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UNION TWP — . An Air Carehelicopter temporarily basedat the township’s civic centersoon will be whirling away topermanent digs elsewhere.

The Univer-sity of CincinnatiMedical Centerhas found a newplace to base theemergency med-ical helicopter,Air Care 3, toserve people inthe eastern por-

tion of the region, said KateMorgan, community outreachcoordinator with the hospital’s

Air Care & Mo-bile Care divi-sion.

The hospitalwill not identifythe location ofthe new base, onwhich a hangarwill beconstruct-

ed, until the deal is finalized,Morgan said.

But Morgan said the heli-copter’s new home will not beat the Union Township CivicCenter at 4350 Aicholtz Road.

“We have a very good placein mind,” Morgan said.

“It’s going to be a little far-ther east on (state Route) 32.

“We do fly a lot of patientsout of Clermont County,” Mor-gan said.

“We want to be in a central-ized spot where we can get tothe patients in Highland, Ad-ams, Brown, Clinton, Mason,Bracken and Pendleton coun-ties.”

Air Care 3 has since Aprilbeen based at an unprotectedhelipad at the Union Townshipcivic center, where it has beenavailable for service from 11a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

The recently refurbishedhelicopter has been spendingnights inahangarat theButlerCounty Regional Airport inFairfield, where there is staffaround the clock and it is pro-tected from the weather.

When theUniversity ofCin-cinnatiMedicalCenter recent-lyrefurbishedAirCare3,Mor-

gan said, it also bought twonew emergency medical heli-copters — Air Care 1 and AirCare 2 – at a cost of about $7million each.

Air Care 1 currently isbased atop the hospital, but of-ficials hope to relocate it toNorthernKentuckyby the endof next June, Morgan said.

As to its location, Morganwould only say officials hopeto put the helicopter south ofInterstate 275 along Interstate75.

“We haven’t finalized thedeal for Kentucky yet,” Mor-gan said.

Morgan saidAirCare 2 cur-rently is based in a hangar atthe Butler County RegionalAirport, but officials plan tomove it toWestChesterHospi-tal, where an emergencymed-ical helicopter had been basedin the past, when a hangar isbuilt there.

Air Care 1 and 2 are in ser-vice 24hours aday, sevendaysa week.

The University of Cincin-nati Medical Center hopes tobreak ground for a hangar forAir Care 3 this year and com-plete the project early nextyear, Morgan said.

The departure ofAir Care 3is disappointing news forUnion Township officials whohad hoped to keep it in thetownship.

Township Fire Chief Stan-ley Deimling said Air Care 3’spresence at the civic centerhas proved to be “a tremen-dous asset” toUnion Townshipand the rest ofClermontCoun-tydue to themedical expertiseof the staff, thequality ofmed-ical equipment and the speedat which patients can be flownto hospitals.

Townshipemergencywork-ers have been bringing two tofour patients a month to AirCare 3 at the civic center,Deimling said.

“It definitely improves thedeliveryofcaretocritically in-jured and sick people,” Deim-ling said.

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/Union-Township.

Medical helicopterbase set to leaveUnion TownshipBy Jeanne [email protected]

The The University of Cincinnati Medical Center’s Air Care 3helicopter, now based at the Union Township Civic Center at 4350Aicholtz Road, will be moved to an undisclosed location farther easton state Route 32.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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UNION TWP. — If ClermontCounty residents go into theUnion Township library lookingfor the latest season of “Break-ing Bad” or “How I Met YourMother,” there’s a good chancethey won’t find it.

Not because the librarydoesn’t carry those titles, butbe-cause 23 percent of the branch’sDVDandBlu-rayDisccollection

were stolen.“We’retalking

roughly 200(items),” saidAdam Baker,ClermontCountyPublic Librarycommunicationsmanager.

The reportfiled with the

Union Township Police Depart-ment shows 185 DVDs worth$6,500 were stolen.

Over a period of threemonths, two individuals man-aged to get around the library’ssecurity systemand steal sever-al TV box sets and other highdollar itemswithoutusingforce,according the report.

“All of our branches have se-curity cameras and securitygates at the doors. It appearsthese two people found a wayaround that,” Baker said.

“Our collection is open to thepublic, andwewant tomake it asaccessible as possible, so its un-fortunate when somebody takesadvantage of that.”

Charles Abney, a 31-year-oldmale who lives on 1560 Bethel-New Richmond Road, and AmyDruck, a 46-year-old femalewholives on 563 Hopper View Bluff,

havebeenchargedwithfifth-de-gree felonies for theft.

Druckwill be sentenced laterthis month and Abney also willappear in court to enter a pleafor intervention in lieu of con-viction, according to court docu-ments.

After Druck and Abney stolethe Blu-ray Discs and DVDs,they sold them to Facet Jewelry,Music and Pawn in Amelia.

The twist is although thestore knows it is in possession ofstolen property, it has not re-turned yet that property.

“I think it’s really shockingthat a pawn shop would knowthat they are in possession ofmaterials that belong to thecounty libraryandtheywouldn’tjust return them unconditional-ly,” said Joe Braun, president ofthe library board of trustees inClermont County.

“We purchased these materi-als using taxpayer dollars andthey should be returned to thetaxpayers.”

Representatives from Facetsay the library will get its prop-erty back in the “next day ortwo.”

Originally, the store wantedthe library to pay for what theybought the items for, but that isno longer the case, said JamieStowell, Facet’s district man-ager.

“In the end, they are going toget their movies back and we’renot asking for any money fromthem,” Stowell said.

In fact, the librarymightnev-er have found out it wasmissingproperty if it weren’t for Facet,she said.

“Wehaveanemployeehere ...(who) used to work for the li-brary.ShenoticedwehadaDVDfor sale and it looked like thestyle of case that came from thelibrary,” Stowell said.

“Once we found out we hadmore in pawn within certaintime frames, we started pullingthoseoff the shelvesbecauseweknew those probably belongedto the library.”

At that point, the librarydidn’tknowanythingwasstolen,she said.

“We’re the ones that let the li-brary know that (the DVDs)

Lily Ferguson peers through the Union Township Library’s collection of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. More than$6,000 of electronic items were recently stolen from the library. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

More than $6,000worth of DVDsand Blu-ray Discswere stolen fromthe UnionTownship Libraryby twoindividuals over aperiod of threemonths. The twosuspects arecurrentlyawaitingsentencing. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE

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Library, pawnshop battle overstolen moviesBy Keith [email protected]

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BATAVIA TWP. — TheBatavia Township trust-ees approved renewingits health care plan earlyto avoid higher costs.

The trusteeshadaspe-cial meeting Sept. 27 toapprove a plan by Oct. 1.

“By renewing the planby Oct. 1 the same policyas in previous yearswould be in effect,” saidTownship Administrator

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Trust-ees ap-proved theplan antici-pating thatcosts couldpotentiallyincrease

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cost-savings (as opposedto) waiting till the first ofthe year to renew.”

Parsons said the town-ship spends about$120,000 annually onhealth insurance.

Medical Mutual hasbeen a health care pro-vider for Batavia Town-ship for the past fouryears.

The policy will be ineffect Nov. 1, 2013,through Nov. 31, 2014, ac-cording to Parsons.

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Locally, the Eastgateand Loveland TractorSupply Company storesare supporting the event.

Shoppers will have theopportunity to buy paperclovers in the amount of$1, $5 or more at check-out. All funds will be do-nated to support 4-Hyouth development pro-gram activities in Cler-mont.

This marks the second4-H Paper Clover Cam-paign of 2013 for localTractor Supply Companystores. The spring cam-paign, which ran in Mayraised $355 for ClermontCounty 4-H. These fundswent toward buying askills kit to teach finan-

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School calendarhearing

TheWest Clermont Lo-cal School District willhave a hearing to discussthe 2014-2015 school cal-endar at 9 a.m. Friday,Oct.11, at theAmeliaMid-dle School library, 1341Clough Pike.

Candidate’s nightA candidate and issue

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Candidates for the fol-lowing offices are sched-uled to speak:

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» Bethel Village Coun-cil

» Clermont CountyMunicipal Court Judges

» Tate Township Trust-ees

Bethel Mayor AlanAusman also will presentinformation concerningthe village’s proposed po-lice levy.

After the presenta-tions, there will be a peri-od where all the candi-dates will be available toanswer questions fromthe floor.

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Fundraising dinnerThe Milford Schools

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were even here to beginwith,” Stowell said.

“We wanted to helpthem.”

Stowell said Facet fol-loweditsstandardproce-dures, and they couldn’thave known the DVDSwere stolen because nopolice report had beenfiled yet.

“When we take itemsin for pawn or purchaseitems we email a reportto the local policedepart-ment of everything wetake. By law, we onlyhavetoreport to the localpolice department, butwe send (the report) to15jurisdictions,” she said.

“We also have a hold-ing period - 15 days - be-fore we can put it out forsale just to make sure itclears the police check.We did all of this.”

Braun said Facet offi-cials want to return the

material with “certainstrings attached.”

“We needed to havedocumentation. We can’tjust hand over merchan-dise,” Stowell said.

“They need to sign aform that they had re-ceived this merchandiseand that theyare the trueowner of these items.”

Despite the situation,public libraries through-outClermontCountywillcontinue to offer DVDsand Blu-ray Discs to itsresidents.

“The library haschanged security proce-dures regarding all ofour DVDs, Blu-ray(Discs)andallotherelec-tronic products,” Braunsaid.

Some of the more ex-pensive items have beentaken out of their casesand are now being keptbehind the counter.

“They will still be apart of our collection.Our DVD and Blu-ray(Discs) are very popu-lar,” Baker said.

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Seeing projects to fru-ition – that’s howmost Ba-tavia Village Council can-didates describe whythey’re running for office.

Of the five candidates,only Elizabeth Mason,who was once the villagesolicitor, is not currentlyon council. The rest – EarlCarter, Robert Handra,Steve Staton and KathyTurner– are incumbents.

Much of the focus forall the candidates is onmaking Batavia a betterplace to live and bringingbusiness back to the area.

For Carter, that is pri-marilycenteredonthe im-provements around MainStreet. “My top priority isto listen to the people andwhat they want from thevillage and finish the pro-jects we got going now ...mostlyonMainStreet,”hesaid.

That $5.1 million pro-ject, which is underway,includes a major make-overforMainStreet, fromFifth Street to the bridge

and re-vampingparts ofFourth andSecondstreets.

Masonsaid therenovationof Main

Street is very importantand “something that’sbeen a little bit divisive onthe council.”

She supports movingforward with “the beauti-ficationand the impactwehope it will have on eco-nomic development.”

Handra said the revi-talization projectwill helpbring businesses back toBatavia, but he also wantstomake sure the village ismaintaining basic ser-vices for residents.

In the future, Handrasaid he’d like to add moreservices like additionalpolice officers or gettingbetter maintenanceequipment for cleaningstreetsorclearingsnow, ifthe village can afford theexpense.

For Staton, “getting rid

of the ha-bitual va-cant prop-erties” iswork thatneeds tocontinue,as is thestreet workand keep-

ing the village finances ontrack.

Turner said there areexciting projects happen-ing right now, includingthe farmers market andholiday celebration. She’dlike to continuewith theseevents and “try to make ita better community.”

AnnexationDuring the past couple

yearsBataviahasusedan-nexation to bring proper-ties likeUCClermont Col-legeunder thevillage’s ju-risdiction. Through an-nexation the village cancollect earnings taxesfrom workers, but it also

has to pro-vide basicroad andsafety ser-vices.

Therewere somedivergentviews, andhere is

what each candidate saidabout annexation:

Carter said he hasn’tgiven much though to anymore annexation, but “Ithink we did enough forright now.”

Handra said it’s a goodthing for the village andhelps the community

grow.Mason said annexation

is a balancing act, andshe’d look at whether thevillage can afford to ex-pand and provide ser-vices.

