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COLUMBIA TWP. — There’sgood news on the road recon-struction front, according totownship Administrator MikeLemon.

The Ohio PublicWorks Com-mission has awarded ColumbiaTownship a $665,000 grant tohelp reconstruct Edith Avenuein its entirety and Blaney Ave-nue to the Cincinnati corpora-

tion line, Lemonreported at a re-cent townshipBoard of Trust-ees meeting.

Lemon saidColumbia Town-ship will contrib-ute about$265,000 to the

project in Madison Place.“We’d estimated (the town-

ship’s share) would probably bearound $300,000, so $265,000 is

slightly less thanthat and that’s al-ways good,”Lemon said.

Lemon saidconstruction willbegin aroundJuly 1.

“In the in-terim, we will be

working with an engineeringcompany toget all the engineer-ingwork completed and then bepreparedtogoout forbidssowe

canget thisdone sometimenextsummer,” he said.

LemonsaidEdithandBlaneyavenues need the work.

“If you’ve been over thosetwo streets, they definitely arein need of complete reconstruc-tion,” Lemon said.

Lemon said it is likely thatsomelargetreesonBlaneyAve-nue will have to be cut down.

When board of trustees VicePresident Susan Hughes askedwhy, Lemon said, “The roots

haveactuallygrownout into thestreet andwecan’tworkaroundthose roots.

“We’re not happy about (cut-ting down trees), but on the oth-er hand, it’s going to have a ma-jor impact on the street and thesidewalks,” Lemon said.

“We’ll save those (trees) wecan.”

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/ColumbiaTownship.

Columbia Township nabs road grantBy Jeanne [email protected]

Hughes Lemon

Three communities now inentertainment district talks

A new Community Enter-tainment District could helpbring more than a dozen newrestaurants, bars or other busi-nesses to three East Side neigh-borhoods.

That’s the hope of businessand community leaders in Co-lumbia Tusculum, the East Endand Linwood, which comprisethe 3 East Business Associa-tion.

Discussions have been ongo-ing for months and a final deci-sioncould comeasearly asFeb-ruary.

Early talks included just asection of Eastern Avenue,from roughly Tammy’s AirportInnatCarrel Street toDeltaAv-enue. The Community Enter-tainmentDistrict, orCED, laterexpanded to include parts ofColumbia Parkway and River-side Drive, and now includes amuchbigger area than original-ly envisioned.

“Our one CED encompassesall three neighborhoods,” saidChristineCarli, president of theColumbia Tusculum Communi-ty Council. “It’s a big long areawith 15 licenses that extendsfrom (Montgomery Inn at) theBoathouse all the way throughLinwood and down to Lunken(Airport).”

These districts — a specificdesignation that has to be ap-proved by Cincinnati CityCouncil — allow for additionalliquor licenses, above the statequota, to be issued in a definedarea.

Without a CED in place, abusiness can apply to the statefor a liquor license that costs$2,344 annually. But the statelimits the number of such li-censes: one for every 2,000 cityresidents. And because of pop-ulation losses, the city of Cin-cinnati is 14 licenses over its

quota, according to the state.That means 14 businesseswould have to give up licensesbefore a new one is issued.

As an alternative, a businesscan buy a license on the openmarket for roughly $20,000.

In 2008, City Council ap-proved two Community Enter-tainment Districts for theBanks riverfront development.In 2010, then-CouncilwomanLaure Quinlivan spearheadedlegislation so nonprofits fo-cused on neighborhood revital-

ization could get a break on the$15,000 cost to apply for a CED.Late that year, Pleasant Ridgebecame the first neighborhoodto take advantage of the re-duced fee of $1,500.

Since then, City Council hasapproved Community Enter-tainment Districts for EastPrice Hill, Madisonville, Over-the-Rhine, Northside, CliftonHeights/University Heights/Fairview, Short Vine and Wal-nut Hills.

Matt Ackermann, former

Columbia Tusculum Communi-tyCouncil presidentwho is nowtreasurer, said they’vehadgooddiscussions with leaders in thethree neighborhoods, and eachcommunity council will discussthe pros and cons amongstthemselves before a final vote.

Among the concerns previ-ously raised, is businesses witha liquor permit, like restau-rants or bars, would attract anight crowd and be empty dur-ing the day.

Other concerns include row-

dy or disruptive patrons, and adetrimental effect on estab-lishedbusinesses because of in-creased competition for cus-tomers.

Columbia Tusculum leaderswill talk about the CommunityEntertainment District at itsnextmeeting, which begins at 7p.m.Monday,Jan.20, at theCar-negieCenter, 3738EasternAve.

The vote is expected at theFebruary meeting.

John Johnston contributed to thisstory.

By Lisa [email protected]

Columbia Tusculum, the East End and Linwood will likely partner on a new Community Entertainment District that includes all threeneighborhoods. The special designation would allow up to 15 liquor licenses to help bring more restaurants, bars and businesses to the area.FILEPHOTO

Three East Sideneighborhoods couldpartner on plan

For more than threedecades,a113-year-oldfor-mer firehouse molderedalong a run-down stretchof EastMcMillan Street inWalnut Hills.

Today, the interior ofthe brick building buzzesas construction workerstransform it into a restau-rant called Fireside Pizza,expected to open byspring.

WalnutHills is themostrecent Cincinnati neigh-borhood to receive thedesignationofCommunityEntertainmentDistrict, orCED, an increasingly pop-ular economic develop-ment tool that helpedmake the firehouse’stransformation possible.In all, City Council has ap-proved 10 such districts,which allow businesses toget state liquor licensesquicklyandinexpensively.

CEDs are often hailedasan important tool for re-vitalizing neighborhoodsand creating jobs. Butcritics – inparticular, busi-ness owners facing in-creased competition – saythe districts create morealcohol-serving establish-ments than the city cansustain.

“Any incentive can be agame changer,” said Kev-inWright,executivedirec-torof thenonprofitWalnutHills RedevelopmentFoundation,whichworkedwith developer HardmanInvestments on the Fire-sideproject. “Whenyou’retalking about a $20,000cost of a liquor license onthe private market – andyou can take that awayfrom the opening cost – itcan be the difference be-tween (a business) choos-ing Walnut Hills or anoth-er neighborhood.”

Asnumberswerebeing

crunched, developer andtenant “came to us andsaid, ‘Here’s our (finan-cial) gap.’ Part of that gapincluded reducing the li-quor license cost. So wesaid, ‘We’llmake thisCom-munity EntertainmentDistrict happen,’ and nowthey’re coming here,”Wright said.

Without aCED inplace,a business can apply to thestate for a liquor licensethat costs $2,344 annually.But the state limits thenumber of such licenses:one for every 2,000 cityresidents. And because ofpopulation losses, the cityof Cincinnati is 14 licensesover its quota, accordingto the state.

That means 14 busi-nesses would have to giveup licenses before a newone is issued. “It couldtake years. But we justdon’t have any idea,” saidMatt Mullins, spokesmanfor thestateDivisionofLi-quor Control.

As an alternative, abusiness can buy a licenseon the open market forroughly $20,000. For asmall business, that canbea deal breaker.

Which is why Ohio’sCommunity Entertain-ment District law is an at-tractive option. It allowsfor additional licenses,abovethestatequota, tobeissued in a defined area –one license for every fiveacres, up to amaximumof15 licenses. They cost$2,344 each and can’t betransferred out of the dis-trict.

In 2008, City Councilapproved two CommunityEntertainment Districtsfor the Banks riverfrontdevelopment. In 2010,then-CouncilwomanLaure Quinlivan spear-headed legislation so non-profits focused on neigh-borhood revitalizationcould get a break on the

$15,000 cost to apply for aCED.Late thatyear,Pleas-antRidgebecame the firstneighborhood to take ad-vantageof the reduced feeof $1,500.

Sincethen,CityCouncilhas approved CommunityEntertainment Districtsfor East Price Hill, Madi-sonville, Over-the-Rhine,Northside, CliftonHeights/UniversityHeights/Fairview, ShortVine andWalnut Hills.

“We just could not see adownside of it,” said MattBourgeois, director of thenonprofit Clifton HeightsCommunity Urban Rede-velopment Corp., which inJune got city approval fora CED. “It doesn’t cost thecity anything. It doesn’tcost the state anything.The only thing it really im-pacts is this secondarymarket of inflated trans-fer costs for liquor li-censes.”

Since 2010, 21 liquor li-censeshavebeen issued inCincinnati neighborhoodswith Community Enter-tainment Districts, someto existing businesses.

“It hasworkedwonder-fully in creating jobs andallowing new businessesto open,” said Quinlivan,who lost her re-electionbid in November.

One example: Taste of

Belgium opened in Octo-ber in the Short VineCom-munity EntertainmentDistrict in Corryville, cre-ating about 40 jobs.OwnerJean-Francois Flechetsaid that figure couldeventually grow to 60.

“Banks don’t lend mon-ey to restaurant owners,”he said, which is why itwas important to get an in-expensive liquor licensethrough the CED.

It’s unclear, though,how many jobs have beencreated as a result of thecity’s CEDs.

Quinlivan requestedsuch a tally almost a yearago from then-City Man-ager Milton Dohoney Jr.He responded in a memothat employment datacan’t be tracked becausebusinesses operatingwithin the entertainmentdistricts have no contrac-tual relationship with thecity.

SoQuinlivanbegansur-veying businesses on herown.

“I was well safe in say-ing 300-plus jobs (havebeen created),” she said,the figure she used in hercampaign literature. “Ithink it’s more like 700-plus jobs.”

Butnoteveryonepaintssuch a rosy picture.

Mike Twombly, who

owns and operates Long-worth’s in Mount Adams,said increasing the num-ber of liquor licenses inthe city is “damaging” tolongstanding establish-ments because there are afinite number of peoplewho go out to eat anddrink.

“How is that sustain-able for all the bars andrestaurants?” he asks.

Mount Adams has longbeen known as a diningand drinking spot, but itdoes not get the advan-tagesaffordedtodesignat-ed entertainment dis-tricts, he said. And theclaims of new jobs beingcreated aremisleading, headded, because other busi-nesses suffer.

Scott Crawford agrees.HeownsOlivesat theLud-low Garage, a restaurantin Clifton.

“We’ve had to lay offpeople in the last year – amanager and a couple oth-er people – because busi-ness has gone down,”Crawfordsaid. It’s adirectresult, hebelieves, of com-petition from restaurantsat the Banks and in Over-the-Rhine.

“You can only slice thepie somany times,” Craw-ford said. “I think theBanks and those otherplaces are going to canni-balize themselves.They’re opening too many(restaurants), if you askme.”

