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Construction won’t dampenChristmas cheer in Batavia thisyear.

The village is still planningits annual celebration, evenwith the Main Street rehabilita-tion project underway.

Christmas in the Village isset for 5-8 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 7,at the village office, 389E.MainSt.

“It’s going to be condensed,but we’re going to have a magi-cian, carriage rides, Santa anddoor prizes,” said Councilwom-an Kathy Turner, who helps or-ganize the event.

There also will be refresh-ments, goodie bags and an end-of-the-night drawing for one ofthree prizes.

Younger children can win asmall riding toy, children ages 6to 13 can win a bicycle, and thegrand prize for any age group isan electric train set, Turnersaid.

Town Crier Maybelle Mur-phywill light theChristmas treein front of the village office tostart the season, and carolersfrom the SouthwestOhioDevel-opmental Center will sing forthose attending.

“That’s one of the best partsbecause they get so excitedabout it, and they do a great

job,”Turnersaidof thecarolers.This is the fourth year Tur-

ner has helped organize theChristmas in theVillage, thoughthere was a small celebration acouple years prior to that. All

activities are free.“I’d like them to have a nice

Christmas celebration withtheir family,” she said. “It’s a

Carolers from the Southwest Ohio Developmental Center sing to a gathering crowd during a recentChristmas in the Village. FILE PHOTO

Batavia Christmascelebration Dec. 7By Lisa [email protected]

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit with children during a recent Christmas inthe Village. FILE PHOTO

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Total Quality Logistics isthe top job creator among pri-vately owned companies inOhio, and No. 13 in the nation,according to theNovember is-sue of Inc. magazine.

The magazine says UnionTownship-based TQL created642 jobs from January 2012 toJune 2013.

TQL will be recognized foranother achievement onWednesday, as Greater Cin-cinnati’s second-largest pri-vate company based on 2012revenues. The transportationlogistics company reported$1.4 billion in sales last year,up from $1.0 billion the yearbefore.

TQL is one of six local com-panies reporting more than $1billion in annual sales in thisyear’s list of the 100 largestprivately owned companies inthe region. The annual list iscompiled by Deloitte in part-nership with the CincinnatiUSARegionalChamber,GreatAmerican Insurance and En-quirer Media.

“This is a tremendous rec-ognition for our company,”said Kerry Byrne, executivevice president. “TQL is wellpositioned for continuedgrowth in the coming years,and we are committed to pro-viding outstanding career op-

portunities to the best candi-dates across the country.”

Founded in 1997, TQL nowemploys more than 2,300 in 21sales offices in 10 states. It’scurrently hiring entry-levelsales professionals at all of itslocations. The company con-nects businesses that haveshipping needswith truckloadcarriers that can move thegoods.

Intelligrated Inc., tooMason-based Intelligrated

Inc. joined TQL in Inc. maga-zine’s 2013 Hire PowerAwards and the Deloitte Cin-cinnati USA100 list.

The manufacturer of auto-mated materials-handlingequipment ranked as thethird-largest job creator inOhioandNo.25 in thenation. Itcreated 435 new jobs duringthe 18-month period, Inc. said.

Nationally, Intelligratedemploys more than 2,000workers. It ranked No. 23 onthe Deloitte Cincinnati USA100 list, with revenues of$524.5 million in 2012.

The largest private compa-ny in the region is Advance-Pierre Foods in West Chester.It is the top-ranked companyfor a third straight year, re-porting$1.5billion inrevenuesin 2012.m

» See the region's 100largest private companiesranked, at Cincinnati.com.

TQL namedOhio’s topjob creatorBy Lance [email protected]

Left to right: Kerry Byrne, TQL executive vice president and KenOaks, founder and president, stand among employees at thecompany’s headquartersTHE ENQUIRER

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The basic and ad-vanced packages testpeople for risk of heartattack, stroke, aneurysmandothermajor diseases.

It will be at the With-amsville Kroger, 4530Eastgate Blvd., from 8-9a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, andat theMercyHealthCler-mont Hospital, 3000 Hos-pital Drive in Batavia,from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 19.

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Farm Field Day setfor Dec. 11

Local farmers can at-tend Farm Field Dayfrom 9 a.m. to noonWednesday, Dec. 11, at alocal Goshen Townshipfarm, 3736 Lucas Road.

The field day will pro-vide an informationaloutlet for farmers and lo-cal professionals to dis-cuss nutrient manage-ment and best manage-ment practices. such aswinter cover crops, andhow these practices canhelp improve yield andour environment.

There is a $10 fee, andlight refreshments willbe served.

Register online, http://bit.ly/clerfarm.

Soil experts will be onhand to present informa-tion on the 4R NutrientStewardship Principles,and a panel of local farm-ers will also share theirexperiences plantingwinter cover crops anddiscuss different man-agement strategies thatwork well for the region.

Christmas paradeThe 33rd annual Ame-

lia Christmas Parade isscheduled for 2 p.m. Sun-day, Dec. 8.

The route will proceedfrom the vacant Krogerparking lot at state Route125 and state Route 132 inAmelia, to the new Krog-er Marketplace at 262West Main St., Amelia.That is a change fromyears past, traveling inthe opposite direction.

Public meetings onOasis rail line set forDec. 10-11

There are three up-coming public meetingson the Oasis rail transitcomponentof theEasternCorridor project.

The Oasis line wouldserve communities ex-tending east from down-town Cincinnati, throughHamilton County, andinto western ClermontCounty.

Meeting dates are:» 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,

Dec. 10, at the CribbetCenter in Fairfax, 5903Hawthorne Ave.

» 11:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m.Wednesday,Dec.11, at theTaft Center on FountainSquare, 425 Walnut St.

» 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,Dec. 11, at the MiamiTownship Civic Center,6007 Meijer Drive.

Each meeting will bean open house, where thepublic can arrive at anytime.

Project representa-tives will be on hand todiscuss the information,and there will be a publiccomment session at 7p.m. during the eveningmeetings and at 12:30p.m. during the afternoonmeeting.

More informationabout the project at East-ernCorridor.org.

Clermont League ofWomen VotersHoliday Dinner Dec.10

Join the ClermontLeague of Women Votersat 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Oa-sis Conference Center,902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Loveland. The costis $20 person with achoice of chicken or veg-etarian. There will be acash bar from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. The League will col-lect gifts and money todistribute to ClermontChildren’s Services.

RSVP to Yvette Du-guay 513-752-8011, [email protected]. Or visitwww.lwvclermont.comto utilize PayPal. Bring afriend, bring a sibling, orbring a spouse. Remem-ber, the League is not justfor women.

UC Clermontpresents ‘AChristmas Carol’

UC Clermont Collegepresents “A ChristmasCarol” performed by Ar-tReach –ADivision of theChildren’s Theatre ofCincinnati. Treat yourfamily to one of the best-loved holiday stories ofall time. Performanceswill be at 7 p.m. Friday,Dec. 13, and 10:30 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 14.

Prior to the Saturdayperformance, there will

be Breakfast with Santafrom 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.Dec. 14, in the Peters-Jones, Student Lounge.Families arewelcome forapancakebreakfast, pho-tos with Santa and good-ies and crafts for kids.

This annual event issponsored by UC Cler-mont College, StudentLife, and is free and opento the public. Tickets are$5 per person for theshow. For additional in-formation, order formsor to order online, visitwww.ucclermont.edu/community_arts or con-tact Community Arts at513-558-1215.

Win prizes, raisemoney forWilliamsburg AfterProm

An event to raise mon-ey forWilliamsburgHighSchool’s After Prom willbe conducted Wednes-day, Dec. 11, at the highschool.

Doors open at 6:15 p.m.and the auction starts at 7p.m.

Just $1 will get you abidpaddleand thechanceto win a Holiday Inn stay,tickets to the CincinnatiZoo’s Festival of Lightsand more. Split-the-pottickets and refreshmentsalso will be available.

For more informationcontactMindy at 513-532-5815 or Jodi at 513-276-2937.

Heart screeningsoffered in December

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The Main Street reha-bilitation project will re-duce Main Street fromfour travel lanes to twotravel lanes with a centerturn lanedottedwith land-scaped islands.

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Street, between Main andWood streets, and onSouth Second Street, be-tween Main and Broad-way streets, the roadswillberebuiltand includenewcurbs, gutters and stormwater improvements.

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Anderson Townshiphas struck a deal withowners of the formerRiv-er Downs racetrack.

Trustees recently ap-proved a cooperativeagreement with propertyowners Pinnacle Enter-tainment that says thecompanywill not seek an-nexation to anymunicipalcorporation for at least 20years.

In exchange, Ander-son Township will givePinnacle $500,000 fromits tax increment financ-ing fund tohelpwithdem-olition costs of the formerracetrack and grand-stand.

“I think there is noquestion that the invest-ment Pinnacle is makingwill inure to the long-termbenefitofallproper-ty owners along Ander-son’s southern border ...(and) in the long range,everyonewho lives in thiscommunity, ” TrusteeRuss Jackson said.

“It would not havebeen in the best interestof our taxpayers to pro-vide any business withthese kind of funds with-out some assurance thattheywouldnot bemove toanother community at alater time.”

Pinnacle recently an-nounced the former Riv-er Downs would now beBelterra Park Gaming &Entertainment Center, aname its owners saymoreaptly describes the newfacility that will reopenMay1. Pinnacle also ownsthe Belterra Casino Re-sort in Indiana.

“This would facilitate

the development of Be-tlerra Park, and the in-vestment will provide atremendousbenefit to thetownship,” Township Ad-ministrator Vicky Ear-hart said of the coopera-tive agreement.

It’s expected Pinnacle,which bought the proper-ty in 2011, will investmore than $300 million inthe new facility and bringclose to 700 jobs to thetownship,Earhart said. Inaddition to live horse rac-ing, the new BelterraParkwill have1,600 videoslot machines, three sit-down restaurants andthree other snack andbeverage outlets. Theracino also will have a4,000-square-foot eventspace for meetings.

The annexation clauseof the agreement is par-ticularly important be-cause Anderson Town-ship has faced recent an-nexation attempts and isworking with state law-makers to get ruleschanged.

At the heart of the is-sue is whether publiclyowned land gives town-ships and their taxpayersa say in annexation. Thelaw, as it’s written now,does not give politicalsubdivisions a seat at thetable.

Ohio Rep. Peter Statu-tberg (R-27th District),who representsAndersonTownship, recently intro-duced a bill that wouldbring annexation rulesback to where they weremore than a decade ago.

The original intent ofthe law was to not allowtownships to use road-ways to block annex-ations, but the wordingmeant cemeteries, parks,greenspace and otherpublic property fell intothe same category as aroadway.

“Until the time theychange the annexationlaws, it is a fear that wehave live with,” Jacksonsaid about the coopera-tive agreement.

In addition to approv-ing the agreement withPinnacle Entertainment,township trustees alsocreated a new tax incre-ment financing (TIF) dis-trict for theBelterraParkproperty.

Township Law Direc-tor Margaret Comey saidit is a 30-year, 100 percentTIF, which means Pinna-cle, instead of makingproperty tax payments tothe county on the im-provements, those pay-ments would go to Ander-son Township. The localschool districts have rev-

enue sharing agreementswith the township andwill stillget100percentofthe property taxes theywould otherwise receive.

“The legislative intentbehind TIF statutes is toencourage economic de-velopment,” Comey said.“The political subdivision

really becomes a partnerwith private enterprise.”

Unlike other tax incre-ment financing districtsin Anderson Township –where money could bedistributed throughoutthe community – this onewouldbemorerestrictiveand specific to the river-

front area.Anderson Township

could use the money tomake improvements inthe area like a river walk,public river access, pres-ervation or improvingroads and township gate-ways along the Ohio Riv-erfront.

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Local farmers are in-vited to attend a FarmField Day event sched-uled forWednesday, Dec.11.

The purpose of theevent is to provide an in-formational outlet forfarmers and local profes-sionals to discuss nutri-entmanagementandbestmanagement practices(BMPs), such as wintercover crops, and howthese practices can helpimproveyield andouren-

vironment.The Farm Field Day

will from 9 a.m. to noon,on a farm located at 3736Lucas Road, in GoshenTownship.

