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Goshen OGT scores its highestGOSHEN TWP. — The results

are in, and they indicate Go-shenHighSchool students per-formed at an all-time high onthis year’s Ohio GraduationTests (OGT).

“Every student in the stateof Ohio must take these testsand pass them to graduate,”said Darrell Edwards, Goshensuperintendent. “Students getone attempt as a sophomore,two as a junior and three as asenior.”

This year, 94 percent of Go-shen students passed the so-cial studies and math portionsof the test, while 91 percentpassed scienceportions. Those

were the highest passing ratesthe high school has achieved inthe 15 years it has been track-ing OGT scores, Edwards said.

The biggest jump came inthe science test, which only 84percent of students passed lastyear. In addition, math scoresjumped 3 percent and socialstudies scores increased 2 per-cent from the 2011-2012 schoolyear.

“I can’t say there was amagic bullet or a magic pro-gram we implemented, I thinkwhat you have here is a staff atour high school that is clearlyfocused on academic achieve-ment,” he said. “I’m real proudof them. It’s a nice bench-mark.”

The school also received its

highest reading scores in 13years, Edwards said, and stu-dents improvedwriting scoresas well.

For a district to receive apassing rating on the state re-port card, 75 percent of thestudentsmust score proficienton the OGT, said TheresaScherzinger, Goshen curricu-lum director. Next year, it willmove to 80 percent, she said.

In that way, student im-provement comes at a criticaltime for the school.

“In Ohio, we are now in atransition to new academicstandards and new testing,”Edwards said. “Some of itoverlapswith currentmaterialwe teach and some of it also re-quires you to think deeper and

have masteredskills at a muchricher level.”

New testingstandards willgo into effect inthe 2014-2015school year, hesaid.

“The OGT aswe know it will be gone,”Scherzinger said. “The state ofOhio ismoving to what’s called‘end-of-course’ exams.”

These exams will be takenby ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grad-ers, she said.

“If you were in governmentas an 11th-grader, you’d takethe test. If you were in govern-ment as a 10th-grader, you’dtake the test,” Scherzinger

said. “It’s basically based onthe course you’re taking, notthe grade you’re in.”

The exams also are sup-posed to be more difficult, Ed-wards said.

“So you want kids to be ex-ceeding expectations on thecurrent model before there’s anew one,” he said.

The student body’s highpassing rate also means a ma-jority of Goshen students willhave one less thing to worryabout during their senior year.

“Most of our kids have al-ready gotten those things(OGTs) out of the way,” Ed-wards said. “The benefit istheyget to focus on college andgetting ready for their ca-reer.”

By Keith [email protected]

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STONELICK TWP. — ClermontNortheastern school officialsare moving forward with plansto sell four pieces of property,even if it’s unknown whetherthey will pay back taxes onthem.

The school board unani-mouslyvotedat its regularMay20meeting to schedule a publicauction for the properties June20.

The district owns two piecesof land on U.S. Route 50, one onShiloh Road and another onRobin’s Way recently ap-praised for a total of $70,000.

“Because of the current eco-nomic condition, we have – andeverybody in school districts –has foreclosures or pieces ofproperty that are really in therears on their taxes,” saidRalph Shell, CNE superinten-dent. “The county takes thoseproperties and puts them in asheriff’s sale.Anyonewhobuysthose properties, one of the re-quirements before you can getan official deed is you have topay back-taxes.”

The pieces of propertyownedby the school boardwentthrough two sheriff sales andno one bought them, Shell said.

The board was notified lastyear by the Clermont CountyCourt of Common Pleas Judgeabout these properties andpassed a resolution to take own-ership of them, Shell said.

Since the property in ques-

tionwent through twodifferentsheriff sales, CNE was not re-quired to pay the $30,000 backtaxes owed on the land, Shellsaid.

In January, Ohio AttorneyGeneral Mike DeWine issuedan opinion stating back taxescould not be waived, and if theschool board sells the property,it must pay themup front, Shellsaid.

Thedistrictwasnot awareofthis opinion until a correspon-dence with the Clermont Coun-ty treasurer inMarch, said Bri-an Switzer, board treasurer.

“I met with board’s attorney,and I do not agree with the at-torney general. I believe that’sthe opinion of one man, it’s notthe law,” said Mike Freeman,board president.

The board did not determinewhether they would pay theback taxes at their May meet-ing, but they did agree to aminimum acceptable price foreach piece of land.

Switzer recommended theboard accept no less than two-thirds of the appraised valuefor the property.

“There is precedent for tak-ing two-thirds price,” Switzersaid. “That would be accept-able.”

The four pieces of propertysold at two-thirds of their ap-praised value would generateabout $17,500 after back taxes.

The June 17 board meetingwill take place in the CNEMid-dle School located on 2792 U.S.Route 50 at 6:30 p.m.

CNE to auction property,undecided on back taxesBy Keith [email protected]

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STONELICK TWP. — May 20was “a bad day to be a superin-tendent.”

Clermont Northeastern Su-perintendent Ralph Shell saidthat at the board’s regularmeeting in May, partly be-cause officials presentedCNE’s five-year forecastthere.

The forecast presents ableak future. Officials are pro-jecting a $4.1 million deficit in

cash balance for fiscal year2017.

There will be a $298,283cash balance after fiscal year2013, and officials expect it toslowly decrease from theredue to a lack of state funds –precisely what Shell testifiedin Columbus about six daysearlier.

Shell believes it’s not just alackof funding that hurtsCNE,it’s the way funding is deter-mined, he said.

“In the early1990swhen thestate started to subsidize local

districts, the only data avail-able was land values and realestate taxes,” he testified.“With all due respect to thegovernor and his staff, valua-tion per pupil is not a goodwayto determine who should paymore for schools.”

Valuation per pupil is howthe state determines funding,but it doesn’t accurately evalu-ate CNE because “the districtgoes through two counties,eight townships and 10 zip

CNE releases 5-year forecastBy Keith [email protected]

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STONELICK TWP. — Twofreshman will representClermont Northeasternhigh school’s band at TheAll-Ohio State Fair Bandthis summer.

Joshua Pollock andAlex Greene will join theband for a week of prac-tices before the fair,where they will learnclose to 50 pieces of mu-sic, and then performmorethan90timesJuly24through Aug. 4.

“(The All-Ohio StateFair Band) always sendsout a list of everyone whomade it and there’s usual-ly not a lot of kids fromClermont County,” saidChris Moore, band direc-tor. “So I’mreallyproud tohave them be in the band.They’rebothfreshmen,aswell, so that’s pretty im-pressive.”

Pollock, who playstrumpet, said he was ec-static when he heard thegood news. Greene had adifferent reaction.

“My mom said theysent me a letter saying I

didn’tmakeit.Then,about10 minutes later, she toldme I did (make it),”Greene said. “I was sohappy, butmad, too.”

Greene played trom-bonesince fifthgrade, butinNovember, he switchedto baritone.

“He’s really taken toit,”Moore said.

Greene was one ofeight baritones selectedfor the band.

Pollock said he tries topractice every day out-side of school, somethinghis band director has no-

ticed.“Josh has always taken

private lessons,” Mooresaid. “I see a lot of poten-tial in him and he’s prettyserious about it.”

Playing with the statefair band should have itsrewards,Moore, said.

“I think they’re goingto get to play some moredifficult music and theyshould bring back a lot ofleadership qualities to theband,” he said. “They’rereally good kids, and I’mglad to see good kids likethemgettheopportunity.”

CNE freshmen makeAll-Ohio State Fair BandBy Keith [email protected]

Alex Greene, left, who plays baritone, and Joshua Pollock,who plays trumpet, were selected to play in the All-OhioState Fair Band this summer. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY

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CNE FFAMEMBERS EXCEL

Clermont Northeastern school board members May 20 recognized two FFA memberswho excelled this year. From left in front are: Junior Erica Switzer and senior WilliamWerring, who received the honors because of their high grades, leadership skills andSupervised Agricultural Projects. Back row: CNE High School Principal John Eckert;board members Mike Freeman, Alex Cunningham, David Pennington, Danny ilhardtand Robert Havrilla. THANKS TO DAVID JELLEY

codes,” Shell said.Some elementary

school students ride thebus for more than anhour. That skews the perpupil valuation becauseCNE families are sospread out, he said.

“We have so muchland and so few kids itlooks like we’re awealthy district, butwhen you look at the peo-ple they are average orbelow average income,”Shell said. “If a districtmakes 20,000 more per

household than we dothen they should be pay-ing more for theirschools than a district ofour income level. Butright now that can be to-tally reversedbecause ofthe funding formula.”

CNE’s average familyincome is about $20,000less than the Shawneeschool district in AllenCounty.However, inGov.Kasich’s proposed bud-get Shawnee received a31 percent increase infunding while CNEwasn’t slated to receiveanything, Shell said.

The high school wasbuilt in 1956 and the mid-dle school and elemen-

tary buildings were builtin the 1960s. None ofthose buildings meethandicapped require-ments, Shell said.

“In 2008, the OhioSchool Facilities Com-mission recommendedthat all of (our) buildingsbe torn down and re-placed,” he said. “Yet, byusingvaluationperpupil,CNE is only eligible for22 percent state subsidyand 78 percent local.There is noway local res-idents can afford themillage necessary to re-place these buildings.”

The cash balance forfiscal year 2014 is pro-jected to be about$19,000. That doesn’tleave the district withmuchwriggle room ifun-expected costs come up,saidBrianSwitzer, boardtreasurer.

“Our operations arevery tight,” Switzer said.“If you look at the five-year forecast our endingbalance is practically ze-ro next year.”

“Mypersonal commit-ment to taxpayers is thatwe will live within ourmeans,” Shell said. “Wewill not ask for a tax in-crease.”

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MILFORD—Someprop-erties owned by St. An-drew Catholic Churchmaysoonbezoneddiffer-ently.

City council membersMay 21heard a request tochange the zoning dis-trict for church proper-ties at 552, 560, 564 and568 Main St. The build-ings, which are on thesouth side of Main, in-clude the parish office, amultipurpose center and

two houses used as meet-ing spaces.

The properties arezoned single-family resi-dential (R3). If thechange is approved, theywill be zoned institution-al (I).

“A church use is per-mitted in the R3 districtas a conditional use uponapproval by the planningcommission,” said PamHolbrook, assistant citymanager.

Religious institutionsare permitted by right ininstitutional districts,

she said.The purpose of an R3

district is to preserve thecharacter of older neigh-borhoods that includesingle-family homes andduplexes, Holbrook said.Thepurpose of an institu-tional district is to pro-tect land used primarilyfor public or private in-stitutional uses from de-velopment into other, in-compatible uses.

Differences betweenthe districts include set-back requirements andsignage limitations, Hol-

brook said. While institu-tional zoning allows sig-nage, R3 permits onlyminimal, free-standingsigns.

Milford First UnitedMethodist Church andGrace Baptist Church -both on Main Street -changed to institutionalzoning districts in 1999,when the city adopted anewzoningmapwith newclassifications, Holbrooksaid. St. Andrew Churchproperties on the northside of Main Street alsochanged to institutional

in 1999.“I was unable to find

information explainingthe city’s rationale tochange the zoning for theFirst United MethodistChurch and Grace Bap-tist Church - both front-ing Main Street - whileleaving the south side ofthe St. Andrewcampus atR3,” Holbrook said.

The St. Andrew prop-erties are exempt fromcurrent zoning districtrequirements because oftheir pre-existing use,she said. If they are re-

developed in the future,they would need to com-ply with current require-ments.

Law Director MichaelMinniearwill draft an or-dinance for the zonechange, said City Man-ager Jeff Wright.

Council members ex-pect to vote on the ordi-nance at their next regu-lar meeting, said MayorGeoff Pittman.

The next city councilmeeting is 7 p.m. Tues-day, June 4, at the citybuilding, 745 Center St..

Milford council considers zoning requestBy Roxanna [email protected]

Longer hoursThe Clermont County

Animal Shelter, 4025 Fil-ager Road in Batavia, ischanging its hours of op-eration to make it moreconvenient for communi-ty members to visit andfind a new addition to thefamily.

Effective Monday,June 3, the shelter will beopen Monday, Tuesday,Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday, from 11:30 a.m. un-til 4 p.m. On Wednesday,the shelter will be openfrom 2 p.m. until 8 p.m.

“We think that by shift-ing our hours to be openlater in the day onWednesday, it may enablemore people to come inand possibly find a dog orcat thatcanjoin their fam-ily,” said Clermont Coun-ty Animal Shelter Execu-tiveDirectorKimNaegel.

