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BATAVIA TWP — . Trusteesare considering rising costs as-sociated with a current con-tract the township has with theClermont County Sheriff’s Of-fice.

The contract, which coverspolice services in the township,is funded by a police levy ap-proved by Batavia Townshipvoters in 2007.

The police levy, which is acontinuing levy, generates

about $340,000 annually.With the success of the po-

lice levy, a contract was set upwith the sheriff’s office. Thecontract, which is for three-years, was last approved bytrustees in 2012 and will comeup for renewal again at the endof this year.

The contract covers staffingconsisting of four officers, themaintenance, purchase andequipping of vehicles and fuelcosts.

During a Board of Trusteesmeeting last month, Township

AdministratorRex Parsonscautioned thatexpenses associ-ated with the de-partment will ex-ceed the moniesbeing brought inby the levy.

“(We) want tomake sure we have enoughmoney to maintain the serviceswe (have) had,” Parsons said.

A chart provided by Parsonsshowed that costs for maintain-ing police services in 2010 was

about $300,408. By the end of2015, these costs are expectedto rise to about $373,669. Theprojected cost for these ser-vices in 2018 is expected to beabout $422,008.

Parsons said the townshiphas had a “carry over” of fundsto cover these costs.

However, he said additionalmoney may be required tomaintain the current staffinglevel in the coming years

As a result, police staffingfor the township may have to bereduced or the continuing levy

may have to be increased.“The trustees don’t want to

go to the community for addi-tional money if they don’t haveto,” said Parsons.

However, to meet cost pro-jections, the township mayhave to increase the amount ofthe police levy or reduce thenumber of officers.

Trustees did not make anyspecific decision during themeeting. However, Trustee JimSauls Jr. said some course of ac-tion should be considered in2016 or 2017.

Batavia Twp. considers rising police costsBy Forrest [email protected]

Parsons

Hoping to help fill a needfor her family, BrandyWard turned to a website

that in recent months has be-come all too familiar – Go FundMe.

The request - $10,000 to get ahandicap accessorized van forher medically fragile brotherBrandon Werring and her par-ents Lisa and Russell Werring.You can find the pageatwww.gofundme.com/vanforbrandon

Living in rural JacksonTownship, Clermont County,the Werrings are in God’s coun-try. Open fields as far as theeyes can see. Along the way, thelandscape is dotted with homes,barns, pastures and silos. Thereare no sidewalks leading to aconvenience store much less adoctor’s office. Out there, with-out wheels, folks don’t getaround.

At 24, Brandon Werring hasmany doctors’ appointments tokeep and like an infant is com-pletely dependent on others forhis care. During the recentround of cold weather, the Wer-rings’ current van proved unre-liable. Russell Werring hadhoped to equip a 1998 FordWindstar they have to transporthis son. He recently sent it to ashop to get an itemized bill forfixing it up.

“It can’t (be equipped), theparts are obsolete,” he said.

Ward was aware of all ofthis.

“I knew that they had a cou-ple of different vans for Bran-don. They were all older andhad to have work done on themand all kinds of money put inthem,” she said. “They needsomething reliable that theydon’t have to put a lot of moneyinto.”

Before she posted the need,Ward called to her mom butwasn’t immediately forthcom-ing about her project.

“You called and asked me abunch of questions and I want-ed to know what for,” Lisa Wer-ring said. Of course, the Wer-

rings were touched by theirdaughter’s thoughtfulness.

For the Werrings, havingBrandon as a son and brotherhas been a blessing, a challengeand a learning experience.Since his infancy, he has beenmedically fragile having beenbed and chair bound for the en-tirety of his life.

As shared in Ward’s Face-book and Go Fund Me Pages,Brandon Werring was diag-nosed at 2-years-old with a raremuscular disorder called mito-chondrial encephalomyopathy.His was the first case diag-

nosed in the United States. Hehas cerebral palsy, a seizuredisorder, scoliosis and strokeepisodes. In June 1992 Brandonhad a gastrostomy feeding tubeplaced. Just two-and-a-halfyears later he had a tracheosto-my because his airway had col-lapsed.

Despite it all, Brandon is amiracle child with doctors say-ing he would live maybe threeto five years, possibly 10.Though infant-like and com-pletely dependent on his nurseand family for his care, LisaWerring said her son’s life has

purpose.“He’s here to touch someone,

and then when he touches thatperson, God will take him as anangel,” she said.

The last 24 years have notbeen without their challenges.Even with their hearts full oflove for their child, the Wer-rings acknowledged that caringfor Brandon has tested theirmarriage and, at times, theirfaith. The strain of being care-givers for the disabled can bedraining. A good caseworkerwith Clermont County helpedalleviate some of that stress byhelping to secure daily in-homenursing care for Brandon. Thiswas only in recent years. Priorto that in-home nursing supportwas provided for just a fewhours a week. The remaininghours of the day were all on theWerrings.

As the older sister, now 31,Ward contributed to her broth-er’s care.

“I learned a lot of stuff at ayoung age that a child shouldnot have to do,” she said. Wardcould suction the trach and putin the gastrostomy tube.

Today, she hopes to contrib-ute through raising enoughfunds to get her brother a van.The $10,000 is a modest ask andwould not be enough money toget a brand new, fully accessor-ized handicap van. But it wouldhelp get a nice used van toequip.

“I don’t need a new van,”Russell Wering said. “Just aslong as I’ve got a good, reliableused van.”

In addition to Go Fund Me,Ward has also set up a Facebookcommunity page in order to in-crease awareness for her fam-ily’s need. That can be found atHelp Brandon Get a Van.

Werring family needs van for disabled son

THANKS TO BRANDY WARD

Lisa and Russell Werring with daughter Brandy Ward and son Brandon Werring.

Go Fund Me, pageon Facebook raise money, awareness By Sheila [email protected]

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MILFORD — MatthewHalcomb, a pre-junior atthe University of Cincin-nati’s College of Engineer-ing and Applied Sciences,is the first recipient of anew scholarship adminis-tered by the MilfordSchools Foundation.

Halcomb, a MilfordHigh School graduatewho lives in Union Town-ship, was awarded a$5,000 Imbus FamilyScholarship to continuehis studies in civil engi-neering.

John Imbus, who grad-uated from Milford HighSchool in 1959, will donate$25,000 to the Milford

Schools Foundation eachyear, up to a $100,000 max-imum. The money from isto fund scholarships forstudents pursuing a de-gree in civil engineering.Up to five scholarshipswill be awarded annually.

“The Milford SchoolsFoundation is grateful toJohn Imbus and his familyfor entrusting this dona-

tion to us,” Mary AnneWill, president of the Mil-ford Schools Foundation,said in a press release.“This gift will enable us tocontinue the foundation’smission of enhancing andenriching the education ofMilford students, bothduring and after theirtime in Milford Schools.”

Through a news re-lease from the MilfordSchools Foundation, Hal-comb expressed his grat-itude.

“Thanks to the ImbusFamily Scholarship, I didnot need to take out a loanthis semester,” Halcombsaid. “I even had enoughmoney from this scholar-ship to purchase severalbooks for my classes thatare not included in the tu-ition. This will help...in thelong run as I won’t have tohave a part-time job dur-ing this semester to helpp[ay for these things andcan devote more time tohomework and studying.”

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

Milford Schools Foundation awards new scholarship to Union Township manBy Cindy [email protected]

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Matthew Halcomb is the firstrecipient of the new ImbusFamily Scholarship.

