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“I admire how hard youwork every day.”

That was the messageshared near tax time by a manstanding at the corner ofBeechmont Avenue and FiveMile. Twitter was abuzz —“What’s it mean?” “What’s hedoing?” “Who is that?”

Monday through Fridaysince April 13, someone hasstood at the corner duringrush-hours sharing upliftingmessages.

“I love telling the story ofhow we met.” “I couldn’t haveasked for better parents.” Re-cently, James Christian Jr.held a sign – “I will alwaysmake grilled cheese like you.”

Christian explained that heis an actor and one of severalstrategically located through-out Cincinnati sharing mes-sages as part of a campaign forHospice of Cincinnati. Thecampaign, #thingsyoush-ouldntwaittosay, is targetingthe young and healthy popula-

tion to get them thinking abouthaving meaningful conversa-tions, public relations consult-ant Terri Hornbach-Torres ex-plained.

“It’s hard to reach peoplewith a conversation about theend of life,” she said. “So this isgetting people at their comfortlevel.”

The idea is to get peopletalking. It’s a four week cam-paign that ends May 8.

The campaign resonatesfor Christian.

“This is very passionate forme. My mother was diagnosedwith ALS,” he said. The firstsign, “I admire how hard youwork every day” spoke vol-umes to Christian.

“That was special to me,”he said. “That was the exactsame phrase I would tell mymom.” When she went to ther-apy, doctors’ appointments, hewould say this to motivate hismother.

The #thingsyoushouldnt-waittosay campaign is really

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James Christian Jr. stands at the corner of Five Mile and BeechmontAvenue in Anderson Township sharing uplifting messages as part of aHospice of Cincinnati campaign.

Motorists ask,‘Who’s that man?’Sheila Vilvenssvilvens@communitypress

See CHRISTIAN, Page 2A

AMELIA — He couldn’t bethere in person, but formerVice Mayor Charles R. “Bob”Pollitt was there in spirit whenvillage officials recently of-fered a toast to the first Ameliarestaurant to sell alcoholicbeverages in more than 80years.

In 2012, Pollitt, who was bat-tling prostate cancer, wentdoor to door to convince Ame-lia voters to put a local optionissue on the ballot that Novem-ber to make Amelia a wet com-munity, including the sale of al-coholic beverages by the glass.

“All summer long, he wouldget up, put on a shirt, coat andtie, and I would drive him to ev-ery street in Amelia,” said Lut-ishia “Tish” Pollitt, who wasmarried to Bob for nearly 60years. “The village backedhim, and they helped him in hiscampaign. Fortunately, the is-sue passed in November 2012because Bob died on Dec. 3. Sohe did get to see that it passed.”

Fast forward to April 6 ofthis year. On that date, TishPollitt joined Amelia MayorTodd Hart and members ofAmelia Village Council at thegrand opening of Don RigoMexican Bar & Grill. OwnerJavier Melendez also owns twoEl Jinete restaurants on theEastside.

This month, the new restau-rant at 224 W. Main St. in theAmelia Town Center becamethe first establishment in thevillage to sell alcoholic bever-

ages by the glass in nearly acentury. For its grand openingon Opening Day, the restaurantwas packed with customerswatching the ballgame on TV.

“This has been a long timecoming,” Hart said. “We start-ed this project about threeyears ago.”

Although a small portion ofthe revenue from liquor li-censes will go to Amelia, thevillage will reap the most bene-fit from future businessgrowth, the mayor said.

In the past, Amelia couldn’tattract chain restaurants suchas Applebees and O’Charleysbecause they couldn’t get a li-quor permit, Hart said.

“This should bring morebusinesses our way,” Amelia’smayor said. “Once businesspeople look at the volume oftraffic and the volume of pa-trons and see the numbers goup, they’ll want to come heretoo.”

After a ribbon cutting atDon Rigo Mexican Bar & Grill,Tish Pollitt joined Amelia’smayor in a tequila toast to herlate husband.

“I’m sure that whereverBob is now, he’s happy that thisis happening,” his 86-year-oldwidow said, as she posed with acardboard cutout of her late

Amelia restaurant makes history with sale ofALCOHOLICBEVERAGESCindy [email protected]

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Members of Amelia Village Council and Tish Pollitt, the widow of the late vice mayor who was instrumental inmaking Amelia wet, took part in the April 6 ribbon cutting at Don Rigo Mexican Bar & Grill. From left are CouncilMembers Susan Elliott and Katie Krafka, Amelia Vice Mayor Derrick Campbell, Javier Melendez, owner of DonRigo Mexican Bar & Grill; Mayor Todd Hart, Council Member Renee Gerber, Tish Pollitt, a cutout of the late ViceMayor Bob Pollitt, and Council Member Chris Dickerson.

See ALCOHOL, Page 2A

Tish Pollitt, the widow of former Amelia Vice Mayor Bob Pollitt; AmeliaVice Mayor Derrick Campbell and Amelia Mayor Todd Hart toast the lateBob Pollitt at the April 6 grand opening of Don Rigo Mexican Bar & Grill.The restaurant is the first to serve alcoholic beverages by the glass sincevoters approved the sale of alcohol in the village in November 2012.

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CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press is in-viting you to hop on theAll-Star Game bandwag-on. What memories do youhave of previous All-StarGames in Cincinnati (orother cities)? What hasbaseball meant to you;what does it mean to younow? Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

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‘Evening of Dance’The West Clermont

Education Foundation willpresent “An Evening ofDance” Wednesday, May13, at Holiday Inn Hotel &Suites Cincinnati-East-gate.

The West ClermontDance Company will per-form selections from itsinternational spring tour.

The event will startwith a business table setup at 5:30 p.m. Networkingbegins at 6 p.m. and dinneris at 6:30 p.m. The danceperformance starts at 7:15p.m.

The cost is $50 per plateand $400 for a table ofeight. Call Denise Smithfor tickets at 513-257-8779.

The reservation deadlineis May 8.

Shop, adopt or bothThe first annual Cler-

mont Rescue Rummageand Adoption Day event,featuring many rescue or-ganizations of ClermontCounty, is scheduled for 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,May 2, at Angel’s Restthrift store, 1374 Ohio Pike(Ohio 125), Amelia.

Proceeds benefit thehomeless pets of ClermontCounty. Shoppers will findbargains, adoptable dogsand cats. Food will beavailable for purchasewith Pierce Township fire-fighters running the grill.

Cincy Kids 4 Kidshosting charity golfouting

Cincy Kids 4 Kids ishosting its 13th annual char-ity golf outing 1:30 p.m.Saturday, May 9, at Cali-fornia Golf Course. Spotsare available on a first,first serve basis. For a reg-istration form or informa-tion call 325-0511 or visitthe website cincy-kids4kids.org.

MHRB board meetsThe Clermont County

Mental Health and Recov-ery Board will meet at 7p.m. Monday, May 11, at2337 Clermont CenterDrive, Batavia.

New Richmondalumni dinner

New Richmond HighSchool Alumni Dinner forthe classes of 1934-1965will be 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sat-urday, June 20, at LocustCorner School, 3431 Lo-cust Corner Road.

Send name, graduationyear, number of guestsand a check for $16 perguest by June 1 to: NewRichmond Class Reunion,P.O. Box 284, New Rich-mond, Ohio, 45157.

Pierce road closuresin May

Pierce will have a fewroad closures starting inthe next month.

First, Cole Road will beclosed Tuesday, May 4, toFriday, May 15, betweenMerwin Ten Mile and Jen-ny Lind Roads for culvertreplacements. This is ap-proximately a 4.68-milestretch.

Second, Duke Energywill be doing work onBeckjord Road and NelpRoad from May 1to Dec. 3.The closure is betweenGate 1 and 2 on BeckjordRoad and Gate 3 on NelpRoad. This closure is ap-proximately 2.73 miles.

Questions? Please con-tact the Clermont CountyEngineer's Office at (513)732-8857.

Pierce clean up daysHave some old tires, ap-

pliances or other largeitems you want to get ridof? Mark your calendar!The Pierce TownshipClean- Up Days are hap-pening June 4- 6 at the

Pierce Public Works De-partment at 950 LocustCorner Road.

All Appliances will beaccepted free of charge,even those containing fre-on. The rest of the appli-ance will be recycled!Eight tires per residentfree of charge.

The following itemswill not be accepted:

» remodeling or con-struction debris;

» yard waste, treelimbs or shrubs;

» hazardous materials,liquids;

» fluorescent lightbulbs.

