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The Clermont County Cham-ber of Commerce is seeking vol-unteers to help implement acommunity driven, 10-year planto guide future growth, targetresources and build on every-thing that’s great about the coun-ty.

At a luncheon Jan. 16 at Holi-day Inn & Suites in Eastgate,Matt Van Sant, the Chamber’spresident/CEO, urged commu-nity leaders to become part ofthe initiative from the ClermontCounty Chamber Foundationand the LEAD Clermont AlumniAssociation by joining one ofseven work teams focusing oneconomic opportunity, transpor-tation, parks nature and recrea-tion, community, lifelong learn-ing, health and wellness andhousing.

Teams will start addressingthe plan’s 23 goals this winter.

During the next 12 months to14 months, deadlines will be setto act on the plan’s recommenda-tions which are based on fourcore values: balancing growthand development with a rural,small town feel, making Cler-mont County a great place forevery phase of life, being pro-ductive citizens and communitymembers and preserving andpromoting the county’s historicand natural assets.

Details on tasks and time-lines for putting the 23 goals intoaction can be found on the “Cler-mont for the Future” website,www.clermontagenda.org.

Roy Williams, president andCEO of the Greater OklahomaCity Chamber of Commerce,told Clermont County leadersthat his community trans-formed itself from a depressedarea in the early 1990s to a city

that now has the third fastest percapita growth rate in the U.S. byinvesting in projects to improveresidents’ quality of life – every-thing from new infrastructureand recreational amenities tothe renovation of aging schools

and addition of new technology.During the past 16 years,

Oklahoma City has seen $3.1 bil-lion in public investment and $5billion in private investment,

Clermont seeks volunteers to enactits 10-year Agenda for the FutureBy Cindy [email protected] WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

CLERMONT COLLEGE“What they’ve done is provide a vision,” said Jeffrey Bauer of the

University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College. “My hope is that it developsinto a plan. I think the plan really hasn’t been fleshed out yet.”

Bauer, a professor of management and marketing and chair of theBusiness, Law and Technology Department at UC Clermont College, cqsaid he would have liked to have heard more discussion of the Agendafor the Future at its Jan. 16 release.

However, Bauer, who signed up for a group studying a marketing andbranding strategy for Clermont County, said he’s pleased that the plan’ssupporters are promoting a community driven plan, as opposed to “atop down approach.”

“My hope is that they’re going to pull leaders together for each of thesubject areas and call folks together to develop specific objectives orspecific ideas for outcomes,” Bauer said. “I think the larger group needsto get together and make sure that we’re accomplishing something ineach of the categories, but, at the same time, making sure the goals aremeasurable and time specific.”

CLERMONT COUNTYCommissioner Dave Uible said he’s glad the Clermont 2001 plan is

being updated.“As a business person, we have business plans as to what we’re do-

ing,” Uible said. “As a county, we also can’t operate without a road mapwhen it comes to economic development and quality of life issues.”

For the updated plan to be successful, Uible said leadership must beengaged and there have to be buy ins from everyone.

As a member of the economic development committee, Uible saidmembers realize that “the county lacks shovel ready development sitesfor business and industry.”

“If a company wants to move (to Clermont County), we don’t have alot of options from the standpoint of warehouse space and office space,as well as shovel ready land,” Uible said.

Uible said Clermont County commissioners are trying to identify one,if not two, industrial park sites. He said the county also needs a trainedwork force.

“We identified the need to continue working with UC, the GrantCareer Center and Scarlet Oaks to train our people,” Uible said.

- Reporters Jeanne Houck, Cindy Schroeder, Forrest Sellers and Sheila Vilvenscontributed

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Roy Williams, president & chief executive officer of the Greater OklahomaCity Chamber of Commerce, addressed Clermont County business, politicaland educational leaders Friday, as that southwestern Ohio county embarkson its 10-yeqr "Agenda for the Future."See AGENDA, Page A2

Easily the most visible repre-sentation of local veteransgroups is their color guard.

Wherever there is a ceremo-ny, parade or special event, of-ten a group of uniformed veter-ans is there to present the col-ors. While their participation inthe event might be brief, it hassignificant meaning.

“All of us are honored to doit,” Bethel American LegionPost Commander Mark Nickellsaid. “We’re just paying our re-spects for lost veterans and sol-diers.”

Color guards also representthe price of freedom.

“Freedom is not free,” saidArmy Veteran Jerry Maynus,commander of the color guardfor American Legion Post 69 inReading. “We are trying to rep-resent all veterans and bring

knowledge to the general pub-lic. Where I’m coming from my-self, the freedom we all have, it’snot a given. It’s not free. We had

to fight for that freedom. Theguard is a reminder of this.”

While Veterans Day, Memo-rial Day and the Fourth of July

are easily the busy times of yearfor these groups, it’s not the onlytime they present the colors.

“Here in Clermont Countywe’re one of the few that stilldoes funerals,” Nickell said.The Bethel color guard plays“Taps,” provides a 21-gun saluteand presents the American flagto the family, he said.

“Occasionally we have adrummer,” he said. The colorguard is made up of any of the le-gion members who are avail-able. With so many of the mem-bers having full-time jobs, in-cluding Nickell, it might takemany phone calls to get a colorguard unit together for a specialevent.

This is a challenge other le-gion posts face as well. Maynussaid Reading’s color guard isopen to most invitations to pre-sent. He has a list of 15 names ofcolor guard members, but usu-ally only three to five are active.

A few of the members are re-tired and have flexible sched-ules, but the rest are employedand are unavailable for mostdaytime engagements.

That’s the struggle,” he said.Also a struggle, overall dwin-

dling membership. The veter-ans from WWI and WWII arenearly all gone, Maynus said.The veterans from the Koreanand Vietnam Wars are gettingold. At one time the AmericanLegion Post 69 was 1,100 mem-bers strong. Today its numberstotal about 360.

Despite declining numbers,these veterans intend to do allthey can to represent their na-tion and educate the publicabout the cost of freedom andrespect for the flag and all itrepresents. When not serving incolor guard details, many mem-bers of color guard groups visitarea schools to talk to and teachchildren.

Color guard units represent nation, freedom, veterans

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Four members of the color guard from American Legion Post 318 inAnderson Township: Gary Gregorio, Bob Calder, Keith Musselman and NateLampe.

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BATAVIA — The Boardof Clermont County Com-missioners has elected of-ficers for 2015 and an-nounced its meetingschedule.

Commissioner EdHumphrey will serve asthe board’s president,meaning he will presideover meetings. Commis-sioner Bob Proud will bevice president. Dave Ui-ble also is on the commis-sion.

“I look forward toserving as the presidentof the board in 2015,” saidHumphrey, who was firstelected in 2008. “Thecommissioners havemanaged the county’s fi-

nances carefully throughsome difficult years. Wecontinue to cultivate anenvironment for good,high paying jobs in Cler-mont County. One of theways we do this is to sup-port highway infrastruc-ture improvementsthrough the Transporta-tion Improvement Dis-trict. You can see evi-dence of that every dayaround Eastgate andalong State Route 32 andother primary roads inthe county.”

This year, the countycommissioners will con-tinue to meet at 10 a.m.Wednesdays. They alsowill meet at 10 a.m. everyother Monday. All meet-ings are at the county ad-ministration building at

101 E. Main St. in Batavia.Informal sessions willfollow regular meetings.

The board also recent-ly appointed county com-missioners to variouscommittees and organiza-tions.

Humphrey will serveon the County InvestmentAdvisory Committee; hewill be chairperson of theClermont County Rec-ords Commission; he willrepresent the county onthe Ohio-Kentucky-Indi-ana Regional Council ofGovernments ExecutiveCommittee, and he will beClermont County’s offi-cial voting representa-tive at annual or specialmeetings of the CountyCommissioners Associa-tion of Ohio. He also will

be Clermont County’slead representative onthe Clermont CountyBoard of Revision and theAutomatic Data Process-ing Board.

Uible was appointed tothe County InvestmentAdvisory Committee, andhe will be the county’s al-ternate on the OKI Exec-utive Committee.

Proud will be the coun-ty’s alternative votingrepresentative at annualor special meetings of theCounty CommissionersAssociation of Ohio.

All appointments arefor calendar year 2015.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Clermont County?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

Clermont commissioners elect officers, set 2015 meeting schedule

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From left: Ed Humphrey will serve as president of the Board ofClermont County Commissioners in 2015; outgoing PresidentDave Uible will continue serving on the commission, andlong-time commissioner Bob Proud will be vice president.

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and seniors. Participantsdevelop personal andteam leadership skills,while earning post-sec-ondary enrollment option(PSEO) credit.

Each month partici-pants meet for a themeday focusing on topicssuch as government, his-tory and safety, all withemphasis on ClermontCounty. Additionally, eachparticipant practices

LOOK to Clermonttakes applications

LOOK to ClermontYouth Development Pro-gram is accepting appli-cations for 2015-2016.

LOOK to Clermont is a4-H youth developmentprogram, operated byOhio State University Ex-tension Clermont Countyand UC Clermont College,for high school juniors

leadership skills. In order to participate

in LOOK to Clermont, theparticipant must be a highschool junior or senior go-ing into the 2015-16 schoolyear who resides in Cler-mont County and has awillingness to serve thecommunity; participatedin school or communityactivities; minimum of 3.0GPA (juniors) or 3.5 GPA(seniors); parental per-mission and a PSEO eligi-ble class load; access totransportation.

Contact guidancecounselors. Informationpackets have gone to eachhigh school and vocation-al school in the county.

If you are a privateschool or home school stu-dent, please contact Cler-mont Extension at 513-732-7070. Applicationsare due by Feb. 27. Moreinformation can be foundat clermont.osu.edu.

