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A van travels through construction along Eastgate Boulevard as it passesover Ohio 32 last march during early phases of the road widening project.

Transportation officialshave an early Christmas pre-sent for shoppers in the East-gate area: a temporary cessa-tion of most major road con-struction.

That’saccording toClermontCounty Engineer Patrick Man-ger, who in the following emailQ & A discusses how officialswhocloselymonitoredtraffic inUnion Township over theThanksgiving holidays used theinformation to draft trafficplans for the Christmas holi-days.

Manger also discusses whatroadwork has been completedand what is yet to come in theEastgate area.

How will Eastgate arearoadworkaffectholidayshop-pers? Any tips regarding de-tours, thebest times to travel,etc.?

“We monitored traffic in theEastgate area on Black Fridayand throughout the rest of theholidayweekend and found thatthe additional lanes on EastgateBoulevard and the eliminationof one signal onEastgateBoule-vard made possible by the re-configured state Route 32ramps and the elimination ofseveral weave-and-mergemovements on state Route 32have already been a huge im-provement to traffic flow forholiday shoppers.

“Our new adaptive signalsystemhaskeptusbusymakingcontinual adjustments to thesignal timingbasedonreal-timetraffic volumes as waves of

shoppers make their waythrough the area. I have notseen traffic able to move sofreely about the Eastgate areaon aBlack Friday in all the timeI’ve been here.

“We have intentionallyplanned no construction activ-ities which would require de-tours or road closures duringthe holiday shopping season,with the exception of the exist-ing lane restrictions on Inter-state 275 over state Route 32.The Ohio Department of Trans-portation construction contrac-tor will continue to workthroughout the winter on I-275andwill soon switch fromwork-ing on the northbound side tothesouthboundsideof the inter-state, but no additional lane re-strictions are expected.

“Likewise, our contractorfor the Ivy Pointe extensionproject between Ivy PointeBoulevard and AicholtzCQRoad will continue to workthroughout the winter withoutimpact to local traffic.”

What roadwork has beencompleted in the Eastgatearea?

“Reconstruction of EastgateNorthRoad, oftenreferred toasPhase1of the Eastgate area im-provements, was completed inthe fall of 2013 and paved theway for both the Eastgate Bou-levard widening and I-275 andstate Route 32 interchange-im-provementprojects, referredtoas Phase 2 and Phase 3, respec-tively.

“The reconstruction of East-gate Boulevard over state

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Technology has added a newdimension - policing and keep-ingupwithhowstudents use so-cial media.

Last month, New RichmondHigh School posted police offi-cers at its entrance to check allstudent book bags after one stu-dent posted a threat on the YikYak social media app. That wasthe same week that the districtbanned student use of the app,aswell as student cell phones inthe high school.

“Last night a communitymember brought to my atten-tion something that was on theappYikYak that said ‘Watch outNew Richmond I am aboutshoot up the school 2morro’ andwe immediately contacted po-lice,” New Richmond HighSchool Principal Mark Baileysaid the next day.

Bailey, assistant PrincipalPhil Heflin, Bird and teachersJim Robinson and Sue Griffinassisted police in the search ofapproximately 700 students.Clermont County Sheriff depu-ties also assisted before beingcalled away for an emergency.

New Richmond police re-mained on the scene and per-formed bag searches for stu-dents arriving late due to juniorand senior options and post-sec-

ondary college classes.“We realize that parents’ No.

1 priority is their child’s safetyand that has to come beforelearning,” Bailey said. “Stu-dents have to feel safe and haveto know that we take all threatsseriously.”

Bailey banned cell phone usein the high school after vulgarand mean Yik Yak posts by stu-dents. The app is bannedthroughout the district via itsWiFi network and Yik Yak hasput up a block on cell towerswithin 1.5 miles of the highschool. The threat has beenturned over to New Richmondpolice for investigation.

Earlier this school year, aSycamore High School studentposted a threat on Instagram.

Police say that the studentwas in the high school’s mediacenter when he posted a photoof a silver handgun to Insta-gram with a message threaten-ing violence against the school,officials from the MontgomeryPolice Department said.

The picture was pulled froma third-partywebsite, police be-lieve. Other students informedteachers and the student waspromptly removed, police said.

School officials acknowl-edgethechallenge,andsaytheyare have procedures and poli-cies in place.

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New Richmond police officersJesse Ridder, left, and Les Smithwait for late students at NewRichmond High School after athreat was posted on theanonymous social media app YikYak Tuesday night. The threatled to a search of all studentsarriving at New Richmond HighSchool on Wednesday.

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“The Clough Pike wid-ening project alsowrapped up this fall, add-ing a center turn lane andsidewalks in addition tomaking improvements todrainage and traffic sig-

nals within the corridor.“Our Intelligent Trans-

portation System (ITS)Phase II project alsowrapped up this fall,bringing new technologyto more than 50 trafficsignals across the county.Specific to the Eastgatearea, this project inter-connected 14 county-maintained traffic sig-nals, creating a systemwith adaptive technologywhich allows each ofthese signals to adjusttiming in a coordinatedmanner based upon real-time trafficdata collectedat each intersection.”

What roadwork hasyet to be done in theEastgate area and whenwill thatworkbegin andend?

“The remaining por-tions of the I-275 and stateRoute 32 interchange pro-ject will continue throughmuch of next year. Thebulk of the work that re-mains will center aroundI-275 and should haveminimal additional im-pact to traffic.

“The new tunnel is ex-pected to open by the endof this year for north-bound I-275 traffic andthe flyover ramp fromsouthbound I-275 throughthe tunnelwill followlaternext year. Once opened,these new ramps will al-low traffic wishing totravel eastbound on stateRoute 32 beyond the East-gate area to bypass thetraffic signals on stateRoute 32 and avoid East-gate Boulevard ramptraffic.

“Our Ivy Pointe Boule-vard extension projectkicked off this fall andwill open in the fall of

2015, connecting IvyPonte Boulevard to Ai-choltz Road.

“The construction offour newbridges on I-275,twoofwhichhavealreadybeen completed, willmakeway for our plannedreconnection of AicholtzRoadunder the interstate.This project will start inthe fall of 2015, makingimprovements to and re-connecting Aicholtz Roadfrom Eastgate Boulevardto Mt. Carmel TobascoRoad when it reopens inthe fall of 2016.”

How much money isbeing spent on road-work in the Eastgatearea, andwhy?

“More than $80 millionwill be spent on construc-tion in the Eastgate areabetween 2012 and 2016.

“The purpose of all ofthese improvements is toincrease thesafetyandef-ficiency of travelthroughout the area. Im-proved traffic flow bene-fits residents andvisitors,employers and employ-ees, and provides an ave-nue for continued growth,economic developmentand investment through-out the community.

“Additional informa-tion can always be foundon GoClermont.org andbyfollowing theClermontCounty TransportationImprovement DistrictGoClermont pages onFacebook and Twitter.”

Want to knowmore aboutwhat is happening in UnionTownship? Follow me onTwitter @jeannehouck..

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A businessman wantsto turn a long-vacant fieldoff state Route 125 insouthern Union Townshipinto a car dealership.

The Union TownshipBoard of Trustees in Cler-mont County has agreedto allow Gregory Proper-ties Inc. to develop the loton the north side of stateRoute 125 at its intersec-tion with Pharo Drive intheOhioPikeCommercialCorridor.

The trustees’ approvalcame with conditions inkeepingwith plans for thecorridor that include re-quiring Gregory Proper-

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walks along the propertyshould a sidewalk projectbe launched in the area,which currently has nosidewalks, and;

» erect a monument-style sign no higher than12 feet off the ground.

Indian Hill business-man Greg Vandemark,president of GregoryProperties, wanted toerect a taller sign andwasdispleased with the pros-pect of committing tostand ready to pay forsidewalks.

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down the road,” Vande-mark said.

“When you look at pre-vailing wages...we don’tevenknowwhat’s going tobe going on in that area.”

As for the sign, “If pos-sible, I’d like to get it up alittle bit higher,” Vande-mark said.

“Because if you get thesign sitting way down onthe ground, you’re not go-ing to be able to see anyvehicles that would be forsale.”

John McGraw, chair-man of the Union Town-ship Board of Trustees,said he understands Van-

demark’s concerns aboutsignage.

“But I think we as atownshipdevelopeda cer-tain standard and I thinkwe should stick to that asmuch as possible,”McGraw said.

“Otherwise you havesignsofalldifferent typesand sizes.”

McGraw said he alsounderstands Vande-mark’s concerns abouthaving to pay for side-walks.

“That’s valid,”McGraw said.

“But at the same time,if we believe in a safe

route along the roadway,sidewalks are an impor-tant part of that.

“And if at some pointdown the road as a com-munitywedecide tomoveforward with that, I thinkit’s important to leave that

in as a protection of theresidents who walk alongthere,” McGraw said.

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The Union Township Board of Trustees in Clermont County hasagreed to allow Gregory Properties Inc. to develop the lot onthe north side of state Route 125 at its intersection with PharoDrive in the Ohio Pike Commercial Corridor.