Proof of Pierce Town-ship residency required.For more informationplease contact John Koeh-ler at 513-947-2021.

Amelia High School50-year reunion

Amelia High School’sClass of 1965 will host a re-union the weekend of June26 and June 27.

Events on Friday in-clude a tour of the highschool from 1p.m. to 3 p.m.and a dinner at Elk RunGolf Club from 5:30 p.m. to9 p.m.

A picnic is scheduledfor 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday at Woodland MoundPark.

Invitations weremailed April 24.

For additional informa-tion, call 662-3398.

Tire Amnesty DaysMay 1 and 2

The Adams ClermontSolid Waste District willhold free “Tire AmnestyDays” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Friday, May 1, and Satur-day, May 2, at the Cler-mont County fairgroundsat 1000 Locust St. in Ow-ensville.

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.

Businesses that needrecycling options shouldcall 732-7894.

Buy a brick to honora loved one atVeterans MemorialPark

The Vietnam Veteransof America, ClermontCounty Chapter 649 is sell-ing memorial bricks to bedisplayed at the VietnamVeterans Memorial at Vet-erans Memorial Park inUnion Township.

The park at the cornerof Clough Pike and GlenEste-Withamsville Road iscalled “Helicopter Park”by some because of a heli-copter stationed there andperched over thousands ofmemorial bricks – many ofwhich have not been pur-chased.

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

Bricks cost $30 each.Order forms are avail-

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

Milford ‘Hamfest‘June 20

The Milford AmateurRadio Club will hold its25th annual Hamfest from8 a.m. to 2 p.m. SaturdayJune 20, at The EastsideChristian Church, 5874Montclair Blvd, Milford.(Location is the old Mil-ford Cinema off businessstate Route 28 behind oldKmart).

Admission is $5. (Chil-dren under 12 admittedfree).

Tailgating outside: $1.regardless of spaces need-ed.

Inside tables: $5 each.Must contact for availabil-ity. Requires an admissionticket.

For more information,call Jim WB8RRR at 513-831-6255 [email protected].

Commercial vendorsinvited.

Hourly door prizes plusgrand prize drawing atend of the Hamfest.

VE exams at 9 a.m.;walk-ins welcome. BringID.

Knights ofColumbus tosponsor art auctionMay 2

The Father John J.Wenzel, S.J. Knights of Co-lumbus at Seton will bepresenting a benefit auc-tion at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,May 2 at St. Elizabeth AnnSeton in the school cafete-ria. About 160 pieces of artand memorabilia will bepresented by Marlin Art ofNew York benefiting theworks of the Knights ofColumbus in their pro-grams of Church, Family,Youth, Community andCulture of Life at St. Eliza-beth Ann Seton Parish.The artwork, which is onethird to one half below gal-lery prices will be present-ed, explained, and auc-tioned in a professionalmanner that will be appre-ciated by both gallery col-lectors and art novices.

Admission is $15 or twofor $25 and the public is in-vited to attend. The priceincludes complimentarywine tasting and horsd’oeuvres. The previewwill begin at 6:15 p.m., andthe auction will beginpromptly at 7:30 p.m. Lo-cal musician will play dur-ing the preview. To ordertickets contact Chris Hof-mann at 226-6581.

Wildflowers& Trees of Ohio

University of Cincin-nati Clermont will host“Wildflowers and Trees ofOhio,” May 11 to May 31.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-days at UC Clermont and 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays atUC’s Center for FieldStudies.

For questions, contactDenis Conover, [email protected].

BRIEFLY

husband. Ironically, Bob Pollitt

was the grandson of a for-mer mayor who was in-strumental in makingAmelia dry in the 1930s.

“Now I’m trying tomake it wet in 2012,” Bob

Pollitt told The Communi-ty Press in November2012.

His widow, who sippeda glass of White Zinfandelduring her recent visit toDon Rigo Mexican Bar &Grill, said her husbandwanted to allow the salesof alcoholic beverages inthe village to help the lo-cal economy.

Another motivation

could have been to undowhat his grandfather hadcreated, village officialssaid.

“I have no idea whyBob’s grandfather talkedthe people of Amelia intogoing dry all those yearsago because he was adrinker himself,” TishPollitt said. “Bob said atone time, ‘If I end upwhere my grandfather is,there’s going to be a big ar-gument.”

Want to know what’shappening in Amelia? Fol-low me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

AlcoholContinued from Page 1A

about encouraging peo-ple to have meaningfulconversations with lovedone, Hospice of Cincin-nati project director ofConversations of a Life-time Barbara Rose said.

“Many of the thingspeople don’t talk aboutwith their loved ones iswhat’s important tothem,” she said. Thecampaign is filled withpositive messages that

resonate with all ages,health status, all gendersencouraging them tohave meaningful conver-sations that are prettyeasy to start.

One of the things peo-ple don’t talk about withtheir loved ones is what’simportant to them – whomight speak for them ifthey couldn’t, Rose ex-plained.

The campaign is partof the “Conversations ofa Lifetime” initiative byHospice of Cincinnati totransform end-of-lifecare in Greater Cincin-

nati and improve end-of-life experiences, Rosesaid. The program willencourage earlier end-of-life planning conver-sations between physi-cians, patients and fam-ilies.

The #thingsyoush-ouldntwaittosay cam-paign is the communityactivation part of theproject. Over comingweeks, more will be re-vealed about this cam-paign and a new cam-paign will be launchedthis summer.

ChristianContinued from Page 1A

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Batavia High School

The Batavia High School/GreatOaks Chapter of Business Profes-sionals of America received theOhio Professional Cup at the 2015State Leadership Conference.

The Ohio Cup is awarded basedon a chapter’s commitment to ser-vice learning and community ser-vice. Ohio Department of Educa-tion officials and retired stateadvisors review each chapter’sactivities and select one chapterfor the award.

Batavia BPA also received anaward from Ohio Special Olympicsfor their $10,024 donation. This isthe fifth year that the chapter hasearned the award for making thehighest chapter contribution.

At the Grand Awards CeremonyBatavia students found them-selves on stage several times.

Alex Young was the state cham-pion in the legal procedures com-petition.

Kaitlin Rowland earned thirdplace in presentation managementskills individual and Carlee Arm-strong placed in the Top 5 in fun-damental word processing.

Several students placed in theTop 10 and were recognized onstage including: Collin Sammons,banking and finance; Zach New-comb, legal procedures; ZachMays, advanced interview skills;Logan Richardson, extemporane-ous speech; Carly Werring, key-board production,and TJ Cannon,Bret Fortner and Bri Osborne,presentation management team.

Jake Kovacs was recognized forhis winning trading pin design. AllOhio contestants will trade Ko-

vacs’ pin with contestants fromother states at the national confer-ence.

Also, sophomore Kate McMa-nus earned her Statesman TorchAward for her individual commit-ment to school and communityservice.

Young, Rowland, Armstrongand McManus will travel to Ana-heim, California, in May for na-tional competition.

The students are enrolled in theLegal Management program, asatellite program offered at Bata-via High School through GreatOaks Career Campuses.

Grant Career CenterGrant Career Center inducted

32 members into the ElizabethAbbott Chapter of the NationalTechnical Honor Society.

Membership in the NationalTechnical Honor Society is depen-dent upon outstanding character-istics in many areas of a student’slife.

In addition to scholarship, thestudents are rated on such qual-ities as leadership, service, citi-zenship, skill, honesty, and respon-sibility. Students are expected toachieve in all areas before mem-bership is extended by the Society.

Current members of the Nation-al Technical Honor Society includeseniors Amber Arthur (alliedhealth science); Rachel Burdell,Desirae Murphy, and Ashley Red-mond (criminal justice); DaltonHenderson and Courtney Riggs(engineering design); CourtneyJervis and Tammy Lockaby (culi-nary arts); Matthew White (metalfabrication),and Jacob Zieger

(carpentry). The following senior students

were selected for membership inthe Elizabeth Abbott Chapter ofthe National Technical Honor Soci-ety for 2015: Wendy Appelmann,criminal justice, New Richmond;Tristan Asbrock, criminal justice,Felicity-Franklin; Destiny Beck-worth, cosmetology, Bethel-Tate;Kaitlyn Clark, criminal justice,Felicity-Franklin; Jeffrey Collins,metal fabrication, Felicity-Frank-lin; Skylar Gould, allied healthscience, New Richmond; ChloeHenderson, biotechnology, Bethel-Tate; McKayla Jacobs, alliedhealth science, Felicity-Franklin;Hannah Lewis, teacher academy,New Richmond; Erin McKee, al-lied health science, Bethel-Tate;Ashley Milligan, allied health sci-ence, Bethel-Tate; Jacob Robinson,engineering design, Bethel-Tate;Kylie Sawyers, allied health sci-ence, Bethel-Tate; Mikie Simpson,metal fabrication, Felicity-Frank-lin; and Tonya Snodgrass, culinaryarts, Williamsburg.

