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West Clermont school planned

Planning for a new consoli-dated West Clermont highschool has begun.

The design process for a newAmelia and Glen Este highschool will start this month andcontinue through August. Agroundbreaking for the newbuilding, which will be calledWest Clermont High School, isanticipated for the fall withcompletion expected by the2017-2018 school year.

Plans for the new high schoolwere announced during a Jan. 5West Clermont school boardmeeting during which a 10-yearfacility plan for the district waspresented.

In addition to a new highschool which will be located atClough Pike and Bach-BuxtonRoad, the plan will include reno-vating the current Amelia HighSchool and Middle School into amiddle school for grades sixthrough eight. The newly-reno-vated building will be calledWest Clermont Middle School.

The announcement comesfollowing a study completed bythe Ohio Facilities ConstructionCommission.

The study indicated that withthe exception of the Ameliaschools and Withamsville-To-

basco Elementary School, all ofthe other buildings were in needof either renovation or recon-struction.

Any type of work on the ele-mentary schools is not expecteduntil a later date.

Superintendent Keith Klinesaid an agreement with UnionTownship will provide tax incre-ment financing (TIF) for con-struction of the new high school.

TIF is an economic develop-ment mechanism available to lo-cal governments in Ohio to fi-nance public infrastructure im-provements and, in certain cir-cumstances, residentialrehabilitation.

As part of the agreementwith Union Township, the town-ship will pay a minimum of $60to $65 million through TIF mon-

ies.“It’s a phenomenal, once-in-a-

lifetime opportunity,” newly-elected board President JohnBantjes said. “This is unprece-dented.”

Any additional balance notpaid for via TIF monies willcome from the district’s perma-nent improvement fund.

Kline said no taxpayer mon-ey would be required to pay forconstruction of the new highschool.

Treasurer Alana Croppersaid the final cost for the newhigh school is not known, since anumber of factors have to be de-termined, such as the size of thebuilding.

The school board unanimous-ly approved an Intergovern-mental Agreement with the

township during the Jan. 5 meet-ing. As part of this agreementwith the township, the townshipwill provide TIF funding whilethe district’s Glen Este campuswill be made available for sin-gle/multi-family housing andcommercial development.

Both the Union TownshipTrustees and the Union Town-ship Community ImprovementCorporation Inc., which is theeconomic-development arm ofUnion Township, also approvedthe agreement.

“The township’s goal is to at-tract the best developments,”said John McGraw, chairman ofthe Union Township Board ofTrustees. “We need a strongschool system to do that.

“This deal accomplishesboth.”

School board membersvoiced their approval for theagreement.

“I have distaste for TIFs, butI don’t think we can turn thisdown,” Board Member Jim Lew-is said, adding that he waspleased construction of a newhigh school could be accom-plished without going to the tax-payers.

Board Member Tina Sanbornsaid the agreement was an op-portunity for the district tomove forward.

Members of the audience at-tending the board meeting alsoseemed in favor of the agree-ment. A number of them ap-plauded once the decision wasannounced.

“Not everybody may wantthis, but everybody needs this,”said Dave Schaeff, a member ofWest Clermont United. “On thesurface, I like the plan.”

Staff reporter Jeanne Houckcontributed to this story.

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West Clermont Local School District officials discuss a plan to build a new high school using TIF funding providedby Union Township. An agreement with the township was approved during a Jan. 5 school board meeting.

YOUR TURNWhat questions do you

have about the proposednew West Clermont HighSchool?

Email your questionsand comments to [email protected] or [email protected].

Design process tocontinue to AugustBy Forrest [email protected]

Union Township believes ithas lined up a tenant for the IvyPointe Commerce Park thatwould fill the last remainingspace in the office developmentlaunched in 2006.

Township Administrator KenGeis cited the news Jan. 5 as justone in a series of commercial-,residential- and infrastructure-development successes UnionTownship is enjoying – and uponwhich a new economic-develop-ment agreement with the WestClermont Local Schools willbuild.

The agreement calls forUnion Township to help theschool district build a new, con-solidated high school at BachBuxton Road and Clough Pike,replacing Glen Este High Schoolon Glen Este-Withamsville Roadand Amelia High School on

Clough Pike.In exchange, the West Cler-

mont Local Schools will sell theGlen Este High School property,once vacated, to the townshipfor $1.

“I don’t plan to be in the realestate business, but to resellland, market the land and attractcompanies to the area for newjobs and possible roadway im-provements,” Union TownshipTrustee Matthew Beamer said.

Amelia High School will beturned into a middle school.

The economic-developmentagreement was approved Jan. 5by the West Clermont LocalSchools Board of Education, theUnion Township Board of Trust-ees and the Union TownshipCommunity Improvement Cor-poration – the township’s eco-nomic-development arm.

“We want to attract the bestbusinesses to Union Township,”said John McGraw, chairman of

the Union Township Board ofTrustees.

“To move forward economi-cally in our township, we need astrong school system.

“This deal puts both thosethings together all at once,”McGraw said.

“This deal is probably goingto approach $250 million.”

Per terms of the agreement,Union Township and/or theUnion Township CommunityImprovement Corporation willestablish a tax increment fi-nancing (TIF) zone in the projectarea.

The township will for 30years get “service payments” tobe used for public infrastruc-ture in the area from propertytaxes businesses that buy theproperty make to the ClermontCounty treasurer on improve-ments made.

The West Clermont LocalSchools will get the first $2 mil-

lion of the service payments.Union Township will pay for

an architect/engineer to designthe new high school and thetownship will work with theWest Clermont Local Schools torezone the proposed site of thenew school.

The school district will payfor the new high school site andbuild the school.

Meanwhile, Union Townshipofficials are not elaborating onGeis’ comments Jan. 5 about anew tenant at the Ivy PointeCommerce Park, a 100-acre of-fice park at state Route 32 andInterstate 275.

“I’m happy to tell you that wewill have a new facility an-nouncement in the first quarterof 2015 for the Ivy Pointe devel-opment that will actually fill allof the remaining space,” Geissaid then. “It’s under contractnow and it should close withinthe next 90 days.”

Union Township commerce park soon may be fully occupiedBy Jeanne [email protected]

JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITRY PRES

Union Township Administrator KenGeis presents a slide show on aneconomic-development agreementwith the West Clermont LocalSchools. Joining him were CoryWright, assistant townshipadministrator; Lloyd Acres, vicechairman of the Union TownshipBoard of Trustees; and JohnMcGraw, chairman of the board.

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event in the winter,” saidWilliamsburg Mayor Ma-ry Ann Lefker, who is alsoa member of the Williams-burg-Batavia Hike andBike Committee.

Phase III of the trailproject is expected to be-gin in the spring. A signifi-cant portion of grant mon-ey has been raised for theproject, but about $10,000is still needed.

The Williamsburg-Ba-tavia trail extends fromWilliamsburg to thecampground at East ForkState Park.

The next phase of theproject will extend thetrail from East Fork StatePark to Zagar Road in Ba-tavia Township. Lefker

Have a good meal andhelp extend a local trail at

the same time.The Clermont County

Park District will presenta “Hike and Bike Rockand Roast” event from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 17, at the Universityof Cincinnati ClermontCollege arena, 4200 Cler-mont College Drive.

Proceeds raised at theevent will go toward thenext phase of the Wil-liamsburg-Batavia Hikeand Bike Trail Project.

“It’s a summertimesaid this extension will beabout an additional threemiles. A little more thanfour miles of trail havebeen completed at thispoint, she said.

Tickets for the Rockand Roast are $20 per per-son.

The event will includea silent auction, door priz-es and split-the-pot. A dee-jay will be on hand to pro-vide music.

Lefker said a video will

also be shown detailingsome of the highlights ofthe trail.

For information, con-tact the Village of Wil-liamsburg at 724-6107.

Enjoy a pig roast, extend a trailBy Forrest [email protected]

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Hikers walk along a portion of the Williamsburg-Batavia Hikeand Bike Trail. A pig roast Saturday at Clermont College willhelp raise additional funds to extend the trail.

HIKE AND BIKEROCK ANDROAST

6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 17

University of CincinnatiClermont College arena,4200 Clermont CollegeDrive

UNION TOWNSHIP — Anagenda for the future ofClermont County will beunveiled by the ClermontCounty Chamber of Com-

merce at aJan. 16 lun-cheon.

This isthe firstupdate inabout 25years of aplan focus-ing on eco-nomic de-

velopment and quality oflife issues in ClermontCounty. In early 1991, asimilar document, theClermont 2001 report,was released.

On Jan. 16, DavidGooch, Agenda for the Fu-ture chairman, will sharehow the community canhelp accomplish goals set

forth in the plan that was ayear in the making.

“Our four core valueswill underscore all thatwe do during 2015,”Gooch said in a press re-lease. He said those in-clude balancing growthand development with arural, small town feel,making Clermont Countya great place for everyphase of life, being pro-ductive citizens and com-munity members and pre-serving and promotingthe county’s historic andnatural assets.

During the past year,more than 50 conversa-tions were held with 500community members andthe Chamber received ad-ditional feedback from 75online surveys, said MattVan Sant, president/CEOof the Clermont CountyChamber of Commerce.Seven work teams solicit-ed feedback on those rec-

ommendations and prio-ritized goals throughworkshops and surveys.

