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Residents are invited to a grand opening/open house at the newly renovated Franklin Township Fire and EMS June 23. PROVIDED

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GRAND OPENINGFranklinTownshipFire and

EMS members invite thepublic to the grand open-

ing/open house inside the newlyremodeled fire station.

The event is noon to 5 p.m.Sunday, June 23, at the station,718 Market St.

The Felicity-Franklin Fireand Felicity-Franklin EMSmerged June 1, 2012, into theFranklin Township Fire andEMS, which provides 24/7 fireand paramedic services to thetownship, village, Chilo andUtopia.

Food and drinks will be pro-vided. Meet department per-sonnel. Fire and EMS safety in-formation will be available. Of-ficials will talk to anyone inter-ested in volunteering for thedepartment and the Fire Cadetprogram.

Call 876-2200 formore infor-mation

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CLERMONT COUNTY — Thecounty soon will have its firstcomprehensive plan.

The commissioners June 5approved the appointments of16members to the Clermont Coun-ty Comprehensive Plan Adviso-ry Committee. The committeewill help guide staffmembers indeveloping a plan.

Although the county has alanduseplan thatwasadopted in1978, this will be the first com-prehensive plan, said AndyKuchta, Community and Eco-nomic Development director. Acomprehensive plan has moreelements than a traditional one,includingabiggerfocusonhous-ing, economic development andquality of life issues.

The plan will bring togetherindividual community land useplans in one document, alongwith a capital improvement planfor road infrastructure, Kuchtasaid.

“It’ll be a nice way to kind ofcatalogeverything inoneplace,”he said

The plan will not include re-writes or changes to any currenttownship zoning or land useplans, he said.

“It’s important to know this isnot going to trump the town-ships’ land use plans,” said Com-missioner Bob Proud.

Many townships have landuse plans that are five to sevenyearsoldandneedtobeupdated,Kuchtasaid.Hehopes toencour-age dialog between Communityand Economic Developmentplanner Ashley Combs and

townships’ plan-ning staff mem-bers through theprocess.

The compre-hensive plan willprovide a guidedocument for thecounty planningcommission,

Kuchta said. It also will help thecounty score higher on grant ap-plications submitted to theOhio-Kentucky-Indiana RegionalCouncil of Governments, theTransportation Review Adviso-ry Council and other agencies.

“(One) of the things they askabout is, ‘Do you have a currentcomprehensive plan?’” Kuchtasaid. “Wealwayshave to answer,‘No’ to that, and it’s been an in-creasing issue for us becausethese grant applications are

very competitive within the re-gion.”

The work will be done in-house so the only cost to thecounty will be for staff time,Kuchta said.

Advisory committee mem-bers will meet monthly until thecomprehensive plan is com-plete,whichshouldbebytheendof 2013, he said. All committeemeetingswill be open to thepub-lic, but some sessions will beheld specifically for public in-put. Dates and times will beavailable on the Community andEconomicDevelopment websiteat http://clermontcountyohio.biz.

Committee members are:Chris Wick, Clermont CountyPublic Library; Chris Clingman,Clermont County ParkParkDis-trict; Annette Decatur, Depart-ment of Community and Eco-

nomic Development; DonnaCann, Clermont County Plan-ning Commission; Mark Carter,Clermont County PlanningCom-mission; Peter Kay, ClermontCounty Planning Commission;Jim Watson, civil engineer andcounty resident; RebeccaMcClatchey, Clermont CountySoil and Water ConservationDistrict; John McManus, Cler-montCountySoil andWaterCon-servation District; Larry Keith,architect and county resident;Matt Van Sant, Clermont Cham-ber of Commerce; Robert Wil-dey, Clermont County GeneralHealthDistrict; JulianneNesbit,Clermont County GeneralHealth District; Jeff Hebeler,Ohio Valley Development Coun-cil; Wendy Moeller, planner andcounty resident; Lois McKnight,planner and county resident.

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BETHEL— June 15 will markthe second year of the ShirleySayre Memorial 5K Run/Walk.

The event begins with raceregistration at 7:30 a.m., fol-lowed by the race at 9 a.m. andan awards ceremony afterthat.

The race will begin behindBethel-TateMiddle School, 649West Plane St.

Online registration for therace closed June 8, but runnersand walkers can register theday of the race for $30 by themiddle school football stadi-

um.Proceeds from the event

will benefit Mothers AgainstDrunk Driving, said Pam Tay-lor, a middle school teacherand cross country coach.

“Bethel-Tate cross countryparents really came togetherin honor of my mom, who waskilled by a drunk driver,” Tay-lor said.

Shirley Sayre, Taylor’smother, was killed last year inSpartanburg, S.C.

“A lot of people fromBethelare really supportive,” Taylorsaid. “We’ve had a lot of posi-tive comments on Facebook.”

More than 200 runners par-

ticipated last year and about$4,000 was donated to MADD,saidMelissa Copestick, a crosscountry team parent.

This year, the race will havechip timing, which measuresexactly when a runner crossesthe start and finish lines - notjust when a gun is blown tostart the race, Taylor said.

“That means if you start be-hind a bunch of people itdoesn’t matter,” she said.

There will be a raffle afterthe raceduring theawardscer-emony, Taylor said.

For more information, visithttps://sites.google.com/site/shirleysayrememorial5k/.

Shirley Sayre memorial race is this weekendBy Keith [email protected]

Runners at the start of the 2012 Shirley Sayre Memorial 5K Run/Walk inBethel. PROVIDED

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Rosemary Leicht ofBethel is one of eight fi-nalists in the NationalFestival ofBreads set forJune 22 in Manhattan,Kansas.

The biennial event isthe only nationwide ama-teur bread-baking com-petition and is sponsoredby the Kansas WheatCommission, Fleisch-mann’s Yeast and KingArthur Flour.

Leicht’s original reci-pe, “Onion ParmesanCracker Bread,” was oneof two selected to com-pete in the “Time Savingand Simple” category.

Contestants will visit“the Heart of WheatCountry,” Manhattan,Kansas, June 20 to June22 to bake their creationsat the National Festivalof Breads. While in Kan-sas, contestants will par-

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ARMY RECOGNITION

Clermont County commissioners May 8 recognized Army Sgt. Micheal Cline of Bataviaand Sgt. Michael Ormes of New Richmond for their service. From left areCommissioners Bob Proud and David Uible, Clermont County Veterans ServicesCommission Executive Director Howard Daugherty, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup’s officemanager Rachel Christian, Cline, Ormes and Commissioner Ed Humphrey. ROXANNA

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BATAVIA — A Bataviawoman is fighting forchange in the CatholicChurch by becoming apriest.

Debra Meyers May 25was the first woman inCincinnati to be ordainedas a priest in the Associa-tion of Roman CatholicWomen Priests. BridgetMary Meehan of FallsChurch, Virginia, and Sa-rasota, Florida, was thepresiding bishop.

Despite the ordination,which took place at St.John’s Unitarian Univer-salist Church, 320 ResorAve., in Cincinnati, theArchdiocese of Cincinnatidoes not recognize Mey-ers as a priest.

“From our point ofview as Roman Catholics,it (ordination) didn’t real-ly take place,” said DanAndriacco, communica-tionsdirectorforthearch-diocese.

Ordination can only beconferred by the properauthority, he said. Theproper authority in thiscase would be a bishop.

Because the archdio-cese does not recognize

women asbishops,Meyers’ or-dination isillegal andinvalid, An-driaccosaid.

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consistent teaching of theCatholicChurchisthattheCatholic Church cannotordain a woman as apriest,” he said.

Meyers said she doesnot care “one way or an-other about what otherpeople think.”

Every individual bap-tized Roman Catholic iscalled on by theVatican IIdocuments to be a proph-et, priest and shepherd,she said.

“That’s the new cove-nant,” she said.

Meyers, who is a pro-fessor at Northern Ken-tucky University, holds amaster’s degree in reli-giousstudiesandaPh.Dinhistory andwomen’s stud-ies.

Sheknewwhenshewasa small child that shewanted to be a priest, shesaid. While many peopletold her she could not be,she found their words to

be disturbing, not discou-raging.

“I have always been aminister,” she said.

Before her ordination,Meyers provided pastoralcare as a mother, a volun-teer at St. Vincent dePaul,pregnancy crisis centersand a professor, she said.

While she knows manywomen who sought otherreligious affiliations to beordained,Meyers said shefeels a duty to fulfill herrole as a Roman Catholic.

“I feelcalled tohelp thechurchmove forward intothe21stcenturywithanin-clusive society,” she said.

She wants to help mar-ginalized followers insideandoutside thechurch, in-cluding women, gays, les-bians and individuals whoare divorced and wish toremarry.

“It’s hard to believe inthe New Testament andsee how many people areexcluded in the church to-day,”Meyers said.

Asapriest, shehopestoperform weddings andserve Mass for alienatedCatholics and may offerpastoral care through in-house churches, she said.She also plans to continueteaching at NKU.

Batavia woman fights tochange Catholic ChurchBy Roxanna [email protected]

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State Rep. AndyThompson (R-Marietta)and Doug Green (R-MountOrab) said theOhioHouse ofRepresentativespassed House Bill 6,which strives to lower au-

diting costs for politicalsubdivisions and increasethese entities’ participa-tion in audits.

House Bill 6 codifiestheOhioAuditorofState’spolicy regarding the op-

tion for allowing, in cer-tainsituations, anAgreed-Upon Procedures (AUP)audit, which is a lower-cost auditing method thatpermits eligible govern-ment agencies to savemoney and time withoutsacrificing accountabil-ity. These audits provideless-formal presentationsof findings and are morecost-effective and lesstime-consuming, allowingsavingsof25 to50percentof full audit costs.

“I am grateful to havehad the opportunity to beapart of ameaningful leg-islation to benefit localgovernments inprovidinga way to cut audit costs,while maintaining theconfidence of those weserveasweexpendpublicdollars,” said Rep. Green.

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VVA meetingThe Vietnam Veterans

of America, ClermontCounty Chapter 649, willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, June 13, at the UnionTownship Civic Center,4350AicholtzRoad.Guestspeaker will be KristineGlenn from Total QualityLogistics. All veteransfrom all wars are wel-come.

Wine tastingThe Clermont County

Democratic Party willhost a wine tasting from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday,June 19, at Harmony HillVineyards, 2534 SwingsCorner/Point Isabel Roadin Bethel. Music will beprovided by Emerson andHagerman Jazz Duo.RSVP is requested but notrequired athttp://bit.ly/17x7nVj. Costis $35 per person, whichincludes two glasses ofwine, dinner by the biteand music. Other winepurchases are availablefor 50 cents or $3 perglass. Visitors must be 18or older.

Final yearbookAt the recent business

meeting of the MoscowAlumni Association,alumni president JimHackney announcedplans for the final editionof the Moscow yearbookcalled the “Yellow Jack-et.”

