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Vol. 37 No. 23 Sunday, January 17, 2010

Community...Making the bestout of Wintersnowfall

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Sports…Broncos defeatG-men on hardwood

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Education...Student shares the“dirt” on dirtbikes

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Unclaimedfundsavailableto BrownCountiansThe Brown County Clerk

of Courts is responsible forreturning unclaimed funds totheir rightful owners.Currently, almost 18

thousand dollars isunclaimed by Brown Countyresidents.If the funds are not

claimed they will go to thecounty general fund.There is a list posted in

the Brown County court-house of those who are owedmoney by the county.If your name is on the

list, see the Clerk of Courts

Brown SWCDwill hold aspecialmeeting onJanuary 20The Brown County Soil

and Water ConservationDistrict will be having a spe-cial meeting on WednesdayJan. 20, 2010 at 6 p.m. withthe normal monthly meetingto follow at 7:30 p.m. Themeeting will be at the BrownSWCD office located at 706South Main Street,Georgetown. For moreinformation please call (937)378-4424.

The Brown County Press/WAYNE GATES

Hamersville firefighters were called to a housefire at 2642 Eden Rd. on Monday afternoon. The home was a total loss.Firefighters say the fire started while nobody was home and was fully engulfed when they arrived. No injuries werereported.

Some employees lose pay to 2010 budgetBYWayne GatesThe Brown County Press

Elected officials in BrownCounty are all working to livewithin drastically reducedbudgets for 2010.The Brown County

Commissioners submitted a2010 temporary budget to thestate of Ohio that runs throughMarch 31.It is one million dollars less

than the county spent to runitself in 2009.

One way the commissionerscut costs in their own officewas to cut full time employeesto 35 hours per week from 40.Those employees also will

not be paid for the 10 sched-uled county holidays in 2010.These changes helped the

commissioners to cut theiroffice expenses by 63 thousanddollars.County Treasurer Connie

Patrick is also following thoseguidelines for her employees.Patrick’s budget for 2010

was cut by about 37 thousanddollars.Patrick said her office has

always been careful with budg-et money and they are “tryingto work it out”.“We’re fortunate to have

outstanding employees”, sheadded.County Auditor Doug Green

is also making do with over50 thousand dollars less in2010.He is also requiring his

employees to take unpaid hol-

idays, but does not plan toreduce their working hours.Green added that he did not

replace an employee that leftin November 2009 as a cost-cutting measure because heanticipated the 2010 budget tobe tight.Three offices will not be

requiring employees to takeunpaid holidays or reducedhours...the ProsecutingAttorney, Clerk of Courts andCounty Recorder.Prosecutor Jessica Little

said that her office will livewithin the limitations of thebudget.She said some salary

expenses have already been cutin her office and employeeshave been told to take advan-tage of any cost savings possi-ble.One thing she will not do,

however, is make money aconsideration when decidingwhether to take a suspect totrial.

Couple loses home to fireCONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Phoneservicelost in twocountiesBY Wayne GatesThe Brown County Press

A severed fiber optic cablenear Sardinia cut landlinephone service to most BrownCounty residents MondayafternoonMany Adams county resi-

dents were also affected.Christy Reap, a spokespersonfor Verizon, said the interrup-tion in service began about3:30 pm and lasted until 8:30pm. The line was located on apole, and Reap said that van-dalism is not suspected. Reapsaid cellular phone service wasdisrupted as well, because celltowers are partially tied intothe landline network. RobWilson, Director of the BrownCounty CommunicationsCenter, said incoming 911calls were cut by at least fiftypercent during the outage. Headded that radio communica-tions were not affected, andpublic safety officials werestill able to communicate.Wilson also said the outage

highlighted a problem thatCONTINUED ON PAGE 16

The Brown County Press/WAYNE BOBLITT

Sardinia Village Administrator Tim Mock, left, listens tothen-Mayor Terry Downs at a Sardinia Village Council meet-ing this past April 13. Downs called the Sardinia Life Squadfor assistance on Jan. 11 after Mock was involved in a ditchaccident in Sardinia while trying to repair a broken watermain.

Sardinia village administratorinjured in ditch accident

BY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

Sardinia VillageAdministrator Tim Mockescaped serious injuries thispast Monday, Jan. 11, whiletrying to repair a water mainbreak in that village.Mayor Todd Bumbalough

said while Mock was standingin a repair ditch that had beendug, one side of it fell in onhim.When he tried to get out of

there, his left foot got caughtaround a pipe.

The collapse happened onPleasant Avenue about 3:30p.m.The soil that fell in struck

Mock’s back, and the heavydirt fell down his back and hislegs, according to the mayor.Mock also was standing inwater in quite frigid tempera-tures.Bumbalough reported Mock

contacted Sardinia municipalemployee Bill North on a cellphone. North, who had goneto turn off the water that wentto the main, used a backhoeand bucket to get Mock out ofthat ditch.“Quick Thinking” HelpedThe mayor credited “quick

thinking” by North with get-ting Mock out of the danger-

Fellow villageemployee rescueshim by using back-hoe and bucket

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First Worship Service slated Jan. 24at new Hamersville Baptist ChurchBYWayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

After nearly two years ofplanning and construction, thenew Hamersville BaptistChurch is scheduled to hold itsfirst Worship Service at 11a.m. next Sunday, Jan. 24.The new church at 1661

State 125 in Clark Townshipis an addition to the old (cur-rent) church at that locationand is about three times aslarge as the old building.The Rev. Lloyd Hopper of

Bethel is the pastor, and hereported the new church has aseating capacity of 272 (notcounting the choir loft area)while the sanctuary that isbeing vacated can seat onlyabout 100.


The outside of Hamersville Baptist Churchʼs new addition,complete with a steeple and a cross, is shown above. Thefirst Worship Service in the churchʼs new sanctuary isscheduled at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, with Sunday Schoolscheduled that day at 10 a.m.CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Husband, wife indicted for alleged child endangermentBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County PressA Brown County grand

jury has indicted a marriedcouple on one count each ofendangering children and per-mitting child abuse.The grand jury also indicted

eight other individuals on 25felony counts altogether,including 17 drug-relatedoffenses.• Dustyn M. White, 24, and

Adrienne Hogge White, 21,allegedly between this past

Sept. 8 and Oct. 15 recklesslycreated a substantial risk to thehealth or safety of a child byviolating a duty of care, pro-tection, or support, and thatrisk resulted in serious physi-cal harm to that child.They also allegedly reck-

lessly caused serious physical-ly harm to that same child bypermitting that child to beabused, tortured, administeredcorporal punishment or otherphysical disciplinary measure,or physically restrained in a

cruel manner or for a pro-longed period.• Roy Lee Chambers, 43, of

Mt. Orab, was indicted on twocounts each of aggravated traf-ficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony, and one counteach of aggravated traffickingin drugs with a specification, athird-degree felony; traffickingin counterfeit controlled sub-stances with a specification, afourth-degree felony; and traf-ficking in drugs and trafficking

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Prayer Servicefor Haitischeduled fortonight inGeorgetownGeorgetown Church of

Christ, 149 Hamer Road,Georgetown, will hold aCountywide Prayer Servicefor the victims of the Jan. 12earthquake in Haiti at 7 p.m.this Sunday, Jan. 17.The service will include a

time of prayer and worshipand an opportunity for thoseattending to donate to a reliefeffort for Haiti being spon-sored by Columbus-basedLifeline Christian Missions.The public is invited to

attend the service. Anyonedesiring further informationmay call GeorgetownChurch of Christ at (937)378-3309.

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- The Brown County Press - Sunday, January 17, 2010

Eastern School Board elects officers, sets its meeting datesBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

The Eastern Local SchoolDistrict Board of Educationelected officers and set regularmonthly meeting dates for2010 at its OrganizationalMeeting held Jan. 11.At the start of the

Organizational Meeting,District Treasurer KevinKendall swore in two boardmembers who were electedthis past Nov. 3 to a four-yearterm each: returning memberBrian Garrett and former mem-ber Michael Hoskins, who hadserved four-year terms on theboard after being elected in

1997 and 2001 but didn’t seeka third consecutive four-yearterm in 2005.Board members re-elected

Martin Yockey as presidentand Garrett as vice president.“I would like to thank the

board for its support,” Yockeycommented upon his election.“I hope I can do a good job in

the year ahead.”The board also chose

Hoskins as its legislative liai-son for 2010 and memberVernon Creighton as its stu-dent achievement liaison forthis year. The board at its Dec.21, 2009, meeting had chosenmember Kenneth Kelch tocontinue as its representativeon the Southern Hills JointVocational School DistrictBoard of Education.Board members this past

Monday decided to switch thisyear’s regular monthly meet-ing dates from 7 p.m. on thethirdMonday to 7 p.m. on thethird Tuesday with the loneexception being June whenthe meeting will be held onthe fifth Tuesday.Certificates Handed OutDistrict Superintendent

Alan Simmons handed outSchool Board RecognitionMonth Certificates to the fourreturning board members –Creighton, Garrett, Kelch andYockey.Simmons commented how

school board service involvesa lot of responsibilities withvery little thanks. He saidboard members have toremember what they are doing“is for the kids” and they alsohave to maintain the district’sfinancial stability.“We are lucky to have a

board able to do that and feel

able to do that in the future,”the superintendent said, addinghe wished to give a heartfeltappreciation and “thank you”to all the board members.

Tax Budget ApprovedBoard members also

approved a tax budget for the2010-11 Fiscal Year, whichruns Thursday, July 1, 2010,to Thursday, June 30, 2011.The primary purpose of thatbudget, according to Kendall,is to provide information tothe Brown County BudgetCommission in Georgetownto establish the need for localproperty taxes that are beingcollected.Kendall’s estimate for tax

money needed from the countyfor the upcoming fiscal year is$4,431,294 with the estimatedtotal budget for that time peri-od being $26,017,687. Thetreasurer said about $11 mil-lion of that total budget ismoney allocated for the con-struction of a new EasternLocal Middle School buildingnear Macon.The State of Ohio will pay

86 percent of that newschool’s cost as the school isa project involving the OhioS c h o o l F a c i l i t i e sCommission. The district willbe responsible for the remain-ing 14 percent of the cost.

Superintendentsalutes boardmembers duringspecial month


Eastern Local School District Treasurer Kevin Kendall,right, swears in ELSD Board of Education membersMichael Hoskins, left, and Brian Garrett for four-year boardterms at the boardʼs 2010 Organizational Meeting and regu-lar January meeting on Jan. 11.

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The Georgetown ExemptedVillage School District Boardof Education elected officersand set regular monthly meet-ing dates for 2010 at itsAnnual OrganizationalMeeting on Jan. 13.The meeting also served as

the board’s regular monthlysession for January.Board members re-elected

Ralph Sininger as presidentand elected Dr. JeffreyDonohoo as its new vice pres-ident.They also reappointed

Donohoo as the board’s stu-dent achievement liaison andDr. Raymond Virost as theboard’s legislative liaison.They decided to keep their

regular monthly meetings for2010, other than January’s, at6 p.m. each third Wednesday.This past Monday’s meetingbegan at 12:30 p.m.

Committees AppointedG E V S D i s t r i c t

Superintendent Tony Dunnappointed board members tosix committees for 2010 anddecided to keep the same mem-bers on each two-person com-mittee this year who served inthose same positions in 2009.No board member objected tothat proposal.“I think we have found

some good combinations thatwork there,” Dunn comment-ed regarding last year’s com-mittee memberships.Board members last

Wednesday approved theFiscal Year 2010-11 TaxBudget drawn up and submit-ted by District Treasurer EricToole.Toole said the Tax Budget,

which will be submitted to theBrown County BudgetCommission in Georgetown,estimates the property taxesfrom the district needed to helpfinance the district.The treasurer estimated the

2010-11 property tax revenuefor each of those funds as fol-low with the total amountbudgeted for each fund for nextfiscal year in parentheses:General: $1,880,592($8,067,000); Classroom

Facilities Maintenance:$39,000 ($78,000); BondRetirement: $307,500($313,662); and PermanentImprovement: $123,500($143,500).Financial Report ApprovedBoard members also

approved Toole’s FinancialReport for the month endingDec. 31, 2009.He said the General Fund

had $807,711 at the end ofDecember 2009 while theamount in that fund at the endof December 2008 was$745,817. The treasurer alsoreported the district’s overalltreasury at the end ofDecember 2009 had$1,439,571 compared to$1,805,305 at the conclusionof December 2008.GHS Baseball Coach HiredIn other action at their first

meeting of 2010, GEVSBoard members:• Awarded a supplemental

contract to Scott Sterling toserve as GHS’ baseball coachfor the 2010 Season and, in aseparate vote, approvedColwell, Dunkin, and DustinDecker as volunteer assistantbaseball coaches.Colwell and Dustin voted

to award Sterling the supple-mental contract, but boththose board membersabstained in the voting regard-ing themselves and Decker asassistant baseball coaches.• Set the board members’

compensation for 2010 at$125 per meeting with a max-imum of one meeting permonth to be compensated.• Fixed Toole’s 2010 bond

at $20,000 and authorizedToole to provide a bond in thatamount satisfactory to theboard. A copy of that bondshall be deposited withSininger in his position asboard president, and a copycertified by Sininger shall befiled with Brown CountyAuditor Doug Green.• Renewed the Legal

Services Agreement withEnnis, Roberts and Fischerlaw firm of Cincinnati for2010 at the monthly rate of$225 plus postage and copycosts.

Board members re-elect president,choose new vice president for ’10

GEVS District Boardholds 2010Organizational Meeting

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G’town Fire Dept. hostingbenefit for injured firefighterThe Georgetown Fire

Department is hosting aBenefit for Steve Gilliam, aGeorgetown and WashingtonTownship firefighter andEmergency MedicalTechnician who recently wasinjured in the line of duty. The event is scheduled 7

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, to 1a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, atFraternal Order of Eagles Hall,

600 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown.The disc jockey will be

Jerry Welch, and those attend-ing are invited to bring theirown beer if they desire.The event is free, but dona-

tions will be accepted. Furtherinformation is available bycalling Kathy Lewis at (937)483-8264.

Open house scheduled atFayetteville-Perry libraryThe Fayetteville-Perry

Library will be holding anOpen House on Saturday, Jan.23, 2010 from 11 a.m. - 1p.m. This is *NOT* a regularmonthly meeting of theLibrary Board, so no otherbusiness will be conducted on

that date. Members of the pub-lic are invited to arrive andleave at their conveniencethroughout the 2-hour period. Contact information is

available on our website:www.browncountypubliclibrary.org

Aberdeen police chief providescouncil report of 2009 activitiesBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

Calls received by Aberdeenpolice officers and trafficcrashes in that village weredown in 2009 from each of theprevious two years.It also didn’t take long in

this new year of 2010 for anAberdeen police officer to foila crime in progress in that vil-lage.Aberdeen Police Chief

Clark Gast, who took thereins of the Aberdeen PoliceDepartment this past July,passed out copies of the APDYear End Report to AberdeenVillage Council members attheir regular meeting Jan. 4. Gast also recognized one of

his officers who was in atten-dance at the council’s firstmeeting of 2010. He men-tioned how Patrolman GuySutton had apprehended a sus-pect who allegedly wasattempting to commit a bur-glary at the Buckeye Cash andCarryout convenience storealong U.S. 52-62-68 in

Aberdeen.The arrest occurred about

3:09 a.m. on New Year’s Day,Jan. 1.Gast stated to council mem-

bers he would like to see evenlower numbers than those in2010.APD Receives 3.006 CallsAPD received 3,006 calls in

2009 compared with 3,161 in2008 and a much higher 3,625in 2007. Gast mentioned thosenumbers are a combination ofthings that even include itemssuch as follow-ups on crimi-nal investigations.Traffic crashes in 2009

totaled 34, slightly down from37 in 2008 but significantlydown from 57 in 2007.Samples of other incidents

and their totals included: bur-glaries, 24; fire departmentassists, 21; assaults, 21;unruly juveniles, 20; trafficoffenses (driving under suspen-sion), 18; prowlers, 16; break-ing and enterings, 11; acci-dents with injuries, 11; stolenvehicles, eight; shots fired,eight; runaway juveniles,

seven; property recoveries,seven; burglaries in progress,seven; and traffic offenses(operating a vehicle whileintoxicated), seven.Some other incidents

included traffic offenses, six;criminal damagings; six;attempted suicides, six; miss-ing people, three; sexualassaults, three; robberies inprogress, three; subjects withguns, three; subjects withknives, one; thefts inprogress, one; and stolenvehicle recoveries, one.Mayor’s Court Reported

Gast also provided councilmembers and Renchen a copyof the 2009 Aberdeen Mayor’sCourt Report. That courttook in $36,120.02 this pastyear.“As you can see, for the

most part there is a smallincrease each month,” Gaststated about that court’sreceipts. “Officers have beendirected to complete trafficenforcement as part of theirroutine patrol and view trafficenforcement as a way to pro-vide citizens with a safercommunity.”

New year starts out with policeofficer catching suspected burglar

BY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County PressMany offices and services

will be closed this Monday,Jan. 18, in observance of theMartin Luther King Jr.Birthday Holiday.Those scheduled to be

closed in Georgetown includethe following:• Brown County Board of

Commissioners, Board ofElections, EconomicDevelopment, Tax Map,Recorder, Treasurer andAuditor offices in the BrownCounty AdministrationBuilding.• Brown County Common

Pleas Court and Clerk ofCourts offices in the BrownCounty Courthouse.• Brown County Municipal

Court.• Brown County

Juvenile/Probate Court.• Brown County Title

Department.• Brown County

Prosecutor’s Office.• Brown County Law

Library.• Brown County Engineer’s

Office.• Brown County

Department of Travel andTourism.• Brown County Health

Department.• Brown County Farm

Service Agency.• Brown County Soil and

Water Conservation District

Office.• Brown County Natural

Resources ConservationService Office.• Ohio Division of Forestry

Service Office.• Ohio Department of

Transportation Garage.• Brown County Building

Department.• Brown County Veterans

Services Office.• Brown County

Community Board of Alcohol,Drug Addiction and MentalHealth Services.• Brown County Animal

Shelter and Brown CountyDog Warden’s Office.• Brown County Child

Support Enforcement Agency.• Brown County Ohio State

University Extension Office.• Brown County

Developmental DisabilitiesOffice and Habilitation Center.• Brown County Job and

Family Services.• Brown County

Educational Service Center.• Brown County Senior

Citizens Council.• Brown County Emergency

Management Agency; anycalls that need to be made toEMA, however, may be madethrough 911.• Adams Brown

Community Action ProgramOffice and the followingABCAP outreach programs inGeorgetown: Brown CountySenior Nutrition Program;Brown Metropolitan Housing

Authority; Women, Infantsand Children (WIC); HomeEnergy Assistance Program(HEAP); One Stop Center;Adams Brown RecyclingStation; Head Start; EarlyIntervention; Help Me Grow;and Every Child Succeeds.ABCAP Head Start pro-

grams in Greenbush,Hamersville and Ripley andEarly Head Start Program inDecatur also will be closed.Free bingo that normally is

offered Mondays at the BrownCounty Senior NutritionCenter in Georgetown will beoffered 9:45-11:15 a.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, this week.Other closings this coming

Monday include the follow-ing:• District administrative

offices and schools in theEastern Local, Fayetteville-Perry Local, GeorgetownExempted Village, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Hunt ingtonLocal, Southern Hills JointVocational and Western BrownLocal school districts.• Administrative offices and

classrooms at Southern StateCommunity College SouthCampus in Fincastle andChatfield College in St.Martin.• Municipal offices in

Aberdeen, Georgetown, Mt.Orab, Ripley, Russellville andSardinia.• Union Township Public

Library branches in Aberdeen,Ripley and Russellville.