During the next 12 to 14months, the chamberplans to involve more peo-ple on work teams and setdeadlines to act on theplan’s recommendations.

“This was a bottom upprocess driven by com-munity conversations,”Van Sant said. “The com-munity told us what theyare most proud of andwhat Clermont County’sgreatest accomplish-ments have been. We planto leverage those

strengths going for-ward.”

The luncheon also willfeature an address by RoyWilliams, president of theOklahoma Chamber ofCommerce. He will sharehow Oklahoma City im-plemented the Metropoli-tan Area Projects initia-tive, dramatically im-proving economic devel-opment and residents’quality of life.

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

Plan to address Clermont economicdevelopment, quality of life issues By Cindy [email protected]

Van Sant

IF YOU GOWhat: Call to Action luncheonWhen: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Eastgate Holiday Inn & SuitesReservations: Visit the Clermont County Chamber of

Commerce website at www.clermontchamber.com or call513-576-5000 by Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Nominations for theannual Salute to Leadersevent, sponsored by ParkNational Bank and honor-ing unsung volunteersand leaders throughoutClermont County, are dueJan. 20. The awards eventis set for March 10 at theOasis in Loveland.

Nominations forms areavailable at www.cler-mont chamber.com. Justclick on Events and thenSalute to Leaders for thenomination form. The

nomination form can becompleted online ordownloaded to completeand mail. Or call the Cler-mont County Chamber ofCommerce at 576-5000with questions.

Salute to Leaders is aproject of the ClermontCounty Chamber of Com-merce Foundation and issupported by Title Spon-sor Park National Bank.Major sponsors includeLykins Energy, UnionTownship, Jungle Jim’sInternational Market,The Lyon Group, MiamiTownship, River HillsBank, the staff at SiemensPLM Software, UC Cler-mont, Kamphaus, Hen-ning & Hood CPAs, TotalQuality Logistics, andAmerican Modern Insur-ance Group to honor out-standing citizens and

groups in Clermont Coun-ty. The Clermont Sun isthe media sponsor of theevent.

New this year:Faith-Based honoree

An award honoring “amember of the clergy, afaith-based organization,or member/s of a faith-based organization whohave made a positive con-tribution to ClermontCounty both within andbeyond their faith-basedorganization” will be pre-sented this year accord-ing to Cyndy Wright, Sa-lute to Leaders chairper-son. “We encourage everyfaith-based organizationto nominate a worthy indi-vidual or group for thishonor.”

More: www.clermont-chamber.com.

Deadline Jan. 20 to nominate Saluteto Leaders ‘difference makers’ Dog, kennel

licensesavailablethrough Jan. 31

Dog and kennel li-censes for 2015 areavailable for pur-chase through Jan.31.

Dog licenses cost$16 for one year;three-year licensescost $48 and perma-nent licenses are$160.

In Ohio, kennelsare defined as estab-lishments that keep,house, and maintainadult dogs for thepurpose of breedingthem for a fee. Annu-al kennel licensescost $80, and includefive tags, plus $1 pertag for any additionaldogs.

Dog licenses canbe purchasedthrough the auditor’swebsite at www.cler-mont auditor.org, orthrough multiplevendors listed on thewebsite, or in personat the auditor’s of-fice, 101 E. Main St.,Batavia. Kennel li-censes must be pur-chased at the office.Fees from dog andkennel licenses helpto fund the county an-imal shelter.

Office hours are 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-day-Friday. Call 513-732-7150 for more in-formation.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Grant awarded national accreditation

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The Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) has granted accreditation to the Grant CareerCenter Adult Education Department. The award of accreditation status is based on an evaluation todemonstrate that the institution meets not only the standards of quality of the Commission, but also theneeds of students, the community, and employers. Members of the Grant Career Center Adult EducationDepartment celebrate their COE National Accreditation. Rachel McGuire, April Stammen, April Graybill, JessicaBrunk, Lois Luyster, Pepper Ellert, Jean Grider, Denise Gunn, Kim Caudill, Tracey Gibson and Kris Snider holdtheir award from the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.

Cincinnati Country Day» Cincinnati Country Day

School’s Board of Trustees hasnamed six new trustees. Theyjoin 18 others on the 24-member

board of the Indi-an Hill collegepreparatoryschool.

Jody Brant ofAmberley Vil-lage is a share-holder with KatzTeller Brant &Hild, where hehas practiced

law for the last 16 years. Brant, a1987 Country Day graduate, re-ceived a bachelor of arts degreein mathematics from Dart-mouth College in 1991. He re-ceived a JD from GeorgetownUniversity Law Center in 1997and an LL.M in taxation fromNew York University School ofLaw in 1998. He and his wife,Debbie, are chairs of CincinnatiCountry Day’s Annual Fund forthe second year. The Brantshave two daughters attending

the school, Sa-mantha, aneighth-graderand Nora, a sixth-grader.

Jason Fraleyof Batavia Town-ship is president/owner of Sardin-ia Concrete Co.,one of southwest-

ern Ohio’s foremost producersof ready-mix. He joined thecompany in 2001 and took overthe business in 2008. In additionto Sardinia, he is managing part-ner of Miami Management,which owns 15 Wendy’s fran-chises in and around the Lexing-ton, Kentucky, area. Fraleygraduated from the Universityof Kentucky in 1998 and the Uni-versity of Cincinnati’s Collegeof Business in 2001. Fraley andhis wife, Trina, have two daugh-ters attending Country Day.Madeline is a second-grader,and Mabel Elizabeth is in Pre-KI. Fraley also has a stepson, Mi-

chael Listo, whoworks for Sar-dinia.

J. MichaelLeonard Jr. ofMadeira is thehead swimmingcoach for the Po-wel Crosley Jr.YMCA, where hehas coached nu-

merous swim teams that havecompeted on the national level.He is also responsible for devel-oping coaches, staff and volun-teers at the YMCA. Leonard andhis wife, Susie, have a long histo-ry with Country Day. His father,Mike Sr., was an alumnus of theClass of 1955. Leonard graduat-ed from CCDS in 1983 andearned his bachelor of arts fromthe University of Cincinnati.His daughters, Meghan and Ka-tie, a 2012 graduate, and step-daughter Erin Rutherford Has-cup, a 1997 graduate, attendedCountry Day. Also, the Leonardsare grandparents to currentCCDS students Jessica Ruther-

ford, a sixth-grader, and Jose-phine Ruther-ford, a freshman.

Holly (Oblin-ger) Mott of Ma-riemont is an in-vestigative agentfor the HamiltonCounty Develop-mental Disabili-

ties Services Major Unusual In-cident Unit. She is responsiblefor conducting investigationsinvolving incidents that ad-versely affect the health andsafety of individuals diagnosedwith developmental disabilities.Mott is a 1995 graduate of CCDSand received a bachelor of artsfrom Simmons College with ma-jors in political science and phi-

losophy. She is married to Mi-chael Mott.

Marilyn O’Brien of IndianHill retired last year as CEO ofIpsos Understanding UnLtd. Af-

ter eight years atProcter & Gam-ble, O’Brienstarted her ownqualitative mar-ket researchfirm, which waslater acquired byIpsos Worldwidein 2005. Follow-

ing the acquisition, she re-mained CEO responsible for thecompany strategic planning, fi-nancial performance and themanagement of about 100 em-ployees. She still does consult-ing work for the firm. O’Brienreceived a bachelor of sciencein business management fromIthaca College. She’s currentlypresident of the CCDS Parents’Association. She and her hus-band, Patrick, are parents ofMegan and Sean, who is a CCDS

junior. Paul R. Stew-

art of Newtownis chief execu-tive officer,president and amember of theboard of man-agers of Gate-way Investment

Advisers, LLC, a $12.5 billion as-set management firm bestknown for its hedged equity in-vestment style. He also servesas a co-portfolio manager forseveral mutual funds includingits $8 billion flagship fund, Gate-way Fund. Stewart earned hisbachelor’s in business admini-stration from Ohio University,and he is a CFA charter holder.Stewart and his wife, Jane, havethree children with connectionsto CCDS. Hannah graduated in2012, Cameron is a junior andSean is an eighth-grader.

New Richmond Schools» New Richmond Exempted

Village School District studentsand staff were in a giving moodthis holiday season resulting inrecord donation of 26,891 fooditems to the New Richmond Vil-lage Pantry.

New Richmond High Schoolcrushed its previous record inleading district schools in giv-ing.

“I want to thank each of youfor all that you did to make thisthe best food drive ever,” saidJim Robinson, New RichmondHigh School food drive chair-man. “We ended with a total of14,920 items and collected$1590.49. We crushed the previ-ous record set last year of12,252.”

New Richmond MiddleSchool collected 6,668 items, fol-lowed by Locust Corner Ele-mentary with 2,527, New Rich-mond Elementary with 1559 andMonroe Elementary with 1,217,all exceeding their goals. LocustCorner also raised $175 in dona-tions for the Food Pantry.

Will Shoemaker’s New Rich-mond High School math classwas the district leader with

5,906 items donated includingenough Ramen noodles to fill apickup truck.