Since the Moscow vil-lage is preparing for theirbicentennial, “the alumnicommittee decided to getinvolved,” said Hackney.

This bookwill be spiralbound, on 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper, and will fea-ture photos of classmates,basketball teams, cheer-leaders, teachers, with aspecial section on theschool’s history.

The books cost $10 plus$5 for postage and han-dling. They must be pre-ordered. Checks must bemade out to the MoscowAlumni Association andsent to Judy Flora, Trea-surer, 979 Cedar RidgeDrive, Unit 8, Cincinnati,Ohio 45245.

For more information,call LibbieBennett at 553-4730.

Morgan’s Raid bustour

The Clermont CountyCivil War Commemora-tion Committee(CCCWCC) is sponsoringan educational bus tour ofMorgan’s Trail throughClermont County fromMiamiville, where Mor-

gan entered the county toWilliamsburg, SundayJuly 14. Historian RickCrawford will moderatethe tour describing theevents of the raid and oth-er county historical sto-ries.

The bus tour will de-part Miamiville at 1 p.m.Before the bus tour de-parts, the two interpre-tive signs in Miamivillecan be viewed. The buswill arrive in Williams-burg in time to attend thededication and unveilingof the interpretive sign inthe village. Following thededication, the bus willproceed to a reception atHarmony Hill where re-freshments will beserved. The HarmonyHill Association and Cler-mont County HistoricalSociety’smuseumswill beopen. Following the re-ception, the bus will re-turn to Miamiville by adifferent route over atrail that other Morgan’sraiders took.

The cost of the tour is$10 and is limited to thefirst 52 people who makereservations by callingTerri Daugherty at 734-7049. Reservations willonly be confirmed after acheck is received. Dead-line for reservations isMonday, July 7. Sendcheck to CCCWCC, 2010Bethel-Maple Road, Ha-mersville, OH 45130.

The tour bus can eitherbe boarded in Miamvilleat a location yet to be an-nounced at1p.m. or at thefire department parkinglot at Main and Eightstreets inWilliamsburg at11:30 am.

Retired teachersThe Clermont County

Retired Teachers willmeetWednesday, June19,at Owensville UnitedMethodist Church, 2580U.S. 50. Social hour andbook swap begins at 11a.m. with lunch served atnoon.

Members will meetscholarship recipients,third-grade essay win-ners and the Ohio RetiredTeachers Associationpresident and vice-presi-dent. Cost is $11. RSVP toPauline Caudill, 3382 Clo-ver Road, Bethel, OH45106; 513-734-3834; [email protected],by June 12.

Ohio River SweepRiver Sweep 2013 is

Saturday, June 15, alongthe Ohio River and itstributaries. Volunteersare needed for this mas-sive event.

River Sweep is a river-bankcleanup thatextendsthe entire length of theOhio River and beyond.More than 3,000 miles ofshoreline will be combedfor trash and debris. Thisis the largest environ-mental event of its kindand encompasses sixstates.

“We are so proud of theprogress we have madecleaning up the Ohio Riv-er and some of its majortributaries, but there isstillwork tobedone,” saidJeanne Ison, project di-rector. “TheOhio is suchagreat natural resourceand provides so much to

so many. We need yourhelp.”

Volunteer can call 1-800-359-3977 for site loca-tions and county coordi-nators or visit www.or-sanco.org and click onRiver Sweep. Each volun-teer will receive a free T-shirt.

The River Sweep issponsored by the OhioRiver Valley Water Sani-tation Commission (OR-SANCO) and other stateand environmental agen-cies fromPennsylvania toIllinois. ORSANCO is thewater pollution controlagency for the Ohio Riverand its tributaries.

Summer concertsThe New Richmond

Summer Concert Serieswill continue with theSycamore CommunityBand at 7:30 p.m. Friday,June 14, at the bandstandon Suzanna Way.

TheAndersonCommu-nity Band will appear at7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21,at the bandstand.

All veterans will behonored.Theconcertsarefree. Bring a lawn chair.

Veterans nightThe YMCA of Greater

Cincinnati, in cooperationwith the Clermont County

Veterans’ Services Com-mission, invites all Cler-mont and Brown Countyveterans and their fam-ilies to a free FamilyNight (rain or shine) onFlag Day, Friday, June 14,from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Theevent will be held at theClermont Family YMCA,2075JamesE. SaulsDriveinBatavia. Therewill be acomplimentary dinner,door prizes and family ac-tivities. Bring your swimsuit or work-out attire. Toattend, RSVP to 513-724-9622 or email [email protected] by Monday, June10.

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BATAVIA—VillageAd-ministratorDennisNich-olsJune3announcedthathousesat 715OldOhio32,229 West Glen Ave. and215 Clark St. soon will bedemolished.

Evans Landscapinghas a contract to demol-ish the buildings, whichare being torn down us-ing Moving Ohio For-ward grant funds, Nich-ols said.

“We seem to be mak-ing some real progresson empty buildings,” hesaid.

The Moving Ohio For-ward Grant Program,which launched in 2012,provides money forcounties to remove aban-donedandblightedstruc-tures. Attorney GeneralMikeDeWinehasallocat-ed $75 million amongOhio’s 88 counties. Theallocations are based onthe percentage of fore-closures filed in eachcounty between 2008 and2011, according to the

program guidelines.The three houses in

Batavia are among about22 county officials areworking to demolish,said Annette Decatur,grants coordinator forthe Department of Com-munity and EconomicDevelopment.

The cost can vary de-pending on building sizeand other factors, butmost demolitions in thecounty cost $6,000 to$12,000 on average, De-catur said.

Because no match isrequired for the first$500,000 allocated toeach county through thegrantprogram, therewillbenocost to thevillageorcounty, Nichols said.

“I just think it’s a win-win for everybody,” saidMayor John Thebout.

In addition to detract-ing from the village aes-thetically, the vacantbuildings pose a safetyissue, he said. Childrencould get inside thehouses and get hurt. Thebuildings also providepotential havens for

“mischief.”Abandoned struc-

tures are fire hazardsand have potential forhousing homeless“squatters,” Nicholssaid.

While the demolitionsshow progress, Nicholssaid there are two otherbuildings - one at 610 E.Main St. and the other at173 Wood St. - he wouldlike to see demolished.Because the grant re-quires the permission ofthe property owners orlienholders, some prop-erties pose a challenge.

“Getting the lienhol-ders to sign off seems tobe the biggest obstacle,”he said.

Properties will re-main the property oftheir current ownersthrough the demolitionprocess, Nichols said.

Inadditionto thethreeBatavia houses on theMoving Ohio Forwardgrant list, a fourth houseat 225ClarkSt.will bede-molished and replacedby the property owners,he said.

Batavia to use grantfor three demolitionsBy Roxanna [email protected]

BATAVIA — BataviaTownship trustees ap-proved four different taxincrement financing(TIF) projects June 3, set-ting up about 1,035 acresof land for development.

TIFs are a tool commu-nities can use to attractdevelopers that will raiseproperty value in sur-rounding areas and gen-erate additional tax reve-nue, said Rex Parsons,township administrator.

Previously, townshipscould use tax abatementsto encourage develop-ment, but sometimesthose could help a devel-oper more, Parsons said.

“The laws havechanged,” he said. “Now,(TIFs) can benefit an en-tire region, not just onedeveloper.”

TIFs also specifywhere, and how much,funds are going to bespent, said Chris Moore,the township’s legal coun-sel.

“People have found de-velopers appreciate this,”Moore said. “In the eventof development in thecommunity, financingwill be there to ensure(the project is complet-ed).”

The trustees previous-ly created a TIF thatwould link Bauer and Ba-tavia Road near the UC

East Campus at a specialmeeting April 22.

The first TIF theyunanimously passed attheir regularJune3meet-ing also involved BauerRoad.

“We see an extensionof Bauer Road to HalfAcre Road in Williams-burg,” Parsons said. “Alot of the sewer and util-ities are already inplace.”

Tonya Brooks, a Bata-via resident who lives on2267 Chesterfield Lane,asked the board if herproperty taxes would goup as a result of the TIF.

“Property taxes don’tgo up because of a TIF,”Moore said. “They go upas far as regular propertywould. If land value staysthe same, taxes would notincrease.”

Since zoning on thefirst TIF will stay thesame, so will taxes forresidents in affectedareas - at least for awhile.

“A rezone from a agri-culture (district) to abusiness district wouldincrease taxes,” saidJames Sauls, townshiptrustee. “But with this,nothing happens until youmove dirt.”

In other words, TIFsdon’t go into effect untildevelopment occurs, Par-sons said.

The second TIF trust-ees approved is directlyacross from Ohio 32,

where they approved aTIF at their special meet-ing last month.

“We’d like to relocateHeroldRoadwithconnec-tions to Lakeside Boule-vard andHospitalDrive,”Parsons said. “This willmake for a safer com-mute.”

Linda Urban, whosefamily owns 64 acres ofland in Batavia, askedwhen the trustees wouldknow how much of He-rold Roadwould be lost toconstruction.

“I cannot tell youwhen,” Parsons said.“The county is currentlydiscussing it with ODOT(Ohio Department ofTransportation).”

Urban said her familyis concerned about theirland around the Ohio 32interchange being ren-dered unusable.

“It’s like we’re sittingin the middle of it all andwe won’t have anythingleft,” she said.

Parsons admitted thefamily would lose someland, but said they wouldgain some as well.

“At the end of the day,access roads will allowyou to develop your prop-erty,” he said. “Every-body is going to knowwhere that road goes andyour property value willincrease.”

Costs of any plannedconstruction were notdiscussed at the meeting.

Batavia Townshipapproves four TIFsBy Keith [email protected]

U.S. Rep. Brad Wen-strup and the House ofRepresentatives May 22approvedtheconstructionof the Keystone XL pipe-linebyabipartisanvote of241 to 175. The NorthernRoute Approval Act, H.R.3, waives the need for aPresidential Permit andgrants the additional fed-eral permits required tobuild the pipeline.

“The Northern RouteApproval Act, which I amproud to co-sponsor, getsgovernment out of the

wayandpromotes real en-ergy security and eco-nomic growth. Buildingthe Keystone XL pipelineisnot onlya strongstep to-wards North Americanenergy independence, buttowards real job growth,”Wenstrup said. “Aftermore than 1,700 days ofgovernment stonewalling,it’s time to build the pipe-line and create 20,000 newAmerican jobs, not tomention the thousands ofsecondary jobs and busi-nesses that will grow

around the project.”The pipeline approval

process, which has beenstymied by 5 years andmore than 15,000 pages ofregulatory review, wouldprovide America up to830,000 additional barrelsof oil a day. Wenstrup haslong supported an “all ofthe above,” market-basedenergy policy that maxi-mizesNorthAmerica’s re-sources. Earlier this year,62Senatorsvotedforsimi-lar legislation to approvetheKeystoneXL pipeline.

