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For Mary Sterling, of MiamiTownship, seeing WinedogFine Wine & Fine Art closing,isn’t about losing a local shop;it’s about gaining more timewith her friends.

“It will bring us closer to-gether because they will havemore time to spend with us,”the Miami Township womansaid of friends Ralph Taylorand Donna Schwarz, the own-ers of Winedog Fine Wine &Fine Arts.

In his April 3 newsletter tohis regular customers, Taylorannounced that the shop willclose by May 2 and cited threemajor reasons for his decision:competition from larger winesellers, traffic congestion onBeechmont Avenue, and thedesire to spend more time withhis family.

Taylor cited expanded wineofferings at Country FreshMarket and Wine Depot in An-derson Township, Jungle Jim’sin Eastgate and the announcedexpansion of the AndersonKroger as indicators of grow-ing competition in the localwine market.

Finally, Taylor turns 73 thismonth making it more difficultto work 80 hours a week, hesaid in his newsletter. He saidthat he wants to have moretime to enjoy life and time withhis wife.

The Winedog has beenaround for 16 years and is a sec-ond career for Taylor who re-tired from Procter & Gambleafter 38 years. Not one to“watch the grass grow,” hepartnered with a restaurantand wine shop owner inBlanchester. After a couple ofyears, Taylor said the bistroclosed, but he continued with

the wine shop. The shop hasbeen in several locations overthe years including Clinton andWarren counties. The past fouryears it has operated from abrick building along Beech-mont Avenue, opposite theCherry Grove Plaza.

On a recent day at the shop,Taylor sat with his small lapdog. Patrons -- and at least oneshiny-coated Doberman --milled about the store queryingTaylor about the closing and re-flecting on the relationshipsthat have been made there.

SHEILA VILVENS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ralph Taylor and his wife, Donna Schwarz, not pictured, are closing their shop, Winedog Fine Wine & Fine Art.They will continue operating their online wine business.

Competition, trafficprompt closure oflocal wine shopSheila [email protected]

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TrafficcongestionalongBeechmontAvenue is onereasonWinedog FineWine & FineArts ownersRalph Taylorand DonnaSchwarz areclosing theirstore.

See WINE, Page 2A

AMELIA — The public hasspoken, and the owner of theStarlite Drive-in listened.

Overwhelming public sup-port for the Clermont Countylandmark helped convince own-er Debi Brooks to rebuild thedrive-in’s deteriorating screentower. She plans to reopen thepopular attraction by MemorialDay weekend.

In a Facebook post lastmonth, Brooks wrote that theweather had not been kind to“the tired old screen tower, Al-ice,” and she worried she mighthave to close the ClermontCounty landmark that’s enter-tained generations of movie-goers.

However, after consultingwith EDG, a Northern Ken-tucky demolition company,Brooks now says she plans to re-build the Starlite’s screen tow-er. The structure was named forthe wife of its creator.

Brooks said EDG recentlyremoved enough of the screenpanels to expose Alice’s supporttimbers and show that “wind,snow, heat and long cold wintershave taken their toll.”

The current screen towerwill be demolished by EDG, she

said. A taller, wider, stronger“Alice Superwoman 2” made ofsteel will be built in its place byRichfield, Ohio-based SelbyProducts, a family companythat’s been building drive-inscreen towers throughout theU.S. since 1948, Brooks wrote onthe Starlite’s facebook page.

Brooks, a second-generationdrive-in theater owner, thankedthe Starlite’s Facebook friendsfor their “huge outpouring oflove and support.” She wrote itwas that support, along withmeetings with engineers, finan-cial advisers, an accountant andan attorney, as well as input

Public responsehelps save ClermontCounty landmark Cindy [email protected]

FILE PHOTO

Debi Brooks, owner of the Starlite Drive-in in Amelia, is replacing the67-year-old screen tower that's been damaged by the elements through theyears. The drive-in is expected to reopen by Memorial Day weekend.

FILE PHOTO

Public support helped convince theowner to reopen the business afterthe screen is replaced by a strongerone that is made of steel.

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Members of the PierceTownship Board of Trust-ees are forced to rethinkplans for the fire levy.

One month after thetrustees approved a 2.1-mill, 10-year fire levy for

the Nov. 3 ballot theylearned that the Ohio Re-vised Code does not per-mit 10-year fire levies. Thestatute applies to fire is-sues only, levy campaigncommittee member MarkCann said.

“We got this surprise.It’s just one of those odd

things in the ORC and no-body really knew about ituntil we went to file pa-pers,” he said. Based onthe ORC, the townshipcould pursue a five-yearissue or a continuing issue.

Clermont County ChiefDeputy Auditor Chuck Til-bury brought the issue to

the attention of townshipofficials. Township LawDirector Tom Keatingconfirmed the finding dur-ing the April trustee meet-ing.

“It’s not somethingthat, unless you’re justvery familiar with levies,you would automatically

know,” Tilbury said.As a result, the trustees

and the finance committeeare reviewing options. Thedecision to pursue the 10-year issue was in responseto community criticism ofthe fact that the failed 2.8-mill levy of last Novemberwas for a continuing peri-

od, Finance CommitteeStan Shadwell said.

As the full impact of theclosing of Beckjord PowerPlant and the subsequentloss of 10 percent of the an-nual revenue starts to af-fect Pierce Township, the

Pierce Twp. must rethink fire levy due to state statuteSheila [email protected]

See LEVY, Page 3A

“They’ve really fos-tered a lot of friend-ships,” said Amelia resi-dent Tracy Sterling, whosaid she has enjoyed go-ing to the Winedog tast-ing parties.

The closure of thebrick and mortar shopdoesn’t mean that Tayloris going out of business.Winedog Fine Wine willcontinue selling wine on-

line atwww.winedog.com

For local wine enthu-siasts, Taylor said thewine selections will re-main the same; it’s justthat local wine enthusi-asts won’t be able totouch or taste the wine.The can, however, havetheir purchases deliv-ered to their home – forfree if they buy $100 ormore of wine.

As Taylor enters re-tirement, his wife, artistDonna Schwarz, will bein semi-retirement. Her

art studio, which wasonce housed in Winedog,is now in their home. Shewill continue to show herart at local competitionsand festivals.

Taylor is holding acombination birthdayand retirement tastingparty at the shop from6-9 p.m. Thursday. Ad-mission is $19.75 per per-son. The evening will in-clude wine specialists,hors d’Oeuvres and livemusic. For reservationscall 888-288-0668, or visitwww.winedog.com.

Wine Continued from Page 1A

from friends and family,that helped her decide thedrive-in’s fate.

The drive-in’s patronsoverwhelmingly said thatthey wanted to see theStarlite continue operat-ing, both for themselves,as well as for future pa-trons, Brooks said.

“Thank God!” Starlitesupporter Paul B. Francisposted on the Starlite’sFacebook wall that hasnearly 27,000 likes.“Drive-ins are a big partof Americana! See you atthe movies.”

Brooks, who leased theStarlite for 10 years be-fore purchasing it 15years ago, declined to sayhow much the demolitionor reconstruction of the

screen tower will cost.Those costs aren’t cov-ered by insurance, but the61-year-old Bethel resi-dent said it makes sense torebuild the structure ifshe ever hopes to sell theproperty to someonewho’ll continue showingmovies under the stars tofuture generations.

Although Brooks saysshe’s not comfortable ask-ing others to help coverthe cost of rebuilding, shewould not rule out possi-ble future fund raisers,such as the sale of gift cer-tificates or T-shirts.