LOOKtoClermontpar-ticipants learned aboutcivic engagement andcounty infrastructureNov. 18 at the ClermontCounty Commissioner’sOffice.

LOOK to Clermont is ayouth developmentcourse, operated by OhioState University Exten-sionClermont County andUniversity of CincinnatiClermont College, forClermont high school ju-niors and seniors. Partici-pants develop leadershipskills, while earning post-secondary enrollment op-tion (PSEO) credit, bymeeting each month for atheme day and complet-ing a group project.

Students met withCommissioner David Ui-ble to learn about countygovernment and commis-sioners’ role in local gov-ernment.

Next they met withcounty engineer PatMan-ger to discuss the Route32 corridor project andhow offices throughoutthe county interface onlarge tasks.

The Clermont CountyLeague of Women Voterstaught the final lesson ofthe class, “Now You’re18,” a program explaininglegal rights.

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learnedtwoyearsagothatsome students at the mid-dle school were usingtheir cellphones to bullyother students.

Shell said he called ameeting of the studentbody and informed themthat just as they had cer-tain rules they had to fol-low outside of school,when they were in schoolthey had to follow the su-perintendent’s rules.

“And those rules areyou do not use your cell-phones during school,” hesaid.

In the Goshen LocalSchool District, studentsin middle and high schoolhave to abide by a 2-year-old “Bring Your OwnTechnology” policy thatthey’re all made aware of

tricts around the increas-ing number of socialmedia options our youngpeople have,” West Cler-mont Schools Superinten-dent Keith Kline. “(We)are concerned as many(are) about the responsi-ble use of social media.”

Debbie Alberico, com-munications consultantfor theschool, said thedis-trict has filters whichblock the students fromaccessing certain webpages.

“We have alerted par-ents about the Yik Yaksite,” said Alberico, whoruns the district’s social

media sites.The Clermont North-

eastern Local School Dis-trict allows students tohave “personal communi-cation devices” in theirpossession, but they arenot allowed to use themduring class. Studentswhoviolate thepolicyriskhaving their device con-fiscated by the principal.

“It’s up to the principalwhether the parent cancome and get the device,or theprincipal cangive itback to the student at theend of the day,” Superin-tendent Ralph Shell said.

Shell said he is notaware of incidents involv-ing threats made on per-sonal communication de-vices at school. However,he said school officials

at the beginning of theschool year.

As part of that policy,students are not allowedto access social network-ing sites during school,Superintendent DarrellEdwards said. Students

also cannot use devicessuch as smartphoneswhile a teacher is teach-ing.

When violations occur,penalties can range froma correction froma teach-er to banning a studentfrom bringing his or hersmartphone, iPad, laptopor other device to school.Edwards said he’s notaware of any threatsmade via smartphones orother technology.

“It’s really hard to saythat there’s a standardpenalty,” Edwards said.“Penalties can includeany typical disciplinaryaction, including deten-tions or in school suspen-sions. But the simplething would be the loss ofthe privilege. Part of ourjob is to teachkidsrespon-sible behavior.Wewant to

avoid the severe punish-ments.”

Problems with stu-dents’ use of social media– specifically on Twitter –have arisen three timesthis year at Bethel-TateHigh School, according toPrincipal Keith Hickman.

“Two incidents in-volved students creating‘impersonation’ accountsof teachers,” Hickmansaid.

One of these incidentswas resolved via the Twit-ter complaint process.“The other account wastaken down by a studentduring the investigationprocess (conducted byHickman),” Hickmansaid.

Reporters Forrest Sellers andCindy Schroeder and EditorDick Maloney contributed

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YOUR TURNWhat social media apps

and Web sites concernyou as a parent? As ateenager? Do you thinkschools are handling anysituations that come upcorrectly? What moreshould they do?Email responses to

rmaloney@communi-typress.com. Include yourcommunity and school.

ADVICE FOR PARENTSMonfort Heights resident Jimmy Dinsmore says all socialmedia should worry parents. Dinsmore, who has a 12-year-old daughter, is a social media strategist who occa-sionally gives talks at schools.“You have to pay attention to what is going on withyour kid, on whatever format they’re on,” Dinsmoresaid.“And not just pay attention to your kid, but all of theirfriends. For tweens and young teens Instagram is apopular one. Most of that is transparent, where a par-ent can see what is being posted and said. However,friends can send private messages and parents should bechecking that regularly.”Dinsmore said Snapchat is particularly problematic.“This is much less transparent,” he said. “Friends (orstrangers) can send your child a video or photo messagewith a very brief message. The image or video stays upfor only a brief time and then disappears. But this doesnot mean it didn’t make out onto the cloud and In-ternet. And because what is being sent disappearsquickly, it’s harder for parents to know what is beingsent amongst their kids.“KIK is another one. This is a seemingly harmless mes-saging service. However, it’s become common for sexualpredators and perverts to patrol KIK due to its some-what anonymous methods. As a parent, there is no realmerit or reason for a child to have KIK, so I don’t allowmy daughter to have an account.“The real action for a teen is going down on Twitter. Allparents should have a Twitter account and follow theirchild and their friends.”Dinsmore said he thinks schools “do a phenomenal jobof monitoring social media.“When threats or bullying take place schools takeprompt action. Sometimes it’s over reactionary, butwhen it comes to child safety, I’d rather they overreact,”he said.What more should they do?“Schools should work on educating the parents aboutthe importance of monitoring their children’s socialmedia activity,” Dinsmore said.“Many parents are disengaged or intimidated by tech-nology and don’t know what is going on. Every parentneeds to be social media savvy. And if they’re not,schools should offer lecturers or seminars on educatingthe parents on the ways of social media.”Schools interested in hearing Dinsmore speak can con-tact him at jimmydinsmore@yahoo.com.

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COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

sanek, Emily Susanek, CaitlinTaylor, Jacob (JT) Teegarden,Emily Terry, Aubrey Troxell,Minasia Truong, Matthew Vale-rio, Anthony Vaughn, HunterWebb, Kylee Whitt, HayleeWhittington, KyleWickersham,Zachary Wickersham, PaigeWilliamson, Caleb Woodall,Morgan Wynn, Madison York,Margaret York and JacobYoung.

Seventh-grade - Marissa Ad-dison, Cade Anderson, GeorgiaBach, JeremyBall, Drake Bart-ko, Claressa Batchler, JennaBatchler, Elijah Baucom, Bow-den Bennett, Matthew Benson,Briana Birmingham, HannaBoyd-Hughes, Devon Boykin,Wade Broughton, Destiny Car-ter, Jostlen Chamberlin, AllisonCollett, Elaina Colston, Marcel-la Comello, Gabrielle Corder,Breana Coulter, Kurtis Craig,AveryDanislavs,MasonDanos-ky, Brandon Davis, Trent Do-naghy, Matthew (Alex) Dowd-ney, Madison Downs, EthanFeldman, Albert Figueroa, Ty-ler Florence, Marjorie Gander,William(Billy)Garretson,RyanGear, Destiny Harmon, Abi-gayle Haven, Claudette Hen-sley, Bryce (Clay) Hickman,Sophia Hodge, Ellen Hollings-worth, Kylee Howard, CaseyHumphries, KaylaHymel, Tris-tyn Jackson, Sophia Jennings,Logan King, Journey Lewis, Sa-mantha Martin, Lucas Mentzel,Eleanor (Ellie) Morris, JoshuaMorrissey, Jenea Nkulu, Han-nah Owens, Nicholas Powers,TimothyRamey,McKenzieRat-liff, Marcus Roll, Gabriel Row-land, Brandon Sanchez, Abi-gayle Sankey, Nicholas Short,BobbySinclair, SamiSok,Dako-ta Staton, Connor Stein, Court-ney Stewart, Hannah Tabor,Hannah Thacker, RykerThompson, Kyle Walker, Made-lyn Webb, Morgan Wester-kamp, Lillian Wilfert, HannahWilliams, Annie Wolfe andPaige Ziska.

Eighth-grade - Sarah Addi-son,MayaAl-Eswed, JoshuaAl-exander, Reagan Baker, Made-lyn Beasley, Alexis Cann, Alys-sa Carter, Caitlyn Caskey, Col-leen Caskey, Connor Chambers,Ethan Clark, Braunell (Finley)Collins, Emily Combs, JacobConrad, Nathaniel (Nathan)Cooper, Nathaniel Coyle, Jas-mine Dearwester, MackenzieDickerson, Hailey Eckhardt,Matthew Edwards, ZacharyFranks, Rosalyn Gibson, Do-minic Gould, Lauren Hackney,Hunter Henning, Darby Hig-gins, Joseph Hodge, CandieHoffard, Jacob Humphries, Sa-vannah Hunt, Selena Hurley,

McKayJones, JasonKeith,Ash-ley Landon, Erika McNamee,TrinityMeadows, RebeccaMel-vin, Drake Murff, Clay Ness,Eva Nester, Sophie Palmer, Pri-ya Patel, Ashley Patrick, KaiRiggenbach, Cheyenne Rob-erts, Katherine Ross, NatalieRowland, Nico Sartori, TylerScott, Kendall Simpson,MahalaSmith, Morgan Southall, JuliaTansey, Joshua Thomas, David(Trey) Thuma, Elizabeth Tur-ner, Rachael Wheeler, MichelleWikette, Connor Woolwine andKane Zepf.

