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STONELICK TWP. — ClermontNortheastern school boardmem-bers are looking into giving staffmembers access to guns onschool grounds in the aftermathof the school shootings in Con-necticut.

During a discussion Dec. 18 ofpossible security upgrades at theschools, school board presidentMike Freeman suggested some

school staff mem-bers trained in theuse of weapons beallowed access toguns on schoolproperty.

The gunswould be lockedupwhen not need-ed, Freeman said.

“I’m for staffing our people inthe buildings with guns,” he said.

NewboardmemberAlexCun-ningham said he was “comfort-

able with that.”“It’s something that needs to

be thoroughly explored,” he said.Cunningham said the school

districtwouldneed toget approv-al from the Clermont CountyProsecutor’s Office or the stateAttorney General’s Office on thelegality of such a policy beforeproceeding.

“I’m open to it if it complieswith the Ohio Revised Code,” hesaid. “It’s something that shouldbe completely voluntary.”

“I think it’s an option,” saidboardmemberDavidPenningtonabout the idea of arming staffmembers.

He said school officials wouldhave tomake sure the staffmem-bers with access to guns “arevery qualified.”

Pennington said he wouldwant to get more feedback fromthe community and parents be-fore moving in that direction.

Board member Danny Ilhardtsaid he was concerned a student

could overpower a teacher whohad access to a weapon.

He said he would rather seetrained school resource officersin each school.

Cunningham also said havingschool resource officers wouldbe the best case scenario.

At the Dec. 18 meeting, boardmembers voted to ask state legis-lators to provide the funding forschool resource officers,who are

CNE looks into giving staff access to gunsBy John [email protected]

Freeman

See CNE, Page A2

GOSHEN TWP. — Fire ChiefSteve Pegram said the townshipneeds to look at increasingbillingrates for emergency services topay for providing the services.

Township voters in Novemberrejected a safety levy that wouldhave helped fund the fire depart-

ment.Pegram

brought up thesubject of EMSbilling for discus-sion at the Nov. 27trustee meeting.

He said hewould come backwith a specificrecommendation

at ameeting in January. The nextregular trustee meeting is 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the townshipoffices, 6757 Goshen Road.

“It’s been two years since welooked at billing rates,” Pegramsaid.

He said money from the bill-ings – about $80,000 a year – paysfor supplies and medication.

The township uses a service,Medicount Management Inc., tohandle the billing.

Pegram said if a resident usesemergency services, a bill is sentto the insurance company.

“If there is no insurance, theydon’t get a bill,” he said. “We donot bill residents.”

Non-residents without insur-ance are billed for the services,but if the amount is not paid after

GoshenTwp. mayraiseemergencybilling ratesBy John [email protected]

Pegram

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Goshen’s Chaz Gresham gets his hand raised by the referee over his 182 pound state final victory over St. Paris Graham's Huston Evans March3 to give the Warrior his second state title in as many year. The Community Journal North is offering a photographic Year in Review of thesports highlights of 2012. For more photos, see Sports, A5. NICK DUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

ClermontNortheastern’sEmily Anderson

hurls onetowards the

mound duringthe regionalfinal game

againstFelicity-Franklin

May 26 atWright StateUniversity.

Anderson wasthe SBC

AmericanDivsion Player

of the Year andDivision III firstteam all-state.

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three bills, the amount iswritten off. This practice iscalled “soft billing.”

Pegram said Medicountmade several recommen-dations for increasing in-come fromemergency bill-ing:

» Increasing the billingrates, which vary based onwhether the service pro-vided is basic or advanced.

» Charging for non-transports. Patients noware billed only if they aretransported to a hospital.

» Changing the billingpolicy for residents to thatfor non-residents. “I don’tthink that’s the best optionfor us a this time,” Pegramsaid.

» Sendingunpaidbills toa collection agency. Thispractice is called “hardbilling.”

Pegram said that optionwould be politically unpop-ular.

The chief said he fa-vored the first two options:Increasing the rates butkeeping the policy not tobill residents and chargingfor non-transports.

He suggested a $50charge for non-transports.

Trustee Ray Autenriebsaid he favored the firsttwo options, as long as the“soft billing” policy re-mained.

Trustees Bob Hauser-mann and Claire Corcoransaid they favored the firsttwo options.

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schools.Freeman, who made the

proposal on the resourceofficers, said grants havebeen available for the offi-cers in the past, but not fullfunding.

CNE has never hadschool resource officers,he said.

Freeman, who is policechief of Owensville, sug-gested installing a panicbutton in the schools’ mainoffices to summon law en-forcement officers in caseof an emergency.

“That way, we don’thave to call 911,” he said.

Freeman said othersafety measures school of-

police or law enforcementofficers assigned to the

ficials need to look into in-clude:

»Making sure all doorlocks are working.

» Reviewing the blue-prints of all buildings andmaking them available tolaw enforcement.

» Sending letters homeletting parents know whatschool officials are doing.

» Reviewing the policyof letting unaccompaniedstudents move betweenbuildings on the schoolcampus during the day.

» Looking at upgradingthe camera system at theold elementary school inOwensville, which is beingrented to Child Focus Inc.

for preschool and othereducational programs.

“I would rather be safethan sorry,” Freeman said.

Superintendent RalphShell said school officialsconducted a security auditof all buildings in the daysfollowing the Newtown,Conn., elementary schoolkillings.

He also asked the Cler-mont County Sheriff’s Of-fice to do a more in-depthstudy of security at theschools.

Shell said he will lookinto obtaining money fromthe Ohio School FacilitiesCommission to upgrade se-curity at the schools.

CNEContinued from Page A1

Budget meetingGOSHEN TWP. — The

trustees will hold a specialmeeting to work on the 2013budget at 5 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 3, at the township trust-ees office, 6757 GoshenRoad.

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GOSHEN TWP. — OneGoshen couple got anearly Christmas gift thisyear.

Tom and Shelly BauerDec. 19 received a 2003Chevrolet TrailblazerfromProgressiveAutoIn-surance.

“We never expected toget such a nice car,” Tomsaid. “To get here and seethis, I don’t know what tosay or do.”

Progressive employ-ees partnered with Timand Amy Wood of Wood’sCollision Center to repairand donate the vehicle,which was declared sal-vaged after an crash.

Wood’s Collision Cen-ter, 627 Old Ohio 74 inUnion Township, is amember of the NationalAuto Body Council(NABC), which operatesthe Recycled Rides pro-gram. Although they areNABC members, theWoods have not partici-pated before.

“I don’t think we real-ized how good it wouldfeel until we got here andmet the family and real-ized the impact of it,”Amy said.

Tom and Shelly had togive up their previous carwhen Shelly went on dis-ability three years ago.Since then, the couplehave struggled to getwhere they need to go.

Shelly, who is on oxy-gen and constrained to awheelchair, said she used

the Clermont Transporta-tion Connection (CTC) fora while, but scheduling is-sues arose and preventedher from using the ser-vice.

Tom walked to thestore when the coupleneeded groceries until hehad amild stroke walkinghome recently. It was thethird mild stroke he hasexperienced.

“We have wonderfulneighbors who help asmuch as they can,” Shellysaid.

In spite of the help, ithas been difficult not hav-ing a car of their own.

Representatives fromProgressive contacted St.Vincent de Paul repre-sentatives for help find-ing a family to receive thevehicle. Rev. Larry Tensiand Deacon Jim Miller ofSt. Columban Parish in

Loveland nominated theBauers through a volun-teer group working withSt. Vincent de Paul.

“It was important tofind a family who needs(the car), but alsowho cansustain it,” said EricYoung, community rela-tions manager for the St.VincentdePaulCouncil ofCincinnati. “I think theyfound a good fit.”

Inside the Trailblazerwere groceries, a Krogergift card and a gas card.Progressive representa-tives also helped get li-cense tags for the vehicleand provided six monthsof auto insurance for theBauers.

“Everyone in this roomplayed a part in makingthis happen,” said RyanMurphy, manager of Pro-gressive’s Sharonvilleservice center.

Progressive donatesvehicle to Goshen coupleBy Roxanna [email protected]

Tom and Shelly Bauer Dec. 19 look at gift cards frominside the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer they received fromProgressive Auto Insurance. Progressive representativespartnered with St. Vincent de Paul representatives andTim and AmyWood of Wood's Collision Center to repairand donate the vehicle. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY

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SOLDIER RECOGNIZEDThe Clermont Countycommissioners recognized U.S.Army Sgt. Chris Gapinski ofGoshen for his serviceWednesday, Oct. 24. From leftare: Commissioner Bob Proud,Clermont County Sheriff A.J."Tim" Rodenberg, CommissionerDavid Uible, Gapinski, Thank YouFoundation Advisory Boardmember Tracy Braden andCommissioner Ed Humphrey.PROVIDED

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Nominations for theannual Salute to Leadersevent honoring unsungvolunteers and leadersthroughout ClermontCounty aredueJan. 8. Theawards event is set forMarch12, 2013, atHolidayInn Eastgate.

Nominations formsare available at “cler-montchamber.com.” Justclick on the Salute toLeaders section. Thenomination form can becompleted online ordownloaded to completeand mail. Or call the Cler-mont County Chamber ofCommerce at 576-5000with questions.

Salute to Leaders is aproject of the ClermontCounty Chamber of Com-merce Foundation and issupported by Title Spon-sor Park National Bank.Major sponsors are Ly-kins Oil Company, Jungle

Jim’s, Eastern Aviation,The Crowell Company,Union Township, SiemensPLM Software, UC Cler-mont, Kamphaus, Hen-ning & Hood CPAs, TotalQuality Logistics, andAmerican Modern Insur-ance Group to honor out-standing citizens andgroups in Clermont Coun-ty.

“These community-minded partners steppedup to recognize the ‘dif-ference makers’ in ourcounty,” said chamberpresident Matt Van Sant.“The event would not bepossible without them.”