“The public made mefeel that they will con-tinue to patronize the Star-lite, and we look forwardto having new custom-ers,” she said. “Drive-insare fun summer destina-tions. Our No. 1customersare families with kids.Then you have the grand-parents who bring in thegrandkids and the teen-agers who come in groupsas they discover the fun ofdrive-in movies.”

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Amelia? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Drive-inContinued from Page 1A

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Fundraiser April 25for Gold Starfamilies, children offallen veterans

Army Corps SPC GregMissman paid the ulti-mate price for our coun-try while serving in Af-ghanistan in July, 2009.

Please come and showyour appreciation by at-tending a spaghetti dinnerfundraiser, the third an-nual SPC. Greg MissmanMemorial Dinner, to raisemoney for Gold Star Fam-ilies and Children of Fall-en Veterans.

The dinner will befrom 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sat-urday, April 25, at VFWPost 9630, 4283 StoddardLane, Batavia. Cost is $10per adult and $5 per child.

Swap exchange at fairgrounds

The Clermont CountyJunior Fair Board is host-ing a Swap Exchangefrom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday, April 25, at theClermont County Fair-grounds, 1000 Locust St.In Owensville.

There are still open-ings available to set up atable inside or outside. Setup starts at 9 a.m. Boothswill have equine tack,show clothes, home decor,jewelry, crafts, books,farms and garden items,tools and more. There willalso be an open horseshow in the nearby arena.

For more information,call Suzanne at 735-2109.

Tire Amnesty DaysMay 1 and 2

The Adams ClermontSolid Waste District willhold free “Tire AmnestyDays” from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. Friday, May 1, andSaturday, May 2, at theClermont County fair-grounds at 1000 Locust St.in Owensville.

If “orphan” tires havebeen dumped on yourproperty, call 732-7310 or732-7894 to make clean-uparrangements.

This does not includetires from junk yards ortrucking businesses.

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recycling options shouldcall 732-7894.

Buy a brick to honora loved one atVeterans MemorialPark

The Vietnam Veteransof America, ClermontCounty Chapter 649 isselling memorial bricks tobe displayed at the Viet-nam Veterans Memorialat Veterans MemorialPark in Union Township.

The park at the cornerof Clough Pike and GlenEste-Withamsville Roadis called “HelicopterPark” by some because ofa helicopter stationedthere and perched overthousands of memorialbricks – many of whichhave not been purchased.

Bricks may be dedicat-ed to a veteran, but also toany family member –even a pet.

Bricks cost $30 each.Order forms are avail-

able on Chapter 649’s web-site at vva649.org.

Vietnam VeteransChapter 649 elect officers

The Vietnam Veteransof America, ClermontCounty Chapter 649 elect-ed Ken Williamson aspresident.

Other officers electedwere Michael Newman asfirst vice president, BobWilms as second vicepresident, James Sullivanas secretary and WayneGregory as treasurer.

Board members elect-ed were William Barker,Don Sheppard, SteveTam, Daryl Trace andGene Wilt.

Chapter 649 meets at7:30 p.m. the secondThursday of every monthat the Union TownshipCivic Center at 4350 Ai-choltz Road.

For more information,visit www.vva649.org.

Batavia Postinvestigating fatal crash

The Ohio State High-way Patrol is investigat-ing a single vehicle fatalcrash that occurred April15 at 6:42 p.m. on LindaleMt. Holly Road near FairOak Road in MonroeTownship.

Preliminary investiga-tion revealed that Alexan-der J. Cummins, 25, ofCincinnati was operatinga 1996 Chevy Impala SSwestbound on Lindale Mt.Holly Road. Cumminsfailed to negotiate a curvein the roadway. The vehi-cle traveled off the leftside of the road striking aditch and a tree beforeoverturning.

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nounced deceased at thescene by the ClermontCounty coroner.

A seatbelt was in use atthe time of the crash.

Alcohol and/or drugsare unknown as factors inthe crash.

The crash remains un-der investigation by theOhio State Highway Pa-trol.

Grassy RunRendezvous set

The 24th annualGrassy Run HeritageRendezvous will be April24, 24 and 26 at the Wil-liamsburg CommunityPark in Williamsburg,.

The group’s regularApril meeting has beenmoved to 7 p.m. Tuesday,April 14. As always, thepublic is welcome to at-tend.

BRIEFLY

fact that the trustees can-not place a 10-year levy onthe ballot for fire/EMS isjust another bit of badnews, he said. Regardless,the need remains.

During the March trus-tee meeting, Finance Com-mittee members ex-plained the need and ratio-nale for the levy and howin 2015 the township canrequest a lower millagethan in 2014. This was at-tributed to two key fac-tors.

One being that thelosses from the W.C. Beck-jord Power Plant closurewere not as large at thistime as originally antici-pated. The second beingthat the committee recom-mended that the fire de-

partment use its carryov-er balance of $1.1 million.

In February PierceTownship Trustees re-ceived updated financialnumbers related to Beck-jord’s retirement. Accord-ing to numbers shared byTilbury, the townshipstands to lose nearly$700,000 revenue annuallyas a result of the closure.The anticipated revenueloss can be seen in severalfunds: $34,234.44 from thetownship’s general fund;$57,011.25 from the roadand bridge fund;$69,463.52 from the wastefund; $291,016.31 from po-lice; and $229,097.94 fromfire/EMS for a total of$680,823.46. These figurescompare 2014 actual re-ceipts to 2016 anticipatedreceipts.

The plant was officiallyretired last September.This means that it was tak-en offline and is no longer

producing energy. Theprocess of closing downthe plant is ongoing.

Township TrusteePresident Bob Pautke saidthe trustees asked the Fi-nance Committee to bringto the May 13 meeting anew recommendation.

“We would like to takeaction at the May meet-ing,” he said. The financialimplications of any planwill have to be scrutinized,especially those of a fiveyear issue.

Banks have alreadytold township representa-tives that, for the amountof money a fire truckcosts, they would be reluc-tant and would possiblydecline a loan if there isonly a five year levy,Pautke said. The levyserves as a guarantee forbanks that the township isgood for the loan. Firetruck costs range fromaround $200,000 on up.

LevyContinued fromPage 2A

4A • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • APRIL 22, 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 23Exercise ClassesSpinning 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.

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.

Literary - CraftsHomeschool Hangout: EarthDay Celebration!, 11 a.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Learning activities forkids. Make crafts from recy-clables for Earth Day. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 734-2619; www.clermon-tlibrary.org. Bethel.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or lookingfor feedback from others. Ages12-17. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Used Book Sale, 3-6 p.m., Mil-ford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

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.

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, 11:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.528-1744. Union Township.

Music - AcousticOpen House, 8-10 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Old Lodge Stage.Hosted by Jim Comodeca. Familyfriendly. Free. 843-6040. NewRichmond.

On Stage - StudentTheater

ANNIE, 7-9 p.m., Amelia HighSchool, 1351 Clough Pike, $10, $8.Tickets can be purchased at thedoor. Presented by Amelia HighSchool Performing Arts Boosters.947-7492; www.westcler.org.Batavia.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. Through June 25. 528-9909;www.mtcarmelalpost72.org.Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Dining 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.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 1-5 p.m., Mil-ford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, Free. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

Music - Acoustic

Michael Paulik, 8-11 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Free. 843-6040;www.facebook.com/greenkayak-market. New Richmond.


ANNIE, 7-9 p.m., Amelia HighSchool, $10, $8. Tickets can bepurchased at the door. 947-7492;www.westcler.org. Batavia.