First honorsSixth-grade - Celina Allen,

McKailey Bachelier, DlenaBaker, Kylie Bartlett, KaceyBerryhill, Kristal Boyd-Hughes, Natalie Bravo, TaylorBrown, Hunter Cann, JoshuaCrow, Carolyn Dalton, EmilyDalton, Cody Damron, RyanDawson, Cora Day, Lilie Dear-wester, Michael Dearwester,SamanthaDenier, IanDiPuccio,Haleigh Eisenman, Michael El-lis, TaCorian Evans, AbigailFairchild, Nicholas Faulkner,Marcus Ferguson, Bailee Fos-ter, Hollie Foster, Aaron Fucito,Justin Fuston, Sunshine God-frey, Iliana (IlianaDuffey)Gon-zalez-Duffey, Stormie Gosa,Clarence Greene, TrentenHaas, Rebecca Hack, Kylie Ha-ley, Michaela Hamblin, JordanHarris, Kayla Henson, GarrickHockenberry, Noah Hollen,Brayden Howard, Alexis Hut-son, Asso Ismail, Jasmine Jolly,Brayden Keiser, ChristopherKiser, Jakob Klanke, XanderKraemer, Jeremy Krantz, Wil-liam Kuper, Joshua Lambert,Justin Linhthasack, AmaraLong, Jacob Longnecker, HaleyLoomis, Destin Marlow, WrenMarsh, Lainie Mason, DylanMassmann, Mackenzie May-field, Madison Mayfield, Chris-topherMcCoy,TiaraMcDonald,Natalie McKinnis, ErinMcNamara, Raleigh Melton,Mason Miller, Liam Mitchell,Ethan Moore, Abilene Morgan,Emily Morris, Jamie Morris,Ethan Mullins, Brittany Nae-gele, Jonathan Neanover, SajanPatel, Yesh Patel, Katlyn Per-kins, Crystal Pfeiffer, ChloePorter, Kaitlynn Powers, LaynePuett, Madilyn Quirk, EmilyRechtiene, Grace Rose, DylanRowland, Brynn Rump, AuroraRutledge,EmilySavas,VanessaSchaefer, Nolan Schirmer, Tif-fany Schneider, Dylan Sebas-tian-Medina, Kyle Seebohm,Phoenix Simpson, BrookeSmall, Noah Smith, Trent Spen-cer, Hayley Steinmann, AlexisStewart,MorganStout,AllieSu-

AMELIAMIDDLE SCHOOLThe following students have

earnedhonorsforthefirstquar-ter of 2014-2015.

Straight ‘A’ Honor rollSixth-grade - ConnorAdams,

Matthew (Jason) Adkins, Kim-berly Allen, Hailey Ashley,Samuel Beasley, Sara Beckett,Jamarin Belger-Wallace, RyanBross, Daniel (Connor) Casey,Natalie Cochran, Nathan Cox,Aaron Coyle, Hannah Crabtree,Aidan Creager, Alexandra Cun-ningham, Austin Davidson, Mi-chael Day, Korrin Dougherty,Brittney Dove, William (Will)Duff, Wesley Emmert, EthanFisher, Markus Flannery, Zak-reyFranz,William(Hunter)Ga-briel, Alexis Germain, Allen(AJ) Gillespie, Andrew Hen-riques, Luke Holmberg, Mac-kenzieHurley, KoryKaiser, Lu-cas Kamphaus, Alexander(Alex) Koch, Dylan Kritz, Za-chary Lambert, Chaney Malan,Karlie Matthews, Buddy May,Kiersten McCoy, EsmeraldaMiranda, Amber Neanover,Brendan O’Neill, Kayla Propst,Kelsie Rademacher, CarmenReyes, Chloe Robinson, DillonShively, Ian Smith, IsabellaSmith, SarahSmith,HannahSu-sanek, Sophia Tribble, Joshua(Josh) Williams, Jerad Wilson,Noah Wilson and LeilaniWright.

Seventh-grade - JonathanAdams, Makenna Anderson,KennedyBigelow,DakotaBird-song, Gabrielle Boda, AudreyBrown, Charles Buhler, TrevorClick, Emily Crouch, PaigeDugger, Benjamin Fehl, ShelbyFlannery, Dylan Haigwood,Brendan Haught, HaileyHeppner, Michael Hicks, Alex-ander Hinman, Jacob Hinnin-ger, Sydney Kelly, Noah Klin-gelhafer, Emma Krebs, WyattLane, Bryannah Lang, HunterLee, Kellen Lowe, MakenzyMays, Hailey McNamara, Wil-liam Miley, Jonathon Miller,Demi Mills, Hailey O’Connor,Isabella Pfeiffer, Devin Potts,Alexis Pride, Erika Quehl, ScottReveal, Josiah Robinette, Syd-ney Robinson, Natali Rosario,Devin Shaffer, Kelly Shoup,Ryan Stoker, Hailey Stone,Payge Suggs, ElisaWagnerMo-ran, Jacob Walter and BrandonWilson.

Eighth-grade - Hailey Birr,Isobel Brown, Ryan Cann, Aar-on Cochran, Keianna Coulter,Julia Cunningham, Maeve Da-nosky, Lucas DeWald, MeganDeWald, Hannah Dougherty,Adam Edwards, Olivia Fisher,Samuel Fuller, Logan Graves,Trisha Haney, Collin Hillner,

Raelyn Jobe, Nicole Jordan,CassieKelley,KristianKowsky,Erin Kramer, Kimberly Lacey,Emily LaGana, Julian Larkins,Emily Little, HaleyManis, Alis-sa Marois, Johnathan Meyer,LoganMiller, Jadie Nicodemus,William Palmer, Sandra Perez,Austin Price, Honor Ramsey,LoganReese,BradynRiffle, Sa-brina Rowland, Savannah Row-land,HannahRutledge,MorganSchaefer, Camden Schirmer,Victoria Scholl, Carly Shiveley,Jaylyn Silz, Faith Smith, TrinityStowell, Rachel Swartz, RobinTaylor, Jaden Vaughn, LeannWilliams,AbigailWynne,DrakeYoung,JessicaYoungandMadi-son Zapata.

Second honorsSixth-grade - Joshua Adams,

Rabieh Aleswed, Chase Allen,Haylee Allen, Kaylynn Alvara-do, Billy (III) Anderson, MariaAugst, Bren Ball, AndrewBart-lett, Arlin Bayer, Serenah Be-gley, Christian Beristain, QuinnBrannum, Dylan Brotherton,Zoe Chapman, Dylan Clem-mons, Kaitlyn Collins, MakaylaDamico, Tristan Davis, JosephDeller, Daniel Dougherty,Christa Ducolon, SebastianEades, Sophia Eichenlaub,Nicholas Engle, Colin Ernest,Andres Escobar Barrios, Cam-my Farmer, Abigail Foust, Jor-dan Franks, Hunter Funk, Za-chary Funk, Alyssa Gibson,Courtney Hanley, Antonio Hat-ter, William (Will) Henson, Ha-ley Hershey, Brayden Hicks,Dorothy Holcombe, CaydenHuddleston,JordanJuilfs,Kait-lyn Kidd, Octavia King, HarlieKissee, Davis LaGana, JacobLanders, Chelsey (Kaylie)Lang, Makenna Leever, DylanMaple, Ryan Marlow, GarrettMason, Yona McClain, CadenMcCormick, Richard (Trey)McMillin, Matthew Michel,Brooklyn Miller, Sierra Miller,Angel Newman, GabrielleO’Connor,HetabenPatel, EmilyPelphrey, Colby Peyton, HaileyPuckett, Ryan Quick, JacobRobinson, Uriah Robinson, Na-thanRoeper,BrianRoller,Alex-is Samson, Tyler Scholl, OrionShoemaker, Brady Smith, JesseSmith, Lindsey Snouffer, Jay-don Sowders, Alliyah Strack,Mariah Sumner, Esther Tuke,Blake Tyminski-Small, BreeVecchi, Angelina Welch, DerekWhippo, Christian (Xavier)White and Ava Zigmunt.