Kim Hayden has beenelected to a second term aspresident of the Board ofEducation of the NewRichmond Exempted Vil-lage School District for2015 at the board’s Janu-ary reorganizationalmeeting. Kevin Walrivenwill serve as vice presi-dent.

Haydenmade thefollowingcommitteeappoint-ments:

Financeand Audit:Tony Farm-

er and Kevin Walriven.Facilities: Tim DuFau

and Kevin Walriven.Policy: Kristin Bennett

and Kim Hayden.Curriculum: Tim Du-

Fau and Kristin Bennett.Personnel: Kim Hay-

den and Tony Farmer.DuFau will serve as the

legislative liaison to theOhio School Board Associ-ation with Walriven the al-ternate.

Bennett will be StudentAchievement Liaison tothe OSBA.

Hayden will serve asthe NREVSD’s Grant Ca-reer Center Board of Edu-cation Representative.

The New RichmondBoard of Education willhold its regularly sched-uled monthly meetings onthe third Monday of eachmonth. Board meetingsare scheduled to begin at6:30 p.m. with an execu-tive session to discuss per-sonnel matters. The opensession is scheduled to be-gin at approximately 7:30p.m.

Kim Hayden is re-elected New Richmond BOE president

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Butterfly, nest boxmonitors needed

Did you know that morethan 100 species of butter-flies call Ohio home?

Since 2001, volunteershave discovered morethan 80 types of butterfliesliving at William H. Har-sha Lake and East ForkState Park. If you enjoywatching red admirals,monarchs and fritillaries,attend the butterfly moni-tors meeting at 1 p.m. Sat-urday, March 21. Meet atthe Corps of EngineersVisitor Center.

Topics covered includebutterfly watching and IDtips, monitoring tech-niques, and how to fill out adata sheet. Armed withidentification skills anddata sheets, you can jointhe volunteers who keeptabs on our butterflies bywalking a short route eachweek. It only takes aboutan hour, plus you get to seewildlife up close and helpthe park. Those who wouldlike to start up a monitor-ing transect in other partsof the state are also wel-come.

Have you ever mar-veled at the sight of a sky-blue bird that is the sign ofhappiness? Once very rarein Ohio, eastern bluebirdshave made an astonishingcomeback thanks to nestboxes placed in fields andmeadows.

You can learn how tomonitor nest boxes at theBluebirder’s Meeting at 10a.m. Saturday, March 21, atthe Corps of EngineersVisitor Center.

All programs are free.For information about thisprogram and to register,please call the Corps ParkRanger at 513-797-6081 orgo to [email protected]. TheCorps of Engineers VisitorCenter is at 2185 SladeRoad off state Route 222about 5 miles south of Ba-tavia.

Mental wellnessclasses

The HOPE CommunityCenter for Mental Well-ness is a peer operatedsupport organization of-fering recovery orientedservices that provide so-cial support, learning op-portunities, leadershiptraining and creative ex-pression.

Many attendees use theclasses and friendshipscreated at The HOPECommunity Center to fur-ther their recovery by at-tending college, reunitingwith family and develop-ing leadership skills.

The next session ofHOPE Community Center

classes is available. The peer-led classes

this session include Path-ways to Recovery, NAMIConnections, Music Ap-preciation and Mappingyour Goals. Eveninggroups meet:

Monday: SMART Re-covery 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.for people in recovery.

Tuesday: NAMI Peer toPeer starts April 7 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for thosewanting to live well with amental illness diagnosis.

Wednesday: SOLACE, 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for familiesand individuals affectedby heroin.

To find out more, con-tact Amy Foley, 513-752-6170; www.hopecommuni-tyamelia.org.

Timber marketingprogram offered

Selling timber? Consid-er this...most woodlandowners will sell trees onlyonce in their lifetime.Make sure the choice youmake is good for you andthe woods, both today andinto the future.

This workshop will cov-er topics on how to best ap-proach the selling of treesto meet your goals and ob-jectives. The workshop is 6p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ThursdayMarch 19, at Miami Town-ship Civic Center, 6007Meijer Drive.

Registration required.RSVP to 513-732-7070 or513-732-7075.

Mount Pisgah Roadclosure

Mount Pisgah Road inPierce Township will be

closed to through trafficthrough May 22 due tobridge replacement.

The bridge being re-placed is just south of Ohio749 on Mt. Pisgah Road. Adetour will be marked.

Winter crisisprogram

The Clermont Commu-nity Services in partnerswith Office of CommunityAssistance will continue toaccept applications for theWinter Crisis programthru March 31.

Income eligible house-holds whose main heatingsource is threatened withdisconnection, has alreadybeen disconnected or havea less than 25 percent sup-ply of bulk fuel may applyfor assistance. The HEAPDepartment will see appli-cants by appointment onlyMonday, Wednesday andFriday. Then will see walk-ins on Tuesdays and Thurs-days only first come, firstserved basis.

To schedule an appoint-ment or for more informa-tion please call the HEAPstaff at 513-732-2277 option3.

Teen Tech Week atthe library startsMarch 9

It’s Teen Tech Week atthe Clermont County Pub-lic Library.

Teens are invited intothe library March 9 toMarch 14 to explore tech-nology. The library offersfree public computers andfree Wi-Fi. Ask a librarianhow to download movies,music, books, homeworkhelp and more onto tablets,smartphones and comput-

ers.The library has a free

flash drive for teens age 13to 18 while supplies last.

The theme this year is“Libraries are for Mak-ing.” Visit the library tomake a craft. All the sup-plies are provided. Craftsmay be left for display ortaken home. Teens are in-vited let their creativityshow.

Teens also can visit thelibrary’s website, clermon-tlibrary.org, to enter an on-line contest. When a teenanswers the question,“What is my favorite tech-nology?” he or she will beentered to win a LEGOMindstorms. Prize mustbe picked up within 30days or it will be forfeited.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Business SeminarsLoveland Business Expo, 1-6p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,main hall. Learn about market-ing, sales and life skills fromLaunch 360 degree team. At-tend after lunch to network,hear speaker presentations, andvisit expo booths. BenefitsCancer Free Kids. $35. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Loveland Area Chamberof Commerce. 683-1544;www.lovelandchamber.org.Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsEastside Technology Talk, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,For people interested in technol-ogy and learning more about itand how it can help us andothers. Free. Presented byEastside Technology Talks.474-3100; bit.ly/EastsideTech-nologyTalks. Anderson Town-ship.

Dining EventsFlight Night Dinner, 6-10:30p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Guest speaker:two-time World Series Champi-on of famed Big Red Machine,Johnny Bench. Emcee: ESPN1530 sports radio talk show hostMo Egger. Benefits MilfordAthletics. $50. Registrationrequired. Presented by OasisConference Center. 576-2208;oh.8to18.com/Milford. Loveland.

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

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

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

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.

Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

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

Literary - CraftsThursday Morning CraftyCrochet, 10 a.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, In-structor Pat Esswein teachesbeginning crochet stitches. Bring4-ply yarn and size “H” crochethook. Ages 12-99. Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Union Town-ship.

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

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

Books and Blocks, 10:30 a.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180S. Third St., Enjoy storytime andthen use toy building materialsto recreate characters andobjects from stories. Ages 2-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 732-2128.Batavia.