“Hopefully our effortshelped some families during theChristmas season,” Robinsonsaid.

The Food Pantry estimatesthat Monroe Elementary’s dona-

tion along helped 180 house-holds and approximately 275children.

St. Bernadette School» Eighth-graders at St. Ber-

nadette School recently select-ed a type of energy and spot-lighted it in a class presentation

as part of a study on energy. Stu-dents discussed atomic, elec-tricity, solar, radiant, kinetic,geothermal and wind energy.

» St. Bernadette third- andfourth-graders collected coats,hats, mittens and gloves as a ser-vice project for needy familiesin the Appalachian area.

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St. Bernadette third- and fourth-graders collected coats, hats, mittens and gloves as a service project for needyfamilies in the Appalachian area. Pictured with some of the items collected: third-grade students Claire Anderson,Sophia Bloom, Sydney Bloom, Brady Blum, Abigail Dorschug, Hannah Frede, Cameron Goldie, Remington Holder,Audrey Hurlburt, Carly Kent, Isabelle Kofalt, Brady Mentz, Mackenzie Minning, Connor Murray, William Rapp,Charlize Rust, Kyle Schnitgen, Ethan Sharp, Carter Sleet, Ty Spitzmiller and Theodore Zimmer, and fourth-gradestudents Charles Boothby, Joseph Brokamp, David Celesti, Francisco Duran III, Meredith Haynes, John "J.D."Marshall, Brady Merz, Matthew Mitchell, Harlan Mulvey, Anthony Neal, Kylie Quinlan, Matthew Robey, ShawnRoesel, Kaylee Scott and Samuel Van Huss.

THANKS TO ENOS PENNINGTON

New Richmond High School math teacher Will Shoemaker (standing center) and his class with some of the 5,906food items they collected for the New Richmond Food Pantry.

THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

St. Bernadette eighth-grader JoelleHebbard presents a report onatomic energy and electricity to herclass as part of a study on energy.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,6300 Price Road, Miami Town-ship area photographic artistJackson Sawyer displays selec-tions of his photography. 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. Through Feb. 26. 947-7333. Union Township.

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

X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call for pric-ing. Presented by SilverSneakersFlex. 478-6783. Amelia.

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

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

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.$6-$6.50. Presented by LadiesAuxiliary Dennis Johnson VFWPost 6562. Through Jan. 8.5575-2102. Milford.

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

X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

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

High School SportsDonkey Basketball, 7-9 p.m.,Batavia High School, 1 BulldogPlace, Chili cook-off starting at5:30 p.m. in cafeteria. BenefitsClass of 2016. $8, $6 advance.Presented by BHS Class of 2016.732-2341, ext. 7045. Batavia.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art Exhibits

My Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsTeam Ron Fundraiser, noon to4 p.m., Izaak Walton LeagueLodge, 544 Branch Hill-LovelandRoad, Ron Blanton was diag-nosed with Stage 3 non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma in October. He iscurrently undergoing treatment.Fundraiser helps defray in-creasing medical bills. Come-dians, basket raffles, split-the-pot, bake sale and more. Freeadmission. Presented by TeamRon. 319-2730. Loveland.

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

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



Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Make ruffle scarf. Bring ball ofruffle yarn, such as Red HeartSashay, and size K crochet hook.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

RPM, featuring Randy Phillips,8 p.m., Green Kayak Market andEatery, 204 Front St., Free.843-6040. New Richmond.

NatureA Walk in the Woods, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free. Nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

Winter Birding in the NaturePlayScape, 11 a.m. to noon,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free, nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

DIY Papermaking, 1-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, $3; nonmembers also paydaily admission. Registrationrecommended. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

Basic Winter Survival, 1 p.m.,Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50, Joinnaturalist and discover how tobuild a fire and an emergencysurvival shelter. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.clermontpark-s.org. Owensville.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

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

NatureWinter Travel Series: GrandCanyon, Rim to Rim, 2-3:30p.m., Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Members free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration recommended.831-1711. Union Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 19Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

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

www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.


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


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

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

aqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. 240-5180. Eastgate.


Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew

Parish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.Through April 1. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

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

Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

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

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


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

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

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


FRIDAY, JAN. 23Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

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

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




SATURDAY, JAN. 24Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsLoveland Athletic BoostersTiger Ball, 6 p.m. to midnight,Oasis Golf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, To raise money for stu-dent athletes grades 7-12. Din-ner, music, dancing, raffles andlive and silent auction. Ages 18and up. $100 couple, $50 single.Reservations required. Presentedby Loveland Athletic Boosters.505-3217; www.lovelandathletic-boosters.com. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, Free.800-932-8677; www.tops.org.Amelia.

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



Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

NatureBird Walk, 8 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Free.Nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.

Winter Hike, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Members $25; nonmem-bers $35. Registration required.831-1711. Union Township.

Orienteering Meet, 11 a.m. to 1p.m., Live Oaks Career Devel-opment Campus, 5956 Buck-wheat Road, Follow signs toregistration area. For anyonethat loves outdoors and solvingproblems. Using map, observa-tion skills and wits, navigatecourse through local park vis-iting features in terrain markedon map. $10. Presented byOrienteering Cincinnati. 575-1900; www.ocin.org. MiamiTownship.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

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

NatureWinter Travel Series: Wildlifeof Madagascar, 2-3:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 Tealtown

Road, Members free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration recommended.831-1711. Union Township.

SchoolsOpen House, 2-4 p.m., Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Prospective parents tour eight-acre campus and visit classrooms.Teachers available to answerquestions, discuss hands-onclassroom materials and talkabout Montessori method. Free.683-4757; www.cmhschool.com.Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 26Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

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


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


Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Monday Night Crafts, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Yarn-wrapped vase. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

aqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.


RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, $1-$15.528-9909; www.stuartglugibuhl-.com. Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills Christian Church,677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, Free. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.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 ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



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

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Join a naturalist and discover how to build a fire and anemergency survival shelter in the free Basic Winter Survivalcourse at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pattison Park, 2228 US 50,Owensville. Registration is required. Call 876-9013 or visitwww.clermontparks.org.

JANUARY 14, 2015 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • A5NEWS

With wind chill tem-peratures dipping belowfreezing, I’m having tofill up the bird feederstwice a day and check onthe girls/chickens everyfew hours to bring them

fresh wa-ter. I want-ed to tellyou, too, tocheck onneighborswho areelderly orshut in.Bringthem abowl of hotchicken

broth to which youcooked in cheese tortelli-ni and a handful of freshspinach. A sprinkling ofParmesan is good in thesoup, too. Nourishing andwarms one all over!

Remember I told youanything fermented isgoing to be popular thisyear due to the healthbenefits? Kimchi is oneof those and a popularKorean dish. I got thisrecipe from a fellowcookbook author at afood demo during MotherEarth News Fair lastyear. Tasty, and a goodplace to start when mak-ing homemade Kimchi. Iplan on making this onFox 19’s morning showfor Rob Williams, whoabsolutely loves Kimchi.

Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or

Napa cabbage, about 3pounds, cut into 2” pieces

1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced

1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt

4 garlic cloves,minced

2 tablespoons Koreanchili paste or 2 teaspoonsChinese chili paste/saucewith garlic

1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==

1 teaspoon sugar or totaste (I think you couldsubstitute honey)

Combine cabbage,radish, carrot and salt inbowl. Mix to combine andadd ice water to cover.Let stand for 2 to 6 hours.

Drain, reservingbrine. Add garlic, chiipaste, ginger and sugarand mix well, usinghands.

Pack into 2 quart can-ning jar. Add enoughreserved brine to cover

and fill to top of jar. Cov-er to exclude air.

Set jar on saucer tocatch overflow that hap-pens when fermentationbegins. Store in dark,cool place.

Begin tasting after 1day, and refrigerate up to5 days. It will continue toage and develop flavor.Keeps several months.

Tip from Rita’s kitch-en: Go to taste on flavor-ings. I like it spicy sowould use more chilipaste.

My favoriteguacamole

This has a smoky fla-vor due to the chipotlepeppers. Nice for SuperBowl coming up.

3 large ripe Hass avo-

cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out

2 limes, juiced1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup diced red onion Chopped cilantro to

taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or

to taste1 minced clove garlic

or more to tasteChipotle peppers in

adobo to taste (puree infood processor and thenstore in frig or freezer;this is much easier tomeasure out than thewhole peppers in sauce)

2 Roma tomatoes,diced

Mash the avocadosvery gently with potatomasher. Some people laythe avocado down flatand cut it into very small

pieces. Regardless, youdon’t want to overmashor it will become soupy.

Stir in lime juice totaste, and salt. Stir inonion, cilantro, cumin,garlic, peppers. Stir intomatoes. Serve withchips.

Tips from Rita’skitchen:

Ripening avocados.Although avocados aremature when pickedfrom the tree, they arenot ripe. Place in paperbag. This traps the ethyl-ene gas they produce andhelps to ripen. It willripen at room temper-ature in 3-5 days. Skincolor will darken andflesh underneath will bea bit soft.

Hass. These comefrom California with abuttery texture. The skinis tough and durable —ideal for shipping, andfor use as a scooping cupwhen removing flesh.

