

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LOVELAND — The Love-land High School boystrack and field teamplaced in four of the fiveevents they had partici-pants in June 5-6 in Co-lumbus at the Division IOhio High School Cham-pionships. This is the bestshowing at the meet everfor Loveland High School.The following athletesplaced in the top eight inthe meet, making the po-dium and earning a medal:

» Pole vault - seniorTaylor Florence - eighthplace, 14’

» High jump - seniorGiovanni Ricci - fifthplace, 6’6”

» 400 meter dash -sophomore Zion Wynn -eighth place, 49.09

» 110 meter high hur-dles - senior Giovanni Ric-

ci - seventh place, 14.52The 4 x 200 meter relay

team narrowly missedmaking the finals finish-ing with the 10th best timein prelims. The Ohio Statetrack has nine lanes so thetop nine make it to finals.Although they missed fi-nals they lowered theirschool record set theweek before in the DaytonRegional meet. The newrecord of 1:28.50 was setby seniors Carsen Daven-port and Jordan Davis andsophomores VaughnRichter and Zion Wynn.

The team also set fiveother new marks duringthe season:

» 4 x 100 meter relay -42.44 - Carsen Davenport,Vaughn Richter, JordanDavis, Zion Wynn

» High jump - 6’ 7” -Giovanni Ricci

» 400 Meter Dash -

48.72 - Zion Wynn» Pole Vault - 14’ 8” -

Taylor Florence» 110 Meter High Hur-

dles - 14.52 - Giovanni Ric-ci

The team finishedfourth in the SouthwestRegion prior to the Statemeet.

“It is a great accom-plishment to make it to thestate meet,” head coachJim Vanatsky said. “It is agreater accomplishmentto make it on the podium.Our kids success is a test-ament to their hard workto maximize their God-given talent, the greatcoaches we have and thetremendous support oftheir parents, our train-ers, administrators andthe Loveland AthleticBoosters.”

Loveland records stellar track, field season

THANKS TO JIM VANATSKY

Loveland’s Taylor Florence soars in the pole vault at the Division I state meet in Columbus.Florence tied for eighth, clearing 14’.

Submitted by Jim Vanatsky

Over the summermonths, the family orga-nized Live Like Levi, acharitable trust to re-member their lost lovedone and help others. Mon-toya’s family adopted theSisu philosophy that start-ed with Levi’s German-town football team. It’s aterm of bravery and beingable to overcome adversi-ty over incredible odds.

“We take donations andgive scholarships away,”Montoya said.

The Montoyas live inFarmersville and havebeen regulars at the Mont-gomery County Fairshowing hogs raised ontheir farm. Part of Bai-

ley’s healing processcame last August when heshowed one of his broth-er’s hogs. Bailey himselfhas had Herefords andCrossbred Barrows ondisplay since he was 9years old.

“Levi was big into 4-Hand so am I,” Montoyasaid. “I took one of hishogs and showed it at thecounty fair. It won re-serve grand championand was in memory of Le-vi. All of the money (about$2,000) was donated to theLive Like Levi founda-tion.”

The 4-H organizationstands for head, heart,hands and health. Thebackground has helpedMontoya in leadership,public speaking and hardwork – all great attributesof a top-notch catcher.

When pre-spring prac-tice rolled around again atMoeller, Montoya was de-termined to get to Colum-bus and return with thetop trophy. The team wasalso inspired and playedto “Live like Levi.”

As the season pro-gressed, it became appar-ent the Crusaders couldhave the stars alignedagain. They overcame in-juries to a pair of 2014starters in Joe Vranesicand Bryan Soth. Severaltimes, Montoya felt hisbrother’s presence.

“I hit a double in the re-gional final game (againstMason) to move us to thestate semifinal game,”Montoya said. “Coach An-dy Nagel said he wasstanding at first and theclouds kind of partedwhen I hit that double. It

made me tear up. We justopened the floodgates (inColumbus). I think forsure he was definitelywatching us.”

