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BETHEL — Village council’sdecision to raise water rates by25 percent, and eliminate dis-counts for big users, has hurtbusinesses in town.

When council voted on therate increase it also eliminated“step-downs” from the waterrates. In other words, businessowners — or residents — whoused a lot of water werecharged at a discount rate afterusingacertainamount ofwater.

Under the new legislationthey paid a flat fee.

So, in effect, the 25 percentincrease hit some in the villagemuch harder than that percent-age would indicate.

Owners of multiple apart-ment complexes, as well as theowner of a shoe factory and theowner of a laundromat and carwash came to a recent councilmeeting to find out why theirrates were suddenly so high.

Not all of them addressedcouncil, andonesaidhewas justthere to listen, but it’s clear therates passed by council lastyear have caused problems.

VillageAdministratorTravisDotson admitted that himself at

a Finance Committee meetingwhere changing the rates againwas discussed.

“Removing all those steps atonce was unfair,” Dotson said.

There are seven or eightbusinesses in the village thatconsume a lot of water. Dotsonsaid officials should havelookedat thosebusinessesmoreclosely before eliminating thediscounts.

For those businesses, thevast majority of their rate wasbilled at a discount.

When the new rates took ef-fect those businesses not onlyhad to deal with a 25 percent in-crease, but were forced to paywithout the help of any dis-counts.

After push back from busi-ness owners, officials passedlegislation adding a discountback in the rates after 10,000gallons ofwater is used for resi-dential billing and 50,000 gal-

lons is used for commercial bill-ing.

This is the second time in thelast three months council hasamended one of its utilitycharges because they didn’tfully consider how new rateswould affect big businesses.

In December, they loweredelectric rates for commercialuse after the owner of the Be-thel IGA grocery store claimedthe proposed rates could puthim out of business.

Unexpectedconsequence of newwater rates

There used to be a “demandcharge” added on top of the vil-lage’s water rates. When coun-cil hiked the rates they foldedthat charge into the minimumrate to make it simpler for peo-ple to understand, Dotson said.

But in an effort to avoid con-fusion more confusion was cre-ated.

Apartment complex ownerscouldn’t figure out why theirrates were skyrocketing.

With the demand chargefolded into the minimum rate

Changes to Bethel water rates have “unfairly” affected businesses that use a lot of water, VillageAdministrator Travis Dotson said. Council recently passed legislation to put discounts for large consumptionback into water rates. They previously eliminated those discounts last year. FILE ART

Bethel admits waterrates change unfairBy Keith [email protected]

SeeWATER, Page A2

Ausman Dotson

UNION TWP. — Jack Daileyof Mariemont used his “Re-membering TonyWojo” schol-arship to help pay for publicrelations classes at XavierUniversity.

Courtney Maggard ofUnionTownship used her “Re-membering TonyWojo” schol-arship to help buy a laptop touse studying early elemen-tary education at the Univer-sity of Kentucky.

And Tyler Gibbs, also ofUnionTownship, usedhis “Re-membering TonyWojo” schol-arship to help pay for agri-business and applied econom-ics classes at Ohio State Uni-versity.

All three say they also usethe life example set by TonyWojo, the nickname for Ma-rine Staff Sgt. Mark AnthonyWojciechowski of UnionTownship,whowas just 25 anda member of a bomb squadwhen he was killed fightinganti-Iraqi forces in the Al An-bar Province of Iraq on April30, 2009.

“It was a huge honor to re-ceive thescholarship inTony’sname,” said Gibbs, a sopho-more at Ohio State.

“He was a great man whopaid the ultimate sacrifice forme to have the freedom toeven go to college.

“Every day I think aboutour troops and pray for theirfamilies and thank those likeTony who have paid the ulti-mate sacrifice for our nation’sfreedom,” Gibbs said.

Wojciechowski’s mother,Teresa Dillinger of UnionTownship, is planning an “allyou can eat” spaghetti dinneron Saturday, March 8, to raisemore scholarship funds.

The fundraiser will be heldfrom 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497-B Oldstate Route 74 in Mt. Carmel.

“(Myson) lovedwhathedidandhesavedhundredsof livesdismantling roadside bombsin Iraq,” Dillinger said.

“After Tony was killed, Ifunded a scholarship, ‘Re-membering Tony Wojo,’ withthe Cincinnati ScholarshipFoundation.

“I do fundraisers a coupleof times per year to honor andremember my son with schol-arships inhismemory,”Dillin-ger said.

Dillinger said severalscholarships are awardedeach year, and that they aregrowing larger.

“We gave away four schol-arships last year totaling$5,000 and expect to awardeven more this year,” Dillin-ger said.

Wojciechowski attendedGlen Este High School hisfreshman and sophomoreyears.

He then studied auto me-chanicsatLiveOaksVocation-al School his junior and senioryears, graduating in 2002.

Wojciechowski was 17 andstill a senior in high schoolwhen he joined the U.S. Ma-rine Corps.

“Tony was an exceptionalstudent andwasofferedanap-prenticeship, but declined theoffer due to his determinationto join the Marine Corps -something hewanted to do formany years,” Dillinger said.

“Tony was a very, veryproudMarine.

“He re-enlisted three timesbefore he was killed in actionon his second deployment toIraq,” Dillinger said.

With the fifth anniversaryof Wojciechowski’s deathnearing, Dillinger is againpublicizing the scholarshipsand fundraisers.

The March 8 spaghetti din-ner will include salad, garlicbread and Wojciechowski’sbirthday cake. He would haveturned 30 March 10.

There will be live music,games, raffles and a cash bar.

RSVP [email protected] or(513) 403-7130.

Children 12 and under cost$5 and everybody else $10.

Maggard livesa fewhousesaway from Wojciechowski’smother.

“Itmeansagreatdeal tometo have received the scholar-ship in Tony‘s name,” saidMaggard, a freshman at theUniversity of Kentucky.

“I try to honorhimbydoingthe best I can in college andliving life to the fullest.

“I am so grateful for thescholarship, I let people knowwhere it came from,” Mag-gard said.

People “remembering To-ny Wojo” often find them-selves also remembering oth-ers who are serving or haveserved our country, said Dai-ley, a sophomore at XavierUniversity.

“Receiving this scholar-shiphasmademeawareof thesacrifices that Tony as well asother soldiers make to defend

Scholarshipshonor Marinekilled in actionBy Jeanne [email protected]

Wojciechowski

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complexes with multipleunits were charged forevery unit. Apartmentswith 24 units werecharged 24 times, andapartments with 12 unitswere charged 12 times.

“It was unfairly im-pacting apartment com-plexes,” Dotson said.

Nate Freund, the own-er of Tate MeadowsApartments, said hismost recent bill went up60 percent from what itwas in September.

“My tenants can’t af-ford that,” Freund said,asking council why thevillage puts such a pre-mium on water frommultiunit apartments.

“My plea to you is agallonofwater is agallonof water.”

To fix the problem,council passed legisla-tion to eliminate the de-mandchargecompletely.

“We do what I consid-er a great job of main-taining, or trying tomaintain, our utilitiesand our rates and stuff.So when you called wesat down and talked,”MayorAlanAusman toldFreund.

“We wanted to makesure we weren’t, for lackofabetter term, trying torip you off so to speak. I

think we addressedyour concerns this eve-ning.”

But the changescouncil adopted to fixthose concerns won’ttake effect until thenext billing period.

So while the legisla-tion addressed most ofthe concerns, it did nothelp those businessowners deal with theirbill this month.

“I’ve got this bill of$2,028 due tomorrow.Am I supposed to paythis?” Freund askedcouncil.

Council member Lu-cy Sheperd responded,“I have to paymine. Ev-eryotherresident inBe-thel has to pay their’s.”

Freund argued noteveryone in the villageis on thehook fordoublewhat they previouslypaid.

Ausman told Freundnot to expect a refund.

“Mine (water bill)wasquite abitmore thismonth and so was myelectric bill of course.So, um, yeah, I thinkyouare going to have to paythat one. We all are,”Ausman said.

Dotson later said hewould talk to the mayorabout possibly refund-ing those negatively af-fected by the multiunitdemand charges.

WaterContinued from Page A1

theUnited States,” Daileysaid.

“I keep these soldiersin my prayers.”

Applicants for “Re-membering Tony Wojo”scholarshipsmust behighschool seniors who arecollege-bound or collegestudents.

They must be related(including as a step-rela-tive or adoptee) to an ac-tive duty U.S. servicemember or a U.S. serviceveteran.

Applicants must com-plete an application andprovide a letter of recom-mendationbyWednesday,April 30.

They also must write a

two-page essay on howWojciechowski’s life hasinspired them.

The essays may drawon others of Wojciechow-ski’s interests outside themilitary.

Wojciechowski lovedtoplaygolf,workout,playbilliards, snow ski andscuba dive.

Plans to scuba dive inAustralia and become adive master were cutshort by his death.

Apply athttp://bit.ly/1eSTrZH.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.Cincin-nati.com/ UnionTownship.Get regular Union Townshipupdates by signing up for ouremail newsletter. Visit Cincin-nati.com/UnionTownship.

HonorContinued from Page A1

BETHEL — Beth John-son doesn’t have a garage,she has a “mutt-hut.”

Ontopofgrayconcreteslabs in what used to behergaragesit threeswim-ming pools made for chil-dren, two of them filledwith about 13 puppies.

AsJohnsonshookabagof wood shavings into one

of the puppy pools, stir-ring them into a frenzy,she spoke in a high-pitchedwarble thatmighthave sounded crazy tosomeone who doesn’t owna dog.

Perhaps realizing thatherself, she explained:Dogs respond better tohigh pitches.

She knows that be-cause for four-and-a-halfyears she has run a dogrescue, which takes dogsfrom euthanasia lists atanimal shelters and triesto find them a home. Andshe’s done it largely byherself.