Clermont Chamberannual meeting

The Clermont Cham-

ber Annual Meeting andSmall Business Develop-ment Center ExcellenceAwards Luncheon is 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.6, at Holiday Inn & SuitesCincinnati East. RetiredChairman/CEO of theProcter & Gamble JohnPepper will be the key-note speaker.

Pepper will be speak-ing about the importanceof early childhood educa-tion and how we can worktogether as a nation togive children the bestchance at a good educa-tion possible.

He will present a solu-tion to the problem, advo-cate why we should act de-cisively and encouragebusinesses to join Ready-Nation, a business mem-bership that supports ex-ecutives to speak to poli-cymakers and media onimproving the economy.

To register, visit atwww.clermontchamber-.com or call 513-576-5000.

Individual memberregistration $55, individ-ual non-member registra-tion $75, table sponsor,$700. Registration re-quired.

Business Assn. setsluncheon March 2

The Bethel BusinessAssociation’s annual lun-cheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Monday, March 2, atGrant Career Center -Conference Center, 718 W.Plane St.

Guest speaker is TonyAretz, president, MountSt. Joseph University,who will discuss “The Lib-eral Arts, Ethical Leader-ship and Business.”

Reservations are re-quired by Feb. 18. $12 foreach member, $18 for non-members. Mail checks,payable to Bethel Busi-ness Association, LLC, toBethel Business Associa-tion, 503 W. Plane St, Be-thel, Ohio 45106.

Bring 100 businesscards, brochures, flyersor handoutsfor your busi-ness, organization orevent for packets. Eachattendee is given a packet.

Visit www.bethelbusi-nessassociation.org.

BRIEFLY

THANKS TO KRISTA ROSE

The 2014-2015 class visited President Grant's birthplace inPoint Pleasant as part of LOOK to Clermont's county tour inOctober 2014.

Block Grant Program,significantly increasingthe value of grants thecounty is eligible for.

To prepare for this, thecounty must submit afive-year consolidatedplan to the U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Ur-ban Development, and isseeking input from resi-dents as it develops theplan, said Andrew Kuch-ta, director of the Depart-ment of Community andEconomic Development.

Residents and local of-ficials are asked to con-tribute information on theavailability of affordablehousing; resources forsubstance abusers, thechronically homeless andhomeless youth; seniorservices and centers; ser-vices for the disabled;youth and child care ser-vices; fire stations; health

With its population nowexceeding 200,000, Cler-mont County is on its wayto being designated an Ur-ban County in the 2015Community Development

facilities; parks and recfacilities; sidewalks; andpublic transportation ser-vices, among others.

To gather input thecounty has scheduledopen houses for:

» 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Feb. 4, Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Ai-choltz Road;

» 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.Feb. 5, Clermont CountyPublic Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road.

Those who cannot at-tend are invited to take anonline survey (www.cler-montcountyohio.biz).

CDBG funds, adminis-tered through HUD, areone of the oldest blockgrant programs in theUnited States, and are pri-marily focused on afford-able housing, infrastruc-ture and other communityneeds. Previously, CDBG

funds in Clermont County,which in fiscal year 2014were $432,000, were fun-neled through the state.As an Urban County, Cler-mont County will now getthe funds directly fromHUD.

In 2014, CDBG fundswere approved for sever-al projects including Cler-mont County Health Dis-trict Septic RehabilitationProgram, $150,000; theVillage of WilliamsburgSouth Fifth Street Side-walk Improvement pro-ject, $64,000, and Cler-mont Community Ser-vices for repairs to theparking lot at the JamesSauls Homeless Shelter,$55,000.

For more information,contact grant coordinatorAnnette Decatur, [email protected], 513-732-7125.

Open houses Feb. 4-5 to get input on CDBG plan

Williams said. The com-munity also has another 10years of public stimuluseither ongoing or planned.

If there’s a lesson to belearned from OklahomaCity’s progress, it’s to fo-cus on issues that improveClermont County’s qualityof life and to “think big,”Van Sant said.

The “Clermont Agendafor the Future” is the firstupdate in about 25 years ofa plan focusing on eco-nomic development andquality of life issues inClermont County. In early1991, a similar document,the Clermont 2001 report,was released.

Cyndy Wright, an em-ployee of Park NationalBank in Eastgate, sawsome of the projects that

Williams discussed whenshe visited Oklahoma Cityin 2006. She predictedClermont County will real-ize similar progress withits action plan.

“I think we’re on theverge of making some realhistory again,” Wrightsaid of the Clermont Agen-da for the Future. “Histo-ry was made in 2001, andnow we’re ready to revi-talize and take it to thenext level.”

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Clermont County?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

UC Clermont» UC Clermont College will

be able to transform the Com-munity Garden with the sup-port of a $9,000 Duke Energygrant that the college re-ceived.

The UC Clermont Commu-nity Garden has donated ap-proximately 6,350 pounds offresh vegetables over a four-year period to the local com-munity food banks and agen-cies including: James SaulsShelter, YWCA, Anderson Sen-ior Support Commission,Thomaston Woods, YMCA, Fe-licity Food Pantry, GoshenTownship and OSU Extension.

The grant will help trans-form the existing CommunityGarden into a Field ServiceStation. This will serve two im-portant functions: first, to dra-matically increase the yieldfor needy members in our re-gion and second to better util-ize the space as a true function-al outdoor classroom.

“Duke Energy is committedto supporting the communitiesthat we serve. In this case, aswe are helping to create learn-ing opportunities as well as amore sustainable community.Through the educational com-ponent, we know the knowl-edge learned can help culti-vate interest in building our fu-ture workforce – this is a win-win for us,” said Warren Walk-er, district manager,Community and GovernmentRelations at Duke Energy.

“This will increase our stu-dents’ agricultural and biologyknowledge base as we hold en-tire classes on site. It wouldalso allow for more communi-ty volunteers and k-12 studentsto participate in experientiallearning at the garden,” asso-ciate biology professor KristaClark said.

The Duke Energy Grantwill also fund access to city wa-ter. Several droughts over thelast two years severely limitedthe yield for those seasons. Weare also installing a green-house that has limited solarelectric. Running electricallines will once again increasethe Field Service Station’s abil-ity to be used as a functioningclassroom.

Felicity-Franklin Schools» On Dec. 18 the Felicity

FFA held its annual Christmasparty.

The committee workedhard to plan and carry out thisevent. The party consisted of a

full Christmas dinner cateredby Lee’s Chicken, activitiessuch as karaoke and corn-hole,and a hoodie provided by theFFA to each member in atten-dance.

Afterward members stayedto help clean up and help takedown lights which were donat-ed by FFA members. The FFAhad enough food left over to

feed committee members andFelicity staff the next day. TheChristmas party was very suc-cessful in boosting the Christ-mas spirit of our members,who all had a good time sur-rounded by friends.

» On Dec. 20 the FelicityFFA held its annual dodge balltournament to raise money forthe Ronald McDonald House.

A committee was estab-lished and the event wasplanned. It was announced tostudents in, and outside of FFAthat if they were to create ateam they could compete in thedodge ball tournament on theday before Christmas breakfor $2 per person. The studentswho were not interested inplaying dodge ball were able to

pay a dollar for each matchthey attended. As well as rais-ing almost $500, the event en-couraged more students tocome to school after a longweek of exams.

Students enjoyed playingdodge ball and FFA memberswere excited to of raised mon-ey, which will help them to beable to take a trip to the RonaldMcDonald house to volunteertheir service.

» On Jan. 22, the juniors andseniors of the Felicity FFA at-tended an event called Ag Re-ality.

Each student was given amock scenario of 300 acres.They independently decidedwhat grains, livestock and oth-er products they would need torun their operation. After mak-ing their decisions studentssaw whether they made profit,or they were in debt. These ac-tivities helped students tolearn to budget, and use theirmoney wisely.

“I learned how expenses thereal world can cost,” memberAmanda Carnahan said.

» Felicity Franklin LocalSchool District has won a grantfrom The Foundation for Ap-palachian Ohio’s AEP Accessto Environmental EducationFund. Applications were re-ceived from K-12 educatorsand 501(c)(3) community or-ganizations throughout Appa-lachian Ohio’s 32 counties. Thegrants were given to projectssupporting and encouragingcreativity in local environmen-tal education and stewardshipactivities. These grant recipi-ents will build on the unique as-sets and strengths of the re-gion’s individual communities.More than $23,000 was award-ed across the region.

Felicity won for its “Envi-rothon Team” program. Stu-dents will be given an invasiveplant species on their camp-ground and asked to present asolution to the issue. Studentswill learn how to improve theenvironment they live in bylearning skills like measuringwater quality and the impact ofagriculture.

» Felicity-Franklin MiddleSchool students of the monthfor January:

Fifth-grade - Nathan Bakerand Nicole Belt.

Sixth-grade - Colton Stamp-er and Chloe Taulbee.

Seventh-grade - ColtonRaines and Cheyenne Cum-mins.

Eighth-grade - Matt Halland Nikki Hoobler.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO EMILY WOODALL

Felicity students stand in line waiting to be put back into their dodgeball game. From left: McKayla Jacobs, KeithKircher, Trevor Barrons and Louis Quiles.


Felicity FFA members Kaylee Hughes and MikaylaSargent get on stage for karaoke after enjoying theirChristmas dinner.


Felicity FFA members gather together before they startmaking decisions about their investments during an AgReality program.

FELICITY-FRANKLINMIDDLE SCHOOL

The following students haveearned honors for the secondquarter of 2014-2015.

