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Pierce Township employeeswho retire can now keep theirsame job with the township,even as they collect retirementchecks.

Trustees unanimously ap-proved a new policy regardingemployees who are eligible toretire but want to stay em-ployed with the township.

The impetus behind thechange is two police officers,Chief JeffBachmanandLt.Ed-ward Dye, are eligible for afull, unreduced retirementwith the Ohio Public Employ-ees Retirement System, saidTownship Administrator Da-vid Elmer.

However, Elmer said, bothBachman and Dye want to re-main active and continue towork for the township.

“We did not have a policy(that addressed) re-employ-ment after retirement,” hesaid.

“We have hired retired peo-ple in the past, from both thepublic and private sector, butwe never had an employee re-tire amongst us and then con-tinue (employment).”

In subsequent motions, theBoard ofTrustees accepted theresignations of Bachman andDye, effective Dec. 31, andthen re-employed both offi-cers, effective Jan. 1.

State lawrequiresare-hiredemployee to forfeit his or herpension for two months, butonce the Pierce Township em-ployee begins receiving pen-

sion checks, he or she musttake a 10 percent base salaryreduction, according to thepol-icy conditions.

Trustee Christopher Knoop,whose term ended Dec. 31 be-cause he did not seek re-elec-tion, said not only does thetownship savemoney on salaryby rehiring the employees, butthere also is no added cost offinding a replacement.

“They have earned the rightto retire,” said Trustee BonnieBatchler, who began anotherterm Jan. 1 after winning re-election. “It’s not like the town-ship isgiving themsomething–they’ve paid into their retire-ment. And that’s almost 30years of experience you’rekeeping in the township.”

Bob Pautke, who was elect-ed to fill Knoop’s seat, said thepolicy makes sense to him be-cause it’s a savings to the town-ship.

Trustee Richard Riebel add-ed, “I think it’s a great deal.”

Bachman’s salary before re-tirement was $84,585, not in-cluding benefits, and he willmake $76,127 when the reduc-tion takes effect.

Before coming to PierceTownship in 2002, Bachmanworked for the Cincinnati Po-lice Department for 15 years.He was promoted to a lieuten-ant for PierceTownship is 2007and police chief in 2011.

Dye’s salary before retire-ment was $74,505, not includ-ing benefits or overtime. Hewillmake $67,055when the sal-ary reduction takes effect.

Dye has been with PierceTownship since 1987 and was apatrol andschool resourceoffi-cer before his becoming a lieu-tenant.

Pierce Twp.police chiefretires, rehiredBy Lisa [email protected]

Pierce Township Police Chief Jeff Bachman, right, and Lt. Edward Dyeare both eligible for retirement but want to stay employed with thetownship. Trustees adopted a new policy to address there-employment of township employees who are able to retire, and itwas effective immediately. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Trustees say movewill save twp. money

UNION TWP — . Some peoplemay believe politicians arecardboard characters in suits,but departing trustees TimDonnellon and Robert McGeeprovedat their lastboardmeet-ing that they are as human asthe rest of us.

Donnellon andMcGee stoodand smiled for the cameraswhentheywerepresentedwithplaques honoring them fortheir 13 years and 12 years, re-spectively, of service on theUnion Township Board ofTrustees.

The trustees who lost re-election bids in November alsograciously accepted resolu-tions declaring Wednesday,Jan. 1, “Tim Donnellon Day”and Thursday, Jan. 2, “RobertMcGee Day” in the township.

But after they sat backdown, the trustees spoke fromthe heart and their farewellspeeches were in turn proud,humble, defensive, grateful –and perhaps a bit snarky.

McGee complained at therecent meeting that “our oppo-nents have beaten us to death”over investments to help Jun-gle Jim’s International Marketopen and expand at 4450 East-gate South Drive.

“My answer to all you doomand gloomers who have op-posed this venture is, ‘Lookaround’,” McGee said.

“Eastgate has been revital-ized by Jungle Jim’s movinginto the township. As a result,the townshipworkforce has in-creasedbyover1,000newposi-tions.

“We have placed $3 millionin profit from that venture intothe general fund of the town-ship as of Nov. 27 from this so-called scandalous deal,”McGee said.

“Empty stores are now oc-cupied and Eastgate business-es are happy.

“Put a smile on your sourface and move on,” McGeesaid.

After voters approved a2.95-mill levy for fire and po-lice services in November2009,Donnellon said, the boardof trustees kept to its pre-bal-lotingpromisenot tocut jobsorservices for five years and in-stead concentrate on raisingmoney through economic-de-velopment initiatives.

Donnellon said citizens alsowere concerned about ru-moredshadyfinancialdealingsand openness in governmentand trustees responded by, forexample, requiring every pur-chase order to be brought be-fore trustees at a public meet-ing and increasing the numberof monthly meetings from oneto two.

“We had a job to do, andwe’ve done it,” said Donnellon,who last served as board chair-man.

Other accomplishments

during their tenure touted bythe trustees included the:

» Opening in 2004 of theUnion Township Civic Centerat 4350 Aicholtz Road, whichholds the trustees meetingroom, administrative officesfor the township and for theWestClermontLocal Schools, aU.S.PostOffice,abranchoftheClermont Senior Services, sixpublic meeting rooms, a gym-nasium, and an amphitheater.

» Construction of two newfirehouses.

»Development of two newparks.

»National accreditation ofevery department in the town-ship.

While other communitieshave been struggling with cutsin state appropriations,McGeesaid, Union Township has usedtax-increment financing andjoint economic-developmentdistricts toattractbusinessandresidential developments.

“With thehelp of these tools,wehavekeptUnionTownship’shead above the water,” McGeesaid.

“Wedidnot come toyouask-ing for a property tax or a newlevy. Instead, we repealed afire tax levy from1976, return-ing funds back to our constitu-ents.

“We were constantly criti-cized by certain tea-drinking(Political Action Committee)organizations of the use ofthese funds made available tous (by law),” McGee said.

“Without the use of thesetools made available to thetownship,wewouldbe in finan-

cial distress at this time.“We are leaving the town-

ship with a general fund bal-ance of over $10million to con-tinue the moving forward thatthe townshiphasbeen involvedin for the past decade underour watch,” McGee said.

Trustees-elect Lloyd Acresand John McGraw, who wereelected to four-year terms inNovember, will join TrusteeMatthew Beamer, whose termends in December 2015, at anorganizational meeting at 7p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at thecivic center.

One of the first things theywill decide is whether UnionTownship Administrator KenGeis, whose contract ends Feb.1, should stay on.

As a parting gift to Geis,Donnellon said the economic-development initiatives pur-sued by Geis were “not of(Geis’) own volition,” but “atthe direction of the board.”

At meeting’s end, both Don-nellon and McGee told Acresand McGraw, who were in theaudience, that they should feelfree to call upon them for anyhelp they may need in the fu-ture.

“Thank you. Appreciatethat,” Acres said from his seat.

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/UnionTownship.

Get regular Union Township up-dates by signing up for our emailnewsletter. Visit Cincinnati.com/UnionTownship.

Two trustees bid anemotional farewellBy Jeanne [email protected]

Robert McGeesays he and TimDonnellon areleaving theUnion TownshipBoard ofTrustees with ageneral fundbalance of morethan $10million.JEANNEHOUCK/THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Tim Donnellon says at his last meeting that he is proud of the thingsaccomplished during his tenure on the Union Township Board ofTrustees.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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not to run after all.His decision came

three days after he gavenotice about a press con-ference next week thatwould have launched hiscandidacy for governor.

“Though my runningmate, BrendaMack, and Ihave received a tremen-dous outpouring of sup-port and encouragementsince that announcement,I have decided not to runfor governor at this time,”Stevenot said in a state-ment late Saturday.

His statement did notelaborate on the reasonsfor his decision. In a text

Ted Stevenot, theUnion Township tea partyleaderwho had planned toenter the GOP gubernato-rial primary, has decided

message exchange onSunday, he declined addi-tional comment.

With the decision, Gov.John Kasich likely es-capesaprimarychallengefrom a tea party base an-gry with some of his poli-cies, especially his moveto expand Medicaid inOhio under President Ba-rack Obama’s AffordableCare Act.