But running it by her-self has caused some toquestion its legitimacyand even call her an out-right fraud.

Others can’t stop sing-ing her praises, evenwhile discussing criminalcharges filed against her.

Rescue beginningsJohnson, a 59-year-old

Bethel resident, used towork as an industrial en-gineer inamanufacturingplant.

She was fired sixmonths after she firstbrought home a puppy onthevergeofbeingeuthan-ized from the JacksonCounty Animal Shelter.

She still remembersthe date: June 15, 2009.

Beth Johnson, a Bethel resident, runs Country Dog Rescueout of her home and another property in TateTownship.KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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That’s the date of herfirst dog rescue, not theday she was fired.

She fell in lovewith thedog, a Labrador retrievershe named Buddy Bo Bis-cuit, and began regularlymaking the two-hour tripto Jackson County fordogs no one else wanted.

“Improvement pro-jects have always kind ofbeen my thing. And totake a little puppy that isliterally pooping bloodand lethargic and lookslike a skeleton, infestedwith fleas and convulsing,and to be able to save thatbaby’s life with a coupleshots” is rewarding, John-son said.

But taking care of dogs“that are considered gar-bage” is costly.

“You have to be willingto hold a puppy all nightand have it die,” Johnsonpaused. “And cry.”

And it’s more than justemotionally draining.

Before she was firedJohnson set aside $20,000to start her own business.That money is gone.

“I’m kind of circlingthe drain,” she said.

Johnson has sent outmore than 450 resumesfor engineering jobs, butwith no luck she’s had tosettle for part-time sea-sonal work.

She currently doesn’thave a job.

“Nobody is going tohire a 59-year-old engi-neer,” she said.

Mike Patterson, aPierce Township residentand retired police officerfrom the Hamilton Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office, knewJohnson before she losther job and threw herself

into the rescue business.“Before she went off

her rocker,” Pattersonjoked.

“The big change is shehas made the animals themost important part ofher life. She’ll make plansto do something ... and allthat changes by having adoctor call her on thephone (about a dog). Ev-erything stops.”

Patterson has knownJohnson for 10 years, andthe two dated for a time,but now remain friends.

Johnson lives alone,and her house on 260 E.Plane St. is spotlesslyclean.

The brown leathercouch in the living roomexistswithout a single sol-itary dog hair on it, andthere are no chew toysspread across the floor.

If it seemed emptythat’s because Johnsongot divorced 15 years agoand her son lives andworks in Dayton, Ohio.The bright spot of thehouse was the kitchen,where dogs jumped and

barked behind a housegate.

Those are the ones sheconsiders pets.

Elsewhere in the livingroom, green and red col-ored stockings hungabove the mantel, eachone of them embroideredwith a different type ofdog on the front.

It had been more thantwo weeks since Christ-mas.

“Dogs are not ourwhole life, but theymake our liveswhole.”

That quote fromRogerCaras, the famed West-minster Kennel Club DogShow announcer and ani-mal welfare advocate, isplaced on the top of agreen flier Johnson hasbeenpassingout toget theword out about her res-cue.

Thefliergoeson toask,“What is Country DogRescue, Inc?”The answerto that question changesdepending on whom you

ask.To Bethel officials, the

rescue is a hassle.“We’ve had several

dealings with her,” saidTravis Dotson, village ad-ministrator.

“She is breaking thezoning code by running akennel in the village.”

Dotson said the policehave been called numer-ous times about her.

“It’s a residential area,she can only have two(dogs),” he said.

“Whenever we get acomplaint we deal with it.I don’t know, I couldn’t tellyou if she’s on the up-and-up or not.”

Shane Bininger, an of-ficer with the Bethel Po-lice Department, saidJohnson is a good personwith her heart in the rightplace.

“She is trying to dowhat she can — she’s avery smart lady, a verynice lady — but she’s tak-en on something she’s justoverwhelmed (with) andunable to do properly.

“She’sbeenahassle foranimal control and a has-sle for us,” he said.

Talk to Susan Watkins,a retired dog handler wholives in Lebanon, Ohio,about Johnson and heropinion might changefrom one day to the next.

Watkinswroteanemailto several media outletsurging them to help John-son, who she claimed wasreeling from the cost oftrying to run a rescue byherself.

“She has no food forherself, but bought twobags of food for the dogs,”Watkins wrote.

“I think this is a shame!I am calling on all animalloversandcompanies thatclaim to love dogs to helpthis woman out ASAP!PLEASE!”

Watkins pleaded forblankets, dog food andother donations.

A fewweeks later,Wat-kins emailed again, thistime pleading for no oneto write a story aboutJohnson.

She is a fraud, Watkinssaid.

Watkins has never metJohnson in person, but thetwo talked over the phonefrequently after being in-troduced by a mutualfriend.

“Ishowdogs,so itwasanetworking kind of thing.She would ask questions

RescueContinued from Page A2

See RESCUE, Page A4

This is Beth Johnson, a Bethel resident, in her garage—which isn’t really a garage anymore. She calls it a“mutt-hut,”where she places puppies about to beeuthanized she gets from animal shelters in hopes ofadopting them out. Johnson runs Country Dog Rescue outof her home and another property in Tate Township.KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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about care of adogandwejust kind of becamefriends over the phone,”Watkins said.

Watkins, who now saidshe wanted to distanceherself from Johnson, al-leged horses were starv-ing at another propertyJohnson owned in nearbyTate Township.

“She told me herselfthe dog warden has beendown there,” Watkinssaid.

“I think she started outtrying to do a good thingbut maybe she has fallenoff.”

Johnson said an inci-dentwithhorsesdidoccurat her other property onOak Corner Road, but shedenied doing anythingwrong.

“I have two horses onthe property that are res-

cues.Onegotout theotherday — he’s an escape art-ist. That horse came un-der scrutiny,” Johnsonsaid.

The horse wasn’t mal-nourished, she said, butadmitted it wasn’t in pris-tine condition.

“Anytime you have arescue you have animalsthat are debilitated,” shesaid.

“You try to get themupand running.”

Bonnie Morrison, di-

rector of the ClermontCounty Animal Shelter,said she spoke to Johnsonover the phone about thehorses.

“We did have a com-plaint that they were justrunning loose. I can’t tellyouawhole lot about it be-cause it is still an opencase for us,” Morrisonsaid.

“I can share that if shedoes not correct the prob-lem it could turn into acriminal case and, right

now, no charges havebeen filed.”

Morrison said Johnsonis tryingtofindahomeforthe horses and, thus far,has beencooperativewiththe county.

“Oh my God she is justbending over backwardsto do the right thing forevery one of those ani-mals — dogs and horses.She loves the animals, andshe wants to do the rightthing by the animals,”Morrison said.

Despite her intent,Johnson was chargedwith sevencounts of “con-finement or restraint of adog,”aminormisdemean-or, in July.

All charges weredropped except one,where she was foundguilty.

Johnson said she washousing dogs for awomanwho lived in Felicity andhadnowhere to take them.After initially saying no,Johnson let the womanuse her facilities to storethe dogs — all 28 of them.

None of the dogs werespayed and neutered,something Johnsonclaims she didn’t knowwhen she accepted them.

Seven of the dogs es-caped, which led tocharges.

Morrison said the mi-nor misdemeanor chargeis a truly minor one andone of the less seriouscharges with which thecounty deals.

She also corroboratedJohnson’s story aboutholdingthedogsforsome-one else.

“Absolutely, I think shehas been taken advantageof by her friends. She hasproperty and they just as-sume she is going to helpthem out for a while,”Morrison said.

“I don’twant to call herbeing victimized, I justwant to say she’s been agood friend and been bit-ten by it.”

Does the rescuehave a future?

Where Morrison’s ac-count differs from John-son’s own is on what shewill do going forward.

“I can’t answer forwhat (Johnson) will do inthe future. I can just ex-plain to you what her in-tentions are ... today,which is to get out of therescue field. Everybodyreaches a rock bottom,”Morrison said.

Morrison said Johnsonwill not stay on the coun-ty’s radar as a troubledcase because she’s showna kindness to animals andwillingness to cooperate.

“Let me say this rightup front, there has neverbeenan issue or a concernforher, fromher,orbyherfor animal cruelty on thedogs. She has never hurt,abused, malnourished...anything. Those dogswere taken care of,” Mor-rison said.

But don’t be surprisedif more issues arise, evenif Johnson’s heart is in theright place. It doesn’t ap-pear “quit” is in her vo-cabulary.

Johnson said shewantsto continue scraping byuntil she can get certifiedas a 501(c)3 nonprofit or-ganization, which wouldallow for tax write-off do-nations.

But that doesn’t meanshe hasn’t thought aboutthe savings she no longerhas.

“Honestly, if you’reasking ‘Would I do itagain?’ I’d like to have the$20,000.”

RescueContinued from Page A3

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STONELICK TWP. —When Catherine and TimRush-Ossenbeck built anaddition on their house 10years ago, they designedthe windows to frame thepicturesque and historicStonelick CoveredBridge,which is just stepsfrom their property.

The view changed dra-matically Feb. 11, startingwhen Catherine heard acrashing sound louderthan any constructionnoise since a restorationof the wooden bridge be-gan last October. “I knewsomething terrible hadhappened,” she said.

The 136-year-oldbridge had collapsed, lev-eling the structure anddumping its roof and por-tions of its trusses intoStonelick Creek.

No one was injured.The cause of the col-

lapse is unknown. Cler-mont County EngineerPatrick Manger said thefour workers felt the vi-brations as the trussesstarted to topple.

“We really are juststarting the investigationinto (the cause),” saidTra-cy Ferguson, a corporateofficer with Columbus-based Righter Co., whichhas the contract for therehab work.

Federal OccupationalSafety and Health Ad-ministration recordsshow that Righter worksites have been inspectedfour times since 2004,

with no violations report-ed.

It’s unclear whetherthe bridge restoration cancontinue, howmuchof theold structure can be sal-vaged, what additionalcosts might be incurredand who will pay.