An example of back-lash against a proposedCED came last fall in Oak-ley. Developers of OakleyStation, a $120 million re-tail, commercial and resi-dential development onthe former Cincinnati Mi-lacron site, sought neigh-borhood support for aCED designation thatwould have made up to 14liquor licenses available.But they were rebuffed;Oakley Community Coun-cil passed a resolution inopposition.

Council PresidentCraig Rozen said businessowners and residentswere concerned “thiswould increase the num-ber of establishments ableto serve alcohol in a dis-proportionate number towhat currently exists inour historic business dis-trict.”

Itwouldbemoreappro-priate, Rozen said, to cre-ate a CED in the neighbor-hood’s business district.

Quinlivan, too, notedthat CEDs are best put touse “in places that reallyneed the help.”

Such asWalnut Hills.The neighborhood’s

historic district, PeeblesCorner, “has seen somuchdisinvestment in the lasthalf century,” saidWright,of the redevelopmentfoundation. “We feel likethis (Fireside project) isgoing to be the catalystthat spurs future develop-ment and future retailspace being built out,whichmeansmore jobs.”

Developer Kent Hard-manplanned lastFriday toapply for Fireside Pizza’sliquor license. He alsobought the brownstonenext to the old firehouse,which he sayswill becomea hair salon. And he’s con-sideringresidential and/orcommercial uses for twobuildings across thestreet.m

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Kevin Wright, executive director of the Walnut HillsRedevelopment Foundation, in front of the city’s oldestremaining firehouse that will be converted into FiresidePizza. It’s intended to kick-start economic development inWalnut Hills. THE ENQUIRER/LEIGH TAYLOR

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State of theSchools

The annual Marie-mont City School Dis-trict’s “State of theSchools” address is 7p.m. Wednesday, Jan.15, at the junior high,3847 Southern Ave. inFairfax.

Superintendent Ste-venEsteppandTreasur-er Tom Golinar willshare details about thedistrict’sacademicsandfinances with the com-munity.

TheMariemontHighSchool orchestra andthe kindergarten classwill perform.

Christmas treerecycling

Bzak Landscaping isaccepting Christmastrees for recycling attheir Anderson Town-ship location, 3295 Tur-pinLane,offstateRoute32.

It’s open 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday throughFriday, and noon to 3p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.

Remove ornaments,tinsel and other itemsfrom the tree. Contain-ers and bags will be re-turned.

This recycling is forHamilton County resi-dents only.

Winter soiree setThe Carnegie Center

of Columbia Tusculumis hosting a winter soi-ree 5:30-10:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 18.

There will be beer,wine, appetizers andmusic. Call 473-5745 formore information.

The Carnegie Centeris located at 3738 East-ern Ave.

Community playCincinnatiPlayhouse

in thePark’sOff theHillseries s bringing “Joan:The Girl of Arc” to Co-lumbia Tusculum onSunday, Jan. 19.

The play, recom-mended for ages 11 andup, offers a new per-spective on the classicstory of theyoungwom-an who helped saveFrance.

It’s open to the pub-lic, and tickets are $5per person or $20 perfamily at the door. It isfree for all RiverviewEastAcademystudents,staff and families withidentification.

Showtimeis2:30p.m.at the Carnegie Centerof Columbia Tusculum,3738 Eastern Ave.

BRIEFLY

Ohio’s 2014 electiontook an unexpected Dec.30 when a second Demo-cratic candidate – Hamil-ton County CommissionerToddPortune – announcedintentions to run for gov-ernor, spurring a possibleprimary and annoyingsome Democrats.

“I am entering this be-cause I feel a real sense ofresponsibility,” Portunesaid. “There needs to be achoice.”

“I believe that I am thecandidate to lead our par-ty,” Portune said at a newsconference at IntegrityHall banquet center. Hesaid he has more experi-ence, a strong record andthe demonstrated abilityto win votes in the south-ern part of Ohio.

The decision by Por-tune, who is entering his21st year as a local electedofficial, will likely mean aprimary against Cuya-hogaCountyExecutiveEdFitzGerald, who an-nounced his candidacylastApril andhasbeenhasraising money and rack-ing up endorsementssince then.

Portune, 55, of GreenTownship, has until Feb. 5to officially file his candi-dacy; he left open the pos-sibility that he ultimatelymay not.

FitzGerald has comeunder fire in recentweeksfor choosing state Sen. Er-ic Kearney, whose mediabusiness is plagued withtax woes, as his runningmate. Kearney, of NorthAvondale, withdrew fromthe ticket Dec. 10.

The winner of the pri-mary will likely take onRepublican Gov. JohnKasich,who is running forre-election. Kasich mayface his own primary op-ponent from SouthwestOhio:ClermontCountyteaparty activist Ted Steve-not.

Polls have showed Fitz-Gerald gaining on Kasich.A November QuinnipiacUniversitypoll foundKas-ich leading FitzGerald 44to 37percent.But thatwasdown from 47 to 33 per-cent in a June Quinnipiacpoll.

Steven Reece Sr., aprominent African-Amer-ican business owner andfather of state Rep. AliciaReece, introduced Por-tune to a crowd of abouttwo dozens supporters,

some from CuyahogaCounty.

Notably absent wereany elected Democrats.And there was little Dem-ocratic support.

Democratic CincinnatiCouncilman P.G. Sitten-feld said on Twitter thathis focus will continue tobe on “FitzGerald’s visionfor growing Ohio’s econo-my ... .”

He added, “Today’s an-nouncement is not ideal interms of use of resourcesand unity, but I’m a freemarket guy, and voterswill now have their say.”

Sittenfeld’s fellowDemocratic councilman,Chris Seelbach, also saidonTwitterhe’ll continue tosupport FitzGerald.

“ToddPortunehasbeena client and someone I’veadmired for a long time,”Seelbach wrote. “But thelast thingweneed isadivi-sive primary.”

Hamilton CountyDem-ocratic Party ChairmanTim Burke wasn’t at theannouncement. He saidhe’ll continue to supportFitzGerald, who the coun-ty party – as well as thestate party – has alreadyendorsed.

Portune said he has“heard rumblings” thatforcing a primary willhurt the Democratic Par-ty. But he said a primarycampaign doesn’t need tobe negative; candidatesdon’t have to spend outra-geous sums.

“You don’t need to gonegative, sowhen it’s overyou canbring the party to-gether and rally,” Portunesaid.

Headmittedhe’ll likelyneed to raise at least $10million to be competitivein the general election.Heexpects to raise money ina grass-roots effort ofmany smaller donations.His county commissionercampaign fund contains$181.29, according to hismost recent campaign re-port.

“I cannot dispute it,” hesaid. “It will take a lot ofeffort to raise that. I havea very aggressive 30 daysahead of me.”

In 2010, Kasich and op-ponent Democrat TedStrickland spent $31.4mil-lion – a state record forgovernor.

Portune said he has“grave concerns – as domany Democrats – that(FitzGerald) will pull thevotes in Southern Ohio

that he needs to win.”Both have name identi-

fication hurdles. FitzGer-ald is working to makehimself known to South-west Ohioans while Por-tune will have to spend alot of time introducinghimself to northern Ohioresidents.

Portuneispopular localcandidate. He has repre-sentedSouthwestOhio for20 years, first as a Cincin-nati councilman, then be-ginningin2000asaHamil-ton County commissioner.

As commissioner Por-tune helped pave the wayfor The Banks, a projectthat transformedthemud-dy riverbank into a thriv-ing economic develop-ment full of restaurantsand apartments.

Hamilton County Re-publican Party ChairmanAlex Triantafilou said aPortune run shows thestate Democratic Party isin “disarray.”

“The fact that he can’tkeepabigcountycommis-sioner from running andseeing the writing on thewall shows the lackof sup-port he has in a criticalcounty like HamiltonCounty,” Triantafilou said.“It just shows theFitzGer-ald campaign is in disar-ray.”

A state Republicanspokesman said regard-less of the Democraticcandidate, theGOPwill fo-cus on progress in thestate.

“As the Ohio Demo-cratic Party deals with itsinternal issues, we willcontinue to tout Ohio’sturnaround that began un-der Gov. Kasich and OhioRepublican leaders,”spokesman ChrisSchrimpf said in a state-ment.

When asked about Por-tune, a spokesman for theDemocrats said the partyexpects to win with Fitz-Gerald.

“The Ohio DemocraticParty is focused on hold-ingGovernor JohnKasichaccountable, and next fallwe will elect Ed FitzGer-ald governor along withthe rest of our endorsedstatewide candidates thatare committed to puttingOhio back on track for themiddle class,” partyspokesman Jerid Kurtzsaid in a statement.

The Coalition Opposedto theAdditionalSpendingof Taxes has taken Por-tune to task on social

media, calling him “bal-loon boy” for frequent at-temptsatstatewideoffice.

State Rep. Chris Redf-ern, the chair of the OhioDemocratic Party, toldWVXU-FM (91.7): “Everytwo years, we get excitedabout the Cincinnati Ben-gals, and Todd Portunetalks about running for anoffice.”

The groups point outthat in the past Portunepublicly explored becom-ing chairman of the stateDemocratic Party,wantedto be lieutenant governor,and considered running

for U.S. Senate and forOhio attorney general.

Portune did hedge a bitat theendofhis announce-ment, saying that that ifhefinds in the next 30 daysthat he has no real chanceof winning, he won’t actu-ally file.

He said, “If I’m wrong,if things really are alllocked up and supportdoesn’t materialize, Iwon’t file just to be on theballot.”

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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MARIEMONT JUNIORHIGH SCHOOLThe following students haveearned honors for the first quarterof 2013-2014.

Honor rollSeventh grade - Grace Amlung,Andrew Babcock, Holly Byers,Benjamin Ciolino, Jackson Comer,Katherine Copetas, Charles Co-wart, Katarina DeCamp, AnnaEberlein, Natalie Eisenhauer,Elizabeth Elin, Abigail Falknor,Stephanie Frey, Lewis Gatch,Catherine Geary, Elizabeth Jones,Kristen Keyes, Jacob Mantle,Joshua McClorey, Sydney Messner,Ian Mikesell, Ava Morgan, LaineNewman, Katherine Overbey,Drew Pitstick, Amelia Popowics,Anna Scheeser, Molly Sharp,Kyleigh Spang, Reid Stautberg,Grace Straley, Sydney Tritsch,Marin Valentine and Olivia Walk-er.Eighth grade - Jack Ballard, JackBarnes, Cassidy Bollman, SophiaBorgerding, Andrew Brandser,Jacquelyn Brokamp, DanielleBryan, Celia Caesar, Megan Cald-well, Logan Campbell, Davis Chu,Hannah Coates, Alexander Cope-tas, Isabella Cottone, RobbieCurran, Kayla Dewey, WilliamDoran, Abigail Ewart, Sarah Fee-ney, Sari Gall, Kyra George, ParkerGetgey, Ava Glass, Mark Griesmer,Lucy Hanley, Cole Harden, JudeHart, Anna Herlinger, AnaliseHinebaugh, Cameron Hollander,Kaleigh Hollyday, Lauren Kaminer,Lindsay Kaminer, Alexandra Kauff-man, Harrison Keith, Daniel Keyes,Benjamin Klawitter, Henry Lewis,Gracelyn Lyons, Conor Mackey,Matthew McGrory, Nate Michael-son, Robert Michels, Nate Moehr-ing, Lena Murauskas, Bailey Mur-phy, Molly Mysogland, JacksonNorthrop, Erin Ramey, ChloeReavill, Trey Regruth, EmeryShelley, Lindsay Stricker, MollieSullivan, Grace Teghtmeyer, LilyToman, Zachary Weinland, Whit-ney Weiss, Fletcher Wells, BradleyWestmeyer, William Weston, AlexWilson, Brooke Woellert andMichael Wuertemberger.

