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DELHI TWP. — Oak Hills LocalSchool District’s Food ServiceDepartment was awarded feder-al funding to help upgrade thecafeteria at Delshire Elemen-tary School.

The district was one of 79school systems in Ohio to re-ceive funding through the Na-tional School Lunch ProgramEquipment Assistance Grant.

Grant funds will assist withunmet needs and allow schoolsto buy capital equipment, with a

goal of helping schools servehealthier meals, meet nutrition-al standards by serving freshfruits and vegetables, improvefood safety and expand accessi-bility to food services.

Nearly $1.2 million wasawarded throughout the state,and Oak Hills received $40,000in grant funding.

Oak Hills Food Service Su-pervisor Linda Eichenbergersaid the department is using themoney to purchase a new serv-ing line for Delshire Elemen-

KURT BACKSCHEIDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kimmy Mathis, a cook at Delshire Elementary School, puts the serving lineback together while helping to clean the cafeteria after lunch service. OakHills’ Food Service Department received grant funding to purchase a newserving line for Delshire.

Oak Hills receivesgrant for cafeteriaupgrade at DelshireBy Kurt [email protected]

See DELSHIRE, Page A2

As the revenue stream formany communities in GreaterCincinnati continue to shrink,ways to cut costs remain underthe microscope. Services suchas community access televi-sion are being scrutinized likenever before with some com-munities eliminating or reduc-ing the service.

One of the oldest and largestproviders of community ac-cess television in the Cincin-nati area is the Intercommun-ity Cable Regulatory Commis-sion (ICRC). With these loom-ing financial challenges andsignificant changes in the waypeople communicate via socialmedia, we asked ICRC Execu-tive Director Brad Stapleton afew questions about the historyand future of community ac-cess television, specificallyICRC. He provided these re-sponses via email.

Background on ICRC –when and how did you be-gin?

“The ICRC was started inthe early 1980s by a forwardthinking Sharonville councilmember named Aaron Mack-ey. This was when cable televi-sion was first coming to thearea and the idea was that bynegotiating as a large group,rather than small individualsuburban communities, theycould attract a larger, morestate-of-the-art cable system.The result of that was the state-of-the-art, 60-channel, twowire, interactive Qube cablesystem from Warner Amex.After the system was built,some of the communities de-cided to pool their resources tofund and program the commu-nity access channels. TheICRC first began producingprograms in 1986.

“The ICRC is a prime exam-ple of shared resources. Notevery one of the communitieswe serve needs a television stu-dio, production truck or play-back system but now they allhave access to the services thatthose things provide.”

How are you funded?“Each cable subscriber that

lives in an ICRC communitypays a 5 percent franchise fee.

That is 5 percent of their cabletelevision service only, thatpercentage does not include In-ternet service or telephone. Ona quarterly basis that 5 percentis then given back to the com-munity and the ICRC - 2 per-cent of that 5 percent. (2 per-cent of the cable television billor 40 percent of what the com-munity receives).”

How many communitiesdo you serve today? Did youserve more communities to-day or fewer?

“Today we are at 23 commu-nities. Which is where we wereback in the late 1980s. We havegained some and lost somesince then. We have lost fourcommunities in the past fouryears. All related to budgetcuts due to funding changes atthe state level, reduction of thelocal government fund, andelimination of the estate tax.Each one of those communitiesstressed that they were happywith the service, but simplycould not afford it.”

What services do you pro-vide to the communities youserve?

“City council meetings - re-corded and played back on thecable system three differenttimes a week. Meetings aremade available online with in-dexed agenda links allowingviewers to click and go directlyto any one of the agenda items.

“Community events – Localsporting events, high schoolmatches, baseball, football,basketball, soccer volleyball,lacrosse, men’s and women’s.Peewee Football tournaments,semi-pro football and soccer,Cincinnati Rollergirls. Festi-vals, concerts, parades. Candi-date forums, etc…

“We also playback a greatdeal of programming that isproduced by the schools.

“Studio - We produce a bi-weekly public affairs showwhere local leaders and elect-ed officials come into our stu-dio and discuss issues andevents that are important totheir constituents. Some of thelocal chambers of commerceproduce monthly programswhere they introduce new

Director: ICRC mustremain ‘relevant’ in changing worldBy Sheila [email protected]

SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Brad Stapleton, executive director of ICRC, in the group’s studios inSharonville.

See ICRC, Page A2

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» Cincinnati: CitiCa-ble covers governmentmeetings associatedwith the city includingCincinnati City Council,various committeemeetings, Board ofHealth, police oversight,Neighborhood Summitand community develop-ment presentations. It isfunded through cablefranchise fees.

» Green Township:The township pays Natu-ral Light Productions$15,000 annually to filmits board of trusteesmeetings. The meetingsare shown live on the lo-cal Time Warner publicaccess station, and thenreplayed at differenttimes throughout theweek.

Level of programmingvaries by community

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These communitieshave contracts withICRC:

Amberley VillageArlington Heights Columbia Township Crosby Township Elmwood Place Evendale Fairfax Glendale Harrison Harrison Township Indian Hill Lincoln Heights Mariemont Mason City Mason Schools Milford Milford - Schools Mount Healthy Mount Healthy

Schools North College Hill Princeton Schools Reading Sharonville Springdale St. Bernard Symmes Township Terrace Park Woodlawn

YOUR TURNDo you watch public accessprogramming? How often?On what platform? Howvaluable is the service?Email your comments [email protected].

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Index

Ron and Ruth Evers,the Green Township cou-ple who died in a fire Fri-day evening, were nostrangers to heartbreak.

Their 3-year-old grand-son Jason was kidnappedand killed in 1982.

Adrian Williams, then17, was convicted of kid-napping and involuntarymanslaughter and sen-tenced to 14 to 50 years,according to Enquirer ar-chives.

Amy Evers, then 6, waswith her brother when hewas kidnapped on Fa-ther’s Day of that year.She told the Enquirer in2000 that she barely re-

membered the day of thekidnapping at a Spring-field Township park.

In 1999, she met withWilliams at Ross Correc-tional Institution and saidshe saw no remorse in hiseyes.

“He talked to me abouthis family and how hedoesn’t get to see them,”she said at the time. “Buthe doesn’t understandthat I’m never going to getto see my brother againbecause he took him away.I have two children now

and they’ll never get tomeet their uncle.”

Williams is up for pa-role and will face a hear-ing in April. The Evershave started a petition tokeep Williams in prisonfor the remainder of hissentence, another 17years.

On Friday, GreenTownship emergency of-ficials responded to 5774Jessup Road at about 8:50p.m. for a structure fire. Apolice officer was thefirst to arrive at the scene.The house was already en-gulfed, and he couldn’t go

in, said Lt. Mike Nie, aspokesperson for theGreen Township Fire De-partment. Firefighters ar-rived a few moments laterandcouldn’t enter thehome because it was start-ing to collapse, Nie said

Firefighters put outmost of the fire by 11:30p.m., and it was fully ex-tinguished by midnight,Nie said.

Emergency crews

found the first victim Fri-day night. Crews had touse a track hoe to clear outthe house before theyfound the second victimearly Saturday afternoon.

Investigators saidcombustibles left tooclose to a wood burningstove in the basementcaused the fire.

Ruth Evers loved tohave parties, and therewas always a huge cele-

bration for the 4th of July,said Rich Evers, the cou-ple’s son.

Ron was a man of fewwords who loved to watchTV, whether it was musi-cals, ice skating or some-thing else, Rich said.

Ron, 87, and Ruth, 88,had seven children. Theywould have celebratedtheir 67th wedding anni-versary on Jan. 31, Richsaid.

Couple killed in fire had faced tragedy beforeBy Emilie [email protected] Patrick [email protected]

EMILIE EATON/THE ENQUIRER

Investigators say combustibles left too close to a wood-burning stove caused the fire.

A 1982 family photo of JasonEvers.

A 1982 photo of AdrianWilliams.

members of the local busi-ness community and theproducts and servicesthey provide.”

How does communityaccess television fit in acommunication rich soci-ety with YouTube, Face-book, Twitter. . .?

“Community accesstelevision must adapt andstay relevant to its com-munity. When we startedthere were five accesschannels on a 60-channelcable box. People werethrilled to see their citycouncil meeting on televi-sion a week or so after itoccurred. Now if theycan’t see that same meet-ing on their phone the nextday they want to knowwhy. And they can becausethat is part of the servicethe ICRC provides.

“In the fall when ourtwo trucks go out to coverhigh school football bothof those games are playedback that same night atmidnight. We are doingmore and more with ‘livetelevision’ over the Inter-net. For the sports wherepermissible, which is pret-ty much everything butfootball and tournaments,we make them availablelive over the Internet soanyone anywhere with anInternet connection cansee them as they happen.Same thing with concertsand parades and othercommunity events, wepost a link on our Face-book page and people canwatch live on their com-puter.

“This year we are fo-cusing on our studio ser-vices. In the past, a localmayor or township trusteecould come into our studioon a Monday night andspend a half hour speakingwith the host of our publicaffairs show and then aweek later the folks athome could tune in andhear what they had to say.What we are working to-ward now is for that sameperson to come into ourstudio on a Monday eve-ning, choose how theywant to present their infor-mation from a variety offormats and when theywalk out the door theyhave a thumb drive intheir hand that will allowthem to upload that videoto their Facebook page orTwitter account and sendit out immediately to allwho subscribe.”

Are you digital? Whatabout high definition?

“Yes we are digital.However we are not HD(high definition).

“It is not required (to behigh definition), but is de-sired and at some point inthe near future we willmake that transition. It isnot up to us, it will requirean agreement with the ca-ble company. On our endwe have already begun thetransition by starting toupgrade our productionand playback equipmentso that in terms of workflow, everything is HDcompliant.”

What impact will thishave on service?

“The only impact it willhave on service will be sig-nificant increase in pic-ture quality.”

What is ICRC’s future?“The future of the

ICRC looks strong. Wehave a history of being onthe leading edge of tech-nology. We were the firstlocal organization to putvideo on the Internet,starting in 1999 when weposted over 200 local can-didates for office on theweb, long before any of thebroadcasters were doingit. We were the first or-ganization in the countryto provide indexed councilmeetings on the web. Be-cause we have the supportof more than just one com-munity, we can provide ahigher level of service andbecause of that higher lev-el of service I believe wewill continue to thrive.”

ICRCContinued from Page A1

tary.“We’re going to re-

place the existing equip-ment, which is original tothe building,” she said.

The district’s food ser-vice department is mak-ing a switch to a self-ser-vice line at Delshire,which will allow studentsto go through and selecttheir own fruits and veg-etables, she said. It willbe set up similar to a sal-ad bar and students willbe able to choose from avariety of fruits, vegeta-bles and salads, she said.

Delshire’s kitchenwill provide three differ-ent hot vegetables andthree different coldfruits or vegetables eachday, Eichenberger said.

“We’ll be able to actu-ally offer students morefruits and vegetables

than we do now becausewe’re limited on spacewith the current servingline,” she said.

“It will give the stu-dents more choices.More fresh fruits andvegetables are what it’sall about.”

Providing studentswith more produce op-tions increases the likeli-hood they’ll see fruits orvegetables they like toeat along the serving lineand they’ll be more apt toconsume them, she said.

Eichenberger and thefood service employeesat Delshire have metwith Delhi-based foodservice design consult-ants KLR Associates Inc.to discuss the design ofthe new serving line, andshe said the new equip-ment should be installedin May. She would like toupgrade serving lines atother schools in the dis-trict if funding becomesavailable.

DelshireContinued from Page A1

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Green Twp. hostssevere weatherspotter training

Green Township is part-nering with the NationalWeather Service and theHamilton County Emer-gency Management Agen-cy to host a severe weatherspotter training class at 7p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at theNathanael Greene Lodge,6394 Wesselman Road.

The class teaches howto recognize severe weath-er, some things that looksevere but are not, andhow to report informationto the National WeatherService. Trained spottersplay an important roll inhelping warn our commu-nity about severe weather.This class also teaches se-vere weather safety, help-ing you protect yourselfwhen dangerous weatheroccurs.

