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GOSHEN — Goshen’s firstpublic school building wasdeemed a public safety andhealth hazard in June andO’Rourke Wrecking Companyisscheduled tobegindemolitionsoon.
DonnieCombs, aGoshenres-ident who owns Combs Truck-ing and Land Improvement,says he never got a chance tobid on the project.
“I’m mad that I didn’t get achance to bid the job, but theproblem is the community isbroke,” Combs said.
“We’re not living in IndianHill, we’re not living inMadeira– we’re talking about broke-asspeople here.”
Combs said the school boardcould have spent less money totear the gym down and compet-itivelybiddemolitionof the restof the school later.
“It’s the smallest part of thatschool that needed to be toredown. The rest of the buildingcould have stayed there,” hesaid.
“There’s one portion that isan emergency – taxpayerscould have ate that and goneon.”
Instead, the school boardcontracted O’Rourke WreckingCompany to tear down the en-tire school for $226,000.
“We felt like it needed to betaken care of ASAP,” said TomBixler, school board president.
The board declared theschool an emergency at a spe-cial Junemeeting. By declaringit an emergency, officials didn’tneed to adhere to bidding re-quirements of the Ohio RevisedCode.
They were able to do this be-cause Goshen Fire Chief StevePegram inspected the buildingand informed them that iswas asafety concern.
Officials reviewed three dif-ferent different bids for thedemolition of the entire build-ing, Bixler said.
None of them were from theCombs Trucking and Land Im-provement Company.
“I understand people mighthave had some concerns,” saidSuperintendent Darrell Ed-wards.
“The Green building is anemotional issue for people inthe community.”
Residentquestions‘emergency’demolitionBy Keith [email protected]
GOSHEN — An investigationinto missing money from theGoshen Police Department hasbeen turned over to the state.
At least $15,000 and blankmoney orders are missingfrom the department’s evi-dence room. A handgun wasthought to be missing, but waslocated, said Police Chief RaySnyder.
Township trustees recentlypassed a motion to hand overthe investigation to theOhio at-torney general’s office of Bu-reau of Criminal Investigation.
The Community Pressmadea public records request fordocumentsrelating to themiss-ing money Aug. 14.
Snyder,whoalso is the town-ship’s administrator, respon-ded via email on Aug. 29:
“This matter has beenturned over to the Ohio Attor-ney General’s Office for inves-tigation,” he wrote.
“I advised theBCIAgent as-signed to this case of your re-quest, andwas directed by thatagent to not release any rec-ords related to this case ... as itpertains to an open criminal in-vestigation which is currentlyunder investigation.”
John Greiner, an attorneyfrom the law firm GraydonHead, said officials did notdemonstrate grounds to with-hold records.
Goshen Township officials “... have a duty to comply withthePublicRecordsAct, and the(attorney general) does nothave veto power over that,”Greiner wrote in an email.
“Also, it is not sufficient tosay ‘ongoing investigation.’”
Township officials did notrespond to a request to cite thespecific provision of law underwhich they withheld the docu-ments, which is required by
state law.Police Capt. Bob Rose was
leading the department’s inter-nal investigation, but he is oneof the twoofficerswith akey tothe evidence room.
That’s why Trustee ClaireCorcoran motioned to bring inoutside help.
“The longer this goes unre-solved I worry it could snow-ball,” Corcoran said.
Trustees Bob Hausermann
and Ray Autenrieb voted to ac-cept the motion, and it passedunanimously.
“It’s been customary in thepast to conduct an internal in-vestigation,” Snyder said.
“But I don’t have any objec-tions (to bringing in theBureauof Criminal Investigation).”
The attorney general’s of-ficedidnot respond toa similaropen records request as ofpress time.
State is investigatingmissing Goshen moneyBy Keith [email protected]
At least $15,000 and blank money orders are missing from the Goshen Police Department’s evidence room.Township trustees recently directed the police chief to turn over the investigation to the Ohio attorneygeneral’s office of Bureau of Criminal Investigation.FILE PHOTO
GOSHEN — Township offi-cials expect to bring in moretax revenue than originallybudgeted.
Officials planned to receiveabout $4 million in taxes thisyear, but, as of July 31, they al-ready received about $3.4 mil-lion.
Administrator Ray Snydersaid Goshen schools are get-ting more than expected too,and their superintendent toldhim it was because of the1per-cent income tax.
“I guess more people aremaking more money,” Snydersaid.
In a recent meeting, the ad-ministrator went over thisyear’s expenses and revenues –tellingtrustees theyare ingoodshape and under budget.
Officials spent about $2.1million through July, leavingthem with about $1.8 million tospend the rest of the year.
The service department hasspent $12,331 on salt, whichmeans they have nomoremon-ey appropriated for salt.
If a hard winter hits Goshenofficials might have to move
funds around to buy more.“We could handle two snow
storms beforeDec. 31,” Snydersaid. “Wedon’texpectanyaddi-tional salt purchases.”
The goal is to build a newsalt facility by the end of theyear, he said.
Service Director Bob Sey-fried said the facility has beendelayed by the slow arrival ofcertain metal pieces, but thoseshould arrive soon and con-struction will begin shortly.
In the police department,Trustee Ray Autenrieb said re-cently replaced cars shouldhelp keep repair and mainte-
nance costs down.Otherwise, the department
has spent about 52 percent ofits approximately $1.3 millionbudget.
Telephone appropriations inthe general fund have beenspent, and Snyder expects torun out ofmoney for telephoneservices in one of the fire de-partment’s funds as well.
That’s because trustees pre-viously approved installationof a new phone system, whichruns a fiber optic line from thepolicestation to thefirestation,
Goshen’s tax revenue increasesBy Keith [email protected]
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Goshen reverses police OT decisionGOSHEN—Supervising
police officers in GoshenTownship will keep theirovertime pay, worthabout $15,000 to $20,000per year.
When a union contractat the Goshen Townshippolice department wassigned last year, two ser-geants and a captainstarted making less mon-ey then officers they su-pervised.
“When the contractwas signed I directed thefiscal officer to makechanges,” said GoshenTownship Police ChiefRay Snyder.
“I did not want a situa-tion, and I’ve seen it else-where, where supervi-sors were making lessthan the people they su-pervised.”
A recent resolutionfrom the Board of Trust-ees directed the fiscal of-
ficer to recover thosefunds paid to Capt. BobRose, Sgt. Don Hamptonand Sgt. Ron Robinson“without this board’s au-thorization.”
Trustee Ray Autenriebrecently moved to with-draw that resolution andapprove a change in thetownship’s policy manualto give non-union employ-ees the same benefits asunion employees.
The motion passed 2-1.“This is not a raise. It is
equal benefits with theirsubordinates,” Autenriebsaid. “Who in their rightmind would want to be asupervisor where theymake less than the peoplethey supervise?”
Autenrieb abstained ina previous vote about thematter.
Trustee Bob Hauser-mann, who previouslyvoted to recover funds,changedhismindandvot-ed to support Autenrieb’smotion.
Trustee Claire Corco-ran, who made the origi-nal motion, voted no.
“I made the decision Imade last time becausethe can couldn’t be kickedanymore. A vote had to bemade,”Hausermann said.
In discussion of hismotion Autenrieb playedan audio recording of atrustee meeting fromSept. 28, 2010.
“When this issue cameto light that theywere notgoing to give the benefitsto the supervisors I re-called themeeting of 2010- I just didn’t rememberexactly when it was andwhat was said,” Auten-rieb said.
In the audio recording,trustees approved achange to the township’spolicy manual giving twoassistant chiefs in the firedepartment increasedbenefits.
“After researching itand being advised a poli-cy was in place already I
came to realize it washighly unfair to have apolicy in one department,but not in the other,” Hau-sermann said.
Fire Chief Steve Pe-gram said employees thepolicy affected have leftthe department.
“We have not filledthose positions and wehave no intention of fill-ing those positions,” Cor-coran said.
Corcoran was not atrustee when officials ap-proved the fire depart-ment policy in 2010.
The police captain andtwo police sergeants havereceived increased bene-fits since last August.
The board never ap-proved that, Corcoransaid.
“We don’t have themoney,” she said.
“I was shocked to findout theydid it.Whowritesthemselves a raise justbecause?”
Autenrieb said the po-
lice department was notincluded in the originalpolicy because they didnot have a union in 2010.
“The money is not go-ing tobecomingout of thegeneral fund to pay forthis. The money is al-ready there, and I don’tthink that little bit is go-ing to make a differenceas faras thebudget is con-cerned,” Autenrieb said.
“I don’twant to lose theofficers we’ve got.”
In the township’s pre-liminary 2014 tax budget,about $135,000of taxpay-ers’ money would need tobe transferred from thegeneral fund to cover ex-penses in two policefunds.
“We don’t have themoney,” Corcoran said.
“They chose not to be apart of the union.”
Rose’s memorandumof understanding for em-ployment states, “Yourposition will be affordedall standard and custom-
ary benefits provided toall other non-union town-ship employees.”
It also states overtimewill not be paid, but com-pensatory time can beearned.
Rose makes an annualsalary of $62,000 a year.
“Goshen has one of thefinest police departmentsin southern Ohio, and thisproficiency is due to theprofessionalism of itsleaders,” Autenrieb said.
Action regarding su-pervisors’ benefits cameon the same night offi-cials chose to bring in theBureau of Criminal In-vestigation to investigatemissing money from thepolice department’s evi-dence room.
“That’s why I was sosaddened for the town-ship, making this kind ofmove knowing this inves-tigation is going on,” Cor-coran said.
“I feel horrible thatthis happened.”
By Keith [email protected]
Snyder said.“There are plenty of
line items that won’t beused from which theboard can transfer fundsif they wish,” he said.
In one of the three firedepartment funds, about76 percent of the budget-ed revenue for the yearhas been spent, which isthe highest of any listedfund – other than salt pur-chases and contractedservices in the buildingfund.
“That’s higher thanwe’d like to see,” Snydersaid.
The department hasspent $361,762 of the$475,468 budgeted. Morethan $164,000 of those ex-pensesare salaries,whichleaves the departmentwith about $3,000 to spendon salaries the rest of theyear.
Fiscal Officer Lisa Al-len said the payroll com-pany the township usesdoesn’t recognize depart-ments have multiplefunds and amounts bud-geted could differ fromyear to year. She notedother fire/EMS salary canbeusedtomakeupthedif-ference.
“Salary wise, theywere fine,” Allen said.
Overall, adding togeth-er the fire fund, the EMSfund and the safety ser-vices fund, about 62 per-cent of the budgetedamount for fire depart-ment salaries have beenspent so far.
“The budget has comea longway for us – depart-ment heads have done agood job staying on top ofit,” Allen said.
“While the budgetlooks good now, we have alot of things coming up fi-nancially that we need tofigure out.”
Allen wants to startnext year’s budget proc-ess sooner, soofficials canapprove the 2014 budgetin January, rather thanMarch.
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STONELICK TWP. — Apromotion isn’t alwayscause to celebrate – notwhen it comes at a price.
For Katie Freeman,her promotion to healthaid at Clermont North-eastern High School wascostly because it meantshe lost one of her bestfriends.
“When I applied forthis job I didn’t want thisjob,” Freeman said.
The position openedup because MelissaWoermann, 43, lost herbattle with liver cancerin July.
“(Melissa) was a veryhardworker, and shewasvery well respected and... liked by all the stu-dents,” said CNE Super-intendent Ralph Shell.
“She created quite avoid in that office thereand it’s going to be diffi-cult to replace her.”
Freeman was a teach-er’s aid and attendanceofficer worker whohelped students with dis-abilities.
“Katie worked veryclosely with (Melissa)with thediabetic kids, be-cause that’s one of ourbiggest challenges – as itis at a lot of schools,”Shell said.
Woermann was thehigh school’s nurse forfour years, where Free-mansays shewascharac-terized by her knowledgeand compassion for otherpeople.
“I could come in andtalk to her about any-thing,” Freeman said, re-membering a number oftimes she came to herfriend and colleague cry-ing her eyes out.
Freemanwas a diabet-ic herself, and one of thethings she says she re-members most aboutWoermann - besides herDiet Coke addiction - is
how she constantly wor-ried about her blood sug-ar levels.