Hall. From Floridaand are bright green,smooth skinned avoca-dos.

Good for you: Loadedwith potassium, folicacid, vitamins C and E,also fiber and hearthealthy monounsaturatedfat.

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

Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade guacamole is perfect for upcoming Super Bowl parties.

Livvy Stubenrauch, the voice of Anna in ‘Frozen’,will be one of our models in the Fashion Show!

She will also be our Special Guest at the VIP AD er Party!

Find out how you can attend the VIP AD er Party at AGFS.AubreyRose.org

KERRY TOYOTA1-75 Exit 181, Florence, KY

Friday, January 16th, 2014 ~ 6pm-8pm

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Sunday, January 18th, 2014 ~ 1pm-3pm

BEECHMONT TOYOTA8667 Beechmont Ave.

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On Jan. 5, the West Cler-mont Board of Education vot-ed to move forward with aproject that will allow ourdistrict to build a single,much-needed new high school,doing so at zero additional costto school district residents.

This is largely due to a one-time funding opportunity thatwas made possible throughUnion Township.

The single new high schoolwill replace the district’s cur-rent Amelia and Glen Estehigh schools and comeequipped with modern sci-ence, engineering and chem-istry labs and include moderntechnology and security fea-tures. Further, it will allow all

of West Clermont’s high schoolstudents to have equal accessto high quality programming,regardless of where they livein the district.

For more than 10 years,officials in the West Clermonthave known that the district’stwo high schools – Amelia andGlen Este – are in need of ren-ovation and/or complete re-placement – but the fundshaven’t existed in order tomake it happen.

As we build the new WestClermont High School, we willalso be renovating the AmeliaHigh School/Middle Schoolcampus that will eventuallyserve as our new middleschool.

The entireproject willnot cost ourresidents anyadditional taxdollars.Thanks toUnion Town-ship, our dis-trict will re-ceive signifi-cant funding

under a tax incentive financ-ing agreement which will sup-port approximately 65 percentof the total project cost.

The remainder of the pro-ject will come from the dis-trict’s permanent improve-ment funds. These funds canonly be used for capital or new

building projects, not day-to-day operations.

Moreover, we do not expectany teachers or staff to losetheir jobs. As we begin con-solidation, we anticipate thatwe can make any adjustmentsto staffing through retire-ments and resignations.

You can be certain, as wemove toward one high school,that we will involve alumni,students and many others inthe planning and buildingprocess.

We are pleased and thank-ful that we can secure thesemuch needed facilities, at zeroadditional cost to residents, inorder to give our studentswhat they need to be compet-

itive with neighboring gradu-ates.

Without the help of theUnion Township trustees, thiswould not be something wecould make happen. This plansolves the district’s long termfacilities needs and I am confi-dent, the return on investmentwill be profound.

On behalf of our schoolsystem, thank you for yourcontinued support of our stu-dents.

More information on thisproject is available on our website at www.westcler.k12.oh.us.

Keith Kline is superintendent of theWest Clermont School District.

New high school coming, and at zero additional cost

Keith KlineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 7 questionWhat should be the top priori-

ties for the Republican-controlledCongress (House and Senate)?

“Changing the public percep-tion and information about whylegislation is not acted upon. TheAmerican people are tired of theConstitution being ignored. Af-ter eliminating the hideous tax ofObamacare, legislation to ensurenew employment should be thetop priority. This would mean,among many other things, a via-ble means for companies to pro-vide health care benefits, possi-bly the Keystone Pipeline, andcertainly an agreement to pub-lish and read all legislation be-fore voting. Requiring legisla-tion to describe its basis in theConstitution would be a greatstart.”

D.B.

“To abolish Obamacare, put in

Keystone Pipeline, to have con-trol of our borders, and allow ourcountry the right to have the 10Commandments back in ourschools and courtrooms.”

Mary Ann Maloney

“Do something! We pay thesepeople far too much to do noth-ing. If we wanted nothing donefor a lot of public money, wewould just hire Mike Brown.”

M.J.F.

I am hoping that the new Con-gress can finally do something(anything) this year. These lastseveral Congresses have been sodivided that nothing moved for-ward. I hope they move on thedeficit spending and the nationaldebt which are out of control.Secondly they could approve theKeystone Pipeline to get the U.S.and Canadian shale oil to refiner-ies more safely. Now with thecheaper gas (temporarily) in-

crease the federal excise taxpaid at the pump to help fix thehighways and bridges across theUnited States. My guess is wewill have two more years of noth-ing much being accomplished.

“The Congress is much likethe UN; there is a lot of talk butvery few results. Never have somany done so little for so long.Go figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSome people have criticized recentschool closings due to cold weath-er. What do you think about thepractice of canceling classes whenthe mercury dips?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

In the last 10 days tradition-al media have inundated usregarding the tragic suicide ofJoshua (”Leelah”) Alcorn, aself-proclaimed “transgenderteen,” in a misguided attemptto reward a request in his sui-cide note that his death “meansomething” on behalf of othertransgendered people.

Candlelight “vigils” havebeen held, and “friends” havecome forward to express notsympathy for the bereavedparents, but anger towardthem.

With a “news” media and“friends” like this, who needsenemies?

Clearly the under-age boywas enraged at his parents forrejecting his request for “gen-der reassignment surgery,” aninvolved (counseling, surgery,hormone therapy), protracted(several years), expensiveprocedure (more than $25,000)that also apparently violatedhis parents’ Christian con-sciences. Joshua rejected thecounseling and medical treat-ment his parents secured forhim, and in a final act of rebel-lion, he stepped out in front ona tractor trailer after midnighton Interstate 71.

The “news” media is treat-ing Joshua’s self-murder ashonorable when it should beseen as the selfish act of adeluded narcissist who saw

himself as aromantic“martyr” re-volting againstan evil, op-pressive worldruled by Chris-tian parentsand others whosought to limithis personalwants. By

constantly referring to Joshuaas “Leelah” and by using thepronouns “she” and “her” inreporting this story, the “news”media become activists for thefantasy of transgenderism andbecome accessories to the painand suffering of those whoneed healing, not encourage-ment and endorsement in self-delusion.

Joshua’s parents loved him,but he loved only himself. Inhis self-focus, he failed to seethat parents and siblings areone’s true friends, and that“caring” by the so-called“LGBT community” on socialmedia and elsewhere is a mi-rage. Recognizing the dangerof the counsel of such falsefriends (and possibly in re-sponse to his rebellious atti-tude), Joshua’s parents tookaway the privileges of a laptopand smart phone that he woulduse to access the Internet.

He threatened the life of atruck driver who might have

lost control in an attempt toavoid Joshua’s self-murder.That driver will be foreverimpacted by the horror im-posed on him by the media’sdarling.

What lessons can be learnedfrom this? That “transgen-ders” are abused by a societythat largely refuses to “un-derstand” or condone theirbizarre desires and behavior?That parents have no right toseek help for a child sufferingfrom delusion and other men-tal illnesses? That the taxpayermust be forced, through insur-ance, to subsidize unethicalmedical procedures? Thatwomen and girls lose all priva-cy in restrooms and showerrooms to men and boys whofantasize that they are females“trapped” in a male body?

Or do we learn that an agen-da exists by an activist “news”and “entertainment” mediaand by certain special-interestgroups to confuse and sexu-alize youth for their own evil(often profitable) purposes?

Obviously, Joshua’s lifemeant little to him. May reve-lation of truth find that Josh-ua’s tragic death and the suf-fering of his family not be invain.

Randy Kleine is a resident of Mil-ford.

Traditional media more aboutfantasy, less about truth

Randy KleineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

During my college years, Ihad the opportunity to visitmy brother and his wifewhile they were with thePeace Corp in Sierra Leone,Africa.

I had the opportunity totravel and observe varioustribal customs and traditionsof different neighboring vil-lages. To my amazement,even after the years of lostethnic tribal traditions due toEuropean imperialism, I stillfound many customary triballanguages and traditionsintact. The unique traditional,cultural and ritualistic ele-ments can define one tribalgroup from another in aneighboring village. Thevariations give each groupthe distinctive feeling ofcommunity, which bonds thetribal unit together.

In present day, Africannations are becoming verywesternized, diluting someexclusive traditions passedon by generations as familiesmove from small villages todisperse in large overcrowd-ed cities. With less focusgenerally on individual heri-tage worldwide, humankindis losing many of its ancestraland cultural legacy ethnic-ities.

Today in many countries,the cultural majorities arethe ones declaring the maincelebration days for high-lighting their cultural heri-tage. The minority popula-tions of these countries havethe challenging task to pre-serve their own cultural cus-toms.

Many ethnic groups stillenjoy their traditions. This isportrayed in the popular play“Fiddler on The Roof,” wherethe main character Tevyeshares the importance oftraditions in his small Jewishvillage in Russia. Below is ashort narrative from themusical play “Fiddler on theRoof,” where Tevye talksabout their family traditions:

Tevye: “ Because of ourtraditions, we’ve kept ourbalance for many years. Herein Anatevka, we have tradi-tions for everything…

“How to sleep, how toeat…how to work…how towear clothes. For instance,we always keep our headscovered and always wear alittle prayer shawl. Thisshows our constant devotionto God. You may ask, ‘How

did this tradi-tion get start-ed?’ I’ll tellyou.

