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MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Scene75Entertainment, a Vandalia, Ohiocompany that bills itself as “thelargest indoor entertainmentcenter in the country” hopes toopen a second location in Cler-mont County’s Miami Townshipby the end of the year.

Local officials confirmedScene75 Entertainment plans tobuy and renovate the vacantKmart building on Old Business28 after the company recentlyannounced its expansion planson its Facebook page.

“The township thinks thiscould be a catalyst for redevel-opment of that (near-vacant) re-tail center,” Miami TownshipAdministrator Larry Fronksaid. “That center really neededsomething in there that woulddraw a lot of people, andScene75 should do that.”

Fronk said operators hope toopen Scene75’s second locationsometime this summer, butdon’t have an exact date.

Karl Schultz, vice chair ofthe Miami Township Board ofTrustees, characterizedScene75 as “Dave & Buster’s onsteroids” because of its size andthe variety of activities it of-fers.

On its Facebook page,Scene75 Entertainment says itsoriginal location features a 150-seat restaurant, two full servicebars, a snack bar, indoor elec-tric go-kart tracks, an interac-tive gaming theater, multi-levelLaser Tag, the Big Bad Bounceinflatable arena, a bumper carattraction, a black light minigolf course, a miniature bowl-

ing attraction, 4D theaters, anda Lazer Frenzy maze, as well asprivate party rooms, outdoorsand volleyball and boccecourts and an enormous patio.

The 124,000-square-foot fa-cility just north of Daytonopened in July 2012 in a formerfurniture warehouse.

“Everything I hear about theone in Dayton is just phenome-

nal,” Fronk said. “People loveit.”

On Scene75’s Facebook page,more than a dozen Greater Cin-cinnati residents expressedtheir enthusiasm about the com-pany’s proposed expansion intoClermont County.

Fronk said the Miami Town-ship building is smaller than theone up north, so company offi-cials “are working on howthey’re going to fit everythingin there.”

“They want to offer the sameattractions that they have inDayton, but on a slightly small-er scale,” Fronk said.

Miami Township’s adminis-trator said Scene75 draws froma large area. It offers corporateteam building events and pri-vate parties, as well as cateringto individual customers andfamilies.

Schultz said the Kmart spacehas been vacant about five orsix years. Before that, a Thrift-way grocery was in the spacenow occupied by the adjacentRainbow Swing Set Super-stores.

“We’re quite pleased thatbusinesses are looking at MiamiTownship,” Schultz said. “I doknow that other communitieswere interested in luring(Scene75) to their communi-

ties.”Schulz said millions of dol-

lars of mostly federal and statefunded road improvements thatincluded the addition of a looplane off Ohio 28 onto Interstate275 and the reconfiguration ofold Business 28 have eased con-gestion and improved access tothat area, sparking developers’interest.

“Developers won’t go wheretraffic can’t get on or off the in-terstate,” Schultz said. “Theywant to go where they have ac-cess.”

Jonah Sandler, Scene75’sCEO, could not be reached forcomment. However, in a Jan. 9Facebook post, he wrote: “As weapproach the third anniversaryof opening Scene75 for thatvery first time, I am pleased toshare that we at Scene75 hope toopen a second location late thisyear. We have identified an op-portunity in Cincinnati (Mil-ford) that we believe meets ourgrowth objectives and that ofthe community. We are nowcompleting the due diligenceprocess to ensure that the sitefully meets our needs. Detailswill come at a future date...”

Want to know what’s happening inMiami Township? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Scene75 Entertainment eyingMiami Township site By Cindy [email protected]

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The former Kmart store in a near-vacant retail center off Old Business 28 inMiami Township, Clermont County, could soon be home to Scene75Entertainment. The original business near Dayton, Ohio offers food and funfor all ages.

MILFORD — In case youmissed it, here’s a history of theMilford on Main project as re-ported in the Milford-Miami Ad-vertiser.

» July 9, 2014: The MilfordExempted Village School Dis-trict announces it’s selling twodistrict buildings – Charles L.Seipelt Elementary and the for-mer Milford Main MiddleSchool – after no bids were re-ceived at a May 19 auction.

As required by Ohio law, thefirst step in the sale of the prop-erties is for them to be present-ed at auction. Jeff Johnson, Mil-ford Schools’ operation man-ager, asks anyone interested inpurchasing either of the build-ings to contact him.

» July 16, 2014: Jim Cohen,president of the company thatbuilt Riverwalk Flats and Ro-whouses in downtown Milford,says he’s seeking public sugges-

tions on possible uses for theformer Milford Main MiddleSchool after reaching agree-ment to buy the building July 3.

The $250,000 purchase priceincludes $5,000 in earnest mon-ey to the school district whileCMC Properties Inc. does in-spections and explores zoningoptions for the property. Theproperty is zoned institutional,which allows uses such as edu-cational facilities, a nursing orconvalescent home, a religiousplace of worship or a continuingcare facility, Cohen says devel-opers have not yet decidedwhether to rezone the property.

Built in 1912, the MilfordMain building has had severaladditions through the years, ac-cording to Jeff Johnson, Mil-ford Schools’ operations man-ager. It was last used by Milfordstudents about 10 years ago.

» Aug. 27, 2014: Jim Cohen,president of CMC PropertiesInc., says he discussed possibleuses for the Milford Main prop-

erty with the school board in ex-ecutive session two months ago,but he is not bound by thoseideas and has yet to disclosethem publicly.

Cohen says he wants to hearhow the public thinks the siteshould be redeveloped, and heposts a sign at the site with hiscellphone number. Possibleuses suggested by CommunityPress readers range from an innto a social service headquar-ters.

» Sept. 27, 2014: The foun-der of an arts program for atrisk youths asks the public forhelp in finding a new home forthe Artsy Fartsy Saturdays pro-gram that leases space in theformer Milford Main MiddleSchool.

Cathy Barney says she’slooking for affordable space forthe nonprofit arts explorationprogram serving fourththrough sixth grade pupils from

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The former Milford Main Middle School would be demolished forconstruction of a 92-unit apartment complex if city officials approve a zonechange.

Timeline of Milford on Main project By Cindy [email protected]

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» Nov. 12, 2014: Thedeveloper of the formerMilford Main MiddleSchool says he hopes totransform the high profilesite at the city’s FivePoints intersection into

apartments where activeseniors can “age in place.”

Jim Cohen says he’s ap-plied for a zone change toclear the way for the Mil-ford on Main project thathe says will cost “a mini-mum of $10 million.” Af-ter considering a numberof options for the site be-tween Lila Avenue andMain Street, Cohen con-cludes the best use for theproperty is senior hous-ing.

Cohen proposes build-ing 92 apartments in athree-story building thatwould be comparable inheight to the existingschool building. The pro-ject also calls for about195 parking spaces, in-cluding excess spacesthat adjacent churchescould use.

Cohen says expertshave told him the MilfordMain building is not his-toric from an architectur-al standpoint. He says thebuilding would be demol-ished, but he suggests thatsome of its features beused in a clock tower he’sproposing for a triangularpiece of land at Lila Ave-nue and Main Street thathe would donate to thecity for a small park.

» Dec. 10, 2014: A Mil-ford Planning Commis-sion hearing on a pro-posed zone change thatwould allow constructionof 92 apartments at thesite of the former MilfordMain Middle School iscontinued until Jan. 14 sothat a variance requestcan be heard by Milford’sBoard of Zoning Appeals.

Real Estate VenturesCapital LLC wants to buildmore units per acre thanare currently allowed on3.51 acres between MainStreet and Lila Avenue.

About a dozen criticsexpress concerns abouttraffic, the building’sscale, its impact on prop-erty values and the loss ofpart of the community’shistory. A supporter of theproject asks: “If theschool board’s not going tosink another dollar intothe building, would yourather look at a boardedup building?”

» Dec. 18, 2014: Mil-ford’s Board of ZoningAppeals votes 3 to 2 to ap-prove Real Estate Ven-tures Capital LLC’s varia-nce request.

Without the varianceincreasing the project’sdensity, the developerwould have been limitedto building 77 apartments.The vote approving thevariance request by up to14.2 dwelling units peracre over the underlyingzoning will allow Cohen tobuild 92 apartments.