Workers were to beginremoving the bridge’sroof from the creek onWednesday.

“Our hope is thatmuchof our rehabilitation plancan move forward,” Man-ger said.

The total cost of the re-hab is $850,000. The coun-ty received a $360,000grant from the NationalHistoric Covered BridgePreservation Program,which required a $90,000local match.

The Stonelick bridge,listedontheNationalReg-ister of Historic Placessince1974,was a one-lane,140-foot-long span. It fea-tured a Howe truss, a de-sign patented by Massa-

chusetts millwright Wil-liamHowe in 1840.

It was one of about 140covered bridges left inOhio. They once werecommon in the U.S., with15,000 dotting the land-scape in the 19th century.

The Rush-Ossenbeckswere so captivated by theStonelick bridge whenthey first saw it 33 yearsago, they bought andmoved into a house on itssouth side of it.

The bridge has beenclosed to traffic sinceMay2010,whena truck ig-nored the 3-ton limit anddamaged the floor beams.

Work began in Octoberand was expected to becompleted this summer.Now, though, its future isin doubt.

“It’s a piece of the his-tory of Clermont County,”Catherinesaid. “It’s some-thing really worth re-building. And I’m sure alot of people are going totry to fight for that.”

Stonelick Bridge’sfuture is uncertainBy John [email protected]

Clermont County’s historic Stonelick Covered Bridgecollapsed Tuesday afternoon. The 136-year-old bridge wasundergoing a renovation.PROVIDED

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

BETHELJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Six Great Oaks/Amelia HighSchool students – Kristin Tyd-ings, JordanDavis, AnnaWeav-er, Caroline Moreno, BrookeZiska and Beth Dollenmaye –tested and interviewed for aBusiness Professionals ofAmerica (BPA) state office inColumbus.

These students prepared aprofessional portfolio andspeech to be given in front of apanel of judges for the opportu-nity for run for a state office.

“This activity helps preparestudents for future interviewsand allows them to reach be-yond the classroom and usetheir leadership skills andknowledge gained throughouttheir high school career,” saidinstructor Becky Landen.

“Each year our chapterstrives to have at least one can-didate for an Ohio BPA state of-ficer position.”

The students are in the busi-ness management program, aGreat Oaks satellite programatAmelia High School.

Amelia students interview for state office

Great Oaks/Amelia High School students who participated in interviews from left: Anna Weaver, Kristin Tydings, Brooke Ziska, Caroline Moreno,Jordan Davis and Beth Dollenmayer PROVIDED

Five of the Felicity-FranklinFFA Officers (Alexis Christen-sen, Serena Spaulding, MikaylaHamilton, Jodie Seale, andBrooke Howerton) recently at-tended the Ohio LegislativeLeadership Conference(OLLC).

The conference was held inColumbus, at the Ohio CapitalBuilding. The officers had theopportunity to meet and talk tomultiple state politicians, aswell as eat lunchwith JoeUeck-er, 14th District senator, andDoug Green, representative of

the 66th Ohio House District.Also during the conference,

the Ohio Farm Bureau held asession for the purpose of train-ing FFA members about lobby-ingandprovidingabitofaback-ground about the process ofOhio politics.

Felicity-Franklin FFA visits with State Sen. Joe Uecker at the State Capital building. Pictured in the front rowfrom left to right are Felicity FFA officers Serena Spaulding, president, Jodi Seale, vice president and AlexisChristensen, treasurer. In the back row are Brooke Howerton, sentinel, Uecker, and Mikayla Hamilton,secretary. PROVIDED

Felicity FFA officers attendleadership conference

POP-UP PUPPETSSt. Bernadetteeighth gradestudents havebeen busymakingthemed"Wizard of Oz"pop-uppuppets. Faceswere modeledwith clay, firedand painted.Pictured: frontrow from leftKylie Couch,Haley Baker,Andrea Rumpleand RyanSawyer. Backrow from leftLeah Sparks,AbbyBaurichter andBrian Rosel.THANKS TO ANGIE

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President’s listCampbellsville University

fall semester - Logan MatthewWolfe

Dean’s listBelmont University fall se-

mester - Molly BallitchBob JonesUniversity fall se-

mester - Taylor GordonCampbellsville University

fall semester - Jourdan AshleyGabbard

Muskingum University fallsemester - Andrew Piper

Samford University - Ash-leigh Beard

Wright State University fallsemester - Hannah Aicholtz,Elizabeth Ellison, AmandaHar-bottle, Haley Homan, EmilyLarge, Benjamin Owens, Mor-gan Rice and Sarah Shoemaker.

Youngstown State Univer-sity fall semester - Amanda

Lawrence

GraduatesJourdan Ashley Gabbard of

New Richmond, received abachelor of science in Englishfrom Campbellsville Univer-sity . Gabbard is a graduate ofNew Richmond High School.She is the daughter of DebbieGarrison.

Amelia resident CourtneyGutierrez will graduate with amaster of arts in zoology fromMiami University. Gutierrezworks at the University of Cin-cinnati.

Logan Matthew Wolfe ofNew Richmond, received abachelor of science in politicalscience at Campbellsville Uni-versity . Wolfe is a graduate ofNewRichmondHighSchool.Heis the son of Kevin and ChrissieWolfe.

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West Clermont students, Josh Button, left, from Glen Este MiddleSchool, and Savanna Hauke, from Amelia Middle School, recentlyreceived an opportunity to participate in the Ohio Music EducationAssociation District 14 Orchestra. The association is a principalorganization in Ohio promoting music education which includesmusic educations programs from Hamilton and Clermont Counties.In early November Hauke and Button both tried out for the District14 Band and earned first and third chair. Earning such a highranking, they were asked to participate with the Ohio MusicEducation Association District 14 Orchestra being the only twotrumpet players playing with the orchestra. Scott Morgan is theGlen Este Middle School band director. Amiee Collins is the AmeliaMiddle School band director. PROVIDED

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Wrestling» At theBatavia Invita-

tional, the Bethel-Tate Ti-gersweresecondoutof20teams with four individ-ual champions. TylerKre-keler earned his first-ever individual tourna-ment title and Aric Petersbroke the 100 win markfor his career. Krekelerwon at 182 pounds, Petersat 120, B.J. Ratcliff at 160and Jeffrey Botts at 170.

Bethel-Tate also fin-ished second in the Amer-ican Division of theSBAAC (third overall) onFeb.1 with two individualchamps - Aric Peters at120 pounds and JeffreyBotts at 182. The Tigershad two league runner-ups in Tyler Krekeler(195) and B.J. Ratcliff(170). Michael Royalty(152), Travis Kinnard(160) and Wyatt O’Neil(145) all took home fourthplace honors.

Boys basketball» Bethel-Tate lost to

Taylor 60-30 on Feb. 11.Sophomore Evan Idingled the Tigers with ninepoints.

On Feb. 15, the Tigersnotched their first win bydefeating Blanchester 63-60 as Iding had 17 points.

» Felicity-Franklin lostto New Richmond 106-60on Feb. 12.

On Feb. 15, the Cardi-nals lost to WesternBrown 57-48. Jordan Ut-ter had19 points in the de-

feat.»McNicholas High

School beat Turpin 59-44Feb. 11. Danny Byrne andZach McCormick ledtheir respective teamswith 18 points each.McNick had regular sea-son games scheduledFeb.17 at Hamilton Badin andFeb. 18 at home againstChaminade Julienne be-fore tipping off DivisionII sectional action againstBatavia Feb. 22 at Mason.

Girls basketball» Felicity-Franklin lost

to New Richmond 53-26on Feb. 10. SophomoreAshley Moore had 10points in the loss.

The Lady Cardinals re-bounded on Feb. 11 with a49-38 win over ClermontNortheastern as Moorehad 23 points.

Tournament girlsbasketball

» Felicity-Franklinwon their opener in theDivision IVtournamentatMonroeoverLockland57-24 on Feb. 13.

» Bethel-Tate lost toGeorgetown 75-70 in theDivisiion III tournamentat Wilmington Feb. 15.Sophomore Julia Jenikeled the Lady Tigers in theloss with 24 points. Be-thel-Tate finished the sea-son at 11-12.

»McNicholas HighSchool opened Division IIsectional tournament atWithrow after Journaldeadlines Feb. 17, squar-ing off against Taft HighSchool. The winner ad-vances to face New Rich-mondFeb.19with the sec-tional finals set for Feb.

22.

Tournamentwrestling

» Bethel-Tate finishedfourth in the Division IIIsectional at BlanchesterFeb. 15. Aric Peters waschampion at 120 pounds.Jeffrey Botts (170) andTyler Krekeler (182) wererunners-up. B.J. Ratcliff(170) and Kermit Beck-worth (195) were fourth .Wyatt O’Neil (145) andTravisKinnard (152)werefifth.

»McNicholas High

School finished11th in theteam standings in the Di-vision II sectional tourna-ment Feb. 14 and 15 atWestern Brown.

District swimmingand diving

»McNicholas HighSchool finished14th in theDivision II girls districtmeet Feb. 15. Senior div-ers Abby and MaddieMitchell qualified forstate, as did sophomoreShelby Miller in the 200and 500 freestyle.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

Felicity-Franklin senior Brooke Corbin (20) battles for arebound in the Lady Cardinals’ 57-24 win over LocklandFeb. 13. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Felicity-Franklin’s Paige Kessen (24) comes away with aloose ball around Lockland’s Angel Davis (50). The LadyCardinals won the game handily, 57-24 on Feb. 13. SCOTT

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BETHEL — There are numer-ous twistsand turns in the lifeofa gymnast.

In the case of senior DakotaSicurella of Bethel-Tate HighSchool, a unique twist resultedin her competing in gymnasticswith another school. Like sever-al schools in the Tri-State, Be-thel-Tate doesn’t field a gym-nastics “team”.