Books and Blocks, 10:30 a.m.,Batavia Branch Library, 326Broadway St., Enjoy storytimeand then use toy buildingmaterials to recreate charactersand objects from the stories.Ages 2-6. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-2736. Batavia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.

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

SeminarsFirst Time Home Buyer Work-shop, 6:30-8 p.m., First AgencyGroup R.E.S, 400 TechnecenterDrive, suite 216, conferenceroom. Details loan programs forfirst time buyers in Ohio, funda-mentals of home purchasing,and real estate market over-view, Covers basics to intermedi-ate information. Ages 21 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by First Agency GroupReal Estate Services. 831-3744;www.HomeBuyerWork-Shop2015.com. Milford.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., GrantMemorial United MethodistChurch, 1600 Back St., Choice offish or chicken, tossed salad orhomemade coleslaw, mac andcheese or fries. Includes drinkand homemade dessert. Hotdogs available for children. Bakesale. Dine-in or carryout. 553-2624. New Richmond.

Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Cafeteria. Fried or baked fish,shrimp Caesar salad and cheesepizza dinners with sides, drinksand dessert. Carryout available.Benefits Anderson Boosters. $8,$7 seniors, $6 children. 388-0031carryout; www.ihom.org. An-derson Township.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Fried or baked fish shrimpdinners include two sides anddessert. Dine-in or carryout.Benefits veterans programs. $7.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. PeterChurch - New Richmond, 1192Bethel-New Richmond Road,Fried and baked fish and sides.Dessert and drink included.Carryout available. Benefitsparish projects. 553-3267. NewRichmond.

Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, shrimp,chicken fingers, fries, mac andcheese, baked potato, greenbeans, slaw, salad and more.Complete dinner or a la carte,call ahead for carryout. Pricevaries. Presented by Victor StierAmerican Legion Auxiliary.831-9876. Milford.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road, Dinein or drive-through carry out.Grilled salmon, fried fish, fishtacos, jumbo coconut shrimp,buffalo shrimp wraps, coleslaw,macaroni and cheese, apple-

sauce, baked potato, frenchfries, sweet potato fries, pizza,salad, desserts. Varies. 683-7903;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., Locust CornerUnited Methodist Church, 917Locust Corner Road, Completefish fry dinner, includes coleslaw,french fries, hushpuppies, bread,beverage and dessert. Dine in orcarry out. Music by Annie Ta-keuchi Lansone. $6. 476-3174.Pierce Township.

Boy Scout Troop 452 Fish Fry,5-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas MoreChurch, 800 Ohio Pike, Cafete-ria. Choice of main entree, twosides, dessert and drink. Carry-out also available. Scouts servemeals. Benefits Boy Scout Troop452. $8.25 per meal. Presentedby Boy Scout Troop 452. 315-3991. Withamsville.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. Berna-dette School, 1453 Locust LakeRoad, Cafeteria. Drive-thruservice available. Fried or bakedfish, fried shrimp, cheese pizza,french fries, apple sauce, coles-law, mac and cheese. Dessertsavailable. Presented by St.Bernadette Church. 943-8133.Amelia.

Fish 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.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 318, 6660 CloughPike, Fried or baked fish, shrimp

and chicken nuggets dinners.Meal includes sides and bever-age. Soft and bar drinks avail-able for purchase. Dine-in orcarryout. Benefits Anderson Post318. $5-$8. 231-6477;www.post318.org. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 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 Stretch. 947-7333.Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesAfter Hours Teen Gaming, 6-8p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Enjoy snacks and challengeother teens at computer andtabletop gaming. Ages 13-18.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - Story TimesDiscovery Club: Learn AboutButterflies, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Read books about butterflies,discover how caterpillars be-come butterflies, and create aunique origami butterfly to takehome. Ages 6-12. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Union Township.

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

Encore Duo, 7-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Free. 528-9909; www.music-byencore.com. Mount Carmel.

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

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

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

BenefitsDinner, Art and Wine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, din-ner, art showing, raffle prizes,silent auction. Benefits CircleTail. $55. Reservations required.Presented by Circle Tail Inc..877-3325; www.circletail.net.Loveland.

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

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Dance, 8-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 318, 6660Clough Pike, Music by CincyRockers. Cash bar. Table snacksprovided, limited appetizers andfinger food may be brought in.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Amer-ican Legion Post 318. $10. Reser-vations recommended. 231-6477; www.post318.org. An-derson Township.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Literary - SigningsAuthor Visit: Gerda Braun-heim, 11 a.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Author discussesstories in her book about WorldWar II, “From Stonischken toGedhus: A child’s view of WorldWar II.” Story told through eyesof a child about being forced toflee her hometown in Prussia toa refugee camp in Denmark.Ages 14-99. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - Story TimesShare a Story with an Officer,10:30 a.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.

Discovery Club: Learn AboutButterflies, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, Free.Registration required. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

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The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the 5th century, St.Patrick went to Ireland,

killed the snakes and converted thepeople. What were they eating? Veggieslike leeks and cabbage, both of whichare green! Think about it. The food pyr-amid is bottom heavy with green leafyveggies and good root vegetables likepotatoes, so the Irish were healthy eat-ers way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate professional and author.Find her blog at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included21⁄2 cups apple juice and 1⁄2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, a la Rita.

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This is the time of year tobe sure you not only dealwith reputable companieswhen doing your tax returns,but make sure the peoplewith whom you are workingare also honest.

A Cincinnati area womanwrites, “I filedmy taxes Feb.2, and wasaware I hadowed the IRS$911. I was alsoaware I wasn’tgoing to re-ceive a taxrefund.”

She says thetax preparer towhom she

went knew she wasn’t goingto receive a refund. But, shewas told to sign a “littleblack box” and says, “Theydid not show me what I wassigning off nor did they tellme.”

A few days later she saysshe received a call sayingher refund of $17.05 hadarrived and that the compa-ny also received an IRScheck of $634, which it tookas its tax preparation fee.

The IRS says, “It is im-portant to choose carefullywhen hiring an individual orfirm to prepare your return.Well-intentioned taxpayerscan be misled by preparerswho don’t understand taxesor who mislead people intotaking credits or deductionsthey aren’t entitled to inorder to increase their fee.Every year, these types oftax preparers face every-thing from penalties to evenjail time for defrauding theirclients.”

So when you choose apreparer be sure they havean IRS Preparer Tax Identi-fication Number. Ask if theyhave a professional creden-tial such as a Certified Pub-lic Account or Attorney.

Check on the preparer’sservice fees upfront andavoid those whose fee isbased on a percent of therefund you receive.

Always make sure anyrefund you receive is sent toyou or direct deposited intoyour bank account. Do notallow your refund to be de-posited into the preparer’sbank account.

Make sure the preparercan submit your return elec-tronically. Any tax profes-sional who gets paid to pre-pare and file more than 10returns generally must filethe returns electronically.This is the safest, most accu-rate way to file a return.

Never sign a blank orincomplete income tax re-turn. You must review theentire return – and ask ques-tions if something is notclear – so you’re comfort-able with the return’s accu-racy before you sign.

Make sure the tax prepar-er signs the return and in-cludes their PTIN number asrequired by law. The prepar-er must then give you a copyof the return.

Finally, any tax preparerwhom you suspect of taxfraud should be reporteddirectly to the IRS.

Howard Ain appears as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TV Local 12News. Email him [email protected].

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Gambling is all fun andgames, until you borrow mon-ey; until you lie about it; untilyou hurt friends and family.