For more informationabout adopting a dog orcat from the ClermontCounty Animal Shelter,call 732-8854 or visitwww.ClermontAnimal-Shelter.com.

Blood driveQuaker Steak & Lube

will host a blood drivewith the Hoxworth BloodCenter 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, June 9, at the res-taurant, 590 ChamberDrive, Milford.

The Lube® is holdingtheblooddrive inhonorofChris Herrell who hasmultiple myeloma, ablood cancer. He is aneighbor andguest ofTheLube® who lives up thehill from the restaurant.For more information,call 513-831-5823.

Toscheduleanappoint-ment, call 513-451-0910 orvisit www.hoxworth.org/plus.

Adult spelling beeThe 21st annual Adult

SpellingBeehostedbytheLiteracy Council of Cler-mont&BrownCounties isat 11 a.m. Friday, June 14,at the Miami TownshipCivic Center, 6101 MeijerDrive. The spelling com-petition promptly startsat noon.

Last year’s winningteams were St. Timothy’sEpiscopal Church, teammembers were RobHampton, Tom Amrineand Robin Webster; ChildFocus, second, teammembers were John Tur-pening, Brenda Ely andKristy Maruca; Work-force One of ClermontCounty, third,MelissaWa-gers, Diane McCarty andEd Stanten.

Two- and three-mem-ber teams gather to viefor first place. Prizes willbe awarded for best cos-tume andbest teamspirit.Also available will be araffle, silent auction andlunch. The community isinvited, admission is free.Call Rose or Susan at 831-7323 or visithttp://bit.ly/17Or6Ra formore information.

Planningcommission

The Milford PlanningCommissionwillmeet at 6p.m. Wednesday, June 12,in council chambers, 745Center St.

Agenda items includearequest by Jason Romin-ger, MJ’s On Main owner,for a certificate of appro-priateness, touseanexist-ing area for outdoor din-ing on the rear portion(High Street) of the build-ing at 18 Main St. Theproperty is zoned B-2,Downtown Mixed Use,andis intheOldMillOver-lay district. Outdoor din-ing is permitted in theOMO upon approval byPlanning Commission.

Ohio River Sweep

The 2013 Ohio RiverSweep time is 9 a.m. tonoon Saturday, June 15.

Volunteers can reportto the following locations:Chilo - Chilo Lock 34 Park- rough terrain - adults orteens only; Moscow - Riv-erfront Park - 222 SecondSt.; Neville - IndianMound Campground;New Richmond - Band-stand.

T-shirts and refresh-ments will be provided

For more information,contact Becky Ploucha,Valley View Foundation,at [email protected] or 218-4094

Volunteers soughtStagge Marr Commu-

nity Park, 6622 GoshenTownship, will be theplace for a volunteer dayto spruce up and fix up.Park district volunteersare asking residents tohelp between 9 a.m. and 3p.m. Saturday, June 22.

Free lunch and drinkswill be served.Bring yourown tools, rakes, shovels,weed cutters, etc. Helpthe park districtmake thepark beautiful for thesummers.

For more information,email George Jones [email protected] orJoe Spaulding at [email protected].

Tornado givingThe Society of St. Vin-

cent de Paul is asking forhelp in bringing relief tothe residents of Moore,Oklahoma, following thedevastation of the May 20tornado. St. Vincent dePaul volunteers living inthe affected area are al-ready on the ground giv-ing relief to their neigh-bors who have been im-pacted by the storm. Fi-nancial donations willdirectly support those lo-

cal volunteers in their ef-forts.

St. Vincent de Paul isalso collecting personalcare items and toiletries,cleaning supplies, firstaid supplies, blankets andbaby care products. Do-nations will be deliveredto Matthew 25 Ministriesto be sent to Oklahoma.

Make a financial dona-tion online atwww.SVDPcincinnati.orgor by calling 513-421-HOPE (4673).

For more informationabout St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati’s relief efforts,contact Eric Young, com-munity relations man-ager, at 513-614-1943.

Veterans FamilyNight

The YMCA of GreaterCincinnati, in cooperationwith the Clermont County

Veterans’ Services Com-mission, invites all Cler-mont and Brown Countyveterans and their fam-ilies to a free FamilyNight (rain or shine) FlagDay, Friday, June14, from4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The eventwill be held at the Cler-mont Family YMCA, 2075James E. Sauls Drive inBatavia. There will be acomplimentary dinner,door prizes and family ac-tivities. Bring your swimsuit or work-out attire. Toattend, RSVP to 513-724-9622 or email [email protected] by Monday, June10.

Veteran poemsUNION TWP. — — Viet-

namVeteransofAmerica,Clermont County Chapter649 members Cliff Rileyand Ken Williamson bothhave had poems accepted

for publication in the 2013release of “Poems andDrawings on Peace andJustice” by editor andpublisher Saad Ghosn.

The poems, writtenaboutRiley’s andWilliam-son’s Vietnam experienc-es, will be illustratedthrough the skills of localartists.

The book will belaunched and available atSOS Art 2013 throughJune9at theArtAcademyof Cincinnati.

Ghosn, a medical pro-fessional and educator, isthe founder of SOS Art, ayearly art event of socio-political expressions forpeace and justice. He alsois the editor andpublisherof theyearly“ForaBetterWorld, Poems and Draw-ings on Peace and Justiceby Greater CincinnatiArtists.”

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Clermont County observedMemorial Day with a variety of parades and services.For more photos, go to Cincinnati.com.

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 244, from left, Christopher Evans, Nick Keriand Nicholas Evans participate in the Milford Memorial Day Parade May27. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY

Members of Live Oaks JROTC, from left, Laura Patterson, Amber Stiles, Jared Henslee and Kasee Alfordline up at the Milford Memorial Day Parade May 27. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

EmilyAnderson, left,and NatalieShearman,both ofAmericanHeritage GirlsTroop 323,march duringthe MilfordMemorial DayParade May27. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE

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ChristianMoore, left,CarsonKessen,NevaehGriffith andCarsonHunley, allmembers ofthe GoshenMisfits youthbaseball team,participate inthe GoshenMemorial DayParade May27. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE

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Colton Owens, left, Morgan Owens, Larry Brown andJordan Owens look on as the Goshen Memorial DayParade marches by themMay 27. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE

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Hannah Worthington, left, Megan Spencer and SydneyWilkens of the Pink Panthers youth softball team ride inthe back of a truck during the Goshen Memorial DayParade May 27. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kailee Barrett picks up a piece of candy during the GoshenMemorial Day Parade May 27. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE

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STONELICK TWP. — Seniorsgraduated from ClermontNortheastern High School May24 in a ceremony at SouthernState Community College inHillsboro.

Jessica Kirby was seniorclass president, Emily Apgarwas theGreatOaks student rep-resentative, and Lindsey Mc-Henry was the class academicleader. The class song was“Chances,” by Five for Fight-ing. The class color was teal,and the class flower was lily.

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Clermont Northeastern High School seniors get ready for graduation May 24 atSouthern State Community College in Hillsboro. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Jessica Kirby, Clermont NortheasternHigh School senior class president,addresses her classmates May 24 duringgraduation. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY

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Autumn Kenser, left, and Kristen Buckinghamperform the Sarah Bareilles song “Uncharted”during the Clermont Northeastern High Schoolgraduation ceremony. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE

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Great Oaks student representative Emily Apgar addressesClermont Northeastern High School seniors May 24 atgraduation. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Aaron Taylor, left, and Gage Teaneyprepare for the 2013 ClermontNortheastern High School graduationceremony. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY

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Graduating seniors walk to their seats May 24 during the 2013 Clermont Northeastern High School graduationceremony. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bailey Blanton prepares for theClermont Northeastern HighSchool graduation ceremony May24. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY

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MIAMITWP.—KelseyMeran-da was in kindergarten whenher brother Adam graduatedfromMilfordHigh School withstraight As and perfect atten-dance.

That’s what I want to do, thelittle girl decided.

And do it she did.It took 13 years of hard

work, family support — evenprecautionary flu shots andthree alarm clocks set for thesame time – but KelseyMeran-da recently graduated fromMilford High School with thehighest grades and not one ab-sence.

The 18-year-old MiamiTownship woman said aimingfor perfect grades and atten-dance seemed normal to her.

“It did not make sense tometo do something and not try todomybest at it,”Meranda said.

“I took several (advanced-

placement) classes that re-quired a lot of extrawork, but Ifelt the challenging work loadand good study habits wouldpay off when I go to college.”

Meranda plans to study en-gineering at the University ofNotre Dame.

Her parents, Kathy andDaveMeranda, said it is impor-tant for parents to set an exam-ple if they are asking their chil-dren to excel.

“More than just telling ourchildren that it was importantto attend school every day andto do their best in school wehave shown them that by whatwe do in our own lives,” KathyMeranda said.

“We take our responsibil-ities seriously, try to have agreat work ethic and nomatterwhatweareworkingonwant todo our best.

“Thesevalueswere instilledin us by our parents, just astheyhavebeenpassedon toourchildren,” Meranda said.

To make their dream ofschool perfection a reality,KelseyandAdamMerandahad

to pay attention to more thantheir books.

“There were a few close

calls when trying to keep theperfect attendance streak go-ing,” Kathy Meranda said.

“Adam got the chicken poxduring a school holiday and thetransmission went out in hiscar one time just as he reachedthe school parking lot.

“Kelsey also admits that notbeing tardy was harder tomaintain thannotbeingabsent,especially after she begandriving to school,” Kathy Me-randa said.

“However, many of theschool days during the wintershe would arrive at school at5:30 a.m. for swim practice.”

And there were these pre-ventative measures:

“Setting three alarm clockshelped assure that we were upand able to get everyone toschool on time,” Kathy Meran-da said.

“We also made sure we gotflu shots every year, especiallywhen the H1N1 flu virus wasrampant.”

Perfect grades, attendance for graduateBy Jeanne [email protected]

Kathy and Dave Meranda with their daughter Kelsey, who graduatedfrom Milford High School with straight As and perfect attendance.PROVIDED

MILFORD — A Milford Suc-cessAcademy student receiveda $1,000 scholarship May 24 forhis determination to graduatethrough challenging circum-stances.

JoshWarren entered his sen-ior year of high school with 13credit hours. After moving totheSuccessAcademy,hegradu-ated with 21.

“The Success Academy ismore of a crossbetweenaclass-room setting and an online set-ting,” Warren said. “It’s a lot

more work at your own pace.”Warren isn’t sure if hewould

have graduated on timewithoutthe Success Academy, but hedoes know that with it, he com-pleted his required creditsmore than two months early.

“I know everyone therehelped me out a lot,” he said.“I’mreally thankful forSuccessAcademy, everybody there.”

Warren said he plans to at-tend Cincinnati State in the fall,pursue a degree in electro-me-chanical engineering and thentransfer into a four-yearBache-lor’s degree program.

“He was a kid who was in a

situation where he was behindin his credits,” said Andy Serg-er, a teacher atMilford SuccessAcademy. “But instead of sulk-ingandmakingexcuses,he tookthe bull by the horns and caughtup.”

Serger recommended threestudents from the academy forthe Katkin and Associates’Scholarship. He said Warrenstood out because of hiswilling-ness to embrace the challengeand work hard throughout theyear.

“Josh is a kid who is now ahigh school graduate with abright future – he’s working,

paying taxes and going to col-lege,” Serger said. “When he ar-rived, (his future) maybe didn’tlook so bright.”

Dave Katkin, the presidentof a mental health practice, hasbeen providing scholarshipfunds for graduates of the Suc-cess Academy for the past fiveyears.

“Scholarships typically go tokids with community servicehours and straight As,” Katkinsaid. “I do the opposite. Not in abadway, but to recognize some-onewhere itwas a great accom-plishment for them to gradu-ate.”

Scholarship awarded to Milford studentBy Keith [email protected]

Josh Warren, left, receives a$1,000 scholarship May 22 fromDavid Katkin for perseveringthrough credit difficulties andgraduating from high school.Warren plans to attend CincinnatiState in the fall. PROVIDED

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Track and fieldThe following qualified for

the state meet, which beginsJune 7 at Jesse OwensMemori-alStadiumonthecampusofTheOhio State University:

»Goshen – Calvin Phillips,shot put, third place; TieraMar-tinelli, pole vault; fourth place

» Clermont Northeastern settwo athletes to the regionalmeet, but both fell short in theirhopes of reaching state. SeniorMarissa Chambers finished14th in the shot put, while fresh-manKatlinReece placed eighthin the 400 meter.

