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MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Scene75Entertainment, a Dayton areaattraction named Ohio Maga-zine’s “Best Place for FamilyFun” last year, hopes to fill anentertainment void on GreaterCincinnati’s eastside when itopens a new location in Cler-mont County this summer.

Although the 90,000-square-foot entertainment venue in Mi-ami Township will be about 15percent smaller than Scene75Entertainment’s original loca-tion, it will include the same fea-tures that have made that at-traction popular with all agessince it opened in July 2012, saidJonah D. Sandler, the compa-

ny’s chief entertainment offi-cer.

“The Cincinnati area seemsextremely excited for us to en-ter the market, especially thosewho have visited the Daytonsite,” said Sandler, a Montgome-ry native who graduated fromSycamore High School in 2000.“We can’t wait to open.”

The new venue will feature afull-service restaurant, twobars, an indoor electric go-karttrack, a two-story laser tag are-na, 18 holes of black light minia-ture golf, more than 100 videoand arcade games, a video gametheater, six mini bowling lanes,spin bumper cars, two 4-D thea-ters complete with motion seat-

Miami Township to get new entertainment venue Cindy Schroedercschroeder@communitypress.com

THANKS TO JONAH SANDLER

Scene75 Entertainment, a popular Dayton area attration, plans to open asecond location in Clermont County’s Miami Township this summer. See VENUE, Page 2A

MILFORD — Groundbreakingceremonies for two elementaryschools in the Milford ExemptedVillage School District have beenset for May 6.

This spring, Milford Schoolsplans to start construction on thenew Boyd E. Smith and SeipeltElementary schools. Boyd E.Smith Elementary will be builton the current school campus at1052 Jer-Les Drive, but Seipeltwill be built on State Route 131next to the Greycliff Subdivision.

Groundbreaking for Boyd E.Smith Elementary will be 4:30p.m. May 6 on the current schoolcampus. The groundbreaking forSeipelt Elementary will be 6 p.m.May 6 at the State Route 131 site.Parking for the Seipelt ceremonywill be in the Greycliff Subdivi-sion next to the building site.

“The contractor will start put-ting up fencing (at the two sites)in mid to late May, but it’ll prob-ably be June before we startmoving some dirt,” said JeffJohnson, operations manager ofMilford Schools. “Constructionwill start after school is out.”

Both schools are expected toopen in August 2016, Johnsonsaid.

On April 30, the MilfordBoard of Education is scheduledto meet with construction man-ager, Turner Construction, to fi-nalize the maximum guaranteedprice for the two schools.

Although the two elementaryschools will share the same floorplan and exterior design, once in-side, each building will have itsown distinctive interior designchosen after community meet-ings.

Boyd E. Smith Elementarywill follow the school’s slogan,

“The BESt place to grow,” andwill have a theme of “earth, trees,growth.” Woodland creatureschosen by pupils will be featuredthroughout the building, whichwill have warm colors.

Seipelt’s design will be basedon the school’s slogan, “Soar atSeipelt.” It will have colors basedon the sky and sunsets, and inspi-rational quotes chosen by teach-ers will be featured throughoutthe building.

Once the current Seipelt Ele-mentary is vacant, that propertywill become greenspace man-aged by Miami Township. Theschool board agreed to transferthat property to the township for$1 after no successful bids werereceived at a public auction or of-fers received when it was of-fered for private sale.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford Schools? Follow meon Twitter @CindyLSchroeder.

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The site of the current Seipelt Elementary School will become greenspace after a new Seipelt Elementary opens inAugust 2016. Groundbreaking has been set for May 6.

Groundbreaking set for twoMilford elementary schoolsCindy Schroedercschroeder@communitypress.com

OWENSVILLE — On May 18,the Clermont NortheasternBoard of Education plans to hirethe district’s next superinten-dent from 18 candidates, none ofwhom work for the school dis-trict.

The new superintendent willsucceed Ralph Shell, who’s inhis second go round as Cler-mont Northeastern LocalSchools’ superintendent. The72-year-old Hillsboro residentwill step down from his $90,900-a-year job on July 31.

As Shell prepares to retire,Dave Pennington, a parent andformer school board member,said the school board appearedto have violated state law, aclaim Treasurer Brian Switzerdenied. Pennington said theschool board failed to follow asection of Ohio law that requiresa school board to give a superin-tendent written notification ofthe board’s intent not to re-em-ploy him or her by March 1 inthe year that the superinten-dent’s contract expires.

“Prior to that date, (March 1)I didn’t see anything referringto Mr. Shell’s either renewal ornon-renewal, so I’m asking theboard if there was ever a letterthat was given to him with inten-tion not to renew,” Penningtonsaid.

Switzer told Pennington thathe spoke with the board’s legal

counsel and was told there wasanother section of state lawamending what Switzer re-ferred to. Under that section,Switzer said Shell’s contract“was deemed expired and notrenewed at its expiration unlessspecifically renewed by theboard.”

Before discussing the candi-dates for superintendent in ex-ecutive session at their April 20meeting, members of the CNEschool board set special meet-ings for 5:30 p.m. April 27 and 28to interview applicants. If athird round of interviews isneeded, those will be 5:30 p.m.May 5.

All of those interviews willbe held in executive session,Board President Bob Havrillasaid. He says the board wants tohire someone at its May meet-ing so that the person who re-places Shell can work alongsidethe current superintendent fora few months.

Before advertising the su-perintendent’s job, the schoolboard hired Dr. Leo Bradley, aXavier University professor ineducational administration, tomeet with staff and members ofthe community to see whatcharacteristics they thoughtCNE’s next superintendentshould have.

Want to know what’s happening inClermont Northeastern LocalSchools? Follow me on Twitter@CindyLSchroeder.

CNE plans to hiresuperintendenton May 18Cindy Schroedercschroeder@communitypress.com

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ing and special effects, abouncing inflatable are-na, a laser maze, privatebanquet rooms for birth-day parties and corporateevents, a concession standand more.

“If you look at the eastside of Cincinnati, there’snot going to be another fa-cility like it anywhere,”said Miami Township Ad-ministrator Larry Fronk.

Sandler said the origi-nal Scene75 Entertain-ment Center has morethan 72,000 fans on itsfacebook page and at-tracts hundreds of thou-sands of visitors a year.He added Scene75 Cincin-nati will closely resembleits Dayton counterpartthat’s popular with every-one from teens to youngfamilies to corporationslooking for a place to holdprivate parties and doteam-building exercises.

Work recently began totransform the formerKMart store on Old Busi-ness 28 into Scene75 En-tertainment’s second Ohio

location. The $8 million to$10 million project withina quarter mile of the I-275and Ohio 28 intersectioncalls for redoing the inte-rior of the former KMartstore and creating a newfacade.

Although Sandlerwould only say the compa-ny hopes to open its MiamiTownship venue betweenJuly and September,Fronk said company offi-cials “would love to openon July 2 because that wasthe opening day of theirfacility north of Dayton.”

Because most of theproject involves personalproperty such as equip-ment and games that thestate no longer taxes, thetownship will not realizetax revenues off the bulkof the new attraction,Fronk said. However,township officials havesaid the new entertain-ment venue should bene-fit existing Miami Town-ship businesses and at-tract others.

Want to know what’shappening in MiamiTownship? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroed-er.

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MHRB board meetsThe Clermont Coun-

ty Mental Health andRecovery Board willmeet at 7 p.m. Monday,May 11, at 2337 Cler-mont Center Drive, Ba-tavia.

New Richmondalumni dinner

New Richmond HighSchool Alumni Dinnerfor the classes of 1934-1965 will be 6 p.m. to 10p.m. Saturday, June 20,at Locust CornerSchool, 3431 LocustCorner Road.

Send name, gradua-tion year, number ofguests and a check for$16 per guest by June 1to: New Richmond

Class Reunion, P.O.Box 284, New Rich-mond, Ohio, 45157.

Masonic Templehosts brunch

The Hamer MasonicTemple will host aspring brunch, 10:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sun-day, May 3. OwensvilleChapter 37 Order of theEastern Star sponsorsthe brunch.

The menu includesham and egg casserole,sausage and egg casse-role, potato casserole,biscuits and gravy,muffins/sweet rolls,fruit cups, coffee, teaand orange juice.