The class will be held onthe upper level of thelodge. Please drive to theupper level parking lot andenter through the doors onthat level. This course is

provided at no cost. Regis-tration is not required.

For more information,call the Green TownshipDepartment of Fire & EMSat 513-574-0474 or [email protected].

Food drive forAnderson Ferrypantry

Hattings Supermarket,6148 Bridgetown Road,will host a food drive forThe Anderson Ferry FoodPantry, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 31.

The pantry needs non-perishable items as well ascash donations. The pantryserves 600 families month-ly and helps these ZIPcodes: 45001, 45002, 45030,45033, 45041, 45052, 45204,45211, 45233, 45238, 45247and 45248.

Westwood FirstConcert Seriescontinues Feb. 8

The third concert in thisseason’s Westwood FirstConcert Series will takeplace at 3 p.m. Sunday,

Feb. 8, at Westwood FirstPresbyterian Church, 3011Harrison Ave.

Titled “Classics toKlezmer,” the concert fea-tures Westwood First’s or-ganist Heather MacPhailand seven of her musicalcolleagues.

They will play a varietyof styles of chamber mu-sic, from classics to klezm-er. The theme of this sea-son’s concerts is “Dimen-sions in the World ofSound.”

Admission is free. Do-nations are accepted at thedoor.

For more information,call 661-6846 or visitwww.wfpc.org.

Flats Galleryshowcases Seton artstudents’ works

The Flats Gallery, aMount St. Joseph Univer-sity Urban Arts Partner-ship at 3028 Price Ave. inEast Price Hill, presents“Identity,” a juried selec-tion of artworks from ju-niors and seniors at SetonHigh School.

The exhibition runsthrough Feb. 28. A closingreception is scheduled for2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28.

Juniors and seniors en-rolled in a variety of artclasses at Seton wereasked to create a work re-volving around the themeof identity for their finalprojects of the first semes-ter. The resulting artworkexplores symbolism, style,narration, personality, ex-pression and what itmeans to be a woman art-ist.

The exhibition includespaintings, drawings, pho-tography and ceramics.

Gallery hours are 4 p.m.

to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, 3p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridaysand 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat-urdays. The gallery isclosed Feb. 20 and 21.

Admission is free. Call244-4223 for more infor-mation.

West Point Societypresents seminar on leadership

The West Point Societyof Cincinnati will host itsthird Leadership & EthicsSeminar from 7:30 a.m. to 3p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, atSpringdale NazareneChurch.

This seminar providessophomores, juniors,teachers and administra-tors from selected highschools the opportunity toexperience the leadershipand ethics training previ-ously only available toWest Point faculty and ca-dets.

More than 85 highschools will participatethis year, of which 70 arefrom the Greater Cincin-nati area. Local highschools taking part includeColerain, Diamond OaksVocational, Elder, La Salle,McAuley, Mother of Mer-cy, Northwest, Oak Hills,Oyler, St. Xavier, Setonand Taylor.

University of Cincin-nati President Santa Onowill be the morning key-note speaker. All studentsections will be taught byWest Point graduates.

For more informationabout the seminar, visitwww.leadersofcharacter.

org.

Elder Sports Stagfeatures Sean Casey

Elder High School’salumni association will

welcome former MajorLeague Baseball playerand Cincinnati Reds firstbaseman Sean Casey to theschool’s 39th annual SportsStag.

The event takes placeThursday, Feb. 12, at Elder.

Casey, now a broadcast-er and commentator forthe MLB Network, spent12 years playing in the ma-jors, eight of them with theReds.

The stag will be emceedby WCPO’s Dennis Janson,an Elder alumnus.

The event begins with asocial gathering at 5:30p.m., with the dinner andprogram beginning at 7p.m.

Tickets are $60 for gen-eral admission or $135 forpatron admission. Ticketsare on sale in the school’salumni office and at Bro-gan Oil, 4210 Glenway Ave.

Tickets may also be or-dered by calling the alum-ni office at 921-3744 or byvisiting www.elderhs.org.

Men ages 21 and olderare invited to attend.

All proceeds from thestag are donated to the fac-ulty and staff of ElderHigh Schoolschool.

Oak Hills invitesstudents, parents to Curricular Fair

Oak Hills High Schoolwill host its annual Curric-ular Fair from 6 p.m. to 8p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18,3200 Ebenezer Road.

The goal of the fair is tobring students, educators,parents and communitymembers together to ex-plore the programs and va-riety of course offeringsavailable for both currentand prospective studentsto assist in the selection of

classes for next year.The evening begins

with a session in the audi-torium led by the highschool’s administrativeteam, followed by buildingtours led by Student Coun-cil representatives.

Each curricular depart-ment will be on hand withteachers and students toanswer questions and pro-vide information.

Breakout sessions willbe offered every 30 min-utes and cover the follow-ing topics – programs ofstudy, eLearning and In-ternational Studies SchoolNetwork.

Call the high school at922-2300 for information.

Seton grad plansSweethearts Dance

Seton High Schoolalumna Emily Gramke isorganizing her annualdance for area studentswith special needs.

Gramke, now a sopho-more at Bowling GreenState University, estab-lished the SweetheartsDance a few years ago aspart of her senior projectat Seton.

This year’s dance is 3-5p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Del-hi Park’s Glen CarderLodge, 5125 Foley Road.

It is open to students inseventh- through 12th-grade, as well as youngadults with special needs.

The dance features aDJ, drinks, snacks andcrafts. Supervision will beprovided and the venue iswheelchair accessible.

Admission is free. Reg-ister by Friday, Feb. 6.

Contact Gramke viaemail at [email protected] with any ques-tions or to register.

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WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

DELHI TWP. — Our Ladyof Victory School studentsenjoyed some time outsideand a bit of exercise whileraising money for theirschool.

Students traversed thegrounds at the DelhiTownship parish duringthe school’s fourth annualWalk for Victory Oct. 10.

Becky Bill, a memberof the school PTO andchairwoman of the walk,said the event is the majorfundraiser for the parent-teacher organization.

“We decided to changeour annual fundraiser andmake it a fun way forstudents to raise moneyfor the PTO,” she said.“One hundred percent ofthe proceeds go to supportthe school.”

Students raise moneyby asking family mem-bers, friends and neigh-bors to sponsor them forwalking a designated pathon the school and churchgrounds, she said. Thewalk has proven to be asuccessful fundraisingmethod because, unlike amagazine sale or candysale fundraiser through afundraising company, shesaid the PTO doesn’t haveto split profits with anoutside organization.

The PTO uses the mon-ey to fund technologyupgrades, field trips, en-richment programs, faithbuilding programs, ma-terials for the school li-brary and many otherstudent and teacher needsthroughout the year, shesaid.

Each year the PTO setsa goal to raise $20,000through the walk, and Billsaid this year the studentsraised $23,000.

“The kids get excitedfor the walk,” she said.“They love it. It’s just afun day full of school spir-it, and lots of enthusiasticVictory cheers are heard.”

Every student in kin-dergarten through eighth-grade participates, andBill said the event startsoff in the morning with anall-school prayer service,followed by a pep rallyorganized by the studentcouncil. The students arethen released from thegym and spend about anhour walking the grounds.

Several parents, grand-parents and siblings jointhe students in the walkeach year, she said.

“It’s a good way forparents and grandparentsto engage in an activitywith their children,” shesaid.

“Besides being finan-cially beneficial to theschool, the walk promotesschool spirit and empha-sizes the benefit of exer-cise.”

Victory students raise $23Kthrough walk fundraiser

By Kurt [email protected]

ALL PHOTOS THANKS TO BECKY BILL

Our Lady of Victory students Sam Bill, Landon Baumgartner and Caleb Broxterman had a good time participating in the Walk for Victory fundraiser.

Our Lady of Victory students Jaden Walpole, Connor Accurso, John Lutz, TobyBrubaker and Parker Smith enjoyed themselves during the Walk for Victoryevent.

Our Lady of Victory students Lily Williams, Jenna Kahny, Caroline Bill andKirsten Kemper were all smiles during the annual Walk for Victoryfundraiser.

Our Lady of Victory studentsraised money for their schoolby taking part in the annualWalk for Victory fundraiserOct. 10. From left, HayleeHasson, Sophie Schwallie,Jessica VanDeVelde and EllaVollmer paused for a photo.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 29Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 5385-3780. Green Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, $10 drop-in, $45five-class pass, $80 10-class pass,$140 20-class pass. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 5675-2725.Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessLiving Life In The Flow Chi-Kung/TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m.,Grace Episcopal Church, 5501Hamilton Ave., Create your ownpersonal plan for health en-hancement and energetic em-powerment. $50. Presented byHarmonic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514; www.harmonicpulsewell-ness.com. College Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from every era.Free. 385-9309; www.vinoklet-wines.com. Colerain Township.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, 3807 North Bend Road,Free. 481-6300; www.publichou-secheviot.com. Cheviot.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, 5744Springdale Road, Free. 385-1005.Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterGreater Tuna, 7:30 p.m., Cov-edale Center for the PerformingArts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Hilari-ous send-up of small townmorals and mores in Tuna, Texas’third smallest town. Play’s twoactors play all 20 characters inrevolving parade of uproarioussituations. $24, $21 seniors,students and groups of 20 ormore. 241-6550; www.cincinnati-landmarkproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, $1. ThroughDec. 17. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Free. 385-3780.Green Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 30Health / WellnessEngage Your Inner HealerChikung, 6:30-8 p.m., GraceEpiscopal Church, 5501 HamiltonAve., $50. Presented by Harmon-ic Pulse Wellness. 405-1514;www.harmonicpulsewellness-.com. College Hill.

Music - Classic RockCincy Jam Session, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterGreater Tuna, 8 p.m., CovedaleCenter for the Performing Arts,$24, $21 seniors, students andgroups of 20 or more. 241-6550;www.cincinnatilandmarkpro-ductions.com. West Price Hill.

The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m. Re-opening week-end: two-for-one admission.,College Hill Town Hall, 1805Larch Ave., In poetic one-womanshow, iconic literary figure JoanDidion recounts 12 months ofher life following the suddendeath of her husband of 40years. Encore presentation. $20.Presented by Cincy One ActFestival. Through Feb. 28. 223-6246; www.cincyoneact.com.College Hill.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Learngame of Pickleball, simplepaddle game played usingspecial perforated, slow-movingball over tennis-type net onbadminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 seniors.Through Feb. 27. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31Dining EventsKids Pancake Breakfast, 10a.m. to noon, Mount HealthyUnited Methodist Church, 7612Perry St., Free. 931-5827. Mount

Healthy.

EducationSmart Investing @ Your Li-brary, noon to 4 p.m., GreenTownship Branch Library, 6525Bridgetown Road, Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-6095;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Green Township.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5 per class or $40 for10 classes. Presented by DanceJamz. 706-1324. Sayler Park.

Music - BenefitsSt. Bernard Band Bash, 7 p.m.to midnight, St. Bernard Schooland Parish Center, 7115 Spring-dale Road, Parish Center. Adult-only fundraising event. Music byPistol Holler. Includes foodprovided by R&R Catering, beerand wine cash bar, silent auctionand raffles/baskets. Ages 21 andup. $15. Presented by St. BernardAthletics and Parents Club.353-3958; www.stbernardathlet-ics.org. Colerain Township.

Music - Classic RockFlipside, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., ClubTrio, 5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.

Music - ConcertsCalifornia Guitar Trio, 7:30p.m., St. Xavier High School, 600W. North Bend Road, With guestbassist Tony Levin. $40, $35advance. Presented by GreaterCincinnati Performing ArtsSociety. 570-6520; www.gcpart-s.org. Finneytown.