Democratic guberna-torial candidate Ed Fitz-Gerald still faces a possi-ble primary threat, withHamilton County Com-missioner Todd Portunetraveling the state to ex-plore the possibility ofrunning for governor.

Stevenot, who co-ownsa Blue Ash insurance bro-kerage and founded theClermont County Tea Par-ty, decided to run for of-fice when state tea partyleaders couldn’t find any-one else willing to chal-lenge Kasich.

“You can say you don’tlike John Kasich, but wespent all summer talking

with people who werecredible, people with po-litical experience who wefelt should run againstJohn Kasich, and theywouldn’t do it because ofpartyrepercussions,”saidTom Zawistowski, who,like Stevenot, is a formerpresident of the Ohio Lib-erty Coalition. “Ted wasthe one who said, ‘I’ll stepup and do it.’ ”

In the statement re-leased Saturday, Stevenotsaid his decision came af-

ter discussions with fam-ily, friends and advisers.

“I do this reluctantly,because I know that partof what has gone wrongwith our political processis that the two major par-ties have made it exceed-ingly difficult for a com-mon person to run for of-fice,” Stevenot said.“While thismay not be theright time and race formepersonally, I remainconfi-dent that our movementwillultimatelybesuccess-

ful in restoring more vot-ing freedom.”

Kasich is still out of fa-vor with tea partiers, andtheir lack of support maythreaten his re-election.But had Stevenot endedup on the primary ballot,Kasich would have beenOhio’s first sitting gover-nor to face a primarythreat since 1978.

With Stevenot withdrawal, Kasich likely catches breakGannett News Service

Ted Stevenot at a May rally against the IRS. He consideredchallenging Gov. John Kasich in the GOP primary beforedeciding against it. THE ENQUIRER/GARY LANDERS

ABOUT TEDSTEVENOTAge: 48Hometown: Union

TownshipFamily: Wife, Jan; three

children, John, Sarah andThomasOccupation: Insurance

agent; co-founded BlueAsh-based McCarthyStevenot Agency in 1991Education: St. Louis

University, bachelor’sdegree in historySource: Campaign

information, public Linke-dIn profile, Enquirerarchives

Two people died Jan. 2in a head-on collision inClermont County.

Ryan Marc Holland,29, was heading south onU.S. 52 when his 1997Toyota 4-Runner wentleft of center near Alt-man Drive and struck a2002 Ford F-150 head-on.

Garry ThomasGloeckner,whowasoper-

ating the Ford, was pro-nounced dead at thescene.

The accident occurredjust after 3 p.m.

Gloeckner, 56, of Fe-licity, was not wearinghis seat belt, according toa news release from theOhio State Highway Pa-trol.

Holland, of Norwood,was transported to Mer-cy Hospital Anderson

where he was pro-nounced dead.

Holland was not wear-ing a seat belt either, ac-cording to the release.

Officials closed U.S.52 inbothdirections to in-vestigate the accident,and it remained closed inuntil about 7:50 p.m.

The Ohio State High-way Patrol will continueto investigate the crash.

Two men killed in head-on crashGannett News Service

A fire extensivelydamaged an air scrubberand halted production ata large industrial facilityin a section of the formerFord Batavia Transmis-sion Plant in BataviaTownship.

The Central JointFire-EMS District re-sponded to a reportedstructure fire at Altimet,a division of the Milford-based Global Scrap Man-agement, at 4340 BataviaRoad, just after 6 a.m.Dec. 29.

The facility meltschips and other grades ofaluminum scrap intohigh-quality alloy ingots

and other products.Upon arrival, fire

crewsencounteredanairscrubber on fire approxi-mately10 feet away fromthe south wall of the fa-cility. There was alsosmoke in the facility.

The factory was run-ning production at thetime of the fire and willnot return to productionuntil the scrubber can berepaired, according toCentral Joint Fire-EMSChief Kevin L. Riley.

The scrubber filtersthe air from the meltingoperations. The inlet isinside the building overthe furnace. It takes thedirty air, filters it andthen releases it to the

outside.The size of the air

scrubber unit, which ismade of steel, is approxi-mately 30 feet tall,12 feetwide and 25 feet long.

A total of 30 firefight-ers responded to the inci-dent, including crewsfrom the WilliamsburgTownship Fire Depart-ment.

No injuries were re-ported and the cause ofthe fire is still under in-vestigation.

Global Scrap Manage-ment opened Altimet in2011. It is one of severalbusinesses, includingUCEast, that occupy whatwas once the Ford Bata-via Transmission Plant.

Fire halts production plant in Batavia Twp.Gannett News Service

AMELIA — VillageCouncil is expected to ap-prove a new contractwith Rumpke for trashand recycling services atits next regular meeting.

Bids for the servicewere opened in Decem-ber, but Rumpke was theonly company that bid,said CouncilmanDerrickCampbell.

“Right now it’s just a

matter ofhow manyyears wewant tocontractfor, whichis what wehave todis-cuss,” hesaid.

“Basically (Rumpke)offered one-year, three-year and five-year con-tracts for us to selectfrom.”

Campbell, who alongwith Village Mayor ToddHart recently met with aRumpke representative,will present the five-yearoption to council.

“(Witha five-yearcon-tract) we won’t have toworry about fuel pricesincreasing on us,” Camp-bell said.

“That happened to usin a previous contract.This way, they’ll belocked in at the currentprice.”

The village currently

contracts with Rumpke,but there are a fewchanges in the proposedbid — namely recycling.

“We did away with re-cycling several yearsago and went with a com-munity-area pickup.Now (with the new con-tract) every resident willhave their own recyclingbin,” Campbell said.

“Of course people canopt out of that if theywish, (but) it is includedin standard trashcharge.”

Trash pickup will re-main the same and recy-cling will be collected bi-monthly, the councilmansaid.

“We also will receiveone large-item pickup amonth per resident at noadditional charge,”Campbell said.

Residents must callRumpke in advance toset up a large-item pick-up, which can be collect-ed during the first week

of the month, he said.“I’ve been really hap-

py with Rumpke. Ameliawas one of their pilot pro-grams with the 96-gallonwastewheelers and auto-matic trucks — they usean (automated) arm tolift the waste wheeler,”Campbell said.

“It’s a win-win forRumpkewithus.They’vealready made the invest-ment with equipment,and we’re able to keepour rates low.”

Campbell said therates residents pay willstay “virtually thesame.”

“They are actually thesame, more or less, asthey are now,” he said.

Under the new con-tract, residents can getan additional trash canfor $1 a week extra.

Council is scheduledto meet Tuesday, Jan. 14,at the village’s municipalbuildingon44W.MainSt.to consider the contract.

Recycling returns for Amelia residentsBy Keith [email protected]

Campbell

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Sister JudyCrooker andMrs. Cay-

ton’s kindergar-ten classes at St.BernadetteSchool in Ameliarecently broughtin their bears tocelebrated theTeddy Bear,which was in-vented in honor ofPresident Theo-dore “T.R.” Roo-sevelt Jr., whowas born on Oct.27, 1858.

After MorisMichtom, whocreated the TeddyBear, sent one toPresident Roose-velt with a tagthat read “Teddy’sBear” the presi-dent gaveMich-tom permission touse his name forthe toy bear.

Sister Judy's Class: front and circling to the right: Joe Mulvey, Anthony Preece, Caroline Freede, Olivia Dorschg, Cloe Clark, Eathan Feldkamp,Phoenix Adams, Nicholas Barnard, Carter Kent, Joe Celeste, Cheyenne Tooley, Sister Judy, Zoe Hughes, Jake Barnard, Sophia Brockman, MadisonDunaway, Abby Fogelman and Abbie Feeback. THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

Celebrating the Teddy Bear

Mrs. Cayton's Class: front row: Caleb Boss, left, Carson Maynard, Nick Brannum, Matt Hoyt, Brogan Stapleton, LiamWille,Luke Barnard, Jack Evans, Jaden Mersman. Back row: Mrs. Cayton, left, Madison McPherson, Brooke Barnard, MaggieMartin, Cely Houchin, Mariah Rapp, Emilee Boston, Sarah Schultz, Elle Jessee and Elaine Aleissa.THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

The West Clermont LocalSchool District recently re-ceived an $84,000 grant fromthe Ohio School FacilitiesCommission through the re-cently enacted School Secu-rity Grant Program.

