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The news is in: Union Town-ship’s newsletter is out.

That’s so far as the snail mailversion is concerned.

The township will continueto post its quarterly newsletteron its website at www.union-township.oh.us.

The newsletter will no longerbe mailed to every home inUnion Township, due to a major-

ity of the town-ship trustees de-ciding the cost ofprinting andmailing would bebetter spent oncore services.

The townshipwill mail just one more newslet-ter – its spring bulletin - soonand John McGraw, chairman ofthe Union Township Board ofTrustees, said that thereafterthe township will continue to

mail out the newsletter only toresidents who sign up for theservice.

McGraw, who joined forceswith Lloyd Acres, vice chair-man of the board of trustees, todiscontinue the mailings, saidthe township “will provide allthe details to our residents whowant to continue to receive it bymail.”

Trustee Matt Beamer, whowanted to continue mailing outthe newsletter, had his own

ideas about how people couldsign up to continue receivingthe newsletter in the mail.

“Those that want to continuethe newsletter via mail deliverycan contact the board of trust-ees via our township email onthe website, or contact eachmember at their home,” Beam-er said.

“I hope we are all listed in thephone book.”

The fate of the mailed news-letter has been raised periodi-

cally since McGraw and Acrestook office a year ago.

The issue came to a head atthe Jan. 8 board of trusteesmeeting when McGraw made asuccessful motion during theapproval of a list of purchase or-ders not to OK $46,500-worth ofcosts for printing and mailingupcoming newsletters.

Beamer, who has servedsince 2006, opposed discontinu-

Union Township discontinues mailed newsletterJeanne [email protected]

John McGraw

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Batavia has abandoned aplan to split Old South River-side Drive into two cul-de-sacs.

This decision followed op-position by residents on OldSouth Riverside Drive andsome reservations by BataviaTownship, which owns a por-tion of the road.

“That plan is off the table,”Batavia Village AdministratorDennis Nichols said. “Unless(the Clermont County Engi-neers Office) sees some ur-gency, the road will remain asis.”

The plan was being consid-ered for safety reasons, ac-cording to Nichols, who saidthe village had concerns abouta portion of the road’s stability.

The plan would have in-volved installing a guard railacross a section of the road es-sentially creating two sepa-rate cul-de-sacs connecting tostate Route 222.

Nichols said a county engi-neer will examine the road anddetermine the level of urgen-cy.

Nichols said because of the

instability of the hillside bor-dering the road, the guard railhad fallen off at some point.That guard rail bordering theroad has since been restored.

Old South Riverside Driveresidents had signed a petitionopposing the separation of theroad.

“There are alternatives towhat has been proposed,” saidEdward “Tony” Humbert,speaking at the March BataviaTownship meeting. “Residentsoppose splitting the road.”

Humbert, who was instru-mental in helping organize thepetition, is pleased the originalproposal is off the table. How-ever, he still fears some typeof action involving the roadwill be taken in the future.

Batavia Township Adminis-trator Rex Parsons said talk-ing to the Clermont County En-gineers Office is a good courseof action.

Although the trustees nev-er voted on the plan being con-sidered by the village, they didexpress concerns on how theresidents would respond.

Additionally, the trusteesexpressed concerns about thepotential costs associated withthe plan.

Old South RiversideDrive will not be splitForrest [email protected]

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Old South Riverside Drive in Batavia and Batavia Township will remainintact after a plan had been considered to divide the road into separatecul-de-sacs. Residents on Old South Riverside Drive had started apetition opposing the plan.

Reducing the euthanasia rateremains the primary objectiveof Eva Devaughn and the Cler-mont to the Rescue Humane So-ciety as new managers of theClermont County Animal Shel-ter.

After two complete months,Devaughn shares numbers thatindicate that she and her groupare well on the way to realizingtheir objective. The euthanasiastatistics for January and Feb-ruary are: five dogs and two cats– all veterinarian recommend-ed. If this trend continues, theshelter could see fewer animalseuthanized in 2015 than in previ-ous years when it was under dif-ferent management.

By comparison the 2014 Jan-uary and February euthanasiarate for dogs, prior to CTTRHStaking over management, was57. During the same months in2013 the euthanasia rate fordogs was 175. Statistics on catswere not documented.

In late 2013 the ClermontCounty Commissioners ap-proved Clermont Pets Alive! asthe Clermont County K-9 desig-nee in an effort to reduce the eu-thanasia rate. As such, PetsAlive pulled animals from theshelter, took them to the group’sdesignated veterinarian to beserviced, and then worked tofind them forever homes. As theK-9 designees, Pets Alive! re-portedly saved 576 dogs, cats,kittens and puppies from eutha-nasia.

Since taking over sheltermanagement Jan. 1, findinghomes or placement for thedogs, cats and other animals hasbeen the focus.

“The community has beenadopting a lot of animals,” De-vaughn said. “And rescues have

been great. We’ve been workingwith a lot of rescues.”

To increase adoptions andrescue numbers, there is an in-tentional effort to elevate

awareness.“We get on social media and

we have a rescue list. We email

Humane Society strives to reduceeuthanasia at Clermont shelterSheila [email protected]

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Eva Devaughn and her group, Clermont to the Rescue Humane Society,took over management of the Clermont County Animal Shelter Jan. 1.

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April is National ChildAbuse Prevention Month.

Ohio has designatedApril 8 as Wear Blue toWork Day to demonstratesupport for services thatprevent and mitigatechild abuse, and helpchildren grow up in ahealthy and nurturing en-vironment.

Clermont County em-ployers are encouragedto ask their employees towear blue to work April 8.

In Clermont County,

about 350 children at anytime are under the careof Children’s ProtectiveServices. They have beenremoved from theirhomes due to parental ne-glect and abuse, said TimDick, Deputy Director ofCPS. About 40 percent ofthe removals are due tothe growth in heroin ad-diction in the county, hesaid.

“Efforts to preventchild abuse are every-one’s responsibility,” Su-

san Grabowski, a super-visor at CPS, said. “Thismonth, it is important forevery community mem-ber to consider what theycan do to improve ourprevention efforts; listento our children, reportconcerns, become a fos-ter parent or simply showyou care by reaching outto a child in need. We en-courage everyone to fo-cus on the community’sability to raise safe, hap-py, healthy children and

to ensure children are innurturing environmentsat home, in school, and inthe community.”

“Asking people towear blue to work onApril 8 may not seem likea big deal,” Dick said.“But if a lot of work-places do it on April 8, itreinforces that we inClermont County knowabout this issue, are con-cerned about this issue,and support services thatwork to prevent child

abuse.”Companies and or-

ganizations that wearblue April 8 are asked topost pictures of theirstaff to their Facebookpage and notify KathleenWilliams, communica-tions coordinator at Cler-mont County, [email protected]. She will sharethose photos on the coun-ty’s Facebook page andTwitter feed. Commonhashtags include #Chil-

dAbuseIsPreventable#OhioWearsBlue and#ClermontCounty.

To report abuse or ne-glect, contact CPS at 513-732-STOP. To find outmore about becoming afoster parent, call 513-732-7765.