• Northern Brown SeniorCenter at St. Martin’s Chapelin St. Martin.• Brown County Recovery

Services (Talbert House) inGeorgetown and Mt. Orab.Offices that will be open

Jan. 18 include the following:• The Brown County Press

in Mt. Orab.• Brown County Public

Library branches inFayetteville, Georgetown, Mt.Orab and Sardinia.• Hamersville Municipal

Building.• Brown County Farm

Bureau in Georgetown.• Brown County Chamber

of Commerce in Georgetown.• HealthSource of Ohio

offices in Georgetown, Mt.Orab and Ripley.• Hospice of Hope – Ohio

Valley Office in Mt. Orab.• Brown County Rural

Water Association in PleasantTownship.In other news about Jan. 18

openings:• Many emergency offices

including Brown CountySheriff’s Office, BrownCounty CommunicationsCenter and Ohio StateHighway Patrol Post, all inGeorgetown, will be open toassist people needing theirhelp.• Rumpke service will run

as usual.

Closings, openings are listed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Woman injured in crashon U.S. 68 in GeorgetownBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County PressA Ripley woman was

injured Jan. 12 in a trafficcrash on U.S. 68 inGeorgetown.Sgt. Ken Stuckey with the

Ohio State Highway PatrolPost in Georgetown said thecrash occurred about 10:17a.m. this past Tuesday onU.S. 68 at Hamer Road.Stuckey said Nancy Paul,

42, was driving a 1998 GMCSierra northbound on U.S. 68and was slowing to make aleft turn on to Hamer Road.Jared Buechler, 35, of

Dayton, was driving a 2007Freightliner semi truck north-bound on U.S. 68 and was

unable to stop, striking Paul’svehicle in the rear, the OSHPsergeant reported.The impact caused Paul’s

vehicle to travel westboundacross U.S. 68 and end up inthe Georgetown Church ofChrist parking lot while thesemi truck came to rest alongthe side of U.S. 68, accordingto Stuckey.Air Evac helicopter trans-

ported Paul to University ofCincinnati Hospital. Stuckeyreported in a Jan. 14 telephoneinterview she had beenreleased from the hospital.He said both drivers were

wearing seat belts and reportedstate police cited Buechler forfailing to assure a clear dis-tance ahead.

Girl Scout cookie salesbegin in Brown CountyGirl Scouts in Brown

County began taking GirlScout cookie orders last weekand will continue takingorders through Jan. 26. Allproceeds from the sale of GirlScout cookies stay in the localcommunity. “Our annual GirlScout Cookie activities, inaddition to United Way fund-ing, help us make the GirlScout experience available toall girls who wants to partici-pate,” Barbara J. Bonifas, GirlScouts of Western Ohio CEO.In addition to money earned bythe girls, Girl Scout cookieproceeds fund vital servicessuch as leader training andcamp operations, as well as awide variety of Girl Scout pro-gram initiatives. This year Girl Scout cook-

ies are available in eight vari-eties and sell for $3.50 perpackage. Perennial favoritesinclude Thin Mints,Shortbreads, CaramelDeLites, Peanut ButterSandwiches, Peanut ButterPatties, Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lots and Reduced Fat DaisyGo Rounds (a crispy cinna-mon snack).To locate cookies, volunteer

your time, make a donation,or find out more, please call(800) 537-6241, or visit our

website atwww.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.

SPECIAL THANKSto all those who contributed gifts and

donations this Christmas Season...

John Wood InsuranceMike PfefferSeips Auto PartsRipley FederalPurdy and RingDonohoo PharmacyJulie Steddom, Atty. at LawBristowsAnderson Hills Eye CareFirst State BankGeorgetown Church of ChristTalbert House - Brown CountyGirl Scout Troop #41734CVS- GeorgetownPamidaSt. Vincent de PaulGeorgetown High SchoolStanley WorksMidland

We appreciate your support!Brown County Department of Job and

Family Services

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The Brown County PRESSServing Brown County since 1973

219 South High Street Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154William C. Latham, PublisherArt Hunter, Managing Editor

Wayne Gates, EditorWayne Boblitt, Staff WriterRitchie Butler, Staff Writer

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BROWN COUNTY IMPORTANT NUMBERSFarm Bureau .............................................937-378-2212Farm Services Agency ................................937-378-6174Helping Hands...........................................937-378-6942Ohio Valley Resource Conservation& Development .........................................937-695-1293Pregnancy Resource Center..........................937-378-6853Senior Citizens Council ..............................937-378-6603Southern Ohio Veteran’s Home.....................937-378-2900U.S. Department of Agriculture....................937-378-6173Women, Infants, & Children ........................937-378-6030Animal Shelter..........................................937-378-3457Auditor ....................................................937-378-6398Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction,& Mental Health Services ...........................937-378-3504Board of Elections ......................................937-378-3008Brown County Counseling ..........................937-378-4811Building Department...................................937-378-4716Child Support Enforcement Agency...............937-378-6414Clerk of Courts—Auto Title........................937-378-3863Clerk of Courts .........................................937-378-3100Commissioners .........................................937-378-3956Common Pleas Court .................................937-378-4101Department of Jobs & Family Services..........937-378-6104Economic Development ..............................937-378-3536Emergency Management..............................937-378-5100Engineer...................................................937-378-6456Extension Service ......................................937-378-6716Juvenile Court...........................................937-378-6726Developmental Disabilities ..........................937-378-4891Municipal Court (County Court) ..................937-378-6358Planning Commission ................................937-378-4716Probate Court............................................937-378-6549Prosecutor ................................................937-378-4151Recorder ...................................................937-378-6478Sheriff .....................................................937-378-4155Soil & Water Conservation District...............937-378-4424Tourism ...................................................937-378-1970Treasurer ..................................................937-378-6705Veterans Services .......................................937-378-3155

“Frostbite and cold toes.”Sam Kyer

Memphis, Tenn.“The cold.”

Christy ReedMt. Orab

“I hate the cold and thewind.”

Susie SkinnerLewis Township

“The cold temperatures.”Charles Grimes

Decatur

“The black ice.”Jacob Verne

Ripley“The ice on the roads.”

Whitney GroomsFelicity

“What do you hatemost about winter?”

Letters to the Editor

What Do You Think?

Reverend encourages Talley to keep on shockingDear Editor,I know now that 2010 is

going to be an unusual year.It’s only ten days into the newyear, and I already find myselfagreeing with Rev. SamTalley, plus discovering thathe even makes sense – in hisJan. 10 letter to the editorregarding “personal spirituali-ty” earmarks.As a retired Presbyterian

minister, having served small-membership congregations forforty years, I can certainlyidentify with some of the “def-initions of a Christian” thatSam noted. I recall one situa-

tion when I was unable to per-suade a lady about 40 yearsold to join our church. Herreason – She wore lipstick,and her mother (deceased bythis time) had always told herthat anyone who wore lipstickwas a doomed sinner.In another case, a young

man about 35 years old attend-ed our church most Sundays,but always with some hesi-tancy. You see, about two orthree times a year he playedgolf on Sunday, and his par-ents had indoctrinated himwith the fact that this elimi-nated him from any of heav-

en’s gifts.Another lady joined the

church I was serving, becausein our church she could wear adress that “only” came downmidway between her kneesand her ankles, unlike her pre-vious church that cast her outbecause she wore such a “sin-ful short skirt” one day.It all reminds me of the

story that by now has proba-bly been around the email cir-cuit 100 times. A man diedand went to heaven, where hewas totally surprised to seesome of his former neighborsup there. What shocked him

even more, however, was thathe expected to see everyonewith joy and glory shining ontheir faces. Instead, they alllooked puzzled. He finallyasked Jesus about this, whourged the man not to worrytoo much. “They’ll get overit,” Jesus said. Right nowthey are just totally shockedto see YOU here.”So keep it up, Sam. Your

propensity to shock us withmany of the letters you writemay not be the last shock weencounter.

Rev. Al Hamann

Choosing public safety over political correctnessDear Editor,Living in an age where we

are constantly under threat ofattack by anyone of a numberof militant factions, it seemsclear that objections to racialand ethnic profiling are a biton the goofy side. I mean,think logically - nobodywould’ve expected an armyofficer/ mental health profes-sional of being capable ofmurdering fellow soldiers,even if he was of MiddleEastern ethnicity, but it hap-pened anyway. Nobody wouldthink of any one of a numberof people, of any particularethnicity, turning rogue or

violent - but its happening.Call it brainwashing,

blame it on religious fanati-cism, point the finger at wellhidden ‘sleeper cells’ withagents capable of blendingwell into the local population... maybe these people expe-rienced trauma due to a lackof bonding with their moth-ers ... I don’t know ... butthere is a problem needing tobe addressed. And once again,the politically correct, ivorytower types cry ‘foul’, claim-ing that such profiling is aviolation of one’s civil rightsand ethically wrong. Thus,acting on any reasonable sus-

picion is totally out of thequestion for any trainedobserver or law enforcementprofessional. Why?Can we afford to be so

nonchalant and careless? Idon’t think it would be wise.Right now would be a terri-ble time to excuse anyonefrom scrutiny due to a ratheroverly cautious attitudetoward offending any particu-lar groups sensitivities. Ifsomeone looks suspicious,then, detain them. If theyhave a gun or a bomb, thenshoot them ... er ... ah ... Imean after due process hasbeen adhered to, of course.

The problem, as I see it, isthat we have become so pre-occupied with worryingabout offending everybodythat we have sacrificed com-mon sense on the one handand severely limited our abil-ity to communicate openlyand honestly on the other.Stop the stupidity ... ournation’s security is muchmore important than beingworried about how an individ-ual feels after being detaineddue to his/her suspiciousbehavior. Get a clue!

Rev. Sam Talley

Tax preparers face new certification standardsDear Editor,Following a comprehen-

sive six month review, theIRS is set to regulate the taxpreparer community. Upuntil now, the IRS did notrequire any testing or educa-tion whatsoever for preparerswho are not classified as taxpractitioners. (A tax practi-tioner is an attorney, CPA,enrolled agent, enrolled actu-ary, or an enrolled retirementplan agent).Now, that is all about to

change. On Jan. 4, 2010, the

IRS issued its ‘ReturnPreparer Review’, a 57 pagedocument which sets forthnew proposed regulations oftax preparers.If you go to the IRS web-

site at www.IRS.gov, youcan read this report for your-self.The report proposes that

these preparers register withthe IRS as a tax preparer,pass a competency examina-tion, and receive minimumcontinuing education everyyear. Further, all preparers,

regardless of professionalstanding, will be subject tooversight and regulation bythe Office of ProfessionalResponsibility (OPR) underCircular 230.What all this means is that

in the future, a tax preparerwill have to demonstratebasic tax knowledge andadhere to and comply withthe ethical standards ofCircular 230. The ability tobecome a tax preparer willentail much more than thedesire to be one.

While most large taxpreparation firms do requiretesting and/or training fortheir employee preparers,there is no industry standardthat I am aware of. Theseproposed regulations willstandardize the requirementsacross the industry.A taxpayer may pay

$100’s to have their returnsprepared by a professional.That type of fee justifies pro-fessional standards.

Michael C. Watson, E.A.

Aggressive news gathering can be the wrong choiceI got to thinking about the

media business on Monday.I’ve been gathering and report-

ing news for radio and televisionstations (and now newspapers)for going onto thirty years now.I’ve been everywhere from

Presidential campaign eventswith thousands of people to citycouncil meetings with nobodyin the audience.And I’ve been to hundreds of

car wrecks and house fires.I went to what many of us in

the news business call a “rou-tine” house fire on Monday onEden Road near Hamersville.As I was driving away from thescene after getting pictures andinformation, I saw the man whomust have owned the house sit-ting in his truck andwatching itburn.He was crying.Seeing a scene like that is

referred to in the news businessas a “good shot”, among otherterms.I could have stopped my car

and taken his picture and put iton the front page of the newspa-per, letting everyone see his pri-vate pain.But I didn’t. I didn’t take the

“good shot”. I decided to driveaway and leave him to his griefover losing his house on a coldJanuary day.Why didI holdback? A num-

ber of reasons. I already had areally good picture of the smokepouring out of the house. I wasin a hurry to get to another inter-view. But mostly, I didn’t wantto walk up to a crying man anddisturb him.Sometimes you just have to

leave people alone.That’s not to say that I won’t

approach someone for an inter-view if I need to, of course.The job is the job, and talking

to people at difficult times intheir lives is part of the deal.More people than you might

think are happy to talk to thenews media, even during someof the worst times in their lives.The key is to be polite and take“no” for an answer.Some media folks are more

aggressive than they need to bein this regard. I’ve worked witha few in the past. Every once ina while, their aggressivenesswould pay off, but eventuallythey left a bad taste in too manymouths.One example that comes to

mind are the three television sta-tions that knockedon the door ofMt. Orab police officer JustinConley the same day he wasshot in the back.All three of them were more

worried about competing witheach other than the privacy of ashocked wife and a man in pain.

But that’s that way large mar-ket television news works. Thecrews here in Brown Countywent to the Conley homebecause they were told to. WhenI worked in TV news, I did thesame sort of thing attimes...although reluctantly.What did I do as a newspaper

editor? I asked the police chief ifI could interview Conley whenhe was ready.I may still have that opportu-

nity...but I was not going toseek it out by knocking on hisdoor hours after he was shot.The media business is what it

is. Consumers demand thatpainful events be covered andpainful questions be asked andpainful pictures be taken.But sometimes we can step

back.Sometimes people can just be

left alone to cry.

WAYNEGATES,EDITOR

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Pastor: Bro. Lloyd Hopper

Where: Hamersville Baptist Church1661 State Route 125Hamersville, Ohio 45130

When: Sunday, Jan. 24th, 2010

Time: 10:00 AM-Sunday School11:00 AM-Worship Service

6:00 PM-Evening Service

Sardinia police change to newnumbering system for reportsBYWayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

The Sardinia PoliceDepartment has changed to anew numbering system for itsreports and call records.Sgt. Dan Nichols, officer in

charge of the Sardinia PoliceDepartment, reported thatnews to Sardinia VillageCouncil members at their reg-ular meeting Jan. 11.Nichols informed the coun-

cil there will be more callrecords and incident reports asSardinia police will be docu-menting all calls for service.“This should help record

retention and further assist inobtaining monies throughgrant writing,” he said.

Nichols also mentioned theJan. 3 shooting in Mt. Orabin which two police officersin that village were involvedin the fatal shooting of a manwho had shot at them. Thatstory was reported in the Jan.10 edition of The BrownCounty Press.Nichols mentioned how

Sardinia police officers hadsent flowers to the two offi-cers involved and the Mt. OrabPolice Department as a wholegiving the Sardinia officers’sympathy and concern tothem.“We are extremely grateful

that the death toll did notinclude one of our law enforce-ment brothers or sisters,” theSardinia Police Department

sergeant said.Nichols also provided coun-

cil members with that depart-ment’s Police DepartmentActivity Report for Dec. 14,2009, through that date, Jan.11.He reported there were eight

new cases opened, investigat-ed, and/or closed between Dec.14 and Jan. 11 including oneeach for assault, disorderlyconduct while intoxicated,theft, fraud, possession ofdrug paraphernalia, telephoneharassment, obstruction ofjustice, and an unruly juvenilesituation.Nichols mentioned there

were 19 call records takenbetween Dec. 14 and Jan. 11,and Sardinia police during thatperiod filed six citations orcharges with three each beingfor tax evasion violations andtraffic violations.

Village’s officer in charge makesreference to shooting in Mt. Orab

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Pictured above are the new employee owners of the Georgetown Save A Lot.

Save A Lot employees getsecond retirement planEmployees of the

Georgetown Save A Lot nowhave an opportunity to be apart of a second retirementplan offered by Saver Group,Inc. (Saver). The new plan,effective Jan. 1, 2009, allowsthe employees to be partowners of the companythrough the Saver Employee

Stock Ownership Plan(ESOP). Previously Saveronly offered a 401K retire-ment plan, and that retire-ment plan will remain avail-able to the employees.Larry D. Noe, President of

Saver Group, Inc. said, “Weare excited to offer this addi-tional benefit for our new

employee owners.” Othermembers of Saver’s Board ofDirectors, Wendell Combs,Dale Combs, and AshleyMeister, all agreed that inrolling out this new plan, thenew employee owners nowhave the ability to share morein the rewards of their efforts.

The Friends of theRussellville Library are spon-

soring a reading contest forelementary students grades K-5th. For every five booksthey check out and read at theRussellville Library, studentscan enter their names in adrawing for a Valentine’s Daythemed gift basket. To receivean entry, the five books mustbe checked out at the same

time. Students are encouragedto enter as often as they wouldlike! The gift basket is provid-ed by the Friends of theLibrary, andwill be filledwithitems including school and artsupplies, games, treats, andmore. The contest runsthrough Feb. 13.

Reading contest for students at Russellville Library

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Eastern Board approvesrental of Russellville building


Eastern Local SchoolDistrict members at their regu-lar meeting Jan. 11 approvedthe rental of a vacant building

the district owns inRussellville to a church.Board members agreed this

past Monday to rent its vacatedPreschool Building toRussellville Bible BaptistChurch, whose pastor is theRev. Charles Moore.The building is located along

State Route 125 east of andnext to the Rambler Center

(Old Russellville School)where the RussellvilleMunicipal Offices are housed.In a Jan. 14 telephone inter-

view, ELSD Treasurer KevinKendall said the district isoffering the Preschool Buildingfor sale and the renting churchis aware of that.The Preschool Building

became vacant whenRussellville ElementarySchool no longer housed sixth-graders beginning in the 2008-09 School Year. Those sixth-graders began attending thesame Eastern Local JuniorHigh School building theEastern District’s seventh andeighth-graders were attendingnear Macon, and ELJHSbecame Eastern Local MiddleSchool as a result of the sixth-graders’ addition.Due to the departure of

sixth-graders from RES, pre-school classes moved to RESfrom the now vacant buildingnext to the Rambler Center.The village of Russellville

had inquired of the school boardabout obtaining that buildingas a new home for its LifeSquad.The Eastern District had

offered Russellville that build-ing in exchange for the villageproviding free sewage treatmentservice to the district’s propertyin Russellville.The district owns RES,

which is located along SR 125west of the Rambler Center andreceives village sewage treat-ment service. The district alsopays a minimum sewage treat-ment cost of $33 per month forthe Preschool Building as it isstill connected to the sewagetreatment system, according toRussellville Mayor VeronicaGelter.Gelter informed Eastern

Board members at their regularmeeting Nov. 23 the villagewas rejecting the district’s stip-ulated proposal to giveRussellville the vacatedPreschool Building for the vil-lage’s Life Squad.She told school board mem-

bers Russellville was rejectingthat offer because the village’ssewage treatment system wasnot paid for and the villagecouldn’t afford the loss of about$7,500 in annual sewage serv-ice costs paid by ELSD.The mayor also said the vil-

lage had checked with the OhioState Auditor’s Office, and thevillage would not be permittedto use sewage service funds(referring to free service itcould provide ELSD) to obtaina Life Squad Building.