“I miss her and wish Icould talk to her every-day like I used to,” Free-man said. “Shewas one ofthe strongest, hard work-ing, caring and compas-sionate people that I haveever met.”
Woermann was diag-nosed with cancer inJune and underwent sur-gery in July to take out 75percent of her liver – shenever woke up from sur-gery.
She left behind a hus-band of 23 years and
three children – one whograduated fromCNE andtwo others currently inthe school system.
Brittney Woermann, asenior at CNE, said shemisses seeing her momwhenever she walkedinto the school’s office.
“I would describe heras a personwho strives tohelp others,” Brittneysaid.
“She took a major paydecrease to help kids andso it would be a betterschedule for me (and mysiblings).”
The school board re-cently established a
scholarshipfund inWoer-mann’s name, and amini-mum of $500 will be giv-en to a deserving studenteach year, Freeman said.
Officials are conduct-ing a scholarship volley-ball game Monday, Sept.23, to raise funds.
There will be a silentauction and split the pot.A percentage of the ad-mission gate also will gotoward the fund, and vol-leyball players will weara special T-shirt com-memorating Woermann.
For Freeman, and ev-eryone at the school, it’s asimple gesture – a ges-ture to remember.
“I’m in her office nowand I have her job – butthis is her office and herjob and that will neverchange,” Freeman said.
Scholarship to honor WoermannBy Keith [email protected]
Melissa Woermann sits with her husband Bernie. Melissa, a nurse at CNE High School,passed away in July after battling liver cancer. The CNE school board recentlyestablished a scholarship fund in Melissa’s name.THANKS TO BRITTNEYWOERMANN
SUPPORTMELISSA» CNE fundraising
volleyball game againstIndian Hill Monday, Sept.23. JV starts at 5 p.m. andvarsity starts at 6:30 p.m.» To contribute to the
scholarship fund, or formore information aboutupcoming fundraisers,contact Katie Freeman at513-625-1211 ext. 114 [email protected]
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BATAVIA — The Cler-mont County Departmentof Job and Family Ser-vices wants to pay fostercare providers more tomake Clermont Countymore appealing in the re-gion.
TimDick,deputydirec-tor of Job and Family Ser-vices, recently told Cler-
mont County commission-ers that the county hasn’tchanged its rates since2010, and with increasednumbersof childrenbeingremoved from their bio-logical families the countyneeds to offermore incen-tives to keep them in thecounty.
“It’s very difficultwheneveryougoout to thehomewhere this abuse oc-curred at,” Dick said.
“And we know thatwe’re going to be drivingthem (1 1/2), two, and,sometimes, 4 1/2 hoursaway ... far away from thecommunity – far awayfromwhat they know.”
The county currentlyhas 344 children in its fos-ter care system,Dicksaid,andabout40percentofthecases were removed fordrug-related reasons.
The department’s pro-posal is to increase thedai-ly pay for care providers$5 for children up to 5years old, and $10 for 6- to
18-year-old youths in fos-ter homes.
Gas mileage reim-bursement would remainat 40cents, but reimburse-ment for day care ex-penses would increase to$125 a week from $100.
The county currentlypays about $65 a day fornetwork service provid-ers – foster care providersoutside the county – and$19 a day for children inClermont County fosterhomes, Dick said.
“Initially this will havea financial impact on us,”
Dick said.“But as we get more
foster homes and movemore children into theagencyfosterhomesthat’swhen the cost savings willcome into effect.”
“There is a cost savingsto the county, but it’smorebeneficial to the kid,” saidBob Proud, commissioner.
“So thatmakes it a win-win.”
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Fatal bike crashPolice have identified
the 7-year-old boy whodied in a bicycle crashwith a vehicle Aug. 31 inBatavia.
Police say Evan Geer,ofBatavia,diedfrominju-ries sustained when hestruck by a 2002 JeepWrangler driven by Me-lissaMaloney, 43, of Bata-via.
The initial investiga-tionshows that theboyen-tered the intersection ofFifth and Wood streets inBatavia and struck theve-hicle driven by Maloney.The boy was riding weston Wood Street.
He was transported toCincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Centervia helicopter and laterpronounced dead.
None of the occupantsof the automobile was in-jured.Thecrashoccurredat 12:38 p.m., and the inci-dent remainsunder inves-tigation by the BataviaPost of the Ohio StateHighway Patrol.
CorrectionAstory in the Sept. 4 is-
sue should have said tocall 956-3729 to registerfor a pre-diabetes classTuesday,Nov.12,atMercyHealth Clermont Hospi-tal.
Meth lab bustThe Clermont County
Sheriff’s Office is investi-gating a mobile metham-phetamine lab discoveredSept.2 in theparking lotofthe Milford Meijer story,1082 state Road 28.
Police seized an oldermodel Honda Accordfrom the parking lot.
Two suspects arrestedat the scene were bookedinto the Clermont County
jail that afternoon. JohnTunlon, 37, and SamanthaSnuder, 33, both facemul-tiple charges – includingthe illegalmanufacture ofdrugs.
P.E.R.I. meetingThe Clermont Chapter
of the P.E.R.I. will meet at11:30 a.m. Wednesday,Sept. 18, at the BataviaTownship Building, 1535Clough Pike Batavia, withthe guest speaker BobbieO’Neil, education man-ager for OPERS.
The annual P.E.R.I.conference will be in Co-lumbus at the Crown Pla-za off Route 161 on Mon-day, Sept. 23. Informationfor registration may beobtained by contactingPERI offices in Columbusat 1-800-247-7374.
VeteransAppreciation Day
Join the Fraternal Or-derofEagles2289 forVet-erans Appreciation DaySaturday, Oct. 12, at 265Foundry Ave., Batavia.
This isaday-longeventbegins with the flag rais-ing at 8 a.m. The flag low-ering, 21-gun salute andTaps will be presented at6:30 p.m. There will belive music, $1 beers andplenty of food and doorprizes.
Buy a raffle ticket towin a box for six at River-bendMusic Center, a limoto and from the concert,and a $300 MontgomeryInn certificate. Raffleproceeds will benefit theWounded Warrior Pro-ject.
A free shuttle will beprovided from 8 a.m. to 8p.m. to the Vietnam Trav-eling Wall at Union Town-ship Veterans MemorialPark.
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MILFORD— School may have started, but that doesn’t mean thefun has stopped.
Meadowview students, who completed their summer readingrequirements set out by the school, recently took part in an after-noon of activities.
Students flew down a slip ‘n’ slide, did the limbo and weresplashed with a water hose byMiami Township firefighters.
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Water splashes in Libby Dixon’s face as shethrows herself down the slip ‘n’ slide Aug. 29 tocelebrate completing her summer readingprogram. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Nevaeh Baker, a sixth-grader fromMeadowview,goes down the slip ‘n’ slide Aug. 29 while otherswatch. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Nathan Richie, left, plays near the slip ‘n’slide with his friend Lucas Kraeutle Aug.29. Meadowview students got to celebrateif they completed their summer readingprogram. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY
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Jessica Nagle, a third-grader from Meadowview, barely clears the water limbo.KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Meadowview students wave thanks to the Miami Township firefighters for cooling them off on a hot day. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
AMiami Township firefighter sprays Meadowviewstudents who completed their summer readingprogram with water Aug. 29. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE
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Meadowview students splash around in water provided by Miami Township firefighters Aug. 29. Students got to take a breakfrom studying and enjoy the weather if they completed their summer reading program. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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Football» Clermont Northeastern
High School lost 53-14 toMadei-ra Sept. 6, falling to 0-2 on theyear.
»Goshen High Schoolbounced back from an opening-week loss to post a 25-12 win onthe road at Hillsboro Sept. 6.
»Milford High School chris-tened its new turf field in style,posting a triple-over time win
againstEdgewoodSept. 6.DrewAshcraft scored on a four-yardrun to provide the winningtouchdown. The Eagles im-proved to 1-1.
»McNicholas High Schoolbeat Oakridge (Canada) in itshome opener Sept. 7 66-0.
Boys Golf»Milford beat Blanchester
Sept. 3 and knocked off KingsSept. 5
Girls Golf»Milford beat Kings 172-186
Sept. 3.TheEagles followedvic-tories over bothMother ofMer-cy and McNicholas in a Sept. 5tri-match.
Boys soccer»McNicholas remained un-
beaten at 4-0-3 with a pair of 2-1wins, beating Chaminade-Juli-enneSept. 3 andBatavia Sept. 5.
»Milford shut out Anderson3-0 Sept. 5 on the road to win itsEastern Cincinnati Conferenceopenerand improve to4-1on theseason.
Girls soccer» CNE beat Georgetown 4-3
Sept. 3 to boost its record to 2-1-1.
»Milford beat Anderson 5-0Sept. 3. The Eagles remainedundefeated at 2-0-3.
Volleyball» » CNE bested Batavia in
straight sets Sept. 3 at home.The Rockets followed with an-other three-setwin atBlanches-ter Sept. 5.
»Milford knocked off Love-
land in five sets Sept. 4 to im-proveto6-1overall and4-1in theECC.
UC Clermont» The Cougars volleyball
team defeated Miami Univer-sity-Hamilton 25-21, 25-10, 25-16onAug. 31 to improve its recordto 4-0 on the season.
UC Clermont defeated ClarkState 25-17, 25-18, 19-25, 25-13Sept. 4 to maintain its perfectrecord at 5-0.
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
ByMark D. [email protected]
GOSHEN TWP— . Most foot-ball spectators want to watchthe ball fly around. Theywant to see high-scoringgames and like to keep theireyes on whoever has the ballin his hand. Most spectatorsmiss out on the most impor-tant part of the game.
As Goshen High Schooladapts to a new spread of-fense, there will be moreplayers to keep an eye on.The Warriors have empha-sized spreading the ballaround, distributing it to ava-riety of different skill play-ers. Rather than just watchthe ballcarrier or receiver,Warriors fans should keep aneye on the men up front whowill determine whether thenew offense succeeds in yearone.
“People in the stands fol-low the ball, but offensivefootball starts on that line,”head coach Mark Slagle said.“It always has, and it alwayswill.”
One player guaranteed totouch the ball on every snaphas more pressure on himthan you might expect. Sen-ior center Josh Harvillemakes the line calls at theline of scrimmage and pro-vides a valuable perspectivefor the coaching staff.
“He’s worked really hardand done great for us the lastcouple of years,” said Slagle.“I can count on him to tell mewhat he’s seeing.”
As defenses try to adjustto the new attack, Harville’sinsights will help Goshen
maximize the spread’s poten-tial. In between offensive se-ries, he lets his coaches knowwhat he is seeing and how theWarriors can better exploitweaknesses in the defense.
“There are things that hesees that the people up top(coaches in the booth) don’tsee,” said Slagle. “His abilityto communicate that to me isso important to our offense.”
Switching offensiveschemesand starting ayoungplayer behind center werethe two biggest challengesfor Goshen entering the sea-son. Sophomore quarterbackIsaac Miller-Hart showedthat he is growing more com-fortable with the offense inthe Warriors’ 25-12 victoryover Hillsboro on Sept. 6, theteam’s first win of 2013.
His progress will be a di-rect result of howwell the of-fensive line, led by Harville,embraces the new offenseand recognizes the adjust-ments that opposing de-fensesmake throughout eachgame.
“Their ability to grasp thatis really vital,” said Slagle.“That will make or break usthis year.”
Harville leadsmake-or-breakyear for GoshenfootballBy Adam [email protected]
The Goshen High School football team features 13 seniors including,from back left, Andrew Faw, Pierce Elmore and Jimmy Carr; middleAustin Parker, Scotty Nichols, Noah Knuckles, Austin Smith andBrandon Lunsford; front Jordan Hunter, Sebastian Wolfenbarger,Josh Harville, Jake Nelson and Dakota Ramey. MARK D. MOTZ/THE
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COMING UPWhat: Goshen hosts Bethel-
Tate’s footballWhen: 7:30 p.m., Friday,
Sept. 13.Where: 6707 Goshen Road,
Goshen, OH. Looking fromschool, the football field isacross the street and to theright.
OWENSVILLE — Some familyand friends lingered in the hall-way outside the gym.
Still wearing her No. 10 jer-sey with ice packs wrapped onher shoulder and back, Cler-mont Northeastern HighSchool volleyball middle hitterJenna Mummert approached.