Since 1988 the eventhas honored volunteersand leaders in the fieldsof community service,education, environmen-tal, health care, humanservices, leadership,parks/recreation, ruralinterests, safety and jus-tice who live or work inClermont County.

A new award honoringmembers of the militaryis debuting this year.

Last year, more than500 people attended thesold-out banquet. Reser-vations for the March 12event will be available inmid January.

Founded in 1969, theClermont Chamber ofCommerce is an associa-tion of about 1,000 busi-nesses working togetherto make the ClermontCounty area the bestplace to locate, operateand grow your business.The chamber’s key initia-tives are advocacy, eco-nomic growth and mem-ber/investor benefits.Find them athttp://bit.ly/qD4kUb. Thepresident of the ClermontChamber of Commerce isMatthewD. Van Sant, andthe chairman of the boardis Steve Hood of Kam-phaus, Henning andHood, CPAs.

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BATAVIA — Judge Ste-phanie Wyler, who haspresided over ClermontCounty’s juvenile andprobate courts for almost22 years, retired Dec. 31.

Wyler said she told herstaff members about herplans Dec. 11.

“People are still cry-ing,” she said Dec. 12.

Wyler said thegreatestthing about her time asjudge was the people whoworked with her in the ju-venile and probatecourts.

“They are fantastic,”she said.

Wyler said she is step-ping down because ofchanges in the Ohio re-tirement system that gointo effect in January.

“With the financialchanges, it would be fool-ish not to do it,” she said.

Before joining the ju-venile and probate courtin February 1991, Wylerserved on the old county(nowmunicipal) court forfour years and was in pri-vate practice for12 years.

Wylersaid shewill staybusy in re-tirement.

She willcontinue toteach at theUniversityof Cincin-

nati, where she is a ad-junct professor of crimi-nal justice.

“I am also trying towrite a novel,” she said.

Wyler will stay activein Clermont County, in-cluding serving on theboard of the ClermontCountyBoys&GirlsClub.

“I will devote moretime to that,” she said.

Tim Rudd, chair of theClermont County Repub-lican Party, said Gov.JohnKasichwill appoint asuccessor to Wyler.

He said there is no setprocedure formaking theappointment.

“It is up to the gover-nor’s office to dictate theprocedure,” Rudd said.

In the past, Govs. BobTaft and George Voinov-ich sought input from theClermont County Central

Committe on appoint-ments, he said.

Other governors haveusedspecial panels to rec-ommend appointments,Rudd said.

“At this point we arewaiting on word from thegovernor on how to pro-ceed,” he said.

If no appointment ismade before Wyler stepsdownDec. 31, theOhio Su-preme Court can appointa visiting judge to fill in.

“When a judge retires,it is not unusual to appointthe incumbent as visitingjudge,” Rudd said.

Wyler said she wouldserve as visiting judge, ifneeded, until Kasich ap-points a successor.

Rudd said some Cler-mont County residents al-ready have expressed in-terest to him in the posi-tion.

He said they includeClermont County Munici-pal Court Judge JamesShriver, Assistant Cler-mont County ProsecutorMary Lynne Birck, Mil-ford attorney DavidHunter and Amelia attor-ney William Rapp.

JudgeWyler retiresBy John [email protected]

Wyler

RETIREMENT RECOGNITIONS

Myrt Allen, who is retiring from her position as cemetery clerk, was recognized for 30years of service to Milford during the city council meeting Dec. 18. City Manager JeffWright, left, listens as Allen thanks council members. THANKS TO SUSAN ELLERHORST

Pam Lee, who is retiring from her position of utility and permitting specialist, wasrecognized for her 33 years of service to Milford during the city council meeting Dec.18. City Manager Jeff Wright, left, recounts a story about Lee. THANKS TO SUSAN ELLERHORST

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COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Theresa Herron, [email protected], 248-7128

MILFORD-MIAMI TWP. — Inhonor of R.J. Vilardo, a longtime

supporter of Mil-ford schools whorecently passedaway, schoolboard memberswant to establisha committee ded-icated to seniorengagement.

Board mem-ber Debbie

Marques made the suggestion atthe Dec. 20 board meeting.

“It will increase opportuni-ties for senior members to be-

come more involved,” Marquessaid.

School board president DaveYockey said the committeewould be a good way to get more

input from thecommunity.

Marquesagreed to chairthe committeeand board mem-ber Andrea Bra-dy will serve asco-chair.

Communitymembers will be

invited to be members of thecommittee, Marques said.

Vilardo diedNov. 20 at the ageof 82.

Milford toform seniorengagementcommitteeBy John [email protected]

Marques Vilardo

STUDENT ATHLETES HONORED

Two Goshen High School student athletes were recognized at theNov. 5 school board meeting. From left are Courtney Turner; AshlieAdkins, their cross country coach; and Brittany Clark. Turner andClark participated in both cross country and soccer during the fallsports season, while maintaining 4.0 grade point averages.PROVIDED

One hundred of the most in-novative public school pro-grams and projects in Ohiowere spotlighted Nov. 13 in theOhio School BoardsAssociation(OSBA) Student AchievementFair.

Marking its 14th anniversa-ry, the Student Achievement

Fair at OSBA’s 57th annual Cap-ital Conference andTrade Showhighlighted outstanding initia-tives createdby school districtsacross the state.

Topics to be featured in pres-entations and displays at theStudent Achievement Fair in-clude: Agriculture, energy con-

servation, performing andgraphic arts, science, commu-nity service, character build-ing, technology, career-techni-cal projects and much more.

Participating school dis-tricts from Clermont Countywere Batavia, Goshen andWestClermont.

Fair highlights Ohio’s toppublic school programs

MULBERRY ELEMENTARYThe following students were namedto the honor roll for the first quarterof the 2012-2013 school year.Fourth-Grade High Honors:Sarah Adams, Jacob Bateman, JaqueyBean, Praneel Bhandari, Adi Bha-rathan, Amit Bharathan, HectorCamacho, Natalie Earl, Nick Fischer,Cailey Fritz, Ben Hornsby, JaredJetter, Neil Johnson, Jack Laing,Alayna Lee, Chase Lemle, ElijahLitton, Blake Marcin, D.J. Messink,Parker Morgan, Juan Ortiz-Rivera,Drew Rawlins, Matthew Ridsdale,Spencer Turner, and Dennis WellsFifth-Grade High Honors:Kristen Bales, Caden Barraco, BryceBrown, Taylor Collett, Sophia Daniels,Chloe Fanning, Dylan Hacker, Miken-na Haywood, Reddick Herbert, AustinHicks, Garrett Hornsby, Hunter John-son, Kaylee Jones, Trent Kelly, JonahKolik, Emalyn Kuhnell, Olivia Land,Megan Loux, Sean Lyons, AlexisMontalvo, Ellie Norris, Tyler Rawlins,Clay Ruehrwein, Ashley Stamper,Abby Thierauf, Max Ward, andMadison WilliamsSixth-Grade High Honors:Darci Akers, Sereena Allen, Andrea

Armstrong, Tyler Babinec, ChaseBeuerlein, Kayleigh Bush, ZaneButtram, Madison Clark, MorganClawson, Emily Cornelius, DevinCrabb, Brianna Dietrich, RachelDolezal, Chase Fisher, Liam Fitz-gerald, Isabella Flynn, Alyssa Hargis,Richard Hauke, Ethan Hemming,Jasmine Hodge, Sarah Hodgkins,Savannah Hoffman, Alexis Holland,Andrew Horning, Emily Houser,Victoria Kittrell, Nathan Klick, BaileyKolb, Lakha Miles, Alexa Mueller,Jessica Norman, Chase Ott, Eli Pav-lyuk, Katherine Perez, Casey Roeder,Tyler Rutter, Erica Sharp, JosiahSlaughter, Haley Smith, Pakse Sneed,Brian Stevens, Brooklyn Tankovich,Hunter Taylor, Kasey Warner, AdrianaWedding, Laney Wieland, JoshuaWilmes, and Charissa WilsonFourth-Grade Honors:Jayne Baker, Josie Baker, Ansley Bell,Connor Brandt, Cassidy Brothers,Doug Bushman, Reagan Cain, Antho-ny Carlisle, Nick Carr, Avery Chialastri,Madalyn Cooper, Kay Crabb, AshleyDalrymple, Nathan Ebner, Julia Fisher,Casey Gessendorf, Mark Gibson,Austin Haerr, Olivia Hawk, DrakeJohnson, Rhyann Johnson, Luke

LaSelle, Alyssa Malone-Ladd, TylerMcDulin, Ryland McGahey, LarryMesser, Jackson Muldoon, HaleyPage, Izik Pavlyuk, Jenna Paxton,Olivia Snyder, and Azyiah WilliamsFifth-Grade Honors :Anna Bacher, Anthony Bailey, JazmineBechtel, Calvin Brandt, BrennanClark, Ava Cook, Samantha Cropper,Hunter Frank, Donald Franz, CalebFritz, Nolan Garland, Joseph Gillum,Allyson Grover, Jagger Hoopes, RicoHoward, Jack Kline, Dajla Luckey,Sophia Mailloux, Jadyn Mays, EmmaNeal, Jordan Rieger, Daisy Riek, PaigeRiek, Catherine Schutte, BrendonSears, Isaac Sheldon, Cade Sneed,Alexis Tipkemper-Sparks, DakotaUchtmann, and Garrett WoodwardSixth-Grade Honors :Alexis Allen, Brooke Avance, RebekahBeamer, Seth Cann, Madison Chinn,Megan Foreman, Keaton Hahn, AlexHoefler, Mykkel Holland, SarahHorsley, Hayden Johnson, Ben Jor-dan, Michael Kozakiewicz, AlexMoore, Myndia Poff, ChristopherRuddy, Kris Schnell, Emily Stavrakis,Charlie Stegemoller, Cameron Sun-derlage, Max Tedrick, and CameronTracy

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BLESSING THE GIFTS

The Rev. Michael Cordier, right, Nov. 16 blesses boxes students at St. Elizabeth Seton School filled withgifts for needy children during the holidays. Students at the school this year collected more than 250boxes. Students watching the blessing are, in front from left: Meredith Evans, Emma Rack and DanaKern. Back row: Matt Longwell, Emily Fridley and Michael Luiso. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

EQUESTRIAN ACHIEVEMENT

Mackenzie Morris, a student at Clermont Northeastern High School, Nov. 19 was recognized by the CNEschool board for her equestrian achievements. She recently received a varsity letter from the U.S.Equestrian Federation. To earn the letter, she had to complete 100 hours of training and compete in atleast 10 shows during the year. Behind her, from left, are school board members David Pennington,Danny Ilhardt, Mike Freeman and Robert Havrilla and Superintendent Ralph Shell. PROVIDED

McCormick Elementary second-grader Jay Gibsonholds Corny the corn snake by himself.