» Jan. 14, 2015: Mil-ford Planning Commis-sion votes 3 to 1 to recom-mend approval of a zonechange – albeit with con-ditions – that would allowconstruction of Milfordon Main.

Sixteen speak against

the zone change, sayingthe project would in-crease traffic in an al-ready congested area.Some call for a trafficstudy by the city, not thedeveloper. They alsoquestion whether therewould be adequate park-ing, express concernsabout lighting and noiseand say the project’s pro-posed 26.2 units per acreis too dense and would bea drain on fire and EMSservices, prompting a fu-ture tax increase.

Five speak in supportof the project, saying itwould fill a communityneed and that no one hassuggested a better use.

» Feb. 3, 2105:A stand-ing room only crowd ofabout 130 spills into thehallway outside MilfordCity Council chambers,when a hearing about theMilford on Main projectlasts more than six hours.

Some wear T-shirts orhold signs saying ‘STOPMilford on Main.’ Criticsalso launch a petitiondrive and a Facebookpage, STOP Milford onMain.

Critics, who make upthe majority of the audi-ence, say the projectdoesn’t fit in with the his-toric atmosphere of thesurrounding community,would create significanttraffic issues on alreadycongested roads that can’tsupport the project’s highdensity, is in contraven-tion to Milford’s zoningcodes, would create theneed for an additionalfire/EMS levy and wouldleave residents of an adja-cent street in shadows formuch of the year.

Milford City Councilwill deliberate on the pro-posed zone change and isexpected to vote onwhether to authorize thedrafting of an ordinanceapproving the zonechange when it meets at 7p.m. Feb. 17 in councilchambers, 745 Center St.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford Schools? Followme on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

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Monroe Historic Societyhosts Presidents Daydinner

A community dinner to ob-serve President’s Day and Cler-mont’s native son, GeneralUlysses Grant, will be hosted bythe Monroe Township HistoricSociety.

This “covered dish” dinnerwill be at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16,at the Mount Zion Church annexon Clermontville-Laurel Road.

“General Grant’s upcomingbirthday celebration will be ourmain topic,” MTHS BoardMember Tom Wildey said. “Sowe invite guests to bring somecovered dishes to share as wediscuss Monroe’s heritage andthe baby boy born in PointPleasant who grew up to be the18th president.”

For more info phone MTHSchair Libbie Bennett, 553-4730,or Board Member Gloria Smith,553-3043.

Deadline extended forseptic systemrehabilitation funds

Clermont County PublicHealth has extended the dead-line for accepting applicationsfrom homeowners to use grantfunds for the repair or replace-ment of failing household sew-age disposal systems or to con-nect to public sewers. Applica-tions will be accepted throughFeb. 23. The grant funding isavailable through the Commu-nity Development Block Grantprogram.

Residences must be owner-occupied, applicants must meetincome and asset requirements,there can be no judgmentsagainst the property, and allproperty taxes and inspectionfees must be current.

For additional informationplease call Trina at 513-732-7601. This information and acopy of the application are alsoavailable on Clermont PublicHealth’s website: www.ccpho-hio.org.

Library board meetsagain in March

The Clermont County PublicLibrary Board of Trustees willmeet next at 6 p.m. Monday,March 9, at the Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road. This is theregularly scheduled monthlymeeting.

The public is welcome.

All-you-can-eat spaghettidinner

Milford Lodge No. 54, lat theMasonic Temple, 32 Water St.,Milford, will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday,Feb. 21.

Also included is an extensivesalad bar, bread, dessert, softdrinks, tea and coffee. The costis: adults $6 and children $3. Ev-eryone is invited to attend; youdo not have to be a Mason to joinin this dinner.

New watercolor classstarts March 7 in Milford

Row House Gallery & Cus-tom Framing, along with gal-lery artist Bobbi Thies, an-nounce the spring session of“Watercolor Magic.”

The introduction to water-color class will start March 7and includes six two-hour ses-sions (March 7, 14, 21, 28 andApril 4 and 18). The class will betaught by Thies and held at RowHouse, 211 Main St., Milford,45150.

Watercolor Magic will intro-duce adult students (age 21 andover) to watercolor as a paint-ing medium, design, sketching,art fundamentals and presenta-tion.

Contact Row House at 513-831-7230 for more information(including a supplies list) andregistration details.

Farm Bureau offersscholarships

Clermont County Farm Bu-reau announces the availabilityof funds to award up to five$1,000 scholarships.

Applicants must be a 2015Clermont County graduatingsenior who will be attending aninstitution of higher educationand must major in an agricul-tural field. Science and chemis-try or vocational agricultureeducation major will also beconsidered.

Preference will be given toagriculture, animal science,horticulture, science and chem-istry majors, and education ma-jors specializing the aboveareas of study.

Consideration will be givenfor extracurricular activitiesand community involvement.

The selected scholarshipwinners must submit proof ofattendance at an institution ofhigher learning with gradesshowing a 2.5 average for thefirst quarter/semester andmust provide proof of enroll-ment for second semester/quar-ter.

Applications are availablefrom all Clermont County highschool guidance counselorsand/or Vo Ag instructors, theFarm Bureau office, and areposted at www.ofbf.org/coun-typages/clermont and on Face-book.

Completed applicationsmust be received in the FarmBureau office by Tuesday,March 31.

Please email [email protected] call 937-378-2212 if you haveany questions. Office hours are8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday throughThursday.

10th Annual Art Affairecall to artists

The Greater Milford AreaHistorical Society is acceptingartists for the 10th Annual ArtAffaire. This art and fine craftoutdoor show will be Saturday,Sept. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) onMain Street in historic Milford.

Art Affaire is a juried showfeaturing exhibits in the follow-ing areas – painting, drawing,photography, paper, print mak-ing, clay, glass, mixed media,jewelry, leather, metal, sculp-ture, wood, basketry, and fiber.The event is open to any artistmeeting the criteria. The appli-cation deadline is April 17, 2015.

Celebrating its 10th year, ArtAffaire will also move to a newvenue. Previously held on thegrounds of Promont House Mu-seum, the event will now takeplace on Main Street in the his-toric district of Milford, Ohio.

Art Affaire recognizes art-ists with awards and cash prizesin selected categories with $100for Best of Show; $50 for firstplace; and, $25 for second place.More details are available in theCall to Artists document avail-able by request to [email protected]; or,visit www.milfordhistory.netand click on the Art Affairepage to download the document.

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Cincinnati Country Day» Cincinnati Country Day

teams swept first, second andthird in the region and the statefor middle schools playing theFall Stock Market Game.

On Oct. 6, each team invested$100,000 of virtual money in thestock market over a 10-week pe-riod, Oct. 6-Dec. 12. Whoevermade the most money in 10weeks won the game.

First-place winners wereeighth-graders Samantha Brantof Amberley Village and AvaKellar of Hyde Park, and sev-enth-grader Renee Twyford ofMontgomery. The team realized12.9 percent growth and 11.19percent above the S&P 500.

Placing second were sev-enth-graders Dylan Hacker ofMilford, Matthew O’Brien of In-dian Hill and Brennen Walker ofUnion Township – 10.5 percentgrowth and 8.74 percent abovethe S&P 500.

Third-place winners wereseventh-graders Ewan Boswellof Maineville, Ethan Howard ofLoveland and Colin Vaughan ofAnderson Township – 8.7 per-cent growth and 6.97 percentabove the S&P500.

Susie Lewis, eighth-grademath teacher, is their Stock Mar-ket Game advisor.

In May, first-place teamsfrom elementary, middle andhigh schools from all games,fall, spring and year long, willcompete in a Stock MarketGame Portfolio Challenge infront of professionals at the Uni-versity of Cincinnati. Teams vie

to win a trip to New York Cityand a chance to present theirportfolios to large financialfirms.

Last year, Country Day hadthe winning middle school teamfor both the spring and fallgames. It was the first time oneteam won both games. The teamalso won the Stock MarketGame Portfolio Challenge and atrip to New York.

UC Clermont» UC Clermont College will

be able to transform the Com-munity Garden with the supportof a $9,000 Duke Energy grantthat the college received.

