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Contact usFOODRitas recipe forGerman potato saladis based on that ofher mother-in-law.Full story, B3

WORKERS HURTTwo workers wereseriously injured after afire broke out in aBatavia Township home.Full story, A4

AMELIA The pond at thesoutheast corner of Jenny LindRoad and Eastridge Drive has afountain thats been slowlygravitating toward the road.

Officials want to bring itback to the center and put lightsonitsomethingitneverhadbe-fore.

I did some research on get-ting lights put on that fountainback in Sedona Ridge, saidChrisDickerson, village councilmember.

To add lights to it to get itcentered out there on the pondwere looking at about $1,500max.

Dickerson spoke with JonesFish Hatcheries in Newtown toget an estimate.

If we have enough wire torun to the center of the pond,youll come in under $1,500,Dickerson said.

Id like to move forwardwith that so we dont have a bigbody of water with no illumina-tion on it at night.

Theestimate includedthead-dition of two lights and any nec-essary wiring to the fountain.

It also included a timer so thelights dont run all day long,

Dickerson said.Residents of the subdivision

arenotpartofahomeownersas-sociationandbecauseof that the

pond is part of an easementmaking village responsible forit, said Mayor Todd Hart.

Money for the lighting will

probably come out of the vil-lages general fund, but Hartcouldnt say for sure yet.

The pond has been a problem

spot in the past, said councilmember Derrick Campbell.

Onethingwedidexperiencebefore ... was the people fishingthere would hook (the pump un-derneath the fountain) andbring it in toget it outof themid-dle of the pond, Campbell said.

They used to drag it in, justshut it off and all kinds of stuff.

Thatproblemhassubsided inrecent years, Hart said.

Ever since we put the catchandreleasesignsup,everythinghas been great, he said.

I think it deterred a lot ofpeople that werent residentscoming there fishing theywere netting fish, taking fishout.

Once we put the catch andrelease (signs) up they donteven come around anymore.

Now its pretty much all lo-cal residents.

Council suggestedDickersoncheck about the cost of restock-ing the pond as well.

We had it restocked aboutseven years ago and I think itwas (about) $500, Campbellsaid.

Officials unanimouslypassed a motion to move for-ward with the project.

The lights should be installedin two weeks, Hart said.

Fishing in dark no moreBy Keith [email protected]

Residents have had problems with this pond at the entrance to the Sedona Ridge Subdivision before. AmeliaVillage Council erected catch and release signs. Now, council will spend about $1,500 to put lights on thefountain. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

UNION TWP. Economic de-velopment.

Tax cuts.Abandoned property.These are some of the issues

on the minds of four candidatesrunning for two seats up forelection on the Union TownshipBoard ofTrusteesTuesday,Nov.5.

Thats when incumbentsTimothy M. Donnellon and BobMcGee will square off withchallengers Lloyd Acres andJohn K. McGraw for four-yearterms that begin in January.

The issues in this race arewhat services we want as atownship and how do we bestpay for them, said Donnellon,who currently is chairman ofthe Board of Trustees.

I have promoted economicdevelopment to create jobs anda revenue stream that has al-lowedus toreduceproperty tax-es on our residents without cut-ting the quantity or quality ofservices.

My opponents opposed Jun-gle Jims, (Total Quality Logis-tics) and the other (joint eco-nomic-development districts),Donnellon said.

Without the revenue fromthem, thegeneral fundwouldbeoperating at a deficit of nearly$1 million annually, necessitat-ing service cuts and/or proper-ty-tax increases.

McGee has served as a trus-tee 12 years and says the finan-

cial condition ofUnion Townshipis the most im-portant issue inthe race.

In the pastfour years wehavelostabout$4million in fund-ing,McGeesaid.

However, wehave not reducedour level of ser-vice.

We are theonly township inthe (UnitedStates) with po-lice, fire,commu-nication and ser-

vice departments nationally ac-credited, McGee said.

As a trustee I have workedto bring over 3,000 jobs to ourcommunity, generatingmillionsin new revenue.

As promised, we are thefirst township in the county toreduce property taxes throughthe elimination of an existinglevy, McGee said.

I have the experience andthe proven track record neces-sary to keep us moving for-ward.

Acres, who like McGraw hasnotheldanelectivepublicofficepreviously, believes the town-ship could do better.

Customer service is impor-tant, Acres said.

The Union Township resi-dents our customers shouldbe served in a higher fashionthan they are today.

Many timesthe residentcomes before theboardandgets noresults, Acressaid.

We need tocut wastefulspending and im-proveonour coreservices.

We need toput trust back inthe office of trus-tee and serve ourresidentswithre-spect, Acressaid.

Everyoneshouldplayapart

in the township and be heard.McGraw said Union Town-

ship needs to address the num-ber of abandoned houses in thetownship.

I go door-to-door to meetvoters and onmost every streetis an abandoned house,McGraw said.

I will bring the communitytogether with Realtors and ho-mebuyers to promote our com-munity and get families to pur-chase these homes.

McGraw said he also wouldtake steps to ensure safe routesto school.

With limited busing manykids need to walk to school, butwith limited sidewalks it is notsafe for themtodo so,McGrawsaid.

There are state and federaldollars available for this infra-structure improvement and I

will go after these funds and getthe sidewalks and safety zonesbuilt.

McGraw would rather seepublic funds used for thosekinds of public improvementsas opposed to supporting pri-vate development.

Firms should get loans fromprivate investors, not taxpay-ers, McGraw said.

Here is somebiographical in-formation about the UnionTownship trustee candidates:

Donnellon served on theboard of trustees from 1990 to1997 and began serving again in2009.

He is import sales managerwith Jeff Wyler Eastgate.

McGee is a retired Cler-mont County Municipal Courtbailiffwho formerlyworked forthe ConsolidatedRailroad Corp.

He is a U.S. Navy veteranwho assists area veterans; amember of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council ofGovernments board of direc-tors and executive committee; amemberoftheCrosspointeBap-

tist Church in Mt. Carmel andpast president of the KiwanisClub of Union Township.

Acres isapurchasingagentfor a commercial constructioncompany.

Hehascoachedyoungpeoplein baseball and basketball andvolunteered with many chari-ties.

McGraw is a logisticsman-ager for a transportation com-pany.

He is a member of the Par-ent-Teacher Organizations atWillowville Elementary Schooland McNicholas High Schooland a coachwith the Cincy Stat-ic Fastpitch softball team andthe Tealtown Cobras baseballteam.

The top two vote-getters inthe November election willserve with Union TownshipTrustee Matthew Beamer,whose term ends in December2015.

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

4 square off for 2 Union Twp. trustee seatsBy Jeanne [email protected]

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NEWTOWN Countyengineers shepherdingtheEasternCorridorPro-gram want to help nothurt communities thatmay be affected if anypart of the comprehensivetransportation proposal isapproved.

Thats according toHamilton County Engi-neer Ted Hubbard, whospoke to the CommunityPress after he and Cler-montCountyEngineerPatMangeremailedmembersof a Newtown communitygroup opposed to pro-posed traffic changes tochallenge a brochure thegroup is distributingcalled The End of New-town.