“I don’tknow. But it’sa traditio-n…and be-cause of ourtraditions…

“Every oneof us knows

who he is and what God ex-pects of him to do. Traditions,traditions. Without our tradi-tions our lives would be asshaky as… a fiddler on theroof!”

I have a tradition whensomething really miserablehappens. After a few mo-ments, I realize it’s not theend of the world, that it couldhave been worse, and so, Itreat myself to ice cream.This tradition customarilytakes place at my local DairyQueen. I have been a regularweekly customer and knewthe lady before owning theshop. She knows my standardorder of one-quart containerof soft serve vanilla.

Similar to the old TV show“Cheers,” “where everyoneknows your name.” My barthis time is the local icecream pub. I guess that tellsyou how my life is; it alsoshould tell you that I appreci-ate when I “luck out,” even onthe worst of frustrated prob-lem days.

Now on the best of dayswhen I just fixed my dish-washer or somehow managedto accomplish somethingextremely challenging, a beeris in order. Remember theMiller Beer commercial? It’s“Miller Time!” It’s time for abeer, a special reward.

Just be careful not to setyourself up for too many“Miller Times.” I can see itnow: That was quick…Oh!“It’s Miller Time!,” …Iwashed the dishes...Oh! “It’sMiller Time!” I got the an-swer to No. 4 on the cross-word puzzle…Oh! “It’s MillerTime!” This tradition, espe-cially with afternoon successstories, can lead to this cus-tomary beer event…ending inanother tradition…a nap.

Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has been ac-cepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: “River andSouth Review” and “DriftwoodPress.”

Traditions can beanchor or lifesaver

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

BATAVIA — Prior to thestart of the season, BataviaBulldogs senior guard Sa-mantha McElfresh needed300 points to reach the1,000-point plateau.

So far, she has scored 121points, an average of 13.4points per game. With 12games left in the regularseason and at least onetournament game, sheneeds to bump up her aver-age to about 14 per game toreach the mark.

Jason McElfresh, Sa-mantha’s father and Bata-via head coach, said they donot talk about it much, butit does weigh heavily in theback of their minds.

“It’s been one of my ma-jor goals since I was afreshman,” Samantha said.“I’m just trying to keepscoring.”

According to Samantha,there are only two or threeothers that are a part of the1,000-point club. She said itwould mean a lot to be oneof the few people in thatgroup.

But, that doesn’t meanshe is going to take wild,contested shots or notshare the ball with herteammates. She added thatshe doesn’t feel the pres-sure to reach a certainnumber of points eachnight.

“I go more with the flowand take what the gamegives me,” she said.

Regardless of whethershe scores 1,000 points ornot, she is still a big part ofwhat the Bulldogs are try-ing to do this season.

That includes trying toget as many wins as theycan and draw a good seedfor the state tournament.Batavia had three winsheading into this week’sslate of games and Jasonfigures they need aroundeight wins to get the kind ofseeding they want.

Besides McElfresh, theBulldogs need productionfrom other sources toreach that mark. It’s beentougher than usual as theroster has resembled an in-firmary.

The team has dealt withinjuries such as two play-ers with broken feet andanother with an anteriorcruciate ligament tear.

Jason also receivednews that another playermight have broken her fin-ger during gym classThursday last week.

The two players withbroken feet were supposedto be on minute restrictionsfor the game against NorthAdams last week. But, thatgame was moved to Jan. 21because North Adams can-celed school.

So as the second halflooms, the Bulldogs willneed to start putting to-gether pieces to the puzzle.

“We are going to startseeing our conferenceteams again here in the sec-ond half so it’s about com-ing up with wins,” Jasonsaid. “It’s about good seed-ing for the tournament.”

McElfreshstill onpace for1,000pointsBy Nick [email protected]

UNION TWP. — Many sports-related questions will need to beanswered before the new WestClermont School District HighSchool is built on land aroundClough Pike and Bach-BuxtonRoad.

Who will coach what sport?How many sports will be of-fered? In what league will theycompete?

When school district offi-cials made the decision Jan. 5 to

combine Ameliaand Glen Esteinto one WestClermont HighSchool, the clockbegan ticking onall of those ques-tions.

Constructionon the new highschool is expect-

ed to begin by fall with comple-tion by the 2017-18 school year.

Translation? This schoolyear’s freshman class at Ameliaand Glen Este will be the firstclass at the new school. Currentsophomores will be the last towalk in cap and gown with anAmelia or Glen Este tassel.

The news has been greetedwith both optimism and trepida-tion in terms of athletics. Ame-lia High School competes in theSouthern Buckeye Conferenceand Glen Este is in the EasternCincinnati Conference. West

Clermont hopes to be in the ECCand would instantly become theleague’s biggest school.

Combining Amelia and GlenEste would equal around 2,000students and the new buildingwill be made for 2,400 to accom-modate the anticipated growth,said West Clermont Superinten-dent Dr. Keith Kline.

“Fortunately, the townshipreached out and started talkingto us about it,” Kline said. “It’sgoing to not only be a win for ourschool and our students, but awin for our community. It’llreally give our kids the facili-ties that they need and deserve.

We want them to competitive inthe classroom as well as athlet-ically.”

By comparison, Lakota Eastand West each house around2,000 students in grades 10-12.West Clermont will have rough-ly the same amount for grades9-12.

Because the immediate fo-cus is design, school officialshave not made any personneldecisions, for athletics or aca-demics. The only thing that ap-pears settled is the name, WestClermont High School.

New school could be juggernautAmelia and Glen Este will unite in 2017-18By Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Glen Este head basketball coach Dave Caldwell demonstrates a move with at a Glen Este summer basketball camp.

FILE PHOTO

Amelia’s Craig Mazzaro calls outinstructions to his team in theBarons’ gym off Clough Pike.

Kline

See NEW SCHOOL, Page B2

UNION TWP. — When you loseseven seniors to graduation, butcome back with 10 the followingseason, that’s usually a goodthing.

In the words of ESPN foot-ball analyst Lee Corso: “Not sofast!”

Glen Este High School’s boysbasketball squad does have a lotof seniors but their top scoreronly averaged about a bucketper game a season ago.

“Our only experienced guy isPeyton Burdick,” Caldwell said.“He does all of the little things.Everyone else had limited play-ing time last year.”

In spite of the lack of min-utes, senior guard Zach Joneshas stepped up to averagearound 15 points per contest thiswinter. Against Walnut Hills be-fore Christmas he popped in 26points on 8-16 shooting from thethree-point line.

“If you leave him alone, hedoesn’t miss,” Caldwell said ofthe fourth-leading scorer in theEastern Cincinnati Conference.“He’s got to be open to shoot it.We have to be creative to gethim open looks.”

While it’s not the point pro-duction the Trojans have re-ceived from Tyler Flanigan,Austin Rieck and Alex Fultz inrecent years, he’s the only play-

er to consistently be in doublefigures. Senior Andrew Bing-ham and sophomores ElijahJohnson and Brad Gardnerhave also had their moments inand around the net.

Peyton Burdick, like hisbrother Tyler a year ago, leadsby setting screens and being inthe right places. In practice, it’snot unusual for coaches to sin-gle out his efforts as they try toinspire others.

“That’s just the way they’reraised; they’re all tough kids,”Caldwell said.

Sophomore 6-foot-5 centerGardner at presstime was theECC leader in rebounds andblocks. In freshman ball last

season, he had four dunks.“We have deceptively good

athletes,” Caldwell said. “ElijahJohnson (sophomore) is ourbest athlete. He’s often timesthe best athlete on the floor.Gardner is a gazelle. The morewe can get him involved, thebetter. We’re just trying to fig-ure out who we are. We hopeful-ly have a number of winnablegames. We’re starting to be rel-atively balanced.”

Caldwell likes the energyfrom his group and a realistic

expectation might be to finisharound .500. He sees some op-portunities in the Januaryschedule, but it toughens upnear the end of the month withKings, Walnut Hills and Turpin.

Looking to the future, a youthmovement is on the horizon.

“Our sophomores, freshmanand eighth-grade are loaded,”Caldwell said.

Ahead for Glen Este is atough road game at Milford Jan.16, before they return home toface Western Brown Jan. 21.

Glen Estebasketballchasing ECCfrontrunnersBy Scott [email protected]

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Omari Peek (15) of Walnut Hills battles Glen Este’s Andrew Bingham andJackson Madden for a rebound Dec. 23.

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Glen Este's Aatur Shah, tries to goup against Walnut Hills on Dec. 23.

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Boys basketball» New Richmond

beat Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy 66-60 on Dec. 30. IsaiahYoung led the Lionswith 22 points.

» Amelia beatMount Healthy 56-51onJan. 6. Senior GarrettWeaver had 20 points.

» Williamsburg de-feated Fayetteville-Perry 76-69 Jan. 6. JoshWells led all scorerswith 24 points.

» Miami ValleyChristian Academy de-feated School for theCreative and Perform-ing Arts 89-40 on Jan. 6.Junior Jamie Carsonhad 25 points to lead theLions.