That’s where Stacy Bailey,resident of Bethel and teacher/coach at Anderson High Schoolenters the equation.

“I started out doing clubgymnastics and I quit that,” Si-curella said. “I found StacyBai-ley and she got me into doinghigh school gymnastics.”

In a prime example of net-working, Sicurella’s mother, Ti-na, landed her daughter a spoton a squad and a place to prac-tice.

“Her mother was my daugh-ter’s schoolnurseandthat’showthe whole connection started,”Bailey said. “She was lookingfor a place to continue her gym-nastics career. We took her inand she’s just like one of ours.”

Now, along with a gymnastfrom Blanchester, Sicurellajoins theAndersonGymskins atevery function.Wearing a pink-ish leotard, she joins the girls inthe orange and black in everyfacet but the final score.

“We’re in thegymfourdaysaweek at American Eagle Gym-nastics (Eastgate),” Sicurellasaid. “I work out, travel andcompete with Anderson.”

A tumbler since the age ofsix, Sicurella has joined someAnderson girls in being listedamong the city leaders in vault,

beam, floor and all-around. Atthe recent Forest Hills FlipMeet atTurpinHighSchool, shewas recognized as being fromBethel-Tate, but engaged in thepre-event huddle on the matwith her Gymskin mates.

“They cheer me like I’m ontheir team,” Sicurella said.

Added coach Bailey, “Dako-ta’s been an awesome four-yearleader for us. She has a goal ofmaking it to state. She was justoutside of the bubble last year,making theall-district teamandfinishing ninth.”

If you’ve seen Sicurella inher cheerleading garb at Be-thel-Tate sporting events, youmay recognize her balance andjumping abilities during time-outs.Herbestgymnasticeventsinvolve both skills.

“I love beam - that’s mystrongest event,” Sicurella said.“I love all of the events, really.I’m really good at vault too. I’mworking on a new vault.”

Her aerial abilities have alsohelped her excel on the track atBethel-Tate in thespring,whereshewasSouthernBuckeyeCon-ference first team as a 100-me-ter hurdler and long jumper.Those skills attracted the inter-est of Thomas More who wouldlike to see her cross the river tocross some hurdles.

Asforherspot inBethel-Tategymnastics history, she may bea first if she’s able to advance tothe state meet.

“There’s been a couple ofgirls who have done gymnas-tics, but they did club gymnas-tics, not high school,” Sicurella

said.Postseason results were not

available at presstime, but thestate meet runs Feb. 28-March1.

Sicurella flies solo for Bethel-Tate gymnasticsBy Scott Springer

[email protected]

Bethel-Tate senior Dakota Sicurella, far right, laughs with her Anderson Gymskins teammates prior to theFeb. 1 Leaps for Levi Forest Hills Flip Fest. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel-Tate’s Dakota Sicurellacontemplates her next move onbeam Feb. 1 at the Leaps for LeviForest Hills Flip Fest at TurpinHigh School. SCOTT


Bethel-Tate’s Dakota Sicurella isthe lone member of her team. Shepractices with Anderson andcoach Stacy Bailey. SCOTT


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Clermont League ofWomen Voters meeting

25 February 2014 – 6:30 PM;Union Twp. Civic Center, QueenCity Room

Ohio has changed its fundingof local government: county,township, city, & village. It hasnot only changed its fundingpri-orities, it has reduced funding atall levels.Fundingwasdrastical-ly cut last year and will be cutfurther if the legislature agreeswith the governor’s new budget.

While funding has gonedown, expenditures have not.We will have representativesfrom the county, Miami andMonroe townships, Amelia, Mil-ford, and New Richmond. Eachwill addresshis/herownfundingissues for the polity represent-ed.

There will be many ideas forfunding and expense reductiondiscussed. You, as taxpayers,need to hear them, considerthem, and determine the bestway to keep governments run-ning effectively. Listen, learnand inform yourself. No prob-lem goes away throughwishing.

Bring a friend, bring a sib-ling, or bring a spouse. Remem-ber, the League is not just forwomen, it welcomes membersof all genders. This is an openmeeting. Get yourselves readyto vote in the upcoming elec-tions.TheCivicCenteris locatedat 4350 Aicholtz Road.

Len HardingMilford

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

California, New York, Illi-nois. It’s no secret that liberalphilosophies are running thesestates into bankruptcy. On theother hand, states like Wiscon-sin that have embraced conser-vatism are making an amazingturnaround.

Local school boards havetraditionally been dominatedby the liberal education estab-lishment. Those policies haveschool districts constantlypleading for more money atboth the state and local level.But now, after getting nowherewith the same ole, same oleapproach towards education,some communities are givingconservatism a try. And, it’sworking.

Liberals in education havetold us that without more mon-ey there’s no way to offer thecurrent level of service “to thechildren.” Their template for

arm twistingtaxpayers formore loot is tothreaten im-portant ser-vices for kidsand parents:no busing, nonew books,high classsizes, highfees, no field

trips, and no athletic pro-grams.

Communities across thestate of Ohio and beyond arerecognizing that the one costcontrol liberals in educationnever consider is the hyperbol-ic rate of increase on theirunion driven salaries and bene-fits that comprise 70-80 per-cent of your typical schoolbudget. Citizens are stunned tolearn that for years they’vebeen coerced into passing

levies “for the children” whenthe reality was more moneywas necessary to sustain theunsustainable increases inschool employee compensa-tion.

Now let’s pause for a mo-ment. Conservatives believe infair compensation. But what’sfair about a community aver-age household income increas-ing at 1 percent per year, ordeclining in some cases, whileschool compensation increasesat 6 percent per year? What’sfair about community mem-bers paying through the nosefor their ownmedical insur-ance and paying 80-90 percentof the freight for a Cadillacplan for their school employeecounterparts?

The reality conservativeshave brought to school boardsis that by managing the cost ofcompensation the budget be-

comes manageable. Suddenly,there is money for bussing,books, technology, field tripsand more teachers. Thisdoesn’t mean harming teach-ers and it certainly does notharm children – unless you seemaintaining bussing and booksas something bad. To a conser-vative, “managing” does notmean “cutting,” it means bal-ancing priorities within fiscalconstraints.

The prime difference be-tween the philosophies is thatconservatives are willing tostand on principle and notyield to the increasingly pow-erful unions. To conservatives,educational services for chil-dren are not something to bebargained way for excessivelylarge pay increases and ginor-mous insurance benefits foradults.

Of course, this doesn’t set

well with the unions. They’reout organizing teachers andparents against conservativeschool board members labelingthem as “extremists” and us-ing their other 12 Rules forRadicals to wrestle back con-trol and return to the statusquo. They are quite good atmaking noise. When conserva-tives are managing your schoolboard, the union is screaming.

Citizens, be alert. If youwant fiscal responsibility, bal-anced priorities, and a “chil-dren-first” approach to manag-ing school resources, thenelect conservatives to yourlocal school board. And by allmeans, stay clear of the philos-ophy that sent Detroit intobankruptcy.

Jim Rigano is a two-term conserva-tive school board member fromSpringboro.

A conservative philosophy helps schools

Jim RiganoCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s questionColorado and Washington

have legalized retail sale of mari-juana. Is this a good idea? ShouldOhio follow suit? Why or whynot?

“It would probably be a goodidea to legalizemarijuana in thelong run. All Cheech and Chongjokes aside, it is already illegal-ly a major cash crop in Ken-tucky.

However, policies wouldhave to be in place to keep it outof hands of minors, away fromthe unhealthy addicts, and easi-er to obtain for chemotherapypatients.”

TRog

“I have not smoked anythingin over 44 years but I don’t seewhy we should continue tospend huge amounts of law en-forcement and incarcerationfunds on the relatively harm-less practice of smoking pot. Idon’t care who smokes what aslong as they don’t pollute the airaroundme.

“Our police have a lot moreproductive things to do to en-hance our safety than catchingpot growers and smokers.”

F.S.D.

“Yes. But it won't happenhere anytime soon. Enforcingthe laws against use andposses-sion of marijuana costs the tax-payersmillions of dollars everyyear, and I believe that posses-sion of small amounts of mari-juana is harmless to the generalpublic.

“Having that on one's recordwill seriously impede one's fu-ture, whether it is applying forfinancialaidtogotocollege, try-ing to obtain certain kinds of fi-nances, andprohibiting specifictypes of employment.

“According to Harvard drugeconomist Jeffrey Miron: ‘$8.7billion in savings to our govern-ment would result from legal-ization of marijuana.’ This isjust savings from trying to en-force the prohibition. It doesn'tinclude the potential incomefrom taxes, employment oppor-tunities for retail establish-ments, and by-products thatcouldbeusedthroughoutour in-dustrialbusinesses.Frankly,weneed themoney.

“Aside fromthat, a recentar-ticle (October, 2013) by theHuf-fington Post states that 58 per-cent of theAmericanpeople arein favor of allowing the plant tobe legal. No one has ever died

from a marijuana overdose.About 40 percent of Americansadmit to having tried it, includ-ing more than one president ofthe United States.

“We have been mislead bythe ‘addictive properties’ of thedrug.Marijuana leads to depen-dence in around 9-10 percent ofadult users. Cocaine hooksabout 20 percent of its users,andheroin gets 25 percent of itsusers addicted.

“The worst culprit is tobac-co, with 30 percent of its usersbecoming addicted. The medi-cal uses of marijuana are al-ready well-known and perhapsthat is a solid first step thatcould be realized in Ohio.”

D.P.

“It always amazes me thatmanyof thosewhosupportmar-ijuana being legalized areagainst cigarettes beingsmoked! That aside, this issuereally comes down to analysis.

“Some would say that mari-juana is considered a gatewaydrug: one that is a first step intoaworld of harder,more impact-ful drugs, like cocaine, crack,and heroin, as if those partici-pating will continue non-stopdown a path seeking the nexthigh.