So Corny

McCormick Elementary second-grade student Jay Gibson makes a pointto visit the third-grade classroom after school to help with the animals.He was all smiles the first time he held Corny the corn snake byhimself. THANKS TOMARY PAT HARRIS

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With 2013 upon us, here is a photographic look back at the highlights from the 2012 sports year for theMilford-Miami Advertiser and Community Journal North Clermont.

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Dimitri Foreman (24), a senior at Goshen High School, runs toward an Amelia player to make a tackle Sept.22. Despite being deaf, Foreman is just like his teammates in any other way. The football player has lost themajority of his hearing over the years and regularly wears hearing aids, but having a sign languageinterpreter has helped him flourish in school and on the football field. Foreman led the Warriors with 71tackles. AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Lucas Wolfe of Clermont Northeastern jumps to catch a high passagainst Bethel-Tate. Wolfe was a SBC American Division first-teamplayer. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

From left, the Milford 200-yard medley relay team of, front, BeauRobinson and Cade Williams and, back, Alex Frank, Thomas Prus andDave Matulis were state qualifiers last season. Robinson also qualifiedfor the 100-yard butterfly event where he finished 13th. THANKS TOMARK

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Milford sophomore AnneE Dalzielruns at the ECC Tournamentwhere she finished second. Thesophomore finished 43rd at theDivision I regional meet. TOM

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A fired-up Chaz Gresham wins the 182-pound state title over St. ParisGraham's Huston Evens March 3. The victory gave Greshamback-to-back state titles. He was the 2012 Sportsman of the Year. NICKDUDUKOVICH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Goshen running back Marcus Casey (21) finished with more than 1,300rushing yards for the 5-5 Warriors. His 1,363 rushing yards were goodenough for 14th in the city. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Goshen High School’s Courtney Turner, left, and Brittany Clark bothmade a run to the cross country regional meet. Clark was named SBCAmerican Division Runner of the Year, while Turner was first-teamall-league. THANKS TOMARK SLAGLE.

Clermont Northeastern’s McKenaMiller lays down a bunt in the firstinning of the Lady Rockets’regional final game againstFelicity-Franklin May 26. Miller hitover .500 and was named 2012Sportswoman of the Year,first-team All-SBC and DivisionII-IV first team All-Star by TheEnquirer. TOM SKEEN/THE COMMUNITY

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ClermontNortheastern pitcherTanner Sanders throwsone to the plateagainst Bethel-TateApril 30. Sanders wasnamed first teamAll-SBC and helped theRockets to anAmerican Division titleand another Division IIsectionalchampionship. TOM

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It has been an honor and a privilegeThe two case workers in my

office estimate that they havereceived a total of about 6,300requests for constituent ser-vices since I came to Congressin 2005. That’s not counting thehundreds of questions the caseworkers have answered eachyear for constituents withouthaving to open case files.

Responding to the needs ofthe people who live in the sevencounties that make up Ohio’s2nd Congressional District hasbeen one of my top priorities asyour representative in Washing-ton over the last 7.5 years.

My current term will con-clude Jan. 3. My Hamilton Coun-ty and Adams County officesare wrapping up several casesinvolving constituent services,but future requests for suchhelp will be referred to the of-fices of Ohio’s two senators, RobPortman and Sherrod Brown.

My staff has done an extraor-dinary job of navigating thefederal bureaucracy on behalfof the thousands of people whohave telephoned or written to

request helpover the years.

Some cases,such as re-quests to expe-dite passportsor visas, can behandled in afew days orweeks. Morecomplex mat-ters, such asthose involving

immigration, can take sixmonths to three years to re-solve. “It can be frustrating attimes, but it’s always reward-ing,” one of my case workerssaid.

Many times, my office hasbeen the last hope for peoplefacing financial difficulties.Common issues have includeddelays by the Internal RevenueService in processing tax re-funds, or demands for additionalpaperwork to process the pay-ment of Medicare bills. In onecase, we helped a constituentget long-overdue Social Securitybenefits that totaled $68,000.

Other times, my office hashelped veterans or their fam-ilies obtain the medals earnedyears ago for military service.My office has also cut throughred tape to help veterans ortheir widows obtain tens ofthousands of dollars in overdueVA benefits. Other times, myoffice intervened to help resolvepay or retirement issues foractive-duty members of themilitary.

My case workers also havehelped constituents with claimsinvolving thousands of dollars incompensation and medical bene-fits related to the Energy Em-ployees Occupational IllnessCompensation Program Act.

People who have waited onclaims for months or even yearshave been amazed that some-thing could be done to speedthings up once a congressionaloffice made a phone call or sentan email.

I’ve also worked closely withlocal and state officials to obtainfederal funding for public worksprojects that have benefited

residents throughout Ohio’s 2ndCongressional District, whichencompasses Adams, Brown,Clermont and Pike counties, andparts of Hamilton, Warren andScioto counties These includethe Interstate 275 interchangeimprovements in Eastgate andCincinnati’s central riverfrontstreet grid project.

I’m particularly proud that Iwas able to help line up federalfunding for the Banks projectalong the Ohio River, which is avital part of the redevelopmentof downtown Cincinnati.

Other beneficiaries includeShawnee State University, theParker House in Brown County,the Portsmouth Industrial Parkredevelopment, Talbert Housedrug treatment programs inWarren and Hamilton counties,and the Cincinnati Police De-partment.

I’ve gone to battle for farm-ers in Southern Ohio, opposingundue regulations and pushingfor programs that ensure ournation has the safest and moststable food supply in the world.

I’ve pushed for reforms forthe food stamp program, butargued against drastic cuts thatwould force many Americans togo hungry. Child-nutrition issueshave been a major concern ofmine.

I also have championed manyprojects related to jobs andgetting our economy back ontrack, including the lengthyfight to prod the administrationof President Obama to supportthe USEC uranium-enrichmentplant in Pike County.

The importance of constitu-ent services is something I rec-ognized long before becomingthe first woman to representSouthern Ohio in congress. Pre-viously, I spent four years as astate representative in the OhioHouse, and I was a Miami Town-ship trustee in my native Cler-mont County for 11 years.

For each of those 22 years, ithas been an honor and a privi-lege to serve you.

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt servesOhio’s 2nd Congressional District,which includes Clermont County.

U.S. Rep. JeanSchmidtCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

I have been fortunate to serve parts ofClermont County in the Ohio House of Rep-resentatives for eight years now. The expe-rience has been gratifying and humbling, tosay the least. Beginning next year, I willstart working in a different capacity - theOhio Senate.

Before I begin my new venture, I want tothank all the people in the county who havereached out with comments, questions and

concerns. Your participa-tion is what makes oursystem of governmentwork. Your letters, phonecalls and face-to-face inter-actions with my office havebeen immensely helpful inknowing the needs andopinions of the 66th HouseDistrict.

Sessions have now con-cluded for this year andalso for the 129th General

Assembly. I believe a lot of good work hasbeen done - particularly over the past twoyears - in improving Ohio’s economy andgetting people back to work. More than100,000 jobs have been created in Ohio thisyear, largely because businesses have seenthe competitive advantages to investing inour state. The unemployment rate in thestate has also either decreased or stayed thesame for 16 consecutive months, now stand-ing at 6.9 percent. In January 2011, the un-employment rate was 9 percent.

Many challenges still exist, includingsome coming fromWashington. Businessesmust face the headwinds of the federalhealthcare law, which will be fully imple-mented by the end of 2014. I knowmy col-leagues in the House, and my new col-leagues in the Senate, will continue to workhard to make it easier for businesses to hirenew employees through competitive taxrates and regulations that are consistent andfair. With a national economy that is stillstruggling, the last thing our state or coun-try needs is more government intrusion intothe lives of entrepreneurs and innovators.

Once again, I’d like to thank all the peopleof the 66th House District for your supportthroughout the years. I am excited to servethe people of Clermont, Brown, Adams,Scioto and part of Lawrence counties in mynew position as a state senator, and as al-ways I look forward to hearing from you.

In the meantime, have a Merry Christ-mas and a safe and happy New Year.

Rep. Joe Uecker may be reached by calling(614) 466-8134. He may also be reached through

e-mail at [email protected].

Farewellmessage fromthe Ohio House

Joe UeckerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 26 questionFollowing the mass shootings at

Sandy Hook Elementary School in New-town, Conn., should Congress enacttougher gun-control laws, such as rein-stating the nation’s assault-weaponsban, closing the so-called gun-showloophole permitting the sale of gunswithout a background check, or prohib-iting the manufacture of high-capacitymagazines? Why or why not?