Staton said if it’s goingto continue it should be onthe basis of a willing part-ner. “Batavia has a greatdeal to offer the rightpropertyowners,”hesaid.

Turner said annexationis something she’d like tosee continue.

“I’d like to see Bataviagrow and prosper like itused to,” she said.

Five running for four Batavia council seatsBy Lisa [email protected]

Handra Mason Staton Turner

Clermont Countyknows how much electricand natural gas supplywill cost for county facili-ties during the next threeyears.

County commissionersrecently approved anagreement with BidURe-nergy Inc. that locks in aprice of about 4.54 centsper kilowatt hour, whichwas the lowest bid provid-ed by Direct Energy.

Four other supplierssubmitted higher bids –Champion Energy Ser-vices, FirstEnergy Solu-tions,MidAmerican Ener-gy and AP Gas and Elec-tric, said Sukie Scheetz,director of the office ofmanagement and budgetfor the county.

That price will belocked in for three years

starting with meter read-ings in January of 2014.The cost is a decreasefrom previous years,which was about 4.70cents per kilowatt hour,Scheetz said.

Direct Energy is thecounty’s current energysupplier. Although thecommissioners could re-quest new bids each year,there’s a fee, and Scheetzsaid rates might increase.

Choosing the three-year lock-in term meansthe county can set therates while they’re low,she added.

Commissioner BobProud said it will alsomake budgeting for ener-gy costs easier becausethe rates will be the samefor three years.

“It saves us time andenergy to have (the price)locked in,” CommissionerEd Humphrey said.

County locks inenergy pricesBy Leah [email protected]

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Retired by a bullet thatpierced his face and neck,U.S. Army Sgt. MichaelMatherofClermontCoun-tybattles theeffects thoseinjuries have broughthome.

Saving his eight-yearmarriage to Emily is oneof those battles for thePurple Heart recipient.

That battle recentlytook them to Alaskathrough the group Opera-tion Heal Our Patriots.

“It’s amarriage enrich-ment retreat,” Emily said.

“We are always up forany kind of marriage en-

richment. It came at sucha good time for us.”

Michael and EmilyMather describe thestress on their marriageas an “invisible wound”from the traumatic injuryhesufferedwhenshotbyasniper during his 2008 de-ployment in Iraq.

Emily says a lot of thewives of wounded ser-vicemen seek informationabout programs to helpheal and strengthen theirmarriages.

That’s how she foundOperation Heal Our Patri-ots and applied to partici-pate.Within24hours, theywere accepted and theirjourney began.

“I’m always skeptical.It’s hard to earnmy trust,”Michael said. Thatwashisreaction to the newsthey’d been selected for a“free” retreat to Alaska.He wondered what they’dhave to do.

Once he got there, Mi-chael connected with twoother wounded soldiers.

“We just started talk-ing,” he said. “You couldfeel the friendship build-ing; feeding off the otherone’s stories. We’d do ev-erything together.”

Actually there werenine married couplesthere. All but one werewounded military servicemen. The other was a

wounded Alaskan StateTrooper and his wife.They all had the option tochoose from watchingbears, fishing, or hikingfor daily activities.

“The first daywechoseto go hiking,” saidMather,whose injuries requiredhimtousecut-offskipolesto helpmake the four-milehike. “My arms are stillsore.”

He says he “maxedout” physically and medi-callywhile there. The sce-nic beauty and activitieskept the soldiers adrena-line pumping.

“It was beautiful,” saidEmily.

After choosing hikingthe first day, the weatherconditions did not allowMather’s togobearwatch-ing. They fished – stafftoldMichael hecaught thebiggest fish ever – theywent kayaking, did somemore hiking, and even atelunch on a rock at the bot-tom of a waterfall.

They joke about thespill Michael took into theicywaterswhile kayakingsolo.

The men are still talk-ing, texting, and postingon Facebook. The wivescreated their own groupon Facebook page so theycould all keep in touch.

Emily says the ninecouples started out as 18strangers but, after aweek of sharing storiesand experiencing Alaskatogether, they left as fam-ily.

“Here’s what it is,” Mi-chael said.

“We went up there asstrangers, we left as fam-ily.”

It was more than thatthough. Operation HealOur Patriots is a faith-based effort to help mar-riedandwoundedsoldiersheal their wounded mar-riage.

Two chaplains were onhand to guide the couplesthrough discussions abouthow to strengthen theirmarriage.

They cited statisticsshowing a rising percent-age of military marriagesend in divorce within thefirst year after cominghome.

Michael andEmily sur-vived the first year afterhis injury, but admit theirmarital relationship suf-fered in the four yearssince. Stress led to argu-ments. Themarriage theyvalue, and love they sharewas in trouble.

In Alaska they learnedhow to communicate bet-ter, and that they’re notalone. The couples taughteach other. Michael andEmily Mather decided to

renew their marriagevows while there.

“After all we’ve beenthrough since his injury, itmeans a lot more to us,”Emily said.

“We both sacrificed alot.With thismarriage en-richment, we’ve learnedto work together; to com-municate better. We’vebeen througha lot toget tothat point.”

The week, the people,the scenic beauty of Alas-ka gaveMichael Mather anew outlook.

Before he got there, hewas angry, full of hate. Hewent hiking, pushed him-selfbeyond the limits,metnew friends, saw his mili-tary family grow, and re-newed his vows.

“Itmeanta lot,”hesaid.“I felt the cool air and

looked at the green water.It’s hard to explain. Ilooked around and justcouldn’t understandwhy Iwas always angry. Now Ilook at her.”

More about OperationHeal our Patriots at:www.operationhealourpa-triots.org

Healing a Purple HeartBy Chuck [email protected]

Michael and Emily Mather renewed their marriage vowsduring a ceremony presided over by one of the militarychaplains at the Alaskan marriage enrichment retreat.CHUCK GIBSON FOR COMMUNITY PRESS

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

Dean’s listHanover College winter-spring semes-ter - Lindsay Beasley, a freshmangeneral studies major, the daughterof Doug and Debbie Beasley of Bata-via. She is a graduate of Glen EsteHigh School; Sara Chilewski, a juniorelementary education major, thedaughter of Steven and Holly Chilew-ski. She is a graduate of Glen Este

High School; Mathew Grau, a sopho-more economics major, the son ofPerry and Dawn Grau. He is a gradu-ate of Glen Este High School; ErinHancock, a sophomore chemistrymajor, the daughter of Michael andSharon Hancock of Amelia. She is agraduate of Amelia High School; TimMcBride, a sophomore geology major,the son of Lori Watkins. He is a gradu-ate of Glen Este High School and

Lauren Williamson, a freshman gener-al studies major, the daughter ofJames and Lisa Williamson of Batavia.She is a graduate of Batavia HighSchool.

GraduatesHanover College - Amberly Newberryreceived a bachelor of arts degree inhistory. Newberry is the daughter ofLaura Newberry of Amelia. She grad-

uated from New Richmond HighSchool.Wright State University - Janos Roper,Megan Spencer and Frederick Wil-liams.

COLLEGE CORNER

ACADEMY GRADUATES

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Basic Corrections Academy graduation class No. 108 are, in back, from left, Travis A. Buckmeier, Harrison; Ryan M. Braun, St. Bernard; TimothyS. Roy, West Chester; Derek S. Bischoff, Harrison; Benjamin B. Sukys, Mariemont; Bryan B. Burger, Norwood; Justin D. Thompson, Miamitown; Frank E. Shuber, Eastgate; Joshua S.Noel, Mason; and John B. Perry, Kettering; in middle, Nicholas R. Pittsley, Milford; Alexander C. Kramer, Lawrensburg; Eric D. Wagner, Anderson; Travis P. Schimmel, Hyde Park; ChadJ. McGuffey, Colerain; John A. Boyd, Hamilton; Kiya L. Denmark, Norwood; Joshua P. Holden, Batavia; Evamaria A. Alcala, Colerain; and Lieutenant Daniel Ems; and in front, DanielB. Erwin, Springfield Twp; Katie N. Vossler, Reading; Kelly M. Rodseth, Middletown; Alison M. Duebber, Delhi; Aerial E. Bryson, Harrison; Jennifer K. Henson-Arlinghaus, Batavia;Jamelia B. Durham, Forest Park; Dominique S. Bates, Clifton; Shane C. Wiseman, Colerain; and Stefan G. Endicott, Mariemont. THANKS TO JIM KNAPP

Dean’s listUniversity of Dayton spring semester -Jeffrey Archer, William Bissinger,Alaina Bowling, Hannah Breidinger,

Travis Britton, Lauren Clark, AudreyCoe, Molly Cremons, Kevin Cripe, RyanCurran, Carlie Fahrnbach, Lucy Frey,Jonathan Haack, Maria Hopkins,Jennifer Hueneman, Meghan John-ston, Kimberly Kollsmith, KristinKramer, Hailey Scragg, Alyssa Smith,Sabrina Smyth, Andrew Sorrels andAudrey Stewart.William Penn University spring semes-ter - Cory Von Minnie

Students enrolled in theCler-mont County Gifted STEM Pro-gram had the opportunity to ex-perience a day in the life of anastronomer recently, throughfirst-hand experience with asimulated space mission at theChallenger Learning Center ofIndianapolis.

Thestudentswerefacedwiththe simulated task of returningto the moon in the year 2020 tosetupanoutpost for lunarstudy.Through the simulation, the stu-dents experiencednavigating toan appropriate landing site onthe moon, dealing with life-threatening oxygen-supplyproblemsinthespacecraft,cap-turing and repairing a damagedspace probe, and using roboticsequipment to perform experi-ments.

Serving on teams, the stu-dentsmonitoredvitalsigns,ana-

lyzed test results and solvedproblems, all to ensure a suc-cessful mission. Students hadthe opportunity to performtasks in mission control, as wellas the space capsule, all thewhile using technology, commu-nication and problem-solvingskills to accomplish their goals.

The Challenger LearningCenter is part of a national net-work of centers established bytheChallengerCenter forSpaceScience in memory of the crewof theChallenger Space Shuttle.While in Indianapolis, the stu-dents alsovisited the Indianapo-lis Children’s Museum, with itsexhibits that promote curiosity,imagination and discovery.

The Clermont County GiftedSTEMCenter is atHill Interme-diate School in Bethel, andserves gifted students fromBe-thel-Tate andWilliamsburg.

Students visit Challenger Learning Center

The whole group THANKS TO FAYWAGNER

Madison Neth in the space capsule THANKS TO FAYWAGNER

Mason Marsh, left and Lily Williford monitoringvital signs in space capsule. THANKS TO FAYWAGNER

AustinMoore,left andAustinNeal workto repairthe spaceprobe.THANKS TO

FAYWAGNER

Trey Hollins, left and Damien Marcum performingexperiments THANKS TO FAYWAGNER

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

MT. WASHINGTON — Experi-ence is nice, but not everything.

McNicholas High Schoolfreshman soccer forward Soph-ie Gorman stands as evidence.Truth be told, though, Gormandoesn’t stand still for very long.She’s too busy running the field,sticking her foot and head intoall kinds of traffic-laden places.

In turn, the ball tends to endup in one place - the back of thenet.

“Passing and scoring, that’swhat I like best,” Gorman said.“Just getting on the ball andmaking something happen. I’mpretty confident about it.”

Understandably.Gorman leads the Rockets in

scoring – and is tied for sixth onthe Girls Greater CatholicLeague Coed leaderboard - with

seven goals and seven assiststhrough Oct. 6.

McNick senior SavannahCarmosino has seven goals andsix assists for theRockets, leav-ing her a point behind her team-mate and tied for eighth inleague scoring.

“Hercomposureontheball iswhat stands out for me,” Rock-ets head coach Ben Kirkpatricksaid of Gorman. “She’s verysmart out there, knowswhere tobe. That composure I think iswhat gives her such a nose forthe ball.