ShoppingSpring Rummage Sale, 9 a.m.to 4 p.m., Summerside UnitedMethodist Church, 638 BataviaPike, Household items, clothing,jewelry, accessories, shoes,purses, linens, toys, games,books, white elephant items,knick-knacks, decorations, can-dles, vases and pictures. BenefitsTri-C’s Women’s Group. Free.Presented by Tri-C’s Women’sGroup. Through April 25. 528-3052. Union Township.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25Dining EventsSPC. Greg Missman MemorialDinner, 4-8 p.m., VFW Post 9630Mount Carmel Post, 4283 Stod-dard Lane, All you can eat spa-ghetti and meatball dinner withroll, salad, soft drink and des-serts. Split the pot raffle, silentauction, DJ, karaoke. Army CorpsSPC Greg Missman paid theultimate price for country whileserving in Afghanistan in July,2009. Benefits Gold Star Familiesand Children of Fallen Veterens.$10. Presented by Family andFriends of SPC. Greg Missman.732-6072; https://www.face-book.com/events/1403711759936425/.Batavia.

Porch Party Grill Out with ChefFristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt. CarmelBrewing Company, 4362 Mt.Carmel-Tobasco Road, LakesidePatio. Chef Buddy Fristoe will begrilling and smoking pulled porksliders and tacos, and servinghomemade chips and salsa everySaturday afternoon. Special beertappings and pricing. $8, $3.240-2739. Mount Carmel.

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.

FestivalsGrassy Run HeritageRendezvous, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Williamsburg Community Park,150 E. Main St., Featuring repre-sentations of life in 18th century.Period vendors, children’s hands-on area, demonstrations of craftsand skills, music, Native Amer-ican drumming and dance. $5.Presented by Grassy Run Histori-cal Arts Committee.625-1461;grassyrun.org. Williamsburg.

Literary - LibrariesLEGO Club, 10-11 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. ThroughNov. 28. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.

Sounds from the Stacks: LowLily, 3 p.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Americanroots/Celtic trio music group.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580;www.clermontlibrary.org. Ame-lia.

Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 3p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, Free. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

Music - BluesPar 5, featuring FatHead Da-vis, 8-11:30 p.m., Green KayakMarket and Eatery, 204 Front St.,Free. 843-6040; www.green-kayakmarket.com. New Rich-mond.


ANNIE, 2-4 p.m., 7-9 p.m., AmeliaHigh School, $10, $8. Tickets canbe purchased at the door. 947-7492; www.westcler.org. Batavia.

ShoppingSpring Rummage Sale, 9 a.m.

to noon, Summerside UnitedMethodist Church, Free. 528-3052. Union Township.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26Drink Tastings20 Brix Wine Festival, 1-5 p.m.,20 Brix, 101 Main St., Winetasting, seminars, food, musicand deals on retail wine. Ages 21and up. $25, $20 advance. 831-2749; www.20brix.com. Milford.

Circle of Hope Sunday SupperCelebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Oasis Golf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Wine pairings, appetizers,and soup bars from local restau-rants. Live and silent auctionwith Master of CeremoniesThom Brennaman. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Inter Parish Minis-try’s food and clothing pantry foreastern Hamilton County andClermont County.. $50. Regis-tration required. Presented byInter Parish Ministry. 561-3932;http://www.interparish.org/?p=1089. Loveland.

FestivalsGrassy Run HeritageRendezvous, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Williamsburg Community Park,$5. 625-1461; grassyrun.org.Williamsburg.


ANNIE, 2-4 p.m., Amelia HighSchool, $10, $8. Tickets can bepurchased at the door. 947-7492;www.westcler.org. Batavia.

MONDAY, APRIL 27Exercise ClassesStrength and 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 May 21. 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 and Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, 58Amelia Olive Branch Road, Moveto music through variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call for pric-ing. Presented by SilverSneakersStretch. 478-6783. Amelia.

fitness class, 6-6:45 p.m., MountMoriah United MethodistChurch, 681 Mount Moriah Drive,Educational Building. 45 minutesfull body workout. Ages 18 andup. $6. Presented by Judy’sFitness. 478-6783. Withamsville.

Literary - CraftsMonday Night Crafts, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Aprilcraft is decorative magnets. Ages18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.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, APRIL 28EducationNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 6-8 p.m., The HOPECommunity Center, 4 CeceliaDrive, Recovery education coursefor adults with mental illness.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byNational Alliance on MentalIllness of Southwest Ohio. 351-3500; www.namihc.org. Amelia.

Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m., Com-fort Inn, 4421 Aicholtz Road, $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Fresh ContainerGardens., Botanica, 9581 FieldsErtel Road, Design class. Stayafter to create your own ar-rangement with help of in-structor. Free. Registrationrequired. 697-9484; www.botan-icacincinnati.com. Loveland.

Literary - Book ClubsSpinebenders Book DiscussionClub, 7 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

Literary - LibrariesThe Golden Age of Radio, 7p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Join Mike Martini of WMKV forjourney back in time to radioprograms of 1930s-1950s. Ages 18and up. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org. Mil-ford.

Literary - Story TimesBedtime Stories, 6:30 p.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.

Bedtime Stories: On the Farm,6:30 p.m., Amelia Branch Library,58 Maple St., Wear your pajamasfor family story time as we sharestories about the farm, animalsand their silly noises. Ages 0-8.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580;www.clermontlibrary.org. Ame-lia.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541 Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Wings And Trivia Night, 6-9p.m., Mt. Carmel Brewing Com-pany, 4362 Mt. Carmel-Tobasco

Road, Tap Room. Last Call Trivia.Renegade Street Eats uses Mt.Carmel Beer as a base to createGourmet Wing sauces and glazesto be paired with the beer. Ages21 and up. $5-$9. 240-2739;www.mtcarmelbrewingcompa-ny.com. Mount Carmel.

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; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Story Time, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Ages 18 months and under.Family friendly. Free. Regis-tration required. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

Toddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, Free. 752-5580.Amelia.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Attendeesages 0-6 invited with parent orcaregiver for stories, songs andmore. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.553-0570. New Richmond.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, Free.528-1744. Union Township.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,Free. 528-1744. Union Township.

SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,927 O’Bannonville Road, Parentsof preschoolers learn aboutMontessori philosophy, toureight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. 683-4757.Loveland.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30Exercise ClassesStrength and 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 and Balance, 1-1:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

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

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

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, Free. 752-5580.Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, Free.752-5580. Amelia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570. New Richmond.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,Free. 528-1744. Union Township.

Music - AcousticOpen House, 8-10 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, Free.843-6040. New Richmond.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, $5.528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102. Milford.

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. UnionTownship.

Music - Classic RockSkunk Corner Band, 8-11 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Free. 843-6040;www.greenkayakmarket.com.New Richmond.


Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 7p.m., Anderson High School,7560 Forest Road, Productionboasts over 180 high school andelementary school students. $10.232-2772; www.ShowTix4U.com.Anderson Township.

ShoppingDay Heights Perennial PlantSale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., StreetSale, Corner of Elwynn andDeblin Drive, Members sell plantsfrom their own gardens. Pricesvary by plant. Benefits DayHeights Garden Club. Freeadmission. Presented by DayHeights Garden Club. ThroughMay 2. 575-1468. Milford.

SATURDAY, MAY 2AuctionsGallery Art Auction, 7:30 p.m.Preview begins at 6:15 p.m., St.Elizabeth Ann Seton Church,5890 Buckwheat Road, Winetasting, hors d’oeuvres, music,160 pieces of art and memorabil-ia auctioned. Benefits Knights ofColumbus at Seton. $25 percouple, $15 single. Reservationsrequired. Presented by FatherJohn Wenzel, S.J. Knights ofColumbus at Seton. 226-6581.Milford.