The UC Clermont Communi-ty Garden has donated approxi-mately 6,350 pounds of freshvegetables over a four-year pe-riod to the local community foodbanks and agencies including:James Sauls Shelter, YWCA, An-derson Senior Support Commis-sion, Thomaston Woods, YMCA,Felicity Food Pantry, GoshenTownship and OSU Extension.

The grant will help trans-form the existing CommunityGarden into a Field Service Sta-tion. This will serve two impor-tant functions: first, to dramat-ically increase the yield forneedy members in our regionand second to better utilize thespace as a true functional out-door classroom.

“Duke Energy is committedto supporting the communitiesthat we serve. In this case, as weare helping to create learningopportunities as well as a moresustainable community.

Through the educational com-ponent, we know the knowledgelearned can help cultivate inter-est in building our future work-force – this is a win-win for us,”said Warren Walker, districtmanager, Community and Gov-ernment Relations at Duke En-ergy.

“This will increase our stu-dents’ agricultural and biologyknowledge base as we hold en-tire classes on site. It would alsoallow for more community vol-unteers and k-12 students to par-ticipate in experiential learningat the garden,” associate biologyprofessor Krista Clark said.

The Duke Energy Grant willalso fund access to city water.Several droughts over the lasttwo years severely limited theyield for those seasons. We arealso installing a greenhouse thathas limited solar electric. Run-ning electrical lines will onceagain increase the Field ServiceStation’s ability to be used as afunctioning classroom.

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline Academy con-

gratulates the Fine and AppliedArts Department and the 33 stu-dents who were recognized inthe regional level of competitionin this year’s Scholastic Art &Writing Awards.

The Scholastic Awards are intheir 92nd year and recognizecreativity in the classroom, hav-ing celebrated the early worksof artists such as Robert Indi-ana, Truman Capote, RobertRedford, and Andy Warhol.

These students were recognizedat an awards ceremony Jan. 30at the Northern Kentucky Con-vention Center.

The following students re-ceived Gold Key recognitionand their pieces will be consid-ered at the national level:

Rebecca Allen ‘15 of WestChester Township (mixedmedia), Kirsten Bailey ‘16 ofMontgomery (drawing and il-lustration), Sarah Bui ‘17 of Lib-erty Township (drawing and il-lustration), Kennedy Castelli ‘16of Miami Township (drawingand illustration), Katie Debbane‘17 of Hamilton Township (draw-ing and illustration), KathrynDeGroft ‘17 of Mason (digitalart), Paige Hollmeyer ‘17 Shar-onville (drawing and illustra-tion), Makayla Hufziger ‘17 Fair-field Township (photography),Abigail Jordan ‘17 of West Ches-ter Township (digital art), Ra-chel Neltner ‘15 of Finneytown(drawing and illustration), Lau-ren Pham ‘17 Liberty Township(printmaking), Julia Proctor ‘15of Miami Township (ceramics &glass, drawing and illustration)and Stephanie Yanosik ‘16 ofLiberty Township (ceramics &glass).

The following students re-ceived Silver Key recognition:Rebecca Allen ‘15 of West Ches-ter Township (drawing and illus-tration), Rachel Basalla ‘17 ofLoveland (drawing and illustra-tion), Allison Brady ‘15 of UnionTownship (mixed media), GraceCarigan ’17 of Loveland (Print-making), Clair Hopper ‘15 of An-derson Township (drawing and

illustration), Michaela Kenney‘17 of Loveland (drawing and il-lustration), Elizabeth Lotterer‘16 of Beckett Ridge (drawingand illustration), Rachel Neltn-er ‘15 of Finneyton (drawing andillustration), Jillian Shive ’17 ofMason (drawing and illustra-tion) and Stephanie Yanosik ‘16of Liberty Township (ceramics& glass).

The following students re-ceived honorable mentions:Sydney Asher ‘17 of West Ches-ter Township (photography), Al-lison Brady ‘15 of Union Town-ship (drawing and illustration),Kateri Budo ‘16 of SycamoreTownship (ceramics & glass),Grace Cornely ‘15 of SymmesTownship (ceramics & glass),Sarah Doyle ‘16 of Hyde Park(ceramics & glass), ElizabethHardy ‘17 of West Chester Town-ship (drawing and illustration),Clair Hopper ‘15 of AndersonTownship (digital art), KelseySheldon ‘16 of Clifton (photogra-phy) and Mallorey Whitehead‘18 of Miami Township (drawingand illustration).

Additional congratulations toSarah Bui ‘17 of Liberty Town-ship and Elizabeth Lotterer ‘16of Beckett Ridge, who wereawarded $500 summer campscholarships to further their in-terests in the art discipline oftheir choice during an intensiveweek-long residential program.These scholarships were award-ed by the University of Cincin-nati College of Design, Archi-tecture, Art, and Planning.

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THANKS TO SALLY NEIDHARD

Ursuline students awarded with Scholastic Art and Writing Award recognition.

URSULINE ACADEMYThe following students have earnedhonors for the second quarter of2014-2015:

SeniorsFirst honors - Carmen Carigan, AllisonCarter, Mary Cundiff, Katherine Ed-mondson, Lauren Fleming, Kelly Fuller,Jessica Geraci, Miranda Grigas, Christi-na Hallmann, Sara Huber, ColleenJohnston, Andrea Kennard, KarlyKrammes, Jennifer Little, Mailey Lorio,

Brianna Lyons, Madison Manger,Margaret Moeller, Josephine Nunner,Audrey Phipps, Julia Proctor, SaraRobertson, Rebecca Schulte, MeaghanWheeler, Irene Whitaker, AbigailWilliams.

Second honors - Aysha Ahmad, TessBellamy, Lisa Campolongo, TiffanyElmore, Kyland Frooman, Ana Gon-zalez del Rey, Paige Kaplan, MadilynKimmel, Margaret O’Brien, MeganOgilbee, Caroline Weisgerber, Made-leine Wyche.

JuniorsFirst honors - Olivia Callis, Claire Cum-mings, Molly Driscoll, Anna Eyre,Emma Hall, Clara Hendy, Abigail Klein,Lauren Mansour, Megan Mansour,AnneMarie Morman, Abigail Morton,Olivia Schappacher, Grace VonderBrink, Amy Wilkerson.

Second honors - Lindsey Handorf, LeahKlosterman, Emma Kowaleski, EllenRust.

Honor RollSophomores - Claire Abele, KristynAiello, Rachel Basalla, Margaret Ed-mondson, Eva France, Rebecca Graves,Sydney Hanna, Anna Herriott, DorothyJenkins, Emily Judd, Erin Kahle, Mi-chaela Kenney, Olivia Lusby, MarissaMartis, Madalyn McConnell, RachelMuccio, Elizabeth O’Connell, RebekahRadloff, Cierra Reed, Martha Reifen-berg, Alex Sacay, Sarah Schuman,Ashley Shaffer, Molly Wheeler, Emily

Williams, Natalie Williams.Freshmen - Paige Angne, Faith Beke,Abigail Elliott, Anna Farnsworth,Bridget Foos, Elisa Fricke, KorissaFrooman, Olivia Griffiths, Anne - MarieGroeschen, Caroline Homer, MariaInfantino, Makenzie Meyer, McKennaMoeke, Megan Peters, Amanda Rob-ben, Sydney Robinson, Kerry Roncallo,Nicole Sammons, Emma Savarese,Rachael Schulte, Bailey Smith, Mallorey

Whitehead.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 947-7333. Union Town-ship.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.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.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, 58Amelia Olive Branch Road,Move to music through varietyof exercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 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 Flex. 478-6783.Milford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, 1147Main St., Each 60 minute work-out blends dance and muscletoning movements choreo-graphed to today’s hottestmusic. Ages 18 and up. $38 permonth. Presented by JazzerciseMilford. 227-3343; www.jazzer-cise.com. Milford.

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Teen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish 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.$6-$6.50. Presented by LadiesAuxiliary Dennis Johnson VFWPost 6562. Through Jan. 8.575-2102. Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restor-ative breathing exercises andfinal relaxation promote stressreduction and mental clarity.Call for pricing. Presented bySilverSneakers Flex. 947-7333.Union Township.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

Music - AcousticOne Degree from Mande(featuring Ryan Wilson), 8-11p.m., Green Kayak Market andEatery, 204 Front St., Free.843-6040; www.greenkayk-market.com. New Richmond.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11

a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

Parent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural fea-tures. Young children welcometo join. Free. 683-4757. Love-land.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesSpinning 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 - Valentine’s DayValentine’s Rockin with A-440Band, 5-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Dinner by Chef Jason Robb 5-9p.m. $5. 528-9909. MountCarmel.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.