“I sawprettyearlyonshehasthe technical skills toplayat thislevel. It tookafewgamesforherto realize she could play at thislevel, to have the confidence inherself and her teammates, butshe kept her head and workedhard and has had a very niceyear for us so far.”

Gorman – a Union Township

resident – came to the Rocketsby way of Immaculate Heart ofMary School. She’s played soc-cer since age 5, following hersisterKatie – nowa freshman atOhio State University – onto thepitch.

Soccer helped the transitioninto high school.

“You have another family,”Gormansaid. “Youhaveabunchof friends from all differentclasses. It makes it easier.”

Gorman’s arrival helpedMcNick secure its sixth consec-utive league title. The Rocketsenter sectional tournament playnext week ranked second in theEnquirer Division II coachespoll.

“I like the fact ofwinningandhaving success,” Gorman said.“This is a great teamandagreatopportunity for me to be part ofit.”

Kirkpatricksaidhehopes the

ride will last a few more weeksafter the regular season endsOct. 7 at Roger Bacon.

“We’re finally gettinghealthy,”hesaid. “Wehadtwoorthree concussions and two or

three leg injuries in the earlypart of the season that slowedusdown.We’re starting to come to-gether and play some good soc-cer,which iswhatyouwant tobedoing this time of year.”

McNick freshman forward finds soccer successByMark D. [email protected]

McNicholas High School freshman forward Sophie Gorman (14) centersthe ball during a 2-0 win against McAuley High School Sept. 30. MARK D.

MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Williamsburg HighSchool went on theroadOct. 4 for its an-

nual skirmish with SouthernBuckeye Conference foe Bata-via High School Oct. 4. TheWildcats posted a 48-26 winover the Bulldogs to propeltheminto first place in theSBCNational with a 2-0 record inthe league and 4-2 mark over-all. Batavia slipped to 4-2 (1-1SBC) with the loss.

Batavia High School sophomore Shawn Adams (44) catches the first of three touchdown passes hereceived from quarterback KeShawn Foley against Williamsburg High School. Sophomore Shawn Howecaught the fourth in a 48-26 loss at home Oct. 4. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

‘Cats and Dawgs

Williamsburg High School juniorAustin Horn dives to haul in a16-yard touchdown pass fromquarterback Lane Edmisten inthe first quarter of a 48-26 roadvictory at Batavia High SchoolOct. 4. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Williamsburg High School senior defensive back Nick Kincer (29)tackles Batavia High School’s Dylan Wagner during a 48-26 win forthe Wildcats Oct. 4 at Batavia. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

WILLIAMSBURG—Her favor-ite subject in school is history,this despite not having verymuch of it herself.

At age 14 and only in herthird season playing competi-tive volleyball, WilliamsburgHigh School freshman AubreyYoung not only lives up to hersurname, but also starts atmid-dle hitter for the Wildcats.

“It’s nerve-wracking, but it’sfun,” Young said. “I like it a lot.Playing on varsity as a fresh-man is big opportunity forme.”

One Williamsburg headcoachKimMcCarty is happy toprovide.

“She still has a lot to learn,but she’s a powerhouse,”McCarty said. “You know howevery game each player couldbe hot or cold? She has some ofthat, but she’s very good.”

She’s also not alone. Fellowninth-gradersEmilyMcKibben

and Kacey Smith make signifi-cant contributions as Wildcathitters. A fourth freshman -CalieBrown– is on the roster asa setter.

Young said that’s one of theadvantages of playing at asmaller school.

“I have friends at St. Ursulaor McNick or wherever, andthey’re playing on the fresh-man team,” she said. “I’ve defi-nitely gotten a lot farther fromseventh grade (when she start-edplaying thegame)byplayingon the varsity. Playing on varsi-ty gives me a lot more experi-ence.”

Young has been experienc-ing one of the not-so-pleasanteffects of volleyball recently.She wears a medical boot whenshe’s not playing to help protectthe ligament in her foot she in-jured at the end of September.

“She hurt her foot at thegame lastweek,”McCarty said.“Imadehersit (Sept.30)since itwas not a league game (againstOak Hills).”

Shedding the boot, Youngplayed in anOct.1 three-setwinagainst Georgetown and againin theOct. 3 roadmatchatFelic-ity-Franklin. Unfortunately forthe Wildcats, her presencewasn’t enough against the Car-dinals, who posted a 25-15, 29-27, 25-23 sweep.

For ‘Burg, it was the secondloss in Southern Buckeye Con-ference National action.

“I still think we’re having apretty good season,” Youngsaid.

Oneaidedbyherupperclass-men mentors.

Senior setter Jessica Brus-man and Young exchangewords after nearly every point.She and senior outside hitterCassidy Bowling converge atthe net before most serves anddo anything from a chest bumpto a side five.

“(Brusman) just gets me upand cheers me on,” Young said.“She does that for the wholeteam, really. Getting to playwith these seniors is a greatmemory. They’re great to me.

“It’s just funforme. I likemyteamand interactingwith otherpeople from other schools andteams.”

Freshman hitterhelps powerWilliamsburg VBByMark D. [email protected]

ONLINE EXTRASFor a video onWilliamsburgvolleyball and Aubrey Young,

see http://cin.ci/1hr7qSM.

Williamsburg High Schoolfreshman Aubrey Young - whostarts at middle hitter for theWildcats - takes a swing duringan Oct. 3 loss at Felicity-FranklinHigh School. MARK D. MOTZ/THE

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Football»Amelia lost at Nor-

wood 49-0 on Oct. 4. TheBarons host New Rich-mond Oct. 11.

»Glen Este won bigover Milford 55-7 on Oct.4. The Trojans are at Wal-nut Hills Oct. 11.

»New Richmond cele-brated its homecominggame in style, poundingBlanchester 70-20. LeviSimpson had 334 yards oftotal offense, scored fivetouchdowns and made 10extra points to lead the Li-ons, who improved to 5-1(1-1 SBC American).

»McNicholas HighSchool beat Chaminade-Julienne in its homecom-ing game Oct. 5. AdamHisch ran for three touch-downs and193 yards on 20carries to lead theoffense.Dominic Gabriele had a

three-yard touchdown runand kicker Cole Carmosi-no a 23-yard field goal andfour point-after tries toround out the scoring. TheMcNick defense forcedtwo fumbles and an inter-ception as the team im-proved to 5-1 (3-0 GCLCoed). The Rockets travelto Kettering Alter Oct. 11.

»Miami Valley Chris-tianAcademy lost toGam-ble Montessori 46-22 onSept. 28 at Stargel Stadi-um. Sophomore JamesHeaton led the Lions with75 yards rushing and apair of scores and seniorGavin Carson had a 67-yardtouchdownpass to ju-nior Malique Ward. OnOct. 4, MVCA downedHillcrest 43-30 at TurpinHigh School. Senior AlexAmmerman ran for 229yards and two scores,while sophomore BransenVilardo ran for 74 yardsand three touchdowns.MVCA hosts Oyler Oct. 11at Anderson High School.

Boys soccer»Amelia beat Goshen

2-1 Oct. 3. Scott Ervin andGrant Landon had goals.

»McNicholas tiedMid-dletownFenwick1-1Oct.1,running its record to 6-3-5overall while remainingunbeaten in the GCL Coedat 4-0-2.

»New Richmond beatGoshen 7-1 Oct. 1, improv-ing to 8-3-3 (5-3-1 SBCAmerican).

»Batavia posted a pairof shutouts, blanking Fe-licity 7-0 Oct. 1 andGeorgetown 6-0 Oct. 3.The Bulldogs improved to10-4-1 overall and re-mained unbeaten in theSBCNational at 7-0.

Girls soccer»Amelia blanked Go-

shen6-0onOct. 3.BrittanyBryer registered the hattrick.

»GlenEste beatNorth-west 4-2 on Sept. 28. Scor-ingwereMadiVelten, Jes-sie Goedde, Marisa Lava-

tori andMorgan Terry.»McNicholas posted a

pair of league wins, beat-ing McAuley on the roadSept. 30 and knocking offDayton Carroll 5-2 Oct. 2.The Rockets improved to9-3-2 (5-1GCL Coed).

»New Richmond shutout Goshen 4-0 Oct. 1, run-ning its record to 10-2 (8-1SBC American).

»Batavia blanked Wil-liamsburg 4-0 Sept 30,came back with a 5-0whitewash of Felicity Oct.1.andbeatGeorgetown4-2on the road Oct. 3.

Girls cross country»Miami Valley Chris-

tian Academy won theMidwest Meet of Champi-ons at Hilliard Darby onSept. 28. Top finisherswere Makoski, Stensonand Arlen. Miami ValleyChristian Academy wasthird at the CHCA CrossCountry Invitational atVoice of America ParkOct. 1. Rachel Makoskiwas second in 22:11.61 and

Elena Stenson was ninth.

Boys golf»At the Division I sec-

tional tournament atGlen-view Oct. 1, Glen Este ju-nior Brandon Gillespieshot 80 to qualify for thedistrict tournament.

»McNicholas finishedfifth in the Division II dis-trict tournamentatWeath-erwaxOct. 3. SeniorMitchBloemer paced the Rock-ets with a round of 79.while freshmen ChrisDunne and Ty DeBoniseach shot 80.

»New Richmond ju-nior Bryce Kroeger shotan84atWeatherwax in theDivision II district tourna-ment Oct. 3

»Batavia seniorAustinConner shot a 99 atWeath-erwax in the Division IIdistrict tournamentOct. 3.

Girls golf»McNicholas finished

ninth in theDivision IIdis-trict tournament Oct. 2 atPipestone.SarahHickman

led the Rockets with around of 90.

Girls volleyball»Glen Este beat Love-

landOct. 3, 25-21, 25-13,17-25, 29-27.

»McNicholas beatHamilton Badin instraight sets Oct. 1 andtook four sets to knock offFenwick on the roadOct. 3to improve its record to13-5 (10-2 GCL Co-Ed).

»New Richmond beatAmelia infivesetsOct.1tolevel its season record at10-10.

College volleyball»UC Clermont defeat-

edMiami University-Mid-dletown 25-17, 25-19, 25-21on Sept. 28. They defeatedOhio State-Marion 25-6,25-12,25-6Sept. 29 tomoveto 13-2 (4-0 OCAC). UCClermont beat SouthernState Community College25-11, 25-12, 25-19 Oct. 4and clinched the 2013OhioCollegiate Athletic Con-ference title.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

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

NEWTOWN — The clockis ticking onMiami ValleyChristian Academy, but ina good way.

After finishing out thisseason’s provisional year,the school that began inthe old Newtown Elemen-tary building with fivekindergartners and sixfirst-graders in 1996 willbe a full-fledged OHSAAmember.

“We can only play ourown kids,” head footballcoachRobertVilardosaid.

“There’s no kids from out-side. Every kid that’s onour team right now is amember of our school. Wecan’t be in the playoffs,but starting next yearwe’re fully in.”

For this season,Vilardohas been marching his 24players out against teamsthat usually have themoutnumbered.

When Vilardo startedthe program with a fewpads and a couple of balls,there were 85 total stu-dents in the high school.He estimates that numbernow to be around 150.

“Against Finneytown,we were down three withthree minutes left andended up losing by 10,” hesaid. “They scored late inthe game. We played realwell. They’ve got about490 boys in their school.We’ve got about 50.”

The Lions have hadsome respectable wins,but ran into another di-lemmawith GambleMon-tessori at Stargel Stadiumon Sept. 28. The Gatorswon handily, 46-22. Thekey is depth, which Vilar-dohopes tochange incom-ingyears.With24kids, the

opposition currently hasan advantage of subbingwhile his men may begasping.

“Ourback isplayingof-fense, defense and specialteams,” Vilardo said.“He’s not getting a three-play rest. That makes abig difference.”

Playmakers includeVi-lardo’s sophomore son atquarterback, Bransen Vi-lardo, receiver MaliqueWard, and multi-threatseniors Gavin Carson andLayne Cherry.