Tickets are $8 foradults and $4 for chil-dren 4 and under.

The temple is at 270E. Main St., Owens-ville.

For more informa-tion, contact BarbaraBowman, 513-722-3079,or Terry Bragg, 513-562-7408.

Amelia High School50-year reunion

Amelia HighSchool’s Class of 1965will host a reunion theweekend of June 26 andJune 27.

Events on Friday in-clude a tour of the highschool from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. and a dinner at Elk

Run Golf Club from5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A picnic is sched-uled for 11:30 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday at Wood-land Mound Park.

Invitations weremailed April 24.

For additional infor-mation, call 662-3398.

PSAT registrationMilford High School

will be offering thePSAT Wednesday, Oct.28, to interested 11th-grade students (classof 2017). The PSAT is anassessment that can as-sist students in prepar-ing for the SAT. Also intaking the PSAT, 11th-grade students may beeligible for the Nation-al Merit Scholarshipprogram.

To sign up, pleasecontact the counselingoffice at 513-576-2203by May 15. If your stu-dent is in need of ac-commodations, pleasecontact their counselorby the May 15 deadline.A check for $14 will bedue prior to the testdate. Checks should bemade payable to Mil-ford High School.

K. of C. to sponsorart auction May 2

The Rev. John J.Wenzel, S.J. Knights ofColumbus at Seton, willpresent a benefit auc-tion at 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, May 2, at St. Eliza-beth Ann Seton in theschool cafeteria.

Admission is $15 ortwo for $25 and the pub-lic is invited to attend.The price includescomplimentary winetasting and horsd’oeuvres. The pre-view will begin at 6:15p.m., and the auctionwill begin promptly at7:30 p.m. Local musi-cian will play duringthe preview. To order

tickets contact ChrisHofmann at 226-6581.

‘CommunityHistory BrownBag Series’

The Greater Mil-ford Area HistoricalSociety has kickedoff its second annual“Community HistoryBrown Bag Series”with GreenlawnCemetery next up.

Each educationalsession will feature aspecific historic sitein the Milford andMiami Townshiparea.

The free sessionsare noon to 1 p.m. andopen to the public.Bring your lunch.

Following aredates and locations ofthe sessions, featur-ing the history ofthese subjects:

» The Milford Li-quor Court – May 20in the Hodges Roomof the Milford Muni-cipal Building, 745Center St.

» The Milford FireDepartment – June 18at the fire station at687 U.S. 50.

» SEM Villa Re-tirement Communi-tyCQ – July 16 at SEMVilla Theater, 201Mound St.

RSVP by emailinginfo@milfordhisto-ry.net or phoning248-0324.

Milford Class of1965 reunion set

Milford HighSchool’s Class of 1965has scheduled its 50-year class reunionfor July 25.

The class reunionwill be 5 p.m.-11 p.m.at the Leming House,5951 BuckwheatRoad in Milford. Thecost is $50 per personand includes dinner,drinks and dancing.Reservations will beaccepted until June25.

For information,contact bgar-ner@cinci.rr.com, marlenee1112@yahoo.com or molly-wood@cinci.rr.com.

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MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Aconcerned Milford moth-er asked school boardmembers to make the in-tersection of State Route131 and Eagles Way nearthe entrance of MilfordHigh School safer, andthey listened.

The Ohio Departmentof Transportation (ODOT)has attached flasherlights to signs at the inter-section designating thearea as a school zone andestablishing a 20 mphspeed limit at the begin-ning and end of the schoolday.

The school flasherlights are about 900 feetapart, said Sharon Smi-gielski, ODOT public in-formation officer, withone sign 300 feet west ofEagles Way on StateRoute 131 and the other atthe school’s property lineon the busy state route.

Miami Township andthe Milford ExemptedVillage School Districtare splitting the $8,500cost of the flasher lights.

Although the deviceswere installed April 17,school staff said the proc-ess began almost a yearago when they heard froma concerned mother.

“She brought it up at a

school board meeting, andwe told her we would lookinto it,” said Jeff Johnson,Milford Schools’ opera-tions manager.

There wasn’t a specificincident or pattern of ac-cidents at the highschool’s main entrancethat prompted the schooldistrict’s request forflasher lights.

However, school offi-cials had safety concernsfor the school communityand drivers on StateRoute 131.

In a July 28 letter toODOT, Milford SchoolsSuperintendent RobertFarrell wrote more than2,000 students enter andexit Eagles Way fromState Route 131 eachschool day, and another170 employees enter andexit Eagles Way at thesame times as the stu-dents.

“In past years, whenstate rules governingschool hours were differ-ent, we were able to de-crease the number of carsexiting at our dismissaltime at 2:05 p.m.,”

Farrell wrote beforethe start of the currentschool year.

Want to know what’shappening in MilfordSchools? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroed-er.

School flasher lights recently were installed in two places onOhio 131 near Milford High School 's main entrance.

New flasher lights tobenefit Milford HighSchool, local driversCindy Schroedercschroeder@communitypress.com

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COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

Grant Career CenterGrant Career Center

inducted 32 members intothe Elizabeth AbbottChapter of the NationalTechnical Honor Society.

Membership in the Na-tional Technical HonorSociety is dependent uponoutstanding characteris-tics in many areas of a stu-dent’s life. In addition toscholarship, the studentsare rated on such qualitiesas leadership, service, cit-izenship, skill, honesty,and responsibility. Stu-dents are expected toachieve in all areas beforemembership is extendedby the Society.

Current members ofthe National TechnicalHonor Society includeseniors Amber Arthur (al-lied health science); Ra-chel Burdell, DesiraeMurphy, and Ashley Red-mond (criminal justice);Dalton Henderson andCourtney Riggs (engi-neering design); Court-ney Jervis and TammyLockaby (culinary arts);Matthew White (metalfabrication),and JacobZieger (carpentry).

The following seniorstudents were selectedfor membership in theElizabeth Abbott Chapterof the National TechnicalHonor Society for 2015:Wendy Appelmann, crim-inal justice, New Rich-mond; Tristan Asbrock,criminal justice, Felicity-Franklin; Destiny Beck-worth, cosmetology, Be-thel-Tate; Kaitlyn Clark,criminal justice, Felicity-Franklin; Jeffrey Collins,metal fabrication, Felici-ty-Franklin; SkylarGould, allied health sci-ence, New Richmond;Chloe Henderson, bio-technology, Bethel-Tate;McKayla Jacobs, alliedhealth science, Felicity-Franklin; Hannah Lewis,teacher academy, NewRichmond; Erin McKee,allied health science, Be-thel-Tate; Ashley Milli-gan, allied health science,Bethel-Tate; Jacob Robin-son, engineering design,Bethel-Tate; Kylie Saw-yers, allied health sci-ence, Bethel-Tate; MikieSimpson, metal fabrica-tion, Felicity-Franklin;and Tonya Snodgrass, cu-linary arts, Williamsburg.

Juniors inducted formembership include Kee-ly Ackerman, teacheracademy, Williamsburg;Calvin Barrett, informa-tion technology, Williams-burg; Kyle Barrett, bio-technology, Williams-burg; Christina Crews, al-lied health science, NewRichmond; Paige Cum-mins, Allied health sci-ence, Felicity-Franklin;Kristin Evans, alliedhealth science, New Rich-mond; Nathaniel Hernan-dez, information technol-ogy, Williamsburg; NicoleHunter, carpentry, Felici-ty-Franklin; Tabitha Jack-son, allied health science,Bethel-Tate; EthanMcMellan, informationtechnology, Felicity-Franklin; Dylan Pember-ton, criminal justice, Fe-licity-Franklin; Alexan-dra Purcell, allied healthscience, Bethel-Tate; Sa-vanna Rohne, alliedhealth science, Williams-burg; Tegan Schwettman,biotechnology, Felicity;Steven Squires, engineer-ing design, Bethel-Tate;Ricky Vandegrift, metal

fabrication; Bethel, andAustin Woodruff, metalfabrication, Felicity-Franklin.

Live Oaks» Ten students in the

Live Oaks Computer Ser-vice Technician and Net-working program placedin the top 10 statewide inBusiness Professionals ofAmerica competition inColumbus this month.