“Make no mistake, there arethose tendencies in some. Oth-ers would say that it is nothingmore than drug war propagan-da.

“One of the greatest thingsabout this country is the abilityto have different laws and be-haviors in different states aspart of this great American ex-periment. With two states al-ready testing this ground, andseveral more doing so by ignor-ing pot in general, statistical

analysis will determine if thosein societywill: take to the optionto smoke in similar numbers tothose currently participating il-legally, or in wild abandon dra-matically increase the numberof ‘ne'r do well potheads.’

“Additionally, we will see ifthe drug truly acts as a gatewayand these two states see steadyincreasesinusageofotherillicitdrugs. The beauty of this forOhioans is the ability to sit backand watch the results.

“Those desiring a more par-ticipatory role can always booka flight! Just remember to packsnacks...”

C.T.

“What a can ofworms!Mari-juana in any form, for any pur-pose,medical or recreational, isillegal according to federal law.However, the man currently inthe White House, our nation’schief executive officer, has tak-en itentirelyuponhimself tode-termine just what laws he willor will not execute.

“This is in spite of this oathwhich he has willingly and vol-untarily taken twice: ‘I do sol-emnly swear (or affirm) that Iwill faithfullyexecutetheofficeof president of the UnitedStates, andwill to thebest ofmyability, preserve, protect anddefend the Constitution of theUnited States.’

“Thatoath is therock-bottomfoundational Constitutional re-quirement EVERY presidenthas sworn to do, from GeorgeWashington to Barack Obama.Faithfully executing the officeof president includes enforcingall laws!

“We now have a presidentwho deliberately violates histwice-sworn oath of officewhich in turn emboldens abunchofknuckleheadsinsever-al states to ‘legalize’ an illegalsubstance with certain restric-tions of their own, which theyclaim theywill enforce! If thesepeople have taken it upon them-selves to knowingly violate fed-eral law, arewe really supposedto expect them to be honorableupstanding law-abiding citi-zens?

“We Americans of everystripe and in every state arenowsupposedtosupportandre-spect law-breakers in multiplestates who are counting on thepresidentof theUnitedStates tocontinue toviolatehis oath.Fur-ther, they expect us to believethat they will faithfully enforcethe restrictions they have

placed upon the growing, distri-bution and sale of marijuanawithin their states.

“Let me see if I’ve got thisstraight; you recklessly violatefederal lawbutwearetobelievethat you will faithfully enforceyour illegal law. Talk aboutmind-boggling.

“What happens when a newpresident takes office? Howwill it look when governors andlegislators are thrown into fed-eral prison alongwith hundredsof marijuana growers and dis-tributors?

“Here’s a thought to tossaround inyourmind: ‘Iamares-ident ofColorado and I ammak-ing a claim on my Obama-Carefor my marijuana addiction be-cause it was a pre-existing con-dition. I expect my doctor towriteprescriptionsformarijua-na to assist me with controllingmy addiction and I expectMed-ic-Aid to pay all of those costs.’Duh…

“I’ll close this diatribe with asomewhat rhetorical question:What additional laws will ourleaders choose to ignore orbreak (besides those already atthis stage such as immigra-tion)?”

R.V.“Sure, taxitandusemoneyto

educatepublicondangersofthestrong drugs especially herein.

“Medical use has proven tobe a relief for debilitating pain.This is especially needed for el-derly who have exhausted pills.Also marijuana is cheaper thanRx pills in some cases.”

Walter

“The opium dens of the 19th

century did not turn out to be asharmless as everyone thought,nor did the ‘harmless’ LSD ex-perimentation of the 1960s.

“Ohio should not follow suitin marijuana legalization be-cause it is against the entirepremise of anti-drug, smartchoicescampaigns likeJustSayNo. It teaches ‘JustSayNo…Ex-cept…’

“If marijuana is to be usedfor medical purposes, it shouldbe by doctor’s prescriptiononly.”

L.B.

“Yes, I thinkwe should allowit, after all if someone wants tosmoke they will and while it islegal we can regulate and taxthe product.”

P.R.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Fans of the popular PBSshow “Downton Abbey”had the chance to rub el-

bows with creator Julian Fel-lowes’ niece, authorJessicaFel-lowes, at a recent luncheon inthe Garfield Suites BuckeyeRoom, thanks to the LibraryFoundation of Cincinnati andHamilton County. The eventraised almost $2,000. JessicaFellowes, who wrote the books“The Chronicles of DowntonAbbey” and “The World ofDownton Abbey,” signed copiesand answered questions overlunchwith a small group beforeher talk at theMain Library thesame day. The Library Founda-tion’s mission is to raise and al-locate funds to expand and en-hance the programs and ser-vices offered by the Public Li-brary of Cincinnati andHamilton County.

Author Jessica Fellowes answers questions about the PBS show “Downton Abbey,”which was created byher uncle Julian Fellowes, during a Library Foundation luncheon Jan. 25. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Milford residents Judy Sheakley, left, and Claudia McDaniel meetauthor Jessica Fellowes at a recent event conducted by The LibraryFoundation of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Author Jessica Fellowes, left, talks with Milford resident and LittleMiami Publishing Co. owner Barbara Gargiulo. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Indian Hill resident Sue Mills has her “Downton Abbey“ book signed byauthor Jessica Fellowes. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

At a luncheon benefiting the Library Foundation of Cincinnati andHamilton County are Library Foundation Executive Director MissyDeters, left, with Jessica Fellowes and the Eva Jane Romaine CoombeDirector of the Library Kim Fender. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Author Jessica Fellowes, left, meets Library Board Member Barb Trauthand the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director of the Library Kim FenderTHANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Downtonencounter

Loveland resident Kim Peet, left, and Milfordresident Barbara Gargiulo, right, meet authorJessica Fellowes at a recent event benefiting TheLibrary Foundation of Cincinnati and HamiltonCounty. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Anderson resident Cynthia Welch talks with author Jessica Fellowesduring an event benefiting The Library Foundation. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Jessica Fellowes signs one of her books for Library Foundation BoardMember Tom Huenefeld. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Mt. Lookout residents Cathy and Tom Huenefeldmeet Jessica Fellowes at a recent luncheonbenefiting The Library Foundation of Cincinnati andHamilton County. Huenefeld is a Library Foundationboard member. THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

Library Board Member and HydePark resident Barb Trauth meetsJessica Fellowes at a benefit forThe Library Foundation ofCincinnati and Hamilton County.THANKS TO LISA MAUCH

B2 • BETHEL JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 20, 2014

THURSDAY, FEB. 20Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting: BlindTasting III, 6-9 p.m., WinedogFine Wines & Fine Art, 451AOhio Pike, Featuring winespecialist TJ Christie of CuttingEdgeWines, appetizers by TwoChicks Who Cater and musicwith Amelia Ballard and PeggyJordan. Ages 21 and up. $19.75.Reservations required. 888-288-0668; www.winedog.com.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7333. Union Township.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. Call for pricing. 478-6783.Summerside.SilverSneakers, 1:40-2:20 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. 683-4244. Loveland.Aqua Zumbawith KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.240-5180. Eastgate.Beginner Restorative YogaClass, 6:30-7:30 p.m., A HealersPlace, 150 Main St., Candlelightclass focuses on stretchingconnective tissue to help withflexibility, breathing to reducestress and intro into meditation.$10. --. Batavia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Share cup of coffee or teawhile counting birds. Free.831-1711. Union Township.Maple Days for Scouts, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Delve intoscience and lore of turning sapinto sweet maple syrup. Includesguided hike in sugarbush, lookinto Native American origins ofsugaring and visit to SugarHouse. $50 up to 12 Scouts, onefree chaperone; $100 13-20Scouts, two free chaperones;$150 21-30 Scouts, three freechaperones. Registration re-quired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $6-$6.50. 575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. 947-7333. Union Town-ship.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Gentle yogabegins in chair and ends on mat.Focus on strength, flexibility,pain management and relax-ation. $6 drop-in or $50 for 10classes. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574. Amelia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.

Union Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22BenefitsBaron Bash, 6:30-11:30 p.m.,Receptions Banquet and Confer-ence Center Eastgate, 4450Eastgate Blvd., Athletic Hall ofFame induction ceremonypreceded by dinner, drinks,silent and live auction, grandraffle as well dancing and more.Benefits Amelia Athletic Boost-ers. $50. Reservations required.319-9522; www.ameliabooster-s.com. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesMat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

NatureBirdWalk, 8-10 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Long BranchFarm and Trails, 6926 GaynorRoad, Spend morning lookingfor birds. Ages 18 and up. Mem-bers free; non-members paydaily admission. 831-1711. Go-shen Township.Maple SyrupMaking andGuided Sugarbush Tours, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Tours: 10 a.m.,11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Experienceprocess of producing liquid goldfrommaple sap. Members free;non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.

SUNDAY, FEB. 23Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mt Carmel Tabasco Road,Non-contact workout includingcardio and strength training inenergizing environment, usingkicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. 652-0286. UnionTownship.

NatureMaple SyrupMaking andGuided Sugarbush Tours,Noon-4 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Tours: 1 and 2p.m. Experience process ofproducing liquid gold frommaple sap. Members free;non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 24AuctionsCharity Quarter Auction, 7-9p.m., Butterbee’s NeighborhoodGrill, 4022 Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road, Different charitypicked each month. Free admis-sion. 252-5343. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. 240-5180; www.zumbawithkc.com.Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, 4183 Mount CarmelTobasco Road, Choose fromBeginners Power Yoga Class at 6p.m. or Candlelight Relaxationand restorative slow flow classat 7 p.m. $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.Zumba Gold/Silver SneakerFlex with KC, 10:45-11:30 a.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., $5. 240-5180.Bethel.

NatureMaple Syrup for Homeschool-ers, 10 a.m., Pattison Park, 2228U.S. 50, You and your childdiscover everything you need toknow about making maplesyrup. $4. Reservations required.Presented by Clermont CountyPark District. 876-9013;www.clermontparks.org. Ow-ensville.