“Ham-mer. Ham-mer. Ham-mer,” someof theguyschanted.
Mummert told them beforea brief pause, “Oh my gosh, Idon’t like being called that. OK,I lied. I totally like being calledthat.”
And why not? The 6-footsophomore had just drilled aspike to score the last point in aSept. 3 three-set sweep againsthighly touted Batavia, puttingthe Rockets in sole possessionof second place in the SouthernBuckeye Conference Nationaldivision, behind Williamsburgand ahead of the Bulldogs.
She used a variety of crush-ing kills, powerful blocks and astrong service game. All ofwhich CNEhead coach CarmenTobe said have room for im-provement.
“She’s one of our top hit-ters,” Tobe said of Mummert.“She definitely brings somesize and power to our middle.She ranges from really good tokind of inconsistent. She’syoung, so just staying focusedon the court is important.
“Part of what we want her todo is make good decisions.When to swingandwhen topicka spot on the floor and just tap itover.”
Mummert – not surprisingly– likes to swing.
“I really like the feeling youget after a good kill,” she said.“It’s more about the approachthan anything else, getting inposition to swing. That and thefollow through.”
If she had her way as ayoungster, Mummert neverwould have been a volleyballplayer.
“My entire family plays bas-ketball,” she said (and for therecord, so does she). “My dad(Steven) coached here for like14 years, 11 as the JV coach andthen as varsity coach. My olderbrothers (Brad and Ryan)played here. “Basketball iswhat we did.”
But after trying volleyball inseventh grade, Mummertfound not only some aptitude,but also an appreciation for thegame.
“I actually didn’t want toplay, but once I started, I really
liked it,” she said. “It’s a lot offun.”
Especially when you’re win-ning, as the Rockets are.
“Usually you don’t hit theground running, but we did thisseason,” she said. “I want towork hard and keep improvingmyself and the team.
“I really enjoyed our teambonding we had recently. Webecame a lot closer and learned
how to communicate with eachother. That’s helped us a lot onthe court.”
Tobe agreed and looks for-ward to the rest of the season.
“There was one tough losswe had against Williamsburg,but we’ll see them again,”shesaid. “We’re definitely workingon taking the league. That’swhat we’re striving for andkeeping focused on doing.”
CNE sophomorehammers herway in volleyballByMark D. [email protected]
Clermont Northeastern High School sophomore Jenna Mummertregisters a cross-court kill during a Sept. 3 victory against Batavia HighSchool. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
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MIAMI TWP. — Tim Ho-gan roamed the outfieldfor the Mulberry nine in1961. More than 50 yearslater, Hogan roamedthrough property recordsin search of his old team-mates from the only Mul-berry Knothole baseballteam ever to play for theNational Championship.
It was September 1961,and themenofMulberry –evenif theywereonly15atthe time – advancedall theway to the championshipgame. That’s where mem-ories grow a little hazy forthe men - all in their late60s now.
“We lost 2-1,” said Ho-gan, as Fred Dickman set-tled into a chair on the pat-io at Hogan’s home in Mi-ami Township, where sixmembers of the team re-united Saturday, Aug. 24.
“The score was 6-2,”Dickman said, recallingthe home run and triple hehit; scoring on awild pitchfollowing the triple. “Iscored two runs.”
Hogan agreed Dick-man hit a home run. Infact, all four survivingmembers of the teamwhoturned out for themini-re-union agreeDickmanhit ahome run. There was stillmore debate about thename of the field wherethegamewasplayed.Den-ny Thompson says it was
at Duck Creek fields andGlynn Johnson says it wasDeer Creek Commons.They agree the diamondthey played onwas next toanother diamond.
“Remember, they hadto stop the game on theother field because ofFred’s home run ball roll-ing through,” said ChuckMueller,whopitchedtheminto the championshipgame by beating Chatta-nooga in the semi-finalgame. They all remem-bered both teams scored alot of runs in that game. Itmight have been14-12, butnobodyreallyremembers.
“I don’t remember thescore, but there were a lotof runs scored by bothteams,” Hogan said. “Wejust scored more than theother team.”
It was also played herein Cincinnati – an October1961 newspaper accountshows it was at DeerCreek fields against theKotters of Cincinnatiteam.
“Deer Creek Commonswas near the old BaldwinPiano and replaced byI-71,” said Glynn Johnson,who roamed the outfieldwith Hogan and Dickmanback in September 1961.
Chuck’s pitching andsomehotbatsearnedthema spot in the Knothole Na-tional Championshipgame. Chicken wings andburgers were served upwith memories – albeitslightly faded at theirgathering. Stories flowedlike a cold beverage overice on thatwarmSaturdayevening at Hogan’s house.
Not all the stories wereeasy. George Huddlesonremembered catching thechampionshipgame, andathrow hemade.
“I was catching and Imade a wild throw,” Hud-dleson recalled. “Therewas a runner stealingthird. I didn’t have a clearshotat third. Ihadtothrowaround the batter andguesswhere the basewas.It was wild, and the guy
scored. I felt real badabout that.”
Hogan rememberedmaking the final out of thegame. The guys laughedabout how the good thingsdidn’t really stick in theirmemories like the outsand errors they made.Each one was quick to re-memberhowgood theoth-er guy was.
“Dickman was the bestathlete on the team,” said
Johnson, noting Fredplayed basketball, foot-ball, and baseball at Mil-fordHighSchool. Theyre-membered George’sbrother, Rodney Huddle-son, one of two teammateskilled in Viet Nam.
“Ididn’t start thecham-pionship game,” said Den-ny Thompson. “Rodneystarted at first base in-stead ofme in the champi-onship.”
Shortstop Cliff Lefflerwas their other teammatekilled in the war.
“He’d be retired frompro baseball; he was thatgood,” Huddleson said.They all agreed.
The laughter quietedfor a moment as they re-membered their fallenteammates. It didn’t takelong though before happymemories started flowingagain. They are specialmemories, from a specialtime, when they forged aforever bond. The kind ofbond that, 52 years later,has them sharing memo-ries over grilled burgersand cold beverages; won-dering where the yearswent.
“Close your eyes andthink about that day in1961,” said Hogan. “It wasa minute ago.”
Writer’snote:Thenews-paper photo and captionfrom October 1961 indi-cates Mulberry’s Class AKnothole county champi-onship teamlost toKottersof Cincinnati 2-0 in theClassAKnotholeNationalChampionship game.They defeated Springfield,Ohio; Newport, Ky,, andChattanooga, Tenn., toplay in the championshipgame.
National finalist knothole team reunites
By Chuck [email protected]
Mulberry (Clermont County) Class A Knotholechampionship team that played for the 1961NationalKnothole Championship. Photo In a photo that appearedin local paper in October 1961, the team members are, fromleft: Front, Russell Dean, Denny Meyer, Charles Peveler;middle, Ray Cook, Denny Thompson, Bob McLeod, TimHogan, Gary Goss, Mrs. R. Niemiller; back, coach BenThompson, Bill Schatzman, George Huddleson, GlynnJohnson, Fred Dickman, Rodney Huddleson, coach CharlesJohnson. Unavailable at time of photo - Chuck Mueller andCliff Leffler. Mueller and McLeod were pitchers.
More than 50 years later six members of that 1961Mulberry Knothole Championship team gathered at thehome of Tim Hogan in Miami Township to share fondmemories and renew old friendships. Those participating,from left, are Denny Thompson, Glynn Johnson, GeorgeHuddleson, Chuck Mueller, Tim Hogan with his dog Auggieand Fred Dickman. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Mulberry mencatch up,comparememories
This partial caption from the local newspaper in October1961 tells the story of the Mulberry (Clermont County)Knothole Class A champs’ loss in the Knothole NationalChampionship game - 2-0 to Kotters of Cincinnati.
MT. WASHINGTON —McNicholas High Schooldedicated the playing sur-face at PennStation Stadi-um Sept. 7, naming itKlonne-Schmidt Field.
Tom and Susie Siemers- parents and grandpar-entsofMcNicholasgradu-ates - made a gift to theschool for the namingrights. The name honorsboth former head footballcoach Steve Klonne andthe Siemers’ grandsonswho participated in theathletic program duringtheir years at McNicho-las.
Klonne coached atMcNicholas for 10 yearsbefore retiring from headcoaching in 2010. TheSiemers are parents toMcNicholas graduatesGretchen SiemersSchmidt (’74), StephanieSiemers Bloemer (’77)and Heidi Siemers Walsh(’84). They’ve had five
grandchildren graduatefrom the school and twoare current students:Zach Schmidt (’99), NickSchmidt (’02), DrewSchmidt (’06), JillianBloemer (’10), AnnaBloemer (’11), MitchBloemer (’14) and EmilyBloemer (’15).
The facility housingKlonne-SchmidtFieldwasdedicated as Penn StationStadium during the inau-gural football gameplayed there Oct. 16, 2010.Penn Station founder andMcNick alumnus Jeff Os-terfeld (’78) was honoredfor his donation to makethe stadium a reality.
In addition to sports,the Siemers support thearts at McNick, dividingtheir gift between the ath-letic and theater pro-grams. The couple namedthe facility the JeanneSpurlock Theatre in 2011to honor the eponymous
former theater teacher.The Rockets football
teamplayed its first homegame of the season on thenewly named field, Sept.7, hosting the OakridgeSecondary School fromLondon, Ontario, Canada.They took care of the Ca-nadian team in over-whelming fashion, win-ning 66-0 and bringing theseason record to1-1.
Inaddition to four safe-ties and seven PATs/onefield goal from Cole Car-mosino, scoring touch-downs were: Dominic Ga-briele, Luke Sulken, SeanByrne,TylerGumbert (in-terception return), AdamHisch (2), and Tyrone Ja-bin (2).
The game marked thesecond timeMcNick host-ed a Canadian team, thelastbeing in2010whentheRockets played MedwayHigh School, also fromLondon, Ontario.
Members of the Siemers and Schmidt family were on hand for the re-naming ofMcNicholas’ football field to Klonne-Schmidt Field in honor of donations of Mr. and Mrs.Tom Siemers. From left are McNicholas Principal Patty Bickert, Zach Schmidt, SusieSiemers, Tom Siemers, Nick Schmidt, Barry Schmidt and Drew Schmidt. GEOFF
BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS
McNick dedicates field
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In my former column, Iused some buzz phrases that,as a Late Bloomer Baby Boom-er, I am relating to on a newlevel. You may recall that aLate Bloomer Boomer is any-one born between 1956 and1964.
The term I used, Aging inPlace, can mean many thingsto us. For me, it means want-ing to age in place in my ownhomes, in my own neighbor-hoods and with my ownfriends and family.
The American Associationof Retired Persons describes“Aging in Place” as a culturalshift in that those who areaging are overwhelminglypreferring to stay at home,rather than be transplanted tonursing homes or assistedliving facilities.
The Nation-al Associationof HomeBuilders de-scribes it as:Remaining inone’s homesafely, in-dependentlyand comfort-ably, regard-less of age,
income or ability level. Itmeans the pleasure of living ina familiar environment as weage and the ability to enjoyfamiliar rituals and specialevents that enrich our lives. Itmeans the reassurance ofbeing able to call a house a“home” for a lifetime.
This hit “home” for me asmy mother recently under-went knee replacement sur-
gery, followed by a stay in arehabilitation facility. Fortu-nately, my father was antici-pating her return and mademodifications assisting her asshe recovers at home.
He first installed a grab barat the front door. She can grabthe bar for stability and pullherself up and in safely. Healso installed grab bars in theshower, a shower chair andreplaced the stationery show-er head with a hand-heldshower.
Furniture has been movedto allow more space, and inaddition to her quad-prongedcane, she has a walker to helpmaintain stability as shestands at the countertop in thekitchen or in the bath.
Since studies show that we,overwhelmingly, want to live
in our own homes as we age,even Late Bloomer Boomers,such as myself, need to bethinking about ways we can bemore creative for our parentsor other loved ones and, ulti-mately, for ourselves.
A person’s ability to getaround his/her home and inter-act with the environment willdetermine the success of ag-ing in place. Like my Dad did,installing grab bars can helpyou keep your balance whenusing steps/stairs and in theshower.
In cases of more lengthyconfinement to a wheelchairor walker, some may evenconsider widening doorwaysto help you get around in yourhome.