Juniors inducted for member-ship include Keely Ackerman,teacher academy, Williamsburg;Calvin Barrett, information tech-nology, Williamsburg; Kyle Bar-rett, biotechnology, Williamsburg;Christina Crews, allied healthscience, New Richmond; PaigeCummins, Allied health science,Felicity-Franklin; Kristin Evans,allied health science, New Rich-mond; Nathaniel Hernandez, in-formation technology, Williams-burg; Nicole Hunter, carpentry,Felicity-Franklin; Tabitha Jack-son, allied health science, Bethel-Tate; Ethan McMellan, informa-

tion technology, Felicity-Franklin;Dylan Pemberton, criminal jus-tice, Felicity-Franklin; AlexandraPurcell, allied health science, Be-thel-Tate; Savanna Rohne, alliedhealth science, Williamsburg;Tegan Schwettman, biotechnology,Felicity; Steven Squires, engineer-ing design, Bethel-Tate; RickyVandegrift, metal fabrication;Bethel, and Austin Woodruff, met-al fabrication, Felicity-Franklin.

Live Oaks» Live Oaks Career Campus

students will have the chance tocompete against other top stu-dents in Ohio after winning med-als in local and regional SkillsUSAcompetition.

The local winning Live Oaksstudents are:

Pre-engineering/welding stu-dents Cody Fouch (Glen Este), andJared Ansteatt (Clermont North-eastern), gold medal, welding fab-rication; Kenzie Morris (ClermontNortheastern, sports rehabilita-tion and therapy), silver medal,customer service; Harry Douglas(Glen Este, sports rehabilitationand therapy), silver, First Aid-CPR; sports rehabilitation andtherapy students Owen Reeves(Glen Este), Megan York (Goshen),and Mikaela Vaughn (ClermontNortheastern), silver, promotionalbulletin board, and Andrew Fite(Goshen, sports rehabilitation andtherapy), bronze, job skill demon-stration open.

The SkillsUSA competitiongives students in career-technicalhigh school programs the chanceto test their skills and be judgedby professionals in their field.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

THANKS TO PAMELA MCKINNEY

Newly inducted Grant Career Center members of the Elizabeth Abbott Chapter of the National Technical Honor Society are, in front, Nicole Hunter, Tabitha Jackson, Skylar Gould, McKayla Jacobs,Hannah Lewis, Kaitlyn Clark, Alexandra Purcell, Paige Cummins, Savanna Rohne, Tegan Schwettman and Tristan Asbrock; in second row, Wendy Appelmann, Calvin Barrett, Keely Ackerman,Tonya Snodgrass, Jeffrey Collins, Steven Squires, Mikie Simpson, Ashley Milligan, Destiny Beckworth, Kristin Evans, and Christina Crews; and in third row, Ethan McMellan, Nathaniel Hernandez,Kylie Sawyers, Jacob Robinson, Austin Woodruff, Dylan Pemberton, Erin McKee and Kyle Barrett. Not pictured: Chloe Henderson and Ricky Vandegrift.

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

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.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. 528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Dining 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.

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 for

pricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 947-7333.Union Township.

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.

On Stage - StudentTheater

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 sellplants from their own gardensthat grow successfully in area.Prices vary by plant. Benefits DayHeights Garden Club. Freeadmission. Presented by DayHeights Garden Club. ThroughMay 2. 575-1468. Milford.

Rummage Sale, 6-8 p.m., Princeof Peace Lutheran Church, 101 S.Lebanon Road, Free. 683-4244;popluther.org. Loveland.

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. Reservations

required. Presented by FatherJohn Wenzel, S.J. Knights ofColumbus at Seton. 226-6581.Milford.

Dining EventsPorch Party Grill Out withChef Fristoe, 1-5 p.m., Mt.Carmel Brewing Company, 4362Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road,Lakeside Patio. Chef BuddyFristoe will be grilling andsmoking pulled pork sliders andtacos, and serving homemadechips and salsa every Saturdayafternoon. Special beer tappingsand pricing. $8, $3. 240-2739.Mount Carmel.

Drink TastingsSummer Kick-off Weekend,2-9 p.m., Harmony Hill Vineyardsand Estate Winery, 2534 SwingsCorner Point Isabel Road, Allinternational award-winningwines are back, including Con-certo, Ovation, Woodwind andAria. Music by Monte from 2-4and Anna and Milovan to closeout evening. P&P Brick OvenPizza Truck will be on locationalso. Ages 18 and up. 50 centsper sample. 734-3548;www.hhwines.com. Bethel.

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 PoundsSensibly. 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.

Home & GardenGranny’s Spring Plant Sale, 7a.m. to 5 p.m., Loveland Pri-mary/Elementary School, 550Loveland-Madeira Road, Widearray of tomato plants, annuals,perennials, vegetables andherbs. Garden experts on handboth days to answer questions.Free admission. Presented byGranny’s Garden School. 324-2873; www.grannysgarden-school.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesQuilt Month Open House,2:30-4:30 p.m., Loveland BranchLibrary, 649 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, Annual Quilt Show. Musicby local bluegrass band WildCarrot. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

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.


Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 2p.m., 7 p.m., Anderson HighSchool, $10. 232-2772;www.ShowTix4U.com. An-derson Township.

ShoppingFlea Market, Plant Sale andBake Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St.Andrew Parish Center, 560 Main

St., 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, StreetSale, Free admission. 575-1468.Milford.

Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, Free. 683-4244; popluth-er.org. Loveland.

SUNDAY, MAY 3Dining EventsPancake Breakfast HoedownFundraiser, 8:30-11:45 a.m.,Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 6635 Loveland Mi-amiville Road, Epiphany SocialHall. Gluten-free and chocolatechip pancakes available. BenefitsBoy Scout Troop #635. $5.Presented by Boy Scout Troop635. 722-4644. Loveland.

Home & GardenGranny’s Spring Plant Sale, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Loveland Pri-mary/Elementary School, Freeadmission. 324-2873; www.gran-nysgardenschool.org. Loveland.


Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat, 2p.m., Anderson High School,$10. 232-2772; www.Show-Tix4U.com. Anderson Township.

RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson, 7495 StateRoad, Work on hand-eye-coordination, racquet skills,basic strokes and scoring. Begin-ners class at 4 p.m. Intermediateat 5 p.m. Ages 18 and up. $69.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC.Through June 7. 556-6932.Anderson Township.

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, 681 Mount MoriahDrive, Educational Building. 45minutes full body workout. Ages18 and up. $6. Presented byJudy’s Fitness. 478-6783. With-amsville.

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 Richmond

Branch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.

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

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

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

TUESDAY, MAY 5Dining EventsWine Tasting and Food Pair-ing, 6:30 p.m. Wines of SeanMinor., 20 Brix, 101 Main St.,$55-$75. Reservations required.831-2749; www.20brix.com.Milford.

EducationNAMI Peer-to-Peer EducationCourse, 6-8 p.m., The HOPECommunity Center, 4 CeceliaDrive, Recovery educationcourse for adults with mentalillness. Ages 18 and up. Free.Registration required. Presentedby National Alliance on MentalIllness of Southwest Ohio.351-3500; www.namihc.org.Amelia.

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

Literary - BookstoresTLC: Tween Literature Club,6:30 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Games, crafts, creativewriting exercises and snacks.Ages 10-12. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, noon to 7:30p.m., Bethel Branch Library,Free. 734-2619. Bethel.

English Language Classes,6:30-7:30 p.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Improve Englishlanguage skills with AlannaHochberg and a friendly, in-formal group of people. Ages 18and up. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

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

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

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Granny’s Garden School Spring Plant Sale is 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at LovelandPrimary/Elementary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland. Choose from a wide arrayof tomato plants, annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs. Garden experts will be on handboth days to answer questions. Admission is free. Call 324-2873; visitwww.grannysgardenschool.org.