NatureMaple Syrup Open House, 11a.m., Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50,Visit sugar shack and discoverhow maple syrup is made. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPark District. 876-9013;www.clermontparks.org. Ow-ensville.

Bird Walk, 8-10 a.m., Cincinnati

Nature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Enjoywinter, dress for weather andbring binoculars for two-hourstroll checking out winter birds.Ages 18 and up. Free, non-members pay daily admission.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Ohio Young Birder’s Club, 9a.m. to noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at Rowe Woods, 4949Tealtown Road, Youth-focusedbirding group. Hosted by CNCvolunteer Brian Herriott. Ages12-18. Join for $10. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesMilford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

Music - Concert SeriesConcerts at Krippendorf, 2p.m. Featuring Adagio Trio:harp, flute, cello., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, $12, $10members. Reservations re-quired. 831-1711; www.cincyna-ture.org. Union Township.

NatureMaple Syrup Making andGuided Sap Collecting Hikes,noon to 4 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Experienceprocess of producing liquid goldfrom maple sap. Family friendly.Free, nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711; www.cincy-

nature.org. Union Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 16Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15 p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006; www.miamiathleticclu-b.org. Milford.

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


Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.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.

TAB: Teen Advisory Board,3:30 p.m., Bethel Branch Library,611 W. Plane St., Get involved,share great ideas, earn volun-teer hours and snack on pizza.Ages 12-17. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. Through Dec. 27.240-5180. Eastgate.


Tai Chi Workshop, 11 a.m. tonoon, Yum’s Cincinnati HwaRang Do, 3603 Church St.,Introduction to ancient art ofrelaxation, meditation andenergy building. $15 per class or$69 for six weeks. 760-5986;www.cincyhrd.com. Newtown.

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Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon. Roast the salmon for 10to 12 minutes, until almostcooked in the center at thethickest part. The center will befirm with just a line of un-

cooked salmon in the very cen-ter. Check by inserting a smallknife into the center - it willlook pearly pink and verymoist. Cover with aluminumfoil and allow to rest for 10minutes. Cut the salmon cross-wise into serving pieces andserve hot with lemon wedges.Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts? AddingEpsom salt/magnesium sulfate(not edible) to bath salts helpsyou feel better because yourskin can absorb the magnesium,relaxing muscles and nerves.

Baking soda helps soothe skin.Especially nice with some dropsof essential oil, like lavender,added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,

remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Spark up salmon flavor in time for Lent

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Herbs and other fresh ingredients bring out the flavor in this salmon.

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Feb. 4 questionThe governors of Ohio and

Kentucky announced a new planto help pay for a new Brent-Spence Bridge, which includes a50 percent toll discount for dailyusers of the bridge. Is this a goodidea? Why or why not?

“Charging tolls in order topay for the bridge is a good wayto go because there are proba-bly more people who use thebridge ‘just passing through’than live in the area. Giving adiscount to locals is a great wayto take some of the sting out ofit. Make the truckers pay themost since their behemothloads take life out of the bridgethe fastest. However, the onlyviable way to collect tolls is thehigh speed EZ-Pass way. Any-thing else will cause a huge in-crease in traffic congestion anddelays.”

M.J.F.

“The current plan is good, i.e.refurbish the current BrentSpence Bridge for I-71 trafficand build a new bridge for I-75.The federal government needsto handle its ‘required’ 80 per-cent share via the federal gasexcise tax. Ohio and Kentuckycan share the remaining 20 per-cent evenly. Tolls will help payfor the states share. Driversregistered in two NorthernKentucky Counties (Campbelland Kenton) and HamiltonCounty in Ohio should be ex-empt from the tolls or as wassuggested pay half the normaltoll. With gas prices around $2this might be a good time toraise the gas tax temporarily toassist on this effort. Also sell the

naming rights for the Bridge.But please no more studies,committees or political grand-standing. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about Presi-

dent Obama’s proposal to pay fortwo years of community college,effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savingsplans?

“The president has nowwalked back his proposal to tax529 college savings plans; how-ever, he will still be wanting thefunding from somewhere else,meaning still more taxes. Ithink it is just another freebieoffering to promote his nannystate concept. Further, the grad-uation rate for community col-leges is not all that great, butpaid tuition would not necessar-ily improve that. What our kidsactually need is school choiceand improved instruction forK-12.”

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It was May 1923. A groupof people gathered at Alexan-der’s Hill in Batavia. Theystood before an 18-foot-by-14-foot cross. The cross waswrapped in kerosene soakedcotton.

At 8:30 p.m., a torch wasapplied and it “burned bril-liantly for about two hours,casting its weird light allabout the countryside.” TheKu Klux Klan had announcedits presence.

The Klan, dormant for 50years after being decimatedby President Grant and theU.S. Army, staged a strongcomeback following the 1915release of the epic film “TheBirth of a Nation,” whichromantically portrayed theKlan as the savior of tradi-tional American values. At itsheight, the Klan counted be-tween 3 million and 4 millionmembers.

The Clermont Klan wasn’tthe violently racist terrororganization that we common-ly associate with it. It wasmilder, more mainstream –more like a social club. Asmany as 1,000 Clermonterswere members of the newKlan. Both of the countynewspapers commented fa-vorably about its activities.

The Clermont Courierreported that at a huge rallyin Glen Este, “The music wasfurnished by a brass band and

a good speak-er was pre-sent.” TheClermont Sunwrote that theKlan visitedSunday ser-vices at theFelicity Meth-odist church,giving eachcongregantan American

flag and Klan literature.“Some 3,000” Klan membersmet at Willowville. One burn-ing cross “…lighted the wholehillside and made a verybeautiful sight.”

One speaker at a Bataviatown hall meeting claimed theKlan’s purpose was “Americafirst, enforcement of laws,protection of women.” Anoth-er said it was all about “100percent Americanism.” Acommon theme was supportof law enforcement.

The Clermont Sun claimed,“Lawless elements every-where have been taking no-tice of these symbols (thefiery crosses – an innovationof the 1920 Klan) of this or-ganization.” An area of com-mon agreement among Klanmembers was the support ofprohibition laws, as was dra-matically played out in Bata-via.

In August 1923, MayorRoss discovered that a drink-

ing and card party wasplanned for the old Bataviabrick yard. Because he didn’thave enough police to carryout the raid, Ross waited untilthe Klan meeting was over.The mayor asked if they couldhelp. They agreed. He depu-tized the Klan members and,together, they conducted theraid. Seven men, includingone black man, were arrestedand charged. Klan membersappeared as witnesses. Allwere convicted and fined.

It was frequently pointedout that “good order” wasmaintained at Klan meetingsand that “there were no warn-ings or other threats” issued.There were no reports madeof racial violence in ClermontCounty. However, there wasone instance of racial intimi-dation in Loveland when afiery cross was erected nearthe “negro settlement.” “Ne-groes living in the vicinity-…bowed their heads andcalled on their Creator toprotect them from evil…”

Within five years or so ofthe Klan’s first appearance inClermont County, it disap-peared from the public.

Gary Knepp is an attorney whoteaches political science at Cler-mont College. He and his familylive in Miami Township.

Klan’s history in Clermontbrief, uneventful

Gary KneppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Is Gov. Kasich’s schoolfunding formula the mosteffective distribution of fundsto educate students?

The current funding plan isinadequate and inequitableand has been detrimental toMilford Schools.

Ohio’s school funding for-mula is:

» based on district proper-ty values and residential in-comes;

» calculated by using localdata to estimate cost of edu-cating a district’s studentpopulation;

» structured to place a capon the funding of a districtconsidered wealthier;

» inadequate because itforces districts to return tothe local tax payer to supple-ment lower state dollars;

» slanted in funding mean-ing the local tax payers pro-vide a larger contribution tothe pot than the state govern-ment;

» placing districts with alower property value andlower residential income on aguarantee over and above thefunding formula calculationfor that district;

Cap versus guaranteeFor the second year, Mil-

ford EVSD has been placed onthe cap for an annual reduc-tion in state funding of$2,630,520; nearly 5 percent ofthe annual budget.