Fifth-gradeTessa Ackerman, Nathan

Baker, Danielle Benjamin, KimBergman, Trentyn Bocks, AlishaBoone, Skylar Brandenburg,Landon Brill, Bailee Caudill,Carson Crozier, Trinity Evans,Tae’Ajha Grizzell, Emily Harde-wig, Cameron Helton, Jordan

Henson, Madison Hermann,Luke Jennings, Emma Laubach,Evan Louderback, Jordan Lowe,Ashley Lykins, Carly McClure,Jeffrey McCoy, Taylor McElfresh,Wyatt McElfresh, Toby Norris,Jason Peacock, Audrey Pinger,Garrett Pinger, Chloe Quat-kemeyer, Brelyn Raines, EmmaRobertson, Alexandra Sharp,Garrett Taulbee and Desi Yon.

Sixth-gradeAshley Baker, Braden Black-

burn, Piper Blake, Natalie Brueg-

gemann, Kiersten Chandler,Steven Cochran, Hannah DeAt-ley, Sara Doane, Luke Dunaway,Lillian Findlan, Rachel Foley,Katelyn Freeze, Macyn Hall,Madison Jenkins, Hannah Lewin,Makayla Lindsey, Reagan Lowe,Maggie Mahaffey, RobbieMaupin, Ally Perry, Nathan Poe,Samantha Powell, Natalie Ritch-ie, Seth Roehm, Autumn Russ,Ellie Sharp, Gabe Shepherd,Jordan Smith, Colton Stamper,Jessie Stephens, William Taggart,Chloe Taulbee, Noah Teeter,

Kadyn Thomas, Austin Wilburnand Madalyn Woodall.

Seventh-gradeMadison Baird, Elise Botkin,

Harlie Brandenburg, HaileyBrock, Christina Brueggman,Maya Cadigan, Alexis Carnahan,Sam Clark, Ian Collins, CheyenneCummins, Devin Cummins, AmyDavenport, Tessa DeBell, SydneyHollins, Ellis Hoog, JocelynJohnson, Emma Lewin, CassidyLouderback, Anton Lung, AidanMahaffey, Madison Moore,

Mallory Obermeyer, TimberliOsborne, Connor Paul, BrittneyPeacock, Riley Pinger, GabeProffitt, Bryce Reeves, BraydenSponcil, Kody Swinford, MalloryTaulbee, Olivia Taylor, SummerTaylor and Tylor Wright.

Eighth-gradeKylie Belt, Aidan Binion,

Emma Blake, Brennan Bocks,Jenna Brown, Nathaniel Buckler,Cierra Bush, Jalyn Clark, LeaCooper, Dylan Cramer, SierraCrawford, Wyatt Crozier, Jessi

Davis, Emma Doane, Libbie Ford,Abby Fuller, Michael Gabbard,Joey Glassmeyer, Clayton Grif-fith, Hayley Hahn, Jared Hamil-ton, Nikki Hoobler, Tab Hunter,Jonathan Jones, Bailey Lowe,Alley Moore, Raelyn Morales,Kennedee Pemberton, AustinPerry, Nick Preston, Carlee Riggs,Austin Rutherford, BrockeSmith, Dillion Staggs-Breig,Heather Swinford, BreannWagers, Tommy White andAshlie Wilson.

FELICITY-FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS

FELICITY-FRANKLINELEMENTARY

The following students haveearned honors for the secondquarter of 2014-2015.

First-gradeNathan Adams, Alex Bartolin,

Jason Blake, Bailee Blakely,Kenzie Blakley, Bailey Blevins,Hayden Broadwell, Case Brown,Ben Brueggemann, Levi Buchan-an, Riley-Ann Carnahan, CaitlinChandler, Mary Cochran, Antoi-nette Conyers, Olivia Crawford,Emma Davis, Peyton Geer,

Tristen Gerede, Caden Hazelbak-er, Kalyn Hively, Isaiah Hooper,Sami Jo Johns, Jazzon Johnson,Tesa Jones, Joe Jordan, AddisonKlotter, Tyler Maly, AbigailMasterson, Lane McElfresh,Alysa Meade, Landen Miller, CarlPerry, Kiersten Prater, ConnerRedden, Kaylie Roesch, HarleyRudd, Caleb Sharp, Elijah Simp-son, Paeton Smith, ChloeStamm, David Strunk, TrentonTaulbee, Ernie Valentine, FaithValentine, Eyan Vittoz, HaileyWendling and Summer Young.

Second-grade

Natalie Arthur, Bryce Baker,Bralyn Blackburn, Ben Bracher,Brooklyn Caudill, Aiden Cooper,Lexie Creager, Schuyler Crozier,Corbin DeBell, Natalie Dick,Courtney Donovan, Lacee Easter,Landen Forbes, Jake Forman,Payton Fulton, Logan Harless,Carolyn Henderson, Sierra Hunt,Briley Idlett, Kaiden Johnson,Ashlyn Jones, Grady Jowers, IanKilgore, Mason Kindoll, BryleeMcCloud, Anna Meade, Savan-nah Metzger, Madison Mikles,Jason Moore, Jayden Murphy,Eden Myers, Emma Reed, Ruby

Robertson, Destiny Rudd, RileyRutherford, Waylon Senior,Izabella Sizemore, Hunter Soud-er, Kelly Spires, Carson Sponcil,Mollie Wilson and JonathanWindsor.

Third-gradeStacie Arthur, Jace Blackburn,

Sophie Blake, Emma Branden-burg, Haley Broadwell, JoeBrueggemann, Chloe Burdine,Dustin Campbell, Grant Carter,Madelyn Findlan, Madison Flora,Kaiden Fondenberger, JerryGaghan, Kailey Gibson, Addison

Glassmeyer, Joanna Hamilton,Alyssa Jarman, Kaylee Jennings,McKenzie Kindoll, Riley Lau-bach, Tommy Liming, ElizabethLindsey, Josie Meade, GabeMoore, Kylie Morris, GavinOakley, Douglas Osborne, LoganPack, Dylan Paskow, AllysonRoesch, Ayla Rutherford, Clay-ton Shelton, Zachary Shelton, EliTaylor, Trey Wear and JakeWinter.

Fourth-gradeJordan Adams, Jacob Arthur,

Nathan Arthur, David Bartolin,

Jacob Benjamin, Lane Braun,Railyn Bray, Morgan Bronson-Blevins, Zander Cummins, AlexisEgner, Dakota Flora, Eliza Flora,Mattilyn Griffith, Jamie Hull,Matthew Johns, Taylor Jowers,Austin Morris, Alyssa Myers,Cheyanne Norris, James O’Dell,Isaiah Oberschlake, Trina Payn-ter, Madison Prater, Lola Proffitt,Caleb Roehm, Eva Shepherd,Gideon Smith, Jaden Smith,Lukas Smith, Jase Sponcil, AnnaSwisshelm, Lily Taulbee, Brook-lyn Wehrum and AutumnYoung.

FELICITY-FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLLS

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THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art 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. Through Feb. 26. 947-7333. Union Township.

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, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. 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.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions An-derson Office, 7689 BeechmontAve., Free hearing test andevaluation. For Ages 50 and up.Reservations required. Present-ed by Hearing Solutions byEllis-Scott & Associates. 777-9100. Anderson Township.

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.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesVolunteers of the Milford-Miami Twp. Library Meeting,10:30 a.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

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.

School Program VolunteerOrientation, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Orientation session toobserve school group in actionand learn basics of school pro-gram. Dress to hike and packlunch. Ages 21 and up. Free.Registration required. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6Art 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 Classes

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

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

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

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

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

Clubs & OrganizationsDECA Mattress Sale Fundrais-er, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., MilfordHigh School, 1 Eagles Way,Cafeteria. Brand new, namebrand mattress sets 30-50 per-cent off retail. All sizes, priceranges, delivery and free lay-away available. Benefits MilfordDECA. Free. 576-2249. MiamiTownship.

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.


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

NatureMaple on Tap, 3-7 p.m., Cincin-nati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road,Taste Mt. Carmel’s Maple Dop-pelbock seasonal beer alongwith additional Mt. Carmelfavorites. Self-guided hike todiscover process of makingmaple syrup. Sample syrup andlearn how Maple Doppelbockbeer was made. Ages 21 and up.$30. Reservations required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

PetsPuppy Social, noon to 1 p.m.,All Creatures Animal Hospital,1894 Ohio Pike, Puppies socializewith other pups under su-pervision of professional trainersat indoor facility. Free. ThroughMarch 7. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art 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.

On Stage - TheaterCat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2 p.m.,Anderson High School, $10.Reservations required. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 9Exercise 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., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

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

for pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsBookends, 1 p.m., New Rich-mond Branch Library, 103 RiverValley Blvd., Free. 553-0570.New Richmond.

Book Discussion, 1 p.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Copies of book available forcheckout. 734-2619. Bethel.

Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Bethel.

Bookends Book Discussion, 1p.m., New Richmond BranchLibrary, 103 River Valley Blvd.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

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. NewRichmond.

Preschool 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.

Learn about Maple Syrup, 6-7p.m., Amelia Branch Library, 58Maple St., Learn where it comesfrom, how it’s made and enjoysamples. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art 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.

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Tuesday Book Club, 2p.m., Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 724-1070. Wil-liamsburg.

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

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 7 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.Through April 1. 378-7654;

2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

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



Literary - Book ClubsSecond Wednesday BookDiscussion Group, 2 p.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180S. 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 Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org.Goshen.

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.

Teen Movie Club, 3:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

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.Union Township.

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

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., Mil-ford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Stories,songs and activities to promoteearly literacy. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700. Milford.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Stories, songs and activities topromote early literacy. Ages 3-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700.Milford.

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.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian

Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

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

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.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels,Free. 478-6783. Milford.


Literary - LibrariesTeen 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.


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, $6-$6.50. 575-2102. Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.