“These annual fieldday events provide agood opportunity for lo-calfarmerstomeet, learnand share informationabout the practices thathelp soil quality and cropproduction,” stated GregNause, a local producerand host of the Field Daythis year.

“We’re excited to hostthiseventatour farmanddiscuss how nutrientmanagement will fit intoour production,” addedMr. Nause. Soil expertswill be on hand to presentinformation on the 4RNutrient StewardshipPrinciples, which includechoosing the right nutri-ent source to apply at theright rate in the rightplace at the right time. Apanel of local farmerswill also share their expe-riences planting wintercover crops and discussdifferent managementstrategies that work wellfor the region.

Local agriculturalagencies, including theNatural Resources Con-servation Service(NRCS), Soil and WaterConservation Districts(SWCDs) and Ohio StateUniversity Extension(OSU Ext.), encouragefarmers to adopt the 4RPrinciples andBMPs as ameans to increase cropproduction and improveprofitability. These prac-tices also help to mini-mize nutrient loss fromfields and maintain soilfertility, while ensuringsustainable agriculturefor future generations.

Those interested in at-tending must registerand prepay a $10 fee. Thefirst 30 paid participantswill receive a free soilquality test kit (valued at$30).

Light breakfast re-freshments will beserved. Participants canregister online at:clermontswcd.org/eventand mail or drop off theregistration fee at theClermont SWCD office,P.O. Box 549 1000 LocustStreet, Owensville, Ohio45160.

Farmers invited to afield day on Dec. 11

Christmas for a childin foster care is a littlemore difficult and eachyear Clermont CountyChildren’s ProtectiveServices (CPS) conductsthe ‘Community ToyChest’ program to helpthe children in their carehave a wonderful Christ-mas experience.

Last year approxi-mately 350 children re-ceived gifts because ofgenerous donations fromthe public and this yearthere are even more chil-dren to help.

CPS is asking the pub-lic to consider sponsoringone or more of the chil-dren in their care againthis year.

“All types of sponsorsare accepted like, indi-viduals, company spon-sors, groups, or organiza-tions,” said Sanna Gast,Clermont County Chil-dren’s Services and Com-munity Toy Chest coordi-nator.

“If you’re feeling ex-tra generous this holidayseason, youcanalso spon-sor families.”

Gast said that thereare many foster childrenplaced with relatives andthese families are oftenstruggling, especiallyduring the holidays.

The ages of childrenavailable for sponsorshiprange from birth to 18years of age. Sponsors re-ceive an ID number foreach child (only firstnames are given due toconfidentiality), theirages, sizes, andwhat theywish for or need.Wish listitems typically includetoys, games, and warmcoats.

There are no limits onthe amount of gifts orcost; however, if there is asibling group being spon-sored we will indicateprovide the necessary in-

formation in order forsponsors to try and keepthe gifts even in number.

Gast said sponsors forteenagers are always inhigh demand and greatlyappreciated because formost of them it is the onlygift they receive all year.

“Many people tell usthey don’t know what ateenager likes and I tellthem gift cards to localstores and restaurantsare always welcome.”

Giftsmust bewrappedand marked with thenumber assigned to thechild, then delivered to

the CPS office at 2400Clermont Center Drive,Batavia, OH, 45103.

To sponsor a child,Community Toy Chestwill accept checks.Checkdonations areused topur-chase gifts for childrenwho are not yet spon-sored, or for those whocome into countycare lat-er in the year.

If you are interested insponsoring a child orfamily, please e-mail San-na Gast [email protected] call 732-7264 for moreinformation.

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FELICITY-FRANKLINMIDDLE SCHOOLThe following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of2013-2014.

Fifth gradeAshley Baker, Braden Blackburn,Natalie Brueggemann, KierstenChandler, Macey Donovan, LukeDunaway, Nick Eastman, LillianFindlan, Rachel Foley, KatelynnFreeze, Josh Gaghan, Austin Gray,Harley Hackney, Macyn Hall, ZaineHattan, Alex Jeffers, MadisonJenkins, Johnathan Johnston, KohlJones, Hannah Lewin, ReaganLowe, Mackenzie Marker, RobbieMaupin, Cody Naegele, Ally Perry,Nathan Poe, Natalie Ritchie, SethRoehm, Ellis Sharp, Gabe Shepherd,Kyowa Shepherd, Gage Smith,Jordan Smith, Paul Smith, MakennaSpivey, Colton Stamper, JesseStephens, William Taggart, ChloeTaulbee, Landen Tull, Austin Wil-burn, Madalyn Woodall, RebeccaYauger

Sixth gradeTate Ackerman, Peggy Alexander,Madison Baird, James Baker, Kait-lyn Best, Elise Botkin, Elijah Bowl-ing, Hailey Bowling, Harlie Bran-denburg, Hailey Brock, ChristinaBrueggemann, Alexis Carnahan,Samuel Clark, Ian Collins, CheyenneCummins, Devin Cummins, AmyDavenport, Tessa DeBell, CayleighDonovan, Sydney Hollins, EllieHoog, Jocelyn Johnson, JacobLanigan, Morgan Legner, EmmaLewin, Cassidy Louderback, AntonLung, Aidan Mahaffey, LoganMoore, Madison Moore, MalloryObermeyer, Mikie O’Dell, TimberliOsborne, Connor Paul, DetinyPaynter, Nathan Peace, BrittneyPeacock, Riley Pinger, GabrielProffitt, Colton Raines, BryceReeves, Hailey Sandker, AustinSharp, Joyce Simpson, BraydenSponcil, Kody Swinford, MalloryTaulbee, Olivia Taylor, SummerTaylor, Alexia Troxell, AleehaTurner, Nicki Violette, GabrielleWhittington, AutumnWright, TylorWright

Seventh gradeRyenn Barley, Kylie Belt, AidanBinion, Lena Bostic, Tanner Bran-denburg, Jenna Brown, NathanielBuckler, Ceirra Bush, Sierra Craw-ford, Wyatt Crozier, Jessi Davis,Bryan Frasure, Joey Glassmeyer,Matthew Hall, Jared Hamilton,Gavin Hatfield, Tab Hunter, JamesJeffers, Bailey Lowe, Alley Moore,Raelyn Morales, Kennedee Pember-ton, Austin Perry, Nick Preston,Noah Reisert, Carlee Riggs, AustinRutherford, TommyWhite, AshlieWilson

Eighth gradeKolbie Brandenburg, Dalton Coch-ran, Dennis Delk, Destiney Fisher,Brittney Ford, Abigail Fulton, LindyGroh, Sarah Hoog, Faith Howes,Erin Jennings, Sydney Jowers, GraceKirkham-Hartley, Grace Knipp,Brett Liming, Scott Lindsey, JamieMoore, Paige Reid, Williams Sack,Allison Sharp, Kaitlyn Sharp, Mar-cus Simpson, Charlena Spaulding,Kylie Sponcil, Bradley Whited,Madison Winter

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SAINT URSULA ACADEMYThe following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of 2013-2014.

FreshmenFirst Honors - Emily Lynn Bender, AshleyRose Davis, Mary Elizabeth Fagel,Elizabeth O’Connor Gerwin, LeahTherese Grabowski, EmmaMarie Kiess-ling, Emilie Elizabeth Kilfoil, Erin Eliza-bethMcHale, Melissa Frances McMur-ray, Annie MullaneMolony, MadisonDekker Poon and Katherine AmburnSchlaak.

Second Honors - Kelli Marie Bertoia, EllieMarie Birrer, Carly Catherine Dunseath,Myranda Elizabeth Hutchinson, Kather-ine Claire Jossart, Caroline Rose Kar-wisch, Julia Kathryn LaFountain, FionaRose Lawler, Shelby Nicole Mallaley,KathrynMargaret Nolan, Molly Eliza-beth O’Brien and Lauren ElizabethSchuermann.

SophomoresFirst Honors - Josie Marie Adams, LaurenAlyse Arcuri, Hallie Frances Atwell,Alexandra Cassi Burbick, Audrey LeeDitty, Samantha Rae Gilbert, Halle

Elizabeth Homan, Hanna Noel Merritt,Jamie Marie Misleh, Abigail MarieMoellering, Madeleine Rose Morrissey,Alexandra Kiran Nayak, SarahMcKaylaOverberg, Allison Elizabeth Peterson,Elisa Sharon Russell, Kelly Marie Sonne-feld, Stephanie Michelle Stoops, Marga-ret Ellen Sullivan, ElizabethMarieWilliams and Kaihlan Julia Williams.Second Honors - Alexandra BrannonBennett, Annie Louise Hamiter, SydneyElizabeth Lang, Kelly Deanne Roberts,Allison Paige Ross and Elaine ReneeSchutte.

JuniorsFirst Honors - Margaret Monica Curoe,Mary Kristina Friedl, McKenzie BlakeLauver, Sophia Pascale Lawrence,Deirdre Marilyn Long, Catherine RoseRyan, Olivia Marie Stanforth and LeahJaneWolfer.Second Honors - Emma Rose Cassani,Jamie-Rose Rescigno Conine, MackenzieMarie Mahon, Samantha AnnMoriarty,Sarah AnneWhite and Jessica MonikaZalewski.

SeniorsFirst Honors - Stephanie Farran Bennett,

CatherineMackenzie Corbin, IsabelHelena D’Agostino, Melanie RoseLinwood Foster, Madeleine AnnemarieGreiwe, Anna Claire Hopkins, TheresaMarie Isemann, Cecilia Beth Long,Christine Anne Lustenberger, CarolineRose Perry, Alexandra Elizabeth Rickard,Katherine Todd Stefani and Tara Chris-tine Sullivan.Second Honors - Shawn Christine Allen,Julie Marie Cowan, Margaret GibsonGerwin, Bailey KianaMajeski, EmilyCatherine Schimpf, Megan RosemaryTurner andMorgan Nicole Voytek.

HONOR ROLLS

MOUNT NOTRE DAMEThe following students have earnedhonors for the first quarter of2013-2014.

SophomoresSecond Honors - Faith Benner

SeniorsSecond Honors - Ashley Martin

HONOR ROLLS

New Richmond’s school col-ors are red and black, but whenit comes to energy savings youcancolor theNewRichmondEx-empted Village School Districtgreen.

New Richmond is in the mid-dle of a $1.7 million Ohio HB264project with Energy Optimizersthatwillmake itsbuildingsener-gyefficient and result in enoughenergy savings to pay for theproject in 12.8 years.

“There will be an initial in-vestment, but we expect thatcosttoberecoveredwithelectri-calusagesavings,”saidSuperin-tendent AdamBird.

HB264allowsschooldistrictsto make energy efficiency im-provements to their buildings,borrow money to pay for thoseimprovements without havingto pass a ballot issue and use thecost savings to pay off the loans.

With interest on savings be-ing less than2percent and inter-est on loans being more than 4percent, the NewRichmond Ex-empted Village School Districtwill pay cash for the project foradditional savings.

Included in the project are:1. Energy-efficient light

bulbs will replace old technol-ogy bulbs in every building ofthe district.

2. Heating and air condition-ingsystemswillbecontrolledbya digital system that will allowprincipals and head custodianstocontrol remotelybycomputeror iPad.

3. The steam boiler at NewRichmond High School that isoriginal to the building (1965)will be replaced by amore ener-gy-efficient boiler and a systemof smaller and strategicallyplaced hot-water heaters.

4. New Richmond HighSchool poolwater and airwill beheated with a high efficiencynatural gas system.

5. Increased use of motionsensors to control lighting andheating systems when spacesare not in use.

All parts of the energy con-servation program had to be re-viewed and approved by theOhio School Facilities Commis-sion allowing the projects to goto contract without open bid-ding.

The most expensive parts ofthe project are $343,200 forlighting enhancements and$319,800 for the high school boil-er plant and pool HVAC im-

provements.“The lighting improvements

havea4.93yearpayback,”notedBird.

“OurcurrentHSsteamboilerwas installed when the buildingwas built in the ’60s. It hasreached its limit and we are re-placing it with a much more en-ergy efficient system.”

District maintenance super-visor Glenn Beyer said the highschool boiler project will bedone in sections so the buildingwill not be without steam forheat or hot water.