April 8: Wear Blue to Work Day

SWCD taking ordersfor annual plant sale

The Clermont Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict is taking orders forits annual ConservationPlant Sale. The district of-fers many native trees,and this year it’s “goingnuts,” offering shagbarkhickories and hardy pe-cans for the first time.Both trees produce ediblenuts for wildlife and peo-ple. The district is alsoselling native bushes andperennials to enhancelandscapes, as well as rainbarrels to collect water for

gardens. An order form can be

obtained atwww.clermontswcd.org,or by calling 513-732-7075ext. 2. Orders need to beplaced by April 4. Plantsmust be picked up from8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,April 25, at the ClermontCounty Fairgrounds inOwensville.

NREVSD beginskindergartenregistration April 6

The New Richmond Ex-empted Village SchoolDistrict will begin regis-tering students for kinder-garten for the 2015-2016

school year starting April6 and running throughJuly 31 at the Central Of-fice, 212 Market St., thirdfloor, in New Richmond.

Hours for registrationwill be from 8:30 a.m. to 2p.m. Monday through Fri-day during the registra-tion period. Parents areurged to register their kin-dergarten student as earlyas possible to help withclassroom planning at thedistrict’s three elemen-tary schools.

Parents or legal guard-ians should bring the fol-lowing information whenregistering their kinder-garten student:

» student’s original

birth certificate;» student’s Social Secu-

rity card;» student’s immuniza-

tion records;» picture ID of custodi-

al parent or legal guard-ian;

» proof of residency(cable bill, water bill, gas/electric bill).

Open enrollment fam-ilies must first apply foropen enrollment beforeregistering their kinder-garten student.

A child must be 5-years-old on or beforeAug. 1 to be eligible forkindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year.

‘A MidsummerNight’s Dream’ at UC Clermont

The Cincinnati Shake-speare Company will per-form “A MidsummerNight’s Dream” at UCClermont College at 7 p.m.Wednesday, April 8, in theKrueger Auditorium onthe campus in Batavia.

“A Midsummer Night’sDream” is sponsored by

the English, Languagesand Fine Arts Departmentat UC Clermont College.There is no charge for ad-mission.

Felicity schools offeropen enrollment

Felicity-Franklin LocalSchool District is accept-ing applications for openenrollment for the 2015-2016 school year April 15through Aug. 15.

Applications are avail-able at all the school of-fices and on the schoolweb page at www.felici-tyschools.org.

Call 513-876-2113 or 513-362-5348 for more infor-mation.

HOPE CommunityCenter Mentalwellness classes

The HOPE CommunityCenter for Mental Well-ness is a peer operatedsupport organization of-fering recovery orientedservices that provide so-cial support, learning op-portunities, leadershiptraining and creative ex-

pression. Many attendees use the

classes and friendshipscreated at The HOPECommunity Center to fur-ther their recovery by at-tending college, reunitingwith family and develop-ing leadership skills.

The next session ofHOPE Community Centerclasses is available.

The peer-led classesthis session include Path-ways to Recovery, NAMIConnections, Music Ap-preciation and Mappingyour Goals. Eveninggroups meet:

Monday: SMART Re-covery 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.for people in recovery.

Tuesday: NAMI Peer toPeer starts April 7 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for thosewanting to live well with amental illness diagnosis.

Wednesday: SOLACE, 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for familiesand individuals affectedby heroin.

To find out more, con-tact Amy Foley, 513-752-6170; www.hopecommuni-tyamelia.org.

BRIEFLY

ing the mailings, saying itis a way to ensure morepeople are informedabout what is happeningin Union Township.

McGraw and Acressaid the township shouldtake advantage of thegrowing use of the Inter-net and save some money.

Differing opinionsamong Union Townshipresidents mirrored those

among the trustees.Resident Jane Kist said

the newsletter should con-tinue to be mailed out be-cause many people read itand some of them do notuse computers.

Resident Marvin Car-ter said he liked readingthe newsletter mailed tohis home, but was willingto read it online in order tosave money.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in UnionTownship? Follow me onTwitter @jeannehouck.

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ilies. Pets available foradoption can also be foundon Pet Finder.

Devaughn said thattransparency is importantto CTTRHS. Because ofthis, on March 5 the groupshared an open letter onits Facebook page an-nouncing that the monthlystatistics are available onits website - cttrhs.org

The message, in part,stated: “We take thesenumbers very seriouslyand are very proud so farto have had so much suc-cess. Will it always be thisway? Certainly not. Therewill be times where theshelter is full, we have toomany animals and notenough rescues or fosterhomes. This is when wewill lean on you, ourfriends to continue shar-ing, fostering, donatingand helping. We know wecannot save every animalthat enters our shelter.However, that alone willnot stop us from trying.”

CTTRHS is open to newideas and is reviewingcurrent procedures,CTTRHS Board of Direc-tors member WilliamSmith said. As a society,they are also investigatingpartnerships with groups

to over 70 (rescues),” De-vaughn said. Anyone fol-lowing CTTRHS on Face-book or Instagram will seeregular posts showing pic-tures of animals ready foradoption, lost animals sep-arated from their humans,and recently adopted ani-mals with their new fam-

such as Target Zero. Thegoal of this group is to re-duce the euthanasia rateto zero by 2025.

“They have had somesuccess across the coun-try mentoring other shel-ters,” Smith said. They de-fine zero as 90 percent ormore of the intake ends inlive placements and 10percent or less are too illor have non rehabilitativeaggression issues.

Devaughn said theshelter is moving animalsas quickly as possible. Thefirst step in the process isgetting them checked by aveterinarian. Thanks togrants and assistancefrom groups such as Unit-ed Coalition for Animalsand Ohio Alley Cat Res-cue, shelter animals aregetting spayed and neu-tered. The second step isgetting the animals adopt-ed or placed with a rescue.

“Everything has beencoming along as I envi-sioned it,” she said. Morechallenging weeks areahead, however, as thespring brings kittens andpuppies.

“That will be a big chal-lenge in the spring,” De-vaughn said. “But we’llhandle it the best we can.”

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Batavia School DistrictWith the establishment of

their new endowment fund, Ba-tavia Local School District hascreated a powerful resource foracademic and educational op-portunities through the BataviaSchool Foundation Fund. TheFund will serve as a permanentway for alumni, friends, andsupporters of academic excel-lence to support current and fu-ture Batavia Local Schools stu-dents.

These gifts will support aca-demic and cultural opportuni-ties by providing the funds nec-essary to enhance their scholas-tic experiences in various dif-ferent activities, such as fieldtrips or educational programs,and will provide long-term sup-port for the school district forgenerations.

A local advisory committeewill grant awards from the Fundbased on applications submittedfrom within the school district.These committee members in-clude Connie Bare, Barb Brun-er, Molly Cribbet, Tyler Hawk,Glenda Neff, Scott Runck, Lar-ry Vaughn and Mary Jane West.

The Foundation for Appala-chian Ohio, where the BataviaSchool Foundation Fund is man-aged, sees the enormous impactan endowment fund can have ona school system, and is excitedto be involved.

“In creating the BataviaSchool Foundation Fund, theschool district has opened newdoors for its students,” FAOPresident and CEO Cara DingusBrook said. “The opportunitiesthis Fund will create will changelives and it will give alumni andresidents a way to give back lo-cally.”

Gifts to the Batavia SchoolFoundation Fund are tax de-ductible and can be made inmany ways, including cash, be-quests, and life insurance. Tomail your donation, please des-ignate the Batavia School Foun-dation Fund and mail in care ofBatavia Local Schools, 2400Clermont Center Drive - Suite240, Batavia, Ohio 45103. Giftscan also be made online atwww.appalachianohio.org byselecting the Batavia SchoolFoundation Fund when donat-ing.

