CELEBRATING ELEGANCE B1
The Auxiliary of Mercy Hospital Western Hills raised a record amount of money at its recent Springtime Elegance at the Western Hills Country Club.
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Pool party
Philipps Swim Club is hosting a “Save Philipps” toga party (toga optional) fundraiser at the pool from 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 18. Those who attend must be at least 21 years old, and are asked to bring their own beverages. Tickets are available at the door for $15 per person or $25 per couple. The pool will be open, and there will also be a D.J., dancing, door prizes and a raffle of a 32-inch highdefinition television.
Meeting Dolly
Maria Backscheider’s dream came true as the Delhi Township teen met her hero and idol Dolly Parton. – SEE STORY, A3
Sporting spring
Relive the spring high school sports season, including Oak Hills sophomore Kevin Konkoly, who was the GMC Runner of the Year. – SEE PHOTOS, A7
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Students help food pantry
Donation helps purchase of delivery van By Heidi Fallon hfallon@communitypress.com
Thanks to the generosity of Oak Hills High School students, the Anderson Ferry Food Pantry has been able to buy a much-needed van. Matt Miller, director of the Delhi Township pantry at 380 Greenwell Ave., calls the $10,000 donation “a fantastic gesture.” “Oak Hills High School has been wonderful to us and this was incredible,” Miller said. The students raised more than $30,000 for local charities from the school’s annual hunger walk and sent $10,000 of it to the pantry. “We were able to use that money to buy the new van we so desperately needed,” Miller said. “Our old (van) is just toast and we were using cars to pick up and deliver the food. “This isn’t a new van, but it runs great and is heavy-duty enough that we can pick up furHEIDI FALLON/STAFF niture as well as the food. Anderson Ferry Food Pantry Director Matt Miller holds the generous check from Oak Hills High School students that enabled him to “It will enable us to better serve the people buy the used van behind him. who need and rely on us.” The pantry serves an estimated 1,200 people a month. Pantry hours Miller said he expects that might increase during the summer months when children are Located at 380 Greenwell Ave. in Delhi Township, 45238, 45002, 45052, 45204, 45030, 45211, 45247, out of school and families need food for addithe Anderson Ferry Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 45033, 45248 and 45233. tional meals. 2 p.m. Monday and Thursday. The pantry serves Identification is required along with proof of “We are always in need of donations of residents of the following ZIP codes: 45001, 45041, residency and income. For information call 451-3555. food and money,” Miller said. “The money For more about your community, visit portive and Oak Hills has been especially genhelps us buy gas and maintain the van. www.cincinnati.com/delhitownship. “The community has always been so sup- erous and we can’t thank them enough.”
Camp will empower girls
St. Al’s principal headed to retirement
By Kurt Backscheider kbackscheider@communitypress.com
By Heidi Fallon hfallon@communitypress.com
Ed Jung loved his job so much, he said he never really minded the early hours and frequent late nights. Despite his passion for education, the St. Aloysius on the Ohio principal is retiring. Jung, who grew up in Cheviot and now lives in Delhi Township, spent 38 years with the Cincinnati system before coming to the Sayler Park school. His six sons preceded Jung at their parish school. “My sons all went here, so I was familiar with the school and we’ve been a member of the parish since 1978,” he said. “It’s been a wonderful experience. The kids are great, the staff is wonderful and the parents are very supportive. I’ve been very fortunate to have a job that’s been a fun thing to do and I’ve enjoyed every day of it. “It’s been a great gig.” Named to replace Jung is Rick Harrmann, who most recently was principal at St. John the Baptist School in Colerain Township. “Ed has been an excellent principal for us and did a lot to promote the school and our student
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Ed Jung will be leaving the St. Aloysius on the Ohio principal’s office he’s called home for the past six years. Jung is planning to spend part of his retirement traveling. body,” said the Rev. Rick Dressman, parish priest. With 23 applicants for Jung’s job, Dressman said he and a committee of parents and parish members had a hard task picking Jung’s successor. “Rick will bring the same dedication and commitment to Catholic education as Ed. It was a difficult decision, but we are confident we made the right choice.” Ben Schmidt, a parish member and parent of St. Al graduates who has devoted countless hours to landscaping the school and church grounds, said he’s sad to see Jung leaving. “I’ve know Ed for a long time and he’s been a plus for our
school,” Schmidt said. “He’s supported me with the Earth Day program and he’s always been able to involve our students and parents in school activities. I wish him well.” Jung said traveling is at the top of his immediate retirement to-do list. He also said he has a bucket list of places to see and things to do. “I’ve always wanted to go to Alaska. That’s been high on my bucket list. My wife, Lin, and I are also planning to visit Napa Valley,” he said. “I would like to find some sort of part-time job eventually, just to keep busy.” For more about your community, visit www.cincinnati.com/delhitownship.
Leslie Chasteen said it’s not always easy to be a young girl. So, she’s organizing a summer camp to help young girls handle the variety of challenges they face today. Chasteen, the director of recruitment at Seton High School, is leading a Girl Power camp this summer to encourage young girls to make friends, have fun and be empowered. “One of my passions is working with younger girls,” she said. “This is a really critical time for the development of their self-concept.” Seton’s first-ever Girl Power camp is open to girls in fifththrough eighth-grade. The camp runs Tuesday, Aug. 2, to Friday, Aug. 5, for girls in fifth- and sixth-grade; and the camp for girls in seventh- and eighth-grade is Tuesday, Aug. 9, to Friday, Aug. 12. Camp hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Chasteen, a 2006 Seton graduate, said she coordinated a weekly Girl Power camp for three years while she was a community serv-
See CAMP on page A2