The program, establishedin H.B. 59, authorizes theOhio School Facilities Com-mission to reimburse publicschools for school securityexpenditures including:

Up to $2,000 for one emer-gency communications sys-tem or Multi-Agency RadioCommunications System(MARCS) unit per eligibleschool building; and

Up to $5,000 for costs in-curred with a purchase of asecurity entrance systemconsisting of a security cam-era, an intercom, and remoteaccess equipment for one en-trance per eligible schoolbuilding.

According to Ed Dyer,West Clermont Local SchoolDistrict director of businessoperations,eachschool in thedistrict will receive the Mul-ti-Agency Radio Communi-cations system.

“In addition to the (Multi-Agency Radio Communica-tions) system, we will re-ceive reimbursement for thesecurity entrance systemsfor each school except thetwo newest buildings, Ame-liaElementaryandWithams-ville-Tobasco Elementaryschools because the securityentrance system was includ-ed in the new construction,”Dyer said.

“We are working with thefirst responders in our dis-trict for implementation andusage guidelines,” Dyer add-ed.

Ohio School FacilitiesCommission Executive Di-rector Richard Hickmansaid the program provides amethodforschooldistricts toaddress the crucial needs ofcommunicatingwith first re-sponders in times of emer-gency and with reducing un-secured access points inschools.

WestClermontreceivessecuritygrant forschools

PENNIES FOR PIES

For the past three years Boyd E. Smith Elementary School has collected "Pennies for Pies" in an effort to give backto the community. The students collect "pennies" to purchase pies through Market Day, to donate to St.Vincentde Paul to include with their holiday meals for those in need. This year, the BES community came together andraised more than $1,860! In November, St. Vincent de Paul came to collect 155 pies to include with local holidaymeals. Pictured (left to right): Rich Larson, Lois Callahan, Tom Callahan, Patti Baechtold, Melissa Sturgill, SarahCampbell, Tricia O’Rourke and Amber Hoevener. PROVIDED

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Boys basketball» Amelia beat Turpin 59-53

on Dec. 28. Junior GarrettWeaver led the Barons with 22points.

On Dec. 30, the Baronsbounced Taylor 76-33 asWeav-er had 23 points.

Junior Keegan Carson had20 points on Jan. 3 as Ameliabeat Williamsburg 69-36. TheWildcats fell to 6-4 with theloss.

» Batavia fell 62-55 at West-ern Brown Jan. 3, falling to 6-2on the season.

» McNicholas won 63-37 atRipleyDec. 28, running its rec-ord to 5-1, behind 16 points

from Danny Byrne. The Rock-ets lost 62-43 at La Salle Jan. 3as Byrne scored another 16 tolead McNick.

» New Richmond improvedto 9-1 on the season with an 80-60 win over Clermont North-eastern Jan. 3. Four playersscored in double figures forthe Lions.

Girls basketball» Batavia began the new

year with its third straightloss, a 64-31 decision at West-ern Brown Jan. 3 that droppedthe Bulldogs’ record to 4-6.

» McNicholas beat Marie-mont 59-48 at home Jan. 2, run-ning its record to 7-4.

» Williamsburg lost 49-43Jan. 2 at home against Amelia.The Wildcats remain winlesson the season at 0-9.

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By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

Glen Este High School’s TylerBurdick (10) drives around Milfordsenior Trevor Bullock Jan. 3. TheTrojans fell short against theEagles 59-45.MARK D. MOTZ/THE

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MT. WASHINGTON — Asknicely and she may do thetongue twister similar to hername for you.

“She sells sea shells downby the sea shore,” said a some-what sheepish Corrie Shesh-ull. The McNicholas HighSchool senior glided throughthewords like somany idle de-fenders on the basketballcourt.

Sheshull makes a habit ofgetting around tough situa-tions, serving as point guardfor the Rockets and landingamong the Girls GreaterCatholic League Coed leadersin assists.

“Theword IuseonCarrie is‘warrior,’”McNickheadcoachGreg Flammer said. “We de-pend on her for so much. Sheknows how to get up and downthe floor, how to distribute,how to defend. She reallymakes a lot of good decisionsfor us out there.

“I don’t think you can teachit. She is the same hard-nosed,tough kid who came in here asa freshman, only with all theexperience to go with it now.She’s that player I know canget the ballwhere it has to go.”

Sheshull lives in the East-gate area and played hergrade-school ball St. Veronicain Mt. Carmel. However, shedidn’t become a point guarduntil she got to McNick.

“Coach just likes how I rundown the floor all the time,”she said. “I like to run it. I justtry to get everybody pumpedup. If it’s getting an easy bas-

ket off agoodpass ormakingastealandgettinga layup, that’sa good way to do it.”

At 5-foot-9 she is big for apoint guard, giving her aheight edge over many play-ers trying to guard her. Shesh-ull readily admits havingHan-nahTaylor - her cousin and de-fending GGCL player of theyear - running alongside her isanother advantage she likes toexploit.

“I get a lot of easy assistsbecause of her,” Sheshull said.

Flammer said, “She andHannah have played togetherso long they are always insynch,which isabighelp tous.Corrie missed a couple gamesfor us and you could see howwe struggled without her, allacross the board. Our num-bers just aren’t the samewith-out her running the show.”

Sheshull also played soccerfor the Rockets in the fall. Shehopes to attend theUniversityof Dayton next year, whereshe may study education.

Looking back, her favoritebasketball memory to datewas breaking the AndersonHigh School press and scoringthe game game-winning bas-ket on a fast break with lessthan two seconds to play lastseason. But she’s looking tocreate even better memoriesto close her career.

“It’s been really fun so far,but we’ve got more to do,” shesaid. “I want to go far in thetournament. (Our seniors)havebasicallyall beenplayingvarsity together since wewere sophomores.We feel likethis is our chance to make agood run.”

McNicholas High School senior Corrie Sheshull (14) is among theleague leaders in assists for the Rockets. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY

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UNION TWP. — Going into thenew year, the Glen Este HighSchoolboysbasketball teamhasequaled last year’s win markand has reason for optimism inthe Eastern Cincinnati Confer-ence.

The 2012-13 Trojans were 4-19. This year’s version watchedtheball dropatmidnight onJan.1 with a winning record. Mostnotable of their four wins wasan overtime thriller againstLoveland, 79-67.

“We have three really goodguards,” coach Dave Caldwellsaid. “As long as our big guyscandotheirworkbycommittee,we think we have a chance.”

The Loveland victory fea-tured senior forward Tyler Fla-nigan scoring 41 points.

“That’s the most since LouStahl in theearly ‘90s,”Caldwellsaid.

The game also featured Fla-nigan forcing overtime with athree-pointer and an earlier 70-foot catch and heave from ju-nior Peyton Burdick.

The three-point line has al-tered the gameandparticularlydid on the night of Dec. 20. Thesix-pointswingchangedthemo-mentum of a game often led bythe Tigers. Going into the sec-ond half of the season, five Tro-jans were shooting 40 percentor better from the arc.

“One of the reasons for ourimprovement this year is weprettymuchonly let fouror fiveguys shoot threes anymore,”Caldwell said.

While size dictatesGlenEsterely on multi-sport athletes,three of the Trojans worked inAAU ball in between seasons inLogan Harris, Kyle Keszei andFlanigan.

“They all reallyworked hardin the summer,” Caldwell said.“Kyle (Keszei) andFlaniganarefootball players and they had towork between that. Those guyscall me all the time. I’m drivinguphere all hours letting them inthe gym.”

All of Caldwell’s starters ex-perienced “baptism by fire” assophomores and have had totake their lumps to get to thisseason.

“When had our good teamabout three or four years agowith Corey Goedde, Mike Bou-ley, Shane Seckman, WyntonOvercastandAlexFultz, Ididn’tplay them as much as I shouldwhen they were sophomores,”Caldwell said. “I learned from

my mistake. When these (cur-rent) guys were sophomoresand they were the best playerswe had, we decided we just hadto do it.”