A prime example of theinequities: districts on theguarantee can offer all-daykindergarten to their entirepopulation because they re-

ceive fundingto cover theadditionalstaff andcosts. Dis-tricts on thecap still servefamilies whomeet thepoverty level,but thesedistricts can-not offer

all-day kindergarten and re-ceive funding.

Taking money from theK-12 system to fundstate colleges

Ohio Board of RegentsChancellor John Carey saidon Jan. 29 that making collegemore affordable will be a keyfeature in Kasich’s bienniumbudget release.

Beginning next schoolyear, colleges will receivemoney through College CreditPlus, where any student at-tending public schools in theseventh-grade through highschool can enroll in as manyas 120 semester credits forcollege courses. Payment forthese courses is made to col-leges by the Ohio Departmentof Education out of theschool’s state funding budget.

College Credit Plusdoes notrequire a GPA for studentenrollment and colleges par-ticipating in College CreditPlusmay have varying levelsof accreditation yet, thecourse work will all be count-ed uniformly.

Can the state afford tofund educationequitably andadequately?

In the Jan. 23 issue of Onthe Money, the State of Ohiowas $351 million above itsestimated budget for fiscalyear 2015, which is attributedto spending less than antici-pated along with additionalcollections in auto sales tax,income tax and cigarettetaxes. The summary of thisreport indicates economicgrowth, employment, per-sonal income and consump-tion, manufacturing and con-struction are all on the rise.The bottom line is that thestate of Ohio is showing asignificant surplus.

Help change the systemIf you believe Milford

EVSD should receive thestate funding formula withouta cap, please contact Gov.Kasichwww.governor.ohio.gov.

In addition, contact StateSen. Joe Uecker by email [email protected] and StateRep. John Becker [email protected]. Askthat the governor’s bienniumbudget remove the cap for alldistricts on the funding for-mula and use the state surplusto continue to fund those onthe guarantee.

Debbie Caudle is treasurer of theMilford Exempted Village SchoolDistrict.

Tell state to remove Milfordfunding cap

Debbie Caudle COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Clermont GovernmentCalendar

AmeliaAmelia Council meet at Ame-

lia Municipal building, 44 W.Main St., at 7 p.m. every secondand fourth Tuesday.

Recreation committee meetsat 7 p.m. the second Monday, thefinance committee meets at 9a.m. the first Saturday, safetycommittee meets at 7 p.m. thefirst Tuesday, and the streetsand utilities committee meets at6 p.m. the first Tuesday. Theplanning commission meets at6:15 p.m. the first Tuesday of themonth. For information, call513-753-4747. The village web-site is ameliavillage.com.

Bethel Bethel Village Council meets

at 6:30 p.m. the second Thurs-day of the month in councilchambers at Bethel Muncipal

Building, 120 N. Main St., Be-thel. The finance committeemeets on the first Wednesday ofthe month, but it depends on themonth and whether or not it is aMayor’s Court night. All othercommittees meet on as as need-ed basis. Agendas are posted onthe village website.

For information, call 513-734-2243. Village website iswww.bethel-oh.gov/

Board of ClermontCounty Commissioners

The Board of ClermontCounty Commissioners meetsat 10 a.m. Wednesdays. StartingJan. 26, the board also meets at10 a.m. every other Monday.Meetings are at on the thirdfloor of the Clermont CountyAdministration building, 101 E.Main St., Batavia. Call 513-732-7300. Visit website at clermont-countyohio.gov/ for agenda-s.<EP>

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

MIAMI TWP. — Eagles sopho-more Alyna Hook didn’t startbowling seriously until thisyear.

She played soccer when shewas younger but had to give itup because of multiple issueswith her feet that requiredthree surgeries. She thenmoved to softball because hercousin played baseball and shethought, “I love baseball, solet’s go for it.”

Hook knew she wanted toplay sports in college, she justdidn’t know which one it wasgoing to be. She played fourdifferent seasons as a memberof junior varsity teams lastyear, but still always made

time for bowl-ing.

“I startedbowling myfreshman yearjust to get out ofgym class,” shesaid after lastweek’s matchagainst Goshen.

“My grandma, who passedaway two years ago, was reallyimportant to me and shebowled. So, I wanted to under-stand what she had to gothrough and make her proud.”

Now she can’t get enough ofthe sport, a development thatlikely makes Milford headcoach Frank Ritzmann smile.

“I used to pitch so I under-stand the motion and musclememory involved, “Hook said.

“It was something I could getused to and I fell in love withit.”

The shift in attitude towardbowling has served Hook wellso far this season.

Her average is up 40 pinsfrom 120 to 160 and she was thetop female bowler with a 352series at the Sophomore/Freshman Moeller CrusaderChallenge Tournament a fewweeks ago despite originallynot feeling like bowling thatday and having to switch balls.

Her recent hot streak con-tinued last week against Go-shen when she bowled a 424 se-ries to best the mark teammateSarah Schmidtgesling set ear-lier this season by nine pins.

“I was surprised because Ididn’t do well that week,” Hook

said. “But, I needed to bringmy game up and my averagesup. I broke 200 the first gameand thought it was going well. Istarted the second game and itcontinued to go well. I was kindof mad though because Imissed my high game by onepin.”

Hook credits this success toher maturation as an athleteand the ability to use whatcoaches are telling her insteadof internalizing it.

Passion and dedicationmight have put Hook a yearahead of the goals she set as afreshmen. She wanted to beteam captain for her seniorseason, but has a good chanceto earn the role next year.

However, before any of thathappens, the Eagles have a

regular season to finish and apostseason to get too.

She feels like she has the po-tential to make into districts,perhaps the state tournament.Without trying to “hex her,”Ritzmann agreed.

“She’s met all the expecta-tions we’ve had of her and hasset other goals already,” hesaid. “I would like to see her goto districts. There are toughbowlers in the southwest dis-trict, but I definitely expecther to be there.”

With two high school sea-sons left, her passion and loveof the sport will only continueto grow. Hook even said she’slooked into bowling profes-sionally.

“If you have the passion, itcan take you far,” she said.

In 2nd season, Milford’s Hook reels in successBy Nick [email protected]

Hook

MILFORD — Friday night’sEastern Cincinnati Conferenceboys basketball showdown be-tween Milford and Kings had allthe makings of a classic, with achance at history on the line forthe host Eagles.

On the strength of a 53-47 winover the Knights, Milford wonits 18th straight game, setting aschool record for consecutivevictories that has been intactsince the 1970-71 season. Thewin also gives the Eagles a two-game lead in the race for theECC Championship with justtwo weeks remaining in the reg-ular season.

Will Hannah continued hisexcellent senior season with 14points on 5 of 10 shooting, attimes, taking the Milford scor-ing load on his back to lead the

Eagles. Brad Hall connected on4 of 6 shots from the floor andended with 11 points. Kings(14-3, 9-2 ECC) placed threeplayers in double figures, led byTyler Mitchell’s 14 points. Cam-eron Fails added 13 along withsix boards and Cole Palmer had11.

Both teams started the nightwicked hot from the field asKings made five of nine firstquarter shots and the Eaglesconnected on 5 of 11. After sev-eral lead changes in the openingminutes, Kings drew out to afive-point lead when Mitchellburied his second three of thequarter for a 13-8 lead for thevisitors. Ben Greenwell, back inthe line-up after missing theprevious five games, made animmediate impact, knockingdown a three-pointer and scor-ing on a layup to end the quarterwith a 13-all tie.

As the second quarter gotrolling, so too did the Milford of-fense as the Eagles finished offa 12-0 run that began in quarterone to take a seven-point cush-ion at 20-13. A three by Hall laterin the quarter pushed the leadup to eight and Hannah convert-ed a lay-up with just two sec-onds to play to send the hometeam into the half with a 25-17advantage.