“We’re waiting for equip-ment to arrive that has been or-dered butwewill be keeping theschool up and running during

the work,” said Beyer.“It addition to poor efficien-

cy, our problem at the highschool iswehavethreedifferentsystems in the high school andthey do not work very well to-gether being controlled by onesystem.”

EnergyOptimizers estimatesthat the project will have an an-nual fuel savings of $18,015, an-nual electrical savings of$92,380, an annual maintenancesavings of $18,100 and qualifyfor a utility rebate of $41,890fromDuke Energy.

The school district is doingadditional energy savings pro-jects separate from the HB264project.

“Wearedoing a lot of outdoorlighting ourselves and will begetting the energy rebates fromDuke ourselves,” said Beyer.

“We did the main gym at thehigh school and are replacingthe outdoor lights at the bus ga-rage and district parking lots.”

Beyer estimates a savings of65 percent on electric at the busgarage by replacing the outdoorhalogen lights with light-emit-ting diode lighting.

“The (light-emitting diode)lights have an estimated life-time of from five to 10 years,”said Beyer.

“And we were replacingsome of the lights at the bus ga-rage every year.”

Other energy projects by theschool district include replacingthree dozen rooftopHVAC unitsat New Richmond Elementarythat were beyond their estimat-ed lifespan with new more effi-cient units, and replacing theelectricheatandagingaircondi-tioning unit at the high schooltheatre.

New Richmondschools going green

New Richmond Exempted Village School District maintenance workersJim Hetterick, left, and Andy Verdin replace outdoor halogen lights atthe high school with longer-lasting, more energy efficient LED lights.THANKS TO ENOS PENNINGTON

ImmaculateHeartofMaryfirst- andeighth-gradersrecently donated healthy snacks to make take-awaybags for guest families at theRonaldMcDonaldHouse.Eighth-grade teacher Barb Schuh organized the eventwhere172 students chose avariety of snacks toplace inindividual bags. Students then created and attached anote of support to the baggies for the families. An Im-maculate Heart of Mary parent transported a packedvanload of bags to the Ronald McDonald House on Er-kenbrecher Avenue.

Take away bags

ImmaculateHeart of Marystudents MariaStaubach ofAndersonTownship andAmandaSchneider ofBatavia make atake away bagand note ofsupport forRonaldMcDonaldHouse. THANKSTO DEBBI HILL

Billy Meltebrink and Ryan Hendricks, both of Anderson Township and students atImmaculate Heart of Mary, pack a take-away bag for families staying at RonaldMcDonald House. THANKS TO DEBBI HILL

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Girls basketball»McNicholas High School edged

neighborhood rival Turpin 56-55 to openthe season Nov. 23. Hannah Taylor led

McNick with 25 points. The Rocketsslipped to 1-1 Nov. 26, falling 57-47 to St.Ursula Academy. Turpin dropped to 0-2after falling 38-27 at Oak Hills.

Catching upwith College Athletes

» The Community Press & Recorder,along with cincinnati.com, would like to

givereadersover theholidays theabilityto catch up with local high school starsdoing well in college athletics.

Inwhat hasbecomeanannual reader-ship project, parents/friends of collegeathletes arewelcome to send aphoto andbrief description of their college ath-letes’ accomplishments over the last cal-endar year to [email protected] the names of the people in the

photo as they are shown, the collegename and sport, parents’ names, wherethe athlete lives, what weekly newspa-per they get at home and their accom-plishments by Friday, Dec. 13.

Photos will run in print Jan. 1 and beused in a cincinnati.com photo gallery.

Questions can be directed to mlaugh-man@ communitypress.com.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

As a new wrestling seasonbegins, grapplers in the Com-munity Journal Clermont cov-erage area look to build onsome of the successes they ex-perienced last year.

AmeliaAfter spending the past

eight years as an assistantcoach, Chance Baysinger as-cends to the head job. He hasan experienced roster, with 14seniors and juniors.

“While we only have fourseniors, we have10 juniors andgreat leadership,” Baysingersaid.

The Barons are led by Co-hen Canter, Naeem Shalash,Isaac Shalash, Alec Holste,and Jacob Hopper. Canter andHopper eachplaced fifth in the2013 sectional tournament intheir respective weight class-es. As a team, Amelia placed10th in last year’s sectionaltournament.

The Barons are hoping theexperience on this year’s ros-ter can help lead the programto its first league title since2009. With eight returningstarters, this season lookspromising.

“We have more experiencethan we’ve had in years pastand are looking forward to asuccessful season and makinga run at a league title,” Baysin-ger said.

BataviaThe Bulldogs finished sec-

ond behind Blanchester in theSBCNationalDivision last sea-son, qualifying five wrestlersfor districts and one as a statetournament alternate.

Head coach Larry Smith re-turns two of those districtqualifiers to lead this year’steam of 15 varsity wrestlers.They are seniors Caleb Rouseat 145 pounds and Sam Hum-bert at 160. Also back is juniorDarnay Foley (220), who went26-2 before missing the end ofthe season.

“Other than that, we are avery young team,” Smith said.“Most of the rest of our lineupwill be filled by freshmen. Ithink just because we’re soyoung, some people think wewon’t be able to compete, but ifour freshmencomealong like Ithink they can, we should bevery competitive.”

Among the freshmen towatch areAlexAppel (120) andDonte Talirigo (106), both ofwhom wrestled for three sea-sons in middle school.

Smith said Blanchestershould be the team to beat inthe SBC with his squad givingchase.

Batavia opens at home Dec.

4 with a tri-match featuringReading andGoshen. TheBull-dogs also host the Steve Shin-kle Invitational featuringabout 20 teams on Feb. 8.

Glen EsteFor years, the Trojans have

struggled to maintain consis-tency. Roster turnover hasbeen a constant issue, in nosmall part due to the school’s$495 per student-athlete persport pay-to-play fee. Thisyear, the Trojans have an un-usually high number of experi-enced wrestlers on the roster.Expectations within the pro-gram are high.

“In contradiction to previ-ous years, we have a very highretention rate this season,”said head coach Chris Red-mon. “Everyone in the roomhas wrestled at least two yearsprior,whilemanyof themhavebeen together since youthclub.”

Of the 27 wrestlers fromlast year’s team, 23 return. TheTrojans won the inauguralECC title in 2012-2013 and aimto repeat this year.GlenEste isled by returning starters GageBranson,Matt Sicurella, Bran-don Smith, Matt Kennedy, andClayton McCune. All are un-derclassmen, which bodes

well for the future of the pro-gram. The Trojans want tomake this a memorable sea-son.

“This year’s team is intense,driven, and focused on beingthe best team in school histo-ry,” said Redmond.

Glen Este opens the seasonon Dec. 6 at New Richmond

McNicholasCraig Moore begins his

third Rocket incarnation, fol-lowing runs as a student – he’sa 1988 graduate of the school –and an assistant wrestlingcoach as recently as the 2009-10 season. Now he’s headcoach, inheriting a team of 12to start the season.

“The program has strug-gled to find its place atMcNick,” he said. “We have 12people out for the team and wewon’t have a JV program thisyear. My goal is to build thatprogram, get the JV back inplace and help wrestling makea name for itself at McNick.”

A pair of senior districtqualifiers should help. Return-ing areAdamBaca at126 to132pounds and Tyler Gumbert at182.

Adam’s brother Zach Bacareturns at 152 pounds, as doclassmates Ty Javin (145) and

fourth-year grapplerCameronEngel. Junior Nick Keri couldfill any spot between 145 and160.

Hamilton Badin should beone of the top teams in theGreaterCatholic LeagueCoed,with PurcellMarian andRogerBacon in the mix as well.

“We can make an impact onthat this year, though,” Mooresaid. “We have guys who arewilling to work. It has the po-tential to be a good year forus.”

McNick opened the seasonDec. 1 at the WilliamsburgHigh School’s Bob Guy Invita-tional. The Rockets host theannual King of the Hill meetfeaturing Anderson and Tur-pin on Jan. 15.

New RichmondThe Lions took second be-

hind Bethel-Tate in the SBCAmerican and sent two grap-plers on to the state tourna-ment last season. Both of themhave graduated - as have eightother seniors – but head coachDeron Shinkle has 24 wres-tlers at his disposal for the newcampaign.

“Our numbers are a littledown from last year,” he said.“We graduated a lot of guysand there are some smaller

classes behind them, so wehave some spots to fill. Wehave a lot of people to replace,but we’ve got some kids whoare capable.”

Among them are a pair ofdistrict qualifiers last seasonin seniors Nathan Rostetter at126 pounds and Tristan Wil-liams at 132. Also back is sen-ior A.J. Rostetter (120) – Na-than’s twin brother –whowas adistrict qualifier as a sopho-more.

Senior Kenny Bookerlooked like a potential districtqualifier at 170 pounds beforeinjuries cut short his juniorseason.

Keep an eye on freshmanBrandon Planck (113) as one ofthe topnew faces for theLions.

Shinkle said WesternBrown and Williamsburg arethe likely favorites in the SBC,but he said his team shouldchallenge both.

New Richmond opens theseason at homeDec. 6 in a dualmeet with Glen Este and hostsa tri-match Dec. 11 with Rossand Blanchester. The Lionshave onemore home dualmeetFeb. 6 against McNicholas.

WilliamsburgThe Wildcats look to chal-

lenge for the Southern Buck-eye Conference National Divi-sion title.

“That’s the goal our guyslisted first,” said head coachMark Isaac. “We were closelast season, but not closeenough. We think we have achance to compete this year.”

Sophomore Kendall Jack-son returns after winning asectional title at 106 poundslast season. Junior Bill Cad-wallader was a district qualifi-er as a heavyweight.

Also back is senior TylerBoggs (220), who went 27-12 asa sophomore before missinghis junior seasonwith injuries.Sophomores Dawson Davisand Trent Berwe bring addi-tional varsity experience.

“We have some experience,but we’re still a very youngteam,” Isaac said. “All of ourguys who were freshmen lastyear come back and bring ayear of experience with them,so we should be improvedthere. We’re going to fill everyweight classbyJanuary,whichwill help a lot in thedualmeets.We’re pretty solid. I think ev-eryone on our teamcan score.”

Isaac cited assistant coach-es Brandon Dean and JoshSears as reasons for Williams-burg’s recent success.

Williamsburg opened theseason by hosting the Bob GuyInvitational Dec. 1, with 11 oth-er schools competing in theevent named for the formerWildcat head coach. ‘Burg isback on the mats Dec. 8 in theDeer Park Invitational.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING

Batavia, ’Burg and NRto battle for SBC titlesByMark D. Motzand Adam [email protected]

Amelia junior Naeem Shalash works the headlock on his opponent. THANKS TO RENE TESSOFF

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Bretten Hill of UnionTownshipdaughterofTomand Christi Hill, commit-ted to play golf at DivisionIIOhioDominicanUniver-sity Nov. 14 in a signingceremony.

Hill will play golf nextyear at Ohio DominicanUniversity in Columbus.She started on the reserveteam as a freshman, butplayed on the Saint Ursulavarsity golf team sopho-more, junior and senioryear. She was team cap-tain in 2012 and 2013.

Shewas named second-team GGCL in 2013 andfirst-teamGGCL this yearin 2013. She received All-City honorable mentionandSouthwestOhiohonor-

able mention in 2012 andwas named to second-team Southwest Ohio in2013. At state, her teamfinished sixth in 2011, wasfourth in the SouthwestOhio District Tournamentand seventh in the statetournament in 2013. Indi-vidually, she was also the2012 CRC Junior CityChampion.

Bretten also excels offthecourse.She inanhonorroll student and receivedthe Bulldog Star Academ-ic Award in 2013 and theAthletic Bulldog Award in2012. She serves in severalSaint Ursula clubs and or-ganizations, as well. She isamember of PALS, a com-munity tutoring program.

structor, Jim Irvin, said:“Bretten is one of thehardest working and fo-cused students I haveworked with in my 25years of teaching golf!

Her determination, strongwork ethic and amazingfamily support are keys toher impressive improve-ment the past three years!Those great assets ensureher future success on andoff thegolfcourse. Iwouldlove to have had a team of“Bretten’s” when I playedcollege golf! She is a won-derful young lady with atremendously bright fu-tureaheadofher!Iconsid-er it an honor and privi-lege to have worked withBretten the past 3 sea-sons!”