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Clermont CountySheriff’s deputies April25 recovered a BobcatExcavator valued ataround $40,000 that hadbeen reported stolenfrom a Clermont Coun-ty cemetery March 26,2011. The recovery tookplace at Reynolds LawnService, 1880 Ohio Pikein Amelia.

Additional itemswere re-coveredon theRey-noldspropertythat hadbeen re-portedstolenfrom

several jurisdictions,said Clermont CountySheriff A.J. “Tim” Ro-denberg in a press re-lease. These jurisdic-tions included UnionTownship,PierceTown-ship,AmeliaandAnder-son Township in Hamil-ton County. This result-ed in a number ofsearchwarrants andas-sistance from the OhioState Highway Patrol,Bureau of Motor Vehi-cles and the NationalInsurance Crime Bu-reau.

As a result, nearly$95,000 in stolen prop-ertywasrecovered,Ro-denberg said. All thethefts had been report-ed in early to mid 2011.This investigation waspresented to the Cler-mont County Grand Ju-ry June 4.

As a result TeddyM.Reynolds, 51 years old,was indicted on ninecounts of receiving sto-len property, fifth-de-gree felony; six countsof tampering with iden-tification numbers toconceal identificationof vehicle or part, fifth-degree felony; sevencounts of tamperingwithevidence, third-de-gree felony; and onecount of insurancefraud, fourth-degreefelony, said Rodenberg.

Amelia manindicted forreceivingstolen items

Reynolds

BATAVIA — Watertreatment capacity re-cently increased in Cler-mont County.

County, township andwater resource officialsMay 29 gathered at therecently expanded BobMcEwen Water Treat-ment Plant in Batavia fora ribbon-cutting ceremo-ny and facility tour.

The facility was builtin 1995 to increase thewater treatment capaci-ty provided by the Mi-ami-Goshen-Stonelickand Pierce-Union-Bata-via plants, said LyleBloom, director of utili-ties for the water re-sources department.

In 2005, the county ex-ceeded 80 percent of thetreatment capacity forall three plants com-bined, he said.

“That’s when we initi-ated the focus to considerwhere we were going toget additional water ca-pacity,” Bloom said.

In 2009, the designprocess for the expan-

sion began, and in 2011,construction began. Thefacility was partially op-erational in June 2012,Bloom said. The remain-der of the constructionwas complete by Decem-ber.

The expansion in-creased combined watertreatment capacity forall three plants from 27.2million gallons per day to36.2 gallons per day,Bloom said.

In addition to expand-ing capacity, the projectbrought the facility intocompliance with new na-tional drinking waterregulations with a granu-lar activated carbon fa-cility, he said.

In the past, carboncame in a powdered formand was kept in a slurrymixture, which was fedinto the water along withother chemicals in a rap-id mix basin, said MarkDay, assistant director ofoperations. When the wa-ter traveled to sedimen-tation basins, the slurrywent to the bottom andwas drawn out alongwithsolids.

Granular activatedcarbon is now used in-stead, at a later stage inthe treatment process,Day said.

Other improvementsinclude additional rawwater pumps, new floc-culation and sedimenta-tion basins, renovated fil-ters, new chemical feedsand updated computersystems, Bloom said.

The cost was $12.96million, he said. Of the to-tal, $5 million was cov-ered by bonds. The restwas paid out of capitalfunds.

Officials celebrate watertreatment expansionBy Roxanna [email protected]

County, township andwater resources officialsMay 29 cut a ribbon tocelebrate the expansionof the Bob McEwenWater Treatment Plant inBatavia. From left areDavid Uible, countycommissioner, BillDowdney, townshiptrustee, Bob Proud,county commissioner,Tom Yeager, formerdirector of utilities for thewater resourcesdepartment, Lyle Bloom,director of utilities for thewater resourcesdepartment, RickSchramm, constructioncoordinator, ChrisRowland, assistantsanitary engineer andMark Day, assistantdirector of operations forthe water resourcesdepartment. ROXANNA


Mark Day, assistant director of operations for theClermont County water resources department, showscounty and township officials new flocculation andsedimentation basins at the Bob McEwenWater TreatmentPlant during a facility tour May 29. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Bethel-Tate board hires principalBETHEL — Bethel-Tate Mid-

dleSchoolwill haveanewprin-cipal next school year.

School boardmembersMay20 hired ChristenDavis ofMil-ford to succeed long-timePrin-cipal Steve Gill.

Davis, who has been assis-tant principal at Ross MiddleSchool since 2004, holds amas-ter’s degree in educational ad-ministration and a doctorate in

curriculum andinstruction. Sheearned both de-grees at UC.

Educationhas always beenimportant forDavis and herfamily, she said.Her mother,

aunt, grandmother and sister-in-law are or have been teach-ers.

“I’m the first administratorin a long line of teachers,” she

said.Although Davis started her

career teaching in the NewRichmond Exempted VillageSchool District, she knewearly on that she wanted to bean administrator, she said. Shebegan pursuing her master’sdegree during her second yearof teaching.

Davis background in teach-ing will be beneficial in herrole as principal, said Superin-tendent Melissa Kircher.

“I think it’s important that

youhaveexperience as a class-room teacher before you be-come a principal,” she said.

A background in teachinggives principals credibilityand knowledge of classroom-based instruction, Kirchersaid.

While Davis enjoyed teach-ing, she likes that administra-tion allows her to work withmultiple teachers and childrenof varying ages.

She hopes to maintain ateam-based perspective in her

leadership of the school, shesaid.

“I’m definitely into collabo-ration and teamwork, makingsure everyone’s voice is heardin the system,” Davis said.

Kircher said she thinks Da-vis will carry on some of thetraditional leadership of thepast, while helping transitionto new, more rigorous statetesting standards.

“I think she’ll rise to the oc-casion and she’ll be a great ad-ministrator here,” she said.

By Roxanna [email protected]

Davis

FELICITY-FRANKLIN — A re-cent graduate never missed aday of school.

Odessa Harcourt, who grad-uated May 26 from Felicity-Franklin High School, was inthe classroom every school dayfrom first through 12th grade.She was the only senior to re-ceive the12-YearPerfectAtten-dance Award.

“My mom did it when shewas in school, so she made medo it, too,” Harcourt said.

Her mother, Shirley Har-court, was encouraged by herown mother to achieve perfectattendance. It makes educationtop priority and shows loyalty,she said.

Harcourt said themost diffi-cult part was going to schoolwhen she did not feel well.

“When you’re sick, you’vestill got to go,” she said.

Despite the challenges, theeffort has paid off, she said.

“It’s given me college oppor-tunities,” Harcourt said.

She received the JohnW. andMarianne Peck Scholarship.Sheplans toput the$1,000schol-arship toward her education atUC Clermont. She has not cho-sen a major.

Harcourt also received theSenior Citizenship Award. Theaward is given to one studenteach year by the social studiesdepartment, said U.S. govern-ment and history teacher RalphAdams, in an email. Adams andEuropean and world historyteacher Chriss Van Huss select

thestudentwho theybelieveex-hibits themost passion for com-munity service.

“She’s just an all-aroundgood child,” Shirley said.

Her attendance is perfect inclasses outside high school aswell. She has been a fire cadetfor the Felicity-Franklin FireDepartment since she was 14and recently took a basic Emer-gencyMedical Technician classat Southern Hills CommunityCollege. Shenevermissed aday

of class, said instructor VickiDavis,whoalsoworkspart-timeat the fire department.

“She excelledwonderfully inthe class,” Davis said.

Although itkeptherbusy,be-ing a fire cadetmotivatedher tostrive for perfect attendance inschool, Harcourt said. One ofthe requirements is maintain-inggoodgrades.Beingat schooleverydaywasa significant partof keeping her grades up.

Felicity graduate hadperfect attendance

By Roxanna [email protected]

Odessa Harcourt receives her Felicity-Franklin High School diploma May26. PROVIDED

BETHEL — The Bethel-TateHigh School Class of 2013 grad-uated May 24 at Northern Ken-tuckyUniversity. Seniors JacobHavran and Jacob Fischer, re-spectively, were valedictorianand salutatorian of the graduat-ing class. While preparing forgraduation, theytookafewmin-utes to introduce themselvesand answer a few questions.

ValedictorianName: Jacob HavranParents: John and Jane Hav-

ranGrade Point

Average: 4.6College:

Rose-Hulman In-stitute of Tech-nology

Major: Engi-neering

Scholarships:Anthony MunozStraight A Foun-

dation, Clermont County BarAssociation Scholarship, Be-thel-Tate Alumni AssociationScholarship, Rose-HulmanMerit Scholarship

Last book read: “The Countof Monte Cristo”

Favorite school lunch:Chicken patties

Favorite teacher:Mr. LytleGreatest inspiration: My

brother, JohnWhere will you be in 10

years? Probably working in alab somewhere

High school turning point:The day I began Mrs. Sealsmath class, sophomore year.

What would you will toyour classmates? My undyingsarcasm.

If you could change yourhigh school in one way, whatwould it be? I would ban themfrom playing Welcome to theJungle, ever again, I hate thatsong and they play it becausewe are the Tigers.

SalutatorianName: Jacob FischerParents:DanandPamFisch-

erGrade Point Average: Un-

weighted: 3.942Weighted: 4.426College: University of Cin-

cinnati

Major: Biolo-gy

Scholarships:$2,000 CenturyCincinnatusScholarship re-newable for fouryears

Last bookread: “We Were

the Mulvaneys,” Joyce CarolOates

Favorite school lunch: Ta-cos

Favorite teacher:Mrs. SealsGreatest inspiration: My

parentsWhere will you be in 10

years? In graduate school pur-suing a career being a doctor.

High school turning point:Junior year applying to col-leges.

What would you will toyour classmates? Live for to-day because tomorrow is neverguaranteed.

If you could change yourhigh school in one way, whatwould it be? Start the schoolday later so thatwedid not haveto get up so early.

Bethel-Tate valedictorian and salutatorian

Havran

Fischer

FELICITY — The Felicity-Franklin High School Class of2013 graduated May 26 in theschool’s competition gym.Seniors Sydney Snider andCarley Snider, respectively,were valedictorian and saluta-torian of the graduating class.While preparing for gradua-tion, they took a few minutesto introduce themselves andanswer a few questions.

ValedictorianName: Sydney SniderParents: Kenny and Jamie

SniderGrade Point

Average: 4.0College:The

Ohio State Uni-versity

Major: FoodScience

Scholar-ships: $500ClermontCoun-ty OSU AlumniScholarship;

$4,000 National FFA CSXScholarship; $1,000 ClermontCounty FarmBureau Scholar-ship; $3,500OSUFoodScienceScholarship; $1,500 OSUCFAES Scholarship; $500 Bra-dy Rudd Memorial Scholar-ship; $1,024 Felicity-FranklinFFA Alumni Scholarship;$2,000 Clermont County Agri-cultureSocietyTobaccoGrant

Last book read: “JustDon’t Fall” by Josh Sundquist

Favorite school lunch:Piz-za burgers

Favorite teacher: Mrs.Holly Jennings, AgricultureEducation teacher

Greatest inspiration: Myfamily

Where will you be in 10years? Hopefully in a steadycareer within the agricultureindustry!