Dining EventsPorch Party Grill Out with ChefFristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt. CarmelBrewing Company, $8, $3.240-2739. Mount Carmel.

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 - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.

ShoppingFlea Market, Plant Sale andBake Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St.Andrew Parish Center, 560 MainSt., Parish Center. Plenty itemsfor men, women and children.Free admission. Presented by StAndrew Catholic Church LadiesSodality. 831-3353; www.stan-drew-milford.org. Milford.

Day Heights Perennial PlantSale, 8 a.m. to noon, Street Sale,Free admission. 575-1468. Mil-ford.

MONDAY, MAY 4Exercise ClassesStrength and 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 and Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

fitness class, 6-6:45 p.m., MountMoriah United MethodistChurch, $6. 478-6783. Withams-ville.

Literary - Book ClubsConstant Readers Book Dis-cussion Club, 6 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

Used Book Sale, 3-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

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Amelia High School is performing “Annie” from 7-9 p.m.Friday, April 24 at Amelia High School, 1351 Clough Pike,Batavia. Tickets are $10, $8 and can be purchased at the door.Call 947-7492; visit www.westcler.org.

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We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.

Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wildflowers in the woods and getting thegardens plowed and mulched for springplanting, I’m grateful when duskcomes.

But I have to admit, I love this time ofyear.

It brings out my simple creative side,and that means making crystallized flow-ers and leaves.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Garnish a dish with crystallized

flowers and leaves

Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves

All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.

Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine

First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.

See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, on Abou-teating.com.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water instead ofegg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.

Grab and go morning glory muffins

A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!

1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients togeth-er, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, making themless tender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied (and edible) flowers make a creatively simple garnish.

Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

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How do we do that? Oneway is to “Bear one another’sburdens, and so fulfill the lawof Christ” (Galatians 6:2).Couldn’t we change that to,“Care one for another, and sofulfill the law of Christ.” Andunderstand everything inchapter six hinges on what isdiscussed in chapter five ofGalatians, referring to thefruits of the spirit.

Furthermore, as we comeupon chapter six we have thepractical application of thefruits of the spirit as Gala-tians 5:25 declares “If we livein the Spirit, let us also walkin the Spirit.”

Hopefully, you have seenfirsthand what it means to be

saved andwalking in theSpirit; that ourlives reflectthe qualitiesand character-istics Gala-tians 5:22-23 istalking about.Not so easy inour politicallycorrect soci-

ety.In addition, as we walk in

Christ we will stumble fromtime to time. However, we areto lift one another up, encour-age one another. I preachedsome time ago about the vine,and how we are to stay con-nected to the vine…to Christ,

and to each other. How thework of the branch is to bearfruit. And let me emphasizeevery Christian has beencalled to go…to bear fruit. Wemay not have been called to gofar, but we have been called togo nonetheless.

If we are truly connected tothe vine, we may need a peri-odic trimming from time totime, meaning that God maytrim away those things in ourlife that keeps us from beingfruitful, but under no circum-stances does it ever mean tocut away, as the branch is fartoo valuable for that. Our LordJesus who is the vine dresserwill go through the vineyardliterally lifting up the

branches that are hanging andgrowing along the ground,clean them off, and tie themup so the air and sunshine canget to them and they canthrive once again.

Romans 15:1 says, “We thatare strong ought to bear theinfirmities of the weak…”That is, those who haven’tbeen Christians very long aremore susceptible and prone toSatan’s attacks. Those who aremore mature in the faith areto restore those who havestumbled, those who Satan hastemporarily blinded and dis-tracted. Galatians 6:1 talksabout the restoration of ourfallen brother or sister. Theword restore in the Greek

refers to someone who hasbroken a bone, and a physi-cian would set the bone, re-store the bone to its properplace. However, this restora-tion should be done in tender-ness and meekness…lovinglyleading them back into fellow-ship.

John 15:12, declares, “Thisis my commandment, that yelove one another, as I haveloved you.” So if we care onefor another, won’t we fulfillthe law of Christ? Folks, thisis not negotiable. This is notan option. Are you connected?Do you care one for another?

Ben Hurst is the pastor of NorthsideBaptist Church in Bethel

CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER

Ben HurstCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The Welcomers CommunityVolunteer Network launched inCincinnati and Northern Ken-tucky in 2013.

April’s National VolunteerMonth is the perfect time toextend a special “thank you” toevery volunteer, and we espe-cially thank the more than4,000 volunteers throughoutthe region for being part of theWelcomers Community Volun-teer Network.

The Welcomers CommunityVolunteer Network, launchedin Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky in 2013, has quicklybecome one of the nation’slargest networks for volun-teers to play an active role insupporting a wide range oflocal arts, cultural and specialevents. Based on the enormoussuccess of the 2012 WorldChoir Games, the network wascreated as a turnkey volunteersystem to support the needs oflocal events, while helping toattract and host large-scaleevents to enhance the region’seconomy.

Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky have a strong cul-ture of volunteerism. One infour adults are volunteers.People take pride in using their

skills and ex-perience togive back tothe communi-ties wherethey live andwork. Sincelaunching, theNetwork nowhas 14 activelocal partnerorganizations,more than4,000 experi-enced volun-

teers collectively and 24 expe-rienced volunteer managers.

The Welcomers Networkprovides a common technologyplatform for participating localarts and cultural partners,making the job of finding localvolunteers easier. For partici-pating volunteers, the Networkoffers “one-stop” access andinsider information related tothe entire gamut of volunteeropportunities and upcomingevents available throughoutthe Network.

The Welcomers databaseincludes people who enrolledthrough partner organizationsand others who have helpedhost large-scale events, . Up-coming volunteer opportuni-

ties include the Cincy USATourism Ambassadors Pro-gram, Spirit of Cincinnati com-munity events leading up toand surrounding MLB All-StarWeek, River Grill before theBig Chill in October and more.

The growing list of optionsfor volunteering is evidencedby each periodic update sentout by Rhonda Dickerscheid,the Network Manager.

On behalf of the 14 partnerorganizations that comprisethe Welcomers Network andthe large-scale events thatchoose the Cincinnati/NorthernKentucky region as their desti-nation, we thank the volunteersthat have become the enginebehind their success.

Having 4,000 volunteersthroughout the region in placeto make these events a successis a milestone worth celebrat-ing during National VolunteerMonth!

Interested volunteers canlearn more about the Welcom-ers Network and get involvedby visiting www.volunteerwel-comers.com.

By Shannon Carter and LouiseHughes, co-founders, Welcomers

Welcomers demonstrateculture of volunteerism

ShannonCarter andLouise HughesCOMMUNITY PRESSGUESTCOLUMNISTS

The winter months havepassed and the signs ofspring are all around us. Thisis the time of year when mostcollege and high school stu-dents are planning for sum-mer. One of the best ways foryoung people to spend theirsummer months is to investin their future by participat-ing in a summer internship orco-op program.

For students, a summerinternship or co-op can begreat way to earn some mon-ey and learn about potentialcareer opportunities. In-ternships and Co-ops are alsoa great way for students todiscover real-world jobprospects by applying theiracademic studies toward atemporary work experience.

Internship and co-op expe-riences are commonly doneon a temporary basis in col-laboration with an employerthat can assign projects thatenhance the students learn-ing experience and simulta-neously benefit the companyor institution that employsthem.