Before Christy andLucky Montoya joined theMoeller baseball familyfor the victorious picture,Lucky, a former footballplayer in New Mexico,lifted Tim Held in the airin jubilation.

Held was thrilled forthe moment and thrilledfor the Montoyas.

“The whole year thatfamily’s been throughwith the grieving process,to be able to capture thechampionship when wededicated the whole sea-son to Levi is a great feel-ing,” Held said.

Though his 4-H daysare coming to an end, Bai-ley Montoya will continue

his baseball career at theUniversity of Dayton.Gone will be the hour-pluscommutes to and fromMoeller.

“Dayton is 30 minutes

closer,” Montoya said. “Alot of the recruits in theDayton program are real-ly good players and thecoaches are really goodguys.”

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Moeller senior Bailey Montoya works with youth players atthe school’s baseball camp June 9.

WESTERN HILLS — Thissummer, the CincinnatiSteam are celebrating 10years of amateur summercollege baseball at MaxMcLeary Field on Fergu-son Avenue.

To celebrate, the Steamwill do as they’ve alwaysdone: lace ‘em up and play.

This season, they’ll dothat under first-time man-ager Pat Hyde, a formercatcher at Northern Ken-tucky University original-ly from Chicago. Hydewas a Steam assistant pri-or to earning the head gig.

Hyde’s a common com-modity for the Steam, whoemploy many aspiring forcareers in baseball.

“I want to put them inthe best position for themto be successful. I wantthese guys to come in forthe summer and by thetime they leave I wantthem to go back to theirschool better than whenthey left,” Hyde said. “Iwant them to grow andmature as people and alsoas baseball players.”

The Steam compete inthe Great Lakes SummerCollegiate League, one ofthe premier summerbaseball leagues in thecountry (arguably secondonly to Cape Cod), a wood-en bat league comprisedof players with remainingcollege eligibility. Rough-ly 17 locals play on theSteam this year, as well asguys from Michigan, Indi-ana, Illinois, Kentuckyand South Carolina.

After 11 games, theSteam are off to a 4-6-1start. At the plate, theSteam have been led byJake Richmond (Univer-sity of Cincinnati), who’shitting .444, and TreyGanns (Northern Ken-

tucky), who’s hitting .351with eight RBI. Max Foley(Evansville) has been hotwith a .341average, 14 hitsand eight RBI.

On the mound, HunterDunn (Eastern Kentucky)has a 4.23 ERA and a team-high 17 innings with 23strikeouts. Nick Beard(Northern Kentucky) hasa 3.60 ERA and ninestrikeouts in 10 innings.

“We have a very talent-ed team. We’re veryyoung,” said Hyde. “Get-ting guys into the rightspot in the right situation.You learn how to picktheir brain … you want tosee what their thoughtprocess is and their base-ball instinct.”

According to BradyLaber, Steam director ofbaseball operations, theSteam has had 32 playersdrafted by Major Leagueteams. Most notably,Adam Eaton with the Chi-cago White Sox and Pitts-burgh Pirates All-Starthird baseman Josh Har-rison.

Coming up at MaxMcLeary Field, the Steamhost Grand Lake Friday,June 26, on ALS night andon Thursday, July 2, theHamilton Joe’s come totown on fireworks night.

Steam into 10th ball season

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Cincinnati Steam first baseman Max Foley, a Moeller graduate,hustles down the line after a sacrifice bunt against theSouthern Ohio Copperheads on June 18 at Max McLeary Field.

Local roster Jake Richmond, Oak

HillsMitchell Lendenski,

LovelandAlex Corna, Lakota EastNick Beard, ElderBrad Burkhart, La SalleMax Foley, MoellerDanny Carrier, La SalleAustin Rieman, BadinScott Sebald, ColerainKen Ruberg, La SalleWes Noble, LebanonNick Cecil, LebanonDaron Bowling, HughesTed Andrews, CHCATrey Ganns, Boone

CountyHunter Dunn, Cooper

LOVELAND — West Vir-ginia sophomore andCincinnati Hills Chris-tian Academy alumnusKyle Davis continues toproduce.