Highschool turningpoint:Enrolling in Agriculture Edu-cation classes and joiningFFA.

What would you will toyour classmates? Four yearsof amazing memories, storiesand experiences!

If you could change yourhighschool inoneway,what

would it be? Add more di-verse and challenging classes.

SalutatorianName: Carley SniderParents: Ken and Jamie

SniderGradePoint

Average: 4.0College:

The Ohio StateUniversity

Major: FoodScience

Scholar-ships: $1,000Ohio StateFood ScienceScholarship;

$1,500 College of Food, Agri-culture and EnvironmentalSciences Scholarship; $1,500National FFA Scholarship;$934 Felicity-Franklin FFAAlumniScholarship; $500Bra-dy Rudd Memorial FundScholarship; $2,000 (renew-able every year) Ohio StateTrustees Scholarship; $1,000Ohio State Alumni of Cler-mont County Scholarship,$2,000 Clermont County Agri-cultureSocietyTobaccoGrant

Last book read: “Mocking-jay” by Susan Collins

Favorite school lunch:Piz-za burgers

Favorite teacher: Mrs.Holly Jennings

Greatest inspiration: Myfamily

Where will you be in 10years? In10years, I hope tobegraduated from undergradu-ate and graduate school andworking in my chosen field. Ialso hope to be working to-wards starting a family.

Highschool turningpoint:Joining the Felicity-FranklinFFA Chapter.

What would you will toyour classmates? Iwouldwillmy classmates to chase aftertheir dreams and to neverdoubt their abilities to be suc-cessful.

If you could change yourhighschool inoneway,whatwould it be? I would increasethe school spirit amongst stu-dents in my high school.

Felicity-Franklin namesvaledictorian and salutatorian

SydneySnider

CarleySnider

for membership may be initi-ated at any time.

Martin, who is majoring inathletic training, is a 2009graduate of Bethel-Tate HighSchool.

ScholarshipRichardStanfield, Jr. ofBe-

thel has received a Presiden-tial Scholarship from XavierUniversity.ThesonofRichardStanfield and Deborah andJimDeboard, hewill graduatefrom Bethel-Tate High Schoolthis spring, and is active inathletics and band. Stanfieldhasn’t yet chosen a major atXavier.

AwardWilmington College senior

Keegan A. Martin of Bethelwas recognized for his mem-bership into The Green KeySociety at the college’s 32ndAnnual Student RecognitionCeremony.

The Green Key Society isWilmington College’s honorsociety founded in 1951. Ju-niors and seniors become eli-gible for Green Key member-ship upon the completion of 75or 90 semester hours, respec-tively, with grade-point aver-ages of 3.75 and 3.50, respec-tively.Graduatesonceeligible

SCHOOL NOTES

JUNE 13, 2013 • BETHEL JOURNAL • A7

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

The Hamersville Flash 13UGold National League Teamplayed in the Hoosier Champi-onships inColumbus, Ind.,April27 and 28.

Theteammadeit to thefinalsagainst some of the best teamsin thenation.On theirway to thefinals they beat the 2012 TravelBall National Champions theLids Indiana Bulls 8-2 in thesemi-finals to earn a birth in thefinals where they lost to Zions-ville Baseball.

A parent, Eric Hazlett, fromtheLids IndianaBulls, said, “Wemade1or2errorsbutweplayedour usual best... you guys justrocked. From the perfectlyplaced hits to the supremepitching and awesome coach-ing... Way to go boys... men.Keep it up the rest of the seasonand continue having fun."

The team played great. Itseemed the play got better asthe tournament went on and thecompetition got even stiffer.

The Flash kept advancing in

the tournament when the pres-surewas on.Theyhadoutstand-ing pitching and some greatplaysondefense.Thebatscamealive (especially in clutch situa-tions).

The team has only played to-gether for about threeweeks onthe field, as they continue toplay together it becomes easierto feel comfortable with the

guys next to you.The runner-up in such an

elite tournament also earnedthe team a trip to a ChicagoWhite Sox game against theTexasRangers inAugustwherethe team is in a parade ofCham-pions andget towalk inuniformaround the Chicago White Soxfield before the Major LeagueBaseball game.

Hamersville Flash take it to finalsSubmitted

The Hamersville Flash 13U Gold National League Team celebrates itssuccess in the Hoosier Championships, having earned a spot in thefinals. In back are assistant coach Paul Krause, head coach ShawnWhisman, Isaiah Chitkara, Stephen Krause, Devin Milton, JacobMcCaleb, assistant coach Dwayne Dewesse and Aric France. In front areEvan Baugh, Cody Gragg, Brandon Bishop, Hunter Deweese, AnderKohrs and Dylan Whisman. THANKS TO RENEE WHISMAN

Amelia basketball campAmelia basketball coach Craig

Mazzaro is offering a summer basket-ball camp for boys.

Camp, which is for boys enteringsecond through eighth grades, is 9:30a.m. to noon, Tuesday, June 25, atAmelia High School. Cost is $50.

For the past 17 years, more than3,000 kids attended these camps.

Call Craig Mazzaro at 315-4372, 9477463, or e-mail [email protected].

Soccer UnlimitedThe schedule for the OSYSA/Soccer

Unlimited Soccer Camps run by JackHermans and Ohio South is nowavailable at http://tinyurl.com/cmtr3t5.

Included in the schedule are campsin Hyde Park, College Hill, Anderson,Deer Park, Milford, Bethel, SycamoreTownship, Fairfax, Batavia and TerracePark.

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

Wilmington campWilmington College will offer a

girls basketball camp for girls ingrades four to 11.

The camp will be offered daily on

the beautiful campus of WilmingtonCollege. The camp runs 9 a.m. to 4p.m., fromMonday, June 17, untilWednesday, June 19. Pre-registrationcost is $95.

Leading the camp will be headcoach Jerry Scheve. In 22 years at thecollege, Scheve has compiled anoutstanding 415-176 record with theLady Quakers, including a nationalchampionship in 2004. The purpose ofthe camp is to provide each camperwith a greater understanding of thefundamentals of both offensive anddefensive basketball. This will beaccomplished by enthusiasticallyemphasizing these fundamentals on adaily basis.

Brochures can be found online athttp://tinyurl.com/d7r4upl

Call assistant coach Mark Huelsmanat 937-382-6661, ext. 625, and leave amessage if no one is in.

Challenger soccerChallenger Sports is having several

of its British Soccer Camps in the area:Eastgate Soccer, week of June 24.Each camper gets a free camp

T-shirt, soccer ball, giant soccer posterand personalized skills performanceevaluation.

Visit www.challenger sports.com.For more information, call 910-

1043, or e-mail [email protected].

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

COLUMBUS — Even thoughshequalifiedfor theDivisionIIIstate meet in the 100 hurdles atthe regionals in Piqua June 1,the best news of the month forArica Stutz came June 4.

On that Tuesday in Felicity-Franklin’s library, she had herofficial signing ceremony an-nouncing her intention to go toNorthern Kentucky Universityas a track and field athlete.

Though originally verballycommitted to UC Clermont toplay basketball where her sis-ters had played, another suc-cessful track season for the La-dy Cardinals led Stutz to lookacross the river.

“I kind of knew that trackwas my favorite sport,” Stutzsaid. “Not a lot of schools havemy major. I was swayed by UCbecause of engineering. Icould’ve played either of thesports, but the fact that Iwouldn’t get the opportunity torun track (at UC Clermont)made me want to go to NKU.”

Stutz is scheduled to go intopre-engineering. If her planscontinue to include going intomaterials engineering, shewould have to transfer after acouple of years. For now, she’sfocused on her athletic careerwith the Lady Norse.

“As faras IknowI’mgoing tobe a multi-event athlete,” Stutzsaid. “I could be doing hurdlesand I could throw. It’s exciting.”

In addition to running the100and 300 hurdles for Felicity-Franklin, Stutz also was a highjumper and long jumper. Backin the fall, she played soccer. Inthe winter, she was the floorleader for the LadyCardinals inbasketball.

Outside of some backyardskirmishes on the family hoop,it appearsherformalbasketballdays are over.

“Iwouldn’t be able towalk onthere (at NKU),” Stutz said.“I’m going to miss basketball,but I can play anytime I want. Ido have three sisters, so we canalways play two-on-two. Withtrack, it’s no fun to go out andrun by yourself.”

As for the state meet, thiswas the third version of “Stutzat State.” She previously madethe treknorthher freshmanandjunior years.

“My freshman year, mynerves really got to me,” Stutzsaid. “It’s almost overwhelm-ing.”

Despite her experience, thecompetition at the state meetcan be humbling and recent Fe-licity-Franklin grad finishedfifth in her heat in the 100 hur-dles. Her time of 15.80 was 11thin the prelims and just short ofmaking the finals.

Stutznowtrades thered-and-white for the black-and-gold ofNKU. She’s close to her family,so even the 30-minute drivealong U.S. 52 toward Interstate275 and Highland Heights maybe difficult.

“Myparents are really excit-ed,” Stutz said. “They’re tryingto get me to live on campus.They want to get rid of me(laughing).”

Also making the regionalmeet for Felicity-Franklin wasjuniorChrissyPaskow,whowas12th in the 1,600 meter run.Freshman Isa Abdullah was

15th overall in the 400 meterprelims for boys.

Bethel-Tate’s track and fieldseason ended with three per-formers in the Division II re-gional meet in Dayton.

Sophomore Jake Robinsonmade the trip up I-75 by sur-passing 2012 grad Matt Small’sschool long jump record.

“Matt Small set the schoolrecord of 20’3” last year,” coachDave Schellenberger said. “Hewasaround for that.His (Robin-son’s)bestbefore thatwas19’6”,then he went 20’9 3/4”.”

The 6-foot-5Robinson set the

markat thedistrictmeet inNewRichmond and is only in his sec-ondyear in theevent.His secretwas not exactly scientific.

“I just jump higher,” he said.“The same thing, just higher.”

In Dayton, Robinson wouldleap a respectable 20’3 1/2” thatput him11th.With the talent lev-el at the meet, even his schoolrecord-setting jump wouldn’thave qualified him for state.

The upside is Robinson isstill growing and has two moreyears to land further in thesand.

“What makes him a betterlong jumper is he runs the 100open and he’s part of the 4x100and 4x200, “ Schellenbergersaid. “His speed is there. Whathe does really well is work onhis approach and take-off. He’svery consistent.”

For the Bethel-Tate girls,senior Taylor Atkins made theDivision II regionalmeetby fin-ishing third at districtswith a 5’high jump.

“We’ve been really fortunatethe last fewyearsgettingkids toregionals and state,” Schellen-berger said. “I thought my sea-son was going to be over withearly, but thiswasagoodreasonto keep working.”