For more information aboutthe Batavia School FoundationFund, visit www.bataviaschool-s.org or www.appalachiano-hio.org.

Grant Career Center» The Grant Career Center

Culinary Arts students havebeen busy in between snow dayspreparing for their FCCLA Re-gional Competition.

The competition was re-scheduled twice due to weather,and the students have used theextra time to perfect their tech-niques.

The FCCLA Regional Com-petition was at Pike County Ca-reer Center and showcased theculinary skills of six students.

Seniors Tammy Lockaby andCourtney Jervis concentratedon their baking skills and com-peted in the Pastry Arts catego-ry. Lockaby created a rainbowswirl cake that was as tasty as itwas colorful and earned a silvermedal while Courtney prepareda tray of tea-inspired treats thatwon a bronze medal.

The girls showcased theirskills in a demonstration formatduring the competition whichfeatured at least one skill andshowcased their finished prod-uct.

In the Garde Manager Com-petition, senior Tonya Snod-grass and junior Kirsten Savagesliced and diced fruit and vege-tables to perfection and show-cased their plating and presen-tation skills. Both students cre-ated amazing platters of de-

lightful appetizers that wereeye-appealing and delicious.For her efforts, Savage earned agold medal, while Snodgrassproudly displayed her silvermedal.

Not to be outdone by thegirls, senior Theo Kidwell andjunior Gregory Beasley enteredthe Dining Room Attendantcompetition. They were facedwith clearing a table, politelyexcusing the guests, and thenresetting the table. This all hap-pened quickly as they werecompleting their assignment ina timed competition. Bothyoung men were awardedbronze medals for their efforts.The students were very proudof their first competition resultsand look forward to more oppor-tunities to share their newskills.

The FCCLA chapter is led byculinary arts instructor, chefNicolette Cash.

» The Grant Career CenterChapter of the Business Profes-sionals of America proved theywere ready to “Imagine, Be-lieve and Become!” in 2014-2015as they did their best to maketheir way to this spring’s nation-al leadership conference in Ana-heim, California.

Fourteen students startedtheir journey by winning 19competitive event medals inDistrict 13 Regional Competi-tion at Grant Career Center.

Five Medical InformationTech students earned the privi-lege to represent Grant CareerCenter at the State Competitionin Columbus. Regional winners

competing at state level compe-tition are denoted with an *:

Fundamental word process-ing: first place, Tori Baker (Be-thel-Tate); fifth place, KennedySarver (Amelia);

Advanced word processing:third place, Caitlyn Wilburn*(Felicity-Franklin);

Basic office systems and pro-cedures: fourth place, Lexi Mar-tin (Bethel-Tate); fifth place –Haili Donley (Felicity-Frank-lin);

Advanced office systemsand procedures: second place,Carrie Buckley* (New Rich-mond);

Interview skills: first place,Ally Shook* (New Richmond),sixth place – Kennedy Sarver(Amelia);

Advanced interview skills:third place, Lexi Martin (Be-thel-Tate);

Medical office procedures:first place, Tori Baker (Bethel-Tate); second place, Ally Shook(New Richmond); third place –Caitlyn Wilburn (Felicity-Franklin); fourth place – SeairaBlake* (Felicity-Franklin), fifthplace, Katie Smith* (Felicity-Franklin); sixth place, MaisieWaters (Bethel-Tate);

Administrative supportteam: third place, Miranda Ber-ry (Felicity-Franklin); CarrieBuckley (New Richmond), andElizabeth Pauley (Williams-burg);

Information technology con-cepts: first place – NathanielHernandez (Williamsburg);

Extemporaneous speech:sixth place, Elizabeth Pauley

(Williamsburg) Financial math and analysis:

sixth place, Ethan McMellan(Felicity-Franklin).

The Information Technologyprogram joined the Medical In-formation Tech program inBusiness Professionals ofAmerica competition and per-formed well in open events inthe Information Technologyfield. Nathaniel Hernandez andEthan McMellan will also be at-tending the State LeadershipConference and participating inopen events as they explore all

the options available in the Busi-ness Professionals of Americaorganization.

St. Bernadette School» The 4-year-old preschool

classes and kindergarten class-es at St. Bernadette School cele-brated Theodore Giesel’s (Dr.Seuss) 111th birthday by wear-ing Cat in the Hat hats, readinghis book “Green Eggs and Ham”and actually eating green eggs,ham, green grapes and drinkinggreen Kool-aid.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

PROVIDED

Grant Career Center Business Professionals of America Region 13 Competitive Event participants.

PROVIDED

Grant Career Center FCCLA members who earned awards at RegionalCompetition include Gregory Beasley, Kirsten Savage, Theo Kidwell,Courtney Jervis, Tonya Snodgrass, Tammy Lockaby and advisor chefNicolette Cash.

THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

Jodie VanHuss' class at St. Bernadette School on Dr. Seuss Day. From left,front: Wayde Howard, Brody Duncan, Colin Boss and Declan Truesdell;back: Callie Laskey, Abby Zimmerlee, Morgan Taleff, Elanor Mitchell, MarleeCoburn, Maddy Zimmerlee, Allie Fogelman and Jodie VanHuss.


Sr. Judy's kindergarten class at St. Bernadette School on Dr. Seuss Day.From left, front: Lincoln Conrady, Sam Bloom, Jacob Quinlan, Nat Svensson,Zachary Eldridge, Molly McCabe, Rylie Chapman and Mady Kofalt; back:Phoenix Adams, Macey Schooley, Jaisie Gessendorf, C.J. Diram, MichaelGiwer, Trey Spitzmiller and Owen Murray


Robin Cayton's class at St. Bernadette School on Dr. Seuss Day. From left,front: Ryan Eldridge, Joe Hammond, Calvin Nyumu, Cooper Holland, BlakeJordan, Adam Hoyt and Elijah Johnson; back: Ben Bioender, MonicaKrusling, Colbie Coffey, Bella Argueta, Riley Plourde, Reddyn Cleaver,Addison Wright and Tayah Nedeau.


Jenny Muhlenkamp's 4-year-old preschool class at St. Bernadette School onDr. Seuss Day. From left, front row: Ian Shinkle, Haley Campbell, Jacob Cenciand Neal Hoyt; back: Sammy Osterbrink, Myanna Minning, Claire Brink,Gannon Elkins and Jenny Muhlenkamp.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:1-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18 andup. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase muscu-lar strength, range of movementand activities for daily living. Forseniors. Call for pricing. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Stretch.478-6783. Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels, 203Mound Ave., Free. Presented bySilverSneakers Stretch. 478-6783.Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion, 1:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

Literary - LibrariesVolunteers of the Milford-Miami Twp. Library Meeting,10:30 a.m., Milford-Miami Town-ship Branch Library, 1099 Ohio131, Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450

Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.528-1744. Union Township.

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

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. 528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Fried or baked fish shrimp din-ners include two sides anddessert. Dine-in or carryout.Benefits veterans programs. $7.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. PeterChurch - New Richmond, 1192Bethel-New Richmond Road,Fried and baked fish and sides.Dessert and drink included.Carryout available. Benefitsparish projects. 553-3267. NewRichmond.

Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, shrimp,chicken fingers, fries, mac andcheese, baked potato, greenbeans, slaw, salad and more.Complete dinner or a la carte,call ahead for carryout. Pricevaries. Presented by Victor StierAmerican Legion Auxiliary.831-9876. Milford.

Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

Nature

Project Feeder Watch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly. 800-932-8677; www.top-s.org. Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 1-3 p.m.,Batavia Township Park, 1535Clough Pike, Age-specific egghunt, prizes, pictures with EasterBunny, games, prizes. Free hotdogs, popcorn, cotton candy anddrinks. Free. Presented by Em-manuel United MethodistChurch. 732-1400; www.emman-uel-umc.com. Batavia.

Literary - Story TimesSensory Circus, 9:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Children can develop motor skillsas they explore a variety ofstations where they can see andtouch sand, water, play-doughand more. Ages 0-4. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Union Township.

SUNDAY, APRIL 5Clubs & OrganizationsFeed the Hungry Challenge,9-10 p.m., Loveland InterfaithEffort Food Pantry, 101 S. Leba-non Road, Donations (cash,check, food) matched and count-ed toward challenge. Challengeruns daily through end of April.Benefits LIFE Food Pantry. Free.Presented by L.I.F.E. LovelandInterfaith Effort. 583-8222;www.lovelandlifefoodpan-try.org. Loveland.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 10-10:45 p.m.,Summerside United MethodistChurch, 638 Batavia Pike, Free.528-3052; www.summersi-dechurch.org. Union Township.

MONDAY, APRIL 6Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &

Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

Strength & Balance, 2-2:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

Literary - Book ClubsConstant Readers Book Dis-cussion Club, 6 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Literary - CraftsCrafter Dark: DIY Coasters,6-7:30 p.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Make coast-ers using ceramic tiles. Bringphotos, book covers or otherpap-er to personalize coasters or uselibrary’s supplies. Ages 12-99.Free. Registration required.528-1744; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,

Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

Literary - Story TimesPajama Night: Grow Some-thing Fun, 6:30 p.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Learn aboutseeds, plants, soil and sunlight.Make seed starters out of news-paper and take some seedshome to plant. Free. Registrationrequired. 248-0700; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Milford.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7EducationNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 6-8 p.m., The HOPECommunity Center, 4 CeceliaDrive, Recovery education coursefor adults with mental illness.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byNational Alliance on MentalIllness of Southwest Ohio. 351-3500; www.namihc.org. Amelia.

Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m., Com-fort Inn, 4421 Aicholtz Road, $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

Literary - BookstoresTLC: Tween Literature Club,6:30 p.m., New Richmond BranchLibrary, 103 River Valley Blvd.,Games, crafts, creative writingexercises and snacks. Ages 10-12.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 2-3 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

Family Night: April Showers,6:45-7:30 p.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Stories, songsand rhymes about rain andspring. Make rainmakers andexperiment with watercolors.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541 Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-

wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Wednesday BookDiscussion Group, 2 p.m., DorisWood Branch Library, 180 S.Third St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-2128; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Batavia.

Check It Out Book Discussion,1:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Library,6678 Ohio 132, Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 722-1221; www.clermon-tlibrary.org. Goshen.

Literary - CraftsKid’s Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Make one of our leftovercrafts or take it home. For Ages 5and up. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Story Time, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Ages 18 months and under.Family friendly. Free. Regis-tration required. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

Toddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, Free. 752-5580.Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, Free.752-5580. Amelia.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 734-2619.Bethel.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Attendeesages 0-6 invited with parent orcaregiver for stories, songs andmore. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.553-0570. New Richmond.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, Free.528-1744. Union Township.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,Free. 528-1744. Union Township.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

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People ask me all the time whereI get my recipes. “Do you develop

them yourself?”“Whose recipes doyou use from the foodnetwork and do youhave any favorites?”“What about recipesthat readers send. Doyou test them?”

I would say a care-ful yes to all of theabove. I develop somemyself, and I adaptsome, but not all. Asfor credit, if I know

the source, I will name it. Often-times the recipe has been passedthrough so many hands that cred-iting one person isn’t possible. Butthat’s the fun in it.

Not so much where a recipestarts, but where it continues to go.I don’t always test readers’ recipes.Just no time!

As far as food network stars, I’vecooked with more than a few. But Ihave to say our own Cincinnati foodstars/chef educators, like masterchef John Kinsella, Marilyn Harris,Debbie Goulding, Judy Walsh, ChrisHoltz and Molly Maundrell, alongwith Tim Bettinson, Bob Hess, TomKeegan and Todd Kelly, just toname a very few, hold their own,right with the most famous of chefs.And, of course, my readers don’tlack with creativity or ability.

That’s why today I’m sharing agood recipe which I enjoyed at theTrowel percent Error Garden Club’sluncheon. This chicken percent hamcordon bleu is a yummy way to usethat leftover Easter ham. MarieRobbins is one good cook!

Readers want to know:Stainless steel flatware: is it all

the same?No! At first glance, they’re all

shiny and look like they have someheft. Read packaging. What youwant is 18/10, which means 18 per-cent chromium and 10 percent nick-el.

Stainless steel is essentially ironwith more than 10 percent chromi-um. The higher the nickel content,the more protection from corrosion.Get as close to those numbers asyou can.

If you can pick a fork or spoon

up, go ahead. It will feel good inyour hand with the 18/10, not feath-erweight, and the polish will beelegant. Definitely worth the price.Polish with a bit of clear vinegar ifthey get water spots.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Top off chicken cordon bleuwith mimosa for brunch

Marie’s chicken cordon bleu casserole

I love garden club luncheons. They usually consistof an easy, do-ahead casserole that has stood the testof time. Like this one. Marie said make your own whitesauce if you like. She also sometimes adds sautéedmushrooms and usually bakes the chicken in a coveredcasserole.

8 oz wide egg noodles2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast8 oz. cubed cooked ham8 oz. cubed Swiss cheese10.5 oz. can reduced fat/sodium cream of chicken

soup1/2 cup 2percent milk1/2 cup light sour cream2 tablespoons butter1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease or spray a9x13 pan. Cook noodles in boiling, lightly salted waterjust until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5minutes. Drain and put in pan, top with chicken, hamand Swiss. Mix soup, milk and sour cream and spoonover noodle mixture. Melt butter over medium heatand stir in bread crumbs and Parmesan until crumbs arecoated, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle over casserole. Bakeuntil bubbling and lightly browned, about 30 minutes.Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Tip from Marie’s kitchen: Make ahead and bringto room temperature before baking.

Tyler Florence’s mimosa

Tyler uses blood orange juice, but regular juiceworks. Chill a bottle of Prosecco. Combine about 2 cupsjuice with sugar to taste and add a couple splashes oforange liqueur. Chill. To serve, pour juice mixture inbottom of champagne flute and top with Prosecco.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Chicken cordon bleu casserole is a tasty use for leftover Easter ham.

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What an interesting winterseason we’ve had. Our snowremoval amounts weren’t asbad as others, but that’s whatyou get when you live in thosefancy places like Boston andNew York; gotta take the bitterwith the sweet.

I’ve gotten old over theyears, and one of the biggerproblems we older guys facewith snow removal is thatsometimes when you set out toclear a path to the driveway,you wind up clearing a path toBoot Hill, if you take mymeaning.

Nonetheless it is importantto get the snow cleared awaybefore tornado season. Onecan’t be getting issues con-fused. Winter storms are whatyou talk about during the win-

ter. Tornadoesare to be dis-cussed in thespring.

