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It’s tax time, and if thefederal and state incometax deadline wasn’tenough to deal with, somearea residents have a cityincome tax to file, as well.

There’s help available,and the good news is it’sfree.

In Mount Healthy, theRegional Income TaxAgency, known as RITA, issponsoring a free taxpay-er assistance program forall municipal taxpayers.Agents from RITA will an-swer questions and helpwith RITA tax prepara-tion.

The session will befrom 1to 7 p.m. on Wednes-day, Feb. 25, in the MountHealthy City Park Com-munity Room, 1541 HillAve. It;s open to residentsof Arlington Heights,Greenhills, Lockland andSilverton as well.

Mount Healthy resi-dents pay a 1.5 percent taxon gross wages, salaries,commissions and net prof-its. This includes self-em-ployed individuals andrental property owners aswell as residents. Taxpay-ers who pay the city wherethey are employed are al-lowed a credit up to 1.25percent if wages are sub-ject to another city’s tax.

City Manager Bill Ko-

cher said Mount Healthycollects about $1.3 millionin income revenue eachyear. The city has a $4.5million budget, making in-come taxes about 25 per-cent of its revenue.

To receive assistance atthe program, taxpayersneed to bring all necessarytax documentation, in-cluding Social Securitynumbers for yourself andyour spouse, W-2 formsand Form 1099s from allemployers, FederalSchedules C, E, and F, Fed-eral Forms K-1, 2106, 3903and 1040 is applicable andaddresses and dates foreach location in which youlived in 2014.

RITA agents will workwith taxpayers on a firstcome, first served basis.Depending on the size ofthe turnout, wait timesmay occur.

Ray Rissel, administra-tive liaison for the city,said filing online with RI-TA is simple. For individ-ual and business forms,plus e-file and e-paymentservice, visit the RITAwebsite at www.ritaohio-.com.

For questions regard-ing Mount Healthy’s in-come tax, call RITA’s cus-tomer service representa-tives at 800-860-7482 or866-721-7482, both toll-

Tax helpavailable in localcommunitiesBy Jennie [email protected]

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Mount Healthy administrative assistants Ray Rissel andMonica Lubiani have tax forms available at Mount HealthyCity Hall, 7700 Perry St.

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Catholic Schools Week

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As part of Catholic Schools Week, McAuley High School, in College Hill, invited University of Cincinnati President Santa Onofor a visit and a chance to meet some of the students. McAuley Principal Dan Minelli, from left, with Ono, Kylie Montgomery,freshman, Mirey Taite, sophomore, and Katie Bergmann, sophomore. This is Minelli's first year at McAuley.

UC President Santa Ona visits McAuley High School in College Hill

New year, new website.As part of an ongoing effort to

connect the city with its residents,Mount Healthy administrative as-sistant Ray Rissel worked to rede-sign the city’s web page atwww.mthealthy.org to be more us-er-friendly and help the communi-ty get information quickly and eas-ily.

With assistance from volunteerElizabeth Ziegler, the website nowhas a cleaner look, with drop-downmenus, less clutter and more infor-mation. She helped set up the newsite using a template from WordPress, and Rissel says it’s easy towork with, which will make keep-ing the site updated easier to do.

In addition to official city infor-mation, the new site also featuresmore information about groupsworking with the city, such as WeThrive, with links that help resi-dents find those organizations.Calendars contain city meetings aswell as meetings and activities forgroups and organizations that op-erate in Mount Healthy.

“We also have the CommunityCenter calendar online, so you can

check availability and see whetherthe date you want is available,”said Monica Lubiani, administra-tive assistant to city manager BillKocher.

In addition, the website will al-low residents to print off forms.And it’s more mobile friendly thatthe old site, allowing visitors to getinformation whether they accessvia desktop, phone or tablet. “Andit works well across search en-gines, as well,” Lubiani said.

“It’s better organized, withthings more centered around thedepartments,” Rissel said. “Thatwill make it easier to find things.”

The website boasts a cool droneoverhead shot of Mount Healthy’s

city hall and City Park, taken byresident Bill Rocklin. He also has ashort video of his flyover on You-Tube.

“It’s nice that this really didn’tcost the city anything,” Rissel said.“Using Word Press, we got free de-sign, and there were a lot of tuto-rials and instructional videos on-line that were really helpful. Andwe have had some positive feed-back from the public.”

Eventually, he says the city willpost time-sensitive notices and an-nouncements on the page. “It willbe useful for public hearings, andthings like that,” he said. “It’s an-other way to help people stay in-formed.”

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The Mount HealthyCommunity Beautifica-tion Committee is spon-soring a plant vouchersale again this spring toraise money to help sup-port its many beautifica-tion projects in the city’sparks and to make theplanting of flowers in potsin the heart of the busi-ness district possible. Thegroup is asking the com-munity to help them intheir mission by purchas-ing vouchers from thembefore March 11, for atleast some of the plantsthey will need for theirgardens this spring.

The committee will sell

Money may not growon trees, but for theMount Healthy Communi-ty Beautification Com-mittee, it may grow inpots.

the vouchers for flats ofannual flowers, perenni-als, vegetables and hang-ing baskets at a savings-off regular retail prices.In addition, the group willreceive a portion of thesale for their projects. It’sa win-win for the garden-er and the city.

The group is partner-ing with Moeller Green-house and Garden Center,2471 Banning Road, forthis fundraiser. You canshop directly at theirgreenhouses using thevouchers you have pur-chased. Flats may bemixed and matched ineach category. You canchoose your own plantsand time to shop any timebetween April 4 and May31.

Order forms with moreinformation can be down-

loaded from the MountHealthy website atwww.mthealthy.org orcan be picked up at CityHall offices, 7700 PerryStreet, or at CoveredBridge Antique Mall, 7508Hamilton Ave. Orders aredue no later than March11. Vouchers will bemailed out the last weekof March.

Organizers say this isthe committee’s onlyfundraiser and every

dime goes back into thebeautifying of our city

If you don’t have agreen thumb, monetarydonations are also appre-ciated, as some peopledon’t have gardens butstill might like to contrib-ute to help the city bloom.

Volunteers to assistwith planning, planting,and watering are alwayswelcome.

Call 522-7544 or 521-6484 to volunteer.

Help make Mt. Healthy beautifulBy Jennie [email protected]

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Connie Graham, left,and Janet Curleytend to a pottedplants theirCommunityBeautificationCommittee put atMount HealthyHeritage Park alongHamilton Avenue.

Mt. Healthy mancharged in allegedassault

A Mount Healthy manhas been charged with fe-

lonious as-sault afterallegedlyattacking asheriff’sdeputy atthe Hamil-ton CountyJusticeCenter.

Thedeputy sustained multipleankle fractures that re-quired surgery, accordingto court documents.

Steven Branam, 23,was arraigned appearedin court Feb. 2.

Branam allegedly re-

fused to go to his cell dur-ing medication distribu-tion on Jan. 19, accordingto court documents. Bra-nam is accused of turningon on a deputy who was es-corting him to his cell andattacking him, accordingto court documents.

Branam was chargedJan. 31.

Branam was in jail oncharges of carrying a con-cealed handgun, a fourth-degree felony from Octo-ber. He posted bond butwas arrested again on pro-bation violation charges.

He is scheduled to ap-pear in court for his origi-nal charges Feb. 17.

YMCA, Interact forHealth Partner forFree FundaySundays

The YMCA of GreaterCincinnati is partneringwith Interact for Healthto provide a series of freehealth and wellness op-portunities for all in thecommunity this winter.Funday Sundays will beheld from noon until 6p.m. at 12 YMCA locationsin February and March,then again in Novemberand December.

“We invite everyone inthe community to comeout and join us for free

Fundays Sundays at theY,” said YMCA of GreaterCincinnati President andCEO Sandy Walker. “Youwill have an opportunityto swim in one of our in-door heated pools, playbasketball, take a newgroup exercise class, orenjoy one of our state-of-the-art fitness centers.There will be lots of fam-ily-friendly activities forall to enjoy.” Free childwatch will be available atall participating loca-tions. Parents can workout or connect with othersat the Y, knowing theirchild is in a safe, nurtur-ing environment.

“Interact for Health iscommitted to improvingthe health of people in ourcommunity. We know it’sharder for people to getmoving in the winter andare extremely excited topartner with the Y to in-crease access to healthyactivities,” said Interactfor Health President andCEO Jim Schwab.