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


Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30

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

Holiday - Valentine’s DaySweetheart Ball, 6:15-9:30 p.m.,Faith Christian FellowshipChurch, 6800 School St., Spa-ghetti dinner, snacks, dancingand door prizes. Babysittingavailable (to age 9). Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration recom-mended. Presented by tek’nonYouth Ministries. 474-2303.Newtown.

Valentine’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, Free.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., CincinnatiNature 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 required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

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The Milford High School DECA Mattress Sale Fundraiser is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at MilfordHigh School, 1 Eagles Way, Cafeteria, Miami Township. Choose from new, name-brand mattresssets 30-50 percent off retail. All sizes, price ranges, delivery and free layaway are available. Thesale benefits Milford DECA. Admission is free. Call 576-2249 for more information.

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Whenever thegrandkids spendthe night, I let

them “color” their bathwater with a bit of food

coloring.Emer-

son, 2-1/2,usuallychoosesblue, yel-low andgreen. Hersister, Eva,6, likespink andred. I guessthat’s why I

was low on red food col-oring when I got out theingredients for the redvelvet cake recipe I’msharing for Valentine’sDay. To be on the safeside, I bought 2 boxes, onefor me in the kitchen, andone for the kids in thebath.

Don’t forget those inyour circle of family andfriends who could use abit of cheering up thisValentine’s Day. Buy abox of kids’ Valentines.They’re less expensivethan single cards andbring joy to Valentines ofall ages.

Red velvet cakefrom scratch

When I see a recipelike this, I wonder how itwas ever developed. Redvelvet cake is a “happy”cake - the vivid colormakes me smile. Thecocoa gives a hint of choc-olate. Yes, you do need awhole bottle of red foodcoloring. There are reci-pes I’ve seen that usebeets as a natural col-oring agent. This recipehas to have food coloring.But heck, it’s only once a

year…2-1/2 cups all purpose

flour1/2 cup unsweetened

cocoa powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks butter, soft-

ened (1 cup)2 cups sugar4 large eggs, room

temperature1 cup regular sour

cream1/2 cup milk - 2% or

regular1 oz bottle red food

coloring2-1/2 teaspoons vanillaPreheat oven to 350.Grease and flour two

9-inch round cake pans.This means greasing the

pan and then sprinkling itlightly with flour, thentapping excess out. Oruse baking spray withflour.

Whisk together, sift orpush through a sieve theflour, cocoa powder, bak-ing soda and salt. Setaside.

Beat butter and sugaron medium speed 5 min-utes or until light andfluffy. Beat in eggs, one ata time so that they in-corporate well. Mix insour cream, milk, foodcolor and vanilla. Gradu-ally beat in flour mixtureon low until blended.Don’t overbeat. Pour intopans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or

until toothpick inserted incenter comes out clean.Cool in pan 10 minutes.Remove from pans; coolon wire rack before frost-ing.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Put eggs in liquid mea-suring cup with spout.They will be easy to pourout one at a time.

Buttercreamfrosting

I like a thick frostingso I usually double therecipe. The left over but-tercream can be frozenfor a couple of months.

1 stick butter (1/2 cup),softened

4-1/2 confectionerssugar, sifted or pushedthrough a sieve if neces-sary to remove lumps

2 teaspoons vanilla4-6 tablespoons milk or

bit more if neededBeat butter until

creamy and then beat insugar, vanilla and enoughmilk to desired consis-tency. Makes 3 cups.

Cream cheesefrosting

Beat together untilfluffy:

8 oz cream cheese,softened

4-6 tablespoons butter,softened

4 cups confectionerssugar or bit more if nec-

essary1 tablespoon vanilla

Anne’s red velvetcupcakes and redvelvet cake from amix

Check out these on mysite Abouteating.com.

Lemon blueberrysyrup

For Hank, who askedme to share this recipewhen I mentioned it dur-ing a workshop. Hankpicks blueberries in sea-son and then freezesthem. This would be niceover waffles or pancakes.Note the range in sugar.Depending upon thesweetness of the berries,you may need more, orless. For restricted diets,use a sugar and buttersubstitute.

1/2 stick butter (4 ta-blespoons)

1/2 to 1 cup sugar2 generous cups blue-

berries, fresh or frozen2-3 tablespoons fresh

lemon juice1 tablespoon corn-

starchPlace butter, sugar and

berries in pan. Cook overmedium heat for 5 min-utes, or until berries pop.Combine lemon juice andcornstarch and stir intosauce. Cook until thick-ened, about 3-5 minutes.Makes about 3 cups. Storein refrigerator. Warmbefore serving.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Red velvet cake makes Valentine’s Day sweeter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Scratch-made red velvet cake is the perfect accompaniment to Valentine’s Day.

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A publication of

Jan. 29 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?

“Community colleges are avaluable part of our educationalsystem, and provide an impor-tant option for many studentsand families. However, $60 bil-lion is not free, and ending bene-fits to middle class 529 collegesavings plans to pay for it iscounterproductive and an add-ed tax on millions of families.President Obama is doing a dis-service to our students whosegeneration is already on the re-ceiving end of a growing $18trillion debt.”

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup

“I am very much against it.The main reason is the taxing ofthe 529 college savings plans.When we started saving for col-lege for our children we weretold that the benefit of using the529 was that it would not betaxed, so that was a very largeselling point in us making thedecision to use it as an invest-ment vehicle to help pay for col-lege.

“To now change that aspect,has the bait and switch feel to it.Although many will say that529s are something that areused by the wealthy, we are avery middle class family with

both parents working full time,and are no means wealthy. Sothe taxing of the 529 is very dis-advantageous to us.

“I am all for expansion ofeducation for all, but in this caseit seems that the middle classwill take the hardest hit. Also,since the working poor and themiddle class do not have themoney necessary to influencethe political system, it is easyfor the government to set poli-cies that make them carry theload while those with money tosway the political landscapewill continually make sure thatno policy is passed that is in anyway disadvantageous to themfinancially, either in the short orlong term.”

C.S.

“Let me see tax the hard

working Americans who aresacrificing to put money awayfor their children, so we couldpay for two more years of edu-cation for everybody. I guessObama was told those 5 millionillegal children( he let in) won’tbe ready in five or six years forthe job market. Why two? Whynot four years? That’s next.When was the last time an appli-cant was told, ‘you know if youjust had two more years of ameaningless education youwould be qualified?’ When Oba-ma said ‘he wanted to spread thewealth around,’ you probablythought to other Americans.Now we know he meant the allthe Third World countries.

“You can work extra hours,you got the dough right? Some-one thinks so. “

J.H.D.

“Obama says this new tax isrequired for $2,500 write-offsfor low-income families payingtuition. Forty-nine percent ofthe population currently doesnot pay any federal income tax.This means the new tax revenuecannot be used for write-offsbecause there is nothing towrite-off. This new tax willprobably fund Obama’s newCommon-Core-for-Collegeplan. Obama and the Progres-sives will not stop until theycontrol every aspect of yourchildren’s education.”

D.M.

Jan. 22 questionThe city of Cincinnati released

a report earlier this month whichdetailed a decrease in crime with-in the city. Do you feel safe, or saf-er, in the city than you have in thepast? Why or why not?

“I see no difference in myperceived safety level in down-town Cincinnati. I work in Cin-cinnati so I see it nearly everyweekday, however, I am usuallyonly there during daylighthours. I suspect I may have adifferent perspective if I fre-quented the city after dark. I ap-plaud the police for helpingmake a decrease in Cincinnaticrime a reality. Keep up thegood work. It will be curious tosee what impact on crime the ill-advised streetcar will have,when and if it is ever complet-ed.”

M.J.F.

“Pre riots, during the lunchhour I would often go grablunch at restaurants on MainStreet in Over the Rhine. Thatarea seemed to be on the up-swing with many independentoperators and owners. I neverfelt threatened.

“However, after the riots, Istopped heading into Over theRhine and lost track of whathappened to many of the busi-nesses, taking most of my lunchhours down south more into theCentral Business District,Fountain Square area.

“With so much redevelop-ment happening in parts ofOver the Rhine, such as the VineStreet corridor, north of CentralParkway, Washington Park andthe new Woodward Theateropening on Main Street, I haveventured back into the area.

“There is a sense of safety innumbers and there are manypeople now partaking in the en-tertainment and restaurant of-ferings in the area. That longwith some very secure parkinggarages and lots has made mefeel very safe when venturingdown there.

“Also, it helps to talk to folkswho live or work down in thatarea as they can still tell youwhat areas to avoid or where notto park, like side streets off themain roads. Right now I feelvery safe from Central, northup Vine, up till you get to aroundthe Kroger’s store. It can get abit intimidating from their onup towards UC.

“As for Main Street, fromCentral on up to MOTR and theWoodward Theater seems safe,although the density isn’t thereyet that exists on Vine, so I ammore cautious when walkingthat area.

“I hope that an upward trendof lower crime and higher eco-nomic growth and developmentcontinues so that all residents ofCincinnati, and the surroundingareas can benefit from it.”

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“Let’s cut all of those publicschool positions that are un-needed,” is an unqualifiedrequest by some members ofthe public.

They believe such actionwill save districts lots of mon-ey as well as lower the taxbills for a district’s residents.

To some residents this ideamight have some superficialcost reduction merit, yet itfails to confront the thought ofeliminating all the responsibil-ities connected with thosepositions that are axed.

Once the Ohio state boardof education repeals the five ofeight rule standard, schoolswill no longer be required toprovide a school nurse forevery one thousand students.Although the savings are mini-mal considering the full scopeof an annual budget, someboards of education will

choose to di-rect thosefunds for oth-er priorities atthe expense ofneglecting thehealth ser-vices only aschool nursecan deliver.

All ele-mentary

schools must have some kindof care facility for the stu-dents they serve.