I f sk in cancer i s the l as t th ing you want to th ink about th i s summer, here’s the f i r s t th ing you shou ld do.1 in 5 Americans, or over 3,500,000 cases, will develop some form of skin cancer, making it the most common cancer in the U.S. Yet if found and treated early, it’s 95% curable. So if you haven’t had a skin cancer screening, or if it’s been awhile, now is the time to get one. FREE. Just call any of the participating dermatologists listed below

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When we plow the garden for oursummer vegetables and flowers, thegrandkids repeat what my own kidsasked when they were little: “Are yougoing to plant potatoes, onions and

carrots?” The answer, ofcourse, is always yes.

Digging for potatoesor pulling up onions orcarrots out of theground is like findingburied treasure. Thenice thing about grow-ing these three veggiesis that they can begrown in the ground orin a container, like abushel basket.

We especially like new potatoesfreshly dug from the garden. Here’s ayummy recipe using a different tech-nique for cooking them.

Readers want to know:What’s the best mint for Juleps and

how do you make them?Spearmint for sure. Make a simple

syrup of 2 cups each sugar and water,add about 1 cup mint leaves, smooshwith spoon to release flavor, and boiluntil sugar dissolves. Cool and strain.

Fill an 8oz. glass with crushed ice,add mint syrup to taste (start withabout 4 tablespoons and go from there.Some people like it real sweet andminty, up to 1/2 cup) and up to 4 table-spoons Kentucky bourbon. Stir realquick to make the glass frost on theoutside and garnish with a mint sprig.

Earth Day fun!So much fun sharing seeds and

planting annuals with grandkids Evaand her class at Kilgour School andJack and Will at Guardian AngelsSchool. Thanks to Natorp’s for supply-ing plants.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Root veggies, Cinco de Mayo on menu

Stovetop roasted fingerlings with butter andparsley

I saw Ina Garten make a variation of these and just had to makesome myself. I used my heavy enameled cast iron Le Creuset pot.Make sure potatoes are about the same size so they cook evenly.

1/4 cup butter1-1/2 pounds fingerling or very small potatoes, rinsed but not

peeledSalt and pepper to tasteChopped parsley

Melt the butter in a large heavy pot. Add potatoes, salt, andpepper, and toss well. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 20 to30 minutes, until potatoes are just tender when tested with a smallknife. Shake pot occasionally without removing lid to prevent thebottom potatoes from burning. Turn off heat and steam 5 minutes.Don't overcook. Stir in parsley.

Tip: Ina used dill so try that, too.

Cinco de Mayo chili cheese dip

I like to sprinkle the finished dish with more cilantro. If youwant a spicy kick, substitute tomatoes with chilies, drained for thediced tomatoes.

15 oz. can chili with beans14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, drained3 green onions, sliced thin, white and green part bothCilantro to taste8 oz. cream cheese, softenedGenerous cup corn chips, finely crushed8 oz. Taco or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Spray an 8-inch baking pan or small ovenproof casserole. Stir together chili, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.Spread cream cheese in bottom of baking dish. Top with a layer ofchili mixture. Sprinkle top with the corn chips and cheese. Bake untilcheese melts and bubbles a bit, about 15 minutes. Serve with cornchips or veggies.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Spearmint is the best mint for juleps, according to Rita Heikenfeld.

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Each May, our nation cele-brates Older AmericansMonth. Since 1963, this nationalobservance has been a centraltheme of activity for seniors intheir respective communities.It’s also an opportunity for thecommunity to show our sin-cere appreciation for the gifts,talents and great wisdom thatolder adults have contributedto make Clermont County abetter place in which to live.

And, this year, to align withthe theme chosen by the OhioDepartment of Aging, we areencouraging seniors to think“Well Beyond 60!” This themechallenges each of us to con-sider the ways we stay safe,healthy and well. And, aboveall, enjoy life at a time when itwas intended.

To help us plan, keep usthinking, and to celebrate Old-er Americans Month, areaseniors are invited to attendthe first Senior Expo. Present-ed by Clermont Senior Ser-vices and the presenting spon-sor, Superior Home Care Plus,the event will be at ReceptionsBanquet Center Eastgate, 4450Eastgate South Drive, on thewest end of the Jungle Jim’scomplex in Union Townshipfrom 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thurs-day, May 7. Admission is freeof charge, and if you’re one ofthe first 400 people, free boxlunches are being provided byThe Derringer Company.

Musicalentertainmentfor the dayfeatures thealways-pop-ular dancemusic of ThePete WagnerOrchestrafrom noonuntil 3 p.m., aswell as local

talent scheduled throughoutthe rest of the day. Area sen-iors can also access informa-tion about issues that are im-portant to them such as healthscreenings and visit with morethan 30 exhibitors at this firstevent of its kind in ClermontCounty.

To help all of us stay WellBeyond 60, area seniors canalso gather information aboutupcoming classes currentlyoffered at the Lifelong Learn-ing Centers. Among those mostpopular is the Strength andBalance classes offered byInstructor, Judy Barnes, who isa certified ACE Senior FitnessSpecialist, as well as Tai Chiclasses led by instructor, LoriMalpass, who was recentlyrecertified by 30-year Tai ChiMaster, Dr. Paul Lam and en-dorsed by the Arthritis Foun-dation. Both are examples ofthe variety of health and well-ness classes that are offered atthe Clermont Senior ServicesLifelong Learning Centers

throughout the year.In addition to Clermont

Senior Expo and the excitinginformation and activitiesavailable there, the Ohio De-partment of Aging is encourag-ing area seniors to visit theOhio Department of Aging onsocial media to share photosand short video clips that showthe many things older Ohioanscan do to be healthier, avoidinjury, keep chronic conditionsin check and contribute totheir communities. This is afun way to share Your secretfor staying healthy Well Be-yond 60 from now throughMay 15.

Information about the up-coming Clermont Senior Expois available at www.clermont-seniors.com, where you canalso access the calendar of themany classes and activitiesoffered at the Union Township,Miami Township and East Cler-mont Lifelong Learning Cen-ters. Your questions aboutactivities offered at any of theLifelong Learning Centers inClermont County can also beanswered by calling the UnionTownship Lifelong LearningCenter at 947-7333.

Cindy Gramke is the ExecutiveDirector/CEO of Clermont SeniorServices. Ideas and comments canbe directed to Cindy [email protected] orcontact the agency at 724-1255.

May is OlderAmericans month

Cindy GramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 22 questionNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-

ing” relations with Cuba, and hasremoved it from the list of statesponsors of terrorism, how willthis benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likely tovisit Cuba? Why or why not?

“There are many thingsabout our history with the Com-munist Cuban government, thatare not America’s proudest mo-ments. That being said, I see ab-solutely no benefit to the U.S. inrecognizing Cuba, as long as it isunder Castro. If the former resi-dents, through Congress, re-quest normalization, I mightchange my mind.

“Our currently failed foreignpolicies certainly do not gain anystrength in our demands for hu-man rights. Strange, to me, ishow we kept the sanctions onSouth Africa until they failed in-ternally, but we seem desperateto not do the same to terrorist na-tions like Iran and Cuba.

“BTW I found the beaches atGuantanamo Bay to be some ofthe most beautiful in the worldon numerous occasions. Proba-bly, Marriott could build a fivestar resort there in place of theTaliban Towers Resort. I’m stillwaiting to go to the Hilton that Iwas sure would be built on NhaTrang’s beach.”

D.B.

“I’ve known many people thathave been able to go to Cuba un-der the guise of artistic or uni-versity/academic-sponsoredtrips, so although it was off lim-its to the casual U.S. citizenthere were ways to travel there.

“I think Cuba will benefit interms of tourism dollars and asfor the U.S. it could become apopular destination for vaca-

tions and leisure. “The importance of this thaw-

ing is that the Cuban people reapsome type of benefit both interms of economic and societal.I believe they have been harmedthe most by their system of gov-ernment and our cutting of ties.”

“Although I was in highschool during the Reagan years,I never felt that Cuba was in anyway a threat to the UnitedStates. I am surprised it took thislong for the U.S. to normalize re-lations with them.”

C.S.

“Normalizing relations withCuba is the first and only thingObama has done during hisreign that finally makes com-plete sense. It’s about time.Whether this change will be areal benefit to the USA is yet tobe seen, but it will absolutely bea significant benefit to the Cu-ban people. The tourism dollarsalone flooding into their econo-my will be well received and cre-ate a start toward reliving a no-ticeable portion of the sufferingendured daily by the populace.

“Yes, it remains a Communistsociety and the trickle down tothe common folk from the new-found largesse may be slow, butpeople’s lives should start to im-prove. Other trade deals and in-vestment from American com-panies will help as well. As far asbenefiting the USA, one canhope that more Americans gain-ing a first-hand view into themyriad failures inherent in aCommunist society, and by closeextension socialism, will resultin a ground swell arising to turnsharply away from the socialismpath down which Obama hassteered our country.