Merit RollSeventh grade - Mark Andrews,Margot Baumgartner, SophiaBernloehr, Braden Bortz, VictoriaBotella, Avery Brinkman, MacyBruner, Nolan Buck, Shawn Buxsel,Anthony Carney, Savannah Con-nor, Jacob Cox, Jonah Dill, JamesDimichele, Sinclaire Dorsten, CoraDupre, Garrett Engle, SarahForbes, Hunter Gailliez, McKenzieGampfer, Steven Giordullo, AshleyGrimmer, Anna Harding, FrancesHarrington, Gabriel Hartnett,Logan Hay, Sebastian Hernandez,Nicole Herrera, Anna Hobart,Noah Hoffer, Mykal Hogue, Hunt-er Horn, Sophia House, NicoleHuebner, Michael Kane, Lily Karl-son, Mary Kate Keller, EmmaKuwatch, Frances Lindell, AveryLindner, Theodore Lizak, EthanLongardner, Claire Lynch, KennedyMcNeil, Joshua Medlin, PaytonMegowen, Peter Payiatis, GracePenker, Emilia Ranalli, Sean Reber,Wallace Renie, Hunter Riportella,Henrik Rolander, Michael Rubin,Robert Salkin, Davis Schmit, JackSetters, Aidan Shenton, ChloeShenton, Corben Shoemaker,Caleb Sklena, Alan Smith, ShalenaSpiegel, Yaitova Spiegel, ElisabethStewart, Justin Taylor, JacksonTrester, Marley Tudor, EmmaVeeneman, Lexxus Verdon, Gabri-elle Walton, Madison Wilson andHannah Zelinski.Eighth grade - Bradley Barrett,Ellery Bledsoe, Kelsey Brown,Anileah Buswell, Hayden Cham-bers, Kristen Crabtree, OwenDingle, Abigale Dodson, QuinnDriggett, Conner Engle, MaxGeers, Hope Gerred, Brett Gilbert-son, Eli Glaser, Jacob Gunner,Sophia Hand, Brandon Henize,Myles Hogue, Madeline Hook,Mackenzie Huber, Sydney Huber,Kasey Jones, William Kemper,Sydney King, Andrew Krafft, DaisyLewis, Michael Lopez, Tyler Lun-deberg, Kyle Mason, ShannonMathews, Nicholas McCarthy,Kennedy Moi, Jakob Motto, LoganNeal, Sydney Nicholson, BradleyQuick, Elsa Reiter, Hannah Ripley,Courtney Robinson, Ashley Roth-ert, Thomas Rothert, SydneySeeger, Parker Siegfried, GarrettSoltysik, Miller Steele, CameronStephens, Charles Tripp, ColtonUrbanski, Jacob Van Lieu, AlecVianello and Emily Vose.

HONOR ROLLS

The Mariemont Preserva-tion Society ledMariemont Ele-mentarySchool second-gradersthroughvarioushands-on learn-ing stations at the MadisonvilleSite in Mariemont, so the stu-dents could learn more aboutthe day-to-day lives of the localLateFortAncientNativeAmer-

ican tribes. The students builttheir own cache pit, groundcorn, played a hunting skillsgame, painted their faces andmade headdresses, handled ar-tifacts, played instruments andperformed an archaeological“dig.”

Mariemont Elementary second-graders Stuart Wells and Magnolia McCoy observe a Native American artifact found in the area on theMadisonville Site in Mariemont.

Site-seeing

Mariemont Elementary second-graders Gavin Van Scoy and KaylaNevius discuss tools used by the Native Americans and how theywould be used with Mariemont Preservation Foundation volunteerTomMonger.

Mariemont Elementary second-grader Kala McNeeley builds a smallerversion of a Native American cachepit, which is what the NativeAmericans used to store food goods, such as corn.

A Mariemont High School student pro-ject raising more than $12,000 to eliminatematernal and neonatal tetanus (MNT)around the world is the winner of 4C forChildren’s thirdannualChampions forChil-dren: The Next Generation Award.

These funds, raised by a 5K race in Sep-tember 2013, will save the lives of thou-sands of babies andmothers inThirdWorldcountries who would otherwise die eachyear from MNT. At approximately $1.80each, these funds will provide vaccinationsto protect 6,600 mothers and their youngchildren from tetanus.

“Weplanned this event to raisemoney sothatmorechildrenwouldbeable to livepasttheir first birthday," said Sarah Blatt-He-rold, the originator of the idea and the pas-sionate leader of a team that worked for ayear to plan and build community supportfor the 5K race that raised the funds to at-tack this preventable disease.

Project committee chairs included Ad-die Shelley, Abby Moreton, Holly Huber,JonBezney,OliviaErhardt andRydenLew-is. TheirKeyClub faculty advisorwas JulieBell.

The funds raisedbyMariemont studentsgo toTheEliminateProject, a joint effort ofKiwanis International and UNICEF to vac-

cinate 1 million mothers. “The $12,000raised by theMariemont Key Club certain-ly makes it one of the leading Key Clubsworldwide in terms of donations to this pro-ject,” says Amy Zimmerman, coordinatorof the Ohio District Kiwanis - EliminateProject.

4C also recognizes the following withhonorable mentions:

» TheSevenHillsSchool for “TutoringatJohn P. Parker,” a lunchtime tutoring pro-gram at John P. Parker School in Madison-ville organized by Jessica Seibold, thatpaired 35 Seven Hills students with John P.Parker students with the goal of improvingmath and reading skills. This year, the pro-ject has grown to include 75 students ateach school. Jessica is a resident of IndianHill.

» Cincinnati Hills Christian Academyfor “SOS Adopt A Class,” a project thatgrew out of this question by Ellie Parker:“What if ourhigh school adopted awhole el-ementary school?” She and Sidney Young,both residents of Mason, recruited 45 highschool mentors for a year of interactionswith 53 K-4 children at Prince of PeaceSchool in Madisonville. This year the pro-ject will serve 52 students at EvanstonAcademy.

The goal of the Champions for Children:The Next Generation Award is to honorhigh school students in grades 9-12 who aretaking action on behalf of the children ofour community--or of our world. “We wantto reinforce in the leaders of tomorrow theimportance of investing in the children oftoday--especially those frombirth toage8,”says 4C President/CEO Sallie Westheimer.

4C for Children has long recognizedadult community leaders who championchildren, and will do so again at a Feb. 1Champions for Children Celebration at theHilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, honor-ing 2013 Champions for Children BrentCooper, Alfonso Cornejo and Buffie Rixey.Thepresentation of the 2013Champions forChildren: The Next Generation Award willalso be made at this Feb. 1 event.

To be eligible for consideration, youthprojects had to be nominated by theirschool, demonstrate the involvement ofhigh school students and do one or more ofthe following:

» Empower and educate young childrenthrough direct service

» Provide leadership or raise awarenesson an issue that impacts young children

» Improve the quality of life of youngchildren.

Students win ‘Champions for Children’ award

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Boys basketball» Clark Montessori beat

Reading61-30onDec. 27.SeniorMalik Rhodes had 16 points.

In the Clark Cougar HolidayClassic, theCougarsbeatGroveCity Christian 66-38. Senior Jo-seph Davis had 17 points.

On Jan. 3, Clark beat NorthCollege Hill 72-57. Rhodes ledthe Cougars with 23 points.

»Mariemont beat Middle-town 63-52 Dec. 28 behind a 20-point night by Terry Sparks.

» Summit Country Day beatSeven Hills 54-38 Jan. 3 to im-

prove to a 5-3 record.»WalnutHillsbeatGlenEste

67-49 on Dec. 27. Junior MaCioTeague led the Eagles with 21points.

The Eagles beat Aiken 59-49on Dec. 28 as Teague had 36points.

Teague hit for 23 on Jan. 3 asWalnut Hills defeated Loveland55-49.

» In theBeachBall Classic atMyrtle Beach, S.C., Moellerbeat Father Henry Carr (Cana-da) 55-39 on Dec. 27. JuniorNate Fowler led with 19 points.

On Dec. 30, the Crusadersdowned Franklin 88-34 withsenior Adam Gigax scoring 13points.

Senior Grant Benzinger had19 points on Dec. 31 as Moeller

took fifth-place in the holidaytournament with a 51-34 winover Bullis School (Maryland).

Girls basketball»Mariemont lost 59-48 at

McNicholas Jan. 2, but bouncedbackwith a 48-43 homewin Jan.4 against Madeira to up its rec-ord to 8-4.

»Mount Notre Dame beatTalawanda 61-44 on Dec. 28 asjunior Naomi Davenport had 23points.

MND beat Dublin Coffmanon Jan. 4, 62-26. Junior BlairCarlin led the Cougars with 16points.

» Purcell Marian defeatedRoger Bacon 55-43 Jan. 4. Ju-nior Maria Englert had 20points.

»Walnut Hills beat McKin-ley 54-49 on Dec. 28 as sopho-more Arielle Varner had 16points.

In the Braggin’ Rights tour-nament Dec. 29, the Lady Ea-gles defeated Thurgood Mar-shall 55-53 with junior TaylorDarks scoring 23 points.

» IntheBraggin’Rightstour-nament Withrow beat Craig-mont 63-43 as senior MontrailRoberts had 16 points.

WithrowbeatThurgoodMar-shall 47-40 on Jan. 4. Robertsagain led with 20 points.

» Riley Jerow and KarleeProctor scored 18 and 15 points,respectively, for St. UrsulaAcademyDec. 29 in a 50-42 lossat Toledo Central Catholic.

» Summit Country Day lost

56-48 against Walnut Hills Jan.4.

Wrestling» In theAdamCoxMemorial

tournament at Norwood, Pur-cellMarian’s T.J. Bursewas thechampion at 160 pounds.