Working as the school’sprimary health care provider,the nurse is responsible formaking sure this facility hasall the minimal medical equip-ment, furniture, and emergen-cy supplies needed by theschool’s students.

When children become ill orinjured at school, they need acare giver for medical atten-

tion emotional support. Moreoften than not that person isthe school nurse. During thecourse of a single day, thenurse might see every conta-gious disease spreadingthrough the school in additionto the normal traffic of chil-dren with cuts, bruises, andmore serious injuries.

In short the school’s healthcenter is its miniature emer-gency room.

A major role of a schoolnurse involves the organiza-tion and dispensation of medi-cations. In a typical elemen-tary school with a studentpopulation of five hundredstudents at least 15 percent, or75 children, will need to takemedication each day. By lawthe meds must be stored in asecure facility and adminis-tered by a designated staffmember.

Each school year nursessearch students’ records toidentify health issues and com-pliance with state immuniza-tion laws. They collaboratewith classroom teachers tomake sure students with ongoing health problems receivethe daily care and treatmenttheir condition may demand.In some cases this involvesperiodic injections as well asproviding special physicalaccommodations within theclassroom.

Kindergarten and preschoolhealth screenings are timeconsuming responsibilitiesthem nurse conducts at thebeginning of each school year.On going vision, dental, scolio-sis and hearing screenings forchildren take place throughoutthe school year. Informationfrom the screenings are usedto compile annual changes in

students physical growth andto make referrals for follow-upcare.

With first hand knowledgeof student’s physical growthand health needs over an ex-tended period of time, theschool nurse contributes valu-able information and insight tointervention assistance andcrisis response teams.

Terminating the position ofa school nurse does not erasethe responsibilities a schoolnurse fulfills. Either thoseduties become an unmet voidor other staff members mustassume them. Sadly, innocentstudents will bear the conse-quences of these potentialpenny savings actions by someof Ohio’s boards of education.

Noel Taylor is a former PrincetonCity Schools administrator and aresident of Sharonville.

School nurses endangered in some Ohio districts

Noel TaylorCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

There’s no denying it: OldMan Winter is a grumpy, oldsoul. So, you may want to re-view and dispel a few of themyths that circulate about win-ter weather’s effect on yourhealth. Here are five of themost common:

Myth No. 1: You can getsick from cold weather

No. You get sick because ofinfectious pathogens, sicknessis your body’s response to theseinvaders. Cold weather doesn’tput them in your body.

So why does cold and flu sea-son occur in winter? The simpleanswer? You’re inside more,enclosed in a tighter space, hid-ing from the cold. The windowsaren’t open, so air circulatesless in your home. Germs float-ing around in the air, or livingon your home’s surfaces, have

more opportunities to get intoyour body. Covering coughsand sneezes, washing yourhands frequently, and keepingyour home clean are the bestways to avoid catching a cold orflu.

Myth No. 2: Allergiesaren’t as bad in the winter

It depends on what you’re al-lergic to. If you’re allergic topollen or ragweed, then yes,your symptoms are probablynon-existent in the winter. Butif you’re allergic to mold, mil-dew, or dust— all of which areindoor allergens— your aller-gies are probably worse in thewinter. Running an HEPA filterin your home and changing outthe filter every couple months,wearing a dust mask while

dusting and vacuuming, andfrequently cleaning your bath-room and kitchen surfaces witha bleach solution can help to al-leviate indoor allergy symp-toms.

Myth No. 3: Vitamin Ccan prevent colds

It’s important to get enoughvitamin C (the FDA recom-mends 75 mg daily) just foryour body to operate normally,but increasing vitamin C intakeover the daily recommendedlevel is not an effective safe-guard against a cold-causing vi-rus. The best preventativemethods, again, are coveringyour coughs and sneezes, wash-ing your hands frequently, andgetting your proper rest andnutrition.

Myth No. 4: Chicken soup can cure a cold

Not exactly. There is noknown cure for the commoncold. There is, however, evi-dence that eating chicken soupcan help to alleviate symptoms.Chicken soup is full of healthyproteins. It provides necessaryelectrolytes, like sodium andpotassium, which can easily belost in sweat during the heightof a fever. If colorful vegeta-bles like carrots, celery, orleafy greens are added, it pro-vides antioxidant nutrients thatthe body needs to repair cellu-lar damage caused by the virus.

Myth No. 5: A glassof spirits can keep you warm

In olden days, it was thought

that drinking ethanol made aperson’s blood warmer. Manypeople who have had a sip of al-cohol can tell you that one be-gins to feel an inner flush ofwarmth as one drinks.

But that warm, flushed feel-ing on your skin isn’t because ofyour body heating up— it’s be-cause drinking alcohol dilatescapillaries and causes blood torush toward the extremities,away from the major organs.Taking a nip of holiday cheercan certainly make you feelwarm and fuzzy, but it’s not atreatment or cure for a chill.

Don’t believe the myths. Besmart and stay well.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Boys basketball» Bethel-Tate beat Western

Brown Jan. 23, 61-56. JuniorEvan Iding led the Tigers with17 points.

The Tigers got by Batavia onJan. 27, 55-53. Iding and seniorAdam Shinkle had 13 pointsapiece.

» Felicity-Franklin lost toGoshen 72-27 on Jan. 27. SeniorLouis Quiles had 14 points in thedefeat.

Girls basketball» Bethel-Tate handed Felici-

ty-Franklin its first loss of theseason Jan. 26, 45-43. Junior Ju-lia Jenike hit two free throws toseal the win late in the game.Senior Maria Ruwe led Felicity-Franklin in the loss with 18points.

On Jan. 28, Alyssa Demarisscored with 18 seconds remain-ing to give Bethel-Tate a 47-46win over Milford. Julia Jenikefinished with 21points and eightrebounds.

On Jan. 29, Bethel-Tate de-feated Clermont Northeastern46-20.

» Felicity-Franklin lost toGeorgetown 42-40 on Jan. 29.Ashley Moore led with 18 pointsalso reached the 1,000-pointmark for her career.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

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Bethel-Tate senior Brooke Jenike (23) guards Felicity-Franklin junior AshleyMoore (14) Jan. 26. The Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Cardinals 45-43.

NEWTOWN — While not aCatholic institution, the MiamiValley Christian Academy re-lies heavily on its sisterhood,especially when it comes totheir girls basketball team.

Hovering around the top ofthe Ohio Valley AthleticLeague, the Lady Lions havebeen led the last two seasonsby sisters, Devin and MichelleLee. Devin is a senior whomade first team and was theOVAL Most Valuable Playerlast season. Sophomore Mi-chelle was second team all-league a year ago.

The Lees are helping coachJulie Vilardo to what could be alandmark season. After earlylosses to Reading and Cincin-nati Christian, the Lady Lionsrang up a slew of victories.Among those was a first-timewin over Cincinnati CollegePrep Academy Jan. 13.

Typically, one or the otherLee leads MVCA in scoring.They’re helped in reboundingby a tall transfer, Hannah Lain,who came from Coshocton.

Devin Lee has been a main-stay on varsity, even beforeher little sister joined the fray.She has aspirations to take hergame beyond high school.

“She’d like to play at Cedar-ville,” Vilardo said.

Michelle Lee is the lefthan-der of the family. In addition toher good attitude, she is able toscore on opponents from theinside and outside.

“She has a great quicknessand speed,” Vilardo said. “Thisyear she’s really stepped upher defense. We’ve been able toput her in key games whereteams had one particularlygood person and she’s beenable to play good defense.”

The “sister act” is not limit-ed to the Lees at MVCA. Vilar-do has two freshman daugh-ters on the team, Dawsyn andLaura. Dawsyn plays under-neath and Laura is the “water-bug” guard coming off thebench.

Also at guard for the LadyLions is Maliyah Brooks, thesister of senior Malique Wardon the boys team. Waiting inthe wings on the middle schoolteam is another Brooks.

“In practice we try not tohave them go against each oth-er, because you get the littlesister thing going,” Vilardosaid. “Maliyah Brooks has asister that’s a year younger too(Miyah on the middle schoolteam). Our rule is sisters don’tgo against each other; it gets alittle dirty.”

Lee sisters light it up for MVCA girls basketballBy Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

MVCA senior Devin Lee guards the post for the Lady Lions.

BETHEL — The wrestlers thattoil in practice on the mats abovethe gym at Bethel-Tate HighSchool, don’t lose much. Howev-er, some will be losing someweight in the coming weeks.

In order to make for morecompetitive situations, severalTigers will drop some pounds tocompete in lower weight classes.One of those could be junior Jef-frey Botts who actually has goneup a weight division for a fewmeets to allow other Tiger wres-tlers an opportunity.

“He’s at 182 now, but he’s talk-ing about dropping to 170,” Be-thel-Tate coach Tom Donahuesaid. “He hasn’t made a decisionyet. He’s one of the few guys thatcan compete with guys 20pounds heavier than he is.”

Junior B.J. Ratcliff is anotherwho has already dropped fromthe 170-pound class to 160. He re-cently faced some talented oppo-nents in a tournament at MiamiTrace.

“He beat a kid that wasranked 20th in the state and lostto one that was ranked 11th,”Donahue said. “It was a toughtournament.”

Donahue doesn’t shy awayfrom anyone. He recently tookthe Tigers to the Ohio/West Vir-ginia border to tangle with sometop teams. In addition to beingthe smallest school at the MiamiTrace event, Bethel-Tate battledthe Division I behemoths in theSouthwest Ohio Coaches Classicat Harrison.

At presstime, the Tigers werepreparing for the state dual tour-nament which would likely seethem meet up with CincinnatiHills League stalwarts Readingor Deer Park and possibly theircounterparts in Blanchester. Ev-erything is to build up for theSouthern Buckeye Conferencemeet Feb. 21 with an eye on ad-vancing multiple wrestlers eachweek afterward.