March is Ohio and NationalProblem Gambling AwarenessMonth. The term problem gam-bling may not mean anythingto you, but for the small per-centage of people who developa problem from gambling toomuch – problem gambling canmean lost paychecks, lost rentor house payments, a repos-sessed car and even worse –lost jobs and personal relation-ships.

Ohio’s 2012 Gambling Sur-vey showed that about 3 per-cent of Ohioans have a gam-bling problem, and 1 percentcould be diagnosed with gam-bling disorder.

It’s important to know whatgambling problems look likeand who is most at risk. Any-one can develop a problem

with gambling,but many peo-ple who dotend to matchone or morecommon char-acteristics:aged 18-25year-old whitemales; Asianor African-Americanadults; have a

parent with a gambling prob-lem; have a substance abuseproblem.

Some common signs of agambling problem include:

» borrowing money to gam-ble;

» lying about how muchtime or money spent gambling;

» hiding bills or unpaiddebts;

» spending a lot of timegambling and thinking aboutgambling;

» being restless or irritablewhen not gambling;

» bragging about wins, butminimizing losses.

How do you get help foryourself or a friend/familymember who needs it? Ohiohas funding set aside to pay fortreatment for gambling addic-tion. Not having insurance orbeing broke are not barriers togetting help.

For a referral to help any-where in Ohio, call the OhioProblem Gambling Helpline at800-589-9966. The helpline canalso assist with other livingneeds like housing, food, cloth-ing or legal issues.

For help in Clermont Countycall Clermont Recovery Cen-ter, Inc. a division of GreaterCincinnati Behavioral HealthServices at 735-8100.

Ohio has an organization ofstate agencies working togeth-er to ensure that quality ser-

vices are available to helpanyone with a gambling prob-lem. Ohio for ResponsibleGambling (www.org.ohio.gov/)includes the Ohio Commissionsof Casino Control, Lottery andRacing, along with Ohio MentalHealth and Addiction Services.Safe gambling and awarenesscampaigns are made availablethrough the ORG partners.

To gamble safely, expertssuggest the following:

» Don’t think of gambling asa way to make money.

» Set a limit on how muchmoney and time will be spentgambling.

» Spend only what you canafford to lose.

» Gambling and drinkingare a dangerous combination.

» Don’t gamble when de-pressed or upset.

» Call 800-589-9966 or 735-8100 for help for yourself or aloved one.

Greater Cincinnati Behav-ioral Health Services is themost comprehensive mentalhealth provider in SouthwestOhio serving people with men-tal illness and related barriers.GCB is a fully certified, nation-ally accredited 501c3 nonprofitorganization with a mission toassist persons with mentalillness and related barriers tolead productive and fulfillinglives. www.gcbhs.com.

Through proven programsdelivered by supportive anddedicated professionals, Cler-mont Recovery Center offers apath to wellness for the pre-vention of and recovery fromsubstance abuse and relatedissues for individuals and fam-ilies in our community.www.recoveryctr.org.

Melissa E. Kaetzel-Cole is a preven-tion specialist/counselor with Cler-mont Recovery Center.

March is problem gambling awareness month

Melissa E.Kaetzel-ColeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

My wife and I have beenresidents of Anderson Town-ship for more than 24 years.We raised two sons here whoboth attended Forest Hillsschools.

Even though our childrenare grown, we still care aboutthe quality of public educa-tion in our community. That’swhy I support the repeal andreplacement of Common Coreeducation standards in Ohio.

It was a widely held viewthat our pre-2009 Ohio educa-tion standards weren’t rigor-ous enough, so a move to newstandards seemed to makesense. When Ohio was ap-proached by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education in 2009-2010 and offered “Race-to-the-Top” funds, our statesigned up for the new, nation-al Common Core standardseven though they hadn’t beencompleted yet. It was as-sumed the national designerswould do a good job. Besides,Ohio was desperate for themoney.

Some school administra-tors now defend CommonCore by saying it would beconfusing to switch to anotherset of standards. They wantus to pour more money intoCommon Core. This is not agood investment. Here’s why:

1, Common Core standardsare not based on sufficient

research andinclude con-cepts that arenot devel-opmentally-appropriate.

2, CommonCore stan-dards havenever beentested orproven any-

where.3, Common Core standards

are not competitive globally.The only English/languagearts expert and the only math-ematician on the ValidationCommittee both refused tosign off on Common Corestandards because theyweren’t rigorous enough.There were some states thathad competitive standardsbefore Common Core (mostnotably, Massachusetts), buteven those states traded intheir high-quality standardsfor the lower quality CommonCore standards in order toreceive federal money.

4, The Common Core de-sign team didn’t have experi-ence in developing standards.No one on the design teamhad developed state standardsbefore, and no K-12 teacherswere included on this team.

5, Common Core standardsare copyrighted and can’t bechanged. Even where the

standards are weak or flawed,the state of Ohio and ourschool district don’t have thefreedom to change them.

6, Teacher support forCommon Core is plummeting.In a national survey, teacherapproval for Common Coredropped from 76 percent to 46percent in just one year.

7, Common Core compro-mises the privacy of individ-ual student data. Due to Com-mon Core, our school chil-dren’s private PersonallyIdentifiable Information willbe sent, without parental ap-proval, outside of Ohio to theU.S. Department of Educationwhich can then share it withany agency or company as itso chooses.

For all of these reasons,Ohio should repeal and re-place Common Core. There’sa bill in the Ohio House ofRepresentatives, Sub. HB 597,to repeal Common Core stan-dards and replace them withthe proven and globally-com-petitive pre-2009 Massachu-setts state standards.

If you share my concerns,please contact your electedrepresentatives to ask themto support Sub. HB 597 forthe repeal and replacement ofCommon Core.

Brett Lebhar is a long-time residentof Anderson Township.

Repeal and replace Common Core

Brett LebharCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Civil War soldiers weregreat letter writers.

They sent home millionsof letters describing theweather, the land, food andbattles. These letters arestill being rediscovered inattics and closets, 150 yearslater. Their quality ranged

from thebarely litera-te to thegrandilo-quent. Theywere writtenon scraps ofpaper andexpensivestationarywith em-bossed patri-otic illustra-tions. They

were often written on the fly,using tin plates or crackerboxes for desks.

Daniel Byrant was a 23-year-old Clermont Countymusician who had enlisted inthe 12th Ohio Infantry band.Regimental bands, until theywere discontinued in Marchof 1862, were morale boost-ers. They played maritalmusic such as “The BattleCry of Freedom” and “Yan-kee Doodle Dandee” andpopular tunes like “The GirlI left behind me” and “John-ny fill up the Bowl.”

Byrant was among thou-sands of Ohio soldiers whohad poured into westernVirginia during the summerof 1861 in support of loyalmountaineers who wanted tosecede from the Confedera-cy. They fought a series ofbattles that became theNorth’s first successful cam-paign, leading to West Vir-ginia being admitted to theUnion in 1863.

Byrant wrote a seven-page letter in September tohis aunt and uncle in Bata-via. The stationary was im-printed with an image ofLady Liberty with the cap-tion of “Liberty and Union,Now and Forever.” He de-scribed a three-week, 93-

mile march through the rug-ged mountains from Clarks-burg to Summersville. Hecarried his belongings in arucksack and slept outside attimes with only a blanket forcover. One day the trail wasso meandering he crossedthe Elk River three times.