The network designteam of Adam Allen (OhioConnections Academy),William Tyler Mays (Cler-mont Northeastern), NickMoore (Glen Este), andZach Rucker (Batavia)placed seventh in theirevent.

Web site design teammembers Chad Curee(Madeira), Jacob Durst(Glen Este), Anthony Mar-tin (Milford) and AltonPanton (Milford) placedeighth in the state in theirevent.

Alik Suder (Anderson)finished 10th in the stateand Ashley Wall (Goshen)finished 12th in the Net-work Administration Us-ing Microsoft test at thestate level.

» Students from LiveOaks Career Campusfared well in recent re-gional competitiveevents.

The students partici-pated in FCCLA (Family,Career and CommunityLeaders of America) com-petition along with otherhigh school students fromsouthwest Ohio.

Medal winners fromLive Oaks include:

» Jade Morris of Love-land and Jesica Wallace-Kabler of Glen Este bothearned gold medals in thecurriculum unit develop-ment event.

» Maria Staley of Love-land, silver medal in lan-guage and literacy devel-opment.

» Hayley Hollon of Go-shen, bronze medal in lan-guage and literacy devel-opment.

The regional competi-tion gives students thechance to showcase theirskills and knowledge toprofessionals in the field.

Family, Career andCommunity Leaders ofAmerica is a national Ca-reer and Technical Stu-dent Organization thatprovides personalgrowth, leadership devel-opment, and career prep-aration opportunities forstudents in Family andConsumer Sciences edu-cation.

» Live Oaks CareerCampus students willhave the chance to com-pete against other top stu-dents in Ohio after win-ning medals in local andregional SkillsUSA com-petition.

The local winning LiveOaks students are:

Pre-engineering/weld-ing students Cody Fouch(Glen Este), and Jared An-steatt (Clermont North-eastern), gold medal,welding fabrication; Ken-zie Morris (ClermontNortheastern, sports re-habilitation and therapy),silver medal, customerservice; Harry Douglas(Glen Este, sports reha-bilitation and therapy),silver, First Aid-CPR;sports rehabilitation andtherapy students OwenReeves (Glen Este),Megan York (Goshen),and Mikaela Vaughn

(Clermont Northeastern),silver, promotional bulle-tin board, and AndrewFite (Goshen, sports reha-bilitation and therapy),bronze, job skill demon-stration open.

The SkillsUSA compe-tition gives students in ca-reer-technical high schoolprograms the chance totest their skills and bejudged by professionalsin their field.

Mount Notre DameHigh School

» Mount Notre Damestudents traveled to Lib-erty, Kentucky, for aunique service trip expe-rience - one that would al-low them to reboot, re-flect and reconnect withGod.

Liberty is a small towntucked into the hills ofcentral Kentucky andhome to many people wholive lives focused on sim-plicity and faith. Thisyear, 38 students andeight chaperones went toexperience the way of lifein Liberty. For the pastthree years, students andfaculty from Seton HighSchool have joined MNDon trips to Liberty. Thistrip, 13 students and fourchaperones from Setonaccompanied MND.

While in Liberty, thegroup worked on severalorganic farms (picking,planting, sorting, water-ing, preparing the ground,trimming), helped elderlyand disabled friends withchores, spent time withresidents at the non-profitGalilean Children’sHome, shoveled manure,helped with constructionprojects, assisted a localCatholic church with pro-jects, visited Amishfriends, and much more.

The MND team also de-veloped a sense of com-munity among partici-pants and friends in Liber-ty. Together they playedvolleyball, enjoyed folkmusic and reflected aboutlife.

“During this trip, I no-ticed so many people whowere living their lives sosimply yet fully,” sopho-more Chloe Marklay ofWest Chester Township,who participated in her

second Liberty trip, said.“I think it is important torealize that you don’t needa lot in life to be complete.Sometimes the less wehave allows us to see howmuch we truly have.”

MND makes the trip toLiberty three to fourtimes a year, and they of-ten make a Christmas vis-it to see the local play. Theorganizer of the trip, ToddForman, MND facultymember, has been takingstudents and adult chap-erones to Liberty since1988. This is Forman’seighth year at MND andthis was MND’s 28th trip.

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline Academy

senior Madilyn Kimmelof Goshen was acceptedat The United States Mil-itary Academy at WestPoint.

Kimmel was nominat-ed by Congressman BradWenstrup (R - OH, 2ndDist.), who visited Ursu-line Academy and pre-sented Kimmel with heracceptance, and met withother students, school ad-ministration, and Kim-mel’s family.

“We’re all very proudof Madilyn on her accep-tance into West Point,”Wenstrup said. “Ohio isblessed to have peoplelike her, willing to dedi-cate their lives to service

of country. She repre-sents the best of our nextgeneration: dedicatedselfless service to thosearound her.”

Kimmel was recog-nized as a 2015 NationalMerit Finalist, serves asthe co-president of Ursu-line’s Spanish Honor Soci-ety and as a tutor in Ursu-line’s Writing Center, is anaccomplished athlete onUrsuline’s cross countryand track and field teams,

and a dedicated memberof the Ursuline Communi-ty Service Department.

Kimmel was one offour Ursuline students se-lected to attend The Spiritof America Youth Confer-ence in Valley Forge,Pennsylvania during thesummer of 2014. Kimmelhas excelled academical-ly, and has developed aninterest in history andeconomics.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO PAMELA MCKINNEY

Newly inducted Grant Career Center members of the Elizabeth Abbott Chapter of the National Technical Honor Society are, infront, Nicole Hunter, Tabitha Jackson, Skylar Gould, McKayla Jacobs, Hannah Lewis, Kaitlyn Clark, Alexandra Purcell, PaigeCummins, Savanna Rohne, Tegan Schwettman and Tristan Asbrock; in second row, Wendy Appelmann, Calvin Barrett, KeelyAckerman, Tonya Snodgrass, Jeffrey Collins, Steven Squires, Mikie Simpson, Ashley Milligan, Destiny Beckworth, Kristin Evans,and Christina Crews; and in third row, Ethan McMellan, Nathaniel Hernandez, Kylie Sawyers, Jacob Robinson, Austin Woodruff,Dylan Pemberton, Erin McKee and Kyle Barrett. Not pictured: Chloe Henderson and Ricky Vandegrift.

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Mount Notre Dame students work on a farm in Liberty, Kentucky. From left: unidentifiedresident of Liberty, Laney Gallagher of Landen, Tori Lyon of Montgomery, Veronica France ofMiami Township and Cassie Gouin of Milford.

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(From left) Ursuline principal, Tom Barhorst, Madilyn Kimmeland Congressman Brad Wenstrup. Kimmel has been acceptedat The United States Military Academy at West Point.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30Exercise ClassesStrength and Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 947-7333. Union Town-ship.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18and up. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

Strength and Balance, 1-1:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, 58Amelia Olive Branch Road,Move to music through varietyof exercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 478-6783.Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels, 203Mound Ave., Free. Presented bySilverSneakers Stretch. 478-6783.Milford.

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.

Music - AcousticOpen House, 8-10 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Old Lodge Stage.Hosted by Jim Comodeca. Familyfriendly. Free. 843-6040. NewRichmond.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. 528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 947-7333.Union Township.

Music - Classic RockSkunk Corner Band, 8-11 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Free. 843-6040;www.greenkayakmarket.com.New Richmond.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 7

p.m., Anderson High School,7560 Forest Road, Productionboasts over 180 high school andelementary school students. $10.232-2772; www.ShowTix4U.com.Anderson Township.

ShoppingDay Heights Perennial PlantSale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., StreetSale, Corner of Elwynn andDeblin Drive, Members sellplants from their own gardensthat grow successfully in area.Prices vary by plant. Benefits DayHeights Garden Club. Freeadmission. Presented by DayHeights Garden Club. ThroughMay 2. 575-1468. Milford.

Rummage Sale, 6-8 p.m., Princeof Peace Lutheran Church, 101 S.Lebanon Road, Free. 683-4244;popluther.org. Loveland.

SATURDAY, MAY 2AuctionsGallery Art Auction, 7:30 p.m.Preview begins at 6:15 p.m., St.Elizabeth Ann Seton Church,5890 Buckwheat Road, Winetasting, hors d’oeuvres, music,160 pieces of art and memorabil-ia auctioned. Benefits Knights ofColumbus at Seton. $25 percouple, $15 single. Reservationsrequired. Presented by FatherJohn Wenzel, S.J. Knights ofColumbus at Seton. 226-6581.Milford.