It is impor-tant to keepthings straightthough. Withthis in mind, itappears thatwe need to goback over theissue of decri-

minalizing marijuana yetagain. Apparently not every-one understands the issue. Weare not voting on labeling mar-ijuana as medicine, contrary towhat Milford-Miami DrugPartners are contending.

No, the issue is whethersome people (the poor, minor-ities, marginalized groups) are

to be shipped off to jail, brand-ed as felons, have a criminalrecord, denied the right to votefor the remainder of theirlives and/or to have their carsand homes confiscated withoutpossibility of compensation orreturn – even if innocent ofwrongdoing, while other peo-ple who are “connected” (BillClinton, Barack Obama,George Bush, Jeb Bush and asubstantial number of peopleright here in Clermont County)get to use marijuana withoutfear or threat of penalty.

Jeb Bush’s daughter is anoutstanding example of some-one who got rehab for thesame activities that others inFlorida are still spending timein prison.

No one is calling marijuana

a cure for anything; the issueis why we continue to punishsome people harshly whilecompletely exonerating otherswhen they are doing the samething: having weed on handand smoking it.

Besides, marijuana doeshave clinically proven medici-nal properties. It helps withglaucoma, cancer treatmentside effects, and its deriv-atives help young childrenwith bad conditions. We’re notvoting to make marijuana acancer treatment palliative,we’re voting that peopleshouldn’t be faced with hor-rendous penalties for trying itto see if it works.

As for the “Schedule I sub-stance under federal law”malarkey...get real! All the

way back in 1944 (before mostfolk who read this were born),the LaGuardia Commission inNew York cited an exhaustivestudy of marijuana and itseffects by the NY Academy ofMedicine. That group issuedan extensively researchedreport declaring that, contraryto popular belief, use of mari-juana did not induce violence,insanity, sex crimes or lead toaddiction or other drug use.

Marijuana was labeled adangerous substance becauseit was so popular with theMexicans who came northlooking for work during theDepression. People were wor-ried about jobs – sound famil-iar?

Leonard Harding is a resident of Milford.

Marijuana laws have our noses out of joint

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Honor Flight Tri-State is aCincinnati-based non-profitorganization created to honorAmerica’s World War ll andKorean and Vietnam veterans,and all veterans over the ageof 65, who served either state-side or overseas, for theirsacrifices by providing them afree trip to visit their memori-als in Washington, D.C. HonorFlight is dedicated to makinga dream come true for theseordinary people who gave somuch for their country.

The memorials in Washing-ton, D.C., dedicated to theirservice, are often never seenby the very veterans theywere built to honor. Our tripvisits the World War ll, Kore-an, Vietnam, Lincoln, AirForce , Iwo Jima Marine Me-morial and the tomb of theUnknown Soldier in ArlingtonNational Cemetery. This is atrip the veterans will neverforget – this honor paid tothem from grateful Amer-icans is long overdue. Theyreturned from war and mil-itary service to build our na-tion and they have not beenhonored in this way since

their return.Our mission

has taken on anew urgency,with the ad-vancing age ofthe survivingWorld War lland KoreanVeterans AllWorld War llveterans willhave top prior-

ity and all WW ll veterans willfly in 2015, thanks to outstand-ing support of our media spon-sor the Simply Money Founda-tion, Emery Community Foun-dation and others.

We want to invite all Veter-ans over the age of 65 to go ona free trip, but first we have tofind them! We do not adver-tise, since we feel all moniescollected should be used ex-clusively for the veterans . Wehave no paid staff and everydollar donated goes directly tocover the expenses of thetrips only.

We have five charterflights planned for 2015. It iseasy to apply. Just go to thewebsite

www.honorflighttristate.organd fill out an application inthe veterans/ guardians sec-tion or call the hotline 513-277-9626 and we will send you anapplication. Every veteranwill travel with a guardianchaperone, who pays theirown way ($440) for the honorof spending the day with atrue American hero, our veter-ans. All veterans travel free.

Please help us find veter-ans now, by distributing thisinformation. It is never toolate to say thank you. Time isrunning out – help us findthese deserving veterans forthis trip of a lifetime. Theirservice have saved freedomfor all of us.

Cheryl Popp is director of Honor Flight Tri-State.

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Honor Flight Tri-State patrons participate in a wreath-laying ceremony atthe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Just tell us the truth Like in the original Juras-

sic Park life will find a way.The same holds true fortaxes.

Six years ago everyone’sproperty was downgradedpriced because of the hous-ing collapse. Supposedly wehad all lost 20 percent of ourproperty values. Our taxeswould be less - right?Wrong. The auditor’s officesimply raised the effectivetax rate and lowered thereduction factor. We savednothing on our bills withcheapened houses and prop-erties.

This year the propertieswere re-evaluated back to2008 levels. Due to the taxrate manipulation of thepast we have all seen a 20percent increase in ourproperty taxes this year.

So it’s like the schoolsand fire department wontheir levies. Now they willtell us that millage has toequal millage. Washingtontells us how good the econo-my is.

If this amount of housesin Clermont County is lyingabandoned forcing our taxesup 20 percent, then Wash-ington is making up theirfigures and Clermont Coun-ty is one the poorest coun-ties in Ohio, Which is it? Ithink we know.

Lee J. Eyerman Pierce Township

70-year-old marijuanastudy hardly credible

Leonard Harding isn’ttaking into consideration thepossibilities of the effects ofmarijuana on people drivingor even walking while underthe influence.

Medical marijuana seemsfine for treatment of med-ical issues, but when it’slegalized for recreationaluse it puts more impaireddrivers on our roads andpedestrians on our side-walks.

He also discounts thegateway drug possibilities.He cited a study done in1944. There have been stud-ies done since then and mostshow that marijuana usagedoes indeed lead a highpercentage of users who doprogress to harder and moreaddictive drugs.

Robert Dollenmeyer Milford

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eternal this time of year and Isee their battling for a wildcard playoff spot in Septem-ber. But I also have XU in theNCAA finals. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

March 25 questionWhat Opening Day traditions

or memories do you have? Howdo you think the Reds will do thisyear?

“Going to lunch and thegame with my dad every Open-ing Day for years and years.Fond memories of being withdad for the start of anotherbaseball season. Play ball!”

C.G.

“I have gone to Opening Daysince 1971; the first OpeningDay at Riverfront. I like get-ting down there early to see theparade. The game now starts at4:15, which makes gettinghome much easier due to norush hour traffic.

“After three playoff appear-ances with Dusty Baker theReds finished last in their divi-sion in 2014 with a new man-ager. They are picked last thisyear due to losing two startingpitchers. But hope springs

“Opening Day of Baseballtradition? Take a nap. That’sreally all that baseball ever of-fers me. How such a boring,slowly paced game can be con-strued as America’s Pastime is

beyond comprehension. Thisyear I predict the Reds will wina few and lose a few in the firstmonth, then play some morewith mediocrity, followed by athree-week stretch of mostlywins and the pennant prognos-ticators will go rabid, all result-ing in the inevitable collapse inthe fall finally putting us all outof our misery.”

M.J.F.

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Football» Glen Este running back Josh Bohart

has committed to play football at Witten-berg. Bohart averaged over six yards percarry for the Trojans and will play in theupcoming Southwest Ohio FootballCoaches Association East-West All-StarGame.