As they closed in on Sum-mersville, contact with theenemy picked up. Byrantheard musket fire in thedistance. On the next day, heheard heavy artillery fire –376 shots by his reckoning –coming from the battlefieldat Carnifex Ferry. Byrantcame upon the battlefieldthe next day. He saw a cap-tured rebel battle flag withthe motto of “the Price ofLiberty is the Blood of theBrave.” “The trees,” hewrote, “were all shot topieces.” One eighteen inchoak tree had a hole in thecenter where a cannonball“went right through it.” Hepicked up a piece of canisteras a souvenir.

As Civil War battles go,Carnifex Ferry was a smallaffair – just 7,000 men en-gaged. It was a decisivebattle in the Western Vir-ginia campaign. Byrant’scommanding officer, Col.John Lowe – Batavia’s for-mer mayor – died a hero’sdeath after being struck inthe head by a minie ball. Col.William Lytle, grandson ofClermont’s founder, wasseverely wounded. He waskilled in action at the Battleof Chickamauga two yearslater.

Byrant didn’t know howlong he was going to be inSummersville or where hewas going to be next. Heclosed his letter by urginghis aunt and uncle to “givemy love to all my enquiringfriends” and to “write assoon as you get this.”

Gary Knepp is an attorney whoteaches history and political sci-ence at Clermont College. He liveswith his family in Miami Township.

Letter gives ideaof horrors duringthe Civil War

Gary KneppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 4 questionWhat TV show from your youth

would you like to see remade, orre-broadcast? Why?

“Well I’d have to say ‘BJ andthe Bear,’ mostly because therearen’t enough shows on TV thatshow smart primates being takenon the road as 18-wheeler travelcompanions.

“I think that is a genre that issadly missing in today’s world ofreality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘The ManFrom U.N.C.L.E.’ remade becauseit was an exciting show to watchwith good plots (for the time), coolgadgets and intelligent scripts. Itwould be OK to update it as longas they stay with the basic prem-

ise and feel and don't makeit goofy. Too many re-makes go that route andfail miserably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show ti-tled ‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ Itshowed the science behindordinary things in life. It

was intended for gradeschool age kids. I think theconcept would work today onthe History or DiscoveryChannel. The great comedyshows of Dean Martin, SidCaesar and Jackie Gleasonet al might also work today.”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONA bill to allow cities to create open-container districts muchlike those in New Orleans or Memphis, Tennessee, appearslikely to pass the Ohio Legislature this year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the bill becomes law by Opening Day, April 6.Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not?Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in the subject line.

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

BATAVIA — Senior SamanthaMcElfresh is having a difficulttime coming to grips with the re-ality that her high school basket-ball career is complete.

According to Jason McElf-resh, Bulldogs’ head coach andSam’s father, her uniforms stillhang in her room.

“It’s a sad thing knowing thatwas the last time I was going tobe playing with them,” Sam said.“After the tournament game, itwas a rough couple of days. Iwasn’t ready to completely giveit up.”

Batavia was in search of itsfirst playoff win in a few seasonsand got close in the openinground 40-39 loss to Wyoming.

Before the game, the teamhad a lengthy practice and Jasoncame away with the feeling thathis team knew Wyoming’s offen-sive and defensive schemes.

“I liked our chances,” he said.The Bulldogs definitely had

their chance to prolong the gamebeing down three with sevenseconds left and possession. Histeam ended up settling for twopoints instead of going for thetie.

The team fell short of its goalto win a playoff game after nothaving done so for a number ofyears. But, one of their ownreached the goal she’s been eye-ing since she was a freshman.

McElfresh entered the sea-son needing 300 points to reachthe 1,000-point plateau. With 12regular season games left and atleast one tournamentgame, sheneeded 121 points to eclipse themark.

In the last game before theSouthern Buckeye Conferencetournament, McElfresh scored29 points to eclipse 1,000 pointsin an 81-74 victory against Wil-liamsburg.

“It feels like a weight hasbeen lifted off my shoulders,”she said.

Now, she can focus on prepar-ing for Wilmington College,where she will study athletictraining and continue her bas-ketball career.

Jason said it’s going to betough to fill her shoes, but he be-lieves they have the right per-sonnel to do it. Then-freshmenforwards Maggie Mehlman andCati Hatfield spent much of theseason getting used the varsitypace. The Bulldogs will also relyon then-sophomore forwardKaitlin Ricke.

“I have no doubt in my mindthat they will be able to fill myshoes,” Sam said. “I am excitedto come back and see them play.”

McElfreshdeals withend ofBataviabasketballcareerBy Nick [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN

FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sam McElfresh draws a foul on herway to the net for Batavia.

UNION TWP. — Though theywere derailed by Lakota Eastin the Division I sectional, theGlen Este High School girlsbasketball team had one oftheir better seasons in recentmemory by finishing 19-6.

The Lady Trojans made aneight-game improvementover last season and placedsecond in the very competi-tive Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference behind Anderson andahead of Turpin and WalnutHills. In the month of Febru-ary they finished up 5-2 withjust a loss at Anderson (whomthey defeated in December)and the final game in the sec-tional.

Otherwise during themonth they beat St. Ursulaand Seton from the GirlsGreater Catholic League, Tur-pin and Walnut Hills from theECC and Princeton of theGreater Miami Conference.

“We were real happy withthe season that we had,” GlenEste coach Jeff Click said.“Obviously, we weren’t happywith the way it ended. We gotback into the top 10. We fin-ished ninth in the city.”

Lindsey Singleton andWhitney Brand played theirfinal game for Glen Este Feb.27 and were key leaders asseniors in Click’s rotation.Singleton was the fourth-lead-ing scorer and top rebounderat 5.6 per game with Brandputting up similar reliablenumbers.

That leaves six juniors, asophomore and a pair offreshmen returning with var-sity experience.

“We look back and we kindof missed some opportuni-ties,” Click said. “We lost twogames by one. We lost to Wal-nut by one in overtime andlost to Turpin by one. We alsolost to Winton Woods by two.We very easily could have hadthree more wins.”

Glen Este also played pe-rennially tough Mount NotreDame early in the season andfell 53-39.

MND is led by Michigan-bound Naomi Davenport andClick sees some similaritieswith current freshman Jas-mine Hale. Standing in the 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10 range, Haleled Glen Este and the ECC inscoring at 14.7 points pergame and hauled down 4.2 re-bounds.

“She can do a little bit of ev-erything,” Click said. “She’slong and athletic and can take

the ball to the basket. She canshoot from the outside. Theonly thing that probably held

her back this year was being afreshman.”

Another freshman seeingminutes was 5-foot-11 KaylinBurdick.

“I think she’s really goingto grow a lot in the off-seasonand have a good sophomoreyear,” Click said. “We’re go-ing to have high expectationsfor her next year.”

As for leadership, second-leading scorer and rebounderKelly Simon will be enteringher fourth year on varsity,along with starting pointguard Payton Funk. Click willalso have the luxury of mov-ing up some junior varsityplayers who had a 20-2 season.

On the horizon in twoyears, he sees the new WestClermont High School to behighly competitive on thehardwood.

“I’m excited about it andI’ve lived here my whole life,”Click said. “It’s better for ev-erything. We have a bunch ofreally good players now and abunch coming in. We’re look-ing forward to having reallygood teams and being reallygood when the new schoolopens.”