Seventh-grade - Shayler Ad-ams, Madeline (Maddi) Alexan-der, Paige Barr, Julia Barrett,AshleyBates, SeanBegue,Kay-ley Beimesche, Damien Bowl-ing, David (Austin) Bowling,

Michael Brusman, Brooke Ca-ruso, Robert (Jacob) Cole,Shawn (Jr.) Corder, Logan Dea-ton, Jacob DiCarlo, Jaelyn Dod-son, Deja Evers, Joyce Fenton,Jaden Fichtel, Bryan (Austin)Florence, Sarah Frey, CamerenFryar, Noah Gailey, DakotaGoodwin, Halle Grigsby, Kate-lyn Grubbs, Brooke Hall, Cari-nae Harris, Noah Helmer, Ash-ton Hoeter, Shawn Hurley,Breann Istvan, Ciearra Land-ers, Chloe Lehn, Nathan Little,Francis Myko Lomeda, AllisonLongnecker, Cierra Louis,Reece Massner, Dylan May,MazzyMcMillan,KatieMcMul-len, Parker Messer, KamilahMorris, Jonah Noffsinger, Jay-len Ogletree, Marissa Otero,Emily Puckett, Rachel Riley,Christopher Robinson, DonyaRowe, Faith Sample, GageSanders, Mackenzie Santos,Marissa Schroer, Halee Sester,Erin Shepherd, Charles Sim-mermon III, Carly Simons, Syd-ney Skalley, Jessika Smack,Kerstin Smith, Morgan Smith,Adam Stacy, Dawn Stimec,Kayle Stone, Bailee’ Stratton,Chloe Taylor, Seth Teegarden,Elijah Thomas, Victor Thomp-son, Donnie (Jacob) Towner,Kyle Vanderhorst, AllenVaughn, Kinsey Ventura, Dan-ielle Wajert, Xavier Walker, Al-exander Watkins, Abbie Wool-wine, Marissa (Rissa) Wright,Mia Wright and BraydenYoung.

Eighth-grade - Loreen Al-Akasheh, Meran Al-Akasheh,Candace Andy, Camryn Aus-man, Michael Battista, JacobBlanchard, LoganBowling,Bai-ley Bravo, Brandon Brown,Dustin Bryant, Daniel Burk-hardt, Hunter Calderon, Mi-chael Calderon, Tyler Carlisle,Taylor Davis, Danita (Angel)Dickerson, Amanda Fox, Mat-thew Fuller, Sydney Gailey,Taylor Hogsed, Destiney Hud-son, Ismail Ismail, DestinyJones, Noah Kellerman, JacobKelly, Savannah Kendle, JacobKilgore, Kody Kitchen, Na-thanael Kraft, Jennifer Kyle,Abigail LaRoy, Brooke Ligon,Abigail Marsh, Gabrielle Mar-tien, Raegan Mason, CianaMcMillin,OliviaMeckley,Alex-isO’Neal,AnthonyPangallo, Sa-rah Powers, Chrissy Rohling,Emily Saba, Brianna Sebastian-Medina, Ryan Shilling, JerrySmith, Arabella (Nickley) Sny-der, Nathaniel Steinmann, Nat-alie Tripp, Andrew Tufarella,Candace Tuke, Chayse Vance,Dylan Westfall, Rachel Wieder-hold, Faith Wilmoth, ZachariahWireman and David Wyatt.

AMELIAMIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS

All New Richmond ExemptedVillage School District third gradestudents from last year met Ohio’sthird grade reading guarantee andadvanced to the fourth grade with-out the need for additional readinginstruction each school day.

Except for students with individ-ualized education plans, Ohio thirdgrade students were required tomeet a minimum score of 392 in2013-2014 on the state reading test tomove on to the fourth grade. Theminimum score increases to 394 for2014-2015andeventually to400.Thisscore must be attained either in thefall or spring state reading tests.

Of the non-exempt returning stu-dents, only three failed to score 392on the OAA reading last spring butpassed the alternative Terra Novatest at the start of the district’s sum-mer reading camp for K-3 studentsand qualified for advancement.

The 8-week summer readingcamps were directed byMonroe El-ementary teacher Greg Chandlerandwereattendedby137students in2013 and 97 students in 2014. The2014 summer reading camp includ-ed a visit by author Tim Callahan,

author of the Kentucky Summersadventure series, which is basedloosely on his childhood. The schoolboard purchased copies of his booksfor the camp students as an encour-agement for students to continuereading during the summer break.

Students in gradesK-3 are evalu-atedtodetermine if theyarereadingat grade level and a reading im-provement plan is developed to ad-dress each student’s unique readingproblems.

NREVSD’s third grade teachersnot only aligned their reading ma-terials, they went an additional stepand aligned their guest speakers.Jinny Powers Berten, author of theLittsie series about an immigrantgirl in the 1800s who comes in con-tact with real characters that livedinCincinnati such asNicholas Long-worth, Dr. Drake, Salmon Chase,Harriet Beecher Stowe, James Bir-ney and John Rankin, spoke at allthree district third grade class-rooms and reviewed book reportsfromstudentswhoreadherbooksaspartof thenewcurriculumdesignedby the district’s third grade teach-ers.

New Richmond meets Ohio’s reading guarantee

PROVIDED

Cincinnati author Jinny Powers Berten speaks to Monroe Elementary third-grade students about herLittsie book series about historic Cincinnati characters and events. She was selected as a guest speaker aspart of the new curriculum designed by the district's third-grade teachers and credited with helping thedistrict meet Ohio's third-grade reading guarantee.

A6 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • DECEMBER 10, 2014

THURSDAY, DEC. 11Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Nature Shop.Framed and unframed silkscreens, prints and postersavailable. Free for members,included with daily admission fornon-members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

Art OpeningsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Framed andunframed silk screens, prints andposters available. Exhibit con-tinues through Dec. 31. Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 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.947-7333. Union Township.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18 andup. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.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.Aqua Zumbawith KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels, 203Mound Ave., Free. Presented bySilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Milford.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, 1147Main St., Each 60 minute work-out blends dance and muscletoning movements choreo-graphed to today’s hottest music.Ages 18 and up. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.227-3343; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, 930 Lila Ave., High-intensity interval training classusing Keiser Air, power platesand various equipment. Ages 18and up. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Holiday - Christmas12 Days of Christmas, 4-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Special eventseach night including City HallTree Lighting, Ladies Night,Breakfast with Santa, Paws andPresents, Cookie and Quilts,Cookie Decorating, Candy Dem-onstrations, Make your ownPizza. Through Dec. 12. Free.Presented by Loveland AreaChamber of Commerce. 683-1544; www.lovelandchambe-r.org. Loveland.

Literary - CraftsBeginning Crochet Class, 10a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-Withams-ville Road, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesTeenWriting Club, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forthose interested in meetingother teen writers or looking forfeedback from other teens wholove writing. For teens. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Nature

Project FeederWatch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Share cup of coffee or teawhile counting birds. Free.831-1711. Union Township.

Youth SportsTiny Tigers Pre School MartialArt, 10-10:30 a.m., ATA Taek-wondo of Cincinnati, 4240Mount Carmel Tobasco Road,Program offers strong founda-tion in essential character qual-ities such as courtesy, respect anddiscipline. $69 per month. 652-0286; www.atacincinnati.com.Union Township.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Dining 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. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. Through Dec. 26.575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 947-7333. UnionTownship.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Holiday - Christmas12 Days of Christmas, 4-9 p.m.,Downtown Loveland, Free.683-1544; www.lovelandchambe-r.org. Loveland.

Music - ChoralMyHeart Longs for Christmas,7-8:30 p.m., Milford ChristianChurch, 844 Ohio 131, WorshipChoir, Children’s Choir andDrama team celebrate Christmasseason and rediscover truemeaning of Christmas. Free.Presented by Milford ChristianChurch Choir and Drama. 831-0196.Miami Township.

NatureProject FeederWatch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

RecreationBingo, 7 p.m., American LegionPost 406, 3393 Legion Lane,Prices vary depending on howmany games are purchased.Guaranteed $250 on cover-all.Doors open 5:30 p.m. 734-6507.Bethel.

ShoppingHoliday Vendor Event, 10 a.m.to 9 p.m., Eastgate Mall, 4601Eastgate Blvd., Center Court.Pre-holiday shopping. Free.Presented by Riverboat Enter-prises-Tupperware. 769-3311;www.my.tupperware.com/riverboat. Union Township.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13Art EventsHoliday Raku Firing, 4-8 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Paint complimen-tary train ornament and watchas it comes out of the raku kiln.Learn about raku glazes andraku process, talk with local

potters and sit by bonfire towarm up. Free. 683-2529;www.whistlestopclayworks.com.Loveland.

Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Drink TastingsSnow on the Vine HolidayWine Sampling, noon to 4p.m., Harmony Hill Vineyardsand Estate Winery, 2534 SwingsCorner Point Isabel Road, TastingBar. Favorites available forsampling including Rhapsodyand Bluegrass. Dessert winesserved in chocolate cordial cups.50 cents per sample. ThroughDec. 20. 734-3548; www.hhwi-nes.com. Bethel.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly. 800-932-8677; www.top-s.org. Amelia.Strength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Holidayparade, carriages, polar expresstrain, nativity scene, choirs, streetfair, chestnuts roasting, Santa,Frosty and more. Free. Presentedby City of Loveland. 683-1544;www.historicloveland.com.Loveland.Breakfast with Santa, 10 a.m. tonoon, Emmanuel United Meth-odist Church, 4312 Amelia OliveBranch Road, Breakfast serveduntil 11 a.m. Followed by pictureswith Santa, crafts and puppetshow. Free. 732-1400. Batavia.A River Village Christmas, 10a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Village of NewRichmond, Front Street, Oldfashioned Christmas to show offhistoric streets. Christmas musicand carollers, Santa andMrs.Claus and premier crafters withChristmas gifts. Free. Presentedby New Richmond Ohio BusinessAssociation. 907-690-9837. NewRichmond.