Dining EventsPorch Party Grill Out withChef Fristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt.Carmel Brewing Company, 4362Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road,Lakeside Patio. Chef BuddyFristoe will be grilling andsmoking pulled pork sliders andtacos, and serving homemadechips and salsa every Saturdayafternoon. Special beer tappingsand pricing. $8, $3. 240-2739.Mount Carmel.

Drink TastingsSummer Kick-off Weekend,2-9 p.m., Harmony Hill Vineyardsand Estate Winery, 2534 SwingsCorner Point Isabel Road, Allinternational award-winningwines are back, including Con-certo, Ovation, Woodwind andAria. Music by Monte from 2-4and Anna and Milovan to close

out evening. P&P Brick OvenPizza Truck will be on locationalso. Ages 18 and up. 50 centsper sample. 734-3548;www.hhwines.com. Bethel.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off PoundsSensibly. 800-932-8677;www.tops.org. Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Home & GardenGranny’s Spring Plant Sale, 7a.m. to 5 p.m., Loveland Pri-

mary/Elementary School, 550Loveland-Madeira Road, Widearray of tomato plants, annuals,perennials, vegetables andherbs. Garden experts on handboth days to answer questions.Free admission. Presented byGranny’s Garden School. 324-2873; www.grannysgarden-school.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesQuilt Month Open House,2:30-4:30 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, 649 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, Annual Quilt Show. Musicby local bluegrass band WildCarrot. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 2p.m., 7 p.m., Anderson HighSchool, $10. 232-2772;www.ShowTix4U.com. An-derson Township.

ShoppingFlea Market, Plant Sale andBake Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St.Andrew Parish Center, 560 MainSt., Parish Center. Plenty itemsfor men, women and children.Free admission. Presented by StAndrew Catholic Church LadiesSodality. 831-3353; www.stan-drew-milford.org. Milford.

Day Heights Perennial PlantSale, 8 a.m. to noon, StreetSale, Free admission. 575-1468.Milford.

Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, Free. 683-4244; popluth-er.org. Loveland.

SUNDAY, MAY 3Dining EventsPancake Breakfast HoedownFundraiser, 8:30-11:45 a.m.,Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 6635 Loveland Mi-amiville Road, Epiphany SocialHall. Gluten-free and chocolatechip pancakes available. BenefitsBoy Scout Troop #635. $5.Presented by Boy Scout Troop635. 722-4644. Loveland.

Home & GardenGranny’s Spring Plant Sale, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Loveland Pri-mary/Elementary School, Freeadmission. 324-2873; www.gran-nysgardenschool.org. Loveland.

On Stage - StudentTheater

Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 2p.m., Anderson High School,$10. 232-2772; www.Show-Tix4U.com. Anderson Township.

RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495 StateRoad, Work on hand-eye-coordination, racquet skills,basic strokes and scoring. Begin-ners class at 4 p.m. Intermediateat 5 p.m. Ages 18 and up. $69.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC.Through June 7. 556-6932.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, MAY 4Exercise ClassesStrength and Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

Strength and Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

fitness class, 6-6:45 p.m., MountMoriah United MethodistChurch, 681 Mount MoriahDrive, Educational Building. 45minutes full body workout. Ages18 and up. $6. Presented byJudy’s Fitness. 478-6783. With-amsville.

Literary - Book ClubsConstant Readers Book Dis-cussion Club, 6 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.

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

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

Used Book Sale, 3-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

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When we plow the garden for oursummer vegetables and flowers, thegrandkids repeat what my own kidsasked when they were little: “Are yougoing to plant potatoes, onions and

carrots?” The answer, ofcourse, is always yes.

Digging for potatoesor pulling up onions orcarrots out of theground is like findingburied treasure. Thenice thing about grow-ing these three veggiesis that they can begrown in the ground orin a container, like abushel basket.

We especially like new potatoesfreshly dug from the garden. Here’s ayummy recipe using a different tech-nique for cooking them.

Readers want to know:What’s the best mint for Juleps and

how do you make them?Spearmint for sure. Make a simple

syrup of 2 cups each sugar and water,add about 1 cup mint leaves, smooshwith spoon to release flavor, and boiluntil sugar dissolves. Cool and strain.

Fill an 8oz. glass with crushed ice,add mint syrup to taste (start withabout 4 tablespoons and go from there.Some people like it real sweet andminty, up to 1/2 cup) and up to 4 table-spoons Kentucky bourbon. Stir realquick to make the glass frost on theoutside and garnish with a mint sprig.

Earth Day fun!So much fun sharing seeds and

planting annuals with grandkids Evaand her class at Kilgour School andJack and Will at Guardian AngelsSchool. Thanks to Natorp’s for supply-ing plants.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her atcolumns@communitypress.com with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Root veggies, Cinco de Mayo on menu

Stovetop roasted fingerlings with butter andparsley

I saw Ina Garten make a variation of these and just had to makesome myself. I used my heavy enameled cast iron Le Creuset pot.Make sure potatoes are about the same size so they cook evenly.

1/4 cup butter1-1/2 pounds fingerling or very small potatoes, rinsed but not

peeledSalt and pepper to tasteChopped parsley

Melt the butter in a large heavy pot. Add potatoes, salt, andpepper, and toss well. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 20 to30 minutes, until potatoes are just tender when tested with a smallknife. Shake pot occasionally without removing lid to prevent thebottom potatoes from burning. Turn off heat and steam 5 minutes.Don't overcook. Stir in parsley.

Tip: Ina used dill so try that, too.

Cinco de Mayo chili cheese dip

I like to sprinkle the finished dish with more cilantro. If youwant a spicy kick, substitute tomatoes with chilies, drained for thediced tomatoes.

15 oz. can chili with beans14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, drained3 green onions, sliced thin, white and green part bothCilantro to taste8 oz. cream cheese, softenedGenerous cup corn chips, finely crushed8 oz. Taco or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Spray an 8-inch baking pan or small ovenproof casserole. Stir together chili, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.Spread cream cheese in bottom of baking dish. Top with a layer ofchili mixture. Sprinkle top with the corn chips and cheese. Bake untilcheese melts and bubbles a bit, about 15 minutes. Serve with cornchips or veggies.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Spearmint is the best mint for juleps, according to Rita Heikenfeld.

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Community Journal EditorRichard Maloneyrmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: clermont@communitypress.comweb site: www.communitypress.com

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Society should decidemarriage not judges

In a few weeks, the Su-preme Court is going to heararguments for and against re-defining marriage in America.

Marriage between and manand a woman is the basic unitof society. So marriage is tooimportant an institution to beleft in the hands of judges. Sta-tistics show that when a manand woman make a marriagecommitment, it increases theireconomic productivity, finan-cial success, personal healthand happiness. Since marriagealso produces children, it is of

great importance to the contin-uation and stability of society.

Academic studies showover and over that kids raisedby their married mom and dadare most likely to be success-ful. Bottom line: Redefiningmarriage dilutes what hasworked since the beginningand ignores the fundamentalneeds of children. Govern-ment should seek to reinforcenatural marriage, not redefineit. We the people, not thejudges, need to decide whatconstitutes marriage.

Jacquelyn Lee Milford

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Drinking too much alcoholincreases the risk of injury,violence, drowning, liver dis-ease, and some types of cancer.

Clermont Recovery Centerencourages you to educateyourself and your loved onesabout the dangers of drinkingtoo much.

To spread the word andprevent alcohol abuse, CRC isjoining other organizationsacross the country to honorAlcohol Awareness Month. InOhio alone, there have been13,628 drunken driving crasheswith 7,959 injuries and 340deaths within the past year. Ifyou are drinking too much, youcan improve your health bycutting back or quitting. Hereare some strategies to help youcut back or stop drinking:

» Limit your drinking to nomore than one drink a day forwomen or two drinks a day formen.

» Keep track of how muchyou drink.

» Choose a day each weekwhen you will not drink.

» Don't drink when you areupset.

» Avoid places where peopledrink a lot.

» Make a list of reasons notto drink.