In his recently com-pleted freshman seasonat WVU, his efforts ledhim to being named a Na-tional Collegiate Base-ball Writers Associationfreshman first-team all-American and a Louis-ville Slugger freshmanall-American.

He led the team in av-erage (.353), hits (79) anddoubles (17). Davis wasalso named second-teamall-Big 12 and to the con-ference’s rookie team.

“I was not expectingto contribute this early inmy career,” Davis said.“But during hitting in thefall, coaches liked my batand asked me about play-ing second base. Lastseason completely ex-ceeded expectation. Be-ing an all-American isgreat and it will be tied tomy name forever, but Iwould rather be in theCollege World Series in-stead of watching it onTV.”

In addition to his skillsat the plate, Davis hastaken a lot from his for-mer head coach JeffKeith.

He utilizes the samefielding techniques anddrills Keith taught him aswell as the mantra ofworking on things andcoming to the park likeit’s the last game you’ll

ever play.“I think that mentality

separates guys from oth-er players,” Davis said.

Like many collegeplayers, Davis is playingsummer ball to stayfresh and potentiallydraw the eyes of profes-sional scouts.

He is playing in Vir-ginia in the ValleyLeague with the Char-lottesville TomSox, afirst-year team.

According to theleague’s website, it’s theoldest amateur baseballleague in America that isstill operating.

Through the first 12contests of the 43-gameseason, Davis is batting.227 and is tied for theteam lead in RBI withseven. As of June 19, hewas batting.300 in hislast six games.

“It’s a little like theMinor Leagues with allthe traveling we do,” Da-vis said. “Fourteen hun-dred people came to thefirst game so people loveit. We have something go-ing on every day exceptMonday. The host fam-ilies have been great.I’ve enjoyed it.”

CHCA alum Davis namedto all-American teams

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CHCA alum Kyle Davis, shown here in 2012, continues toproduce.

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Gray appointed toVOA Museum board

Clyde Gray of SymmesTownship has been ap-pointed to the National

Voice ofAmericaMuseum ofBroadcast-ing’s boardof direc-tors.

Gray re-tired asWCPOnews an-

chor in 2014.Gray had a 37-year ca-

reer as a television newsjournalist, beginning hiscareer at WXII in Win-ston-Salem, North Caroli-na, his hometown. Heworked at WLWT in Cin-cinnati from 1979 throughthe 1980s, leaving Cincin-nati for a stint from 1983-

1985 as a reporter atWBAL-TV in Baltimore.He moved to WCPO in1991, where he anchoredthe evening news andworked with its investiga-tive reporting unit, the I-Team, and retired fromWCPO in 2014.

Gray won a share of theprestigious DuPontAward plus regional Em-my awards, and the Ed-ward R. Murrow Awardfor Best Newscast nation-ally.

He has served on theboard of the Dan BeardCouncil of the Boy Scoutsof America and on theboard of trustees of theScripps Howard Founda-tion.

Since retiring frombroadcasting in August2014, Gray has devoted histime to running the con-sultancy he founded,Blackboard Marketing.He lives in Symmes Town-ship with his wife and the

youngest of his three chil-dren.

“As a journalist, I wasattracted to the VOA mu-seum because of theVOA’s history as an accu-rate, effective news or-ganization,” Gray said.“As a history buff, I thinkwe’ll be able to tell somegreat stories and spark aninterest in our youngergeneration about the im-portance of accurate, un-biased reporting andpress freedom.”

The National Voice ofAmerica Museum ofBroadcasting is at 8070Tylersville Road in WestChester Township. Themuseum is dedicated topreserving the importantcontributions the VOAand Bethany Station madein the fight against Nazipropaganda during WorldWar II and the Cold Warthat followed.

Bhageria winsCongressional GoldAward

Members of Congress,community and corporateleaders honored the 267recipients of the Congres-sional Award Gold Medal

– Con-gress’highestaward foryouth.