As a healthy, vibrant gener-ation, most of us have a bias
for the positive and haveworked hard to eat right, playright and exercise right. Evenin our healthiest state, givingsome thought to the most fun-damental elements of homedesign can work to our ad-vantage.
Planning in advance, evento develop the process bywhich we will access impor-tant home assistance equip-ment, like grab bars, will keepus from spinning our wheelslater, not to mention allowingus to “Age in Place” accordingto our own preferences.
Cindy Gramke is the ExecutiveDirector/CEO of Clermont SeniorServices. Ideas and comments canbe directed to Cindy [email protected] orcontact the agency at 724-1255.
Seniors have the right to age in place
Cindy GramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
An angel tire changerOn Aug.17, I was trailering
my boat along Ohio 132 towardEast Fork Lake in BataviaTownship.A trailer tire disinte-grated.
Before I had a chance tofumble for my tire-changingtools a rusted-out red HondaS2000 stopped behind me. Theyoungmanasked ifhecouldas-sist.
I initially politely declinedwhile I was trying to figure outwhat equipment I had tochange a tire. He insisted thathe did that kind of work all thetime and that he had a hydrau-lic roller jack, jack stands, andcrossbar(tireiron)inhistrunk.
I authorized the service andthenutilizedmyskills atdirect-ing traffic while he did all thework.
Upon completion, the youngman toldme that hewould stopthe traffic while I pulled out.
I said, “Hey, how much do Iowe you?” “Nothing,” he re-sponded. “I just love to do thiskind of work.”
I’ve always believed in an-gels. But this is the first timeone has ever changed a tire forme. As I pulled out, I looked inmy side mirror and thought Isaw a halo glistening a fewinches above his head.
John BeckerUnion Township
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Lastweek’s questionDo you think the U.S. is safer
now that it was 12 years ago, be-fore theSept.11attacks?Whatdoyou most remember about thatday?
“No,Idon’t thinkwe’resafer.“We have a president who is
much more interested in hispersonal popularity and vaca-tions than taking care of ourcountry. To be fair about it, Idon’t think he’s capable of thejob and doesn’t have the senseto appoint people who are.
“I pray that we get throughthe next 3 years without anoth-er 9-11.”
J.K.
“We probably are safer thanwewere12yearsago,but it’s thekind of statistic that is difficultto quantify because of politicalbickering and ignorance ofmost of the public.
“It’s also true that many at-tacks may have been thwarted,but thekindofworkbycounter-intelligence people that pre-vents them is secret and un-known tomost of us. That’swhyit’s generally ‘classified.’
“I remember being in my
classroomteachingmyseventhgrade a story that had Manhat-tan as its setting and worryingthe military might shoot downthe jet over Pennsylvania be-fore it circled back around toWashington.”
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“Personally I never felt un-safebeforeorafter9-11. Itwasatragedy, but when you areraised practicing hiding underyour desk because of a nuclearattack you tend to take theevent with a different perspec-tive.
“When it occurred I was inmyhomeoffice.Mywife yelledand my immediate commentupon seeing it on TVwas that itwas Bin Laden.
“I told her that Pres. Clintonhad warned the incoming ad-ministration to watch out forhim, but they ignored him onthat and just about everythingelsedue to their arrogance.Thesecond plane confirmed mysupposition.”
J.Z.
“Yes, if your question asksabout ‘from foreign terrorists.’No, if your question asks about‘from our re-elected leaders.’
“While deeply saddened thatday and for some period afterthat day, the bombers knewthey could ruin our country ifthey could make our re-electedofficials run amok with ourfreedoms ... obviously, this hashappened. It’s my biggest fear,and it is ongoing.”
K.P.
“TheHomelandSecurityActis oneof thebiggestRepublicanslush funds in history. Anyonewho looks at the expenditureswill bedepressedby thewastedmoney.
“Hiring people to look atyour underwear is not makingyou safer. Andmost of themon-ey goes to Republican contrib-
utors, not the idiots you see atthe airport.
“Isreal accomplishes great-er security without body scans.
“I can't get over the way theRepublicans have hijacked theissueofpersonal security.Theyincreasepersonal insecuritybypassing gun laws which allowmorons to obtain guns.
“We all know that theNRA isan effective influence on Con-gress, but howmany of us real-ize that the NRA is simply andexclusivelya lobbying front forgunmanufacturers?
“Wecannotbeeffectiveifwedo not use the brains we havebeen endowedwith.
“The alternative is a declin-ing human intelligence.
N.F.
“I don't know if we are saferor not? It depends on howmuchour governmentwill allowus toknow and how that informationis processed by them.
“I guess if I had to pick Iwould say America is not assafe as before 911because I be-lieve we will always have Mus-limswantingtodestroyourwayof life.”
Dave D.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasichcooked up JobsOhio, a public-private hybrid non-profit,ostensibly to put more Ohioansin gainful employment.
JobsOhio was created byKasich in 2011 as a way to shifteconomic development policyfrom the state-funded Depart-ment of Development to thenew agency, which is fundedby the state and private com-panies.
JobsOhio board membersare appointed solely by Kas-ich.
Democrats have asked theOhio Ethics Commission toinvestigate JobsOhio, claimingthat a number of the boardmembers, as well as Kasichhimself, have ties to the com-panies being helped with Job-sOhio funds.
“You cannot have peoplethat are sitting on the board ofdirectors of JobsOhio havingtheir companies directly bene-fit. You cannot have a gover-nor that is supposed to be look-ing out for all Ohioans lookingout for all industry, receivingbenefits from a company and
they’re gettingtax breaks inreturn,” StateSen. Joe Schia-voni said.
JobsOhio isexempt frompublic dis-closure ofspending. And,as a privateentity, it is notsubject to thestate’s open
meetings and records laws,ethics rules, or other require-ments that generally affectState agencies. State Rep.Mike Duffey sponsored HB1which established JobsOhioand all of its shields.
The Ohio Ethics Commis-sion has quickly fallen in linewith the legislative shieldsprovided for JobsOhio.
Since the Commission haslimited jurisdiction and isunable to dig into complaintsconcerning JobsOhio, OhioEthic Commission ChairmanMeromBrachman has dis-missed them out of hand.
By the way, Merom Brach-
man contributed to Duffey’scampaign. And, Brachman hasgiven thousands of dollars toKasich’s campaign efforts inrecent years.
Should we connect the dots?Two Ohio lawmakers, State
Sen. Mike Skindell and StateRep. Dennis Murray, haveteamed with ProgressOhio.orgin a lawsuit against JobsOhio.
The thrust of the legal chal-lenge argues Kasich has vio-lated the State Constitution.Under the JobsOhio plan, Kas-ich chairs a board of eightCEOs. This chairmanship, thesuit claims, runs counter toprovisions in the statute thatforbid governors from runningbusinesses while in office. Thecomplaint has been filed withthe Ohio Supreme Court.
Kasich has launched a $1.4million JobsOhio media buytargeting Ohio residents.
In a letter to Kasich, Cuya-hoga County Executive EdFitzGerald (potential 2014opponent) raised some seriousquestions.
“I write to express my con-cern about your recent use of
$1.4 million in state funds toplace television and print adsthat are an improper waste ofstate funds and seem intendedto boost your gubernatorialre-election effort rather thanactually help with economicdevelopment here in-state.”
On top of it all, why did theRepublican-controlled OhioGeneral Assembly recentlypass a measure prohibitingRepublican State AuditorDave Yost from auditing Job-sOhio?
What are they hiding?Ethics violations?Conflicts of interest?State Constitution viola-
tions?Cronyism?Corruption?Or something worse?It just may be Kasich and
JobsOhio are doing a real jobon Ohio.
Richard O. Schwab was associatehead of school, and middle schoolhead, Cincinnati Country DaySchool. He is founder of GlendaleOrganizing For America CommunityTeam.
Taking aim at Gov. Kasich’s pet project
Richard O.SchwabCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Clermont County 4-H youthcelebratedmanysuccessesdur-ing the recent 2013 ClermontCounty Fair and the Ohio StateFair.
The following delegatesfrom Clermont County wonClockTrophies at theOhio StateFair: Joanie LaJoye of Wondersof theWorldforBeginningCakeDecorating, Sr. Division; Laur-iann Esz of Clover Cats andShooting Sports for Shotgun, Sr.Division; John HenryMartin ofHeritage Builders for EnteringElectronics; and Abe Mancinoof Wonders of the World forSTEM Self-Determined, Sr. Di-vision. Winning a Clock Trophyis the highest honor for exhibi-tors at the Ohio State Fair.
The following delegatesfrom Clermont County wererecognized as Outstanding ofthe Day at the Ohio State Fair:Rebecca Burton of 4-H Patriotsfor Getting Started in Art, Sr.Division; DavidWoeste ofHeri-tageBuilders forSmallEngines& Lawn Care: Crank It Up; Ker-rigan Meeker of Maple ReyMilk&More forFamilyHistoryTreasureHunt, ThirdYear;Wy-attMeekerofMapleReyMilk&More for Exploring Our InsectWorld I; AllisonHeck of ALIVE4-H Club for Sewing: Fun withClothes; Katie Marks of Heri-tageBuilders forSewing:Cloth-ing for Middle School; SarahFrancis of Heritage BuildersforSewing:Tops forTweens; Li-ly Woeste of Heritage Buildersfor Let’s Bake Quick Breads;John HenryMartin of HeritageBuilders for Engineering Na-tional Qualifier. To receive anOutstanding of the Day ribbonis to place within the top 20 per-cent of the class at the OhioState Fair.
The following ClermontCounty 4-H participants placedin Skill-a-Thon Competitions atthe Ohio State Fair: Luke Jen-
nings of Ultimate 4-H’ers(swine, age 9, second place);Erin Jennings of Ultimate 4-H’ers (swine, age 12, secondplace); Carley Bruan of Ulti-mate4-H’ers(swine,age15,14thplace);NateLangofFFA(swine,age 15, 16th place); Carley Snid-er of Ultimate 4-H’ers (swine,age17, firstplace);SydneySnid-er of Ultimate 4-H’ers (swine,age 17, fourth place); Jodi Sealeof Ultimate 4-H’ers (swine, age17, 13th place); EmilyDoppes ofGoshenBoosters (rabbit, age15,5thplace);MikayaEszofCloverCats (poultry, age12, 7th place);Lauriann Esz of Clover Cats(poultry, age 14, 6th place); Kia-raParksofCloverCats (poultry,age 15, 13th place); Luke Exten-sion Clermont County 1000 Lo-cust Street, PO Box 670 Owens-ville,OH45160Phone: (513) 732-7070 Fax: (513) 732-7060 Web-site: http://clermont.osu.edu
Jennings ofUltimate 4-H’ers(beef, age 9, first place); ErinJennings of Ultimate 4-H’ers(beef, age12, first place);TaylorHowerton of FFA (beef, age 14,7th place); Sydney Snider of Ul-timate4-H’ers(beef,age17,sec-ond place); Jodi Seale of Ulti-mate 4-H’ers (beef, age 17,fourthplace); andCarleySnider
of Ultimate 4-H’ers (beef, age17,13thplace).Skill-a-Thon isanevent that tests an individual’sknowledge in a specific subjectarea.
Additionally, Nicole Sannesof theUltimate 4-H’ers wonRe-serveChampionFeederSteer inthe Prospect Steer Show at theOhio State Fair, and EmilyWoo-dall of Round Up Rustlers wonfirst place in Breeding BoerGoat Showmanship for age 13.Dog program participantsGrace Reid of RumpRoast Rid-
ers, Dawson Wells of BethelBeefers & Sheepers, and NikkiBranham of Owensville Win-ners placed in competition atthe Ohio State Fair.
“I am very proud of our 4-Hexhibitors who placed at theOhioStateFair, but I amequallyproud of all our Junior Fairmembers who successfullycompleted their non-livestockand livestock projects to show-case at the Clermont CountyFair,” said Kelly Royalty, OhioState University Extension’s
4-H Youth Educator for Cler-mont.
“The public sees the resultsof our exhibitors’ hard work atthe fair, but there isa lot ofworkand preparation behind thescenes that happens before thefair, too,” she added.