» Roger Bacon de-feated McNicholas 57-45 Jan. 6. AndrewSchuermann led theRockets with 17 points.

Girls basketball» Madeira defeated

Batavia 67-33 Jan. 3 tostay perfect this sea-son. Samantha McElf-resh led the Bulldogswith 17 points.

» Williamsburgpicked up two wins lastweek defeating EastClinton 68-34 Jan. 5 andNew Richmond 61-39Jan. 6. Peyton Fisherled the Wildcats in scor-ing both games.

» Glen Este defeat-ed Amelia 41-20 onJan. 8. Senior LindseySingleton had 10 points.

» Miami ValleyChristian Academybeat Seven Hills 44-36on Jan. 5. Michelle Leehad 20 points, HannahLain had 11 and DevinLee 10.

MVCA beat SCPA43-16 on Jan. 6 as Mi-chelle Lee had 15points.

» Anderson defeat-ed McNicholas 72-47Jan. 5. Madison Templeled all scorers with 20points.

» McNicholas de-feated Roger Bacon 53-16 Jan. 7.

Boys bowling» McNicholas de-

feated Fenwick 1,995-1,638 Jan. 8.

» Amelia beat Love-land by 86 pins onJan. 8. Sophomore NicHuber had the high se-ries of 447.

Girls bowling» Amelia beat Tur-

pin Jan. 6. SophomoreKristina Hodges had a327 series.

Catching up withcollege athletes

» Glen Este’s Alexand Kristina Fultz arein their third seasons atWittenberg University.Alex is a junior for-ward for the Tigers

currentlyaverag-ing 14minutesper game.Heplayed inall 23games ofhis sopho-more sea-son andall 27 ofhis fresh-man sea-son, lead-ing theteam in 3-pointshootingwith at 41

percent. At Glen Este,Fultz was the teamMVP as a senior, aver-aging 19 points and 11rebounds for coachDave Caldwell. He is amember of the PhiGamma Delta fraterni-ty.

Kristina is a three-year varsity letter win-ner for the Wittenbergvolleyball team. Sheplayed in 117 sets andhad 233 kills, 28 ser-vices aces, 37 blocksand 366 digs. She wasnamed first team all-region. At Glen Este,she was a four-year let-ter winner for CherylKorfhagen. She wasalso a member of Na-tional Honor Societyand Key Club and wasthe 2012 CommunityJournal ClermontSportswoman of theYear.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

Alex Fultz

Kristina Fultz

MT. WASHINGTON — De-spite the 6-5 record fol-lowing a convincing winagainst Roger BaconJan.7, the McNicholasRockets are still wellthought of by other areacoaches.

In the Week 5 DivisionII-IV girls’ basketballcoaches poll, the Rocketswere third behind Madei-ra and Summit CountryDay and in front of fourth-place Felicity-Franklin.All three of those teamshave better records thanMcNick.

“I think some peoplethought more highly of usat the beginning of theseason,” Rockets headcoach Gregg Flammersaid. “People look at ourschedule and think itcounts for a lot. It’s alwayshelped and it helps uscome tournament time.”

The tournament is still11 games away and Flam-mer said that, like manyteams, there are thingsthey want to improveupon such as not lettinggames get out of controland better guard play tosupport Payton Ramey.

“Whichever directionwe are going in, we tend towe stay that way,” thecoach said. “When thingsstart going against us, wetend to struggle. This sec-ond half of the season isabout developing consis-tency and more of a play-with-anybody mentality.”

After losing in doubleovertime to Milford toopen the season, the Rock-ets won three straight in-cluding a win againstLoveland. After that, theRockets dropped threestraight.

Since then, they’ve wonthree of their last fourgames before headinginto a weekend matchupwith Summit and startingthis week against Conner.

“I knew it was going tobe a different year withgraduating so many sen-iors from last year and Iknew there were going to

be frustrating times,” Ra-mey said. “I think we’vegotten a lot better afterhitting that rough patch.”

A lot of the leadershipduties have fallen to Ra-mey because she is one ofthe few varsity carry-overs from last year. Shesaid she has handled thatresponsibility by trying tobe more vocal, exudingleadership from her roleas a team captain and bymaking plays on the court.

Ramey’s stat line

speaks to that third goal.She is the only Rocket

who averages double fig-ures in scoring; she haulsin seven rebounds a con-test and is tied for fourthon the team in assists pergame.

Going forward, Flam-mer knows every team isgoing to key on Ramey,thus balance between theinside game and outside isimportant.

“We are looking to getmore out of our guards in-stead of looking for just

Payton,” he said. “If youcome to our games, youwill hear me getting onour guards to be more ag-gressive, confident and toshoot the ball more.”

Both he and Rameysaid they are confidentthat a mix of this team’schemistry and belief inthemselves could helpthem make noise in theplayoffs.

“I think that we havethe talent,” Ramey said.“It’s a matter of settlingdown and using it.”

McNick girls look to turncorner for 2nd half of seasonBy Nick [email protected]

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McNicholas senior center Payton Ramey looks toward the basket while being defended byAnderson’s Madison Temple during the Rockets’ 72-47 loss to Anderson Jan. 5 at home.

“We don’t have anyideas about our mascotsor colors. I think we’re go-ing to let students decideas they’re the ones thatare going to wear it,”Kline said.

For the next two years,the schools will competein their current leagues asplayers and coaches willhave ample time to en-hance their resumes.

“I just hope they makecommon-sense deci-sions,” Glen Este boysbasketball coach DaveCaldwell said. “I hopethey don’t do open inter-views for everything. It’slogical that Nick Ayers(Glen Este) should be thefootball coach. It’s logicalthat Jeff Click (Glen Este)should be the girls basket-ball coach. And, it’s logicalthat Craig Mazzaro (Ame-lia) should be the boyscoach if he’s still here.Those three guys are allstaples.”

Anticipating havingone of the biggest schoolsin Ohio, Caldwell hastalked with Click aboutcontacting Adidas or Nike

for some form of sponsor-ship. He’s excited abouthaving deeper teams andnotes the Trojans’ footballteam hung tough with cur-rent Division II championLa Salle and last year’sstate champ Loveland de-spite having lower num-bers.

“When guys don’t haveto play both ways, it canbe a real difference mak-er,” Caldwell said.

For Caldwell’s counter-part at Amelia, the newscomes with mixed feel-ings.

The Amelia Baronswere Southern Buckeye-American Division co-champions with NewRichmond last season inbasketball and are off toanother good year.

Being able to coach ateam with added re-sources from Glen Estewould only make thembetter.

“Last year we would’vehad a great team,” Mazza-ro said. “Each year’s dif-ferent. There’s been yearswhere it wouldn’t havemade a whole lot of differ-ence. We’re a publicschool. We’re not outrecruiting or anything.You have to take whatthey give you.”

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AMELIAArrests/citationsMichael L. Ramsey, 50, 69 E. MainSt., No. 6, public indecency, Oct.11.

Kenneth Nuyttens, 44, 7 LoriLane, No. K, drug instruments,Oct. 12.

Matthew J. McAfee, 24, 2780Lindale Mount Holly, No. 176,criminal trespass, theft, Oct. 10.

Carley Schaeper, 20, 2604 RoyalWoods Court, obstructingofficial business, Oct. 18.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal trespass, theftDVDs taken from Kroger; over$250 at 200 block of W. MainSt., Oct. 10.

Drug instrumentsObjects found in vehicle duringK9 walk around at block 10 of E.Main St., Oct. 12.

Public indecencyMale urinated in plain view ofothers at block 60 of E. Main St.,Oct. 11.

BATAVIAIncidents/investigationsMenacingFemale was threatened at block80 of West Main, Oct. 11.

TheftMerchandise taken from DollarGeneral at West Main St., Oct.11.

NEW RICHMONDIncidents/investigationsDisorderly conductFemale reported this offense

involving her neighbor at 100block of Junction Pointe, Oct. 2.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsPaul McCane, 33, 3382 Cole Road,violation of protection order,Oct. 13.

Frankie L. King, 50, 2191 Ohio125, No. 12, theft, Oct. 13.

Elizabeth A. Taylor, 56, 1490Denny Drive, domestic violence,Oct. 16.

Heather R. Harding, 25, 304Grant Ave., criminal trespass,theft, Oct. 16.

Hillary J. Johnson, 26, 605 Elm St.,theft, Oct. 16.

Donna K. Rochon, 49, 1560 BethelNew Richmond Road, theft, Oct.17.

Amber K. Jarboe, 25, 1761 CulverCourt., domestic violence, Oct.17.

Kenneth R. Nuyttens, 44, 7 LoriLane, No. K, warrant, Oct. 14.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringTools, etc. taken; $500 at 300block of St. Andrews, Oct. 17.

Criminal trespass, theftMerchandise taken from Wal-mart; $58 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Oct. 16.

Domestic violenceAt 1400 block of Denny Drive,Oct. 16.

At 1700 block of Culver Court,Oct. 17.

Passing bad checksAttempt made to pass bad checkat Checksmart; $879.50 at OhioPike, Oct. 15.

Theft

Utility trailer and banner taken atBeechmont Equipment; $1,700at 1200 block of Ohio Pike, Oct.13.

Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $124 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Oct. 13.