The Newtown Commu-nity Partnership Commit-tee comprised of villageofficials, business peopleand residents says in thebrochure that the trans-portation proposal wouldrelocate state Route 32,rolling a four-lane high-

way through Newtownthat would destroy somevillage businesses, relo-cate some homes, devas-tate Native American ar-cheological sites, put a se-rious dent in Newtownsincome- and property-taxreceipts and increase air,noise and water pollution.

Hubbard said transpor-tationofficialsareseekingfact-based input fromcommunities and havemade no final decisionsabout the proposed plan,which is designed to im-prove travel and accessbetween downtown Cin-cinnati and the easternarea of the region by up-grading and relocatingroads, adding rail transit,expandingbusserviceandextending bikeways andwalking paths.

We have, on multipleoccasions, stated publiclyand to several of you di-rectly, thatwewillnot sup-port the realignment ofany roadway option thatwould irreparably dam-age or destroy Newtownor any community along

the corridor, Hubbardand Manger say in theemail.

Hubbard told the Com-munity Press that, I willtellyou, Iwillnotsupportanew interstate highway oran interstate-like highwaytraversingtheeasterncor-ridor area.

There is no desire todestroy any central busi-ness district or neighbor-hood in any way, shape orform, Hubbard said.

NewtownVillageCoun-cilmenMarkKobasuk andChuck Short, both mem-bers of theNewtownCom-munity Partnership Com-mittee, say the group isstanding by the state-ments in its brochure.

Any decisionwemakewill have impacts we haveto livewith,Hubbard toldthe Community Press, soit is critical that the deci-sionbemade in the light ofthe facts.

Nobuild isanoption,Hubbard said.

But, No build doeshave significant impactsas well, said Hubbard.

Engineers respond to road opponentsBy Jeanne [email protected]

Voter residencychallenged

TheClermontCountyBoard of Elections willconduct a special meet-ing tohear thechallengeof the residencyof avot-er at 10 a.m. Thursday,Oct. 3, at the board of-fice, 76 S. RiversideDrive, Batavia.

The Board will con-duct any other businessas deemed necessary atthat time.

Auction plannedThe Trains of Wil-

liamsburg ChristmasWalk will conduct a

Quarter Auction at 7p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, atthe Harry C. DennisAmerican Legion Post288 in Williamsburg.

Doors open at 6 p.m.,auction starts at 7 p.m.

Lots of great itemswill be available for bidincluding Reds ticketsfor 2014, Longabergeritems, Thirty-Oneitems, car care bucket,hand-made items fromlocal crafters, Coke col-lectables, candles, giftcertificates and more.

Meeting changeThe Pierce Township

Zoning Commission has

moved its regularlyscheduled meeting to6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.7, at the township ad-ministration building,950 Locust CornerRoad.

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The Military Orderof the Purple Heart,Chapter 156 is offeringfree life memberships.

The chapter meetsevery third Tuesday ofthe month at 7 p.m. atthe Union TownshipCivic Center building,4350 Aicholtz Road,Union Township. Itsnext meetings will beTuesday, Oct. 15, andTuesday, Nov. 19.

For more informa-tion contact RussellCarlson by email [email protected] call 851-1094.

Volunteer trainingA special training

session to become a vol-unteer for Hospice ofCincinnati will be con-ducted 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 2, at theAnderson InpatientUnit, 7691 Five MileRoad.

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About 30,000 regis-tered voters in ClermontCounty will receive abright green notifica-tion card sometime dur-ing the first week of Octo-ber, advising them of aprecinct and/or polling lo-cation change that will beeffectivestartingwith thegeneral electiononNov. 5.

The Clermont CountyBoard of Elections hasconsolidated numerousprecincts in the county inorder to equalize thenum-ber of voters in each pre-cinct.

Presently, the Ohio Re-vised Code limits thenumber of voters to amaximum of 1,400 perprecinct.

All boards of electionsacross the statehavebeenconsolidating and split-ting precincts in order tosave money and complywith state requirements.

The board has made 18polling place changes in

order tocomplywithADAhandicapped accessibili-ty requirements, and toreduce waiting time forvoting at the polls.

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The only areas not af-fected by these changesare the city of Loveland,the villages of Amelia,Chilo, Felicity, Neville,Newtonsville and Owens-ville and the townships ofJackson and Ohio.

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BATAVIA TWP. Fiscalresponsibility and bring-ing in new jobs arepriori-ties for candidates in anupcoming election.

Three of the candi-dates for Batavia Town-ship trustees, Bill Dowd-ney, Randy Perry andJames Sauls Jr., are in-cumbents while two, Ja-son Fraley and CharlesEddie Miller, are chal-lengers hoping to changethe status quo.

Dowdney, who hasserved three years as atrustee and is currentlychairman of the Board ofTrustees said attractingnew jobs to the townshipshould continue to re-main a focus.

We have been prettysuccessful the last few

years, hesaid.

In thelast fewyears 34companieshaveeitherstarted orrelocatedhere.

This has created sev-eral hundred jobs.

Dowdney said thetownship has been suc-cessful in bringing anumber of manufactur-ing jobs to the area.

Fraley, who is presi-dent of the Sardinia Con-crete Co., said he consid-ers spending in the town-ship a priority.

Id like to address theissue of how the townshipspends its dollars in gen-eral, he said.

Fraley said the town-ship relies too heavily on

tax incre-ment fi-nancingand wouldlike to con-sider otherrevenue al-ternatives.

Miller,who works

in insurance and bondsales, also said spendingin the township needs tobe addressed.

We need to start look-ing at cost savings, saidMiller, who said hewouldalso like to rein in theamount of tax incrementfinancing supported by

the town-ship.

Ourfundingkeepsshrink-ing, hesaid.

As(funding)

shrinks, we cant keep atthe same level of over-head.

Sauls, who has servedon the board of trusteesfor five years, said reve-nue is shrinking, but heattributes this to a reduc-tion in local governmentfunding and declining

real estatevalues.

Tomaintainthe level ofserviceswe have inthe pastwith de-clining

revenue is the biggestchallenge, said Sauls,who said that securingmore jobs andbusinessesin the community is es-sential.

Perry, who was ap-pointedas trustee in2012,agreed attracting newbusinesses is a priority.

We tryand workwith busi-nesses tobring themin, hesaid, citingredevelop-ment of theformer

Ford plant by manufac-turer Huhtamaki earlierthis year as an example.

When businessescome in, they hire em-ployees, said Perry, add-ing the community bene-fits from taxes associat-ed with new develop-ment.

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COLLEGE CORNER

Christie Halaby, a familiarfacearoundWestClermont,hasbeennamedthenextdirectorofWestClermontByRequest. Shewill replace Jeffrey Riel, whorecently was hired as the prin-cipal at Amelia Elementary.

I could not be any more ex-cited for the future of WestClermontByRequestunder thedirection of Christie. Shescompassionate, has roots in thecommunity, is hard working, ismusically talentedandputsstu-dents first. Im excited to seewhere she takes them, saidRiel.