Music - ChoralMyHeart Longs for Christmas,7-8:30 p.m., Milford ChristianChurch, Free. 831-0196.MiamiTownship.

NatureBirdWalk, 8 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Membersfree; nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.Ohio Young Birders Club, 9a.m. to noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Join our youth-focused birding group for ages12-18. Registration required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

ShoppingHoliday Vendor Event, 10 a.m.to 9 p.m., Eastgate Mall, Free.769-3311; www.my.tupper-ware.com/riverboat. UnionTownship.

SUNDAY, DEC. 14Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesMilford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.

Music - ChoralMyHeart Longs for Christmas,4-5:30 p.m., Milford ChristianChurch, Free. 831-0196.MiamiTownship.

Music - ReligiousChristmas Cantata: Love CameDown at Christmas, 9 a.m.,10:30 a.m., Loveland UnitedMethodist Church, 10975 S.Lebanon Road, Presented by theChancel Choir and OrchestraEnsemble. Rich tapestry of newmelodies and familiar carolscombine to ensure meaningfulexperience. Free. 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org. Love-land.

ShoppingHoliday Vendor Event, noon to6 p.m., Eastgate Mall, Free.769-3311; www.my.tupper-ware.com/riverboat. UnionTownship.

MONDAY, DEC. 15Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Strength & Balance, 2-2:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesRiver CityWriter’s Group,6-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolers

and their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

Youth SportsTiny Tigers Pre School MartialArt, 10-10:30 a.m., ATA Taek-wondo of Cincinnati, $69 permonth. 652-0286; www.ata-cincinnati.com. Union Township.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16Art & Craft ClassesBotanicaMonthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Fresh Holiday Design.,Botanica, 9581 Fields Ertel Road,Design class. Stay after to createyour own arrangement withhelp of instructor 7-8 p.m. Free.Registration required. 697-9484;www.botanicacincinnati.com.Loveland.

Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Zumba Gold/Silver SneakerFlexwith KC, 10:45-11:30 a.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135 N.Union St., $5. Presented byZumba with KC. 240-5180. Be-thel.aqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m., Com-fort Inn, 4421Aicholtz Road, $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Free.369-4476. Loveland.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,$1-$15. 528-9909; www.stuart-glugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters ofMil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 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.

Through April 1. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

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

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135 N.Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Zumba with KC. 240-5180;www.zumbawithkc.com. Bethel.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.Milford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center, Callfor pricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Aqua Zumbawith KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels, Free.478-6783.Milford.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com.MIlford.PowerFit Class, noon to 1 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club &WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006.Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30-1:30p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Adults. Bring bag lunch. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700.Milford.

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The Charley Harper Art Show is open through Dec. 31 at Cincinnati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road, Union Township. View framed and unframed silk screens, printsand posters. Admission is free for members, and is included in daily admisison fornon-members. Call 831-1711, or visit www.cincynature.org. Pictured is "Don't Bug Me" byCharley Harper

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Todaymy kitchen hasthe haunting fragrance ofvanilla. I’mmaking vanil-la extracts for gift giving.

I think oneof the nic-est, andreallyeasiest,gifts fromthe kitchenis home-made va-nilla ex-tract.When Imentionedthis in a

recent column, so manyof you asked about it thatI wanted to share a de-tailed recipe early in theseason.

Kind of beansUse high quality vanil-

la beans/pods that bendeasily. The beans areactually the seed pod of amember of the orchidfamily and are harvestedby hand; thus the reasonfor the cost. If they’rehard, don’t use them tomake vanilla extract, butchop them up and sub-merge in some granulat-ed sugar or salt to flavorthose. Vanilla made withBourbon/Madagascarbeans has the classic,robust flavor that is typi-cally associated withvanilla. Tahitian beansare not as strong, morefruity and floral, whileMexican beans tend to besmooth flavored with ahint of spiciness.

Preparing beansI pound them flat and

then split them length-wise in half or shorter tofit the jar. You’ll see tinyblack vanilla seeds.

Alcohol variations

Vodka has the mostneutral flavor, but youcan use bourbon, brandy,or rum. I like to give atrio for gifts. A good 40%(80 proof) alcohol forvodka will work fine.Vanilla extracts that youbuy usually contain 35percent or 70 proof alco-hol.

InfusingDepending upon the

method, infusing flavorcan take anywhere froma week to a fewmonths.I’m giving two recipeshere - one that is a quickinfuse that’s ready in aweek or so and one thattakes at least a month orup to several months. Ifgiving this as a gift be-fore infusion is done, letrecipient know. It’s fun towatch flavor develop.You’ll know infusion iscomplete by color (any-where from goldenbrown to dark) and espe-cially, aroma. The flavorwill becomemore com-plex over time.

Storing vanillaCool, dry place (not

the frig) where it shouldlast indefinitely. Storeunused beans in freezer.

Hot infuse methodfor vanilla extract

Adapted from Cook’sIllustrated DIY book.

3/4 cup vodka2 vanilla beans, pound-

ed flat and split as men-tioned above. Place in aone cup container. I likeglass.

Carefully and slowly,heat vodka in largesaucepan on low just

until hot. Be careful,don’t cover or use highheat as fumes could catchfire. Pour over beans,submerging them. Cool toroom temperature, un-covered. Seal and store atroom temperature for aweek, shaking every day.Strain or not.

Rita’s roomtemperature infusemethod

Takes more beans anda longer time, and theflavor is amazing.

4 vanilla beans, pound-ed flat and split as men-tioned above.

8 oz. vodka or otheralcohol

Place beans in jar.Pour alcohol of choiceover. Beans must be sub-merged. Cover, shake andlet infuse at room tem-perature a month at leastor longer, shaking everyfew days or so. Strain ifdesired.

Tip from Rita’skitchen: don’t tossout the beans

Vanilla salt or sugar. Ifyou strain vanilla, beansare still flavorful enoughto use in salt or sugar.Dry and submerge in

about a cup of salt orsugar. Cover until flavordevelops.

Vanilla, orange andmint extracts:

Check out my webpage Abouteating.comfor these recipes.

Readers want toknow: What is acomal?

A reader was passinga gourmet kitchen storeand saw what looked likea heavy crepe pan in thewindow. The sign said“comal.” “What is it usedfor?” he asked. It’s pro-nounced koh-MAHL and

is a very shallow round oroblong flat griddle withlow curved sides, madeof cast iron or steel. UsedinMexican and LatinAmerican cooking fortortillas and toastingchilies, spices and veg-gies. I like the cast ironversion since it’s one thatcan be passed down andgets better the more youuse it.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Homemade vanilla extract makes nice gift

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade vanilla extract can be made with just two ingredients. The harder pods can be used to flavor sugar.

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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

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Community Journal EditorRichard Maloneyrmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: clermont@communitypress.comweb site:www.communitypress.com

A publication of

I feel compelled to respondto Mr. Bockenstette’s guestcolumn on Nov. 26 (“Devel-opment minimizes need for

future taxes”).I think all

Pierce Town-ship residentswould gener-ally agree thatthe closure ofBeckjord andthe resultingrevenue loss isnot good news.While I agreethe PierceTownship Fire

& EMS levy needs to be re-structured, I take issue withseveral of his points.

First, I disagree that raisingtaxes will yield “no real im-provements.” What real im-

provements do you foresee ifwe don’t make up the revenueshortfall? The levy is aimed atkeeping emergency servicesafloat and operating at a high-caliber of service. It has noth-ing to do with the infrastruc-ture of the township (sewers,water, drainage, etc.) to whichhe alludes.

Secondly, he ascribes to a“least cost option.” When itcomes to emergency services,I ascribe to “the best andbrightest option.” I want thebest personnel, technology andequipment when responding toour resident’s health, safetyand protection of properties ina crisis situation. Last month,most of us were asked to con-tribute pennies per day for thecontinuing levy, not dollars. Bythe way, taxes are forever and

the notion that things maychange in the future to directtaxes downward is more fanta-sy than reality.

Thirdly, I strongly disagreethat the township should sup-port property owners anddevelopers with “seed money”and “incentives” to stimulatedevelopment. Really? Wherewould that money come from?What kinds of incentiveswould you propose? What de-velopers with reasonable de-velopment proposals havebeen driven away/not support-ed by township officials? Idon’t want my tax money be-ing used to benefit an individ-ual property owner. Let’s letthe free market decide thoseopportunities.