“Aric Peters was the firststate placer Bethel-Tate’s had

since 1998,” Donahue said. “He’sranked in the top five in hisweight class (120). Outside fromAric, Botts is ranked in the top 10at 182. Sitting on the edge is B.J.Ratcliff. I’d be disappointed ifthose top three didn’t make thestate tournament.”

Others that could be in themix are Justin Hixson, a juniortransfer from Xenia, at 138, andfreshman Matt Hall and sopho-more Kermit Beckworth. Halland Beckworth are polar oppo-sites with Hall wrestling at 113and Beckworth at 285.

Amazingly, Beckworth re-ported as a new wrestler lastseason and wound up as a dis-trict qualifier. Donahue will losefive seniors, including Peters, tograduation this spring but isloaded with young potential.

“I also have a couple goodeighth-graders coming up thatwill be freshmen,” Donahuesaid. “We’ll be solid again nextyear.”

As an underdog in the MiamiTrace tournament, Bethel-Tatehad eight wrestlers in the top six,even though four top perform-ers were out for various reason.

At 106 pounds, freshman BradYoung was sixth; freshman MattHall was second at 113; freshmanAustin Carter fifth at 132; seniorTravis Kinnard sixth at 152; ju-nior Ratcliff fourth at 160; soph-omore Wyatt O’Neal sixth at 170;junior Botts second at 182 andsophomore Beckworth fourth at285.

“Every time out I see themimprove,” Donahue said. “I seethem apply the things we’reworking on in the room.”

Other things Donahue isworking on is increasing theiryouth program numbers in thecommunity. He estimates fiveyears ago, nearly 60 kids agefive and older participated. Be-hind most good programs in thearea are good feeder systemsand the coach would like to startgrooming the next group ofgrapplers.

“It’s not where it was a fewyears ago, but we still get a lot ofgood basics in,” Donahue said.“To get the program to wherethese kids are competing at thestate level, they have to start atleast by fifth or sixth grade.”

Donahue is proud of the con-

sistent product he puts out andestimates that he’s helped guideat least six kids from high schoolinto college wrestling at somelevel.

After Journal deadlines, Be-thel will wrestle for the DivisionIII Region 22 championship inthe state duals tournament 6

p.m., Feb. 4, at and againstBlanchester. The winner willface the winner of MiddletownMadison/Dayton Christian thatsame night for the Region 22championship and chance tomove to state duals team quar-terfinals.

Bethel-Tate wrestlers drop down for takedowns

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Bethel-Tate’s Matt Hall, top, squeezes hard for the victory over Little Miami’s Casey Lawrence.

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Jeffrey Botts of Bethel-Tate, top, drives his Batavia opponent, Kody Cook,to the mat en route to a pin.

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Jackie Lee Brumley Jackie Lee Brumley, 76, of

Bethel died Jan. 25.Survived by children David

(Sharon) Brumley and Robert(Jaqueline) Brumley; grand-children Ivy Jean Brumley andJessica, Samatha and Seth Fang-man; siblings Billy (Ann) Bowl-ing, Granville (Connie) Bowling,Stanley (Sally0 Bowling andGretta (Jerry) Emond; and manynieces, nephews and friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Eugene Brumley.

Services were Jan. 28 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Louise HensleyLouise Hensley, 62, of Felicity

died Jan. 22.Survived by children Dusty

(Misty) Ackerman, Lindsey (J.R.)Brandenburg and Amanda(Patrick) Hensley; grandchildrenTaylor, Tate, Tessa, Tanner, Skylar,Kayden, Kinlee and Korbin;niece, Dorothy Dorn.

Preceded in death by parentsHoward and Marion Merckle.

Services were Jan. 24 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, NewRichmond.

Judith AnnNewberry

Judith Ann Newberry, 80, ofMoscow died Jan. 23.

Survived by children Gary(Amy), Debbie, Roger (Debbie),

David, Billy (Stacey, Dog, Laura,Keith (Barb), Brett, Ryan, Diana(Frank) and Stephen (Lee-Ann)

Newberry, Judy (Jim) Benagh,Susan (Sonny) Wagers, Brenda(Troy) Ison, Amy (Bill) Rapp andGinny (Robert) Riggs; 33 grand-children; 24 great-grandchil-dren; and siblings Denis, Michaeland Brian Murphy, Patsy Shive-ley, Susan Gerding and GingerGastrich.

Preceded in death by daugh-ter, Kathy Newberry; parents Leoand Helen Murphy and brothersDaniel and Timothy Murphy.

Services were Jan. 30 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Claire RavitchClaire (nee Shavel) Ravitch, 94,

of Bethel died Jan. 20.Survived by siblings Howard

Shavel, Ann Schwartzbard andIrma Colford; and many niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Sampson Ravitch.

A memorial gathering andservice will take place at a latertime.

William ThomasTaylor Jr.

William Thomas Taylor Jr., 67,formerly of Bethel died Jan. 23.He was a US Marine veteran ofVietnam.

Survived by wife of 45 years,Linda (nee Youravich) Taylor;daughter, Tina (Brian) Mulvany;sons William Taylor III and WadeTaylor; grandchildren Danielle

Fiscus, Marissa Fiscus, SeanMulvany, Jacob Taylor, WilliamTaylor IV and Scarlet Taylor;great-grandchild, Joseph Te-kulve; and twins on the way;and siblings Bobby (Debby), Jim(Linda), Dwane (Pam) Taylor andRick Carter; and many familymembers and friends.

Preceded ind eath by parentsWilliam T. Taylor Sr. and GenevaCarter; and brother, BusterTaylor.

Services were Jan. 31 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: the VietnamVeterans Memorial Fund Foun-ders of the Wall or Salt AirChurch of Christ.

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The idea of having a“kit-bag” for packingyour troubles in wassomething for WWI sol-diers to sing about.

Foster children in theCincinnati area might besinging a similar tunewhen they too receivebags from the “Cases forLove” suitcase drivestarted by College Hillresident Julie Phillippi-Whitney.

For this drive, resi-dents throughout South-western Ohio, NorthernKentucky, SoutheasternIndiana and Dayton areasked to donate theirgently used or new lug-gage, duffels or back-packs, any shape, coloror size.

The bags can bedropped off at any SibcyCline location or at Uni-versity Moving and Stor-age, 8735 Rite Track Wayin West Chester Town-ship, between the hoursof 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, nowthrough Feb. 13. You canalso follow the campaignon Facebook atwww.facebook.com/Cases4Love.

Whitney said the in-spiration for this massiveluggage drive came froman episode of ABC“World News Tonight”that featured a storyabout the foster childrenin Richmond, Virginia,who had to carry all oftheir belongings in ablack trash bag as theymoved from home tohome. The report movedher to tears.

The story told about arestaurant owner whoorganized a citywidesuitcase drive to helpprovide each of the 288children in Richmond’sfoster care program with

luggage. More than 500bags were received.

“What really movedme was the fact that thechildren stated that theythemselves felt like ‘gar-bage’ when they carriedtheir possessions in atrash bag as they movedinto their foster homes,”Whitney said. “Havingthe suitcases made themfeel that they were final-ly ‘at home.’”

That was all it took forWhitney to take action.The busy owner of herown communicationsbusiness, Phillippi-Whit-ney Communications, shebegan to plan a luggagedrive here. Through hernetwork of friends, andleveraging the power ofFacebook, Whitney be-gan identifying and mak-ing contacts. She firstcontacted HamiltonCounty Job and FamilyServices, which indicatedthat there is a need for

luggage. The agency alsoreached out to WarmWelcomes, a foster careoutreach program inButler County.

With as many as 1,200children in the care onany given day, there isalways a need for assis-tance with the manymoves handled on anongoing basis, notedMoira Weir, director ofHamilton County Job andFamily Services.

“We might be called toa house in the middle ofthe night, with only ashort time to gather upthe children and movethem to a safe place,” shewrote in an email.

“These are heart-breaking situations,where children are re-moved from their homesand suddenly placed withsomeone they don’t know.If we can make that ex-perience a little less trau-matic by packing some of

the things they hold dearinto a nice little suitcaseso they can carry a pieceof home with them, wewant to do that.”

Sibcy Cline also em-braced the project. PamSibcy, vice president ofmarketing for SibcyCline, noted that thecompany is happy toparticipate in Cases forLove and hope that thesuitcases help to bringcomfort to children whenthey move into their newhomes.

Sibcy Cline Agent W.Drake Jackson, Ken-wood, said that the lug-gage donation volume athis office is good averag-ing about five bags perday. With more than 40bags collected, the officehas exceeded its goal, hesaid. Jackson is suppor-tive of the luggage cam-paign and knows howchildren can benefitfrom the suitcases.

As a child growing upin North Avondale, Jack-son said he knew a lot offoster children.

“These kids didn’tknow where they weregoing to end up,” he said.All kids want to fit in andhave a sense of belong-ing.

“Giving them a suit-case gives them a senseof ownership and pride,”Jackson added.

Some of what he sawin the foster childrenfrom his childhood, hesaid, he also sees in hisadopted daughter, Annie,who is from Korea. Anniewas a baby when adoptedby the Jackson family.

Once the campaignends, University Movingand Storage has volun-teered to provide severaltrucks to pick up thesuitcases in each of the22 Sibcy Cline locationsand transport them tojobs and family services.

‘Cases of Love’ benefits foster children

THANKS TO SUSAN KNABE

Area Sibcy Cline offices are dropoff sites for the Cases of Lovecampaign.