TUESDAY, FEB. 25Exercise ClassesChair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.

Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation. $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.Presented by Yoga with Sharon.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 11 a.m.-11:45a.m., O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 683-4244. Love-land.Zumba Gold/Silver SneakerFlex with KC, 3-3:45 p.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, $5. 240-5180. Union Township.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Calvin PresbyterianChurch, 1177 W. Ohio Pike, $7.675-0954. Amelia.Zumbawith KC, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, All levelswelcome. $5. 240-5180. UnionTownship.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.

NatureMaple Days for Scouts, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, $50 upto 12 Scouts, one free chaper-one; $100 13-20 Scouts, two freechaperones; $150 21-30 Scouts,three free chaperones. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Business SeminarsSocial Media Seminar forBusinesses, Noon-1 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Learn how establishing andintegrating the right onlinetools can help you amplify yourreach, grow your business andmake more money. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byDigital Torch. 535-0913; digi-taltorch.eventbrite.com. UnionTownship.

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

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.Pilates, 5:30-6:15 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center, 4350Aicholtz Road, Focusing onstrengthening core muscles.Improve flexibility and strengthfor overall body. $6. 947-7333.Union Township.

THURSDAY, FEB. 27SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 1:40-2:20 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 683-4244. Love-land.Aqua Zumbawith KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.Beginner Restorative YogaClass, 6:30-7:30 p.m., A HealersPlace, $10. --. Batavia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11

a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.Maple Days for Scouts, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, $50 upto 12 Scouts, one free chaper-one; $100 13-20 Scouts, two freechaperones; $150 21-30 Scouts,three free chaperones. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.947-7333. Union Township.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH1Exercise ClassesMat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor 10 classes for $50. 237-4574.Amelia.

NatureMaple SyrupMaking andGuided Sugarbush Tours, 10a.m.-3 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Mem-bers free; non-members paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

PetsPuppy Social, Noon-1 p.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,$5. 652-0286. Union Township.

NatureMaple SyrupMaking andGuided Sugarbush Tours,Noon-4 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Mem-bers free; non-members paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

MONDAY, MARCH 3Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.Zumba Gold/Silver SneakerFlex with KC, 10:45-11:30 a.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180. Bethel.

Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tong’s Thai Restaurant, 1117Main St., With Matt Snow, “TheCincinnati Sinatra.” Doors open4:30 p.m. Free. 248-2999.Mil-ford.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4Exercise ClassesChair Yoga, 9:30-10:40 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.Zumba Gold/Silver SneakerFlex with KC, 3-3:45 p.m.,Union Township Civic Center, $5.240-5180. Union Township.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Calvin PresbyterianChurch, $7. 675-0954. Amelia.Zumbawith KC, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,Union Township Civic Center, $5.240-5180. Union Township.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

NatureMaple Days for Scouts, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, $50 upto 12 Scouts, one free chaper-one; $100 13-20 Scouts, two freechaperones; $150 21-30 Scouts,three free chaperones. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church,552 Main St., Undercroft. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. 929-4483.Milford.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, Free.575-1874.Milford.

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

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Pilates, 5:30-6:15 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center, $6.947-7333. Union Township.

NatureHerpetology Program, 7 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, PowerPoint programs onreptiles and amphibians. Ages 18

and up. Free. Presented byGreater Cincinnati Herpetologi-cal Society. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 1:40-2:20 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Aqua Zumbawith KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.Beginner Restorative YogaClass, 6:30-7:30 p.m., A HealersPlace, $10. --. Batavia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.Maple Days for Scouts, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, $50 upto 12 Scouts, one free chaper-one; $100 13-20 Scouts, two freechaperones; $150 21-30 Scouts,three free chaperones. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

ShoppingSpring Open House, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Refreshments and pre-view of selection of spring floraldesigns, wreaths and seasonalaccessories. Special discounts.697-9484. Loveland.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102.Milford.Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, shrimp,chicken, fries, mac and cheese,baked potato, salad, slaw, soup,grilled cheese and more. Dinneror a la carte pricing. Price varies.Presented by Victor Stier Amer-ican Legion Auxiliary. 831-9876.Milford.Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 318, $5-$8. 231-6477;www.post318.org. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.947-7333. Union Township.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.Zumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

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Stroll along fields and forests from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Cincinnati Nature Centerat Long Branch Farm and Trails, 6926 Gaynor Road in Goshen Township. Ages 18 and uponly. The walk is free for members, non-members pay daily admission, $8. For moreinformation, call 831-1711 or visit www.cincynature.org.FILE PHOTO

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self-risingflour andhot water.Shedoesn’t usemeasuringcups; sheuses spe-cial bowlslike hermom. Realheirloomcooking.

“Roll them out, put themin the chicken and broth.They’ll thicken it,” shesaid.

I make dumplings, too,butmine are the kind youscoop up and plop on topof soup or stew. Fun tomake. GranddaughterEva, almost 6, is prettygood atmaking thesedumplings. It won’t belong before I get her littlesis, Emerson, up on thestool to help, as well.

No-peek herbeddumplings

First, have your soup,stew or even canned brothboiling. I like to put theseon top of chicken soup.The secret to fluffy dump-lings? Don’t peek!

1 cup all-purpose flour,spooned lightly into cupand leveled off

11⁄2 teaspoons bakingpowder

1⁄4 teaspoon each salt andpepper or to taste

Palmful fresh mincedparsley (optional)

1⁄2 cupmilk or bit more, ifneeded

3 tablespoons butter

Whisk flour, bakingpowder and salt together.Add parsley.Make awell

in center. Heatmilk withbutter until buttermelts.Pour into well andmix.Doughwill look sort ofshaggy. Add a bitmoremilk, if necessary. Don’tovermix. Sometimesthere’s a bit of drymixturein the bottom of the bowl.Just leave it. Turn heatdown on soup to simmer.Use an ice cream scoopsprayedwith cookingspray to drop dumplingscarefully on top of liquid,leaving space in betweenfor expansion. Put lid on.No peeking! Simmer any-where from 8 to10min-utes, or until largest dump-ling is done: cut in half totest. Dumplingwill becooked through and notsoggy inmiddle. Dump-lings expand to double or

even triple. Dependingupon size, you’ll get eightormore.

Quick beefstroganoff

I only know her by herfirst name, Sherry.Wealmost collided at thestore. Sherrywas buyingingredients for this recipeandwhen I told her itsounded so good, she gaveme her copy! “I have an-other at home,” she said. Ifollowed her recipe prettyclose, with a few adapta-tions.Worth sharing!

1pound flank steakOlive oil1 cup chopped onion1⁄2 to 3⁄4 teaspoonmincedgarlic (optional)

Salt and pepper to taste

Hot paprika or a littlecayenne, to taste

6-8 oz. fresh exoticmushrooms or regularmushrooms, sliced

11⁄2 cups beef broth1 tablespoon plus 2teaspoons flour

1⁄3 cup sour cream plus morefor garnish

Several green onions, slicedNice pat of butter, about atablespoon or so

Cooked noodles

Slice beef across grain1⁄4-inchwide strips, thencut strips in half. Filmbottom of panwith oil andheat tomedium high. Addbeef and cook untilbrowned, about 5minutes.

Remove and add onion,garlic, seasonings andmushrooms to pan andcook until mushrooms aretender, adding a bitmoreoil if necessary. Reduceheat tomedium.Mix 1⁄4 cupbeef brothwith flour tomake a paste. Add to panalongwith beef, stirringwell. Stir in1-1⁄4 cups broth,cover and cook until saucethickens. Adjust season-ings. Stir in sour cream,green onions and butter.Serve over noodles andpass sour cream.

Can you help?Thriftway’s tortellini

salad.WesternHills read-erMarkWiggershaus

would like to have thisrecipe or something simi-lar. “It had an earthy tasteandwas very good,”Marksaid.

Like Frisch’s or Jock’sbatter for deep-fried fish.Reader TomOhmerwouldlove to have a similarrecipe.

Blue Ash Chili’s coles-law.

ReaderMike R. said:“Everywhere I go, I neverfind two coleslaws alike.Everyone has his or herown taste and ingredients.Inmy personal opinion,Blue Ash Chili in has thebest coleslaw, creamy andsweet. Does anyone have arecipe for this version ofslaw?”

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim's Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] "Rita's kitchen" in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Comfort food can help you get through winter

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Don’t peek in the pot if you want these dumplings to be fluffy.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

LOOK to ClermontYouth Development Pro-gram is accepting appli-cations for its 2014-2015junior class.

LOOK to Clermont is a4-H youth developmentprogram, operated by theOhio State University Ex-tension Clermont CountyandUCClermont College,for high school juniorsand seniors.

Participants developpersonal and team leader-ship skills, while earningpost-secondary enroll-

ment option credit.In order to participate

in LOOK to Clermont, theparticipantmust be ahighschool junior going intothe 2014-2015 school yearwho resides in ClermontCounty and has:

» Asincerewillingnessto serve the community

» Participated inschool or community ac-tivities

» A 3.0 GPA or higher» Parental permission

and support» A post-secondary en-

rollment option eligibleclass load

» Access tohis/herowntransportation

If interested, contactyourhighschoolguidancecounselor. Informationpackets have been sent toeach high school in thecounty.

If you are a privateschool orhomeschool stu-dent, please contact Cler-mont Extension at 732-7070.Applicationsaredueby Feb. 28.

High school juniorssought for program

B4 • BETHEL JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 20, 2014 LIFE

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

Wednesday 6:45 - 8:15pmBible Study 7:00 - 8:00pm

Youth grades 6-12 7:00 - 8:00pmNursery provided for all services

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm (except summer)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

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

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Locust Corner CommunityUnited Methodist Church917 Locust Corner Rd.