Atkinsmayhavemovedon insome running events, but anAchilles injury and a bout withanemia curtailed some of heractivities.

“We decided about mid-sea-son to stop running because ofher injury,” Bethel-Tate girlscoach Meggie Bierken said.“She did some proactive things,like getting some therapy.”

Battlingher ailments,Atkinscleared 4’8” in Dayton but wasunable to advance.

Junior Dakota Sicurellamade regionals last season andthis season. She didn’t advancebeyond preliminaries in the 100hurdles, but has another busyseason ahead and the potentialto improve according to hercoach.

“Between cheerleading falland winter and (going) rightinto gymnastics, I think she hasthat tremendous flexibility andthat awareness of what she isdoing,” Bierken said.

Felicity-Franklin's Arica Stutz competes in the 100 hurdles at theDivision III regional meet in Piqua. The performance would put her inthe DIII state meet for the third time in her career. THANKS TO RALPH ADAMS

ARICA STUTZ TAKES LASTHIGH SCHOOL HURDLE

By Scott [email protected]

Junior Dakota Sicurella works ona start in the hurdles back in April.Sicurella made it to the Division IIregional meet in Dayton. SCOTT

SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel-Tate’s Jake Robinson brokeMatt Small’s school record of20’3” in the long jump by soaring20’9.75” at the Division II districtmeet. He finished 11th in theleague meet at 20’3.5”. SCOTT

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A8 • BETHEL JOURNAL • JUNE 13, 2013

Youmust understandEric, I will not totally disagree with

you on what you are saying about the le-gitimacy of the 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) or-ganizationsforeitherside.But,youmustunderstand the liberal organizations gotnone of the extra scrutinizing and ques-tioning the tea party/patriot organiza-tions did. And if you remember any ofthe tea party rallies ever being violent,remind me where this happened andwhen.

I think that’s one reason people at theIRS mentioned the extra scrutiny aboutright-wing groups being home-grownterror organizations. I seem to remem-ber leftist sit-ins about big banks andWall Street being so terrible there wererapes, fights, desecration of police cars,public intoxication, public indecencyand that type of thing - yet you think itsOK to go through extra questioning oftea party groups that have never doneanything remotely like that? Sounds likeits OK for one side to discriminate butnot the other in yourmind. Typical mindset of liberals.

Maybe if the shoe was on the otherfoot your message would be different?Your liberalpartyfollowerswantchoice,but, when that choice is different thantheir agenda, then they don’t have that

same fervor for choices.Robert Dollenmeyer

Milford

America’s gun cultureThe NRA recently held its annual re-

vival meeting. Its members celebratedtheir ability to dictate the votes of ourcongressional representatives and gavebombastic sermons in praise of ourcountry’s favorite false idol, the gun.Profiteers preached against the evils of“politics of emotion” while their use offear and anger helped sell acres of fire-arms on the convention floor. Dealerssold bleeding targets called “The Ex-Girlfriend” and “Rocky,” an Obama loo-kalike. Youth Day taught children that“Guns are fun” and Wayne LaPierre ledthe applause as they welcomed theiryoungest lifetime member, a 3-year-old.

Whether or not you feel that a gun is anecessary tool, this shameless spectaclemakes it hard to deny that our gun cul-ture is out of control. We collect, wear,personalize, accessorize, posewith, bragabout, lovingly photograph them fromallanglesandbuyminiatureversionsforourchildren.TheNRAprofitsgreatlybyhyping and romanticizing these prod-ucts.Are theyspeakingforall ofuswhentheyencourage theattitude thatbeinganAmerican means being armed? If we

push themetal off thepedestal canwe fi-nally have a rational discussion about itsplace in our society?

Karen MarottaBatavia

Regurgitating standard papThe guest column on unions was un-

doubtedly written by a staunch unionman, he regurgitated the standard papadvanced by unions and the DemocraticPartyas they strive toprotect their base.I understand the question as I grewup inaunionhouseholdwheremydadwasfre-quently on strike.

The statistics quoted are readilyavailable on the web (supplied by theAFL-CIO) a quick search shows lots ofstudies, but any that disagree were con-veniently ignored. What was missingfromthediscoursewasoneof thecentralarguments against compulsory union-ism. What proportion of the dues in aunion shop – which you are obligated topay if you want the job - go to contractnegotiation and workplace affairs andhow much goes as campaign contribu-tions that are unilaterally to Democraticcandidates, causes. What never appearsis howmuch of the union dues go to “ad-ministrative costs.” Members would besurprised if they knew how much theirunion representative was paid and what

“benefits” he received.A recent study of Michigan after the

removal of compulsory unionismshowedmembership dropped by 35 per-cent plus. You only make the points thatsupport your case, that would not help!

Stan ShadwellPierce Township

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Somewhere right now an old wom-an with dementia is sitting silently,head bowed, while her daughter yellsand threatens to punch her.

Somewhere a son is emptying hisaged father’s savings account.

And somewhere an elderly widowwith depression sits alone in a dirtyhouse, unfed, unwashed and unwillingto let anyone help her.

Elder abuse is all around us, butwe’re rarely aware of it. It usuallygoes unreported. The victims don’trally in the streets. Often, they’re

afraid to let anyoneknow. It doesn’t getthe attention or fund-ing of child abuse orother forms of do-mestic violence.

But abuse, neglectand financial exploi-tation of the elderlycause immense suf-fering and they costsociety in terms oflost lives, stolen fi-nancial assets, med-

ical expenses, and premature place-ments in institutions.

Last year in Ohio there were 14,344reports of elder abuse, neglect andexploitation. That number is badenough, but it represents a fraction ofthe reality. Research suggests thatonly one in five elder abuse cases isever reported. Nationally, it is esti-mated that older adults lose $2.6 bil-lion annually that is essentially stolenfrom them by relatives, people work-ing for them, “friends” or scam art-ists. Financial exploitation in partic-ular is on the rise.

Prevention of elder abuse beginswith increased awareness and ad-vocacy for more justice and protec-tion for victims.

June 15 is World Elder AbuseAwareness Day, a day in which ad-vocates, victims, and service provid-ers will bring attention to the prob-lem through rallies, memorial ser-vices, conferences or by wearingpurple, as our staff will be doing.Greater awareness is important be-cause it raises more voices to helpthose who have no voice.

There are also other ways to makea difference. Here are a few:

At the federal level: Contact yourlegislators about funding for the El-der Justice Act. This bipartisan legis-

lation was signed in 2010 but no fundshave been appropriated. Fundingwould support protective services,awareness efforts, professional train-ing, and research.

At the state level: Contact yourlegislators to support full funding ofAdult Protective Services acrossOhio. Nearly half of Ohio’s countiesdo not have money for full time adultprotection workers. These are socialworkers who investigate reports ofabuse and arrange for protection,such as home care services, legalassistance, or guardianship. In coun-ties that do have full time workers,there is sometimes only one for theentire county.

In your community: report sus-pected abuse, neglect or exploitationto Adult Protective Services for thecounty where you live. (Telephonenumbers at the end of this column)

In your neighborhood: Reach out toolder adults who may be lonely orstruggling to stay independent intheir homes. Simple acts of kindnesslike walking the dog, shoveling snow,or cutting the grass can make a realdifference. Sometimes there is nofamily caregiver to help and, if thereis, that caregiver may be grateful fora helping hand.

To report suspected elder abuse(including an older person’s self-neglect), call your county adult pro-tective services office. In HamiltonCounty, call 421-LIFE (5433) and inClermont County call 513-732-7173.

Suzanne Burke is the chief executive officerof the Council on Aging of SouthwesternOhio.

Act now to help end,prevent elder abuse

MORE INFO ON TVThe CET program “Focus,”with host

Kathy Lehr, will air a program on elderabuse on Friday June 14, at 7:30 p.m. onChannel WPTO/THINK TV 14, and repeaton Sunday, June 16 at 12:30 p.m. on CET48.1.Guests are Laurie Petrie and Cindy

Fischer of Council on Aging and GailDavis, director of admissions at theShalom Center for Elder Abuse Preven-tion.Within a week of the broadcast, the

program will be available for viewingonline at www.CETconnect.org/focus.

SuzanneBurkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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When winter winds are howling andthe snow is falling, gyms offer the idealclimate-controlled space for workingout. Emerging science suggests howev-er, that exercising outdoors offersbenefits that cannot be duplicated on atreadmill, track or recumbent bike.

For one thing, a person strides dif-ferently when exercising outdoors. Theankle gets flexed more when exercising

outside and at leastoccasionally, one has torun or walk downhill,which stresses themuscles quite differ-ently than when walk-ing on a flat level sur-face. Outdoor exercisetends to be more stren-uous than indoor work-outs. Studies compar-ing treadmill workoutsto running outside

showed that treadmill users expendedless energy in covering the same dis-tance than outdoor runners. The reasonfor the decreased energy expenditureis that there is little to no wind drag orchanges in terrain for the treadmilluser. Studies on cycling showed thesame results. Workouts in the outdoorsalso increased the number of caloriesexpended.

Several studies showed that volun-teers who walked similar distancesboth indoors and outdoors reportedgreater enjoyment in performing theactivity outdoors and scored higher onmeasures of vitality, enthusiasm, plea-sure and self-esteem and decreasedlevels of tension, depression and fa-tigue.

A study on older adults showed thatthose who exercised outdoors exer-cised longer and more often than thosewho worked out indoors.

Despite the boom in the fitness in-dustry, no changes have been seen in

national fitness levels: Gyms are notthe total answer.

Clermont County has many placesand spaces for outdoor fitness activitiesand fun. Try walking the trails at Syca-more Park in Batavia or at the CrookedRun Nature Preserve adjacent to theChilo Lock 34 Park. You can cycle onthe Williamsburg to Batavia Hike/BikeTrail. Spencer Shank Park in Ameliaoffers a walking trail, basketballcourts, playground and Frisbee golfcourse. O’Bannon Creek Nature Trail isa scenic walking trail along the O’Ban-non Creek on the grounds of GoshenHigh School. Washington TownshipPark is a 186-acre park with a play-ground, walking trail, fishing ponds,soccer fields and basketball court.These are but a few of the more than 60places in Clermont County where it iseasy and fun to be active outdoors. Tolearn more about the spaces in yourcommunity where you can be activeoutdoors, contact the Clermont Coali-tion for Activity and Nutrition at 732-7499 for a copy of Places and Spaces:Clermont County’s Guide to LocalParks, Nutrition Programs for Free orLow Cost Activity and Nutrition.

As the lead agency for ClermontCAN, the Clermont County GeneralHealth District supports local activitiesthat encourage wellness through in-creased activity and better nutrition. Tolearn more about Clermont CAN, visithttp://bit.ly/ZP2ZhL.

Denise Franer, RN, is the programcoordinator for Clermont CAN at the Clermont

County General Health District.