The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m. Re-opening week-end: two-for-one admission.,College Hill Town Hall, $20.223-6246; www.cincyoneact-.com. College Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, 3820 Westwood North-ern Blvd., Take control of yourfinances. Everyone can benefitfrom lessons that cover debt,building wealth and makingsmart decisions with your mon-ey. $100 lifetime membershiprequired. Through March 22.662-2048; www.cheviotumc-.com. Cheviot.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, 1150 W.Galbraith Road, Lower level.Chair exercise and Leslie San-sone’s low-impact, indoor,aerobic workout. Free. 324-6173.Springfield Township.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 7612 Perry St., Week-ly venue of live acoustic folk,Americana, bluegrass, and rootsmusic. Scheduled performancesbegin at 7 p.m. Informal songcircle jam starts at 5:30 p.m.Open mic every first and thirdSunday. Free to members.Donations welcome from non-members. Presented by QueenCity Balladeers. 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.


Support GroupsCaregivers’ Support Group,

3:30-5 p.m., Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Find net-work of friends who listen,understand and ease eachother’s burdens by sharingtechniques for joys and chal-lenges caregiving provides. First15 minutes include short talkfrom speaker on issue of interestto group. Through Dec. 6.931-5777. Finneytown.

MONDAY, FEB. 2EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, 7778 Colerain Ave.,High-energy dance fitness classfor all ages and all levels offitness. Ages 18 and up. $5.923-4226. Colerain Township.

Dance Jamz, 6:45-7:45 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,6720 Home City Ave., Dancefitness class incorporates highintensity interval training. Ages18 and up. $5; $40 10-class pass.Presented by Dance Jamz.460-6696. Sayler Park.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town HallRecreation Center, 3017 HarrisonAve., $5. Presented by ZumbaFitness with Robin. 288-7844.Westwood.

RecreationPickleball, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,Membership needed. $25, $10seniors. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3Exercise ClassesLevel 2 Beginners VinyasaFlow Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Earth-Connection, 370 Neeb Road,Drop-in $10, five-class pass $45,10-class pass $80. Presented byYoga by Marietta. 675-2725;www.yogabymarietta.com.Delhi Township.

Farmers MarketSayler Park Farmer’s Market,4-7 p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, 6720 Home City Ave.,Purchase fresh eggs, handmadebaked goods, homemade pre-serves, handmade soaps. Free.Presented by Sayler Park VillageCouncil. 941-0102. Sayler Park.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Open game. Forseniors. 385-3780. Green Town-ship.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4Art & Craft ClassesJust for the Guys: SweetheartPendants, 6-9 p.m., NeusoleGlassworks, 11925 KemperSprings Drive, Work with jewelryartist, Karen Trimble Shell, tocreate two unique pendants foryour sweethearts. $50. Reserva-tions required. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 8:15-9:15 p.m., TheGymnastics Center, 3660 WerkRoad, High-energy cardio danceclass. $5 or 10 classes for $40.Presented by Dance Jamz.706-1324; www.thegymnastic-scenter.com. Green Township.

Zumba, 6:15-7:10 p.m., KeepingFit Studio, $5. 923-4226. ColerainTownship.


Senior CitizensWood Carving, 12:30-3 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Carve with

Greenwood Chippers. Manydifferent techniques used: reliefcarvings, scroll saw, figurines.Bring own tools. For seniors.Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

Youth SportsInstructional Basketball, 4-5p.m., Sayler Park CommunityCenter, 6720 Home City Ave.,Classes are introduction tobasketball skills presented ininformative, fun and healthyway. Ages 5-8. $25, plus $2membership. 941-0102;www.cincyrec.org. Sayler Park.

THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art & Craft ClassesJust for the Guys: SweetheartPendants, 6-9 p.m., NeusoleGlassworks, $50. Reservationsrequired. 751-3292; www.neuso-leglassworks.com. Forest Park.

Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, Free.385-3780. Green Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga for the Back (Therapy),6-6:45 p.m., EarthConnection,$10 drop-in, $45 five-class pass,$80 10-class pass, $140 20-classpass. 675-2725. Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessLiving Life In The Flow Chi-Kung/TaiChi, 9:30-11 a.m.,Grace Episcopal Church, $50.405-1514; www.harmonic-pulsewellness.com. College Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, Free.385-9309; www.vinokletwi-nes.com. Colerain Township.

Laugh Out Lounge Open MicComedy, 8-10 p.m., The PublicHouse, Free. 481-6300; www.pu-blichousecheviot.com. Cheviot.

Mean Jean Rockin’ Thursdays,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio, Free.385-1005. Colerain Township.

On Stage - TheaterGreater Tuna, 7:30 p.m., Cov-edale Center for the PerformingArts, $24, $21 seniors, studentsand groups of 20 or more.241-6550; www.cincinnatiland-markproductions.com. WestPrice Hill.

Senior CitizensExercise to Music, 10-11 a.m.,Green Township Senior Center,$1. 385-3780. Green Township.

Open Bridge, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,Free. 385-3780. Green Township.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Nature Nook Florist and WineShop, 10 S. Miami Ave., Casualwine tasting with light snacksand conversation. Includes fivewines from boutique wineriesaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $6. 467-1988; www.nature-nookonline.com. Cleves.

Music - Classic RockJAG, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Club Trio,5744 Springdale Road, Free.385-1005; www.clubtriolounge-.com. Colerain Township.


Theory of Mind, 7 p.m., TheGrove Banquet Hall, 9158 Win-ton Road, By Ken LaZebnik.Sensitive, unsentimental portraitof relationships, tells story ofBill, a teenager who happens tolive on the autism spectrum. Partof Playhouse in the Park’s Offthe Hill series. Recommendedfor ages 11 and up. Call venuefor tickets and prices. Presentedby Playhouse in the Park. 522-1154; www.cincyplay.com.Finneytown.

The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, $20. 223-6246; www.cin-cyoneact.com. College Hill.

Awesome ‘80s Prom, 7:30 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,1500 W. Galbraith Road, TheAwesome 80s Prom is notjust aplay â€“ It’s a fully interactiveblast-from-the-past dance partyexperience in the style of Tony ‘nTina’s Wedding set at WanagetHigh’s Senior Prom in 1989. $25individual; $40 couples. Present-ed by CenterStage Players ofOhio. Through Feb. 7. 588-4910;www.centerstageplayersinc-.com. North College Hill.


SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art & Craft ClassesSweetheart Paperweight,noon to 8 p.m., Neusole Glass-works, 11925 Kemper SpringsDrive, Create glass paperweightshaped like heart. $35 each.Reservations required. 751-3292;www.neusoleglassworks.com.Forest Park.

Dining EventsSchnitzel Dinner Dance, 6:30-11:30 p.m., DonauschwabenHaus, 4290 Dry Ridge Road,Dinner includes breaded schnit-zel served with potatoes, cab-bage, green beans, bread anddessert. Open wine bar, domes-tic beer and soft drinks. Germanmusic dance with cash bar andsnacks. Music by RheingoldBand. Benefits “Fill the Bus” toSt. Francis Seraph Parish inOver-the-Rhine. $17; $9 dinneronly, $8 dance only. Reserva-tions required. Presented byDonauschwaben Society. 385-2098, ext. 3; www.donausch-waben.com. Colerain Township.

EducationConcealed Carry Class, 8 a.m.to 9 p.m., Tactical IntelligenceGroup, 6111 Morgan Road, Ledby certified instructors, classmeets State of Ohio ConcealedHandgun Permit pre-applicationeducational requirements inconvenient single-day format.Ages 21 and up. $150. Regis-tration required. 579-1405;tacticalintelligencegroup.com.Cleves.

Exercise ClassesDance Jamz, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Sayler Park Community Center,$5 per class or $40 for 10 classes.706-1324. Sayler Park.

Holiday - Mardi GrasMardi Gras Fundraiser/Party, 8p.m. to midnight, AmericanLegion Post Hugh Watson Post530 Greenhills, 11100 WintonRoad, Includes beer, soft drinks,hot appetizers, chips and pret-zels. DJ, dancing, cash bar,split-the-pot, silent and chanceauctions, raffles, gift boutique,

photos and more. Cash bar. Ages21 and up. Benefits SCOOP Inc..$25. Presented by Save Cats andObliterate OverPopulation Inc..771-2967; www.scoopcat.org.Greenhills.

Music - CountryBuffalo Ridge Band, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; www.club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.


Murder Mystery Dinner, 6:30-10 p.m., Pebble Creek GolfCourse, Restaurant & EventCenter, 9799 Prechtel Road,Augusta Room. “Murder with aTwist.” Interesting characteropens up his new martini barand has an unfortunate deadlytwist at the grand opening.Includes buffet dinner. Cash bar.Ages 21 and up. $30. Presentedby Pebble Creek Golf Course.385-4442, ext. 14; www.pebble-creekgc.com. Colerain Township.

Theory of Mind, 2 p.m., MountSt. Joseph University, 5701 DelhiRoad, By Ken LaZebnik. Sensi-tive, unsentimental portrait ofrelationships, tells story of Bill, ateenager who happens to liveon the autism spectrum. Part ofPlayhouse in the Park’s Off theHill series. Recommended forages 11 and up. Call venue fortickets and prices. Presented byPlayhouse in the Park. 244-4724;www.cincyplay.com. DelhiTownship.

The Year of Magical Thinking,8-9:30 p.m., College Hill TownHall, $20. 223-6246; www.cin-cyoneact.com. College Hill.

Awesome ‘80s Prom, 7:30 p.m.,North College Hill City Center,$25 individual; $40 couples.588-4910; www.centersta-geplayersinc.com. North CollegeHill.

ShoppingSports Card and MemorabiliaShow, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., OakHills United Methodist Church,6069 Bridgetown Road, Lunchand snacks available. BenefitsOak Hills United MethodistChurch. Free admission, $20 fortable rental. 470-8042;www.oakhillsumc.org. Bridge-town.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art & Craft ClassesSweetheart Paperweight, 10a.m. to 8 p.m., Neusole Glass-works, $35 each. Reservationsrequired. 751-3292; www.neuso-leglassworks.com. Forest Park.

EducationFinancial Peace University, 4-6p.m., Cheviot United MethodistChurch, $100 lifetime member-ship required. 662-2048;www.cheviotumc.com. Cheviot.

Exercise ClassesFree Workout Every Sunday,2:15-3:30 p.m., Greater EmanuelApostolic Temple, Free. 324-6173. Springfield Township.

Music - AcousticLeo Coffeehouse, 5:30 p.m.,Mount Healthy United Method-ist Church, 399-7227;www.qcballadeers.org. MountHealthy.

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A Kids Pancake Breakfast will be served from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at MountHealthy United Methodist Church, 7612 Perry St., Mount Healthy. The breakfast is free. Call931-5827 for more information.

JANUARY 28, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • A7NEWS

A surprise documentcame in the mail. It wasfrom the Ohio Senatehonoring me “for exem-plary achievement inyour community andinspiration to individualsto excel in numerous

areas ofendeavor.”

Well, norecog-nition isearned byoneself.You, myreaders,share inthis awardsince thiscolumntruly is a

community endeavor andthe sharing of recipes,threads of wisdom andstories of family, foodand fun is all part of aweekly “visit” that wehave together.

Whether your teamfor the Super Bowl isSeattle or New England,you’ll need some heartyfixins’ to keep energy upduring the game. Hereare a couple of our fam-ily’s favorites.

Hanky pankiesI love the fact that this

recipe is being embracedby a younger generationof fans. Simple, comfortfoods like this are theones that disappear fastwhen we’re entertaining.I usually double this andfreeze some. Here’s mylatest version

1/2 pound groundsirloin

1/2 pound hot sau-sage (you can use reg-ular for a mild version)

Few dashes Worces-

tershire1 pound cubed Vel-

veeta1/2 teaspoon dried

oreganoGarlic powder to

tasteParty rye roundsCook the beef and

sausage. I use a potatomasher to break the meatup, then stir in rest ofingredients and cookuntil cheese melts. Serveon party rye or in hol-lowed out rye round. Youcan refrigerate this mix-ture and run the roundsunder the broiler to re-heat, or reheat mixture inmicrowave.

Chicken chiliThe ancho chili pow-

der is simply grounddried poblanos. The lasttime I made this, I usedboneless chicken thighsand breasts. You’ll need atotal of about 4 cups(which is what you’ll get,more or less from anaverage deli chicken). Ipoached them in broth.Also I had to add morespices to boost the flavor.Chili is a personal thing. Ilearned that when I was ajudge for a chili cook-off.I like to make this a dayahead. When I rewarm it,I usually add morespices, etc. Adapted froma recipe shared by CathyH., a Madeira reader.