“He’s lightningfastandcan really turn it on at any

point,” Vilardo said ofCherry. “Alex Ammer-man is another seniorwhowent over 100 yardsagainst Troy Christian.”

Leading the line onboth sides has been seniorAlex Hoyle.

“Our quarterback (sonBransen) has played quitea bit at outside linebacker.My quarterback coach isgoing, ‘Don’t put him inthere!’ But, you have to.You only have so many.One of our best backs isJamesHeaton andhe’s an-other sophomore,” Vilar-do said.

MVCA Lions football prowls in provisional yearBy Scott [email protected]

MVCA senior AlexAmmerman looks upfieldagainst Gamble MontessoriSept. 28. THANKS TO SANDY

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Dowdney has the leadership experienceDear Batavia Township

residents, first of all I wouldlike to thank you for electingme as your township trusteefor the past 3 years. I consid-er it a privilege to haveserved you, and ask for yoursupport again.

This election you will beasked to choose three trust-ees from five candidates. JimSauls, and I are the incum-bents for the four-year term,and we have one challenger.You will be asked to pick two.

Randy Perry is the incum-bent for the two-year term,and he has one challenger.You will be asked to pick one.

We have a great team. WithJim’s background in propertydevelopment, Randy’s in con-struction, and mine in heavy

manufactur-ing, we com-plement eachother verynicely.

As a regis-tered voter inthis country,you have thefreedom andprivilege tochoose yourleadership

from the local level to thenational. However, it is alsoyour responsibility to be aneducated voter, a smart voter,so you don’t waste your votes.I hope the following helps inyour decision.

Due to state cutbacks, theaverage household in BataviaTownship now pays only $143

per year for its township’sbenefits. Just a couple ofyears ago this amount was$154. So, we have had to domore with less.

A lot of you can probablyrelate to that. Your threetrustees are all business own-ers, and that’s exactly how werun your township, like abusiness.

Financially your townshiphas never been in bettershape. Please visit my website at www.ReElectBill-DowdneyBataviaTwpTrustee-.com then click on the tab atthe bottom of the page enti-tled “This is what you get for$143/year/household.”

You will see a list of someof the township’s benefits,accomplishments and issues

we addressed during thiscurrent term. It also includesupdates on jobs, housing,schools, police, and severalother items.

In the past three years astrustee, and six years prior tothat as a zoning board of ap-peals member, I missed onemeeting, regularly scheduledor special. During that time,neither challenger has everattended any meetings, whichare always open to the public.

Also, neither one has everheld public office, served ona zoning board, or volun-teered for a township com-mittee. So, you basically havea choice between experi-enced leadership, or inexpe-rienced.

These are exciting times

for our township. World-classcompanies are moving in, anew school is being built, andthe state Route 32/Interstate275 Eastgate bypass is wellunderway. This will attracteven more companies to ourarea.

I want you to have the fa-cilities to both work and playlocally. To make sure devel-opments like this continue,you need responsible, experi-enced leadership. With yoursupport, I will continue tomove your township forward.

Don’t waste your votes.Questions? Call or text me at227-3100, or email [email protected].

Bill Dowdney is a Batavia Townshipresident.

BillDowdneyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Vote yes for school levyNov. 5 is the day West Cler-

mont school district citizenscan make a difference. Theycan make a difference in theeducation of our children byvoting yes for the West Cler-mont school levy.

A yes vote will enable ourchildren to have awell-roundededucation as art, gym, music,and library will again becomepart of their school day. A yesvote enables our school doors tobeopened toeveningschool andcommunity activities.

A yes vote gives more chil-dren a bus trip to school. A yesvote tells our teachers and ad-ministrators Thank You for ajob well done.

Ayesvotekeepsourcommu-nity and schools strong and pro-ductive. Quality public schoolsare necessary in building ahealthyeconomyandinpromot-ing a healthy communitywherepeople want to work and live.

I write this not as a memberof the school board, but as acon-cerned citizen.

Please join my husband, Pat-rick, my children Amanda andJustin, and myself in support-ing the West Clermont schoollevy on Election Day.

We need to protect the pro-

grams we have and restorewhat is needed to ensure ourchildren have the educationthey need and deserve. Thetime is now.

Denise SmithUnion Township

Vote for levy to maintainlocal control

For a time, my children at-tended parochial schools. How-ever, due to skyrocketing tu-ition,mywife and I enrolled ourtwo youngest children atClough Pike Elementary.

The experience has been en-lightening. We have discoverededucators that are certainly theequals to their private counter-parts. And we have watchedthese teachers perform excep-tionally under less than idealsituations.

State cutshavehitWestCler-mont hard. For example, due tolacking of busing we watchteachers and principal taketurns in the cold and rain, walk-ie-talkie in hand, to help movetraffic safely and effectivelythrough the parking lot.

Our children are expected tomeet the Ohio Third GradeReading Guarantee, yet mywife had to volunteer to open ashuttered library still lacking a

librarian!The much-needed and

healthy break from classworkprovided by physical educationis missing. The arts are non-ex-istent.

Essential programs includ-ing library services, art, music,physical education and all day-every day kindergarten need tobe restored.

We need to increase busingso our teachers are in the class-roomand notworking as trafficcops.

It is essentialwemaintain lo-cal control.

All of this can be accom-plished by voting “yes” for theWest Clermont school levy

Bill KnuevenUnion Township

Candidate criticismwasunfair

There was a post in the Sept.25 edition of our CommunityJournal entitled “Pierce Town-ship meetings.” The post dis-cussed the recent debates aboutthe proposal of a CommunityImprovement Corporation(CIC) in Pierce Township.

The writer criticized AllenFreeman,whowas one of the in-dividuals who voiced his opi-nion at the lastmeeting. It ismy

opinion that all residents ofPierce Township pay taxes,many of us vote for our electedofficials and we have the rightto voice our opinions whetherwe attend every trustees meet-ing or not.

Allen Freeman will be run-ning for township trustee thisfall. He has diverse experiencein thepublic andprivate sectorsmaking his input in relation totheproposedCICveryvaluable.

IbelieveAllenwouldaddval-ue to our community as a trus-tee, especially in regards tomakingwise financial decisionsthat will help balance our town-ships budget.

In 2015 we will be losingBeckjordpowerplant.Havingatrustee like Allen, who we cantrust to make intelligent andwise financial decisions on ourbehalf, will be very important.

Nick KellyPierce Township

Community should passschool levy

We recently moved our fam-ily toAmeliabasedprimarilyonpositive feedback from resi-dents regarding the quality oftheschoolsystem.Unfortunate-ly, we were not aware of the re-cent changes due to lack of

funding.We were dismayed to learn

about the counter-productivekindergarten scheduling. Mydaughter’s schedule ofMonday,WednesdayandeveryotherFri-day results in a four-day week-end every other week.

This type of schedule fails tocreate the academic routineyoung children require. We aregivenmaterials toworkon,but IamleftwonderingwhyIamtak-ing on the job of teacher.

Those children lacking prop-er home guidance will fall farbehind. First-grade teacherswill be forced to reviewmateri-al thereby setting all childrenback.

Additionally, setting up day-care or a sitter is very difficult.We end up paying for daycareon the Fridays our child doesnot attend.

Finally we learned Ameliadoes not provide essential ser-vices such as library, gym, mu-sic and art. Why has this com-munity allowed this to happen?

Hadwe known thiswewouldhave never moved to Amelia inthe first place! We hope WestClermont will rise to the occa-sion and pass the school levy.

AmyMuseAmelia

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Last week’s questionThe House has passed an ex-

emption from federal law to al-lowtheDeltaQueentoonceagainoperate as an overnight passen-ger vessel. Would you feel safe asa passenger on the Delta Queen?Why or why not?

“I would love to be a passen-ger on the Delta Queen if thecostwasn't so exorbitant. I thinkit's great that theDeltaQueen isstill in operation to remind us ofour past mode of transportationthat didn't involve cars.”

E.E.C.

“IwouldfeelmoresafeontheDelta Queen, for if were to sink,at least youcould swim to shore.If Iwere toridewith thegovern-ment, I think we just keep sink-ing and no way to be saved.”

D.J.

“Why not? The Delta Queenstill appears as a sound vessel,and I am certain all mainte-nance is up to par according tomaritime and Coast Guard reg-ulations. Yes, I would love totake a trip on this historic boat.”

O.H.R.

“What part of wooden super-structure ships not being safefor overnight passengers don'twe understand? This regulationwas put in place for a good rea-son. Sentimentality is not a rea-sonable justification to risk peo-ple's lives.”

F.S.D.

“Iwould feel very safe on theDelta Queen. This boat has beena long tradition on the Ohio Riv-eranda truespirit for thecityofCincinnati. The company thatowns the Queen has taken verygood care of it.

Ed Seurkamp

“I remember this samebattle

being waged over 40 years agoandseveral times in the interim.I have no idea why Congresscannot resolve this matter onceand for all.

“Iwould love the opportunityto take a lengthy cruise on theQueen, confident the crew iswell-trained and the boat isequipped with adequate safetygear.

“The whole issue in the pastwas the wooden hull of this ves-sel.With the lock systemson thewaterways and the radar/sonarand other modern navigationalaids, I very much doubt a fatalaccident could occur due to thehull's material alone.”

R.V.

“Asmuch as theDelta Queenis part of Cincinnati tradition, Ipersonally would not want tospend time traveling on an oldwooden boat.

“While I like adventure, theDQ is way past its prime and itwas taken out of service forgood reason, it is dangerous. Itdoes notmeet federal standardsandMr.Chabot is trying tomakepoints with the old folks on theWestSidebyendangering them.

“But the Delta Queen is duefor retirement. Let her go.”

J.Z.

“I think that it is great thatthe Delta Queen will be taking

passengers in the near future.Mywife and Iwould love to rideon it.”

Dave D.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013

S tepping Stones agency forpeople with disabilities cele-brated its 50th anniversarywith a $200,000 gift from its

supporters. That’s what the agency’s“Golden” Bloom event raised with anoutdoor garden party and auction onSept. 7 at the home of Dr. David andNancy Aichholz in Indian Hill.

Close to 400 guests were greetedwith champagne as they entered thehuge party tent decorated with freshflowers and chandeliers. A five-tierbirthday cake, created by NancyAichholz, recognized five decades ofservice.

Aichholz, who developed “Nan-Cakes” based on her signature car-rot cake recipe, also provided anarray of “NanCakes” as a specialdessert.

The party honored 50 years ofStepping Stones’ participants with avideo introducing participants, par-ents and staff. “Through their hardwork and Stepping Stones’ efforts,they becamemore independent andwere able to build a stronger fu-ture,” Stepping Stones’ Board Presi-dent JohnMcIlwraith told thecrowd.

Stepping Stones is a United Waypartner agency serving close to 1,000children, teens and adults with dis-abilities with educational, recre-ational and social programs at sitesin Indian Hill and Batavia. TheBloom fund raising effort includedmore than $15,000 in camperships toexpand summer camp experiencesfor low income children with dis-abilities.

Events included silent auction, aphoto booth complete with costumeprops, a wine blind taste test byO’Bryan’s Wines and Spirits, a“Bling Booth” with jewelry prizesfromHope Chest Keepsake Jewelry,music by Johnny Clueless and tapasdining provided by 20 top restau-rants and caterers. Catering man-ager was Creations byMelody.

Co-chairs were Anne Davies ofTerrace Park and Tisha Wright ofMorrow, Ohio, both Stepping Stonesboard members. The Bloom commit-tee included Kadi Anderson of Indi-an Hill, board president JohnMcIl-wraith of Indian Hill, Julie Perrinoof Liberty Township and Sarah Stein-man of Indian Hill.

Platinum sponsors were Assur-eRx Health, Gail and Fred Fischer ofIndian Hill and Kay Pettengill ofIndian Hill.