“I support this change in rela-tionship between our two coun-

tries and look forward to some-day visiting our Caribbeanneighbor.”

M.J.F.

“It was time to re-establishrelations with Cuba. I fear how-ever that it could emulate theflow of illegal aliens that hasbeen going on from Mexico. TheU.S. is not equipped to financial-ly handle any more of that.

“I have no desire to visit Cu-ba. It could have been anotherLas Vegas or Miami Beach, butfor Castro’s lack of vision. Com-munism has failed there and inNorth Korea. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“Why not visit Cuba? “Perhaps we can visit one of

the prisons for political prison-ers or better yet one of the ICBMbases they were going to use tosend nuclear bombs to the US.But first let's find one of those‘top notch’ doctors Bruce Hea-ley talks about. Maybe we canget him a brain transplant, sincehe believes we should open tradeto the only country that was re-ceiving Russian missiles to de-stroy the U.S.”

J.H.D.

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Howdy folks! This hasbeen a busy week with meet-ings, working in carpentershop, mowing grass and get-ting the truck springs fixed,but everything is OK.

Tuesday, I went to a hon-eybee meeting with somefolks. A lady showed a Po-werPoint about bees that wasvery good. The honeybeeneeds help so they can sur-vive. They are needed topollinate the garden andorchards so we have a goodcrop. Bees are a very in-teresting insect. It seems ifsomeone is afraid of themthey know it and will attack.When I mow the yard thefirst trip around they flyaround me. If any of youfolks have a swarm give me acall and I or someone willcome get them. Don’t killthem if they are not both-ering you.

On Wednesday, I went toBethel History Museum for ameeting. There was a nicebunch of folks. They needmembers to keep the mu-seum going. If you come to ameeting and join you will seea lot of history in the mu-seum. There are pictures ofthe goldmine and a feller thatworked the mine. If I amthere I will visit with you andgive some history of EastFork State Park.

I saw they opened thecovered bridge last week. Iwas so glad to see this. I havea picture of the coveredbridge that I bought at CarlRush’s auction years, yearsand years ago. I along withother folks would gig suck-ers in that Stonelick Creekbelow the bridge. It is veryimportant for the bridge tobe kept in good shape. RuthAnn was very uneasy goingthrough these coveredbridges. We took the churchgroup on a tour of the cov-

ered bridges inBrown Countyseveral yearsago that wasgreat. The firstvehicles thatdrove throughthe bridge wereModel T auto-mobiles, thatwas perfect forthe dedication

of the bridge.Thursday the 360 auction

at 2000 Ohio 125, Ameliahave a food auction. Thefolks are from Hamilton andhave all kinds of groceries.The sale is every otherThursday at 6 p.m. I alwaysbuy bacon and several otheritems. The price is greatalong with the good qualityfood so mark your calendar,the next food sale is at 6 p.m.April 30. The folks at the 360auction have an auction ev-ery Friday night. There arelots of items and you canhave fun watching old dadJeff put on different funnyhats.

Talked to Mike at Aftonbait shop. The crappie tour-nament held April 19 wasgood. The crappie were real-ly biting. The water temper-ature was close to 60 degreesand the lake is starting toclear. The results of the fishweigh in were first place, 5pounds 7 ounces; secondplace, 5-4, third place, 5-3.The biggest crappie was 14inches long and weighed 1pound 1/4 ounce, that is agood crappie for this time ofyear. There was a crappietournament Sunday, April 26,and another one on May 3, soget your boat and tackleready. There was a finegroup of fishermen in thistournament.

I have had several re-quests for Ruth Ann’s black-berry jam cake recipe so Iwill put it in this article. OnlyRuth Ann could make ablackberry jam cake thatsold for $3,000 at a seniorservices event. My daughterDebbie will put it in and wewish you good luck with it.

Ruth Ann Rooks’ black-berry jam cake

Place in mixing bowl: 2eggs, 1 cup butter, 1 cupblackberry jam, 2 tsp. cinna-mon, 1 tsp. all spice, 1 tsp.nutmeg, 2 cups brown sugar,2 tsp. baking soda dissolvedin 1 cup of buttermilk, 2 cupsflour.

Mix well. Pour into 3 (8inch) round pans or 2 (9 inch)square pans or one 9’ x 13”pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for30-35 minutes.

Start your week by goingto the house of worship ofyour choice and praising thegood Lord.

God bless all ... More later.

George Rooks is a retired parkranger. Rooks served for 28 yearswith the last five as manager ofEast Fork State Park

No reason tobe afraid ofhoney bees

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

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

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 winter sports All Stars. In2014-2015 school year, we’re tak-ing a different tact at recogniz-ing student athletes in the Com-munity Press & Recorder, re-placing Sportsman and Sport-swoman of the Year. Eachseason we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from fall andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincin-nati.com. The wild cards will belimited to seniors of significantindividual athletic achieve-ment. Please note The Commu-nity Press’s sister paper, theCincinnati Enquirer, has its ownwinter sports All Stars and willhave a similar vote next sum-mer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys basketballGlen Este sophomore Brad

Gardner: He averaged 10.9points per game and led the ECCin rebounds (8.2) and blocks(3.3).

Amelia senior GarrettWeaver: Averaged 18.8 pointsper game with a 58.6 field-goalpercentage. Named SBAAC-American Player of the Year forCoach of the Year Craig Mazza-ro.

Amelia senior Keegan Car-son: The first-team SBAAC-American averaged 12.7 pointsper game and 41 percent onthree-pointers.

Amelia senior Mason Blan-kenship: He was first-teamSBAAC-American.

New Richmond senior JohnBuckingham: The 6-foot-7 Lionwas named Division II District15 second team and first-teamSBAAC-American.

New Richmond senior C.J.Grogan: He was first-teamSBAAC-American.

Batavia’s Jacob McElfresh:The sophomore guard led theBulldogs in scoring with 13.6points per game. Was a South-ern Buckeye Athletic and Aca-demic Conference AmericanDivision first-teamer.

McNicholas senior guardKyle Morrisroe: He led theRockets in scoring and shot al-most 40 percent from beyondthe arc. Was second team all-Greater Catholic League CoedCentral Division. Played in theCincinnati East-West all-stargame earlier this month.

Girls basketballGlen Este freshman Jas-

mine Hale: She averaged 14.7points per game, tops in theECC, earning her first-teamECC status.

Glen Este junior Kelly Si-mon: The first-team ECC selec-tion averaged 8.4 points pergame and 5.5 rebounds with 1.6steals.

New Richmond junior Ma-ren Hance: She averaged 13.7ppg and 3.4 assists per game.

New Richmond junior Ash-ley Gray: She was a first-teamSBAAC-American.

Amelia senior Elena Mc-Donald: She was a first-teamSBAAC-American.

Batavia senior SamanthaMcElfresh:The senior guard led

the Bulldogs in scoring withclose to 16 points per game.Eclipsed the 1,000-point plateaufor her career. Was named theSouthern Buckeye Athletic andAcademic Conference Ameri-can Division player of the year.Committed to continue her ca-reer at Wilmington College.

McNicholas senior forwardPayton Ramey: Led the Rock-ets in scoring with 12 points pergame. Was one of three Rocketsnamed to the GCL Coed centraldivision first team. Helped theRockets advance to the district

final. Was a Division II secondteam all-district selection.

Williamsburg freshmanEmily Brown: Led the Wildcatsin scoring with 11.3 points pergame this season. Was a first-team all-Southern Buckeye Ath-letic and Academic ConferenceNational Division selection.

Boys swimmingMcNicholas diver Sal Mari-

no: She finished 10th at the dis-trict meet at Miami Universityand was second-team All-GCLCoed.

Girls swimming

New Richmond freshmanJordyn Torrens: She was a DIIstate qualifier in the 100 butter-fly.

Glen Este’s Bethany Berger:She was a DI district qualifier indiving.

McNicholas junior ShelbyMiller: She was a DII state quali-fier in the 500 freestyle.

WrestlingGage Branson, senior, Glen

Este: He was a DI state qualifierin the 120-pound weight classand ECC Wrestler of the Year

for Coach of the Year Chris Red-mond.

Glen Este junior NateStone: He was a DI state qualifi-er at 195 pounds.

Glen Este’s Seth Crissman:He placed sixth at the DI dis-trict tournament in the 285weight class.

Glen Este’s Brandon Hertel:He placed fifth at the DI districttournament in the 113-poundweight class.