Glen Este girls clickon basketball courtBy Scott [email protected]

THANKS TO DAN SIMMONS/GLEN ESTE HIGH SCHOOL

The Glen Este girls basketball team finished the season 19-6. They are, from left: front, Brandy Brock, PaytonFunk, Rachel Nelson; middle, Jasmine Hale, Whitney Brand, Alexis McKinley, Kelly Simon and back, LindseySingleton, Kaylin Burdick, Carly Thacker, Courtney Vespie and Brook Reese.

THANKS TO BOB WALKER/GLEN ESTE HIGH SCHOOL

The Glen Este girls warm up Feb. 27 before playing in the Division Isectional at Harrison.

Girls basketball» New Richmond lost to

Hughes 53-26 in the Division IIsectional final at WithrowMarch 2. Junior Maren Hanceled the Lady Lions in the losswith 13 points.

» McNicholas defeated Indi-an Hill in the Division II sec-tional final at Withrow March 2,43-39. Katey Byrne led theRockets with 12 points in thatcontest.

The Rockets were bouncedfrom the tournament in the dis-trict final by No. 1-ranked TippCity Tippecanoe 68-23 March 6.

Boys basketball» New Richmond lost to

Woodward in the Division IIsectional March 3, 71-49. C.J.Grogan led the Lions with 12points.

» At the Division IV section-al at Taylor, Miami ValleyChristian Academy lost to Cin-cinnati Christian 63-44. SeniorMalique Ward had 14 points inhis final game for the Lions.

Wrestling» Glen Este was fifth at the

Division I district meet at Ket-tering. Gage Branson made thesemifinals at 120 pounds at Ket-tering Fairmont March 6.

On March 7, Branson fin-

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springer and Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

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New Richmond junior Jade Kunz prepares to box out Hughes sophomoreArrione Howard March 2 in their Division II sectional final.See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

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After defeating Goshen64-47 March 3, the McNi-cholas Rockets moved onestep closer to achievingtheir seasonlong goal ofmaking it to Dayton. They

reached that goal fourdays later. A 65-44 victoryagainst Woodward in thesectional championshipgame March 7 gave themthe right to play Dayton

Dunbar 5:30 p.m. March 13at University of DaytonArena. Greg Kent, KyleMorrisroe and NathanBrunot all scored in doublefigures in the victory.

McNick claims sectionaltitle, advances to Dayton

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McNicholas guard Andrew Schuermann scores in the sectionalfinal game against Woodward.

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McNicholas guard Kyle Morrisroe attempts a lay up over Woodward forward Fanon Vines.

ished as district runner-upat 120. Nate Stone finishedthird at 195 pounds for theTrojans and Brandon Her-tel was fifth at 113. Bran-son and Stone move on tothe Division I state tourna-ment in Columbus withHertel as an alternate. At285 pounds, Seth Criss-man finished sixth.

» Batavia’s Darnay Fo-ley finished as the Divi-sion II Southeastern dis-trict runner-up at 220pounds to qualify for thestate meet March 12-14.

» Blanchester’s Kyle

Denier pinned Williams-burg’s Kendal Johnson inthe Troy district fifthplace match at 113 pounds.

Dawson Davis and Bil-ly Cadwallader lost in sec-ond consolation matches.Wyatt Lefker, Trent Brew-er, Shawn Tarvin, Mike El-lison, Dylan Bailey andBryson Vize all lost in firstconsolation matches.

» McNicholas’ NickKeri (160), Rielly Dowell-Howko (126) and JacksonGear (145) all lost matchesin the first consolationround in the Division IIdistrict meet at Southeast-ern.

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The Eastgate Soccer Associa-tion’s U-10 team, The EastgateCougars, experienced a tremen-dous soccer season. They playedin the boys Wings Division of Cin-cinnati Hills SAY Soccer. Theleague consisted of teams fromIndian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont,Reading, Deer Park, Fairfax andTerrace Park. The team finishedwith 9 wins and 1 tie during theregular season. During the reg-

ular season the team only gave upthree goals while scoring 45. TheCougars also won the end of sea-son Cincinnati Hills tournamentby going 3-0 with a combinedscore of 18-0. The Cougars fol-lowed up their regular season byplaying in the State SAY Soccertournament in Hamilton. Theirseason ended in the Elite 8 of theState Tournament. Their record atthe state tournament was 2-1.

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The Eastgate Cougarsplayers are: Jordan Geiger,Trevor Zeigler, Nate Kouche,Chase Bachelder, NoahCrider, Charlie Boothby, JJStahl, David Celesti, LoganHoskins, Simon Bargo, AlexApplegate, Cayden Weber,Jack Troxell, Jason Kaldmo,Charlie Clark, QuinnKidwell. They were coachedby Doug Geiger, TravisZeigler and Ed Kouche.

Eastgate Cougars enjoy great season

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Howdy folks! This wasone of the nights I wokeup at 4 a.m. so I madecoffee and started writingthis column.

I saw on television lastweek a volunteer wasdelivering a meal to ahouse bound lady. It mademe so proud of the seniorservices we have here inClermont County. It is sogreat to have this servicefor our seniors so theycan stay in their homes –not only meals, but manyother services. This takeslots of money. Ruth Annand I have deliveredmeals, shopped for folksthat needed this service,this was great. There is aneed for more volunteersso if you want to be partof this service you may bethe only person thesefolks see that day.

I have written beforethat the ladies at Russell-ville have a need for moreyarn. They are makingbed spreads for childrenthat are taken from court.These children have beenabused and this is some-thing the ladies at Rus-sellville are doing. Ittakes lots of yarn to makethese bed spreads. If youhave extra yarn that youcould contribute, giveMary Kelch a call or giveme a call. Mary’s tele-phone number is 734-2501and the Ole Fisherman’stelephone number is 734-6980. There is definitely aneed.

It seems the birds areeating lots of bird seed. Ihave the wild turkeycoming to the feeders.Last Sunday I was cominghome from church andthere were two turkeys atthe ground under thefeeders. I not only feedbirds, wild turkeys, butsquirrels, crows anddoves. I buy the bird seedfrom Carney’s Feed Millin Owensville. They mix

their birdfeed. I wasworking inthe car-pentershop andwhen Icame to thehousethere werethree wildturkeys

that flew. As big as theyare they didn’t have anytrouble getting away.

I got three bags ofwalnuts last fall. I saw asquirrel running acrossthe snow and had some-thing in its mouth. Thesquirrel dropped the itemand I saw a walnut. WhenI went into the garagethere was walnut hulls onthe floor. I put severalwalnuts by the woods sothat I hope will keep themout of the feeders.

The Bethel Lions Clubpancake breakfast wascanceled due to badweather and snow Feb. 21.The tickets you boughtfor that breakfast will begood for the April 11

breakfast starting at 7:30a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Themoney the club makesgoes to buy glasses forfolks that need them,school children and elder-ly folks. If you have anyglasses you don’t need,the club takes them andused hearing aids.

The greenhouses aregetting plants started forall of us gardeners. TheGrants open house isApril 18-19. The Grantshave three places, one onBucktown Road off Ohio50; one on Ohio 131, andanother at Milford, so getyour list ready .

The Monroe Grangewill have a plant sale atthe Grange Hall May 2 inNicholsville on Ohio 222.

I talked to Sherry’sabout being open for troutfishing. She said theyhope to open March 13 ifthe weather doesn’t getbad. A good batch of troutwould taste good. Thetrout they have in theirlake are sure good lookingfish. I hope to be therewhen they put the troutin.