If you are concerned aboutsomeone else's drinking, offerto help. Early identification

occurs at thefirst signs of aproblem - be-fore anyonehas suffered atraumaticevent, droppedout of schoolor lost impor-tant relation-ships, jobs,their health orself-respect.

People do not need to bot-tom out to be helped. Researchshows that early identificationof the problem is a much moreeffective solution for sub-stance use problems.

Identification can be donethrough a screening by ahealth care professional, or asubstance abuse counselor.What happens after the screen-ing depends on the results ofthe test. Some people can learnto cut back, while some needfurther assessment and pos-sibly treatment.

In general, though, all peo-ple are better equipped towork on recovery if their sub-stance use problem is discov-ered and confronted early.Treatment in the early stagesof a substance use disorder islikely to be less intense, lessdisruptive and cause less anxi-ety. Waiting for people to askfor help is a risky strategy.

Without help, family memberscan expect crises like arrests,medical emergencies,job loss,public embarrassment andeven death.

For more information onscreening tools or assessment,call Clermont Recovery Cen-ter, a division of Greater Cin-cinnati Behavioral HealthServices at 735-8100.

Greater Cincinnati Behav-ioral Health Services is themost comprehensive mentalhealth provider in SouthwestOhio serving people with men-tal illness and related barriers.GCB is a fully certified, nation-ally accredited 501c3 nonprofitorganization with a mission toassist persons with mentalillness and related barriers tolead productive and fulfillinglives. www.gcbhs.com

Through proven programsdelivered by supportive anddedicated professionals, Cler-mont Recovery Center offers apath to wellness for the pre-vention of and recovery fromsubstance abuse and relatedissues for individuals and fam-ilies in our community.www.recoveryctr.org

Sources: State Highway Patrol, DrugFree Action Alliance, and Part-nership for Drug-Free Kids

April is Alcohol Awareness month

MelissaKaetzel-ColeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

“Let’s cut all of those publicschool positions that are un-needed,” is an unqualifiedrequest by some members ofthe public.

They believe such actionwill save districts lots of mon-ey as well as lower the tax billsfor a district’s residents.

To some residents this ideamight have some superficialcost reduction merit, yet itfails to confront the thought ofeliminating all the responsibil-ities connected with thosepositions that are axed.

Once the Ohio state board ofeducation repeals the five ofeight rule standard, schoolswill no longer be required toprovide a school nurse forevery one thousand students.Although the savings are mini-mal considering the full scopeof an annual budget, someboards of education will choose

to direct thosefunds for otherpriorities atthe expense ofneglecting thehealth servicesonly a schoolnurse candeliver.

All ele-mentaryschools must

have some kind of care facilityfor the students they serve.

Working as the school’sprimary health care provider,the nurse is responsible formaking sure this facility hasall the minimal medical equip-ment, furniture, and emergen-cy supplies needed by theschool’s students.

When children become ill orinjured at school, they need acare giver for medical atten-tion emotional support. More

often than not that person isthe school nurse. During thecourse of a single day, thenurse might see every conta-gious disease spreadingthrough the school in additionto the normal traffic of chil-dren with cuts, bruises, andmore serious injuries.

In short the school’s healthcenter is its miniature emer-gency room.

A major role of a schoolnurse involves the organiza-tion and dispensation of medi-cations. In a typical elemen-tary school with a student pop-ulation of five hundred stu-dents at least 15 percent, or 75children, will need to takemedication each day. By lawthe meds must be stored in asecure facility and adminis-tered by a designated staffmember.

Each school year nurses

search students’ records toidentify health issues and com-pliance with state immuniza-tion laws. They collaboratewith classroom teachers tomake sure students with ongoing health problems receivethe daily care and treatmenttheir condition may demand.In some cases this involvesperiodic injections as well asproviding special physicalaccommodations within theclassroom.

Kindergarten and preschoolhealth screenings are timeconsuming responsibilitiesthem nurse conducts at thebeginning of each school year.On going vision, dental, scolio-sis and hearing screenings forchildren take place throughoutthe school year. Informationfrom the screenings are usedto compile annual changes instudents physical growth and

to make referrals for follow-upcare.

With first hand knowledgeof student’s physical growthand health needs over an ex-tended period of time, theschool nurse contributes valu-able information and insight tointervention assistance andcrisis response teams.

Terminating the position ofa school nurse does not erasethe responsibilities a schoolnurse fulfills. Either thoseduties become an unmet voidor other staff members mustassume them. Sadly, innocentstudents will bear the conse-quences of these potentialpenny savings actions by someof Ohio’s boards of education.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

School nurses endangered in some Ohio districts

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 22 questionNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-

ing” relations with Cuba, and hasremoved it from the list of statesponsors of terrorism, how willthis benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likelyto visit Cuba? Why or why not?

“There are many thingsabout our history with the Com-munist Cuban government, thatare not America’s proudest mo-ments. That being said, I see ab-solutely no benefit to the U.S. inrecognizing Cuba, as long as it isunder Castro. If the former res-idents, through Congress, re-quest normalization, I mightchange my mind.

“Our currently failed for-eign policies certainly do notgain any strength in our de-mands for human rights.Strange, to me, is how we keptthe sanctions on South Africauntil they failed internally, butwe seem desperate to not do the

same to terrorist nations likeIran and Cuba.

“BTW I found the beaches atGuantanamo Bay to be some ofthe most beautiful in the worldon numerous occasions. Proba-bly, Marriott could build a fivestar resort there in place of theTaliban Towers Resort. I’m stillwaiting to go to the Hilton that Iwas sure would be built on Nha

Trang’s beach.”D.B.

“I’ve known many peoplethat have been able to go to Cu-ba under the guise of artistic oruniversity/academic-spon-sored trips, so although it wasoff limits to the casual U.S. citi-zen there were ways to travelthere.

“I think Cuba will benefit interms of tourism dollars and asfor the U.S. it could become apopular destination for vaca-tions and leisure.

“The importance of thisthawing is that the Cuban peo-ple reap some type of benefitboth in terms of economic andsocietal. I believe they havebeen harmed the most by theirsystem of government and ourcutting of ties.”

“Although I was in highschool during the Reagan years,I never felt that Cuba was in anyway a threat to the United

States. I am surprised it tookthis long for the U.S. to normal-ize relations with them.”

C.S.

“Normalizing relations withCuba is the first and only thingObama has done during hisreign that finally makes com-plete sense. It’s about time.Whether this change will be areal benefit to the USA is yet tobe seen, but it will absolutely bea significant benefit to the Cu-ban people. The tourism dollarsalone flooding into their econo-my will be well received andcreate a start toward reliving anoticeable portion of the suffer-ing endured daily by the popu-lace.

“Yes, it remains a Commu-nist society and the trickledown to the common folk fromthe new-found largesse may beslow, but people’s lives shouldstart to improve. Other tradedeals and investment from

American companies will helpas well. As far as benefiting theUSA, one can hope that moreAmericans gaining a first-handview into the myriad failures in-herent in a Communist society,and by close extension social-ism, will result in a ground swellarising to turn sharply awayfrom the socialism path downwhich Obama has steered ourcountry.

“I support this change in re-lationship between our twocountries and look forward tosomeday visiting our Caribbeanneighbor.”

M.J.F.

“It was time to re-establishrelations with Cuba. I fear how-ever that it could emulate theflow of illegal aliens that hasbeen going on from Mexico. TheU.S. is not equipped to financial-ly handle any more of that.

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWas Reds manager Bryan Priceright about what he said aboutmedia coverage hurting histeam? What is the media’s rolein covering local sports fran-chises?

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Baseball» Milford blanked Turpin

10-0 April 24 to extend the Spar-

tans’ current losing streak tofive games. They continued theregular season series with theEagles. April 27.

» Goshen continued its faststart to the season by blankingOyler 15-0 April 23. The War-

riors stretched their currentwinning streak to nine games.

» Western Brown defeatedClermont Northeastern 7-5April 24.

» Fairfield broke up McNi-cholas’ seven-game winning

streak with a 4-3 win April 25.

Softball» Milford defeated Turpin

2-1 April 23.The Eagles extended their

winning streak to nine games

with the 4-2 win against DixieHeights April 24.