Halaby also is beginning herthird year asmusic teacher andchoir director at St. Ursula Vil-la School in Cincinnati. Previ-ously, Halaby taught music intheWest Clermont district. Shewas the general music teacherfor six years at Brantner Ele-mentary and she was directorof the middle school choirs atGlen Este Middle School for

two years. Hala-by is a 1996 grad-uate of AmeliaHigh School andshe earned herbachelors de-gree in musiceducation fromNorthern Ken-tuckyUniversity

in 2002. She also holds an M.Edin Instructional Technologyfrom Grand Canyon Univer-sity.

Im very happy to be work-ing with the students of WestClermont again, said Halaby.I have watched performancesof By Request for many years,and I am always amazed by thegroupsmusicianship and vocalability. This is a very talentedensemble and I am excitedaboutbeing theirnewdirector,she said.

Nowin itsseventhyear,WestClermont By Request is a highschoolpopacappellaensemble.

It is a select group of top sing-ers made up of students in theWest Clermont Local SchoolDistrict. They perform at vari-ous local community and char-ity events. In addition, By Re-quest has performed on a Car-nival Caribbean cruise ship andat Riverbend Music Centerwith the rock bandForeigner in2011. Most notably, By Requestwas featured on the televisionshow,Cincinnati High Notesand was selected as Cincin-natis Favorite Choir in the2010 Warm 98 Glee ChristmasChoir Competition.

While not a competitivechoir, By Request does entervarious local contests. Mem-bers take pride in their commu-nity involvement and dedica-tion to supporting philanthrop-ic organizations and events.

Halaby lives in Amelia withher husband Kent, two daugh-ters Maria and Cara, and sonAndrew.

Halaby to directBy Request atWest Clermont

Halaby

Glen Este High Schoolsenior Andy Berger andAmelia High School seniorSam Casavant have beennamed as 2014 National

Merit Semi-Fi-nalists.

They repre-sent less than 1percent of the1.5 million ju-nior studentsnationwidewho took thePSAT last year.

Berger hasbeen a West Clermont stu-dent since kindergarten, at-tending Willowville Ele-mentary andGlen EsteMid-dle School. He is a memberof theGlenEsteHighSchool

football, wrestling andtrack teams.

Casavant attended With-amsville-Tobasco Elemen-tary, Clough Pike Elemen-

tary and GlenEste MiddleSchool. He isinvolved in Na-tional HonorSociety, aca-demic team,and crosscountry. He isalso a BoyScout, current-

ly working towards his Ea-gle Scout.

Both students will com-pete to become NationalMerit Finalist. Finalists arenamed in February.

West Clermontstudents namedsemifinalists

Berger Casavant

MATH 24WINNERS

New Richmonds 2013 Math 24 challenge winners were, from left:Holly Chandler, sixth-grade, Monroe Elementary; AubreyStanforth, fourth-grade, Locust Corner Elementary; andAlessandro DiSalvo, fifth-grade, Locust Corner Elementary. TheMath 24 tournament attracted a record 40 district students, whohad to use four numbers that appeared on game cards to add,subtract, multiply or divide to reach an answer of 24. Thechallenge was hosted by Locust Corner Elementary. THANKS TO ENOSPENNINGTON

TEACHERS INDUCTED

Thirty-five newly hired teachers were inducted into the West Clermont Local School District. The inductionworkshop included a review of special education processes, district goals, positive behavior supports,relationship building and school crisis plans. Shown are Robin Crawford, left, Amelia High School positivebehavior support teacher, and Mary Frazee, learning disability teacher for Summerside and Cough Pikeelementary schools. THANKS TO DEBBIE ALBERICO

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

AMELIAThe loss of severalkey seniors from last years16-1AmeliaHighSchoolboyssoccerteamleftsomethinkingtheBar-ons might not be able to rebuildquick enough for 2013.

While not as dominant as the2012 Barons, this seasons cropcoached by Eric Burger is in aclump of schools in the South-ern Buckeye Conference-American Division with achance at the league. Againstopponents New Richmond, Be-thel-Tate, Western Brown andNorwood the Barons have hadgames that could have gone ei-ther way and several ties.

Most of our games havebeen one or two goal games,Burger said. Were trying toput things together.

In their early 2-2-3 start,Amelia had close matches withWinton Woods, Bethel-Tate,Glen Este, Western Brown, Go-shen, New Richmond and Nor-

wood.We have two seniors that

play a lot, Burger said. Wevegiven up a lot of mental errors.In threegameswe tied,wewerewinning.

The close contests were fol-lowed by blowouts against Fe-licity-Franklin and ClermontNortheasternwhere theBaronsscored 18 goals.

They are difficult becausewe back off, Burger said. Wetry to work on some morethings, like possession. It doesgive me an opportunity to getsome guys in the game.

With just three seniors over-all, Burger relies on youth as hetries to make an October run.

My main scorers are twosophomores, my defense isthree juniorsandmymidfield isa sophomore and two juniors,Burger said. The future looksgood, but were not done thisyear.

Sophomore Scott Ervin hasbeen among the citys top 20 inscoring, followed by senior

Marcus Ellerhorst and Scottstwin, Randy Ervin.

A year ago, Burger had nineall-league players. Gone is thereliable foot of SBAAC-Ameri-can Player of the Year AnthonyClark and Cody Sprague. Thatpair was fourth and fifth in thecity, respectively.

We spread the wealth now,Burger said. I rotate my for-wards and I rotatemymidfield-ers. I just need someone toscore.

Unfortunately, as good as hisrecentAmelia teamswere, theyusually made quick exits in thetournament.

When we get to the tourna-ment, we want to get a win andsee how we do in the secondround, Burger said. Theresonly been one team in Ameliahistory to get out of the secondround. We dont have the num-bers.

The numbers are deceiving.Despite Amelias outstandingrecord last year (16-0), they gota difficult match-up with aschool that has more boys tochoose from.

Soccer in Cincinnati is real-ly good,Burger said. Depend-ing onwhereyoure seeded, youmight get a first-round gameyou canwin, but then youre go-ing to be playing one of the topseeds. If youre in the middle,itsgoingtobeagreatgame, likewe had with Lakota East lastyear.

Prior to any postseason chat-ter, Amelia has in three straightroad games against Goshen,MariemontandNewRichmond.

The regular season home fi-nale is Oct. 9 against Norwood.

Amelia Barons soccer in hunt for blue OctoberBy Scott [email protected]

Junior defender Alec Holste (27) handles his territory againstFelicity-Franklin Sept. 10. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

NEW RICHMOND Some-where, Professor Harold Hillsmiles.

River Citys got troubleagain. I say trouble. And thatstarts with T and that rhymeswith P and that stands for pool.

Yes, pool. The kind JackieGleason and Paul Newmanplayed in the movies, not thekind Michael Phelps mined forOlympic gold.

And its not too big of astretch to say pool helped NewRichmond High School seniorrunning back Blake Thompsonbecome the trouble other teamsdont like to see coming theirway.