»McNicholas High Schoolsenior Maddie Scott finishedthird in the Division II regional300-meterhurdles toadvance tostate.

TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

By Tom [email protected]

MILFORD — When the dooropens and opportunity presentsitself, you are supposed to walkthrough it.

The Milford Lacrosse Clubcouldn’t find thedoorwayJune1in the Club Division state quar-terfinals in an 11-8 loss to Leba-non to end their season at 8-8.

“We fought well,” coach Bri-anCrosssaid.“Wehavetohit thecage if we are going to scoregoals. We had a lot of opportuni-ties,butwejustdidn’tcapitalize.

The tide turned at the begin-ning of the second half.With thescore knotted at four, Lebanonexplodedoutofthehalfforthreegoals in the first 2 minutes and45seconds to takea7-4 lead.TheEagles weren’t able to get anycloser than two goals the re-mainder of the contest.

“That happens sometimes inthis game,” Cross said. “… Youwant to get the first goal (of thesecond half) just like you do inthe beginning of the gameand ifyou can get a little burst it canmake a difference.”

Itwasanup-and-downseasonfortheEagles.Afterstartingout4-1, including a win over Divi-sion II Wyoming, the Eaglesdropped three in a row and fiveof their next seven. Three ofthose losses came to teams thatreached the Division II statequarterfinals (Indian Hill, Ma-riemont, St. Francis DeSales),speaking to the difficulty ofCross’s schedule.

“…Wekindofunderachievedat timesand thenwestartedgel-ling towards theendandcomingtogether,” he said, “but wecouldn’t put it completely to-gether.”

A group of 10 seniors - who

Cross said provided excellentleadership for his team in 2013 -are led by defenseman JosiahGreve. The senior will play forDivision III Baldwin WallaceUniversity next season whereCross expects him to continuereeking havoc on his opponentslike he did during his Eagle ca-reer.

“He’s a fantastic kid,” thecoach said. “He’s onehell of a la-crosse player, but he’s even abetterkid. It’sbeena joyandI’mgoing to miss him much likethese other seniors.”

Along with Greve, GeredLockwood, Nick Ehrman, SamMiller and RayHudsonwere allnamed to the Club Division All-Region first- or second-team.Cross believes those honorsspeak to his guys’ dedication.

“It speaks to those guys’ will-ingness to fight, work and pre-pare with the offseason stuff,”hesaid. “…Tosee thoseguysgetthosehonors isaverygoodthingand they are very deserving ofthem.”

Eagles fight, fallshort in statequarterfinalsBy Tom [email protected]

Milford Lacrosse Club seniorJosiah Greve defends a Lebanonattacker during the Eagles’ 11-8loss to the Vikings in the ClubDivision state quarterfinals June 1at Lebanon High School. TOM

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Milford Lacrosse Club attacker Gered Lockwood takes a shot during theEagles’ 11-8 loss to Lebanon in the Club Division state quarterfinals,June 1 at Lebanon High School. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

grades and fourth through sixth grades.Each camper receives a T-shirt and

wristband.Registration and medical forms are

atwww.milfordathletics.org. Both formsmust accompany payment to register.

For information, e-mail [email protected].

Soccer UnlimitedThe schedule for the OSYSA/Soccer

Unlimited Soccer Camps run by Jack

Strief football campZach Strief Dream Big Foundation is

having a football camp on the MilfordHigh School athletic fields (Eagle Stadi-um and fields on the high school/juniorhigh campus) Saturday and Sunday,June 8 and 9.

Strief, a Super Bowl champion andNew Orleans Saints team captain, is aMilford High School graduate.

The camp will focus on techniques of

the game. Coaches will focus on teach-ing fundamentals that all players mustuse to be successful, and teachingfootball in a way that will help theplayer perform at a higher level.

Areas of instruction will includeproper stance, blocking techniques,running techniques, ball handling skills,throwing mechanics, receiving skills,defeating blocks, proper pursuit, propertackling, pass coverage, and more.

Staff will include current and past

Milford High School players and coach-es. Strief will be present both days.

Camp is 8 a.m. to noon, both days,for seventh and eighth grades; 8 a.m. tonoon, Saturday only, for kindergartenthrough third grades; and 8 a.m. tonoon, Sunday only, for fourth throughsixth grades.

Cost is $30 for early bird registration,$40 on the day of camp for seventh andeighth grades; $20 early bird, $30day-of for kindergarten through third

Hermans and Ohio South is now avail-able at http://tinyurl.com/cmtr3t5.

Included in the schedule are camps inHyde Park, College Hill, Anderson, DeerPark, Milford, Bethel, Sycamore Town-ship, Fairfax, Batavia and Terrace Park.

For more information, contact OhioSouth at 576-9555 or Jack Hermans at232-7916 or [email protected].

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

FAIRBORN — The ClermontNortheastern Lady Rocketscould taste victory anda trip tothe state tournament.With oneswing of the bat that taste be-came very bitter.

CNE lost to Columbus Bish-op Ready 2-1 in extra inningsJune2 inaDivisionIII regionalfinal at Wright State Univer-sity ending their season inheartbreaking fashion for thesecond consecutive season.

Leading 1-0 after an AllisonGilkersonRBIsingle tocenter-field in the eighth inning, theLady Rockets were just threeouts away from their first evertrip to the state tournament inAkron.

The Silver Knights an-swered in the bottom of the in-ning. They put their first tworunners on-base before Sam-my Hawkins ripped a game-winning, one-out, two-RBIdou-ble to left field on the ninthpitch of the at-bat to steal vic-tory from the Lady Rockets’hands.

“It’sdevastatingobviously,”coach Bill Goldfuss said. “Es-pecially for the seven seniorswho poured everything theygot to get us to state. … To getback here two years in a rowand to be within a run and tohave a lead and still find a wayto come up short is just hard toexplain.”

It was a pitchers’ duel forseven innings. CNE seniorEmily Anderson finished withnine strikeouts, while JuliaHall fanned 14 for the SilverKnights.

Anderson is just one of sev-en seniors who finishes her ca-reer with an unprecedented

four Southern Buckeye Con-ference titles and two trips tothe regional finals.

“They’ve done everything acoach could ask of,” Goldfusssaid of the group. “Theyworked hard every day andnever complained. I told themsometimes you just don’t haveluck on your side and (againstReady) we just didn’t get thebreakweneeded in theendandthey did.”

It marks the second-straight season the LadyRock-ets’ seasonended in the region-al finals. Last season they lostto Felicity-Franklin 1-0 andGoldfuss had to give anotherdifficult postgame speech this

season.“I just told them I’m ex-

tremely proud of the them,” hesaid. “I couldn’t ask forabettergroup and I wouldn’t changeanything we did. … (They)made my life great for fouryears and these are four yearsI will never forget.”

In theend theLadyRockets’coach tipped his hat to the Sil-ver Knights.

“To get to this point youhave to beat a good team,” hesaid. “You don’t get here by ac-cident. It’s usually a one-rungameand itcomesdowntowhomakes a play and who doesn’tand they made one more playthan we did.”

Allison Gilkerson swings and lifts a RBI single to centerfield giving the Lady Rockets a 1-0 lead in the topof the eighth inning during their 2-1 loss to Bishop Ready June 2 in the Division III regional finals atWright State University. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

It’s heartbreakagain for CNEBy Tom [email protected]

The CNE infield meets on the mound and gives high fives all-aroundas they prepare for the bottom of the eighth inning during their 2-1loss to Columbus Bishop Ready June 2 in the Division III regionalfinals at Wright State University. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

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Unions integral to free societyUnions are an integral part of con-

temporary free society.Well-organized union work has giv-

en us the 40-hour work week, theweekend, Labor Day, safety laws andhealth laws among other enhance-ments. The so-called “right to work”(or SCRTW) is a referenda betweenchoosing to work in a unionized busi-ness or agency, or being stripped ofworkplace rights that protect peopleand further freedom.

SCRTW law prohibits agreementsbetween labor unions and employersthat govern the extent to which anestablished union can require employ-ees’ membership, payment of uniondues, or fees as a condition of employ-ment, either before or after hiring.Under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947,people are already able to not join aunion, but pay only for the servicesthat they use. SCRTW law presents anobvious union freeloader dilemma aswell as a host of other undesirable ills.

States with SCRTW laws have a51-percent higher fatality rate, fewerpeople with health insurance and low-er pensions than non-SCRTW states.

The workplace fatalityrate is 36 percent high-er in SCRTW states.SCRTW is unsafe,unfair and hurtsacross America: Sixout of 10 of the highestunemployment ratesare SCRTW states, andannual incomes are$6,437 per householdless in SCRTW states.

More and more citizens are becomingaware and assertive about the obsta-cles that SCRTW presents to wellbe-ing.

Unions function as a counterweightto multi-national corporate interest indemocracies. In some countries, theyare more welcome than in others; forinstance, in the late 1970s, Iran al-lowed the creation of unions, but activ-ities were restrained and hardly effec-tive due to the onset of theocracy. Infree democracies, unions are fullywelcomed. The debate about unions isbeing settled by people that recognizefreedom has to be won again and againby protecting our rights in our democ-

racy. SCRTW is essentially workingwithout rights for less.

No means no: the people of Ohiohave spoken on this issue, and there isno place for anti-union measures inour state now or in the future. Replac-ing our local legislator with an actualdemocratist representative of peoples’wellbeing is critical to protecting ourrights. For unions and the SCRTW law,the friction contrasts a higher free-dom against lesser hedonism.

It’s time to bury those special in-terests and so-called right-to-worklegislators beneath the full democraticweight of society and constituent mail,and obliterate the systemic disaster ofexceptions for corporations. In thistime of May, the beginning of a pluralvictory for civic quality and freedomby union and non-union members de-pends on us all. Contact your press,friends and colleagues to let themknow the decision we as Ohioans facebefore we are SCRTW, and to knowthat we should support officials whooppose SCRTW.

Steve Myers is a resident of Miami Township.

SteveMyersCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The beautiful weather that sum-mer brings inspires people to makethe most of the outdoors. We arereminded to consider safety whenenjoying our favorite activities be-cause June is National Safety Month.Fall prevention is more relevantduring summer than one mightthink. Working in the garden, takingwalks in the park and playing withgrandchildren are few of many ex-citing activities older adults like totake part in. However, sometimesthese activities are avoided becauseof concerns about falling. The good

news is: Most fallsare preventable andyou can enjoy sum-mer without theworry of falling.

Visiting your eyedoctor for regularcheck-ups keepsyour prescriptioncurrent to maximizeyour vision. Requestan eyeglass cleaningcloth to help keepyour lenses free of

smudges. Take time with your phar-macist to go over interactions andside effects of medications you takeincluding supplements or over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Somecause dizziness or drowsiness thatwould increase your risk for falling.Your pharmacist can make recom-mendations to help prevent thesenegative side effects.

Engaging in physical activity hasbeen proven to improve leg strength,balance and coordination. Tai Chiprograms, walking and basicstrength exercises are excellentways to accomplish this. Please talkwith your physician to make sureyou’re healthy before you begin aprogram. Wearing sensible shoesand clothing is an important part ofexercise and daily activities. Say“no” to unsupportive flip-flops andsandals. Make sure you wear com-fortable sneakers with a supportiveankle. Wearing the right length ofpants and skirts can help preventtripping over the extra fabric aswell.

Not only is it important to keepyour home free of hazards such ascords and clutter, it’s just as impor-tant to keep your yard free of haz-ards. Inspect your sidewalks anddriveway for cracks and unevensurfaces. Contact a contractor if younotice significant problems so theycan be resolved. Watch out for thatdark, bulky hose in the garden. Con-sider switching to soaker hoses on atimer system. Soaker hoses stay inthe flower beds and you can set thetimer to water as often as you’d like.A bright colored hose and hose reelcan also help you see it better in thegrass and wind it up after you’refinished to avoid tripping over it.Solar lights to line your sidewalksand driveway will help vision asdusk settles in each day. You canpurchase these items at your localhardware store.

Don’t hesitate to request informa-tion about a park or event you mayattend. Ask questions such as: “Isthere close parking? Are there handrails? Are the sidewalks and parkinglots smooth and even? Is it handicapaccessible?” It would be unfortunateto miss out on activities simply be-cause you thought they were unsafewhen actually, were very accommo-dating.