Physical activity - take it outside

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BETHEL — Bethel-Tate schoolboard members May 20 recog-nized 12 students as Students ofthe Trimester. Teachers nominatestudents each trimester for set-ting a good example in a variety ofways, including positive atti-tudes, good attendance and studyhabits. One student from eachgrade level is selected as a Stu-dent of the Trimester in grades

three through eight. Four stu-dents are selected at the highschool level each trimester. Highschool students are not selectedby grade level.

For the third trimester of the2012-2013 school year, Students ofthe Trimester are: Fayth Osborn,

kindergarten; Kaden Cranfill,first grade; Anae Gearig, secondgrade; Landen Walker, thirdgrade; Lydia Sutter, fourth grade;Lindsey McMullen, fifth grade;Mason Hance, sixth grade; NoahRichter, seventh grade; SavannahLong, eighth grade; Tessa Collins,freshman;AshleyCashner, sopho-more; Trent Long, sophomore;Nick Taggart, senior.

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Bethel-Tate Middle School Principal Steve Gill, left,announces sixth-grader Mason Hance as a Student of theTrimester during the school board meeting May 20.ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Third-grader Landen Walker, left, accepts a Student of theTrimester certificate from Hill Intermediate School PrincipalKay Nau during the school board meeting May 20. ROXANNA


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Hill Intermediate School Principal Kay Nau, left, presents aStudent of the Trimester certificate to fourth-grader LydiaSutter during the school board meeting May 20. ROXANNA


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THURSDAY, JUNE 13Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, Unused bicycles,tricycles, Big Wheels - anythingnon-motorized with wheels andpedals are decorated with plantsand flowers for display through-out the Milford, Miami Town-ship and Terrace Park areas.Locations at website. Programswith locations, People’s ChoiceAward ballot and informationare available at local businesseslisted on website. Presented byGreater Milford Events & ArtsCouncil. 831-4192; www.gmea-c.org.Milford.

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

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

FilmsGibsonburg, 10:35 a.m., 12:40p.m., 3 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:40 p.m.and 9:45 p.m., Pierce PointCinema 10, 1255 W. Ohio Pike,Underdog baseball team winssix games and loses 17 games inregular season. In a magicalway, the team wins eight gamesin a row to become the firsthigh school baseball team, inany state, to win a state champi-onship with a losing record.Starring Louis Bonfante, LiliReinhart and Jonnie Wagner.947-3333; www.ourshow-times.com/piercepoint. Amelia.

Music - BenefitsSouthern Gospel BenefitConcert, 7 p.m., Miami ValleyChristian Academy, 6830 SchoolSt., Music by local group FreshSpirit and the Soul’d Out Quar-tet. Refreshments will be avail-able. For Patti Cox, first-gradeteacher, fighting multiple my-eloma. Benefits Prayers for Patti.Free; donations accepted.Presented by Miami ValleyChristian Academy High School.272-6822. Newtown.

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

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

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

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562.Through Dec. 27. 575-2102.Milford.

TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs,6-11 p.m., American Legion Post450, 450 Victor Stier Drive, Food,music and entertainment.Burgers, brats, metts, hot dogs,side dishes and cash bar. Pricevaries. Split-the-pot available.831-9876; www.post450.com.Milford.Friday Night Grillouts, 5-8 p.m.Brad Martin., Lake Isabella,10174 Loveland-Madeira Road,Items available a la carte. Pre-sented by Great Parks of Hamil-ton County. 521-7275, ext. 285;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation. $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.Presented by Yoga with Sharon.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers. 478-6783. Union Town-ship.

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

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

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

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:30-9:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,

930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18and up. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, 10-11 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.

Home & GardenDo-It-Yourself Workshop:Concrete Repair, 10-11:30 a.m.,The Home Depot-Beechmont,520 Ohio Pike, Evaluate concreteto determine necessary repairs,select correct products forrepairing various concreteproblems and learn to repaircracks, flakes and breaks. Free.688-1654. Union Township.

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

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

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

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

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

RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495 StateRoad, Weekly through July 21.Eye-hand coordination, racquetskills, basic strokes and scoring.Indoors. Bring racquet. Also,Tennis for Intermediates. Ages

18 and up. $69. Registrationrequired. Presented by Commu-niversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. An-derson Township.Car Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.

ShoppingRummage for Raptors Side-walk Sale, Noon-4 p.m., WildAbout Birds, Free. 248-2044;www.birdchat.com.Milford.

MONDAY, JUNE 17Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Leg-endary Community Center, 3601West Legendary Run, Increaseyour strength and flexibilitywhile sitting in a chair or stand-ing and using chair for balance.Learn breathing techniques topromote well-being and calm-ness and to maximize yourbody’s potential. $7.50 or $40for six classes. Presented bySharon Strickland. 237-4574;[email protected] Township.HathaMat Yoga, 6-7:10 p.m.,Legendary Community Center,3601West Legendary Run,Designed to help increase yourstrength, flexibility and well-being. Each class includesbreathing practices, stretching,strength training and relaxation.Bring mat. $7.50 or $40 for sixclasses. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574; [email protected]. PierceTownship.

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

Summer Camps - ArtsClayWorks Youth SummerCamps, 9 a.m.-noon, WhistleStop Clay Works, 119 HarrisonSt., Clay Creations for a Tree-

house or Garden. Daily throughJune 21. Learn the art and craftof clay while having fun andexploring creativity. Classes aresmall, with maximum of 12students per class. Studentsreceive group and individualinstruction at their own level.Ages 7-13. $165. Registrationrequired. 683-2529; www.whis-tlestopclayworks.com. Loveland.Children’s Art EnrichmentCamp, 8:30-11 a.m. and 12:30-3p.m., Village Art House, 120 N.Market St., Daily through June21. Art activities, includingsupplies. Ages 3-8. $80 perperson. Registration required.732-2177; www.villagearthouse-.com. Batavia.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Design class. Stay after tocreate your own arrangementwith help of instructor 7-8 p.m.Free. Registration required.697-9484; www.botanicacincin-nati.com. Loveland.

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

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

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors fromTri-state area offering vegeta-bles, fruits, meat, eggs, bread,pizza, pastries, cookies, syrup,lavender products, soaps, lo-tions, gourmet popsicles, gelato,herbs, alpaca products, hum-mus, honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market.683-0150; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8:30 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

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

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

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy Health Anderson Hospi-tal, 7500 State Road, Informa-tion on making healthy foodchoices, exercise and bloodsugar control and monitoringblood sugar levels. $20. Present-ed by Mercy Health Partners.956-3729; www.e-mercy.com.Anderson Township.TriHealth Mobile Mammog-raphy Screening, 8:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Bethesda GroupPractice Milford, 5861 CinemaDrive, Digital screening mam-mography. Reservations re-quired. Presented by TriHealthWomen’s Services Van. 569-6565; www.trihealth.com.Milford.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 20Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,12:30-1:15 p.m., Miami TownshipCivic Center, 478-6783.MiamiTownship.

Home & GardenDo-It-Herself Workshop: HowTo Build An Adirondack Chair,6:30-8 p.m., The Home Depot-Beechmont, 520 Ohio Pike,Understand tools and suppliesneeded, learn to build an adi-rondack chair, select products todecorate your chair and checkout additional videos for how tobuild footstool and coffee table.Free. 688-1654. Union Township.

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

FRIDAY, JUNE 21Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

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

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor $50 for 10 classes. 237-4574.Amelia.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 478-6783. Union Township.

FestivalsSt. Columban Parish Festival,6-11 p.m., St. Columban Church,894 Oakland Road, Music by Offthe Hook. Music, games, raffle,bid-and-buy and children’s rides.Pizza hot dogs, metts, burgers,fries and barbecue chickendinner. Beer Garden and wineavailable with ID. Dress forweather. Free. 683-0105;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 22Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

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

FestivalsSt. Columban Parish Festival,6-11 p.m., St. Columban Church,Music by Rusty Griswolds. Free.683-0105; www.stcolumban.org.Loveland.

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Wild About Birds, 1133 Main St. in Milford, will host a Rummage for Raptors Sidewalk Saleto benefit RAPTOR Inc. The sale will feature gently-used birding merchandise. Hours are 10a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and noon to 4 p.m.Sunday, June 16. Pictured is a juvenile red-tailed hawk rehabilitated by RAPTOR Inc. justbefore it was released back into the wild. THE ENQUIRER/GLENN HARTONG.

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This year, grandsonWill came home with ateeny cabbage sproutfrom Bonnie Plants. Bon-nie Plants has a programthroughout the UnitedStates that gives third-

graders acabbageplant togrow. Atthe end ofthe season,theirteachersends aphoto ofthe class’sbest plantas a state

entry. The prize is $1,000scholarship for the win-ner in each state.

Will is taking care ofhis cabbage in my gardenand, so far, his Bonniecabbage is larger than allof mine. This is a fun andeducational way to getkids interested in gar-dening and eatinghealthy.

It’s also the time ofyear I start getting re-quests for the cole slawsmade in local delis and areader favorite is Thrift-way’s slaw recipe. It wasgiven to me by a readerseveral years ago andremains in my recipe“hall of fame.” After Willsends his cabbage photoin, I’m going to teach himto make stuffed cabbagerolls and Aunt Becky’sslaw.

Aunt Becky’s(Thriftway) coleslaw

Depending upon howmuch cabbage you have,you may not need all ofthe dressing. Add andtaste as you go along.Remember, the saladshould be dressed, notdrowned! The dressingkeeps well, covered for aweek or so in the refrig-erator and is delicious ona simple salad of leaflettuce and sliced toma-toes.

1head cabbage, shredded1 carrot, shredded2 tablespoons sugar orequivalent substitute

1 cup each: Hellman’smayonnaise andMarzettislaw dressing

Celery seed, salt and pepperto taste

Mix cabbage and car-rot. Blend sugar, mayo,dressing and seasonings.Pour over cabbage mix-ture and stir to mix.

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Use a bag of cole slawmix instead of the cab-bage and carrot.

Classic strawberryjam

Daughters-in-lawJessie and Courtneycame over with their kids

to make strawberry jamfrom fresh picked ber-ries from A&M farms.Except for little Emer-son, who napped duringthe jammaking session,all four grandkidshelped. After they left,my neighbor Sandybrought her granddaugh-ter, Jalyse, over to makea batch. What a fun day!Check out my blog forstep-by-step photos. Us-ing local berries in sea-son gives the jam abright red hue and deli-cious berry flavor.

8 8 oz. canning jars with lids5 cups finely mashedstrawberries (we used thefood processor afterstemming the berries andwashing them. Mashingby handworks, too.)

11.75 oz. box regularSure-Jell fruit powderedfruit pectin (not low-sugarfruit pectin)

1 tablespoon fresh lemonjuice

7 cups sugar

Put canning jars indishwasher and keep hot,or sterilize clean jars inhot boiling water for 15minutes, again keepingjars hot. Keep lids andseals in simmering water.