1 rotisserie chicken,skin removed and meatshredded coarsely

1 can, 15 oz. Cannelli-ni beans, drained

1 can, 15 oz. GreatNorthern beans,drained

Olive oil1-2 jalapeno peppers,

minced1 large bell pepper or

2 poblanos, chopped - Ilike poblanos

2 generous cups on-ion, chopped or to taste

1 generous table-spoon garlic, minced orto taste

1 teaspoon groundcoriander

1-1/2 teaspoons an-cho chili powder

1 tablespoon cumin1 quart chicken brothCouple cups frozen

corn, thawed - optSalt and pepperJuice of 2 limes plus

extra for garnishAlso for garnish: torn

cilantro leaves, sourcream, chopped toma-toes, crushed tortillachips

Mash half the beanswith a potato masher.Film pot with oil andsauté peppers, onion andgarlic just until onionsare a little soft. Addspices and cook for aminute or so until yousmell their flavor. Pour inbroth, bring to a boil andlower to a simmer. Addbeans and corn and sim-mer 30 minutes or so.

Stir in chicken until heat-ed through. Add limejuice to taste. Serve withgarnishes.

Rita’s Italianseasoning

Savory is herb of theyear and one that’s un-derused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor,good in bean dishes (Ger-mans call it the beanherb) since it helps dispelgas. This recipe containsno salt.

Mix together:3 tablespoons dried

basil

3 tablespoons driedoregano

1 teaspoon driedthyme

1 teaspoon driedrosemary, crushed

2 tablespoons driedparsley

1 teaspoon driedsavory

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Indulge in comfort foods for Super Bowl

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Hanky pankie served in hollowed-out rye makes a good Super Bowl comfort food.

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Western Hills Press EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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WESTERN HILLSPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

January is National Glauco-ma Awareness Month, and thedoctors at Cincinnati EyeInstitute need your help tospread the word about thissight stealing disease.

In the United States, morethan 2.7 million people overthe age of 40 have glaucoma,but half of those people don’tknow they have the disease.This is because, in most cases,there are no symptoms atfirst. In fact, as much as 40percent of vision can be lostwithout a person noticing, andunfortunately, once vision islost it can’t be restored. Thisis why glaucoma is often re-ferred to as “the sneak thief of

sight.”Glaucoma

is the leadingcause of pre-ventableblindness inthe UnitedStates. Intechnicalterms, it is agroup of dis-eases thatcause damage

to the optic nerve, resulting ina gradual loss of vision. With-out treatment, patients withglaucoma will slowly losetheir peripheral, or side vi-sion, so that they seem to belooking through a tunnel. Over

time, straight-ahead visionmay decrease until no visionremains. With treatment, lossof vision can be slowed, and insome cases even stopped alto-gether.

There is no cure for glauco-ma, but it can be controlled.Early detection and treatmentare the keys to protectingyour eyes against vision loss.So, what can you do? The sim-ple answer is, make an ap-pointment for a full eye exam.The American Academy ofOphthalmology recommendsthat adults with no signs orrisk factors for eye diseaseget a baseline eye diseasescreening at age 40 – the time

when early signs of diseaseand changes in vision maystart to occur. Based on theresults of this screening, youreye doctor can prescribetreatment, or suggest inter-vals for follow-up exams.

For those who have alreadybeen diagnosed with glauco-ma, we need your help, too.We encourage you to talk tofamily and friends, and have aconversation about the dis-ease. This is especially impor-tant because those with a fam-ily history of glaucoma are ata higher risk of developing it.

For National GlaucomaAwareness Month, the doctorsat Cincinnati Eye Institute

would like to encourage you tolearn more about your eyehealth. While age, race, andfamily history are importantrisk factors to consider, any-one can develop glaucoma. Ifyou haven’t had your eyeschecked in a few years, con-sider scheduling an appoint-ment with your eye doctor. Ifyou think you are at risk, weencourage you to take action.Don’t let glaucoma sneak upon you. After all, your sightdepends on it.

Dr. Linda J. Greff specializes in adultand pediatric glaucoma. She lives inPleasant Ridge.

Dangers of glaucoma can be eye-opening

Dr. Linda J.GreffCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

How do you explain thecomplexities of time, relativ-ity and the Big Bang Theoryto mere mortals?

How do you explain themystery of the human heartand how one human beingcommits to another knowing

there will beinsurmount-able obsta-cles all alongthe way?

Perhapssome things

don’t need explaining. Theability to accept withoutunderstanding is enough.And there lies the mysteryand the beauty of the film“The Theory of Everything.”

This film is the biographyof Stephen Hawking’s life.

One would think thatscience would be the immi-nent focus of Hawking’s life,but you need to understandthat he is living with ALS,a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease.

How heartbreaking to seethat as Hawking’s theoremsescalate to great acclaims –his body simultaneouslydeteriorates.

One might think this to bea heartbreak, yet I walkedaway from this film inspired

and hopeful.I credit those feelings of

hope to the other part of thisfilm. It is the portrait ofHawking’s marriage to JaneWilde and her unwaveringdedication to Stephen andtheir marriage. The film isactually based on the book,“Traveling to Infinity: MyLife with Stephen,” writtenby Jane Wilde Hawking.

This film is beautifullyacted by Eddie Redmanye asStephen Hawking and Felici-ty Jones as Jane Hawking. Itis told in real time beginningwith their courtship, hisexpanding mental genius (ofphysics) and his ongoingphysical demise.

The film’s depiction oflife in the ’60s renders real-ism. The film’s depiction of atriumphant life amidst un-thinkable conditions is awe-inspiring. Rarely do I sug-gest that a movie be seenmore than once.

I could see “The Theoryof Everything” again. I rec-ommend that you see it, too.

Jan Stetter Weis is a freelancewriter who enjoys a good movie.Contact her at [email protected]. She lives in North Bend.

‘Everything’has somethingfor everyone

Jan StetterWeisCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

AARP is well-known, butnot-so-familiar is the AARPFoundation and its Tax-Aideprogram.

Tax-Aide volunteers providea valuable service to the pub-lic, working behind-the-scenesin a surprisingly helpful andhopeful way each tax season.Trained volunteers serve hun-dreds of families annually,helping them file their Federaland Ohio taxes without a feebeing charged. The programassists low and mid-incomefamilies that are a wide varietyof ages. All people are wel-come to take advantage of thisservice.

This service has been inplace in Southwest Ohio formore than 30 years. Informa-

tion about theprogram hasbeen told byone satisfiedperson to an-other over theyears. Ninesites in Cincin-nati’s East Sidecommunitiesprovide thistax assistancegiven by 70

volunteers. Understandably, asword gets around, the need formore sites continues to grow,as does the need for more vol-unteers for the program toexpand.

Each year from the begin-ning of February through mid-April, hundreds of families are

assisted on the East side ofCincinnati alone. This area,Ohio District 19, serves com-munities from Interstate 71East into Western ClermontCounty, from the Ohio Rivernorth into Loveland and Mil-ford.

Volunteers are trained andcertified each year to staycurrent with changes in the taxlaw and thus be able to servethe tax payers whom theyassist. The program is com-pletely run by volunteers; infact not even tips are acceptedfor services rendered. Thosereceiving the service do nothave to be a member of AARPnor do they need to be a “sen-ior citizen.” Typically tax prep-aration takes about an hour. All

returns are double checked forQuality Review; all are filedelectronically.

There is a pressing need formore volunteers to be trainedfor this service. Perhaps asyou read this you are interest-ed in volunteering as a TaxPrep Aide. Training/certifica-tion will take place in January,and volunteers will be ready toserve the beginning of Febru-ary.

For information about vol-unteering or to locate a sitenear you, contactwww.aarp.org/volunteer or call800-687-2277.

Connie Booth is a resident of An-derson Township and volunteerswith the AARP Tax Aide program.

Best-kept secret of tax season

GuestcolumnistCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Wonderful neighbors Just wanted to praise

our next door neighbors,Gary and Louise Bruem-mer.

Every week they passalong the Western HillsPress to us. We are alwaysreceiving some wonderfulbaked item as well as helpwhen we are working inthe yard. Also praise forTim Gutekunst who helpswith fix it items or carry-ing lawn furniture or put-ting up Christmas decora-tions. We are blessed tohave such wonderfulneighbors.

Jim and Joyce Cummings Miami Township

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Jan. 21 questionThe city of Cincinnati re-

leased a report earlier thismonth which detailed a de-crease in crime within the city.Do you feel safe, or safer, in thecity than you have in the past?Why or why not?

“I believe that downtownCincinnati is safer now. I usedto be able to park downtownfor free at any parking meterafter 6 p.m. Now most ofthose meters are taken up byred ‘valet’ bags. There tendsto be a gauntlet of beggarsseeking handouts as onewalks the streets. Therefore Iprefer The Banks area. TheBanks has a large parkinggarage and many places tomingle ala Newport Levy. GoFigure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 14 questionSome people have criticized

recent school closings due tocold weather. What do youthink about the practice ofcanceling classes when themercury dips?

“My biggest issue with theclosing or delay of schoolswhen the temperatures arelow is that schools are adapt-ing to students habits as op-posed to students adapting tothe situation.

“When I look around at thekids walking or standing wait-ing for buses it appears thatmany of them are not dressedfor the weather. No wintercoats, fall type, sweatshirt

hoodies, no hats or gloves. “When I was a kid, growing

up in Northern Ohio (walkingto school, up hill both ways)would walk or wait for thebus in a winter coat, withgloves and a hat. It certainlywasn’t great, but the clothingmade it bearable and safe.

“So it may be a matter ofstudents realizing that whenit is cold, you dress up like itis cold outside. This may al-low the temperature whichcauses school closings ordelays to happen at a lowertemperature, to the pointwhere even with appropriatewinter clothing it could stillbe dangerous.

“As a final note, my kidsdon’t dress appropriately andthey both have winter coats. Itry and what I repeatedly tellmy son is “Even the toughestguys in my high school ownedwinter coats, hats and glovesand they wore them when itwas winter.” He just nodsfrom his hoodie, grabs hislunch with no gloves and

heads out into the cold, coldweather.”

C.S.

“I wonder if those who areobjecting to the school clos-ings due to the cold weatherare aware of the fact that theschool buses are diesel en-gines which do not work wellin extremely cold temper-atures. Not only are the chil-dren spared the waiting insub zero wind chills, but theyare also spared waiting in abus with no heat when itbreaks down and a tow truckis required.

“The schools could remainopen and require parents tobring the children one car at atime. Just imagine that trafficjam!”

D.O’C.

“A most important valueour schools should teach isresponsibility both to commu-nity and family. That ofcourse means the schoolsshould also be responsible.Sadly the schools failed thatcold day.

“Rumpke picked up thetrash and recycles. The mailwas delivered and on time.The fast food shops wereopen and operating normally.In fact I did not observe asingle business that wasclosed that day due to lowtemperatures and my obliga-tions took me through threeOhio counties. Only theschools were closed. Schooladministrators your grade isF.”

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

GREEN TWP — The recordmay not be where they’d like,but what the record doesn’tshow is just how competitivethe Oak Hills High Schoolboys’ basketball team hasbeen through the first half ofthe season.

The Highlanders went 6-6through their first 12 games.They’ve also played a de-manding schedule, whichisn’t going to get any easier.

“I think we’ve been com-petitive. I’m a little disap-pointed in our record,” saidOak Hills coach Mike Price.“We’ve had some inconsisten-cies with health and injuries.”

In early January, Oak Hillslost four in a row. Price said hewas expecting to go throughthat stretch (of four games) alittle better. But, they did playLakota East, Lakota West, El-der and La Salle – three ofwhom are ranked in the top 10of The Enquirer Division Icoaches’ poll. Against East,Elder and La Salle – teams

that have a combined recordof 38-4 – Oak Hills lost by sin-gle digits in each game.