Boys swimming»Walnut Hills was second at

the Milford Invitational Jan. 4.Senior Andrew Tengen won the100 butterfly.

Girls swimming»Walnut Hills was third at

the Milford Invitational Jan. 4.JuniorKeiraHasselwon the100butterfly and sophomore CaseyBecker took the 500 freestyle.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

MARIEMONT — Blamewhat’s coming on a holidayhangover, but talking to Ma-riemont High School’s Rebek-ah Justice might be reminis-cent of a chat with Buddy, theelf in the eponymous filmstar-ring Will Farrell.

The 6-foot-4.5 freshmanbasketball player – she is stillgrowing, projected to top outat 6-foot-7 - already etchedherself into varsity recordbooks for the Warriors whilestill adjusting to the highschool game.

She reads Dean Koontz andenjoys the horror novels ofSteven King. The terror,though, comes for anyone try-ing to drive the lane on her.Justice leads the Cincinnati

Hills League with an averageof more than five blockedshots a game.

And theBuddy connection?“I love defense,” Justice

said. “It’s my favorite.”Samewith head coach John

Weilbacher.“It gives us a real chance to

spread out and extend our de-fense knowing we have herback in the lane,” he said. “Ourperimeter players can reallyextend the floor.”

Justice owns the first twotriple doubles ever recordedby a Mariemont girls basket-ball player.Thestatisticusual-ly covers points, rebounds andassists, but Justice did it withblocks, swatting 10 and 11shots in the historic perfor-mances.

“I love being tall,” she said.“Iwouldmuch rather stick out

onmy own than kind ofmelt inwith the crowd.”

Justice began playing bas-ketball in first grade. Shecredits her soft shooting touchto former Harlem Globetrot-ters player Sherwin Ander-son,withwhomshe trained forseveral years.Making thevar-sity squad as a freshman andbecoming an impact playerright awayhaven’t phasedher.

“I was a little nervous atfirst, but once I got into prac-tice and we had some scrim-mages, I felt like this is whereI should be,” Justice said. “It’sa lot more intense (than mid-dle school).We’re trying to geta winning record and make itto state.”

Weilbacher said Justice is agood, coachable teammate,

Mariemont High School freshman Rebekah Justice (50) defends during a Jan. 2 game against McNicholasHigh School. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Mariemontfreshman growsinto principal roleByMark D. [email protected]

See JUSTICE, Page A6

KENWOOD — Not many highschool basketball coaches willraveoverafifth-placefinish inatournament.

Moeller’s post-Christmastrip to the Beach Ball Classic inMyrtle Beach received fivestarts in coach Carl Kremer’sunofficial roundball travelguide.

“Of all the years we’ve beengoing to tournaments, it’s thebest organized,” Kremer said.“It’s big time how they treat youand how they do it and thecrowds are huge. They get allthe townspeople out.”

Moeller’s annual basketballtrip is paid for through teamfundraising and has become atraditional primer for the roughand tumble Greater CatholicLeague that begins this month.

The Crusaders came awaywith just one loss, against Provi-dence, Fla., 60-56 on Dec. 28.Duke recruit Grayson Allen ledProvidence with 30 points, withsenior Grant Benzinger topped

Moeller with 21.“Wehad aheck of a chance to

beat them,” Kremer said. “Wehad a drought in the first halfand a drought in the second halfscoring-wise. Other than that,we dominated most of thegame.”

The loss gave Moeller a bestcase scenario of fifth-place,which they achieved three dayslaterwithconsecutivewinsoverover Franklin (Ohio) and BullisSchool (Maryland) Dec. 30-31.To start the tournament, theCrusaders defeated FatherHenry Carr (Canada) 55-39.

In addition to top notch com-petition,Kremerwas impressedwiththecrowdsalongtheGrandStrand.

“Most of the time, it’s in ahigh school gym and there’s 300people,” Kremer said. “Thenight we played Providence atthe conventioncenter, I’mgoingto bet there were 3,000 peoplethere.”

While enjoying the sands ofthe Atlantic during the day, theCrusaders heard the typical, “Ithought you were a footballschool” comment. At night,Kremer’s gold and blue hungwith teams that equaled or sur-passed them in height and fea-tured top talent.

A local ambassador accom-panied all 16 teams involved.

“I think from top to bottom,it’s the best run tournamentwe’ve been to,” Kremer said.“Thecommunity is really into it.The team that beat us by fourbeat a teamfromNewYorkCityby 25. A lot of people think thatour game against them was thechampionshipgame.Wejustgota tough draw. Providence wasthe No. 1 seed.”

Among the highlights forMoellerwas seniorAdamGigaxfinishing in the top four of the

Moeller’s 6-foot-9 center Nate Fowler prepares to tip it off against TaftDec. 13. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller basketballreturns fromholiday beach ballBy Scott [email protected]

Moeller senior guard Tre Hawkinsconcentrates at the charity stripefor Moeller. SCOTT

SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS SeeMOELLER, Page A6

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LOCAL BEARCATSWRAP UP SEASON

Brandon Mitchell of Withrow saw the field a fewtimes in 2013 on the defensive line.

St. Ursula Academysenior Kristen Massa ofAnderson Township wasrecently selected for theUnderArmourGirlsHighSchool All-America Sec-ond Team by the Ameri-can Volleyball CoachesAssociation (AVCA) forher outstanding perfor-mance on the court thisyear.

Shewastheonlyplayer

from Ohioselectedfor the firstor secondteam.

In addi-tion to thishonor,Mas-sa was alsonamed

Girls Greater CatholicLeague player of the yearfor 2013 and was named a

top recruit byPrepVolley-ball.com earlier in theseason.

During her final sea-son at St. Ursula, Massasurpassed the school’sprevious record of 893 ca-reer kills and finished theseason with 1,223 careerkills.

When asked aboutMassa’s selection, CoachKevin Lucas said, “In my

14yearsof coachingat theschool, I have not seen amore gifted attacker. Notonly is Kristen very tal-ented, she is a hard work-er and a fantastic leaderand teammate."

Massa credits hergreatcoachesandsuppor-tive family for her suc-cess. Sheplans toplayvol-leyball forXavierUniver-sity next fall.

Massa is only volleyball playerin state on All-American team

Massa

who has unlimited poten-tial. She’s already drawncollege interest from thelikes ofMiamiUniversityand Kansas State.

“It has been nice (hav-ing her), but there havebeen some growingpains,” Weilbacher said.“We’ve had to adjust toher and she’s had to ad-just to the pace of highschool. There have beensome freshman bumps asyou might expect, butshe’s been as good as ad-vertised.

“She has to work onher post game. She has anice touch out to almostthe three point line. Shecan rely on that a little toomuch. I want her to beable to dominate inside.That’s the goal. And shewill.

“Right now she’s giv-ing up the ball in thepaint. It’s hard to get onher for being unselfish,but therewill comea timewhen she has to demandthe ball and take over agame offensively. Shehas some work to do ongetting aggressive, onbe-ing assertive, on makingdecisions, but she’s a ma-jor Division I recruit.”

JusticeContinued from Page A5

tournament three-pointshooting contest.

“Adam Gigax shooting

the ball sort of protectsour bigs,” Kremer said.“Now we have a shooteron both sides inAdamandGrant. Jack Anton alsohad a good three days.”

Kremer’s guards alsohad a successful run.

“Tre Hawkins steppedup at point guard andGrant (Benzinger) didvery, very well,” Kremersaid. “Hawkins does a lotof things that doesn’tshow up in the points-scored column. He gets

the ball and ignites ourbreak.”

The Crusaders’ wintergauntlet is now underwayas their Jan. 7 home gamewith Winton Woods is fol-lowed by their GCL-Southopener with Elder Jan. 10.

MoellerContinued from Page A5

STATE CHAMPS

The St. Ursula Villa Girls Kicker Team wins the 2013 Ohio Area SAY state championship. This marks the second year ina row the team has won the Ohio state championship. They have outscored opponents 40-1 during their two-yearimpressive state championship run. In back, from left, are coaches Jeff Wampler, John Dolbey, Ian Wilt and IzzyYagodich. In middle are Natalie Sayre, Holland Cavanaugh, Josie Buendia, Nicole Stettler, Dana Shildmeyer, MaeDolbey, Kylie Martin, Grace Silvers, Taylor Kuncil, Kristen Roberts, Grace Kruis. In front are Audrey Stevenson, SamiMoser, Kate McCarthy, Lizzy Albach, Sarah Wampler, Maddy Lundberg, Sarah Plaut, Abby Stautberg and BreeWyendot. Not pictured is Kara Scullin.THANKS TO CHRIS CAVANAUGH

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Seventeen teams enjoyed amorning of great platform ten-niswhen theGreater CincinnatiPlatform Tennis Associationhosted its 11th Annual Adult-Child Tournament on Sunday,Nov. 10.

Teamscompeted in three agedivisions:The11andyoungerdi-vision played atKenwoodCoun-try Club; while players in ages12-14 and ages 15-18 divisionstook the courts at CincinnatiCountry Club.

The morning featured fan-tastic matches, great points, en-thusiastic play and lots oflaughs.

In the 11 and younger divi-sion, Alex Lindberg and hismother Monica Lindbergclaimed the top spot.

The father-son team of Pauland Gus Haffner of Mariemonttook the 12-14 division champi-onship.

The15-18 division saw a finalmatch up between the teams of

Nathan Benning of West Ches-terandClaudioPedraitavs.Lau-rieandEthanClark, alsoofWestChester. The Benning-Pedraitateam won the match and the di-

vision title.For more information about

theGreaterCincinnati PlatformTennis Association, go towww.paddlepro.com/cinci/.

The 11 and younger division players in the Greater Cincinnati Platform Tennis Association’s 11th Annual Adult-Child Tournament get ready for action at Kenwood Country Club.

Adults, kids go head-to-head in platform tennis tourney

From the 15-18 division, the champion team of Nathan Benning andClaudio Pedraita and second-place finishers Ethan and Laurie Clarkcelebrate their victories in the Greater Cincinnati Platform TennisAssociation 11th Annual Adult-Child Tournament The father-son team of Paul and

Gus Haffner of Mariemont arecrowned 12-14 division championsin the Greater Cincinnati PlatformTennis Association 11th AnnualAdult-Child Tournament onSunday, Nov. 10.

Alex and Monica Lindberg are the11 and younger divisionchampions in the GreaterCincinnati Platform TennisAssociation 11th AnnualAdult-Child Tournament .