By March 1, all Junior Fairparticipants (4-H, FFA, FCCLA,Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Ameri-canHeritageGirls andGrange)had to register for the projectsthey would complete for the2013 fair season. For 4-H mem-bers, this meant picking fromthe more than 200 projects of-fered in Ohio.
Fromthespringdeadline,ex-hibitors worked hard to finishgeneral projects, attend clubmeetings and trainings such asQuality Assurance, participatein skill-a-thon competitions,raise livestock and practicetheir interview skills – to namejust a few components that leadto a finished project.
General project interviewswere held June 29 and July11atthe fairgrounds; exhibitorsrankingfirst throughfifthplacewere announced July 20 atWin-ner’sCircle.The first placewin-nerwasnamedthestatefairdel-egatewith thesecondplacewin-nerasstatefairalternate.Thereis no pre-judging needed forcompanion animal and live-stock projects; any county ex-hibitor can attend the state fair.
“A number of volunteers,judges, parents and businesseshelped us with the events lead-ing up to the county fair,” Roy-alty said. “We would like tothank all of our helpers.”
“All Junior Fair exhibitorsput a lot of time, energy and ef-fort into their projects, and wewant to share their successeswith the community,” Royaltyexplained. “We are very proudof how they represent the Cler-mont County 4-H program.”
4-H MEMBERS SUCCEED AT FAIRS
Clermont County Junior Fair participants take part in the performance horse show held Friday of fair week,July 26. Leading up to the fair, livestock show participants spend many hours practicing skills, caring for theiranimals and attending trainings. PROVIDED
Buzzing Enthusiasts 4-H club member and 2013 Clermont County FairPrince Louie Novak meets with a creative arts judge on June 29 at theClermont County Fairgrounds. This general project pre-judging is oneof the steps leading to place rankings for the county fair anddetermining which youth will represent Clermont at the Ohio StateFair. PROVIDED
Artist Margi Hopkins, ofUnion Township, recently ex-hibited her work at the ColoredPencil Society of America’s 21stAnnual International Exhibitionin Brea, Calif.
Hopkins’ new colored pencilart work, “Blue Crab,” was thejuriedpiecefortheColoredPen-cil Society of America exhibit.
In addition, her works havebeen exhibited locally and na-tionally in shows, including the26th International Exhibition onAnimals inArt (April 2013) host-ed by LSU School of VeterinaryMedicine. There, her work“WhoRescuedWhom,”waspre-sentedwithaJudge’sAwardandwas bought for the LSU veteri-nary medical library’s perma-nent collection.
She also claimed Best ofShow and People’s Choiceawards at theColoredPencil So-ciety of America District Chap-ter 119 Exhibition in December2012.
Withmany accomplishmentsalready to her credit, Hopkins
said, “My immediate goal is tobe invited to give a colored pen-cil workshop cruise with re-nownedportrait artistAnnKull-berg,Novemberof2014.Thisre-quiresmetocontinuehoningmyskills, increasingmy reputationin the art industry, and contin-
ually working toward achieve-ments inmy field.”
Hopkins received her firstset of Prismacolor pencils in theseventh-grade, but it wasn’t un-til she attended a workshop or-ganized by author-artist, VeraCurnow, and taught by award-
winning artist, Sharon Tiejtjen-Pratt, that she discovered col-ored pencil painting. “I haveseen a growing respect for thismedium,”Hopkins said.
“Not to be confused by thecolored pencils you might findin a child’s room, artist gradepencils have rich pigmentsalong with fats and waxes tokeep them smooth.
“And, that helps the artist tocreate a smoother work on pa-per while still creating art thatshows rich, deep, and lumines-cent color variations.
“Often I have found that myaudience thinks that my piecesare donewith paints rather thanpencils.”
Hopkins graduated fromDenisonUniversitywith abach-elor of fine arts degree special-izing in life drawing and print-making.
She worked in other medi-ums, including watercolor, be-fore choosing colored pencils asher medium of choice. Hopkinsis amember of the Colored Pen-
cil Society of America.When she isn’t hiking with
her dogs, taking photographs orpainting, she is a veterinary as-sistant for Family Animal Hos-pital in Batavia.
She lives in Union Townshipwith her husband, Adam, herdogs, Ginger and Rags; and hercats, Charlotte, Mowgli and Ste-wie.
.Hopkins is represented by
Row House Gallery & CustomFraming inMilford.
“Margi has been representedby RowHouse for three years,”said Nancy Meyer, Row HouseGallery &CustomFraming.
“It has been a pleasure to seethe development of her artisticstyle. This latest Colored PencilSociety of America accomplish-ment adds another feather inher cap as she continues to col-lect awards in her field.”
Row House Gallery is at 211MainSt. inMilford.Formore in-formation, call 831-7230 or visitwww.rowhouse.com.
Artist masters colored pencils
Margi Hopkins, of Union Township, used colored pencils to create thispiece called “Blue Crab.” PROVIDED
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 12Community DanceBeechmont Squares, 8-10 p.m.,Anderson Senior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., Western-stylesquare dance club for experi-enced dancers. $5. 929-2427.Anderson Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.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, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Goshen.
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, SEPT. 13Dining 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. 575-2102.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.SilverSneakers Flex, 11:15a.m.-noon, Summerside Woods,5484 Summerside Road, Moveto music through variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. Call for pricing.Presented by SilverSneakers Flex.478-6783. Summerside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14Antiques 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.
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.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Farmers MarketBatavia Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Batavia FarmersMarket, Main and Depot streets,Homegrown produce for sale.Free admission. Presented byBatavia Community Devel-opment Assoc. 876-2418. Bata-via.
FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, 1449Greenbush Cobb Road, Relivedays of Wild West in uniqueentertainment experience.
Re-enactments, trick shootingand roping, demonstrations,rides, food and music. Freeparking. Rain or shine. $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.Longstone Street Festival,Noon-11 p.m., DowntownMilford, Main Street, Includes 40local goods and services ven-dors, two music stages playinghost to 20 performances, Velcrobouncy wall, Street Chalk ArtProject, 40-foot stretched canvaswith paint, stenciled for all-ageslive painting exhibit and more.Music by Jody Stapleton and theGenerals, Founding Fathers,Lawson Family Reunion, JoshEagle, Baoku & the ImageAfrobeat Band, Young Colt, theMJ’s Blues, Junya Be andWazaliand more. Rain or shine. Freeadmission and parking. Present-ed by Far-I-Rome Productions.www.longstonestreetfesti-val.com.Milford.Oktoberfest, 5-8 p.m., ChristPresbyterian Church, 5657Pleasant View Drive, Waterballoon blast, cake raffle, bob-bing for apples, music, food andmore. Free. Presented by ChristPresbyterian. 831-9100;www.christpresmilford.org.Milford.
Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,106 E. Main St., Each week, Jo-Elor Jason Griffin take stage asElvis. Free. Through Jan. 4.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.
NatureOhio Young Birder’s Club, 9a.m.-noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Youth-led groupinterested in hiking and watch-ing birds. Hosted by CNC volun-teer Brian Herriott. $10 onlinepre-registration required to joinclub. 831-1711, ext. 125;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.Snakes Alive, 2 p.m., WoodlandMound, 8250 Old Kellogg Road,Seasongood Nature Center.Slither in to discover snakes upclose. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.
PetsStrut Your Mutts Paws by theRiver, Noon-6 p.m., Village ofNew Richmond, Front Street,Music, contests, games forchildren, exhibits, presentations,adoptions, photo opportunitieswith pets, food and parade withpet blessing. Benefits Tri StateCounty Animal Response Team.Free. Presented by Tri StateCounty Animal Response Team.702-8373; www.tristatecart.com.New Richmond.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Band-stand, Free. 543-9149. NewRichmond.
BenefitsCut-a-Thon For ClermontCounty Humane Society,Noon-5 p.m., Serendipity Salonand Spa, 1265 Woodville Pike,$10 haircuts and $5 polishchanges. Food available forpurchase off the grill, bake saleand raffle. 575-5800; ser-endipityofmilford.com.Milford.The Galloping Pig, 11 a.m.-5p.m., Wilshire Farm, 6065 Go-shen Road, Two polo matchesbetween Cincinnati Polo Cluband Columbus Polo Club. Alsofood, drinks, divot-stompingand music by the KentuckyStruts. View custom-built me-chanical training horse, testdrive a Segway and watchSegway polo. Benefits BowTieFoundation, BreakthroughCincinnati and Cincinnati ArtMuseum. $12. VIP: $160. Present-ed by BowTie Foundation.www.thegallopingpig.com.Goshen.
Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.
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.
RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.
MONDAY, SEPT. 16Exercise 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, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.SilverSneakers Flex, 2-2:45p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, 610 Easter Road, Moveyour whole body throughcomplete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Chairsupport offered to safely per-form variety of seated andstanding postures designed toincrease flexibility, balance andrange of movement. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-783. Bethel.
Literary - Book ClubsBookends, 1-2:30 p.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. 553-0570. New Richmond.Book Discussion, 1-2:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611W.Plane St., Copies of book avail-able for checkout. 734-2619.Bethel.
Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:30 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.Wir Sprechen Deutsch: Con-versational German forAdults, 6:30-7:30 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,For adults with working knowl-edge of German. Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.528-1744. Union Township.
RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Parking lot. For imports, customvehicles, rat rods, cruisers, highperformance, Corvettes or
Mustangs. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 17Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Design class. Stay after tocreate your own arrangementwith help of instructor 7-8 p.m.Free. Registration required.697-9484; www.botanicacincin-nati.com. Loveland.
Drink TastingsBlend Your OwnWine withRodney Strong, 6:30 p.m., 20Brix, 101Main St., Five singleVineyard and Single Varietalwines paired with creations ofChef Paul. Following tastingattendees blend own bottle totake home. $95. Reservationsrequired. 831-2749;www.20brix.com.Milford.
Exercise ClassesChair 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 Flex, 9:30-10:13a.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.and 1:30-2:15 p.m., O’BannonTerrace, Call for pricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits,meat, eggs, bread, pizza, past-ries, cookies, syrup, lavenderproducts, soaps, lotions, gour-met frozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market.683-0150; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 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.
Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewChurch - Milford, 552 Main St.,Discover howmembership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.831-3833; 2289.toastmaster-sclubs.org.Milford.
Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.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, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy HealthPlex Anderson,7495 State Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Anderson Township.
Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.
Music - RockTaproot, 7 p.m., Bocca Live, 749Ohio 28, With Righteous Ven-detta. $15, $12 advance. 576-6665; boccalive.com.Milford.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19Drink 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.888-288-0668; www.winedog-.com. Anderson Township.
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, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30-2p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Adults. Bring bag lunch. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700.Milford.
RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.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.SilverSneakers Flex, 11:15a.m.-noon, Summerside Woods,Call for pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Music - BluesCOLD Tuna, 8 p.m.-midnight,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590Chamber Drive, Acoustic/electricrock-n-blues frommembers ofthe Tuna Project. Free. 831-5823;www.thetunaproject.com.Milford.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21Exercise 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.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
Farmers MarketBatavia Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Batavia FarmersMarket, Free admission. 876-2418. Batavia.
FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.
Health / WellnessHoxworth Blood Drive, 9a.m.-4 p.m., Emmanuel UnitedMethodist Church, 4312 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, 732-1400;www.emmanuel-umc.com.Batavia.
Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.
Runs / WalksMilford Adventure Challenge,9 a.m., Riverside Park Milford,Water Street, Racers navigatecity with map and set of raceinstructions that lay out race. Onfoot and on bike for certainparts of race. Short water sec-tion. $100. Presented by TopoAdventure Sports. www.milfor-dadventurechallenge.com.Milford.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.
FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.
RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, Free. 831-5823;www.quakersteakandlube.com.Milford.
MONDAY, SEPT. 23Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 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.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.SilverSneakers Flex, 2-2:45p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, Call for pricing. 478-783. Bethel.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
This year’s Longstone Street Festival is noon-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, on Main Street inMilford. The festival includes 40 goods and services vendors, two music stages playinghost to 20 performances, Velcro bouncy wall, Street Chalk Art Project and more. Admissionand parking are free. For more information, visit www.longstonestreetfestival.com.FILEPHOTO
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Every cloud has asilver lining. There’s areason for everything.Being challenged in lifeis inevitable, being de-feated is optional. Ourfamily friend, Ruth Ann
Ashburn,could havequotedthese say-ings after astormwreckedhavoc withtwo of herfavoritetrees: Amaple sheraised
from a sapling and thetallest wild cherry treeI’ve ever seen. My hus-band, Frank, and I wentover to help. Frankbrought his saw and tack-led the smaller limbs.The professionals camein for the rest. The silverlining here is we nowhave a good amount ofwood aging for next year.