“I think we learned that wecan play with a lot of the bestteams in the city,” Price said.“I think we have to prepare alittle better. For Elder weplayed great defense but ouroffensive execution wasn’t as

Oak Hills boysbasketball cancompete with bestBy Adam [email protected]

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Oak Hills’ Chris Flinchbaugh gets his feet set to shoot a 3-pointeragainst Elder on Jan. 13.

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Michael Lake of Oak Hills puts upa shot from inside the lane.

PRICE HILL — Hockey isabout multi-tasking. That’swhat Elder High School coachJoe Del Prince will tell you.

A hockey player has to han-dle many things at once all at ahigh rate of speed — that’s partof what Del Prince thinksmakes hockey so compelling.

“I think it’s fast. I think it’shard-hitting. I think it’s excit-ing. Just scoring a goal is one ofthe most exciting things insports, I think,” said Del Prince.“Watch a game and look at theguys celebrate who’ve been do-ing it their whole life.”

His feelings about hockeyseem contagious. Elder’s beenplaying hockey for 13 years; thefirst eight were as a club teamand the last five in the Ohio

High School Athletic Associa-tion.

Del Prince has coached at El-der for all 13 of those seasons;the last five as the varsity headcoach alongside assistant KenSovern. The Panthers have 48boys in the program — the mostthey’ve ever had. They alsohave 11 wins this season, themost in a single season.

“We had about 31-32 kids lastyear,” Del Prince said. “We dohave 11 seniors this year sothat’s going to a real issue goingforward — we’re going to haveto replace some of those kids.”

Replacing seniors is alwaystough, no matter the sport, butDel Prince thinks hockey is agrowing sport, even on the westside. “We don’t have rinks onthe west side,” said Del Prince.“Kids growing up don’t thinkabout playing hockey instead of

basketball.” But that seems to be chang-

ing. Del Prince pointed out thatElder seems to be getting moreplayers who learned the sportfrom a young age. That trans-lates to wins on the ice and acamaraderie in the lockerroom.

“Everybody on the team is agreat teammate — they’ve goteach other’s backs,” Del Princesaid. “On top of that, this is themost skilled team we’ve everhad. Everybody on the rostercan score goals.”

Elder’s team captain is sen-ior Sam Coffaro with senior al-ternates Jason Martini andEvan Deller. “I don’t go in thelocker room. It’s their (cap-tains) job to take care of it,” DelPrince said.

Del Prince said Coffaro, whowas captain last year, is a com-

petitor who does not want tolose. Martini leads the teams ingoals scored and Deller is aphysical presence on the ice.

The Panthers have neverwon a Southwest Ohio High

School Hockey League playoffgame or a state playoff game.They hope to change that soon.

“That’s one of the goals weset at the beginning to the sea-son,” Del Prince said.

Elder hockey starts to sync on iceBy Adam [email protected]

THANKS TO EMILY BREDESTEGE

Elder’s Sam Coffaro controls the puck in between two Beavercreekdefenders on Jan. 10 at South Metro in Centerville.

NORTH BEND — Duringweek 10 of the football seasonat Camp Higher Ground, Tay-lor High School senior NateMarmol stood up in front of histeammates and, for the firsttime, bore his soul. The storyhe told, he lived, and, for thoselistening, was one they’ll nev-er forget.

Marmol, who’s 25-1 on thewrestling mat this season at170 pounds, told his teamabout his troubled past andjourney to overcome home-lessness.

The challenges life threwat him no child should have toface. Overcoming those chal-lenges has left those aroundhim inspired.

“I asked him ‘what prevent-ed you from going to the darkside?’ Because he’s not a thug.He stole for food but he didn’trob banks,” said Taylor wres-tling coach Neal Ryan, who

was not at that camp. “He justknew he saw his mom and hedidn’t want that life. God gavehim two things — a positiveoutlook and a competitive na-ture and he’s parlayed thatinto an incredible story andcomeback.”

Marmol was born in Mar-ion, Ohio, to a 14-year-oldmother and a father who leftbefore he was born.

After several years of ar-rests for a variety of charges,according to Marion court rec-ords, his mom was sent to jailaround his sixth-grade year.His grandmother took him inbriefly, until she kicked theseventh-grader out of herhouse and onto the street.

“With my mom going to jail,she (grandma) didn’t want tohave to take care of me,” Mar-mol said. “There was thisplace (in Marion) called Lin-coln Park and there was thistunnel kind of on an upliftwhere water couldn’t get in-…or during the winter, they

shut the pool down so I wouldget into the shack and justsleep there.”

Two of his friends, Anthonyand Marcus, lived close by andwould often let Nate sleepover.

During this time Marmol,still attending school, foundwrestling. He kept what hewas going through private, butschool and wrestling were hissalvation. Initially, Nate wres-tled because he didn’t want toleave school. It was time hewould have otherwise spenthungry and alone.

Day-to-day, Nate wrestledwith thoughts foreign to mostchildren, “How am I going todo this? What’s the next thingI’m going to be able to do? AmI going to be able to eat ormake it to school?”

Nate said the worst partabout his two years on thestreet was “being lonely all thetime — I really had no one.”

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Taylor’s Nate Marmol controls Benjamin Logan’s Ryan Sheeley in a 170-pound semifinal at the MadeiraInvitational Jan. 10.

TAYLOR’S MARMOL:

‘Wrestlingsaved my life’

By Adam [email protected]

See MARMOL, Page B2

B2 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • JANUARY 28, 2015 LIFE

» Seton junior JessicaHayhow was 16th in the 50butterfly with a time of30.29 at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. Hayhowalso placed 15th in the 100individual medley at1:09.61.

Boys basketball » On Jan. 17, Elder de-

feated Fairfield 51-36 with11 points apiece from sen-ior Brad Miller and juniorFrankie Hofmeyer.

The Panthers tookdown Lakota West on Jan.19, 60-45.

» Western Hills defeat-ed Lockland 81-34 on Jan.19 behind 24 points andseven rebounds fromsophomore Evan Walker.

» Oak Hills snapped afour-game losing streakwith a 69-31win over Syca-more on Jan. 16. ChrisFlinchbaugh led the High-landers with 11 points.

» Zack Fulton had ateam-high 20 points forTaylor in a 65-58 loss toFinneytown on Jan. 20.

Boys swimming» Elder was 24th over-

all at the Southwest Clas-sic Jan. 17-18. Elder sopho-more Paxton Kelley tookthird place in the 50 back-stroke in a time of 26.89and came in seventh placein the 100 individual med-ley with a time of 1:00.87.Elder’s Jake Wells fin-ished 15th in the divingcompetition.

» Oak Hills took 30thplace at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. Sopho-more Jared Cox was fifthin the 50 butterfly with atime of 25.46. Senior Aus-tin Vickrey took 11th in the50 butterfly.

» La Salle’s team camein 37th at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. Lancerssenior Stephen Cosco wasseventh in th 50 butterflyin a time of 26.24. JuniorEthan Stock swam 12th inthe 100 butterfly with atime of 1:01.32.

» St. Xavier was the topteam at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. St. Xsophomore Will Spaethwon the 50 breaststoke in atime of 29.60. Freshmanteammate, Kent Perry,was third in the same raceat 30.20. Grant House, a St.X sophomore, took first inthe 200-yard breaststrokewith a time of 2:05.85.House also placed fourthin the 400-yard individualmedley in 4:05.00, whilejunior Nate Jonas tookfifth in 4:05.53 and fresh-man Nicholas Perera wassixth in 4:07.88. The St. Xa-vier 200 freestyle relayteam took first place in thefinal with a time of 1:26.56.Sophomore Peter Breiss-inger won the 50 back-stroke as well as the 100 in-dividual medley. Sopho-more Will Spaeth came infirst place in the 50 breast-stroke and freshman KentPerry was third. St. X sen-ior Joe Berno swam fifthin the championship finalof the 50-yard freestyle ina time of 22.20. The Bomb-ers won the 200 free relay,the 400 free relay, the 200medley relay.

Girls swimming» Taylor came in 30th

place overall at the South-west Classic Jan. 17-18.Sophomore Abby Rapienfinished 13th in the 200-yard freestyle final with atime of 1:58.79. Rapien wasalso 13th in the 200 butter-fly (2:11.13). Taylor sopho-more Izzie Murray camein sixth in the 200 butterflyin a time of 2:10.53 and shewas 13th in the 100 butter-fly.

» At the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18, Mercyjunior Amanda Scola was22nd in the 500-yard free-style in a time of 5:31.04.Scola was also 16th in thefinal of the 1650 freestyle(19:04.33). Mercy seniorMegan Buse swam 14th inthe consolation final of the200 breaststroke with atime of 2:34.04. The Bob-cats’ freshman, KaraHeckmuller, finished sec-ond in the championshipfinal of the 50 butterfly in27.91. Mercy came in 35thoverall.

» Oak Hills placed 30thas a team at the SouthwestClassic Jan. 17-18. JuniorCandice Sheehan was 15thin the consolation final ofthe 50 backstroke in a timeof 32.20. Oak Hills seniorHailey Ryan took 14thplace in the 50 butterfly atKeating in a time of 30.02.The Highlanders’ diverElizabeth Cron took fifthplace on Jan. 17 at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati witha score of 425.35.

Girls basketball» Mercy fell to Ursu-

line 66-34 on Jan. 22. Em-ma Bley led the Bobcatswith 11 points.

The Bobcats beat OakHills 65-49 on Jan. 20.

» Seton lost to Mt. No-tre Dame 56-35 on Jan. 22.Stefanie Autenrieb hadeight points for the Saints.

OH Hall of Fame» The Oak Hills High

School athletic depart-ment announced thisyear’s Hall of Fame induc-tees on Jan. 20. They are:Chuck Walroth (1968),Todd Dietrich (1977), RonMurphy (1989), Jan Wilk-ing (1989) and JessicaPachko (2008).

The new class will behonored at a dinner onFeb. 2 at The Meadows.Those interested in at-tending should RSVP byJan. 29 through KarenFloyd ([email protected])or call the athletic office at467-7105.

SHORT HOPS

By Adam [email protected]


Andrew Freeman of Oak Hills places third in his heat with atime of 2:20.39 in the 200-yard freestyle on Jan. 17 at MiamiUniversity in the Southwest Classic.

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Mercy senior Megan Busefinished second in the secondheat of the 200-yardbreaststroke on Jan. 17 atMiami University in theSouthwest Ohio Classic.

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COMMUNITY PRESS

Paxton Kelley of Elder looksup to view the scoreboardafter he swims the 50-yardfreestyle on Jan. 17 at MiamiUniversity.


Jessica Hayhow of Seton swims the 100 yard butterfly on Jan.17 at Miami University in the Southwest Classic.


Taylor’s Lydia Wasserbaver swims the 100-yard backstrokewith a time of 1:13.47 on Jan. 17 at Miami University in theSouthwest Classic.

The Mother of MercyAthletic Departmenthas hired a new VarsityHead Soccer Coach, Die-go Gerardo Quispe.

For the past two highschool seasons, Quispehas been the junior var-sity soccer coach atPrinceton High School.Diego also serves as atrainer with CincinnatiWest and Ohio Elite soc-cer clubs.

Quispe was born inPeru and raised in Con-necticut after his familymoved. Diego hasplayed soccer since thetime he could walk. Hewas a four-year varsityplayer in high school,

but a ca-reer-end-ing kneeinjury didnot allowhim topursuesoccer atthe nextlevel. His

playing experience alsoincludes travel and pre-mier teams.

“I am honored andgrateful for this oppor-tunity to be a part ofMother of Mercy soc-cer,” Quispe said. “I planto put forth all of my ef-fort towards having asuccessful season, and Ihope the players, par-ents, and communitywill join me in this.”

Quispe’s love of thegame, energy, and pas-sion are evident. He hasbeen able to establish aclear philosophy re-garding training andteam expectations. Hestates, “I love the chal-lenge of coaching thisbeautiful game. My phi-losophy lies in one of myfavorite quotes by PepGuardiola: ‘What I havelearnt over the years - Iam aware tactics arevery important, but thereally great coaches arecoaches of people andthat human quality iswhat makes them betterthan the rest.’”

Diego and his wife,Jackie, reside in Spring-field Township.