Through the hard knocks,role players like Tyler and Pey-tonBurdickhavedevelopedandothers have improved theirgames.

The second half could be in-teresting as Caldwell waits forthe return of senior Tyler Bur-dick, who was injured againstAnderson. At 6-foot-1 with gen-erous heels, the elder Burdick

has been mixing it up with big-ger pivot players for three sea-sons.

“He just had a sprain andthat’s the first sprain he’s everhad in his life,” Caldwell. “Tylercandoall the thingsPeytondoesand he’s a little bigger, a littlestronger, At the end of the day,he also might be our best out-side shooter.”

Brother Peyton does havethe early lead beyond half-court. After a pair of roadgames to start 2014,GlenEste ishome with Northwest on Jan. 8.

Glen Este basketballCOMING OF AGEBy Scott [email protected]

Senior Tyler Flanigan has had some big games for Glen Este, including a41-point effort against Loveland Dec. 20. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Junior Peyton Burdick works forposition for Glen Este againstLoveland Dec. 20. SCOTT

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Glen Este senior Tyler Burdickwas injured late in December.The Trojans hope to have himback to start 2014. SCOTT

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Makenna Lavatori, ajunior defender for theGlenEsteTrojans, recent-ly received the honor ofbeing named to the girl's

high school“All South-west Ohio”all-starteam.

Whilehelping GEto achieveits best rec-ord inmany

years, she played virtual-ly the full eighty minutesin every game, and was akey leader on the field.

“Makenna has excel-lent speed, sees the fieldwell, and instinctivelyknows where to be at alltimes,” said coach TedWittwer. “She locks upwell in one vs. one situa-tions and very rarely getsbeat,workshardandhasagreat attitude.”

She committed beforeher junior year to playsoccer at Morehead StateUniversity, where sheplans to study eithersports medicine or phar-macy. Still ahead beforethat will be a senior yearat Glen Este, and anotherseason with her clubteam, Kings Hammer,which has been a nationalrunner-up in each of thelast two years.

Soccer is a family af-fair at the Lavatori home.Marisa, a senior,wasGlenEste's leading scorer thisyear, while mom wasquite a player and grand-ma was a coach, back inthe day.

GE juniormakes allstar team

Lavatori

Three Amelia Youth Football teams won areSuper Bowl champs this year.

The Amelia Barons 8A teamwins its third consecutive Super Bowl title on Saturday, Nov. 15, against the Western Brown Broncos 6-0. During the pastthree years, these two teams have faced one another in the championship game and each year has resulted in a nail-biting battle to the end. In front,from left, are Nathan Woodsall, Jordan Henslee, Tate Bein, Austin Elam, Caleb Stepp, Zack Moats, Evan Windle, Cody Sunday, Cameron Mahaffey,Rocky Muirhead and Javon Fletcher. In back are Landen Earley, Kanen Messer, Aric Frazier, Matthew Palm, Jacob Batchler, Blake Heitker, NickHousinger, Lucas Haverkamp and nate Goins. Head coach is Doug Early and assistant coaches are Brent Bein, Chris Windle, Rob Batchler and ScottHaverkamp.

THREE SUPER BOWL CHAMPS

The 11/12B Amelia Youth Football team defeats Goshen 20-18 in tripleovertime. They have won six consecutive league championships, sixconsecutive Super Bowls, and two national championships in Gatlinburg,Tenn. Players are Ryan Gear, Peyton Bryant, Nathan Dougherty, JonahNoffsinger, Ethan Boyer, Josh Branham, Luke Mentzel, Blake Davis, JacobTowner, Bailey Clinebell, Devin Boykin, Garrett Barnes, MitchellWilliamson, Max Mason, Tanner Howard, Carlie Buhler and Kyle Walker.Coaches are Mike Williamson, Nick Bryant, Greg Gear, Robert Strotman,Will Boykin, Mike Dougherty, TomWalker and Ron Barnes.

The Amelia B 9 year olds win their third Super Bowl Title. Amelia playeda hard-fought game against the Bethel Tigers, winning the game 6-0.These Amelia Barons were Super Bowl Champs in 2010, 2011, and now2013. From left, team includes: Bottom, Joshua Siderits, Norman Darnell,Collin Morgan, Mark Williams, Seth Vining, Nick Beckham, Ashton Wolfe;middle, Max Fogel, Cameron Sleet, Wyatt Gear, Brody Smith, EthanJessee, Jake Chambers, Riley Barth, Logan Kuzniczci; top, coaches JeremySleet, Josh Vining, Brent Chambers, Mike Williams, Rodney Wolfe andhead coach Norman Darnell

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To ponder another side ofthe American Civil Warthrough some unique, localart, go visit the Lloyd Li-brary’s “Wounded Home”exhibit.

Seven artists researchedthe library’s holdings of post-war medical encyclopediasand other sources to explainthe wounds of battle with 12original works.

“The Last Supper CivilWar,” a gripping two-dimen-sional presentation by Cincin-nati artist and UC physicianSaad Ghosn is modeled afterLeonardo da Vinci’s “The LastSupper.” Replacing JesusChrist in the middle positionis an angelic Abraham Lincolnencircled in a halo of righ-teousness.

An array of non-notablewounded figures flank theircommander. Union and Con-

federate flagsadorn theborder of thisphotomontage.T

he tablethat wouldhave other-wise con-tained breadand wine isstrewn withweaponry. The

foreground before Lincolnand his disciples are black andwhite photos of wounded thatlay on the battlefield.

“No war is ever as cleanand simple as its principlesmay seem,” Ghosn says of hisinterpretation of war in gener-al and this conflict in partic-ular.

“Even the Civil War with itsnoble outcome, had a veryhigh cost and could have been

avoided.”He has an additional print

and a three-dimensional pres-entation that speaks to thebloody death toll.

Another artist examines anunconventional wound, theone left by the cotton industrybefore it collided with aboli-tion. With “Ode to Cotton”Celene Hawkins reminds howthe plantation South’s chiefsource of wealth was built onthe backs of slaves.

At first a subtle piece, onlybecause it hangs in the formof a chandelier, it comes tolife when one notices thepainstaking detail the artistforged into it.

“I found that the entirehistoric situation [the antebel-lum cotton economy] was anodd blend of myth and reali-ty,” Hawkins told me, “A smallpopulation benefitting from

the masses of another.”She researched the stats,

specs, and sheer size of theindustry, as well as Victorianlighting fixtures. This one, amix of brass, copper, andbronze, includes in detail theactors of the cotton South: theplant in blown glass that en-cases four lights, the boll wee-vil, and a sacrificed sheep.

Additional pieces bringhome the severity and chal-lenges of wounded life fordoctors, wives, and battlefieldvictims.

Kate Kern has placed im-ages of bullet entrances andexits onto upholstery andfashioned it to a period settee,ala “Our Nation Mourns:Wounded Settee.”

Jenny Fine has drawn skindiseases and replicatedwounds from the era onto heroriginal black and white pho-

tos.The exhibit is thought-

provoking. It avoids the typ-ical historical explanations,battlefield summaries, andinstead elicits concern for thedamage, the post-war strug-gles of survivors and widows.

As much as the armchairhistorian or art aficionadomight know about the CivilWar, most have not delved intothe conflict’s medical toll thatcomes out in these presenta-tions, nor have we consideredat length the personal anguishof the wounded.

Many of the pieces are forsale. The exhibit runs throughJan. 20.

David Wolfford teaches governmentand politics at Mariemont HighSchool. The Lloyd Library is locatedat 917 Plum St., Cincinnati.

The wounds of the Civil War in art

DavidWolffordCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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Last week’s questionShould Ohio allow online voter

registration, which would allowfor an immediate cross check of li-cense records andhelpprevent ille-gal voting?Why or why not?

“Of course, Ohio should adoptonline voter registration. Thegreater number of people whocan legally vote, themore our re-public is actually democratic!”

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“Ohio and all the other 49states need to introduce voterregistration systems that ensurethat every person domiciled inthe state over the age of 18 yearsis registered to vote.

“I know of no other so calleddemocracy in the developedworld thatworks so hard tomakeit difficult for the less fortunatemembers of society to register tovote.