New Richmond’s MikeJones: The first-team All-SBAAC selection was a DII dis-

Community Journal Clermontintroduces 2015 winter All Stars

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Amelia’s Garrett Weaver pushes down a slam dunk for the Barons asNorwood’s Peyton Williams (12) and Hunter Raines (21) try to defendon Jan. 30.

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PRESS

Amelia senior Keegan Carsonbreaks around a pick bysophomore Ryan Turner (42) inthe Barons’ 52-35 win overBethel-Tate.

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Maren Hance of New Richmond works the baseline against Western Brownin February.

THANKS TO DAN SIMMONS/GLEN ESTE

The Glen Este girls basketball team finished the season 19-6. From left are:Kneeling, Brandy Brock, Payton Funk, Rachel Nelson; Middle, Jasmine Hale,Whitney Brand, Alexis McKinley, Kelly Simon; back, Lindsey Singleton,Kaylin Burdick, Carly Thacker, Courtney Vespie and Brook Reese. FreshmanHale, first in middle row, led the Eastern Cincinnati Conference in scoring.

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PRESS

Glen Este sophomore BradGardner guards Loveland seniorMichael Ralph (33) Jan. 6 at GlenEste.

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Samantha McElfresh signed toplay basketball at WilmingtonCollege. McElfresh has morethan 1,000 points in her career.

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Batavia sophomore guard JacobMcElfresh puts up a shot againstBethel-Tate Jan. 27.

THANKS TO DOUG FOOTE/NEW RICHMOND

New Richmond swimming coachJudy Middeler, left, helped guidefreshman Jordyn Torrens to theDivision II state meet in the 100butterfly.

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New Richmond’s Mike Jones wrestles against Taylor’s Nate Marmol.

THANKS TO THE EASTERN CINCINNATI

CONFERENCE

Glen Este coach Chris Redmond,left, and Gage Branson werehonored at the Eastern CincinnatiConference championships Feb. 14.Redmond was named Coach of theYear and Branson was Wrestler ofthe Year.

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Glen Este sophomore BethanyBerger approaches her first diveat districts on Feb. 18 at MiamiUniversity.

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Baseball» New Richmond won

two games April 18. TheLions beat Talawanda 7-4as freshman Lane Flammgot the win. Senior DamanAbner was 2-for-3 with adouble and drove in tworuns. New Richmond alsobeat Williamsburg 8-7with junior Nick Laubpicking up the victory.Flamm was 3-for-4 for theLions.

New Richmond beatNorwood 8-2 on April 24.Senior Jacob Carnahangot the win and freshmanBrett Benzinger was 2-2.

» Amelia swept a twin-bill with Little MiamiApril 18, 8-4 and 6-5. Sen-ior Mason Blankenshipwon the first game and ju-nior Darek Vaske was 2-for-3 and drove in tworuns. In the second, juniorNathan Fahrnbach got thevictory and senior TylerHall was 2-for-4 with apair of doubles and threeRBI.

The Barons blankedNew Richmond 6-0 onApril 22 as Vaske struckout seven. Senior T.J.Reed was 2-for-3 with adouble.

Amelia run-ruled Wil-mington 13-3 in five in-nings April 24 with seniorBlankenship winning. Ju-niors Vaske and JacobHelton were 2-for-4 withtwo runs driven in apiece.

» Glen Este beat Ame-lia 10-3 on April 23. SeniorZach Jones got the winand senior Ronnie Mur-phy was 2-for-5 and drovein two runs.

On April 24, seniorEvan Moores struck out10 as the Trojans beat An-derson 2-1. Senior PeytonBurdick drove in the go-ahead run and scored theother.

» Western Brown de-feated Batavia 15-9 April23. The Bulldogs fell to 8-4with the loss.

» Fairfield broke upMcNicholas’ seven-gamewinning streak with a 4-3win April 25.

» Miami Valley Chris-tian Academy split a dou-bleheader with Deer ParkApril 18. The Lions lost the

first game 10-9, then wonthe second 8-1 as juniorJames Heaton was 4-4 andNate Clark got the win.

MVCA beat Hillcrest7-1 on April 21. Junior Jor-dan Theisens got the winand struck out 14. SeniorJordon Conklin was 3-4with two doubles and fourruns driven in.

Softball» New Richmond

downed Batavia 15-4 onApril 18. Junior CidneyAdams got the win andwas 3-4 with two doublesand two RBI. SophomoreSadie Fischesser was 3-for-4 with two doubles, atriple and two runs drivenin.

The Lady Lions defeat-ed Purcell Marian 17-3 onApril 21. Adams had thewin and struck out eightand was 3-4 driving in tworuns. Sophomore AmberFischer was 2-4 with adouble and drove in sixruns.

New Richmondblanked Norwood 8-0 be-hind Adams on April 24.Senior Kelsi Curry was2-4.

» Amelia defeatedNew Richmond 11-1in fiveinnings April 22. JuniorKendall Kaiser got thewin. Junior Kayla Hammwas 3-for-4 and drove intwo runs.

Amelia beat Batavia19-8 in five innings April25. Freshman Nicole

Brown got the win and ju-nior Kyleigh Schultz hadthree hits and three runsdriven in.

» Glen Este took a pairfrom Withrow April 23,15-0 in five innings and16-1. Senior Brooke Park-er won the first, strikingout 13 and was 3-for-3.Freshman Heather Ward-well was 2-for-2 and drovein three runs. In the sec-ond, senior Sara Chesleygot the win and was 3-for-3 driving in four runs.

The Lady Trojansdowned Anderson 13-0 infive innings April 24 withParker getting the winand senior Megan Dow-ney going 2-3 with a tripleand three runs batted in.

» McNicholas blankedNew Richmond 10-0 April25.

Girls track and field» At the Western

Brown meet April 21,Amelia’s Ally and AbbyBrown were first and sec-ond in the 100 meters at12.94 and 13.37. They werealso first and second inthe 200 at 26.72 and 27.78.Maria Cardarelli won the1,600 meters in 6:02.94 andthe 800 meters in 2:36.35.The Lady Barons won the4x100 relay and finishedsecond overall in themeet.

Boys track and field» At the Anderson Invi-

tational April 22, GlenEste junior Austin Snyderwon the discus at 150’.

Tennis» New Richmond

blanked Clermont North-eastern 5-0 April 21.

The Lions shut outAmelia 5-0 on April 22.Angus Matthews, JoelBird and Joe Maxwellswept singles.

On April 24, New Rich-mond beat Bethel-Tate4-1.

» In Flight F of theCoaches Classic, Glen Es-te’s doubles team ofSchmidt/Leicht made it tothe semifinals.

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and NickRobbeCommunity Press staff

THANKS TO AMY KEMMER

Amelia’s girls track and field team took second at the WesternBrown Invitational April 21.

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Senior Evan Moores struckout 10 Redskins April 24 asGlen Este beat Anderson 2-1.

BSC Blasters champions

PROVIDED

The Beechmont Soccer Club Elite Blasters traveled toMemphis, in April to compete in the 2015 SoccerElite SpringChampionship. Competing against teams from Illinois andTennessee, the Blasters finished the tournament undefeatedoutscoring their opponents 9-2 to win the championship.From left: Top, Kaitlyn Gregory, Alyssa Smith, Jordan Riffle,Izzie Thomson; bottom, Carmen Bennett, Avery Collier, AlyssaBrookbank, Kiley Caudill, Cloey Sattler and coach Tara Murray.The BSC Blasters are from the Williamsburg, Batavia, Ameliaand Beechmont areas.

UNION TWP. — The newWest Clermont HighSchool will compete inthe Eastern CincinnatiConference after thebuilding opens in the fallof 2017.

According to ECCCommissioner RaySpicher, on April 15, theEastern CincinnatiBoard of Control votedunanimously to acceptthe new West ClermontHigh School as a memberof the ECC upon comple-tion.

“This will allow for theleague to achieve newheights in offering a com-petitive setting for thestudent athletes andcommunities served. Weare very excited to moveinto this new relationshipwith West Clermont HighSchool,” Spicher said.

Other ECC memberschools include Ander-son, Kings, Loveland,Milford, Turpin, WalnutHills, and Withrow. OnceAmelia and Glen Estemerge, West Clermontwill take Glen Este’s spot

in the conference.The Trojans were a

charter member of theECC, while Amelia hasmost recently competedin the Southern BuckeyeConference.