Stepping Stones gets big birthday gift

Stepping Stones 50th anniversary hosts Dr. David and Nancy Aichholz of Indian Hill enjoy the event festivities.THANKS TO BRUCE CRIPPEN

Co-chairs AnneDavies ofTerrace Parkand TishaWright ofMorrowcelebrate atBloom, a 50thanniversarycelebration ofSteppingStones. THANKSTO BRUCE CRIPPEN

J.R. and Kadi Anderson of Indian Hill attend Bloom, celebratingStepping Stones 50th anniversary. Anderson is on the Stepping Stonesboard and chaired the Bloom host and hostess committee.THANKS TOBRUCE CRIPPEN

Board member Al Koncius of Indian Hillwith Stepping Stones Executive DirectorChris Adams of Terrace Park attend theagency's Golden Bloom event. BRUCECRIPPEN

Mark Berry of Terrace Park, Tim Stitzer of Independence, Ky., and Jay Vollmer ofIndian Hill attend Stepping Stones 50th anniversary celebration. Berry andVollmer are on Stepping Stones' board. Stitzer is Stepping Stones' developmentdirector. BRUCE CRIPPEN

Emily and Doug Rempe of Montgomery try out thephoto booth at Bloom, Stepping Stones 50th birthdaycelebration.BRUCE CRIPPEN

From left, JaneBirckhead,Susan Muth andMary McGrawall of Indian Hill,attend SteppingStones 50thanniversaryGolden Bloomevent.Birckhead andMcGraw are onthe SteppingStonesboard.BRUCECRIPPEN

Angie Fischer of Oakley dances with herfather, Fred Fischer of Indian Hill atBloom, Stepping Stones 50thanniversary party. Fred Fischer was aplatinum sponsor. THANKS TO BRUCE CRIPPEN

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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 themselves andanswer questions submittedboth in advance and duringforum. Presented by PierceTownship. Pierce Township.

Community DanceBeechmont Squares, 8-10 p.m.,Anderson Senior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., Western-stylesquare dance club for experi-enced dancers. $5. 929-2427.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, 5767Wolfpen-Pleasant HillRoad, 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 movement.Call for price. 478-6783.MiamiTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase muscu-lar strength, range of movementand activities for daily living. Forseniors. Call for pricing. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon 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.

Health / WellnessMercy HealthMobileMam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Eastgate Family Medicine,4421 Eastgate Blvd., Suite 300,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Reservationsrequired. 686-3310; www.e-mercy.com. Union Township.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590 Cham-ber Drive, Parking lot. For trucks,Jeeps or off-road vehicles. Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

Religious - CommunityContemplative Prayer Service,7-8 p.m., Lutheran Church of theResurrection, 1950 Nagel Road,Prayer instruction, practice, musicand time to meditate and pray.Free. 478-3226. Anderson Town-ship.

FRIDAY, OCT. 11Dining 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. Carryout avail-able. $5.50 and up. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Mil-ford.

EducationRetirement Planning andEstate Strategies, Noon-1 p.m.,3-4 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Symmes Township Branch Li-brary, 11850 Enyart Road, Learn

how to accumulate and distrib-ute money for retirement, howto pass money on to heirs orcharities in a tax-wise mannerand to increase the probability ofinvestment success. With Thriv-ent Financial, faith-based organi-zation. Ages 45-70. Free. 239-2933. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $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., SummersideWoods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase muscu-lar strength, range of movementand activities for daily living. Callfor pricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Sum-merside.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Gentle yogabegins in chair and ends on mat.Focus on strength, flexibility,pain management and relax-ation. $6 drop-in or $50 for 10classes. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574. Amelia.

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 12Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Band-stand, Western Ave. and SusannaWay, Saturday features craftsand artists on village bandstandgreens. Sunday features antiquedealers on bandstand green.Free. Presented by Historic NewRichmond. 543-9149. New Rich-mond.

Art EventsLabyrinth Arts Festival, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Heritage UniversalistUnitarian Church, 2710 NewtownRoad, Uniquely intimate fine artfestival featuring artists ofmultiple disciplines both indoorand outdoor. Music, home-cooked food and Art on the Spotworkshops. Bluegrass to Brahmsmusic and chili sampling. $3admission. 231-8634; www.laby-rinthartsfestival.org. AndersonTownship.

Clubs & OrganizationsTOPS: 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 Pounds Sen-sibly. 417-6772; www.tops.org.Amelia.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $38 per month. 476-7522;www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267 MountHolly Road, Focus on corestrength, flexibility, breathingand relaxation. $6 drop-in or 10classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

Farmers MarketBatavia FarmersMarket, 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. Batavia.

Music - CountryJackson Taylor and the Sin-ners, 6 p.m., Bocca Live, 749Ohio 28, With special guests. $15,$10 advance. 576-6665; cincyt-icket.com.Milford.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,106 E. Main St., Each week, Jo-Elor Jason Griffin take stage asElvis. Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.

NatureOhio Young Birder’s Club, 9a.m.-noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Youth-led groupinterested in hiking and watch-ing birds. Hosted by CNC volun-

teer Brian Herriott. $10 onlinepre-registration required to joinclub. 831-1711, ext. 125; www.cin-cynature.org. Union Township.Fire-n-Food at Nature PlayS-cape, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Bring lunchto cook over open fire. Ages 12and under with adult. Membersfree; non-members pay dailyadmission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.BirdWalk, 8-10 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Spendmorning looking for fall migrat-ing birds. Meet in regular park-ing area. Ages 18 and up. Mem-bers free; non-members pay dailyadmission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pepper-mint Pig, 8255 Beechmont Ave.,Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 245River’s Edge, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Free.Presented by Clermont PetsAlive. 279-2276; www.clermont-petsalive.org.Milfrod.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.

ShoppingTackle Trade Days, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road, Purchase newand used vintage lures, rods,reels and more in a flea-marketstyle setting. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 791-1663; www.great-parks.org. Symmes Township.

Youth SportsMilford Gravity Grand Prix, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m., DowntownMilford, Main Street, Corner ofCash and Locust streets. Byparticipating in derby races,youths learn about science topicsincluding gravity, momentumand friction. Benefits CincinnatiSoap Box Derby. $35. Regis-tration required. Presented byCincinnati Soap Box Derby.885-1373; www.cincysbd.com.Milford.

SUNDAY, OCT. 13Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Band-stand, Free. 543-9149. NewRichmond.

Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, 450 VictorStier Drive, Eggs, bacon, sausage,potatoes, biscuits, toast, sausagegravy, donuts, pastries, coffee,tea, juice and milk. $7, $4. Ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.

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, usingkicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. 652-0286. UnionTownship.

NatureCelebrating Old Friends: AWalk for Aging and AilingDogs, 10 a.m.-noon, CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Walk with

your aging or ailing dog alongthe Discovery Trail. Ages 18 andup. Members free; non-memberspay daily admission. Registrationrequired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.Spooky Spiders, 2 p.m., Wood-landMound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Learn more about theworld of spiders and meet a fewspecimens. Free, vehicle permitrequired. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.

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.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

MONDAY, OCT. 14Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $38 per month. 476-7522;www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135 N.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, Callfor 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 through com-plete series of seated and stand-ing yoga poses. Chair supportoffered to safely perform varietyof seated and standing posturesdesigned to increase flexibility,balance and range of movement.Call for pricing. Presented bySilverSneakers Flex. 478-783.Bethel.

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

TUESDAY, OCT. 15Art & Craft ClassesBotanicaMonthly Classes, 6-8p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Design class. Stay after tocreate your own arrangementwith help of instructor 7-8 p.m.Free. Registration required.697-9484; www.botanicacincin-nati.com. Loveland.

CivicMeet the Candidate Event forSchool Board Election, 7 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560

Forest Road, Auditorium. Non-partisan event moderated by JTSpence, who is affiliated withpolitical science department atThomas More College. Presentedby Forest Hills Council of PTAs.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesChair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267 MountHolly Road, Yoga that begins andends in chair. Standing poseswhen applicable. Focus on corestrength, flexibility, breathingand relaxation. $6 drop-in or $50for 10 classes. Presented by Yogawith Sharon. 237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Farmers MarketLoveland FarmersMarket, 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, pastries,cookies, syrup, lavender prod-ucts, soaps, lotions, gourmetfrozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market. 683-0150; www.lovelandfm.com.Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16Art & 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 devotion-al time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters ofMil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewChurch - Milford, 552 Main St.,Discover howmembership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthirdWednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.831-3833; 2289.toastmaster-sclubs.org.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.

EducationHomeschool Science, 9:30-11:30a.m., WoodlandMound, 8250Old Kellogg Road, Theme:Nocturnal Adaptations. Studentsand parents can explore inter-active learning stations, sciencelessons and a guided hike.Online registration due five daysprior to program. Ages 5-12. $5,vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise Classes

Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $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.

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy HealthPlex Anderson,7495 State Road, Information onmaking healthy food choices,exercise and blood sugar controland monitoring blood sugarlevels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. Anderson Township.

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

THURSDAY, OCT. 17Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog FineWines & 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. Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $38 per month. 476-7522;www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor 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.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30-2p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Adults. Bring bag lunch. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700.Milford.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

FRIDAY, OCT. 18Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m., TrinityUnited Methodist Church Mil-ford, $38 per month. 476-7522;www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Kroger Eastgate,4530 Eastgate Blvd., Severalscreening packages available totest risk of heart attack, stroke,aneurysm and other majordiseases. Appointment required.866-819-0127; www.mercyhealth-fair.com. Eastgate.

NatureFull MoonWalk, 7:30-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Meet at Kiosk. Hit trails atnight and enjoy full moon andnatural history readings. Ages 8and up. $8, free for members.Registration required. 831-1711.Union Township.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 4-8 p.m., PetSmart East-gate, Free. 279-2276; www.cler-montpetsalive.org. Eastgate.

ShoppingHistoric Milford Shop Hop, 11a.m.-8 p.m., DowntownMilford,Main Street, Customers shop andhop variety of business to findspecial offers. Those who visit allparticipating businesses areeligible for prizes. Free admis-sion. Presented by Shops ofMilford. 732-0866.Milford.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The second Milford Gravity Grand Prix soap box derby is 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12,at the corner of Cash and Locust streets in downtownMilford. The entry fee is $35 andregistration is required. For more information, call 885-1373 or visit www.cincysbd.com.Pictured are cars from last year’s inaugural race.FILE PHOTO

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OCTOBER 9, 2013 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • B3LIFE

The seasons on our littlepatch of heaven are marked bywhat’s going on outside in ourgardens and what my husband,Frank, is doing with our out-

side equipment.Right now he’s“salting thingsaway for thewinter,” mean-ing he’s servic-ing the tiller,tractor, boat andlawn mowers fora winter rest inthe garage.

Our bell pep-pers have finally

ripened, so I was able to addthem to an antipasto tray Imade for a friend’s rehearsaldinner.

Easy antipastoNeed a stunning and deli-

cious appetizer? An antipastotray fills the bill. It is not onlyappealing to the eye, butthere’s something on the trayfor everybody.

Go to your olive bar and asklots of questions. I went to theEastgate Jungle Jim’s olive barand was able to sample what-ever I wanted. This will help inchoosing the right ingredientsfor your budget and guests. Idid choose olives without pits.Since prosciutto is expensive, Ibought a few slices to garnishand folded them over on top ofthe antipasto. I also sprinkleda can of chickpeas on top. Thenice thing about this recipe isthat it can be assembled a dayahead. For the sauce, I useCaesar salad dressing withfresh herbs stirred in. I drizzlethe dressing on right before Iserve it.

My favorite two-waybrisket

Brisket is a cut of meatfrom the lower chest or breastof beef. It is amazingly flavor-

ful, but tough, so slow cookingis a must. Either way you cookthis – in the oven or in a slowcooker – the brisket turns outtender and so delicious. Servewith mashed potatoes or noo-dles.