“We have enough gun control laws al-ready. I mean, guns are nomore respon-sible forkillingpeople thanaspoon is formaking Rosie O’Donnell fat. The solu-tion to this problem---in fact the solutionto most of our Nation’s problems---is tohumanely euthanize all the politicians inWashington. Then replace them withpeople who have at least half a brain,some semblance of common sense, andmost importantly love their Countrymore than themselves. If this isn’t plau-sible, thank God I live in the conserva-tive bosom of Clermont County where Ican live outmy remaining years seques-tered from the liberal lunatics feedingon the carcass of a our once greatNationlike a pile of maggots. They’ll get useventually, but I’ll be on the right side ofthe grass by then. God save our childrenand grandchildren!”

J.J.

“To be effective, gun legislationmustlimit theavailabilityofguns to thosewhowould do harm with them. None of theproposed legislationdoesmorethangivepeople a feeling that their security hasimproved as opposed to actuallymakinga difference.

“For example, it takes less than a sec-ond to change magazines in most weap-ons so does restricting them to10 roundsinsteadof20makemuchofadifference?Smallermagazines are actuallymore re-liable and jam less often. The ‘gun showloophole’ is the inability to control thesale of guns between private individualsincluding in the front seat of a car oracross a kitchen table. How would thatwork anymore than you can preventmefrom sellingmy lawnmower in a privatesale. Every gun in existence would haveto be registered like a car and the regis-tration updated every time it changedhands. What incentive do people have tomake that happen or pay attention to therequirement?

“How do you define ‘assault weapon’in such a way that manufacturers do notproduce weapons that just leave outthose features?Whatdoyoudoabout themillions of them already in privatehands? Guns don’t wear out very often.The ones out there now will be around

for centuries.”F.S.D.

“Absolutely, butweneeda lotmore. Ifthe NRA has its way the first thing thatwill happen with a nation full of schoolswith armed teachers and staff is that ashooting will take place because one ofthose people got angry and had a gunhandy.

“The carnage in this nation is tragicbecause nearly all of the 100,000 peoplewho are shot every year are shot withguns thatwere bought legally by friendsor family, and doubly tragic because wedon’t understand the nature of the prob-lem.

“Iwas shocked lastweek to learn howlawmakers have catered to the NRA bydefunding ATF and CDC programswhich used to provide us with accuratestatistical analysis of the gun carnage inthis nation.

“We need a national attitude change,but it starts by putting the gun lobby andtheir scare tactics into the correct per-spective, and shaming the lawmakerswho cater to them.”

N.F.

“What caused the massacre in New-town was not a lack of gun laws. Anyonewho thinks rationally will admit thatoncegunswere invented and technologykept improving their efficiency anddeadliness, there is no power on earththat could reverse that, except perhapssome apocalyptic occurrence which re-duced humanity to a primitive state.

“It is like the genie being out of thebottle. If we forbade decent people toown guns, do you think the evil peopleamong us would obey those laws? Gunsare available, and they alwayswill be, nomatter what the 'laws' are. No law couldhavestopped theMuslimterrorists fromcarrying out their abomination on 9/11/01. We all have free will and the truth is,some of choose evil instead of good, andit isn't always because of some 'mentalillness.'Weshouldnotdiscount thepossi-bility of the existence of the demonic,and the power that it wields over vulner-able people. Adam Lanza would neverhaveacted thiswayhadhebeenraised ina stable, religious environment like thatwhichexisted in this country in the1950s

and before.”Bill B.

“"In my opinion the only way to insure

the security of our school children is toarmand train the administrative staff atschools – the principal, assistant princi-pal, etc ... I do not believe we should putpolice in schools as it sends the wrongmessage and further the police/securityguards would be the first target. If youtake on the responsibility of being aschool administrator youmust be able toprotect your charges so arming them isnecessary. Idonot,however,believe thatteachers should be armed. Tougher guncontrol laws would not help.”

D.B.

“Gun show loophole ... ever been to agun show? You cannot just go up to anytable and grab any gun and buy it out-right without going through a back-ground check. I have bought a few fromashow,andthecheckingprocesscan lastup to an hour depending how busy thepeople performing those checks are. Asfor tougher gun control laws, that willnot stop anyone from purchasing a gun.The law abiding purchasers may have atougher time obtaining onewith tougherlaws, but for the common criminal, theycan have one illegally purchased and intheir possession in a matter of minutes.Assault weapon ban extension is not abad idea.

O.H.R.

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Caldwell tocommand newNavy nuclear sub

MIAMI TWP. — A MilfordHighSchoolgraduate is thecom-manding officer of a new U.S.

Navy nuclearsubmarine stillunder construc-tion.

The USS JohnWarner, a Vir-ginia-class attacksubmarine, willnot begin activeservice at sea un-til 2015,butCmdr.

Dan Caldwell already is at worktraining and overseeing con-struction.

The submarine is being builtat Newport News, Va., said Lt.Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, public af-fairs officer for the U.S. Navy’sSubmarine Group 2.

Caldwell and about two dozensenior officers and enlistedmenhave been assigned to the newsubmarine since November,Cragg said.

“As the ship is built, we bringthe crew aboard to get the crew

trained and qualified,” Caldwellsaid. “It is powered by a nuclearreactor, so there is extensivetesting we need to do.”

Caldwell said more crewmembers will be brought onboard over the next two yearsuntil the full contingentof130of-ficers and enlisted men is met.

He said he does not yet knowwhere thesubmarinewillbeper-manently based.

Caldwell grew up in MiamiTownship and graduated fromMilford High School in 1989.

He said he still has familymembers in the area and comesback often to visit.

After high school, Caldwellattended the University of Cin-cinnati, where he earned a de-gree in engineering in 1994.

Hejoined theNavyduringhissenior year atUC as part of a de-layed-entry program.

Caldwell said the motivationfor joining the service was thefirst Iraqwar,whichbeganwhenhe was a sophomore in college.

The USS Warner is the firstcommand forCaldwell, who pre-viously served as executive offi-cer of the nuclear submarineUSS Scranton.

He said being a sub com-mander was “the greatest job in

the world.”“I have the privilege of work-

ing with the hardest-workingpeople the country has to offer,”Caldwell said.

The ship is named after JohnWarner, former U.S. senatorfromVirginia. It is thefirst in theclass named after a person. Theprevious ones were named afterstates.

“The capabilities of the sub-marine are amazing,” Caldwellsaid.

The USS John Warner is the12th submarine of the Virginiaclass to be built, he said. The subclasshasbeeninserviceabout12years.

Caldwell said the advantageof the Warner and other Vir-ginia-class subs over older subsis the advanced technology.

The new sub also has stealthcapabilities, he said.

The next big milestone in theconstruction of the sub is thekeel laying, scheduled forMarch at the shipyard in Vir-ginia.

Caldwell, who will have 20years in the Navy next year, hasnot decidedhow longhewill stayin the service.

“I will finish this tour andthen figure it out,” he said.

Caldwell

He is 1989 MilfordHigh School gradBy John [email protected]

BATAVIA — Keith Neel is ded-icated to woodworking, and thatdedication recently paid off witha national award and thrivingbusiness.

Neel was recently honoredwith theMichael Fortune Fellow-ship award, which is awarded bythe Marc Adams School of Wood-working.

Neer,whoretiredfromKrogernearly eight years ago after 30years of employment, built hisClermont Woodworking and De-sign facility and became a full-timefurniturebuilderafteryearsof being a “woodworking hobby-ist.”

Neel said before startingclasses in 1999 at Marc AdamsSchool of Woodworking, he made“mediocre”gifts for familymem-bers. While taking classes, he gotto know Michael Fortune, who is“probably the best furniture de-signerandbuilder inNorthAmer-ica.”

Fortune askedNeel to assist inteachingclassesat theschool,andNeel then decided to pursue thefellowship.

MarcAdams, director ofMarcAdams School of Woodworking,saidNeer is an “incredibly talent-ed” woodworker who and build-ing his final project, which tookapproximately a year to com-plete.

“He’s truly a treasure … forany community,” Adams said.

It took Neer about 10 years tocomplete the Michael FortuneFellowship, which forces thewoodworker to exhibit skills in

design, joinery, carving, turning,chair-making, finishing, veneer-ing and complete an intensive ap-prenticeship.

Adams said the school hasbeen open for nearly 20 years,“and only eight people have beenable to complete it.”

The Michael Fortune Fellow-ship requires woodworking mas-tery in a challenging “Artist InResidency” program. The fellow-ship ends in a major project thatis juriedbyagroupof the school’sinstructors and previous fellow-ship recipients.

Forhis final project,Neel builta table and chairs set with chal-lenging rounded corners andcurves. He said prior to enrollingin the school, he was unable tocomplete numerous aspects ofthe project.

“I have no idea what my scorewas, but it was good enough,”Neel said.

With the fellowship complet-ed, Neel is continuing his variouswoodworking projects as well astaking on projects from custom-ers. With his advanced skills,Neer saidhe canhandlemost cus-tomer requests.

“If they’ll come tomewith thatneed, I usually say, ‘Yeah, I can doit,’” he said.

Neel also stays busy teachingothers to complete their ownwork. He said his students rangefrom those with little to no skillsto those with advanced skills, butin need of assistance.

For more information onNeel’s work, or to discuss poten-tial classes, visit www.clermont-woodworking.com or call 373-0098.

Batavia resident Keith Neer was recently honored with the MichaelFortune Fellowship award, which is for outstanding woodworking.Neer owns Clermont Woodworking and Design, where he works onpersonal projects, takes on customer projects and teaches classes. ROB

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Batavia Twp.resident winsnational honorBy Rob [email protected]

At the November meeting ofthe Mariemont DAR, membersand guests heard powerful re-flections of military men ArmySgt. Brad Gantz, Marine Sgt.Benjamin Curry, Marine Cpl.Danny Ruck and ClermontCounty Commissioner RobertProud.