(at Wagner)513-752-8459

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

Thursday, 7 pmPastor: Allen R. Mitchell

Join us in worshipping ourrisen Lord and sharing Christ’s

love with our community.

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

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

www.cloughchurch.org

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

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

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

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)

Sunday Morning Service Times are:

8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

Sunday's at 10:15am, 11:45am & 6pm

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

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

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

EverEvery Sy Sy Sy uuundndndayayayay

Troy P Ervin Pastor

Cincinnati STAR64 @ 10am

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

Motor vehicle repairscontinue to top the listof consumer complaintsreceived by the OhioAttorney General. Inmost cases, that office isvery limited in its abil-ity to help solve theconsumer problems.

That’s why Ohio StateSen. Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) hasintroduced legislationthat would require me-chanic repair facilitiesto be licensed. Rightnow there are more than4,000 such repair shopsoperating without anyoversight. Only bodyrepair shops are cur-rently licensed in Ohio.

“This bill will notonly level the playingfield, it will also protectconsumers by ensuringbusinesses have properliability insuranceshould something hap-pen to their vehiclewhile at the repairshop,” Uecker said.

The state licensingagency would also helpresolve complaints filedby vehicle owners, suchas Kimberly Thorpe ofLiberty Township. She

was toldshe need-ed a newengine forher 2004ChryslerSebring.So, shetook it to arepairshopwhere, she

said, it sat for more thana year.

Thorpe eventuallytook the vehicle to adealership and was toldsome parts were miss-ing. In addition, she wastold a new engine wouldcost $5,500 to $6,000 –yet she had alreadyspent more than two-thirds that amount withthat first repair shop.

Thorpe says she gavethat first shop ownerone more chance to fixthe vehicle, but shenever got her engine.Instead she has parts inthe back seat and thetrunk of her vehicle, butno engine under thehood.

Angel Hale-Frater, ofBlue Ash, is also upsetwith the dealership to

which she took her over-heating SUV. She paid$1,500 for the repair but,after getting it back, shediscovered the SUV wasstill overheating. Shereturned the vehicle tothe dealership and saidthe manager told her,“We make mistakes allthe time.” Then she wastold new repairs neededwould cost nearly dou-ble what she had al-ready paid.

“If they had present-ed me with, ‘Your carneeds upwards of $2,000plus of work,’ I wouldhave said, ‘No.’ I boughtit seven years ago, ithad 35,000 miles on it,its now got 130,000miles,” Hale-Fratersaid.

Fortunately, afterfiling a complaint withme, the dealershipagreed to deduct thecost of that first repairfrom Hale-Frater’s sec-ond bill. However, shestill ended up payingmore than $2,000 for therepairs.

Uecker said he hopesthe repair shop licens-ing legislation will be

passed by the end of thisyear. I suggested, andthe legislature will con-sider, requiring shopowners to post a smallbond. That would assurevehicle owners get com-pensated should therebe a problem collectingfrom a repair shop

“The board couldverify and monitor com-pliance with state laws,giving consumers theability to identify thoseservice centers that areregistered. Every Ohio-an deserves to feel con-fident that repairs ontheir vehicles are per-formed safely and pro-fessionally,” Ueckersaid.

No such licensing iscurrently required inKentucky. If you’d liketo express your feelingsabout the bill write toSen.Joe Uecker at [email protected].

Howard Ain’s column ap-pears bi-weekly in the Com-munity Press newspapers.He appears regularly as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Legislation would license auto shops

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Richard CashnerRichard A. Cashner, Bethel,

died Feb. 7.Survived by wife Darlean

Cashner; children Shawn Cashn-er, Michelle (Charles) Lipps;grandchildren Dane, Rachel,Ashley, Charles, Eddie, Miriam,Elizabeth; siblings Tom Cashner,Pat Wackerly. Preceded in deathby brother Joe Cashner.

Services were Feb. 10 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

WilliamWalkerWilliam C. Walker, 86, Bethel,

died Feb. 11.Survived by wife Janice Walk-

er; sons Michael, Christopher(Yvonne) Walker; several niecesand nephews. Preceded in deathby siblings JohnWalker, ShirleySchuler, Mary Knabe.

Services were Feb. 14 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Parkinson’s Wellness, 260Stetson St., Suite 2300, Cincin-nati, OH 45267-0525.

DEATHS

ABOUT OBITUARIESBasic obituary information and a color photograph of

your loved one is published without charge. Call 248-8600for a submission form. To publish a larger memorial trib-ute, call 242-4000 for pricing details.

First Baptist ChurchSunday worship ser-

vices are 10:30 a.m. Thepastor is Brother ChetSweet.

The church is at 213Western Ave., New Rich-mond; 553-4730.

First Baptist Church,Milford

“Does God Care that IAm Hurting: Consolationin Suffering,” is the topicof special services at 6p.m. for two consecutiveSunday evenings, March2, and March 9, at thechurch. Special speakershave been scheduled topresent practical helpsfor those suffering fromsevere pain, and offerpractical helps for theirfamilies. Also, Mondaysessions will be held at 7p.m. on March 3, andMarch 10. These will beopen question and answersessions. The public is in-vited. It is free. For moreinformation, call 575-1705or check www.fbcm.org.

The church is at 7Fleetwood Lane, Milford;575-1705; www.fbcm.org.

Jesuit SpiritualCenter

The Jesuit SpiritualCenter at Milford is spon-soring overnight Ignatianretreats based on the“Spiritual Exercises” ofSt. Ignatius, including”CardinalBernadin” (men)offeredMarch7-9withdi-rector Tom Ryan, SJ;“ChildrenofMary” (wom-en) March 14-16 with di-rector Tom Ryan SJ. Theretreats are silent andheld on the Center’s quiet37-acre campus.

Women’s JourneyWeekend–SeasonsofLifeis beingofferedMarch21-23. Like the season of na-ture,we know the cycle oflife, growth, harvestinggifts and dying throughour experience of livingday by day. This retreatwill focus on the gifts andchallenges of each seasonas it relates to our spiritu-al journey and life experi-ence. Along with someguided prayer, partici-pants will meet individ-ually with a spiritual di-rector and have amplequiet timeforpersonal re-flection on the seasons ofher journey of life. Art,journaling, poetry, musicand spending time in na-ture will augment ourtime for prayer and re-flection.

Is it possible to findGod in your everydaylife? Ignatian spiritualityteaches that it most defi-nitely is. It insists thatGod is present and activeinour lives. It isapathwayto deeper prayer, good de-cisions guided by a keendiscernment, and an ac-tive life of service to oth-ers. Come and discoverfor yourself how the prac-tices and insights of Igna-

tian Spirituality — theSpiritual Exercises, dis-cernment, Ignatian pray-er, and the Daily Examen— can help you find Godright where you are.

Tuesday, March 11 —Where Can I Find God? --Fr. John Ferone, SJ

Tuesday, March 18 —How Can I Pray? Try theDaily Examen, TBA

Tuesday, March 25 —Finding God in All Things– Fr. Pat Fairbanks, SJ

Tuesday, April 1—Dis-cernment: Making In-spired Choices – Fr. TomRyan, SJ

Tuesday, April 8 —Contemplatives in Action–BeingMen&Women forOthers

– Mary Anne ReeceFor information on any

of the retreats or to regis-ter, call 248-3500, ext. 10,or visit the center’s web-site.

The center is at 5361 S.Milford Road, Milford;248-3500; www.jesuitspir-itualcenter.ocm.

Loveland UnitedMethodist Church

At 9 a.m. Sundays, thechurch offersClassicTra-dition, a traditional wor-ship experience wherepersons can connect toGod through a Biblically-based message, times ofprayer and beautiful cho-ral music.

The church is at 10975S. Lebanon Road, Love-land; 683-1738;www.love-land umc.org.

Milford First UnitedMethodist Church

WAVE Free Communi-ty Dinners are 6 p.m.Wednesdays throughMay14, No church service isattached, no reservationsare needed and all arewelcome to these family-friendly meals. 831-5500,or visit the church web-site for more information

The church is at 541Main St., Milford; 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.

Milford TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch

TheAlpha Course, pre-sented on Wednesdays at7 p.m. at the church, is apractical introduction tothe Christian faith thatgives one an opportunityto learnmoreabout Jesus,Christianity and themeaning of life. Thecourse is presented in arelaxed, friendly and non-intimidating way. Eachsession has a video seg-ment and discussionabout the “question of theweek.” Designed for theunchurched, establishedChristians can also bene-fit from participating inAlpha.

The church is at 5767Wolfpen-Pleasant HillRoad, Milford; 831-0262;[email protected].

RELIGION

177 W. Main StreetAmelia, OH 45102

513-753-6130

200 Western AvenueNew Richmond, OH

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Howdy Folks;The funeral visita-

tions have been busy;we went to Bethel lastweek to pay respects toa dear friend, Martha,that attended the BethelUnited MethodistChurch for years. Whenshe got sick she wasn’table to attend, her hus-band, Paul sure tookextra good care of her;she was so sweet, butthe Good Lord, took herto His kingdom.

She will be missed,especially that smile shealways had. Ruth Annand I took some tripswith them and sure en-joyed the time we spenttogether. Now Paul surelikes to fish, so this yearwe will do a lot of fish-ing along with Ruth Annand me; this is hard onhim when you lose aspouse that really hurts.

Now we attended theNurree Funeral Homein Amelia, for Richard;he was a very activefeller and sure enjoyedhis family and grand-

children.No matterwhere wesaw himand hiswife, Dar-lean, theyalwayswanted toknow howwe were,and during

the summer, how thegarden was doing wewill miss the big smilefrom him.

We had Chester neu-tered last week andwhen we picked him up,that afternoon, they saidto keep him quiet forseven to 10 days; well,that was a good thought.We took him in to the vetat 8:30 a.m.. and got himback at 4 p.m.