“This is clearly unconstitu-tional since ‘All men (and wom-en) are created equal’ except inthe eyes of the Republican partywhich isboundanddeterminedtodisenfranchiseasmanyof thepo-tential opposition aspossible.Ap-parently they concede that theycan’t win the policy argument, sothey just want to stack the deckby rigging the electoral role.

“Given the millions of votescast, electoral fraud, while it ex-ists, is so miniscule that it doesnot affect the outcome of elec-tions, but is used as an excuse forall sorts of laws aimed at limitingvoter registration.”

D.R.

“I think so, and why not. Ev-erything else has gone electronicand states should havemore con-trol over the ancient method ofregistration.”

O.H.R.

“The entire fuss over voterregistration is so stupid I justwish someone would do it rightandwecouldall followthe leader.

“The problem with voter reg-istration requirements is that thepoliticalmotivationdrives the ef-forts tomake it harder to registerandvote ifyouarepoor,whichap-parently the Republicans havedecided means you are Demo-cratic.

“Many poor people, particu-larly in the South, don’t have So-cial Security numbers becausethey were born in remote areaswhich didn’t have adequate pub-lic records.

“Others have been displaced,don’t have the transportationnecessary to get the records theyneed, and so on and so forth.

“This question is about onlineregistration and immediatecross-checks.

“That would be an improve-ment, although Ohio’s registra-tion process is pretty easy com-pared to many other states, andthe manipulation that I’m awareof happens at the vote-countingstage, not the registration or vot-ing stage.”

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Aswe grow older we arereminded of the importanceof planning ahead – have afinancial plan, a will, powersof attorney, etc. We are oftennot an informed consumerwhen a crisis of a fall or ill-ness happens. The conse-quences can be great.

We baby boomers love todevelop plans for the seniorsin our lives when dramaticchanges occur. Yet, we are indenial about those samechanges to be considered forourselves. The greatest gener-ation, our parents, could alsobe called the “make do” gen-eration because they adjust totheir circumstances as bestthey can without any changes.

But then a crisis occurs,maybe a fall, disease or hospi-talization, we often do notknowwhat we need but doknowwe need it now because

someone iscoming homefrom the hos-pital tomor-row or in afew days. Theitems neededtomodify thehome environ-ment can besignificantandmay notbe covered byinsurance.

These are not itemswe shopfor everyday.We are not fa-miliar with what options areavailable or what they shouldcost. Our need is immediatefor the loved one and therearemany decisions to bemade in a short period oftime.

Where do we turn? TheNational Association of Ho-mebuilders with assistance

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Jere McIntyre is a certified agingin place specialist and director ofWhole HomeModifications inDent. He lives in Ft. Mitchell.

Plan ahead – be aninformed consumer

JereMcIntyreCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

Ohio Senate Bill 177, PetProtection Orders, is anexcellent bill, which notonly protects companionanimals, but also createsanother means of a quick,safe exit from a violenthome for battered womenand their children.

In 2006, Susan Walsh’sriveting, personal testimo-ny spurred Maine’s legisla-ture into enacting the na-tion’s first Pet ProtectionOrders. Her speech alsobecame the catalyst forstates across the nation toalso act.

“It wasn’t just the catsand dogs; it was the sheepand the chickens. I wasterrified for their welfare.I knew if I were to leave, hewouldn’t hesitate to killthem. He had done it be-fore.” (New York Times,April, 2006)

Since then, 25 states(plus DC and Puerto Rico)have also quickly autho-rized Pet Protection Or-ders. The speed at which

these stateshave legislat-ed this issuespeaks to thecommonunderstand-ing now ofthe powerful,sometimesdeadly, con-nection be-tween inter-personal

violence and animal cru-elty.

Why is this law neededfor the companion animalsin homes of domestic vio-lence? There is a growingbody of research thatshows the abusive maleoften uses a threat to thepet to silence to childrenabout the violence that isoccurring in the home andto restrain the woman fromleaving the home.

Animal cruelty is a “redflag,” a sentinel behavior,to look more closely at whatalso might be happeninginside the house or within

the community. Often wom-en delay leaving a violenthome in order to protecttheir companion animals.

Other women, after hav-ing left the home, return tokeep the animals safe fromharm. Moreover, manyinstances of animal crueltytake place in front of thechildren or women to elicitfear in them and to main-tain control over them.

I strongly encourageOhio residents to call theirstate senators and staterepresentatives today insupport of SB 177, Pet Pro-tection Orders. Act today.

This bill has failed in theOhio General Assemblybefore. Why should a wom-an in Ohio have to choosebetween her own safety andthe safety of her companionanimal?

You can read the bill inits entirety here: http://bit.ly/1aed5am.

Beth Sheehan is a resident ofMount Washington.

Support bill on pet protection

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Thesixthannual “EveningofHope…aCelebrationofLife”wasrecently conducted to benefit Cancer Support Community.About 275 attended and enjoyed an elegant evening at theHil-

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.A Jungle Jim’s Tasty Expedi-tion, 10-11 a.m., Jungle Jim’sInternational Market Eastgate,4450 Eastgate South Drive, FoodSafari tour market to experiencedelectable bounty of nature.Explore miles of aisles with oneof Jungle Jim’s knowledgeabletour guides and sample foodfrom around the world. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy HealthPlex Anderson,7495 State Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Anderson Township.

NatureFull MoonWalk, 7:30-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Meet at Kiosk. Hit trails atnight and enjoy full moon andnatural history readings. Forages 8 and up. $8, free formembers. Registration required.831-1711. Union Township.

THURSDAY, JAN. 16AuditionsAmerican Girl Fashion ShowAuditions, 5-7:30 p.m., Beech-mont Toyota, 8667 BeechmontAve., More than 350 local girlsneeded to present historical andcontemporary fashions tocelebrate being an AmericanGirl as part of American GirlFashion Show. Ages 4-12. Free.Registration required. 205-9957;www.aubreyrose.com. An-derson Township.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,697-8111. Loveland.


Support GroupsCaregiver Support Group,4-5:30 p.m., Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, 7820 Beech-mont Ave., Guadelupe Room. Tosupport caregivers of elderly ordisabled parents (relatives).Ages 18 and up. Free. Reserva-tions required. 929-4483;www.ccswoh.org/caregivers.Anderson Township.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102.Milford.


SATURDAY, JAN. 18

SUNDAY, JAN. 19Cardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,$5. 652-0286. Union Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 20Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.

TUESDAY, JAN. 21Dance ClassesFrontier Squares SquareDance Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, $5,first class is free. 929-2427;frontiersquares.tripod.com/.Milford.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, Free.575-1874.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-

nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23Art & Craft ClassesTeen Craft, 4 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Make a fleecepillow. Ages 12-18. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Drink TastingsDeepWinter Wines: PairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m., Wine-dog Fine Wines & Fine Art, 451AOhio Pike, Featuring winespecialist Cliff Roahrig of Bowl-ing Green Beverage, appetizersby Two Chicks Who Cater andmusic by Tracy Walker. Ages 21and up. $19.75. Reservationsrequired. 888-288-0668;www.winedog.com. UnionTownship.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Walgreens Milford,1243 Ohio 28, Several screeningpackages available to test risk ofheart attack, stroke, aneurysmand other major diseases. Ap-pointment required. 866-819-0127; www.mercyhealthfair-.com.Milford.




SATURDAY, JAN. 25NatureBirdWalk, 8-10 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,Members free; nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.Hike with the Director: WinterHike, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Hike theRedWing Trail. With chiefnaturalist Bill Creasey. Distance:five miles. Terrain: moderate.Includes specially catered lunch.Ages 18 and up. $35, $25 mem-bers. Registration required.831-1711. Union Township.Paper Making for Families,1-2:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Meet in Out-door Learning Center. Ventureout to collect natural materialsto add to handmade paper, orbring seed pods, berries anddried leaves with you. Then,

create nature paper. $11, $6children; $3 all members. Regis-tration required. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,$5. 652-0286. Union Township.

NatureNature Preschool Open House,3-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Director TishaLuthy and lead teacher KristenKleintop teach about nature-based classroom including howoutdoor experiences and class-roommaterials support learn-ing. Free. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.