ClermontCounty isknownasthe “Yellow Ribbon Capital” be-cause this particular countyhasgiven more in blood than anysurrounding area. This factmo-tivated Bob Proud, six-termcommissioner and active mili-tary advocate, to help found“Whole inMyHeart,” amilitarysupport group that provides as-sistance to the families of de-ployed troops. The organizationserves50 to60 familiesamonth.

“Families serve right alongwith their men,” Proud said ashe presented the emphasis onhelping the total family. “Mili-tarypeople arehumble people.”

Army Sgt. Brad Gantz, a

Glen Este High School gradu-ate, was deployed in KunarProvince, Afghanistan, for 15months. He served with Medalof Honor winner Army StaffSgt. Salvatore Giunta. Gantz,who recently graduated with abachelors degree from UCwants to be a U.S. CustomsAgent and currently works forthe Clermont County JuvenileCourt.

Marine Cpl. Danny Ruck, agraduate of New RichmondHigh School, spent four monthsin rehab after receiving severalshrapnel wounds and traumaticbrain injury from an IED ex-ploding under his truck. Hetalked about the effects of the“invisible wounds” related topost traumatic stress (PTS).Ruckhashada lifelongdesire tobe a sheriff.

MarineSgt.BenCurry, also aNew Richmond High Schoolgraduate said, “I dedicated mylife to America.” His son was

bornwhile hewas deployed andhe talked about enjoying work-ing with Afghan children. Cur-ry now lives in Florida and wasaccompanied to the meeting byhis wife, son, brother andgrandmother. He is now attend-ing college preparing to be ahighschool social studies teach-er.

Proud and the veterans em-phasized the importance of con-tact with home in an environ-ment so foreign to their homecommunities. Contacts madethrough letters, cards andpack-ages represent love and manyof the troops do not have familyor close friends to provide thissupport.

Mariemont DAR supportsthe military as one of the threetenants of our National SocietyDaughters of the AmericanRevolution.

For additional information,call Proud, “Whole in MyHeart,” at 518-2230.

Mariemont DAR members invited Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud and three servicemen to arecent meeting. From left are: Marine Sgt. Benjamin Curry, Marine Cpl. Danny Ruck, Army Sgt. BradGantz, and Clermont County Commissioner Robert Proud.

Powerful message deliveredby veterans, commissioner

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THURSDAY, JAN. 3Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, 3054 Lindale-Mount Holly Road, Ages 10 andup. All experience levels. $5.310-5600; www.robin513.zum-ba.com.Monroe Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eat-ery, 204 Front St., PeacockStage. Try out new originals orplay old classics. Free. 843-6040;www.facebook.com/green-kayakmarket. New Richmond.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Love-land.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.474-3100; www.jobsearchlear-ninglabs.wikidot.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Fashion ShowsFashion Angels Charity Fash-ion Event, 6-10 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 Love-land Madeira Road, Showcasinglocal designers and artists.Benefits American CancerSociety, Freestore Foodbankand the Beautiful Minds. $50,$35. Presented by Rob DeatonPhotography. 646-249-3830;fashionangels.org. Loveland.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900.Anderson Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, 106E. Main St., Each week, Jo-El orJason Griffin take stage as Elvis.Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.

PetsPuppy Social, 10-11 a.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socializewith other pups under su-pervision of professional train-ers at indoor facility. Free.797-7397; www.all-crea-tures.com. Amelia.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, 450 VictorStier Drive, Eggs, bacon, sau-sage, potatoes, biscuits, toast,sausage gravy, coffee, tea, juiceand milk. $8, $4 ages 10 andunder. 831-9876.Milford.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore,fourth-degree black belt andco-owner of ATA Black BeltAcademy. Family friendly. $5.652-0286; www.atacincinnat-

i.com. Anderson Township.

NaturePuzzled, 1-6 p.m., WoodlandMound, 8250 Old Kellogg Road,Seasongood Nature Center. Allthings in nature are pieces to anenvironmental puzzle. Familiescan work as teams to solve giantfloor puzzles, crossword puzzlesand even a few nature mysterypuzzles. Learn how you are apiece of the puzzle too. Free,vehicle permit required. Pre-sented by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 7Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Beyond Fitness with Lisa’sResolution Solution BootCamp, 6:30-7:30 p.m., BeyondFitness Private Studio, 7226Baltic Court, Weekly throughFeb. 27. Fat-burning workouts,group nutrition coaching,strategies for avoiding holidayweight gain, bonus tips, recipesand more. $295. Registrationrequired. 859-512-0912;www.beyondfitness.me. New-town.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Beyond Fitness with Lisa’sResolution Solution BootCamp, 6-7 p.m., Beyond FitnessPrivate Studio, Weekly throughFeb. 28. $295. Registrationrequired. 859-512-0912;www.beyondfitness.me. New-town.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy, 8263Beechmont Ave., More info onTammy’s Fitness Party on Face-book. Presented by Tammy’sFitness Party. 315-1302. An-derson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 10Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eat-ery, Free. 843-6040; www.face-book.com/greenkayakmarket.New Richmond.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Love-land.

FRIDAY, JAN. 11Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.


Music - BluesThe SonnyMoorman Group, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Township Fields andTavern, 4575 Mount CarmelRoad, 831-0160; www.township-fieldsandtavern.com. AndersonTownship.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900.Anderson Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, Free.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 13Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, $8, $4 ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.

LecturesDead Sea Scrolls Lecture,3-4:30 p.m., Anderson HillsUnited Methodist Church, 7515Forest Road, Dead Sea Scrollsscholar John Kampen presents“Modern Research on AncientTexts: The Story of the Dead SeaScrolls.” To add context toexhibit at Cincinnati MuseumCenter. Presented by MethodistTheological School in Ohio.740-362-3322. Anderson Town-ship.

MONDAY, JAN. 14Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 15Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy,315-1302. Anderson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 17BenefitsQuarter Raffle for Autism, 7p.m., Stonekry Resale Books,8253 Beechmont Ave., Doorsopen 6:30 p.m. $2. 474-0123;www.stonekry.org. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.





SATURDAY, JAN. 19Art & Craft Classes

TheWonderful World ofWool: A FeltingWorkshop,1-4 p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, With Susan Gilbert ofHeartfelt Handworks. Utilizingfelting needle and wool fiber,participants learn to embellishwoolen garments as well ascreate three-dimensional fig-ures upon wire armature. $35.Reservations required. 683-2340; www.grailville.org. Love-land.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900.Anderson Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, Free.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.

NatureWinter Hiking and SurvivalSkills, 1 p.m., Pattison Park,2228 U.S. 50, Learn basic survivalskills and practice shelter-making abilities. Meet at picnicshelter. Free. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.parks.clermont-countyohio.gov. Owensville.

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 20Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, $8, $4 ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.

NatureWinter Hike, 1 p.m., SycamorePark, 4082 Ohio 132, Moderate-ly strenuous three-mile hikethrough Sycamore Park andWilson Nature Preserve. Meet atbridge. Free. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.parks.clermont-countyohio.gov. Batavia.

MONDAY, JAN. 21Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23Dining Events

WAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy,315-1302. Anderson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 24Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.



NatureHomeschool Program: WinterPlant Identification, 10 a.m.,Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50, Forhomeschool groups. Learnwinter tree and plant identifica-tion skills. Meet at park lodge.Free. Registration required byJan. 22. Presented by ClermontCounty Park District. 976-9013;www.parks.clermontcountyo-hio.gov. Owensville.



SATURDAY, JAN. 26Art & Craft ClassesMandalas for a New Year:Meditative Writing and Art,2:30-5 p.m., Grailville Retreatand Program Center, 932 O’Ban-nonville Road, Led by Grailville’sAmy Tuttle, artist, and PaulettaHansel, poet and facilitator ofPractice of Poetry programs.$25. Reservations required.683-2340; www.grailville.org.Loveland.

Dining EventsRobert Burns Dinner, 5:30-11p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,Celebrating life and works ofScotland’s beloved poet. Tradi-tional haggis ceremony. Buffetdinner and cash bar. Entertain-ment by Caledonian Pipes andDrums, Cincinnati Scots, Cincin-nati Highland Dancers and theRoyal Scottish Country Dancersand more. $24, $12 ages 12 andunder. Reservations required.Presented by Caledonian Societyof Cincinnati. 574-2969;www.caledoniansociety.org.Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900.Anderson Township.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

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Thomas the Tank Engine rolls through the Trains, Trestles & Traditions show at the KrohnConservatory. The show, which was designed by the Applied Imagination crew, runsthrough Jan. 6. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Tickets are $6, $5 seniors and $4 forchildren. Children 4 and younger are admitted free. FILE PHOTO

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Among the foodtrends for 2013 are,believe it or not, duckeggs.

When we had ducks,the eggs made it to ourtable in many recipes.According to Bon Appe-tit, chefs are movingout of the hen house andditching chicken eggsfor their larger andtastier siblings: duckeggs. Restaurants fromVenice, Calif., to Cam-bridge, Mass., are in-corporating them intotheir menu. Some WholeFoods Markets sellthem and I have foundthem at farmers’ mar-kets.

This is good news forBill and Maria Krusling,my sister-in-law Claire’sniece and her family.Maria and Bill have afarm in Albany, Ohio,near Athens, and theyhave a flock of 450 gold-en 300 hybrid ducks.Bill and Maria will beselling duck eggs. Theyalso have sheep, cattle,chickens, and herdingand sheep dogs. Bill isdeveloping a recipe forhigh quality raw dogfood to sell, as well.With their girls, Racheland Isabella, they arewhat I call true “back-to-the-landers” andalways have the mostinteresting, and unique,stories to tell abouttheir way of living.

As far as othertrends for the new year,

chefs arediscover-ing whatsome of ushave usedand lovedfor years,like cauli-flower andevengrape-fruit. Bra-

zilian food made the list(it is influenced by thePortuguese, African,Lebanese and Germancuisines, so you knowit’s good) and so did thespice sumac and DIYyogurt (yep, staples inmy Lebanese kitchen).My step-by-step recipewith photos for home-made yogurt is on myblog.