» McNicholas blanked NewRichmond 10-0 April 25.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 winter sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’retaking a different tact at recog-nizing student athletes in theCommunity Press & Recorder,replacing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Each sea-son we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from fall andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincin-nati.com. The wild cards will belimited to seniors of significantindividual athletic achieve-ment. Please note The Commu-nity Press’s sister paper, theCincinnati Enquirer, has its ownwinter sports All Stars and willhave a similar vote next sum-mer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys basketballMilford senior forward Will

Hannah: Led the Eagles in scor-ing. Was a first-team all-East-ern Cincinnati Conference per-former. Was a Division I all-dis-trict honorable mention selec-tion.

Goshen senior forward Co-dy Schock: Led the Warriors inscoring, field goal percentageand shot close to 40 percentfrom the perimeter. But, hismost impressive stat is he ledthe city in blocks with almostfive a game. Was a first-teamall-Southern Buckeye Athleticand Academic ConferenceAmerican Division selection.Played in the Cincinnati East-West all-star game as well as theOhio North-South game.

Girls basketballGoshen senior guard Kayla

Miller: Led the Warriors with 11points per game. Was an all-Southern Buckeye Athletic andAcademic Conference Ameri-can division first team perform-er.

WrestlingClermont Northeastern

senior Seth Chambers: Fin-ished third in the SBAAC tour-nament at 120, was the runner-up at the Blanchester sectionalat 126 and was a district qualifi-er at 126.

Boys swimmingMilford senior Paul Keefer:

The senior captain went to dis-tricts in the 100 backstroke,where he finished 25th.

Girls swimmingMilford girls 400-yard free-

style relay team: The followinggirls took part in the 400-yardfreestyle relay team thatreached districts: freshman Co-ra Striet, freshman Megan Har-dewig, sophomore Katey Pena

and junior Arija Walsh. Theyfinished 18th.

Boys bowlingMilford freshman Nathan

McGeorge: Led the team with a195.5 average. Was a first-teamall-ECC performer along withteammates Josh Brooksbankand Noah Dolezal. Was a districtqualifier.

Girls bowlingGoshen senior Hanna

Schafer: She was the first girlfrom the program to compete asan individual at state. Rolled a500 series in the meet.

Gymnastics

Milford’s Christy Brichant:The freshman was named hon-orable mention in the all-areagymnastics team. She trains atAmerican Eagles Gymnasticsunder Anderson’s head coachStacey Bailey.

Community Press introduces 2015 WINTER ALL STARS

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Milford’s Will Hannah drives to the basket during the Eagles’ loss to Waynein the district championship game March 14.

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Goshen's Kayla Miller works down by the baseline.

Milford's Christy Brichant showsperfect form and balance from thelow bar to the high bar. -Feb. 22,2015

Schafer

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Paul Keefer of Milford swims the100-yard breaststroke with a time of1:03.93. The boys Division I Districtswimming finals were at MiamiUniversity Feb. 22.

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Cody Schock of Goshen uses his 6’7”frame to get over the Georgetowndefense.

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Ursuline Academyheld a college signingbreakfast for the 14 sen-ior athletes who havecommitted to a schooland are continuing theirathletic endeavors in col-lege.

The seniors recog-nized were: MalloryBechtold of Finneytownwill play volleyball forFairfield University inConnecticut; CatherineFinke of Hyde Park willrun cross country forNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity; Mattina Girar-dot of West Chester willplay soccer for the Uni-versity of Cincinnati;Christina Hallmann ofLoveland will participatein track and field for the

University of Michigan;Jordan Hollmeyer ofSharonville will play soc-cer for the University ofCincinnati; Grace Kellyof Colerain Townshipwill run cross countryand track and field forNorthwestern Univer-sity; Andrea Kennard ofLoveland will play soc-cer for Xavier Univer-sity; Sydney Lofquist ofSharonville will swim forthe University of South-ern California; MadisonManger of Miami Town-ship will play volleyballfor Wittenberg Univer-sity; Mikaela McGee ofMason will play soccerfor Ohio University; SaraRobertson of SymmesTownship will play soc-

cer for the University ofDayton; Alison Schirmerof Maineville will playbasketball for MaloneUniversity; Lauren Wil-kins of Mason will playvolleyball for ColumbiaUniversity in New YorkCity; Abby Williams ofLoveland will play vol-leyball for the Univer-sity of Cincinnati

The seniors werejoined by their families,coaches, and members ofthe school administra-tion.

Ursuline PresidentSharon Redmond spokebriefly, congratulatingthe student athletes andcommending them fortheir leadership on andoff the field.

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Ursuline student athletes ahve committed to play at the college level. Front from left:Mikaela McGee, Abby Williams, Sara Robertson, Madison Manger, Catherine Finke. Backrow from left: Andrea Kennard, Jordan Hollmeyer, Mallory Bechtold, Lauren Wilkins,Christina Hallmann, Sydney Lofquist, Grace Kelly, Alison Schirmer. Not pictured: MattinaGirardot.

The Milford softballteam extended its recentdomination to NorthernKentucky on Friday atDixie Heights with a 4-2victory, the Eagles’ ninthin a row. They can make ittwo wins in 16 hours, onthe same field, Saturdayin the opener of a newcross-state tournament atDixie.

Neither coach was sat-isfied after Friday’s con-test, which came down tothe final batter. They willhave today to get thingsright.

“That wasn’t our bestversion of ourselves outthere today,” Colonelscoach Roddy Stainforthsaid. “It might look like aclose score, but we focuson how we play not thescoreboard.”

Dixie had runners on

first and second and thego-ahead run standing atthe plate with two outs inthe bottom of the seventh,but Eagles reliever Han-nah Huffer struck out thefinal Dixie batter to sealit. Milford, ranked sev-enth in The Enquirer Divi-sion I coaches’ poll, im-proved to 12-5.

“We absolutely aren’tsatisfied with four runs,”Milford coach ChristyGregory said. “But weknew they were going tobe scrappy. They put theball in play and made usplay all seven innings.”

Milford starting pitch-er Val Thompson went 3-for-3 and improved to 2-1with six innings of four-hitsoftball. Huffer relievedher with one out in theseventh and earned thesave after loading the bas-es with a walk to the firstbatter she faced.

The stubborn Colonels

received a quality startfrom loser Courtney Gar-rett. She gave up sevenhits and struck out fivebatters. Teammate Kait-lyn Buechel went 2-for-2.Garrett emerged from along postgame huddlefeeling the need to boosther teammates’ confi-dence. “We didn’t play ourbest, but we know we cando it. So we need to buildour confidence,” she said.

“Milford is a goodteam. We amped up theschedule this year to getus ready for the regionaltournament,” Stainforthsaid. “We’re in the middleof a gauntlet.”

Friday was the first oftwo days for Dixie againstlocally-ranked Ohio com-petition. The Colonelsplay Glen Este at 1 p.m.Saturday in the thirdgame of the maiden Blue-grass vs. Buckeye Classicat Dixie.

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Milford catcher Kelsey Seitz makes a diving catch of a pop foul.

Milford softball gets anotherwin, but no satisfactionMarc HardinEnquirer contributor

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Howdy folks! This hasbeen a busy week withmeetings, working incarpenter shop, mowinggrass and getting thetruck springs fixed, buteverything is OK.

Tuesday, I went to ahoneybee meeting withsome folks. A ladyshowed a PowerPointabout bees that was verygood. The honeybeeneeds help so they cansurvive. They are neededto pollinate the gardenand orchards so we havea good crop. Bees are avery interesting insect. Itseems if someone isafraid of them they knowit and will attack. When Imow the yard the firsttrip around they flyaround me. If any of youfolks have a swarm giveme a call and I or some-one will come get them.Don’t kill them if theyare not bothering you.

On Wednesday, I wentto Bethel History Mu-seum for a meeting.There was a nice bunchof folks. They need mem-bers to keep the museumgoing. If you come to ameeting and join you willsee a lot of history in themuseum. There are pic-tures of the goldmine anda feller that worked themine. If I am there I willvisit with you and givesome history of EastFork State Park.