Fourth, the assertion that1,000 new homes will offset the

revenue is absurd. There areroughly 10,000 homes in all ofPierce Township now. Therewould have to be a buildingboom the likes of which wehaven’t seen since the end ofWorld War II. Legendary Run,a wonderful community, hasonly generated 608 homes overa 20-year period. In addition,most developers now approachthe market with a combinationof lifestyle living (condomini-ums, apartments, lifestylehomes and single familyhomes) as opposed to tradition-al residential developments.These types of developmentsdo not generate the tax reve-nue that a typical single familyhome community would.

I commend Mr. Bocken-stette’s participation on thezoning commission and re-

spect his thoughts, but wemust deal with the reality thata tax increase to sustain andimprove emergency servicesis imperative to attract devel-opment. Pierce Township hasbeen blessed for more than 50years with the Beckjord plantthat kept our taxes relativelylow.

The harsh reality is that wewill all have to chip in a littlemore to make up for that loss.So, I’d recommend we stopwriting letters, and get to workby participating in trusteemeetings and volunteering tooffer tangible, realistic pro-posals and coming up withsolutions that will yield “realimprovements.”

Mark Cann is a resident of PierceTownship.

Pierce fire/EMS levy critical to safety, growth

Mark CannCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Dec. 3 questionThe Ohio Senate has

passed a bill which wouldmandate that a police officerbe present at any intersec-tion or place where red lightcameras and traffic controlcamerasareused. Is thisgoodlegislation?Why orwhy not?

“Mandating a police offi-cer be present where redlight or speeding camerasare used sure feels likegood legislation to me. Idon’t want to come acrossasanti-police, Iamnot,how-ever, if law enforcement iswanting to accuse me of atraffic crime, charge me alarge fine plus court costsand negatively impact myinsurance classification,then I fully expect them todo the actual work in per-son. Most people obey traf-fic laws most of the time,but ifone ifhalfasecondtoolate getting through a yel-low light or going 5 mphover the posted speed limit,is it right to have amachineauto-arrest that person? Ithink not. Good job Ohiolegislature.”

M.J.F.

“Wow! Here I thoughtthe cameras were to elimi-nate needing a salaried po-lice officer sitting, doing al-most nothing, for hours onend, to catch the one or twoscofflaws that were oblivi-ous to the police presence.... If we really believe thatthecameras arean invasionof privacy or inaccurate incourt, then, they should beeliminated, but if we wantan economical means ofsurveillance, a patrol sit-ting in a car is not the an-swer.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould Ohio change theway it draws Congressionaldistricts (and state dis-tricts)? Why or why not?What changes do youpropose?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers tormaloney@communitypress.comwith Ch@troom in the subjectline.

Our financial situation haschallenged leadership, faculty,students, parents and communi-

ty over the pastseveral years.

Regardless,through thehard work ofmany and arecoveringeconomy, ourschool district ison the road tofiscal stability.In fact, this fall,the Ohio Depart-ment of Educa-

tion released West Clermontfrom fiscal caution. Althoughwe are still operating on a shoe-string budget, we have emergedin stable and far leaner shape.This is a snapshot of where weare now and what's ahead forour schools.

First, stabilizing our oper-ating budget is a significantaccomplishment for our schoolsand community. It required thatwe make some very tough deci-sions, but we did it throughconservative fiscal stewardshipand by cuts made by the dis-trict. Cuts are never easy, but

our community spoke and weheard: they want leaner schools.So, during the last severalyears, we began enacting cutsand reductions. Those reduc-tions have helped us to steadyour financial situation.

Significant to our financialstability is that all staff volun-tarily accepted a three-yearfreeze in salary and experiencesteps. It provided relief to ourshoestring budget and it sig-naled for all that our teachers,administrators and support staffcare deeply about our schoolsand they are sharing in the sac-rifice of these very lean timesfor our schools.

In addition, this past year wereceived a slight increase instate funding to our district thathelped our bottom line. Al-though we saw a slight bump inthe last budget cycle we are notcertain yet how we will be af-fected in future budgets. More-over, although we appreciate thebump received last time it isimportant to know that it cameon the heels of years and yearsof deep cuts from the state.Actually, our current state reve-nues are still below those state

revenues received in 2009.Looking ahead, we will bewatching the state budget. It isexpected the governor will re-lease a proposed budget early in2015.

Regardless, what you can becertain of is that we will workhard with our local legislators toprotect the remaining dollarsthat we receive from the state.After all, what happens in Co-lumbus does affect us here inWest Clermont, especiallywhere the budget is concerned.

In the coming months, lookfor more communications re-garding this budget. It is ourhope the economy will continueto recover and our revenues willagain meet or exceed inflation,allowing us to strengthen oureducational opportunities. Wewill continue to look for ways tostreamline our operations whilemaintaining a leading schooldistrict. As always, we are com-mitted to reflecting our commu-nity and the educational valuesthey have come to expect.

Alana Cropper is the treasurer of theWest Clermont School District.

District provides stability, conservativemanagement during lean times

Alana CropperCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

cinnati, the Feed America’sMap the Meal Gap found thatthis uncertainty affects289,940 people, including100,000 children.

The unemployment rate hasdropped over the past year,which is good news, but theimprovement fails to generatethe necessary awareness ofthe grim reality affectingmillions of individuals in ourcountry – hunger. Over 2 mil-lion individuals in Ohio, almost20 percent of the population,are classified as food insecure.However, one-third of thehungry population does notqualify for federal nutritionprograms, instead having torely on food assistance, fromsocial service agencies.

Financial stress is cripplingfamilies locally, and not justthe unemployed. There aremany individuals working thatare still struggling to makeends meet. The strains havecaused people to change their

LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria isdedicated to supporting thecommunity-at-large by helpingour neighbors in need. Theholiday season reminds us to

reflect on ourblessings,while alsorecognizingand assistingfriends andmembers ofour communi-ty facing chal-lenging times.

We areparticularlydrawn to im-prove the

harsh realities of hunger andfood insecurity facing mem-bers of our community. Thiscontinues to be a major issuein the Greater Cincinnati area,and the demands are growingas hundreds of thousands ofindividuals and families won-der where their next meal iscoming from. In Greater Cin-

lifestyles, borrow money fromfriends and family, and evenmove in with others to getback on their feet.

For those individuals strug-gling to make it day-by-day,social service agencies likethe Freestore Foodbank arebeacons of hope. These organi-zations are hands-on communi-ty advocates, spending timewith their visitors and neigh-bors, getting to know them,and determining the best wayto help. Whether providingfood, clothing, job training,health care, housing, moneymanagement classes, or trans-portation, these agencies tire-lessly work for those in need.

I visit our pizzerias fromBoudinot to Clifton, Hyde Parkto Fairfield; meeting withguests to hear about theirfamilies and interests, theirjoys and successes, and theirchallenges and hardships. Wepride ourselves on being acommunity support system

and do what we can to aidthose that could use a helpinghand. We are called to actionto help those in need.

This holiday season, LaRo-sa’s is proud to once againsupport the Freestore Food-bank of Cincinnati to fighthunger in our community.Beginning the day afterThanksgiving, each of ourpizzerias began selling BuddyCards (our 2 for 1 pizza dis-count card) for the benefit ofthe Freestore Foodbank.

The Freestore Foodbank isone of Ohio’s largest food-banks, distributing more than20 million meals annually in 20different counties throughoutOhio, Kentucky, and Indiana.We will donate $5 from thesale of every $10 Buddy Carddirectly to the Freestore Food-bank. Our contribution willhelp support the FreestoreFoodbank efforts to providethe necessary resources tomeet our region’s growing

need. We hope you’ll join us inour efforts to surpass our 2013contribution of $36,000 to theFreestore Foodbank.

Here’s how you can help:» Purchase a LaRosa’s

Buddy Card at any LaRosa’spizzeria from Nov. 28 throughDec. 31. For a full list of loca-tions, visitwww.larosas.com/find

» Donate to the FreestoreFoodbank of Cincinnati. Formore information visitwww.freestorefoodbank.org/

Please join me and the La-Rosa’s family to help ourneighbors in need. Your helpdoes make a difference.

Michael T. LaRosa is chief executiveofficer of LaRosa’s Inc. Headquar-tered in Cincinnati, LaRosa’s Pizze-ria was founded in 1954 and is now a$138 million restaurant companywith 64 pizzerias serving neigh-borhoods throughout Greater Cincin-nati, Northern Kentucky, Southeast-ern Indiana and the Miami Valley.

LaRosa’s challenge: Help neighbors in need

Michael T.LaRosaCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

DECEMBER 10, 2014 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • B1

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

Girls basketball

»Glen Este de-feated Seton 53-38Dec. 1. Junior KellySimon and freshmanJasmine Hale eachscored 14 points.

On Dec. 6, GlenEste downed With-row 53-30 as Halehad 23 points.

»New Richmondbeat Amelia 43-38 inovertime Dec. 4.

»Milfordknocked off No. 1McNicholasDec. 2 indouble overtime 74-67.

The Eagles led bytwo with three sec-onds remaining inregulation whenMcNicholas' juniorguard Maria Ciam-pone hit a two-point-er to send it to over-time.Milford led latein the first overtimeperiod when Rock-ets’ sophomoreguard Katey Byrnehit a3-pointer tosendit to double overtime.