As far as techniquegoes, pan roasting isgoing to be big. That’swhen you start some-thing on top of the stovein an ovenproof pan andfinish it off in the oven.

More DIY condi-ments include sriracha,mayo, horseradish andmustard. Gene Goldsch-midt, our own mustardand horseradish kinghere in the Tristate, hasbeen elevating thesetwo humble condimentsinto gourmet treats fora long time. We enjoyeating the more mildhorseradish leaves andflowers along with thepungent root. Check outmy blog for his tips andrecipes along with area

vendors.

Roasted chicken,cauliflower andcarrots with Biblespices

Yummy! For theNorthern Kentucky andDelhi Township readerswho wanted more high-heat recipes for chickenand veggies. Adaptedfrom Martha Stewartusing two of my favor-ite Bible spices. I keeptweaking this, some-times using more cori-

ander than cumin, andvice versa. The corian-der has a lemony/sageytaste and is anti-inflam-matory. Cumin has anearthy, distinctive fla-vor and enhances theimmune system. Do thesniff and taste test oncoriander as it loses itsflavor fairly quickly inthe pantry. Both carrotsand cauliflower are fullof antioxidants, and thechicken is a good pro-tein source. After thedish is done, taste and,if you want, sprinkle on

a bit more seasonings.

1pound carrots, peeled, ifnecessary, and cut intolarge chunks

1 nice head cauliflower,about 4 cups florets

2 teaspoons groundcoriander and 1tablespoon cuminmixedtogether

Olive oilAbout 3 pounds your choicechicken pieces, leavebones in and skin on (welike thighs and legs)

Salt and freshly groundpepper

Lemonwedges

Preheat oven to 475degrees. Combine veg-gies and chicken pieces.Coat lightly with oliveoil. Spray a large, shal-low roasting pan, bigenough for everythingto fit in single layer.Chicken should be skinside up. Sprinkle allwith coriander/cuminmixture, salt and pep-per. Roast, stirring veg-gies once, until chickenis done and veggies arecooked, about 40-45minutes. Chicken willbe beautifully crisp ontop. Serve with panjuices and a couple oflemon wedges to squirton.

Homemade srirachasauce

I found a couple ofnice recipes for this andlinked them on my blog(cincinnati.com/blogs).Rachel Jepson Wolf’srecipe uses honey. ErinWyso’s vegan blog con-tains one with palmsugar.

Hot dilled veggiesLet me know if you

want my recipe.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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This roasted chicken and vegetable dish uses warm spices that were mentioned in theBible, cumin and coriander. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

brothers and sisters havemuch to offer oneanother - ifthey are given a chance. Sib-shops are a spirited mix ofnew games (designed to beunique, off-beat and appeal-ing to a wide ability range),new friends, and discussionactivities. They give the“typical” sibs an opportunityto work through issues theymay have regarding his/herfamily member with a dis-ability.

Don Meyer, creator andDirector of the Sibling Sup-portProject in Seattle,Wash-ington, will provide the two-day Facilitator training.Meyer is a sought-aftertrainer and is involved withmany projects, including the

Sibshops are coming toCincinnati thanks to Cler-mont FAST TRAC, a systemof care initiative of the Cler-mont County Mental Health& Recovery Board, fundedby a grant from the U.S. De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services, SubstanceAbuse and Mental HealthServices Administration.

Sibshops acknowledgethat being the brother or sis-ter of a person with specialneeds, including mentalhealth needs, is for some agood thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for many,somewhere in-between.They reflect a belief that

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If you’re a parent, adultsib, student or service pro-vider interested in sibling is-sues, but not interested inrunning a Sibshop, the firstday of training is for you.You’ll hear from a panel ofsibs about their unique con-cerns and talk about whatparents and service provid-ers can do to address siblingissues. Participants will hearpoignant stories, sharelaughs, meet courageoussibs and learn practical ad-vice.

The second day is for fa-cilitators-in-training only.Meyer will guide facilitators

through a four-hour work-shopwith12 to15 local youthvolunteers.

The two-day training is 9a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 andFeb. 23, at Child Focus inEastgate, 551 Old Ohio 74.

The two-daySibshop facilita-tor training is $110 and eachindividual day is $60. To reg-ister online for the training,go to: http://conta.cc/T5dgzwor formore information, callMelanie Reccia at 752-1555.

Sibshops are coming thanks to FAST TRACThanks to Tara Keith

ClermontSeniorServicesrecently hosted a presenta-tion on eldercare and long-term care to help caregiversandseniorsunderstandwhatservices are available, theirbenefits and rights. The re-sponse was overwhelmingwith more than 60 people at-tending in a near-capacitysetting.

Thomas Bedall, attorneyfrom Pro Seniors, answereddozensofaudiencequestionsduring the town hall meet-ing.Topicsof interest includ-ed elder law, Medicaid, pow-ers of attorney andwills. ProSeniors is a non-profit or-ganization thatprovides freelegal advice to seniorsage60and older.

Due to the enthusiasticresponse, Clermont SeniorServices plans to offer moreforums in the future. If youwould like to be added to themailing list, call Linda Ep-pler at 536-4058.

Eldercaremeetings tobe plannedThanks to Linda Eppler

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Kimberly J. Schaefer, apartner in the Vorys, Sater,Seymour andPeaseCincin-nati office, was selected byher peers for inclusion in“The Best Lawyers inAmerica” 2013.

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I’ve been with Cler-mont Senior Servicesfor just over 18 years.When I first came, theAdopt-a-Senior programwas providing gifts tofive or six seniors everyyear. For the first fewyears, it barely grew atall.

Then one year I wroteabout a customer namedEdward. I had offered todeliver a couple of do-nated gifts to him so hewould have them beforeChristmas day. I foundEdward’s mobile homelocated in an isolatedpart of the county. Itwas set back in a valleybetween heavily wood-ed, steep hills. Therewas one small, framehouse a bit farther downthe road. Aside fromthat, there was no other

sign of civilization.As I approached the

front door, I noticedbreadcrumbs sprinkledon the ground for thebirds and squirrels. Isuspected that theywere the only regularvisitors Edward everhad. When he opened thedoor, I saw an elderly,stoop-shouldered manwith a broad, friendlysmile. He wore an oldtattered sweater fas-tened down the frontwith large safety pins. Ismiled to myself, know-ing that one of the boxescontained a new sweat-er.

I visited with Edwardfor close to an hour. Hewas 90 years old and hada lot to talk about. Hetold me howmuch heenjoyed watching the

wildlifefrom hiswindowand Iremem-beredseeingbreadcrumbson theground.

Thenhe told me howmuchour Meals-on-Wheelsand homemaking ser-vices meant to him. Itwasn’t just the food andhelp that were impor-tant, but he liked havingthe volunteers and staffstop by. Seeing himstooped over a walker, Iknew that he could notmanage on his own and Iwas glad that we couldhelp him continue livingin his own home.

Edward is deceasednow, but it was his sim-ple story that ignited theAdopt-a-Senior holidayprogram. It’s beenstrong ever since.

This year was thebiggest ever. Hundredsof generous volunteersdonated more gifts thanwe could count. Includ-ing group donations,around 700 seniors re-ceived gifts this year.Some seniors receivedgifts specific to them.Others received moregeneric items, such astowels, personal careitems and so on. Butthese gifts are no lessappreciated. There weresome fun things too -puzzles, cookies, gamesand pet treats.

Once again the giftswere beautifully

wrapped and many giftbags had personal, hand-written notes, wishingthe senior a MerryChristmas - personalnotes from one strangerto another. You don’thave to know someoneto sincerely care forthem and wish themwell.

The people of Cler-mont County have bighearts and they arecommitted to giving nomatter what the eco-nomic forecast. Manythanks to all of you whogenerously supportedthe elderly citizens ofour community. Pleaseaccept our best wishesfor a happy and healthyNew Year!

Linda Eppler is director ofCommunity Services for

Clermont Senior Services.

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With interest rates atrecord low levels, youneed to be wary of com-panies’ emails and lettersclaiming you’re pre-ap-proved for a much lowerinterest rate on your carloan.

Many scam artists areturning from the homemortgage market to autorefinancing and claimingthey can drop your pay-ments by hundreds ofdollars. But you need todo a lot of research be-fore rushing into anysuch deal.

A friend of mine re-ceived a letter saying hercurrent interest rate of13.55 percent on her carloan could be cut dramat-ically. The letter said the

companyhas “Pre-qualifiedyou from$7,500 to$33,000 torefinanceyour vehi-cle with arate as lowas 3.99percent.”

My friend liked theidea, especially the claimthat dropping her interestrate could save hundredsof dollars on her autoloan. However, afterfilling out a lot of papersand having her creditscore checked, the in-terest rate quoted herwas higher than 3.99percent.

While the deal wouldstill save her money, Isuggested she first checkwith her local creditunion. She found a nearbycredit union and was toldif she joins, for just a fewdollars, she could get aloan with an even lowerinterest rate.

The company that senther the refinancing offerdidn’t mention an ad-vance fee for the loan, butmany other lenders havelarge up-front fees. TheBetter Business Bureausuggests you have thecompany proposing therefinancing disclose, inwriting, all the servicesit’s performing, howmuch it will cost, terms ofrefunds and any money-

back guarantees.The BBB says you

need to be as carefulabout these refinancingbrokers as you would anyothers touting themselvesas instant credit-fixers.

My friend was alsoattracted by the lowermonthly payments thatcame with longer lendingperiods. While it’s truethe longer the loan repay-ment period the smallerthe payments, you need tobe careful.

My friend’s car isalready more than a yearold and she was consider-ing taking out a new autoloan for a five-year peri-od. I cautioned heragainst such a long loanbecause a lot of things

can go wrong with thevehicle during that timeand she could end uppaying on the loan eventhough she no longerowns the car.