For companies, trainingnew full-time employees andproviding salary and benefitsduring the training processcan be a costly undertaking.This is especially costly if theemployee ends up a poor fitfor the organization. Hiringinternship and co-op studentscan be a cost-saving solutionthat helps to advance thelong-term interests of theinstitution by hiring one ofthese students on a tempor-ary basis, allowing them todemonstrate their work-ethicand learn more about thecompany.

Internships and co-opsoften lead to full-time em-ployment after graduation.These opportunities givestudents a chance to learn farmore than what can be taughtin the classroom. Internshipand co-op programs alsoteach important “soft skills”like time management, criti-cal thinking, leadership,problem-solving and muchmore. These positions lookgreat on resumes and demon-

strate to fu-ture employ-ers that apotential hirepossesses theprerequisiteprofessionalexperiencenecessary forfull-time em-ployment.

Last year, Ijoined my

colleague, Sen. Bill Beagle, insupporting Senate Bill 227designating the second Tues-day of April as “Ohio Intern-ship and Co-op AppreciationDay.” The day is intended toraise awareness of the valueof internships and co-op op-portunities in Ohio as well asencourage businessesthroughout the state to offeradditional program opportu-nities. These programs giveemployers unique access tountapped talent without long-term commitments.

In Ohio, we have createdmore than 280,000 new pri-vate sector jobs since Janu-ary 2011 and companies areproviding new opportunitiesevery single day. Taking ad-vantage of the abundant in-ternship and co-op opportuni-ties is a great way to gain jobskills and experience, oftenleading to good paying careeropportunities.

To learn more about avail-able internships or to searchfor talented individuals tojoin your company, pleasevisit OhioMeansInternship-s.com. New internships andco-ops are posted weekly.

As always, if I can ever beof assistance to you, please donot hesitate to contact myoffice by phone at 614-644-8082, by e-mail at [email protected], or bywriting to State Sen. JoeUecker, 1 Capitol Square,Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Senator Uecker represents the 14thDistrict in the Ohio Senate, whichencompasses all of Adams, Brown,Clermont, and Scioto Counties aswell as a portion of LawrenceCounty. Learn more at www.OhioS-enate.gov/Uecker.

Invest in yourfuture; co-opsand internships

Senator Joe UeckerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 15 questionWhat summer in Cincinnati

event are you most looking for-ward to this year, and why?

“MLB All Star Game becauseit just does not happen that of-ten and builds such energy andexcitement in our city. Shine thelight on all that is good aboutwhere we live, work, and play!”

C.G.

“The Reds being mathemat-ically eliminated in mid July so Ican get on with my life and endthe aggravation.”

D.H.

“The Major League BaseballAll Star Game July 14, and theactivities surrounding it will bereally special. Cincinnati willnever get a Super Bowl orNCAA Final Four due to the lackof a retractable roof on PBS.

“This is as big a nationalsporting event as we can get. Ilook forward to the Home Runhitting contest and suspect a

few baseballs may go out of thepark in Right Field. The opencontainer law may be passed bythen and make the CincinnatiBanks area look a lot like BealeStreet or Bourbon Street.

“There is even a very slight

chance Pete Rose could be rein-stated by Major League Base-ball. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“My most anticipated sum-mer activity in Cincinnati is wa-ter skiing at East Fork. Alsoplanning to participate in theKayak Fest, that looks like a funtime.”

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-ing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism, howwill this benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likelyto visit Cuba? Why or why not?

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The Reds will host the 2015 All-StarGame July 14 - which is about whensome fans believe they will bemathematically eliminated fromplayoff contention.

football at Marian Universityin Indianapolis.

Other veterans determinedto help Amelia over the humpare senior Mike Diana and ju-nior Jacob Helton. Both wereSouthern Buckeye Confer-ence-American Division firstteam last season. Helton againhas been very consistent at theplate for the Barons.

“He’s just a pure hitter, he’shad a couple hits every game,”Nicodemus said. “He hit over.400 last year as a sophomore.”

Along with Steve’s nephew,Ty Nicodemus at catcher, an-other mainstay for Amelia hasbeen junior shortstop DarekVaske. Thus far he has dis-played some pop with his batand has been crucial to the de-fense up the middle.

“He’s got a very strongarm,” Nicodemus said. “He’sprobably our best pitcher. Weprobably don’t use him asmuch as we should becausehe’s so valuable at shortstop.”

In the league, Amelia hopesto stand pat as they have a re-match with New RichmondApril 22. They also have theWestern Brown InvitationalApril 25 and will play BataviaApril 27 at UC Clermont’s Bri-

AMELIA — Missing morethan a week of games will putany baseball coach in a foulmood.

Following up with a double-header loss makes it particu-larly aggravating as Ameliacoach Steve Nicodemus foundout April 11. The Barons got adry break in the weather tohost a team from Yale, Michi-gan, but fell short 12-5 and 5-4.

“Things had been goingpretty easy for us up to thispoint,” Nicodemus said. “Wegot two big wins at Norwoodand New Richmond to openleague play, then we don’t playfor nine days.”

Amelia has plenty of time torespond and they’re out to bet-ter last year’s 8-16 record. Akey factor in the loss to theMichigan team was thumperT.J. Reed was out due to familyobligations. The senior slug-ger typically is a big run pro-ducer.

“We learned that last yearwhen he was out most of theseason with a wrist injury,” Ni-codemus said. “He makes us awhole different team.”

Though he had baseball op-portunities, Reed will pursue

Amelia looks tobetter last year’s8-16 recordScott [email protected]

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Amelia junior Nathan Fahrnbach delivers from the mound for the Barons.

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Baseball» Amelia beat Blanchester

6-5 April 13. Sophomore TylerStewart got the win and seniorJohn Meisman was 3-4 with adouble and three runs battedin.

The Barons beat Williams-burg 5-1 on April 17 with Stew-art getting the win and seniorTy Nicodemus hitting a double.

» Glen Este defeated WalnutHills 6-1 on April 13. SeniorZach Jones got the win and sen-ior Peyton Burdick was 2-2with a triple and two runs bat-ted in.

The Trojans beat Kings 5-1on April 15 as senior PeytonBurdick got the win and struckout nine. He also doubled in tworuns.

Glen Este beat CovingtonCatholic 7-4 on April 16. SeniorA.J. Sweatland got the win andsenior Austin Feltner the save.

The Trojans beat Kings 2-1in eight innings on April 17 on adouble by Burdick. Senior

Evan Moores got the win.» Batavia pushed its win-

ning streak to five games withits 11-6 win against Bethel TateApril 17.

» Williamsburg fell to 6-4 af-ter losing 5-1 to Amelia April17.

» Following a one-run loss toBadin April 13, McNicholas haswon four in a row with its mostrecent win coming against Pur-cell. The Rockets defeated theCavaliers 15-0 April 17.

» Miami Valley ChristianAcademy shut out ImmaculateConception 9-0 on April 13. Sen-ior Nathan Clark got the winand struck out 13. Senior Na-than Jacobs was 2-2 with a dou-ble and three runs batted in.

MVCA beat Cincinnati Col-lege Prep Academy April 14,11-1 in five innings. Senior Wy-att Arthur got the win and ju-nior Jordan Theisens had adouble and drove in three runs.

The Lions beat CalvaryChristian 21-4 on April 16 be-hind Clark. Junior Jamie Car-son was 2-2 with a homer and

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

BATAVIA — Isabella Bur-ton was never really all thatinto sports.

Tried soccer a long timeago. Didn’t much care for it.She’s more of a self-de-scribed “girly-girl.”

“Dressing up – fancyclothes, getting her nailsdone, makeup, hair, jewelry,”said her dad, Jamie, laugh-ing. “Rings on all her fingersif she could.”