I saw they opened thecovered bridge lastweek. I was so glad to seethis. I have a picture ofthe covered bridge that Ibought at Carl Rush’s

auctionyears,years andyears ago.I alongwith otherfolkswould gigsuckers inthat Sto-nelickCreek

below the bridge. It isvery important for thebridge to be kept in goodshape. Ruth Ann wasvery uneasy goingthrough these coveredbridges. We took thechurch group on a tour ofthe covered bridges inBrown County severalyears ago that was great.The first vehicles thatdrove through the bridgewere Model T automo-biles, that was perfectfor the dedication of thebridge.

Thursday the 360auction at 2000 Ohio 125,Amelia have a food auc-tion. The folks are fromHamilton and have allkinds of groceries. Thesale is every other Thurs-day at 6 p.m. I alwaysbuy bacon and severalother items. The price isgreat along with the goodquality food so markyour calendar, the nextfood sale is at 6 p.m.April 30. The folks at the360 auction have an auc-tion every Friday night.There are lots of itemsand you can have funwatching old dad Jeff puton different funny hats.

Talked to Mike atAfton bait shop. The

crappie tournament heldApril 19 was good. Thecrappie were really bit-ing. The water temper-ature was close to 60degrees and the lake isstarting to clear. Theresults of the fish weighin were first place, 5pounds 7 ounces; secondplace, 5-4, third place,5-3. The biggest crappiewas 14 inches long andweighed 1 pound 1/4ounce, that is a goodcrappie for this time ofyear. There will be acrappie tournament Sun-day, April 26, and anotherone on May 3, so get yourboat and tackle ready.There was a fine group offishermen in this tourna-ment.

I have had severalrequests for Ruth Ann’sblackberry jam cakerecipe so I will put it inthis article. Only RuthAnn could make a black-

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Upcoming programssponsored by the Cler-mont County Genealogi-cal Society:

» Saturday, May 2, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,18 S. Third St., Batavia

“Appalachian Trails:How Your Maryland An-cestors Chose to Settle inKentucky and Ohio,” pre-sented by Carrie El-dridge. This presentationcovers land and water mi-gration trails from 1780-1800. It also considerswhy your ancestor’s 1850census entry of “born inVA” may have been forMD instead, and how Na-tive Americans might beresponsible for that entry.

» Saturday, June 6, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

“Handling Photo-graphs from a Genealogi-cal Standpoint” presentedby John Stoy. He will talkabout integrating alltypes of photos (phone,pre-existing, etc.) into ge-nealogy.

» Saturday, July 11, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

Lineage society appli-cations. Finishing up yourlineage society applica-tion? Not sure what a line-age society is? Stop by totalk with our memberswho will help you under-

stand the process if youare a newcomer – or tohelp you if you are puttingthe finishing touches onyour application.

» Thursday, Aug. 6, 6p.m., Ohio Township Park,Mount Pisgah Road.

» Saturday, Sept. 5, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

“The Migration ofDutch families to South-west Ohio.” Speaker: TomConover

» Saturday, Oct. 3, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

“How I Overcame MyBrick Walls by ApplyingTechniques from GeorgeC. Morgan and DrewSmith’s book AdvancedGenealogy ResearchTechniques.” Speaker:Carrie Conlon Royalty.

» Saturday, Nov. 7, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

“Eva Barbara, Whereare You? Finding your An-cestor’s Birthplace inGermany.” Speaker: BobRau.

» Saturday, Dec. 5, 1p.m., Doris Wood Library,180 S. Third St., Batavia

CCGS Annual HolidayParty. Bring a snack toshare and interestingitem which belonged toone of your ancestors fora show and tell.

CLERMONT COUNTYGENEALOGY PROGRAMS

RESIDENTIALEric Singleton, Pleasant Plain,pole barn, 10959 ArmstrongRoad, Goshen Township,$12,000.

Rick Royce, Goshen, alter, 1460Obannonville, Goshen Town-ship.

Recker & Boerger, Cincinnati,water heaters, 1806 Lois Lane,Goshen Township; 6011 Bridge-haven Drive, Miami Township.

Scenix Landscape, Batavia,garage, 4589 McKeever Road,Jackson Township, $26,000.

Marie Buescher, Midland, alter,3715 Ohio 131, Jackson Town-ship.

Jose Garcia Design, Cincinnati,new, 3690 Jackson Pike, Jack-son Township, $455,000.

Aztec Plumbing, Batavia, miscel-laneous work, 4976 MontereyMaple Grove, Jackson Town-

ship.Decks Unlimited, Loveland, deck,1167 Falcon Ridge, MiamiTownship.

Johnson Builders, Cincinnati,deck, 5646 McCormick Trail,Miami Township, $6,000.

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Herrmann Service, Cincinnati,alter, 5804 Mt. Vernon Drive,Miami Township.

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KW Plumbing, Covington, KY,water heaters, 6363 Derbyshire,Miami Township; 1136 HeritageCourt.

Design-Rite Sprinkler Co., Mil-ford, miscellaneous work, 851Miami Ridge, Miami Township.

BUILDING PERMITS

Warren County area wa-tercolor artist Nancy Sulli-van will display selectionsof her paintings in The Gal-lery at River Hills Church,6300 Price Road in Love-land from May 3 throughJune 14.

Sullivan has a studio inLoveland where she alsooffers classes in watercol-or techniques.

One of her passions isnature, and she loves tobring the outdoors inside.

“Warm skies and beauti-ful trees, hills and flowers,and animals and birds areGod’s gift to us. Hopefully,my paintings reflect theirwarmth and beauty,” Sulli-van said.

When very young, Sulli-van’s mother gave her a

salt shaker and chal-lenged her to sprinklesalt on a bird’s tail, andshe could keep the bird.She found that didn’twork. Now she paintsbirds and her challengeis to make them comealive from a flat piece ofpaper.

“To bring pleasureand smiles to those whoview my paintings is agift to me,” she said.

The artist describesher art as arranging thesubjects so they tell youa story or give you thechance to make yourown story.

Sullivan has no for-mal education in art.Her paintings are a re-sult of what she hasgleaned from work-shops, books andfriends in the arts.

Her method is re-ferred to as “wet-into-wet” and glazing. Sheworks with lots of waterand layers of thin color.

Her favorite medi-um is water color, andshe experiments withoils and acrylics too.

“It’s all for the sakeof learning and being abetter painter andteacher.”

The gallery is opendaily from 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Sundays 9 a.m. to 1p.m., closed Mondays.Call River Hills office,513-677-7600, for ex-tended hours.

An artist meet-and-greet is planned forSunday, May 10, be-tween services (9:30a.m. and 11a.m.). Every-one is invited to join Sul-livan in the Gallery atRiver Hills ChristianChurch.

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THANKS TO NANCY SULLIVAN

Nancy Sullivan’s watercolor painting, “Pansies” is an exampleof the work that will be on display at River Hills ChristianChurch May 3- June 14.

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Wanda MarieBlanton

Wanda Marie Blanton, 72, ofGoshen died April 14.

Survived by partner, EddieRowland; children RichardMeece and Joyce Head; grand-children Meagan and JuliannaMeece; cousins Bonnie Otto andHarold Meek; and dog, Phoebe.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Earl Blanton; parents Johnand Genevieve Sanders.

Services were April 20 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford.

Gerald LeeBonniville

Gerald Lee Bonniville, 69, ofMilford died April 19. He was aUS Navy veteran.

Survived by wife, Sue PierceBonniville; children Michael A.(Jennifer) Bonniville and Renee(David) Scheve; grandchildrenBrittany (Jarrod) Class, Michael L.Bonniville and Jacob Scheve;soon-to-be-great-grandfather ofShaylee Grace Class; sister-in-law, Jean Silva; and uncle of

Jason and Greer Evans.Preceded in death by parents

Maurine Pangburn and RussellBonniville; and brother, JohnBonniville.

Services are private. Memori-als to: the ALS Association ofSouthern Ohio or SpringvaleBaptist Church.

Ruth DorityRuth Dority, 93, formerly of

Milford died April 13.Survived by children Leroy

and Bitzy Daugerty, BeverlyDority, Carol and Bob Yarberand Linda Dority; many grand-children and great-grand-children. She was one of eightchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Rease Dority; childrenWilma and Harry LeFever, DianeGreg, JoAnn Wiggins, MichaelDority, Deloris Hargis, DarleneSofia, Nancy, Paula, Jerry andBobby (Becky) Dority.

Services were April 17 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford andPlainview Cemetery, Newtons-ville.