Russellville had wantedbuilding as new homefor Life Squad

Sterling Township Trustees have scheduled meetingsfor 2010. Township meetings are held in the SterlingTownship Hall, located at the corner of Eastwood andGreenbush West Rd., and begin at 7:30 p.m. List ofscheduled dates: Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 29, April 26,May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 25,Nov. 22, Dec. 20, 2010. All Board of Trustee meetingsare open to the public. Please contact one of theTrustees or Fiscal Officer 10 days prior to the meetingto be placed on the agenda.

Trustees:Barbara Watson 513 304-0141Hank Dingus 937 444-4885Joe Horton 513 724-3340 Marilyn Lawrence, Fiscal Officer 513 724-1354

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(L-R) Bruce Lunsford - Mayor of Mt. Orab, Amy Jackson - FCSMA VP of Insurance Services,Missy Danbury - CSR, Abbie Riley - Sr. CSR, Stephanie Layman - CSR, Cheryl Reid - CSR,Kathy Conaway - AG FSO, Roger Earley - FCSMA Director, Heather Hornback- FCSMA VPof Human Resources, Ryan Pollard - Crop Insurance Specialist, Danielle Shiveley -Consumer FSO, Tim McKeown - President, Brown County Chamber of Commerce, BobFoster - Regional Vice President.

Farm Credit Services hostsMt. Orab office grand openingThe grand opening for

Farm Credit Services of Mid-America newest office in Mt.Orab on Dec. 21, 2009 drewover 115 members, specialguests and FCS employeesfrom several counties.The ag lending coopera-

tive, which has 90-year rootsfinancing rural America,opened its the office located100 Grieshop Street near theBest Western. The new loca-tion serves over 700 member-customers in Brown,Clermont, Adams andHighland Counties. Thesemembers once did business atthe Winchester FCS officewhich closed with the open-ing of the office in Mt.Orab.The grand opening ended

with a ribbon cutting ceremo-

ny with Tim McKeown, thepresident of the Brown CoChamber Commerce andBruce Lunsford the mayor ofMt Orab. We also had C103doing a live radio remote andSanta was here for all of thechildren to sit on his lap.The Mt. Orab location

opened its doors on Nov. 19.It is part of the Farm Creditnetwork, an agriculturalcooperative serving morethan 85,500 members withover $15.5 billion in assetsthroughout Indiana,Kentucky, Ohio andTennessee.The staff includes Kathy

Conaway and DanielleShiveley who serve as finan-cial services officers andRyan Pollard who is the cropinsurance specialist. Cheryl

Reid, Missy Danbury,Stephanie Layman are thecustomer service representa-tives.“The last month has been

an exciting time for us. Wehave been overwhelmed bythe support of our customersand this community,” saidConaway during the GrandOpening festivities. “We feelthis office represents ourlong-standing commitmentto Mt. Orab and to servingrural America in general.We’re glad to have such astrong presence in a commu-nity that has such a strong tieto agriculture.”To contact the Mt. Orab

office, call (800) 321-3013 orgo online to www.e-farmcred-it.com.

President Barack Obamasigned legislation on Dec. 19

that allows certain laid-offworkers to receive subsidized

COBRA premiums for up to15 months. Representatives atthe Ohio Department ofInsurance are available toassist Ohioans who have losttheir jobs with questionsabout how to continue theirhealth coverage and receive a65 percent federal subsidy,said Ohio Department ofInsurance Director Mary JoHudson.“I support any effort to

improve access to coverage forOhioans,” Director Hudsonsaid. “I encourage any individ-uals or employers who havequestions about the continua-tion of health coverage and theCOBRA subsidy to contactthe Ohio Department ofInsurance.”President Obama signed the

American Recovery andReinvestment Act, commonlycalled the Stimulus Plan, inFebruary 2009 that includedan initial COBRA subsidy ofnine months for those whoqualify and lost employmentbetween Sept. 1, 2008 andDec. 31, 2009. The recent leg-islation extends the COBRApremium subsidy to thosewho qualify and lost employ-ment through Feb. 28, 2010.In addition, individuals willhave an opportunity to contin-ue their subsidized COBRAcoverage for an additional sixmonths for a total of 15months.The COBRA premium sub-

sidy is available to peoplewith COBRA under federallaw, and also to people whohave worked for smallemployers and have electedcontinuation coverage understate law, often called “miniCOBRA.”Ohioans should work with

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In John 4:10 we find the story ofthe woman at the well. Jesus toldher: “...If thou knewest the gift ofGod...” The problem was she didnot know the gift of God. Andafter 2000 years of church histo-ry many people still today do notknow the gift of God. You wouldthink that with all the efforts ofGod’s people getting his messageout that by now every one wouldknow. Everybody ought to know,but they just do not. I just talkedto man and asked him the ques-tion: do you know if you aregoing to heaven? And he said: Idon’t know. So I proceeded toshow him in the Bible how youcan know that you are going toheaven. He decided to pray andasked God to forgive his sins andsave his soul. Jesus said: “...Ifthou knewest the gift of God...”Some people think that you haveto work for God’s gift butEphesians 2:8-9 tells us that thatis not so. Some think that you dothe best you can. Some think thatif you keep the golden rule “dounto others as you would havethem do unto you” or keep theTen Commandments that you canget to heaven. But Romans 3:27-28 says differently. Others thinkthat you can be baptized to washyour sins away. But I John 1:7tells us that it is the blood ofChrist which cleanses us from allsin. If we could wash away oursins by water then Christ died invain. Still others think that youhave to be baptized and then takecommunion on a regular basis oryou will lose your salvation. TheBible tells us in Titus 3:5: “Notby works of righteousness whichwe have done, but according tohis mercy he saved us, by thewashing of regeneration, andrenewing of the Holy Ghost; ...”“...If thou knewest the gift ofGod..” It is said that the worlddoes not know. Most peopleknow that Christmas is the cele-bration of the birth of Christ.They even know that our calen-dar was changed according to thebirth of Christ; it is now the yearof our Lord (AD) 2010. But thegift of God they do not know. SoChristian, a good thing to do inthe year 2010 would be to tellmore people about the gift ofGod than you did in 2009. Weshould tell everyone, not justthose we like. The disciples did-n’t even think that Jesus shouldbe talking to this woman ofSamaria. She had had five hus-

bands and was then living with aman. The problem that mankindhas is that it looks on the outwardappearance but God looks on theheart. This woman needed Christ.Everyone needs Christ; but noteveryone knows it. This womanof Samaria said to Jesus: “How isit that thou, being a Jew, askestdrink of me, which am a womanof Samaria? for the Jews have nodealings with the Samaritans.”And Jesus said: if you only knewthe gift of God. Romans 6:23states: “For the wages of sin isdeath; but the gift of God is eter-nal life through Jesus Christ ourLord.” Someone else purchasedit and paid for it and then youbecame the recipient. That some-one was Christ. The work is fin-ished; the price was paid; but youhave to be willing to receive thegift in order to get it. Growing upas a boy I did not know the gift ofGod. I watched my mother readthe Bible by the light of an oldkerosene lamp. After my motherpassed away I wondered if therewas really a wonderful placewhere I would see her again. Shedied in 1952 and I thought aboutthat for a whole year. Then in1953 I heard about the gift ofGod. Now I know where I willspend eternity. I don’t think so,hope so, or guess so. I John 5:13tells us: “These things have Iwritten unto you that believe onthe name of the Son of God; thatye may know that ye have eternallife...” The gift of God is eternallife through Jesus Christ our Lordand you can know that you haveit. The way to receive this gift isto confess with your mouth theLord Jesus and believe in yourheart that God raised Him fromthe dead and then call upon Hisname for forgiveness of your sins(Romans 10:9-13). According tothe Bible it is just that simple,nothing more and nothing less.

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Dorothy H.Beighle, 86

Dorothy H. Beighle, 86,Amelia, Ohio passed awaySunday, Jan. 10, 2010.Dorothy leaves behind her

husband, Ralph Beighle, threesons, Ted (Shirley), Don,Tim, two daughters, CathyBeighle, Kim Williams, onebrother, Charles Moore, 17grandchildren, 22 great grand-children, several nieces andnephews.Mrs. Beighle’s funeral was

on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 atthe Amelia Church of Christ,State Route 125. Intermentwas in the Sardinia Cemetery.Memorials may be made todonor’s choice.

Daniel LeeCourts, 19

Daniel Lee Courts, 19,Russellville, Ohio passedaway Dec. 28, 2009, at hisresidence.He was born in

Georgetown, Ohio, May 31,1990 the son of Derek Courts,Fairfield, Ohio, and AimeeGarrett, Russellville, Ohio.He is preceded in death by

his maternal grandfather DavidGarrett.In addition to his parents,

Danny is survived by hismaternal grandmother,Maxine Garrett, Russellville,paternal grandparents, Dickand Diana Courts,Georgetown, two brothers,Eric Courts and Andy Courts,both of Georgetown, two sis-ters, Autumn Gaffin,Russellville, Haileigh Courts,Fairfield, Ohio, two specialaunts, Robyn Baker andYvonne Becker, specialcousin, JoLynn Adams, sever-al other aunts, uncles andcousins.Funeral services were held

on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 atthe Meeker Funeral Home,Russellville, where RevJaime Wirth officiated.Burial followed at the

Linwood Cemetery inRussellville.Memorials may be made to

Danny Courts Memorial Fundc/o Fifth Third Bank, PO Box9, Russellville, OH 45168.Friends and Families maysign Danny’s online guest-book at www.meeker funeral-homes.com.

Gladys Lousie FordChandler, 78

Gladys Lousie FordChandler, 78, passed away onJan. 4, 2010.She was born April 10,

1931 in Scott County, Ind.,one of five daughters born tothe late Andrew M. & VernaBoyd Ford.In addition to her parents

she was preceded in death byher husband, Robert E. "Bob"Chandler, her sisters, GenevaJosephine Monroe and ForellaMae Bridgewater. She resided her early life in

Scott County and was a 1949graduate of Scott CountyHigh School, where sheserved as valedictorian of herclass. She was united in mar-riage on April 9, 1950 inScottsburg, Ind. to Robert E."Bob" Chandler. To this unionarrived two sons and a daugh-ter to bless their home. Thefamily moved to Madison in1958 and resided there the restof her life. She was employedby City of Madison in voterregistration for ten years andthen with Jefferson County inthe Clerk's office of voter reg-istration for twenty years.Gladys enjoyed reading, gar-dening and her family. Shewas a devoted member of theNorth Madison ChristianChurch and enjoyed her partic-ipation in the Women's fel-lowship. Gladys fought a longand courageous battle withheart disease.Mrs. Chandler will be

missed by her loving son,Phillip T. Chandler,Madison, Ind., her lovingdaughter, Dusty C. Gray,Georgetown, her son:Matthew Chandler and hiswife, Susan, Lanesville, Ind.,her loving sisters, Cora JaneSutter and her husband,Richard, Homosassa, Fl.,Phyllis Jean Gladden,Scottsburg, In., her grandchil-dren, Chrissa Shelley, Lindseyand Kelsey Chandler, her greatgranddaughter, Taylor Shelley,her nephew and nieces, Andy,Julia, Celia and Lydia Marie.Funeral services were con-

ducted Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010,by David Eversole at theMorgan & Nay FuneralCentre, in Madison, Ind.Interment followed in theFairmount Cemetery inMadison, Ind.

Stacy Benfield, 37Stacy Benfield, 37, Mt.

Orab, Ohio died Sunday, Jan.3, 2010 at the age of 37.He was born April 30, 1972

to Gloria Johantges, Milfordand the late Thomas Benfield.Mr. Benfield was attendingFreedom Christian Church. Stacy was the beloved hus-

band of Kimberley (neeCouch) Benfield, Mt. Orab,loving father of SadieBenfield, Mt. Orab, EmilyBenfield, Mt. Orab, PaceyBenfield, Mt. Orab, andKaylie Benfield, Mt. Orab,and the dear brother of JeffBenfield, Milford.Memorial service was held

6 p.m. Saturday, January 9,2010 at Bible Baptist Church,990 W. Main Street, Mt.Orab. Megie Funeral Homecaring for the family.

Dorothy MaeConn, 84

Dorothy Mae Conn, 84,Mt. Orab, Ohio died onSunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at theSunshine Residential Care inMt. Orab.She was a former dispatcher

for the Brown CountySheriff’s Office inGeorgetown, Ohio and amember of the Mt. OrabVFW Auxiliary, the CareyBavis American Legion Post#180 Auxiliary inGeorgetown, Ohio and theGeorgetown United MethodistChurch.Dorothy was born on Sept.

28, 1925 in Brown County,Ohio the daughter of the lateRussell and Lola Mae (Heslar)Resibois. In addition to her parents,

she was preceded in death bythree husbands, ArchieWhitehead, Ray Nellis andRobert Conn and one nephew.Mrs. Conn is survived by

two sisters, Virginia Hawk-Back and Carolyn Collier bothof Mt. Orab, and severalnieces and nephews.Funeral services were held

on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 atthe Cahall Funeral Home inGeorgetown, where Rev.Carla Warren officiated.VFW Auxiliary services

were held at the Thursday vis-itationInterment was in the Mt.

Orab Cemetery in Mt. Orab.If desired, memorial contri-

butions may be made to theBrown County Peace OfficersToys for Needy Children, 207Liming Farm Road, Mt.Orab,Ohio 45154.Condolences may be sent to

the family atwww.cahallfuneralhomes.com

Mary EileenHonaker, 90

Mary Eileen Honaker, 90,Norwood - formerly of Mt.Orab, died Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010.Miss Honaker was born

Dec. 25, 1919 to the lateFrank and Emma (neePreston) Honaker.She retired from the U.S.

Postal Service and was amember of NorwoodWesleyan Church.In addition to her parents

she was preceded in death bytwo brothers, Harold Honakerand Clarence Honaker, andtwo sisters, Betty Kincheloeand Dorothy Smith.Miss Honaker was the

beloved aunt of numerousnieces and nephews, and shewas also survived by manyfriends.Services were Thursday,

Jan. 14, 2010 at the NorwoodWesleyan Church, Norwood.Interment was in Mt. Orab

Cemetery, Green Township,Oh.Memorial donations may

be directed to the GideonsInternational.Megie Funeral Home car-

ing for the family.

Arnold L.‘Skip’

Yarger, 61Arnold L. ‘Skip’ Yarger,

61, Mt. Orab, passed awayJan. 11, 2010.Skip was born Feb. 20,

1948 to the late Donald Turnerand Kathleen Yarger.In addition to his parents he

was preceded in death by threebrothers, Dave Lowman, JohnLowman and MatthewLowman, one granddaughter,Claudia Yarger and grandmoth-er, Hilda Pryor.He served in the Marines

during Vietnam, and wasretired from C. Schmidt Co.He also was a member of NewHarmony Masonic Lodge435, F & AM, Mt. OrabV.F.W. and Mt. Orab FirstBaptist Church.Mr. Yarger leaves behind

his wife, Carol Yarger, Mt.Orab, sons, Eris (Tammy)Yarger, Bethel, John (Tina)Yarger, Mt. Orab, sister,Bridget Cole, Cincinnati,brothers, Kevin Lowman,Mason, Joe Turner,Cincinnati, Steve Turner,Cincinnati, grandsons,Mitchell Yarger, Mt. Orab,Nicolas Yarger, Bethel, grand-daughters, Eleana Yarger, Mt.Orab, and Makayla Yarger,Bethel.Services were on Thursday,

Jan. 14, 2010 at the EgbertFuneral Home, Mt. Orab, Oh.Rev. Tim Cline will officiat-ed.Interment was in New

Harmony Cemetery,Williamsburg.Memorials may be made to

the Mt. Orab First BaptistChurch, the KidneyFoundation, and the AmericanLung Association in Skip’sname.

MarieHamilton, 77

Marie Hamilton, 77,Georgetown, Ohio died Jan. 9,2010 at the Villa GeorgetownNursing and RehabilitationCenter in Georgetown.She was a homemaker,

farmer and a member of theRipley Church of Christ.Marie was born Jan. 2, 1933in Higginsport, the daughterof the late Henry and Mimie(Sapp) Smith.In addition to her parents,

she was preceded in death byher husband, Hugh Hamilton,Jr., one son, Michael E.Hamilton; one grandson -Michael Brandon Hamilton;two brothers, James andHerbert Smith and two sisters,Wilma Beck and HelenSwearingen.Mrs. Hamilton is survived

by one son, John Hamiltonand wife Joyce, Russellville,daughter-in-law, PattyHamilton, Georgetown, tengrandchildren, Rebecca Woodand husband Steve,Cincinnati, Travis Hamilton,Cincinnati, Jeremy Hamiltonand wife Erin, Georgetown,Tammie Lee Keller and hus-band Shane, Hamersville, AnnMarie Puckett and husbandJohn, Sardinia, ErikHamilton, Georgetown, AdamHamilton, Russellville,Michael McCleese and wife;Shana Rocky and husbandDave of Georgetown, andChris Downing and wifeTammy, Ash Ridge, Ohio;several great-grandchildren;three great-great-grandchil-dren, three brothers, StanleySmith and wife Mary andBobby Jr. Smith and wifeJane, all of South Bend, Ind.and Ernie Smith and wifeBetty, Ripley, and three sis-ters, Linnie Kidd and husbandVern and ShirleyWigglesworth all ofCincinnati, and Dora Kirker,Batavia.Funeral services were held

Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 at theCahall Funeral Home,Georgetown. Rev. John Neuofficiated.Interment was in Shinkles

Ridge Cemetery nearGeorgetown, OhioCondolences may be sent to

the family at:www.cahallfuneralhomes.com

Dorothy JeanTucker, 85

Dorothy Jean Tucker, 85,Hamersville, Ohio died onSaturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at theBrown County GeneralHospital in Georgetown.She was a graduate of the

Hamersville High School,member of the Bible ChapelUnited Church in Hamersville,and worked several years for thefamily business, C+T IGA inHamersville, Ohio as well as ahomemaker.Jean was born on Dec. 8,

1924 in Morgan County, Ohiothe only child of the late JohnPersons and Marguerite (Rich)Corbin. She was raised inHamersville, Ohio by hermother and step-father, RussellCorbin. In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded in deathby her husband of 58 years,Charles Tucker in 2002 andstep-brother, Bob Corbin.Mrs. Tucker is survived by

two children, Rosemary Cohornand husband Rick, Hamersville,and Steven Tucker, Perth,Australia, two grandsons, JasonCohorn and wife Laura, Lima,Ohio and Nathan Cohorn andwife Diane, Winchester, fivegreat grandchildren, Tyler,Madison, Alexis, Isabelle andGrace and one sister-in-law andbest friend, Francis Corbin.Funeral services were held on

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at theCahall Funeral Home inGeorgetown, where Rev. BillGodby officiated. Interment was in the

Confidence Cemetery inGeorgetown, Ohio.If desired, memorial contribu-

tions may be made to the BibleChapel Church, P.O. Box 194,Hamersville, Ohio 45130 or tothe Hospice of Hope, 215Hughes Blvd., Mt. Orab, Ohio45154.