RecreationTennis, 4 p.m., Mercy HealthPlexAnderson, 7495 State Road,Weekly through March 2. Workon hand-eye-coordination,racquet skills, basic strokes andscoring. Beginners class at 4 p.m.Intermediate at 5 p.m. Ages 18and up. $69. Registration re-quired. Presented by Communi-versity at UC. 556-6932. An-derson Township.

SchoolsOpen House, 2-4 p.m., Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Prospective parents tour eight-acre campus and visit class-rooms. Teachers available toanswer questions, discuss hands-on classroommaterials and talkabout Montessori method. Free.683-4757; www.cmhschool.com.Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 27AuctionsCharity Quarter Auction, 7-9p.m., Butterbee’s NeighborhoodGrill, 4022 Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road, Different charitypicked each month. Free admis-sion. Presented by Reps forCharity. 252-5343. Union Town-ship.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28Dance ClassesFrontier Squares SquareDance Classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,

American Legion Post 450, $5,first class is free. 929-2427;frontiersquares.tripod.com/.Milford.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, Free.575-1874.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 1-4p.m., Kroger Anderson TowneCenter, 7580 Beechmont Ave.,Several screening packagesavailable to test risk of heartattack, stroke, aneurysm andother major diseases. Appoint-ment required. 866-819-0127;www.mercyhealthfair.com.Anderson Township.

Music - BluesLeo & Chuck, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,Anderson Bar and Grill, 8060Beechmont Ave., Free. 474-2212.Anderson Township.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue, 6-7p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,697-8111. Loveland.



Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Kroger MountCarmel, 550 Ohio 32, Severalscreening packages available totest risk of heart attack, stroke,aneurysm and other majordiseases. Appointment required.866-819-0127; www.mercy-healthfair.com.Mount Carmel.


SATURDAY, FEB. 1BackyardMaple Sugaring: AHands-On How-ToWorkshop,1-3 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Advice for thosewishing to make syrup on smallscale. Selection of trees, tapping,sap collection, sap storage andboiling as well as finishing andcanning syrup addressed. Ages18 and up. $16, $8 members.Registration required. 831-1711.Union Township.

PetsPuppy Social, Noon-1 p.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision.Free. 797-7397; www.all-crea-tures.com. Amelia.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Enjoy a Bird Walk from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Cincinnati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road in Union Township, with friends ages 18 and older . CNCmembers can join free, non-members pay daily admission of $8. For more information, call831-1711 or visit www.cincynature.org.FILE PHOTO

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JANUARY 8, 2014 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • B3LIFE

I was flipping throughmy gourmet food maga-zines and two items keptpopping up as “newbies”for 2014. One is the herbfennel, in particularbronze fennel. I had tochuckle since I’ve grownboth green fennel, whichproduces a deliciousbulb, and also bronze,which is grown for its

leaves andseeds, foryears.

Fennelcontainsvitamin Cand potas-sium, goodfor im-mune andnervoussystems,and the

heart. In fact, I just fea-tured a fennel/garliccrust on pork roast on mycable show “Love Startsin the Kitchen.” Watch iton TimeWarner localaccess.

The other trend iskale, but not the old-fashioned curly kale likeGrandma grew. Kalevarieties are almost end-less. You’ll find lots ofrecipes, including thetwo I mention in my pizzarecipe. Kale is an easycool crop, so grow somecome spring.

I’d also like to issue aformal invitation for youto share your favoriterecipes and tips alongwith the story that goeswith them. I’m not partic-ular, so whatever you liketo cook, whether it’sfancy, plain or in be-tween is fine by me. Ifyou send along a photo,so much the better!

Whole wheat pizzawith garlic, greensand two cheeses

We grow kale, includ-ing Locinato/Tuscan/Dinoand Russian kale. Bothare milder tasting thancurly kale. Mixing kalewith Swiss chard or spin-ach tones down the tasteof kale. Greens like thesecontain nutrients essen-tial for tissue growth andrepair, and even yourpicky eaters will likethis. You can use justchard or spinach if youlike.

1pre-baked 12 oz. Boboliwhole wheat pizza shell

2-3 teaspoons finely mincedgarlic

3-4 tablespoons extra virginolive oil

Pizza sauce to coverEnough small Swiss chard orspinach and kale leaves tocover (or large leaves,chopped)

6-8 oz. Fontina cheese,shredded

3-4 oz. crumbled goatcheese

Optional: Sliced tomatoes,chives

Preheat oven to 450degrees. Stir garlic intoolive oil. Brush overcrust. Top with pizzasauce and greens, over-lapping leaves so entiresurface is covered.Sprinkle with cheeses.Slice cherry or regulartomatoes and lay on top ifyou like. Bake 10 minutesor until cheese melts.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Substitute Gorgonzolafor goat cheese.

Priscilla Pancoast’sheirloom cornpudding

Wow – talk about lotsof requests for this! Theoriginal recipe camefrom Priscilla’s mother’scousin, who was fromNiles, Ohio. “This almosthas a cult following,” saidPriscilla. Check out myblog for more corn pud-ding recipes, includingthe famous BeaumontInn’s corn pudding, alongwith an old-fashionedversion of this treasuredside dish.

2 eggs1 stick of butter1 packageJiffy corn muffin mix

8 oz. grated cheddar8 oz. sour cream1 can yellow corn with juice,approximately 15 oz.

1 can cream-style corn,approximately 15 oz.

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Melt butter,beat eggs slightly, thenmix everything togetherand put in greased 21/2quart casserole and bakefor about 45 minutes.

Tips from readers’kitchens

Add extra flavor tobox cakes. NancyMauch, a Clermont Coun-ty reader and mom of myformer editor, LisaMauch, shares this tip:

For box cakes, substitutemilk or juice for liquidcalled for. “Adds anotherelement of flavor,” Nan-cy said.

Buying blue cheesein bulk. Dave, a loyalreader, said he found afive-pound bag of bluecheese crumbles at GFS(Gordon Food Service)for $19. He made batchesof Nell Wilson’s bluecheese dressing and waslooking for an affordableway to do it.

Tomato preserverecipe a big hit. LanaKay, a Northern Ken-tucky reader, made myaunt Margaret’s recipelast summer. “I was sur-prised howmany people

had never tasted them,”she said. Lana shared itwith an Amish vendor ata farmer’s market and Ihave no doubt it willbecome a big seller. To-mato preserves are an-other trendy, but reallyold-fashioned, condimentthat chefs will be featur-ing this year.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Incorporate healthy greens into your diet with pizza

Rita’s pizza recipe features healthy greens plus two kinds of cheese.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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Bob BeiserCharles Robert “Bob” Beiser

Sr., 92, New Richmond, died Dec.29. He worked for the FordMotor Company.

He was an Army veteran ofWorld War II.

Survived by wife Clara “Jack-ie” Beiser; sons Charles (Susan)Jr., Danny (Wendy) Beiser;grandson Charles Beiser III;step-grandchildren ChristopherKrantz, Lisa Proctor; great-grandchild Regan Dethlefs;sister Roberta Dodson; fivestep-great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by sevensiblings.

Services were Jan. 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Catherine ButenCatherine F. Buten, 84, Union

Township, died Dec. 21. She wasa homemaker.

Survived by children Gayla(Paul) Clements, Mark Buten;two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by husband Giles Buten.

Services were Dec. 27 atGuardian Angels. Arrangementsby T.P. White & Sons FuneralHome.

Neal BissantzNeal W. Bissantz, 91, Batavia,

died Dec. 24. He worked forAllis-Chalmers/Siemens for over40 years.

He was a lifetime member ofFaith United Methodist Church.

Survived by wife Lois Bissantz;daughter Cathleen (Homer)Brown; siblings Marvin Bissantz,Ruth McCormick; many niecesand nephews. Preceded in deathby daughter Connie Bissantz,brothers Howard, Harold Bis-santz.

Services were Dec. 28 at FaithUnited Methodist Church.Arrangements by Moore FamilyFuneral Home. Memorials toFaith United Methodist Churchor the Hospice of Cincinnati.