Mercy welcomes Quispeas varsity soccer coachEnquirer Media

Quispe

good. Against East weplayed extremely well,but being young and in-experienced hurt us a lit-tle bit.”

Part of the Highland-ers’ competitivenesscomes from having di-verse contributions fromthe roster.

“It’s been differentpeople at differenttimes,” Price said.“That’s not a bad thing atall. It hasn’t been any one

guy. I really hope that itbecomes more consis-tent with more guys.”

Price pointed out 6-foot-7 senior center Ca-leb Cox saying he’s beenthe one guy who’s beenpretty consistent. Cox isaveraging 11.7 points pergame and 7.5 rebounds(third in the Greater Mi-ami Conference).

Price added that guyslike Ryan Batte, LukeRudy, Michael Lake,Cam Naber and JonathanDeifel have all playedwell. Rudy is second onthe team in scoring (9.3)and Deifel is third (8.2).

Oak Hills really hastwo things that Pricelikes – potential and anopportunity.

“I like our potentialand the opportunity wehave,” said Price. “Itstarts in practice and ithas to be everyday.”

The schedule doesn’tsoften up either, OakHills still has to face un-beaten Mason twice.

“We’re coming intoanother tough part of theschedule,” Price said.“Another difficultstretch, a telling stretch… ‘have we learned whatI hope we’ve learned.’ ”

Oak HillsContinued from Page B1

That was until hisfreshman year at MarionHarding. His birthmom’s husband’s parentstook him in. Then, at theend of his freshman year,Nate was officiallyadopted by ChristyLeeand Kevin Feaver, achildhood friend ofNate’s biological motherand father to Nate’syounger half brother,Nick.

“When Nick asked tosee his brother, we foundout how bad it was,”ChristyLee said. “He’scome a long, long wayand learned a lot. He’shad to learn to acceptlove.”

The Feavers havenine children, three arebiological and six adopt-ed.

“Our family is his,mine, ours and thensome,” said ChristyLee.

Nate’s transition toCincinnati was a process.When he left Marion, he

was running with thewrong crowd and failingschool. Now, he’s on thehonor roll, months awayfrom graduating.

Nate won the MadeiraInvitational Jan. 10 and,soon, he’ll be going forhis third-straight Cincin-nati Hills League title.

Before a match, Natesaid he gets a little anx-ious but “then you think,‘I’ve been through worse;I can get through this,’and everything else kindof goes away.”

Nate could have fold-ed the hand he was dealtany number of times. Hedidn’t. He used the ad-versity he’s been throughto become, not just agreat wrestler, but agreat person.

Ryan said he’s learneda lot from Nate’s situa-tion.

“I have nothing tocomplain about. Everytime I feel I’ve had a hardgo of things, I just look atNate and how his tenaci-ty has gotten himthrough the toughest ofsituations. I wouldn’thave been able to handle

it like he did. I appreciatehim and I admire him,”Ryan said.

Marmol said his goalis to wrestle at Mount St.Joseph University andpossibly double major inphysical therapy and ath-letic training. After that,he said he wants to have afamily and be the best fa-ther he can.

“Wrestling saved mylife,” Marmol said. “It’sgiven me a perspective.If I ever have kids I don’twant them to go throughthis.”

He could have letwhat happened breakhim. He could have letanger ruin him. Instead,he did something else —he forgave.

“I’ve actually openedmy heart and have for-given people,” Marmolsaid. “I’m talking to myreal mom again.”

Everyone has a story.Everyone brings that sto-ry with them. Marmolwears his with pride.

“Even though youhave a bad day, there’s al-ways someone who couldhave it worse,” he said.

Marmol Continued from Page B1


Oak Hills’ Luke Rudy goes after and recovers a loose ball.

JANUARY 28, 2015 • WESTERN HILLS PRESS • B3LIFE

A roundup of West Sidetheater and performingarts news:

» Ten shows. Two thea-ters. One busy productioncompany.

When Cincinnati Land-mark Productions an-nounced its plans to buildthe new Warsaw FederalIncline Theater, it de-signed three productionseasons at its two venuesto appeal to its current pa-trons and to reach new au-diences.

At its double season an-nouncement event, theWest Side theater groupannounced its 2015-2016Covedale Center Mar-quee Series as well as thedebut 2015-16 WarsawFederal Incline TheaterDistrict Series.

The shows are:Covedale Center Mar-

quee Series: “A ChorusLine,” Sept. 3-27; “Fox OnThe Fairway,” Oct. 22-Nov. 15; Mary Poppins,Nov. 27-Dec. 20; “ChapterTwo,” Jan. 21 – Feb. 14;“She Loves Me,” March10-April 3; “Brigadoon,”April 28-May 22.

Warsaw Federal In-cline Theater District Se-ries: “Extremities, Sept.30-Oct. 18; “Rent,” Dec. 2-20; “Avenue Q,’ Feb. 17-March 6; “Glengarry GlenRoss,” April 6-24.

Subscriptions for bothseasons immediatelywere available for pur-chase after the announce-ment.

The Covedale CenterMarquee Series subscrip-tions are $126 for all sixshows. Current subscrib-ers can renew their seatsthrough June 19,. Ticketsto single shows go on saleJuly 20,.

The Covedale Center

for the Performing Arts isat 4990 Glenway Avenue.

District Series sub-scriptions for the WarsawFederal Incline Theaterare $84. Summer ClassicsSeason subscribers canlock in their summer sea-son seats for the DistrictSeries through Jan. 31. Allseats not purchased bythat date will be releasedfor sale. Tickets to singleshows go on sale July 20.The Warsaw Federal In-cline Theater is at 801Matson Place.

“We’ve created dis-tinct seasons of excitingshow titles that our audi-ences will absolutelylove,” said Tim Perrino,executive artistic direc-tor of Cincinnati Land-mark Productions. “Oneseason will represent thelegacy of our company,the other an expansion ofour programming. To-gether, they deepen theimpact of CincinnatiLandmark Productions inthe communities we callhome.”

The Marquee Seriesand District Series sea-sons complement Cincin-nati Landmark Produc-tions’ previously an-nounced 2015 SummerClassics Season at theWarsaw Federal InclineTheater: “The Producers,June 3-21, “1776,” July 8-26, and “9 to 5,” Aug. 12-30.

The Warsaw FederalIncline Theater will be abrand new, purpose-built,220-seat performing artscenter and parking ga-rage in the Incline Dis-trict in East Price Hill. Lo-cated at the corner of Mat-son Place and West EightStreet, the $6 million pro-ject is under constructionand on schedule to openthis spring. The WarsawFederal Incline Theaterwill be programmed year-round by Cincinnati Land-mark Productions, culmi-nating in more than 120show nights.

Donor programs andsponsorships for the thea-ters and new seasons arestill available. For moreinformation, call 513-241-6550.

» Covedale Center forthe Performing Arts pre-sents “Greater Tuna”through Feb. 15.

Performance sched-ule: Thursday, Jan. 29, Fri-day, Jan. 30, Saturday,Jan. 31, Sunday, Feb. 1;Thursday, Feb. 5, Friday,Feb. 6, Saturday, Feb. 7,Sunday, Feb. 8; Thursday,Feb. 12, Friday, Feb. 13,Saturday, Feb. 14, Sunday,Feb. 15.

Show times: Thurs-days at 7:30 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays at 8 p.m.;Sundays at 2 p.m.

Covedale Center forthe Performing Arts is at4990 Glenway Ave.

Tickets: $24 for adults,$21 for seniors/students.Tickets may be bought on-line atwww.cincinnati-landmarkproduction-s.com or by calling thebox office at 513 241 6550.

For more information,contact the Covedale Cen-ter for the PerformingArts, 513-241-6550.

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CHEVIOTIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingReported that a suspect pointeda firearm at them at 3900 blockNorth Bend Road, Jan. 7.

BurglaryReported at 3700 block DarwinAve., Jan. 5.

Purse and backpack reportedstolen on Mozart Ave., Jan. 10.

Criminal damagingWindow broken on garage dooron Gamble Ave., Jan. 10.

TheftVictim on Gamble Ave. reportedthat a suspect has been usingtheir vehicle without permis-sion, Jan. 6.

Wallet and contents reportedstolen from vehicle on West-wood Northern Boulevard, Jan.7.

Gift cards reported stolen fromone vehicle, and a briefcase andwrapped gift stolen from sec-ond vehicle on Jane Ave., Jan. 7.

Bottle of liquor reported stolenfrom vehicle on HomelawnAve., Jan. 7.

Snow blower reported stolenfrom vehicle on St. MartinsPlace, Jan. 7.

GPs reported stolen from vehicleon Alta Vista Ave., Jan. 8.

Vehicle reported stolen onApplegate Ave., Jan. 10.

Vehicle reported stolen on DavisAve., Jan. 11.

Television and money reportedstolen on North Bend Road, Jan.11.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 3Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacing2500 block of Orland Ave., Jan. 9.Aggravated robbery2100 block of Westwood North-ern Blvd., Jan. 5.

3300 block of Glenmore Ave.,Jan. 9.

Assault3200 block of Werk Road, Jan. 3.Breaking and entering2800 block of McFarlan ParkDrive, Jan. 6.

3000 block of Wardall Ave., Jan.6.

Burglary2000 block of Yoast Ave., Jan. 5.2400 block of Wahl Terrace, Jan.6.

2600 block of Thomasville Drive,Jan. 10.

2600 block of Wendee Drive, Jan.7.

3000 block of Costello Ave., Jan.7.

3200 block of Montana Ave., Jan.6.

3400 block of Daytona Ave., Jan.9.

3500 block of Schwartze Ave.,Jan. 10.

3900 block of Boudinot Ave., Jan.4.

Criminaldamaging/endangering2400 block of Westwood North-ern Blvd., Jan. 10.

2600 block of Pancoast Ave., Jan.8.

2700 block of East Tower Drive,Jan. 5.

2800 block of Shaffer Ave., Jan.8.



3100 block of Ferncrest Court,Jan. 5.

3100 block of Ferncrest Court,Jan. 7.

6100 block of Glenway Ave., Jan.7.

Domestic violence2200 block of Harrison Ave., Jan.

7.2700 block of East Tower Drive,Jan. 7.

3100 block of McHenry Ave., Jan.6.

Felonious assault2700 block of East Tower Drive,Jan. 10.

3100 block of Sunshine Ave., Jan.6.

Improperly dischargingfirearm at/intohabitation/school2800 block of Shaffer Ave., Jan.8.

Kidnapping3300 block of Glenmore Ave.,Jan. 9.

Robbery2300 block of Ferguson Road,Jan. 9.

Theft2300 block of Ferguson Road,Jan. 2.

2300 block of Ferguson Road,Jan. 3.






2600 block of Wendee Drive, Jan.6.



2700 block of Felicity Place, Jan.6.

2700 block of Queen City Ave.,Jan. 8.

2800 block of Fourtowers Drive,Jan. 6.

2800 block of Orland Ave., Jan. 8.2800 block of Shaffer Ave., Jan.6.

2900 block of Mignon Ave., Jan.6.

3000 block of McHenry Ave., Jan.8.

3000 block of West Tower Ave.,Jan. 9.


3100 block of Saffer St., Jan. 9.3200 block of Broadwell Ave.,Jan. 8.


3200 block of Queen City Ave.,Jan. 5.

3200 block of Stanhope Ave.,Jan. 7.

3200 block of Werk Road, Jan. 3.3300 block of Bighorn Court, Jan.8.

3400 block of McFadden Ave.,Jan. 6.

3600 block of Schwartze Ave.,Jan. 10.

3700 block of Boudinot Ave., Jan.8.





CLEVESIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported in the 500 block of N.Finley St., Jan. 11.

TheftReported in the 100 block of E.Main St., Jan. 12.

Reported in the 200 block of E.State Road, Jan. 15.

GREEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingSuspect threatened to harmvictim at 6100 block ColerainAve., Jan. 6.

AssaultVictim reported being pushed,punched and kicked by suspectat 5500 block Bridgetown Road,Jan. 7.