Bretten’s SUA coachMark Hannahan said“Bretten has been a keycontributor to our golfteam’s success. She has

been co-captain for twoyears, and an excellentleader. She has workedvery hard to become oneof thebestgolferswehavehad here at SUA, andhelped lead the team thisyear to the State tourna-ment. She is positive, en-thusiastic and goal fo-cused, and these qualitieswill help her be successfulin her college golf career,and beyond. She has had agreat influenceonourgolfprogram over the years,and will be missed. We allwish her the best of happi-ness and success.”

To learn more about St.Ursula Academy and itsathletic programs, pleasevisitwww.saintursula.org.

St. Ursula’s Hill signs with Ohio Dominican

Bretten Hill, of Union Township, daughter of Tom and ChristiHill, has committed to play golf at Division II Ohio DominicanUniversity. THANKS TO JILL CAHILL OF ST. URSULA ACADEMY

The Girls GreaterCatholic League recentlynamedall stars for the fallathletic season.

VolleyballPlayer of the Year:

KristenMassaofSt.Ursu-la Academy

Coach of the Year: JeniCase of Ursuline Acad-emy

First Team: Mt. NotreDame senior ChristineChandler,McAuleyseniorKerrie Dailey, Ursulinesenior Sam Fry, Ursulinesenior PaigeKebe,Mercysenior Katie Klusman, St.Ursula junior CarolynKnollman, St Ursula sen-iorKristenMassa andMt.NotreDame juniorMargoWolf.

Second team: St. Ursu-la junior Natalie Danen-hauer,McAuley juniorTo-ri Hemsath, Seton seniorMorgan Masminster, Mt.Notre Dame sophomoreSydney Mukes, Ursulinesophomore Avery Naylor,Mt. Notre Dame seniorSara Priest and Ursulinejunior LaurenWilkins.

Honorable mention:Ursuline junior MalloryBechtold,McAuley juniorAbby Gourley, McAuleysenior Lindsey Kauff-man,SetonfreshmanPey-ton McCarthy, St. Ursulasenior Natalie Phipps, St.Ursula junior Laura JaneProffitt, Mercy sopho-mores Carly Schniederand Sam Seger, UrsulinesophomoreAlyssa Steller,Mt. Notre Dame sopho-more Dani Szczepanskiand Mt. Notre Dame ju-nior Jessica Towle.

SoccerPlayer of the Year:

MadelineHusterofSt.Ur-sula

Coach of the Year: JimCalder of St. Ursula

First team: Seton sen-iors Jessica Frey and Sa-mantha Goodwin, McAu-ley senior Julia Hoff-mann, St. Ursula seniorMadeline Huster, Ursu-line junior Andie Ken-nard, Mt. Notre Dame ju-nior Samantha Leshnak,Seton senior Allie Lueb-bering,Mercy senior SamMattlin, Ursuline juniorMikaela McGee, MercyseniorBrennaMueller, St.Ursula seniors MeganNiebuhr and MadeleinePescovitz,Ursuline juniorSara Robertson, St. Ursu-la senior Darby Schwartzand Mt. Notre Dame sen-ior Maria Veneziano.

Second team: Ursulinesophomore Holyn Alf,Mercy senior Macey An-derson, Seton junior Sa-vannah Bacon, Seton sen-ior Allison Bailey, McAu-ley junior McKenna Bai-ley, St. Ursula senior ErinClark, Mercy senior Lau-ren Cummings, Mt. NotreDame junior Megan Des-

rosiers, Ursuline juniorJordanHollmeyer,Mercysenior Julia Kennedy,McAuley senior ClareKnecht, Ursuline seniorSarah Seedhouse, St. Ur-sula sophomoreOlivia Sil-verman, Seton senior Ha-lie Sunderman, St. UrsulasophomoreMaryAliceVi-gnola, Mt. Notre Damesenior Maddie Volz, St.Ursula senior Claire Wei-gand and Ursuline seniorAllison Werner.

TennisPlayer of the Year:

Mehvish Safdar of Ursu-line

Coach of the Year: JoeHartkemeyer of Ursuline

First team: Ursulinesophomore Jenny Duma,St. Ursula senior KariFitzpatrick, Ursuline ju-nior Lauren Haney, Ursu-line senior Brooke Sabo,Ursuline freshman OliviaSabo, Ursuline seniorMehvish Safdar, Mercysenior Elizabeth Staley,St. Ursula sophomoreMaggie Sullivan and Se-ton junior Maggie Wal-roth.

Second team: St. Ursu-la senior Morgan Ber-nard,Ursuline juniorLau-ren Fleming, St. Ursulaseniors Margeaux Ger-win and Caroline Koenig,Ursuline junior MaryMcGrath, Mt. NotreDame junior CatherineMurphy, Seton seniorMa-cyWauligman.

Honorable mention:Mt. Notre Dame juniorAlex Burg, McAuley ju-niors Nicole Capodagliand Megan Davish, Mt.Notre Dame juniors So-nya Sasmal and Ali Staun;and Mt. Notre Damefreshman Sabine Wor-thoff.

Cross CountryRunner of the Year:

AnneHeffernan of St. Ur-sula

Coach of the Year:Scott Ridder of Mercy

First team: Ursulinejunior Catherine Finke,Ursuline senior ChristineFrederick, Ursuline ju-nior Grace Kelly, Mercysenior Emma Hatch, St.Ursula junior Anne Hef-fernan, McAuley sopho-more Natalie Lienhart,McAuley junior McKen-zie Pfeifer and Mercyfreshman Alex Stevens.

Second team: MercyseniorNatalieGeraci, Ur-suline freshman AnnaHerriott, Seton junior Ga-briel Hirlinger, Ursulinejunior Colleen Johnston,St. Ursula junior KellyCaitlin, Mercy junior Ma-ria Waters, St. Ursula ju-nior Maria Weisgerberand Mercy junior MeganZeinner.

Honorable mention:Mt. Notre Dame sopho-moreMaddie Gentile, Ur-suline junior MirandaGrigas, St. Ursula seniorElizabethKlare,McAuleyseniorKateOlding,St.Ur-sula senior Caroline Per-ry, McAuley sophomoreAnna Sontag, McAuleyfreshman Clare Sunder-man, Mercy sophomoreMargo Waters and Mercysenior Tori Weckenbrock.

GolfPlayer of the Year:

Carolyn Markley of St.Ursula

CoachoftheYear:Mar-ianne Utz Sahms of Ursu-line

First team: McAuleysenior Danielle Dilonar-do, St. Ursula juniors Ka-tie Frey and Bretten Hill,

St. Ursula senior CarolynMarkley, Ursuline seniorEmma Meyer, Seton sen-ior Corrine Deutenbergand Ursuline senior Abi-gail Wellens.

Second team: Mt. No-tre Dame junior CassidyCarstens, St. Ursula ju-nior Ramya Chadraku-mar, Mercy junior EmilyHouse, Mt. Notre Damesophomore Alex Martin,Ursuline sophomore Oli-via McCloy and Ursulinesenior Sarah Reilly.

Honorable mention:McAuley senior BriannaBurck, Ursuline juniorKyland Frooman, Setonjunior Kourtney Keller,Mt. Notre Dame fresh-man Sophie Kramer, Mt.Notre Dame sophomoreMolly McCudden, Mercysenior Maddie SheridanandSt.Ursula juniorMer-edith Weidner.

High school GGCL athletes make all star lists

A8 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • DECEMBER 4, 2013

Three new members werevoted in to the Board of Edu-cation in West Clermont. Asthe levy was defeated againin the ballot, it is their jobnow to come up with a planwhich will help make WestClermont the best districtaround.

Before making any deci-sion, we all need to look at thedata. Interesting informationcan be found at the Ohio De-partment of Education Dis-trict Profile Report(education.ohio.gov). I en-courage every resident of thedistrict to have a look.

According to the 2012 re-port (the last available data),West Clermont enrolled 9,309students. This is a higher

number thanForest Hills,New Rich-mond or Bata-via.

The aver-age propertytax per stu-dent was$4,440 whichis lower thanthe tax perstudent in

Forest Hills and New Rich-mond

The total expenditure perstudent was $8,228, while inForest Hills it was $10,208and in New Richmond$10,437. In Batavia the expen-diture on each student was$7,967. As we can see the

district was pretty efficientin the amount of money spenton each student.

This is not the whole pic-ture. We have to look at howmuch of that money goestowards teaching our chil-dren. The amount spent oninstruction is $4,921, which is60 percent. In Forest Hillsthis number is 57 percent, inNew Richmond 56 percentand in Batavia 60 percent.

What is the percentagespent on administration? Theexpenditure on administra-tion per pupil was $848, lowerthan the same expenditure inForest Hills, New Richmondor Batavia. This means ourdistrict spends a higher per-centage of its money on

teaching our children relativeto the neighboring districts.The revenue per student islower in West Clermont thanin the neighboring districts.

Salaries and benefits as apercentage of operating ex-penses are lower in WestClermont than in Forest Hills,New Richmond or Batavia.The average teachers’ sala-ries are less than in ForestHills or New Richmond. Thesalaries in Batavia on aver-age are lower, but there aremore teachers with less expe-rience.

The voters turned downthe levy, which would haveincreased property tax. Theproperty tax per pupil in WestClermont is $4,439, while in

Forest Hills it’s $5,934 and inNew Richmond it is $7,065.The tax in Batavia is lower,but the amount contributedby the state per student inthat district is much higherthan in West Clermont.

These are a lot of numbersto digest. Now it is up to theboard to figure out how im-prove the services. As thelevy didn’t pass there can beno increase in the revenue.This raises the question: Howdo you do more with less?This needs to be done withoutcausing a migration of goodstudents and teachers out ofthe district.

Oded Zmora lives in Pierce Town-ship.

How can we fix West Clermont Schools?

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Last week’s questionThe Ohio House has passed a

bill which would redefine self-defense and circumstanceswhere the use of force trumpsthe duty to retreat to public set-tings, suchas stores and streets.Under current law, residentsneed not retreat before usingforce if theyare lawfully in theirhomes, vehicles or the vehicleof an immediate family mem-ber. Is this good legislation?Why or why not?

“No, it’s not a good idea.This law would not be close tonecessary if white peopleweren’t so prejudiced andparanoid that non-white indi-viduals (anyonewithbrownordarker skin) were criminals.Lookwhat ‘standyourground’in Florida did to TrayvonMar-tin.”

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“OHBoy...this is agood top-ic. The duty to retreat in pub-

lic areas when imminentthreats are posed is by natureis to ‘duct and retreat’ of a hu-man being.

“But some circumstances,standing thegroundnomatterwhere you are as a concealedcarrying citizen is not going tobe an option to retreat. Youhave to act quickly as anytrained police officer willhave to act.

“Yes, Ohio legislation tochange this is right on.”

O.H.R.

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A home should be com-forting, relaxing and anythingbut hazardous. It is especiallyimportant to seek out thesedangers in homes of thoseat-risk for falling.

Falling can have seriousconsequences. The Centersfor Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC) state that onein three older adults who fallsuffer moderate to severeinjuries which make it diffi-cult for them to get aroundand live independently.

Falling can create a fear orconcern with falling thatcauses people to avoid theirfavorite activities or abstainfrom physical activity. Notparticipating in your dailyactivities and reducing your

physical activity levels willlower your mobility and phys-ical health which can actuallyincrease your risk of falling.Here are some tips for mak-ing your home safer:

Stairs. Staircases insideand outside may be steep orslippery. Traction tape can beused to stick to the steps andincrease traction to preventslipping. It is also importantto make sure there are rail-ings on both sides for extrasupport.

Lighting. Create sufficientlighting by adding more lampsthat are easy to reach or canbe turned on with a wallswitch. Invest in night lightswith a sensor that turn onwhen it gets dark. Put these in

the areas of the home that arefrequently traveled at nightlike hallways, bedrooms andthe bathroom. You can alsobuy sensor wall switches thatlight-up when it gets dark sothey are easy to locate atnight.