Tiffany KayeRhoads, 19

Tiffany Kaye Rhoads, 19,Georgetown, Ohio diedMonday, Dec. 28, 2009 in ahouse fire in Russellville,Ohio.She was a 2009 graduate of

Georgetown Exempted VillageHigh School and was attend-ing the University ofCincinnati Clermont College.Tiffany was born on Nov. 14,1990 in Hillsboro, Ohio thedaughter of Tim and Penny(Applegate) Rhoads,Georgetown. She was preced-ed in death by her maternalgrandmother, JuanitaApplegate.In addition to her parents,

she is survived by one sister,Samantha Rhoads, Buford,one brother, Kyle Rhoads,Georgetown, her paternalgrandparents, Bob and JudyRhoads, Peebles, her maternalgrandfather, Harold Applegate,Bentonville, Ohio, her pater-nal great grandmother, PaulinePoole, Hillsboro, and severalaunts, uncles and cousins.Funeral services were held

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 at theCahall Funeral Home,Georgetown, whereEvangelist Garrell Florenceofficiated.Interment was in the

Linwood Cemetery inRussellville.If desired, memorials may

be made to the Tiffany KayeRhoads Memorial Fund, C/OMerchants National Bank, S.Main Street, Georgetown,Ohio 45121.Condolences made be sent

to the family atwww.cahallfuneralhomes.com

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James Jae Dean,Williamsburg, received hisdegree in bachelor of sciencein pastoral ministries fromCampbellsville University onDec. 11.A graduate of Western

Brown High School, he is theson of Jae Dean and AmyKirby, Williamsburg, and amember of Central BaptistChurch.

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James Jae Dean

Georgetown seventh gradersstudying matter from the Bottom UpSeventh grade science stu-

dents at Georgetown Jr.-Sr.High School have been build-ing models of atoms as part oftheir study of Chapter 18,entitled Matter. Choosingfrom the first eighteen ele-ments of the Periodic Table,each student built a model andcreated a poster for the presen-

tation they made to the class.Their efforts will strengthentheir understanding of theatomic building blocks ofmatter, as the construct foranything that has mass andoccupies space. Also, they arepreparing for Science Day, forthe project presentation theywill make to the judges on

Tuesday, March 2.During the students’ pre-

sentations, they explainedtheir model as to its atomicnumber, mass, and the rela-tionship of the positivelycharged nucleus with theorbiting negatively chargedelectrons.

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Matthew Williams explains his model of a helium atom with the assistance of SavannaSwartz.

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Fayetteville Middle School honors students of the monthFayetteville Middle School would like to congratulate the following students for earning Student of the Month forNovember and December 2009. Nate Allen, Aaron Allessi, Abby Ballon, Makayla Barber, Whitney Boothby, Tyler Brinkman,Marin Cofrancesco, Timmy Crone, Lindsey Davis, Tanner Fowler, McKenna Hammons, Kyle James, Annika Johnson,Courtney Johnson, Devin Lawson, Kimberly Luke, Ashley Moore, Courtney Moore, Isaac Shelton, Jordan Siegler, LincolnSmyth, Jacob Stone, Corinne Strong, Tirzah Thompson, Mackenzie Tussey, Logan Wrigglesworth, Jacob Zellars

James JaeDean receivesdegree fromCampbellsvilleUniversity

Cherry Ridge Farmsannounces 4-H club for 2010Cherry Ridge Stables is

proud to announce that it willnow host a 4-H club for 2010in addition to the many horse-back riding programs.“We are excited to offer this

new opportunity. I came thruthe ranks of 4-H and owe a lotof my early knowledge ofhorses thru this valuable pro-gram,” said Dan Mitchell,Lead Instructor of CherryRidge Stables.Advisors are as follows:

Dan Mitchell- lead advisor,Bob and Cathleen Becker, andSherry Mitchell as supportingadvisors. This new club willcater to horse projects mostlybut will support other projectsas well. The advisors will be

meeting in late January todetermine registration date,meeting dates and locations.We encourage all that are

interested in 4-H and horseprojects specifically to contactus before Jan 25 to be put onour new club. We will thensend out our registration dates.Please call (937) 378-3784and leave a message withphone number and if possiblee-mail address. Or e-mailinformation or questions tod a n i e l p a u [email protected] more information con-

tact Sherry Mitchell at (937)444-3757 or visit our websiteat www.cherryridgefarms.org

Need an idea for 4H? Just ask an advisor

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Students in pic (from l-r) Emily Davidson, Brittany Shumaker, Megan Simpson, OwenWilson, Chelsea Inlow, Tori Jones, Barry Colliver, Arica Bollman, Kasey Jones, Sara Morris,Hannah Stump, Christina Mckenzie, Lauren Ballou, Haleigh Mitchell, and Amber Yockey.

Project GIVE provides familyportraits in the Eastern DistrictThanks to a Learn and

Serve Grant and Kroger’s ofMt. Orab, the Eastern HighSchool AdvancedPhotography class was able totake pictures of families forChristmas. Each family thatparticipated received a free 5x7portrait compliments ofKroger’s, Mt. Orab. For manyfamilies in our area a trip to aprofessional photographer iscostly and time-consuming.The students felt that throughthis service project they coulduse their skills to give fami-

lies a family portrait. The stu-dents practiced posing and tak-ing pictures of classmates toprepare for this service proj-ect. Pictures were taken at thehigh school by Mrs. Staggs’Advanced Photography stu-dents, and approximately 50families participated andreceived family portraits. Thestudents would like to thankMr. Orab Kroger’s for print-ing and donating all the 5x7pictures for the families andMr. Sawyers for the use of hisbackdrops.

The Eastern District hascompleted several servicelearning projects this semesterand we will continue workingon a variety of projects theremainder of the year. Theprojects are supported by aLearn and Serve Grantthrough the Ohio Departmentof Education. The servicelearning allows students totake what they learn in theclassroom and bring it to lifein the community.

On Dec. 14 MOE held it'sannual Family Literacy andMath Night. We had a hugeturnout with over 250 par-ents, grandparents and stu-dents coming out to partici-pate. The evening featured anumber of literacy and mathactivities taught by MOE staffand community partners suchas the Mt. Orab PublicLibrary. Mrs. Canter wasavailable in the computer labfor students to demonstratetheir expertise on Study Islandand other web sites. NurseKim Scheffler even taughtabout Body Mass Index orBMI and how to figure it foreach student. Dinner was onthe school as pizza and softdrinks were provided. Othersnacks were sold with the pro-ceeds going to help purchaseadditional Accelerated Readermaterials at both the elemen-tary and middle school. OurSanta Sale was open to stu-

dents and adults so those lastminute gifts could be pur-chased. We want to thank ourparents who volunteered thatevening to run the sale. Thenight also featured prize give-aways with four lucky indi-viduals leaving with a $10.00

gift card to Borders atEastgate. The lucky winnerswere Madison Chambers,Jesse Davis, Karissa Hackerand Cameron Robertson.Again we want to thankeveryone who came out thatnight and made the event so

MOE holds family literacy and math night

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Pictured with their activity is Mrs. Shannon Mullis aKindergarten teachers, Claudia Books, Ben Donathan andErin Chaney.

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Card shower for Elsie MinnickHappy 90th Birthday to Mrs. Elsie Minnick on Feb. 9, 2010.Elsie graduated from Mt. Orab High School and was ateacher and principal in the Williamsburg and Forrest HillsSchools. You can send her a birthday card to Mrs. ElsieMinnick c/o P.O. Box 69 Marathon, Ohio 45145.

BY PAM CANTERHamersville Livestock4-H Advisor

As the new year begins for4-H so do the ideas. If you arenot sure what to do but knowwhat you enjoy doing such asshopping, ask an advisor or4-H member if there is such aproject. Just your luck thereis such a project for clothesshopping, if you wish toknow how it works come toa meeting or ask an advisor,better yet come see some of

those that have taken theproject at the Bridal ShowJan. 17 at 4 p.m. as theymodel clothing for fun.Several clothing departmentyouth (male and female) willbe modeling for a fashionshow learning how to walkproperly, wear evening wear,and pricing items that theywill be modeling. Theclothes will be furnished bythe Chasz Bridal Consign-ment shop out of Silverton,Ohio. The youth will beamazed at the price range

from $30 -$125.00 in formalwear and the bridal wear willrange from $250.00-$300.00.The youth will be researchingthe pricing compared toonline, in store, on sale, andclearance pricing. This is aperfect way to start yourFrugal Fashion, and Time forClothing I II and III projectsfor year of 2010. This willhelp you learn cost for wear,and the bonus of gently usedclothing shopping in yourbudget for 2010.

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CALENDARSunday

Sardinia United MethodistChurch guest speaker at its10:30 a.m. Worship Service onSunday, Jan. 17, will be AssistantDistrict Superintendent Rev.Vernagaye Sullivan.

Brown County Bridal Showwill be held 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan.17, in Rhonemus Hall at theBrown County Fairgrounds inGeorgetown. A Fashion Show willbe held at 4 p.m. as part of thatevent. Admission to the BridalShow is free, and door prizes willbe awarded. Further information isavailable by calling (937) 378-6830.

MondayBrown County General

Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 1p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in theBCGH Executive ConferenceRoom in Georgetown.Refreshments will be served bythe BCGH Dietary Department.The public is invited to attend.

Western Brown Local SchoolDistrict Board of Education willconduct a special meeting at 5:30p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at theWBLSD Administrative Offices,524 W. Main St., Mt. Orab. Anexecutive session is scheduled forthe discussion of the appointmentof a public official, and the boardalso will consider anything elsethat may come before it at thespecial meeting.

TOPS (Take Off PoundsSensibly) Chapter in Mt. Orabwill meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday,Jan. 18, at the Mt. Orab PublicLibrary, 613 S. High St. Furtherinformation is available by callingHope Fain at (937) 444-0404.

TOPS Chapter in Ripley willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.18, at Ripley Church of TheNazarene, 230 N. Second St.Further information is available bycalling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501.

TOPS Chapter in Sardinia willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.18, at Sardinia Church of TheNazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road. Further infor-mation is available by callingBobbi Wilson at (937) 446-4662.

Mt. Orab Lions ClubDirectors will meet at 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 18, at the HouserLaw Offices, 750 S. High St., Mt.Orab.

Holy Trinity Church atSeventh and Wood streets inBatavia will host bingo at 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 18. The doors willopen at 5:30 p.m. and the kitchenat 6 p.m.

Russellville CommunityAction Planners will meet at 7:30p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at theRambler Community Center inRussellville.

Carey Bavis Post No. 180 andAuxiliary of the AmericanLegion, 1001 S. Main St.,Georgetown, will meet at 8 p.m.Monday, Jan. 18, at the Post.

TuesdayBrown County Planning

Commission will meet at 8 a.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the BrownCounty Commissioners’ Office,800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown.

Brown County HealthDepartment, 826 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown, will administer gen-eral immunizations 8 a.m.-noonand 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, orother days by appointment. Thosewishing to be immunized need tobring their shot records with them.Seasonal flu shot administration isfinished for this year, but freeH1N1 flu shots are currently avail-able for the general public. Furtherinformation is available by calling(937) 378-6892 or 1-866-867-6892 or by watching for specificannouncements in The BrownCounty Press.

Governing Board of theBrown County EducationalService Center will meet at 10a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in theBoard Offices, 325 W. Main St.,Georgetown. to consider any busi-ness which may be necessary.

A representative from OhioAttorney General RichardCordray’s Office will speak at theOhio Veterans Home, 2003Veterans Blvd., Georgetown, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, on howconsumers may protect them-

selves against scams that targetthem. The representative will dis-cuss common scams and answerquestions about consumer rights.

Alcoholics Anonymous willmeet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19,and Al-Anon Family Group willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.19. Both meetings will take placeat Sardinia Town Hall, 151 MapleAve., Sardinia.

Adams Brown CommunityAction Program will host bingoevery Tuesday, including Jan. 19,at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown.Doors will open at 5 p.m. withbingo beginning at 7 p.m. Furtherinformation is available by calling(937) 378-6041, Ext. 257.

Alzheimer’s Family SupportGroup will meet 6-7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the BrownCounty General Hospital PrivateDining Room in Georgetown.Laurie Hogue, R.N., is the facilita-tor.

American Cancer SocietyRelay For Life Kickoff Party willbe held at 6 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19,at Cookie’s Coffee and Creamery,453 W. Main St., Mt. Orab. BrownCounty’s 2010 Relay For Life isscheduled Friday and Saturday,May 21 and 22, at the BrownCounty Fairgrounds inGeorgetown.

Mt. Orab Public Library, 613S. High St., Mt. Orab, will sponsora “Cabin Fever” party for allschool-age children 6-7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19. The event willinclude games, crafts and snacks.Further information is available bycalling (937) 444-1414.

Mt. Orab Board of PublicAffairs will meet at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the MunicipalBuilding, 211 S. High St.

LakeWaynoka Lions Club willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.19, at the Lake Waynoka Lodge.

R i p l e y - U n i o n - L e w i s -Huntington Local SchoolDistrict Board of Education willmeet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, atthe RULH High School Multi-Purpose Room in Ripley.

Wilson Sroufe Veterans ofForeign Wars Post No. 9772Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Post, 117W. Main St., Mt. Orab.

Ripley BicentennialCommittee will meet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the UnionTownship Public Library, 27 MainSt., Ripley.

Aberdeen Village Council willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.19, at the Municipal Building. Thisis a rescheduled meeting fromMonday, Jan. 18, because of theMartin Luther King Jr. BirthdayHoliday. The council normallymeets the first and third Mondayof each month.

Pleasant Township Trusteeswill meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Jan. 19, at the Municipal Buildingin Georgetown.

Perry Township ZoningCommission will meet at 7:30p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the PerryTownship Community Buildingalong U.S. 50 just east ofFayetteville.

Danbery Chapter No. 230Order of The Eastern Star willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.19, at Union Lodge No. 71 Freeand Accepted Masons Temple,210 N. Second St., Ripley.

Mt. Orab Village Council willmeet at 8 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, atthe Municipal Building, 211 S.High St.

Fraternal Order of EaglesAerie 2293 and Auxiliary willmeet at 8 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 19, atthe Eagles Lodge in Georgetown.

WednesdayGeorgetown Lions Club will

meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.20, at the Fireside Restaurant inGeorgetown.

Brown County Board ofCommissioners will meet at 9a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at theCommissioners’ Office, 800 Mt.Orab Pike, Georgetown.

Rambler Weavers will meet9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Jan.20, at the Rambler Center inRussellville. Membership in theRambler Weavers group is opento any interested person. Furtherinformation is available by callingGeri Cahall at (937) 378-3426.

Brown County Board ofDevelopmental Disabilities willhold an Ethics Committee meeting

and a regularly scheduled meet-ing at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.20, at the Habilitation Center,9116 Hamer Road, Georgetown.

TOPS Chapter in Aberdeenwill meet at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday,Jan. 20, at the RiverbendApartments Community Room.Further information is available bycalling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501.

Yoga class will be held 6-7p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Mt.Orab United Methodist Church.The cost is $8. Further informationis available by calling Jane Amiotat (513) 535-7507.

Fayetteville-Perry TownshipRegional Sewer District Boardof Trustees will meet at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 20, at thesewage treatment plant onSnowhill Road in Perry Township.

Ripley Life Squad will hostbingo at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.20, at the Life Squad Building, 799S. Second St., Ripley. Doors willopen at 5 p.m.

Brown County Soil andWaterConservation District Board ofSupervisors will meet at 7:30p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at theBCSWCD Office, 706 Main St.,Georgetown.

ThursdayBrown County Chamber of

Commerce will meet at 8 a.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at the ChamberOffice, 110 E. State St.,Georgetown.

Brown County SubdivisionRegulations Review BoardCommittee will meet at 9 a.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at the BrownCounty Planning CommissionOffice, 740 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown.

Northern Brown SeniorCenter at St. Martin’s Chapel Hallin St. Martin will conduct anArthritis Exercise Program begin-ning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan.21, for interested citizens 55 andolder. Chair volleyball practice andindoor walking also are sched-uled. A chair volleyball gameagainst challenger “Hit N Miss” isscheduled at 1:30 p.m. All area cit-izens 55 and older are invited toattend.

Centenary United MethodistChurch, 110 N. Second St.,Ripley, will host a free CommunityDinner 5-7 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21,and every other Thursday inJanuary and February. Furtherinformation is available by callingJaime Wirth at (937) 377-1325.

Fayetteville-Perry LocalSchool District Board ofEducation will meet at 6 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at DistrictAdministrative Offices inFayetteville.

Aberdeen Friends of TheLibrary will meet at 6 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at theAberdeen Public Library alongU.S. 52-62-68 next to DollarGeneral Store in Aberdeen.

Brown CountyWriters’ Groupwill meet 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Mt. Orab Branch of theBrown County Public Library.

George A. Lambert Post 755of the American Legion will hostinstant bingo at 6 p.m., Early Birdbingo at 7:15 p.m. and regularbingo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Legion Hall on CollegeAvenue in Sardinia.

Sardinia-Mowrystown LionsClub will meet at 6:30 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at Lions ClubPark, 7731 Tri-County HighwayEast, Sardinia.

Russellville Kiwanis Club willmeet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Russellville Firehouse.

Franklin Township Trusteeswill meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Township Hall inArnheim.

Pike Township Trustees willmeet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21,at the Township Hall on BoydRoad near Mt. Orab.

Brown County FarmersUnion will meet at 7 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at the BrownCounty Senior Citizens Center,505 N. Main St., Georgetown. The7 p.m. time is a permanentchange from the former meetingtime of 8 p.m.

Ripley Neighborhood Watchwill meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Ripley MunicipalBuilding on Water Works Drive inRipley.

Georgetown Village Councilwill meet in special session at7:30 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 21, at theMunicipal Building to discuss landuse issues in Georgetown.

Scott Township Trustees willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Township Hall in NewHope.

Byrd Township SchoolPreservation Committee willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Byrd TownshipCommunity Center along StateRoute 125 in Decatur.

Clark Township Trustees willmeet at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.21, at the Firehouse inHamersville.

Alcoholics Anonymous willmeet 8:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 21, at St. Michael’s CatholicChurch in Mt. Orab.

FridayFree knitting and crocheting

classes will be held 10 a.m.-noonFriday, Jan. 22, at the RamblerCenter (old Russellville School) inRussellville and continue eachFriday morning until Memorial DayWeekend in May. Anyone whowould like information and a list ofsupplies or who wishes to registermay call Mary Kelch at (513) 734-2501 or (513) 543-3137.

Centenary United MethodistChurch, 110 N. Second St.,Ripley, will offer community ball-room dance lessons 6:30-8 p.m.Friday, Jan. 22, and the next sixweeks. John Dvorachek will teachbeginner lessons at $10 per les-son. Further information is avail-able by calling Jaime Wirth at(937) 377-1325.

Carey Bavis Post 180 of TheAmerican Legion will host bingobeginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22,at the Post, 1001 S. Main St.,Georgetown.

Alcoholics Anonymous willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22,at Sardinia Town Hall, 151 MapleAve., Sardinia.