Don’t forget, most falls are pre-ventable. You can enjoy every sea-son safely and worry-free as long asyou take the proper precautions.

Savannah Coleman is the senior safetyproject coordinator with the ClermontCounty General Health District.

Prevent fallsduring NationalSafety Month

SavannahColemanCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May 29 question“Do you think Congress should ap-

prove the bill that would allow the na-tion’s11million unauthorized immigrantsto apply for U.S. citizenship, while alsoproviding significant new investments inborder security? Why or why not?

“NO!!! And, that is a bogus number,the actual number is about three timesthat large. US citizens first! Illegalaliens later, much later!”

J.G.

“Before I evenconsider thequestion,I have to wonder ... how on earth did 11million illegals get into this country?ELEVENMILLION?

“If the government has done such apoor jobof securingourbordersonehasto wonder how they will implementANY laws to correct this.

“Mytrueopinion is thatweshouldde-port every one of them and allow themto apply for admission to this countrylike they should have done in the firstplace. But since that will never happen,I guess the next best thing is to allowthem to apply and then weed out thecriminals and send those people back towhere they came from, no excuses.

“What’s sad is that immigrants arethe backbone of this country. Every oneof us were immigrants, whether thisgeneration or somewhere long ago.However, my ancestors applied andwaited their turn, and so should every-one else.

“This open door policy has put thiscountry in grave danger.”

J.K.

“Absolutelynot!Torewardcriminalsby waiving punishment and grantingthem amnesty is totally wrong.

“It’s especially unfair to the manypeople who have followed the rules andhaveapplied for andarewaiting for citi-zenship. The citizenship process shouldstrengthen the U.S. by allowing quali-fied and desirable immigrants citizen-ship and not reward illegal aliens whobroke the law by sneaking into and hid-ing in the country.

“The first step of any immigrationpolicy should be to secure the borders.”

P.C.

“Nope. Illegal (not the politically cor-rect word “unauthorized”) means justthat ... illegal.

“Those who break the law should bepunished like anyone else. They shouldbe forced to go back home, but could beoffered the opportunity to come back ina legal manner later.

“Bordersecurityshouldbeapriority.Not only domany of these folks becomea drain on legal taxpayers in the formof

freemedical,welfare andSocial Securi-ty payments, but many of them will en-ter the U.S. just to have their babieshere so that they can collect funds fromhighly taxed Americans.

“I know for a fact that my disabledveteran songets about one-thirdofwhatthese people can receive just for givingbirthwithin our borders. Even legal vis-itors can get thismoney simply for hav-ing their babies while they are here.

“Giveaways to non-citizens need tostop. We can no longer afford to pay outthis kind ofmoneywhenour injured sol-diers are suffering and legal citizensare struggling to put food on their ta-bles.”

C.H.

“No, I don’t thinkCongress should al-low 11 million ILLEGAL ALIENS to ap-ply for citizenship.

“My wife is an immigrant and this“amnesty” is a slap in the face toher andanyone else that’s gone through the le-gal immigration process.”

J.S.K.

“If the Republicans fall for this theywill never occupy the White Houseagain.

“Obama’svisionof theU.S. becominga western European socialist state willbecome a reality. The Democrats lookupon our friends from south of the bor-der as 11 million Democrat votes withabsolutely no concern for the impact onmedical and social services here in theU.S.

“Furthermore, the border will neverbe secured. The Democrats do not wanta secure border; they would be happywith an open border.

“The Republicans do not have thewill to do the hard work required toproperly secure the border.

“I have no problemwith a pathway toLEGAL RESIDENCY, but citizenshipfor people who obviously don’t respectour laws should not be available. After20yearsof legal residency,paying taxesand following our laws, they could thenapply for citizenship.”

D.J.H.

“We should always welcome immi-grants; it’s one of the unwritten princi-ples we were founded upon that people

come here from other lands.“All of us come fromsomewhere else

unless we’re Native American. Bordersonly need to be watched more closelybecause of Mexican drug cartels infil-trating.

“A lot of the rest of the bluster aboutborder security is paranoia, especiallyin Arizona.”

TRog

“I don’t like the idea of our govern-ment considering citizenship applica-tions filed by applicants who are al-ready here, illegally – especially 11mil-lion of them!

“And Ibelieve thepresident andCon-gress will utterly fail, as they have somany times before, to secure our south-ern border.

R.V.

May 22 questionDo you think IRS officials targeting of

conservativegroups is aone-timemistakeor does a culture of abusing its power ex-ist within the organization? Why or whynot?

“When people or businesses or reli-gious organizations that provide vocalsupport for the U.S. Constitution overthe last four years are targeted not onlyby the IRS but targeted (not coincident-ly) at the same time for investigationsby other agencies such as Environmen-tal Protection Agency, OSHA, the FBIand the Tobacco and FirearmsDivision,youknow that there is an organizedplanat thehighest level ofgovernment toun-dermine America. Ask Gibson GuitarCo. as to how the vicious attack by thegovernment was an attempt to destroythem because of their conservative val-ues. AskHobby Lobby. Ask the CatholicChurch, and ask the tea party move-ment about White House targeting.

“The continuing lies and cover up bythe White House and Attorney GeneralEric Holder about the Fast and Furiousgun running project to Mexico druggangs, the Benghazi, Libya, torture andslaughters and cover up, the IRS target-ing scheme of religious and conserva-tive organizations, the AP news serviceand Fox News reporters illegal investi-gations of reporters personal corre-spondence, the coverup of national vot-er fraud, the denial of radical Islamistsat war with Western society, the denialof knowledge by the White House of allworld events until stories are read in anewspaper. Who are you kidding? Yes,abuse of power shows a war against theConstitution of theUnited States direct-ed by the White House and the Depart-ment of Justice.”

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THURSDAY, JUNE 6Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, Unused bicycles,tricycles, Big Wheels - anythingnon-motorized with wheels andpedals are decorated with plantsand flowers for display through-out the Milford, Miami Town-ship and Terrace Park areas.Locations at website. Programswith locations, People’s ChoiceAward ballot and informationare available at local businesseslisted on website. Presented byGreater Milford Events & ArtsCouncil. 831-4192; www.gmea-c.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. Through Sept. 30. 379-4900.Anderson Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,12:30-1:15 p.m., Miami TownshipCivic Center, 6101Meijer Drive,Series of seated and standingyoga poses. Chair supportoffered to safely perform varietyof postures designed to increaseflexibility, balance and range ofmovement. For seniors. Present-ed by SilverSneakers. 478-6783.Miami Township.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590Chamber Drive, Parking lot. Fortrucks, Jeeps or off-road vehi-cles. Free. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562.Through Dec. 27. 575-2102.Milford.TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs,6-11 p.m., American Legion Post450, 450 Victor Stier Drive, Food,music and entertainment.Burgers, brats, metts, hot dogs,side dishes and cash bar. Pricevaries. Split-the-pot available.831-9876; www.post450.com.Milford.Friday Night Grillouts, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Ben Alexan-der. Items available a la carte.Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275, ext. 285;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation. $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.Presented by Yoga with Sharon.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 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. 478-6783. Union Town-ship.

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Murder Mystery Dinner:Crime and Pun-ishment, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,6660 Clough Road, Includesmulti-course meal. Adult bever-ages available. $60, $45 withmention of this listing. 888-643-2583; www.grimprov.com/Cincinnati. Anderson Township.

Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. Through Nov. 1. 231-1060;www.superiorcareplus.com.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Band-stand, Western Ave. andSusannaWay, Saturday featurescrafts and artists on villagebandstand greens. Sundayfeatures antique dealers onbandstand green. Free. Present-ed by Historic New Richmond.543-9149. New Richmond.

Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:30-9:30 a.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.X-Fit Classes, 10-11 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.

Health / WellnessWeekend Day of Quiet, 10a.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, House of Joy. Pro-vides time and space to immerseyourself in quiet reflection andprayer to refocus on personalgoals and to reconnect withwhat brings you joy in your life.$110, includes meals and singleoccupancy. Reservations re-quired. 683-2340; bit.ly/SqlAgy.Loveland.

Home & GardenDo-It-Yourself Workshop:Bath Safety, 10-11:30 a.m., The

Home Depot-Beechmont, 520Ohio Pike, Understand featuresand benefits of individualbathroom safety items and learnto install safety grab bar on tileand drywall surface. Free. 688-1654. Beechmont.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

Religious - CommunityIce Cream Social, 3-7 p.m.,Bethel Murdoch PresbyterianChurch, 9602 Murdock GoshenRoad, Serving food and home-made ice cream. $7 meal or a lacarte. Music by Little MiamiSelect Women’s Chorale 4:30-5:30 p.m. 583-9676;www.thebmpc.org. Loveland.

ShoppingTackle Trade Days, 8 a.m.-6p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Sell or tradenew and used fishing equip-ment. Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 791-1663;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Band-stand, Free. 543-9149. NewRichmond.


RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. Through Oct. 13. 831-5823;www.quakersteakandlube.com.Milford.

MONDAY, JUNE 10Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,

Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Leg-endary Community Center, 3601West Legendary Run, Increaseyour strength and flexibilitywhile sitting in a chair or stand-ing and using chair for balance.Learn breathing techniques topromote well-being and calm-ness and to maximize yourbody’s potential. $7.50 or $40for six classes. Presented bySharon Strickland. 237-4574;[email protected] Township.HathaMat Yoga, 6-7:10 p.m.,Legendary Community Center,3601West Legendary Run,Designed to help increase yourstrength, flexibility and well-being. Each class includesbreathing practices, stretching,strength training and relaxation.Bring mat. $7.50 or $40 for sixclasses. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574; [email protected]. PierceTownship.

RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Parking lot. For imports, customvehicles, rat rods, cruisers, highperformance, Corvettes orMustangs. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

Summer Camps - ArtsChildren’s Art EnrichmentCamp, 8:30-11 a.m. Dailythrough June 14., 12:30-3 p.m.Daily through June 14., VillageArt House, 120 N. Market St., Artactivities, including supplies.Ages 3-8. $80 per parson. Regis-tration required. 732-2177;www.villagearthouse.com.Batavia.

Summer Camps -Religious/VBSKingdom Rock Bible DayCamp, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Withamsville Church of Christ,846 Ohio Pike, Children learnabout God’s love and power.Through eyes of Queen Esther,learn how God helps us “StandStrong.” For children ages 5(before Oct. 1) through grade 6.Monday-Friday. Free. Regis-tration required. 752-9819;www.wcoc-ohio.org.Withams-ville.

TUESDAY, JUNE 11Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors fromTri-state area offering vegeta-bles, fruits, meat, eggs, bread,pizza, pastries, cookies, syrup,

lavender products, soaps, lo-tions, gourmet popsicles, gelato,herbs, alpaca products, hum-mus, honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market.Through Oct. 29. 683-0150;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8:30 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.


Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.

Health / WellnessAre You Overwhelmed fromCaring for a Loved OnewithAlzheimers, 6:30 p.m., NewEngland Club, 8135 BeechmontAve., Upper Lounge. With Dr.Verna Carson, nationally ac-claimed speaker and developerof “Becoming an Alzheimer’sWhisper.” Learn how to respondto challenging behaviors such asaggression, agitation, bathing,repetition and more. Presentedby Superior Care Plus. 231-1060;www.superiorcareplus.com.Anderson Township.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.Through June 27. 888-288-0668;www.winedog.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,12:30-1:15 p.m., Miami TownshipCivic Center, 478-6783.MiamiTownship.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs,6-11 p.m., American Legion Post450, Price varies. Split-the-potavailable. 831-9876;www.post450.com.Milford.Friday Night Grillouts, 5-8 p.m.Brad Martin., Lake Isabella,521-7275, ext. 285; www.great-parks.org. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. Anderson

Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor $50 for 10 classes. 237-4574.Amelia.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 478-6783. Union Township.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner:Crime and Pun-ishment, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,$60, $45 with mention of thislisting. 888-643-2583;www.grimprov.com/Cincinnati.Anderson Township.

ShoppingRummage for Raptors Side-walk Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., WildAbout Birds, 1133 Main St., Saleof donated, gently used birdfeeders, bird houses, etc. Raffletickets sold for bird feeder andother items. Benefits RAPTORInc. Free. Through June 16.248-2044; www.birdchat.com.Milford.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor 10 classes for $50. 237-4574.Amelia.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:30-9:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, 10-11 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.