Isabella is a sophomore atBatavia High School. Shewas born with spina bifidaand uses a wheelchair.

She also hopes to qualifyfor the state track and fieldmeet in June. Shot put is herfavorite event, but she com-petes in the 100 meters, 400meters and 800 meters aswell.

“At first I thought, ‘I’mnot going to like it. It won’t bemy kind of thing,’ “ Isabellasaid. “But I love it. I don’t liketo go a day without it.”

OverwhelmedSixteen years ago, Jamie

and Angel Burton were aboutto be first-time parents. Theywere young – 28 and 25, re-spectively – and excited. Ev-erything throughout thepregnancy had gone asplanned until about twoweeks before Isabella’s duedate.

“She was moving a lot,kicking, and then all of thesudden she just stopped,” Ja-mie said.

“My wife said she wantedto go to the doctor just tomake sure she was OK. Andthat’s when we found out shehad spina bifida.”

Spina bifida is a birth de-fect in which the baby’s spi-nal column does not fullyclose. If that definitionsounds confusing, imagineJamie and Angel Burton try-ing to process their new life.Every doctor’s visit seemedto bring a new prognosis.

“She would never walk.She would have learning dis-abilities. She might be deaf.All kinds of things,” Jamiesaid.

“We were just floored byit. We were just over-whelmed with all the thingsthey were telling us.”

It’s no wonder the familyis reveling in Isabella’s de-fiance of the doubters. Manydays at track practice, Jamieor Angel will be there watch-ing and cheering – some-times Isabella’s grandma orlittle sister, Anastasia, too.

“It’s neat to see her in herracing chair,” Jamie said.“Every time she gets rolling,she’s getting faster and fast-er with it.”

Fortuitous meetingIsabella’s track career be-

gan just three months ago.At a LensCrafters.“We were just there look-

ing at getting new glasses forthe girls,” Jamie said.

Fate intervened in the

form of Tina and Tony Coop-er.

Tina is an assistant coachfor the Western Brown HighSchool track team. Tony, herhusband, was a three-sportathlete in the 1980s for theBroncos. When he was 25years old, he fell whileswinging on a rope across apond. The injury left himquadriplegic.

When the Ohio HighSchool Athletic Associationsanctioned a wheelchair di-vision in the state track andfield meet three years ago,the Coopers thought it couldbe a great opportunity forthem to coach a local athletein a wheelchair. Theyreached out to local schoolswithout any luck.

Until that January day atLensCrafters.

“I was just telling her andher mom and dad that it’ssanctioned by the state,” Ti-

THANKS TO TINA COOPER

Isabella Burton speeds around the track in her racing chair.

BATAVIA’SBURTONDEFYING THEDOUBTERS

Ben [email protected]

THANKS TO TINA COOPER

Shot put is Isabella Burton’s favorite track and field event.

See BURTON, Page 2B

2B • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • APRIL 22, 2015 LIFE

Josh Hamer wasnamed head coach of theUC Clermont College vol-leyball team. Hamercomes to UC Clermontwith more than 15 years ofcoaching experience.

Before coming to UCClermont, Hamer helpedstart the volleyball pro-gram at Cincinnati State

in 2013 andwas the as-sistantcoach forthe 2013and 2014seasons.Hamerwas also

the head coach for XavierUniversity’s men’s club

volleyball team for the2013-14 season. Prior tohis two years with Cincin-nati State, Hamer was thehead freshman volleyballcoach at Boone CountyHigh School in Kentucky.

“I am looking forwardto the opportunity to con-tribute to the UC Cler-mont volleyball program,

and to help continue thetradition of excellencethat has been establishedhere,” said Hamer.

Hamer career also in-cludes coaching JuniorOlympic Club Volleyballfor the past six years andhas taken several teams tocompete in national tour-naments. He is currently

the 16-1head coach at Mid-west Xtreme VolleyballClub. He also serves as alead coach at the clubwhere he oversees allteams ages 15 and is alsothe clubs college recruit-ment coordinator - help-ing players at the club getrecruited to play collegevolleyball.

Hamer replaces JoeHarpring, who retired af-ter 14 years and as the UCClermont College headvolleyball coach where hecompiled a 203-85 recordduring his tenure. For de-tails about the volleyballteam visit: www.ucclermont.edu/athletics

UC Clermont names Hamer as volleyball coach

Hamer

drove in four runs. Ju-nior James Heaton was4-5 with two doubles ahomer and three runsbatted in.

Softball» Amelia beat

Blanchester 7-5 on April13. Junior Kendall Kai-ser got the win and ju-nior Kayla Hamm was2-2 with a homer andthree runs batted in.

The Lady Barons beatClermont Northeastern7-1 on April 15. Kaisergot the win and juniorsKyleigh Schultz and Sa-mantha Lee were both2-3.

Amelia defeated An-derson 10-3 on April 16.Freshman Nicole Browngot the win as Lee went3-5 and drove in tworuns. Junior MaggieBlock had a double anddrove in three runs andsenior Elena McDonaldwas 3-4 and drove infour runs.

On April 17, Amelia

beat Williamsburg 6-4with Kaiser getting thewin and senior McDon-ald going 3-4 with threeruns batted in.

» Glen Este run-ruledWalnut Hills 10-0 in fiveinnings. Senior BrookeParker got the victoryand struck out eight andwas 4-4 at the plate witha double and four runsbatted in.

The Lady Trojansblanked Amelia 4-0 onApril 14 as Parker no-hitthe Lady Barons with 14strikeouts and was 3-4with a double. SeniorBailee Sanders was 3-4with a double and seniorJessica Dmochowskiwas 2-4 and homered.

Glen Este blankedKings 7-0 on April 15with Parker getting thewin and striking outnine. At the plate, shewas 2-3 with a doubleand two runs driven in.

Boys track and field» Glen Este was sec-

ond at Deer Park April16.

» New Richmond wonthe New Richmond Re-lays April 16.

Girls track and field» Glen Este was the

first-place team at theDeer Park meet April 16.

» New Richmond wonthe New Richmond Re-lays April 16.

Tennis» New Richmond

blanked Goshen 5-0 onApril 17. Sophomore An-gus Matthews won firstsingles.

Conference news» The Eastern Cincin-

nati Conference Boardof Control voted to ac-cept the resignation ofGlen Este pending com-pletion of West Cler-mont High School. TheECC also voted to acceptthe new West ClermontHigh School as a mem-ber when completed.

SHORT HOPS

THANKS TO RAY PRUEITT

The Glen Este’s girls track team took first place on April 16 in Deer Park.

na said. “(A week later)they called and askedmore questions. I waslike, ‘We can help her out.’“

Isabella no longer hastime for her favorite TVshows – “I like the realityshows and the crime-solv-ing shows,” she says. She

finishes the school day atBatavia, rides over withher grandma to pick upher sister from BataviaMiddle. Then she has tohurry up, change into hertrack clothes and head toWestern Brown for prac-tice with Tina and Tony.

Tony has helped herget comfortable with theracing wheelchair – nota-ble for having a thirdwheel in the front and nosafeguards behind theback wheels. He rides asmany as five miles a daysto maintain his health.

“It helps to work withsomeone in a wheelchair,”Isabella said. “He under-stands my challenges.”

Tony said he can recog-nize her moods, knowingthat some days you simplydon’t feel as well physical-ly in the chair as others.

“She’s very nice, veryquiet,” Tony said. “But Ican see that she has a lot ofdetermination. She’s verystrong.”

‘A whole differentchild’

It was only two yearsago that Isabella waswalking. She could ride abike without assistance.