SaturdaySouthern State Community

College North Campus will hosta Financial Aid Workshop at 10a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at 1850Davids Drive, Wilmington, toassist families with filing the FreeApplication for Federal StudentAid. Further information is avail-able by calling 1-800-628-7722 orvisiting www.sscc.edu on theInternet.

St. Angela Merici Parish willhost a Wild Game Nite 6-10 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. PatrickChapel’s Father Daly Hall, 110Stone Alley, Fayetteville. Huntersand cooks are invited to bring intheir best wild game dishes, whichwill be judged. Prizes will beawarded. There will be good food,Split The Pots, games, fellowshipand children’s activities.Admission is free, and drinks willbe available for purchasing.

Ripley Life Squad will hostbingo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23,at the Life Squad Building, 799 S.Second St., Ripley. Doors willopen at 5 p.m.

George A. Lambert Post No.755 of the American Legion willhost a Card Party at 7 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Post onCollege Avenue in Sardinia. Thecost to play is $1.50, and refresh-ments will be available for sale.

Ash Ridge Jamboree will hostBrothers and Company 7-10 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Old AshRidge School on U.S. 62 inJackson Township. Admission is$7, and the event will includerefreshments, a Split The Pot, anddoor prizes.

Courts-Fussnecker Post 367of the American Legion will hosta dance 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday,Jan. 23, at the Post, 2944 ElkRiver Road, Ripley. The event isopen to the public.

Upcoming EventLewis Township Trustees will

meet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24,at the Community Building inHigginsport.

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Anyone involved with a govern-ing body, an organization, or aregularly-scheduled activity thathas a meeting date and/or timechange should contact The BrownCounty Press two weeks inadvance, if possible, about thatchange(s) so the correct dateand/or time may be listed in theWeekly Calendar. Also, anyonewho would like an activity listed inThe Brown County Press’ WeeklyCalendar that currently is not list-ed should call the newspaperoffice during regular hours at(937) 444-3441.

COURT NEWS

Common PleasCIVIL CASES

Progressive Preferred Insurance Company vs. AmberRhoten, other civilGreentree Servicing, L.L.C., formerly known as

Bankamerica Housing Services, a division of Bank ofAmerica, F.S.B. vs. Paul Traylor et al, replevin complaintCach, L.L.C. vs. Sean P. Foozer, other civilU.S. Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Firstar Bank,

N.A. vs. Lisa A. Highfield et al, foreclosureBank of America Mortgage Capital Corporation vs. Quintin

E. Johnson et al, foreclosureDaniel Hill et al vs. Litton Loan Servicing, L.P., other civilFiducial Franchises Inc. vs. Governors Inc. et al, other civilChase Bank (U.S.A.), N.A. vs. Garry L. Wheeler, other

civilChase Bank (U.S.A.), N.A. vs. Sandy L. Vornhagen, other

civilIn Re: Petition for Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title in the

Name of Fryer’s Auto Sales - Mary Fryer, other civilHeartland-Lansing of Bridgeport, Ohio, L.L.C., doing busi-

ness as Heartland of Lansing vs. Betty Morris, other civilDOMESTIC CASES

Miranda Clark, Hamersville, vs. Damon Clark, Westerville,termination of marriage

Property Sales

MarriagesDai Ying Wei, 37, Nanning, China, stockbroker, and Todd J.

Stead, 42, Hamersville, U.S. Customs employeeAllison Renee Shafer, 20, Georgetown, healthcare employee,

and Ronald Jon Garbutt Jr., 35, Cincinnati, retail employeeAmanda Wisby, 22, Bethel, and Brian Graves, 25, Mt. OrabPatricia L. Mullis, 49, Hamersville, and Clarence E. Justice,

56, Mt. Orab, Time Warner Cable employee

John D. and Sheree A. Caraway to Glenda Bartley and ShirleyJanser, .45 acre and Lot 15 B2 (Wilhoit Addition), Mt. OrabVillage, $103,000Glywin and Heather McJennett to Flagstar Bank, N.S.B.,

2.87 acres, Green Twp., $53,334Zeng Zheng to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, .33

acre (Lot 14 – Grants Crossing Subdivision), Green Twp.,$83,334James Rushmeyer to Robert W. and Judy A. Piper, Lot 66

(Dundee Valley Subdivision), Aberdeen Village, $100,000Russell W. Fite and Jonathan and Ragene Kitchen to Richard

Terry, 5.19 acres (Lots 1, 2 and 3 – John Woods Estate), JacksonTwp., $21,000Scott Wunder to John M. and Verna L. Goecke, 1.04 acres,

Lewis Twp., $90,000Stacy W. and April Jefferson to ST Property Solutions,

L.L.C., Lots 36 and 37 (State Street Addition), GeorgetownVillage, $13,900Holiday Homes Inc. to Mark W. Reeves, 3 acres (Lot 30 –

Whispering Wynd Subdivision Section 3), Sterling Twp.,$35,000Roy and Anna Pritchard to Joseph W. Green, 1.87 acres,

Washington Twp., $136,500

ProbateMary B. Danischefsky, Blanchester, Case No. 20101003,

DOD 01/04/10, file date 01/07/10Donald Mather Skidmore, Sardinia, Case No. 20101002,

DOD 11/30/09, file date 01/06/10Cleon A. Webb, Aberdeen, Case No. 20101001, DOD

12/04/09, file date 01/05/10

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Remember our recent snow fall?Matthew Frye, 5, Mt. Orab, had a great time building his friend, Frosty during the recentsnow on January 7. Far from what was originally predicted, it was still enough to be a nui-sance to local businesses and schools.

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Jan. 4, 2010The Brown County Board of

Commissioners meeting in reg-ular session on this date:• Set the maximum blanket

certificate purchase orderamount at $5,000 for FiscalYear 2010. •Made a correction in Brown

County’s 2010 Budget Soil andWater Fund. The grand total ofthat fund is $131,600.• Approved Brown County

Job and Family ServicesDirector Mitch Sharp’s requestto hire Tricia Hays as a SocialService II worker. Hays fulfillsall requirements and has priorexperience for that position.Her beginning date of

employment will be Monday,Jan. 18, at an hourly pay rate of$16.12, and she will be entitledto all county benefits.• Approved the 2009 Brown

County Law Library Report,which indicated the library tookin $71,048.24 in receipts butdisbursed $71,740.61 in operat-ing expenses for a $692.37deficit.• Approved Brown County

Probate/Juvenile CourtAdministrator WilliamCarkeek’s request to make fourcorrections on the 2010 budgetfor M60-1 Felony DelinquentCustody and Care Fund and addadditional codes to M60-FDCCF.The corrections indicated

M60-1 Personal Salariesdecreased by $194,604.80 andthe following M60-FDCCFcodes increased: M60-1B –Program Administration by$18,262.40, M60-1C –Probation by $113,484.80,M60-1D – Intensive Probationby $23,337.60 and M60-1E –Mental Health Counseling by$39,520.The following activities took

place Jan. 4:• B r o w n C o u n t y

Communication CenterDirector Rob Wilson met withthe commissioners to updatethem on 911 contract negotia-tions.• Sharp met wit the commis-

sioners to discuss an employeeto be hired as of Jan. 18.• Brown County Common

Pleas Court Administrator JoniDotson met with the commis-sioners to discuss the 2010Budget.• Brown County Engineer

Todd Cluxton met with thecommissioners to discuss TaxMap hours and a private roadknown as Trabecca Lane.• Peter Seldon from E-GOV

held a conference with the com-missioners regarding communi-cations.


Commissioners meeting in reg-ular session on this date:• Approved six Post

Certificate Purchase Orderstotaling $7,174.61 from fundsnot encumbered in a timelymanner. The orders were to ven-dors Ohio Job and FamilyServices for $3,296.50, ChaseCard Services for $2,500,Brown County Department ofJob and Family Services for$518, Brown County RuralWater Association for $390.11,Greenwood Motel for $270 andDwight Mays for $200.• Approved Brown County

Clerk of Courts Tina Meranda’srequest for a $3,621,965.25supplemental appropriation ofunappropriated C60 (Title)funds to appropriated C60-11(Title) funds in C60 Certificateof Title Fund. This was neededto pay the Ohio StateTreasurer’s Office.

• Accepted and recorded theBrown County Sheriff’s OfficeAnnual Statement of UnpaidFees through Dec. 31, 2009.That statement indicated$162,113.36 in Services Feesand $1,055 in Housing PrisonerFees.• Rescinded Carkeek’s request

for the 2010 M60-1 FelonyDelinquent Custody and CareFund budget correctionsapproved on Jan. 4 because thetotal funds requested for M60were not available to cover thebudget request.• Accepted a 2010 budget

request by William Carkeek forM60 – FDCCF.• Approved a 2010 budget

correction and added a line itemrequested by Carkeek. The com-missioners’ action made thegrand total in the Youth ServiceSubsidy Grant $120,600 and inFDCCF $128,604.80.•Approved Sharp’s request to

hire Suanne Cochran on a part-time status for the BrownCounty Department of Job andFamily Services. Cochran wasto begin working 24 hours perweek at the hourly pay rate of$17.36 effective Jan. 11 andwould not be entitled to healthcare benefits through the coun-ty.• Entered into an executive

session, that lasted 15 minutes,with Interim Brown CountyChild Support EnforcementAgency Director Susan Smithto discuss personnel.• Recessed that meeting until

7 p.m. that same day.• Reconvened that meeting

for a public hearing at theBrown CountyCommissioners’ Office inGeorgetown to discuss possibleallocations of Brown County’sshare of Recovery ZoneEconomic Development Bonds.Those in attendance, in addi-

tions to Board ofCommissioners Vice PresidentRalph Jennings andCommissioner WilliamGeschwind, included KellyJones, Charles Ashmore, RogerGriffith, David Henderson,Jenny Conrad, Ben Houser,Bruce Lunsford, Jerry Streight,Mitch Lechter, Kelly Cole, andattorney John Fischer with thelaw firm of Peck, Shaffer, andWilliams.There was a general discus-

sion with the group regardinguse of the county’s allocation of

Recovery Zone EconomicDevelopment Bonds andRecovery Zone Facility Bondsand the timeline required to des-ignate that allocation. Fischeroutlined program details.Interested parties will have

until Wednesday, Jan. 20, tosubmit proposals to the BrownCounty Board ofCommissioners.• Recessed that meeting until

Jan. 7.The following activity took

place Jan. 5:• Board of Commissioners

President Margery Paeltz attend-ed the United Way ProgramReview in Batavia.The following activities took

place Jan. 6:• The commissioners attend-

ed the Chiefs Meeting at theOhio Veteran Home inGeorgetown.• Jennings attended the

Quarterly Agriculture Breakfastat the Ohio State ExtensionServices Office in Georgetown.• Jennings and Community

Development BlockG r a n t / N e i g h b o r h o o dS t ab i l i za t i o n P ro g r amCoordinator Dorothy Ferris vis-ited an Ash Ridge site.• Brown County Sheriff

Dwayne Wenninger met withthe commissioners to discussadditional lighting at the BrownCounty Adult Detention Center.Snow emergency proceduresalso were discussed.


Commissioners meeting in theregular session reconvened fromJan. 6:• Approved Brown County

Treasurer Connie Patrick’srequest to pay Jean Rickey accu-mulated vacation leave of126.64 hours from A15-1Accumulated Fund. Rickey’slast day of employment in theBrown County Treasurer’sOffice was Dec. 24.• Entered into a contract with

the Hamersville PoliceDepartment to house prisonersin the Brown County AdultDetention Center inGeorgetown for Calendar Year2010. The compensation willbe at the in-county rate of $50per prisoner per day.

Commissioners’ Journal

GEORGETOWN EXEMPTED VILLAGEGeorgetown, OH 45121

January 13, 2010NOTICE OF 2010

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE GEORGETOWN EXEMPTED VILLAGE

SCHOOL DISTRICTEric Toole, Treasurer

The dates for the regular Board of Education Meetingsfor the 2010 calendar year are scheduled for the thirdWednesday of each month as listed below for theGeorgetown Exempted Village School District. The meet-ings are to be held in the Administrative Offices, 1043 Mt.Orab Pike at 6:00 PM beginning with the month ofFebruary.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010Wednesday, March 17, 2010Wednesday, April 21, 2010Wednesday, May 19, 2010Wednesday, June 16, 2010Wednesday, July 21, 2010Wednesday, August 18, 2010Wednesday, September 15, 2010Wednesday, October 20, 2010Wednesday, November 17, 2010Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The meeting dates and times were called by the BoardPresident.

The EPA requires remodelers to becomecertified to work in pre-1978 homesThe National Association of

the Remodeling Industry(NARI) is making homeownersaware of a new law instituted bythe U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) requir-ing remodelers working inhomes built before 1978 to testfor lead and be certified to workin areas in the home containinglead using lead safety practices.“Lead is harmful to both chil-

dren and adults. In children, atiny amount of exposure can

lead to neurological damage, andin adults, lead inhalation canlead to hypertension, muscleand joint pain, fatigue and nau-sea among other symptoms,”says Bob Boothroyd, owner ofThe Boothroyd Group and anEPA Certified Renovator inConnecticut.The EPA is calling for all

remodelers who intend to workin pre-1978 homes to registertheir company and complete an8-hour training and certification

course with an accredited trainer.The course teaches remodelershow to safely contain lead in ahome as it is being disturbedand reduce exposure to residentsand workers.NARI wants homeowners to

know how to protect them-selves from harmful lead expo-sure. If you know your homewas built before 1978, youshould ask your remodeler ifthey plan to test for lead.“Consider it a red flag if a

remodeler doesn’t mention leadif you live in an older home.Even though the law is not ineffect until April, they still needto make homeowners aware oflead exposure,” Boothroyd says.He adds that current law requiresthat renovators give homeown-ers an EPA lead brochure andhave it signed to signal thathomeowners have been properlynotified of the dangers.If owners of a pre-1978

home decide to remodel, it isimportant that the remodeleridentifies exactly where the leadis by using a lead test. Fromthere tenants must watch tomake sure remodelers are fol-lowing three main safety proce-dures instituted by the EPA:• Containing the work area.• Minimizing the dust.• Clean up thoroughly—

includes sweeping access duston a daily basis to minimizeexposure. As a final step,remodelers should use a HEPAvacuum to clean up leftoverlead particles. Remodelers are obligated to

prove their certification by dis-playing their lead-based paintlicense, certificate or trainingcertificate to homeowners. Notethat each state also contains itsown requirements in addition tothe EPA, and the certificateshould reflect the state in whichthe work is being completed.The EPA also recommends

that homeowners have theremodelers specify what thefinal lead inspection entails. If ahomeowner has any doubtsabout the quality of lead safepractices being conducted intheir homes, call (800) 424-LEAD.

Jake McKinney, a sixthgrader at Hamersville School,delivered a presentation toHamersville second gradersabout his interest in dirt bikeracing on Dec. 21. Jake begandirt bike racing when he waseight years old and has loved itever since. He told studentsthat he drives up to speeds of35 m.p.h. and makes jumpsas high as 30 to 35 feet high.He brought the protectivesafety gear he wears andexplained the importance ofeach piece. Jake has won 190trophies, jackets, T-shirts, andmoney at competitions. Hehas won eight champi-onships. He has raced in sev-eral states such as Kentucky,West Virginia, Michigan, andmost recently competed in LasVegas this past October. Hehas a track in his back yard forpracticing. Students wereexcited to ask questions aboutdirt bike racing and share theirpersonal dirt bike riding expe-riences. This presentation was an

award for second graders whohad excellent behavior forDecember. Encouraging stu-dents to be model citizens atschool is an important part oftheir education. Second gradeteachers hope that every stu-dent will strive to be modelcitizens for January.

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Cordray cautions Ohioansto watch for earthquake scamsAs the devastating conse-

quences of yesterday's Haitianearthquake become apparent,many Ohioans will want tohelp in any way they can.Ohio Attorney GeneralRichard Cordray encouragesOhioans to help, but to alsoexercise care as they makedecisions about donating torescue efforts.

"Ohioans will certainlywant to offer whatever assis-tance they can in this time ofneed," said Attorney GeneralCordray. "They must also beaware that scammers will seethis charitable instinct as pro-viding a moment of opportu-nity. Time is of the essence indealing with this disaster, butadding a few extra moments to

do your homework will ensureyour donations provide thehelp that's needed."

Widespread charitable scamshave been noted followingother large-scale disasters suchas the Asian tsunami andHurricane Katrina. In addition,some legitimate charities dosolicit the public for donationsthrough telephone calls ormailings. If professional solic-itors or telemarketers are call-ing on behalf of the charity,they must disclose their nameand the fact that they are actingas a professional solicitor.

Attorney General Cordrayhas made available a compre-hensive listing of the profes-sional charitable solicitors reg-istered with his office.

Ohioans wanting to cross-check information about acharitable solicitor can checkthis listing atwww.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/RegisteredSolicitors.

Cordray encourages con-sumers to follow a few guide-lines for wise charitable giv-ing:

• Ask how your donationwill be used.

• Ask if the person request-ing the donation is a profes-sional solicitor and if so, whatpercentage of your donationwill stay with the charity.

• Beware of alleged charitiesusing names designed to besimilar to larger, respectedorganizations.

• Decline to contribute to

any charity that is unable orunwilling to answer yourquestions.

• Do not fall victim whenhigh-pressure tactics are usedto secure your donation.

• When solicited by phone,always ask the caller to sendyou written materials aboutthe charity.

• Do not give out personalinformation such as credit cardnumbers or bank accountnumbers over the phone.

• Decline any offers by thesolicitor to pick up your dona-tion in person.

• Do not pay in cash ormake your donation payable toan individual.

• Verify a real campaign ororganization by calling the

organization's headquartersdirectly.

The Ohio AttorneyGeneral's Office can takeaction against fraudulent chari-table fundraising schemes.Call the Attorney General'sOffice at (800) 282-0515 toreport fraudulent or question-able fundraising efforts.

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Philip Morris International continuesstudent scholarship program in 2010

Every year, Philip MorrisInternational (PMI), throughits International TobaccoProcurement (ITP)Scholarship program, pro-vides financial assistance tohundreds of U.S. studentsfrom tobacco-growing fami-lies. In 2009, 30 new studentswere awarded scholarships.Since the program’s inceptionin 2001 – it was launched as ajoint effort with Altria, and isnow funded solely by PMI –more than 350 students havebeen awarded nearly $1.5 mil-lion in educational scholar-ships.

“With the ITP Scholarshipprogram, PMI helps supportstudents throughout the fulllength of their schooling,”says Lee Ryan, PMI Directorof Agricultural Programs. “Atany one time, we’re assistingbetween 130 and 150 studentsfrom our tobacco-growing

families.”Scholarships are available

to the dependent children oftobacco growers who are partof PMI’s ITP program. Theprogram offers three types ofscholarships:

College scholarships – Forhigh school seniors planningto pursue a bachelor’s degree.

In-college scholarships –For college students pursuinga bachelor’s or master’sdegree.

Vocational/Technical schol-arships – For high school sen-iors or graduates planning topursue a two-year vocationalor technical degree.