Bottom line, if you’vegot an auto loan with ahigh interest rate, it couldpay you to contact a cred-it union and see if youqualify for a lower rate.These are very unusualtimes with record lowinterest rates and, if youqualify, you could saveyourself a lot of money.

Howard Ain answers con-sumer complaints weekdayson WKRC-TV Local 12. Writeto him at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Be careful when looking into auto refinancing

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Summerfair Cincin-nati is now accepting ex-hibitor applications forthe 46th Summerfair,scheduled for May 31,June1and June 2 at ConeyIsland.

The fair features morethan 300 fine artists andcraftspeople from acrossthe country.

Artists exhibit and sellworks in 10 categories, in-cluding ceramics, sculp-ture, painting, photogra-phy, jewelry, fiber andmixed media.

A youth arts entertain-ment area and a variety ofgourmet arts round outthe experience for visi-tors and art aficionados.

“Summerfair is a won-derful opportunity forartists to showcase andsell their work,” saidSharon Strubbe, execu-tive director of Summer-fair Cincinnati. “We notonly received recognitionfrom ‘Sunshine Artist’magazine as one of the topart shows in the country,we also experienced rec-ord-breaking crowds atlast year’s Summerfair.We’re anxious to see whattalent and creativity thisyear’s artists will bring.”

Exhibitor applicationsare being accepted untilFeb. 8.

Applicants must applyonline through ZAPP atzapplication.org.

All entries will be re-viewed by a panel ofjudges, comprised of art-ists and art educatorswith backgrounds in thecategories offered atSummerfair.

To be considered,works submitted must beoriginal art produced bythe applicants.

Exhibitors will be noti-fied March 8 regardingtheir acceptance.

The following catego-ries of works will exhibitat Summerfair: Ceramics,sculpture, painting, pho-tography, jewelry, fiberand mixed media. Sum-merfair 2013 drew morethan 25,000 visitors lastyear. The attendancetopped the crowd aver-ages of 20,000 patronssince 2005. .

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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 513-313-2401Sunday School....9:30AM

Sunday Worship....10:45AMChildrens Church & Nursery Avail

Wednesday Prayer Service& Youth Meeting....7:00PM

Nursery & Children’s Activitieswww.monumentsbaptist.org

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amWednesday Night Worship &

Prayer Service 7:00pmNursery provided for all services/

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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

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

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

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

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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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

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

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8:30 & 11:00

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GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A Loving Church in Jesus’ NameSunday School..............................10:00AMSunday Morning Worship..............10:45AMThurs Prayer & Bible Study..............7:00PMNursery Provided for Sunday Morning Worship

FIRST CHURCH OFJESUS CHRIST

www.FirstChurchofJesusChrist.org6208 Guinea Pike, Milford, Ohio 45150

Pastor: Bryan PriceChurch: 513-575-5450

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

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

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

9am, 11am & 6pmYouth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE onlineSunday's at 11am & 6pmwww.LCchurch.tv

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

Troy P. Ervin, Pastor4359 E. Bauman Lane | Batavia, OH 45103

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

F O R M A L LY N A M E D K I N G ’ S W A Y

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery CareSunday 6:00PM

Avalanche Youth ServiceWednesday 7:00PM

Bible Study (adults) / AvalancheYouth

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Howdy folks,Last Week Ruth Ann and

I delivered a calendar thatthe Bethel Lions Club sellstoWendell Kelch. While wewere there, Wendellshowed us some of the oldtrucks and tractors he has.He had a 1913 InternationalAutoWagon. It had be-longed to a feller by thename ofMr. Neal. We want-ed to take some pictures ofit. He started it up andbacked it out of the barn sowe could see it better. Theengine sure sounded good.Wendell is sure proud ofthis vehicle. We got somegreat pictures. Now he hadanother one that was a 1911,this one belongs to a fellerinWaco, Texas. These folkssure know how to work andfix up these older vehiclesor tractors. While in thebarn, there sat a 1913 Inter-national tractor, a Titan, byits side. There was a 1915Mogul tractor, also Interna-tional Harvester. This is aneducation to go talk toMr.Kelch. He also has a 1908I.H.C. friction tractor, thefirst onemade. They have

John Deere,IHC, highcrop trac-tors andmanymore.He showedus a JohnDeere trac-tor that willgo to Aus-tralia. Thiscrew is

known all over this countryand also other countries.They did work on a 1936Case tractor for us.

Last Wednesday eve-ning, we went toWhite OakValley Grange atMowrys-town for their Christmassupper. This was a wonder-ful evening to fellowshipwith friends and a goodmeal along with gifts.

Last Thursday, RuthAnn and I had the pleasureof going toMort and Barb’shouse to share ameal withthem. This Christmas sea-son is the time to givethanks to the Good Lord,for family and friends, andJesus’ birth.

Last Friday evening, theweather was bad soMonroe

Grange was canceled. Weinvited Tony and Kate toshare ameal with us andspend the evening.

Last Saturdaymorningon the R.F.D. station, OrionSamuelson, had his Christ-mas show. He always has achurch to celebrate Christ-mas. This one was the Bata-via UnitedMethodistChurch in Batavia, Illinois.What a coincidence withthe town of Batavia, Ohio,here. This feller alwaysdoes a super job. It wasquite interesting. Theymade windmills there andhave amuseum park ofwindmills.

Last Saturday as wewent down to theMilfordGarden Center owned byDanny Grant, to help SantaClaus andMrs. Claus, westopped at my brother andsister in law’s Herb andInez’s to spend some timewith them.We always enjoythe time we can spend withthem. NowHerb sure likesthe fish. We take and RuthAnn fries for all of us so wewill do that soon.

Now it seems other folks

like Chessy the same as wedo. She got a Christmascard in themail last weekfromDenny and Elaine andtheir cats. They have won-derful cats the same as wedo. Now Chessy saysthanks. She has another fanthat brought her sometreats, so when Tony is hereshe expects him to give hera treat and she will set onhis lap.

Last Monday, the Christ-mas Eve service at theBethel UnitedMethodistChurch, the choir sang, “DoyouHearWhat I hear,” anda lady in the choir sang asolo part in the song. Thislady and her husband havesheep, so her husbandbrought a lamb in therewhile she sang. It was abeautiful sight and sotouching. It brought tears toa lot of eyes. Now there wasanother solo by Elaine,“Welcome to ourWorld.”This young lady is blessedwith a beautiful voice andthe ability to play the pianobeautifully, too. The GoodLord has given each ofthese ladies a great talent

and they are using it for hisglory.

For breakfast on Christ-masmorning Ruth Annfixed fried eggs, bacon andbiscuits. Now on her plateshe put two slices of bacon.Onmy plate she put threeslices of bacon. Now I knewwhat the extra slice was for.Chessy set at my feet at thetable looking at me, like“here I am.” As a friend ofmine always said, “I tellayou folks’ it doesn’t get anybetter than that.”

All our family weretogether Christmas Dayevening at our daughterand son-in-law’s house. Itseemed a little feller suregot lots of attention. Thislittle feller is 5 months old.He sure is bright and afiggety one. He doesn’tseem tomiss much. Hesure got lots of clothes. Hewill look nice in them. Ourgreat-granddaughter decid-ed she wanted to stay withher other grandmother, soshe didn’t come, but every-one else had a good time.Debbie and Bob play golf,so Bob got a golf ball re-

triever that he can reachout in a pond to get golfballs, and two bags of golftees. That is a thing thegolfers lay their balls on tohit it. Now I have neverplayed golf, haven’t got thetime. It is a very populargame and that is good.Some of these folks aregood at it.

We hope all of you folkshad a good Christmas andhad all your family togeth-er.

The Kitchen of Hope atthe Bethel UnitedMethod-ist Church had a Christmasmeal Tuesday. Brenda saidthey had 58 folks to eat, sothis is great. The folks thatwork this service are to beblessed. Something like thisis special. God bless all ofthem.

Start your week bygoing to the house of wor-ship of your choice andpraise the Good Lord. Godbless all. More later.

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

Park.

100-year-old tractors and trucks fun to see and hear

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP5056 Charles Snider Road, Estate ofAnna Lang to Ralph and PatriciaCornelius, $122,675.6112Misty Creek Drive, William andDarlaWatt to Stacey and JohnLambert, II, $169,000.6940 Hill Station Road, Gladis IreneSmith to Andrew and Jodi Smith,$132,000.1322 Cross Creek Drive, Amy ColleneCarr to Katrina and Roger Shea, Jr.,$167,000.1812 Hill Station Road, Luther andBarbara Gaffney, Trustees toRaymond and Donna Andres,$31,000.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP4779 Burdsall Road, Joseph andJana Burnette to Gregg and KristyWelte, $173,000.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP5770 Elmcris Drive, JerryWeymillerto Gary Strotman, $126,000.6301Councilridge Court, Steven andTara Parr to National ResidentialNominee Services, Inc., $222,750.6233 Fay Court, Eric and ShellyBattenfield to Ronald and PatriciaPetty, $202,000.5537Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road,Diana Craig to Anne and CraigLaun, $315,000.6634 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Della Martin toMarc and SabrinaFogle, $171,500.6309 Blackhawk Court, RusdynLindsey to Patrick and DeniseFoley, $176,250.6047 Bridgehaven Drive, CarolDeimling to 8008Miracle, LLC,$190,000.786 Andrea Drive, Tammy Ashby toLisa Bryson, $244,000.5746 East Tall Oaks Drive, DamanHillard, et al. to Federal HomeLoanMortgage Corp., $77,437.870 Eagleview Court, Gregory andDariaWood to Brookfield Reloca-tion, Inc., $550,000.870 Eagleview Court, BrookfieldRelocation, Inc. to Renee and JohnSeavey, $550,000.Stonelick Township2164 U.S. 50, Linda Turner to VelmaCaudill, $117,500.