Love-land resi-dent RajatBhageriais one ofthe recipi-

ents.Here is Bhageria’s es-

say:“I experienced the im-

portance of ‘paying it for-ward’ by volunteeringmore than 700 hours at mylocal hospital, library and(Hugh O’Brian YouthLeadership) conference.It’s been an extremely ful-filling opportunity to helpothers only for the sake ofhelping.”

This annual event rec-ognizes individuals thathave dedicated hundredsof hours of service to theircommunities. The awardswill be presented in theCannon Caucus Room onCapitol Hill.

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS

Gray Bhageria

UC Clermont’s Busi-ness, Law and Technol-ogy Department wasrecognized with the 2015University of Cincin-nati’s Marian SpencerDiversity AmbassadorAward during the uni-versity’s annual Diversi-ty Conference on MainCampus.

The department washonored for its variousactivities promoting di-versity and inclusion,representing a concert-ed effort spearheaded in

2011 by Jeff Bauer, pro-fessor of management/marketing and depart-ment chair, according toa press release.

Since then, the de-partment has made aconcerted effort to ex-hibit sensitivity to peo-ple of various cultures,with faculty membersinvolved with the Afri-can Professionals Net-work, BDPA Cincinnatiand the UC Sub-SaharanAfrica Regional Strate-gy Group, among others.

PROVIDED

UC Clermont assistant professor Prince Ellis, assistantprofessor Suguna Chundur, Marian Spencer, dean JeffBauer, professor Andy Curran and associate professor PageBeetem receiving the Diversity Award.

UC Clermont recognizedwith diversity award

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Sharonville United MethodistTraditional worship services at 8:15am & 11:00amContemporary worship service at 9:30amFaith development opportunities for all ages!3751 Creek Rd. 513-563-0117www.sharonville-umc.org

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Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

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Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

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The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

AscensionLutheran ChurchHealing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the month at7 p.m. More information avail-able at 793-3288.

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

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerRegular worship is 11 a.m. Sun-days followed by fellowship inthe Fireside room at noon. Firstday/nursery school is available.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org

Epiphany UnitedMethodist ChurchSpringhill Day Camp is July20-24, and features small groupBible teaching, high-energylarge group sessions, andadventure activities such asarchery, bungee trampoline,camp songs, climbing wall,crafts and more. Springhill DayCamp is open to completedkindergarten through fourthgrades. The cost is $169 perchild. Registration is now openat springhilldaycamp.com Formore information, contact theAnne Lee at [email protected] or call the churchoffice. The church is at 6635Loveland-Miamiville Road,Loveland; 677-9866; www.e-piphanyumc.org.

Grace BaptistChurchA free breakfast is served from 9a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.No reservations are needed.

The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchPastor Lonnie Darnell will leadan Adult Sunday School (9:15-10a.m.) class ending July 26. onthe key Biblical topic of “Shar-ing the Hope Within Us” (1Peter 3:15).

On the last Wednesdays for themonths of summer (July 29,Aug. 26) there will be a churchpotluck at LPC, followed by aninter- generational time ofworship, crafts and educationfor all ages. The meal will startat 6 p.m., followed by an hourof praise, learning and athemed activity. The evening iscalled “WOW! Welcome OnWednesday.”

The church recently establisheda community garden to connectwith the neighborhood. Thegarden consists of 20 4-foot-by-8-foot raised bed plots withbiodegradable weed blockbelow six inches of a topsoil/compost blend. It’s surroundedby a deer and rodent-prooffence. Cost is $25 per plot peryear. Garden brochures areavailable at the church, or can

be requested via e-mail or byphone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Tuesday through Friday.

Worship times are 9:15-10 a.m.,Sunday school; 10:30-11:30 a.m.,worship; and 11:30 a.m., fellow-ship.

A coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

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

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchSaturdays 5:30 p.m. – Contempo-rary service with a coffee caféstyle.