NaturePresentation of Birds of Preyby RAPTOR, Inc. Volunteers,11 a.m.-1 p.m., Wild About Birds,1133 Main St., Volunteers withlive birds of prey to educatepublic about importance ofbirds to our environment. Free.248-2044; www.birdchat.com.Milford.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

ShoppingRummage for Raptors Side-walk Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., WildAbout Birds, Free. 248-2044;www.birdchat.com.Milford.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Historic SitesMiller-Leuser Log House, 1-4p.m., Miller-Leuser Log House,6550 Clough Pike, Tour of 1796historic log house furnishedwith 18th and 19th centuryantiques, the barn, outhouseand corn crib. The oldest logcabin in Hamilton County re-maining on its original site.Members of the HistoricalSociety will be on hand to showyou around and answer anyquestions. Appointments avail-able. Closed November-May.Free. Presented by AndersonTownship Historical Society.Through Oct. 20. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m. Weeklythrough July 21., Mercy Health-Plex Anderson, 7495 State Road,Eye-hand coordination, racquetskills, basic strokes and scoring.Indoors. Bring racquet. Also,Tennis for Intermediates. Ages18 and up. $69. Registrationrequired. Presented by Commu-niversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. An-derson Township.

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Historic New Richmond hosts Antiques and Artists on the Ohio 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,June 8, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at The Bandstand, Western Avenue and SusannaWay. Saturday features crafts and artists. Sunday features antique dealers. For moreinformation, call 543-9149. PROVIDED.

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Thanks to all of youwho stopped to chatwhile I was cooking upfun food with my friendand Price Hill Kroger

executivechef DebGouldingat theTaste ofCincinnati.This was anew venuefor Taste.We were inthe P&Gpavilionsurround-

ed by upscale restau-rants offering amazingfood. Our demo featurednatural foods, includingDeb’s gazpacho withbasil crème fraiche andmy tabouleh. The stu-dents from our variousculinary schools helpedprepped our food for 150servings, and they did awonderful job, choppingand mincing ingredientsto perfection.

My family’stabouleh

This is the time ofyear I pick wild grapeleaves for scooping uptabouleh. You also canuse leaf lettuce. This is a“go to taste” recipe, won-derful as a main or sidedish, or stuffed into pitafor a sandwich. I keeptweaking the recipe andhere’s my latest. Tabou-leh uses bulghur crackedwheat (great for lower-ing cholesterol and agood source of fiber).Every family has theirown version. (Check outmy blog for the taboulehvideo).

1 cup bulghur crackedwheat, No. 2 grind

5medium tomatoes,chopped fine, skin left on

1bunch green onions, slicedthin, white and greenparts

1 bunch parsley, choppedfine

1 small bunch radishes,chopped fine (optional)

1 large English cucumber,chopped fine, skin left on

1bell pepper, chopped fineCumin to taste, start with 1teaspoon

Handful choppedmint andbasil (optional)

Salt and pepperOlive, corn or safflower oilto taste (start with 4tablespoons)

Lemon juice to taste

Place wheat in bowland rinse under coolwater three times. (Whythree times? Because mymom said so!). Leaveabout a 1⁄4 inch of waterafter the third rinse ontop of the wheat to softenit. Let sit for 15-20 min-utes, until water is ab-sorbed and wheat is ten-

der. Squeeze to drain anyremaining liquid out.Meanwhile, mix vegeta-bles: Add all vegetablesin large bowl, mixinggently. Add cumin, mint,basil and salt and pepper.Add wheat, and mix well.Add oil, a little at a time,and mix. Taste for sea-sonings. Add lemon juiceto taste.

Tip from Rita’sKitchen

Be sure and buycracked wheat that alsosays “bulghur” on thelabel so that it reconsti-tutes in cool water easily.Jungle Jim’s sells severalgrinds. I like the No. 2grind.

Deb Goulding’sgazpacho with basilcrème fraiche

Deb’s recipe is on myblog at Cincinnati.Com/blogs.

Mashed potatocakes with garlic

Boiling potatoes intheir skins helps preventsogginess. The egg holdspotato mixture together.

1pound Yukon goldpotatoes, unpeeled

3 tablespoons butter,softened plus extra forfrying

1 teaspoonminced garlic orto taste (optional)

Palmful chopped parsley

(optional)Salt and pepper1 large egg, lightly beatenOil, about 1 tablespoon

Cover potatoes withcold water and cook untiltender. Drain and cooljust until they can behandled and peeled.While still warm, mashand stir in butter, garlic,parsley, salt and pepper.Then add egg, combiningwell. Form 1⁄2 cupfuls intofour four-inch cakes. (Ifyou want to chill for 30minutes or so before orafter forming patties,

that is OK.). Add 3 table-spoons butter and oil toskillet over medium-lowheat. After butter quitsfoaming, add cakes andcook about 5 minutes oneach side, or until golden,adding more butter ifnecessary.

South-of-the-bordercinnamon sugarsprinkle

For the reader whohad pine nut sugar cook-ies in Santa Fe, toppedwith a sugar, cinnamonand cocoa mixture. “Ican’t forget the hauntingflavor of the topping andwant to make some cook-ies,” she said.

Mix together

1 cup granulated sugar1 generous tablespoon ofcinnamon

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Can you help?Carlos’ Restaurant’s

chicken. Francine L.wants to make her hus-band a special birthdaydinner, like the chickendish from Carlos’ restau-rant in Florence, nowclosed. He loved it somuch that when they satdown, the waitress wouldautomatically ask if hewanted Carlos chicken.“His heart is broken nowthat it’s closed.”

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita shares Taste of Cincinnati recipes

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s family tabouleh recipe is chock full of fresh vegetables. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

B4 • CJN-MMA • JUNE 5, 2013 LIFE

MILFORD — Milford High School seniors graduated May 25, taking another step forward in theirjourney to adulthood.

The ceremony took place at Xavier University’s Cintas Center.

MILFORD SENIORSCELEBRATE

GRADUATION

Brent Begley, left, Olivia Behrens andSammie Chamberland, right, preparefor Milford High School graduation atXavier University’s Cintas Center May25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Reed Massett, from left, Jeff Henderson, Wyatt Gemmer, R.J. Kubik and Blake Coxstand outside Milford High School graduation at Xavier University’s Cintas CenterMay 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Roslyn Will and MatthewWilliamsontake in Milford High Schoolgraduation at Xavier University’sCintas Center May 25. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Desiree Winchester, left, Maddie Witte and BrandonWolff, right,wait for Milford High School graduation to begin at XavierUniversity’s Cintas Center May 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ivoree’ Sanders, left, Kameron Pearson and Christina Packer, right, graduate fromMilford High School May 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Haley Rohrbacher, left, RachaelSullivan and Madison Ware, right,take another step toward adulthoodby graduating fromMilford HighSchool May 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE

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Math teacherJamie PhillipscongratulatesJared Cooley

during MilfordHigh School

graduation atXavier

University’sCintas CenterMay 25. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Hayley Petrey and Lindsay Ruddy sitand wait for Milford High Schoolgraduation to begin at XavierUniversity’s Cintas Center May 25.KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ja’mi Dezarn and Brennan Farrell walk toward their seats at Milford High School graduation at Xavier University’s Cintas Center May 25.KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Zach Fowler, left, Samuel Gardin and Jack Garrett,right start to walking during Milford High Schoolcommencement at Xavier University’s CintasCenter May 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Rebecca Fehrenbach, from left, Brennan Farrell, Amber Fannin, Carly Fallon, Joseph Faccioloand John Evans look on during Milford High School graduation at Xavier University’s CintasCenter May 25. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS


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We’ve seen it for years,companies call and offer tocome to your home and cleanyour carpets for a greatprice.

But what you receive isnot what you thought youwere getting. So, before yousign up, there are severalquestions you need to ask.

Maureen Cleary of Spring-field Township received acall to clean her carpets froma firm she had used in thepast, but which is now undernew ownership. She agreed tohave them clean, but theydidn’t show up for the ap-pointment. They didn’t showup until several days later.

“They just called whenthey were in the drivewayand said, ‘We’re here to cleanthe carpets.’ I said. ‘It’s Sun-day.’ But I had enough time tohave them clean the carpet. Ithought I’d rather get it cleanthan have to reschedule,”Cleary said.

It cost her $93 for thecleaning, which she paid bycheck. But, the next morningCleary found problems. “Thespots where the carpet is notdry, there are large brownspots in various places allaround the carpet,” she said.

Cleary called the compa-ny; a technician came out andtried, unsuccessfully, to clean

the spots byhand. Clearysaid he thentold her, “Don’tworry, it’s not aproblem. Wecan get thisout. I’ll be backon Wednesdaywith the ma-chine and I’llhave it taken

care of. Don’t worry about it;it’s going to come out.”

Unfortunately, Cleary saidno one came back to get outthe stains. She called thecompany again and askedthem to send over the samepeople who had successfullycleaned the carpets in thepast. But, she says, she got noresponse to that request ei-ther.

“They certainly didn’tclean the carpet. It’s worsethan it ever was. I never hadstains like this on the carpet.There were no stains, period... They’re not taking care ofthis. They’re not answeringthe phone. They’re not com-municating. They’re takingno responsibility whatso-ever,” Cleary said.

So I contacted the carpetcleaning company and, even-tually, a technician cameback and re-cleaned the car-pets. But Cleary said while

they look better, some spotsremain and she wants hermoney back. I told the com-pany and its now agreed torefund her money and re-place padding so the spotsdisappear.

To protect yourself whenhiring a company to do workaround your home, first get acopy of the firm’s liabilityinsurance policy. Do thatbefore you hire them becausetrying to get it later, afterthere’s a problem, can bedifficult. Remember, youneed to have that policy soyou can file a claim if thecompany damages your prop-erty.

In addition, when hiring acarpet cleaning company askif it is providing its own highvoltage electricity, or justplugging into your housecurrent. It should provide itsown power in order to dryyour carpets properly sosuch spot don’t appear.

Finally, don’t pay the com-pany with a check. Instead,pay with a credit card so youcan dispute the charge ifthere’s a problem.

Howard Ain answers consumercomplaints weekdays on WKRC-TVLocal 12. Write to him at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906 Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Beware hiring carpet cleaner

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

In honor of our past and cur-rent military heroes, Promontand the Greater Milford AreaHistorical Society have on dis-play 60 silk, rayon, wool andleather pillow covers datingfrom World War I throughWorld War II.

Thepillowcoverscomefrom20 different states plus onefrom Canada, seven foreigncountries and include some“World War Service Stars” and“Don’t Forget Pearl Harbor.”Many of the World War II cov-ers are frommilitary hospitals.These brightly colored souve-nirs were sent to “Sweet-hearts,” “Mother and Dad,”“Friends,” “Sister” as well as“Mom.” They have pictured onthem different military air-planes, tanks, parachutes, shipssoldiers, eagles, flags, flowers,buildings and insignias, andrepresent the Army, Air Force,Navy and Marines. One of therarest is the World War II WACS with a woman in militarydress uniform. One fromWorldWar I says ”Merry Christmas.”There is a beaded one from In-dia dated 1942, a wool coverfrom “Someplace in Australia”dated 1943 and a lace-trimmedsample from Africa.

The exhibit is available tovisit now through Labor Day

2013.Because Promont is proud to

be a Blue Star Museum, cur-rently serving military andtheir immediate families mayvisit the exhibit and museumfor free. Promont is at 906MainSt in Milford and is open Satur-day and Sunday from 1:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. and by appointmentfor a group. For more informa-tion, call the Museum Wednes-day through Friday at 248-0324or visit www.milfordhistory-.net.

Promont offers displayof military pillow covers

Promont has military-themeddecorated pillow covers ondisplay through Labor Day.PROVIDED


WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTSAIR STRIPPER MEDIA REPLACEMENT

CONTRACT W-2013-01

Including all incidental work and appurtenances under Contract No. STM-2013-1 as partof the City of Milford’s Water Treatment Plant Air Stripper Media Replacement Project.All bids must be properly labeled and received at the offices of the City of Milford, 745Center Street, Suite 200, Milford, Ohio 45150 until 11:00 A.M. Local Time on June 20,2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

Work under Contract No. W-2013-1 is generally defined as construction work, materials,equipment and installation of storm sewer improvements including all incidental and nec-essary appurtenances. The City expects to award and to proceed with the work underthe contract immediately after satisfactory acceptance of the bids, with completion of thetotal work within 60 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

City of Milford Allied Construction Industries F.W. Dodge745 Center Street, Suite 200 3 Kovach Dr. 7265 Kenwood Rd.Milford, OH 45150 Cincinnati, OH 45215 Cincinnati, OH 45236

Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained at the City Administration Building locat-ed at 745 Center Street, Suite 200, Milford, Ohio 45150 upon payment of twenty five dol-lars ($25.00) for each complete set, none of which is refundable.

Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty in accordance withSection 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall beissued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide saidsurety.

Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposaland all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experienceson projects of similar size and complexity. The owner intends and requires that this proj-ect be completed no later than 60 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all bids.

No Bidder may withdraw the bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of openingthereof.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in ClermontCounty and Milford, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services,Wages and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239.

This project will be awarded to the most responsive and responsible Bidder or Bidders,and award may be subject to applicable funding agency approval.

May 23, 2013 ________________________________Date Jeff Wright, City Manager

City of Milford745 Center Street, Suite 200Milford, Ohio 45150

1001763832

LEGAL NOTICEIn accordance withthe provisions ofState Law, there be-ing due and unpaidcharges for which theundersigned is enti-tled to satisfy anowner and/or manag-er’s lien of the goodshereinafter describedand stored at the Un-cle Bob’s Self Stor-age location(s) listedbelow.And due notice hav-ing been given, to theowner of said proper-ty and all partiesknown to claim anninterest therein, andthe time specified insuch notice for pay-ment of such havingexpired, the goodswill be sold at publicauction at the belowstated location(s) tothe highest bidders orotherwise disposedof on Monday, June17, 2013, 3:00PM.1105 Old State Rt.74, Batavia, OH45103 (513)752-8110Melinda Riddell1819 Heidelberg Dr.Loveland, OH 45140Household Goods,Furniture, Boxes,Tools, Appliances,TV’s or Stereo Equip.Office Furniture, Of-fice Machines/Equip.Adam Prall3229 Jinny Lind Rd.Amelia, OH 45102Household Goods,FurniturePatricia Barr57 Maple Ave.Amelia, OH 45102Household Goods,Furniture, BoxesNicholas Bolton4424 Apt 4 GlendaleDr. Batavia, OH45103 HouseholdGoods, Furniture,Boxes.Joe Allen126 Carr StreetBlanchester, OH45107 OfficeMachines/Equip.Scot Singleton807 Greenwood Ln.Cincinnati, OH 45245Household Goods,Furniture 1762375

Howdy folks,I wrote before that we

thought a squirrel mighthave had babies in thebox on the Maple Tree.Well, by golly, there weretwo little ones. Last weekwe got another swarm ofhoney bees. It was a bigone. We have three hivesnow and would like to getone more. We thank thefolks where we got thebees.

Last week we wereplanting garden. RuthAnn had a lawn chair tosit and rest in. Her backbothers her some. Chessywould lay in the chair. Wehad the wheelbarrowthere. When Ruth Annwould set in the chair,Chessy would lay in thewheelbarrow. I was put-ting fence around theraised beds, Chessywould jump on the fence.When I moved the wheel-barrow, Chessy would goback to the chair. She isso much help. We werecutting asparagus andpicking strawberries.Chessy kept close to us.While we were weeding acouple of the raised beds,one of beets and one ofcarrots, we had helpfrom you know who? Shewould lay down and we

would haveto moveher. What ablessingshe is.

LastWednesdaywe went toFelicity-FranklinHighSchool for

their awards program forthe graduating students.There were a couple girlsthat were twins, Carleyand Sydney Snider, thatgot a lot of awards. Therewere several studentsthat got awards and ourgrandson, Curtis, got anice award that will helpin his college studies. Wewere so proud of him, heis my “buddy.”

Last Friday afternoon,Ruth Ann and I met theBrown family at the OldBethel M.E. Church herein East Fork State Parkto clean and get it readyfor the Memorial DayService on Monday. TheBrown Family sure do asuper job of cleaning.They are a special familyand we sure think theyare wonderful.

While we were sittingon the porch Saturdayafternoon, Chessy was

walking by the garagewhen she heard somebirds. She started thatway, when all of a suddenshe came running to theporch, chased by a cou-ple birds. We wrote oncebefore about seeing a catchased by a bird. This isthe second episode. Thiswas the first time we sawher run by birds. Therewas a nest of babies andwe imagine she got tooclose. We sure enjoyedthis drama. It doesn’ttake too much to enter-tain us.

Last Sunday at 3 p.m.we went to the Felicity-Franklin High School forthe graduation. Therewere 74 young peoplewho graduated and sev-eral will be going to col-lege. Our grandson Cur-tis has completed 22credit hours at UC Cler-mont and will be goingthere again this fall.After the graduation, theroad in front of theschool was blocked byfolks taking pictures. Notraffic would drive thereuntil all pictures weretaken and the visitingwas completed. Then wewent out to Ralph andPauline’s home for thegraduation party. We are

so proud of all our fam-ily.

On Memorial Day theservice at the Old BetelChurch was wonderful.There were about 60people there and themusic was furnished bythe Kinner Express.There were some specialsongs, one by the Whitefamily from Batavia.They have a church therein Batavia and Kenny isthe minister. And healong with his wife, Cin-dy, and their two daugh-ters played and sang. TheCook’s daughter, Sherry,sang and played somespecial music, and theHannah’s granddaughtersang some special songs,too. This whole servicewas special to Ruth Annand me, along with thewhole community. TheKinner Express play forthe senior citizens atdifferent times, too, anddo so much for the com-munity. This fall in Sep-tember, probably the29th, now the date is notset in stone, yet, will bethe homecoming serviceat the old church, and theKinner Express will beback. There will be cook-ies and refreshments onthe lawn and time for

visiting. The AmericanLegion from Bethel, thenhad a service in the cem-etery there by the churchat 11 a.m. They werejoined by the Boy Scoutsand American HeritageGirls. After the legioncompleted this service,they went down to thebeach to hold anotherceremony for the veter-ans who were lost at sea.They have been doingthis for several years.Before the service at thechurch starts, Mr. JimBrown rings the churchbell. This is to let folksknow it is time to startand in honor of Mr.George Slade, who al-ways rang the bell. MissyBrown, had looked up thehistory of Memorial Day,used to be called Deco-ration Day, and herdaughter, Sarah, read it.This was very interestingand folks sure enjoyedthe reading and the histo-ry. Of course we had theHistorian Rick Crawfordgive a few facts aboutClermont County veter-ans. The church serviceand legion service weresure great. Everyoneenjoyed the cookies theBrown and Hannah fam-ilies had made and the

time of fellowship toreminisce about the pasttimes. There was a cou-ple there from Colorado,Donna and Henry. He hasretired and they movedto close to their daughterand her family, whichincludes a set of 8-year-old triplets, which I amsure they really enjoy. Itwas great to have themhere. Thanks to the Ben-nets.

This morning, Tues-day, May 28, we workedin the garden until 11 a.m.then changed clothes andwent to Golden Corralfor the noon meal, for abirthday meal. This wasRuth Ann’s birthday sothe meal will be for bothof our birthdays, sincemine is June 7.

The fishing is good,we haven’t gone yet, withdoctor visits, the garden,mowing grass, etc. butwe will get started soon.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. God bless all. Morelater.

George Rooks is a retiredpark ranger. Rooks served for28 years with the last five asmanager of East Fork State

Park.

Chessy helps Ole Fisherman in the garden

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

TEEN CHALLENGE ACCEPTSDONATION

Teen Challenge Executive Director George Martin, left,and board president Dave Holwadel accept a check for$10,000 from AT&T’s Director of External Affairs MarkRomito in support of the Teen Challenge Men’s Ranchand Women’s Center in Clermont County. PROVIDED

The Ohio Departmentof Agriculture hasnamed the SouthernOhioFarmland PreservationAssociation (SOFPA) asthe local sponsoring or-ganization that will helppreserve farmland inAd-ams, Brown, Clermontand Highland counties.SOFPA is now a certifiedpartner with the depart-ment and will receive anallocation from theCleanOhio Fund to manage theLocal Agricultural Ease-ment Purchase Program.

SOFPA is acceptingon-line applications fromlandowners in Adams,Brown, Clermont andHighland counties inter-ested in selling an agri-cultural easement to theOhio Department of Ag-riculture through May31. For this funding cy-cle, $172,872 will beavailable in the fourcounties served by SOF-PA.

The Local Agricultur-al Easement PurchaseProgram allows land-owners to voluntarilysell easements on theirfarms to the state ofOhio. The easement re-quires the farm remainpermanently in agricul-

tural production. Select-ed farms must be morethan 40 acres, activelyengaged in farming, par-ticipate in the CurrentAgricultural Use Valua-tion program, demon-strate good stewardshipof the land, have supportfrom local governmentand not be in close prox-imity to development.Most landowners mayuse the proceeds of theeasement in any waythey wish, but most rein-vest money in their farmoperation.

Funding for the pro-gram is derived from theClean Ohio ConservationFund, approved by vot-ers in all 88 counties in2008, and used to pur-chase agricultural ease-ments from willing sell-ers through a competi-tive process. Since theprogram began, 279 fam-ily farms in 48 countieshave collectively pre-served 41,952 acres in ag-ricultural production.Permanent easements onanother 6,389 acres havebeen donated for a totalof 48,341 acres state-wide.

For more, go tohttp://1.usa.gov/Yx7tXq.

Farmlandpreservationfunds available

Onmy drive in towork on Ohio 32, I cameupon a spray vehicletraveling in the right-hand lane. As I passed bythis vehicle, I thought tomyself, “it is spring timeand more agricultural

equipment will besharing the road-ways with us.Guess this wouldbe a good time toremind everyoneto be more vigi-lant in their safetyon the roads.”

The OSU AgSafety teamwantsus to consider:What are thechances that you will beinvolved in a farmma-chinery collision on apublic road? These fac-tors increase the odds.

»Motor vehicle trafficincreases yearly.

» Fewer people have

farm backgroundsand know to usecaution when ap-proaching farmequipment on theroadway.

» Farms arelarger than in thepast, so operatorsare forced to trav-el greater dis-tances on the road-ways between

fields.» Farm equipment has

become larger and canextend into the oppositelane of traffic beyond thetractor.

As a driver on theroadway, be cautious of

agricultural equipmentwhen you approach them.Pass with proper signal-ing when it is a safe zoneto pass. Our world is aplace of hurry, but this isnot the time to be in ahurry.

Visit clermont.osu.edu, Facebook at OSU Exten-sion – Clermont County,or 513-732-7070 for moreOSU Extension informa-tion, events and pro-grams.

Gigi Neal is agriculture andnatural resources educatorfor the Ohio State UniversityExtension Office in ClermontCounty.