Milford juniorguard Kelly Noll ledall scorers with 29points. McNick sen-ior center PaytonRa-mey scored 28points.

OnDec.4,McNickdefeated Mariemont48-29.

» Batavia fell to1-2 after a 62-34 lostto Goshen, Dec. 4.Goshenmoved to 2-2.Kaitlin Ricke scored11 points to lead theBulldogs. SamMcElfresh added 10points.

»Williamsburgfell to1-1after a 52-51loss to Georgetown,Dec. 4. PeytonFisherled theWildcats with16 points.

Boys basketball»New Richmond

beatBatavia 55-44 onDec. 5. Junior C.J.Grogan had 17 pointsfor the Lions.

»Glen Este beatLittleMiami 73-49 onDec. 5 as Zach Jonesscored 19 points.

» Amelia beatNorwood 72-42 withseniorGarrettWeav-er scoring a career-high 32 points.

Girls bowling»Glen Este

downed Walnut HillsDec. 2 as sophomoreCourtney Chaffinhad a 437 series.

The Lady Trojansmade it a sweep ofthe Lady Eagles withanother win on Dec.3. Chaffin again hadthe high serieswith a354.

Boys bowling»Glen Este beat

Walnut Hills by 60pins Dec. 2. JuniorBrady Dunigan ledthe Trojans with a438 series.

SHORTHOPS

By Scott Springerand Nick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

NEW RICHMOND — Judy Mid-deler’s first season coaching theswimmers at New RichmondHigh School came after SparkyAnderson won his last World Se-ries titlewith theCincinnatiReds.

Thirty-eight years later, Mid-deler is back to guide the team inand away from the pool. Her redschool shirt reads “Coach Judy,”but there’s no need to identifywho is in charge.

Middeler’s voice resonatesabove all others in the natatoriumand the swimmers seek her outbefore and after each race for in-spiration,praiseandconstructivecriticism.

Specifically, she leads the La-dy Lionswho finished last seasonat 7-2 and in fourth place in theSouthern Ohio Swim League.Girls to watch this season areClaire Burns, Alicia Bailey, RyanAllen, Jordyn Torrens and SadieFischesser. Others on the teamare Ana Blauwkamp, Taylor Car-darelli, Kathryn Elam, KatieFlake, Katelyn Forsee, EliseHoldsworth, Madison Lanthorn,Krista Reid, Megan Webster,Emily Weitzel and Mary GraceWilliams.

“I like howhard the swimmersare working,” Middeler said.

Taking over New Richmond’sboys for the late Joe Middeler isRick Mahan after seven years asthe middle school swim coach.Mahan inherits a group of Lionsthat won nine times and finishedsecond in the SOSL.

Swimmers to watch includeDerek Gelter, Noah David, NickFlake, Austin Berger and DanielWeiskittle. Also on the team areTyler Anderson, T. Jay Burbage,T.J. Gelter, James Mahan, JesseNoble, Charlie Spicker, StileSweet and David Woolum.

Several of the boys come fromthe Lions’ football team whereMahan also assists.

“It’s a great way to stay inshape,” he said.

The Lions are next in the poolDec. 11 at Greenfield McClain.They return home after the firstof the year Jan. 8 against SummitCountry Day.

TheGlenEsteboys swim teamis ledby juniorJohnMartino,whomade Eastern Cincinnati Confer-ence honorable mention a yearago in the 200 freestyle.

The girls squadwas led byOli-viaKillebrew,whoalsomadehon-orable mention in the 200 free-style as a sophomore. MargaretDulle, Taylor Cecil and BreannaRuschman are Glen Este seniors.

Among the meets ahead forTrojans is the annual Milford In-vitational Jan. 10.

Lisa Werwinski is the newGlen Este dive coach and will fo-cus on the flips of Bethany Berg-er, Baylee Lawson and TaylorStassi.

“This is the first time GlenEste had had divers in a numberof years,” Werwinski said. “I’mvery excited to work with thesethree girls to develop a pro-gram!”

Amelia High School has rein-troduced swimming after a four-year absence. No other informa-tion was available at presstime.

McNicholas will be one of thesmaller teams in the city with 10total swimmers. But, head coachTessa Lengerich said it’s aboutquality instead of quantity.

On the boys’ side, the Rocketsfeature junior Rick Riede, whogot into organized swimming as a

freshman. Once he got into it, hestarted swimming with the Mer-cy Healthplex club team.

“He’s never had a bad day inthe pool,” Lengerich said. “I ex-pect him to keep dropping histimes.”

She is also looking for bigthings from freshman Nick Ro-senbaum, who swims with Mil-fordAreaSwimTeam.Heisaver-satile swimmerwhocan swim theIM or middle distances.

Junior Shelby Miller, a two-year statequalifier in the500 freeand a 2014 qualifier in the 200free, will handlemost of the lead-ership duties for the Rockets’girls’ team which doesn’t have asenior.

The Rockets will also get con-tributions from sophomore SkyeLewis and freshmanNatalieMar-tinez, who also swims for MAST.

Lengerich said Lewis willswim thebreaststroke and shouldchallenge the school record in the100. As for Martinez, the coachsaid she should be a strong assetin the team’s relay.

FIRST DIP INTO 2014 HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING AND DIVING

New Richmond Lions lookto lead in liquid laps

By Scott Springerand Nick Robbesspringer@communitypress.comnrobbe@communitypress.com

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New Richmond’s Alicia Bailey is congratulated after taking the 200 freestyle Dec. 3.

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New Richmond coach Judy Middeler talks strategy with Sadie Fischesser Dec. 3as the Lady Lions faced Clark Montessori.

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» The Clermont Coun-ty Department of Job andFamily Services is col-lecting food baskets forneedy families for theholidays.

The baskets shouldcontain boxes of stuffingmix, canned vegetables,cranberry sauce, boxes orcans of potatoes, cans ofsweet potatoes, biscuit orbread mix, dessert mixessuchasforbrownies,cakeor cookies, and any othernon-perishable food, suchas tuna, mac and cheese,rice, beans, canned toma-toes, etc.

Other items familieswould appreciate includetoiletries, board games

and holiday music.Please bring the food

boxes to the southeast(back) entrance of theClermont Family SupportCenter, 2400 ClermontCenter Drive, Batavia, nolater than Dec. 22. Thebuilding is open from 8a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

TheDepartment of Joband Family Services in-cludes Children’s Protec-tive Services, which over-sees the care of childrenwho are removed fromtheir parents’ homedue toneglect and abuse.

» Residents are beingasked to participate in theannual “Food From TheHeart” holiday food drivein partnership with theSociety of St. Vincent de

Paul, Kroger and FOX19NOW, which will runthrough Dec. 31. Dona-tions of non-perishableitems will be collected atallGreaterCincinnati andNorthernKentuckyKrog-er locations.

Buy non-perishablefood items and drop themin the food collection bar-rels located at the Krogerstore entrances.

New this year at mostKroger locations, look forspecial pre-packagedFoodFromtheHeartbagswhich contain enoughfoodtoprovidefourmealsat a low cost of $6 per bag.

Give a financial gift inthe donation boxes at thecheck-out counters at allKroger stores – look for

the clear plastic boxeswith St. Vincent de Paul’sblue logo.

Call 513-421-HOPE orvisit www.svdpcincinna-ti.org to make a donation.

» Clermont Senior Ser-vices’Adopt-a-Senior pro-gram aims to match sen-iors with generous mem-bers of the communitywho agree to purchaseitems from a wish list tobe delivered just in timefor Christmas. The seniorturns in their wish listconsisting of basic itemsthey may not otherwisereceive. The programalso accepts gift cardsand monetary donationsfor items of higher valuethat some seniors mayneed such as amicrowaveor vacuum cleaner.

If you would like moreinformation about theAdopt-a-Senior programat Clermont Senior Ser-vices, please contactKathy Angel, Manager ofVolunteer Resources at513-536-4021 or email atangelk@clermontsen-

iors.com.» Last year, the Com-

munity Toy Chest made adifference in the lives of350children in fostercarein Clermont County dur-ing the holidays.

This year, ClermontCounty Protective Ser-vices hopes that generoussponsors will come for-ward again to makeChristmasa littlebrighterfor these kids, who havebeen removed from theirhomes due to abuse andneglect.

CPS plans to have holi-day gifts for at least 350children, some of whomcould come into its custo-dy as late as ChristmasEve, said Sanna Gast, co-ordinator of the ToyChest. Ages of childrenrange from birth to 18years old.

CPS is looking for indi-viduals, families, compa-nies or organizations tosponsor a child, either bydonatingmoney to CPS orby buying gifts for a par-ticular child or family

If you are interested insponsoring a child, emailGast at san-na.gast@jfs.ohio.gov, orcall her at 513-732-7264.

» If you purchase aChristmas wreath fromlocally operated DirrNurseries in GoshenTownship before Dec. 23and mention CASA forClermont Kids (Court Ap-pointed Special Advo-cates for Children), $5 ofyour purchase will go tothat organization.