Softball» New Richmond won the Green Kay-

ak Opening Day Classic March 28 with a14-0 win over Ripley and a 6-4 victoryover Hilltop. In the shutout of Ripley, ju-nior Cidney Adams had a no-hitter andsophomore Krista Reid was 3-4 and drove

in three runs. Adams also had the winover Hilltop. Sophomore Amber Fischerwas 3-4 with a double and sophomoreAshley Mikles was 2-3 with a double andtwo runs batted in.

Wrestling commitment» Gage Branson, Senior 120-pound

wrestler for Glen Este, has signed towrestle with St. Catherine College. Gageis a two-time state qualifier for the Tro-jans.

Showcase schedulePartial schedule of the local games of

interest and locations for the 2015 Sky-line Chili Reds Futures High SchoolShowcase:

Wednesday, April 1•Blanchester vs. Clermont Northeast-

ern, 7 p.m. (Midland Field)Thursday, April 2• Amelia vs. Glen Este, 7 p.m. (Mid-

land Field)Friday, April 10• Loveland vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. (Mil-

ford High School)Monday, April 13• La Salle vs. Moeller, 4:30 p.m. (Pras-

co Park, Mason)• Elder vs. St. Xavier, 7 p.m. (Prasco

Park, Mason)• Hamilton Badin vs. McNicholas, 7

p.m. (Univ. of Cincinnati’s Marge SchottStadium)

Monday, April 20• Batavia vs. New Richmond, 7 p.m.

(Univ. of Cincinnati’s Marge Schott Stadi-um)

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Senior Gage Branson has signed to wrestlefor St. Catherine College.

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The track and field team atGlen Este High School is notlarge, but it’s capable of puttingup large numbers.

Several of coach RayPrueitt’s squad were active inindoor meets led by juniors Ja-cob Hamilton and Austin Sny-der. Hamilton has soared 13’ 6”indoors in the pole vault andwas Eastern Cincinnati Confer-ence second team last season.Snyder was honorable mentionin the shot put.

The Trojans also feature ju-nior sprinter Brandon Hollo-way, junior field event perform-er Josh Stotler and senior MaxFrisch.

“We have a strong core of ju-niors and seniors that workhard and support each other,”Prueitt said. “Our numbers willincrease this year, allowing usto compete in more events andscore more points as a team.”

After the Kings quad meetMarch 31, Glen Este is atBlanchester April 9.

Coach Shelby Pride’s NewRichmond boys were second inthe Southern Buckeye Confer-ence-American Division justbehind Western Brown a yearago. The Lions lost Runner ofthe Year Pierce Burnam tograduation, but do return MilesBurnam in the hurdles as a sen-ior.

“Over the last four years hehas really perfected his craft ingoing over the hurdles,” Pridesaid. “He has really good tech-nique and is really fast.”

The Lions return several all-league performers and haveadded some new shot put anddiscus candidates from the foot-ball team (and basketball team)that might add some valuablepoints in meets. Pride also hasadded depth in the sprint races,particularly the 200 and 400 me-ters.

“We’ve had a few freshmanthat have comeup and will helpout,” she said.

Leading thedistance creware seniors Bob-by Bingham andCharlie Spicker.In the pole vaultare senior TylerAnderson and ju-

nior Erik Anderson and bothdouble as sprinters where theyjoin another brother, Derik An-derson.

Pride’s Lions have alreadymet with Western Brown thisseason and she figures on sever-al encounters this season.

“I feel like it’s always going

to come down to a footrace atthe end,” she said.

One of the highlights of theseason is April 14-15 when theLions host the New RichmondInvitational. Prior to that,they’ll host the New RichmondRelays April 7.

Rick McMullen, a veteranAmelia coach, returns to takeover the boys track team thisspring after a 10-year absence.He previously coached track atAmelia for 17 years.

Returning starters for theBarons are seniors CameronBehymer and Aaron Krebiehland sophomore Blake Boykin.

Behymer was a SouthernBuckeye Conference-AmericanDivision all-star and was fourthin the league in shot put and sec-ond in discus. Krebiehl was

sixth in the 110 high hurdles andsixth in discus, while Boykinwas 11th in the long jump.

Assisting McMullen andgirls coach Amy Kemmer isMark Thomas and throwerscoach Ryan Danehy.

“With the decrease in pay-to-play fees, we have over 40 kidson the team this year,” McMul-len said. “We feel we can becompetitive in the league thisyear. The kids work hard andare looking forward to the sea-son.”

Amelia will be at George-town April1 and at the NewRichmond Invitational April 14-15.

First-year Batavia headcoach Aaron Brose knows whathe’s up against going into thissesaon and admitted it will be

tough going up against theWestern Browns and the NewRichmonds of the conference.

But, with one eye to the fu-ture and one on the present,Brose said he likes what his hascoming back.

The Bulldogs return a pair ofrunners in senior Ryan Cooperand Dylan Young who had suc-cess during the cross countryseason. Cooper, a first-team all-SBAAC American Division run-ner, will run sprints and middledistances.

Junior Andrew Truske willalso run sprints and middle dis-tances.

Young, a sophomore, was asecond-team all-SBAAC runnerand an athlete Brose pointed toas a leader on the team.

In addition to that founda-

tion, Brose said he liked thefreshmen coming into the pro-gram and believes they couldcontribute this season.

“I like what we have,” thecoach said. “We have a goodgroup of kids.”

Williamsburg also returns astrong core of runners for headcoach Chris Rolph, which mayhelp offset the overall youth ofthe team.

The Wildcats will be led byNathan Webb, KC Jones andLanden Ridener.

Webb, a senior, will run thesprint distances such as the 200and 400. Rolph is counting onhim to be strong at those dis-tances as well as those relay dis-tances.

Jones, the National Divi-sion’s cross country runner ofyear, has a chance to break theschool records in the 1,600 and

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Glen Este boys field quite the teamScott Springer andNick RobbeCommunity Press staff

RAY PRUEITT

Glen Este's Austin Snyder, left, and Jacob Hamilton had a busy indoor track and field season.


Josh Stotler is a veteran track andfield performer for the Trojans.


Senior Miles Burnam is a hurdlingspecialist for New Richmond.


Senior Cameron Behymer is aveteran thrower for Amelia.

ATHLETES TO WATCHGlen Este junior Jacob

Hamilton: Has cleared some ofthe top heights in the city and iscoming off of a good indoorseason.

Glen Este junior AustinSnyder: Like Hamilton has hadmuch success and participatedindoors in the winter.

New Richmond seniorMiles Burnam: A first-teamSBAAC-American hurdler.

New Richmond junior Aus-tin Torrens: The 400-meterrunner made SBAAC-Americanfirst team as a sophomore.

Amelia senior CameronBehymer: Returning second-team SBAAC-American thrower.

Batavia senior Ryan Coop-er: A first-team all-SBAAC Amer-ican division runner during thecross country, will run sprintsand middle distances.

Batavia sophomore DylanYoung: Was a second-teamall-SBAAC runner and was oneof the athletes head coachAaron Brose pointed to as aleader on the team.

Williamsburg senior Na-than Webb: Will run the sprintdistances such as the 200 and400. Head coach Chris Rolph iscounting on him to be strong atthose distances as well as thoserelay distances.

Williamsburg sophomoreKC Jones: Has a chance tobreak the school records in the1,600 and 3,200 this season.

Williamsburg freshmanLanden Ridener: Rolph saidthe freshman was extremelygood in the long jump.

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3,200 this season. They add Ridener, whom

Rolph said “is extremely goodin the long jump” and will runsprints as well.