The storm alsoknocked a lot of our ap-ples off our trees, so Ihad to use the fallen onesup. Granddaughter Evaand I made applesaucefor her little sister, Emer-son. She washed the ap-ples and I chunked themup for the slow cooker. Ialso dehydrated someapples and have appleleather/rollups drying inthe sun. Check my blogfor those recipes plusphotos.
Chris Lipnick’s appleblossom cake
Chris, a Kentuckyreader, immigrated tothis country fromGer-many. Chris, like my
daughter-in-law Inge, isan expert baker. Chrisshared this recipe a whileback and I get requestsfor it when apple seasonrolls around. A moist and“good keeper” cake. “Ev-eryone wants the recipe,”Chris told me.
3 eggs2 cups sugar11⁄4 cups canola oil3 cups all-purpose flour1⁄2 teaspoon each cinnamon,nutmeg, cloves, salt
11⁄2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon vanilla3 cups peeled and choppedapples (Chris likes GrannySmith)
1 cup chopped pecans orwalnuts
Preheat oven to 350degrees and grease andflour Bundt pan. Beatsugar and eggs untilcreamy. Add oil slowlyand beat until blended.Sift flour with spices, saltand soda. Pour into eggmixture and blend. Addvanilla, apples and nuts.Blend well and pour intopan. Bake 11⁄4 hours. Cooland remove from pan.Dust with powderedsugar or make glaze oflemon juice and pow-dered sugar.
Kathy L.’s poorman’s lobster
I knew I could counton you! A reader who hadlost her recipe and washoping beyond all hopethat I could help find itrequested this. “I’vemade this quite a bitalthough not recently.This recipe is probably atleast 20 years old. Since Idusted this off, I think Iwill fix it again soon,”
Kathy said.
1 lb. cod frozen, thawedenough to cut (about 1hour at roomtemperature)
2 cups water3 tablespoons cider vinegar2 teaspoons salt3 tablespoons butter1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
Cut each block offillets into equal chunkseach about 1-inch square.In a medium saucepan,bring water, vinegar andsalt to a boil over moder-ately high heat. Add fishchunks and reduce heatto moderate and simmer15 minutes until fish isopaque in center. Use anovenproof pan and meltthe butter in it. Removefish with slotted spoonand place in a singlelayer in prepared pan.Sprinkle fish with papri-ka and spoon butter overfish. Broil 3 to 5 inchesfrom heat source forabout 5 minutes, spoon-ing butter over fish once.
Roasted smashedpotato cakes
For Susan B., an East-side reader, who atethese at a restaurant.“They were seasonedwith just salt and pepper,and garnished withchives,” she said.
About 2 pounds small orbaby potatoes (I usedmylittle garden potatoes)
Olive oilSalt and pepper to tasteOnion chivesSour cream (optional)
Cook potatoes anddrain. Preheat oven to450 degrees. Brush bak-ing sheet with oil and
heat in oven for 5 min-utes. When potatoes arecool enough to handle,gently flatten and brushwith oil, and add sea-sonings. Roast about 15minutes or so. Turn over
and roast until golden,another 15 minutes or so.Garnish with chives andside of sour cream.
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.
Cake recipe ushers in apple season
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Rita’s granddaughter, Eva, helps pick apples.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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I’ve received severalemails recently claimingto come from the postoffice and Federal Ex-press tellingme theywere unable to deliver apackage.
The emails look suspi-cious and, upon checking,I’ve learned I’m one ofmany people receivingthem.
Two such emails cameinAugust, allegedly fromtheUnited States PostalService, askingme todownload and print out alabel, then take it at thenearest post office. Fortu-nately, I didn’t do that
because itcould havecaused bigproblems.
FederalExpresshas awarn-ing on itswebsitesayingscammersare using
its corporate logo, colorsand legal disclaimers tomake themappear au-thentic. But it says this isall just a scam to trick youinto divulging your per-sonal or account informa-tion. Scammers could tryto get you to send themmoney or do somethingelse that will result in yougetting defrauded.
FedEx says these emailattacks have been goingon for the past few yearsbecause they are low-techand can easily be de-ployed on amassive scale.These so-called “phish-ing” scams continue tofool people – and somecontain a virus that will beunleashed on your equip-ment if you downloadanything they send. Thatvirus can be used to stealpersonal informationfromyour computer.
FedEx says themainthing the scammerswant
is to collect user-names,passwords, Social Securi-ty numbers, and creditcard details. ConsumerReports says one of itsstaffers received one ofthese emails last yearwhich stated he’d have topay a fee if he failed toact.
Like FedEx, theU.SPostal Service has awarn-ing on its website aboutemails claiming to befrom the postal serviceseeking online postagecharges or telling of at-tempted or interceptedpackage deliveries. Postalofficials say you shoulddelete thesemessageswithout taking furtheraction. It says, “The PostalInspection Service isworking hard to resolvethe issue and shut downthemalicious program.”
Remember, neitherFedEx nor the post officewill send you an e-mail. Ifthey need you, they’ll dropa note off at your home orsend you a letter. Theyhave your address, but notyour e-mail information.
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Drew Deimling grewup on “Gunsmoke.”
“I didn’t watch a lot oftelevision, butwhen I diditwasWesterns,”hesaid.
“I just really enjoyedthat the good guys were
the good guys and thebad guys were the badguys.”
Though he was a life-long fan of Westerns itwas a trip to a Renais-sance festival that in-spired him to start theOldWestFestival, now inits sixth year.
“I thought it was soneat how hard theyworked to get people tofeel like theywere in thatperiod,” said Deimling,who lives in AndersonTownship.
“So I took my love ofthe American West andoverlaid it with the Ren-aissance festival. Wewantpeople to really feellike they’ve taken a stepinto a cow town in themiddle of Kansas in thelate 1800s.”
The OldWest Festivalis open every weekendthrough Oct. 6 at its per-manent site at 1449Greenbush Cobb Road,just outside of Williams-burg. Throughout thetown – designed as a his-torical re-enactment ofDodgeCityaround1878 –visitors can stop by theblacksmith, jail, stageand more.
There are about a doz-en entertainment showseach day, and re-enac-tors stroll through thefestival grounds in his-torical dress.
Sarah Loss, who runsthe old-fashioned candystore and coffee shop atthe festival, has beenpart of the festival forseveral years.
“I like the timeperiod,and I do historic re-en-actments all year so this
fits in well,” she said.All the vendors build
their own space, Deim-ling said, so the town it-self will grow over theyears, similar to the wayOld West towns grew.
“It’s been a rollercoaster getting it up andrunning off the ground,but when I’m there andable to see the kidslaughing and watchingthe gun fights and shows... when I see that I feellike the event is a suc-cess,” Deimling said.
“There is somethingabout that (Western)genre and I think it stillsurvives today. We hopewe’re giving families away to come together,enjoy the show and thetime they spend witheach other.”
Admission $12 forthose 12 and older, $6 forchildren ages 6-12, andfree for kids 5 years oryounger. Parking is free.
Anderson Township resident Drew Deimling stands on the main street of the Old WestFestival, which he founded six years ago near Williamsburg. It's open weekendsthrough Oct. 6. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Festival re-creates the old WestBy Lisa [email protected] IF YOU GO
»What: The Old WestFestival»When: 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturdays andSundays through Oct. 6.»Where: 1449 Green-
bush Cobb Road, offstate Route 32 justoutside of Williamsburg.» Tickets are available
in advance at JungleJim’s Eastgate, 4450Eastgate South Drive.» Visit www.oldwest-
festival.com a list oftheme weekends andentertainment sched-ules.
Clermont County real estatetransfer information is provid-ed as a public service by theoffice of Clermont CountyAuditor Linda L. Fraley.
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Craft/Vendor Fair
Craft and Vendor Fair-Saturday Sept. 21st from12-4PM at the AmericanLegion at 137 E Main St.in Amelia.Come join us foran afternoon of shoppingand fun!
Dolphin/Wallace
On August 14, 2013, Dy-lan Dolphin and LaurenWallace exchanged vowsof marriage on the beachof Siesta Key, Florida.
Howdy Folks,The Shrimp harvest at
the Ratliff Farm is tak-ing place Sept. 14 and 21.Both days are on Sat-urday. This is somethingto see. They have twoponds they stock withshrimp.
They are located onJohn Woods Road offOhio 32. Turn right goingfromWilliamsburg andgo about two or threemiles on the right side ofthe road. They also sellthem after they haveharvested them. This is avery good education foreveryone.
The rehab is goinggood, it is Monday,Wednesday and Fridaymornings. The ladiesthat take care of it do afine job. There is quite agroup that use his facil-ity.
The Monroe Grangehad its planning meetingand covered-dish supperlast Friday evening toplan the activities for theupcoming year. Therewill be meetings, month-ly card parties, bakesales at the 360 Auction,ice cream social, andplant sale, plus otheractivities.
When I went to get themail last week there wasthe most beautiful but-terfly sitting on theporch. It had blue wingswith real bright blue onsome of the body.
Saturday eveningRuth Ann and I went tothe Meyers, for a thank-you picnic for the helpon the tornado relief.There was a good crowd.
But the Good Lordsent a storm and rainwhich dampened the
event.There wasenoughfood tofeed asmallarmy.
Thesefolks suresuffered agreat lossand the
Lions Club came to theirneed along with dozensof other folks and busi-nesses. God bless theMeyers and all.
I talked to Mike at theBoars Head Bait Shop atAfton. There will be aspecial program put onby the Shriners on Sept.21.
The Shriners littlecars will be there for thechildren to get theirpicture taken, plus lotsmore. The benefit will befor Clermont County. Itwill be named for theSyrian Shriners for theShriners Hospital, andthere will be a crappietournament that day.
The Chic-Fil-A will bethere also with the cow.There will be lots of foodand activities so markyour calendar for Sept.21 from 7:30 a.m. till 3:30p.m.
Since I ammakingannouncements therewill be a festival ofHymns at New Rich-mond along the river.Bring your lawn chairs.
This singing starts at10 a.m. and goes till 12:30p.m. on Saturday, Sept.21. This will be alongFront Street overlookingthe Ohio River.
Do you love praisingGod in song? Then bringa lawn chair and enjoy.
Last year they had 200this year they look formore.
There is a contactperson Scott Wyatt of theNew Richmond Churchof Christ at 923-0982. Wehope to be part of thecrowd. This is wonderfulto praise the good Lord.
The garden is almostdone. We have somegreen beans bloomingand zucchini starting tobloom, so it looks like wemay have some late gar-den.
The tomatoes in thebed close to the house inbuckets are starting toripen. I put several to-matoes in buckets andthen fenced aroundthem, they are doinggood.
The honey bees arestill bringing pollen intothe hives, so there willbe honey for the bees towinter over. We hope andpray.
The apple orchardsare starting to pick; theA&M. Orchard betweenFayetteville and West-boro, have Gala andEarly Blaze apples sostop and get some andsay hello to Cindy.
The Saner Orchard ispicking apples as are thePringles Orchard. This isthe season to get apples,pumpkins, Indian cornfor decorating, greenbeans and other gardenitems.
Visit the Grant’s Farmand Greenhouses, theyhave pumpkins, greenbeans and will havemore sweet corn in aweek or two. They haveplenty of mums andIndian corn. Dannie saidthey have about 7,000
mums.The Clermont P.E.R.I.
chapter will meet at theBatavia Township Centeron Sept. 18 at 11:30 a.m.with a covered-dishlunch. A cold-cut meatand cheese tray will beprovided.
The speaker for themeeting will be BobbieO’Neil, education man-ager for OPERS. If youbelong to the StateP.E.R.S. you may attendand join this chapterwhich helps with thelegislation informationfor all retirees.
The Bethel UnitedMethodist Church willbegin practicing aChristmas Cantata forthe Down Home Christ-mas weekend. There willbe lots of other activitiesthis fall, so keep watch-ing for notices.