Jeffrey Brandenburg Sr.Jeffrey Brandenburg Sr., 56,

Amelia, died Dec. 26.Survived by children Kelly

(Paul) Sullivan, Jeffrey Branden-burg Jr.; friend Cheryl Williams;stepchildren Tara Chapin, Alicia,Kari Cox; siblings Lesa (Timothy)Tomlin, Linda, Robert (Connie),Richard (Lieu) Brandenburg; 11grandchildren.

Services were Dec. 31 at T.P.White & Sons Funeral Home.

Charles BullockCharles W. Bullock, 39, New

Richmond, died Dec. 29.Survived by wife Jennifer

Bullock; children Desaray, Desti-ni, Jamie, Jackie Bullock, AndreaEmmitt; parents Robert, BettyBullock; siblings Marsha Riley,David, Tracy, Loretta Bullock,Carolyn Kabler; many nieces andnephews. Preceded in death bybrother Robert Bullock.

Services were Jan. 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Anna CriscillisAnna Davenport Criscillis, 86,

Union Township, died Dec. 23.Survived by husband Harvey

Criscillis; children Carol (Richard)Stephenson, Jim (Deborah)Criscillis, Linda (Rick) Hayes;grandchildren Sherry McCarthy,Anthony (Leah), Maryann,William Stephenson, Kristy(James) Schaufert, Sara, ZacharyHayes; great-grandchildrenMatthew, Brandon Richardson,Lauren, Cara McCarthy, Adam,Brady Stephenson. Preceded indeath by son Albert Criscillis.

Services were Dec. 28 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Full Gospel House of Refuge,P.O. Box 54912, Cincinnati, OH45254.

Elizabeth HendersonElizabeth Henderson, 77, died

Dec. 22.Survived by siblings Rosanne,

Thomas, Martin (Thelma) Hen-derson, Jean Calmen Bratkovich,Carol (Thomas) Blackburn; manynieces and nephews. Precededin death by brother Winn (Shir-ley) Henderson. Arrangementsby E.C. Nurre Funeral Home.

Gary HopkinsGary Lee Hopkins, 52, Amelia,

died Dec. 26.Survived by daughters Tina

Strubbe, Michelle (Larry Jr.)Pickelheimer; grandchildrenChristian, Steven Strubbe, Alex“Bub,” Allison Brunner, TrishaPickelheimer; siblings John(Mary) Hopkins, Ginny Arm-strong, Carol Jean (John) Rob-inson; nephewMatthew Arm-strong. Preceded in death byparents Walker, Virginia Hop-kins, brother Walker Hopkins Jr.

Services were Jan. 2 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: American Cancer Society, 454Ohio Pike, Suite 50, Cincinnati,OH 45255 or Clermont CountyVeterans Service Commission, 76S. Riverside Drive, HeritageBldg.-3rd Floor, Batavia, OH45103-2602.

Lois KeithLois Helen Keith, 69, Union

Township, died Dec. 29.Survived by daughter Sherry

Keith; grandchildren ToshaRichards, Monica Richards,Willie, Billy, Haley Keith; great-grandson Noah Veilleux; siblingsWanda Pack, Faye (Kenneth)Neal, Rick, Gary (Jennifer), Ova,Jack, Jackie Brewer, TeresaPerkins, Belinda (Tony) Martin.Preceded in death by son Mat-thew Keith, brother Billy DeanBrewer. Services were Jan. 1 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home.

Raymond LeggettRaymond J. Leggett, 85,

Amelia, died Dec. 25.Survived by wife Shirley

Leggett; children Richard (Mary),Raymond (Kim), Beth Leggett,Anna Vastine, Paula Schuster;sisters Mary Hughes, KathrynTurner, Patricia Johnson; 14grandchildren; 20 great-grand-children; two great-great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by parents Raymond,Loretta Leggett, sister RitaCorcarn. Services were Dec. 30 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home. Me-morials to the Make-A-WishFoundation in memory of Court-ney Carpenter.

Jerrie MurphyJeraldine “Jerrie”Murphy, 70,

Union Township, died Dec. 30.Survived by husband Ron

Murphy; children Ronda Murphy(Herman) Amis, Ronnie (Lisa)Murphy, Becky Murphy (Joey)Alexander; grandchildren Brita-nie, Hannah, Brad, Megan,Ronnie, Morgan, Logan; siblingsRobert Baker, JacquelineSchauer, Linda Terhar. Precededin death by parents Albert,Thelma Baker, brother RonBaker. Services were Jan. 4 atE.C. Nurre Funeral Home. Me-morials to the American Cancer

Society.

Samuel StantonSamuel Stanton, 70, Amelia,

died Dec. 20. He worked for theBudig Company.

He was an Army veteran.Survived by wife Mary Jane

Woolum Stanton; siblings Helen(Mike) Hager, Fred (Mary),Robert (Peggy), Thomas (Mat-tie), Henry (Bernice) Stanton;sister-in-law Juanita Stanton;nieces and nephews. Preceded indeath by parents William, SudieFields Stanton, siblings Bess,Frank Stanton.

Services were Dec. 22 at EvansFuneral Home.

Jack ThomasJohn E. “Jack” Thomas, 92,

Amelia, died Dec. 29.Survived by stepchildren Mary

Anna, Michael, John Carnevale;10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by wife Dorothy Thomas,sisters Mary Hartman, GeorgianaSchenkle.

Services were Jan. 4 at St.Bernadette. Arrangements byE.C. Nurre Funeral Home.

Nicholas WilsonNicholas ClaytonWilson, 23,

New Richmond, died Dec. 24.Survived by parents Tom,

Patsy Wilson; siblings TomWilson Jr., Christy (Steve) Wilson-Shelton, Carrie (Jake) Diesel-Hughes; grandfather TomWar-den; aunts and uncles Terry Boys,Chuck Warden, Ronald, Roger,Robert Wilson, Debra Zimmer-man, KimWhite; nieces andnephews Ashley, Chasity, Steven,Madison, Clayton, Lydia; manycousins. Preceded in death bygrandparents Betty WardenPaul, Dodie Wilson, aunt PeggyRaley.

Services were Dec. 30 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

DEATHS

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

Pastor: Chad Blevins 876-2565Sunday School 9:45amSunday Worship 10:45amSunday Eve. Childrens Mission 6:00pmSunday Eve. Adult Discipleship 6:00pmSunday Eve. Worship 7:00pmWed. Eve. Adult Bible Study 7:00pm

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

Youth grades 6-12 7:00 - 8:00pmNursery provided for all services

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

1793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 451531793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick

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

Wed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmWed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmCome ExperienceThe Presence of the Lord In Our Services

Services:Sunday Worship 10:30 AM - Children’s Church

Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM - Rangers and Girl’s MinistryFriday 24 hour prayer 6:00 PM

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

937 Old State Route 74 (Behind Meijer)513-753-8223 www.gecc.net

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pm

Youth Groups: 6:00pm (except summer)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

Sunday Masses – 8:30 & 11:00www.stpeternewrichmond.org

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Locust Corner CommunityUnited Methodist Church917 Locust Corner Rd.

(at Wagner)513-752-8459

Traditional Worship : Sunday,10 amBible Study : Sunday, 9 am

Thursday, 7 pmPastor: Allen R. Mitchell

Join us in worshipping ourrisen Lord and sharing Christ’s

love with our community.

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

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

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

Bill Bowdle -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

Children’s programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

UNITED METHODIST

All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

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CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday Morning Service Times are:

8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

Sunday's at 10:15am, 11:45am & 6pm

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

Troy P. Ervin, Pastor4359 E. Bauman Lane | Batavia, OH 45103

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

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Cincinnati STAR64 @ 10am

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

ABOUT OBITUARIESBasic obituary information and a color photograph of

your loved one is published without charge. Call 248-8600for a submission form. To publish a larger memorial trib-ute, call 242-4000 for pricing details.

Do you know a person,group or organizationwho regularly helps oth-ers in your neighborhood,church or school - andasks nothing in return?

That is just who the Sa-lute to Leaders planningcommittee members arelooking for.

Since 1994, this eventhas honored those whoquietly volunteer theirtime, resources and talentto make Clermont Countyabetterplace to live,workand play.

Every year, unsung he-roes - your friends andneighbors - arehonoredatthe Salute to Leaders din-ner. The 2014 event is setfor 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,March 11, at the Oasis inMiami Township.