Keep the bird feedersfilled, they are hungrywith this cold weather.

There is a benefit for aMr. Tom Stock. He diedfrom lung cancer. Thistakes place March 22 atAmelia Mason Lodge.

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

God bless all ...Morelater

George Rooks is a retired parkranger. Rooks served for 28years with the last five asmanager of East Fork StatePark

Senior Services in need of volunteers

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchAn afternoon of fun isplanned at Batavia TownshipPark April 4. There will be anegg hunt, prizes, pictureswith the Easter Bunny,games. Free hot dogs will beserved along with popcorn,cotton candy and drinks.Registration at 1 p.m. Thehunt starts about 1:45 p.m.

Sunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is at Amelia OliveBranch Road and Old StateRoute 32, Batavia;www.emmanuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. Bible study is9:30 a.m. Youth groups at 6p.m.

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

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday worship services areat 10 a.m. and Bible study isat 9 a.m. and also Thursdayevenings at 7 p.m. Thechurch is at 917 Locust Cor-ner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

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

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

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Cecelia AlthausCecelia Althaus, 87, of Union

Township died March 1.Survived by children Sharon

(late Greg) Caudill, Susan (Wil-liam) Freiberg and Robert (Sherri)Althaus; grandchildren Courtneyand Joshua; nieces and nephewsMike, Andy (Chuck), Paul, Denny(Robin), Gena, Janet, Kathleen(Jim), Brian (Beth), Andy (Janie),Toula, Amy, Barbara and Mitchell(Nella); great-nieces and neph-ews; and one great-great-neph-ew.

Preceded in death by husband,WIlliam Althaus; parents AndrewPaliobagis and DemitroulaBeidos; and nephews Bill andChris.

Services were March 5 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Donald Bruce CraseDonald Bruce Crase, 77, of

Liberty Township, Adams CountyOhio, died Feb. 26.

Survived by children Bruce(Pat) Crase II and Angela (Ken)Brooks; sisters Geraldine (Harold)Hughes and Ivy (Ray) Greene;eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many niecesand nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsJohn Bruce and Victoria Louise(nee Holcomb) Crase; and wife,Mary Elizabeth (nee Schackert)Crase.

Services were March 2 atLafferty Funeral Home, WestUnion. Memorials to: LaffertyFuneral Home, Inc., 205 S. CherrySt., West Union, OH 45693.

Mildred M. DayMildred M. Day, 104, of Amelia

died Feb. 25.Survived by children Delbert

(the late Maureen) Day, RobertDay Jr., Mary (Freeman) Ziegerand Patricia (the late Lee) Dum-ford; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and sister, EllenKidd.

Preceded in death by husband,Robert Day; son, Albert Day; andsister, Cindy Mink.

Services were March 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Clara M. FitzgeraldClara M. Fitzgerald, 89, of

Union Township died Feb. 27.Survived by children Ruth A.

(Charlie) Howell, Mary I. (El)

Bourgraf, Cathy M. (Carl) Hart,Raymond E. (Cindy) Jr., Michael P.and Timothy J. Fitzgerald; grand-children Lisa, Leslie, Justin, Mike,Alexis, Jorda and Wynn; andgreat-grandchildren Jenna, Stellaand Luca.

Preceded in death by husband,Raymond Fitzgerald Sr.; daugh-ter, Rose Marie Fitzgerald; andparents Clarence Hunley andMarie Blattner.

Services were March 3 at St.Thomas More Church, Cincinnati.

JoAnn JenkinsJoAnn Jenkins, 85, of Amelia

died Feb. 19.Survived by son, John Jenkins;

son, John Jenkins; grandson,John Jenkins; and sisters FrancesSchiermann and Betty Petschek

Preceded in death by husband,Vincent Jenkins; and parentsHerbert and May Jeffries.

Services were Feb. 21 in GlenAllen, Virginia.

Sherry L. JohnsonSherry L. Johnson, 67, of

Amelia died Feb. 14.Survived by husband, Cecil

Johnson; children Mark, Randyand Melissa Johnson and Kristin(Devin) Hillard; parents ClaresGollaway and Erma Herron;sister, Donna (Charles) Head andmany nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by siblingsJimmy and Richard Gollaway.

Services were Feb. 19 at St.Bernadette Church, Amelia.

Robert C. KautzRobert C. Kautz, 84, of Amelia

died Feb. 25.Survived by children Deborah

(Sonny Polster) Combs, Jeanne(David) Cairns and Julie (Donald)Lueke; grandchildren BobbiBrafford, Chelsea Combs, Christo-pher Combs, Rachael Collini,Danelle Peyton, StephanieSpencer and Kelly Lueke; ninegrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and brother,William Kautz.

Preceded in death by wife,Joan Kautz; and sister, PeggyWeiler.

Services were March 3 at Mt.Moriah Cemetery. Memorials to:the American Cancer Society orHospice of Cincinnati.

Joan H. MatthewsJoan H. Matthews, 72, of

Batavia died Feb. 17.Survived by husband, Richard

Matthews; children Susan (Rich-ard) Schock, Deborah (Scott)Bailey and Patricia (Jason) Kepn-er; grandchildren Megan, Brian,Cailin, Jessica, Christina and Kyle;and siblings Ann Hartlaub andBarbara MacCarson.

Preceded in death by sister,Susan McFeat.

Memorial Mass will be 11 a.m.,Saturday, March 14, at St. Thom-as More Catholic Church, 800Ohio Pike, Cincinnati. Memorialsto: the American Lung Associa-tion.

Kelly S. SchaefferKelly S. Schaeffer, 51, of Amelia

died Feb. 21. Survived by companion, Danny

Walker; daughter, Brandee (Josh)Holmes; mother, Esta Lay; broth-ers Rob and Jeff Platt; sister, Vicki

Broerman; and grandchildrenMcKenna Griffith and ZoeHolmes.

Services were Feb. 27 at Ame-lia Church of the Nazarene.

Joanna SmithJoanna Smith, 81, formerly of

Summerside died Feb. 11.Survived by children David,

Kevin (Elaine), and Brian (Dilcia)and Orren (Laura) Dinwiddie andCheryl (Eddie) Ruiz; step-daugh-ters Clara Carandante and PeggyBovie; 17 grandchildren; 18great-grandchildren; brothers Billand Bob Barg; and nephews BillBarg Jr and Kenny Barg.

Preceded in death by parentsFred and Helen Barg; husband,John Dinwiddie; husband, JohnSmith; sister, Sharon Barg; andstep-son, John Dinwiddie Jr.

Rebecca L. WilsonRebecca L. (nee Linder) Wilson,

62, of New Richmond died Feb.27.

Survived by husband, ThomasE. Wilson; children Emily (Jason)Sedillo and Benjamin (Stephanie)Wilson; grandchildren Andrewand Nolan Sedillo and ClaireWilson; sister, Claudia Schneider;brothers-and-sisters-in-lawShirley Andrews, Richard Wilson,Lois Lewis, Sue Fester, BeverlyMahaffey, Judy Sheperd, KathyPeyton, Jerry Wilson, DianeBertsch and Barbara Stapp; andmany nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsEdgar and Faye Linder.

Services were March 3 at Mt.Carmel Christian Church, Amelia.Memorials to: American Lung

Association.