Myra Jean FiteMyra Jean (nee Cropper) Fite,

66, of Milford died April 1.Survived by

husband of 48years, RonFite; childrenJeanean(Jason) Priceand HayleyWeir; grand-childrenFayth, Joslynand Vaughn;brother,

Danny (Judy) Cropper; and manyfamily members and friends.

Preceded in death by son,Jarrett Fite.

Services were April 6 at Crav-er-Riggs Funeral Home andCrematory, Milford. Memorialsto: American Lung Association.

Darlene R. GirourardDarlene R. Girouard, 65, of

West Price Hill died March 29.Survived by daughter, Robin

M. (David) Grant; grandchildren

Jack, Lilly, Aidan and Hank;brothers Richard, Jack and JohnButcher; sisters Sandra Kuehn,Pamela Miller and DoralynnOsborne; mother Dora MaeButcher; and many nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Ronald T. Girourard.

Services were April 4 at Nor-man Chapel, Spring GroveCemetery. Memorials to: ArborDay Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave.,Nebraska City, NE 68410; orCancer Family Care, 2421 AuburnAve., Cincinnati, OH 45219.

Kenneth WayneParker Sr.

Kenneth Wayne Parker Sr., 62,of Milford died April 19.

Survived by wife, Joyce (Em-bry) Parker; children KennethWayne Parker Jr., Kenda (AlexMuentes) Parker, Jenny (James)

Groves, Sherry (Eric) Cook, Julie(Marv) Beckham and DeirdreParker; grandchildren Melissa(Jamie) Gilvin, John Richardson,Matthew Richardson, Erica(Trevor) Handermann, JacobCook, Thomas Groves, RyanGroves, Kayla Butcher, BaileyMuentes, Blake Muentes, CodiParker, Jordyn Parker adn Ha-leigh Parker; great-grandchil-dren Jacey Pierson, Kyle, Kaidenand Kynlee Gilvin, Eliott, Sophieand Piper Richardson; siblingsCarol Parker, Rick and StevePierson; dog, Buddy; and manyother family members andfriends.

Preceded in death by parentsCatherine Pierson, Harry(Spoony) Parker; and grandson,Shane Richardson.

Services were April 25 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford.

Lucy Eva PaulLucy Eva Paul, 80, of Goshen

died April 19.Survived by children Jenny

(Steve) Myers; grandchildren JeffMyers, Billy (Andrea) Wood andDusty Bortner; great-grand-children Jordan (Kelsey) Wood,Madison Wood, Alex Bortnerand Kelsey Bortner; great-great-grandchild, Grayson Wood;siblings Ima Rice and Nola Kerr.

Preceded in death by hus-band, William Paul; daughter,Phyllis (Danny) Paul-Wood;twins, Retha and Otis Hill; andsiblings Wilma, Roy and LorenHill and Reba Lloyd.

Services were April 25 at OldTime Missionary Baptist Church,Goshen.

DEATHS

Girouard

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

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

Miamiville UnitedMethodist ChurchA bake sale is planned at 9 a.m.Friday, May 1, at the VillageGrocery, state Route 126,Miamiville. The sale will beopen until all goods are sold.This sale features home-bakedgoodies, baked by members ofthe church. Proceeds will go tomissions and church projects.

The church is on state Route 126in Miamiville.

Mt. Moriah UnitedMethodist ChurchThe Mt. Moriah United Method-ist Women will sponsor athree-day rummage sale from 9a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7;9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 8,and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,May 9, at the church in theeducation building. A $5 bagsale will be on Saturday. Thissale changed from April to Maybecause of Holy Week. Dishes,linens, adult and children’sclothing, toys, books, novelties,furniture, tools, appliances andmore will be available. Thisyear, the church has a “likenew’ handicapped van lift andcomplete set of wooden kitch-en cabinets, including thekitchen sink.

The church is at 681 Mt. Moriah

Drive, Withamsville.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchHonor your mother by bringingher to Trinity for worship onMothers Day, May 10. Join usfor weekly Sunday services,traditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children’s Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262; trinitymilford.org.

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RELIGION

6B • CJN-MMA • APRIL 29, 2015 LIFE

GOSHEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAnimal complaintReported at 6800 block ofClarawill, March 29.

Reported at 1500 block of Coun-try Lake, March 31.

Reported at 6700 block of PlumSt., April 3.

Reported at 6800 block ofStonehenge Court, April 4.

Breaking and enteringReported at 2300 block of Ohio

28, April 2.BurglaryReported at 6900 block ofGoshen Road, April 4.

Criminal damageReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 30.

DisorderReported at 2600 block of Ohio28, March 31.

Reported at 5900 block ofAmanda Court, April 1.

Reported at 6700 block ofGoshen Road, April 3.

Reported at 1700 block of Ohio28, April 4.

Reported at 6600 block ofGoshen Road, April 4.

Domestic violenceReported at 100 block of Lake-shore Court, April 3.

Noise complaintReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 30.

Suspicious personReported at 1800 of Ohio 28,March 29.

Reported at 1200 block of Sand-

wood, March 30.Reported at 2300 block of Ohio28, April 2.

Reported at 1500 block of Ohio28, April 4.

TheftReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 30.

Reported at 1700 block of Arun-del Court, March 31.

Reported at block 90 of ParkAve., March 31.

Verbal disorderReported at 5900 block of Marsh

Circle, March 30.Reported at 6400 block ofManila Road, April 1.

Reported at 1600 block of Ohio28, April 3.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglarySeveral guns, etc. taken; over$300 at 5600 block of East DayCircle, April 1.

Money taken; $82 at 6000 blockof Bridge Haven, April 1.

Criminal damageTires punctured on vehicle at1500 block of Hunt Club, April4.

Criminal mischiefStreet sign pulled from groundat Red Roan at Halter Lane,April 3.

Disorderly conductIntoxicated male found wonder-ing in roadway at 5900 block ofDeerfield, April 1.

Domestic violenceReported at 900 block of Ohio28, April 4.

Driving under influence,obstructing official business,drug abuseMale swallowed unknownsubstance, transported tohospital at 900 block of Ohio50, April 6.

Failure to contain dogsDogs running loose in area at1100 block of Heritage Lane,March 30.

FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at900 block of Paxton Lake,March 30.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at6200 block of Redhawk, March30.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS related) at400 block of Boots Lane, April 1.

Improper handling of firearmin vehicleLoaded firearm found in vehicleat traffic stop at 1200 block ofOhio 50, April 2.

MenacingMale made threats at DayHeights Veterinary Clinic atWolfpen Pleasant Hill, April 2.

Open container/underage

consumptionFemale was arrested for theseoffenses at Wards Corner Roadat Loveland Miamiville Road,March 31.

TheftWallet taken from vehicle at5000 block of Silvermine Court,March 30.

Check book taken from purse at1000 block of Deerhaven,March 30.

Merchandise taken from HobbyExpress; $160 at Wards CornerRoad, March 30.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $30 at Ohio 50,March 30.

Three subjects stole shoes thenreturned for gift cards at Kohl’s;$236 at Ohio 28, March 30.

Purse taken from vehicle atPlanet Fitness lot at Ohio 28,March 30.

Stereo and speakers taken fromvehicle; $699 at 1400 block ofWade Road, March 31.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $26 at WolfpenPleasant Hill, March 31.

Golf clubs taken from vehicle;$1,360 at 1100 block of GlenEcho Lane, March 31.

Cellphone charger, etc. takenfrom vehicle; $138 at 6000 blockof Jerry Lee Drive, March 31.

Sump pump system taken fromLowe’s; $297 at Romar Drive,March 30.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $16 at Ohio 50,April 1.

Men’s ties taken from Kohl’s;$120 at Ohio 28, April 1.

Tools taken; $300 at 100 block ofBeech Road, April 1.

Drill set taken from Lowe’s; $191at Romar Drive, April 3.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$151 at Ohio 28, April 3.

Purse taken from vehicle atPlanet Fitness lot at Ohio 28,April 4.

XBox games taken from Meijer;$200 at Ohio 28, April 5.

Four tires taken off vehicle atCustom Fleet and Truck Service;$1,800 at Ohio 50, April 5.

Dog taken; $500 at 5800 blockof Price Road, April 6.

POLICE REPORTS