The West ClermontSchool District is in thedesign phase of the con-struction of the new WestClermont High Schoolbuilding, located at thecorner of Bach-BuxtonRoad and Clough Pike.

West Clermont SchoolDistrict SuperintendentDr. Keith Kline is pleasedthe new school will be amember of the ECC.

“We have a lot of talentat both Amelia and GlenEste high schools and areexcited about stayingconnected to the ECC andits member schools,”Kline commented. “TheECC will provide our ath-letes rigorous competi-tion and gives West Cler-mont a top quality athlet-ic home well into the fu-ture.”

The new school willserve all West Clermontstudents in grades 9 - 12.The Amelia High School

campus will house allWest Clermont middleschool students in grades6 - 8.

Kline said a nicknamefor the new high schoolshould be decided by theend of May.

Scott Springer contributed tothis submitted report fromWest Clermont Local SchoolDistrict.

New West Clermont HighSchool to remain in ECCEnquirer preps

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West ClermontSuperintendent Keith Klinesaid the new West ClermontHigh School should have anickname/mascot by theend of May.

trict qualifier at 152pounds.

New Richmond’sLane Dees: He was a DIIdistrict qualifier at the113-pound weight class.

Batavia’s Darnay Fo-ley: He was the SouthernBuckeye Athletic andAcademic Conferencechampion, Batavia sec-tional champion, South-eastern district runner-up and was a state quali-fier at 220.

McNicholas’ Nick Ke-ri: The DII district quali-fier at 160 was a 2015King of the Hill.

Boys bowlingAmelia sophomore

Nic Huber: He had a 211.7average for 11th in area.Rolled a 300 game forsecond straight year.

Glen Este’s Brady Du-nigan:He led the Trojanswith 203.8 average.

Girls bowlingGlen Este’s Danielle

Cooper: Had a 189.6 av-erage for ninth in areaand tops on team. ECCfirst team and Bowler ofthe Year fo Coach of the

Year Kevin Briggs.Glen Este’s Courtney

Chaffin: She had a 180.9average, second on team.ECC first team alongwith teammates DrewCoulter and EmilyDoppes.

Amelia’s BrittanyKoehnke: Had a 161.8 av-erage to lead team.

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New Richmond freshmanLane Dees is victorious at113 pounds at the MilfordInvitational Jan. 31.

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Glen Este junior BradyDunigan gives an intenselook after rolling at CherryGrove Lanes Jan. 13.

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BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

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CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

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The Church of theGood SamaritanA spring tea will be wervedfrom 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,May 16, at the church. Ticketsare $20 and can be bought atthe door. Call Rita Buhler at732-3743 for more informa-tion.

The church is at 25 Amelia OliveBranch Road, Amelia.

Clough Pike Baptist ChurchThe women’s ministry makes lapquilts and hats for Children’sHospital patients.

The church is also working onstarting a preschool this fall.Registrations are currentlybeing taken as space is limited.Please look for our informationlisted on the Communitycalendar of this paper or call

the church office for moreinformation. Dates are alsolisted on Clough’s [email protected].

The church is at 1025 CloughPike; 752-3521; www.clough-pike.com.

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 challengesthat life presents. Keynotespeaker Brooke Billingsbey willshare the life lessons shelearned during her 17 monthhealthcare journey following asurprise diagnosis of cancer.

Billingsbey, a national speaker,author, co-owner and CEO of

Perception Strategies Inc.,inspires, affirms and motivatesindividuals on the positiveimpact they can have onothers. She has been featuredon “Good Morning America”and in the Wall Street Journalas well as in many professionalhealthcare magazines.

Presenter Erin Campbell willshare her story as a formeratheist alcoholic whose life waschanged forever through thelove of Jesus Christ. Campbellhas spent years broadcastingstories of faith on Waterthrough Word RADIO and nowis heard coast to coast by 23.7million subscribers. She can beheard on SIRIUS/XM “FamilyTalk” channel 131 on Sundaymornings from 11 a.m. to 12p.m.(EST).

In addition to the two speakers,the event will also feature a

variety of exhibitors includinglocal resources, vendors, andopportunities to serve andconnect with others. For moreinformation or to register callthe church office or go towww.cloughchurch.org. Thecost of $20 is due at the time ofregistration.

The church is at 2010 WolfangelRoad, Anderson Township;231-4301; www.cloughchur-ch.org.

EastgateCommunity ChurchWeekly Sunday celebrations areoffered at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.Child care is available for bothservices.

The church is at ReceptionsEastgate, 4450 S EastgateDrive; 843-7778; eastgatecom-munitychurch.com.

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.em-manuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. Sundayschool is 9:30 a.m. Eveningservice and youth groups at6 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 at10 a.m. and Bible study is at 9a.m. and also Thursday eve-nings at 7 p.m.

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

Mt. Moriah UnitedMethodist ChurchThe Mt. Moriah United Method-ist Women will sponsor athree-day rummage sale from9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May7; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May8, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, May 9, at the church inthe education building. A $5bag sale will be on Saturday.This sale changed from April toMay because of Holy Week.Dishes, linens, adult and chil-dren’s clothing, toys, books,novelties, furniture, tools,appliances and more will beavailable. This year, the churchhas a “like new’ handicappedvan lift and complete set ofwooden kitchen cabinets,including the kitchen sink.

The church is at 681 Mt. MoriahDrive, Withamsville.

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EF High School Ex-change Year, a non profitorganization, and localIECs (international ex-change coordinators) in thearea are looking to inter-view prospective host fam-ilies to host high school ageexchange students that willarrive in August.

Students are ages 15through 18, are fully in-sured, have their ownspending money and arefluent in English. The stu-dents will attend HarrisonHigh School either for a se-mester or the entire schoolyear. Host families areasked to provide “room andboard” and a loving familyexperience. Host familiescan choose the student theywould like to host; match-ing interests and a “goodfit” for their family dynam-ic. Host families qualify fora tax deduction.

If you would like to learnmore, please contact CathyBruckert at: 874-7548 or702-7686 or [email protected] You can visitEF on the web at:www.e-fexchangeyear.org andwww.exchangestories-.com.

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Clinton E. BiddingClinton E. Bidding, 34, of

Pierce Township died April 11.Survived by son, Ian A. Bid-

ding; parents Edward J. andCynthia L. (nee Newcomb)Bidding; brother, Clayton D.Bidding; grandmother, GenevaNewcomb; and fiancee, JessicaMaphet.

Services were April 17 atCalvary Alliance Church, Cincin-nati.

William D. BirdWilliam D. Bird, 76, of Union

Township died April 17.Survived by wife, Evelyn Bird;

children Lisa (Michael) Hayesand Richard K. (Cheryl) Wills;siblings Kate (Joe), Tony (Roni),Evie (Richard), Chris, Sarah(Ken) and Barry (Charlotte);grandchildren William C. (Am-ber), Kenneth E. and Emily N.;and great-grandchildren Lan-den T. and Nolan J.

Preceded in death by parentsOtto A. Bird and Evelina Polk;and brother, Michael (Diane).

Services were April 20 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch, Anderson Township.

John Fenton BishopJohn Fenton Bishop, 81,

formerly of Anderson Townshipdied April 15.

Survived by children KeithBishop, Michelle (Richard)Reamer, Tina (Jim) Gilb, Gina(Jack) Lemker, Vicky (Mike)Coffey and Andrea (Alan)Bowsher; 25 grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren; and sister,Sandra Bishop.

Preceded in death by wife,Angela Marie (nee Scardina)Bishop; and son, Steven (Peggy)Bishop.

Services were April 18 atRivertree Church.

Roberta DimlingRoberta “Robbie” Dimling,

68, of Pierce Township diedApril 14.

Survived by husband of 44years, Robert Dimling; childrenSeth (Erika), Lauren (Gerald)and Jessica (James); siblingsRussell, Stephanie, Lenore andJulie; and grandchildren Isabel-la, Addyson, Claire, Corinne andDeclan.

Preceded in death by parentsJoseph Feldkamp and BerniceKathman; and brother, JosephJr.

Services were April 17 atImmaculate Heart of MaryChurch, Anderson Township.

Danny P. EvansDanny P. Evans, 38, of Amelia

died April 17.Survived by mother, Terrie

(Jim) Hale; siblings Tim (Kelly)Moran, Tyler Hale, Tricia (Rich)Charles and Brandy (Thom)Brinkman; aunts Debbie Sam-ples, Bevery Glancy and DanaKilgore; uncle, Tom Samples;and many more aunts, unclesand cousins.