All guests will be re-quired to complete guestregistration waiver pa-perwork, and all guests, 16years and older, must pro-vide a photo ID.

For more informationabout Funday Sundays,visit the website MyY.orgor call 513-362-YMCA.

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free. Residents may alsocall Mount Healthy’sMunicipal Office at 513-931-8840.

Local families withan adjusted gross in-come of less than$53,000 can also take ad-vantage of free, in-per-son tax preparation ser-vices offered in ColerainTownship.

United Way of Great-er Cincinnati sponsors afree tax preparation siteagain this year at TheHouston ConferenceCenter, 3310 ComptonRoad in February. Thehours of assistance are 9a.m. to 1 p.m. on Satur-days, Feb. 14, 21 and 28.Spanish interpretationis available at this loca-tion and appointmentsare not required.

If married filingjointly, both spousesmust be present. BringW-2 and 1099 forms, in-formation for all otherincome, deductions andcredits, a copy of lastyear’s tax return, SocialSecurity information orIndividual Taxpayeridentification cards ornotices, identificationfor yourself and yourspouse, total paid to daycare provider and tax IDnumber, and forms1095-A, B or C (Afford-able Health Care state-ments).

United Way of Great-er Cincinnati teams upwith regional sponsors,including AARP, Hamil-ton County, IRS, OhioBenefit Bank, and oth-ers to develop and staffsites, train volunteerpreparers, and promotethe effort.

A list of partners isavailable at www.make-workpay.com. You canalso call 2-1-1 for infor-mation.

Forest Park has a 1l,5percent income tax andmandatory filing for allresidents age 18 and old-er, business owners, andproperty landlords. Thetax return can be elec-tronically filed and e-fil-ing instructions areavailable on the citywebsite atwww.forestpark.org. Ifyou choose not to e-file,printed forms, instruc-tions, and other informa-tion are available on thewebsite, at the City TaxOffice, 1201 W. KemperRoad, and the ForestPark branch of the Pub-lic Library of Cincinnatiand Hamilton County,655 Waycross Road.

The Forest Park In-come Tax Office is openyear round for taxpayerassistance on Monday,Wednesday, and Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

During the tax seasonfrom March 2 to April 15,the tax office is open dai-ly Monday through Fri-day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There are are extend-ed hours in April, whenthe office is open Mon-days and Thursdays –April 2, April 6, April 9,and April 13 – and Tues-day, April 14, from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m.

The office will alsoopen from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. on Saturdays April4 and April 11.

Your completed andsigned return must besubmitted to the ForestPark Tax Office by April15, with payment due, ifany and required formsor you can be fined.

For information, visitthe city website atwww.forestpark.org orcall the tax office at 513-595-5211.

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

Great Oaks» Eight Scarlet Oaks Career

Campus students receivedawards for their art in regionalScholastics Art & Writing com-petition. The seven are studentsin the Scarlet Oaks Digital Artsand Design program.

Winton Woods students Ro-berto Garcia and Laura Sneedearned honorable mention.

Their work will be on displayat the Art Academy of Cincin-nati until Feb. 5.

McAuley High School» Ten students in McAuley

High School’s Women in LawProgram visited Cincinnati CityHall as one of their seminars. OnDec. 8, they attended Councilproceedings, met with Presi-dent Pro Tem Yvette Simpson,and had a tour of City Hall.» Students share their love ofscience with younger children isthe McAuley Traveling ScienceShow, an ongoing outreach ser-vice to area elementary schools.This year, the McAuley show isbeing presented to nearly 900fifth- and sixth-graders in 18 ele-mentary schools.

On Jan. 6, Colleen Bardua’sfifth-grade class at St. Teresa ofAvila School in Covedale wastreated to the interactive show.(Bardua is a 2002 graduate ofMcAuley.) The program formatof all the shows begins with fourhands-on experiences: studentsmake UV bracelets, learningabout ultraviolet light; theymake density columns, learningabout density of various liquids;they do an acids-bases experi-ment; and they predict whichkind of cola has the most carbondioxide in it by shaking differ-ent colas in baby bottles.

After the 30-minute hands-onsession, the four McAuley stu-dents, under the direction ofShirley Frey, retired McAuleychemistry teacher, enthrall theyounger students with a show ti-tled “Solids, Liquids and Gases.”

St. Vivian School» Jesse Byrge is champion

and Shannon Seiler runner-up inthe St. Vivian School spellingbee. Byrge will represent theschool in the city-wide spellingbee. Seiler will represent St.Vivian if Byrge is unable.

Winton Woods Schools» Doug Sanker and Kym Har-

rison-Fowler are accustomed tothe looks they get when they tellpeople they work with middleschool students. While most peo-ple wouldn’t choose to work withstudents ages 13- to 15-years-old– and in the middle of puberty –Sanker, who is the principal atWinton Woods Middle School,said he and his staff love theirjobs and are “kids first” people.

“It takes a special kind of per-son to work with this age group,”he admitted.

Winton Woods Middle SchoolAssistant Principal Harrison-Fowler agreed.

“Everyone here believes inour students,” she said. “Theybelieve our kids are amazing,and our students see that.”

Both say the school’s staff isuniquely qualified to work withmiddle school students.

“Our teachers use a firmhand, do gentle work, have great

activities in class and work dili-gently to reach all kids at vari-ous levels,” Sanker said. “Thetotal staff gives 100 percent,”Harrison-Fowler said. “Theyvalue the kids coming throughthe door, and they want to behere.”

So much so that when Sankerput out a call for volunteers tohelp with the school’s annualpositive behavior incentiveover-nighter in the fall, he got alot of buy in.

As building leaders, Sankerand Harrison-Fowler work welltogether and work to create thebest outcome for their students.He believes in servant leader-ship and keeps an upbeat atti-tude. She describes herself as“warm and fuzzy,” but isn’tafraid to use tough love. Heworks with data. She stays ontop of teacher recognition frombirthday cakes to notes in mail-boxes.

“Mr. Sanker is a numbers guywith a great personality,” Harri-son-Fowler said. “He’s knowl-edgeable, approachable and iswilling to share leadership.”Sanker said, “Mrs. Harrison-Fowler talks the students’ lan-guage, and they find her very re-latable. Kids respond to her dif-ferent personas – mom, friend,disciplinarian. They see thatshe’s not too far from their expe-riences and has been success-ful. She’s real with our kids.”

Gifted students at the middleschool are challenged throughclasses that are arranged in ad-vanced levels and through gift-ed course offerings like art andhumanities, a multi-disciplinaryclass that gives students oppor-tunities to practice communica-tion, collaboration and coopera-tion in a project-based learningenvironment. The class hasthree teachers, one of whom is a

certified gifted interventionspecialist, and each teacher rep-resents a different discipline:English/language arts, foreignlanguage, and social studies.Sanker said all of his core teach-ers are designing at least oneunit this year that will fit a pro-ject-based learning model andthat there are lots of conversa-tions about instruction in theclassroom.

Throughout the buildingmany classes operate on a co-teaching model that combinescore teachers with interventionspecialists so the individualneeds of students are met.There are resource classesavailable for students who needhelp academically and a “CheckCheck In, Check Out” programfor students who need help withdiscipline issues.

Both Sanker and Harrison-Fowler have favorite events at

their school. His is the annualFirst Responders ReceptionSept. 11 that brings members ofthe local police and fire depart-ments into the building.

“My favorite part is when thekids and the police start havingconversations,” Sanker said.“Students who are usually waryof the police feel comfortablebecause this is s different for-mat.”

For Harrison-Fowler, her fa-vorite is the school’s new Boysto Kings Program that focuseson male success. Since Novem-ber, the students who have cho-sen to take part meet with men-tors on the second and fourthWednesdays to talk about peerrelationships and how to pre-pare for success after seventhand eighth grade. “A recent pre-senter had no father figure, likemany of the boys here,” Harri-son-Fowler said.

“He told them, ‘You can ac-cept it or change it’ and gavethem tools to do that.”

For students interested in af-ter-school sports, the middleschool offers volleyball, basket-ball, wrestling, track, crosscountry and football. There aremusic performances, like Mas-sability, and clubs include robot-ics, cooking, gardening, writingclub, games, sports and soccer.There’s also talk of creating adance or step team.

“Our students are also com-munity oriented,” Harrison-Fowler said. Last year theschool raised $6,000 for worldhunger through fundraisingpartnerships with local restau-rants, food drives and specialstudent incentives.

Sanker pointed to the human-ities class unit called ProjectCitizen as another way that stu-dents are exposed to communityengagement.