3 pounds beef brisket2 cups chili sauce1 cup brown sugar, packed1 cup beef broth1 very large onion, sliced1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves3 bay leavesSalt and pepper to taste

Oven: Preheat oven to 325degrees. Combine chili sauce,sugar and broth. Pour abouthalf of this in the bottom ofroasting pan. Place brisket onsauce, fat side up. Distributeonion, cloves and bay leavesover brisket. Pour rest ofsauce over. Cover and bake

50-55 minutes per pound oruntil meat is fork tender. Re-move brisket from pan andremove bay leaves and wholecloves. Cut brisket across thegrain. Skim off any fat fromtop of sauce. Pour sauce overbrisket (or put sauce in refrig-erator overnight and the fatwill congeal on top for easyremoval. Then reheat withbrisket in 375 degree oven,covered, or in microwave).

Slow cooker: I like to cookmine 9-12 hours or so on low,until meltingly tender.

Perfectly grilledsalmon/seafoodfollowing the 70/30 rule

Have the grill hot, lightlybrush both sides of fish withoil, and start grilling skin sideup with the grill closed. (Or

put a disposable pan over thefish). Leave it alone until about70 percent of the fish is doneon first side. You’ll know it bythe looks and also if it willrelease easily. This allows fishto form a nice crust. Turn itand finish cooking. The rule ofabout 7-10 minutes per inch ofthickness works, also. Startwith 7 minutes and go fromthere.

Readers want to know:Honing steels: “My honing/

knife steel doesn’t work any-more. Should I replace it?”Run your thumbnail aroundthe circumference of the tool.If you can still feel grooves,your steel is still useful. It ismagnetized to pick up micro-scopic fillings that come offthe knife’s blade. It’s a goodidea to rub the steel with a

cloth after use so groovesdon’t get clogged. Now unlessthe honer has diamond chips init, most steels won’t sharpen adull knife (they restore theknife’s bite by straighteningthe microscopic “teeth” at theedge that fold with use). Noweven if your honing steel is ingood condition, sometimes aknife doesn’t respond to hon-ing. If that happens, it’s time toget the knife sharpened pro-fessionally.

Coming soonHotel Sinton’s pea salad

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator and author. Find herblog online at Cincinnati.Com/blogs.Email her at [email protected] with “Rita’s kitchen” inthe subject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356

Two-way brisket can be made in oven, slow cooker

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Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

Sunday Masses – 8:30 & 11:00www.stpeternewrichmond.org

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

Pastor: Chad Blevins 876-2565Sunday School 9:45amSunday Worship 10:45amSunday Eve. Childrens Mission 6:00pmSunday Eve. Adult Discipleship 6:00pmSunday Eve. Worship 7:00pmWed. Eve. Adult Bible Study 7:00pm

Sunday School 10am; Morning Worship 11am;Sunday Evening Service 6pm;

Wednesday Eve. Prayer Service & Bible Study, 7:00pmReaching the Heart of Clermont County

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

Mark Pence, Pastor 513-313-2401SS 9:30AM, Sun Worship 10:45AM

Wed. Prayer Service 7:00PMChildcare Provided for All Serviceswww.monumentsbaptist.org

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

Wednesday 6:45 - 8:15pmBible Study 7:00 - 8:00pm

Youth grades 6-12 7:00 - 8:00pmNursery provided for all services

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

1793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 451531793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick

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 - Children’s Church

Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM - Rangers and Girl’s MinistryFriday 24 hour prayer 6:00 PM

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

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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 & 6:00pm

Youth 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 AND MISSIONARY

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 - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

Children’s 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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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

Pastor: Michael Fite info: 753-31593868 McMan Rd., Withamsville, OH 45245

(behind the Water Works car wash)Sunday Worship. 10:00amwww.newsongohio.com

Sunday Morning Service Times are:8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

Sunday's at 10:15am, 11:45am & 6pm

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

Troy P. Ervin, Pastor4359 E. Bauman Lane | Batavia, OH 45103

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.comMark Otten, Pastor

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Trinity United Methodist“Encircling People with God’s Love”

Traditional Worship.......8:15am & 11:00amContemporary Worship..................9:30amSunday School...............................9:30am

Nursery Available5767 Pleasant Hill Rd (next to Milford Jr. High)

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

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These days scam-mers have taken to theInternet to steal yourmoney with fake emails,fraudulent websites andmisleading sales offers.While Internet scamsare numerous, severalconsumers still reportreceiving scamsthrough the mail.

A Fort Thomas manwrote me about a creditcard offer he receivedfrom AmTrade Interna-

tionalBank. Itofferedhim acreditcard with“A $3,600Visa cred-it limit!Guaran-teed!”

Theman sent what was sup-posed to have been arefundable $900 fee, but

says he never receivedthe credit card nor apre-paid gas card thatwas also promised. The74-year-old man sayshe’s on a fixed incomeso the loss of all thatmoney hit him prettyhard.

Although he paid bycheck and contacted theFederal Bureau of In-vestigation and the Fed-eral Trade Commission,he was told nothing

could be done to recov-er his money. Suchscams are very popularso remember neversend money to someonewho promises to loanyou money or extendcredit.

A Hyde Park womanwrote me to say sheknew immediately theletter she received wasa scam. It allegedlycame from PublishersClearing House and

used the company’s realaddress. The $1.5 mil-lion she was told shewon was anything butreal. She knew not tobother calling the longdistance phone numbergiven to claim her win-nings.

A Wyoming womanreceived a letter tellingher she qualified for anaward of two round-tripairline tickets. She sus-pected it was a scambecause there was noreturn address and theletter had bad punctua-tion. So she too was toldto call a phone numberto claim her prize, alleg-edly valued at nearly$1,400.

Better Business Bu-reau says this is just aphishing scam intend-ing to steal people’spersonal information.This woman never en-tered a contest to re-ceive this award of twofree airline tickets plustwo nights a major ho-tel.

Fortunately, just likethe Hyde Park woman,the Wyoming womandidn’t call the numberand says she wants towarn others about thisscam. Many peopleacross the nation havereceived this letter.

One person whocalled was told theyfirst had to attend atimeshare sales presen-tation before they couldreceive the tickets theywon. Another personwho called was told theyhad to give their creditcard number over thephone.

One of the most fre-quent scams I’ve runinto involves criminalssending you what ap-pears to be a real checkfor thousands of dollars.You’re supposed to de-posit the check, keepsome of the money, thenwire the rest to thesender.

Unfortunately, manyconsumers learn toolate that the check theyreceived in the mail isphony – and now they’reon the hook to repay thebank for the good mon-ey they wired to thecriminals.

Bottom line, the mailis still full of scamsthese days so you haveto beware.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Beware of email, Internet scammers

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Oscar Balzhiser Jr.Oscar Balzhiser Jr., 82, died

Sept. 29. He was a lineman forDuke Energy.

He was an Army veteran ofKorea.

Survived by wife Betty JusticeBalzhiser; siblings James, FredBalzhiser, Janice Anderson;many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by parentsOscar Balzhiser Sr., Jennie Snell,sister Margaret Owen.

Services were Oct. 1 at Grace-land Memorial Gardens. Ar-rangements by Evans FuneralHome.

Stephen FehnStephen A. Fehn, 58, Amelia,

died Sept. 27. He was a qualitymanager.

Survived by wife Sheila Fehn;sons Shawn (Tonya), Scott(Carrie), Aaron Fehn; grandsonCarson, Bronson; mother HelenFehn; siblings Michael (Mary),Bill (Jennifer), Bob (Tina) Fehn,Lynda Baird. Preceded in deathby father William Fehn.

Services were Oct. 1 at St.Bernadette. Arrangements byT.P. White & Sons FuneralHome.

Geoffrey IngramGeoffrey Norman Ingram, 79,

Union Township, died Sept. 7.He was a musician and teacher.

Born in Blackpool, England,he was drum major of the RoyalMarines and Royal Air Forcebands.

Survived by daughters Karen,Vanessa, Joane; grandchildrenNadia, Charlayne, Hayes, Jessi-ca, Daniel; great-granddaugh-ters Sophia, Emma; siblingsJohn, David, Margaret. Preced-ed in death by wife Candace,parents Andrew, ElizabethThomasson Ingram, sisterPauline.

Arrangements by EvansFuneral Home. Memorials tothe Hospice of Cincinnati.

Matt KeithWilliam Matthew “Matt”

Keith, 46, Union Township, diedSept 27.

Survived by children WilliamMatthew, Lois Haley, WilliamThomas Keith; mother LoisKeith, sister Sherry Keith.

Services were Oct. 2 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Heather LathamHeather Michelle Latham, 21,

died Sept. 24.Survived by mother Rebecca

Latham; sisters Mandy (Mike)Burnem, Jeni Latham, KatieSchleehauf; grandmother GraceBranam; an aunt and uncle;

three nieces, two nephews.Preceded in death by fatherMark Latham.

Services were Oct. 1 at Crav-er-Riggs Funeral Home. Memo-rials to: In Memory of HeatherLatham, National Bank, 735Lila, Milford, OH 45105.

Clarence LindsleyClarence L. Lindsley, 66,

formerly of New Richmond,died Sept. 17 in Fort Myers, Fla.

Survived by sisters Olive Kele,Darlene Manginsay, CarmaliteMcClanhan; friend Mike Grim-mer. Preceded in death byparents Glen, Alma Lindsley,siblings Raymond, Larry, OliverLindsley, Meri Gould.

Arrangements by MullinsMemorial Funeral Home. Me-morials to: Wounded WarriorProject, P.O. Box 578517, Tope-ka, KS 66675.

HowardMcDowellJames Howard McDowell, 86,

died Sept. 28.Survived by wife Anna Mc-

Dowell; children Dale, DwayneBrock, Paula (Nathan) Fossyl,Theresa Welch, Melissa (Tim)Gault, Christine (Lance) Kiger;aunt Beulah Gabbard; 17 grand-children; 12 great grandchil-dren; many cousins. Preceded indeath by parents Issac, NolaMcDowell, granddaughterKrystal Delaney.

Services were Oct. 3 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

The Rev. Frank NiehausThe Rev. Francis “Frank” H.

Niehaus, 84, died Sept. 26.He was ordained in 1955 and

served as pastor or assistantpastor at St. Aloysius-on-the-Ohio, St. Louis, St. William, St.Vincent de Paul, St. Aloysius, St.Veronica and St. Elizabethparishes, founding pastor ofGood Shepherd, a teacher atElder and Mother of Mercyhigh school, director of St.Joseph Orphanage and su-pervisor of cemeteries for theArchdiocese of Cincinnati.

Services were Sept. 28 atGood Shepherd Church.

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Orange Leaf nowopen in Eastgate

Orange Leaf Eastgateis open at 4530 EastgateBlvd., Suite A-460. The2,430-square-foot store islocated across from theEastgate Mall, next toKroger.

The frozen yogurt se-lection consists of 16 fla-vors, which includes sea-sonal fall flavors such aspumpkin pie and caramelapple, as well as year-round favorites like wed-ding cake, red velvet, andcookies andcreamfeatur-ing Oreo. The lineup of-fers lactose-free and no-sugar-added flavors.

The toppings bar has a

selection of 36 toppings,including fruit, and manychocolate, candy, and syr-up selections.

Orange Leaf Eastgatewill conductagrandopen-ing 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 19. Customerscan spin a prize wheel toreceive additional dis-counts or prizes. Childrencan enjoy having theirface painted by FabulousFaces by Jen.

Owners Brian andAmy Hitzeman, of Love-land, made the decision toopen their second OrangeLeaf when the opportuni-ty to become part of theClermont County busi-ness community becameavailable.

BUSINESS NOTES

Howdy Folks,Now tomake you hun-

gry, Tuesday for dinnerwe had green beans froma small bed of beans,taters, corn on the cob,corn bread and water. Wegrew everything but thecorn bread.

I built a bed on the sideof the garage that is 8 feetlong filled it with pottingsoil which we raised thebeans in. You can gardenin a small place and raisefood to eat and savemon-ey.