The early stages of quarterthree saw the Eagles stay on thethrottle as threes by Hall andHannah helped the Milford leadballoon to 12 at 31-19. Kings,needing a big run to stay in thegame got it as Fails scored sixpoints during an 8-0 run by thevisitors that trimmed its deficitto four. Milford had a big an-swer to stop the bleeding asKeenan Farrell knocked down a

18 IN A ROW

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Celebration is on for the High Flying Eagles as they defeat Kings 53-47 to set a school record for Milford - 18consecutive wins.

Milford sets school record with victory over KingsBy Shawn SellSchool correspondent

See MILFORD, Page B2

MILFORD — Eagles juniorBen Greenwell is a throwbackto those athletes who are ac-complished in multiplesports.

He was one of the EasternCincinnati Conference’s lead-ing receivers this past fall,was a big contributor off thebench for the basketball teamthis season until he got hurtand was a member of lastyear’s conference championbaseball team.

He racked up 624 yardsand seven touchdowns, wasthe basketball team’s thirdleading scorer and hit .360 in22 games last spring.

“It’s rare these days forguys to be a contributor in allthree sports,” Milford basket-ball head coach Joe Cambronsaid. “You can play threesports, but maybe not make animpact on all three like hedoes.”

Playing three sports in ayear doesn’t faze Greenwell,nor does it seem to hinder hiswork in the classroom.

His class schedule is filledwith both honors and ad-vanced placement classes.Yet, he still manages toachieve better than a 4.0grade point average.

“I’m pretty competitive inthe classroom and I guess itcorrelates into my athleticabilities too,” Greenwell said.

He fits in well with the atti-tude of this year’s basketballteam.

The Eagles have embracedthat team-first mentality andthat’s one of the major reasonsthat Milford broke the schoolrecord for consecutive wins(18) following a victory overKings Feb. 6.

“He’s one of those kidsthat’s always in the rightspot,” Cambron said. “Whenhe does well, he is really hum-ble. When he makes a mistake,he internalizes it and im-proves.”

Greenwell , whom Cam-bron said scored a 32 on hisACT, is going to have plenty ofoptions and will have a brightfuture no matter what he de-cides to do.

“I’m still deciding and find-ing my footing,” Greenwellsaid. “I think I want to playfootball in college and seewhere that can take me.”

Greenwell getsit done on thefield, inclassroomBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford’s Ben Greenwell balancesplaying three sports withexcelling in the classroom.

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triple to push the marginback to seven.

After trailing by nineat the end of the third, Ja-den Sayles converted anearly fourth quarterbucket that was quicklyanswered by a Hall threeto keep the Eagles’ lead at10. From there, the Eaglesdid the job in closing thegame out from the foulline, making 8 of 12 shotsfrom the charity stripe inthe final eight minutes.The Eagles were able toelectrify the home crowdat the 1:32 mark as Han-nah found Ryan Galli-more for a press breakinglay-up to make it an 11-point lead. After that, theEagles made four of sixfrom the line to seal thedeal.

With its record break-ing 18th straight win nowunder its belts, the Eagleswill begin the chase forthe school record for mostwins in a season of 20.That quest begins with thestart of three of the lastfour games on the road,Tuesday night at North-west. Tip off is set for 7:30p.m.

MilfordContinued from Page B1

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford head coach Joe Cambron offers some positiveencouragement to Will Hannah (11) as the Eagles close in on arecord setting win Feb. 6.

Girls basketball» Georgetown defeat-

ed Clermont Northeast-ern 46-28 Feb. 2. JackieSullivan led the Rocketswith 10 points.

» Goshen split its pairof games last week by de-feating Norwood 35-32Feb. 2 and losing to New

Richmond 43-41 Feb. 5. » Milford won two in a

row against Walnut Hillsand Batavia. The Eagleswon 54-47 against WalnutJan. 31 and 57-37 Feb. 4against the Bulldogs. Kel-ly Noll led Milford in scor-ing both games.

Boys basketball» Milford remained

undefeated after beatingClark 48-41Feb. 3. The Ea-

gles tied the school recordfor consecutive wins with17.

» Goshen defeated Ba-tavia 59-39 Feb. 3. AlexKoopmans, Ryan Wakeand Cody Schock allscored in double figuresfor the Warriors.

» Blanchester defeat-ed Clermont Northeast-ern 76-53 Feb. 3.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick [email protected]

The Milford HighSchool Department ofAthletics announced sixmembers of the Class of2015 will continue theirathletic careers on thecollegiate level. The sixstudent-athletes include:Erin Beurket (soccer,Ohio University), Shan-non Brueck (soccer, Wit-tenberg University), Ta-ra Claus (soccer, EasternKentucky University),David DiSilvestro (foot-ball, University of Day-ton), Dominick Hatha-way (football, LindseyWilson College) and Con-nor McCracken (football,Mount St. Joseph Univer-sity).

Beurket was one of theECC’s top goalkeepersduring her career, earn-ing all-conference hon-ors three times, includingfirst team honors each ofthe last two seasons. Shewas also an all-districthonoree as a junior. AtOhio, Beurket will playfor Aaron Rodgers, whojust completed his sec-ond season as head coach.The Bobcats finished lastseason with a record of 6-13.

Brueck was a secondteam All-ECC choice forthe Eagles last fall afterfinishing the campaignwith four goals and twoassists for 10 total points.As a junior, Brueck wasan honorable mentionAll-ECC choice after

scoring four goals. AtWittenberg, Brueck willplay for Matt Fannon whojust completed his sec-ond year with the Tigerswhere he led the team toan 8-8-1 record.

Claus was a first teamAll-ECC selection in thefall and was one of the topscorers in the league fin-ishing tied for fifth with25 points on the strengthof 10 goals and five as-sists. She added fivegoals and an assist duringher junior season. AtEastern Kentucky, Clauswill play for head coachMelissa Barnes who com-pleted her second seasonwith the Colonels last fall.EKU finished last seasonwith a 4-14-1 record.

DiSilvestro, a runningback/wide receiver, en-joyed a productive seniorcampaign for the Eagles,earning honorable men-tion all-conference hon-ors. For the year, hehauled in 24 passes for

351 yards and four touch-downs, while adding 176yards and three touch-downs on the ground. Healso recovered a fumblefor a touchdown andblocked a punt on specialteams. At Dayton, DiSil-vestro will play for headcoach Rick Chamberlain,a former Flyer great,about to enter his eighthseason leading the UDprogram. The team fin-ished 8-3 last fall.

Hathaway, a defensivelineman, had a strongsenior year, culminatingin first team All-ECC andspecial mention all-dis-trict honors. For the year,Hathaway ranked fourthin the ECC with six sacksand was second on histeam with 69 tackles, in-cluding a team-best 22for loss. At Lindsey Wil-son, Hathaway will playfor Chris Oliver who hasled the Blue Raiders forthe last five seasons, in-cluding a 10-3 finish last

year and a berth in theNAIA Championship Se-ries quarterfinals.

McCracken, also a de-fensive lineman, was asecond team All-ECCchoice in 2014 after help-ing Milford rank fifth inthe league in rushingyards allowed per game.He also finished with twosacks among his seventackles for loss, as well asone forced fumble andone fumble recovery. AtMount St. Joseph, he willplay for Rod Huber, a 16-year veteran of the headcoach ranks at MSJ. Lastseason, the Lions finishedwith a record of 8-2.

The six new commit-ments bring the total forthe Milford Class of 2015to eight. During the fallsigning period, MeganCreager (golf, Youngs-town State University)and Cameron Roth (base-ball, Ohio DominicanUniversity) announcedtheir college plans.

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Six Milford High School student-athletes announce college plans. They are, from left: Front,Tara Claus (soccer, Eastern Kentucky University), Shannon Brueck (soccer, WittenbergUniversity) and Erin Beurket (soccer, Ohio University); Back, Connor McCracken (football,Mount St. Joseph University), Dominick Hathaway (football, Lindsey Wilson College) andDavid DiSilvestro (football, University of Dayton).

Milfordathletescollegebound

MT. WASHINGTON —McNicholas sophomoremidfielder Sophie Gor-man had a season that willbe difficult for any indi-vidual to top.

She can now add beingan All-American to an al-ready lengthy list of ac-complishments she hasaccrued through just hersecond year as a Rocket.