Sundays 9 a.m. – Traditionalworship with music featuringour chancel choir, bell choirs

and other musical ensembles. Sundays 10:30 a.m. – Contempo-rary service with music providedby a praise band.

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

Northstar ACommunity of GraceWorship times are 9 a.m. and 11a.m. Sundays.

QUEST children’s ministry isavailable at both celebrations.Junior high ministry (fifth-through eighth-grades) isavailable only at the 11 a.m.celebration.

The church at 11020 SouthLebanon Road, Loveland;www.golovelive.com.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchTrinity’s weekly Sunday servicesare traditional at 8:15 a.m. and11 a.m. and contemporaryworship (and children’s Sundayschool) at 9:30 a.m. The churchis at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill

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The Cincinnati Horti-cultural Society recentlypresented awards for the2015 Flower Show.

The awards were spon-sored by Tiffany & Com-pany. Dr. Frank Welsh,past Chairman of theBoard of the CHS waschair person of the Judg-ing. The Special Awardsare selected from theGold Medal winners.

Best in Show -HorticulturalPavilions

Lisa Gross, Going toPot, Witte Landscape Spe-cialists Inc. & NorthgateGreenhouse Inc.

Title: “Findlay Market– A Cincinnati Treasure”

The AmericanHorticultural SocietyEnvironmentalAward

The American Horti-cultural Society Environ-mental Award is present-ed for an exhibit of excel-lence which best demon-strates the bond betweenhorticulture and the envi-ronment and inspires the

viewer to beautify homeand community throughskillful design and appro-priate plant material.”

Mark Deacon, Cincin-nati State Technical &Community College

Title: Birds, Bees, But-terflies & Bugs

Chicago HorticuluralSociety FlowerShow Medal

An exhibit showingoutstanding horticulturalskill and knowledge, MikeHolscher, Holscher Hack-man Garden Center for“Rolling on the River.”

CincinnatiHorticultural SocietyAward - ProfessionalCategory

Outstanding horticul-tural achievement by aGold Medal Winner, KentFulmer, Fulmer’s Land-scaping, Title: “Garlandof the Queen City.”

The PennsylvaniaHorticultural SocietyDistinguishedGarden Award

Recognizing the gar-den with the most distinc-tive display, Kevin O’Dell,Tracy Meade and RoseBohan, Kendrick & O’Dell

Landscaping, Title: “Cele-brating a Cincinnati CityGarden.”

Mayor’s Award“Awarded to the exhib-

it that bests expresses theshow theme,” “CelebrateCincinnati,” Lisa Gross,Going To Pot, Witte Land-scape Specialists Inc. &Northgate GreenhousesInc., Title: “Findlay Mar-ket – A Cincinnati Trea-sure.”

Cincinnati ParkDepartment Award

Awarded to the exhibitwith the most outstandingdisplay of forced plantmaterial, Susan Rahn, A.J.Rahn Greenhouses, Title:“One Hundred Twenty-Five Years.”

City of CovingtonUrban GardeningAward

Awarded to the exhibitwhich best exemplifiescreative urban garden-ing, Rose Seeger and Bry-na Bass, Green City Re-sources/RothenbergSchool Rooftop Garden,Title: “Green Roofs forLearning.”

Special JudgesCommenation

Awarded for excel-lence in Horticulture, JeffPayne, ArchitecturalLandscape Design, Inc.,Title: Dwarf Conifer Col-lection.

Special JudgesCommenation

Awarded for excel-lence in Horticulture

Ammon Outdoor De-sign, Title: “The NorthWoods – PrehistoricTimes.”

CincinnatiHorticultural Society“Best of Show inDramatic TableSetting”

Amy Montgomery,Green’s Flower Shoppe,Title: “Sentinels in Sto-ne….The gargoyles andgrotesques of the OhioRiver Valley.”

The Edyth LindnerAward

Awarded to the exhibitthat displays the most har-monious color scheme offlowers and accessorieswithin a Dramatic TableSetting tablescape, DaleKabbes and Cindy Pan-ning, Dale’s Designs andFloral.