But she was in pain –“and she has a very hightolerance for pain,” herdad said. She was leaningforward more and moreas she walked. The doc-tors decided she neededsurgery to un-tether herspinal cord. This was De-cember of 2011. Ninehours in the operatingroom for a girl not yet inher teens.

The surgery was a suc-cess, but less than a yearlater Isabella underwentanother surgery to treat acyst higher up on her spi-nal cord. The pain of walk-ing was still too much, soIsabella was fitted with awheelchair.

“It’s been a lot for a girlher age,” Tina Coopersaid. “That’s a tough timefor any girl, and she had awheelchair to adjust to ontop of all that.

Thing is, the wheel-chair turned out to be ablessing.

“She was a whole dif-ferent child. She didn’thave the pain of walking,”Jamie said. “She’s em-braced it. She just goeswith the flow with it.”

Role modelIsabella competes rep-

resenting her BataviaBulldogs, but the Cooperssee her everyday at prac-tice winning plenty ofconverts among thosewould-be rivals on theWestern Brown trackteam.

“It’s been good forher,” Tina said. “She’smaking lots of friends.She’s just blossoming.”

Isabella said she hopesto attend vocationalschool next year for nurs-ing. She has no intentionof leaving behind trackand field, though.

“I think that I’m goingto do it with my last coupleyears of high school,” shesaid. “Maybe eventhrough college.

“It kind of shows thatpeople in wheelchairs cando whatever people thatare walking can do. Justdifferent.”

The girly-girl who nev-er liked sports isn’t nowjust an athlete; she’s a rolemodel.

“I hope there will bemore kids in wheelchairsin the area who start doingtrack,” Isabella said.

“I actually know somelittle ones in wheelchairs.Maybe I could talk tothem and maybe pave theway, like help them, showthem they can do any-thing.”

BurtonContinued from Page 1B

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Glen Este’s 2015 spring signing class featured, from top left, Zach Jerschke, Muskingumfootball, Josh Bohart, Wittenberg football, Zach Vespie, Otterbein football and NathanFischer, Otterbein football. Seated from left is Gage Branson, St. Catherine Collegewrestling, and Sam Rowe, Thomas More football. Not pictured is Ashley Collins from LiveOaks, Ohio State rowing.

an Wilson Field.“I like our chances,”

Nicodemus said. “It’s go-ing to be a tough race. Idon’t doubt at all that wehave a chance to stay init.”

The standout of Ame-

lia’s marquees gamesthis spring takes placeMay 6 when the Baronsplay in a Coaches vs.Cancer contest againstClark Montessori May 6at Brandon PhillipsField. As they will sever-al times this season,Amelia will honor for-mer coach Jeff Hurt whopassed after a coura-geous battle late last fall.

“That’s somethingthat means a lot to us,”Nicodemus said. “That’sa little personal to us. Wegot special black jerseysthis year with ‘CoachJeff’ on the sleeve thatwe’re going to wear in se-lect games. We’re alsogoing to honor Jeff in ourReds Futures Showcasegame with Glen Este (atMidland April 23).”

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The church is also working onstarting a preschool this fall.Registrations are currently beingtaken as space is limited. Pleaselook for our information listedon the Community calendar ofthis paper or call the churchoffice for more information.Dates are also listed on Clough’swebsite. [email protected].

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Clough UnitedMethodist ChurchThe “Living Life with Hope andIntention” is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Saturday, May 9, at thechurch. This event is for anyonelooking for encouragement toface the various challenges thatlife presents. Keynote speakerBrooke Billingsbey will share the

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Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday 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. and10:30 a.m. Sunday school is 9:30a.m. Evening service and youthgroups at 6 p.m.

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

Locust CornerUnited MethodistLocust Corner United MethodistChurch welcomes Pastor LarryBechtol.

Sunday worship services are at 10a.m. and Bible study is at 9 a.m.and also Thursday evenings at 7p.m.

The church is at 917 Locust CornerRoad, Pierce Township; 752-8459.

Mt. Moriah UnitedMethodist ChurchThe Mt. Moriah United MethodistWomen will sponsor a three-dayrummage sale from 9 a.m. to 8p.m. Thursday, May 7; 9 a.m. to 6p.m. Friday, May 8, and 9 a.m. to2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at thechurch in the education building.A $5 bag sale will be on Sat-urday. This sale changed fromApril to May because of HolyWeek. Dishes, linens, adult andchildren’s clothing, toys, books,novelties, furniture, tools, appli-ances and more will be available.This year, the church has a “likenew’ handicapped van lift andcomplete set of wooden kitchencabinets, including the kitchensink.

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Richard L. BoosoRichard L. Booso, 77, of Union

Township died April 8. He was aUS Navy veteran.

Survived by wife, JeanneMeyer; children David andMechille Booso, Kimberle Coleand Melody Honigford; step-daughter, Susannah Meyer;brother, George Booso; fourgrandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Preceded in death by parentsLee Booso and Virginia Lemmon.

Services were April 14 at St.Veronica Church, Cincinnati.

Jeannette I. DerrickJeannette I. Derrick, 70, of

Amelia died April 12.Survived by husband of 46

years, Raymond Derrick; childrenDebra (James) Maclean andJeffrey (Andrea) Derrick; grand-children Megan, Miranda, Baziland Abigail; and sister, Joann(Gary) Steelman.

Services were April 15 at St.Bernadette Church, Cincinnati.

Donna M. FalenDonna M. Falen, 65, of New

Richmond died April 7.Survived by sons Bert (Liz)

Phillips and Marty Falen; siblingsJoe, Leonard, Marcia, DeniseandJan; and grandchildren Lucy andSean Phillips.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Gary Falen; parents Leon-ard Dauer and Phyllis Kaufhold;and sisters Lynn and Carol.

Services were April 11 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Elijah BlueRoe-Firman

Elijah Blue Roe-Firman, infantson of Sophia Roe and JasonFirman died April 1.

In addition to parents, he issurvived by brother, Jason RoeFirman Jr; grandparents Roger J.Roe, Nancy and Jerry Firman andGeraldine Roe; and many aunts,uncles and cousins.

Preceded in death by grand-mother, Ana Roe; grandfather,Roger W. Roe.

Services were April 9 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford.

Mary PatriciaKramer

Mary Patricia Kramer, 81, ofUnion Township died April 9.

Survived by children Paula(Jerry) Scott, Michael (Terri),Allen and Kevin; daughter-in-law, Janet Kramer; grand-children Stephanie, John, April,Sarah and Autumn; and great-grandchildren Katelyn, Zander,Landen and Aiden.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Paul R. Kramer; son, TonyKramer; parents Edwin Earl Kyleand Mary Stegbauer; and sib-lings Marie, Gladys, Cecelia,Edith, Ed, Charles and Bill.


Eileen MurphyEileen (nee Francis) Murphy,

80, of Union Township died April8.

Survived by children DonnaMurphy, Terrie (the late Greg)Osterholz and Vicki Murphy; andgrandchildren Jessica, Jack andEmily.

Preceded in death b y hus-band, Jack Murphy; daughter,Sharon Murphy; and sister, JeanLaub.

Services were April 13 at St.Thomas More Church, Cincin-nati. Memorials to: the Amer-ican Heart Association or Hos-pice of Cincinnati.

Donald H. PerryDonald H. Perry, 68, of Pierce

Township died April 9.Survived by wife of 46 years,

Alice T. Perry; children Donald K.Perry, Robin L. Hume and KevinA. Perry; grandchildren Perry I.and Madeline G. Hume andDarren N. and Audrey D. Perry;mother, Anne Strandborg Perry;brother, Lawrence H. Perry;

nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by father,Harold H. Perry.