“Being named an All-American was amazing,”Gorman said in a post onthe school’s website. “Ididn't understand the sig-nificance until I startedgetting congrats from thepeople around me, evenincluding my old coach-es.”

Gorman could not bereached for comment.

She helped McNickwin its first state champi-onship in girls soccerback in November andwas selected first-teamall-state by the Ohio Scho-lastic Soccer Coaches As-sociation.

In addition to those ac-complishments on thestate level, she led theGCL Coed division in scor-ing with 16 goals and a to-tal of 41 points. She alsoearned the central divi-sion’s player of the yearaward and was one of fourRockets named first-teamall-conference. Accord-ing to the school website,Gorman was one of twosophomores on the 44-player list selected by theNational Soccer Coaches

Association of America.Second-year head

coach Ben Kirkpatricksaid Gorman’s skill setstands up against the eliteplayers from across thenation.

The season she hadmight have left peoplewondering either whatshe will do or what’s leftfor her to do with two sea-sons remaining in herMcNicholas career.

Repeating as statechampions isn’t out of therealm of the possibility.The Rockets lose six play-ers to graduation and willneed to replace playerssuch as Lauren Rice andMeghan Martella.

Those holes, however,don’t seem as large whenyou have Gorman still onthe roster.

“It’s nice having some-one like her to build ateam around,” Kirkpat-rick said. “She’s a prettyspecial player.”

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good around here. I keepbusy, that is what RuthAnn would like for me todo.

I had a request towrite about plantingsweet potatoes in a buck-et. Last year I plantedsome in a five-gallonbucket. They did good,had some that weighedone pound each. The onesI planted in a raised bed -the little shrews ate thembad. When you plant in abucket when the potatovines start growing -keep them trimmed afoot long. This will putthe energy in the potatoinstead of the vine.

I had the pleasure of atrip to Columbus to acarpenter show. JerryNause took me, we left at9 a.m., stopped to eatbreakfast at the truckstop on Interstate 71. Theshow was big and held inthe Ohio State Fair-grounds. This was thefirst time I ever went tothis event.

I have several car-pentry tools in my shop,but they are not as ex-pensive as the tools theyhad there. A fellar wasusing a wood lathe, hesure knew how to use it.We got back to his placeabout 6:30 p.m., got hiswife and ate at a restau-rant in Mt. Orab, thenhome. Had a wonderfulday, thank you Jerry.

I have started buildingmore bird houses, onethat is like the ChryslerTower. This is takingsome time, it will begreat when I get onedone. This bird house isdifferent from any I havebuilt. It is different as itwill be tall. I saw the

picture in abook a ladygave me.

AboutChester,that cat is ablessing tome espe-cially theway thingshave hap-pened. He

will get in Ruth Ann’schair about 11 a.m. andsleep until 4 p.m. Then hewants outside. If some-one comes in he wants inthe house then after theyare gone he wants backoutside. He comes inabout 8:30 p.m. He ex-pects there to be somefood in his bowl besidesthe dry food. In the

morning he wants to gooutside before he gets hisbreakfast. When I let himout in the morning, hewill stand on the porchand look all around thendecide which way to go.

I don’t know if thename Brian Lewis isclear to you, but a friendto me and lots of folks.He died on Jan. 31.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praising the goodLord. God bless all . . .More later.

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 amPastor George Hart1005 Lila Avenue

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

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Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

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CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

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RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

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OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist

ChurchSunday School 8:45am

Sunday Morning Worship 9:30"Room For The Whole Family"2580 US 50 - Batavia 45103

Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

(across from Goshen High School)513-722-2541

Sunday School - 9:30amWorship Service - 10:30am

GUM Youth - 5:30pm-7:30pmevery Sunday: 6-12th gradesJr. GUMY - 5:30pm-7:30pm

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Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

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

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,

Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

Tim Reeves -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

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

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TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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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

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GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

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Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

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513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

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Firefighters vs. retirees

THANKS TO CAROLYN ENGEL

Residents of SEM Terrace Retirement Community in Milfordplay chair volleyball against the Milford Fire Department. Theplayoff final game was tied 24-24 when the firemen scoredthe winning point. All players and a large crowd of cheeringspectators had a rousing good time, with great food andmany laughs. The great camaraderie made for goodmemories. The SEM Terrace resident players are continuing topractice and are planning a rematch.

Grace BaptistChurchA free community breakfast isserved from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.each Sunday. No reservationsare needed, and all are wel-come. A family-friendly break-fast will be served.

The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday 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 Locust Corner Road, PierceTownship; 752-8459.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchA coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.Come join the fellowship.

Worship times are: Sundayschool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; fellowship 11:30 a.m.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, thechurch offers a contemporaryservice with a coffee cafe style.“All Together Now” program-ming for children ages birth tosixth-grade is also offered.Communion is offered weekly.

Traditional worship is 9 a.m.Sundays, with music featuringthe chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Child care is available forchildren birth to 5 years old.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

Contemporary service is 10:30a.m. Sundays, with music

provided by the Praise Band.Full Sunday School program-ming is offered for childrenbirth to 18-years-old. AdultSunday School is also available.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309;newcovenantlifechurch.info;[email protected].

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchZumba continues at 6:30 p.m.Monday and Thursday eveningsin the Parish Life Center.

Wednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. Amonthly women’s Bible study isheld the first Tuesday of eachmonth.

Supper Club is a missional com-munity which provides a mealto the Loveland community at5:45 p.m. on the second andthird Tuesdays of the month.

Ash Wednesday services are atnoon and 7 p.m., Wednesday,Feb. 18.

Worship services are 5 p.m.,Saturdays; 8:45 a.m. and 11a.m., Sundays. Sunday school isat 10 a.m.

The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchA pancake dinner will be served5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 18. This is a fundraiser forthe children and youth ministry.A suggested donation of $5 foradults and $3 for children

under 10 will be accaepted.Ash Wednesday service is 7 p.m.following the dinner.

Weekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children’s Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org

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If you’re in the marketfor a used car, and preferto buy from a privateowner, you need to watchout for a new scam hit-ting the area.

Although everythinglooks great when you seethe car offered for sale -and the owner signs theback of the title over toyou - you never get own-ership of the vehicle.

That’s what happenedto Adam Bradford, ofLoveland after he foundan SUV advertised onCraigslist. He girlfriend,Carla Hamill, said, “Webought a couple of cars,sold a couple of cars onCraigslist so we hadcalled on a number ofthem.”

The 2002 SUV they

liked wasbeing soldby a wom-an in Day-ton, Ohio.They wentto Dayton,Bradfordtest droveit, andagreed topay $5,000

for the vehicle. The sell-er went with them to abank where the seller’ssignature was notarizedon the title and thenBradford paid her themoney.

Unfortunately, theBureau of Motor Vehi-cles was closed at thatpoint so the seller saidshe would keep her li-cense plates on the car so

Bradford could drive it.They planned to meet atthe BMV the next day toget the new title forBradford and take off theold plates and give themto the seller.

The seller failed tomeet them to pick up thenew title so Bradfordwent to the BMV by him-self. Hamill says, “Hewent in, handed them thetitle, had the money outand everything. She said,‘I’m sorry, there’s a lienon the car.” And he said,‘No.’”

In the Craigslist ad the

seller specifically statesthe SUV has a clean title.There’s no mention of anauto title loan which hadbeen taken out just daysbefore the sale. Now thetitle loan company wantsthe car because thatwoman never paid off theloan. It wants to repos-sess the vehicle and sellit to get back the $2,000 itloaned that woman. Po-lice told Bradford he alsohas some rights becausehe got a signed title.

Hamill says, “He hasan actual title, but theonly thing that’s good for

now is a bill of sale. Oncethey get a duplicate, thattitle is considered in-active.”

Now Bradford sayshe’s unable to find thewoman who sold him theSUV. A spokeswoman forthe Ohio Bureau of MotorVehicles says they’reseeing a lot of this newscam since the auto titleloan industry has sprungup offering cash loansfor cars. Now Bradfordis joining with the othersin filing a complaint withthe BMV.

So, if you want to buy

a vehicle from a privateseller make sure you gowith them to a bureau ofmotor vehicles title of-fice and make sure thetitle can get transferredinto your name beforeyou pay any money to theseller. If the BMV isclosed, don’t do the dealuntil you can be sure youcan get the title trans-ferred into your name.