Title: “The Heart ofCincinnati”

The Molly KinedinstAward

Awarded to a noviceexhibitor who receives aGold or Silver awardwhose exhibit is a celebra-tion of imagination andcreativity.

Macy’s – FountainPlace: Malinda Legg, Re-becca Staley, Karen Guet-le, Erica Winchester,Evan Powers, Sheryll Mc-Closkey.

Special JudgesCommenation

Awarded for Outstand-ing Representation of theShow Theme “CelebrateCincinnati,” Cathy Krein-er, Village Pantry Cater-ing & RSVP Event Center.

Best of Show inContainer Gardens

Beth Maddux, DelhiFlower & Garden Center,Title: “Cincinnati Fairy.”

CincinnatiHorticultural SocietyAward in CreativeContainers

Awarded for the mostoriginal and creative de-sign based on interpreta-tion of the title and catego-ry criteria, Jan Anderson,Herbs & Such Enthusi-asts, Title: “CincinnatiSampler.”

Best of Show inWindow Boxes -Profesional

Linda Raines, The OldeGarden Shack Title:“Fireworks Celebration.”

Best of Show inWindow Boxes -Amateur.

Western Hills GardenClub, Carole Jones, AudreGoodwin, Gay Isaacs &Dottie Lutz.

Title: “Crusin’ Downthe River”

Gold Medal Winnersin the HorticulturalPavilions

Fullmer’s Landscap-ing, “Garland of theQueen City.”

Jeff Payne, Architec-tural Landscape Design,“Dwarf Conifer Collec-tion.”

Kendrick & O’Dell,“Celebrating a CincinnatiCity Garden.”

A. J. Rahn Green-houses’ “One HundredTwenty-Five Years.”

Going to Pot – LisaGross/Witte landscaping –Northgate Greenhouses.

“Findlay Market – ACincinnati Treasurer.”

Ammon Outdoor De-sign, “The North Woods –Prehistoric Times.”

Holscher HackmanGarden Center, “Rollingon the River.”

Gold MedialWinners inContainers

Beth Harnist - Adopt-a-Plant

Beth Maddux - DelhiGarden Center

Gold Medal Winnersin Dramatic TableSettings

Dale Kabbes, Cindy-Panning Dale’s Designsand Florals

Macy’s Fountain Place– Malinda Legg, RebeccaStaley, Karen Guetle, Eri-ca Winchester & EvanPowers

Adam Wissel- Persim-mon Lane Interiors

Cathy Kreiner VillagePantry Catering

Amy Montgomery -Green’s Flower Shoppe

Merret Collister, Don-na Hojnoski, Arleen Hoe-weler, Jennifer Moriarty,Kendra Black, & SarahZwaly- Cincinnati An-tiques Festival-

Victoria Wenstrup -Amelia Florist Wine andGift Shop

Robin Buop, DebbieRobbins, Nancy McCli-mans - Botanica

Gold Medal Winnersin Window Boxes

Susan Sturgeon andJen Engel-Conley

Western Hills GardenGlub – Carol Jones, AudreGoodwin, Gay Isaacs,Dottie Lutz

Felicia DeRita Hueber- Pipkins Market

Karen Zanger, SteveRock - 500 Gardens inMadisonville

Diane Schill Holscher-Holscher Hackman Gar-den Center

Laura Ferkinhoff -Olde Garden Shack

Linda Raines - GardenPath Landscaping

Felicia DeRita Hueber,Carrie Brodie -ShineYogaStudio

Flower show award winners named by horticultural society

JUNE 24, 2015 • LOVELAND HERALD • 7BLIFE

V. Helen HensleyV. Helen Hensley, 78, of Loveland died June 13.Survived by husband, Pearl Hensley; children Jeff (Heather) Hensley

and Darlene (Rick) McCann; and grandchildren Anne, Morgan,Hayden, Harrison, Hope and Michael.