Scholarship amounts arebased on a combination ofmerit and financial need. Themaximum CollegeScholarship is $4,000 annual-ly for four years; the maxi-mum In-College award is$4,000 for three years; and the

m a x i m u mVo c a t i o n a l / Te c h n i c a lScholarship is $2,000 annual-ly for two years.

Winners are chosen by anindependent ScholarshipReview Committee of collegeadmissions officers, financialaid administrators and voca-tional educators. TheCommittee selects winnersbased on several factors,including each applicant’shigh school academic record;class rank and ACT or SATscores; extracurricular activi-ties; demonstrated leadership;community service; character;and work habits.

“Growing tobacco is stillvery demanding,” Ryan says.“We’re honored to provideeducational support for thefamilies who provide us withthe high quality tobacco usedin PMI brands sold around theworld.”

Scholarship applicationsfor 2010 are due Feb. 1, 2010.For more information aboutthe ITP Scholarship program,contact your local PMI receiv-ing station.

Hamersvillechurch to holdfirst service innew sanctuary

Rev. Lloyd Hopper and thecongregation of theHamersville Baptist Churchinvite you to ‘come jointhem’ for their very ‘first’service in their new churchlocated at 1661 State Route125, Hamersville. The servicewill by held on Sunday, Jan.24, 2010 beginning withSunday School at 10 a.m. andthe morning worship willbegin at 11 a.m.

The church thanks all thevolunteers, all those thatdonated and especially theysend their thanks to God, whohas made this all possible.

Dairy Economic Loss AssistancePayment (DELAP) program

The USDA Farm ServiceAgency (FSA) DairyEconomic Loss AssistancePayment (DELAP) Programprovides a one-time directpayment to assist dairy pro-ducers who have recentlyexperienced low milk pricesand high production costs.

Dairy producers who haveproduction records at theirlocal FSA office because theyparticipated in another FSAdairy program do not need toapply for the program.Producers who have not pro-

vided production data for Febthru July 2009 to FSA, andhave not already been contact-ed by FSA to provide suchdata have until Jan. 19, 2010,to apply.

To be eligible for DELAP,the dairy producer and thedairy operation in which theproducer has a share:

Must have produced milkin the United States and mar-keted milk commercially atany time from Februarythrough July 2009;

Must have milk production

data for those months;Must certify to all milk

production produced and mar-keted by the dairy operationduring that time.

Also, any dairy producerwho has an annual averageadjusted gross nonfarmincome of more than$500,000 for calendar years2006 through 2008 is not eli-gible for DELAP. For moreinformation, please visityour local FSA county office.

Seminar offered for Master GardenersOhio State University

Extension Master Gardenersand the Perennial PlantAssociation will offer a one-day seminar on suburban land-scape designs and plant selec-tions during the Ohio StateUniversity Nursery ShortCourse and CentralEnvironmental Nursery TradeShow (CENTS).

The 14th annualP.L.A.N.T. Seminar will beheld on Jan. 24 from 7:30a.m. until 4 p.m. at theGreater ColumbusConvention Center in

Columbus, Ohio.Registration is $75 per personand is a separate event fromthe OSU Nursery ShortCourse and CENTS Show,which takes place from Jan.24-Jan. 27 at the GreaterColumbus ConventionCenter.

The P.L.A.N.T. Seminarwill cover the following top-ics:

• Designing the SuburbanGarden by Florence Boogaertsof Florence Boogaerts GardenDesign – Attendees will gainan understanding of the ele-ments that make a coherentand pleasing landscape designthrough an analysis ofentrances, paving and plantselections for paths.

• Perennial PlantCommunit-ies: The Know-Maintenance Approach byRoy Diblik of NorthwindPerennial Farm – Learn todesign perennial plantingsthat welcome contemporarystyles and plant diversity inte-grated with responsible main-tenance.

• Identifying and Enhancingthe Presence of BeneficialInsects in the SuburbanLandscape by Mary Gardinerof Ohio State University –Learn how to identify key pol-linators and natural enemyinsects in urban and residentiallandscapes.

• Mind BogglingPerennials: Little-KnownPerennials Every GardenerShould Know by Larry

Hodgson of HortiCom, Inc. –Discover a range of hardy,easy-to-grow perennials thatsomehow slipped through thecracks of the commercial nurs-ery world.

• Big, Bold, and Bodacious:A Focus on Full-FiguredPlants with Texture and Formby Tony Avent of PlantDelights – Examine plantswhose looks create the feelingof a vacation paradise getawaywithout leaving home.

• How to Create Additionaland Enhanced Bloom in theSuburban Garden withPerennial Bulbs for Zones 5and 6 by John Vandenberg ofVandenburg Flowerbulbs andPerennials Direct –Incorporate flower bulbs inthe suburban garden to add anadditional two months ofcolor in the spring and addi-tional color during the remain-der of the season.

Continuing education andcertification credits will beoffered with the P.L.A.N.T.Seminar.

For OSU Nursery ShortCourse and CENTS informa-tion and registration, log ont ohttp://www.basicgreen.osu.edu or http://www.onla.org. Theconference is sponsored byOhio State University’sDepartment of Horticultureand Crop Science, Ohio StateUniversity Extension’sNursery, Landscape, and TurfTeam, and the Ohio Nurseryand Landscape Association.

Eastern StarsponsorsGerman dinner

The Russellville EasternStar will be sponsoring aGerman dinner with a slightlyAmerican flavor on Saturday,Jan. 23, 2010. Dinner will bein the Russellville Lodge Hallbasement from 5:30 until 7p.m.

The menu will consist ofPork Tenderloin, brownedpotatoes, corn pudding, but-tered carrots, German slaw,Waldorf salad, rolls, butter,coffee, tea and apple or cherrydumplings. Cost for adults is$9.00 and children under 12 is$5.00 Reservations may bemade by calling SandraEdmisten (937) 695-0953.

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Broncos defeat G-Men in Southern Buckeye matchupBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Western Broncos heldoff a late rally by GEorgetownon Tuesday, defeating the G-Men by a score of 62-56.

"It's a learning year," saidWestern coach DougWilliams. "We learnedtonight. That was a big winfor us."

The Broncos started fast andfurious. After Jess Chadwellgave Georgetown a 2-0 leadwithin the first five seconds ofthe game, Western respondedwith 12 unanswered points.Dylan Dawson got thingsgoing with a basket in thepost.

Then the Kyle PuckettShow began. The Broncos'junior guard scored nine-straight points on drives and a3-pointer, giving Western an11-2 lead with 2:34 remainingin the first frame.

Jon Walker added a freethrow in the final minute, put-ting the Broncos in front, 12-2.

Cody Drake ended a seven-minute drought for the G-Menwhen he made a layup in theclosing seconds of the first.But after one quarter in thebooks, Georgetown trailedtheir hosts, 12-4.

"Kyle has taken on a biggerrole for us this year," saidWilliams. "He got into thelane and didn't settle forjumpers. Tonight was one ofhis better games."

Early in the second stanza,Georgetown stormed back totake the lead. Chadwell made alayup and David Howser con-verted four free throws, cuttingthe Broncos' lead to 12-10.Chadwell made good on athree-point play with 6:47 leftin the half, giving the G-Mena 13-12 edge.

The Broncos got a basketfrom Nick Woodyard with6:42 remaining in the second.Woodyard's goal started a 21-11 run to end the period. TheWestern run included 3-point-

ers by Walker and Woodyardalong with six more pointsfrom Puckett.

Ben Cropper scored six ofthe G-Men's final 11 points ofthe half, but at the break,Georgetown was behind, 33-24.

The third period began justas the previous two quartersstarted, with Chadwell scoringa layup. This time, however,it was Dawson who respondedfor the Broncos. He scoredeight consecutive points, put-ting Western on top, 41-26with 4:39 left in the third.

Howser made a layup forGeorgetown, but Puckettanswered with a long 3-point-er, extending the Broncos' leadto 16, at 44-28.

Cody Dunkin scored twotimes in the paint forGeorgetown, Alex Otto added ajumper and Howser hit a freethrow before the end of theperiod, closing the gap to 48-35 with eight minutes left.

The fourth quarter saw theG-Men stage a comeback.Cropper scored seven points inthe first 49 seconds of the peri-od, bringing GEorgetown towithin six, at 48-42.

Western recovered from theGeorgetown run when Dawsonmade a shot in the paint. TheBroncos maintained a seven tonine-point lead over the nextfour minutes of play.

Drake canned a 3-pointerwith 39 seconds left in thegame, bringing Georgetown towithin five.

After a Walker free throw,Chadwell scored on a drive.Cropper made a steal and thenwas fouled. With 15 ticksshowing on the clock,Cropper made 1-of-2, closingthe gap to three, at 59-56.

The Broncos made 3-of-4from the line in the waningseconds, preserving the 62-56win.

"Tonight, our young guysmade some mistakes," saidWilliams. "But they answeredGeorgetown's runs. We letthem back in, but stepped upat the end. Our kids are com-ing along."

Puckett led the Broncoswith a game-high 20 points.Dawson added 16 andWoodyard chipped in 12.

Cropper led the G-Men with14 points. Drake added 12 andChadwell finished with 11.

"Corey Carroll did a nicejob on Chadwell," saidWilliams. "He's worked hardin practice and been guardingwell. It's really paid off forhim."

The win liftedWestern to 5-5 overall, 3-2 in the SBC.

Georgetown fell to 7-2overall, 5-2 in the SBC.

Georgetown won the juniorvarsity game by a score of 34-32.

Taylor Caudill led the G-Men with a game-high 12points. Tyler Fletcher addedeight and Austin West chippedin seven.

Zack Siemer paced theBroncos with 11 tallies. JustinNickell added eight. SpencerHoward netted six.

Georgetown also won thefreshman game, 51-35.

Janson Florence led all scor-ers with 17. Logan Lucasadded 14 and Nathan Lewischipped in 13 points for the G-Men

Cory Kuttler paced theBroncos with 12 tallies. CodyRandolph added 10.Editor’s note: The G-Men

varsity team was without their

coach on Tuesday as Mr.Underwood was tending tofamily matters. We at the

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Georgetownʼs Ben Cropper gets off a shot past Westernʼs Jon Walker(10). Cropper led theG-Men with 14 points in the loss to the Broncos.

The Press BoxBoys Basketball1/19 Fayetteville vs. WestUnion1/20 Georgetown vs.Finneytown1/22 Western @ Williamsburg1/22 Georgetown @ NewRichmond1/22 Fayetteville @ Ripley1/22 Eastern @ North Adams1/23 Georgetown vs. Goshen

Girls Basketball1/19 Western vs. Batavia1/19 Georgetown vs. Goshen1/21 Western vs. Blanchester1/21 Georgetown @ CNE1/21 Fayetteville @ Eastern1/21 Ripley vs. West Union1/23 Eastern @ HuntingtonWrestling1/23 Western hosts Hammer& Anvil (9:30 a.m.)


Westernʼs Kyle Puckett tries to dribble past Georgetownʼs David Howser during theBroncos ̓Southern Buckeye Conference win over the G-Men. Puckett dropped a game-high 20 points.

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Eastern Lady Warriors drop third consecutive gameBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Eastern Lady Warriorstraveled to Lynchburg onMonday and lost for the thirdconsecutive time, falling tothe Lady Mustangs by a scoreof 31-22.“We didn’t execute real well

against their 2-3 zone,” saidEastern coach Richard Kiser.“We didn’t shoot it very welland we made some mistakesdefensively.”Neither team got much

going offensively in the firsttwo minutes of the game.Shayla Black broke a scorelesstie when she made a 3-pointerwith 5:46 left in the first.Lindsey Hawk and Cali

Hatten answered for the LadyMustangs, putting Lynchburgon top, 4-3.Christina Burns reclaimed

the lead for Eastern when shescored in the paint with 2:48remaining in the opening peri-od.After a free throw from

Hawk and a layup by LanieLewis gave the LadyMustangs a 7-5 edge, MeganScott drained a three, puttingEastern ahead, 8-7, with 1:51showing on the first-quarterclock.

Lewis answered 10 secondslater with a layup, givingLynchburg a 9-8 advantageafter eight minutes of play.Eastern’s scoring woes con-

tinued into the second stanza.But the Lady Warriors’ defenseheld Lynchburg in check,allowing only five LadyMustang points through thefirst six minutes of the quarter.The Lady Warriors finally

broke into the scoring columnwhen Nicolette Clifton hit a 3-pointer with 2:30 left in thehalf. Clifton’s three closed themargin to 13-11.After a free throw by Emily

Tatman and a basket in thepost by Burns, Eastern trailed15-14 with less than a minuteremaining before halftime.Hatten scored in the post for

Lynchburg as time ran out onthe half, giving the LadyMustangs a 17-14 lead at thebreak.“Their offensive rebounding

was key in the first half,” saidKiser. “We did a better job onthem in the second half, butwe just couldn’t generate anyoffense.”The third quarter saw the

Lady Warriors outscore theirhosts.Brooke Hertlein made a

layup just 18 seconds into the

third, giving Lynchburg a 19-14 lead.For the rest of the period,

Eastern shutout the LadyMustangs. During that stretch,the Lady Warriors got basketsfrom Burns, Tatman andRachel Mullins in the post,giving Eastern a 20-19 advan-tage heading into the fourthperiod.Lynchburg got on track

early in the final frame, get-ting threes from Hawk andHertlein.Mullins scored off an offen-

sive rebound with 3:42remaining in the game, cut-ting the Lady Mustangs’ leadto three, at 25-22.Eastern failed to find the net

the rest of the way whileLynchburg finished 4-of-5 atthe line in the closing seconds,securing the 31-22 win.Burns led the Lady Warriors

with six points. Mullins addedfour. Black, Clifton, Scott andTatman chipped in three pointseach. Mullins andTatman eachgrabbed five rebounds.Hawk led all scorers with

nine points. Lewis and Hattenadded six points each. Hertleinand Lillian Blankenshipchipped in five points each forthe Lady Mustangs. Lewispulled down 13 rebounds.

The loss dropped the LadyWarriors to 6-4 overall, 3-2 inSouthern Hills League play.In junior varsity action,

Eastern downed Lynchburg,37-21.

Lauren Ballou led the LadyWarriors with eight points.Andrea Tracy and TressieLewis added seven points each.Karen Hilt scored a game-

high 10 points for Lynchburg.

Ashley Tenas added eight.


Easternʼs Andrea Neu (22) and Leeza Rickey (31) try to trap Lynchburgʼs LillianBlankenship during the Lady Warriorsʼ loss to the Lady Mustangs.


Easternʼs Allison Prine tries to make a move around Lynchburgʼs Brooke Hertlein duringthe Lady Warriorsʼ loss to the Lady Mustangs.

The Bronco wrestling teamfinished 14th in the 19 team-field at the FairfieldInvitational.Senior Kurtis Fox led the

way for the Broncos, placingsecond in the 112-poundweight class. Junior ToryBauer placed third at 125-pounds. Junior JustinDillinger (145) went 2-2 whileJuniors Gunnar Patton and

Jake Bering each went 1-2.The Broncos will compete

next at home when they hostthe Hammer and AnvilInvitational on Jan. 22through Jan. 24. The tourna-ment weekend will showchasea junior high tournament onFriday night, followed by ajunior varsity and varsity tour-nament on Saturday. OnSunday, the Bronco Youth

Program will also host a tour-nament as well.

Bronco grapplers place 14that Fairfield Invitational

A Grand New Flag

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Members of the Western maintenance staff, Bob Gerrmann and Carl Schneider,installed this new retractable United States Flag in the gymnasium at Western HighSchool. The Flag was donated by the Mt. Orab Lions Club and will be scrolled downduring the playing of The Star Spangled Banner at Western home athletic events aswell as during Veterans Day assemblies and graduations. The Flag measures 12-feetwide by 18-feet long. The Western High School Athletic Department would like tothank the Mt. Orab Lions Club for its generous donation and for all the charity workthe Lions do in the area. The Flag was dedicated prior to the Western/Bethel boysbasketball game last week.

Broncos fall to 4-5 withnon-league loss at HillsboroBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Western Broncosdropped a non-league game atHillsboro last Saturday,falling to the Indians by ascore of 73-55.“We made some nice

spurts,” said Western coachDoug Williams. “But they justweren’t long enough. Weplayed well for the first half ofthe first quarter.”Airic Steagall opened the

game’s scoring with a 3-point-er in the first minute of play.Western responded with two

layups. One by Dylan Dawsonand one by Jon Walker, givingthe Broncos a 4-3 lead with6:19 left in the first.After a layup by Dylan

Barreras and a three by AricCarroll gave Hillsboro an 8-4lead, Dawson scored in thepaint, making it 8-6 in favorof the Indians.Hillsboro scored two more

times, extending its lead to 12-6 before Dawson and Walkeranswered with two morescores inside.Hillsboro got a basket from

Dawson Barreras, giving theIndians a 14-10 edge.Nick Woodyard scored a

layup for the Broncos with2:46 remaining in the first,trimming the lead to twoagain, at 14-12.Hillsboro scored the final

eight points of the quarter, tak-ing a 22-12 lead after eightminutes of play.Dow Kiefer opened the sec-

ond stanza with a three-pointplay, putting Hillsboro infront 25-12.Craig Naylor scored in the

lane just past the midwaypoint of the second, pullingthe Broncos to within 10, at27-17.Carroll scored twice for the

Indians and Eli Hogsett hit ajumper, pushing Hillsboro’slead to 33-17 with two min-utes left in the half.Walker made a three for the

Broncos with 40 ticks remain-ing, cutting Hillsboro’s lead to33-20 at the intermission.“Hillsboro has six guys

back who started for them attimes last year,” saidWilliams. “We’re still playingyoung.”Dawson andWoodyard made

good on the first two field goalattempts of the third period,

cutting the deficit to 33-24.Ryan Shields added a layup

with 6:25 left in the period,keeping Hillsboro’s lead under10, at 35-26.Over the final six minutes

of the third, the Indiansoutscored the Broncos 19-11,building a 54-37 lead afterthree complete.With five minutes remain-

ing in the game, Dawsonscored on a drive, cutting themargin to 15, at 58-43.Walker made two free

throws with 3:33 left, pullingthe Broncos to within 13, at60-47.Kyle Puckett made a 3-

pointer for Western with justover a minute remaining,again cutting the Hillsborolead to 13.But that was as close as the

Broncos could get. Hillsboromade 3-of-4 from the linedown the stretch, preservingthe 73-55 win.“We had to pressure in that

fourth quarter,” said Williams.“We got beat a few times back-door. It’s all still new to them.The kids want to win, but wehave to be patient.”Dawson led the Broncos

with a game-high 20 points.He also grabbed 13 boards.Walker added 11 tallies.

Puckett chipped in eight.Shields and Woodyard finishedwith five and four points,respectively.Hillsboro was paced by

Steagall’s 16 points. CalebWilson added 10 and Carrollchipped in nine. All 12 Indiansscored in the game.The loss dropped the

Broncos to 4-5 overall.Western stands at 2-2 in theSouthern Buckeye Conference.In the junior varsity con-

test, Hillsboro downedWestern, 46-38.Tirand Cumberland led all

scorers with 19. DevanteAmes and Tia Cumberlandadded six points each.Justin Nickell led the

Broncos with eight tallies.Spencer Howard and ZackSiemer added six points each.Western won the freshman

game, 26-22.Cory Kuttler led the

Broncos with eight points.Pierce Moore added six. CodyRandolph and Tim Cecilchipped in five points each.Reese Leibreich and Preston

Walker paced Hillsboro withnine points each.