“The students create propos-als on a problem that affects thecommunity,” he said. “The ideasare new every year based on thekids’ feelings and their percep-tion of community needs. Oneyear a group of students talkedto Forest Park Council aboutsidewalks along the road. Whenkids connect, they dive in headfirst because it’s their idea. Thisis a great lead in for the project-based learning taking place atthe high school. In fact, AGSkids who are successful areprobably from the middleschool.”

Harrison-Fowler said WintonWoods Middle School does all itcan to help students be success-ful.

“We have a ‘No Tardy Party’because we know that if you’remissing class, you’re missingout on something you should belearning,” she said. “Being hereon time shows that you valueyour education and every sec-ond that you’re in class. Everybit of time helps our educationalenvironment.”

Both leaders know it’s impor-tant to reward their students.There are incentives for stu-dents with increased scores onsemester exams and for thosewho make academic gains inother ways.

“We’ll honor good characterout of the blue because thosekids are looked over the most,”Harrison-Fowler said. “Theycan fly under the radar.”

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Business MeetingsColerain Township BusinessAssociation Meeting, 8-9a.m., Colerain Township PoliceDepartment - Northgate Sta-tion, 9687 Colerain Ave., Hamil-ton County Commissioner ChrisMonzel presents update onwhat is happening in HamiltonCounty and its effect on Col-erain Township. Continentalbreakfast available. Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Colerain Township Busi-ness Association. 379-1063.Colerain Township.

Clubs & OrganizationsPoker, noon to 3:30 p.m., GreenTownship Senior Center, 3620Epley Road, Free. Presented byGreen Township Seniors. 385-3780. 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. 675-2725.Delhi Township.

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings, 8a.m. to noon, Price Hill HealthCenter, 2136 W. Eighth St., Costvaries by insurance. Financialassistance available to thosewho qualify. Registration re-quired. Presented by UC HealthMobile Diagnostics. 585-8266.Price Hill.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 7-9 p.m., VinokletWinery and Restaurant, 11069Colerain Ave., Large collectionof karaoke music from everyera. Free. 385-9309; www.vinok-letwines.com. Colerain Town-ship.

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’stwo actors play all 20 charactersin revolving parade of uproari-ous situations. $24, $21 seniors,students and groups of 20 ormore. 241-6550; www.cincinna-tilandmarkproductions.com.West Price 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, FEB. 13Art & Craft ClassesSweetheart Paperweight, 10a.m. 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 EventsFat Friday, 5-8 p.m., St. WilliamChurch, 4108 W. Eighth St.,Menu includes chicken wings,chicken tenders, pepperoni andcheese pizza, fried cheese sticks,fried pickles, french fries, potatoskins and tossed salad. $1 andup. 921-0247; www.stwilliam-fishfry.com. West Price Hill.

Exercise ClassesVinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, 370 NeebRoad, $10 drop-in, $45 five-classpass, $80 10-class pass, $14020-class pass. Presented by Yogaby Marietta. 675-2725; www.yo-gabymarietta.com. Delhi Town-ship.

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

Music - Classic RockInside Out, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Club Trio, 5744 Springdale Road,Free. 385-1005. 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., College Hill TownHall, 1805 Larch Ave., In poeticone-woman show, iconic literaryfigure Joan Didion recounts 12months of her life following thesudden death of her husband of40 years. 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 on

badminton-sized court. Mem-bership needed. $25, $10 sen-iors. Through Feb. 27. 941-0102.Sayler Park.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Community DanceCommunity Dance, 7-11 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Includes beer,pop, snacks and entertainmentby Nelson. $7. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Dining EventsGreat Parks Dinner Series,6:30 p.m. Malice in Wonderland:Mystery Dinner., Mill RaceBanquet Center, 1515 W. SharonRoad, Buffet dinner of chef-carved prime rib of beef, herb-roasted chicken, lasagna, gar-den salad and assorted sides,desserts and drinks. Cash baravailable. $29.95. Registrationrequired. Presented by GreatParks of Hamilton County.521-7275, ext. 285; www.great-parks.org. Springfield 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 - Classic RockHollywood Tragedy, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Club Trio, 5744 SpringdaleRoad, Free. 385-1005; club-triolounge.com. Colerain Town-ship.

Music - ClassicalHarper’s Robin, 2 p.m., Sistersof Charity of Cincinnati, 5900Delhi Road, Music ranging fromMedieval, Renaissance andBaroque periods. Free. Present-ed by Cincinnati Early MusicFestival. 233-2591; catacous-tic.com/festival. Delhi Township.

Music - RockDoc Savage, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Hey Days Sports Bar &Grill, 7306 Harrison Ave., Free.353-5800. Colerain Township.


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

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Community DanceFunfest Sweetheart Dance, 1-5p.m., Lakeridge Hall, 7210Pippin Road, Admission includessoft drinks, beer, snacks, doorprizes and photo. Music by DJLarry Robers from 1940s thrucurrent hits including ballroomand line dances. $10. 521-1112.Colerain Township.

EducationFinancial 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. 662-2048; www.che-viotumc.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.


MONDAY, FEB. 16EducationJob Search Seminar, 1:30-3p.m., Family Life Center, 703Compton Road, Seminar seriesprovides speakers who teachhow to conduct successfulcontemporary job search. Reser-vations required. Through April13. 931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

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.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga, 6-7 p.m.,EarthConnection, $10 drop-in,$45 five-class pass, $80 10-classpass, $140 20-class pass. 675-2725; www.yogabymarietta-.com. Delhi Township.

Zumba Gold Fitness Party,10-11 a.m., Westwood Town Hall

Recreation Center, 3017 Harri-son Ave., $5. Presented byZumba Fitness with Robin.288-7844. Westwood.

Support GroupsCrohn’s Colitis SupportGroup, 7-8:30 p.m., Family LifeCenter, 703 Compton Road, Forfamily members and patientswith Crohn’s, Colitis or Inflam-matory Bowel Disease. Free.Reservations required. 931-5777;tinyurl.com/familylifectr. Finney-town.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17Clubs & OrganizationsWestern Wildlife CorridorWinter Membership Meet-ing, 7 p.m., EarthConnection,370 Neeb Road, Chris Sweigardof Wild Birds Unlimited presentsprogram entitled “The SecretSex Life of Birds.”. Free. Present-ed by Western Wildlife Corridor.451-4594; www.westernwildlife-corridor.org. Delhi Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba, 9:30-10:30 a.m., FlemingRoad United Church of Christ,691 Fleming Road, $6. Presentedby Deb’s Fitness Party. 205-5064;www.debsfitnessparty.com.Springfield Township.

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

Health / WellnessHearing Solutions OpenHouse Event, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Hearing Solutions, 9336 Col-erain Ave., Free hearing test andevaluation. For ages 50 and up.Reservations required. Present-ed by Hearing Solutions byEllis-Scott & Associates. 385-9240. Colerain Township.

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

Euchre, noon to 3:30 p.m.,Green Township Senior Center,3620 Epley Road, Open game.For seniors. 385-3780. GreenTownship.

Community Seminar: FederalBenefits for Veterans, De-pendents and Survivors, 10a.m. to noon, Family Life Center,703 Compton Road, Meet withVeterans Benefits Administra-tion Rep. Jason Conger to getFAQs answered about servicecompensation, non-serviceconnected pension, home loanguarantee, life insurance, edu-cation and military records.Free. Registration required.931-5777; tinyurl.com/fam-ilylifectr. Finneytown.

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Celebrate Fat Friday, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. William Church, 4108 W. Eighth St., WestPrice Hill. The menu includes chicken wings, chicken tenders, pepperoni and cheese pizza, friedcheese sticks, fried pickles, french fries, potato skins and tossed salad. Cost $1 and up. Call921-0247; visit www.stwilliamfishfry.com.

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Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.

Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with

just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?

Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles

and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.

Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

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

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When planning for retire-ment, we need to not onlyconsider our income, but alsoexpenses over a retirementthat could last as long as 30years. Retirement for babyboomers and beyond includesa future where two of themost critical aspects of retire-ment planning – our healthand longevity – remain un-knowable.

The “health care side” ofretirement – costs, need andaccessibility to health care forourselves or loved ones – canbe one of the most significantfactors in the planning proc-ess.