Be cautious around farm equipment on roads

Gigi NealCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST


. Suzanne Collins J348125 Starling Road # 16Bethel, Ohio 45106

2. Tim Gault P570111 Shady LaneAmelia, Ohio 45102

3, Sheila Harp C8526 Eagle Ridge DriveAmelia, Ohio 45102

4. Tabitha Morrow H2601010 Tebst StreetParkersburg, WV 26101

5. Debbie Pierce 25 & E141PO Box 402Amelia, Ohio 45102

6. Jason Reynolds P5773910 Greenbush West RoadMt. Orab, Ohio 45154

7. Curt Schmidt J349644 W. Plane StreetBethel, Ohio 45106

8. Tracy Taylor H2952061 SR 125 #103Amelia, Ohio 45102

9. Sarah Troxell B45300 University Lane # 106Batavia, Ohio 45103

10. Tim Wagner C57305 Bennett RoadWilliamstown, Ky 41097

1001763556

LEGAL NOTICE

Scott Seebohm H154107 Otters CreekAmelia, OH 45102

Mollie Wren B37599 Fern CourtCincinnati, OH 45244

Christine Brooks B245510 Betty LaneMilford, OH 45150

Frank Wolffram F63640 Daniel Court Apt 3BBatavia, OH 45103

Penny Son I45240 Campbell LaneBethel, OH 45103

Tanya Kammer H276 Estate Drive Apt 2Amelia, OH 45102

Larry Hartley H363433 Smyrna RoadFelicity, OH 45120

You are hereby notified that your personal be-longings stored at Eastside Storage, 715 Cin-cinnati Batavia Pike Cincinnati, OH 45245and 4400 State Route 222 Batavia, OH45103 will be sold for payment due. 764564

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsStephen B. Wells, 31, 1187Brightwater No. 5, disorderlyconduct, May 15.Joseph Apgar, 22, 5382 GalleyHill, drug instruments, May 15.Bartoloma Vasques-Morales, 19,2811Warsaw, theft, May 16.Juvenile, 16, drug abuse, May 16.Juvenile, 14, drug abuse, May 17.Bobby Pratchard, 18, 5810 Melo-dy Lane, keg law, underageconsumption, May 18.Matthew Lotz, 18, 5606 BeechGrove, underage consumption,May 18.Nathan M. Durham, 18, 1568Woodville Pike, underageconsumption, May 18.Juvenile, 16, underage consump-tion, May 18.Courtney D. Allen, 18, 285Jonathon Court, underageconsumption, May 18.Kayla R. Elliott, 18, 1785 Ohio 28No. 433, underage consump-tion, May 18.Eric R. Duff, 24, 3010 JessupRoad, violation of protectionorder, domestic violence, crimi-nal damage, May 18.Jonathan Lippolis, 20, 3345Wunder Ave., theft, May 18.Heather A. Hazelbaker, 23, 9998Campbell Branch, driving underinfluence, drug paraphernalia,May 18.Anthony Gilbert, 29, 969 Ohio28 No. 123, drug instruments,May 18.Jennifer Bonham, 30, 1568 FayRoad, drug instruments, May18.Ericka A. Maestas, 41, 1365 Ohio28 No. 10, drug paraphernalia,May 18.Juvenile, 16, theft, drug abuse,May 19.Juvenile, 15, drug paraphernalia,May 19.Dustin H. Green, 19, 1296 O'Ban-nonville, underage consump-tion, May 20.Nicholas Meadors, 20, 70 Hum-mingbird, underage consump-tion, May 20.Dennis Wells, 37, 6001Gristmill,

assault, domestic violence, May20.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted at WeberRoad, May 17.Breaking and enteringBike taken; $500 at 951 Klon-dyke, May 13.BurglaryMoney taken from vehicle; $260at 6581 Trailwoods, May 15.Criminal damageWindow screens damaged at5990 Meadow Creek, May 13.Window broken in vehicle atMacadu's at Ohio 28, May 10.Bird baths, etc. spray painted at6352 Hickory Bark, May 17.Side of vehicle keyed at 1395Wade Road, May 18.Bumper andmufflerdamaged on vehicle at 744Louanne, May18.Glass broken in door at 5772Willnean, May 18.Domestic violenceAt South Timber Creek, May 19.Drug abuseMale student possessed marijua-na at Milford High at 1 EaglesWay, May 16.Male possessed marijuana atMilford Junior High at WolfpenPleasant Hill Road, May 17.FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization at 6261Deerha-ven, May 19.Misuse of credit cardFemale stated card used with noauthorization at 1280 Pebble

Brooke No. 7, May 14.TheftDVD player, Kindle, etc. taken;$800 at 969 Ohio 28 No. 147,May 13.Cellphone taken from table atLive Oaks at Buckwheat Road,May 14.Checks taken at 5703 MellieAve., May 14.Snow blower and ladder taken;$900 at 5668 Crooked Tree,May 15.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $21 at WardsCorner Road, May 15.Merchandise taken fromMeijerat Ohio 28, May 16.Cosmetics taken from Kohl's;$58 at Ohio 28, May 17.Gasoline not paid for at Thorn-ton’s; $50 at Ohio 28, May 17.Pair of boots taken fromMeijer;$130 at Ohio 28, May 18.Purse taken from table at TalonTavern at Ohio 131, May 19.VandalismBuildings, etc. spray painted atbaseball/football fields atMilford High at 1 Eagles Way,May 16.

MILFORDArrests/citationsTimothy Schaffner, 54, 2911OldOhio 32 No. 3, domestic vio-lence, May 20.Bruce A. Cribbs, 46, 3438 Bevis,contempt of court, May 20.Kenneth W. Siekbert, 66, 645Lewis Ave., warrant, May 20.Joshua A. Johnson, 25, homeless,

warrant, drug instruments,obstructing official business,May 21.Raymond D. McMullen, 34, 5355Cleander Drive, deception toobtain dangerous drugs, May21.Anthony F. Neulist, 21, no ad-dress given, theft, May 21.Amy R. Lucy, 35, 6006 Jess Thel-ma Drive, driving under suspen-sion, May 21.Claudia Gordon, 43, 5929 Deer-field Road, warrant, May 22.Angela Adams, 32, 1207 CountryLake, contempt of court, May22.Adam P. Perkins, 31, 2272 BethelHygiene, warrant, drug in-struments, driving under sus-pension, May 22.Patience E. Perkins, 35, 4060Glen Este Withamsville Road,drug instruments, May 22.Cynthia L. Knuckles, 43, 2162Oakbrook, violation of protec-tion order, May 22.Ivette Price, 29, 1819 Oakbrook,contempt of court, May 22.Michael L. Coleman, 22, 1828Oakbrook, disorderly conduct,May 23.Laura A. Buchanan, 25, 2156Oakbrook, disorderly conduct,May 23.Sharkisha Willis, 21, 1828 Oak-brook, disorderly conduct, May23.Jason E. Turner, 26, 2156 Oak-brook, disorderly conduct, May23.Amanda Matheney, 40, 959Riverside Drive, warrant, May23.Aaron C. Gibbs, 42, 3411 Leah-man Road, driving undersuspension, May 23.Brandon K. Waldron, 26, 173 S.4th St., warrant, May 23.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted at Oak-brook Place, May 22.Disorderly conductFighting reported at 2100 Oak-brook Place, May 22.DisturbanceFight reported at 2000 Oak-brook Place, May 21.

TheftGasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $50 at 100Chamber Drive, May 19.Vehicle taken at 927 MohawkTrail No. 5, May 19.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $20 at 100Chamber Drive, May 19.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $45 at 100Chamber Drive, May 21.Unlisted items taken fromvehicle at 991 Lila Ave., May 22.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsErrol Lloyd, 40, 6815 Ohio 727,assault.Juvenile, 17, marijuana pos-session, drug paraphernalia.Eric Veseloveck, 22, 1785 Ohio 28No. 122, offenses involvingunderage, criminal trespass.Donald Benoit, 52, 8 Park Ave.,violation of protection order.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 6725 Dick Flynn, May 14.At area of Woodville and Shiloh,May 15.Criminal trespassAt 1785 Ohio 153, May 10.At 1785 Ohio 28, May 18.DisorderAt 18 Park Ave., May 17.At 606 Country Lake, May 18.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 327, May16.TheftAt 6631Oakland Road, May 15.Using weapons whileintoxicatedAt 6742 Smith Road, May 13.Violation of protection orderAt 8 Park Ave., May 18.Weapons complaintAt 6742 Smith Road, May 18.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsAngela Marie Lawson, 26, 6023Ohio 727, Goshen, fugitivefrom justice at 4470 Ohio 222,Batavia, May 21.Denise Thompson, 48, 6944Garrison Spurling Road, Pleas-ant Plain, domestic violence -knowingly cause physical harmat 6944 Garrison Spurling Road,Pleasant Plain, May 23.Spencer W. Childs, 51, 6944Garrison Spurling Road, Pleas-ant Plain, domestic violence -knowingly cause physical harmat 6944 Garrison Spurling Road,Pleasant Plain, May 23.Kathryn Paulette May, 18, 3488Sodom Road, Hamersville,failure to comply with order orsignal of P.O. - elude or flee,obstructing official business atOhio 133 and Lakin ChapelRoad, Bethel, May 26.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringAt 7052 Number 5 Road, Pleas-ant Plain, May 21.Criminal trespassAt 5533 Wild Rose Lane, Milford,May 26.Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt 6944 Garrison Spurling Road,Pleasant Plain, May 23.TheftAt Jordon Road, Pleasant Plain,May 24.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleAt 606 Locust St., New Rich-mond, May 23.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Journal North/Milford-Miami Advertiser

publishes the names of all adults charged with offenses.The information is a matter of public record and does notimply guilt or innocence. To contact your local police de-partment, call:»Miami Township, Chief Steven Bailey, 248-3721» Goshen Township, Chief Ray Snyder, 722-3200»Milford, Chief Jamey Mills, 248-5084» Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim”Rodenberg, 732-7500

Janet GilbertJanet R. Gilbert, 84, died Dec.

23. She was a teacher, retiringafter over 30 years with theForest Park/Greenhills school

district.Survived by

siblings Ray(Connie), John(Jeanna)Gilbert, Shirley(Bob) Rekers,Rose (Charles)Shaw; sister-in-law Shirley

Gilbert; brother-in-law BobSlagle; nieces and nephewsRichard, Tom (Diana), Mike,Carol Gilbert, Linda (John) Bush,Pam (David) Anspach, Chip(Barb) Shaw, Sue (Linn) Van

Woerkom, Anne (Bob) Duff;many great-nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by siblingsChuck Gilbert, Harriett Slagle,nephew Jack Gilbert.

Services are 2 p.m. Saturday,June 8, at JohnWesley UnitedMethodist Church, 1927 W.Kemper Road.

Ronald Sheets Jr.Ronald Eugene Sheets Jr., 52,

died May 26. He worked in

construction for Vance Farms.Survived by wife Julia Sheets;

son Jesse Sheets; grandsonsJonathan, Carson Sheets; siblingsDarryl Sheets, Brenda Miller;brothers- and sisters-in-law John(Jackie) Grant, Mark (Karen)Amann, Terry Black, Robert,StevenWayner; Chad, ChelseaAmann and other nieces andnephews; friends Ann, SteveVance.

Services were May 30 at Evans

Funeral Home.

Grace SommerGrace N. Sommer, 101, Miami

Township, died May 28. She wasa teacher at St. Louis School.

Survived by children John,Joseph, Christina Sommer,Martha Hudson, CatherineYeager, Mary Weaver, TeresaKnecht; many grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren. Precededin death by husband ClarenceSommer.

Services were June 3 at St.Philomena. Arrangements byEvans Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Evercare Hospice, 9050Centre Pointe Drive, West Ches-ter, OH 45069.

DEATHS

ABOUT OBITUARIESBasic obituary information and a color photograph of

your loved one is published without charge. Call 248-7128for a submission form. To publish a larger memorial trib-ute, call 242-4000 for pricing details.

Janet Gilbert

RESIDENTIALKramer Pools, Ft. Thomas, KY,pool, 6692 Smith Road, GoshenTownship.Crockett Home Improvement,Milford, deck, 880 Blackpine,Miami Township, $12,000.Timothy Petric, Milford, HVAC,5868 Whitegate, Miami Town-ship.Mary McCellan, Loveland, HVAC,6223 Hickory Ridge, MiamiTownship.Pamela Simon, Loveland, HVAC,893 Wards Corner, MiamiTownship.

True Energy Smart Air, Cincin-nati, HVAC, 1228 Ronlee, MiamiTownship.Patricia Weghorst, Milford,HVAC, 5633 Harvest Ridge,Miami Township.Anchor Pools, Fairfield, Pool,5666 Whittmer Estates, MiamiTownship.Evans Landscaping, Cincinnati,demolition, 1327 Debbie Lane,Miami Township.Jacqueline Pierson, Goshen,HVAC, 3242 Ohio 131, WayneTownship.Roger Winemiller, Blanchester,

pool, 6475 Taylor Pike, WayneTownship.

COMMERCIALAtkins & Stang Electric, Cincin-nati, fire alarm-Live Oaks,Buckwheat Road, Miami Town-ship.Eckert Fire Protection, Cincin-nati, fire suppression-Live Oaks,Buckwheat Road, Miami Town-ship.Alan Parrish, Loveland, tents,873 Augusta Blvd., MiamiTownship.MSA Architects, Cincinnati,

alter-Live Oaks Phase 3, Buck-wheat Road, Miami Township,$631,200.R & R Limited, Cincinnati, alter-Family Dollar, 1257 Ohio 28,Miami Township, $40,000.The Leland Group, Maineville,retaining wall, 501 Branch HillLoveland, Miami Township,$8,000.Triumph Signs & Consulting,Milford, sign, 1257 Ohio 28,Miami Township.JSA Plumbing, Milford, miscella-neous work, 101 Race St.,Milford City.