Westernʼs Dylan Dawson cuts through several Hillsborodefenders on his way to the rim during the Broncosʼ loss.Dawson scored 20 points and grabbed 13 boards.

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Georgetown suffers first league loss to Bethel-TateBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Georgetown G-Mensuffered their first SouthernBuckeye Conference loss ofthe year, falling to the Bethel-Tate Tigers, 69-63, last Friday.“We needed to have a good

night to beat them,” saidGeorgetown coach JerryUnderwood. “And we didn’t.We came out and did what wewanted to do in that first quar-ter defensively. The problemwas, we couldn’t score.”The G-Men used a 2-3 zone

defense early in the game,slowing the high-poweredTiger offense.Georgetown held Bethel to

just six points in the period,but could only muster sixpoints offensively.Jess Chadwell accounted for

all of the G-Men’s scoring,making a free throw, a 3-pointer and a layup.Tyler Bullock scored two

baskets for the Tigers, includ-ing a thunderous dunk for thegame’s first field goal. SpencerSutter added two free throwsfor Bethel in the frame.The second quarter saw the

offensive pace quicken.Cody Drake gave

Georgetown its first lead of thenight when he made a layup13 seconds into the second.

Sutter tied the game with atip-in on the Tigers’ next pos-session.Chadwell reclaimed the lead

for the G-Men when he con-verted a three-point play.David Howser gave the G-

Men a 14-10 edge when hecanned a three with 6:09 left inthe half.The Tigers came roaring

back. Sutter scored in the paintand bullock stuck back anoffensive board, knotting thescore at 14-14 with 5:09remaining in the second.Alex Otto and Howser

scored two times each forGeorgetown and with 3:19 leftin the half, the G-Men led 22-17.Again the Tigers answered.

Bethel outscored its hosts 10-0over the final three minutes ofthe second stanza, taking a 27-22 lead at the break.“Once we got behind, we

had to come out of our zone,”said Underwood. “Their back-side rebounding killed us inthat second quarter.”After Bullock scored in the

post to open the second half,Howser hit another 3-pointer,cutting the Bethel lead to 29-25.Midway through the period,

sutter scored twice in thepaint, increasing the Tigers’advantage to 36-27.

Chadwell responded with athree with three minutes left inthe quarter, closing the gap to36-30.Billy Sipos and Louie

Schaljo scored back-to-backbaskets for the Tigers, pushingthe lead to 10, at 40-30.Bethel maintained its 10-

point advantage through thefinal two minutes of the third,taking a 44-34 lead into thefourth period.With just over five minutes

left in the game, Bullock gaveBethel its biggest lead of thenight, 57-44, when he scoredin the lane.Georgetown slowly crept

back into the game when Ottoscored on a put back and Drakemade two layups.Ben Cropper pulled the G-

Men to within seven, 63-56,when he made a layup withjust over one minute left.Chadwell made good on

four-straight free throws andwith 35 seconds left,Georgetown trailed 64-60.Garrett Lang converted two

charity tosses for the Tigers,giving them a 66-60 edge with33 seconds left.Chadwell answered with a

long three, cutting the marginto 66-63 with 28 ticks remain-ing.Bullock made a free throw

and Schaljo scored in the paint

in the waning seconds, secur-ing the 69-63 win for Bethel.“We tried to zone press them

late,” said Underwood. “Butwith their size they could seeright over us and made somenice diagonal passes. Theirguards, although they didn’tscore too much, made thingshappen.”Bullock led the Tigers with

22 points. Sutter added 17 andSchaljo chipped in 14.Chadwell led the G-Men

with a game-high 31 tallies.Howser added 13 and Drakechipped in 11. Otto finishedwith six points.“We played well offensive-

ly, scoring 63 points,” saidUnderwood. “But we can’tgive up that many. Our kidsdidn’t quit and they kept scrap-ping all night.”The loss dropped the G-Men

to 7-1 overall, 5-1 in the SBC.In a double overtime junior

varsity contest, Bethel edgedout Georgetown, 63-59.Matt Small led the Tigers

with 19 points. RobbieWagner added 15 and NathanPyles chipped in 12.Taylor Caudill paced

Georgetown with 16 points.Tyler Fletcher added 13 andTommy Stenger chipped in12.

Fayetteville Rockets fall to Whiteoak Wildcats, 46-38By Jeremy SharpPress Contributor

With 2:17 showing on theclock in the first quarter, theFayetteville Rockets seemedheaded for a victory. Sure, itwas early, but they led thestruggling Whiteoak Wildcats8-2, and were playing shut-down defense in front of a

home crowd on Tuesday, Jan.12. Everything was goingaccording to plan. But theyplay all four quarters for a rea-son, and the Rockets wouldsoon find out why.After coasting to a comfort-

able 11-6 advantage at the endof one, trouble started brewingfor the home team. Whiteoakwasn’t fazed by its early strug-

gles, and traded lead changeswith Fayetteville all throughthe second period. Until, thatis, Wildcat senior JerryStuckey nailed a three-pointshot with 16 seconds left inthe half to put Whiteoak up20-18: the last lead change ofthe game.The tables had turned very

shortly into the second half.

Just over a minute after theintermission ended, theRockets had given up sevenpoints, while scoring none oftheir own. The Wildcats wouldtally the first 14 points of thequarter, giving them an insur-mountable 34-18 lead. Byperiod’s end, Fayettevillefound itself down 39-23, andthings wouldn’t get much bet-ter from there. When the finalbuzzer sounded on the fourthquarter, the Rockets were onthe short end of a 46-38 score.After the game, Fayettevillecoach Darryl Iles wasn’t aboutto beat around the bush, “Theycame out and pretty much out-played us the entire game,” hesaid, “they just played a lotharder than we did. We’ve gottamake shots and make betterdecisions with the basketball.”Iles then cited a lack of moti-

vation as a determining factor,“We’ve just gotta find a way toget the kids fired up to playhard, for a full game, not justminutes at a time.”

Tyler Gambrel led theRockets with 14 points on thenight, while teammate DanMullins had 11. Zach Durhamalso contributed with eightpoints, and Tyler Guentherscored three.


Georgetownʼs Jess Chadwell goes up strong versusBethel-Tateʼs Louie Schaljo during the G-Menʼs loss to theTigers. Chadwell scored 31 points in the game.

The Brown County Press/JEREMY SHARP

Fayettevilleʼs Zach Durham battles for a loose ball during the Rocketsʼ loss to Whiteoak.

The Brown County Press/JEREMY SHARP

Fayettevilleʼs Steven Forehan knifes through Whiteoakdefenders during the Rocketsʼ Southern Hills League lossto the Wildcats.

Submitted PhotoThe very first Western football team began play in 1968-69. They were called The Mt. Orab Mounties, (Mt. Lions). This photo, submitted by coach John Ball, depicts one of Mt. Orabʼsfirst football teams, circa 1971. First row, l-to-r, Assistant Coaches Wayne Morgan and Rick Demarco, Rodney McKinley, Mike Maher, Mark Ogzewalla, Randy Colliver, Bill Baldwin,Warren Fields, Mike Jamison, and Head Coach Tom Ball. Second row, l-to-r, John Weaver, Kenny Eary, Richard Berry, Terry Patton, Stan Murrell, Jim Gatts, Pete Neal, Kevin Clark,and Doug Green. Third row, l-to-r, Greg Cornette, Bob Hardy, Jeff Tarvin, Bernard Ogsewalla, Eddie Demugen, Mark Peters, Milt Smith, and Tim Stewart (deceased). Fourth row, l-to-r, Kerry Hall, Eric Reffitt, Fred Berry, Doc Shay, Jim Watson (deceased), Greg Cowan, Garland Gillman, and Eddie Luttrell. Special thanks to Doug Green, Jeff Tarvin and CoachBall for identifying players and coaches.

The early years of Western football

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Some county employeeslose pay to 2010 budget“Cost will not be a factor indeciding whether to accept aplea”, she said.

Little also said any furthercuts in her budget may resultin an extension of the courtdocket if fewer prosecutors andadministrative staff have todeal with an increasing case-load.

She also said that anyretired volunteers were wel-come in her office to help withthe Victims Advocate Programand that any retired lawenforcement volunteers wouldbe a big help to trial investiga-tors.

Clerk of Courts TinaMeranda had her budget cut byabout 22 thousand dollars.Meranda said her three officesare operating with two fewerpeople than in 2004, but theworkload has nearly doubled.

She said she was getting bybecause her employees werepicking up the slack and shewas sharing employeesbetween offices.

“(the county commission-

ers) gave me a budget and Iwill live within that budget”,Meranda said.

County Recorder AmyDeClaire is dealing with 19thousand dollars less than wasbudgeted for her office in2009.

DeClaire said that her officerenegotiated a contract with asoftware vendor that allowedher to save enough money toavoid cutting hours for heremployees.

DeClaire said she plans toavoid forcing her threeemployees to take unpaid hol-idays by paying them forthose days out of her ownpocket.

DeClaire said she is current-ly talking with CountyCommissioners about how toadjust her own salary downapproximately four thousanddollars and put that moneyinto her employee salary fund.

Common Pleas Court isanother area where work hoursare not being reduced.

Administrator Joni Dotsonsaid such a reduction is notcost effective, since the court

is required to hold bond hear-ings within 72 hours of anarrest.

Dotson also said cost cut-ting measures put into effectby the court in 2009 are pay-ing off in savings this year,specifically the elimination ofthe Civil Magistrate position.

“Judge (Scott) Gusweiler isnow hearing all civil and crim-inal cases himself”, Dotsonsaid.

Dotson said the eliminationof the position and subsequentrestructuring resulted thereduction of approximately 50thousand dollars per year inpersonnel costs.

Dotson said that the per-formance of the court in reduc-ing trial times and pendingcases is due to the hard workand dedication of all courtemployees.

In a statement, Gusweilersaid “We will continue to lookfor savings in every locationavailable” to do what is rea-sonable and necessary to oper-ate the court.

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Sardinia village administratorinjured in ditch accidentous situation. Bumbaloughalso said Mock had helpedhimself in that situation bytrying to escape when he did,avoiding what could have beenan even worse outcome.

After rescuing Mock fromthe ditch, North attempted tocall the Sardinia Life Squad bycell phone, but discovered hecouldn’t because cell phoneservice was temporarily out inthe village about that sametime.

A severed fiber optic cablenear Sardinia had cut landlinephone service to most BrownCounty residents this pastMonday afternoon, and cellu-lar phone service was disrupt-ed as well, according to aVerizon spokeswoman,because cell towers are partial-ly tied into the landline net-work (see separate story).

Bumbalough reported Northgot into the village-ownedtruck and drove to the SardiniaLife Squad Building onWinchester Avenue to get anambulance for Mock. While

doing so, he kept trying to callsomeone on his cell phone andended up getting through toformer Sardinia Mayor TerryDowns.

Downs told North he wouldcall Life Squad personnel toassist Mock, and North thenwent back to stay with Mockuntil an ambulance arrived.

That ambulance transportedthe village administrator toMercy Medical Center Mt.Orab, where he was treated andlater released.Administrator “Banged Up”

The mayor described Mockto council members lastMonday night as being “prettybanged up and pretty cold”.

In his telephone interviewthis past Wednesday, theSardinia mayor said Mock wasdoing fine and had suffered nofractures or broken bones, butwas reported feeling sore.

Bumbalough said while hetoldMock to stay off work andrecuperate as much as needed,he reported the administratoras saying he planned to see hisdoctor on Jan. 15, this past

Friday, for a checkup and apossible release to return towork in Sardinia this Monday,Jan. 18.

The mayor said the coldtemperatures that plaguedMock while he was in thewatery ditch were the reasonfor the water main break,adding the village had threemore such breaks on Jan. 12and two more on Jan. 13.

He said the Mt. Orab WaterDepartment helped repair thisMonday’s water break follow-ing Mock’s accident whileUnger Construction Companyof West Union sent workers torepair last Tuesday’s breaksand Brown County RuralWater Association sent work-ers to repair last Wednesday’sbreaks.

Bumbalough said the vil-lage of Sardinia really appreci-ates the help provided by theMt. Orab Water Department,Unger Construction Companyand BCRWA in repairing thosebreaks.


Husband, wife indicted foralleged child endangerment

trafficking in counterfeit con-trolled substances, each ofwhich is a fifth-degree felony.

• Rick A. Chambers, 55, ofMt. Orab, was indicted on onecount of aggravated traffick-ing in drugs with a specifica-tion, a third-degree felony, andtrafficking in drugs with aspecification, a fourth-degreefelony.

• Lauren C. Lawson, 18,of Sardinia, was indicted ontwo counts of trafficking in

marijuana with specifica-tions, each of which is afourth-degree felony.

Lawson allegedly on orabout this past July 31 andalso on or about this pastAug. 20 knowingly sold oroffered to sell marijuana, aSchedule I controlled sub-stance.

• Angela Dyer, 38, ofWinchester, was indicted onone count each of traffickingin cocaine (crack, 1-5 grams),a fourth-degree felony, andtrafficking in marijuana andtrafficking in cocaine, each ofwhich is a fifth-degree felony.

She also allegedly on orabout Oct. 9, 2008, knowing-ly sold or or offered to sellmarijuana and on or aboutOct. 13, 2008, knowinglysold or offered to sell cocaine,a Schedule II controlled sub-stance.

• Brandon Michael Hodge,27, of Mt. Orab, was indictedon one count each of traffick-ing in cocaine (crack, 1-5grams), a fourth-degreefelony, and trafficking in mar-ijuana, a fifth-degree felony.

Hodge allegedly on orabout Oct. 9, 2008, knowing-ly sold or offered to sell crackcocaine in an amount equal toor exceeding 1 gram but lessthan 5 grams and also know-ingly sold or offered to sellmarijuana.

• James Patrick Wood, 25,of Mt. Orab, was indicted ontwo counts of trafficking inmarijuana, a fifth-degreefelony.

Wood is alleged to haveknowingly sold or offered tosell marijuana on or about

Oct. 6, 2008, and on or aboutOct. 30, 2008.

• James S. Clark, 42, ofHillsboro, was indicted onone count of identity fraud, afourth-degree felony, and fourcounts of forgery, a fifth-degree felony.

The forgery counts includedtwo involving the allegedwriting of a forged bank checkfor $240.19 on or about thispast Oct. 12 and two involv-ing the alleged writing of aforged bank check for $408.85on or about this past Oct. 14.

• William Blank, 34, ofMt. Orab, was indicted onthree counts of non-supportof dependents, a fifth-degreefelony.

An indictment means agrand jury found that enoughevidence exists that anaccused person likely com-mitted the crime(s) withwhich he or she is charged.An indictment by itself, how-ever, does not mean the per-son is guilty of a specificcrime or crimes or that he orshe actually committed a spe-cific crime or crimes.

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Phoneservicelost in twocountiesmust be solved. "The AdamsCounty CommunicationsCenter is the backup facilityfor Brown County in the eventthat communications aredown", Wilson said. Since theoutage also affected AdamsCounty, telephone communi-cation with the Brown County911 system was severely ham-pered. To solve that problem,Wilson said he will meet withAdams County and Verizonrepresentatives in the comingdays to design a response to asimilar loss of telephone serv-ice.

BMHAmeetingscheduled

The regular meeting of theBrown Metropolitan HousingAuthority will be held onThursday, Jan. 21. 2010 at4:30 p.m. The meeting willbe held at the ABCEOI build-ing located at 406 W. PlumStreet Room 99, Georgetown.


Hopper said a new sanctuarydefinitely was needed becauseof the church’s growing atten-dance and because the currentchurch has been so crowded,some family members don’thave room to sit with otherfamily members.

While the new sectionencompasses 7,232 squarefeet, Hopper estimated the cur-rent church as covering onlyabout 4,000 square feet.Much Labor Was DonatedThe pastor estimated the

cost of the new church regard-ing materials and contractlaborers has been about$500,000, but he said the costwould have been more than $1million if a lot of labor on thebuilding hadn’t been donated.

Hamersville resident RayCanter, a church trustee, esti-mated about 300 people, bothchurch members and visitors,donated their labor to help con-struct the church this pastyear.

An estimated 65 men fromnine states donated their laborat the church this past June aspart of Carpenters For Christ,a ministry based at CherryStreet Baptist Church inAttalla, Ala., that sends volun-teer teams to construct newSouthern Baptist churches orchurch additions in variousstates.

Hopper said there also was aspecial team of local drywallworkers who volunteered theirlabor and two teams of volun-teers from Alabama not associ-ated with Carpenters ForChrist and two teams of vol-unteers from North Carolina.Those four Alabama and NorthCarolina teams includedwomen as well as men.

All labor wasn’t donated,however, as the church had tocontract for such work as elec-trical, heating, plumbing,insulation and concrete foot-ers, Hopper said.

The work, whether donatedor paid for, has resulted in animpressive new sanctuary thatnot only can seat more peoplebut includes other features aswell.

Twelve chandeliers that canbe dimmed, two speakers andtwo fans are in the ceiling.Choir Loft Is New Feature

The new church has an areabehind the pulpit where a choirmay sing while Hopper saidthe current sanctuary doesn’thave that much room, so mostsinging there has been of acongregational hymn nature.The church baptistry is behindthe choir loft, and a chairliftgives physically handicappedpeople access to the choir loft.

There are rooms on bothsides of the pulpit and choirarea which can be used asoffices, classrooms, and sepa-

rate dressing areas for men andwomen who are baptismalcandidates, the pastor noted.

Russellville resident DanMcMurtry, who like Canter isa church trustee, said there ismore space between the pewsin the new sanctuary, whichmakes it more comfortable forthose sitting in the pews whensomeone in the same pew hasto walk past them.

Hopper said the new churchaddition includes better andlarger rest room facilities andfour or five classrooms to addto four classrooms that stillwill be used in the basementof the old church.

Fellowship Hall SlatedThe current sanctuary will

be converted into a FellowshipHall, the pastor reported, andplans are to create a WelcomeCenter at the entrance to thenew sanctuary that willinclude a place where membersand visitors may pick up theweekly church bulletin.

While the new church

essentially is completed,Hopper said work still neededto be done before the first serv-ice on Jan. 24 including mov-ing flags and the piano andorgan from the old sanctuaryto the new worship area.

He also said the churchprobably will get its parkinglot paved this spring. It cur-rently has a gravel covering.

Hopper said he wishes toinvite the public to attend thenew Hamersville BaptistChurch’s first service nextSunday. “Everybody’s wel-come. We would love to packit out.”

Sunday School is at 10 a.m.on Sundays at the churchwhile Worship Services areheld at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. onSundays. A Midweek Serviceis held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

Anyone wanting furtherinformation aboutHamersville Baptist Churchmay contact Hopper at (937)379-2230 or (513) 734-3552.

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6. Consider Direct DepositIf you elect to have yourrefund directly deposited intoyour bank account, you’llreceive it faster than waitingfor a paper check.