Reported at 6000 block ColerainAve., Jan. 10.

Reported at 3600 block WerkRoad, Jan. 11.

Suspect struck victim in the faceat 6500 block Hearne Road, Jan.12.

Breaking and enteringSnow blower and chainsawreported stolen at 5300 blockCleves Warsaw, Jan. 6.

BurglaryReported at 2900 block JessupRoad, Jan. 5.

Reported at 5500 block Silver-point Drive, Jan. 7.

Several pieces of jewelry report-ed stolen at 3700 block BoomerRoad, Jan. 7.

Reported at 2700 block TrumbullCourt, Jan. 8.

Backpack, two video gamesystems, 30 video games, several

pieces of jewelry and a jar ofcoins reported stolen at 3800block Biehl Road, Jan. 11.

Criminal damagingWindow broken on vehicle at6300 block Glenway Ave., Jan.10.

Rock thrown through rearwindow on vehicle at 3600block Muddy Creek Road, Jan.10.

Reported at 3900 block DrewAve., Jan. 10.

Reported at 3400 block EyrichRoad, Jan. 10.

Rock thrown through rearwindow on vehicle at 4000block Drew Ave., Jan. 10.


Rear window and a tail lightbroken on vehicle at 5800 blockFilview Circle, Jan. 11.

Domestic disputeReported on Cheviot Road, Jan.7.

Reported on Westwood North-ern Boulevard, Jan. 8.

Reported on Sutters Mill Drive,Jan. 9.

Reported on Cheviot Road, Jan.10.

Reported on Northglen Road,Jan. 10.

Reported on Devils BackboneRoad, Jan. 11.

Reported on Colerain Ave., Jan.11.

Reported on Bridge Point Drive,Jan. 11.

Reported on Cheviot Road, Jan.12.

TheftSunglasses, assorted CDs, CDcases, portable vacuum cleanerand a blanket reported stolenfrom vehicle at 3500 blockReemelin Road, Jan. 5.

Action figures, three model cars,flashlight, watch box, sweat-shirt, blanket, pocket tool and aham reported stolen at 3400block Jessup Road, Jan. 5.

Car battery reported stolen fromvehicle at 6500 block HearneRoad, Jan. 5.

Reported at 3500 block NeiheiselAve., Jan. 6.

Wallet and contents reportedstolen at 5800 block MuddyCreek Road, Jan. 6.

Reported at 6500 block GlenwayAve., Jan. 6.

Laptop computer and book bagreported stolen from vehicle at2800 block Parkwalk Drive, Jan.6.

Backpack and a purse and con-tents reported stolen fromvehicle at 3600 block WerkRoad, Jan. 6.

Personal check reported stolenfrom mailbox at 3600 blockJessup Road, Jan. 6.

GPs reported stolen from vehicleat 3900 block Florence Ave., Jan.7.

Purse and sunglasses reportedstolen from vehicle at 6300block Glenway Ave., Jan. 7.

License plates reported stolenfrom vehicle at 4200 blockBoudinot Ave., Jan. 7.

Coat, coveralls, two drills and ahard hat reported stolen fromvehicle at 3400 block ReemelinRoad, Jan. 8.

Five headrest televisions, twovisor televisions and two mon-itors reported stolen fromvehicle at 5200 block Crooksh-ank Road, Jan. 8.

Registration sticker reportedstolen from vehicle at 5800block Cheviot Road, Jan. 8.

Twenty-two tires reported stolenfrom Michel Tires Plus at 3400block North Bend Road, Jan. 9.

Reported at 4400 block GroveAve., Jan. 9.

Laptop computer and an AppleiPad reported stolen fromvehicle at 4300 block Brookdale,Jan. 9.

Four car batteries reported stolenfrom Sam’s Club at 5300 blockNorth Bend Road, Jan. 9.

GPs, flashlight, scent pods andmoney reported stolen fromvehicle at 5600 block KarenAve., Jan. 9.

MP3 player reported stolen at3700 block Moonridge Drive,Jan. 9.


Reported at 5100 block CarriageHill, Jan. 10.

Money reported stolen at 4300block Brookdale Drive, Jan. 10.

Money reported stolen at 6400block Harrison Ave., Jan. 10.

Toolbox, medical equipment,two sets of pliers, screwdriver,torch, four wrenches and avoltmeter reported stolen at5500 block Woodhaven Drive,Jan. 10.

Reported at 6000 block FlyerDrive, Jan. 11.

Ice melt reported stolen at 5700block Filview Circle, Jan. 11.

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Dorothy Ellen BauerDorothy Ellen Bauer, 84, died

Dec. 23.Survived by

cousins ShirleyPaulus, Lois M.Bruck, EdgarH. Loop, JanetYunker,Marilyn(Melvin)Hanson, Diane(Bill) Moore,Jim Bocklet,

Gregory (Cheri) Wilmoth, Bill(Ruth) Heil, Diane Keeler andGayle Curtis; aunt Glendy Wil-moth.

Preceded in death by parentsArthur A. and Gladys H. (neeWilmoth) Bauer.

Visitation and services wereheld at Westwood United Meth-odist Church, 3460 Epworth Ave.,Westwood.

Memorials may be made to thecharity of your choice.

Helen BoddenHelen Marie (nee VanKuren)

Bodden, 98, died Dec. 23.Survived by siblings Carl (late

Nancy) VanKu-ren; numerousnieces andnephews.

Preceded indeath byhusbandJoseph PeterBodden;siblings Au-brey (late

Anita) VanKuren;Visitation and funeral services

were at Westwood UnitedMethodist Church Chapel, West-wood. Bolton and LunsfordFuneral Home served the family.

Memorials may be made toWestwood United MethodistChurch or to Vitas Hospice.

Robert D. BrandenburgRobert Brandenburg, 85, died

Dec. 27.Survived by sisters Mary Sue

Griswold, Janet R. Spring; sisterand brother-in-laws Edna Bran-denburg and Ed Spring; friendand former wife Becky Branden-burg; numerous loving niecesand nephews; great-great-niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by wifePauline (nee Landers) Branden-burg; brothers Jim and EugeneBrandenburg.

Visitation and services were atNeidhard Minges Funeral Home.Burial with military honors atArlington Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toFranks Adult Center, ParentsGroup, 5884 Bridgetown Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45248, or toEldermount 5900 Delhi Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45238.

Lawrence ClementsLawrence N. “Larry” Clements,

78, died Dec. 19.

Survived by wife Janet L. (neeDonley) Clements; children DianeE. (Mike) Goldschmidt, DouglasM. Clements and Joanne E.(Mark) Young; grandchildren JoeGoldschmidt, Mark Goldschmidt,Lisa (Nate) Roedig, Samantha(Mike Dolch) Clements, MatthewDwyer, Alex Young and MeganYoung; great-grandchildren CruMiller Dolch; sister Marjorie(Herschel) Hon; numerous nieces.

Preceded in death by brotherEdward “Scrap” (Roseanne)Clements.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at the Bolton and LunsfordFuneral Home, Westwood.

James DonnermeyerJames R. Donnermeyer, 62,

died Dec. 3.Survived by wife Ann Marie

Knochelmann Donnermeyer;childrenAndrew andJacob Donner-meyer; fatherBill (Mary Hill)DonnermeyerSr.; siblings Bill(Debbie)DonnermeyerJr., Tom (Jill)Donnermeyer,and Theresa

Faeth; in-laws David and GinnyRohan Knochelmann, Amy (Jim)Ryan, David (April) Knochelmann,Alice (Kevin) Akin, Donald (Tam-my) Knochelmann and Anita(Chip) Mink; many nieces andnephews; four great-nieces.

Preceded in death by motherShirley Snyder Donnermeyer.

Visitation and Funeral Masswere at Divine Parish at SacredHeart Church, Bellevue.

Memorials may be made to theJames P. Stephens ScholarshipFund, 1640 Philomena Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45223, or theDennis P. Whitehead ScholarshipFund, Covington Latin School, 21E. 11th St., Covington, Kentucky41011.

Jim FantettiJim Fantetti, 55, died Dec. 20.Survived by wife Gail Eagle

Fantetti; children Allen (Sue)Utterback, Pam (Mike) Branhan,Jason Utterback; stepchildrenPaige, Emma; siblings Joe (De-nise) Fantetti, Judy (Tommy)Gessendorf, John Fantetti andJerry Fantetti; mother Evelyn.

Preceded in death by fatherJames Fantetti.

Visitation was at Meyer andGeiser Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was held at St.Teresa of Avila Church.

Memorials may be made toThe James Fantetti Fund, c/o anyFifth Third Bank.

Helen FischerHelen C. (nee Niehaus), Fischer

98, died Dec. 25.Survived by children Jan (late

Dr. John) Fischer; grandchildrenChris (Margaret) Kulujian.

Preceded indeath by MaxJ. Fischer.

Visitationand Mass ofChristianBurial at OurLady ofLourdesChurch. B. J.

Meyer Sons Funeral Home servedthe family.

Memorials may be made toOur Lady of Lourdes Church orcharity of one’s choice.

Raymond GebhardtRaymond A. Gebhardt, 88, of

Green Township died Dec. 18.Survived by children Deborah

Gebhardt,Brad (Jenny)Gebhardt,Gretchen(Mark) Terhar;grandchildrenMatthew andDerek (Kelsey)Kulp, Theresa(Anthony),Clare and

Geoffrey Gebhardt, Garrett(Christine), Brett (Sarah), Carley(James) Gebhardt; six great-grandchildren; sister Ruth Stokes.

Preceded in death by wifeBarbara A. (nee Roush) Gebhardt;sonGregory.

Visitation was Dec. 22 followedby memorial service at the WilsonChapel at Twin Towers SeniorLiving Center.

Memorials may be made to theAlzheimer’s Association, Veteransof Foreign Wars or Twin TowersBenevolent Fund.

Joseph GramagliaJoseph A. Gramaglia, Delhi, 95,

died Dec. 18.Survived by

siblings LouiseBellissmo andTeresa Schultz;nieces, neph-ews andfriends.

Preceded indeath by wifeHelen (neeRebennack)

Gramaglia; siblings Vincent,Pasquale, Frank, Marie Isador,Viola Newman and Ceclia DeCamp.

Visitation was Dec. 20 followedby Blessing Service at the Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome.

Memorials may be made toMercy Health West Park (Attn:Kendra), 2950 West Park Drive,Cincinnati, Ohio 45238.

Dorothy GrannenDorothy “Dot” (nee Lammers)

Grannen, 105, died Dec. 11.Survived by children Jeannine

(late John) Carmichael, Kathleen(Robert) Glaser; 12 grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren. Preceded

DEATHS

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Fischer

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in death byhusbandFrancis E.Grannen;daughterMary Anita“Nita” Gran-nen.

Funeralmass was Dec.

20 at St. Ignatius Church. Burialfollowed in St. James White Oak

Cemetery.Memorials may be made to St.

Collette of Wisconsin, N4645County Road Y, Jefferson, Wis-consin 53549.

Angela HallAngela J. (nee LaRosa) Hall, 84,

of Colerain Township died Dec.24.

Survived by siblings RoseZehnder and Joseph LaRosa;nieces and nephews Pamela(Rick) Johnson, Michael (Jane)Zehnder, John (Karen) andJoseph (Loretta) LaRosa; manygreat-nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by husbandJames Hall; brother John LaRosa.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at St. AntoninusChurch.

Memorials may be made toAlzheimer’s Association, 644 LinnSt., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

Paul G. HalloranPaul G. “Whitey” Halloran, 93,

of Westwood. He was a longtimemember ofthe BogeyBenders.

Survived bydaughter Pam(Tom) Mis-chell; grand-children Eric(Corinne)Mischell,Suzanne

(Jerry) Nangle and Dave (Alyssa)Mischell; great-grandchildrenJack, Will and Emma.

Preceded in death by wife ElsieHalloran (nee Rusz).

Visitation was at the Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, followedby Funeral Mass at St. CatharineChurch.

Memorials may be made toBethany House Services, 1833Fairmount Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio

45214 or Mercy NeighborhoodMinistries, 1602 Madison Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

Harry HerdemanHarry Herdeman, 80, died Dec.