Services were April 14 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: the charity of thedonor’s choice by contacting E.C.Nurre Funeral Home at [email protected] or 753-6130.

Gordon WilliamShank Sr.

Gordon William Shank Sr., 76,died April 12.

Survived by wife, Patricia (neeSheldon) Shank; children Vickie(Mark) McClure, Deborah (Ron-ald) Godby, Robin (Greg) Gibsonand Gordon (Tracy) Shank Jr.; 12grandchildren; 14 great-grand-children; and siblings Nick

(Helen) Shank, Judy (James)Reeves, Bruce (Barbara), Rickyand Bobby Shank.

Preceded in death by parentsAllen Shank and Nancy Lucille(nee Ganger) Forstee; andsiblings Jack Shank and JanetMason.

Services were April 12 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland.

Elfriede WilsonElfriede Wilson, 69, of Union

Township died April 12.Survived by husband, Chester

Wilson; children Louise SueLange and Frankie H. (Lisa)Spegal; 22 grandchildren; 17great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; siblings AliceRose and Karl Klopfstein Jr; andmany nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsKarl and Elfriede Klopfstein;sons John and Ronald Spegal;and brother, William Klopfstein.

Services were April 17 at FaithIndependent Baptist Church,Hebron, Kentucky. Memorialsto: Pulmonary HypertensionAssociation, Epilepsy Foundationof Greater Cincinnati or theAmerican Cancer Society.

Mark H. WilverMark H. Wilver, 57, of East-

gate died April 10.Survived by wife, Deborah

Wilver; children Mark H. WilverJr,. Misty and Jeremy (Christie)Wilver; mother, Catherine (neeMcClanahan) Wilver; siblingsMichael Wilver Jr. and Cathy(Michael) Delehanty; and sixgrandchildren.

Preceded in death by father,Michael Wilver.


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UNION TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsDrug offenseReported at Thornton Oil at4300 block of Newberry Drive,March 6.

Reported at Days Inn at 4000block of Mount Carmel Tobasco,March 6.

Reported at area of Beechwoodroad and Wesley Drive, March7.

Reported at 3900 block of Bran-dychase Way, March 10.

TheftReported at 400 block of Wood-wick Court, March 5.

Reported at Lowe's at MountMoriah Drive, March 6.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., March 6.

Reported at Circle K at 1100block of Ohio Pike, March 10.

Reported at 4300 block of East-wood, March 10.

Reported at Kroger at 500 blockof Old Ohio 74, March 10.

Reported at 4300 block of ToddRose Court, March 10.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., March 11.

Reported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., March 11.

VandalismReported at Red Roof Inn at4000 block of Mount CarmelTobasco, March 6.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/InvestigationsBreaking and enteringAt 70 block of Sierra Court,Batavia, March 11.

BurglaryAt 1600 block of Pike St., Mos-cow, March 10.

Criminal trespassAt 41900 block of Ohio 133,Batavia, March 10.

Disorderly conduct -interfering w/othersAt Old Ohio 74/Armstrong Blvd.,Batavia, March 11.

Disseminate matter harmfulto juvenilesAt 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, March 10.

Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt 600 block of University Lane,Batavia, March 11.

At 6600 block of Edenton Pleas-ant Plain Road, Pleasant Plain,March 10.

At Clough Pike/Woods Mill Road,Batavia, March 10.

Domestic violenceAt 6100 block of Hunt Road,Goshen, March 13.

Drug paraphernaliaAt Marathon Edenton at SandyLane, Blanchester, March 10.

At Ohio 232 at ClermontvilleLaurel Road, New Richmond,March 11.

Endangering childrenAt 800 block of Ohio 133, Felici-ty, March 10.

Fugitive from justiceAt 4400 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, March 9.

At 4700 block of East FilagerRoad, Batavia, March 9.

At 4700 block of East FilagerRoad, Batavia, March 9.

At Ohio 32 EB/Dela Palma Road,Williamsburg, March 12.

Identity fraudAt 1500 block of DriftwoodCourt, Amelia, March 13.

At 2600 block of Misty Woods,Batavia, March 12.

MenacingAt 3700 block of Ohio 125,Bethel, March 12.

Pandering obscenityAt 2200 block of Memory Lane,Batavia, March 12.

Passing bad checksAt 2500 block of Ohio 222, NewRichmond, March 10.

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Howdy folks! Lastweek was a busy one. Iwent to Mount Orab to lookat the marker we got forRuth Ann’s grave andmake another payment. Itwas beautiful, just like theone that Ruth Ann’s folkshave on their grave. It will

be set whenthe groundgets dry.

I went toU.S. GrantCareerCenter lastweek onThursdayfor lunch. Iorderedfish andfries, it was

excellent and plenty of it,two big pieces of fish. Theyoung folks do a wonderfuljob! I asked the young fell-er that waited on me howhe liked it there. He said hewas graduating this yearand he wants to be a chef.He said he already had ajob lined up. That is whatthe U.S. Grant School is allabout.

After the trip to U.S.Grant I went to UnionTownship for a program tohonor the volunteers forSenior Services. The folksdo so much! If it weren’tfor the volunteers, SeniorServices would be at a lossfor some of the services,the meals, the home repair

and many other services.The Senior Services ofClermont County is one ofthe best services. It takes alot of money to be able to dothis very important ser-vice.

I was in the yard andlooked in one of the blue-bird boxes and there werefive blue eggs. The otherbox had a nest built but noeggs yet. I was thrilled!The bluebirds need all thehelp they can get. I havesold several boxes so farthis year and I keep mak-ing them.

The Grassy Run pro-gram will be April 24 -April 26 at the park in Wil-liamsburg next to the riv-er. You can see how the set-tlers lived years ago. TheBoy Scouts will have acamp and Bob Evans willhave his blacksmith forgegoing full blast. There willbe a pegboard for the chil-dren to use the wood mal-lets Ruth Ann and I madeto drive horseshoe nails.

I called Mike at theBoars Head Bait Shop atAfton. He said the lake isstill up and muddy, thetemperature is in the up-per 40s. There were a fewfolks fishing over theweekend and caught somecrappie. The black crappieare bigger then the white.Mike said there were somefolks that went to Lake

Erie over the weekend andcaught some walleye.They said there was stillice on the lake.

The Ohio Valley An-tique Machinery had a din-ner and meeting April 12 atthe Georgetown LegionHall. The food was greatwith a good crowd. Therewill have another one inJuly at the show groundsoff Ohio 125. Everybodycan see the work the folksare doing. It takes manyhands to keep this eventgoing and lots of volunteerhours. These folks are to bethanked as the camp-grounds have been en-larged. There is so much tosee that I can’t list it all.The way to get the pictureis to come to the next din-ner and meeting.

On Sunday I saw some-thing that made me veryhappy. There was a younglady pushing a wheelchairwith a feller in it. Shebrought this fellar to thedinner on Sunday. I talkedto the feller and told him hewas a special person. Hewondered why I said that,well he had on some spe-cial clothes, bib overalls.That is what I wear here athome. Boy did he have abig smile! The young ladyworks for the Departmentof Developmental Disabil-ities. She gave up her Sun-day to bring a person to adinner. His name is Larryand her name is Elizabeth.God bless you Elizabeth!

Start your week by go-ing to the house of worshipof your choice and praisingthe good Lord.

God bless all . . . Morelater

George Rooks is a retired parkranger. Rooks served 28 yearswith the last five as managerof East Fork State Park.

Volunteers of Clermont Senior Services honored

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

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