Lets back up.Thompson spent the presea-

son preparing to play safety.Head coach Josh Stratton saidhe had the potential to be all-state in the defensive backfield.But an injury toTylerAndersonin the first game of the seasonnecessitated Thompson switch-ing to running back.

We have a real big, physicaloffensive line that makes somegood holes for him, Strattonsaid. They really put him in agood position to be successful.

After our first game, we

reallycoachedhimuponhittinghis aiming points and he pickeditup.Herunsdownhill.Whenherunswithhischestoverhis toes,when he doesnt cut until thesecond level, thats when hes athis best.

His second game at runningback? Thompson put together a220-yard performance on just19 carries in little more than ahalf of action.

Thompson who said hesbeen known to shoot pool for upto 10 hours at a time said see-ing the angles on the table andplanning a few shots aheadhelped him see the holes block-ers create.

Ifyoudont thinksomethingoutbefore ithappens,yourenotgoing to know how to reactwhen it does, Thompson said.I like math a lot. I like num-bers. Im taking trigonometryright now and it all applies.

Stratton likes the intellectualapproach asmuch ormore thanthe corporal.

Hes a veryphysical runner,a very strong kid. He catchesthe ball well. Blake is a muchmore versatile athlete than justa tailback. Well put him in theslot, move him outside, get himthe ball in space and let him go.

But honestly, I think its theintellect that lets him do that.He picks things up really easilyand keeps them in his head.

Thompson likes the flexibil-ity hes afforded with the ball.

It pays to pay attention toother positions, to have an un-derstanding of what everybodyon the field does, he said. Itpays to be able to do differentthings.

I like the new (spread) of-fensewere running,hesaid. Ifeel likeweremoving it around

Lions RB causestrouble for foesByMark D. [email protected]

New Richmond High Schoolsenior Blake Thompson convertedfrom safety to become a threatfor the Lions at running back.MARKD. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

UP NEXTWhat: Blanchester high

School varsity football at NewRichmondWhen: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4Where: New Richmond High

School, 1131 Bethel-New Rich-mond Road, New Richmond,OhioWhat to watch: Blanchester

has given up 63 and 56 points inseparate games this season.Look for some big numbersfrom the Lions as they defendthe home turf.

See LIONS, Page A7

ANDERSON TWP. Some-times a victory is more thanmerenumbersonascoreboard.

Ask Sarah Hickman. TheMcNicholasHighSchoolseniorowns her share of athletic vic-tories, to be sure. Among them,medalist honors at the Sept. 25Queen of the Hill golf tourna-ment at Coldstream CountryClub. Her round of 44 helpedtheRockets toa188-214-241vic-tory over Turpin and Andersonhigh schools, respectively.

ForHickman -aBataviares-ident - golf is anything but afive-mile walk spoiled. Aftermissing her entire junior sea-son fighting leukemia, everyday on the course is joy.

I missed it, she said. Iloveplaying. Iveplayedsince Iwasoldenoughtowalk,basical-ly. It was hard not to play lastyear.

The cancer fight continues.Hickman undergoes monthlychemotherapy treatments,which will continue throughMay2014.Shehadone theweekbefore both Queen of the Hilland the Division II sectionaltournamentSept. 23,where sheled the Rockets to a runner-upfinish,onestrokebehindIndianHill, to advance to the districtsat Pipestone Oct. 3.

Rocket coach Willy CorbettcreditsHickman for a lot of theteams success, including a 10-stroke drop in score from lastyears victorious 198 in theQueen of the Hill.

Thats purely coaching, hesaid with a laugh. No, serious-

ly, thats having Sarah Hick-manback.Not just her playing,but inspiring the other girls,too. Shes one who never wantsa day off, who always wants towork harder, even when shesnot well after a treatment.

Shewasmedalist today, butshes still not satisfied. Thatsthe competitor in her. She lovesthe game, which you have to doto play it as well as she does.

Hickman looks forward tothe rest of the tournament sea-son. Her older sister Allisonqualified for state competitiontwo years ago. Sarah said fol-lowing her to Columbus in acouple ofweeks is a reasonablegoal. I think so, she said. Itdbe great to make it as a team,too. We have a chance to dothat.

All three teams had a good

day at Coldstream.(WinningQueenof theHill)

is a point of pride, but to see thewholecommunitycometogeth-er and support all threeschools, thats what I wishsports was more often, Cor-bett said. This is such a goodevent.

Turpin High School coachJ.K. Buck agreed, saying, Ourgirls have a blast. This is anawesome event. Nothing likeit.

So did Anderson coach Da-rin Hausberger. This is whatits all about. Its great to playthe other girls in the area, tohave pizza afterwardwith yourfriends.Andforme, itsgreat toget to play with Willy and J.K.Its a great day for Anderson.

The McNicholas High School girls golf team celebrated its Queen of the Hill victory over Anderson andTurpin high schools Sept. 25 by jumping in a bunker off the ninth green at Coldstream Country Club. TheRockets didn't spend much time in the sand the rest of the day, winning the event with a team score of188. Turpin was runner up at 214 and Anderson took third at 241. From left are Reagan Powers, SarahWilkinson, Mary Schmitt, Sarah Hickman, Riley Whitehouse, Ellie Tierney, Maggie Danker, MichelleRowekamp and Maria Ciampone. PHOTO COURTESY THERESA CIAMPONE

McNick crowned Queenbehind cancer survivorByMark D. [email protected] QUEEN OF THE HILL

SCORESMcNicholas (188)Sarah Hickman - 44Ellie Tierney - 50Riley Whitehouse - 45Maggie Danker - 52Maria Ciampone - 49Michelle Rowekamp - 54Turpin (214)Miranda Buck - 49Sam Bausch - 56Aida Washburn - 54Harley Racer - 55Chelsea McCormick - 64Katie Rutner - 59Anderson (241)Emily Martin - 56Sam Howard - 53Shannon Beebe - 60Tori Caldwell - 72Rebecca Kaye - 75Emily Klein - 83

McNicholas High school seniorSarah Hickman rolls in a putt onthe fourth green at ColdstreamCountry Club. MARK D. MOTZ/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

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Be a basketballofficialThe Southern Ohio Basketball

Officials Association will offer aninstructional class for newbasketball officials beginning 7p.m., Oct. 14, at Western BrownHigh School in Mount Orab, inthe community room.Classes will beet on Mondays

and Tuesdays from 7-10 p.m.Flexible class dates will be

confirmed at the first meeting inorder to accommodate studentschedules.Students will meet all require-

ments (25 hours classroom andon-court instruction) to becomea licensed Ohio High SchoolAthletic Association junior highand high school basketballofficial after passing the test.Class coasts $140, which

includes books, materials andOHSAA registration.Prospective students should

contact Tim Engel at 235-2470for enrollment instructions orfor more information.Enrollment can be done

online at officials.myohsaa.org/Officials.

SIDELINES

Football Amelia lost to Go-

shen 29-16 on Sept. 27.The Barons are at Nor-wood on Oct. 4.

Batavia HighSchool beat ClermontNortheastern 52-14 Sept.27. KeShawn Foley was10-for-11 passing for 271yards and six touch-downs to lead the Bull-dogs. Batavia improvedto 4-1 on the season (1-0Southern Buckeye Con-ference National).