License plate taken off vehicle atWalmart at 1800 block of OhioPike, Oct. 14.

iPhone taken from AT&T; $450 at1200 block of Ohio Pike, Oct. 17.

Clothes taken from Walmart;$135 at 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Oct. 17.

Camper taken from Circle Stor-age; $21,000 at 1800 block ofOhio Pike, Oct. 18.

Clothes taken from Walmart;$128 at 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Oct. 18.

Knives taken from Walmart; $100at 1800 block of Ohio Pike, Oct.19.

Dog taken at 1000 block ofTerrydel Lane, Oct. 20.

At 3700 block of Amberwood,Oct. 20.

Violation of protection orderAt 3300 block of Cole Road, Oct.13.

UNION TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBrent T. Blue, 48, 698 Loda Drive,driving under influence, Oct. 16.

Michael J. Bertram, 31, 4839Dearborn Court, theft, Oct. 16.

John S. Davis, 50, 6304 HermosaDrive, drug instruments, Oct. 16.

Christopher Diefenbach, 45, 1405Gumbert Drive, drug parapher-nalia, Oct. 16.

Justin A. Evans, 26, 487 Piccadilly,No. D, theft, Oct. 16.

Eric M. Nies, 28, 445 YarabeeTrace, disorderly conduct, Oct.16.

Juvenile, 17, drug paraphernalia,Oct. 17.

Juvenile, 17, driving under influ-ence, Oct. 17.

Melvin H. Jones III, 21, 4524Weiner Lane, warrant, Oct. 17.

Dominic M. Dyson, 34, 47 Wood-stock, theft, Oct. 17.

Douglas D. Clevenger, 41, 1381

Ohio 125, warrant, driving undersuspension, Oct. 17.

Michael T. Deatherage, 32, 61033Rd St., driving under suspen-sion, Oct. 18.

Elizabeth Kelly, 21, 4712 MatthewPlace, drug abuse, drug pos-session, Oct. 18.

Brett Phillip, 22, 206 Highland,drug abuse, drug possession,Oct. 18.

Loryn M. Taylor, 20, 5275 South-gate, No. R, drug abuse, drugpossession, Oct. 18.

Lorenzo A. Rossi, 28, 4589 Muir-valley, theft, misuse of creditcard, Oct. 18.

William J. Lane, 29, 5 Montgo-mery Way, No. 1, misuse ofcredit card, receiving stolenproperty, Oct. 18.

Dolores Sipe, 50, 3840 RohlingOaks, warrant, Oct. 18.

Alea C. Chambers, 22, 1818 DuckCreek, license forfeiture, Oct. 18.

Nathan N. Morgan, 23, 2868

Mount Olive Point Isabel Road,theft, Oct. 18.

William S. Watkins, 43, 1053 OldOhio 74, misuse of credit card,Oct. 18.

Misty D. Green, 27, 3737 NineMile Road, criminal trespass, Oct.18.

Justin A. Evans, 26, 487 Piccadilly,No. D, criminal trespass, druginstruments, Oct. 19.

Jason L. Hackney, 42, 118 South-ern Trace, criminal trespass, Oct.19.

Virginia Moore, 34, 4524 WeinerLane, No. 5, criminal trespass,drug instruments, Oct. 19.

Robert Hardin, 42, 3971 Piccadilly,No. E, drug paraphernalia, Oct.19.

Stacey L. May, 37, 413 ValleyDrive, theft, drug possession,Oct. 19.

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Lane, No. 209, theft, Oct. 19.Dylan J. Crooks, 18, 4648 Black-berry, theft, Oct. 19.

Brittany M. Begley, 23, 74 WolferDrive, warrant, Oct. 19.

Juvenile, 14, domestic violence,Oct. 19.

Stephanie N. Davis, 24, 4750 Ohio133, criminal trespass, Oct. 19.

Robert J. Litwin, 58, 848 YoungsLane, warrant, Oct. 20.

Johnny L. Rawlins, 30, 4704

Beechwood, drug instruments,Oct. 20.

Dante L. Ingram, 24, 3893 OldSavannah, No. 7, drug instru-ments, Oct. 20.

Mark R. Stevenson, 41, 2521Pochard Drive, leaving scene ofaccident, Oct. 20.

Jarrod N. Hahn, 18, 1182 VillageGlen, drug abuse, paraphernalia,drug possession, Oct. 20.

Joseph A. Bedwell, 18, 4660Blackberry, drug abuse, para-phernalia, drug possession, Oct.

20.Juvenile, 14, disorderly conduct,Oct. 20.

Juvenile, 15, disorderly conduct,Oct. 20.

Thomas M. Noble, 26, 3897 OldSavannah, warrant, Oct. 21.

Staci L. Tucker, 35, 15903 HileRoad, theft, drug instruments,Oct. 21.

Dustin L. Mills, 20, 3877 OldSavannah, theft, warrant, Oct.21.

Juvenile, 13, drug abuse, drug

possession, Oct. 22.Juvenile, 14, drug abuse, drugpossession, paraphernalia, Oct.22.

Thomas M. Diggins, 22, 1873Bethel New Hope, speed, Oct.22.

Juvenile, 17, drug abuse, drugpossession, paraphernalia, Oct.22.

Autumn R. Blankenship, 23, 700University Lane, No. 209, licenseforfeiture, Oct. 22.

Laura J. Sears, 29, 498 Piccadilly,

No. E, theft, Oct. 22.Juvenile, 15, domestic violence,Oct. 22.

Michael T. Matthews, 24, 4581Schoolhaven, resisting arrest,domestic violence, Oct. 22.

Eric D. Payne, 42, 735 McCormickLane, warrant, Oct. 23.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryAt 600 block of Ellen Drive, Oct.16.

At 500 block of Marilyn Lane,Oct. 21.

At 1200 block of Shayler Road,Oct. 22.

Child endangeringAt 4300 block of Gleneste With-amsville, Oct. 21.

Criminal damageReported at J&B Tavern at 4000block of Mount Carmel Tobasco,Oct. 18.

At 4500 block of South ParkForest, Oct. 18.

Reported at Pep Boys at GlenesteWithamsville Road, Oct. 21.

Disorderly conductReported at Gleneste High at4300 block of Gleneste With-amsville, Oct. 20.

Domestic violenceAt 4100 block of Drummore Lane,Oct. 19.

At 1000 block of Valley Wood,Oct. 21.

At 4500 block of School Haven,Oct. 22.

Drug offenseReported at Gleneste MiddleSchool at 4300 block of GlenesteWithamsville, Oct. 22.

RapeReported at Weiner Lane Apart-ments at 4500 block of WeinerLane, Oct. 21.

TheftReported at Lowe’s at 600 blockof Mount Moriah, Oct. 16.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 16.

Reported at Planet Fitness atEastgate Blvd., Oct. 16.

Reported at Lowe’s at 600 blockof Mount Moriah, Oct. 16.

Reported at Kohl’s at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 16.

At 4500 block of Muir ValleyCourt, Oct. 16.

At 4000 block of BrandychaseWay, Oct. 17.

Reported at Willis Music at

Eastgate Blvd., Oct. 17.Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 17.

At 4500 block of New MarketCourt., Oct. 17.

Reported at Beechwoods Apart-ments at 400 block of Piccadilly,Oct. 18.

Reported at Kroger at 400 blockof Ohio Pike, Oct. 18.

Reported at United Dairy Farmersat 700 block of Ohio Pike, Oct.18.


At 100 block of Southern Trace,Oct. 16.

At 4300 block of Gleneste With-amsville, Oct. 18.


Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 19.

Reported at Eastgate Splash &Dash Car Wash at 900 block ofClepper Lane, Oct. 19.


At 4600 block of HallandaleDrive, Oct. 20.


Reported at Beechmont RacquetClub at 400 block of Ohio Pike,Oct. 20.

At 4300 block of BeechmontDrive, Oct. 20.

Reported at Southwind Apart-ments at 3800 block of OldSavannah, Oct. 21.

At 3900 block of Michael Drive,Oct. 21.

Reported at Sears at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 21.

Reported at Jungle Jim’s atEastgate Blvd., Oct. 21.

Reported at Dillard’s at EastgateBlvd., Oct. 22.


Reported at Bob Evans at Beech-mont Ave., Oct. 22.

TrespassingReported at Jindal Builders at 500block of Old Ohio 74, Oct. 16.

Reported at Kroger at 400 blockof Ohio Pike, Oct. 18.


VandalismReported at Eastgate Mall atEastgate Blvd., Oct. 16.

POLICE REPORTS

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JANUARY 14, 2015 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • B5LIFE

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 Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

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 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick

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

Wed.- 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

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

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

Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

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

Allyse Sonnega - 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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday Worship: 10:30 amPastor George Hart1005 Lila Avenue

Milford, OH 45150513-478-7973

Diverse Congregationwww.cincyccc.org

CHRISTIAN - CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist

ChurchSunday School 8:45am

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

Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

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

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

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

2nd Sunday @ month: 3-5th grades

Email: [email protected] us on Facebook

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

Join us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.com

Mark Otten, Pastor

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NAZARENE

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

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

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

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

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

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

The church is at 1004 MainStreet, Milford; www.gracebap-tistmilford.org.