20. He was a U.S. Army veteran.Survived by

wife JeanneRottenbergerHerdeman;children Matt(Mary Lou)Herdeman,Peggy Decker,Pete Herde-man, Dave(Patty) Herde-man; eight

grandchildren; two great-grand-children.

Preceded by siblings EvelynAverbeck, Ethel Herdeman RSMand Danny Herdeman.

Visitation was Dec 22 at Meyerand Geiser Funeral Home. Massof Christian Burial was Dec. 23 atOur Lady of Lourdes Church.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital,P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, Ten-nessee 38101-9950 or HonorFlight Tri- State, 8627 CalumetWay, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249.

Marlene KincaidMarlene Kincaid died Dec. 25.Survived by siblings Shirley,

Rosemary, Linda, and RobertKincaid.

Preceded in death by parentsRobert and Marie (nee Traum)Kincaid.

Private services were held.In memory of Marlene’s love of

animals, the family has requesteddonations be made to the SPCA.

Ruth KisroRuth Anna Cora (nee Prigge)

Kisro, 97, died Dec. 29.Survived by children Wilma R.

(Michael Carl) McCarey andRobert M. (Lita) Kisro; grand-children Darren (Leslie) McCarey,David (Jennifer) McCarey, Eliza-beth (David) Cook, and Stephani(Rodney) Hutchison; great-grandchildren Lauren, Alison,Matthew and Jessica McCareyand Olivia, Margo and Rod Jr.

Hutchison;sister ErnaBruenjes;sister-in-lawEdna Hammel.

Preceded indeath byhusbandFerdinand“Ferd” Martin

Kisro; brother Albert Prigge.Visitation and funeral services

were at the Grace LutheranChurch.

Memorials may be made to theAngel Care Fund c/o Mercy atWest Park or Grace LutheranChurch.

Rose KochRose (nee Geiser) Koch, 92,


childrenRobert (Kath-erine), William(Rose), Barry(Jennifer)Koch; grand-children Julie,Bret, Heather,Hillary, Kelsey,Carly; great-

grandchildren Austen, Owen,Emma, Gavin, Penny; siblingsRuth Schira, Dorothy Martin, andLeonard Geiser.

Preceded in death by husbandHarold Koch; sister MargaretGeiser.

Visitation was at Meyer andGeiser Funeral Home. Mass ofChristian Burial was at St. JamesChurch.

Memorials may be made toAlzheimer’s Association, 644 LinnSt., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.

Daniel KonradDaniel G. Konrad, 65, of Miami

Heights died Dec. 21.Survived by wife Alice L.

Huening Konrad; children DanielG. and David C. Konrad and MaryA. D’Angelo; siblings KarenMcCory, Ken Konrad; eightgrandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsGeorge and Dorothy (nee White)Konradhe; siblings Evelyn andGeorge Konrad.

Visitation and services wereDec. 28 at the Bridge CommunityChurch.

Memorials may be made to thefamily c/o the Dennis GeorgeFuneral Home, 44 S. Miami,Cleves, Ohio 45002.

Mildred W. KuhnMildred (nee Winters) Kuhn,

103, died Dec. 25.Survived by

sister HelenWestendorf;nieces andnephews SallyPitstick, SueSimon West-endorf, Rich-ard, David andMary AnnWestendorf.

Preceded in death by husbandJoseph J. Kuhn; sister MaryWinters.

Visitation was at B. J. MeyerSons Memorial Center, followedby Mass of Christian Burial at St.Teresa of Avila Church.

Memorials may be made to St.Teresa of Avila Memorial Fund,1175 Overlook Ave., Cincinnati,Ohio 45238.

Frank LefeverFrank R. Lefever, 63, died Dec.

17.Survived by wife, Donna, sons,

Jason (Sarah) Lefever and JaredLefever; step-children Greg(Audra) Hynes, Kristin (Will)Dixon and Matt Hynes; threegrandchildren; four step-grand-children; siblings Jeff (Bev) Lefev-er and Sandy Radcliff.

Funeral services were Dec. 27at Our Lady of Visitation CatholicChurch.

Angelo LucaAngelo Luca, 54, died Dec. 25.Survived by siblings Carmine

(Amy), Italoand Iara Luca;uncle andaunt Giacomo(Nadine) Lucaand Rosina(Tom)Deutsch;nephews andnieces Markand Anthony

Luca and Abby (Nick) Daut;granddaughter Leah; manycousins and friends.

Preceded in death by parentsFrancesco and Sebastiana Luca.

Visitation was Jan. 2 at B.J.Meyer Sons Memorial Center,followed by Mass of ChristianBurial at St. Teresa of AvilaChurch.

Memorials may be made to thefamily.

William Lyons Jr.Williams Lyons Jr., 84, of Price

Hill died Dec. 20. He was a U.S.Army Veteran and served in

Korean War.Survived by

wife Angela C.(nee Rohe)Lyons; childrenDonna (Thom-as) Rentz;grandchildrenBradley, Alexand Daniel.

Visitationand Mass were at Holy FamilyChurch.

Memorials may be made toHoly Family Church Maintenance,Education or Food Pantry Funds,3006 W. 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio45205.

James V. MarckesanoJames V. Marckesano of Price

Hill.Survived by wife Vella “Du-

gan” (nee McBeath) Marckesano;daughterGlenna (Jim)Daly; grand-childrenKimberly,Brian, Joe,Tim, Tony,Katie, Patrick,Jenna andCarin; 15great-grand-children;

siblings Ralph Marckesano, LouiseStudt, Philomena Schare, MarySchwartz, Jenny Fleming, NellieStath, Anna Marckesano andJean Marckesano.

Preceded in death by sonJames P. (Linda) Marckesano;brother Rose Panero.

Visitation was at Dalbert,Woodruff and Isenogle FuneralHome. Mass of Christian Burialwas held at San Antonio Church.

Memorials may be made to theSan Antonio Church Mainte-nance Fund.

DEATHS

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Dorothy McCourtDorothy “Dot” McCourt,

Cheviot, 96, died Dec. 17.Survived by loving nieces,

nephews and friends.Preceded in death by siblings

John, Edward and RaymondMcCourt and Margaret McCourtRinehart.

Visitation and Mass of Chris-tian Burial were at Our Lady ofLourdes Church.

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Frances MeinersFrances Philomena (nee Kah-

sar) Meiners, 95, of Green Town-ship died Dec. 18.

Survived by children LawrenceFrank (Martha) Meiners andSteven Edward (Nancy Jo) Mein-ers; grandchildren Jenny Meiners,Bryce Meiners, Kristy Meiners,Kelly Maldonado, Ross Meinersand Matthew Meiners; great-grandchild Christian Meiners.

Preceded in death by husbandLawrence J. Meiners.

Visitation was at Meyer Funer-al Home, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial at St. JudeChurch.

Memorials may be made to St.Jude Church, 5924 BridgetownRoad, Cincinnati, Ohio 45248.

Helen MilesHelen I. (nee Bolington) Miles,

88, of Delhi Township.Survived by children Dianna

(William H.) Rinear, Judith (Rob-ert) Rehn,Robert E.(PamelaMattlin) andMichael(Delynn)Miles; 12grandchildren,16 great-grandchildren;two great-

great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by husband

Robert E. Miles.A memorial service was at St.

Peter and St. Paul United Churchof Christ.

Virginia MillerVirginia L. (nee May) Miller, 89,

of Delhi Township died Dec. 24.Survived by son Bruce Miller;

siblings Laura Rottert, KendallMay and Ruthie May; manynieces, nephews and friends.

Preceded in death by husbandIrvin Miller; brother Thomas May.

Funeral services were at theconvenience of the family.

Memorials may be made toOld Friends (A Kentucky Facilityfor Retired Thoroughbreds), 184Paynes Depot Road, George-town, Kentucky 40324.

Ida MorrisseyIda M. (nee Dallalio) Morrissey,

101, of Delhi Township died Dec.23.

Survived by children CheriMcCollough, Laura Crotty, GailDallalio, Richard and AnthonyDallalio; numerous great-niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by husbandJohn Morrissey.

Visitation and Christian Bless-ing were at B.J. Meyer SonsMemorial Center.

Memorials may be made toAmerican Cancer Society, 11117Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio45242.

James MulliganJames P. Mulligan, 72, died

Dec. 18.Survived by children Tonia

Mulligan,Brian and Lisa(Mulligan)Wolf; siblingsMary LouMulligan(Cutler);partner EmmaJones; grand-sons CameronMulligan and

Logan and Alex Wolf; manyfriends and family.

Visitation was Dec. 23 at RadelFuneral home, followed by Massat Holy Family Parish.

Memorials may be made to theSt. Vincent De Paul Society.

William OstertagWilliam “Bill” Ostertag Jr., 76,


wife Rosalyn“Rose” Ra-bong-Oster-tag; childrenMary Ruth(John) Lee,MarleneStanton,MichaelOstertag,

Margie (Perry) Williams, MarkOstertag; grandchildren Johnny,Austin, Christy, James, Tony, Nick,Megan, Jacob, Mary Grace, Joel,Becky, Brandy, Jessica; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings Diane(Tom) Darnell and Robert (Mau-reen) Ostertag.

Visitation was at St. JudeChurch, followed by Mass ofChristian Burial.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

Robert RussoRobert Anthony “Bob” Russo,

78, died Dec. 7.Survived by wife of 20 years

Julie Hoffmann Russo; childrenSteve (Beverly) Russo and Jeff(Pam) Russo; step-children ConnieMorris, Michael (Stephanie)Murdock and Jill (Ralph) Henson,11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; siblings Donald(Mary), Gerald (Judith), Nick(Shirley), Dick (Yvonne) Russo;many nieces, nephews.

Preceded in death by brothersJoseph (Laverne) Russo and SamRusso.

Visitation was Dec. 17 at the

GatheringSpace of OurLady ofLourdesChurch,followed byFuneral Mass.Burial fol-lowed at NewSt. Joseph

Cemetery. Rebold, Rosenackerand Sexton Funeral Home servedthe family.

Memorials may be made toOur Lady of Lourdes Church,3450 Lumardo Drive, Cincinnati,Ohio 45238.

Arthur StautbergArthur “Art” Stautberg, 89. He

was a received the Purple Heart.Survived by wife Carol (Meyer)

Stautberg; daughter Nancy (Jeff)Cook; grandchildren Nicholas(Gretchen) Cook and Sarah Cook;sister-in-law Marian Meyer;brother-in-law Bill Jolly; nephewsand niece Jene (Donna) Stautb-erg, Mary Sue (Tom) Schiller.

Preceded in death by brotherGene (Virginia) Stautberg; nieceJulie (Jack) Stumin.

Visitation and Funeral Masswere at Corpus Christi Church.Burial at Gate of Heaven Ceme-tery.

Memorials may be made toCorpus Christi Church or theMercy Neighborhood Ministries,1602 Madison Road, Cincinnati,Ohio 45206.

Dorothea SwartDorothea L. (nee Fritz) Swart,

85, of Colerain Township diedDec. 12.

Survived bychildrenDaniel (Cheryl)Swart andRonald (Zoe)Swart; grand-children Jared(Emily) Swart,Sarah (Travis)Gross, Lauren(Todd) Haler

and Megan Swart; great-grand-children Tyler and Logan Grossand Cooper Swart.

Preceded in death by husbandHenry J. Swart.

Visitation was at Rebold,Rosenacker and Sexton FuneralHome. Private funeral services.

Memorials may be made to thecharity of your choice.

Walter WesterlingWalter Westerling, 86, died

Dec. 26.Survived by two children; four

children; three great-grand-children.

Preceded in death by wifeAnneliese Westerling.

A gathering of family andfriends took place Jan. 2 withMemorial service following at theRadel Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toAlzheimer’s Association, 644 LinnSt., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio45206.

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.The fish fry will be open forbusiness all Fridays in Lentexcept Good Friday (Feb. 20-March 27).

Visit www.stwilliamfishfry.com

for menu, entertainment lineupand other details.

St. William Church is at 4108 W.Eighth St. in West Price Hill.

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