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The wounds of the Civil War in artTo ponder another side of

the American Civil Warthrough some unique, localart, go visit the Lloyd Li-brary’s “Wounded Home”

exhibit.Seven art-

ists re-searched thelibrary’s hold-ings of post-war medicalencyclopediasand othersources toexplain thewounds ofbattle with 12original

works.“The Last Supper Civil

War,” a gripping two-dimen-sional presentation by Cincin-nati artist and UC physicianSaad Ghosn is modeled afterLeonardo da Vinci’s “The LastSupper.” Replacing JesusChrist in the middle position isan angelic Abraham Lincolnencircled in a halo of righ-teousness.

An array of non-notablewounded figures flank theircommander. Union and Con-federate flags adorn the bor-der of this photomontage. T

he table that would haveotherwise contained bread andwine is strewn with weaponry.The foreground before Lin-coln and his disciples areblack and white photos ofwounded that lay on the battle-field.

“No war is ever as cleanand simple as its principlesmay seem,” Ghosn says of hisinterpretation of war in gener-al and this conflict in partic-ular.

“Even the Civil War with itsnoble outcome, had a veryhigh cost and could have beenavoided.”

He has an additional printand a three-dimensional pres-entation that speaks to thebloody death toll.

Another artist examines anunconventional wound, theone left by the cotton industrybefore it collided with aboli-tion. With “Ode to Cotton”Celene Hawkins reminds howthe plantation South’s chiefsource of wealth was built on

the backs of slaves.At first a subtle piece, only

because it hangs in the form ofa chandelier, it comes to lifewhen one notices the painstak-ing detail the artist forged intoit.

“I found that the entirehistoric situation [the antebel-lum cotton economy] was anodd blend of myth and reali-ty,” Hawkins told me, “A smallpopulation benefitting fromthe masses of another.”

She researched the stats,specs, and sheer size of the

industry, as well as Victorianlighting fixtures. This one, amix of brass, copper, andbronze, includes in detail theactors of the cotton South: theplant in blown glass that en-cases four lights, the boll wee-vil, and a sacrificed sheep.

Additional pieces bringhome the severity and chal-lenges of wounded life fordoctors, wives, and battlefieldvictims.

Kate Kern has placed im-ages of bullet entrances andexits onto upholstery and fash-

ioned it to a period settee, ala“Our Nation Mourns: WoundedSettee.”

Jenny Fine has drawn skindiseases and replicatedwounds from the era onto heroriginal black and white pho-tos.

The exhibit is thought-provoking. It avoids the typ-ical historical explanations,battlefield summaries, andinstead elicits concern for thedamage, the post-war strug-gles of survivors and widows.

As much as the armchairhistorian or art aficionadomight know about the CivilWar, most have not delved intothe conflict’s medical toll thatcomes out in these presenta-tions, nor have we consideredat length the personal anguishof the wounded.

Many of the pieces are forsale. The exhibit runs throughJan. 20.

David Wolfford teaches governmentand politics at Mariemont HighSchool. The Lloyd Library is locatedat 917 Plum St., Cincinnati.

DavidWolffordCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jenny Fine PROVIDED

Last Supper Civil War PROVIDED

Last week’s questionShouldOhioallowonlinevot-

er registration, which would al-low for an immediate crosscheckof license records andhelpprevent illegal voting? Why orwhy not?

“Of course, Ohio shouldadopt online voter registra-tion. The greater number ofpeople who can legally vote,the more our republic is actu-ally democratic!”

TRog

“Ohio and all the other 49states need to introduce voterregistration systems that en-sure that every person dom-iciled in the state over the ageof 18 years is registered tovote.

“I knowofno other so calleddemocracy in the developedworld that works so hard tomake it difficult for the lessfortunate members of societyto register to vote.

“This is clearly unconstitu-tional since ‘Allmen(andwom-en)arecreatedequal’ except inthe eyes of theRepublicanpar-ty which is bound and deter-mined to disenfranchise asmany of the potential opposi-tion as possible. Apparentlythey concede that they can’twin the policy argument, sotheyjustwant tostackthedeckby rigging the electoral role.

“Given themillions of votescast, electoral fraud, while itexists, is so miniscule that itdoes not affect the outcome ofelections, but is used as an ex-cuse for all sorts of laws aimedat limiting voter registration.”

D.R.

“I think so, andwhy not. Ev-erything else has gone elec-tronic and states should havemore control over the ancientmethod of registration.”

O.H.R.

“The entire fuss over voterregistration is so stupid I justwish someonewould do it rightand we could all follow theleader.

“The problem with voterregistration requirements isthat the political motivationdrives the efforts to make itharder to register and vote ifyou arepoor,which apparentlythe Republicans have decidedmeans you are Democratic.

“Manypoor people, particu-larly in the South, don’t haveSocial Security numbers be-cause they were born in re-mote areas which didn’t haveadequate public records. Oth-ers have been displaced, don’thave the transportation neces-sary to get the records theyneed, and so on and so forth.

“This question is about on-line registration and immedi-

ate cross-checks. That wouldbe an improvement, althoughOhio’s registration process ispretty easy compared to manyother states, and themanipula-tion that I’m aware of happensat the vote-counting stage, notthe registration or votingstage.

“We should have a straight-forward registration processthat CONSTITUTES a form ofidentification which is inter-connected to the license andSocial Security system. If youare able to register to vote youare given a form of identifica-tion which is replaceable, andidentifies you to the poll work-er.

“It might even make identi-fy theft harder, if done right,since there would be one morelevel of confirmation availablewhenaperson’s true identity isin question.”

N.F.

“No, it’s too dangerous withall of thehackersout there.Go-ing in person and presenting avalid picture ID is much safer.There’salreadytoomuchvoterfraud out there, as we discov-ered after the last presidentialelection.”

C.H.

“I would be in favor of any-thing thatwouldcutdownon il-legalvoting.WhenIgo tovote Iknow some of the people at thepolls but I still have to showmyidentification. How can peoplevote that don’t even have anyidentification?”

Dave D.

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NEXT QUESTIONWhat do you think of Cincin-nati City Council giving the goahead to resume the streetcarconstruction?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line by 5 p.m.on Thursday.

Columbia TownshipMeets at 6 p.m., the second Tuesday ofthe month, 5686 Kenwood Road.Phone: 561-6046. Website: www.co-lumbiatwp.org.

Columbia-TusculumCommunity CouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the third Monday ofthe month at Columbia BaptistChurch, 3718 Eastern Ave. Website:www.columbiatusculum.org.

FairfaxMeets at 7:30 p.m. the third Mondayof each month at Village Hall 5903Hawthorne Ave. Phone: 527-6505.

Hyde Park NeighborhoodCouncilMeets at 7 p.m., the second Tuesday ofthe month at Knox PresbyterianChurch, 3400 Michigan Ave.Website:www.hydeparkcincinnati.org.

Madisonville CommunityCouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday ofevery month at the Recreation Center,5320 Stewart Road. 561-9343. Web-site: www.historicmadisonville.com.

MariemontMeets at 7 p.m. the second and fourthMonday of the month, 6907 WoosterPike. Phone: 271-3246. Website:www.mariemont.org.

Mariemont City SchoolDistrictMeets at 7 p.m., the third Tuesday ofthe month at Mariemont ElementarySchool, 6750 Wooster Pike. Phone:272-7500. Website: www.mariemont-schools.org.

Mt. Lookout CommunityCouncil

Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Mondayof every other month beginning inFebruary at Christ the King ParishCenter, 3223 Linwood Road. Phone:723-5599. Website: www.mtlookou-t.org

Oakley CommunityCouncilMeets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday ofeach month at Oakley Communityand Senior Center, 3882 Paxton Road.Phone (trustee president): 351-7842.Website: www.oakleynow.com.

Terrace ParkMeets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesdayof the month at 428 Elm Ave. Phone:831-2137. Website: terracepark.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014

Thesixthannual “EveningofHope…aCelebrationofLife”wasrecently conducted to benefit Cancer Support Community.About 275 attended and enjoyed an elegant evening at theHil-

ton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza with entertainment provided bythe nationally acclaimed SimoneVitale Band, alongwith a cocktailreception, dinner, lively raffle and auction. Jim andBarbaraBush-man were presented the 2013 Celebration of Life award in recog-nition of their long-standing support of Cancer Support Communi-ty’s free programs of support, education and hope for people af-fected by cancer.

Evening ofHOPE

Lenny Stokes and Jhenne Burt of Western Hills attend Evening of Hope to raise funds for Cancer SupportCommunity. THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

Hal and Lori Wendling of Ft. Thomas and Sue and Craig Sumerel ofIndian Hill enjoy the festivities at Evening of Hope. THANKS TO VICTORIA

LOWRY

Linda and Mike Green of Indian Hill attend Eveningof Hope in support of the Cancer SupportCommunity. THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

Sharon and Ted Inman of Loveland enjoy theEvening of Hope together to help Cancer SupportCommunity. THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

Attending the Evening of Hope to raise funds for Cancer SupportCommunity are Steve and Sheila Bandy of Symmes Township. THANKS TOVICTORIA LOWRY

Kelsey Dybvad of Clifton, Bill Ward of Mount Lookout, Elizabeth Wardand Bill Krul of Kettering attend Evening of Hope. THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

Mary Silbernagel with Cindy and Mike Wilson, all of Western Hills, chatat Evening of Hope, a gala benefiting Cancer Support Community.THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

Richard and Sally Moore of Kennedy Heights and John J. Williams and Renee Filiatraut of Mount Lookoutattend Evening of Hope. THANKS TO VICTORIA LOWRY

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THURSDAY, JAN. 9Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, 2005 1/2 Madi-son Road, Classical/modern/contemporary visual conversa-tion. Works by Jeff Chapman-Crane, Diane and Frank McEl-wain, Michael Scott and more.Free. 321-5200; phylliswes-ton.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, 5729 DragonWay,New works by living artists,paintings that make perfectholiday gifts. Included are worksby Beverly Erschell, Val Gottes-man, Chris Griffin-Woods, RayHassard, MaryBeth Karaus, KeithKlein, Kate lackman, Jeff Mor-row, Cindy Nixon and SallySchrohenloher. Free. ThroughFeb. 1. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Drink TastingsWinter Wonders PairedWineTasting, 6-9 p.m., Winedog FineWines & Fine Art, 451A OhioPike, Featuring wine specialistAlvin Feldman of Vintner Select,appetizers by Two Chicks WhoCater and music by WayneLeussen, Rich Marksberry andRandy Marksberry. Ages 21 andup. $19.75. Reservations re-quired. 888-288-0668; www.wi-nedog.com. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,Burn calories, sculpt your bodyand have a blast. $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Youth SportsPre-School Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave.,Playground atmosphere indoors.Unstructured playtime forparents and pre-schoolers. Ages4 and under. $2. Presented byAnderson Township Park Dis-trict. 388-4515. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10Art EventsGlass for Greater Good, 6-9p.m., Brazee Street Studios, 4426Brazee St., Artists create sculp-tures and/or functional works ofart to be auctioned during theArt of Making Memories springbenefit. Benefits CincinnatiAlzheimer’s Association’s Memo-ries in the Making program.Free, guests encouraged tobring art supplies to donate.321-0206; www.brazeestreet-studios.com. Oakley.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Art OpeningsUrban Art Show, 6-9 p.m.,Redtree Art Gallery and CoffeeShop, 3210 Madison Road, Livemusic and wine while viewinglocal artwork portraying varieddepictions of urban environ-ment. Exhibit continues throughFeb. 2. Free. 321-8733; www.red-treegallery.net. Oakley.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

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.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, This capti-vating tale of romance in turn ofthe century Sweden follows theamorous adventures of Desiree,a touring actress. When her pastand present lovers, and theirwives, show up for a weekend inthe country; surprising liaisons,passions and a taste of love’sendless possibilities are allbrought to light. $18. Presentedby Mariemont Players Inc.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11Art & Craft ClassesLook See Do: Down on theFarm, 10-11 a.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Artworkshop for children. SeeChagall’s painting, listen to anEric Carle story and make yourown feathered friend to takehome. Ages -1-1. $5. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org.Marie-mont.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 9-10a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,4460 Red Bank Expressway,Healthy Eating. Small groupdiscussions of Type 2 diabetesled by Jan Kellogg, certifieddiabetes educator. $30 all foursessions; or $10 per session.791-0626.Madisonville.