On the weights, the Wildcatsfeature Kurt Meisberger.

“He’s a brute in the weightroom. He just doesn’t have thetechnique down quite yet,”Rolph said. “He’s just so explo-sive that we might even havehim lead the 4x100.”

Last year, the McNicholasRockets boys track and fieldteam was stymied by its smallnumber of participants.

Second-year head coachKyle Jepson said the teamcouldn’t send a full complementof athletes to the district meet.This year, that changes a bit.

“This year, we’ve had a larg-er interest in track and field,”the coach said. “We’ll still be a

very young team, but we shouldbe vastly improved. It’ll be niceto be competitive again.”

Keeping the Rockets com-petitive will be senior throwerWill Allgeier, distance runnersJackson Durm and freshmanMason Elmer, junior sprinterJonathon Wenzel and freshmanpole vaulter Thomas Moore.

Allgeier and Moore are clos-ing in on school records for theshot put and pole vault, respec-tively.

The Miami Valley ChristianAcademy track boys arecoached by Steve Krebsfanger.Austin Privett and Adam Bud-zynski return as starters for theLions.

MVCA will participate in theDeer Park Invitational on April7. The coed squad will also be inthe CCD Invitational April 11,the Reading Invitational April24, the Seven Hills InvitationalApril 27, the Batavia Invitation-al April 29, the CHCA Invita-tional May 6 and CNE Invita-tional May 8.

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Williamsburg’s Nathan Webb will be one of the athletes head coach ChrisRolph counts on this season.

Lions in the sun


New Richmond baseball coach Brian Benzinger talks with senior DamanAbner at third base March 25. The Lions took advantage of anunseasonably warm 70-plus degree day to get an intrasquad scrimmage inbefore rain and colder temperatures hit the area the following day. Afterthe New Richmond River Classic games on March 28, Benzinger’s bunch wasscheduled at Batavia March 30 with a return home April 1 to face Amelia.

At New Richmond, TerriFlamm is the defending South-ern Buckeye Conference-American Division Coach ofthe Year for guiding the LadyLions to a league title.

She’ll have to do it this yearwithout league Runner of theYear Olivia Behymer and Han-nah Hall, state meet competi-tors who have graduated.

Leading the way in distancerunning is junior Claire Burns,with junior Lindsey Williamsleading the sprinters. Burns isin constant motion at mostmeets running the 800, 1,600and 3,200.

“She may not do the open800, but she does do the 4x800relay,” Flamm said of the run-ning redhead.

Sophomore Shelbi Simpson,junior Maren Hance, juniorEmily Belmont and senior Ta-ryn Rupp add depth to the dis-tance crew. Hance, Simpsonand Belmont were first teamall-league with Rupp makingsecond team.

“It’s a small distance group,but strong,” Flamm said.

Flamm looks for competi-tion this spring from WesternBrown and Goshen in theSBAAC-American. Up ahead,New Richmond will host theNew Richmond Relays April 7,then their annual InvitationalApril 14-15.

Williamsburg won theSBAAC National Divisionchampionship with 166 pointslast year.

Hope Schaljo, Dana Littleand Ashley Jermer were theonly non-seniors on the teamwho were named to the SBAACNational Division first team.

The Wildcats lose Alexisand Alyssa Donthnier, LindseySmith, Mallory Guess and Ca-ley Pringle, the division’s fieldevents athlete of the year.

The Wildcats are coachedby reigning National divisioncoach of the year Karen Hea-ley.

Among coach Ray Prueitt’sstable of stars around the GlenEste High School oval are apair of young jumpers thathave gained some notoriety intrack and field circles.

Lindsey Singleton is an ac-complished hurdler and Ash-ley Mues not only leaps hur-dles, but she catapults herselfinto the pole vault pit afterclearing the bar with some suc-cess. Singleton made EasternCincinnati Conference honor-able mention in the 300 inter-mediate hurdles last season.

Other notable performersare senior Brooklyn Reese andsophomores Olivia Reynoldsand Amanda Arrasmith.

After the March 31 Kingsquad meet, Glen Este will be atBlanchester April 9.

Amy Kemmer takes over asAmelia’s girls track coach andinherits a team that was fifth inthe Southern Buckeye Confer-ence-American Division.

Starters returning for theLady Barons are seniors Victo-ria Grecni and Linda Ault.Grecni was fifth in the leaguein the 200 meters, fourth inhigh jump and fifth in the 400.Ault was ninth in the discusand fifth in the long jump.

Amelia is at GeorgetownApril 1 and will be in the NewRichmond Invitational April14-15.

It could be a down year forthe Batavia Bulldogs trackteam. Head coach Mike Hat-field is struggling with gettinggirls to come out for the team

and keeping them interested.However, he does a have fresh-man he said to keep an eye on.

“Meghan Easterday willrun the 800 and the mile,” hesaid. “I’ve seen some goodthings from her so far.”

The Bulldogs also featureTaylor and Daniell Bushmanand Mike’s daughter Cati.

The McNicholas girls trackand field team has built a pedi-gree. For the past eight sea-sons, the Rockets have fin-ished first or second at the dis-trict meet. Even with graduat-ing two district champions,Catherine Adams and MeganSchaefer, coach Kyle Jepsonbelieves they will be in thatmix again.

The Rockets are countingon senior hurdler ErickaKaimer, juniors Emily Te-kulve, a sprinter, and Beth Sim-mons, distance, and sopho-mores Morgan Vogler and

Megan Rack.McNick opened the season

March 31by hosting the CoachesClassic

The Miami Valley ChristianAcademy track team is coachedby Steve Krebsfanger. SeniorsMolly Babb and Katie Park re-turn as starters.

The Lady Lions won the OhioValley Athletic League last sea-son led by sophomore sprinterMichelle Lee, freshman LauraVilardo in the 1,600 and 3,200 andAlly Petty, the OVAL champ inthe 1,600.

“Our program is growing,”Krebsfanger said. “We havemore girls participating in trackthis year than ever before.”

MVCA will participate in theDeer Park Invitational on April7. The coed squad will also be inthe CCD Invitational April 11, theReading Invitational April 24,the Seven Hills InvitationalApril 27, the Batavia InvitationalApril 29, the CHCA InvitationalMay 6 and CNE Invitational May8.

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New Richmonddefends league titlewith distance groupScott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

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Sophomore Ashley Mues leads theLady Trojans as a pole vaulter.


Junior Claire Burns, sophomore Shelbi Simpson and junior Maren Hanceare distance specialists.

ATHLETES TOWATCH

Glen Este senior Lind-sey Singleton: Veteranhurdler for the Lady Tro-jans

Glen Este junior Ash-ley Mues: Hurdles andpole vaults for Coach RayPrueitt.

New Richmond juniorClaire Burns: Returningdistance specialist who wasSBAAC-American firstteam.

Amelia senior VictoriaGrecni: Finished fifth inthe SBAAC-American in the200, fourth in high jumpand fifth in 400.

Batavia freshmanMeghan Easterday: Willrun the 800 and mile forthe Bulldogs.

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AMELIAIncidents/investigationsDrug abuseMarijuana found in vehicle byK-9 unit during traffic stop atarea of East Main at Cleve-land, Feb. 20.

Theft

Female stated money takenfrom her cart while at Kroger;$40 at 200 block of West MainSt., Feb. 10.

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Fighting, disorderly conductTwo juveniles reported fightingat Batavia High at BulldogPlace, Feb. 12.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsDomestic violenceReported at 300 block of St.Andrews, Feb. 19.