Bathroom. Unplug and putaway electrical appliancesthat aren’t being used. Makesure that mats and rugs have agripped underside so they donot slide easily. It is highlyrecommended to install grabbars in and outside of thebathtub and next to the toiletfor extra support. The SeniorSafety Program and ClermontSenior Services have a pro-gram that provides and in-stalls grab bars for free in the

homes of older adults in Cler-mont County. Call 724-1255 or735-8408 for more informa-tion.

Wires and cords. Exposedcords and wires are a commontripping hazard. Make suretelephone cords are tuckedaway or consider switching toa wireless phone. Hide lamp,television and computer cordsbehind furniture or tape themdown completely with ducttape to avoid getting caught inthem.

Kitchen. Use gripped matsand rugs to avoid slipping.Clean up spills as soon as younotice them. Ask someone tohelp you move commonlyused items to lower shelvesfor easy access. If you use a

step stool, one with a tractiongrips on the feet, steps andhandle will help keep youstable and avoid sliding.

Help remain independentby keeping your or a lovedone’s home safe and fall pre-ventable. For more tips tohelp make your home saferand prevent against falls, visitthe Clermont County GeneralHealth District’s Senior Safe-ty webpage atclermonthealthdistrict.org.

Savannah Coleman, Injury Preven-tion Project Coordinator, NursingDivision, Clermont County GeneralHealth District

How to prevent falls with serious consequences at home

Nearly 24 years ago, Amer-ican leadership helped bringdown the Berlin Wall withoutfiring a shot. Now, our servicemembers and veterans are upagainst a new wall, a wall ofbureaucracy.

This wall complicates near-ly every facet of life as theytransition from active dutyservice to veteran status. ThisVeterans Day, we must renewour commitment to those whohave served us. Our task be-gins by ensuring that theirmedical records, which docu-ment years or decades of ser-vice, seamlessly follow themfrom uniformed to veteranstatus.

The House of Representa-tives is taking action to pushboth the Departments of De-fense and Veterans Affairs torealize this goal. Our troopsface numerous challengesafter they serve: transitioningto civilian life, finding a ca-reer or continuing their educa-tion, to name just a few. Ourveterans should not have toserve as couriers between theDoD and VA too. It’s an addi-tional and unnecessary bur-den.

Our two biggest depart-ments are still not fully capa-ble of digitally communicatingin the 21st century. Early in hispresidency, President Obamacharged these two depart-ments to “build a seamlesssystem of integration with asingle goal: when a member ofthe Armed Forced separatesfrom the military, he or shewill no longer have to walk

paperworkfrom a DoDduty station to alocal VA healthcenter; theirelectronic rec-ords will transi-tion along withthem and re-main with themforever.”

This visionhas devolved

into a series of missed mile-stones, shifting priorities andballooning budgets. The HouseVeterans’ Affairs Committeelearned earlier this year thatthese failures have led Presi-dent Obama and both depart-ments to abandon the originalgoal of one system, and in-stead plan continued relianceon separate systems integrat-ed together to connect elec-tronic health records.

I served as an Army combatsurgeon in Iraq and still serveas a Reservist. I know that myfellow military members,when they retire, should nothave to continue to wage warat home against bureaucraciesand paperwork. And yet, adoctor treating veterans can-not seamlessly access themedical history of their pa-tient because that history ishoused in a separate DefenseDepartment system. VA doc-tors report that initial stepsare improving this digitalsharing, while still on separatesystems.

The House of Representa-tives is working to tackle theseissues through the bipartisan

H.R. 1960. Important sectionscall for basic interoperabilitycapabilities within a year,meaning that doctors on bothsides will be able to readilyview medical history files.

By 2016, we are demandingfull system integration be-tween the two departments.These are essential steps to-wards realizing a system thatseamlessly communicatesmedical history files betweenthe departments, without forc-ing the burden on to the shoul-ders of our transitioning veter-ans. Ultimately, I believe onesystem will best serve ourtroops and veterans as theyseek care, and full integrationis steering the departments inthe right direction. Fully in-tegrating these electric healthrecords isn’t just about help-ing transitioning veterans, it’salso essential to reducing ourveterans’ disability backlog.

We know that fully devel-oped disability claims, thosewith complete medical historyfiles, take half the amount oftime to complete compared toclaims filed with incompleteor missing data. It’s discourag-ing for our troops, our veter-ans, and our doctors to face awall of bureaucracy that hin-ders care. They deserve alasting solution that honorstheir legacy and service.

Brad Wenstrup represents Ohio’s2nd Congressional District andserves on both the House ArmedServices and Veterans’ Affairs Com-mittees. Contact him through hisWebsite, www.Wenstrup.House.gov.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

The localnonprofit organi-zation Lighthouse YouthServices recently had its

annual fall fundraiser at Bish-op’s Place Castle, the Cliftonhome of Jakki and Len Hauss-ler.

“Fashion, Food, Friends andFun at the Castle“ featured anafternoon of boutique shop-ping, lunch provided by someof Cincinnati’s finest restau-rants and Cincinnati EnquirerFood Critic Polly Campbell as

the guest speaker.The Lighthouse fall event is

conducted annually in a beauti-fulCincinnati home, and it sellsout every year. The eventraised more than $60,000 toprovide funding for Light-house programs and wish listitems for the youth they serve.

Area restaurants donatedall the food, and participatingboutiques donated a percent-age of their sales to Light-house.

Fun at the castle

Bishop's Place Castle in Clifton, the home of Jakki and Len Haussler, is this year's location for LighthouseYouth Services annual fall fundraiser. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

At LighthouseYouth Servicesannual fallfundraiser are, infront Bob Mecum,president and CEOof LighthouseYouth Services,Pierce Township;and KarenCassidy, last year'sfall event chairand hostess,Indian Hill; in backare Jakki Haussler,fall event chairand hostess, andher husband LenHaussler, Clifton.THANKS TO TAMARA

SULLIVAN

Katie Kerrey and Kristen DeMarco, both of Indian Hill, attendthe Lighthouse Youth Services annual fall fundraiser. THANKS TOTAMARA SULLIVAN

At the Lighthouse Youth Services fall fundraiser at Bishop's Place Castleare Sherie Marek of Indian Hill and Joanie Lauch of AndersonTownship. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

Helen Murdock, Audre Sedacca of Anderson Township and LindaBusken Jergens of Hyde Park enjoy the afternoon together at theLighthouse Youth Services annual fall fundraiser. THANKS TO TAMARA

SULLIVAN

Brian Albach, JanTimmel, GregoryWells and StephenDauer dinetogether atBishop's PlaceCastle, thelocation for thisyear's LighthouseYouth Services fallfundraiser. Albach,Wells andDauerare with TheAlbach, Wells &Dauer Group atMorgan Stanley(Kenwood), aPoints of LightSponsor. THANKS TOTAMARA SULLIVAN

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THURSDAY, DEC. 5Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog FineWines & 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 ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., SummersideWoods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase muscu-lar strength, range of movementand activities for daily living. Callfor pricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Sum-merside.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.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Gentle yogabegins in chair and ends on mat.Focus on strength, flexibility,pain management and relax-ation. $6 drop-in or $50 for 10classes. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574. Amelia.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, 2010Wolfan-gel Road, Burn calories, sculptyour body and have a blast. $5.379-4900; www.zumbasue.net.Anderson Township.

Holiday - TreesDirr Nurseries, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Dirr Nurseries, 6066 GoshenRoad, Thousands of cut-your-own Canaan and balsam firs,Scotch and white pines; up to 12feet. Tree cleaning, baling andsaws available. Wreaths andballed-and-burlapped treesavailable. Farm animals, nativitydisplay and hot chocolate. Familytailgate parties welcome. $45any size. 625-2000; www.dirr-nurseries.com. Goshen.Davidson Farm, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Davidson Farm, 1348 Lyons Road,You pick Christmas tree, staffcuts. Colorado blue spruce andDouglas fir. Sizes range 5-10 feet.$35-$45. 753-4572. ClermontCounty.

Literary - Book ClubsThursday Afternoon BookClub, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Titles available inregular and large print forcheckout at library. Free. 248-0700.Milford.

NatureProject FeederWatch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Share cup of coffee or teawhile counting birds. Free.831-1711. Union Township.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6Dining 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. Carryout avail-able. $5.50 and up. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Mil-ford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. UnionTownship.Zumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasFree Holiday Party, 7-10 p.m.,Emmanuel United MethodistChurch, 4312 Amelia Olive

Branch Road, Karaoke, dancing,food and silent auction. Baby-sitting provided. Benefits UnitedMethodist Womenmissions.Free. 732-1400; www.emmanuel-umc.com. Batavia.

Holiday - TreesDirr Nurseries, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Dirr Nurseries, $45 any size.625-2000; www.dirrnurseries-.com. Goshen.Davidson Farm, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Davidson Farm, $35-$45. 753-4572. Clermont County.

NatureProject FeederWatch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 4-8 p.m., PetSmart East-gate, 650 Eastgate South Drive,Cats and dogs available foradoption. Presented by ClermontPets Alive. 279-2276; www.cler-montpetsalive.org. Eastgate.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7BenefitsLeague for AnimalWelfareHoliday Party, 5-9 p.m., OasisGolf Club and Conference Cen-ter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Guest speaker: W. BruceCameron, American humorcolumnist, screenwriter andauthor. Buffet, silent auction andraffle. Benefits The League forAnimal Welfare. $30, $12 chil-dren. Presented by League forAnimal Welfare. 735-2299.Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-11 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly. 417-6772; www.tops.org.Amelia.

Craft ShowsCraft/Vendor Event, 1-4:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 288, 208 E.Main St., Several booths, raffles,split-the-pot, bake sale andpictures with Santa. Assists areaneedy families with Christmas.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Needy Kids: FelicityGroup. 374-1182.Williamsburg,Ohio.Athletic Boosters Craft Show,9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Milford HighSchool, 1 Eagles Way, Approxi-mately 250 crafters exhibit sewnitems, embroidery, quilting,knitting, glass etching, painting,wood crafts, candles, handmadesoaps, lotions, stuffed Santas,elves, doll clothes, floral arrange-ments, holiday decor, hair embel-lishments, jewelry, purses, alpacaproducts and more. $1. Present-ed by Milford High School Ath-letic Boosters. 831-2990.MiamiTownship.

Drink TastingsSnow on the Vine HolidaySampling, Noon-4 p.m., Harmo-ny Hill Vineyards and EstateWinery, 2534 Swings CornerPoint Isabel Road, Prior releases,new releases of seasonal dessertwines and more. 50 cents persample. 734-3548; www.hhwi-nes.com. Bethel.

Exercise ClassesMat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267 MountHolly Road, Focus on corestrength, flexibility, breathingand relaxation. $6 drop-in or 10classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

Holiday - ChristmasBreakfast with Santa, 9-11 a.m.,Locust Corner United MethodistChurch, 917 Locust Corner Road,Santa andMrs. Claus arrive byfiretruck. Free photos with SantaandMrs. Claus and pancakebreakfast. Free. 752-8459. PierceTownship.


Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,106 E. Main St., Each week, Jo-Elor Jason Griffin take stage asElvis. Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.

PetsPuppy Social, Noon-1 p.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pepper-mint Pig, 8255 Beechmont Ave.,Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 245River’s Edge, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Presentedby Clermont Pets Alive. 279-2276;www.clermontpetsalive.org.Milford.

ShoppingLadies Auxiliary RummageSale, 9 a.m.-noon, ComboniMission Center, 1318 Nagel Road,Toys, small appliances, clothes,books and more. $5 bag sale.Free admission. Presented byComboni Missionaries. 474-4997;www.combonimissionaries.org.Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8Art & Craft ClassesHoliday Crafts, 1-3 p.m., Wood-landMound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Make one to two craftsto take home. Ages 3-12. $1 percraft, vehicle permit required.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mt Carmel Tabasco Road,Non-contact workout includingcardio and strength training inenergizing environment, usingkicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. 652-0286. UnionTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasAmelia Christmas Parade, 2p.m., Downtown Amelia, MainStreet, Route will proceed fromvacant Kroger parking lot atOhio 125 and Ohio 132 to newKroger Marketplace at 262W.Main St. Theme: An Old Fash-ioned Christmas. Presented byAmelia Business Association.753-4747. Amelia.