Music - ConcertsAja, 8 p.m., 20th Century Thea-ter, 3021Madison Road, SteelyDan tribute band. $18, $15advance. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.

NatureJupiter Night, 7-9 p.m., Cincin-nati Observatory Center, 3489Observatory Place, View cloudtops of Jupiter and the fourlargest moons through historic1843 and 1904 telescopes(weather permitting). Also takecloser look at craters of theMoon. $7. 321-5186, ext. 3;www.cincinnatiobservatory.org.Mount Lookout.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 8 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

PetsMe andMy Best Friend, 10a.m.-noon, Ault Park, 3600Observatory Ave., Pavilion.Aimed at preventing bites andstrengthening children’s rela-tionships with their dog. Chil-dren learn basics of how dogscommunicate, how to be a dog’steacher, how to play appropri-ately with their pet and how toapproach an unknown dog.Ages 6-9. $8. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Cincin-nati Parks Explore Nature.321-6070, ext. 10; www.somuch-petential.com.Mount Lookout.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, 1345 Grace Ave., Bookdiscussion group. Room 206.Donations accepted. 583-1248.Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12Art EventsArt Exhibit: Remember Me,2-4 p.m., Hyde Park HealthCenter Terrace, 3983 RosslynDrive, Terrace Auditorium.Photographs, video and writingfrom shared experiences be-tween Mariemont High Schoolstudents and residents of theFountains Assisted Living atHyde Park Health Center. Appe-tizers and light refreshments.Free. Presented by Hyde ParkHealth Center. 272-5573;www.hydeparkhealthcenter-.com. Hyde Park.

Drink TastingsMatchaMystique, 4-5:30 p.m.,Essencha Tea House, 3212aMadison Road., Taste matchavarieties. History, culture, prep-aration, health benefits andusing matcha in your favoriterecipes covered. Light matcha-inspired foods served as. $17.Reservations required. 533-4832;www.essencha.com. Oakley.

Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m, MaryM. Emery Carillon, PleasantStreet, Open air concert. Caril-lonneur plays bells using key-board in upper tower. Tours oftower available; playground,restroom and shelter house onsite. Free. Presented by Villageof Mariemont. 271-8519;www.mariemont.org.Marie-mont.


Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem United MethodistChurch, 3799 Hyde Park Ave,Twelve-step fellowship open toeveryone who desires healthyand loving relationships. Free.Through Jan. 26. 290-9105. HydePark.

MONDAY, JAN. 13Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Anderson TowneCenter, 7580 Beechmont Ave.,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com. AndersonTownship.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Health / Wellness

Mobile Heart Screenings, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Kroger MountWashington, 2120 BeechmontAve., Several screening packagesavailable to test risk of heartattack, stroke, aneurysm andother major diseases. Appoint-ment required. 866-819-0127;www.mercyhealthfair.com.Mount Washington.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., Mount WashingtonPresbyterian Church, 6474Beechmont Ave., Lower levelmedia room. To support care-givers of elderly or disabledparents (relatives). Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org.Mount Washington.

Youth SportsPre-school Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy HealthPlex Anderson,7495 State Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7:30-8:30 p.m., Hyde Park Beth-lehem United Methodist Church,3799 Hyde Park Ave, Twelve-step fellowship open to every-one who desires healthy andloving relationships. Free. 235-3062. Hyde Park.Caregiver Support Group,3-4:30 p.m., Marjorie P. LeeRetirement Community, 3550Shaw Ave., Lee Library. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483. HydePark.

THURSDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

AuditionsAmerican Girl Fashion ShowAuditions, 5-7:30 p.m., Beech-mont Toyota, 8667 BeechmontAve., More than 350 local girlsneeded to present historical andcontemporary fashions tocelebrate being an AmericanGirl as part of American GirlFashion Show. Ages 4-12. Free.Registration required. 205-9957;www.aubreyrose.com. An-

derson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessStress Reduction Secrets,6:30-8 p.m., Essencha Tea House,3212a Madison Road., Geri SueSandor, stress-reduction special-ist, reveals secrets on how toreduce stress in your life andwhy this is vital to your health.Healthy, light foods and teaserved. $25. Reservations re-quired. 533-4832; www.es-sencha.com. Oakley.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, $18.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, 7820 Beech-mont Ave., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. Through Nov. 20.929-4483; www.ccswoh.org/caregivers. Anderson Township.

Youth SportsPre-school Open Gym, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Beech Acres ParkRecPlex, $2. 388-4515. AndersonTownship.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Music - BluesThe SonnyMoorman Group, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Township Fields andTavern, 4575 Mount CarmelRoad, 831-0160; www.township-fieldsandtavern.com. AndersonTownship.


SATURDAY, JAN. 18Art & Craft ClassesLook See Do: Cultural Cele-brations, 10-11 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Artworkshop for children. Look atartifacts, learn about culturalcelebrations around the world,

then make your own pendantnecklace based on native Amer-ican traditions. Ages 1-4. $5.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org.Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsrepARTee, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., PhyllisWeston Gallery, Free. 321-5200;phyllisweston.com. O’Bryonville.Warm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D.,What do the numbers mean?$30 all four sessions; or $10 persession. 791-0626.Madisonville.

Music - ConcertsAWest Coast Tribute, 8 p.m.,20th Century Theater, 3021Madison Road, Music by Look-ing East: Tribute to JacksonBrowne and Unscheduled Flight:Tribute to Robben Ford. $13, $10advance. 731-8000;www.the20thcenturythea-ter.com. Oakley.


Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,9:30-10:45 a.m., Hyde ParkCommunity United MethodistChurch, Donations accepted.583-1248. Hyde Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 19Music - ClassicalCarillon Concert, 4-5 p.m, MaryM. Emery Carillon, Free. 271-8519; www.mariemont.org.Mariemont.

On Stage - TheaterA Little Night Music, 2 p.m.and 7 p.m., Walton Creek Thea-ter, $18. 684-1236; www.marie-montplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

Support GroupsCodependents AnonymousMeeting, 7-8 p.m., Hyde ParkBethlehem United MethodistChurch, Free. 290-9105. HydePark.

MONDAY, JAN. 20Art ExhibitsWarm Embrace, Gifts ThatLast for Generations, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., Eisele Gallery ofFine Art, Free. 791-7717, ext. 109;www.eiselefineart.com. Fairfax.

EducationJunior High Self-Defense, 6-8p.m., Beech Acres Park RecPlex,6915 Beechmont Ave., Lessonson awareness and protection.Physical self-defense explainedand practiced. Ages 11-14. $25,$20 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4513. Anderson Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Mercy Health will offer women screening mammograms in 15 minutes in its MobileMammography Unit 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Kroger store in theAnderson Towne Center, 7580 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assistance available for qualified applicants. Appointmentrequired. Call 686-3300 or go online to e-mercy.com.THANKS TO NANETTE BENTLEY

View cloud tops of Jupiter and its four largest moonsthrough the historic 1843 and 1904 telescopes (weatherpermitting) during Jupiter Night 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11,at the Cincinnati Observatory Center, 3489 ObservatoryPlace, Mount Lookout. Participants can also take a closerlook at the craters of our moon. The cost is $7. Call321-5186, ext. 3, or go online to cincinnatiobservatory.orgfor more information. Shown is Jupiter and its moonGanymede. Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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I was flipping throughmy gourmet food maga-zines and two items keptpopping up as “newbies”for 2014. One is the herbfennel, in particularbronze fennel. I had tochuckle since I’ve grownboth green fennel, which

produces adeliciousbulb, andalsobronze,which isgrown forits leavesand seeds,for years.

Fennelcontainsvitamin C

and potassium, good forimmune and nervoussystems, and the heart.In fact, I just featured afennel/garlic crust onpork roast on my cableshow “Love Starts in theKitchen.” Watch it onTimeWarner local ac-cess.

The other trend iskale, but not the old-fashioned curly kale likeGrandma grew. Kalevarieties are almost end-less. You’ll find lots ofrecipes, including thetwo I mention in my pizzarecipe. Kale is an easycool crop, so grow somecome spring.

I’d also like to issue aformal invitation for youto share your favoriterecipes and tips alongwith the story that goeswith them. I’m not partic-ular, so whatever you liketo cook, whether it’sfancy, plain or in be-tween is fine by me. Ifyou send along a photo,so much the better!

Whole wheat pizzawith garlic, greensand two cheeses

We grow kale, includ-ing Locinato/Tuscan/Dinoand Russian kale. Bothare milder tasting thancurly kale. Mixing kalewith Swiss chard or spin-ach tones down the tasteof kale. Greens like thesecontain nutrients essen-tial for tissue growth andrepair, and even yourpicky eaters will likethis. You can use justchard or spinach if you

like.

1pre-baked 12 oz. Boboliwhole wheat pizza shell

2-3 teaspoons finely mincedgarlic

3-4 tablespoons extra virginolive oil

Pizza sauce to coverEnough small Swiss chard orspinach and kale leaves tocover (or large leaves,chopped)

6-8 oz. Fontina cheese,shredded

3-4 oz. crumbled goatcheese

Optional: Sliced tomatoes,chives

Preheat oven to 450degrees. Stir garlic intoolive oil. Brush overcrust. Top with pizzasauce and greens, over-lapping leaves so entiresurface is covered.Sprinkle with cheeses.Slice cherry or regulartomatoes and lay on top ifyou like. Bake 10 minutesor until cheese melts.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Substitute Gorgonzolafor goat cheese.