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Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

UNITED METHODIST

Jerry Lee BrooksJerry Lee Brooks, 73, of

Amelia died March 17.Survived by wife, Donna

Brooks;. children Tery (Jeff)Zuccari and Danny (Loretta)Glasgow; grandchildren Jeffery,Ryan and Justin Sons, JerrySimon, Danny Glasgow Jr. andNoel Hoffman; great-grand-children Kalie and Bryson Sonsand Brooklyn Blum; brother,Thomas Edward Brooks; neph-ews and niece Matthew Vo-gelsang and Cody and KatieBrooks; sister-in-law, LindaBrooks and many cousins andfriends.

Preceded in death by broth-ers Gary and Kenny Vogelsang,and parents Thomas Brooks andMary Emma Burgess.

Services were March 20 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home,Amelia.

Zac BuchananZac Buchanan, 25, of Amelia

died March 22.Survived by fiancee, Salleah

Crowder; parents Bridgett(Bud) Meese, Mark Buchananand Marlynn Crowder; siblingsNick and Kris (Maegan) Meese,Michael Crowder and MikeyahWalton; grandparents Mikeand Beverly Mason, DianneBuchanan, Dennis and BettyMeese and Eldric and ShirleyCrowder; great-grandmother,Mildred Partel; niece, AddieMeese; aunts and uncles LisaJennings, Alysa Buchanan,Brian (Lisa) May, Mel (Wayne)Couch, Todd (Angie) Mason,John Coyne, Michael Buchanan,

Dewayne (Chris) Meese and T.T.Gennings; cousins Anthony,Asharra and Ahmad Gennings;and many family members andfriends.

Services were March 26 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home,Amelia.

Brenda M. CarrBrenda M. Carr, 63, of Union

Township died March 15.Survived by children Angeli-

na (Ricky) Campbell, J.R. Willa-fana and Chris (Shealgh) Carr;grandchildren Brylon Campbelland Erynn and Courtney Carr;siblings Edsel (Barbara) Jones;nieces Cherilyn (David) Wordand Heather Jones; niece,Meghan Word and many familymembers and friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Al Carr.

Services were March 20 atAfton Wesleyan Church, Bata-via.

James R. DarnellJames R. Darnell, 66, of

Union Township died March 20.Survived by wife, Catherine

Peiffer Darnell; children Richard(Staci) Darnell, Barbara (Brad)Darnell-Schuber, KimberlyBranscum, Jessica Darnell,

Andrew (Katelyn) Darnell andErica Darnell; seven grand-children; siblings Maryann(Paul) Elking and Toni (Doug)Shema; and many nieces andnephews.

Services were March 25 at St.Thomas More Church, With-amsville.

Norman M. DukornNorman M. Dukorn, 88, of

Withamsville died March 10. Hewas a USArmy AirCorps veteranof World WarII.

Survived bywife, Helen(nee Alcorn)Dukorn; anddaughter,Karen Parrish.

Preceded indeath by wife, Sara (nee Morris)Dukorn.

Services were held at MoriahCemetery.

Adam CharlesGeonetta

Adam Charles Geonetta, 32,formerly of Amelia died March14.

Survived by parents Sam andPaula Geonetta; brother, An-drew (Christy) Geonetta; grand-mother, Pauline Pinelle; neph-ew, Dominic Geonetta; unclesand aunts Mike and RonaPinelle, Vic Pinelle, Dan and LisaDeNise, John and Lisa Geonet-ta, Mark and Sylvia Geonetta;girlfriend, Melissa Wiles;l andmany cousins and friends.

Preceded in death by grand-parents Joseph Pinelle, andCharles and Kathleen Hostetler.

Services were Marcy 28 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home,Amelia. Memorials to: St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital orShriners Hospital of Cincinnati.

Paul D. HankPaul D. Hank, 69, of Williams-

burg died March 23.Survived by wife, Catherine E.

(nee Hutzel) Hank; childrenLorri (Michael) Chokrach andBrett (Beth) Hank; sister, HelenGilbert; and granddaughterAlexis Kay “Beanie” Hank.

Preceded in death by chil-dren Andrea M. McFarland andWarren P. Hank.

Services were April 4 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.

Homer C. KingHomer C. King, 62, of New

Richmond died March 18.Survived by wife, Barbara A.

(nee Meyer) King; childrenAmanda (Jason) Tolliver, Kim-berly (Josh) Barth and Homer R.King; step-children James(Selena) Swader and JeremySwader; and siblings FrancesLawson, Glenna McGee, SelenaMalone and Wilma Carpenter.

Preceded in death by sister,Deanna Baker.

Services will be conducted ata later date.

William Lewis KleinWilliam Lewis Klein, 90, of

Union Township died March 17.He was a US Army veteran,

DEATHS

Dukorn

See DEATHS, Page B6

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100 YEARS YOUNG!

Marguerite Elizabeth Smith, of Goshen, Ohio celebrat-ed her 100th birthday on March 14, 2015 with familyand friends. Marguerite has three children, sevengrandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

The family would like to thank everyone for the hun-dreds of birthday cards, gifts, wishes and presencethat made her 100th birthday a very special day.

serving in the medical depart-ment at William BeaumontHospital at Fort Bliss Texas inWorld War II.

Survived by children WilliamKlein, Suzanne Hinterlong andCindy Price; eight grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by wife,Thelma Delia Suit.

Services were March 23 at

Mt. Moriah Chapel.

Cynthia Ann MurchCynthia Ann (nee Craver)

Murch, 66, of Union Townshipdied March 17.

Survived by children Aimee(Chris) Bentley, Timothy (Jen-nifer) Murch, Sandy (Josh)Taylor and Matie Murch; ninegrandchildren; mother, EstherCraver; sibligns Ron and RandyCraver; and dog, Poopsie.

Preceded in death by father,

Horton Craver.Services were March 20 at

Lifestream Christian Church,Batavia. Memorials to: Lif-estream Christian Church, 2170Old State Route 32, Batavia,OH 45103; or Heritage Chris-tian Home, 1129 WestsideDrive, Rochester, NY 14624; orto the family, c/o Aimee Bent-ley, 4232 Seclusion Court,Batavia, OH 45103.

DEATHS

Continued from Page B5 a.m. Youth groups at 6 p.m.The church is at 937 Old StateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

Locust CornerUnited MethodistLocust Corner United MethodistChurch welcomes Pastor LarryBechtol.

For Holy Week, Maundy Thurs-day service at 7 p.m., April 2;and Easter service at 8 a.m.,April 5.

Sunday worship services are at10 a.m. and Bible study is at 9a.m. and also Thursday eve-nings at 7 p.m.

The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is at Amelia OliveBranch Road and Old StateRoute 32, Batavia; www.em-manuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Bible study is 9:30

Trinity ChristianFellowshipThe church extends a welcomeinvitation to these EasterCelebrations: The movie“Grace Unplugged” will beshown at 7 p.m. Saturday,March 28, with free popcorn; aPassover meal and Sederservice will be at 6 p.m. Friday,April 3; Resurrection Sunday at10 a.m. April 5, will featurespecial music by State Rep.Doug Green and a message on“A.D.,” the NBC mini-series. Formore information, call PastorRex Schrolucke at 724-3500.

The church is at 3730 Green-bush-Cobb Road, Williamsburg;724-7729.

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