The Old Bethel M.E.Church Homecomingwill be held on Oct. 6 at 2p.m. This is always a
good time for all.The Kinner Express
will be providing themusic along with JohnHale favoring us with asong. Cookies will beenjoyed after the cele-bration on the lawn. Ifyou want to bring a lawnchair to sit and visit youmay do so.
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 StatePark.
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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 (except summer)
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH
Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255
(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)
Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm
CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY
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
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CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am
Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry
Wednesday 6:45 - 8:15pmBible Study 7:00 - 8:00pm
Youth grades 6-12 7:00 - 8:00pmNursery provided for all services
www.cloughpike.com 752-3521
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God
1793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick
Sun. Contemporary ServiceSS -9:45am,Worship 11:00am
Wed.- 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]
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
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
7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org
3 Contemporary Worship Servicesin our Contemporary Worship Center
2 Traditional Worship Servicesin our Newly Renovated Sanctuary
Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.
Plenty of Parking behind church.
SUNDAY9:30 & 11:00
SUNDAY8:15 & 11:00
SATURDAY5:30
TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am
&1st Saturday of the Month
6 pm
AAmmeelliiaa UUnniitteeddMMeetthhooddiisstt
CChhuurrcchh19 E. Main St., Amelia OH 45102
‘To become and make disciples of Christ”
YYoouu AArree IInnvviitteedd!!Sunday School ~ 9:30 amClasses for every age group
Worship Service10:45 a.m.
A Blend of contemporaryand traditional styles, with arelevant message for today!
Nursery / Children’s Churchduring 10:45 Worship Service
www.ameliaumc.org
513.753.6770
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UNITED METHODIST
www.popluther.org 683.4244
101S.Lebanon Rd.! Loveland
Fall worship hoursSaturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8am, 9:30am &11amSunday School: 9:30am
Summer Worship HoursSaturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am and 10:30am
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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
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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
EPISCOPAL
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 Service Times are:8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am
Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm
Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)
Watch LIVE online
Sunday's at 10:15am, 11:45am & 6pm
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Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday
Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am
Troy P. Ervin, Pastor4359 E. Bauman Lane | Batavia, OH 45103
513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv
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
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681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333
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Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship
Music Ministries • Bible Studies
Ark of Learning
Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12
Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
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
UNITED METHODIST
Kenneth DalrympleKenneth A. Dalrymple, 71,
formerly of Milford, died Aug.24. He worked for the UnitedStates Postal Service for 30 years.
He was an Air Force veteran, aformer mem-ber of MountRepose BaptistChurch and aformer SAYcoach.
Survived bywife MargieDalrymple;sons Ken
(Susan) Dalrymple, Josh (Gretch-en) Dalrymple; grandchildrenKristen, Ashley, Jack, Ewan, SeanDalrymple.
Services were Sept. 7 at Im-manuel Baptist Church, Lexing-ton, Ky.
Ella FritzElla Louise Fritz, 87, died Aug.
27. She was a homemaker.Survived by children Kathleen
Fischer, Donald, Kenneth, Mi-chael Fritz; grandchildren Mel-isaa Hennessee, Eric, Joseph,Nora, Jake, Alexander Fritz,Amanda Prues, Emily Rensing,Abigail, Charles Jr. Fischer; fourgreat-grandchildren. Precededin death by husband RaymondFritz, daughter Janette Prues,grandsons Matthew Fritz, Chris-topher Prues, brother Phillip
Ensminger.Services were Sept. 3 at St.
Andrew Catholic Church. Ar-rangements by Evans FuneralHome. Memorials to the Hospiceof Cincinnati.
Beatrice HillBeatrice Pake Hill, 91, died
Sept. 3.Survived by children Kathy
(Lawrance) Court, CarolynRawlings, Genny Hopson, Flor-ence (Alan) Hayes, Lloyd (Elaine)Hill Jr.; brothers Marvin, Tommy,Eric, Justin Pake; 11 grand-children; 12 great-grandchildren;two great-great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by husbandLloyd E. Hill Sr., parents Charles,Martha Pake, granddaughterLauren Hill, seven siblings.
Services were Sept. 7 at Crav-er-Riggs Funeral Home. Memori-
als to the WoundedWarriorProject.
Thomas HuesmanThomas Joseph Huesman, 58,
Milford, died Aug. 29.Survived by children Ange-
lique, Eric; sister Jeanine Keith;several grandchildren; severalnieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were Aug. 30 at EvansFuneral Home.
Margaret MarkleMargaret Ann Markle, 73,
Goshen Township, died Aug. 31.She was a homemaker.
Survived bystepdaughterKimberly (Joe)Wilmers;siblings “Red”Clemons,Bobbie Lang;many niecesand nephews.Preceded in
death by husband Reno Markle,parents Claude, Mindia Clemons,siblings James Clemons, PeggyHammons, Bonnie Siefert.
Services were Sept. 4 at TuftsSchildmeyer Funeral Home.Memorials to: WoundedWarriorProject, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka,KS 66675.
JuneWhitingMary Pauline “June”Whiting,
74, formerly of Milford, diedAug. 25.
Survived by children Lisa (Rick)Kellerman, Rick (Scott) Whiting,Beverly Williamson, Lola (Rob)Matthews; nine grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren.
Services were Aug. 30 at EvansFuneral Home.
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The Greater MilfordArea Historical Societyhas announced that anumberofcommunityor-ganizations will partici-pate in Art Affaire – Mil-ford’s premier art andfine crafts show.
Visitorswill find thesegroups in the big tent, anew addition at Art Af-faire, which will be heldSaturday, Sept. 28, on thegrounds of PromontHouse Museum, 906Main St., Milford.
Organizations partici-pating in the eighth An-nual Art Affaire Commu-nity Tent include:
Greater Milford AreaEventsandArtsCouncil –The mission of GMEACis to enhance the overallqualityofourcommunityand to enrich the culturallives of the people in the
greater Milford area bycoordinating events, pro-moting education, andsupporting excellence inthe arts.
Milford Black Heri-tage Society – This groupis focused on the acquisi-tion,preservationandex-hibition of materials re-lating to the history andculture of African Amer-icans in the greater Mil-ford area.
Milford/Miami Town-ship Branch Library –This branch location ispart of the ClermontCounty Public Librarysystem serving the com-munities of Milford andMiami Township with aregular Book-A-Librari-an service for in-depthassistance, two areas forquiet reading or studyand an active volunteer
group, which conductsquarterly Used BookFairs.
Milford TheatreGuilde – A non-profitcommunity theatergroup located in Milford,and serving ClermontCounty and surroundingareas. The Guilde worksto bring affordable thea-ter to the community andto help promote the artsthroughout the area.
PinebrookRetirementLiving–Pinebrookoffersindependent living forseniors. The facility staffincludes art in variousforms within the struc-ture of its activities; and,art created by residentsat Pinebrook will be ondisplay.
Valley View Founda-tion – Valley View wasformed in 2002 by resi-
dents of Milford and oth-ers who were interestedin preserving a historicfarm and ecosystem forcurrentandfuturegener-ations to enjoy and learnfrom.
Art Affaire is present-ed by the Greater Mil-ford Area Historical So-cietywithmajorsponsor-ship provided by LykinsCompanies, PDQ Build-ings, and Toomey’s Natu-ral Foods along with anumber of other localarea businesses.
Admission is freewithpublic parking availablein the Ohio 28/MainStreet side of the Krogerand PNC Bank parkinglot,Milford.Ashuttlewillrun continuouslythroughout the day be-tween the parking lot andArt Affaire.
Milford’s Art Affaire to featurecommunity organizations
The staff and students in the horticultural depart-ment at Grant Career Center partnered with the LBDWelcome Center this spring by donating and plantingflowerson thecenter’spatio for theseniorcustomers toenjoy.
Seniors Yvonna Schalch of Amelia, left, and ThelmaLeonard of Bethel, center, plant flowers with Grant CareerCenter student Miranda Noble of Williamsburg. Grant’shorticultural program partnered with the LBDWelcomeCenter, sponsored by Clermont Senior Services, bydonating plants for the Welcome Center’s patio. THANKS TOSHARON BRUMAGEM
Grant students helpsenior cititzens
LBDWelcome Center customer Nancy Wright ofWithamsville, left, and Grant Career Center student RoseSteel of Williamsburg plant flowers on the WelcomeCenter’s patio. Customers worked with the students andenjoyed the sunny spring day. THANKS TO SHARON BRUMAGEM
The staff and students in the horticultural department atGrant Career Center partnered with the LBDWelcomeCenter this spring by donating and planting flowers on thecenter’s patio for the senior customers to enjoy. From leftwith the flowers are: Grant instructor Gary Broadwell,senior Nancy Wright of Withamsville, student MirandaNoble of Williamsburg, senior Betty Mineer of Felicity, LBDWelcome Center Director Elaine Brown of Goshen andstudent Rose Steel of Williamsburg. THANKS TO SHARON
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Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church
Wee Three Kings Preschool, aministry of Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church, still has a fewopenings for the upcomingschool year. For more informa-tion, call the Wee Three Kingsoffice at 683-4256.
The church offers three wor-ship services – two contempo-rary and one traditional. Sat-urday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 9a.m. are contemporary servicesand Sunday at 10:30 a.m. is atraditional service.
The church is at 6635 Love-land-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866; www.epiphanyum-c.org.
Grace BaptistChurch
The National Back to ChurchSunday is Sept. 15. Everyone isinvited to the 11 a.m. service forpraise and worship and a mes-sage that will challenge,strengthen and encourage.
The church is at 1004 Mai St.,Milford; 519-7921; graceba-pitstmilford.org.
GraceWorks BaptistChurch
Fall revival continues Wednes-day, Sept. 11with singer-evange-list Harold Massey. For moreinformation, call 248-0123.
The church is at 1005 stateRoute 28, Milford; www.grace-workscincinnati.org.
LovelandPresbyterian Church
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.The church is at 360 Robin,
Loveland; 683-2525; http://www.lovelandpresbyterianchur-ch.org.
Milford First UnitedMethodist Church
WAVE Free CommunityDinners are 6 p.m. Wednesdaysthrough May 14, No churchservice is attached, no reserva-tions are needed and all arewelcome to these family-friendlymeals. The meals are free. Call831-5500.
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LEGAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSThe Stonelick Township Board of Trustees will be accepting sealedbids for a General Contractor to provide labor and materials for theconstruction of a new storage facility for trucks and equipment at5750 Stonelick-Williams Corner Road, Stonelick Township, ClermontCounty, Ohio. All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelopemarked in the lower left hand corner of the envelope: BID-CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE FACILITY FOR TRUCKSAND EQUIPMENT FOR STONELICK TOWNSHIP. All bids must beHAND DELIVERED to the office of Stonelick Township Board ofTrustees, 457 S. Broadway, Owensville, OH, 45160 no later than2:00 p.m. local time on October 1, 2013. All bids will be publiclyopened and read aloud at the Stonelick Township Board of TrusteesMonthly Meeting on October 2, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a satisfactory per-formance bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract priceupon execution of the contract. Said performance bond shall bemade payable to the Stonelick Township Board of Trustees.
The Contract documents, which consist of all advertisements, Instruc-tions to Bidders, Terms and Conditions, Bid Proposal, Affidavit inCompliance, Non-Collusion Affidavit, and General Provisions, may beviewed and/or obtained by interested parties at the Stonelick Fire andRescue Department, 2541 U.S. Route 50, Owensville, Oh. Ph: (513)732-1136, Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00. There will be a deposit of $50.00 foreach set of documents provided. Checks are to be made payable toStonelick Township Board of Trustees. The deposit is refundable forall sets of documents returned, in good condition, within 10 days fol-lowing the contract award.
Each bid shall contain the full name, address, telephone number, fac-simile number and email address (if any) of the person or entity mak-ing the bid. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, a bid guaranty inthe form of either 1) A bond, subject to Section 153.571 of the OhioRevised Code, for the full amount of the bid or 2) a certified check orcashier’s check in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid,and subject to, Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Attentionof bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to safety regula-tions, conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wagerates to be paid under the Contract. All bids must be submitted on theforms available from Stonelick Township and in accordance with theabove referenced Contract Documents. Bonds must be filed withoriginal signatures. Facsimile and electronic copies of the Bond andPower of Attorney of the Surety will be deemed non-responsive.