Brian WorkmanBrian Workman, 48, of New

Richmond died Feb. 22.Survived by wife, Lisa (nee

Stacy) Workman; children Bren-nan (Brad) Hatfield, Brooke,Bailey and Bergen Workman;grandchildren Braden andAubrey Hatfield; mother, Arlene(Ben) Faith; brother, Shawn(JoAnn) Workman; step-sister,Nicole Faith; sisters-in-law Karla(David) Painter, Tara (Arlan)Howard and Lana (Mick) Gilday;and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by father,David Workman.

Services were Feb. 26 at Mt.Carmel Christian Church, Amelia.Memorials to: the New Rich-mond Sports Foundation.

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AMELIAIncidents/investigationsTheftTemporary license plate taken atblock 10 of Huntington Ave.,Jan. 5.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsCriminal damageWindow broken in vehicle at3000 block of Bachelier, Jan. 11.

FraudMale stated an attempt wasmade to remove $18,000 fromhis account with no authoriza-tion at 3600 block of DunesCourt, Jan. 12.

TheftClothes and school suppliestaken from Walmart; $153 at1800 block of Ohio Pike, Jan. 10.

Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $109 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Jan. 12.

Clothes taken from Walmart; $69at 1800 block of Ohio Pike, Jan.13.

UNION TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated robberyReported at Your Dollar Store at900 block of Kennedy’s Landing,Jan. 15.

AssaultAt 4400 block of Glendale Drive,Jan. 20.

BurglaryAt 4700 block of BeechwoodRoad, Jan. 17.

At 800 block of HawthorneDrive, Jan. 17.

Criminal damageReported at Best Western Hotelat 4000 block of Williams Drive,Jan. 15.

At 4100 block of Fox Run Trail,Jan. 17.

At block 50 of Apple Lane, Jan.17.

At 4200 block of Long LakeDrive, Jan. 19.

At 600 block of Chateau Drive,Jan. 20.

Disorderly conductReported at Beechwoods Apts. at400 block of Piccadilly, Jan. 17.

At 4400 block of Spruce Creek,Jan. 20.

Domestic violenceAt 100 block of Cardinal Drive,Jan. 21.

FoundUnlisted property found at 800block of Carol Drive, Jan. 15.

Sex offenseReported at Sam’s Club at 800block of Clepper Lane, Jan. 19.

TheftReported at Dillard’s at EastgateBlvd., Dec. 30.

Reported at Walmart at Eastgate

Blvd., Dec. 30.Reported at Kroger at 500 blockof Old Ohio 74, Dec. 31.

Reported at Deb Shop at East-gate Blvd., Dec. 31.

Reported at Burger King atEastgate Blvd., Dec. 31.

Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Jan. 1.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Jan. 1.

Reported at Waycross Office at400 block of Ohio Pike, Jan. 2.

Reported at 4000 block of Bran-dychase Way, Dec. 30.

Reported at 600 block of Wood-thrush, Jan. 2.

Reported at 1100 block of ShaylerRoad, Jan. 3.




Reported at Kroger at 400 blockof Ohio Pike, Jan. 5.

Reported at rental office at 4300block of Eastwood Drive, Jan. 6.

Reported at Shell at 4300 blockof Elick Lane, Jan. 5.


Reported at Maple Glen Apts. at700 block of Ohio Pike, Jan. 6.

Reported at Burger King at 1100block of Ohio Pike, Jan. 7.

Reported at Walmart at Eastgate

Blvd., Jan. 15.Reported at Kohl’s at EastgateBlvd., Jan. 15.

At 600 block of Holiday Drive,Jan. 16.

Reported at Kroger at 400 blockof Ohio Pike, Jan. 16.


Reported at Burger King atEastgate Blvd., Jan. 16.

Reported at Lake Pointe Apts. at4300 block of Long Lake Drive,Jan. 16.


At 4700 block of BeechwoodRoad, Jan. 18.

Reported at United Dairy Farm-ers at 900 block of Old Ohio 74,Jan. 19.

Reported at Leslie’s Pool Supplyat 500 block of Ohio Pike, Jan.19.

At 4000 block of Loire Drive, Jan.19.

At 4600 block of Aston Road,Jan. 20.


At 4200 block of Silver StreakDrive, Jan. 19.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 2800 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Jan. 6.

At Montgomery Way, Amelia,Jan. 5.

At 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Jan. 21.

At 1400 block of EdgewoodDrive, Batavia, Jan. 19.

At 200 block of Mulberry St.,Felicity, Jan. 20.

At 3000 block of Hospital Drive,Batavia, Jan. 20.

BurglaryAt 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Jan. 21.

At 300 block of Myrtle Ave.,Bethel, Jan. 20.

At 500 block of Felicity Higgin-sport Road, Felicity, Jan. 19.

Criminal damaging/endangeringAt 1800 block of Karen Drive,Batavia, Jan. 5.

At 10 block of Mayflower Drive,Amelia, Jan. 6.

At 3000 block of Ohio 132,Amelia, Jan. 5.

At Montgomery Way, Amelia,Jan. 5.

At 2100 block of Union ChapelRoad, Batavia, Jan. 21.

At 200 block of Bay MeadowDrive, Batavia, Jan. 19.

At 6300 block of Ohio 727,Goshen, Jan. 19.

Criminal trespassAt 4200 block of Ellis Road,Batavia, Dec. 29.

At 2000 block of Ohio 131, Bata-via, Jan. 6.

At 2600 block of East AmeliaFarms Road, Bethel, Jan. 19.

At 6300 block of Ohio 727,Goshen, Jan. 19.

Cruelty to animalsAt 2800 block of Chestnut Lane,New Richmond, Jan. 6.

At 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Jan. 20.

Domestic violence

At 2200 block of Berry Road,Amelia, Jan. 8.

At 3800 block of Hwy. 50, Mara-thon, Jan. 20.

At 2100 block of Ohio 125, Ame-lia, Jan. 20.

At 500 block of S. Fifth St., Wil-liamsburg, Jan. 21.

Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt Montgomery Way, Amelia,Jan. 8.

Driving under OVI suspensionAt 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Jan. 19.

ForgeryAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan. 22.At 4000 block of Alexander Lane,Batavia, Jan. 22.

Illegal use or possession ofdrug paraphernaliaAt 2100 block of Ohio 222,Bethel, Sept. 11.

Identity fraudAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan. 22.Leave the sceneAt 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Jan. 19.

MenacingAt 1500 block of U.S. Route 52,New Richmond, Jan. 21.

At 5300 block of NewtonsvilleHutchinson Road, Batavia, Jan.20.

Misuse of credit cardAt 2300 block of Vista Lake Drive,Batavia, Jan. 22.

At 4000 block of Alexander Lane,Batavia, Jan. 22.

Obstructing justiceAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan. 22.Passing bad checksAt 5200 block of Stonelick Wil-liams Corner Road, Batavia, Jan.7.

At 2100 block of Bethel MapleRoad, Hamersville, Jan. 21.

At 2200 block of Bauer Road,Batavia, Jan. 15.

At 800 block of Market St.,Felicity, Dec. 4.

Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 300 block of Main St., Felicity,May 8.

At 6700 block of Edenton Pleas-ant Plain Road, Pleasant Plain,Jan. 2.

At College Drive and Old Ohio74, Batavia, Jan. 5.

At 300 block of Seneca Drive,Batavia, Jan. 23.

POLICE REPORTS

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