Health care spending hasfar outpaced inflation over thepast decade. Health care costshave risen close to six percentannually, while core inflationhas risen about 2.5 percent,

according to aU.S. Bureau ofLabor Statis-tics InflationRate Study,2003-2012.Clearly, whensomething inour grocerybasket of liferises threetimes the levelas other pur-

chases, it begs attention.When planning for health

care costs in retirement, firstconsider cash flow– monthlyincome versus expenditures.This will vary person to per-son, from family to family. So,let’s work backwards, lookingfirst at health care expenses.

A 2013 report by the Em-ployee Benefits ResearchInstitute suggests that a 65-

year-old retired couple willneed to fund $255,000 to$360,000 in Medicare premi-ums alone (including Medi-gap). Medicare, in fact, coversonly about 62 percent of med-ical costs.

It’s important to rememberthat Medicare does not coverlong-term health care. Onlywhen you run out of dollarsdoes Medicaid step in to fillthat gap. This means thatcosts for in-home health careand nursing homes have to becovered by other sources –our own, our children’s re-sources, a long-term careinsurance policy, or a combi-nation of the above.

Here are some questions toconsider when planning for aretirement that covers long-term health care costs:

» Will you have all the sav-

ings and assets on hand atretirement to cover all ormost of your projected healthcare costs?

» Are you and/or yourspouse in reasonably goodhealth now and does yourfamily have a track record ofliving into their 80s or 90s?

» Will you work during anystage of retirement and earnmoney?

» Do you know when youwant to start taking SocialSecurity, and why?

» What do you project willbe your annual income andexpenses during retirement,and have you factored in theneed to increase your annualincome beyond inflation toaddress potentially higherhealth care costs?

» If you need long-termcare, have you factored in

what those needs and costsmight be?

» Do you have an under-standing of various types oflong-term care insurancepolicies, how they can befunded, what they provide,and for how long?

Consulting financial andtax advisors as part of retire-ment planning is essential toget the health care piece cov-ered. Enjoying truly goldenretirement years means dif-ferent things to differentpeople, but it should includeplanning for long-term healthcare now so we obtain theend-of-life care we desire.

Larry Blundred lives in Green Town-ship and is a registered representa-tive with Kehoe Financial Advisorsin Springdale. To contact Blundred,call 513-481-8555.

Consider long-term health carecosts when planning for retirement

LarryBlundredCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Recently, Cincinnati hasseen gasoline prices fall below$2 per gallon. Thankfully,prices at the pumps have fol-lowed the collapse of crudeprices on the world market.This coupled with a continuingdrop in unemployment form thebasis on which President Oba-ma may declare: “The shadowof crisis has passed, and theState of the Union is strong.”

During a simpler age, thechieftain is regaled as a godduring times of plenty, but issacrificed to the gods duringtimes of famine. My point is toquestion how much controldoes the president have overthe cost of oil? Or on a deeperlevel, why have oil prices fallenso dramatically?

The pundits have offered asmorgasbord of reasons. One isthe increase in domestic oil andgas production through frack-ing. Another reason is thesteadfast reluctance of SaudiArabia and other gulf oil statesto reduce their production ofoil. Yet another shakier expla-nation is the dumping of black

market oil.These facts arefor all to see.What is not soreadily seen isthe answer tothe question“why?”

Is it merecoincidencethat oil pricesare fallingsince the dra-

matic increase of civil strife inthe Middle East, a war in whichthe Islamic State in Iraq andSyria (ISIS) is but the tip of theiceberg (simply imagine ice-bergs on the burning sands)? Ittakes less imagination to seethis conflict as a proxy contestbetween the two regional pow-ers of Saudi Arabia and Iran.The battleground is Iraq andSyria. The popular but lethalpretext is the sectarian differ-ence between Sunnis and Shi-ites. The real prize is control ofthe oilfields of Iraq.

Oil continues to be the eco-nomic lifeline of Iran. Althoughthe United States has an em-

bargo on Iranian oil, it is pur-chased by most countries inAsia and Europe. Oil accountsfor 60 percent of total govern-ment revenues and 80 percentof the total annual value of bothexports and foreign currencyearnings of Iran.

We are self-mistaken tobelieve the United States candeliberately drive down theprice of oil with our domesticproduction to punish Putin forhis adventures in the Crimeaand Ukraine. The more plausi-ble reason for cheap energy isthe resoluteness of Saudi Ara-bia and her regional gulf stateallies to bankrupt Iran.

A collateral benefit is gaso-line retailing in Cincinnati forunder $2 per gallon. The collat-eral cost is the death of civil-ians and refugees in the hun-dred of thousands in the MiddleEast.

Charleston C.K. Wang lives in Mont-gomery. He is an attorney practicingimmigration and nationality lawwhich includes the law of asylum andprotection of refugees.

Why gas is under $2 in Cincinnati

CharlestonC.K. WangCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

People have differingviews on how to care for alawn and garden.

Property owners expresstheir individuality and prefer-ences by planting trees,bushes, hedgerows, and flow-ers. Many people love to sup-port wildlife and show appre-ciation for nature this way.

Some people like the lookof a monoculture grass, sothey choose to lay chemicalson top of their lawn. Or, theyhire someone to do this whichkills violets, clover, dande-lions and other flowers. Thispractice also means there’sless nectar for importantpollinators like butterflies,bees and wasps.

Sadly, in the United Statesand even in parts of Europe,bee colony collapse disorderhas been an issue. Some farm-ers have had to rent bees topollinate their crops. Thismay seem to have nothing todo with the decisions of prop-erty owners who have one-third, one-half, one or a fewacres. Small choices can af-fect the big picture. (By theway, I’m not a property owner,but would like to be someday.)

According to Wikipedia-.com, collapse in bee colonieshas been attributed to thevarroa mite, unusually wetsummers and some pesti-cides. Malnutrition can be afactor, too. Well, pesticidesare something that can becontrolled. So home and prop-erty owners can make deci-sions to stay away from chem-ical treatments if they wouldlike to support bee health.Their health directly affectshuman health and our abilityto have food which requiresefforts of bees and other polli-nators.

The other issue is: how dochemical treatments of lawnsaffect people? Neighbors and

friends havetold me thatthe chemicalsthey breathein after some-one else’slawn issprayed irri-tates theirlungs; I havethe same ex-perience.Asthma suf-

ferers are especially affectedby this.

So, if we want to be betterneighbors, maybe we can talkwith each other about howsomething affects us with thehope that other people may besensitive to those concerns.Before someone sprays chem-icals on their lawn, they mightask their neighbors how theyaffect them. A commercial orresidential building managermight ask tenants if they arean issue for anyone in thebuilding. Or, they could decideto boldly support pollinatorhealth by allowing the seed-bank in the soil to grow or byplanting native plants.

Ecology educator MikeMcCleese told me, “It’s shock-ing what happens when peo-ple use chemical treatments.There are only millions ofmicrobiota such as fungi,bacteria and nematodes inchemically-treated soil asopposed to billions in normalsoil.”

U.S. President FranklinDelano Roosevelt said, “Anation that destroys its soildestroys itself.” On the flipside, nurturing and caring forthe soil and the diverse plants,animals and pollinators thatdepend on it can only improvepeople’s health.

Doris Schnetzer lives in White Oakand authored “Living Their SoulPurposes: Interviews With 25Healers.”

Monocolorgrass isn’talways greener

DorisSchnetzerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 4 questionThe governors of Ohio and Ken-

tucky announced a new plan tohelp pay for a new Brent-SpenceBridge, which includes a 50 per-cent toll discount for daily users ofthe bridge. Is this a good idea?Why or why not?

“Charging tolls in order topay for the bridge is a good wayto go because there are probablymore people who use the bridge‘just passing through’ than livein the area. Giving a discount tolocals is a great way to take someof the sting out of it. Make thetruckers pay the most sincetheir behemoth loads take lifeout of the bridge the fastest.However, the only viable way tocollect tolls is the high speed EZ-Pass way. Anything else willcause a huge increase in trafficcongestion and delays.”

M.J.F.

“The current plan is good, i.e.refurbish the current BrentSpence Bridge for I-71 trafficand build a new bridge for I-75.

The federal government needsto handle its ‘required’ 80 per-cent share via the federal gas ex-cise tax. Ohio and Kentucky canshare the remaining 20 percentevenly. Tolls will help pay for thestates share. Drivers registeredin two Northern Kentucky coun-ties and Hamilton County inOhio should be exempt from thetolls or as was suggested payhalf the normal toll. With gasprices around $2 this might be agood time to raise the gas tax.