Using a very large pan(I have a gargantuanjelly pan), pour in ber-ries, pectin and lemonjuice. Bring to a boil overhigh heat. Add sugar allat once. Stirring con-stantly, bring back to arolling boil over highheat. (You'll see big bub-bles over the entire sur-

face of the jam and whenyou stir the bubbles willremain). At this time,cook for 1minute. Becareful, as mixture willburn if not stirred contin-uously. If you’re nervousabout this, turn heat tomedium high. Pour intohot jars carefully, skimany foam off top, wiperims of jars with clean,wet cloth, and place lidsand seals on. Turn upsidedown for five minutes(this kills any bacterialingering on the insidelid). Turn right side upand let cool at room tem-perature. You’ll hear a“ping” when the seal iscomplete. The jam usu-ally jells within a coupleof hours, but sometimesit takes longer. If thereare any jars that do notseal completely (pressdown in the center of thelid and it should not pop

back up) store those inthe refrigerator. Store incupboard up to a year.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Sometimes instead ofturning the jars upsidedown, I’ll process them ina water bath for 5 min-utes after filling andsealing.

Sugar-freestrawberry jam

Check out my blog atCincinnati.Com/blogs forthis recipe.

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

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Visitors to Green-mound Cemetery in NewRichmond were upsetwith the condition of thegravesitesMemorialDay.

Village AdministratorDavid Kennedy said hemade a mistake schedul-ing the contractor formowing. The cemeterywas mowed May 17, butnotMay 24.

“It should have beenmowed the Friday before(Memorial Day) andcleaned up,” Kennedysaid. “It was not accept-able forMemorial Day.”

The schedule will becorrected next year, hesaid. The cemetery hasbeen mowed since May27.

“Wewill try to do a bet-ter job keeping care of itthe rest of the summer,”Kennedy said. “I under-stand this is an emotionalissue for people. We aretalking about their fam-ilies. We do care. We fullyappreciate their feelings.We want to make thisright.”

In the meantime, hewill askvillagecouncil forextra money from thegeneral fund to take downseven dead trees. Also,volunteers will help carefor the cemetery.

The village has limitedfunds, said Mayor Ramo-naCarr. But, “Iwant them(the cemeteries) takencare of.”

Tuesday, June 11, sheplanned to appoint a cem-etery board at the councilmeeting that will workwith Kennedy on mainte-nance.Oneboardmemberwill be from village coun-cil, she said.

“I sympathize with

people,”Carr said. “Iwishwe can do more. The roadin the cemetery needs tobe repaired, but so do (vil-lage) streets.Whichdowedo first?”

ClerkofCouncilDonnaHammons researched thehistory of the cemeteryfunds. In 1947, she saidcouncil created the ceme-tery trust fund, a termused interchangeablywith “perpetual carefund” in old minutes. Atthe time, council put $500into the cemetery trustfund to get it started.

Whenpeopledied, fundmoney provided for thegrave site’s care. The ideawas to use the the interest- not the principal - tomaintain the cemetery,she said.

Today, when someoneis buried in Greenmound,the fund provides $200 tothe village for mainte-nance, the clerk said. Thecost ofagravesite is $600.

In 2002, state officialssaid the fund was not setup correctly and told vil-lage council to put the ac-cumulated $30,000 intothe cemetery mainte-nance fund.

Since then, that moneywas used tomake road re-pairs andmow, she said.

The Greenmound ismowed once a monthApril through October atthe cost of $1,000 permowing, Hammons said.Two community volun-teers aremowingWatkinsHill Cemetery.

The money paid perburial does not cover thecost of maintenance tocemeteries and the restcomes from the village’sgeneral fund, which thisyear is $21,610, she said.

Thefundisspentasfol-lows: $3,600 is paid to thesexton, $150 for sextonbenefits, $15,602 on mow-ing and supplies and$2,200 on other expenses,she said. Nomoney is ear-marked for road improve-mentsorremovalof trees.

By theendofMay, theyhad received $2,000 incemetery sales, she said

Hammons under-stands the cemeteryshould have been mowedjustbeforeMemorialDay.Shebelieves thenewcem-etery board will help pre-vent this issue in the fu-ture.

New Richmond Greenmound Cemetery visitors were upsetwith the conditions of grave sites Memorial Day. THANKS TOALICIA GIBSON

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All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

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

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

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

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

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

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

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

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

www.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

Everything old is newagain.

Loveland’s AmazingRace has been run seventimes, but it’s new againthis year with the Mil-ford-Miami TownshipTour starting for the firsttime at Carriage WayPark in Milford at 9 a.m.this Saturday, June 15.Loveland’sAmazingRace8 – Milford and MiamiTownship Tour will finishwith a post-race party forall at Milford AmericanLegion Post 450 and Riv-erside Park in downtownMilford.

“This is numbereight,” said Dr. DougPortmann, founder andrace committee member.“Milford Miami Town-ship Tour, race eight. I’mreally excited about it.”

Portmann, along withDr. Gary Huber, KathyRay (now Kathy Schick-el), and Martin Schickel,brought this unusualcharity race concept toLoveland in 2006. The za-ny race was an instantsuccess. Two-personteams race their waythrough 20 crazy chal-lenge stations designed totest mind and body in afun way. The race forcharity has sold out everyyear since the first year;including this first yearhere.

“It’s number eight be-cause you can’t discount(the fact) we’ve been ableto give $360,000 worth ofcharity money over thelast seven years,” Port-

mann said. “This is notyear one of a new event.This is a collective contin-uation ofwhatwe’ve beenable to do for sevenyears.”

One thing that is new isthe Milford and MiamiTownship area organiza-tions that will benefitfrom the race. The top lo-cal charities for 2013 are:Karen Carns Foundation,Milford-Miami TownshipSharefest project, Chest-nut Street HistoricChurch Preservation pro-ject, and the Boy Scoutsof America – Camp Frie-dlander. Portmann saidthe race also makes doz-ens of small grants to lo-cal groups, schools,churches and teams thatvolunteer to help duringthe race. What about thechallenges?

“All new except we dohave the fire departmentback,” said Portmann.“This year we’ll have theMilford Fire Departmentinvolved. People seem to

love the fire departmentevery year; lots of water.The riverwill be includedagain.”

With the fastest selloutever, most of the raceteams have done this.Still, the course and allthe challenges will becompletely new, thoughsome challenges will besimilar to past years. Therace promises a little lessrunning, but more chal-lenging bicycling. Offi-cials like to keep detailsof all the challenges se-cret until race day, butPortmann dropped an in-teresting hint this year.

“Regardless of theweather, it will be in allkinds of weather,” hesaid. “Whether there isheat or snow, they’ll be inall kinds of weather.”

Haven’t done it,sounds like fun, want tojoin in, but you’re notsigned up and it is soldout? Check out the Love-land’s Amazing RaceFacebook page.

Milford-Miami Township,Amazing Race is hereBy Chuck [email protected] RACE RUNDOWN:

Pre-race: Map Release Party, Friday, June 14, Shooters: 7p.m. to 9 p.m.Loveland’s Amazing Race 8 – Milford and Miami Town-

ship Tour Saturday, June 15.Start: 9 a.m. Milford’s Carriage Way Park, 651 Riverside

Drive.Finish and Post Race Party: Milford American Legion Post

450 and Riverside Park.Music by: Verbatim Band, Slim Tempo and the Change

Ups.Food and drink available to the public.Race registration for 2014 opens “High Noon” Sunday,

June 16.For more information: www.lovelandsamazingrace.com.Or find them on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/

LovelandsAmazingRace.


Vet Camp 2013

Every year All Creatures opens its doorsand hearts to lucky high school students

that are aspiring to a career in VeterinaryMedicine. Students are immersed in alldepartments of All Creatures, includingoutpatient, inpatient, surgery, grooming,boarding and rescue work.

Vet Camp SessionsJune 24-28

OrJuly 15-19

$125 camp fee includes one tee shirt and lunch each dayApplications can be found on our website

www.all-creatures.com

For more information, pleasecontact Stacy Workman513-797-7387 ext. [email protected]

CE-0000559171

Day HeightsStorage

1360 St. Rt. 131Milford, Oh 45150

(513) 831-2082Auction Date

6/28/13Steve Browning

Unit #A-09 & B-73326 Elm Crest

Milford, OH 45150

Rebecca JordanUnit #B-19

5584 Garrett Dr.Milford, OH 45150

Shane MosleyUnit#B-08

150 E. Broadway #20Loveland, OH 45140

1765702

Howdy folks,Last Wednesday we

went to the Senior Citi-zens meeting at 8 a.m.then over to the Grant’sGreenhouse and Farm toget somemoreMiracleGrow potting soil.

The Grant’s farm havehoney bee supplies,seeds, plants, trees, flow-ers, blackberry, blueber-ry and strawberry plants;plus plenty of other gar-dening supplies so stopover and see them. Theyare planting plenty ofproduce so they will havefresh homegrown pro-duce to sell later.

Then we went to ourfriendsMort and Barb’s

house forthe noonmeal. Wehave beenfriendssince wedid the20/20 pro-gram sev-eral yearsago. Nowthey have a

cabin in Canada. It wouldbe great to go visit themthere in the summer butwith so much to do hereat home, garden, mowinggrass, the organizationswe belong to, all the vol-unteer work, etc. we justdon’t have time.

The A&MOrchard has

strawberries for sale,either you pick or havethem picked. To havethem pick, you need tocall and order them.They sure have beautifulberries and they are suchwonderful people andstewards of their or-chards. Their phonenumbers are 875-2500 or(937) 783-4098.

We checked our straw-berry patch and sawsome ripe berries. I toldRuth Ann they are notquite ripe enough, so Iwill pick them the nextday. I went the nextmorning to pick them andthe wild turkey had got-ten the ripe berries anddone some scratching inthe strawwe have be-tween the rows to keepthe weeds down. As thefeller in the book said, “ifit is not chickens, it isfeathers.”

We have to fence ev-ery bed and garden area

to keep the deer out. Nowthe turkeys are movingin, too. The other day aswe were coming back tothe house fromworkingin the garden, Ruth Annsaid to me, stop and lookdown in front of you.When I did, there stood abeautiful little fawn deer.When Ruth Ann first sawit, it was standing about50 feet fromme, then itwalked up towards meand stopped, then it tookoff to the woods. Theyare so beautiful whenthey are small but sodestructive when grownup and a hazard on thehighway. So when drivingbe careful when you seea deer along the road. Itmight be a doe deer thathas a baby fawn. If themother deer is killed by avehicle the baby fawnmay not live. We haveseen several deer layingalong the roads; after allwe are trespassing ontheir territory.

Last week on the newsRuth Ann sawwhere astate patrolman had seena deer caught in a fencealong the highway. So hestopped and got it out.While he was filmingthis, the deer came up tohim and licked the cam-era like it was thankinghim for getting it out ofthe fence.