Glen Este downedTurpin 20-12 on Sept. 27.TheTrojanshostMilfordOct. 4.

McNicholas pickedup a 35-28 road win atMiddletown Fenwick.TheRockets led28-14en-tering the fourthquarterbefore the Falcons tied itup.McNick scored in thefinal 28 seconds to sealthe win and improve to4-1 (2-0 Greater CatholicLeague Coed).

New Richmond im-proved to 4-1 on the sea-son (1-1 SBC American).The Lions prevented aNorwood two-point con-version that would havetied the game in thefourth period to hold onfor the victory.

Williamsburg beatBlanchester 20-12 on theroad Sept. 27 to improveto 3-2 (1-0 SBCNational).

Boys soccer Amelia beat West-

ern Brown 3-2 on Sept.24. Sophomore KeeganManzi had two goals.

The Barons beat Be-

thel-Tate 4-1 on Sept. 26as sophomore Scott Er-vin nailed the hat trick.

Batavia beat Cler-mont Northeastern 8-0Sept. 26 to up its recordto 8-4 (5-0 SBCNational).

Glen Este beatMount Healthy 5-0 onSept. 21. Junior BrandonStahl had the hat trick.

McNicholas tied de-fending state championDayton Carroll 1-1 Sept.24 before falling 1-0against Ryle (Ky.). TheRockets are 6-3-4 (4-0-1GCL).

New Richmond re-mained unbeaten in theSBCAmericanwith a 7-0win against ClermontNortheastern Sept. 24and a 2-0 win over West-ern Brown Sept. 26. TheLions are 4-0-1 in leagueplay.

Girls soccer Amelia shut out

Western Brown 2-0 onSept. 24. SophomoreMackenzie Wolfson andsenior Brittany Bryerhad the goals.

The Lady Baronsblanked Bethel-Tate 9-0on Sept. 26. Bryer andEmily Moreno had twogoals each.Wolfson, Jor-dan Gilbert, MadisonTerry, Rachael Robb andKatieMurphyalso foundthe net.

Batavia shut out Be-thel 5-0 Sept. 24 andpost-ed a 2-1win against Cler-mont Northeastern Sept.26. The Bulldogs are 8-3-1 (5-1 SBC National).

Glen Este shut outAnderson 2-0 on Sept. 26.Senior Madi Veltenscored both goals, one onan assist from LaurenBell, and freshmankeep-er Cat Haley registered

her first varsity shutoutwhilebecoming the thirdGlenEste goalie this sea-son to do so, as the Tro-jans downed visiting An-derson Tuesday night bya 2-0 score.

GE then improved itsoverall record to 7-5-0 onSept. 28 with a 4-2 homewin over Northwest.Morgan Terry, MarissaLavatori, Jessie Goeddeand Velten scored goalsas the Trojans overcamea slow start and pulledaway in the second half.

McNicholaswent onthe road to beat Chami-nade-Julienne 4-0 Sept.25 to improve its recordto 6-3-2 (4-1 GGCL).

NewRichmond shutout Clermont Northeast-ern 3-0 Sept. 24 beforedropping a 2-1 match at

Western Brown.

Boys golf Amelia was fourth

in the Southern BuckeyeConference tournamentat Cedar Trace on Sept.21.

The Barons beat Tur-pin and Bethel-Tate in atri-match at FriendlyMeadows on Sept. 25.Evan Daniel was co-medalist with TurpinsMatt Heltman with a 39on the front nine.

Batavia finishedsecond in the SBC Na-tional standings behindchampion Georgetown.Austin Conner made fistteam all-SBC while Kylegrant was a second-teampick.

Glen Este beat Har-rison by 44 strokes onSept. 25 at CirclingHills.Brandon Gillespie andThomas Finch were co-medalists at 36 on thefront nine.

New Richmond wonthe SBC American be-hind league player of theyear Chris Mazzaro.Kyle Heidlage andBryce Kroeger werefirst team all-SBC picks;Daman Abner earnedsecond team honors.

Williamsburg HighSchool junior Josh Wellscompeted in theDivisionIII sectional tournamentSept. 24 at WaldenPonds. He shot a 99, butdid not advance to dis-trict competition.

Girls golfMcNicholaswon the

annual Queen of the HilltournamentSept. 25witha team score of 188. Run-ner-up Turpin shot 214,while Anderson shot 241.

The Rockets took sec-

ond in the Division IIsectional tournament atHamilton Elks, just onestroke behind championIndianHill, to advance todistrict competition.

Girls tennis Amelia beat Felici-

ty-Franklin 3-2 on Sept.25 with Rachel Dapper,Allison Reardon andBlake Nelson sweepingsingles.

Volleyball Batavia beat

Blanchester in straightsets Sept. 24, butdropped a five-set deci-sion against Deer ParkSept. 25.

McNicholaswent onthe road to beat Chami-nade-Julienne 4-0 Sept.25 to improve its recordto 6-3-2 (4-1 GGCL).

NewRichmond beatSeven Hills in five setsSept. 24 before falling inthree to Norwood Sept.26.

Williamsburg beatGoshen and Bethel onsuccessive days Sept. 23and 24, but lost in fivesets at home againstClermont NortheasternSept. 26. The Wildcatsfell into a first-place tieatop the SBC Nationalwith the Rockets at 5-1 inleague play.

College volleyball UC Clermont de-

feated Miami Univer-sity-Hamilton 25-16, 26-24, 25-12 Sept. 22, im-proving its record to10-2. Miami-Hamiltonslipped to 9-6.

The Cougars beatCentral State University25-15, 25-10, 25-11 Sept.25 to improve to 11-2.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

Williamsburg High Schooljunior Josh Wells was aone-man team for theWildcats all season. Hecompeted in the Division IIIsectional golf tournamentSept. 24 at Walden Pondsin Fairfield, where he shota 99 but did not advance todistricts. MARK D. MOTZ/THECOMMUNITY PRESS

all over the place. De-fenseshave toprepare fora lotmore options, four orfive things on any set, in-stead of just one or two.Thats how we can exploitthem.

Still, with Anderson onthe mend, Thompson andStratton both hope to seethe senior back at safetybefore too long.

I love playing de-fense, Thompson said.You can hit people with-out getting in trouble.

Which starts with Tand that rhymes with Pand thatwell, you knowthe rest.

LionsContinued from Page A6

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Live Nude Dancing inDowntownMilford! A hoaxgets above-the-fold front pagebilling.

Americas way of lifethreatened by growing incomedisparity; real news isnt in thenewspaper. How quaint.

IRS data for 2012 show thetop 1 percent took more of theincome from the nations GDPthan since the Roaring 20s.These folk took 20 percent ofall income.

If you made $394,000 youare now in the 1 percent; ifyour income was $140,000 youat least made it into the top 10percent (who didnt do so badlyeither; they took more thanhalf of the countrys total in-come).

This is the highest incomedisparity level recorded sincethe government began col-

lecting suchdata a centuryago. If youmade less thanthat, you aresharing left-overs with thehoi polloi. Ifyoure livingon Social Secu-rity alone, youare in the low-est 25 percent.