Next year I will build abed along the side of thecarpenter shop that willbe 10 feet long, 2 feetwide and 8 inches deep.We can raise beans in thisbed and with it beingsheltered keeps growingbeans longer.

Thursday we got to dosomework in the car-penter shop; that was thefirst time we really spentsome time there. We havefive craft shows comingup.

Friday we attended afuneral visitation inGeorgetown for a young

feller thatthe Lordcalledhome. Itwas a bigvisitationwe sendour sympa-thy to thefamily.

Sundayafter

church we went to thechili restaurant and had afive-way. Then wewent toMr. Barkers and got ourweedeater that he hadrepaired for us.

I saw in the paper thatthe Hamilton Countyparks are allowing con-trolled deer harvest. Thedeer population is gettingbigger each year.

The deer population iseating the trees, leaves,flowers, any green foliageto the point the food sup-ply will be gone. Eachyear the population willget bigger as some deerwill be having twins ortriplets.

The grazing area doesnot increase as the deerdo; something needs to be

done. Deer season forbow hunting started lastSaturday. Don’t know howthe harvest went, as itgets colder it will pick up.

There was a crappietournament last Sundaythat the Boars Head BaitShop in Afton sponsored.There were 17 boats andthe catch was good.

First place was 4 1/2pounds, second place 4 1/4pounds, and third placewas 4 pounds. There wasalso a bass tournament,with first place taking 9pounds, second 7 pounds,and third place 5 pounds.The bass fishing has been

good all year.Now is the time to go

to the apple orchards andget some good apples.There is the A&MOr-chard off Ohio 68 betweenFayetteville andWest-boro. They will have sev-eral different kind ofapples, pumpkins andother items.

The Pringles Orchardoff Ohio 727 close to Sto-nelick Lake State Parkwill have some cider,apples and pumpkinsalong with other items.

There is an orchardbetween Bethel and Felic-ity that has several differ-

ent kind of apples. Mr.Saner said he has a goodcrop of apples this year.

He said in about twoweeks he will have theStaymenWinesap whichis Ruth Ann’s favorite tomake pies and apple-sauce. So it sounds like wewill be having some goodpies around our house.

The Rouster Orchardwill have cider and frozenblueberries by the end ofOctober. They will havethe announcement ontheir website or on theirsign.

The Grants Farmabove Owensville and also

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Keri enjoys flowerandvegetable gardening,travel, singing/playingguitar, reading and writ-ing. She also volunteersas a member of the St.AndrewFinance Council.

Maria Keri named director of business

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When it comes to writ-ing, Greater Cincinnati ishome to a lot of literaryand artistic talent, includ-ing Clermont County.

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» Tammie Lyon, illus-trator of theKatieWoo se-ries, lives in Milford.

»Macy Beckett, au-thor of “A Shot of Sultry,”lives in Miami Township.

»Duffy Brown, authorof “Killer in Crinolines,”lives in Milford.

» Joel Luckhaupt, FoxSports Ohio statisticianand author of “100 ThingsReds Fans Should KnowandDo Before TheyDie,”grew up in Loveland andlives in Symmes Town-ship.

» Chef Todd Kelly, au-thor of the cookbook “Or-chids at Palm Court,”lives in Union Township.

»David Mowery, au-thor of “Morgan’s GreatRaid,” spent his childhoodin White Oak, Fairfieldand

Dent. He graduatedfrom Oak Hills HighSchool, and lived in Shar-onville after high school.He has lived

in Batavia, and nowlives in Milford.

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Clermont County author Macy Beckett at the 2012 Booksby the Banks event. PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTHOR


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AMELIAArrests/citationsJeremyMisch, 21, 38 Lucy RunNo. 1, open container, Sept. 9.Thomas M. Rogg, 41, 1403 SuttonAve., receiving stolen property,Sept. 12.Thomas Carmosino, 26, 13 W.Main St., open container, Sept.19.Alexander M. Carter, 21, 1561Maryan Ave., drug abuse, Sept.9.Crystal L. Krabbe, 54, 32 DonnaDrive, theft, Sept. 23.Matthew E. Barger, 21, 84 W.Main, obstructing officialbusiness, Sept. 21.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefJuveniles broke into vacanthouse at 14 Eagle Court, Sept.21.TheftExtension ladder taken; $350 at74 Hunters Court, Sept. 6.Flea spray taken from Kroger;$29 at 262W. Main St., Sept. 23.

BATAVIAArrests/citationsMichele M. Wilson, 48, 1024Mound St., warrant, Sept. 16.John L. Corey, 28, 730WilfertDrive, warrant, Sept. 16.Daryl Johnson, 31, 3014 LindaleMount Holly, drug possession,paraphernalia, Sept. 17.Alisa D. Crawford, 35, 3493 Ohio132, criminal trespass, disorderlyconduct, resisting arrest, Sept.13.Brittany Zebick, 26, 180 E. MainNo. 1, domestic violence, Sept.18.Michael Sumpter, 50, 221 E. MainSt., warrant, Sept. 19.Michael J. Henderson, 49, 630 S.Riverside, warrant, open con-tainer, drug possession, Sept. 21.Thomas Birkhimer, 39, 217 ForestAve., warrant, Sept. 22.Joshua Sturgill, 19, 3976 Young-man Drive, warrant, Sept. 22.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 240 E.Glen, Sept. 16.Criminal mischiefBird feeder and flowers dam-aged at 611 College Drive No.108, Sept. 21.Criminal trespassTrespassing on property ofBatavia Middle School at BauerRoad, Sept. 21.Domestic violenceAt East Main Street, Sept. 18.MenacingMale was threatened at 219W.Glen, Sept. 15.Female juvenile was threatenedcoming from school at 700block of Bauer Road, Sept. 23.TheftFemale stated debit card taken;$180 loss at 611Kilgore No. 7,Sept. 14.

NEW RICHMONDIncidents/investigationsTheftBox with tools taken fromvehicle; $200 at 234Washing-ton St., Sept. 9.GPS unit, etc. taken from vehicle;$550 at 611Market St., Sept. 9.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJerry Bailey, 36, 82 StillmeadowNo. 204, domestic violence,Sept. 17.Angeleen K. Ratliff, 45, 208W.South St. No. 7, theft, Sept. 17.Johnathan Hensley, 30, 346 St.Andrews No. C, warrant, Sept.15.Justin A. Sons, 21, 25 Lori LaneNo. 8, theft, Sept. 13.Chadwick Polston, 23, 178McMurchy, carrying concealedweapons, Sept. 13.Cheryl L. Dickerson, 53, 3357Ohio 132, warrant, Sept. 19.

Rhonda Foster, 42, 1751 E. OhioPike No. 139, warrant, Sept. 19.Patricia A. Kearney, 21, 1751 E.Ohio Pike No. 139, warrant,Sept. 19.Joshua D. Dunn, 33, 1751 E. OhioPike No. 139, warrant, Sept. 19.Timothy Foster, 43, 1751 E. OhioPike No. 139, warrant, Sept. 19.Jamie Fischer, 24, 1751 E. OhioPike No. 139, warrant, Sept. 19.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryTV and remotes taken; $315 at843 Bradburg, Sept. 11.Criminal damageScreen door damaged at 3465Orchard Road, Sept. 17.Criminal mischiefCampaign signs damaged at 717Bradburg, Sept. 15.TheftMerchandise taken fromWal-mart; $167 at Ohio Pike, Sept.17.Medication taken at 330 St.Andrews No. D, Sept. 17.Clothing taken fromWalmart;$143 at Ohio Pike, Sept. 18.A knife, etc. taken fromWal-mart; $100 at Ohio Pike, Sept.13.A Cypress tree dug up/taken;$400 at 966 E. Legendary Run,Sept. 20.Merchandise taken fromWal-mart; $367 at Ohio Pike, Sept.20.Bikes taken; $255 at 1259 Elm-ridge, Sept. 9.Flower pot taken at 910WingedFoot Way, Sept. 14.

UNION TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBryon T. Daly, 50, 106 YanceyDrive, domestic violence, Sept.19.Andrew D. Cain, 19, 29 CarouselCircle, dangerous drugs, ob-structing official business,receiving stolen property, Sept.19.Rodney D. Williams, 36, 4700Beechwood, driving undersuspension, Sept. 19.Cynthia G. Lindsey, 52, 1743Bainum Road, warrant, Sept. 19.Bridget A. Cohorn, 25, 1100 Ohio133, warrant, Sept. 19.Juvenile, 14, assault, Sept. 20.Juvenile, 14, felonious assault,aggravated menacing, Sept. 20.Jerry G. Varney, 49, 1846 Ohio52, driving under suspension,Sept. 20.Jeremy S. Varney, 19, 1846 Ohio52, warrant, Sept. 20.Christopher W. Bowling, 32, 1919Ohio 52, marijuana possession,Sept. 20.William A. Polston, 20, 1758Culver Court, warrant, Sept. 20.Maureen T. Sallee, 59, 4517Eastwood, failure to reinstate,Sept. 21.Milford Campbell Jr., 29, 1412Ohio 125 No. 6, theft, Sept. 21.Danielle M. Berry, 22, 795 Green-wood Lane, driving undersuspension, Sept. 21.Cory C. Baldwin, 24, 4633 North-ridge, speed, driving underinfluence, Sept. 22.Jessica Ackley, 22, 764 LodaDrive, driving under suspension,Sept. 22.Jacob A. Theisen, 26, 3527Woodridge Drive, driving underinfluence, Sept. 22.Keith D. Eberle, 40, 2755 Ohio132, failure to reinstate, Sept.22.Paul Chumbley, 43, 9540 Lee-brook, warrant, driving undersuspension, Sept. 22.Chase M. Anderson, 33, TaylorAvenue, disorderly conduct,Sept. 22.Kendra D. Wright, 38, 757 LodaDrive, warrant, Sept. 23.Shelby L. Pommert, 20, 120Newlun Court, warrant, Sept.23.Jonathan L. Paul, 28, 484 OldOhio 74, theft, obstructingofficial business, Sept. 23.Julio A. Bravo-Garcia, 48, Tama-rack Drive, speed, no drivers

license, Sept. 23.Juvenile, 14, vandalism, dis-orderly conduct, Sept. 23.Richard E. Morrow, 38, 810Clough Pike, warrant, disorderlyconduct, Sept. 23.Jason T. Lewis, 33, 482 Piccadilly,warrant, Sept. 23.Jennifer A. Morris, 34, 4083Pleasant St., warrant, Sept. 23.Mark A. Marasco, 28, 149 South-ern Trace, warrant, Sept. 23.Darrell R. Freimuth, 40, 4148Forsythia, warrant, Sept. 23.Nicole Richardson, 36, 507Piccadilly, warrant, Sept. 24.Gian Carlo, 29, 4321 Long Lake,no drivers license, Sept. 24.David M. Garcia, 25, 938 Fair-banks, warrant, Sept. 24.Ryan K. Thom, 34, 822 CloughPike, consumption in vehicle,warrant, Sept. 24.

Desmond Suggs, 28, 945 Hals-worth, driving under suspen-sion, Sept. 25.Michael J. Neidich, 25, 1399Lakewood, driving undersuspension, Sept. 25.Kenneth R. Lee, 47, 5405 CharloeSt., driving under suspension,Sept. 25.Charles D. Martin, 30, 7049Clough Pike, drug instruments,Sept. 25.Walter G. Ayers, 42, 640 SonnyLane, driving under suspension,Sept. 25.Kellie S. Clepper, 40, 578 SonnyLane, warrant, theft, Sept. 25.Nicole Simmons, 26, 3967 Picca-dilly, driving under influence,Sept. 25.Mark D. Adams, 22, homeless,warrant, Sept. 25.Arlene B. Billow, 36, 3379 Ohio

222, robbery, drug instruments,open container, Sept. 25.Billy J. Sebastian, 39, 12 JohnnyAppleseed, domestic violence,Sept. 25.Alexander J. Kuhling, 25, 3865Bach Buxton, driving undersuspension, Sept. 26.Joseph T. Fogle, 56, 3973 Piccadil-ly, warrant, Sept. 26.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated robberyReported at J&B Tavern atMount Carmel Tobasco Road,Sept. 20.AssaultReported at Withamsville To-basco Elementary at 733 OhioPike, Sept. 20.Breaking and enteringReported at Gray’s Towing at 439Old Ohio 74, Sept. 21.