Also sell the naming rights forthe bridge. But please no morestudies, committees or politicalgrandstanding. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about Presi-

dent Obama’s proposal to pay fortwo years of community college,effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savingsplans?

“The president has nowwalked back his proposal to tax529 college savings plans; how-ever, he will still be wanting thefunding from somewhere else,meaning still more taxes. I thinkit is just another freebie offeringto promote his nanny state con-cept. Further, the graduationrate for community colleges isnot all that great, but paid tuitionwould not necessarily improvethat. What our kids actually needis school choice and improvedinstruction for K-12.”

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSShould parents have the right todecide whether to their school-age children vaccinated, and ifthey decide not to, should thechildren be permitted to attendschool? Why or why not?

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

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

MT. HEALTHY — Due to thefootball team’s regional semifi-nals appearance, senior heavy-weight wrestler KeÈryon Dealdidn’t get back into the swing ofwrestling season until the endof December.

Since that time the upper-classman has been nothingshort of amazing, according toco-head coach Joe Dixon. As ofFeb. 3, Deal was 23-0 with 20pins and was also ranked amongthe Division I top 25 wrestlers at285 pounds by borofanohio.net.

“He’s a kid who has taken alot of lumps, but he’s worked hisway into being a quality heavy-weight,” Dixon said. “He’s puthimself in the driver seat for the

goals he set early on.”Those aspirations include

being a Southwest Ohio Confer-ence league champion, makingit through sectionals and dis-tricts as well as a state tourna-ment appearance. Deal lost inhis final sectional match lastyear.

Deal credits his success tobeing more disciplined in termsof making weight and tryingnew things.

“I’m focused on improvingand I’ve been trying new movesthat I would not have tried in thepast,” he said. “I’m also trying tobe more aggressive, to applymore pressure and initiatemoves on the other guy.”

Wrestling is a sport where in-dividuals can strive as hard asthey want and reap the benefits

of that hard work. Dixon saidDeal is beginning to see it payoff for him. Barring anything

unforeseen, he is the favorite towin the conference at 285.

He also has a chance to crack

30 wins this season. If the post-season goes well, he could breakthe 90-win plateau for his ca-reer.

More important than Deal’ssuccess achieved through hardwork, is the trickle-down effectits had on some of the youngerwrestlers on the varsity teamand the junior-high level.

On a couple occasions duringpractice Feb. 3, Deal urgedwrestlers to continue stretch-ing out and preparing for thepractice ahead.

“They’ve built on the mo-mentum that he’s carried,” Dix-on said. “Even our junior highteam has done really well. It’sbased on the momentum of notonly KeÈryon, but all our sen-

Mt. Healthy senior means a great deal to programBy Nick [email protected]

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Mt. Healthy senior heavyweight KeÈryon Deal, right, practices with ateammate. As of Feb. 3, Deal was 23-0 with 20 pins.

See DEAL, Page B2

On Feb. 4, student athletessigned letters of intent to con-tinue their respective sportingcareers in college. Have moreSigning Day photos to share?Send to [email protected].

LIZ DUFOUR FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

On national signing day, 12 athletes from St. Xavier committed to play sports at various colleges. Bottom row: JackWaters, Denison University for lacrosse, David Leisring, Dayton for football, Simeon Lane, Princeton for football, JustinHilliard, Ohio State for football, Myles Homan, Navy for football, Henry Stutz, Holy Cross for soccer. Top Row: ColeJones, Army for football, Jonathan Bockhorst, Furman for football, Carter Raleigh, Butler for football, Danny McHale,Indianapolis University for football, Alex Besl, Case Western for soccer, Buck Dorger, Depauw for lacrosse.

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McAuley High School hadfive girls sign nationalletters of intent on Feb. 4.From left: Morgan Wells(Mount Vernon Nazarene,softball), Kate Calder(Wheeling Jesuit,lacrosse), Sam Duwel(Northern Kentucky,soccer), Lauren Roll (BallState, soccer) and AngieKerth (Urbana, soccer).

THANKS TO ELISE SPEEG

At Winton Woods High School’s national signing day ceremony were, from left: Chaz Lumpkin, Grand Valley StateUniversity football; Marcus Davis, California University in Pennsylvania football; Kaley Allen, Chicago StateUniversity basketball; Winton Woods High School principal Eric Martin, David Sparks, University of Pikevillefootball; David Long, West Virginia University football; Christian Lumpkin, Grand Valley State University football;back, Noah Listerman, Michigan State University football and George Brown, Louisiana State University football.

ADAM BAUM/COMMUNITY PRESS

La Salle had seven athletes sign letters of intent on Feb. 4. From left: Front,for football - John Junker (Lake Erie), Kevin Ferguson (East TennesseeState), Avery Larkin (Youngstown State), Jordan Thompson (Northwestern);Back, for football: Quintin Herbert (Yale), Tim Roell (Dayton); for crosscountry Michael Campbell (Thomas More).

THANKS TO FINNEYTOWN

Finneytown senior footballstandout Jason Burstion signs hisletter of intent to be an OhioDominican Panther Feb. 4.

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

ST. BERNARD — Winningconference championshipsnever gets old. Roger Ba-con High School can attestto that. The Spartans cap-tured their seventh straightleague title, second straightin the Greater CatholicLeague Coed Central Divi-sion this year.

All that after Roger Ba-con was unsure what kindof product it would have onthe court this season. TheSpartans lost nearly alltheir firepower from lastseason, a year in which theywent finished 22-5 and man-aged their sixth straighttrip to the Division III re-gionals, according to 10th-year coach Brian Neal.Now, the Spartans havetheir sights set on the post-season, a place they’re veryfamiliar.

“If you look at it, we’velost eight games and sevenof them have been to Divi-sion I schools,” Neal said.“We haven’t lost to badteams. Nobody (in DivisionIII) has played the schedulewe have…if I’m those other(postseason) coaches Ithink they know how weplay and what our programis about. For six straightyears we’ve made it to theregional — I can see whythat would make somecoaches not want to playus.”

Neal also wasn’t shyabout saying that this sea-son has “been a little bit of a

roller coaster with someups and downs.” That’slargely due to the Spartans’inexperience. They onlyhave one senior on the ros-ter — guard Monty Webley— who Neal said tries to “bethat elderly voice” in thelocker room.

Fresh faces have had tofill vacant spots, and Nealadmitted that he and hisstaff anticipated more of achallenge this year “be-cause of all the young guysplaying.” Neal pointed outthat typically a team endsup with one true, leadingscorer but at Roger Baconthat’s not entirely the case.

“We’ve had five differ-ent guys lead us in scoringand they’re all young kids.Four of them are sopho-mores and one is a junior,”Neal said. “They’ve allstepped up done some nicethings; then you have theopposite of that. Because ofthe youth you end up withsome inconsistencies latein games. We’ve had a hardtime at the end of someclose games.”

Sophomore guard CraigMcGee leads the Spartansin points (12.5) and assists(3.9) per game. Sopho-mores Justin Johnson (11.8)and James Johnson (10.4)have been nice additions,along with junior WilliamGreene who averages 10.1points per game.

“Leadership is a hardthing. It’s a hard thing foradults to do and here we areasking 15-16 year olds to doit,” said Neal.

Roger Baconwins 7th straightleague titleBy Adam [email protected]

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Badin’sZachLarkin,left,blocks ashot byRogerBacon’sWilliamGreene ina game onDec. 19.

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MOUNT HEALTHY — By thetime the Mount Healthy Owlsplay their next game, they canbe described in four words –deep, balanced, rested and moti-vated.

Mount Healthy, unranked inthe Enquirer’s Division IIcoaches’ poll, erased any doubtsabout that last trait on Tuesdaywith a 66-60 road upset of No. 2Roger Bacon.

“In the city, we’re not rankedthat high,” said 6-foot-1 seniorguard Kylan Miller, who scorednine points in the upset. “I thinkour team takes that personally.”

Despite not playing until nextFriday, the Owls are likely tomove up in next week’s poll af-ter improving to 14-5 overall and9-1 in the Southwest Ohio Con-ference, one game behind 15-2and 10-0 Northwest.

Senior forward Crys Smithled the Owls with 16 pointsagainst Roger Bacon. The 6-5Smith, one of four MountHealthy players 6-5 or taller, isamong nine players who haveled Mount Healthy in scoringthis season, coach J.J. Clarksaid.

“Over half of those guys haveled more than once,” said Clark,whose team is one win awayfrom matching last season’s to-tal. “Other teams can’t rely onstopping one guy. Our big guysare starting to have more of apresence, too. They’re startingto come into the room. RogerBacon didn’t have anybody whocould handle our bigs.”