Saturdaymorning wehad special folks here forbreakfast. Our grand-daughter and her hus-band. Michelle had re-questedmonkey breadand scrambled eggs forbreakfast. So being agood Grandma that can’tsay no to the grandchil-dren Ruth Ann fixed themonkey bread andscrambled eggs. All of usenjoyed the meal espe-

cially Michelle and Brad.Saturday evening the

Monroe Grange heldtheir monthly card party.There was a small groupof folks but they all en-joyed the card games,visiting and eating somewonderful hamburgersand different kinds ofpies. TheMonroe Grangehas a card party the firstSaturday of eachmonth.This is a way to raisemoney for the differentactivities and donationsthe Grange supports. Ifanyone would like to jointhe Grange, just call us.

Sunday after church,Ruth Ann and I went toour daughter Debby’sand son-in-law Bobby’shouse for a birthdaymealwith all our family ex-cept Curtis who wasworking. CelebratingRuth Ann’s andmy birth-days. Our two greatgrandchildren werethere, Brooklyn andRalph IV. Brooklyn is 2.5years and Ralphie is 10months. Now it seemsBrooklyn has her grand-pa and grandma justwhere she wants them.What she wants them todo, they do. Now Ralphieis crawling and can heever go. When he startsto walk he won’t walk,he’ll run. Grandchildrenare wonderful and greatgrandchildren are sospecial. Ruth Ann and Ihave so much to bethankful for and wethank the Good Lord eachday several times.

Monday while RuthAnn was having a JuniorGrangemeeting, I had achance to go fishing for acouple hours and caughta nice bunch of fish.

Sunday at the crappietournament there was a

good weigh in with sevenfish. First place was 5pounds 5 ounces, secondplace 5 pounds 4 ounces,third place 5 pounds 2ounces. The big crappieweighed 1pound 3ounces.

There were 20 boats inthis tournament. Mikesaid the fishermen arecatching stripers thatweigh from 8 to 14pounds. One feller caughta striper that was over 30inches long; he took apicture then put it back.Mike said it could havebeen a state record. Atthe bass tournament onTuesday evening, Mikecaught a catfish thatweighed 30 pounds usinga 10-pound test line. Thecatfish seem to be spawn-ing. Fishing is real good.If you have the chance togo fishing, go!

Monday evening theBethel Lions Club hon-oredMajorMichael To-rok and his wife. He hascompleted two deploy-ments to Iraq and justcame home fromAfghan-istan. The District Gover-nor of Lions Club fordistrict 13-H, Lion ClarkVanScyoc presentedMichael with a very nicecertificate of apprecia-tion, also signed byGeorge and Ruth AnnRooks, as president andsecretary of the BethelLions Club. Welcomehome, Michael.

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

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

Park.

Wild turkey ate the ripe strawberries

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

Bikes in Bloom 2013 isunderway. The GreaterMilford Events & ArtsCouncil invited businessowners, residents, as wellas non-profit organiza-tionsto join thefunbycre-ating their owngardenartproject using bicycles,plants and flowers. Thereare 43 bikes scatteredthroughout the Milford/Miami Township commu-nity.Expert judgeswill beviewing the displays andawards will be given forbeauty, originalityand thebest use of live materials.The“people”alsowill castballots for their favoritein the “People’s Choice”award category.

The six-week programruns through July 4. It’s aevent for the bike plant-

ers, and each has a storyto tell. The event drawscrowds from all over theTristate as well as fromacross the country. Writ-er/adventurist FrostyWooldridge happenedupon Bikes in Bloom 2012while cycling acrosscountry from Oregon.Check out his article:Bikes in bloom acrossAmerica at http://www.howtolivealifeofad-venture.com/articles/bikes-bloom-across-america. Wooldridgewould like to see Bikes inBloom across the USA.

The bikes are on dis-play from Terrace ParkonU.S. 50 throughHistor-ic Downtown Milford andsurrounding neighbor-hoods on Cleveland Ave-

nue, South Milford Roadand Wallace Avenue.More bikes can be seeneast of 5-Points onU.S. 50,then on Ohio 131. Also,from 5-Points more bikescan be found east on Ohio28, just over Inter-state-275onRomarDrive,and Business 28 to theshopping area aroundMeijer’s. There are bikesin the Branch Hill GuineaPike/LovelandMiamivillearea. The bike locationbrochure is on GMEAC’swebsite, www.gmeac.org.

“This is a great com-munity thathasembracedthis project for threeyears,” said Char Hin-ners, Milford councilmemberaswell asapaint-er herself. “I’m honoredto be part of it.”

Bikes are blooming in Milford

One entry in the 2013 Bikes In Bloom event is at Milford First United Methodist Church onLila Avenue. THERESA L. HERRON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS


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Walter BenjaminWalter James Benjamin, 88,

Point Pleasant, died May 29.He worked for the UnitedStates Postal Service.

He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II and a 32nddegree Mason.

Survived by wife Betty LouNelson Benjamin; many nieces,nephews, great-nieces andnephews. Preceded in death byparents James, ElizabethBenjamin, siblings Irene Hay-den, twin Clara Kabler, BettieJean Luken, Louis Benjamin.

Services were June 1 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Harold DaughertyHarold B. Daugherty, 92,

Union Township, formerly ofBethel, died June 2.

Survived by wife RuthDaugherty; children Harold L.,Howard (Terri), Jerry (Evonne)Daugherty, Eva (Jay) Roewer;stepsons Raymond, Melvin,Richard Kuhn; brother RalphDaugherty; six grandchildren;five great-grandchildren; twogreat-great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by sistersBernice Lindsey, Velma New-kirk.

Services were June 6 at theBethel Church of the Naza-rene. Arrangements by E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memori-als to: Bethel Church of theNazarene, 50 E. Water St.,Bethel, OH 45106.

Michael GibsonMichael G. Gibson, 61,

Hamersville, died May 29. Hewas a welder and a member ofBlacksmith/Boilmaker UnionLocal 105.

Survived by children Mat-thew, Brittany, Daniel, KyleGibson; stepchildren HollySebastian, Christopher Bald-win; siblings Judy Maines,Herbert, Bob, Charles, RickGibson; stepbrothers Greg,Tony Williams; grandchildrenMegan, Cody, Adrian, Drew,Haleigh, Emily, Leslie, Gaven,Nevaeh, Kayden; many niecesand nephews. Preceded indeath by wife Linda Gibson.

Services were June 4 atMoore Family Funeral Home.Memorials may be directed tothe funeral home.

Tracy Hartley-TeasleyTracy Karapondo Hartley-

Teasley, 55, Bethel, died June4.

Survived by husband BarryTeasley; son Randy Hartley Jr.;mother Edna Karapondo;sisters Carman (Billy) Marion,Yvonne Elam; former husbandRandy Hartley Sr. Preceded indeath by father Lennie Kara-pondo, brother Joseph Bolen-der.

Services were June 10 atFaith Chapel Ministries. Ar-rangements by E.C. NurreFuneral Home.

Elizabeth KilgallionElizabeth Kilgallion, Ha-

mersville, died May 29.Survived by children Debra

(Lyndon) Bowling, Donna,

Kenny, Deena Kilgallion;siblings Bea, James, Jess,Brenda Kay, Ronnie, GB; sixgrandchildren. Preceded indeath by husband KennethKilgallion, son Keith Kilgallion,siblings Frank, Blaine.


Roscoe O’HarrahRoscoe O’Harrah, 91, for-

merly of Bethel, died May 31.Survived by children Neil

O’Harrah, Yvonne Craig;stepson Scott Crouthers;grandchildren Heather Rector,Amanda, Timothy II, KyleWatson, Carolyn Morgan,Dawn Cantrell, Scott III, RachelCrouthers, Christina Wolf; 14great-grandchildren. Precededin death by wife Carol AnnO’Harrah, stepdaughter JoanCantrell.


Evelyn StemmerdingEvelyn Carol Stemmerding,

57, Bethel, died June 1.Survived by sons Jason

(Ronda), Grady, Jared Stem-merding; father Harold Stem-merding Sr.; siblings Jean(Brian) Murphy, Helene Norris,Harold (Pam) Jr., Albert Stem-merding; friend James McGan;two grandchildren. Precededin death by mother HelenStemmerding, brother GeorgeWoodley Jr.


DEATHS

BETHELIncidents/investigationsDrug possession,paraphernaliaMale arrested in Burke Park foroffenses at Ash Street, May 5.Female had drug items in pos-session at traffic stop at EastOsborne Street, April 15.TheftShoplifting reported at Speed-way at 595 W. Plane St., April14.Chain link fencing taken at 125S. Union St., May 3.Gun taken at 245 E. Plane St.,April 26.BB gun, etc. taken at 119 W.Plane St. No. 3, April 28.Unlisted items taken at 223Osborne St., May 3.

SD cards taken from cell phonesat 50 E. Water St., April 29.Ladder taken from storageproperty at 1112 N. Union St.,May 3.Alcoholic beverage taken at BPStation at 308 W. Plane, May 8.Vehicle taken at 113 W. Plane St.,May 11.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsJuvenile, 15, domestic violence,Bethel, May 30.Rosella Marie Dooley, 36, 559East Main St., Mount Orab,obstructing official business at1981Dean Road, Bethel, May21.Kathryn Paulette May, 18, 3488

Sodom Road, Hamersville,failure to comply with order orsignal of P.O. – elude or flee,obstructing official business atOhio 133 and Lakin ChapelRoad, Bethel, May 26.Juvenile, 17, offenses involvingunderage persons – underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Bethel, May 26.

Incidents/investigationsAggravatedmenacingAt 2172 Ireton Trees Road,Moscow, May 29.AssaultAt 2532 Bethel Maple Road,Bethel, May 27.Breaking and enteringAt 1011Hopewell Road, Felicity,May 22.

POLICE REPORTS

RESIDENTIALRobin Nall, Bethel, HVAC, 1610Swope Road, Franklin Town-ship.Zeilman-James Homes, Amelia,new, 741Ohio 133, Franklin

Township, $195,000.Hitt Mans Electric, Batavia, alter,2814 Ohio 133, Tate Township.My Dirt Works, Midland, alter,3478 Hoover Road, Tate Town-ship.

COMMERCIALClaytonWerden Electric Co.,Cincinnati, alter, 600 ForestAve., Neville Village; alter-Clermont County siren, 2817Mill St., Washington Township.

BUILDING PERMITS

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

BETHEL VILLAGE231North Union Street, Bertie

Randolph, et al. to FederalHome Loan Mortgage Corp.,0.265 acre, $26,666.67.Lily Way, Homestead InvestmentCorp. to Freedom Homes,0.9630 acre, $23,000.647 Lily Way, Freedom Homes toJohnWiesenhahn, 0.9630 acre,

$182,992.50.

FELICITY VILLAGE820 Main Street, Jennifer Elling-ton, et al. to Bank of AmericaNA, 0.2 acre, $33,334.

REAL ESTATE


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