Priscilla Pancoast’sheirloom cornpudding

Wow – talk about lotsof requests for this! Theoriginal recipe camefrom Priscilla’s mother’scousin, who was fromNiles, Ohio. “This almosthas a cult following,” saidPriscilla. Check out myblog for more corn pud-ding recipes, includingthe famous BeaumontInn’s corn pudding, alongwith an old-fashionedversion of this treasuredside dish.

2 eggs1 stick of butter1 packageJiffy corn muffin mix

8 oz. grated cheddar8 oz. sour cream1 can yellow corn with juice,approximately 15 oz.

1 can cream-style corn,approximately 15 oz.

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Melt butter,beat eggs slightly, thenmix everything togetherand put in greased 21/2quart casserole and bakefor about 45 minutes.

Tips from readers’kitchens

Add extra flavor tobox cakes. NancyMauch, a Clermont Coun-ty reader and mom of myformer editor, LisaMauch, shares this tip:For box cakes, substitutemilk or juice for liquidcalled for. “Adds anotherelement of flavor,” Nan-cy said.

Buying blue cheesein bulk. Dave, a loyalreader, said he found afive-pound bag of blue

cheese crumbles at GFS(Gordon Food Service)for $19. He made batchesof Nell Wilson’s bluecheese dressing and waslooking for an affordableway to do it.

Tomato preserverecipe a big hit. LanaKay, a Northern Ken-tucky reader, made myaunt Margaret’s recipelast summer. “I was sur-prised howmany peoplehad never tasted them,”she said. Lana shared itwith an Amish vendor ata farmer’s market and I

have no doubt it willbecome a big seller. To-mato preserves are an-other trendy, but reallyold-fashioned, condimentthat chefs will be featur-ing this year.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Incorporate healthy greens into your diet with pizza

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s pizza recipe features healthy greens plus two kinds of cheese.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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TheCincinnatiPlayhousein the Park’s Off the Hill se-riesforfamiliescontinues inJanuary with the world pre-miere of “Joan the Girl ofArc,”whichwill tour tocom-munity venues throughoutthe Tristate from Jan. 17through Feb. 22. Recom-mended for ages 11 and up,this inspiring play offers anewperspective on the clas-sic story of the young wom-an who helped save France.

The adventure openswithJoanasayounggirl juststarting to examine her be-liefs.Asshebegins tounder-stand herself and the worldaround her, she learns to in-spire and lead others.

“JoantheGirlofArc”willbe directed by PlayhouseAssociate Artist K.J. San-chez,whodirectedtheworldpremiere of “SevenSpots onthe Sun” in the ThompsonShelterhouse Theatre.

“When Iwas a younggirl,Joan of Arc was one of myfirst heroes,” Sanchez said.“I grew up before terrificbooks like The HungerGames and had no heroicfiguresmy age. To top it off,Joan was a girl, this younggirl who changed the courseof the war between FranceandEngland. That shewas areal person, no less, was in-crediblyappealing.Hers isastory of courage— the cour-age to stand up for what shebelieved in. When all theadults in her life doubtedher, Joan held to what sheknewtobe trueandchangedhistory with her courage.”

Thisadaptation iswrittenbyDarrahCloud,whoprevi-ouslywrote “What’sBuggin’Greg” for Off the Hill in2011. “I was drawn to thewriter because of her skillsand passion for our work,”said Mark Lutwak, educa-tion director at the Play-

house. “We agreed that thestory of JoanofArchada lotin it to speak to the youth oftoday.”

Chelsea D. Harrison(Joan), JonKovach (Daniel),Rico Reid (Father/CaptainBaudricort/High Priest),Shayna Schmidt (Denise)and Justin Weaks (FatherMoreau/Dauphin) from thePlayhouse’s Bruce E. CoyleIntern Companywill appearin “Joan the Girl of Arc.”Other production teammembers include Christo-pher Boone (set designer),GordonDeVinney (CostumeDesigner), Jeremy J. Lee(sound designer) and TracyHoida (stage manager).

For more informationabout the Playhouse's edu-cation and outreach pro-grams, contact the Educa-tion Department at 513-345-2242 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.

Off the Hill is made pos-sible by The Robert andAdele Schiff Family Foun-dation. The season is pre-sentedbyTheOttoM.BudigFamily Foundation and Hei-delberg Distributing Com-pany. The season sponsor ofnew work is The Lois andRichard Rosenthal Founda-tion.

The Playhouse is sup-ported, inpart, by thegener-osity of the tens of thou-sands of individuals andbusinesses that give to Art-sWave.

The Ohio Arts Councilhelps fund the Playhousewith state tax dollars to en-courage economic growth,educational excellence andcultural enrichment for allOhioans.

The Playhouse also re-ceives funding from theShubert Foundation and theNationalEndowment for theArts.

Playhouse’s ‘Joan of Arc’ goes off-stagePERFORMANCESCHEDULEFriday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m.,

Prospect House (Price Hill);Saturday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m.,

Sunset Players at DunhamRecreation Center (PriceHill);Sunday, Jan. 19, 2:30

p.m., The Carnegie Centerof Columbia Tusculum;Friday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.,

Woman's Art Club CulturalCenter (Mariemont);Saturday, Jan. 25, 2 p.m.,

Campbell County Library(Ft. Thomas/CarricoBranch);Friday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.,

Grove Banquet Hall(Springfield Township);Saturday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.,

College of Mount St. Jo-seph (Delhi Township);Sunday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m.,

Lebanon Theatre Compa-ny;Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6:30

p.m., Boone County Library(Burlington, Ky.);Friday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.,

Circus Mojo (Ludlow, Ky.);Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.,

Cincinnati Playhouse in thePark (part of Macy’s ArtsSampler presented byArtsWave);Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.,

Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter;Saturday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.,

District A at Nativity School(Pleasant Ridge);Saturday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m.,

The Tall Institute (Oakley).Details vary by location.

Contact the individual sitesfor tickets and prices.Contact information isavailable on the Playhousewebsite,www.cincyplay.com.

Kenzie’s CLOSET recently received $10,000 froma recentgolf outing at Kenwood Country Club. Kenzie’s CLOSET is anon-profit which provides promdresses and accessories forgirls with economic disadvantages.

The Evelo / Singer / Sullivan Group of Merrill Lynch hosted a successful GolfOuting this fall to benefit Kenzie's CLOSET. The local nonprofit organizationhas made a high school prom dream possible for more than 2,500 young ladiesfrom financially disadvantaged families over a span of eight years. Kenzie'sCLOSET was presented a generous check for $10,000 at the event. From left areBrynne Coletti, founder of Kenzie's CLOSET, Joe Evelo, founder of The Evelo /Singer/ Sullivan Group, and Amanda Bentley Fessler, board member ofKenzie's CLOSET. For more information about sponsorship and volunteeropportunities at Kenzie's CLOSET, visit www.kenziescloset.org.

GOLFINGFOR PROM

Enjoying the TheEvelo / Singer /Sullivan Group ofMerrill Lynch golfouting for Kenzie'sCLOSET are from leftto right are ColleenNardini of Hyde Park(Board Member ofKenzie's CLOSET),Debby Bradley ofIndian Hill, MarylouMcIlwraith of IndianHill (Board Member),and Jamie Lanier ofHyde Park.


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The Cincinnati Wom-an’s Club membersmet in the Club’s

Tea Room on Halloweenmorning to assemble“welcomebags”forveter-ans who stay at FisherHouse while they receivetreatment from the near-by VAHospital.

The Welcome Bags in-clude toiletries, snacks,paperandpens,water andother small essentials.

The volunteers alsodecorated 12-inch Christ-mas trees that will bright-eneachroomin theFisherHouse during the comingholidays.

Since 1894 The Cincin-nati Woman’s Club has fo-cused on educating itsmembers andworking co-operatively to makeGreater Cincinnati a bet-ter place.

Cincinnati Woman's Club members Nancy DeCastro (Glendale), Cindy Mairose (Hyde Park) and BettyLou Harden (Beechmont) want to spruce up these trees for Fisher House residents. THANKS TO ROSEMARY

SCHLACHTER

Cincinnati Woman's Club members Betty Lou Prince (Hyde Park) and JaneKoppenhoefer (Indian Hill) help assemble gift bags for Fisher House residents.THANKS TO ROSEMARY SCHLACHTER

Women’s Club make ‘welcome bags’ for vets

The Cincinnati Woman's Club ladies figure out the logistics of assembling the gift bagsand miniature decorated trees they contributed to Fisher House residents: from left,Judy Herd (Wyoming), Blanch Sullivan (Colerain Township), Bev Oliver (Indian Hill) andMarian Gutowski (Cold Spring). THANKS TO ROSEMARY SCHLACHTER

Cincinnati Woman's Club member Sally Tieke (Hyde Park) tellsfellow member Cindy Dreyfoos (Hyde Park): "Let it go 'roundin circles," as they work on tree skirts for the miniature treesthe Woman's Club donated to Fisher House residents. THANKSTO ROSEMARY SCHLACHTER


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First Church of Christ, Scientist3035 Erie Ave 871-0245Sunday Service and Sunday

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Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

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681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

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2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.org"Changed from the Inside Out:

A New Mind"Traditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

Dr. Cathy Johns, Senior Pastor

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

UNITED METHODIST

Sunday Services 8 &10:30 amSunday School 10:30 am

Programs for children, youth and adults6000 Drake Road

561-6805

Indian HillEpiscopal-Presbyterian Church

Equipping Service:4:30 p.m. Sat. & 8:50 a.m. Sun.

Exploring Service:10:00 a.m. & 11:10 a.m. Sun.Birth thru high school programs

3950 Newtown RoadCincinnati, OH 45244

513 272-5800www.horizoncc.com

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

MADEIRA-SILVERWOODPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8000 Miami Ave. 513-791-4470www.madeirachurch.org

Sunday Worship9:00 am - Contemporary Service10:00am Educational Hour

11:00 am - Traditional Service

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.11020 S. Lebanon Road.

683-1556www.golovelive.com

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

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Claire ReyeringClaire Reyering, 83, of

Mariemont died Dec. 27.Survived by 15 nieces

and nephews.Preceded in death by

parents William F. Reyer-ing and Henrietta Plat-ten; and siblings WilliamH. and Edward Reyering.

Services were Jan. 4 atGuardian Angels Church,Mount Washington.

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available basis. Items must be to our office no later than 4p.m. Wednesday, for possible consideration in the follow-ing edition.» E-mail announcements to [email protected], with “Religion” in the subject line.» Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.»Mail to: Eastern Hills Journal, Attention: Religion news,394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140.