BUILDING PERMITS

Clermont County real estatetransfer information is provid-ed as a public service by theoffice of Clermont CountyAuditor Linda L. Fraley.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP1569 Ohio 28, Luther Hornsby, etal. to James Goodwin & LoriAdams Brookbank, 0.6100 acre,$150,000.1766 Hill Station Road, LisaBallenger, et al. to FederalNational Mortgage Assoc.,0.7200 acre, $40,000.1435 O’Bannonville Road, LloydWalt, et al. to Federal NationalMortgage Assoc., 8.7860 acre,$71,158.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

3515 Taylor Road, Federal HomeLoan Mortgage Corp. to Ste-phanie Goldfuss & ClintonHaddix, 2.0070 acre, $113,860.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPAddress not available, PleasantRun Towne Homes to GlickTimber Creek LLC, 19.8700 acre,$6,200,000.5816 Ashby Court, Carole LoisByrd to Ruth Ann Braswell,$57,000.5659 Baines Holding Unit 168,Adele Lipman to Julia Keeney,$89,900.573 Blackhawk Trail, Bank ofNew York Mellon to Chris &Lauren Surber, 0.4600 acre,$138,000.1016 Bridle Path Lane, Ronald &

Christine Lutterbie to JackWieland Builders Inc., $85,000.6091Donna Jay Drive, Sean &Jessica Blockland to MichelleSagraves, 0.7400 acre, $192,500.5685 East Day Circle, CharlesNolting, et al. to Federal Na-tional Mortgage Assoc., 0.3180acre, $86,666.67.6259 Hunterwood Lane, Benja-min Sublett Jr. & Darlene Pritch-ard-Sublett to Kevin Grubb,0.4590 acre, $241,500.815 McClelland Road, DeborahRusso, trustee to ChristopherBens, 0.4800 acre, $150,000.891Miami Ridge Drive, James &Sara Pontius to James & JillJones, 0.4600 acre, $388,000.495 Parish Hill Court, John &Kimberly Carlson to Jennifer &

Mark Gerhardt, 0.4660 acre,$385,000.1256 Rosetree Drive, AudreyYaroshenko, et al. to LaurenSmith & Zachary Johnson,0.4400 acre, $171,000.5669 Sally Street, Christopher &Shannon Huhn, et al. to Bankof America NA, 0.4900 acre,$65,000.700 St. Andrews Circle, Charles &Helen Lawrence to Judith AnnParrish, $163,500.6338 Trail Ridge Court, J. Joseph& Kathleen Carter to Shawn &Valerie Young, 0.5400 acre,$330,000.6227 Watchcreek Way, Unit 304,Robin Ann Rider to M. PatriciaScott, $104,000.

REAL ESTATE


Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass - 5:00 PM

Sunday Masses – 8:30 & 11:00www.stpeternewrichmond.org

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass – 5:00 PM

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

LINDALE BAPTIST CHURCH3052 ST. RT. 132 AMELIA, OH 45102

797-4189Sunday School..............................9:30amSunday Morning Worship............10:30amSunday Evening Worship...............6:30pmWednesday Prayer Service ...........7:00pm

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

Pastor: Chad Blevins 876-2565Sunday School 9:45amSunday Worship 10:45amSunday Eve. Childrens Mission 6:00pmSunday Eve. Adult Discipleship 6:00pmSunday Eve. Worship 7:00pmWed. Eve. Adult Bible Study 7:00pm

Sunday School 10am; Morning Worship 11am;Sunday Evening Service 6pm;

Wednesday Eve. Prayer Service & Bible Study, 7:00pmReaching the Heart of Clermont County

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

Mark Pence, Pastor 513-313-2401SS 9:30AM, Sun Worship 10:45AM

Wed. Prayer Service 7:00PMChildcare Provided for All Serviceswww.monumentsbaptist.org

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amWednesday Night Worship &

Prayer Service 7:00pmNursery provided for all services/

Youth & Children’s Programswww.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

1793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 451531793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick

Sun. Contemporary ServiceSS -9:45am,Worship 11:00amSS -9:45am,Worship 11:00am

Wed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmWed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmCome ExperienceThe Presence of the Lord In Our Services

Services:Sunday Worship 10:30 AM - Children’s Church

Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM - Rangers and Girl’s MinistryFriday 24 hour prayer 6:00 PM

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

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All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

Services Saturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 10:45 amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

Sunday 10:30am ... Holy Eucharist10:30am...Sunday School

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052

www.stthomasepiscopal.orgSunday 8am Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:15am Christian Formation &Discovery Hour for all ages*

10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon*Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon

EPISCOPAL

GOSHEN CHURCH OF GODReal People...In a Real Church...

Worshipping a Real God!1675 Hillstation Road, Goshen, Ohio 45122722-1699 www.goshenchurchofgod.org

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

Sunday Evening Worship 6:00pmWednesday Youth Service 7:00pm

Saturday Service 7:00pmContemporary and Traditional live Worship Music and Multimedia

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

937 Old State Route 74 (Behind Meijer)513-753-8223 www.gecc.net

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pm

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

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GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 11:00 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

Blended Worship 8:00 & 10:45 amContemporary Worship 9:30 amSunday School 9:30 & 10:45 am

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

Bill Bowdle -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

402 W. Plane St.Bethel, Ohio513-734-7201

www.bumcinfo.org

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

Sunday School: 9:30A.M.Worship:10:30A.M.(SupervisedNursery)

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

Sunday School .........9:15 - 10:00amFellowship...............10:00 - 10:30amWorship Service .....10:30 - 11:30am

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

683-2525www.LPCUSA.org • [email protected]

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

Pastor: Michael Fite info: 753-31593868 McMan Rd., Withamsville, OH 45245

(behind the Water Works car wash)Sunday Worship. 10:00amwww.newsongohio.com

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

Sunday Night Live 6:00PMExciting classes for all ages!

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.comMark Otten, Pastor

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Trinity United Methodist“Encircling People with God’s Love”

Traditional Worship.......8:15am & 11:00amContemporary Worship..................9:30amSunday School...............................9:30am

Nursery Available5767 Pleasant Hill Rd (next to Milford Jr. High)

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

A few years ago, alady called to thank usfor providing trans-portation for her father,who had recentlypassed away. She saidwe took him to dialysisthree days a week for 10years. This lady workedfull-time and still hadchildren living at home.She could not afford toquit her job to take herfather to dialysis. Yet,without it he would die.Our service helped notonly the senior and hiswife, but his daughterand her family, and heremployer, too. This isonly one example ofhow critical our ser-vices can be to olderadults, their familiesand the community.

Our staff does a greatjob, but they are always

lookingfor waysto expandand im-proveservices,and assessthe needsof seniors.To help uswith this,everyyear weask our

customers to fill out asurvey to share theirthoughts about our ser-vices. Sometimes, thebest ideas come fromcustomers, their fam-ilies and people outsidethe agency. That’s whywe periodically holdpublic forums to gatherinput from the commu-nity regarding the needsof seniors and partic-

ularly input on servicesthat are now availableand those that are need-ed. If you would like toshare in this discussion,then please plan to at-tend this forum.

Cindy Gramke, CSSexecutive director, willbe on hand to shareinformation regardingservices for seniors. Butthe most important partof the forum is the timeset aside for olderadults, their familiesand the public to shareand discuss seniorneeds. We want to hearfrom you about what isworking, how to im-prove and what needsare unmet.

Themeeting is onTuesday, June 11, from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. at ourUnion Township Life-

long Learning Center inthe Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Ai-choltz Road in the East-gate area. Enterthrough the left frontdoor of the building.Seating is limited, socall Clermont SeniorServices at 536-4021 toRSVP.

I’m sure there aremany older adults whocannot attend, but havecomments they wouldlike to share. Do so bywriting to CindyGramke at ClermontSenior Services, 2085James E. Sauls Sr.Drive, Batavia, 45103; oryou can email com-ments to [email protected].

Linda Eppler is director ofCommunity Services for

Clermont Senior Services.

Senior services seeks community input

LindaEpplerCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

Batavia Fellowshipof Churches

Vacation Bible School, themeRailway to Heaven, will be 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June10, to Friday, June 14, at thePilgrim Holiness Church. Chil-dren ages 5 to 13 are welcome.

The church is at 280 N. FifthSt. in Batavia.

Laurel UnitedMethodist Church

Members will participate inthe Monroe Township yard saleSaturday, June 8, from10 a.m. to2 p.m. Lunch will be sold from10a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Participantsmay set up in the church yardfor free. Baked goods andrummage sale items will be soldin the basement. For informa-tion, call 553-3043.

The church is at 1888 Laurel-Lindale Road.

LovelandPresbyterian Church

Come on down to SonHarvestCounty Fair for Some Down-Home Fun July 9, July 10, July 11and July 12 from 6:30 p.m. to8:30 p.m.

There will be a County FairPicnic July 12 for the wholefamily. In SonHarvest County,children will discover how togrow the Fruit of the Spirit. Theywill learn to Grow Love, SproutJoy, Plant Peace, Produce pa-tience and Pick Kindness. Son-Harvest County Fair is four daysfull of fun on the farm. That isthe theme of this year’s VacationBible School. To register, visitwww.LPCUSA.org, call 683-2525,or come to the church Tuesdaythrough Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Worship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School is for all ages.Youth Group for grades seven to12 meets monthly and conductsfundraisers for their activities.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];http://bit.ly/10Kt65D.

Loveland UnitedMethodist Church

Dittos Bible study is having apicnic and drive-thru prayeroffering, Wednesday, June 5, atthe church. In addition to serv-ing the community with themonthly Drive Thru Prayeroffering that takes place on thefirst Wednesday of each monthfrom noon to 1 p.m., the Dittoswill be offering a picnic. Hotdogs and drinks will be providedand those attending are askedto bring a side dish or a dessertto share, if they are able to.Guests pulling in for prayer willbe invited to eat.

At 9 a.m. Sundays, the church

offers Classic Tradition, a tradi-tional worship experience wherepeople can connect to Godthrough a Biblically-basedmessage, times of prayer andchoral music.

During Engage is a full Sun-day school program for childrenup to sixth-grade.

The church is at 10975 S.Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-1738; www.lovelandumc.org.

Mt. Pisgah UnitedMethodist Church

The annual yard and bake saleis 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,June 8. Those with things they’dlike to sell are welcome to jointhe sale for a site rent fee of $10.A grilled lunch will be availablefor $5. Call the church withquestions.

The church is at 2873 Ohio 132South; 403-6096.

River of LifeAssembly of God

The annual Vacation BibleSchool is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., June 7;9 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 8; andJune 9, starting at the 11 a.m. forservice and certificates. Kids canenjoy lessons, games, food,music, incentives for bringingfriends along with the slip andslide.

The church is at 1793 U.S. 52,Moscow; 553-6721.

Withamsville Churchof Christ

Bible Day Camp, themed“Kingdom Rock,” is 9:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m., June 10-14. The campis for ages 5 through sixth-gradeand is free. Call 752-9819 toregister.

The church is at 846 Ohio Pike,Withamsville; 752-9819.

RELIGION

ABOUTRELIGIONReligion news is pub-

lished at no charge on aspace-available basis.Items must be to ouroffice no later than 4 p.m.Wednesday, for possibleconsideration in thefollowing edition.» E-mail announcementsto [email protected], with “Reli-gion” in the subject line.» Fax to 248-1938. Call248-8600.»Mail to: CommunityPress, Attention: AndreaReeves, Religion news,394 Wards Corner Road,Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio45140.

Area teens candeveloptheir leadership skills thissummer at the Leader-ship Development Center(LDC), anannualprogramoffered by The CincinnatiArea Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross for120 youth participants atXavier University July 18to July 21.

LDC is a four-day,three-night leadershipconference for teens age13 to 16 who will entergrades eight to 11 in thefall. Now in its 30th year,LDC 2013 will continue atradition of introducingparticipants to new ideasabout leadership, diversi-ty, team-building, com-munication skills and howthey can contribute to themission of the Red Cross.LDC also gives youth par-ticipants an opportunityto get a taste of collegelife, and to meet newfriends from differentwalks of life.

A key feature of theprogram is that classes

and presentations are de-signed and presented byteen and young adultcounselors,whoare them-selves in high school orcollege, and graduates ofLDC. Leadership games,structured experiencesand guest speakers arealso on the camp agenda -all selected with a goal ofhelping youth recognizetheir leadership potentialand encouraging them toact upon it.

“The motto for LDC is‘Youth empowering youth- to lead and to serve,’”said Trish Smitson, CEOof the Cincinnati AreaChapter. “Campers tell usthat they really do comeaway from LDC withskills and confidence tobecome leaders in theirschools and communities,and of course we encour-age them to put theirskills to use right here atthe Red Cross.”

For more, visit ameri-can.redcross.org/ldccin-cinnatiarc.

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