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Missionary to speakto BCGHAuxiliary

The Brown County GeneralHospital Auxiliary will be con-ducting their regular monthlymeeting on Monday, Jan. 18,2010 at 1 p.m. in the executiveconference room at the hospital.The auxiliary is very happy tohost Ms. A. Lynne Mitchell asthe guest speaker at thismonth’s meeting. Ms. Mitchellwho is a missionary, will bespeaking about her philanthrop-ic trips to countries such asPeru, Bangladesh, Belize andIndia. She has often been calledthe ‘candy missionary’ whichshe plans to explain the reasonfor during her talk. If you havecabin fever during these coldsnowy days, why not markyour calendars to attend thisinteresting talk. Refreshments

will be served by the DietaryDepartment.

A Life Uniform sale will beheldon Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. in themain hallway of the hospital. Apercentage of the sales will begiven to the auxiliary. If youwear uniforms, this would bean excellent opportunity to getsome great buys at a nominalprice.

The auxiliary wouldalso liketo thank the public for theirwonderful response to the nutand candy sale that is conductedevery year during the holidays.It is because of your participa-tion in our fund raisers that weare able to purchase much need-ed equipment for the hospital.Many thanks to all.

Interested in learning moreabout your family history?Guest speaker Amy Werringwill discuss “BeginningGenealogy” at 6:30 p.m. onThursday, Jan. 21, in theLearning Resources Center onSouthern State CommunityCollege’s South Campus,12681 U.S. Route 62,Sardinia. Werring is a memberof the South Campus LRCstaff.

Ten years ago, Werring’shusband bought her a computersoftware program called FamilyTree Maker. It was the catalystto start her on a journey of dis-covery.

“The search is what attractsme to the hobby, not the endresult,” Werring said.

With the help of many otherresearchers, Werring has com-piled several file cabinets full ofdocumentation on her and herhusband’s families’ histories.

“This, of course, is not whatmy husband had in mind whenhe made that purchase!” shesaid.

Today she continues toresearch and compile informa-tion on the primary and relatedfamily lines.

The “Beginning Genealogy”presentation is free to the pub-lic. For more information,

please call Werring at (800)628-7722, ext. 3680, or [email protected].

Guest speaker to discussgenealogy at SSCC South Campus

Library restoressome hours

Thanks to the support of vot-ers, Brown County citizens canexpect improved library servicein 2010. Plans for restoringhours, materials, and programsare currently in development.

“Public support has beenoverwhelming – and so has thenumber of questions we areasked about when the librarywill be open more hours andwhen we will buy morebooks,” says Lynn Harden,Executive Director of theBrown County Public Library.Beginning in January 2010,library users will be able tovisit BCPL branches on Fridaysagain.

Longer-term plans are beingdeveloped to more fully restoreservices to the public. Boardandstaff members are seeking pub-lic input about library hours,materials, and programs thatthey want in their local branch-es. Open Houses are scheduledat the libraries on Jan. 13 inGeorgetown, Jan. 23 from 11a.m. - 1 p.m. in Fayetteville,and Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in Mt.Orab.

For more information aboutlibrary services, Open Houses,or other methods for providingfeedback, visit your localbranch in Fayetteville,Georgetown, Mt. Orab, orSardinia, or visit the Library’swebsite at www.brown county-publiclibrary.org

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RIPLEY - 2br apartment w/central air, natural gas heat, $300/mo. plus de-posit. Call 937-795-0184.

300-APTS.UNFURNISHEDRIPLEY SCHOOL-HOUSE Apartments, 1br units available, Move-in Rent Special, rent-$255 plus utilities, for Seniors 62 years old, disabled or handicapped. For ques-tions call 937-392-9216 or 937-378-6603. Man-aged by Brown County Senior Citizens Council.

303-HOUSESFORRENT2BR HOUSE for rent, Mt. Orab area. Western Brown School District. Country setting. Call 937-444-3149.

2BR, 1BA includes kitchen appliances, W/D, water, sewer & trash, Fayetteville area, $550/mo., $550/dep. 937-444-9403.

3BR HOUSE - George-town area, Hamersville School District. $650/mo., $650/dep. Call 513-218-6675.

FOR RENT 2br house in Sardinia, hardwood floors, appliances, storage building, references re-quired, $475/mo.,$475/dep. 937-444-2923.

FOR RENT: Fayet-teville, 4br, 2ba, eat-in kitchen, living room, din-ing room, no pets, $675 per month, $675/dep. 513-875-3441.

GEORGETOWNAREA - 3br home, $675 plus utilities & deposit. Call 1-800-347-6657 10-6. evening 937-375-3801.

HIGGINSPORT AREA- 3br, $500 plus utilities & deposit. 1-800-347-6657 10-6, evening 937-375-3801.

HOUSE FOR rent inHamersville, 2br, $575/mo. plus deposit. Nice neighborhood, WBSD. Call 937-379-1128.

LOCATED IN BrownCounty, 1ba, 2br, has yard work. References re-quired. Call 513-616-9811 or 513-724-7227.

NICE HOUSE, 2br, all electric, stove, refrigera-tor, $525/mo., $525/dep. NO pets, references re-quired. 937-378-6827.

RIPLEY - RENT OR POSSIBLE LAND CONTRACT - 2BR,1ba, new carpet, on Rt. 52, riverview. $550/mo. plus deposit. 937-379-1351.

303-HOUSES FOR RENTWILLIAMSBURG/BROWN COUNTY - 3br, 1-car garage on 3/4 acre, $600/mo. plus deposit. Others available. Also lease option or Land Con-tract available. 513-313-3387.

307 - MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

2BR MOBILE home, pay own utilities, fenced yard, big porch, 2-storage sheds, pond, lots of pri-vacy, gas heat, WBS for backup heat, cook/gas. 937-379-1981 or 513-319-3424.

2BR, 1-ACRE, large eat-in kitchen, very nice & clean, garage, no pets, good credit, $495/mo. plus deposit. 937-444-3701.WILLIAMSBURG -WBSD, 3br, 1ba mobile home located on about 1.5 acres. Also 2br du-plex, Williamsburg Schools, all utilities. 937-724-8367.308-OFFICE/BUSINESS

SPACE FOR RENTUPTOWN BUILDING,prime location, 2000sq. ft., great for retail or of-fice space. Call 937-205-1678 for details.400-HOUSESFOR SALEAFFORDABLE, CUS-TOM homes by Ameri-ca’s #1 home builder, live the American Dream! 513-575-3715.

COUNTRY LIVING, $0Down, 3br, 2ba, country living, call to pre-qualify. 513-575-3715.

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older home w/basement, 3 car

detached garage, barns & 20 rolling acres with large rock lined creek and woods, great for hunting or farming, more or less acreage

available, Bethel New Hope Rd., 1 mi. from Clermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

Bethel.Asking $215,000513-734-6349 or

937-444-6925 Dan(May also sell for less

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LOW INCOME? Want a new home? Call to pre-qualify. 888-410-0461.

LOW INCOME? Want a new home? Call to pre-qualify. 888-410-0461. Call to pre-qualify. 513-575-3715.

400-HOUSESFORSALESPECIAL FHA, financ-ing available for new homes. Call to pre-qual-ify. 513-575-3715.SPECIAL FHA, financ-ing available for new homes. Call to pre-qual-ify. 513-575-3715.403- MOBILE HOMES

FOR SALE2-28X80 DOUBLE-WIDES available 2005/2008 models, 4br/2ba & 5br/3ba. Will set up on your lot w/monthly payments starting as low as $400 to qualified buyers. For more details call or stop by at Homes “R” Us 937-444-2539.2000-28X44 2BR/2BADoublewide available. Will set up on your lot, w/low monthly payments starting at $285 to quali-fied buyers. For more de-tails call or stop by Homes “R” Us 937-444-2539.COUNTRY LIVING, $0Down, 3br, 2ba. Call to pre-qualify. 513-575-3715.LAND/HOME PACK-AGE available. 3br/2ba doublewide, located just minutes off Hwy. 32 in Sardinia. Financing avail-able. For more details call or stop by Homes “R” Us (937)444-2539.LOW INCOME? Want a new home? Call to pre-qualify. 888-410-0461.

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BEAUTIFUL 50ACRES

W/large rock lined creek & woods, great

for hunting or farming. More or less

acreage available.Bethel New Hope Rd.

1-mile from Clermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

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407 - INVESTMENT REALESTATE

PRIVATE LENDERSNEEDED - Earn 10 to 13% on your idle cash or retirement funds secured by local real estate. We are not financial planners, but buyers and sellers of single family homes since 2006. We use private funds to pay cash for our real estate purchases and can pay you 10 to 13% to help us fund our pur-chases. To learn more call us at 937-205-0691 or visit:www.cremerproperties.com501-CHILD CARECERTIFIED DAY-CARE provider accepting children in my clean, smoke free Georgetown home! Hands on learning, meals provided, accepting birth to school age chil-dren. For more info please contact Teresa at 937-725-0062.CHILD CARE in my non-smoking Hamersville home. All shifts available. Three slots open. Meals & snacks provided. Call 937-379-2820.504 - BUSINESS SERVICESTHE COMPUTERMann - Computer Clean Up, Diagnostics, Set Up, Hardware Repair, Virus & Spyware Removal, Windows program fixes. Contact TC at 513-374-9481 or:[email protected]

506-CLEANINGRESIDENTIAL CLEANING or justneeding some spring cleaning, great rates, and even better references. Call for a quote, or for more information. 513-255-4342.

507-SEWING& ALTERATIONS

For all your sewing needs for you, your family and your home. Call 937-444-4276. Reasonable rates, expert service.606 - FARM

MERCHANDISEKUBOTA TRACTOR,6040 4-wheel drive w/loader, low hours, $23,000.00. Call 937-7955-0184.607 - FIREWOODFOR SALE, seasoned firewood, $100/cord. 937-515-6973.

MILLER’S FIRE-WOOD delivered & stacked, $125/cord, $70-1/2 cord, seasoned hardwood. 937-515-2590 or 937-446-1870, ask for Travis.SEASONED FIRE-WOOD, $60 a rick deliv-ered, stacked. 513-294-2019, leave mes-sage.608 - FARM PRODUCEHAY FOR sale: Fescue/Orchard, Grass/Clover mix, $3.00. Alfalfa/Orchard Grass mix, $3.50-$4.50. Call 937-373-3480.

ROUND BALES, 5x6for sale, Orchard Grass/Alfalfa, $45. Or-chard Grass/Clover, $35. Straw/Clover, $20. 937-444-4137.611 - WANTED TO BUYWANTED - Very small car w/very good gas mile-age. NO FORDS! 937-392-4527.613 - PETS AND SUPPLIESBULL MASTIFFS, male & female pair, purebred, fawn color, gentle tem-perament, comes w/insu-lated dog houses. 937-213-3073.

DOBERMANPINCHER puppies for sale. Black & tan & brown & tan CKC regis-tered. Available 01-10-10, going fast, $400-$450. 513-478-0009.PUPPIES FREE to good home: Jack Russell-Blue Heeler mixed, 7wks. old, 2-males, 4-females. Call 937-515-5803 or 937-515-1075 or 937-549-1777 for more inf.PUPPY RESCUE Ac-cepting litters, free pickup, Non-kill. In busi-ness for 15 years. Call 513-885-9943.

614-HORSES/LIVESTOCK2-3 YR old goats; Pure-bred Nubian Does w/Nu-bian Doelings at side. 2 yr old Doe Bred to Freshen in June. Yearling Doe open, born June 11, 2006. Call after 5pm for prices. Interested calls only, please. Call 937-764-1260.FOR SALE - 9 bredblack heifers, bred to An-gus bull, due to calf 3-9-10. 937-373-3531.615 - MISC. FOR SALE4 BRAND new Toyota Camrey 5 lug 16” steel rims with Toyota hub caps with emblem still in the boxes. $50 FIRM. Contact 513-876-3403.

BEAUTIFUL WHITEMaggie Sottero wedding gown,

size 8, never worn, $800 OBO

Also, Chapel length veil

never worn, $75 OBO

For more information call:

937-515-2692FORD PARTS, motors, transmission. For sale, lumber from 1830’s home, oak, all parts. 937-289-1040.

808-AUTOSFOR SALE1930’S-PRESENT

MARK WANTSrunning, wrecked,

dead cars and trucks.

Now paying $75 - $150/cash

for complete vehicles.

FREE TOW!937-446-3021 or

513-739-07741998 CHRYSLER Town & Country van, body in good condition, hood has dent. Van runs good when running, needs fuel sen-sor. $500 OBO. 513-876-0438 or 513-520-1725.

JUNKED, WRECKEDunwanted autos, autos, trucks, motorcycles, etc., some towed free, cash paid for some. Call 513-734-1650

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1194692- Mt. Orab- Get ready to move! 3 BR, 2 BA homein quiet neighborhood.Excellent condition. Floor plan isopen & spacious. Det.2 car garage.New garage door. Backyard completely fenced. Public Utilities. $114,900

$8,000 Tax Credit Extended to Mid 2010!

1170543-Winchester- REDUCED! - Nice farm w/barn, woods & over 850' of road frontage. Land nicely rolls with good drainage. Beautiful private home sites. Water available at the road.Located on a dead end road. Mins from SR 32. $119,900Residential .46 ac lot. Milford School District. Slightly rolls. One of the few building lots left in the area. $29,900.0030 Acres to be split off of a 49 acre tract. Beautifully rolls. Can be sub-divided. Plenty of road frontage. In an area of farms. 64x32 tobacco barn.

NEW LISTING- 1199280- Georgetown- To be divided off of a 49 acre tract.*Beautifully rolls .*Can be sub-divided w/plenty road frontage.*On an area of farms.*64X32 tobacco barn. $119,900

1199723- Mt Orab- Look no more! *Ceiling tofloor stone F/P, wrap around kitchen, walk-inclosets, 2 full baths, MBR Suite, W/O to solidlybuilt deck, stocked pond, tree-lined yard. 2.16acre lot, attached Oversized 2 car gar. *All ofthis for $94,900

1171915 - Sterling Twp- REDUCED! - Private acreage! Income producing with .5 ac. fully stocked pond . Brand new 12x16 dock. 3 total ac in woods. Vegetationplanted to attract wildlife. Beautiful homesites. $129,900

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1 1 8 0 0 1 9 -Georgetown -First offering!Fantastic posi-tive cash flow!Duplex in goodcondition. 1 & 2bdrm. units. Fullyequipped wash-

er, dryer hook-upsin both units. Great location. Huge walk in attic. $49,900

1140569- Georgetown-Will Consider LandContract- Historic Bldg. converted to 6 family unit.Efficienc 1 Br & 2 Br apts. All units but 1 has twoentries. All kitchens equipped. Original staircasew/bannister in place. $175,000

1140565- Georgetown- Will Consider OwnerFinancing! Solid all brick duplex. Two, 2bdrm. units.Equip. kitchen & full bath.1 unit has covered porch.Live in one side- rent the other. Multi-panel doors. Alldry wall. $85,000

1123757- Four family Apt. bldg. located two blocksoff of SR 52. All units have been totally renovated.Each unit has a laundry area available. Each apt. isseparately metered. 4000 plus SF. Bldg and unitsare in mint condition. PLEASE, ONLY PRE-APPROVED BUYERS. $147,500

1186984- Bethel - Private setting for this custombuilt home. Amenities include: formal diningroom, hardwood flrs, blt in kit. appliances, jettedjacuzi, shower & toilet closet in MBR, tray ceil-ings, open foyer, stone gas log F/P, full part-finbsmt. Prof. landscaped. $259,900

1201734- Georgetown - One of a kind!*Fullbrick 2-story.*Huge Master BR suite w/person-al balcony.*Natural Bay windows, pocketdoors thru-out, oak woodwork.* RealBeauty!*Inground 32x18 8' deep pool.*Det 2story brick garage also.*Full fin bsmt plumbedfor 3rd ba. $395,000

1179819-Aberdeen- MOTIVATED SELLER!Owner Financing! Ready to move-in Bi-levelin excellent condition.Fully equipped kit.w/stainless appliances, washer & dryer stay.Tiered decking, 30x35 det.gar.fully fencedback yard. $144,500

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PREMISES. Well known dairy bar.Impeccable condition in the heart of town. 3BRhouse in, better than move in condition, included.City water and sewer metered separately.Financials avail. w/ Bank pre-approval. Willtemporarily stay on to train. Call today for a per-sonal showing. $299,900

1202541- Georgetown- Immaculate! *This wellbuilt ranch is ready to move into. *Natural wood-work,solid 6 panel doors,fully equipped kitchen.MBR suite. Covered front & back porch.*Beautifully landscaped yard. Storage shed.Poured foundation. Location, location! $119,900

1140572- Georgetown- Will Consider OwnerFinancing- Excellent condition! Two one BRapts.Lg & roomy. Drywall thru-out. Brand new A/CUnits.Central systems. 1 unit has a laundry rm.Covered front porch. Good cash flow. $55,000

1198955- Mt. Orab - Immaculate w/location! 1stflr.Master, 1st flr bath. Beautiful & roomy. Nice sizedlaundry rm dbls as an home office. Possible conversionto an office building. Extra wide driveway. Huge rollingback yd. Public water & sewer. Do not delay! $95,000

1142530- Jefferson Twp- Gentlemans farm. Privatelocation. Cont. home w/soaring ceils. Flr to ceil dbl sidedfpl.1st flr master BR. Fire escape off second flr BR.Inground pool, stocked pond, huge barn. Land nicelyrolls w/1168' of rd frontage. $249,900

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1200703- Ripley- Picturesque setting for thisunique two story. Contemporary. DBL skylites inspacious great rm. Fully equip. Kit. Island w/ wetbar. Dining room has walk-out to indoor,ingroundpool & Spa area. MBR suite w/shower +Jacuzzi.Family Rm. Loft. $299,900

1201948- Williamsburg- Income producing with.5 ac. fully stocked pond.3 total acres inwoods,could be timbered.Vegetation planted toattract wildlife.Multi-purpose land.Address hasbeen assigned off of Lost Lake. $119,900

1 1 6 6 4 8 3 -Winchester-Multi-purposeacreage a cou-ple a hundredfeet off of thecoerner of 32 &

62. Approx 35 acs of woods, level ground. Solidinvestment. Public water & public sewer avail-able. $369,390

998420- Mt. Orab- Reduced!!!! Will LandContract or Lease Option!! '02.*New roof'03*Sprinkler system*Fire monitoring system*Four separate restrooms *Elec ballist *>3500 sf*Dual furnaces *3000 s/f fenced area* .79 ac *20parking spaces. Immediate Occupancy!$159,900

1165982- Mt. Orab- The former Cahall Apparelstore w/4 apts. Located in the heart of downtownMt.Orab. All 4 Apts. have equipped kitchen. Plus 2business/office rental spaces. Off street parking inrear. Great cash flow. Brand new rubber mem-brane roof. $199,900

1197834 - Winchester - Look no further! Nicefarm w/barn, woods & over 850' of road frtg.Land nicely rolls with good drainage. Beautifulprivate home sites. Water avail.at the road.Located on a dead end road. Make an Offer.Motivated Seller!Two min. from SR 32. MAKEAN OFFER, MOTIVATED SELLER $109,900

1180014- Eagle Twp: 10 ACRES! REDUCED$10,000! Great corner location right on SR 32.Slightly roll w/some woods. Will not last long!!$69,900

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