Criminal damageReported at Speedway at 735Ohio Pike, Sept. 21.At 4721 Beechwood, Sept. 22.Disorderly conductReported at VFW Hall at 4283Stoddard, Sept. 21.Reported at Clough Pike Ele-mentary at 808 Clough Pike,Sept. 23.Domestic violenceAt Village Glen, Sept. 19.At Johnny Appleseed Court,Sept. 25.Passing bad checksReported at Park National Bankat Eastgate Blvd., Sept. 20.RobberyReported at Beechmont RacquetClub at 435 Ohio Pike, Sept. 25.At 3847 Bennett, Sept. 25.

POLICE REPORTS

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of all adults charged with offenses. The information is amatter of public record and does not imply guilt or in-nocence.To contact your local police department, call:

» Amelia, Chief David Friend, 753-4747» Batavia village, Chief Mike Gardner, 732-5692» New Richmond, Chief Randy Harvey, 553-3121» Pierce Township, Officer in charge Lt. Jeff Bachman,752-3830» Union Township, Chief Terry Zinser, 752-1230»Williamsburg, Chief Mike Gregory, 724-2261» Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim” Ro-denberg, 732-7500.


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ShootingReported at Eastgate Mall atEastgate Blvd., Sept. 21.TheftAt 4140 Brookfield Drive, Sept.19.Reported at Home Depot atOhio Pike, Sept. 19.Reported at Kohl’s at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 19.Reported at Jungle Jim’s atEastgate Blvd., Sept. 19.Reported at Gutter Topper at4111 Founders Blvd., Sept. 19.Reported at United Dairy Farm-ers at 711Ohio Pike, Sept. 20.At 4702 Beechwood, Sept. 19.Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 20.Reported at Jungle Jim’s atEastgate Blvd., Sept. 20.At 1061Westchester Way, Sept.20.Reported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., Sept. 21.At 752 Rue Center Court, Sept.21.Reported at Home Depot at 520

Ohio Pike, Sept. 22.Reported at Home Depot at 520Ohio Pike, Sept. 23.Reported at Kohl’s at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 23.Reported at Eastgate Mall atEastgate Blvd., Sept. 23.Reported at Planet Fitness atEastgate Blvd., Sept. 23.At 4654 Tealtown, Sept. 24.Reported at Jindal Builders at510 Old Ohio 74, Sept. 24.At 4312 Gleneste Withamsville,Sept. 24.Reported at Weinle Auto Sales at1071Ohio Pike, Sept. 24.Reported at Checksmart at 637Ohio Pike, Sept. 25.Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 25.Reported at Kohl’s at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 25.Reported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., Sept. 25.Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 25.VandalismReported at Shayler CreekCondos at 1111 Shayler Road,Sept. 19.

WILLIAMSBURGArrests/citationsJason R. Allen, 34, 10 HighMeadow No. 10, burglarytrespass, Sept. 13.Bonnie J. Jones, 39, no addressgiven, driving under influence,Sept. 16.Leon H. Carter, 28, 390 E. MainSt., open container, Sept. 17.Timothy L. Jones, 27, 2780 Lin-dale Mount Holly No. 25, crimi-nal trespass, Sept. 19.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryPlaystation, etc. taken; $128 at 10High Meadow No. 1, Sept. 13.Criminal damageFence and flowers damaged at390 E. Main St. No. 1, Sept. 12.Criminal trespassTrespassed in apartment at 176N. 8th St. No. 5, Sept. 19.TheftLicense plate taken off vehicle atEast Main Street, Sept. 11.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsJeffrey Brian Branam, 42, home-less - Eastfork State Park - boatramp, Batavia, notice of changeof address, Sept. 24.Brandon Lee Barrett, 27, 1102Flick Lane, Batavia, notice ofchange of address, Sept. 25.Tiffany ElizabethWilliams, 22,3124 McCabe Ave., Dayton, Oh45417, receiving stolen proper-ty, Sept. 25.Jacob Lloyd Tolle, 28, 4700 EastFilager Road CCSO Jail, Batavia,felonious assault, Sept. 23.

Andrew David Smith, 21, 1094Ohio 222, Felicity, aggravatedtrespass, felonious assault -weapon or ordnance, Sept. 23.Christopher Lewis Pike, 30, 1189Emery Ridge Drive, Batavia,unauthorized use of motorvehicle, Sept. 23.Felicia Jean Gallo, 22, 68 LucyCreek, Apt. No. 12, Amelia,obstructing justice - harboring,Sept. 23.Timothy James Ellis, 36, 4602Ohio 132, Batavia, violateprotection order or consentagreement, Sept. 23.Wilbur Lee Thomas Shuemake,24, 2463 Crane SchoolhouseRoad, Bethel, possessing drugabuse instruments, resistingarrest, Sept. 23.Steven A. Barr, 56, 99 ShadyLane, Amelia, falsification, Sept.29.Bradley Allan Atkinson, 21, 2761Old Ohio 32, Batavia, drivingwhile under the influence ofalcohol/drugs, open containerliquor, Sept. 24.Michael Todd Hensley, 41, 10702Smokey Row Road, George-town, possession of drugs -marijuana, Sept. 24.James Vaughn, 54, 2044 Cler-montville Laurel, New Rich-mond, drug paraphernalia,Sept. 24.Jessica Marie Hudson, 24, 1995Franklin - Laurel Road, NewRichmond, possessing drugabuse instruments, tamperingw/evidence, Sept. 24.Eric John Bollhauer, 31, 4423Bergen Court, Cincinnati,possessing drug abuse in-struments, Sept. 25.Jodie L. Anderson, 34, 157 ScenicDrive, New Richmond, illegaluse or possession of drug para-phernalia, Sept. 25.Don Blake Taylor, 26, 3357 Ohio132 No. 2, Amelia, aggravatedtrespass, theft, Sept. 25.Stephanie Lynn Prichard, 20, 4112Weber Lane No. 2, Cincinnati,possessing drug abuse in-struments, Sept. 26.Johnathan Edward Neal, 32, 316N. East Street, Bethel, theft,Sept. 26.Juvenile, 17, domestic violence -cause belief of imminent phys-ical harm by threat or force,Sept. 26.Katie Leigh Fineran, 33, 4157Clough Lane, Cincinnati, forg-ery, theft, Sept. 26.Kelly L. Carpenter, 52, 4006Moore Marathon Road, Wil-liamsburg, obstructing officialbusiness, Sept. 26.Michelle AnnMoore, 33, 3917Gardner Lane, Cincinnati,domestic violence - knowinglycause physical harm, Sept. 27.Paul GeorgeWalton, 43, 2755Ohio 132 - Lot 259A, NewRichmond, domestic violence,Sept. 27.Michael Lloyd Montgomery, 38,2780 Lindale Mount Holly,Amelia, domestic violence -knowingly cause physical harm,

Sept. 28.Brandon David Lee Dewar, 21,2392 Harvey Creek, New Rich-mond, robbery, Sept. 29.Daniel James Allen, 32, 2875Cedarville Road, Goshen, do-mestic violence, Sept. 29.Bridigett Allen, 31, 2875 Cedar-ville Road, Goshen, domesticviolence, Sept. 29.Daniel Patrick Brock, 34, 1560Bethel New Richmond Road,Lot 92, New Richmond, aggra-vated menacing, carryingconcealed weapons - handgunother than a dangerous ord-nance, Sept. 29.Juvenile, 17, domestic violence -cause belief of imminent phys-ical harm by threat or force,Sept. 24.Juvenile, 17, resisting arrest,Sept. 24.Juvenile, 14, theft, Sept. 27.Bruce Albert Williams, 28, 57Shady Lane, Amelia, theft, Sept.29.

Incidents/investigationsAggravatedmenacingAt 1560 Bethel New RichmondRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 29.Aggravated trespassAt 200 University Lane, Batavia,Sept. 25.AssaultAt 1Montgomery Way, Amelia,Sept. 26.At 1341 Clough Pike, Batavia,Sept. 26.At 1424 Edgewood Drive, Bata-via, Sept. 27.At 1909 Laurel Moscow Road,Moscow, Sept. 23.At 272 Sunny Meadow Drive,Batavia, Sept. 27.At 4700 E. Filager Road, Batavia,Sept. 20.Breaking and enteringAt 1099 U.S. 52, New Richmond,Sept. 26.At 1905 Possum Hollow Road,Batavia, Sept. 27.At 2340 Snyder Road, Batavia,Sept. 26.BurglaryAt 938 Grays Lane, New Rich-mond, Sept. 27.At 1Montgomery Way Apt. 3,Amelia, Sept. 23.At 3000 Monterey Road, Batavia,Sept. 28.At 597 Chapel Road, Batavia,Sept. 29.Carrying concealedweapons- handgun other than adangerous ordnanceAt 1560 Bethel New RichmondRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 29.Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 5361 Belfast Owensville Road,Batavia, Sept. 27.At 1099 U.S. 52, New Richmond,Sept. 26.At 1219 Glenwood Court, Ame-lia, Sept. 29.At 1336 Autumnview Drive,Batavia, Sept. 27.At 1423 Old Ohio 74 Apt. B,Batavia, Sept. 23.At 3884 Jefferson Lane, Amelia,Sept. 23.

At 3902Wolf Creek, Amelia,Sept. 24.Criminal mischiefAt 10 Sulphur Springs Drive,Batavia, Sept. 25.Criminal trespassAt 2606 Jet Hill Road, NewRichmond, Sept. 27.Domestic violence - causebelief of imminent physicalharm by threat or forceAt Bucktown Road, Williams-burg, Sept. 26.Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt Ohio 125, Amelia, Sept. 27.At Lindale Mount Holly Road,Amelia, Sept. 28.Domestic violenceAt Ohio 132, New Richmond,Sept. 27.Drivingwhile under theinfluence of alcohol/drugsAt Chesterfield Lane/CourtesyLane, Batavia, Sept. 24.Felonious assaultAt 4700 E. Filager Road, Batavia,Sept. 20.ForgeryAt 2964 N. Dunham Road,Amelia, Sept. 26.Illegal use or possession ofdrug paraphernaliaAt 345 Chapel Road, Amelia,Sept. 25.Improperly dischargingfirearm or into habitation orschoolAt 1336 Autumnview Drive,Batavia, Sept. 27.At 1337 Autumnview Drive,Batavia, Sept. 26.At 5361 Belfast Owensville Road,Batavia, Sept. 27.MenacingAt 1341 Clough Pike, Batavia,Sept. 26.At 2160 Ohio 125, Amelia, Sept.26.At 3 East Meadow Drive, Batavia,Sept. 29.Notice of change of addressAt 1102 Flick Lane, Batavia, Sept.16.At Slade Road-Boat Ramp,Batavia, Sept. 16.Obstructing justice -harboringAt 68 Lucy Creek, Amelia, Sept.23.Obstructing official businessAt 4006 Moore Marathon Road,Williamsburg, Sept. 27.Open container liquorAt Chesterfield Lane/CourtesyLane, Batavia, Sept. 24.Pandering sexually orientedmatter involving aminorAt University Lane, Batavia, Sept.23.Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 1804 Chapel Woods Drive,Batavia, Sept. 23.At 2117 Laurel Lindale Road,New Richmond, Sept. 25.At 4470 Ohio 222, Batavia, Sept.25.At Laurel Lindale And SchneiderEstates Drive, New Richmond,Sept. 25.

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