What concerns Clark is histeam’s tendency to play down tothe level of some opponents.Mount Healthy was losing, 14-11,at Ross last Saturday beforepulling away in the second halffor a 54-31 win.

“We get in lags and play in-consistently, on offense or de-fense,” he said. “We try to do toomuch. Rather than stay consis-tent and play as a team, there

are moments in games whereguys are saying, ‘I’ve got to dosomething. I’ve got to get a bas-ket or get a steal.’ ”

Clark hopes the return of 5-9senior guard Kenny English and5-8 senior guard Hjavier Pittsfrom injuries will make MountHealthy be even deeper andmore balanced.

“Kenny English gives us adifferent gear,” Clark said.“He’s our leading scorer, and hebrings so much energy. I’ve nev-er had a kid in all my years ofcoaching – and that’s about 20years now – who wants to win somuch. That kid does not like tolose at all. I never have to worryabout his effort. He’s only 5-9,but he plays much bigger.”

Clark figures he’ll have atleast 11 players available for hisrotation by the time the Owls re-turn to action in a SWOC gamenext Friday at Edgewood – oneof five straight on the road toend the regular season. TheOwls’ odd schedule has themplaying six of their last seven onthe road, a run that started withback-to-back losses to DivisionII No. 1Aiken and No. 3 Shroder.

Mount Healthy also will playat fourth-ranked Wyoming(14-1) on Feb. 14 before wrap-ping up the regular season onFeb. 21– a Saturday after yet an-other idle Friday – at 1 p.m. atNorthwest in a game that coulddecide the SWOC champion-ship.

Miller believes the Owls areready to run the gantlet.

“I think our confidence is upthere now,” he said. “It’s reallybeen boosted, especially sincewe got English back.”

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Mt. Healthy’s Brandon Birch (5) battles Harrison’s Griffin McMahan for arebound.

Unranked Owlsmake statement

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Mt. Healthy head coach Jim Pughgives some instructions to MilanLanier in the Harrison game.

Improving teamtakes big step byupsetting BaconBy Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

COLLEGE HILL — For a bowl-ing team it’s as much about theteam as it is about bowling.While a lot of teams have greatbowlers, McAuley High Schoolhas a great team of great bow-lers.

“This truly is a team,” sixth-year McAuley coach Ken Hom-er said. “They’ve all chipped inat some point this year –– some-one’s always there to picksomebody else up.”

For the first time since 2008,McAuley won the Girls Great-er Catholic League title, perHomer. The Mohawks went13-2 against GGCL opponentsand won the GGCL meet onJan. 26.

At the beginning of the sea-son, Homer told his team theywill get out of it what they putinto it. So, the Mohawks put inwork.

“They know what it takes toget better and they go out anddo it,” Homer said.

Homer attributed much ofthe Mohawks’ success to thispoint on work ethic, saying histeam is devoted to “putting inthe extra time.”

Time well spent from thelook of it. McAuley has fivebowlers that average betterthan 180 –– something Homersaid he’s never had before inhis coaching career.

Junior Natalie DeMeo leadsthe Mohawks, and the rest ofthe GGCL, with her 197.3 gameaverage. Senior captain Miran-da Mushrush is a “total leader,”according to Homer. Mushrushhas a 190.5 average and she’salso made Homer’s job easier.

“There are times I go downto pull the team together and Iget down there and she’s(Mushrush) already done it,”Homer said. “I haven’t had abetter team captain.”

Juniors Julie Lasonczyk andMadison Baker both average187 a game. Homer said seniorSamantha Girdler is having thebest year of her career with a181.8 average. Senior PaytonGroene is rolling a 173.5 pergame.

“All these girls are up about15-20 pins on their averagefrom last year,” said Homer.

The Mohawks are wellaware the season isn’t over ––too many pins remain upright.The postseason waits for ateam to take it. To do that,McAuley knows it’s all aboutthe baker games.

“From the very beginning,we told them that everything,championship-wise, comesdown to the baker set,” Homersaid referring to when a teambowls toward one combinedscore with five bowlers eachrolling two frames. “The tour-nament is going to come downto bakers.”

McAuley bowlers claim GGCL titleBy Adam [email protected]

THANKS TO MCAULEY

McAuley High School won the Girls Greater Catholic League title Jan. 26. Pictured in front, from left: Olivia Roll,Natalie DeMeo, Samantha Girdler. In the back: Todd Baker, junior varsity coach, Jessica Arling, Payton Groene,Madison Baker, Miranda Mushrush, Julie Lasonczyk and Ken Homer, coach.

Girls basketball» McAuley handled With-

row 63-43 on Feb. 5 behind agame-high 23 points from sen-ior Emily Vogelpohl and 17from senior Sydney Lambert.

On Feb. 3, the Mohawkstrounced Seton 54-31. ArielJohnson led McAuley with 13points and six rebounds.

» Aliyah Huff had 11 pointsand 10 rebounds to lead RogerBacon in a losing effort 54-32against McNicholas on Feb. 4.

» On Feb. 3, Aiken wastrounced by Western Hills 59-24.

» Finneytown snapped itslosing streak with a 38-37 winover St. Bernard on Feb. 2, butthe Wildcats ran into unbeatenMadeira on Feb. 4 and fell 92-20.

» On Feb. 5, Winton Woodsdefeated Western Hills 64-26.Tamara Olverson had a game-high 23 points and five re-bounds.

Kaylee Allen and Jakia Ev-ans each contributed 12 pointsfor the Warriors.

» Mt. Healthy lost threegames last week. The Owls lost57-37 to Winton Woods Feb. 2,50-25 to Ross Feb.3 and 28-24 toEdgewood Feb. 5.

Boys basketball» A slow second half

doomed St. Xavier in a 39-35loss to Moeller on Jan. 30. St.Xavier’s Sam Marin and JackWesterfield each had a team-high nine points.

» Four of Aiken’s five start-ers scored in double figures ina 68-61 win over Shroder onJan. 30. The Falcons were ledby junior guard Carlik Joneswho had 16 points, eight re-bounds and five assists.

» On Feb. 3, Roger Bacon

lost to Mount Healthy 66-60.Craig McGee led the Spartanswith 22 points and four steals.

Justin Johnson added 17points for Roger Bacon.

» On Jan. 30, La Salle hand-ed Elder its first loss of the sea-son 61-54. Sophomore guardC.J. Fleming led the Lancerswith 21 points and four assists.

» Finneytown beat Marie-mont 77-64 on Feb. 3 behind 21points from junior guardBryce Butler.

» Winton Woods came upshort against Glen Este 47-45on Feb. 3.

New coach» McAuley High School an-

nounces that Ryan Bedinghauswill serve as itsnew varsity vol-leyball coach.Bedinghauswas the Mo-hawks’ assis-tant coach thispast season. Heis a graduate ofRoger Baconand the Univer-

sity of Cincinnati, and playedon the University of Cincin-nati’s club volleyball team.Other positions held by Be-dinghaus include: Varsity as-sistant coach at Indian HillHigh School, head coach atRoger Bacon High School, andstaff member of Cincy Clas-sics Volleyball Club.

Swimming and diving» On Feb. 4, McAuley fin-

ished third at the Girls GreaterCatholic League meet behindSt. Ursula and Ursuline. St. Ur-sula and Ursuline took first inall the events.

» St. Xavier won the Great-er Catholic League South meetFeb. 3 at its home Keating Na-tatorium. St. X racked up 513points. Moeller was secondwith 294, La Salle third with 193and Elder was fourth with 106.The Bombers won five of the

eight individual events and allthree relays. It’s the 67th over-all league win for St. X and52nd in a row, according to theconference. St. Xavier’s Jona-than Prangley was namedSwimmer of the Year winningthe 200 freestyle in addition tosecond-place finishes in the200 individual medley and 500freestyle. St. Xavier also set ameet record in the 200 medleyrelay (1:36.12) and sophomoreGrant House set another meetrecord with a time of 1:49.88 inthe 200 individual medley. Ja-cobs Waters broke the 500freestyle meet record with atime of 4:36.97.

Junior Drew Fitzgerald wonthe diving title for the GCLSouth which was Feb. 2 at UC.