Christ ChurchCathedralFive years ago, Christ ChurchCathedral began a uniquechildren’s choir to foster thedevelopment of a life-longenjoyment of music through thesinging of sacred choral compo-sitions. Last year, 18 youngpeople sang for the cathedraland also at special public events,such as a holiday concert atCincinnati’s Christmas Saenger-

fest in Over-the-Rhine. TheCathedral Choir of Children andYouth is beginning its newprogram year and is open tonewmembers. This city-wideprogram accepts children asyoung as 7-years-old (second-grade). No prior music experi-ence is required.The Cathedral Choir of Childrenand Youth has a busy seasonahead. They will sing four timesduring worship at the cathedral,as well as during several “away”performances. For more in-formation, call Christ ChurchCathedral.The church is at 318 E. Fourth St.,Cincinnati; 621-1817; christ-churchcincinnati.org.

Church of theRedeemerTheMusic in the Chapel ConcertSeries returns at 3 p.m. Sundays

in the chapel. On Feb. 2, aGerman Baroque ChamberMusic programwill be given.The church welcomes backUniversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music facultymember Rodney Stucky, ba-roque guitar and archlute, andCincinnati Symphony Orchestramember James Lambert, violada gamba. They will be joinedby James’ wife, Barbara Lam-bert, baroque flute, and sonColin Lambert, cello.The ensemble will performworksof Bach, Telemann, Schenck andHertel as part of the CincinnatiEarly Music Festival program.OnMarch 2, Mary SouthworthShaffer, soprano, and her hus-band, Jeff Shaffer, will bring anhour of favorite pieces forsoprano and trumpet. Mary andJeff are members of Redeemer.Music director Loretta Graner hasadded three additional pro-grams to Redeemer’s concertseason starting with a perfor-mance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,Jan. 15, by theMillikin UniversityChorus of Decatur, IL. Thisconcert is sponsored by parish-ioner and former president ofthe college, Doug Zemke, andhis wife, Ellen Boling Zemke.The first public musical offeringin The Opus 25 Organ ConcertSeries presents Redeemer’s

organist, Ted Gibboney andsoprano Audrey Luna in aperformance of Couperin’s“Tenebrae” at 3 p.m. Feb. 16.This program features theCanadian Juget-Sinclair organ.To wrap up the season, Mes-siaen’s “Quartet for the End ofTime” and Stravinsky’s “L’His-toire du Soldat”will be present-ed by Jennifer Rodway, clarinet;Marion Peraza, violin; EllenStephens, cello; and Song HunNam, piano, at 3 p.m. March 16.All programs are free and opento the public.The church is at 2944 Erie Ave.,Hyde Park.

St. Paul CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchAt this church, the members are“Reaching Up, Reaching Outand Reaching In.” That meansguests are always welcome toparticipate in worship services,mission andministry projectsand fellowship opportunities.Worship times are 8:30 a.m. and11 a.m. (traditional) and 9:30a.m. (contemporary).The church is at 8221MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181; stpau-lumc.org.

SycamorePresbyterian ChurchCome visit the church Sundaymornings in its new sanctuary at9:15 a.m. and10:45 a.m. Child-care is available in the nurseryduring both services for infantsthrough age 2.Coffee and Conversation, 9:30-11a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, Fellow-ship Hall, features Mamie John-

son, author of “When GodDoesn’t Stop the Rain,” present-ing “The Pathway to a New Youin the New Year.” All are wel-come.Eunice Circle is collecting layette/newborn through size 6 clothingfor Sunset Gap CommunityThrift Store. Place donations inthe Sunset Gap collection box(Adult Ministries) in the Narthex.Dinners for 6, 7 & 8 begins inJanuary and runs through April.Participants will meet at adesignated host’s homemonthlyfor dinner and fellowship.Dave Ramsey’s Financial PeaceUniversity will be offered inJanuary. Learn how to beat debtand build wealth in this nine-week program. Register at theAdult Ministries Table in theNarthex.The church is at 11800Mason-Montgomery Road, SymmesTownship; 683-0254;www.syca-more church.org.

Sonrise ChurchSonRise Church is announcing thelaunch of a Celebrate Recoveryministry group. Celebrate Recov-ery is a Christ-centered recoveryprogram based on the Beati-tudes addressing many of life’shurts, hang-ups and habits.Organizers say about one-thirdof the people attending Cele-brate Recovery or “CR” dealwith chemical dependencies. CRis in more than19,000 churchesworldwide with more than halfa million people completing theprogram.The church is at 8136WoosterPike; 576-6000;www.sonrise-church.com.

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Each year, the mem-bership of The Cin-cinnati Woman’s

Club considers the pres-entations of club mem-bers about their gift re-search activities with avariety of local charitableagencies. This year, ninenonprofit organizationswere selected to share inthe $26,000 awarded by

the Cincinnati Woman’sClub: Assistance Leagueof Greater Cincinnati;Building Blocks for Kids;Community Arts Initia-tives; Healthy Moms andBabes; Katie’s House;Madisonville Educationand Assistance Center(MEAC); Pro-Seniors; Re-source and The VisitingNurse Association.

Enjoying the philanthropic gift research presentation by Cincinnati Woman's Club are club members, from left, Sherry Goodson (Western Hills resident),Linda Appleby (Anderson Township resident), Jean Crawford (Pierce Township resident), Ellen Schaengold (Springdale resident), Joyce Mueller(Wyoming resident), Sandy Harte (Montgomery resident), Suzi Lenhart (Delhi resident), and Louise Cottrell (Terrace Park resident). THANKS TO ROSEMARY

SCHLACHTER

Nine giftsCincinnatiWoman's Clubmembers JaneKoppenhoefer(Indian Hillresident), BlancheSullivan (ColerainTownshipresident) andEllen Zemke(Oakley resident)enjoy thePhilanthropic GiftResearchPresentations.THANKS TO

ROSEMARY

SCHLACHTER

Mariemontawarded

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CINCINNATI DISTRICT 2Arrests/citationsJason A. Perry, born 1978, pos-session of drugs, Dec. 19.William Grant, born 1979, pos-session of drugs, Dec. 19.Kenneth M. Lee, born 1972,telecommunication harassment,Dec. 20.Jennifer R. Halloran, born 1980,theft under $300, Dec. 24.Dasean Maurice James, born1991, rape under age 13, Dec.26.Gerri Grahm, born 1965, aggra-vated menacing, Dec. 26.Anita M. Denham, born 1971,drug abuse, theft under $300,Dec. 27.Derrick Cox, born 1978, robbery,Dec. 27.Marv Bonner, born 1959, feloni-ous assault, Dec. 27.Michael Doyle, born 1976, theftunder $150, Dec. 29.Sharon Greene, born 1981, illegalpossession of a prescriptiondrug, receiving a stolen creditcard, theft $300 to $5000, theftunder $300, Dec. 29.Vernia Payne, born 1985, bur-glary, Dec. 29.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and entering503 Stanley Ave., Dec. 23.1201 Edgecliff Road, Dec. 24.3345 Arrow Ave., Dec. 26.Burglary4222 Allendorf Drive, Dec. 23.1711Grandmere Lane, Dec. 26.3304 Brotherton Road, Dec. 26.2636 Knight Ave., Dec. 26.

Criminaldamaging/endangering4410 Berwick Ave., Dec. 23.4932 Strathmore Drive, Dec. 26.6100 Desmond St., Dec. 26.Felonious assault5664 Montgomery Road, Dec.27.Sexual impositionReported on Fernview Avenue,Dec. 23.Theft3760 Paxton Ave., Dec. 19.1040 Catawba Valley, Dec. 23.4142 Airport Road, Dec. 23.1402 Locust St., Dec. 23.2710 Hackberry St., Dec. 23.4900 Strathmore Drive, Dec. 23.4213 Appleton St., Dec. 23.6613 Palmetto St., Dec. 24.3822 Paxton Ave., Dec. 24.5501Verulam Ave., Dec. 24.2650 Madison Road, Dec. 26.3304 Brotherton Road, Dec. 26.4825 Marburg Ave., Dec. 27.3910 Feemster St., Dec. 28.2444 Madison Road, Dec. 28.

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJessica Taylor, 22, 152 Indian HillDrive, theft, Dec. 16.Robert Schwachter, 42, 1913Maple Ave., theft, Dec. 16.Ronald Martin, 40, 3730 DrakeAve., theft, Dec. 12.Ebony Bah, 34, 3400 Highland,theft, Dec. 12.ShawnMcCarthy, 37, 1851 StoneHouse, theft, Dec. 16.Latasha Odin, 29, 3401McHenry,theft, Dec. 16.Brandon Ralls, 31, 1572 Glen

Parker Ave., theft, Dec. 18.Jeremy Dooley, 23, 4405W. 8th,criminal trespassing, possessingdrug abuse instruments, Dec.12.

Incidents/investigationsDomesticReported at Hurd Avenue, Dec.18.TheftSaw valued at $200 removed at3400 Highland, Dec. 18.Book bag and items of unknownvalue removed at 5245 RidgeRoad, Dec. 13.Items valued at $185 removed at6973 Bramble Ave., Dec. 15.

FAIRFAXArrests/citationsValerie Cave, 47, 7304 Constitu-tion Drive, no drivers license,Dec. 12.Jerimiah Barnett, 31, drivingunder suspension, Dec. 13.David Walker, 25, 6610 MerwinAve., driving under suspension,Dec. 14.Montez Washington, 21, 525W.McMillan, drug abuse, Dec. 15.Crystal O’Connor, 31, 1732 SuttonAve., criminal tools, theft, Dec.15.

Incidents/investigationsDefrauding liveryFailure to pay cab fare; $41.80 at5800 Hawthorne Ave., Dec. 14.TheftCar seat, etc. taken fromWal-mart; $321 at 4000 Red BankRoad, Dec. 12.Samsung Tablet taken; $350 at3719 Simpson, Dec. 12.Carton of cigarettes taken fromWalmart; $69 at 4000 Red BankRoad, Dec. 12.

MARIEMONTArrests/citationsJustin Bowling, 21, 6941 Cam-bridge, drug abuse, Dec. 18.

Incidents/investigationsTheftFemale reported ID theft at 6635Murray Ave., Dec. 20.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Press publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence.To contact your local police department:

» Cincinnati, Capt. Jeff Butler, District 2 commander, 979-4440» Columbia Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office,Sgt. Peter Enderle, 683-3444» Fairfax, Steve M. Kelly, chief, 271-7250»Mariemont, Rick Hines, chief, 271-4089» Terrace Park, Jerry Hayhow, chief, 831-2137 or 825-2280.

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