By Sheila [email protected]

Robert Proud, Cler-mont County Commis-sioner, administered theOath of Office at theJan. 22 meeting of theClermont County Boardof Developmental Dis-abilities.

The board uses itsJanuary meeting toreorganize by acceptingnominations for offi-cers and to determinethe date, time, and loca-tion of future meetings.Board members sub-mitted officer candi-date ballots prior to themeeting. The followingmembers were electedas officers: Rex Par-sons, president; KimPellington, vice presi-dent, and Robert Grant,secretary.

Serving the boardare members LaurieBenintendi, GregoryCarson, Emily Chesnut

and Harry Snyder.Parsons made com-

mittee appointments.Benintendi, Parsonsand Snyder will serveon the Ethics Commit-tee; Grant, Snyder andParsons on the FinanceCommittee; Benintendi,Chesnut and Carson onEarly Childhood; Pel-lington, Parsons andChesnut on Adult Ser-vices, and Pellington,Benintendi and Granton Residential. Chesnutis CCDD AdvocacyChair for Ohio Associa-tion of County Boards.

Board meetings willbe held the fourthThursday of eachmonth at 5:30 p.m. atthe Thomas A. WildeyCenter in Owensville.For more informationcontact ldavis @cler-montdd.org or call 513-732-4921.

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Members of the CCDD board sworn in at the Jan. 22meeting, from left: Rex Parsons (president), Harry Snyder,Laurie Benintendi, Gregory Carson, Kim Pellington (vicepresident), Emily Chesnut, Robert Grant (secretary). RobertProud, Clermont County commissioner, right, administersthe oath.

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Tyler Haas, 19, 122 Bethel Park Drive, Bethel, accounting coor-dinator, and Courtney Dalton, 22, 122 Bethel Park Drive, Bethel,accounting coordinator.

Shannon Powers, 32, 1537 Ohio 33, Bethel, sales representative,and Heather Watson, 28, 2171 Harvey Road, New Richmond,drug/alcohol counselor.

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 amPastor George Hart1005 Lila Avenue

Milford, OH 45150513-478-7973

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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

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

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

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

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

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BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

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MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

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

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

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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,

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

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TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

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

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Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.com

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

Howdy folks,The week has been a

busy one. Last Fridayevening the Kinners tookme to the Cincinnati Boat

Show. Thegirls,Grace andClaire,worked aboothwhere thekids couldshoot BBguns. Theshootingrange wasa big tent.

They would stand behinda wall and shoot at tar-gets, then pull them backand see how they did.When the kids would hitclose to the bulls eyethey would grab the tar-get and run to show momand dad. This was a goodevent for the kids. Therewas no danger as therewas an older personthere.

The boat show surehad some beautiful pon-toon boats. They weremore elaborate thanwhen I worked for Larryat the show. I was hopingto see Chip Hart, his dadstarted the show many

years ago and now Chip,his wife and childrenhave taken it over. TheHart organization puts ona fine show.

Last Monday, Tonypicked me up and wewent to the CincinnatiNature Center for theirorientation for volun-teers to work the maplesyrup and how to takebuckets of sugar wateroff the trees. I will bevolunteering to work thesugar shack where thesap is boiled down. Thefolks that put on thetraining did a good job.There were a good bunchof folks that are volun-teering to help. The Na-ture Center is a greatplace for folks to walkthe trails and see thedifferent kinds of birds,get some quality birdfeeders or informationon how to set up feedingstations.

The Sugarbush will bein operation, the weatherneeds to be below freez-ing at night then abovefreezing during the dayfor the sap to run. Theyhave spigots to put in thetree to hold the buckets,with a lid over the bucket

so no debris can get inthe sap.

I have boiled maplesap down before. Thiswas a good lesson on howto take the lid off thebucket and how to have abucket with hot water init. You may wonder whythe hot water, this is tohelp melt the sap that isfrozen in the bucket. Youset the bucket of sapdown and in a minute, thesap is ready to pour out.The folks that work theresure know how this oper-ation is done and arevery excited to share itwith other folks. Theyuse wood that has fallento heat the evaporator toboil the sap.

They have schoolchildren there to enjoythe Nature Center, espe-cially during the maplesugar boiling. They showthe school children howthey get the sap and howthey use a little four-wheel cart to carry thebarrel of sap to the sugarhouse.

I had the pleasure ofgoing to the Northeast-ern Lion’s Club meetinglast Monday evening fortheir chili cook-off and to

hear Rick Crawfordspeak. He is so energeticabout the history of Cler-mont County. The chiliwas wonderful and therewas a good crowd. It wasgreat to see all the folksand to have the opportu-nity to share stories withthem. The NortheasternLion’s Club does a won-derful service to thecommunity with themoney from the PumpkinRun (car show).

I need to tell you aboutChester the cat. He is

something else, what ablessing he is. I would belost without him. He hasa routine for each day.About 9:30 he likes to layon my lap or curl up inRuth Ann’s chair andsleep until about 3 p.m.Then he likes a littlesnack and goes outsidefor an hour or so.

I would be having ahard time if it wasn’t formy two daughters Debbyand Pauline. They are sospecial and so helpfulduring this time of get-

ting bills paid. I lovethem so much and all myfamily.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praising the goodLord.

God bless all . . . Morelater

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

Learn how syrup is made at Cincinnati Nature Center

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Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Child care isavailable during both services.Pastor Joe Royer can bereached at 732-1400.

The church is at the corner ofAmelia Olive Branch Road andOld State Route 32, Batavia;www.emmanuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Bible study is 9:30a.m. Youth groups at 6 p.m.

The church is at 937 Old StateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

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 at917 Locust Corner Road, PierceTownship; 752-8459.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

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RELIGION

A list of local fish fries:» Goshen United Methodist

Church, 6710 Goshen Road,hosts fish fries 4:30 p.m. to 7p.m. every Friday, Feb. 15-March 22.

Suggested donations: $11 allyou can eat, $9 adults and $6for children 12 and under.There will be à la carte pricingavailable at the door. Dessertsand drinks will be available aswell.

» Hartzell United MethodistChurch Annual Fish Fry Fridays

are Feb. 20 through April 3 For more information, call

891-8527, Ext 1. The church is at8999 Applewood Drive, BlueAsh.

» The Men of St. Peter Catho-lic Church in New Richmondsponsor a Fish Fry Friday, Feb.20, through Good Friday, April3, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eatin or carry out. Homemadedessert and drink included withprice of meal. The church is at1192 Bethel-New RichmondRoad in New Richmond.

Proceeds to benefit parishprojects.

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Nathan Grant, a juniorat Cincinnati CountryDay School who lives inMiami Township, was thewinner of “Clermont’sGot Talent,” a fundraiserfor the Clermont CountyBoard of DevelopmentalDisabilities at the OasisConference Center inLoveland.

“We decided last yearto try something differ-ent,” CCDD Superinten-dent Sharon Woodrowsaid. “We like to keep the‘fun’ in fundraising.”

That’s just what hap-pened. One year ago,CCDD was preparing forthe fourth year of their“Dancing with the Stars”extravaganza and theydecided, at the last min-ute, to try somethingdifferent. Two weeksbefore the March 2013event, Woodrow askedseveral CCDD staffmembers who had sing-ing experience if theywould be willing to per-form a song and danceroutine on the night ofthe event. They agreedand during the fundrais-er’s intermission in 2013,they sang and danced to“There’s No BusinessLike Show Business.”

Members of the audi-ence were impressed anddecided they could helpwith future CCDD fund-raisers by putting togeth-er a similar group orfinding out if their ownstaff had performanceexperience. Out of thislast-minute change to the“Dancing with the Stars”planning, “Clermont’sGot Talent” was born.

“Just like our ‘Danc-ing with the Stars’ event,we asked those perform-ing to sell votes thatwould be added to thejudges’ scores the nightof the show,” said LisaDavis, community rela-tions director at CCDD.“Votes cost four for $1.00,and performers beganselling them as soon asthey agreed to partici-pate. In the end, all mon-ey that is raised throughticket sales, raffles, andvote sales gets donated toour Gift of Time Respiteprogram.”

Performers like Grantunderstand the need forrespite services, even athis young age. That’swhy he decided to misshis homecoming dance atCincinnati Country Dayto participate in “Cler-mont’s Got Talent.” Histwin brother, Nik, wasborn with MPS II HunterSyndrome. Grant hasspent a lot of time withNik and whenever Grantplays the violin, it bringsa lot of enjoyment to Nik.It was amazing to seethat Grant had the sameaffect over the audienceat “Clermont’s Got Tal-ent.”

“My brother loves itwhen I perform,” Grantsaid. “I wanted to per-form in honor of him andothers who have dis-abilities.”

Grant played a medleyof “Stay” by Rhianna and

“Royals” by Lorde on theelectric violin. Althoughhe has been playing theviolin since age 5, Grant’snew electric instrumentarrived just a few shortdays before “Clermont’sGot Talent.” This helpedencourage him to do agood job – for the audi-ence and for his brother.

Master of Ceremoniesfor the evening was localmeteorologist Steve Nor-ris, a long-time Cincin-nati broadcaster andfriend to CCDD. Wood-row assisted Norris withco-emcee duties through-out the evening. Bothshared information fromfamilies and individualswho participate in theCCDD respite programand explained the impor-tance of fundraisers like“Clermont’s Got Talent,”when funding for manyprograms is being down-sized at the state andnational level.

Three volunteersserved as judges for theevening. Lori Howell,licensed massage thera-pist from Miami Town-ship, was the winner ofthe 2013 “Dancing withthe Stars” Extravaganzaand served as a judge.She also served on the“Clermont’s Got Talent”event committee. MattStricklin, an individualfrom CCDD employed atDanbarry Cinemas, vol-unteered his time as ajudge as well. DonnaGunn of Bethel roundedout the judges’ panel.Gunn has been a nursefor 35 years and is direc-tor of surgical servicesfor McKenna CosmeticSurgery Center.