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

New private car selling scam hits area

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

Anne HorschelAtkins

Anne Horschel Atkins, 89, ofMilford died Jan. 17.

Survived by children AnneMarie Atkins, Allison (Ray)Kovachik and Amy (Scott) Pena;and grea-grandchildren Bradleyand Brynn Smith.

Preceded in death by parentsHugo and Marie Schueter Hor-schel; husband Alan T. Atkins.

Private services were atGreenlawn Cemetery, Milford.Memorials to: St. Rita School forthe Deaf.

Ryan Paul BickRyan Paul Bick, 29, of Milford

died Jan. 17.Survived by parents Joe and

Paula (Pam) Bick; siblings Cassie(Jeff) Whitehouse and Brett(Lisa) Bick; nephew, Joseph Bick;grandparents William and JanetBick and Paul R. Yelton; auntsKatie Menard, Kelly (Craig)Barnes and Stacy Yelton; cousinsRachel (Jason) Hacker, Matt(Jamie) Menard, Taylor (Ashley)Barnes-Gilbert and ConnorBarnes; and friend, ChelseyRobinson.

Preceded in death by grand-mother, Janet Yelton; andcousin, Becky Menard.

Services were Jan. 23 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford. Memori-als to: the Becky Menard Memo-rial Scholarship Fund, c/o ProStar Management, 1600 ScrippsCenter, 312 Walnut St., Cincin-nati, OH 45202.

Kenneth A.Dalrymple II

Kenneth A. Dalrymple II, 48,of Miami Township died Jan. 15.

Survived by wife, Susan (neeMcLin) Dalrymple; childrenKristen and Ashley Dalrymple;mother, Margie (nee Anderson)Dalrymple; brother, Josh(Gretchen) Dalrymple; uncle ofJack, Ewan and Sean Dalrymple;father-and-mother-in-law Kenand Marjorie Holloway; broth-ers-and sisters-in-law BarryMcLin, Mike (Juanita) Holloway,Kenny (Cheryl) Holloway andLinda (Pete) Back; and manyaunts, uncles, nieces, nephewsand friends; and special four-footed friend, Arnie.

Preceded in death by parentsKenneth A. Dalrymple; andgrandparents John and FlorenceAnderson and Leo and RuthWilhelm.

Services were Jan. 20 at EvansFuneral Home, Goshen. Memori-als to: Ken Dalrymple MemorialFund (Kristen and Ashley Dal-rymple College Fund) at anyFifth Third Bank.

Johanna K. DelorJohanna K. (nee Gahn) Delor,

83, of Milford died Jan. 16.Survived by sister, Mary Lykins;

and nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by hus-

band, John Robert Delor.Services were Jan. 20 at the

Mausoleum Chapel of GracelandMemorial Gardens, Milford.Memorials to: the Goshen HighSchool Alumni Association.

Sophie J. MezackSophie J. Mezack, 88, of

Miami Township died Jan. 6.Survived by sons and daugh-

ters-in-law David (Vicki) and

Gary 9Cheryl) Mezack; and sister,Celia Niedzwick.

Preceded in death by parentsJohn and Nora Gudz Tyburski;husband, Andrew; and sister,Katherine Kordik.

Services were Jan. 9 at St.Andrew Church, Milford. Memo-rials to: St. Andrew ChurchBereavement Committee, 552Main St., Milford, OH 45150.

Laura Louise RoyseLaura Louise (nee Stetson)

Royse, 86, of Milford died Jan.12.

Survived by children Wesleyand Skip Royse and Patti Hapn-er; daughter-in-law, Mary Royse;and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces andnephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Layton Royse; son, BrentRoyse; and nine brothers andsisters.

Services were Jan. 15 at theMausoleum Chapel of GracelandMemorial Gardens, Milford.

Bernie H. ThormanBernie H. Thorman, 94, of

Milford died Jan. 15. He was aUS Navy veteran of World WarII.

Survived by children MaryTheresa Thorman S.C., Paula (thelate Don) Thorman, Christa(Dave) Curfiss, Trina (Jay) Perin,Daniel (Luanne) and Philip(Shari) Thorman; 17 grand-children; nine great-grand-children; and brother, JosephThorman.

Preceded in death by wife,Ruth Ann Klocker Thorman; son,Jeffrey Thorman; brothersWilliam, Frank Robert andHerman Thorman; sisters EloiseHenize and Mary CarolineThorman.

Services were Jan. 19 at St.Andrew Catholic Church, Mil-ford. Memorials to: Hospice ofCincinnati or St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital.

Margaret A. TurnauMargaret A. Turnau, 85, of

Miami Township died Jan. 20.Survived by children Debbie

A. (Larry) Underwood, John G.,David E. (Gail) Turnau and KathyS. (Jim) Carter; eight grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Harry E. Turnau Jr. andparents Bertram B. Helck andIrene Armitage.

Services were Jan. 24 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Floyd Carl WilsonFloyd Carl Wilson, 92, of

Sycamore Township died Jan. 27.He flew bombers in the US ArmyAir Corp in World War II.

Survived by wife of 71 years,Ann (nee Burnam) Wilson;children Dick (Gail) Wilson andMark (Dawn) Wilson; grand-children Jennifer (Jason) Cole-man and Tom (Amy) Wilson;great-grandchildren Grant,Marshal, Ethan and Alex; sister,Martha (late Donald) Miller.

Preceded in death by parents,one brother, and one sister.

Gathering of friends was Jan.31 at Amber Park, West End.Memorials to: The Cure StartsNow, 10280 Chester Road,Woodlawn, OH 45215.

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GOSHEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsDisorderAt 2400 block of Ohio 28, Jan.10.

At 1600 block of Ohio 28, Jan. 11.At 6700 block of Goshen Road,Jan. 5.

DisputeAt 100 block of Holly Park, Jan.5.

At 5700 block of Crawford, Jan.11.

TheftAt 1400 block of Woodville, Jan.9.

At 6700 block of Goshen Road,Jan. 10.

At 6500 block of Snider, Jan. 11.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultMale juvenile was assaulted atbus stop at area of PebbleBrooke @ Stillwater, Jan. 16.

Breaking and enteringItems taken at Hobby Express;$3,699 at 400 block of WardsCorner, Jan. 14.

Controlled substance, druginstrumentsSuspected heroin and parapher-nalia found in vehicle at 1200block of Ohio 28, Jan. 13.

Criminal damageWindows broken in vehicle at6000 block of Bridge Haven,Jan. 12.

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Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 700 block ofAndrea Drive, Jan. 15.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 6300 block ofShallow Brook, Jan. 16.

TheftMedication taken from vehicleat 1100 block of S. Timbercreek,Jan. 11.

MP3 player taken from vehicle;$200 at 5500 block of TimberCourt, Jan. 11.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $45 at Ohio 50,Jan. 12.

Money order taken from mail-box; at 1200 block of QueenieLane, Jan. 13.

Tools taken from vehicle; $200 at5400 block of N. Timbercreek,Jan. 13.

Make-up items taken fromKroger; $46 at Ohio 28, Jan. 13.

Wallet taken from vehicle at AllAbout Kids at 500 block ofWards Corner, Jan. 14.

Wallet, left on counter, wastaken at Sharfax Credit Unionat Cinema Drive, Jan. 14.

Money taken from vehicle; $50at 900 block of Creek Knoll,Jan. 15.

Cases of beer taken from Krog-er; $38 at Ohio 28, Jan. 15.

Unauthorized use2001 Ford not returned to ownerat 6700 block of Smith Road,Jan. 15.

VandalismMale suspect flooded room andhallway at Hilton Garden Inn atTri-Ridge Blvd., Jan. 11.

MILFORDIncidents/investigationsAssaultSubject assaulted during theft atWalmart at 200 block of Cham-ber Drive, Jan. 17.

Breaking and enteringTV and other equipment takenfrom three vans at CastrucciChevrolet at 1000 block of LilaAve., Jan. 17.

BurglaryWindow broken at OakbrookPlace, Jan. 22.

DisturbanceReport of two males fighting atKenny Court, Jan. 17.

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