MSJ commits» The following are football

commitments for Mount St. Jo-seph University: defensiveback Pierre Hunter (La Salle),defensive lineman Bryan Ran-dolph (Colerain), quarterbackSlaton Brummett (Roger Ba-con), offensive lineman PaulTepe (Roger Bacon), offensivelineman Phil McCauley (RogerBacon) and defensive linemanSam Brown (Roger Bacon).

Hall of Fame» The Winton Woods High

School Athletic Boosters or-ganization is accepting nomi-nations for the 2015 WintonWoods Athletic Hall of Fame.The public is encouraged tosend in nominations, alongwith a listing of the high schooland post-high school accom-plishments of the nominee, forconsideration by the Hall ofFame committee. Nominationscan be sent to Dwight Camp-bell ([email protected]), mailed to 1231W. Kemper Road (45240) orfaxed to 619-2416. The deadlineis February 28. The inductionceremony will be at halftime ofthe football game on Sept. 11.

SHORT HOPS

By Adam Baumand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Bedinghaus

iors. The younger guys see howmuch time the seniors have putin.”

Deal’s hard work and the factthat he’s putting in play what

he’s learned in practice servesas a formula for others to follow.

“He is exemplifying what wemean by being a student-ath-lete,” Dixon said. “He is doinggreat in the classroom andhopefully he will get a chance,when he leaves here, to go off tocollege and be a student-ath-lete.”

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Community Press pub-lishes incident recordsprovided by local policedepartments. All reportspublished are publicrecords.

To contact your localpolice department: » Springfield Township,729-1300» Mount Healthy: 728-3183» Cincinnati District 5,569-8500» North College Hill,521-7171» Greenhills, 825-2101» Forest Park, 595-5220.

CINCINNATI DISTRICT 5Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacing2500 block of Kipling Ave., Dec.18.

Aggravated robbery1000 block of Addice Way, Dec.21.

1200 block of Galbraith Road,Dec. 31.

1500 block of Cedar Ave., Dec. 22.2300 block of W. North BendRoad, Dec. 24.

5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Dec. 15.

5700 block of Colerain Ave., Dec.28.

Assault - knowingly harmvictim5300 block of Bahama Terrace,Jan. 1.

Assault1500 block of W. North BendRoad, Jan. 2.

2600 block of Richwill Court, Jan.3.


5400 block of Bahama Terrace,Jan. 3.

5500 block of Belmont Ave., Dec.17.

5800 block of Shadymist Lane,Jan. 1.


6000 block of Townevista Drive,Jan. 2.

8200 block of Fourworlds Drive,Dec. 27.

Breaking and entering1100 block of W. North BendRoad, Dec. 19.

2500 block of Kipling Ave., Dec.27.

2500 block of W. North BendRoad, Dec. 25.

2600 block of Hillvista Lane, Dec.19.


5800 block of Hamilton Ave., Dec.24.

Burglary1900 block of Savannah Way,Dec. 15.

4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Dec. 17.




6200 block of Savannah Ave.,Dec. 10.

Criminaldamaging/endangering2500 block of W. North BendRoad, Dec. 15.

1100 block of Cedar Ave., Dec. 23.1900 block of Savannah Way,Dec. 26.

2200 block of Banning Road, Dec.21.

2600 block of W. North BendRoad, Dec. 19.

2900 block of Highforest Lane,Dec. 29.


4900 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Jan. 2.


5200 block of Eastknoll Court,Dec. 20.

5200 block of Eastknoll Court,Jan. 3.


5500 block of Goldenrod Drive,Dec. 23.

5500 block of Kirby Ave., Dec. 26.5900 block of Lantana Ave., Dec.27.

Bahama Terrace, Jan. 2.Domestic violence5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,Dec. 25.


7800 block of Daly Road, Dec. 15.Felonious assault5800 block of Colerain Ave., Dec.19.

Improperly dischargingfirearm at/intohabitation/school1000 block of Archland Drive, Jan.1.

Robbery5100 block of Hawaiian Terrace,

Dec. 25.Taking the identity of another1100 block of North Bend Road,Dec. 24.

Theft1100 block of Liveoak Court, Dec.15.

1100 block of Mosswood Court,Dec. 19.

1100 block of W. Galbraith Road,Jan. 3.

1500 block of Groesbeck Road,Dec. 31.

2500 block of Kipling Ave., Dec.15.

2500 block of Rack Court, Dec. 18.2900 block of High Forest Lane,Dec. 17.

2900 block of Highforest Lane,Jan. 4.





5500 block of Kirby Ave., Dec. 26.5600 block of Regimental Place,Dec. 29.


5800 block of Hamilton Ave., Dec.15.

6000 block of Argus Road, Dec.24.




6300 block of Aspen Way, Dec.13.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicle6700 block of Daly Road, Dec. 15.Violate protectionorder/consent agreement5800 block of Renee Court, Dec.16.


FOREST PARKIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 600 block of Danbu-ry, Dec. 7.

BurglaryStore entered and safe andcontents removed from 1000block of Smiley, Dec. 6.

Reported and shoes, jewelry,cash, TV removed from 900block of Havensport Drive, Dec.

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Joanne BraterJoanne L. (nee Bucher) Brater,

70, died Jan. 8.Survived by children Susan and

John (Angela) Brater; siblingsPeggy Coll and Susan Bogart-Coulierly.

Memorial Mass was at St.Ignatius of Loyola Church.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Cincinnati, C/O Be-thesda Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

Jake BuschJake Busch, 21, died Jan. 7.Survived by parents Dave and

Wendy Busch; siblings Alexis andTiffany Dunn; grandparentsKenneth and Sandy Busch, Tomand Ann Wegesser; many aunts,

uncles, cousinsand friends.

Preceded indeath bygrandparentsMargaretBusch andTom Wallace.

Visitationand Time of

Blessing were at Meyer andGeiser Funeral Home.

Mary DiToroMary L. (nee Zechlla) DiToro,

97.Survived by children Gloria

(Richard) Betsch, Dolly (Terry)Rosfelder, Nick (Deb) DiToro; 17grandchildren; 34 great-grand-children; three great-great-grandchildren; siblings AnthonyZechlla, Rose Flick and Alex

Zechlla.Preceded in death by husband

Nicholas DiToro; sons James andAnthony DiToro; sister HelenCastelli.

Visitation was at the Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home. Mass wasat St. Ignatius Church.

Memorials may be made toCDH Surgery Research and NICUCare, CCHMC, Box 5202, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45201, or cincin-natichildrens.org/donate.

Ronald Hale Jr.Ronald Hale Jr., 85, died Jan

12.Survived by wife Margaret

Preston Hale; son Gregory (Terri)Hale; adopted grandchildrenBrandon, Kaitlynn, Lexi, Court-ney, Nicholas, Alex, Maddy;sisters Mildred Hardman, and

Edith Schoo-ner.

Preceded indeath by sisterHazel Engel.

Visitationand serviceswere at Meyerand GeiserFuneral Home.

Memorials may be made to St.Rita School for the Deaf, 1720Glendale Milford Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45215 or Hospice ofCincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

Mildred HoeperMildred A. Heoper, 87, died

Jan 12.Survived by children Gregory

(Theresa) Hoeper, Sara (David)Klein; grandchildren Christopher(Karen), Kevin (Karen), Katie,Trevor and Nathan; great-grand-children Matthew, Cassie, An-drew and Callen; siblings JoanRitter, Victor Bosse, Angela,Milton, Cletus and Harry Bosse.

Preceded in death by husbandNorbert J. Hoeper; daughterSusan Heoper; brother Anthony.

Visitation was Jan 15 at Mi-hovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home.Mass of Christian Burial was Jan16 at St. James Church, WhiteOak.

Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association.

Dorothy RainierDorothy (nee Lux) Rainier, 90,

died Jan. 9.Survived by grandchildren

Cody (Jessica) Rainier and Bran-don (Lana) Rainier.

Preceded indeath byhusbandMerrill BlaineRainier; sonDerek Blaine(Beverly,living) Rainier.

Visitationand Blessingwere at Meyer

and Geiser Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to

Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.

Beatress ReeseBeatress

(nee Terry)Reese. 91, diedJan. 5.

Survived bysiblings Jea-netta (Joe)Murray, Edna(Don)McGhee,Venzetta (Leo)Wolfe, Ruby(Reece) Green,

Raymond (Nora), Amos, and Jack(late Laura) Terry and Emmett,Ruben, Naymon (Jennie) Terry;many nieces and nephews andgreat-nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by husbandEarl Reese; sister Myrtle Scott.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere at Meyer Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made toGrace Hospice, 2100 ShermanAve., Cincinnati, Ohio 45212.