State Rep. DougGreen opened the eve-ning with his rendition of“God Bless the USA,”which was accompaniedby a moving slideshow ofveterans, present andpast.

Katie Park andGeorge Ivan, two localhigh school students,shared a haunting rendi-tion of “Say Something”that was well received asthe first official competi-tion song of the evening.

Kathryn Lachat ofWashington Courthouse,

Ohio, has played thepiano since she was fiveyears old. For “Cler-mont’s Got Talent,” sheplayed a classical piecethat the judges and audi-ence enjoyed.

Ohio Valley GoodwillIndustries was one ofmany sponsors of “Cler-mont’s Got Talent,” butthat’s not where theirsupport stopped. The“Goodwill Duo” made upof Mark Macomber andPaula Smith performed afun medley of two ’70shits (“Act Naturally” and“Amie”). Macomber hasbeen a professional mu-sician since eighth-gradeand performs in variousvenues in the Cincinnatiarea. Smith is the su-pervisor of Goodwill’sEastside Vocational Ser-vices in Batavia and hasbeen playing guitar forapproximately 40 years.

Macomber wasn’t theonly professional per-former at Clermont’s GotTalent. Sarah LeanneSpencer has a vestedinterest in acting, singingand voiceover work. Sheprepared a ’70s song forthe event because sheloves to perform; and

because her brother-in-law, James Taylor, is thefacilities and safety coor-dinator for CCDD whoencouraged her to partic-ipate.

Magician MarvinArmbruster astoundedthe audience with hissurprising magic tricks.An employee with theClermont County Juve-nile Probation Depart-ment, Armbruster hasbeen entertaining chil-dren and adults in thecommunity for manyyears.

Although Anna Rootsis a speech languagepathologist at CCDD, sheenchanted the audiencewith her beautiful so-prano voice during thecompetition. Roots isknown as one of the qui-etest people on the CCDDstaff, but has been sing-ing and playing pianosince age 11.

Erin Wiehe, a sopho-more at Glen Este HighSchool, performed twosongs during the compe-tition: “Stay With Me”and “My Heart Will GoOn.” Wiehe made plansafter the performance tobecome a registered

volunteer at CCDD.Eric and Candice Bak-

er of Hillsboro sang theirwedding song in the“Clermont’s Got Talent”competition. Candiceworks for HighlandCounty Board of Devel-opmental Disabilities andwas invited to performby a friend of the family;her husband was excitedto have the opportunityto perform a duet withher.

Tom Scharstein is aprofessional speaker whowas the last performer ofthe evening. His speechtouched on the manychallenges he has over-come in his life and ex-plained his personal sto-ry about how his owndisability helped himlearn to treat others dif-ferently. His message of“look at me, and see me”rather than “look at me,and look away” receiveda standing ovation.

After all votes weretallied, Grant was named

the first winner ofCCDD’s “Clermont’s GotTalent” competition.

As for next year, whoknows?

“We learn about newperformers every day,from people who attend-ed this event,” Davissaid. “It’s possible a sec-ond ‘Clermont’s Got Tal-ent’ event is on our hori-zon.”

For more informationabout “Clermont’s GotTalent” or the CCDDprogram in general, con-tact [email protected] or 513-732-4921.

Grant wins ‘Clermont’s Got Talent’

PROVIDED

Performers and judges from CCDD’s Clermont’s Got Talent are, from left: Lori Howell, 2013 winner of “Dancing with the Stars “ Extravaganza and judge; DonnaGunn, judge; Candice and Eric Baker, vocalists; Kathryn Lachat, pianist; Sarah Leanne Spencer, vocalist; Nathan Grant, violinist and winner; Tom Scharstein,professional speaker; Paula Smith and Mark Macomber, the “Goodwill Duo;” Marvin Armbruster, magician, Erin Wiehe, vocalist, and Matt Stricklin, judge.

PROVIDED

Anna Roots tells emcee Steve Norris how she enjoys all kindsof music, from bluegrass to opera.


Imagine this: you’redriving along when sud-denly you hear a bang.You pull over and findone of your tires hasgone flat. You open thetrunk of the car to get outthe spare tire and findthere is no spare!

That’s happening tomore and more driversas some manufacturershave decided to drop thespare to decrease weightand increase fuel econo-my. It has made driverslike Nancy Stahl, ofBridgetown, quite upset.

Stahl writes, “I wasstranded with no sparetire in my car 20 milesfrom home late at night. I

was put ina positionthat I hadto have mycar towed.I had to getinto a towtruck witha perfectstranger toget my cartaken to a

place that could replacemy tire.”

Stahl says she had noidea the new car she justbought didn’t come witha spare tire. She writes,“I believe that this situa-tion is not only unsafe,but also dangerous. I didnot know the tow truck

driver and I felt uncom-fortable not knowingwhat could have hap-pened. I was put in aposition that I had nocontrol (over) and I wasvery upset. “

Rather than includinga spare tire, the manu-facturer has a can ofsealant in the trunk, butStahl says that did nogood because she had apiece of steel in her tireso she couldn’t drivehome. She adds, “I wouldrather pay for the extragas that it costs to have aspare tire in my car thenbe put in danger.”

Stahl says, “The deal-er informed me that I

could purchase a kit formy car for $480 if I want-ed a spare tire. I was, andam still, very angryabout the situation that Iwas put in that night. Ipaid enough for the carand I feel it is unfair tohave to pay that much forsomething that has al-ways been part of a vehi-cle.”

Manufacturers used toput a small “donut” tirein the trunk and youcould use it to driveabout 50 miles or so untilyou got to a safe location.Even that is being re-placed by some manu-facturers in favor of thetire repair kit. Some tire

dealers say that repairkit may allow you to getto your destination, butmany times that tire hasto be replaced becausethe sealant was used.

Stahl says she’s veryunhappy with the deci-sion to discontinue usingspare tires. She writes,“When I mention thisfact to other people, theycan’t believe it and theyrun to check their car tomake sure they have aspare tire.”

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

No spare tire in some new cars

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglary - inflictharmAt 4500 block of Ireton Road,Williamsburg, Dec. 17.

Aggravated menacingAt 2000 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 17.

At 6500 block of Ohio 727,Goshen, Dec. 17.

Assault - knowingly harmvictimAt 2100 block of WinemillerLane, Batavia, Dec. 17.

At 5300 block of NewtonsvilleHutchinson Road, Batavia, Dec.9.

AssaultAt 2100 block of WinemillerLane, Batavia, Dec. 16.

At 300 block of Myrtle Ave.,Bethel, Dec. 18.

Breaking and enteringAt 4500 block of Ohio 132,Batavia, Dec. 19.

BurglaryAt 200 block of Mulberry St.,Felicity, Dec. 16.

At 2900 block of Ohio 222,

Bethel, Dec. 17.At 80 block of Wolfer Drive,Amelia, Dec. 17.

At 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Dec. 16.

At Moores Lane, Felicity, Aug.29.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 4000 block of Hill Top Lane,Batavia, Dec. 19.

Criminal trespassAt 4500 block of ShepherdsWay, Batavia, Dec. 16.

Domestic violence - causebelief of imminent physicalharm by threat or forceAt 700 block of University Lane,Batavia, Dec. 18.

Domestic violenceAt 100 block of University Lane,Batavia, Dec. 16.

At 2400 block of Ohio 756,Moscow, Dec. 18.

At 200 block of Sherwood Court,Batavia, Dec. 14.

Drug paraphernaliaAt 1500 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Dec. 17.

At 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Dec. 17.

At Bethel New Richmond Roadat Ohio 222, New Richmond,Dec. 17.

Endangering children - createsubstantial risk of harmAt 1700 block of Ginn Road,New Richmond, Dec. 8.

ForgeryAt 2300 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Oct. 20.

Fugitive from justiceAt 2000 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 17.

Identity fraudAt 2100 block of Wilshire Circle,Batavia, Dec. 15.

At 3600 block of WedgewoodCourt, Amelia, Dec. 18.

Misuse of credit card - obtainby deceptionAt 2200 block of Elklick Road,Batavia, Dec. 17.

At 300 block of Judd Road,Amelia, Dec. 16.

Misuse of credit cardAt 3600 block of Bristol LakeDrive, Amelia, Dec. 15.

Obstructing official businessAt 3300 block of Ohio 743,Moscow, Dec. 19.

Open container liquorAt 1500 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Dec. 17.

At East Concord Road at LeedsRoad, Amelia, Dec. 18.

Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Dec. 17.

Possession of drugs - heroinAt 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 16.

At Minor/Light, Felicity, Sept. 14.Possession of drugs -marijuanaAt 2000 block of Hospital Drive,Batavia, Dec. 20.

At 2700 block of Ohio 222,Bethel, Dec. 17.

At 5200 block of StonelickWilliams Corner Road, Batavia,Dec. 15.

At Bethel New Richmond Roadat Ohio 222, New Richmond,Dec. 17.

Possession of drugsAt 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Dec. 16.

At 5800 block of Ohio 133,Batavia, Dec. 16.

At 900 block of Ohio 133, Felici-ty, Aug. 25.

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» Saturday, Feb. 7, 1p.m.; “Finding Genea-logical Treasures inCensus Records.” Wehave all used censusrecords to place ourancestors in a partic-ular place at a partic-ular time. What otherinformation can theserecords provide thatyou may be overlook-ing?

» Saturday, March7, 1 p.m.; “FindingMore GenealogicalTreasures in Birth andDeath Records.” Whatadditional informationcan we find in theserecords? How can wefind birth and deathinformation if there isno official birth anddeath certificate?

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