NatureHot Cocoa Social, 1-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free hot cocoa, conversa-tion and play. Bring your ownmug. For ages 12 and under withadult. Members free; non-members pay daily admission.831-1711. Union Township.I Want to Believe: Returning to

an Age of Reason, 2-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, In humorous lecture, DeanRegas tackles such controversialtopics as: the Mayan calendar,moon landing, UFO sightings,doomsday comets and astrology.Ages 18 and up. $16, $8 mem-bers. Registration required.831-1711. Union Township.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 279-2276; www.clermontpetsalive-.org.Milford.

Religious - CommunityPrincess Ballet, 9:45-10:45 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., RiverHills Christian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, Auditorium. Part of CityGospel Missions outreach com-munity that allows children frominner city to take ballet lessonsand perform all over Cincinnati.Free. 677-7600; riverhillscc.com.Loveland.

MONDAY, DEC. 9Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135 N.Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase muscu-lar strength, range of movementand activities for daily living. Forseniors. Call for pricing. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 2:15-3 p.m.,Bethel Woods Elderly Complex,610 Easter Road, Move yourwhole body through completeseries of seated and standingyoga poses. Chair support of-fered to safely perform variety ofseated and standing posturesdesigned to increase flexibility,balance and range of movement.Call for pricing. Presented bySilverSneakers Flex. 478-783.Bethel.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Luther-an Church, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Parish Life Center. Free willdonation at door. For ages 12and up. 683-4244. Loveland.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, 4183 Mount CarmelTobasco Road, Choose fromBeginners Power Yoga Class at 6p.m. or Candlelight Relaxationand restorative slow flow class at7 p.m. $7 or $12 for both classes.675-0954.Mount Carmel.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 8-9

a.m., Kroger Eastgate, 4530Eastgate Blvd., Several screeningpackages available to test risk ofheart attack, stroke, aneurysmand other major diseases. Ap-pointment required. 866-819-0127; www.mercyhealthfair.com.Eastgate.


TUESDAY, DEC. 10Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., SummersideWoods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.

Farmers MarketLoveland FarmersMarket, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers’ Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Loveland.


Literary - CraftsSecond Tuesday Book Dis-cussion Group, 2-3 p.m., Wil-liamsburg Branch Library, 594Main St., Free. 724-1070.Wil-liamsburg.

Religious - CommunityContemplative Prayer Service,7-8 p.m., Lutheran Church of theResurrection, 1950 Nagel Road,Prayer instruction, practice, musicand time to meditate and pray.Free. 478-3226. Anderson Town-ship.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & 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 devotion-al time. Free. 575-1874.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 ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.


Literary - Book ClubsCheck It Out Book Club, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Booksavailable for checkout. Free.722-1221. Goshen.

Mom’s ClubsMothers of Preschoolers,9:30-11:30 a.m., Faith Church,5910 Price Road, Share home-made food while listening tospeaker or learning new craft.Childcare provided with regis-tration. Ages 18 and up. 831-3770.Milford.

NatureAstronomy Club, 7-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center at

RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, With naturalist SheilaRiley. For ages 12 and up. Mem-bers free; nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.Camera Club, 7-8:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Amateur and professionalphotographers learn and shareknowledge. Ages 18 and up.Members free; nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Nature Shop.Celebration of the life and workof artist and naturalist. Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Community 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 ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., SummersideWoods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobileMam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Withamsville, 450Ohio Pike, Fifteen-minute screen-ings. Cost varies per insuranceplan. Financial assistance avail-able for qualified applicants.Appointment required. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.With-amsville.

Holiday - ChristmasDrive-Through Live Nativity,7-10 p.m., First Baptist Church ofGlen Este, 1034 Old State Route74, Live animals and real actorsportraying wise men and JosephandMary holding Jesus. Viewscenes fromwarmth of car whilelistening to caroling frommem-bers of church in background.Free. 752-0936; fbcge.org. Bata-via.


NatureProject FeederWatch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.

EducationHoliday Jingle: Traveler’s MixandMingle, 7-10 p.m., Roads,Rivers and Trails, 118 Main St.,Learn budget travel tips andmeet other adventurous trav-elers. Free. Presented byWan-derlust:Wanderlearn. 800-7524;www.wanderlustwanderlearn-.com.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.478-6783. Union Township.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Enjoy a free pancake breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 6, at Locust Corner United MethodistChurch, 917 Locust Corner Road. Santa and Mrs. Claus willarrive by firetruck. For more information, call 752-8459.FILEPHOTO.

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During the holidayseason, I stock up on bagsof walnuts and jars ofhoney to make our tradi-tional baklava for Christ-

mas giv-ing. Ourwholefamily getsinvolved,from theadults tothe tod-dlers. To-day and forthe nextfew weeksI’ll be shar-

ing some favorites foryou to try. Take advan-tage of the good prices onraw nuts, too. Theyfreeze well for severalmonths.

Chardonnay-soakedgolden raisins

Wemade these a fewyears ago in cookingclass and they were a hit.I like to scrape out seedsfrom the vanilla bean andadd those to the liquidalong with the bean.Served over Brie withcrackers, the raisinsmake elegant horsd’oeuvres and a jar ofthemmakes an unusualgift from the kitchen. Ifyou don’t like Brie, smeara little soft goat cheeseon a toasted baguette andtop with raisins. I havemade this recipe withRiesling, and it turnedout just a little bit sweet-er, but very nice.

11⁄2 cups water1 cup chardonnay or Chabliswine

1⁄3 cup sugar1 vanilla bean, pounded flatand then split open andcut in half

1 cup golden raisins

Combine water, wineand sugar. Bring to sim-mer and simmer 5 min-utes. Remove from heat,add vanilla bean andraisins. Let steep 12hours or so. Drain rai-sins, reserve liquid. Dis-card bean. Return liquidto pan and bring to boil.You’ll have about 11⁄4cups. Reduce to 1⁄3 cup.The sauce will be deepamber. Cool a bit and stirin raisins. Store in refrig-erator up to a month, andbring to room temper-ature before using.

Gin-soaked goldenraisins for arthritis

No, not a gift from thekitchen, but a time-hon-ored home remedy withanti-inflammatory qual-ities. I had some raisinsleft over so I made abatch. I had forgottenabout making these untilI saw Dr. Oz talkingabout them. Check outmy blog for the recipe.

Barbie Hahn’s chililime peanuts

Barbie and I both havebeen regular guests onFox 19 morning show. Sheis known as the SuburbanChef. Barbie makes lotsof homemade edibles,including this savory one.Barbie told me: “I makethese for those who don’thave a sweet tooth. Theymake a nice addition to agift basket.”

6 cups cocktail peanuts,unsalted

6 tablespoons lime juice6 tablespoons chili powder1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon cayennepepper

4 teaspoons Kosher or seasalt

Mix all ingredientstogether and spread outin a single layer on bak-ing sheets. Bake at 250degrees for 45 minutes,stirring every 15 min-utes. Keeps fresh in air-tight container for threeweeks. This also makes agreat combo gift with afriend’s favorite six packof beer.

Bert’s thumbprintcookies

Bert Villing and I arelongtime friends. We hada catering business to-gether and these cookies

were popular with ourcustomers. For the read-er who requested a but-ter cookie like BuskenBa

2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature

3 tablespoons granulatedsugar

1-2 teaspoons vanilla extractor 1 teaspoon almondextract

2 cups flour1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400.Cream butter. Add sugar,then everything else.Pinch off in generousteaspoonful measure-ments and roll into balls.Flatten with thumb. Bake

on sprayed pan. Bake9-12 minutes – be careful,cookies should be verylight in color. If neces-sary, “rethumb” whenthey come out. That in-dentation is where youdollop on the frosting.

Bert’s frosting:To make colored icing,

leave out cocoa.Blend together:

1 cup confectioners sugar1 tablespoon cocoa2 tablespoons hot water ormore, if needed

1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Can you help?Pia’s chicken salad for

Mindy Seibert, who said:

“My husband and I wererecently in Mount Adamsand would love to find therecipe for Pia’s wonder-ful chicken salad. Wereally like the old foodplaces up on ‘the hill’.”

Coming soonChewy brownies from

St. Xavier’s Mothers Clubcookbook

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.

Gifts from the kitchen for the holiday season

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s golden raisins soak in chardonnay makes a great gift from the kitchen.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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The website Craig-slist is a great place forfinding lots of thingsfrom jobs to cars.

It is also a placewhere, if you’re notcareful, you can veryeasily get scammed.That’s what a local wom-an says almost happenedto her.

Kathryne Oakes, ofSt. Bernard, advertised ahat for sale on Craigslistand says she receivedseveral e-mails request-ing more information.But one e-mail was froma person who said shelived in Texas and want-ed to buy the hat.

Oakes says she e-mailed her name andaddress so she couldreceive payment for the

hat. Shethen re-ceived aFedExpackagewith acheck for$2,150eventhough shewas onlyasking

$400 for the hat.A letter with the

check advised Oakes tosend the rest of the mon-ey to a “shipper” whowould then deliver thehat. Oakes attempted tofollow the directions but,because she doesn’t havea bank account to depos-it the check as instruct-ed, she took the check toa check cashing store.

Oakes says the checkcashing store noted thecheck did not come fromthe woman allegedlybuying the hat, but fromsomeone else entirelyand so would not cashthe check. In fact, shesays the store wouldn’tgive back the check soshe could take it to thepolice department. NowOakes says she’s embar-rassed and angry believ-ing she may be associat-ed with trying to pass abad check.

The check cashingstore advised Oakes theonly form of paymentshe should accept forher hat is fromWesternUnion. Of course, that’sthe same method of pay-ment that so-called Tex-

as woman wanted Oakesto use to send the re-mainder of the check.

Oakes says she wantsto get the word out aboutthis scam so others don’tgo through what she didand, she says, “worse yetthey may get taken forthe money.” Oakes saysshe “researched thebank and the companythe check was issuedfrom and both seemedlegit to me.” But, whilethe company is legiti-mate, the check wasn’tsent by that firm it wassent by a thief who stolethat checking accountinformation.

This is a scam thatbeen going on for quite awhile and it takes vari-ous forms. Sometimes, a

thief will claim to havehired you to be a Mys-tery Shopper and sendyou a check to shop atvarious stores. One ofthose places will beWestern Union whenyou’re to wire money tothem. Of course, if youfollow the thief’s in-structions you will havedeposited his boguscheck into your bankaccount. You won’t knowhis check is bad untilafter you’ve wired himyour good money.

Other scams involvesending you a boguscheck for several thou-sand dollars allegedly soyou can pay for the taxeson the sweepstakes prizeyou just won. You’re toldto deposit the check and

then wire the money tothe sweepstakes office.Again, you don’t learnuntil it’s too late that thecheck sent you is bogusand you’re now liable torepay the bank.

Bottom line, bewareof checks and moneyorders sent from strang-ers, often sent by FedExand UPS to avoid thepost office and its postalinspectors. And neverwire money to someoneyou don’t know.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

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Patricia ChaffinPatricia Rose Chaffin, 65,

Union Township, died Nov. 21.Survived by sons Michael

(Melissa), David (Lisa) Chaffin;grandchildren Courtney, Ceai-rah, David Jr., Makenna, Wil-liam; brothers William, Charles,Richard, Dennis Rose.

Services were Dec. 2 at MountMoriah Cemetery. Arrange-ments by E.C. Nurre Funeral

Home. Memorials to the Hospiceof Cincinnati.

Kristine FontaineKristine Fontaine, 57, Amelia,

died Nov. 20.Survived by husband Terry;

children Terry Curtis, AngieKristine; grandchildren Terry,Logan, Nathan, Katelyn, Zack,Brittney, Hannah; great-grand-daughter Emmalynn; sistersBetty, Linda, Diane, Debbie,

Vicky. Preceded in death byparents Bill, Dorothy Bailey.

Arrangements by Fares J.Radel Funeral Home.

Judith GroseJudith Partch Kroner Grose,

72, Union Township, died Nov.24.

Survived by husband DavidGrose; daughters Teresa (Tony)Dillinger, Susan (Jon) Newell;grandchildren Cameron Forrer,Tiffany (Robert) Sunday; brotherDavid (Pat) Partch; niece TobeyDavies. Preceded in death byfirst husband Harry Kroner,grandson Mark “Tony”Woj-ciechowski, parents Carl, Mil-dred Partch, nephew ThomasPartch.