Salute to Leaders soldout last year and is mov-ing to the larger OasisGolf and Convention Cen-

ter, 902 Loveland-Miami-ville Road.

Categories are Civic,Community Project, Mili-tary, Education, Environ-mental/Parks andRecrea-tion, Health/Health Care,Human Services, RuralInterests, Safety/Justice,The Up ‘n Over YouthLeadership Award, Hu-manitarian Award inMemory of Dr. RichardZinsmeister and the Wil-liam H. Over LeadershipAward.

Nominations are dueJan. 10, 2014. NominationformsareontheClermontChamber of Commercewebsite, www.clermont-chamber.com/salute-to-leaders. The nominationform can be completedonline or downloaded tocomplete andmail.Or callthe Clermont Chamber ofCommerceat576-5000formore information.

Salute to Leadersnominations sought

First Baptist ChurchSunday worship services are10:30 a.m. The pastor is Broth-er Chet Sweet.The church is at 213 WesternAve., New Richmond; 553-4730.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525.

Trinity ChristanFellowshipA free “Hearing God” work-shop will be offered at the

church. Sessions will take placeevery other Saturday for sixweeks, from 6-8 p.m., begin-ning Jan. 11. For informationor exact dates, call Pastor RexSchrolucke at 724-3500, ore-mail [email protected] church is at 3730 Green-bush-Cobb Road, Williams-burg; 724-7729.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services are:Traditional at 8:15 and 11 a.m.with contemporary worship(and children’s Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.Trinity at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleas-ant Hill Road, Milford; 831-0262;www.trinity milford.org.

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services at the BethelUnitedMethodist Churchwere at 6 and 11 p.m. weattended the 6 p.m. ser-vice and by 11 p.m. therewas some snoring at ourhouse! There was a goodattendance at these ser-vices with communionand candlelight as wesang Silent Night.

Christmas morning wewent to our daughterDebby’s and Bobby’s forbreakfast along with ourgranddaughters and theirhusbands and of coursethe most special one, ourgreat granddaughterBrooklyn.

Brooklyn was moreinterested in presentsthan in eating breakfast.After breakfast we wentto watch the girls andtheir families open theirgifts. Brooklyn was help-ing herMom, Dad, AuntMichelle and Uncle Brad

along withopeningher own.On Christ-mas nightour daugh-ter Pau-line, Ralphand Curtisjoined usthere atDebby and

Bobby’s again for supperand opening our gifts toeach other. Everyone gotplenty of gifts and atten-tion.

Saturday evening ourgrandson Ralph and hiswife Kayla and our greatgrandson Ralphie camehere to have Christmaswith us, as they went toher mother’s for Christ-mas. Our great-grandsonreally enjoyed playingwith Chester the kitten.Ralphie would runthrough the house andChester would hide andjump up at him.

While I was eatingbreakfast the other day Isaw a pileated wood-pecker in a tree in ourneighbor’s woods. Theyare so beautiful and big.You can tell if it is the bigone instead of a regularwoodpecker by the soundthey make pecking.

We went to Walmart toget some itemsMondayand was talking to ayoung feller that said hewas fishing in East ForkLake last Saturday andhad a new experience. Hesaid he had a line out by alimb with a cork on it anda fish came up and gotthe cork and took it down.He said he lifted the lineup jigging the minnow onthe jig and the fish swal-lowed the hook. He wassurprised to find that a 12inch crappie had swal-lowed this jig and had bitand pulled down the cork.This is unusual to happenbut strange things hap-

pen to folks.I was talking to Mike

at the Boars Head BaitShop in Afton this morn-ing ( New Year’s Eve). Hesaid this is the last daythis year he was workingandmaybe he wouldcome back to work nextyear! He said there wereseveral folks that wentfishing last Saturday andcaught several crappie.But few were big ones, itwill be interesting comespring for crappie fish-ing.

We had a bed of lategreen onions out and thedeer ate the tops off. Iwonder if the meat wouldtaste like onion. That isthe first time they havedone this.

I have been working inthe shop making a tripodof bamboo for lima beansthis year. They will bethree bamboo six feetlong with a top to holdthem together. This will

make a dandy item forlima beans to grow onand easy to pick, insteadof letting them grow andlay on the ground.

I have been doing a lotof walking each day, thecardiologist said I neededto do a lot of walkingsince I had completedrehab so I am doing this.

The birds are reallyfeeding at the feeders. Itseems we need to filleach one at least twiceeach week and the suetblocks sure get a lot ofattention. When I fill thefeeders what is left in thebottom I dump on theground and the crowshave been eating thesmall seeds I have count-ed three crows so far.

This time of the yearthe food supply for thebirds and squirrels is inshort supply so we keepfeed out for all of them.We enjoy watching theactivity of each of them.

Have you noticed thebeauty of the cardinalswhen the snow is on thebushes and ground andhow bright the red head-ed woodpeckers look, thebeauty of all birds.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the Good Lord.God Bless All More Later.

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

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of all adults charged with offenses. The information is amatter of public record and does not imply guilt or in-nocence.To contact your local police department, call:

» Amelia, Chief David Friend, 753-4747» Batavia village, Chief Mike Gardner, 732-5692» New Richmond, Chief Randy Harvey, 553-3121» Pierce Township, Officer in charge Lt. Jeff Bachman,752-3830» Union Township, Chief Terry Zinser, 752-1230»Williamsburg, Chief Mike Gregory, 724-2261» Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim” Ro-denberg, 732-7500.

AMELIAArrests/citationsKindra L. Risby, 34, 1433 Jones St.,theft, Dec. 14.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageChristmas decorations damagedat 15 Flamingo Court, Dec. 13.TheftCosmetics taken from Kroger;$68 at 262W.Main St., Dec. 14.

BATAVIAArrests/citationsJason S. Higgins, 26, 186 Lake-shore Court, warrant, Dec. 13.Ralphiell Braunskill, 26, 500University Lane No. 307, war-rant, Dec. 14.Michael L. McAfee, 24, 658Willow St., warrant, Dec. 16.Juvenile, 17, domestic violence,Dec. 16.

Incidents/investigationsCriminalmischiefDoor of residence damaged at385 Spring St., Dec. 16.Domestic violenceAt East Main Street, Dec. 16.

NEW RICHMONDRecords not available

PIERCE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsKimberly J. Waldbillig, 20, 1035Parkside No. 3, warrant, Dec. 13.Dustin R. Fulgium, 28, 2202 GinnRoad, theft, Dec. 17.NatashaM. Smith, 30, 2730 Ohio222 No. 68, criminal tools, theft,

Dec. 17.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted at 1381Ohio Pike No. 5B, Dec. 11.BurglaryForced entry into residence at1114 Twiggs Lane, Dec. 16.Forgery, theftFemale stated money taken frombank accounts with no authori-zation; $4,541 at 648 Old Ohio52, Dec. 16.TheftToys taken fromWalmart; $130 atOhio 125, Dec. 17.Subject used old receipt to obtainmoney for duplicate items atWalmart; $48 at Ohio 125, Dec.17.

UNION TOWNSHIPRecords not available

WILLIAMSBURGArrests/citationsRonald D. Pasely Jr., 18, no ad-dress given, warrant, Dec. 14.Juan A. Pille, 39, no addressgiven, driving under influence,no drivers license, Dec. 15.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageWindow broken in residence at786 Spring St., Dec. 12.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsJohnWayne Blair, 35, 2591Gaylord Ave, Bethel, receivingstolen property, Nov. 8.Ashley DawnMesser, 24, 2061Ohio 125 Lot No. 183, Amelia,receiving stolen property, Dec.20.Billy Ray Goforth, 31, 2787 Lin-dale Mount Holly, Amelia,receiving stolen property, Dec.20.Randy Nmn Reynolds, 53, receiv-ing stolen property, Dec. 23.Juvenile, 14, felonious assault,Dec. 26.Nickolas William Barlage, 24, 221E. Main Street, Batavia, pos-sessing drug abuse instruments,possession of drugs - marijuana,Dec. 23.Juvenile, 12, disorderly conduct,Dec. 23.Juvenile, 16, assault, Dec. 23.

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