Over the last 30 years in-come inequality has increasedsteadily. One major factorcontributing to income in-equality: stagnant wages ...Overall employee compensa-tion ... (has fallen) to its lowestshare of national income inmore than 50 years while cor-porate profits have climbed totheir highest share over thattime. (NY Times)

Even with such informationsmacking us in the face, wemanage to get our shorts twist-ed when fast-food workerswant union representation.

Theres a notion that onlyhigh-school kids work at Mc-Donalds, Burger King, etc.;that these are only starter jobsand if wages were higher,prices would be higher. As ifwe would starve.

Fifty-three percent of fast-food workers are 21 and older,only 30 percent are teenagers.Almost 85 percent have gradu-ated from high school; morethan one-third have some col-lege. Twenty-seven percent ofall fast-food workers have atleast one child. These are nolonger entry-level jobs forteens, yet 13 percent of fast-food workers are paid the fed-eral minimumwage, or less.

Fewer than 17 percent earn$10.10 per hour or more (TheHill).

These are not stepping-stone jobs leading to man-agerial positions. Low paidfront-line occupations com-prise 89 percent of all jobs inthe industry.

Even supervisors have amedian hourly wage of $13.06per hour. It is difficult to imag-ine how someone getting lessthan $14/hr accumulatesenough capital to own any-thing, let alone a franchiseoutlet.

All low-wage earners aretargets for wage theft: unpaidovertime, denial of breaks,improper deductions frompaychecks, out-of-pocket de-ductions for register stoppag-es, and late or bounced pay-checks.

Two-thirds of deliveryworkers polled have experi-enced wage theft. These peo-ple need a union.

Unionization would intro-duce a modicum of balance inthe employment dynamic. Butthat doesnt happen here; wereincessantly told unions arebad.

If Clermont County wereIndian Hill writ large, Cler-mont Countys voting patternswould make sense.

We give 67 percent of ourvotes to people who have everyintention of keeping us on thisdownward wage spiral. Justhow does this benefit the work-ing people of Clermont Coun-ty?

Len Harding is a resident of Milford

Americas way of life is threatened

LenHardingCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Old Greg started out hisrecent commentary claimingthat the liberals base theirideas, policies, etc. on feelings(opinions) and that conserva-tives base theirs on facts.

Then, Old Greg writes acolumn based on his factually,incorrect opinions of realityand misrepresents liberalpositions.

The real difference be-tween conservatives and lib-erals is that conservatives aretruth deniers. They deliber-ately ignore mathematicaland scientific facts, resultingin a phenomenon of willfulignorance.

They deny the true causesof our federal deficit, theydeny the failure of trickledown economic policy, theydeny climate change influ-enced by humans, and theydeny the majority held viewthat expanded backgroundchecks before purchasing agun would save lives.

These positions put all ofus at risk due to public pol-

icies based ondenial of thefacts. Sincemy space hereis limited to500 words, Ihave includeda link below toa blog I cre-ated with thefacts includ-ing hyper-links to sourc-es for each

topic in a point by point rebut-tal to Old Greg.

Point 1: Old Greg deniesthat the Bush-era tax cutsdrive the deficit.

Fact: The goal of reiningin long-term deficits and debtwould be much easier toachieve if it were not for thepolicies set in motion duringthe Bush years. Just two pol-icies dating from the BushAdministration tax cuts andthe wars in Iraq and Afghani-stan account for almost halfof the $17 trillion in debt thatwill be owed by 2019 under

current policies.Sources: Center on Budget

and Policy Priorities and CBOReport

Liberal position: We allknow that the Bush-era taxcuts were not just applied tothe rich. Those tax cuts ap-plied to the middle class aswell, but the liberals positionwas made clear throughoutthe last presidential cam-paign.

The push was to repeal thetax cuts for those couplesmaking over $250,000, whilekeeping the cuts in place forthe middle class during thistime of recovery. The liberalsolution to the deficit problemis one of balance betweenspending cuts and increasedtaxes.

Point 2: Old Gregs secondpoint claims that the rich arethe job creators.

Fact: There is not conclu-sive evidence, however, tosubstantiate a clear relation-ship between the 65-yearsteady reduction in the top

tax rates and economicgrowth. Analysis of such datasuggests the reduction in thetop tax rates have had littleassociation with saving, in-vestment, or productivitygrowth.

However, the top tax ratereductions appear to be asso-ciated with the increasingconcentration of income atthe top of the income dis-tribution. (In other words therich get richer.)

The share of income ac-cruing to the top 0.1 percentof U.S. families increasedfrom 4.2 percent in 1945 to12.3 percent by 2007 beforefalling to 9.2 percent due tothe 2007-2009 recession.

SOURCE CRS Report forCongress Sept. 14, 2012

To continue reading therest of my point-by-pointrebuttal and see the support-ing sources visit http://liber-allady584.blogspot.com/

Dottie Miller lives in Union Town-ship.

Conservatives are the real truth-deniers

DottieMillerCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

What are West Clermontteachers giving up?

This is too little, too late.Three years ago teachersagreed to a pay freeze in orderto keep art, gym,music, library,computer and bus service aswell as saving teachers jobs inthe district if then Superinten-dent Gary Brooks did the same.As you can see, Brooks wasgreedy andyouknow the rest ofthe story.

The 2013-14 school year is al-ready in session sowhat are theteachers really giving up?Havent they already receivedtheir increase prior to the startof the school year?

Also, having teachers nowpay 16 percent of health anddental benefits...really?? Hasthe district looked at the realworld and what private sectorsalaries and benefit contribu-tions are for the rest of us?

What about administration...how are they contributing??

Hal TuckerAmelia

LETTERS TOEDITOR

Last weeks questionShould college athletes be

paid? If so,nowmuch? Ifnot,whynot?

College athletes should re-ceive scholarships and stipendsfor play. A large percentage ofplayers come from low-incomefamilies that cannot financiallysupport the athletes.

The scholarships do not in-clude extra money for daily ex-penses. As a result, a number ofplayers in recent times have re-sorted to selling awards, auto-graphs and accepting cars andother favors because they haveno money.

I do appreciate that com-mon sense and good judgementalso play a role. However, howmany readers of the could sur-vive on no income?

We all know that athletescannot not get jobs duringschool due to the demands ontheir schedules for training,practice andplaying locally andacross country and thentheres studying, attendingclasses and homework.

Come on, we all enjoywatching them perform and es-pecially winning. Lets pay ourcollege athletes!

E.E.C.

Yes, I believe athletes whoare requested to spend a stipu-lated number of days each yearon campus or at a facility desig-nated for athletic games/train-ing should be paid a stipend fortheir time. The stipend shouldbe uniform for each sport anddesigned to cover expenses notpaid by the college/university.

Todays athletes in somesports do not have summers tothemselves during which theycan earn extra spendingmoney.Many are from homes wheremoney is in short supply. Thisstipend should cover recrea-tion, food and, books which are

not furnished by their school.As a non-athlete attending

college from a poor home I re-membermany dayswhere I ex-isted on one candy bar all day inorder to have bus fare for mytrip home. I can understandwhysomekids are forced to selltheir jerseys in order to pay fora weekend date.