Preceded in death by father,Danny Evans; sister, ShelbyHale; uncles Howie Glancy andDavid Kilgore; and grandpar-ents Howard and Janet Glancy.

Services were April 21 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Darlene R. GirourardDarlene R. Girouard, 65, of

West Price Hill died March 29.Survived by daughter, Robin

M. (David) Grant; grandchildrenJack, Lilly, Aidan and Hank;

brothersRichard, Jackand JohnButcher;sisters SandraKuehn,Pamela Millerand DoralynnOsborne;mother DoraMae Butcher;and manynieces and

nephews.Preceded in death by hus-

band, Ronald T. Girourard.Services were April 4 at

Norman Chapel, Spring GroveCemetery. Memorials to: ArborDay Foundation, 100 ArborAve., Nebraska City, NE 68410;or Cancer Family Care, 2421

Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH45219.

Helen A. HuhnHelen A. Huhn, 97, of Union

Township died April 16.Survived by friends Becky and

Trixie Clifton and Charles Tread-way.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Leroy R. Huhn; parentsGeorge E. Hahn and Alice Hug;siblings Ruth Pepples andVirginia Gueterman.

Services were April 21 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Dale Lewis Jr.Dale “Lee” Lewis Jr., 67, of

Union Township died April 14.Survived by wife, Fran Lewis;

daughter, Kathryn (Angeline)Lewis; siblings Karen (Joe) andDaren Essa; father figure toJessica Knight and many others.

Preceded in death by parentsDale and Huberta Lewis.

Services were April 20 at St.Thomas More Church, Cincin-nati.

Mark W. MoullietMark W. Moulliet, 47, of

Union Township died April 11.Survived by wife, Gracia

Moulliet; father, William Moul-liet; step-mother, Diane Moul-liet; siblings Susan (Michael)Thiem and Greg (Carol) Moul-liet; nieces and nephew Jessicanad William Eades and MichelleEstacio; and friend, FrankEspohl.

Preceded in death by mother,Peggy Moulliet.

Services were April 15 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to; Province of St.John the Baptist, FranciscanFriars, Friar Works/Ministry andMission, 1615 Vine St., Cincin-nati, OH 45202.

Anna E. NieblingAnna E. (nee Romito) Nie-

bling, 94, of Anderson Town-ship died April 14.

Survived by children Mary(Norbert) Jacobs; grandchildrenJennifer (Cecil) Bolling andMichael (Ginny) Jacobs; andgreat-grandchildren Dillon,Grace, Garret and Sam Jacobsand Jacob Bolling.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Vincent J. Niebling; andsiblings Carmelo Louis RomitoJr. and Frank J. Romito.

Services were April 18 at St.Bernadette Church, Amelia.Memorials to the charity of thedonor’s choice.

Stacey A. PerryStacey A. Perry, 40, formerly

of Amelia died April 13.Survived by life partner and

best friend, Justin Benjamin;parents Ocie and Albert Perry;siblings Michael and TraceyPerry; nieces and nephewsJoseph D. (Tara) White, Mi-chelle Perry, Craig M. White,Charity White and Leah Winter;great-nieces and nephewsColton and Alexis White, Bra-don Thompson and BrooklynRose White; and many otherfamily members and friends.

Preceded in death by sister,Robin G. White.

Services will be conducted ata later date.

Donald E. SamplesDonald E. Samples, 92, of

Glen Este died April 12. He wasa US Army veteran of WorldWar II.

Survived by children Donald(Carol) Samples and Tom (Deb-bie) Samples; grandchildrenDavid (Tami), Chris, Mary, John(Tiffany) and Bethany Samples,Brook (Donald) Berning; great-grandchildren Matthew, Jacob,Nate, Jay, Emma, Avery andAllie; and dog, Sam.

Preceded in death by wife,Ida Fee Samples; and siblingsRalph and Shirley.

Services were April 15 atEmmanuel United MethodistChurch, Batavia. Memorials to:Emmanuel United MethodistChurch, 4312 Amelia OliveBranch Road, Batavia, OH45103; or the charity of thedonor’s choice.

Steven EdwardSumner

Steven Edward Sumner, 46,of Amelia died April 11.

Survived by wife, AmandaJoyce (nee Doyle) Sumner;children Melinda K. and Aman-da L. Sumner, Jordan Eli StevenDean, Mariah Jo Lee, DustinMichael Lee, Daniel EdwardLawrence and Dalton AndrewScott Sumner; mother, PatriciaSumner; brother, Eli Cornitt

“Jaws” Sumner; and grandfa-ther, Lawrence (Jevetta) Sum-ner.

Preceded in death by son,Cameron Edward Sumner;father, Ronnie Lee Sumner;brother, L.T. Sumner; andgrandmother, Julie MarieSumner.

Services were April 17 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Verda E. ThomasVerda E. Thomas, 94, of

Amelia died April 16.Survived by son, Larry (Wan-

da) Thomas; brother, Eugene(Shirley) Long; grandchildrenLisa (Terry) Holland, Lora (Tom)Westfall, Beth (Keith) King,LuAnn (Ed) Mays, Greg 9Tina)Wright, Chris (Bobbi) Wrightand Kacy (Josh) Marks; great-grandchildren Ashley, Kaela,Jason, Bryan, Brandon, Robbie,Rebecca, Noah, Damian, Jacob,Hawke, Alex and Patrick; great-great-grandchildren Kadyn,

Kaleb, Jacob, Kylie and Hunter;and family members Lou andBelinda Wright, Jim Orr, JimmyWright, Paul and Margie Longand many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by hus-band of 64 years, Paul Thomas;children Elma, Carl, Connie andShirley; brothers Lester, Johnny,Don and Roger.

Services were April 20 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: Hospice of Cin-cinnati-East Inpatient CareCenter.

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AMELIAIncidents/investigationsFraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS tax related) atblock 10 of Lori Lane, March 4.

TheftCoin dispenser taken from Speed-way; $119 at block 50 of WestMain St., Feb. 17.

Dog food taken from Kroger; $36at 200 block of W. Main St.,March 9.

Clothing, etc. taken from Kroger;$106 at 200 block of W. Main St.,March 14.

BATAVIAIncidents/investigationsCruelty to animalsMale kicked dog numerous timesat Sycamore Park at Ohio 132,March 12.

Drug possessionFemale had marijuana, grinder,etc. in vehicle at traffic stop at

700 block of South Riverside,March 11.

Male had Percocet and “pipe” invehicle at traffic stop at 400block of West Main St., March 11.

FalsificationMale gave false information tooffice at traffic stop at 100 blockof Foundry Ave., March 13.

Marijuana possessionK-9 unit found substance invehicle at traffic stop at area ofOhio 222 at Ohio 132, March 10.

NEW RICHMONDIncidents/investigationsAnimal abandonmentReported at 700 block of Wash-ington St., Feb. 20.

AssaultFemale was assaulted at 200 blockof Union St., March 3.

Driving under influenceMale involved in offense at areaof Ohio 52 and Walnut St.,March 2.

Possessing drug instruments

Syringe found on person at 400block of Sycamore St., Feb. 23.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBurglaryA Tablet and speaker taken; $350at 1700 block of Culver Court,March 6.

FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS tax related) at3600 block of Legend Oaks Road,March 6.

TheftJewelry taken; over $1,600 atblock 60 of Stillmeadow, March6.

UNION TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssault

Reported at Withamsville Ele-mentary at 3900 block of BrittonBlvd., March 16.

Reported at Gleneste High atGleneste Withamsville, March 16.

Reported at 500 block of CloughPike, March 18.

Auto theftReported at 4500 block of East-wood, March 14.

BurglaryReported at 1000 block of CloughPike, March 14.

Reported at Waterbury Apts. at4100 block of Mount CarmelTobasco, March 15.

Reported at Weiner Lane Apts. at4500 block of Weiner Lane,March 16.

Reported at 4100 block of FoxRun Trail, March 16.

Criminal damageReported at 4100 block of Fern-wood Drive, March 16.

Reported at 4700 block of Shep-herd Road, March 18.

Reported at Beechwood Apts. at400 block of Piccadilly, March 18.

Reported at 700 block of FoxCreek Lane, March 17.

Disorderly conductReported at Gleneste High at4300 block of Gleneste Withams-ville Road, March 12.

Reported at Days Inn at MountCarmel Tobasco Road, March 13.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., March 16.

Reported at 400 block of OhioPike, March 18.

Domestic violenceReported at Red Roof Inn atMount Carmel Tobasco Road,March 12.

Reported at 600 block of CarefreeDrive, March 14.

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