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

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

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: Sundayschool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;worship 10:30-11:30 a.m.; fel-lowship 11:30 a.m.

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

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

Traditional worship is 9 a.m.Sundays, with music featuring

the chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Child care is available forchildren birth to 5 years old.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

Contemporary service is 10:30a.m. Sundays, with musicprovided by the Praise Band.Full Sunday School program-ming is offered for childrenbirth to 18-years-old. AdultSunday School is also available.Communion is offered the firstSunday of each month.

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

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

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

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children's Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Nancy JeannetteBurkhart

Nancy Jeannette (nee Kelley)Burkhart of Union Townshipdied Dec. 31.

Survived by husband, SteveBurkhart; children Susan (Ken)

Lamons,Kelley (Brian)Williams, Erin(Michael)Lawry andJoseph (Jane)Bechtol; and13 grand-children.

Preceded indeath byparents Elmer

and Nan Kelley; and daughter,Tracy Walker.

Services were Jan. 5 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: The Drop InCenter of Cincinnati, 217 W. 12thSt., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

Arlis T. BurtonArlis T. Burton, 87, of Batavia

died Dec. 30.Survived by children Cindy

(Bill) Fischer, Arleen Webb,Barbara (Dave) Monroe, Kathy(Ken) Rector and David (Mary“Cookie”) Burton; siblings PhilipBurton, Frances Crawford andMartha Perkins; 13 grandchil-dren; 33 great-grandchildren;and three great-great-grand-children.

Preceded in death by wife,Mary L. (nee Potrafke) Burton;and one great-grandson.

Services were Jan. 3 at E.C.

Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.Memoriasl to: Ministry to theAged Inc., c/o Tom Gaskins, 3221Clover Road, Bethel, Ohio 45106;or Hospice of Southwest Ohio,7264 Columbia Road, Suite 200,Maineville, Ohio 45039; or thechurch of the donor’s choice.

Betty Ellen CalawayBetty Ellen (nee Baker) Cala-

way, 87, of New Richmond diedDec. 30.

Survived by children LindaLaub, Sandy (Bob) Wierzbicki,Pam Morello and Jan (Bob)Goldbach; grandchildren J.D.Marks, Stephanie Greger, Ryanand Greg Goldbach; great-grandchidlren Sequoia Marks,Nolan and Avery Suffridge; andmany friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Fred Calaway; and parentsLeonard and Beulah Baker.

Services were Jan. 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, NewRichmond. Memorials to: theNew Richmond Boys and GirlsClub.

Virginia O. CoxVirginia O. Cox, 85, of Union

Township died Dec. 24.Survived by children William

(Roseann), Robert, ChristineOgden and Lawrence (Lynn)Schlanser; six grandchildren; andtwo great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Ernest D. Cox; parentsClemence H. Otterbein and MaryVirginia Rogers; and brother,Henry C. Otterbein.

Joyce R. DahlheimerJoyce R. (nee Schaerges)

Dahlheimer, 87, formerly ofUnion Township died Dec. 31.

Survived by grandchildrenMarsha Cushman-Duncan andKevin Cushman; step-grandson,Thomas Cushman; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Elaine(nee Schaerges) Dietrich.

Preceded in death by hus-band, John P. Dahlheimer; anddaughter, Kathleen (nee Dahl-heimer) Cushman.

Services were Jan. 2 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: the Alzheimer’sAssociation.

Diane HarrisonDiane Harrison, 74, of New

Richmond died Dec. 28.Survived by children Mike

(Lisa) Manning and Steve (Lori)Manning; grandchildren Nickand Zach Manning; and siblingsHarold Smith and Elaine Hauke.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Rev. Charles P. Harrison.

Services were Jan. 3. Memori-als to: New Richmond FoodPantry, P.O. Box 272, New Rich-

mond, Ohio 45157.

Edward C. HehnEdward C. Hehn, 90, of Union

Township died Jan. 3. He was aUS Army veteran of World WarII.

Survived by wife, DorothyHehn; daughters CathleenCooper, Jennifer (Mark) Boenig-er, Constance Morga and Dar-lene (David) Dorsey; grandchidl-ren Erin (Nicholas), Lindsay(Kurt), Ryan, Kelly (Christopher),Kevin and Cara (Max); and ninegreat-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsElmer M. Hehn and EleanorFenstermacher.

Services were Jan. 7 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Walter KuykendallWalter “Benny” Kuykendall,

65, of Amelia died Jan. 5.Survived by siblings Dennis

Kuykendall and Patricia Mullis;and many nieces, nephews andcousins.

Preceded in death by sister,Vickie Ruscher; and parents

Walter and Della Kuykendall.Services were Jan. 10 at Ha-

mersville Pentecostsal Church,Hamersville.

CarmelitaMcClanahan

Carmelita “Carm” McClana-han, 64, of New Richmond diedDec. 31.

Survived by chidlren Racheland Roland Petalver and Ramo-na (Daniel) Swanson; grand-children Lauren, Kylun andSamus; great-grandchild, Roper;and sisters Darlene Maginsayand Olive Kele.

Preceded in death by Ray-mond, Larry, Clarence, Oliverand Merle.

Services were Jan. 7 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, NewRichmond.

Charlie ParlierCharlie Parlier, 46, of Batavia

died Jan. 6.Survived by children Drew

Parlier, Hannah Marie Kkat-zenstein and Charlie Nichole SueParlier; parents Kenneth andElizabeth Parlier; siblings VictorAllen (Chila Ann) Parlier, Angela

Michelle (James Padgett) Parlier;nieces and nephews VanessaIsidra Parlier, Gabriel AdamParlier, Xavier Allen Parlier,Serena Grace Padgett, ElenaRose Padgett and Caiden JamesPadgett; and many family mem-bers and friends.

Preceded in death by brother,Kenneth Wayne Parlier.

Services were Jan. 10 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Joan M. SchrichtenJoan M. (nee Light) Schrichten,

74, of Amelia died Dec. 31.Survived by husband, Gordon

F. Schrichten Jr.; children James(Bobby) Schrichten and Jackie(Ted) Colby; grandchildrenHunter COlby adn CarolineGrace Schrichten; mother, Are-alta Light; siblings Alta MaeMurphy, Linda (Allen) McKinley,Micki (Dan) Daly, Ruth (Rick)Hobson, Barb (Brian) Kattine andDaniel Light

Preceded in death by father,Milton Light; and sister, Marlene(Ed) Brown.

Services were Jan. 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: Mt. Pisgah UnitedMethodist Church.

DEATHS

Burkhart


Howdy folks,My daughters are

taking good care of me.It is something I have toaccept and go on – theLord giveth and takes.Debby has been herehelping me sort clothesand get other things inorder. Pauline stopsafter work to check onme. I am so blessed with

two won-derfuldaughters.Ruth Annwould beso happythey aretakinggood careof me.

Theneighborsare so

good – they bring food tome and if I need any-thing they are willing tohelp as neighborsshould. The family inBatavia that have adopt-ed us as grandparentsinvited me on NewYear’s Day to have agood meal with them.The Kinners are such afine family.

I had a doctor ap-pointment on Friday so Istopped at Bob Evansrestaurant to eat at noon.They set me at a littletable and some folksasked me to join theirtable. Now this is whereit gets interesting – afellar introduced theother folks. The man’sname was George andhis wife’s name was

Ruth Ann. Now howabout that happening tostrangers. They hadtheir daughter andgranddaughter and aneighbor. I don’t remem-ber their names, butthanks so much.

Last Saturday my twodaughters and I went toMount Orab to look atmarkers for the graves.We were lucky to be ableto get one that looks likeRuth Ann’s dad andmother’s stone.

It seems the goodLord had a need formore angels. Mr. FrankManning and a dear ladyLinda Fiscus-Tennisonhave both passed on.Both of these folks werevery involved in thecommunity.

At the Bethel LionsClub meeting Mondayevening I said I wouldbuild four boxes to col-lect used eyeglasses andhearing aids. The glass-es will be used for folksthat need them. Thehearing aids will be re-worked and given tofolks that need them.The Lions all over theworld do a tremendousservice to third worldcountries. The LionsClubs are helping withthe blind in Africa. Theyare actively helping andif you are able to join theLions Club close to you,get involved.

We need to be helpingfolks that need help thiscold weather. Check onyour neighbors, see if

they have food to eat andheat to keep them warm.

Was talking to Mike atBoars Head Bait Shop atAfton. He said the folksare catching lots of crap-pie and I imagine plentyof bluegills. I wroteabout people fishing atthe locks on the OhioRiver at Meldahl Locksand Dam. They are hav-ing trouble with somefishermen not gettingout of the way of thebarges. Would hope allfishermen would bevery safety minded andcooperate with the folksthat work the dam. Thebarges can’t stop veryquick so be safe.

The folks that raise somuch garden producetold me he has alreadyordered some gardenseed for this year. Himand his wise raise a verybig garden. Keep thebird feeders full-there isseveral different kindsof birds and I enjoywatching them. Nowthere is a squirrel thatlikes the bird seed-theirfood this time of year isscarce.

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

God Bless All, Morelater . . .

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

Everyone is being sokind and thoughtful

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

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