Yes, he was quiet therest of the evening, andnight, but when daylightcame so did Chester, fullof vinegar! He runsthrough the house, hesleeps on our bed and inthe morning he is hun-gry and wants us to get

up so we have a playtime; that is him and me.He won’t quit until RuthAnn gets up and feedshim.

Now wherever RuthAnn is he is close to her,and about 2 p.m.. helikes to lay on her chairwith her and sleep, heusually sleeps about twoor three hours. Now shedoesn’t stay there thewhole time, then ‘Katybar the door!”

Last week I went tothe carpenter shopabout 2 p.m. and when Igot back to the house,Ruth Ann ask me if Isaw that deer that waslaying under the pon-toon boat. Now, I waswatching, where I waswalking on the ice andsnow, but after a while, Isaw the deer come backand lay under the boat;there was no snow andice there.

It was a small deer. Ifit had been hunting sea-son I wouldn’t havebothered it. I didn’t dovery much hunting. I

was a little leery of try-ing to pull a deer insince the four-way by-pass heart surgery lastsummer.

I have done real goodhealing up, but I havethree spots where theyput the drain tubes inand the scar where theyopened me up.

I am anxious to startgardening. I wasn’t ableto do much gardeninglast year, but hope tomake up for that thisyear.

The Lake Manor Res-taurant has the Thumbe-lina carrots; they arelittle and round, boy arethey good. Two yearsago I planted them andthey are so good so; Iwill plant them againthis year, along withother items. We havereceived 10 seed cata-logs and looking at themmakes me anxious to getstarted.

The Grants Farm andGreen House have to-matoes, broccoli, andcabbage plants growing

now for the early gard-ners like me. I was talk-ing to Sheryl at theGreen House; she saidthey will have a lot ofdifferent kinds of cab-bage, this year.

There will be fourkinds of red cabbage,different kinds of swisschard, kale, mustard,collards, spinach andlettuce along with sever-al different kinds oftomatoes. Their Green-houses will be busy thisyear with differentkinds of flowers, treesand shrubs and gardensupplies.

Now their open houseis April 26 and 27. OnMay 3, the MonroeGrange will have theirannual plant sale withplants from the GrantsFarm green houses,from 9 til 3.

Now for you folksthat like to go to theFarmers Institute atBuford School it will beFriday Feb. 28. RuthAnn and I always go andtake a wood item for

them to auction off sothey can keep going.

You can get food,starting at 4 p.m. till 6p.m. then the programstarts at 7 p.m. Theyusually have some mu-sic or a speaker, thenthe auction; starts withlots of laughs.

Now on Feb. 22, theBethel Lions Club willhave a pancake break-fast starting at 7:30a.m.. till 10:30 a.m. withall the pancakes you caneat, sausage, tatertots,orange juice, coffee, ormilk and lots of hellos,so come help raise mon-ey for eye research andeyeglasses.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand Praise the GoodLord. God Bless All.More Later.

George Rooks is a retiredpark ranger. He served for 28years with the last five asmanager of East Fork StatePark.

Seed catalogs get gardening juices flowing

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

Clermont County real estatetransfer information is pro-vided as a public service bythe office of Clermont CountyAuditor Linda L. Fraley.

BETHEL VILLAGE449 N. Main St., Brian Balser Sr.to Lee & Sue Shepherd,0.0270 acre, $84,000.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP2901 Clermont County FarmsRoad, Gloria Bradley toMichelle & Ian Dickhaus,5.9000 acre, $76,300.

TATE TOWNSHIP 2850 Ohio 133, Robert &Melissa Zieger to GRA REO

2013-1 Inc., 0.4640 acre,$30,000.2201Ohio 133, Debra Schubertto Flagstar Bank FSB, 1.1200acre, $70,000.302 Osbourne St., Denver &Betty Eversole to James &Joyce Bettle, 0.2060 acre,$73,300.3457 Sodom Road, Mark GaleaJr. to U.S. Bank NA, 1.0000acre, $76,667.

WASHINGTONTOWNSHIP1151 Collier Road, CarolynBauer to Rose & RichardEllert, co-trustees, 97.7170acre, $237,500.

REAL ESTATE

ABOUT REALESTATETRANSFERSClermont County real

estate transfer informa-tion is provided as apublic service by theoffice of Clermont Coun-ty Auditor Linda L. Fraley.Some listings may notinclude complete in-formation.

James Green, 61,70 RidgeRoad, New Richmond, cleanerand Barbara Kiser, 68, 70 RidgeRoad, New Richmond.

Robert Royse, 27, 315 S.Charity, Bethel, factory andChelsea Bingham, 25, 315 S.Charity, Bethel, veterinariantechnician.

MARRIAGELICENSES

CommercialAmelia Village. Buddy

Webb, Springfield, MO, new-O’Reilly Auto Parks, WestPlane Street, Bethel Village,$515,000.

BUILDINGPERMITS

Ohio State UniversityExtension ClermontCounty’s Family and Con-sumer Sciences TeenBoard crafted blanketsfor Children’s Hospital.

Family and ConsumerSciences Teen Boardmembers learned how tomake no-sew, knottedfleece blankets for theirautumn project. They do-nated eight baby blanketsto Children’s Hospital inCincinnatiduring theholi-day season.

To make a blanket ofyour own, Family andConsumer Sciences TeenBoard provides these in-structions:

1. Purchase 2 yards offleece (1 yard of a solidcolor, 1 yard of a print)

2. Lay pieces evenly ontop of each other

3. Cut 1-inch stripsaround the edges usingscissors

4. Knot strips togetherside by side

5. Repeat until yourblanket is complete

Family and ConsumerSciences Teen Board willhost two winter work-shops on home living andgardening. Both will beheld at the ClermontCounty Fairgrounds’ 4-HHall. For more informa-

tion and to register, visitwww.clermont.osu.edu.

OSUE Clermont Coun-ty is a non-formal educa-tion branch of OSU. For

more information, pleasecall 732-7070 or searchFacebook for OSU Exten-sion Clermont County.

Teen Board createsblankets at workshop

FCS Teen Board members crafted fleece baby blankets attheir autumn workshop. They donated eight blankets toChildren's Hospital in Cincinnati during the holiday season.PROVIDED


Four community lead-ers have joined the Cler-mont Chamber Board ofDirectors: are StewartGreenlee, CEO of Center-Bank; Bill Lyon, Owner ofTheLyonGroup;LindaPi-lon, Partner/CPA at Kam-phaus Henning & HoodCPAs Inc.; Jeff Weir, Su-perintendent at ClermontCounty Educational Ser-vice Center.

“The Chamber boardfocused on adding

strength and experiencein the financial andeduca-tion sectors, and the addi-tion of these individualsrounds-out the overallcomposition of the boardof directors.” Matt VanSant, Chamber Presidentand CEO, commented.

The Clermont Cham-berBoard ismadeupof20members and four offi-cers.

Chairman of the BoardisWarrenWalker,District

Manager, Community andLocal Government Rela-tions for Duke Energy;Chair-Elect is Tom Rock-lin, Sr. Technical ProjectManager at Siemens PLMSoftware; Dave Gooch,President of Park Nation-al Bank is the ChamberBoard Treasurer; GregSojka,Deanof theUniver-sity of Cincinnati Cler-mont College, serves asthe Secretary.

The four newest members of the Clermont Chamber Board of directors are, from left, BillLyon, Linda Pilon, Jeff Weir, Stewart Greenlee and Warren Walker. THANKS TO JULIE WOOD

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Cincinnati Nature Cen-ter hopes asmany as1,000community residents par-ticipate in a fun for all fit-ness challenge, calledHike for Your Health,planned for this spring.

The center recently re-ceived a grant from Inter-act for Health to fund thewellness initiative.

Visitors can pick up aHike for Your Healthpassport at theRoweVisi-tor Center. After complet-ingeach trail, theycangettheir passports stampedat the front desk.

Complete all15 trails atRowe Woods and LongBranch Farm and Trailsfor a special prize.

In addition, CincinnatiNature Center is partner-ingwith Big Brothers and

Big Sisters of GreaterCincinnati to provide anopportunityfor the“Bigs”to engage in a free andhealthyactivitywith their“Littles” enhancing theirrelationships.

“This partnershipwould provide a wonder-ful opportunity for ourvolunteers to engage innature, do somethinghealthy together andknow that the campaignlast for a year,” said Don-na Herrmann-Vogel, VPof Programs at BigBroth-ers Big Sister of GreaterCincinnati.

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helps folks maintain ahealthy weight,” saidJaime Love, senior pro-gram officer for healthyeating and active living atInteract for Health. “Inaddition to the physicalbenefits, being active inyour community can re-duce stress enhance self-esteemandfosteranover-all sense of well-being.”

“We want to invest innew events that encour-age people to get activeand moving, no matterwhat their age or ability,”Love said.

“Time spent outside innature benefits every-one,” saidBillHopple, Ex-ecutive Director at Cin-cinnati Nature Center.

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Duke Energy is warn-ing its customers in Ohioabout payment scams andemployee impersonators.

In an email alert, thecompanysaidpeoplehavereported receiving phonecalls from individualswho claim to representDuke Energy.

These individuals candemand an immediatepayment, usually within ashort time frame, with aprepaid debit card to cov-er past-due accounts, pay-ments not received orchecks that did not clear.

“Please remember ifyou have an unpaid elec-tric bill, you will be noti-fied about overdue pay-ments in advance,” thealert said.

“We also do not requirethat you pay your bills

with a prepaid debit card.You may pay online, byphone, with a bank draft,by mail or in person.”

The company also re-mindedcustomersthatof-ficial representativesfrom Duke Energy do notarrive unannounced at acustomer’s home or busi-ness and ask to enter to

perform work, unlessthere is an emergency orsafety-related issue.

“We encourage you notto open your door for autility worker unless youcan confirm the person’sidentity,” the alert said.

Call police immediate-ly if you believe the per-son is an imposter.

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