Sure, they get a free educa-tion that others pay dearly for,but their life should not be thatof a total drudger. And, need Imention the money they bringin at some schools.

Because some schools losemoneyonathletics, topayornotpay should be voluntary and theamount set by theNCAA or oth-er governing sports organiza-tion to which the school be-longs.

T.J.

College athletes gettingpaid for field/court perfor-mances? Nope!

This is part of their educa-tional experience and if anycompensation is granted thatmoves into the professional lev-el, and the pricing of a collegegame or event would be costprohibitive as it is nowwithpro-fessional sports.

Maybe a reduction on theirtuition maybe, but not compen-sation!

O.H.R.

College athletes on scholar-ship already are paid in theform of an education. Problemis they are also very often en-ticed into coming to a certainschool for other reasons than toplay a sport and get an educa-tion boosters offer bribes ofmoney, sex, and various thingsthey shouldnt be offering.

TRog

Absolutely not! It's not justthat colleges should be placesfor learning and that the U.S.needs to put a higher value onthat thanonsport, though that istrue.

Wehave seen theNFLcometo an understanding of the dan-gers of concussion to youngplayers, yet in the last 24hours Iheard that one of our local highschool coaches suggested to afreshman quarterback that henot go to the doctor after takinga hit because he would not beable to play for a couple ofweeks. I hope that is not true,but I regret that it probably is.

The point is that even the

current system puts way toomuch pressure on young play-ers, their families and coachestomakedecisionswhicharebadfor their long-termhealth.Mon-ey toplay forcollegewouldonlymake this situation worse.

High school ball should beabout having fun, but above allabout staying healthy, even ifthat means taking a couple ofweeks off and the teampossiblyloosing a couple of games sowhat that'snotnearlyasbadasrisking severe neurologicaldamage which may only showup later in life.

D.R.

Years ago I was in favor ofpaying the athletes, but I havechangedmymindonthat.Asex-pensive as college is I think thata freeeducation, freemeals andboarding is a pretty good deal.

I don't think they need newcars and the like, besides that ifthey are that good they willleave in a couple years and thatlittle bit of money they getwouldnot hold them there thereanyway.

My advice to all college ath-letes would be to stay in collegeand get your degree.

Dave D.

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CloughUnitedMethodistChurch recently conducted its secondannual Pet Blessing and Expo. Dogs and cats received prayers forhealthy, happy lives and participated in various contests. Ownerstook advantage of a free dog wash and dogs enjoyed an obstaclecoursesetupfor them.Ownersalsoenjoyedbrowsingtablessetupwith information about pet adoptions, grooming, veterinary care,boarding, and special foods for their pets.

Duke from the Clermont County HumaneSociety wears his "Adopt Me" vest at the PetBlessing & Expo recently held at CloughUnited Methodist Church. Duke receivedprayers that he would soon find his foreverhome. THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

PET BLESSING

Pastor Marie Smith of Clough United Methodist Church prays for Toby while he is being held by his ownerTomWessel at the Pet Blessing and Expo recently held at the church. THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

Lori Upham and her daughter Ava Upham enjoy the Pet Blessing andExpo recently held at Clough United Methodist Church with their dogDaisy. Daisy received a prize for being the smallest dog to attend theevent. THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

Audrey Wilson andNatalie Hohmanmake friends withBiscuit and Gravy, 3month oldlittermates from theClermont CountyHumane Societywho came to the PetBlessing and Expo atClough UnitedMethodist Church.THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

Susan Mathews helps owners Wendy andMark Southall make a paw print of their dogSchute at the Pet Blessing and Expo held atClough United Methodist Church. THANKS TOIRENE LINTON

Danielle Bonar finishes giving Dash his bath at the Clough UnitedMethodist Church pet blessing. Many owners took advantage of thefree dog washes being offered at the event. THANKS TO IRENE LINTON

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESCOMMUNITYJOURNALWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013

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THURSDAY, OCT. 3CivicCommunity Forum on Aging,6-7:30 p.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Public forum to gather inputfrom community regardingneeds of seniors. Free. Presentedby Clermont Senior Services.947-7333. Union Township.

Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.888-288-0668; www.winedog-.com. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Yoga 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 Flex. 478-6783. UnionTownship.Senior Yoga, 12:30-1:15 p.m.,Miami Township Civic Center,6101Meijer Drive, Series ofseated and standing yoga poses.Chair support offered to safelyperform variety of posturesdesigned to increase flexibility,balance and range of move-ment. Call for price. 478-6783.Miami Township.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,OBannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Goshen.

Literary - Book ClubsThursday Afternoon BookClub, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Titles available inregular and large print forcheckout at library. Free. 248-0700.Milford.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590Chamber Drive, Parking lot. Fortrucks, Jeeps or off-road vehi-cles. Free. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10:15 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.478-6783. Union Township.SilverSneakers Flex, 10:30-11:45a.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. Call for pricing. Presentedby SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Summerside.

SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,OBannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

NatureStargazing, 7-9 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Long BranchFarm and Trails, 6926 GaynorRoad, View night sky throughtelescopes. Free. 831-1711.Goshen Township.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 4-8 p.m., PetSmart East-gate, 650 Eastgate South Drive,Cats and dogs available foradoption. www.ClermontPet-sAlive.org. Free. Presented byClermont Pets Alive. 279-2276;www.clermontpetsalive.org.Eastgate.

Support GroupsAlzheimers Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. 231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5Art ExhibitsImages of the Past: Visions ofToday, 1-4 p.m., Greater Love-land Historical Society Museum,201 Riverside Drive, Juried artexhibition inspired by images ofNancy Ford Cones. 683-5692;www.lovelandmuseum.org.Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsClermont County Genealogi-cal Society Meeting, 1 p.m.Program: Genealogical Treasuresin Probate Records., Doris WoodBranch Library, 180 S. Third St.,Free, visitors welcome. Present-ed by Clermont County Genea-logical Society. 723-3423; http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclecgs/.Batavia.TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-11 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. 417-6772; www.top-s.org. Amelia.

EducationReal Estate Investment Semi-nar, 10 a.m.-noon, Park 50Technecenter Building 400, 400Techne Center Drive, First Agen-cy Group, Suite 216. Learn howto invest in real estate. Speakersinclude seasoned professionalsfrom real estate Industry, bank-ing industry and title and legalindustry. Free. Registrationrequired by Oct. 3. Presented byFirst Agency Group. 831-3744.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

Farmers MarketBatavia Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Batavia FarmersMarket, Main and Depot streets,Homegrown produce for sale.Free admission. Presented byBatavia Community Devel-opment Assoc. 876-2418. Bata-via.

FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, 1449Greenbush Cobb Road, Relivedays of Wild West in uniqueentertainment experience.Re-enactments, trick shootingand roping, demonstrations,rides, food and music. Freeparking. Rain or shine. $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.St Tims Fall Fest, 2-10 p.m., St.Timothys Episcopal Church, 8101Beechmont Ave., Music, beergarden, tethered hot air balloonrides, games for all ages, bouncehouses for kids, food vendorsand silent auction. Free. 474-4445. Anderson Township.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,106 E. Main St., Each week, Jo-El

or Jason Griffin take stage asElvis. Free. Through Jan. 4.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.

NatureAWalk in theWoods, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atLong Branch Farm and Trails,6926 Gaynor Road, Join ChiefNaturalist Bill Creasey to look atseasonal natural history rangingfrom fall flowers, fungi andbirds, to tree ID, insects andspiders. Ages 18 and up. Free.831-1711. Goshen Township.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 245Rivers Edge, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Free.Presented by Clermont PetsAlive. 279-2276; www.clermont-petsalive.org.Milford.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., Petco - Milford,1087 Ohio 28, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Free.Presented by Clermont PetsAlive. 279-2276; www.clermont-petsalive.org.Milford.

Runs / WalksWellness Walk of ClermontCounty, 9 a.m., Union TownshipVeterans Memorial Park, Glen-Este Withamsville Road, Regis-tration starts 9 a.m. Includes carwash, bake sale, face paintingand split-the-pot. BenefitsNational Alliance on MentalIllness of Clermont County. $25goodie bag or $100 goodie bagand T-shirt. Registration re-quired. Presented by NationalAlliance on Mental Illness -Clermont County. 752-1741;www.nami-cc.org. Union Town-ship.5KWalk for Breast Cancer,9:30 a.m., American Legion Post450, 450 Victor Stier Drive,Check in begins 8:30 a.m. Bene-fits Team Fight 4 the Girls.Advance: $15, $10 ages 12 andunder, free ages 5 and under.Presented by Team Fight 4 TheGirls. www.milfordfight4the-girls.com.Milford.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6Art ExhibitsImages of the Past: Visions ofToday, 1-4 p.m., Greater Love-land Historical Society Museum,683-5692; www.lovelandmuseu-m.org. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mt Carmel Tabasco Road,Non-contact workout includingcardio and strength training inenergizing environment, using

kicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. Through March 2.652-0286. Union Township.

FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.

Historic SitesMiller-Leuser Log House, 1-4p.m., Miller-Leuser Log House,6550 Clough Pike, Tour of 1796historic log house furnishedwith 18th and 19th centuryantiques, the barn, outhouseand corn crib. The oldest logcabin in Hamilton County re-maining on its original site.Members of the HistoricalSociety will be on hand to showyou around and answer anyquestions. Appointments avail-able. Closed November-May.Free. Presented by AndersonTownship Historical Society.Through Oct. 20. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

NatureOutdoor Social, 1-3 p.m., Cincin-nati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road,Treat and search for signs of fall.Members free; non-memberspay daily admission. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, Free.279-2276; www.clermontpet-salive.org.Milfrod.

RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.

MONDAY, OCT. 7Business MeetingsClermont County Public Li-brary Board of TrusteesMeeting, 6 p.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 732-9138. Union Town-ship.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley KC Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,

Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9:15-10 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.478-6783. Union Township.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 2-2:45p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, 610 Easter Road, Moveyour whole body throughcomplete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Chairsupport offered to safely per-form variety of seated andstanding postures designed toincrease flexibility, balance andrange of movement. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-783. Bethel.

Literary - Book ClubsThe Constant Readers BookDiscussion, 6 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Copies of selection available atlibrary. Ages 18 and up. Free.528-1744. Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writers Group,6-7:30 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. NewRichmond.

Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tongs Thai Restaurant, 1055Main St., With Matt Snow, TheCincinnati Sinatra. Doors open4:30 p.m. Free. 248-2999.Mil-ford.

Music - ClassicalEncore! Linton ChamberMusic Series, 7:30-10 p.m.,Congregation Beth Adam, 10001Loveland-Madeira Road, TheKalichstein-Laredo-RobinsonTrio joined by wind and stringprincipals of Cincinnati Sympho-ny Orchestra. Piano Quintets byBeethoven and Dvorak alongwith Piano Trio written for theKLR Trio. $30, $10 students.Presented by Linton Music.381-6868; www.lintonmusic.org.Loveland.

RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Parking lot. For imports, customvehicles, rat rods, cruisers, highperformance, Corvettes orMustangs. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8Exercise ClassesChair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation. $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.Presented by Yoga with Sharon.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 9:30-10:13a.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.,OBannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits,meat, eggs, bread, pizza, past-ries, cookies, syrup, lavenderproducts, soaps, lotions, gour-met frozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market.683-0150; www.lovelandfm-.com. Loveland.

Literary - CraftsSecond Tuesday Book Dis-cussion Group, 2-3 p.m.,Williamsburg Branch Library,594 Main St., Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.

Senior CitizensMedicare Updates, 6:30-8:30p.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Community update on Medi-care. Free. Reservations re-quired. Presented by ClermontSenior Services. 536-4021. UnionTownship.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.

Literary - Book ClubsCheck It Out Book Club, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Booksavailable for checkout. Free.722-1221. Goshen.

Moms ClubsMothers of Preschoolers,9:30-11:30 a.m., Faith Church,5910 Price Road, Share home-made food while listening tospeaker or learning new craft.Childcare provided with regis-tration. Ages 18 and up. 831-3770.Milford.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVitas, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

NatureAstronomy Club, 7-8:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, With naturalist SheilaRiley. For ages 12 and up. Mem-bers free; non-members paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.Camera Club, 7-8:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Amateur and professionalphotographers learn and shareknowledge. Ages 18 and up.Members free; non-memberspay daily admission. 831-1711.Union Township.

THURSDAY, OCT. 10CivicCandidate Forum, 7 p.m.,Legendary Run Golf Course, 915E. Legendary Run Drive, Legend-ary Run Community Associationsponsors forum for three de-clared candidates. Invited andscheduled to attend: BonnieBatchler, Alan Freeman and BobPautke introduce themselvesand answer questions submittedboth in advance and duringforum. Presented by PierceTownship. Pierce Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, Call for pricing.478-6783. Union Township.Senior Yoga, 12:30-1:15 p.m.,Miami Township Civic Center,Call for price. 478-6783.MiamiTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,OBannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Eastgate Family Medicine,4421 Eastgate Blvd., Suite 300,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Reser-vations required. 686-3310;www.e-mercy.com. UnionTownship.

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Join Chief Naturalist Bill Creasey for a walk in the woods9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Cincinnati Nature Centerat Long Branch Farm and Trails, 6926 Gaynor Road inGoshen Township. The free walk is for adults, ages 18 andolder. For more information, call 831-1711.FILE PHOTO.

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

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

Services:Sunday Worship 10:30 AM - Childrens Church

Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM - Rangers and Girls MinistryFriday 24 hour prayer 6:00 PM

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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Summer Worship HoursSaturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am and 10:30am

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All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pmYouth Groups: 6:00pm (except summer)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN ANDMISSIONARY

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 11:00 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Childrens Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

Childrens programs and nursery & toddlercare available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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