Preceded in death by parents Ruth (nee Thompson) and Corney K.Taylor.

Services were June 17 at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home,Loveland.

DEATHS

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LOVELAND10939 Bloomfield Court: Mace,Olivier J. & Kerri L. Weekley toRose, Steven J. & Lindsa R.;$245,000.

210 Carrington Place: Gapinski,Robert B. Tr. to Salavei, Artur;$64,000.

420 Carrington Lane: Machiya,Lyndon to Tepe, Steven J.;$68,900.

17 Iroquois Drive: Bush, Alicia A.to Cornwell, Alma Catherine;$48,900.

212 Seminole Drive: Trett, JamieL. to Parrott, Curtis; $89,000.

137 Shoemaker Drive: Bertline,Diane Feichtner to Mullins,Kenneth A. & Marie Seel;$210,000.

1819 Vanderbilt Drive: Campbell,

Gregory A. & Deanna R. toSeven Hills Investments Corp.;$190,000.

SYMMES TOWNSHIP9239 Johnston Lane: Ham, JongS. & Yeon J. to Radcliff, Deeann;$578,000.

9527 Loveland Madeira Road:Fisher, Christian & Stacie toChadwell, Todd B. & MadhuraV. Kulkarni; $350,000.

1 Mariners Cove: Snider, TimothyE. to Snider, Stephen L.;$310,510.

9552 Stonemasters Drive: Pres-ton, Paul S. & Shari Lee toHaddad, Saliba & Christine;$500,000.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Loveland Woman'sClub conducted its finalmeeting of 2014-2015 atthe Richardson House atGreater Loveland His-torical Museum.

Glenda Jones, ownerof Cocoa Bites, was theguest speaker. She de-lighted the group with de-licious samples from herbakery. She mentionedthat she is now servinglunch on a limited basisand will also scheduleteas by reservation. This

is in addition to thewon-derful array of sweettreats available.

This was the last meet-ing of the club until Sep-tember.

The two scholarshipwinners were also an-nounced: Melissa Louisreceived the $1,000 Love-land Woman's ClubScholarship and KathrynMulhollen received the$1,000 Viola PhillipsScholarship.

PROVIDED

Loveland Woman's Club officers for 2015-2016, from left:Connie Smith, president; Linda Williams, first vice president;Patti Kellish, recording secretary; Carolyn Bingaman,treasurer; Kay Napier, historian, and Mildred Jones, advisor.Not pictured, Chriss Bailey, corresponding secretary, and PatFurterer, second vice president.

Sweet way toend the year

PROVIDED

Glenda Jones, owner of Cocoa Bites, 305 W. Loveland Ave.,was the guest speaker at the Loveland Woman’s clubluncheon and meeting June 9.

UC Clermont Collegebroke the Guinness Bookof Records for the high-est voltage potato bat-tery.

More than 100 stu-dents, faculty and staffalong with students fromSandy Ruschell’s Read-ing High School class,came out to help set anew potato battery worldrecord of 1,380 volts.

“Every year in myphysics class, I set up abattery using copperwire, zinc nails and afruit. I usually use lem-ons and light up a smallLED. However, lemonsare a bit pricey, so I de-cided last year to trypotatoes since they arecheaper,” associate pro-fessor of physics NickAbel said.

“When I was investi-gating online what I canpower with a potato bat-tery, I found that there isa Guinness World Rec-ord for most voltagefrom a potato battery(1,224 volts). I immedi-ately talked to Cliff Lar-

rabee, professor ofchemistry, and told himabout the record and weboth thought this wassomething we couldbreak. I usually like tojoke that I will never getinto Guinness Book forbeing fast, strong orrich, but building a bat-tery...I can do that,” hesaid.

UC Clermont breaks Guinness book recordTHANKS TO MAE

HANNA

UC ClermontCollegestudentsassemblingpotatoesdonated byKroger for theGuinness Bookof Recordsattempt.

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8B • LOVELAND HERALD • JUNE 24, 2015 LIFE