Services were Nov. 30 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto Vitas Hospice.

Ronald GruberRonald Lee Gruber, 61, Ame-

lia, died Nov. 21.Survived by wife Sharon

Gruber; children, Christopher

Gruber, Amy Maryo, Vicki Dow-ers, Margie Requardt; son-in-lawDennis Requardt; grandchildrenBethany, Westin, Lucas, Andrew,Caleb, Gabriel, Isaiah, Sarah,Jillian, Jeremy, Genevieve;siblings Mark, Raymond Gruber,KimWhite; aunt Charlene (Ed)White. Preceded in death byparents Raymond, Vera Gruber,sister Chrissie Gruber.

Services are 6-8 p.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 5, at E.C. Nurre FuneralHome.

Louis MalewiczLouis Henry Malewicz, 75,

Pierce Township, died Nov. 23.He was a salesman.

He was an Army veteran.Survived by wife Anneliese

“Lisa”Malewicz; daughtersLesley Kilgore, Larisa Rose;mother Jenny Malewicz; grand-children Jason, Jessica, JacobKilgore, Zachary, Nicholas,Madison Rose. Preceded indeath by father Henry Malew-icz, five aunts and uncles.

Services are Dec. 14 at St.

Bernadette. Arrangements byHay Funeral Home.

Margaret MerzMargaret Wendel Merz, 93,

Pierce Township, died Nov. 23.She was a homemaker.

Survived by children Mary(the late James) Longbottom,Philip (Pamela), Steven (Linda),Barry (Laura), Douglas (Eileen)Merz, Barbara (John) Lyons; 11grandchildren; six great-grand-children; many nieces andnephews. Preceded in death byhusband Herman Merz.

Services were Nov. 27 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch. Arrangements by T.P.White & Sons Funeral Home.Memorials to Immaculate Heart

of Mary Church or Little Sistersof the Poor.

Joseph StilesJoseph L. Stiles, 69, Amelia,

died Nov. 23.Survived by wife Betty Stiles;

children Nancy (Leon) Ward,Steven (Karen), Roger, Kenny(Sue) Norton; Helen (Cookie)Belt, Josephine (Josie) New-berry, Dave Stiles; 10 grand-children; 12 great-grandchil-dren; many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by parentsWilliam, Alvernia Stiles, siblingsBeulah, Katherine Stroop,Robert, John Stiles.

Services were Nov. 27 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto the Hospice of Cincinnati.

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First Baptist ChurchSunday worship services are 10:30a.m. The pastor is Brother ChetSweet.The church is at 213WesternAve., New Richmond; 553-4730.

First BaptistNewtown“From theManger to the Cross”

Christmas programwith Grow-ing in Grace in concert is 6 p.m.,Sunday, Dec. 8. This is a free-willoffering event for all ages. Call561-5213 for more information.The church is at 6944Main Street,Newtown.

Glen Este Church ofChrist

All are invited to a Christmasperformance by the Forest AiresWomen’s Chorus at 7 p.m.,Wednesday, Dec. 4, at thechurch. Call 753-8223 for moredetails.Christmas Guitars by Steve Feath-erston is 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8.The adult choir will have itspresentation at 10:30 a.m.,Sunday, Dec. 15.The candlelight Christmas Eveservice is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.24.The church is at 937 Old stateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

GoshenMethodistChurchBreakfast with Santa is 9-11 a.m.,Dec. 7, at the church. No reserva-tions are required. Adults are$3.50 and children are $2.The church is at 6710 GoshenRoad, Goshen.

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Howdy Folks,Last Wednesday we

attended the P.E.R.I.(Public EmploymentRetirement Incorporat-ed) meeting, and thefolks enjoyed a Thanks-giving meal provided byall. Ruth Ann took dev-iled eggs. They had re-quested them so shefixed a dozen eggs, therewere only two eggs left.Ruth Ann boiled themand let them cool so Icould shuck them out ofthe shell. Now shuckmeans clean the shelloff. Ruth Ann also madea pumpkin pie, thepumpkin was some thatwe peeled and cookedourselves.

I was in the carpentershop the other day and aname came to mymind.It was a sweet lady inFayettville, Mildred, sheis always glad when wecall her. Her health is notgood but the Good Lordhas been watching overher.

On Thursday we wentto the adult day carewelcome center andtalked to the seniors.This is something we doeach month, they are sowonderful. It is a specialthing for us to do. TheClermont Senior Ser-vices have this programfor the seniors. The folksthat work there are spe-cial. The lady that wel-comed Ruth Ann and meis Sharon, a special per-son to be working withthe seniors, along withall the staff.

When we got there wegot a real pleasant sur-

prise.There wasa fellerand hiswife thereto hear mespeak. Inhis young-er days helived inNewtons-ville. It

was wonderful to seeMarvin and Carol. We satthere and talked a whileafter I finished talking tothe group.

Friday evening at theMonroe Grange was theThanksgiving supperand awards night. RuthAnn had the prizes readyfor the Junior Grangersthat they had made forthe Grange Convention.The children were excit-ed along with the par-ents. Each child got rib-bons and money fromthe convention. Onemother told me Sundayat church. When they gothome her two kidsspread their items out onthe floor. They would setthere and enjoy theitems they had made.Ruth Ann and Bonnie doa lot of work with thekids along with the moth-ers helping this is excit-ing.

Saturday we went toGoshen School. The Li-ons Club had set up acraft show along with apancake breakfast. Thebreakfast was great. Thecraft show was goodwith a good crowd. Lotsof items sold for eachvendor. We got to meetseveral folks that read

our column each week.We got to see folks thatwe knew from Newtons-ville and other places.

Don’t forget the Be-thel Lions Club will havea pancake breakfast 7:30a.m. till 10:30 a.m. onDec. 21. The breakfastwill be all the pancakesyou can eat, sausage,tater tots, milk, orangejuice and coffee. Thepancakes will be dishedup by a couple Lions,Bill, and Jim. These fell-ers like to see you eatand there will be severalLions members there to

help with the breakfastso enjoy.

As I write this articlethere is snow on theground and more tocome, it is sure pretty.Folks that need to be outearly will see some beau-tiful sights with snow onthe bushes.

Ruth Ann and I aregoing to pick up a mealat Kroger and deliver itfor Thanksgiving to afamily the Bethel Lionshave purchased. Theclub also adopted twoseniors to give themChristmas gifts. It is

important we help folksall year long, but espe-cially at the holidays.There is a need for us tobe helping folks. TheGood Lord wants it thisway.

I was talking to a fell-er Sunday that has beenfishing the Ohio Riverand catching walleye andsauger. He said the fish-ing down there is good.

The Bethel UnitedMethodist Church willhost the CommunityChoir on Dec. 7 - 8 forthe Christmas Cantata.This is along with the

Down Home Christmas.We will be at the Whi-

teoak Valley High Schoolon Dec. 7 with our craftsfor the Whiteoak ValleyGrange Craft Show inMowrystown.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. God Bless AllMore Later.

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

Wonderful staff at the adult day care

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New Richmond HighSchool graduate MikeHowardhasworkedmostof his adult life keepingConey Island swimmerssafe and their experienceenjoyable, and now hiswork has been recog-nized with the top safetyaward in the industry.

Howard has beennamed recipient of the2013 Kelly Ogle Memori-al Safety Award, a presti-gious honor recognizingan individual for signifi-cant contributions toguest and employee safe-ty in the water attrac-tions’ business. Theaward is bestowed annu-ally by the World Water-park Association.

Howard, whose firstjob at Coney Island wasas a seasonal parking at-tendant in 1986, is cur-rently Coney Island’svice president of Opera-tions &Maintenance, a ti-tle he has held since 2007.

Since1989, hehasbeenresponsible for the oper-ations and safety of Co-ney Island’s most legend-ary treasure – SunlitePool.

Sunlite Pool is not justanother swimming pool –at 200 feet wide, 401 feetlong and holding morethan threemilliongallonsof water it is the largestre-circulating swimmingpool in North Americaand can accommodate10,000 swimmers at onetime.

Since its opening in1925 Sunlite Pool hashosted millions of swim-mers.

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and a well-deserved onefor Mike Howard,” saidConey Island PresidentVic Nolting. Mike is oneof the most thorough anddedicated people I knowin thewater attraction in-dustry, especiallywhen itcomes to ensuring thesafety and guest experi-ence for all the visitors tothe park. To receive thehighest safety award inthewaterpark industry isquite an accomplish-ment.”

An Anderson Town-ship resident and North-ern Kentucky Universitygraduate, Howard andhis wife, Krista, havethree daughters – Kait-lyn, Kylie and Kenna.

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AMELIAArrests/citationsShelly Beck, no age given, 1296White Oak, theft, Nov. 7.Cassandra L. Cobb, 25, 10 GlenPark Court, drug abuse, Nov. 11.Johnathon Thomas, 26, 1946Washburn St., drug abuse, Nov.11.Joshua B. Cox, 35, 38WolferDrive, criminal trespass, theft,Nov. 8.Jennifer Sutton, 37, 360 St.Andrews No. A, theft, Nov. 13.Paul G. Wells, 32, 4562 LakelandDrive, theft, Oct. 28.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted at 130Hunters Court, Nov. 12.Criminal damageWindshield broken on vehicle at12 Eastridge Drive, Nov. 4.Criminal trespassTrespassing on property ofKroger at 262W. Main St., Nov.5.Trespassing on property ofKroger at 262W. Main St., Nov.8.TheftItems taken, from Kroger, andreturned for refund; $297 at 262W. Main St., Nov. 7.Make-up items, etc. taken fromKroger at 262W. Main St., Nov.13.Merchandise taken from Krogerat 262W. Main St., Nov. 13.Merchandise taken from Krogerat 262W. Main St., Oct. 28.

BATAVIAArrests/citationsRobert J. Sumpter, 50, 221 E.Main, warrant, Nov. 8.Megan R. Auckerman, 24, 5924Hanley Close, theft, Nov. 10.Troy R. Hudson, 36, 114W. 4thSt., driving under influence, Nov.12.Ashlee K. Hudson, 26, 3229Gayway Court, warrant, Nov. 16.Shawn R. Wilcox, 26, 105 Lake-shore, warrant, drug instru-ments, Nov. 16.

Incidents/investigationsMenacingTeacher stated she was threat-

ened at Batavia Elementary atBroadway, Nov. 11.TheftSubject stated parts were paidfor but work not done; $750 at18 N. 5th St., Nov. 11.

NEW RICHMONDIncidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefGarbage can set on fire at RoseVesper Park at Sycamore Street,Nov. 7.TheftSewer lid taken in woods nearcreekbed; $600 at Front Street,Nov. 8.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBryant J. Purdin, 24, 2755 Ohio132 No. 123, theft, Nov. 10.Trisha R. Purdin, 21, 2755 Ohio132 No. 123, complicity, Nov. 10.Brian G. Crawford, 31, 352 St.Andrews No. B, warrant, Nov. 11.Fred H. Pence, 67, lka 716 Mul-berry, theft, Nov. 13.Ashley D. Messer, 24, 2001Ohio133, receiving stolen property,Nov. 14.Daniel R. Tekulve, 26, 2061Ohio125 No. 28, theft, Nov. 14.Juvenile, 14, domestic violence,Nov. 16.James L. Reed, 30, 2191Ohio 125,warrant, Nov. 14.

Incidents/investigationsDomestic violenceAt Ohio Pike, Nov. 16.At Ohio Pike, Nov. 15.MenacingFemale was threatened at 82Stillmeadow No. 201, Nov. 17.Misuse of credit cardSubject at Creative Scapes Lawnstated card used with no autho-rization; $1,639 at 1326 Dorado,Nov. 13.Subject at Creative Scapes Lawnstated credit card used with noauthorization; $1,256 at 1326Dorado, Nov. 13.Passing bad checks, criminalsimulationBad check issued to Checksmart;$5,900 at Ohio 125, Nov. 11.Receiving stolen propertySeveral stolen items found invehicle during traffic stop at 900

block of Ohio 749, Nov. 14.TheftMerchandise taken fromWal-mart; $50 at Ohio Pike, Nov. 10.Cellphone taken at 330 St.Andrews No. D, Nov. 11.Merchandise taken fromWal-mart; $84 at Ohio Pike, Nov. 13.Merchandise taken fromWal-mart; $112 at Ohio Pike, Nov. 14.Landscaping stones taken at3645 Appomattox, Nov. 16.Merchandise taken fromWal-mart at Ohio Pike, Nov. 16.Violation of protection orderFemale reported offense at 3743Nine Mile, Nov. 15.