The Stonelick Township Board of Trustees reserves the right to waiveany informalities, reject any or all bids and to hold such bids for a peri-od of sixty (60) days before taking any action and to award a contractto the lowest and best bidder.
For those bids that are rejected, the Bid Guaranty shall be returned tothe Bidder within (10) days following the contract award. The BidGuaranty from the successful bidder shall be returned upon proper ex-ecution of a contract and delivery of the performance bond refer-enced above.
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsNicholas Smiley, 31, 573 Ber-dale Lane, phone harassment,violation of protection order.Bryan Ellis, 27, 4638 Elmont,aggravated burglary.Joshua Taylor, 34, 6566 Ohio727, domestic violence.Alichia Brooks, 34, 5668Crooked Tree Lane, druginstruments, theft.Melissa Head, 39, 2215 Ohio132, criminal trespass.
Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringAt 5715 Crawford Lane, Aug.21.BurglaryAt 156 Garden Drive, Aug. 20.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 7, Aug. 20.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 80, Aug. 2.Criminal trespassAt 6725 Dick Flynn, Aug. 21.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 357, Aug.24.DisorderAt 17 Gateway, Aug. 19.At 6757 Goshen Road, Aug. 22.At 1600 Ohio 28, Aug. 24.DisputeAt 5976 Marsh, Aug. 19.At 104 Julie Lane, Aug. 20.At 2217 Wilshire Circle, Aug.22.At 4 Lake Drive, Aug. 24.At 1707 Parker Road, Aug. 24.At 1702 Arundel Court, Aug.24.Domestic violenceAt Cedarville, Aug. 18.TheftAt 6692 Pin Oak, Aug. 18.At 1493 Gibson Road, Aug. 18.At 414 Windsor Lane, Aug. 18.
At 6725 Dick Flynn, Aug. 18.At 6716 Shiloh Road, Aug. 19.At area of Stromenger andO’Bannonville, Aug. 20.At 6040 Deerfield Road, Aug.20.At 6725 Dick Flynn, Aug. 24.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 409, Aug.24.Theft, criminal damageAt 2307 Ohio 28, Aug. 21.
MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsNicholas Casablanca, 28, 2100Lakeside No. 5, theft, criminaltools, drug instruments, drugparaphernalia, Aug. 20.Charles Wrenn, 36, 799 W.Main St., drug possession,driving under suspension,violation of protection order,obstructing official business,Aug. 20.Marc Pavlack, 27, MeadowDrive No. 6, drug instrument,paraphernalia, Aug. 21.Ashley M. Kestler, 20, 3105Roosevelt, theft, domesticviolence, Aug. 22.Daniel T. Jetter, 46, homeless,persistent disorderly conduct,Aug. 23.Juvenile, 17, driving undersuspension, Aug. 23.Juvenile, 17, drug abuse, para-phernalia, Aug. 23.Juvenile, 17, drug parapherna-lia, Aug. 23.Kevin W. Hutchens Jr., 23, 3700No. 9 Road, theft, Aug. 23.Alexander C. Campbell, 19,5089 Woodmore, underageconsumption, Aug. 24.Juvenile, 17, underage pos-session of tobacco, drugparaphernalia, Aug. 24.Two Juveniles, 17, underagepossession of tobacco, drugparaphernalia, obstructingofficial business, Aug. 24.Darren Sizemore, 26, 101 Ham-ilton New London Road, drugpossession, paraphernalia,Aug. 25.
Incidents/investigationsBurglaryCurrency taken; $9,000 at 1703Traverse Creek, Aug. 19.Chain saw and blower taken;$525 at 1623 Apgar, Aug. 20.Criminal damageWindow broken in residence at6519 Arborcrest, Aug. 24.Fencing damaged at TrestersAuto Parts at Ohio 28, Aug.
25.Gross sexual impositionOffense involved female juve-nile at 900 block of Ohio 28,Aug. 20.Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 6236 SeattleRule, Aug. 22.TheftItems taken from purse invehicle at 1113 S. Timbercreek,Aug. 19.Wallet, etc. taken from vehiclesat Whippoorwill Hollow, Aug.19.GMC taken; $10,000 at 1891Pebble Ridge No. 1, Aug. 20.Clothing taken from Kohl’s;$199 at Ohio 28, Aug. 20.Prescription taken from purseat 1539 Dorset Way, Aug. 21.Phone taken from vehicle atMeijer lot at Ohio 28, Aug. 21.Jewelry and a check weretaken; $900 at 5990 No. 4Meadowcreek, Aug. 21.GPS unit, etc. taken fromvehicle; $250 at 807 Com-mons, Aug. 21.Ring taken from vehicle atApplebee’s lot at 5980 MeijerDrive, Aug. 21.Laptop computer taken fromvehicle; $600 at 6394 West-ward Drive, Aug. 22.Gasoline not paid for at Swif-ty’s; $10 at Ohio 28, Aug. 23.Knife, etc. taken from Meijer;$20 at Ohio 28, Aug. 23.Carton of cigarettes takenfrom Kroger; $23.60 at Ohio28, Aug. 26.Purse taken from employee’sstorage room at Arbors ofMilford at Meadowcreek,Aug. 26.Cologne taken from Meijer;$30 at Ohio 28, Aug. 26.Unauthorized use2000 Ford taken; $5,000 at
5854 Wade, Aug. 22.
MILFORDArrests/citationsChristopher R. Smith, 35, 1285Pebble Brooke, contempt ofcourt, Aug. 26.Kelsey Brummett, 20, 6817Center St., recited, Aug. 26.Sonya Levy, 51, 1299 WoodvillePike, recited, Aug. 26.Jessica Johnson, 25, 978 Haven-sport Drive, contempt ofcourt, Aug. 26.Maquida Hayes, 31, 1202 Sto-nelick Woods, warrant, Aug.27.Brandon Davis, 27, 1831 SwingsCorner, contempt of court,Aug. 27.Travis Mounce, 29, 118 GreenAcres, theft, Aug. 28.Timothy Spradlin, 26, 969 Ohio28 No. 140, domestic violence,Aug. 29.Ashley Clements, 27, 1931Oakbrook Place, contempt ofcourt, Aug. 30.
Incidents/investigationsDisturbanceNeighbor dispute at 924 Wal-nut, Aug. 28.Domestic disputeAt Oakbrook Place, Aug. 27.At Valleybrook, Aug. 28.Domestic violenceAt Oakbrook Place, Aug. 28.TheftMotor vehicle taken at 991 LilaAve., Aug. 26.Gun taken at 16 Bridgestone,Aug. 26.Shoplifting reported at Wal-mart at 201 Chamber Drive,Aug. 26.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 540 Lila Ave.,Aug. 27.
CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsGabrielle Dawn Clancy, 31,4434 Glendale Drive, Batavia,corrupting another w/drugs,involuntary manslaughter –result of felony at 2061 OhioPike Lot 138, Amelia, Aug. 27.Lawrence Russell Farquer, 45,
2780 Lindale Mount HollyRoad, Lot 53, Amelia, ob-structing official business at2780 Lindale Mount HollyRoad, Lot 53, Amelia, June 28.Andrew Russell Farquer, 24,1751 Ohio 125 Lot 116, Amelia,criminal trespass at 2780Lindale Mount Holly Road, Lot53, Amelia, Aug. 28.Kelly Marie Pittenger, 38, 520Anchor Drive, Apt. L, Cincin-nati, driving while under theinfluence of alcohol/drugsconcentration of controlledsubstance, endangering chil-dren - operating vehicle underinfluence of alcohol/drugswith children<18 at HopperHill/Ohio 125, Cincinnati, Aug.28.Timothy Gullett, 48, 3751 Ohio756, Felicity, fugitive fromjustice at 4700 Filager Road,Batavia, Aug. 27.Marianne Brokamp, 58, 497Parish Hill Court, Loveland,driving while under the influ-ence of alcohol and/or drugsat Ohio 132/ Ohio 222, Bata-via, Aug. 27.James R. Chapman Jr., 33, 77Amelia Olive Branch, Amelia,resisting arrest - resist orinterfere at 77 Amelia OliveBranch Road, Amelia, Aug. 28.Kitty Ross, 38, 1426 NutmegDrive, Aberdeen, unautho-rized use of motor vehicle at3000 Hospital Drive, Batavia,Aug. 29.Steven Allen Kappes, 57, 102Water St., Moscow, domesticviolence at 102 Water St.,Moscow, Aug. 28.Tracy Marie Planck, 40, 1038Clepper Lane, Batavia, assaultat 2001 Hospital Drive, Bata-via, Aug. 29.
Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 12 Moores Lane, Felicity,Aug. 28.At 2001 Hospital Drive, Batavia,Aug. 29.Breaking and enteringAt 1260 Ohio 125, Amelia, Aug.28.At 139 Bay Meadow, Batavia,Aug. 27.At 2305 Laurel NicholsvilleRoad, New Richmond, Aug.29.BurglaryAt 1335 Statewood Court,Amelia, Aug. 28.Corrupting another w/drugsAt 2061 Ohio Pike Lot 138,Amelia, May 11.Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 2305 Laurel NicholsvilleRoad, New Richmond, Aug.29.At 3150 Sugartree Road, Be-thel, Aug. 27.At 3420 Ohio 125, Bethel, Aug.27.At 4000 Golden Age Drive,
Batavia, Aug. 28.At 72 Lucy Creek, Amelia, Aug.28.Criminal trespassAt 1742 Ohio 125, Amelia, Aug.27.At 2780 Lindale Mount HollyRoad, Lot 53, Amelia, June 7.At 3810 Bootjack Corner Road,Williamsburg, Aug. 28.Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt Chapel Road, Amelia, Aug.28.Domestic violenceAt Water St., Moscow, Aug. 28.At Jackson Pike, Batavia, Aug.27.Driving while under theinfluence of alcohol and/ordrugsAt Ohio 132/ Ohio 222, Batavia,Aug. 28.Driving while under theinfluence of alcohol/drugsconcentration of controlledsubstanceAt Hopper Hill/Ohio 125, Cin-cinnati, June 22.Endangering children -operating vehicle underinfluence of alcohol/drugswith children<18At Hopper Hill/Ohio 125, Cin-cinnati, June 22.Fugitive from justiceAt 4700 Filager Road, Batavia,Aug. 27.Involuntary manslaughter -result of felonyAt 2061 Ohio Pike Lot 138,Amelia, May 11.Obstructing officialbusinessAt 2780 Lindale Mount HollyRoad, Lot 53, Amelia, June 7.Resisting arrest - resist orinterfereAt 77 Amelia Olive BranchRoad, Amelia, Aug. 28.TheftAt 1335 Statewood Court,Amelia, Aug. 28.At 2780 Lindale Mount HollyRoad, Amelia, Aug. 27.At 100 University Lane, Batavia,Aug. 28.At 1341 Clough Pike, Batavia,Aug. 28.At 1788 Ohio 125, Amelia, Aug.27.At 2713 Chestnut Lane, NewRichmond, Aug. 27.At 300 University Lane, Bata-via, Aug. 28.At 3819 U.S. Route 52, George-town, Aug. 28.At 4229 Muscovy Lane, Batavia,Aug. 27.At 6190 Taylor Pike, Goshen,Aug. 27.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleAt 3000 Hospital Drive, Bata-via, Aug. 28.Vandalism - property isnecessary for businessAt 1805 Lindale NicholsvilleRoad, Amelia, Aug. 27.
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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
Parents eagerly antici-pate the moment whentheir child first begins totalk. For some parents, itis a time of anxiety be-cause their child strug-gles to get words out. Asmany as 5 percent of pre-school children nation-wide have repetitions andprolongations of soundssevere enough to be ofconcern to their parents.
The DVD in Englishand Spanish, “Stutteringand Your Child: Help forParents”, helps parentsdetect stuttering and takeaction toward helpingtheirchildand isavailableat most public libraries.Some libraries have anolder video format.
Produced by the non-profit Stuttering Founda-tion, the film describeswhat kinds of stutteringyoung children may ex-hibit, how parents canhelp at home, and the roleof a speech pathologist inevaluating and treatingchildren who stutter.
Books and DVDs pro-duced by the 66-year-oldnonprofit StutteringFoundation are availablefree to any public library.
Library DVDoffers helpfor stuttering