Marylou RoddyMarylou (nee Combs) Roddy,

76, died Dec. 30.

Survived bysister CarolStiles; childrenJanet (Eddie)Fost, Diana(Donald)Godfrey andPatricia (Da-vid) Curtis;seven grand-children; three

great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by husband

Ronald Raymond Roddy.Services were Jan 3 at Gump-

Holt Funeral Home. Burial was atSt. Joseph (New) Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toHospice of Chattanooga, 4411Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga,Tennessee 37416.

Fredrick WaitFredrick Lee Wait, 91, died Jan.

2. He was a WWII veteran.Survived by spouse Carmel

Elizabeth (neeMurphy) Wait;childrenJanice (Kevin)Jones and BevDavis; grand-children Brian,Kyle, Emilyand Drew.

Serviceswere Jan 7 atGump-HoltFuneral

Home. Burial at St. Joseph (New)Cemetery.

Memorials may be made toSophie’s Angel Run Inc., 6513Greenoak Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio45248.

DEATHS

Busch Hale Rainier

Reese

Roddy

Wait

7.Identity theftReported at 2000 block of QuailCourt, Dec. 5.

Theft$120 and credit card removedfrom vehicle at 11000 block ofChase Plaza, Dec. 7.

License plate removed fromvehicle at 11000 block of Nor-

bourne Drive, Dec. 6.Laptop removed from 800 blockof Waycross, Dec. 5.

License plates removed fromvehicle at 12000 block of Om-niplex, Dec. 5.

NORTH COLLEGE HILLIncidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on 1800 block of Dea-

mand Ave., Dec. 2.DomesticReported on Tarawa Drive, Dec.2.

Reported on Noble Ave., Dec. 3.Reported on Tarawara, Dec. 3.Reported on Mulberry, Dec. 3.Reported on Prospect, Dec. 3.TheftReported on 1500 block of W.Galbraith Road, Dec. 3.

Reported on 1600 block of Joseph

Court, Dec. 2.Reported at 1700 block of Emer-son, Dec. 2.

Reported at 1700 block of Center-ridge, Dec. 2.

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Incidents/investigationsBurglaryReported on 8600 block of

Neptune, Nov. 19.Reported and tools removedfrom 9900 block of WintonRoad, Nov. 14.

Reported at 1300 block of Wood-land Ave., Nov. 19.

FalsificationReported on 10900 block ofHamilton Ave., Nov. 17.

Identity theftReported on Long Lane, Nov. 7.Reported on 1400 block of Forest-

er Drive, Nov. 19.MenacingReported on Neptune Lane, Nov.17.

Reported on 100 block of Cald-well Lane, Nov. 17.

TheftVehicle entered and items re-moved from 1000 block ofBaronwood Court, Nov. 18.

Reported on 400 block of Flem-ing Road, Nov. 15.

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1521 Wittekind Terrace: Hess,Herbert L. & Gaylene F. to TonkaInvestments LLC; $45,000.

FOREST PARK744 Carlsbad Road: Hartenstein,Heather to Huntington NationalBank The; $48,000.

11559 Geneva Road: Prescott,Bigelow IV Tr. to Keystone V.Homes LLC; $40,000.

11403 Guild Court: Morris, RomaLee to Trabout, Lee & MauriceTrabout; $20,000.

1258 Jeremy Court: Adi, Francisto U.S. Bank NA Tr.; $100,000.

832 Smiley Ave.: McCloud, Mar-salene to Conrex ResidentialProperty Group 2012-2 LLC;$60,000.

924 Smiley Ave.: McCarthy, RyanM. & Ashley L. to Neopaney,Jagan N. & Bishnu M. Khatiwa-da; $109,000.

MOUNT AIRY5591 Little Flower Ave.: Stentz,Ruth W. to Fall, Papa M.;$130,000.

2437 North Bend Road: Martini,Dolores M. to Flynn, Ann;$110,000.

MOUNT HEALTHY1723 Kinney Ave.: Thompson,Jeremy D. to Ngirabakunzi,Kadori; $80,000.

7862 Martin St.: Gipson, AnnaMae to White Wall HomeRehabilitation LLC; $30,500.

NORTH COLLEGE HILL1727 Flora Ave.: Schirmer, Jenni-fer to Page, Michael & Kelly;$135,000.

6913 Gloria Drive: Ovington,Casie E. to Everbank; $48,000.

1611 Goodman Ave.: Chatman,Robert to Jones, Connie;$52,000.

1710 Sterling Ave.: Heller, Craigto Wells Fargo Bank NA;$32,000.

1856 Centerridge Ave.: CedarhillLLC to Hardy, Edwin M.;$83,000.

7107 Clovernoll Drive: Snyder,Paul D. Tr. & Sandra J. Tr. toGendrew, Chimere; $70,000.

1516 Collegewood Lane: Fifth

Third Bank to Raskin, Shendel;$34,000.

1701 Dallas Ave.: Norris, Chris toWiesman, Kristen N.; $54,150.

1939 Sterling Ave.: Feldkamp,Shawn & Grace K. to Bank ofAmerica NA; $30,000.

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2329 Roxanna Drive: Johnson,Monica to U.S. Bank Trust NATr.; $42,000.

1918 Safari Drive: McCreadie,William E. II to Lambert, Ste-phen P. Tr. & Lisa J. Tr.; $64,000.

2046 Sevenhills Drive: Bonfield,Mark A. to Integrity HomeRentals Ll; $29,000.

8436 Shuman Lane: George,Michael S. & Shelly Stolarczyk toFifth Third Mortgage Co.;$72,000.

6861 Somerset Drive: Kuhn,Patricia S. to Obydennykh,Aleyex & Karen Reynolds;$25,000.

952 Springbrook Drive: Baker,Sandra Sue Tr. to Thornton,Jessica R. & Edward S. II;$114,376.

9417 Stoneybrooke: Giffin, AmyWais to Burgess, Mark R. &Jennifer L.; $124,000.

10738 Toulon Drive: Godfrey,Jacqueline to U.S. Bank NA;$46,000.

619 Vincennes Court: Ray, AnnM. Tr. to Ahlquist, Joel M. &Elizabeth J.; $152,500.

1171 Wellspring Drive: Payne,Angela M. & Donald to Payne,Angela M.; $32,785.

1368 Amesbury Drive: Kortas,Michael A. & Regina to Berni-quer, Diane & Guy Hebert;$177,500.

725 Ashford Court: Smith, DianaL. to K&T Homes Ltd.; $68,000.

8802 Cabot Drive: CincinnatiRevitalization LLC to Drumm,Diana; $55,000.

619 Fleming Road: Bridges, JoyceE. to Eddie, Morrison; $171,000.

1692 Forester Drive: Soaper andSchmitz Investment Group LLCto Moore, Randi; $130,000.

445 Karenlaw Lane: Baker,Darrell R. & Pamela to Crout-water, Susan; $173,500.

9235 Long Lane: Palmer, Lisa C. &Kenneth A. Zaremski to Wil-liams, Lovita & Lauren; $195,000.

1559 Meredith Drive: Brothers ofChrist Investments LLC to Sud-den Change LLC; $11,400.

12039 Mill Road: Palmer, DavidW. to Palmer, Teresa & Kelly;$100,000.

1092 Newcastle Drive: Rapien,Joan to Wolf, Brian N. & AbbeyR.; $136,000.

6240 Ridgefield Drive: Sams, Maeto Bartel, Paul J.; $35,000.

724 Silverhedge Drive: Spaw,Margaret L. to Fort, Jacquelyn K.& Andre C.; $140,000.

558 Wellesley Ave.: Delaney,Marianne to Beeler, Sonya;$105,000.

727 Woodfield Drive: Endres,Brandon D. & Mary E. to Korb,Daniel J.; $195,000.

6299 Betts Ave.: Socrates, Mah-moud to Gonzalez, Daniel;

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Funday Sundays willbe noon to 6 p.m. at 12YMCA locations in Febru-ary and March, then againin November and Decem-ber.

“We invite everyone inthe community to comeout and join us for freeFundays Sundays at theY,” YMCA of Greater Cin-cinnati President andCEO Sandy Walker said.“You will have an opportu-nity to swim in one of ourindoor heated pools, playbasketball, take a newgroup exercise class, orenjoy one of our state-of-

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Each YMCA of GreaterCincinnati location will beopen from noon until 6pmevery Sunday in Febru-ary, March, Novemberand December.

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