STONELICK TOWNSHIP2164 U.S. 50, Linda Turner to VelmaCaudill, $117,500.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP6379 Ohio 727, Rosemarie Daniel,Successor Trustee to Dennis Uecker,$28,250.2824 Bigam Road, Federal HomeLoanMortgage Corp. to SharonFuller, $45,000.

REAL ESTATETRANSFERS

ABOUT REALESTATETRANSFERSClermont County real

estate transfer informa-tion is provided as a publicservice by the office ofClermont County AuditorLinda L. Fraley. Somelistings may not includecomplete information.

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LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids will be accepted by the Board ofEducation of the Reading CommunitySchools ("Owner") until 12:00 pm on Friday,February 1, 2013 at the Treasurer’s Office, lo-cated at 1301 Bonnell Avenue, Reading,Ohio 45215 for the Roof Replacement Proj-ect for the Reading Community School Dis-trict. Projects are located at Hilltop Elementa-ry School 2236 Bolser Drive, Reading, Ohio,and Reading High School located at 810 E.Columbia, Reading, Ohio.A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at 1:00, Tues-day, January 22, 2013 starting at the HilltopElementary School located at 2236 BolserDrive, Reading, Ohio 45215.The Bids shall be opened and read publicly.The probable cost for the total base bid con-struction contracts is $320,000. Bids shall in-clude all labor, materials, equipment, specialtools, and services required to complete thework in accordance with the Contract Docu-ments.Plans and specifications for the Project maybe examined at the Architect’s Office or atarea Plan Rooms. Bidders may purchasecopies of the Contract Documents from KeyBlue Prints, Inc. 411 Elliott Avenue, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45215, Fax 513-821-6333, Phone513-821-2111.Each proposal shall contain the name of ev-ery person interested therein. Each proposalshall meet the regulations of Section 153.54of the Ohio Revised Code. All bids must beaccompanied by a Bid Guaranty in the formof either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bondfor the full amount of the bid (including add al-ternates) or a certified check, cashier’scheck, or an irrevocable letter of credit in anamount equal to 10% of the bid amount (in-cluding add alternates), in accordance withthe Instructions to Bidders.No bids may be withdrawn within sixty (60)days after the bid opening. The Owner re-serves the right to waive irregularities in bids,to reject any or all bids, and to conduct suchreview as necessary to determine the respon-sibility of any bidder submitting a bid for theProject.The advertisement to bid is also posted onthe Reading School District website atwww.readingschools.org/By Order of the Board of EducationMr. Cary Furniss, Treasurer

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Thomas BrownThomas Brown Jr., 87, Go-

shen, died Dec. 23. He workedfor the FordMotor Company.

He was an Army veteran ofWorldWar II.

Survived by wife Betty JeanTurner Brown; daughter Tomi;granddaughter Keri Groppen-bacher-Gordon; great-grand-children Nic Rigdon, Gabbi,Nathan, Noah, Gabe Gordon,Kelly Russell, Tom Hanson;siblings Maria Brown, GenevaHammiel, Rae Ballis, YvonneSterns, Christine Barnett.

Services were Dec. 28 at EvansFuneral Home.

Nicholas HaleNicholas Hale, 63, Milford,

died Dec. 19. He was a monk.He was a Navy veteran of

Vietnam.Survived by fiancee Joan

Whalen. Preceded in death byparents Ruth Garvin, Allen Hale.

Services were Dec. 21 at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton. Arrange-ments by Evans Funeral Home.Memorials to a charity of thedonor’s choice or in the form ofMasses.

James Riley Sr.James T. Riley Sr., 79, died Dec.

20.He was an Army veteran of

Korea.Survived by wife Clara Riley;

children Debbie (Doug) Bartsch,Gayle (David) Smith, JamesT.(Barbara) Riley II; sister BettyWatkins; eight grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren.

Services were Dec. 26 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

DEATHS

ABOUTOBITUARIESBasic obituary in-

formation and a colorphotograph of yourloved one is publishedwithout charge. Call248-7128 for a submis-sion form. To publish alarger memorial tribute,call 242-4000 for pricingdetails.

disorderly conduct, domesticviolence, Dec. 15.ClarenceMcCarthy, 45, 6675Epworth, disorderly conduct, Dec.14.Susan Stracy, 36, 6558 HollowLane, domestic violence, Dec. 15.

Incidents/InvestigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted at 5409 N.Timbercreek, Dec. 15.BurglaryA pistol, Playstation, etc. taken;$1,100 at 969 Ohio 28 #115, Dec.13.Criminal damageIgnition switch damaged onvehicle at Jacobs Auto Service atOhio 131, Dec. 14.Vehicle driven through lawn ofMilford Self Storage at Ohio 28,Dec. 14.Windows broken at Mosaic Cincin-nati Church at Arborcrest Road,Dec. 16.Criminal simulationCounterfeit $10 bill passed atMeijer Gas Station at Ohio 28,Dec. 13.Domestic violenceAt Ronlee Drive, Dec. 11.At McPicken Drive, Dec. 14.AtWatch CreekWay, Dec. 15.At Hollow Lane, Dec. 15.Drug possessionFemale student hadmarijuana inher possession at Milford High at1 Eagles Way, Dec. 14.FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization at 1676WildernessRidge, Dec. 10.Female stated ID used with noauthorization at 1232 BaywoodCove, Dec. 13.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 6230 RustlerCourt, Dec. 14.Male stated his checks were takenand forged $3,995 at 5726 E. TallOaks, Dec. 17.Huntingwith no permissionSubject bow-hunting on CivicCenter property at Meijer Drive,Dec. 12.Misuse of credit cardMale stated credit card used withno authorization at 5520MallardPoint, Dec. 13.TheftJewelry and cash taken fromresidence; $11,881 at 6412 Pheas-ant Run, Dec. 10.Gasoline not paid for at United

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/CitationsAshleyWilson, 25, 1185 RonleeDrive, domestic violence, Dec. 11.Kevin M. Aasen, 55, 1736 Cotton-tail Drive, hunting without

permission, Dec. 12.Juvenile, 16, drug possession, Dec.14.Chris Hogan, 36, 5913Mcpicken,domestic violence, Dec. 14.Wade A. Pattison, 43, 6209WatchCreekWay #302, persistent

Dairy Farmers; $21 at WardsCorner Road, Dec. 12.Candy items taken from UnitedDairy Farmers at Ohio 50, Dec. 12.Diamond necklace taken; $3,000 at5885 Thorny Ridge, Dec. 12.Video game taken fromMeijer;$20 at Ohio 28, Dec. 13.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $49.52 at Ohio 50,Dec. 15.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $15.45 at WardsCorner Road, Dec. 16.Merchandise taken fromMeijer;$220 at Ohio 28, Dec. 17.

MILFORDArrests/CitationsAshley N. Konkle, 18, 3065WatsonRoad, warrant, Dec. 17.Evan R. Decker, 24, 70 ConcordWoods, assault, Dec. 17.Charles Smith III, 24, 2704W. NorthBend Road, contempt of court,Dec. 17.Sherri L. Goble, 40, 6057 BelfastRoad, contempt of court, Dec. 17.Christopher R. Smith, 34, 1285Pebble Brooke #2, public in-decency, sex conduct, Dec. 18.DeeMarie Langford, 24, 5193 Ohio132, warrant, Dec. 18.Brandon R. Scott, 26, 6616 Love-land-Miamiville Road, warrant,Dec. 18.John Hutchinson, 56, 4861Ohio133, driving under the influence,Dec. 19.James R. Smith, 21, 5823 BaasRoad, disorderly conduct whileintoxicated, Dec. 20.Dallas D. Neidich, 21, 4200 TaylorRoad #A3, disorderly conductwhile intoxicated, Dec. 20.Cassandra Highley, 29, 2165 Oak-brook Place, contempt of court,Dec. 20.

Incidents/Investigations

AssaultMultiple calls for a female scream-ing at 70 ConcordWoods, Dec. 17.Breaking and enteringOffense reported at Facet Jewelryat 505 Chamber Road, Dec. 20.Domestic disputeAt Cash Street, Dec. 17.At Main Street, Dec. 19.Public indecencyMale exposed himself at 300MainSt., Dec. 17.TheftFemale stated credit card usedwith no authorization; $1,094 at820Milford Vista, Dec. 18.Vehicle parts taken at 710 OsageTrail, Dec. 18.Septic tank pump taken at 21Glendale Milford Road, Dec. 19.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/CitationsBrianMcAfee, 28, 3500 Ohio Pike,drug abuse instruments, Jan. 0.James Smith, 21, 5823 Baas Road,marijuana possession, parapher-nalia, Jan. 0.Cynthia McNew, 21, 2066 Old StateRoad, forgery, Jan. 0.Jennifer Bonham, 28, 1568 FayRoad, heroin possession, druginstruments, Jan. 0.Juvenile, 16, marijuana possession,paraphernalia, Jan. 0.

Incidents/InvestigationsCustody disputeAt 1785 Ohio 28 #425, Dec. 10.DisorderAt 7014 Shiloh, Dec. 9.At 188 Bruce Court, Dec. 8.At 1507Meadowbrook, Dec. 8.At 6106 PineMeadows, Dec. 8.TheftAt 1541 E. Meadowbrook Drive,Dec. 10.Verbal disputeAt 1785 Ohio 28 #146, Dec. 11.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Journal North/Milford-Miami Advertiser

publishes the names of all adults chargedwith offenses. Theinformation is a matter of public record and does not implyguilt or innocence. To contact your local police department, call:»Miami Township, Chief Steven Bailey, 248-3721»Goshen Township, Chief Ray Snyder, 722-3200»Milford, Chief JameyMills, 248-5084» Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim”Rodenberg, 732-7500

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