UNION TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsTimothy R. Owens, 35, 225Freeman Sears, grand theft,Nov. 14.Samantha E. Dever, 22, 3939Wilma Court, drug abuse, drugpossession, Nov. 14.James G. Lawson III, 21, 3939Wilma Court, drug abuse, drugpossession, Nov. 14.Ryan J. Iker, 34, 4292 Gary Lane,warrant, Nov. 14.Jennifer N. Mitchell, 30, 822Clough Pike No. 1, drug in-struments, warrant, Nov. 14.Kurt A. Stuart, 20, 812 Briar Cove,impersonating policeman,criminal tools possession, Nov.14.Marcus A. Shifflett, 19, 4404Eastwood No. 5201, domestic

violence, Nov. 14.Michael W. Gunter, 42, 1664 Ohio28, disorderly conduct, Nov. 15.Tyler Baker, 20, 4657 MelodyLane, drug abuse, drug pos-session, Nov. 15.SusanM. Morgan, 19, 1735Sutton Ave., domestic violence,Nov. 15.Samantha E. Dever, 22, 3939Wilma Court, wrongful entrust-ment, Nov. 15.James G. Lawson III, 21, 3939Wilma Court, driving undersuspension, Nov. 15.Justin L. Clark, 22, 1139 Ohio Pike,failure to reinstate, drug para-phernalia, Nov. 15.James Bond, 20, 3889 Old Savan-nah No. 4, marijuana possession,Nov. 15.Nicholas Williams, 19, 3889 OldSavannah No. 4, marijuanapossession, Nov. 15.Ann F. Shatto, 50, 3353 NineMile, license forfeiture, failureto obey traffic control device,Nov. 16.Gary M. Ramey, 35, 1745 Mears,reckless operation, drivingunder suspension, Nov. 16.ShannonM. Roberts-Middleton,32, 3457 Boot Jack, obstructingofficial business, drug abuse,drug possession, Nov. 16.Christina M. Glenn, 31, 4428Glendale No. 1, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 17.Jeremiah J. Walter, 35, 1160 KingLouis No. 605, drug instruments,Nov. 17.

Johnathon R. Davis, 33, 4621Locust Grove, domestic violence,Nov. 17.IbrahimM. Lemu, 27, 2701 E.Tower, disorderly conduct, Nov.17.Tonya R. Reed, 22, 927 MohawkNo. 7, disorderly conduct, Nov.17.Evan D. Trifero, 23, 13 ArborCourt, disorderly conduct, Nov.17.Lowell T. Caudill, 56, 4659 OldBeechwood, domestic violence,Nov. 18.Brian E. Kuhl, 38, 7069 NatamacCircle, driving under influence,Nov. 18.Tyler M. Sheppard, 20, 790 LillyLane, assault, aggravatedmenacing, Nov. 18.James G. Lawson III, 21, 3939Wilma Court, drug parapherna-lia, Nov. 18.Samantha E. Dever, 22, 3939Wilma Court, drug parapherna-lia, Nov. 18.Heather N. Cook, 26, 4750 She-phard, warrant, Nov. 18.Gary L. Burkhart, 24, 50 HighMeadow No. 12, theft, Nov. 18.Nicholas L. Rust, 24, 18010Gauche Road, theft, druginstruments, Nov. 18.Dannielle Watkins, 26, 515Denmark Drive, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 18.Lewis E. Englert Jr., 27, 740 OhioPike, theft, Nov. 19.Larry L. Little II, 37, 2309 Ohio131, warrant, Nov. 19.Matthew See, 30, 6601 Beech-mont Ave. No. 61, drug in-struments, Nov. 19.Regina I. Braden, 25, 4535 Den-ton Lane, warrant, Nov. 19.William R. Smith, 28, 4535 Den-ton Lane, driving under suspen-sion, Nov. 20.Kian Peterson, 18, 1031 ClepperLane, obstructing official busi-ness, marijuana possession, Nov.20.Kyle Deardorff, 18, 3938 FultonGrove, tampering with evi-dence, Nov. 20.Jonathan E. Pendleton, 22, 4706Beechwood No. 115E, druginstruments, Nov. 20.Crystal M. Bain, 24, 4706 Beech-wood No. 115E, drug instru-ments, paraphernalia, en-dangering children, Nov. 20.

Paul A. Sellers, 33, 816 Clough,warrant, Nov. 20.Travis J. Carmack, 18, 5868 EagleCreek, driving under suspension,Nov. 21.Timothy Lykins Jr., 25, 4281 EllisRoad, drug abuse, drug pos-session, Nov. 21.Taylor L. Pittenger, 18, 520 An-chor Drive, drug abuse, drugpossession, Nov. 21.DavidW. Morgan, 30, 550 Mar-jorie Lane, warrant, Nov. 21.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 751 Rue Center Court, Nov. 17.Reported at Beechwoods Apart-ments at Piccadilly Square, Nov.18.At 4490 Timber Glen, Nov. 19.Auto theftReported at Motel Beechmont atNine Mile Tobasco, Nov. 14.Reported at O’Charley’s at East-gate Blvd., Nov. 14.Breaking and enteringReported at Bzak Landscaping atRoundbottom Road, Nov. 19.BurglaryAt 632 Arlington, Nov. 14.Reported at Magnolia PointApartments at 484 Old Ohio 74,Nov. 16.At 4986 Mallet Hill, Nov. 18.Domestic disputeAt Shayler Road, Nov. 14.Domestic violenceAt Ferris Road, Nov. 15.At Glendale Drive, Nov. 16.At BrandychaseWay, Nov. 17.At Denmark Drive, Nov. 18.Passing bad checksReported at Checksmart at OhioPike, Nov. 14.TheftReported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Nov. 14.Reported at White Castle atEastgate Blvd., Nov. 14.Reported at Rent a Center atEastgate Blvd., Nov. 15.At 1211Meadow Knoll, Nov. 15.Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Nov. 16.Reported at Kroger at Old Ohio74, Nov. 16.Reported at Home Depot at OhioPike, Nov. 18.Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Nov. 18.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Journal Clermont publishes the names

of all adults charged with offenses. The information is amatter of public record and does not imply guilt or in-nocence.To contact your local police department, call:

» Amelia, Chief David Friend, 753-4747» Batavia village, Chief Mike Gardner, 732-5692» New Richmond, Chief Randy Harvey, 553-3121» Pierce Township, Officer in charge Lt. Jeff Bachman,752-3830» Union Township, Chief Terry Zinser, 752-1230»Williamsburg, Chief Mike Gregory, 724-2261» Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim” Ro-denberg, 732-7500.

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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

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

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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

CE-1001740114-01

UNITED METHODIST

All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

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)

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

www.LCchurch.tv

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

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Locust Corner CommunityUnited Methodist Church917 Locust Corner Rd.

(at Wagner)513-752-8459

Traditional Worship : Sunday,10 amBible Study : Sunday, 9 am

Thursday, 7 pmPastor: Allen R. Mitchell

Join us in worshipping ourrisen Lord and sharing Christ’s

love with our community.

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

Reported at Kroger at Old Ohio74, Nov. 18.At 4192 Shayler Creek, Nov. 19.Reported at Days Inn at MountCarmel Tobasco, Nov. 18.Reported at United Dairy Farm-ers at Ohio Pike, Nov. 19.Reported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., Nov. 19.Reported at Sears at EastgateBlvd., Nov. 19.Reported at Hatzmatazz kiosk atEastgate Blvd., Nov. 19.Reported at Mount CarmelVillage Apartments at 4524Weiner Lane, Nov. 20.At 4837 Stoneybrook Road, Nov.20.VandalismReported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., Nov. 16.

WILLIAMSBURGArrests/citationsCody Duty, 19, 2308 Rolling AcresDrive, persistent disorderlyconduct, Nov. 8.

Incidents/investigationsSuspicious personFemale observed walking in parkafter closing; cited for drugabuse and paraphernalia atMain Street, Nov. 7.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsTyler Paul Holt, 18, 2755 Ohio132, New Rcihmond, criminaltrespass, Nov. 7.Juvenile, 17, criminal trespass,Nov. 7.Ashlee Engle, 18, 2755 Ohio 132,New Richmond, criminal tres-pass, Nov. 7.Michael Von Luehrte, 18, 2755Ohio 132 Lot 70, New Richmond,criminal trespass, theft, Nov. 18.Seth AllenWilks, 25, 1142WiseRoad, Lynchburg, receivingstolen property, Nov. 18.Kelly Young, 33, 2992 U.S. Rt. 50,Batavia, endangering children -abuse, Nov. 20.EthanWayne Barger, 24, 1709Swope Road, Bethel, breakingand entering, Nov. 19.Travis Michael Hatfield, 19, 130

Sardinia Mowrystown Road,Sardinia, receiving stolen prop-erty, Nov. 21.Rita Lynn Isaacs, 23, 656 ParklandDrive, Cincinnati, drug para-phernalia, possessing drugabuse instruments, Nov. 18.Chad Obrien Hinkle, 23, 5187Stevens Road, Sardinia, criminaldamaging/endangering, resist-ing arrest, vandalism, Nov. 18.Seth AllenWilks, 25, 1142WiseRoad, Lynchburg, receivingstolen property, Nov. 18.Bruce Albert Williams, 28, 57Shady Lane, Bethel, criminaltrespass - land premises ofanother, theft, Nov. 19.Allan Reid, 27, 424 SweetbriarDrive, Batavia, domestic vio-lence - knowingly cause physicalharm, endangering children -administer corporal punish-ment, Nov. 19.Billie Joe Vaught, 44, 3117 ParkRoad, Goshen, assault - know-ingly harm victim, Nov. 19.Adam Lee Valentine, 26, 294Dunbar Road, Georgetown,theft, Nov. 25.Billie Joe Vaught, 44, 3117 ParkRoad, Goshen, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 20.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,Nov. 20.Karen Jo Morris, 58, 1420 Ohio125, Amelia, theft, Nov. 20.Amanda Katherine Guttrung, 32,337 Lucy Run Road, Amelia,having physical control ofvehicle while under the influ-ence, violate protection order orconsent agreement, Nov. 20.David Lee Strange, 26, 8150String Town Road, Aberdeen,fugitive from justice, Nov. 20.Juvenile, 15, unruly juvenileoffenses, Nov. 21.KennethWayne Brinegar Jr., 31,5751 Bucktown Road, Lot B,Williamsburg, notice of changeof address, Nov. 21.Rodney DwayneWilliams, 36, 216Jeremy Lane, Bethel, breakingand entering, Nov. 22.Christine Lee McDavid, 24, 3534Inez Ave., Bethel, breaking andentering, Nov. 22.Amanda Kaye Mineer, 38, 2780Lindale Mount Holly No. 133,Amelia, breaking and entering,Nov. 22.Christopher NmnMiller, 37, 900

Catherine Street, Ripley, opencontainer liquor, Nov. 21.Mister John Simpson, 26, 2606Kipling Ave., Cincinnati, pos-session of drugs - marijuana,Nov. 21.Chameika Tryna Darden, 24, 3557Starling Road, Bethel, domesticviolence - knowingly causephysical harm, Nov. 22.Steven Timothy Anderson, 30,7659 Bilby Lane, Cincinnati,fugitive from justice, Nov. 22.John Hughes, 43, 123 East LightSt., Felicity, possession of drugs,Nov. 22.Robbie East, 19, 3538 Inez Ave.,Bethel, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, illegal use or possessionof drug paraphernalia, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsAssault - knowingly harmvictimAt 3117 Park Road, Goshen, Nov.19.AssaultAt 100 University Lane, Apt. 305,Batavia, Nov. 22.Breaking and enteringAt 1852 Lindale Nicholsville Road,Amelia, Nov. 23.

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