The nonprofit CASAfor Clermont Kids advo-cates for the best inter-ests of abused, neglectedand dependent childrenwhohavebeen introducedinto Clermont County Ju-venile Court. CASArecruits and trains citi-zens from the communityto serve as advocates andcourt representatives forchildren to make surethey don’t get lost in thelegal and social servicesystem or languish in in-appropriate group or fos-ter homes.

HOLIDAY GIVING

The YWCA of GreaterCincinnati has announcedthe 2014 class of YWCARising Stars.

The YWCA Academyof Career Women ofAchievement created theRising Star program in2002 as a way to mentoryoungerwomen (ages 25 -40) in pursuit of excel-lence in their careers.TheAcademy consists ofwomen who have re-ceived the YWCA CareerWomen of AchievementAward.

Nomination criteria in-clude having the qualities

of an outstanding per-former and demonstrat-ing a potential to attainachievement in her cho-sen career. Specifically,Rising Stars were identi-fied as younger profes-sionalwomenwithprovenleadership qualities whowould benefit from inter-action with Academymembers and other Ris-ing Stars. YWCA RisingStars receive more thanjust recognition from theaward itself. They are eli-gible to participate in ex-clusive educational, net-working and social events

sponsored by the YWCA.Nowin its13thyear, the

Rising Star program hasgrown into a well-estab-lished and highly respect-ed honor.

This year, 54 womenjoin the more than 500YWCA Rising Stars inGreater Cincinnati.Among the local youngprofessional women se-lected as Rising Stars in2014 is

Stephanie HeadleyRobertson, associate di-rector, US Brand Opera-tions, TheProcter&Gam-ble Co. (Summerside);

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Sunday afternoon wewent to our grandson’shome for our Thanks-giving meal with ourother daughter, her hus-band, our grandsons andRalphie’s wife Kayla.They and Pauline did allthe cooking. They deepfried the turkey in thefryer. That is the firsttime we had turkey fixedthat way, by golly it wasgood. Ruth Ann usuallyfixes Thanksgiving hereat our house in the eve-ning. With grandchildrengetting married the fam-ily will separate for holi-days to be with theirfamilies. This is the wayof life so we need to ac-cept this.

We were watching the

R.F.D.network,which is anagriculturestation.They wereshowingplowingwith hors-es. Thatbroughtback mem-

ories. When we wereboys at home Dad had aFarmall F12 Tractor onsteel wheels. When plow-ing, my brother woulddrive the horses and Iwould hold the plow. Wewere around 8- and 6-years-old. Both of usknow what hard workwas and didn’t mind it.We grew up in anothertime period from the kidsof today. Wemilked 10 to12 cows by hand. Mymother, dad, and both ofus boys milked. Weshipped by can to UnitedDairy Farmers. That wasmany years ago.

Ruth Ann and I wentdown to the Milford Gar-den Center to help SantaClaus andMrs. Claus onSaturday. They wereselling Christmas trees.There were several kidsthere and Santa had themon his lap. When he askedeach what they wanted

for Christmas about all ofthem said they wanted atablet. Now folks oldSanta thought a tabletwas a pad of paper. Mrs.Claus showed Santa apicture of a tablet andthe price, what a sur-prise. While setting in abig chair for Santa, sev-eral folks were payingfor the items they boughtand one lady when Santaspoke to her jumped! Shethought old Santa was afake. We have done SantaandMrs. Claus for theGrant’s Farm and green-houses for over 20 yearsand to hear the kids tellSanta what they wantedfor Christmas is great.

Monday morning wewent to Wal-mart to startshopping for the twoseniors the Lions Clubadopted in Bethel. Thenwe ate breakfast at BobEvans. After that wewent to the cancer doctorfor a follow up visit. Hesaid Ruth Ann needed anXray to see how every-thing was going alongwith the cancer. Theyhaven’t called with theresults yet. After thedoctor’s visit we stoppedand ate some lunch. Thenback to Wal-Mart to shopfor the second senior. Awonderful lady helped us

get the items the seniorwanted. TheMonroeGrange also adopted asenior so we did that onetoo. After we had done allthe shopping we took thegifts over to the seniorservice center, they de-liver the gifts.

The 50-plus couplesgroup from the BethelUnited Methodist Church

adopted a senior also.Another couple from thegroup shopped for thatsenior. Ruth Ann and Isure appreciate this. It isso important for us tokeep track of shut insand the elderly to see ifthey have food and heat.The Good Lord expectsus to help other folks.

Start your week by

going to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. God Bless All.More Later.

George Rooks is a retiredpark ranger. Rooks served for28 years with the last five asmanager of East Fork StatePark.

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Arrests/citationsKari Brown, 39, no addressgiven, warrant, Sept. 13.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsJuvenile, 17, pandering obscen-ity involving a minor, Sept. 23.Juvenile, 18, pandering obscen-ity involving a minor, Sept. 23.Gary Lee Nipper, 36, 907 WalnutSt., Felicity, receiving stolenproperty, Sept. 20.Laura Olivia Young, 25, 709Mulberry St., Felicity, receivingstolen property, Sept. 20.Carrie Jane Harris, 38, 32 RedBud Lane, Hamilton, receivingstolen property, Sept. 23.Jason P. Gaines, 18, 1434 Wood-bury Glen Drive, Amelia, pos-session of drugs - marijuana,drug paraphernalia, Sept. 21.David Allen Guy, 60, 1243 TwelveMile Road, New Richmond,illegal use of a minor in nudityoriented material or perfor-mance - photograph or trans-fer, gross sexual imposition -victim < 13, statutory, Sept. 25.Gregory Griffith, 42, 838 Pat-terson St., Newport, KY, domes-tic violence, Sept. 19.Pamela Jean Holtzclaw, 30, 409Dunbar Road, Georgetown,criminal trespass, Sept. 19.Darren Tyler Jones, 18, 2191OhioPike No. 49, Amelia, domesticviolence, Sept. 19.Leonard Hinkston, 56, 3512Franklin Lane, No. 12, Felicity,open container liquor, Sept. 19.Rashon Lael Cheatham, 27, 4487Haddock Lane, Cincinnati,violate protection order orconsent agreement, domesticviolence, Sept. 20.

Karl A. Dove, 35, 700 UniversityLane, Batavia, domestic vio-lence - cause belief of imminentphysical harm by threat orforce, domestic violence, Sept.21.Robert Ray Pemberton, 18, 2837Ireton Trees Road, Bethel,unauthorized use of motorvehicle, Sept. 21.Juvenile, 17, possession of drugs- marijuana, Sept. 19.Juvenile, 15, disorderly conduct,Sept. 21.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,Sept. 21.Juvenile, 14, disorderly conduct,Sept. 21.Wendy D. Williams, 29, 1224 IliffAve., Cincinnati, disorderlyconduct, Sept. 21.Joseph Ray Richendollar, 28, 869Graces Run Road, Winchester,fugitive from justice, Sept. 22.Sean Matthew Jarman, 29, 595Wood St., Batavia, fugitivefrom justice, Sept. 22.Mark Austin Dilley, 27, 9156Katterman Road, Sardinia, drugparaphernalia, Sept. 22.Brandon Michael Walsh, 25,2239 Millville Shandon Road,Hamilton, possession of drugs -marijuana, Sept. 22.Daniel Lee Waters, 53, 32 Hitch-cock Lane, Amelia, open con-tainer liquor, Sept. 23.William J. Reynolds, 48, 4231East Fork Hills Drive, Batavia,possession of drugs, Sept. 23.Brent Alan Lung, 52, 4047Greenbriar Road, Batavia, drugparaphernalia, intoxicated ordrugged pedestrian on high-way, possession of drugs, Sept.23.Joshua Elliot Iker, 37, 1681Ohio749, Amelia, fugitive fromjustice, Sept. 23.Christopher Earnest Wilson, 31,151 Sweetbriar Drive, Batavia,theft, Sept. 23.Heather Victoria Williams, 31,151 Sweetbriar Drive, Batavia,theft, Sept. 23.Christopher Michael Bartley, 25,251Dumbar Rd., Georgetown,possessing drug abuse in-struments, possession of drugs -marijuana, Sept. 23.ShawnMichael Horton, 22, 177North Front St., Apt. 1, Wil-liamsburg, criminal trespass,

Sept. 24.Juvenile, 10, assault, Sept. 24.Christopher Shawn Riley, 39, 137Oak Drive, Amelia, possessionof drugs, Sept. 24.ShawnMatthewMiller, 29, lka640 Daniel Court, Cincinnati,drug paraphernalia, Sept. 25.William Chappell, 38, 2556Kipling Ave., Cincinnati, opencontainer liquor, Sept. 25.Todd Daniel Schebor, 51, 16Meadow Drive, Milford, fugi-tive from justice, Sept. 25.Dennis Wilson Pelfrey, 60, 3027Ohio 132, New Richmond,domestic violence - cause beliefof imminent physical harm bythreat or force, Sept. 26.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 1600 block of StonelickWoods Court, Batavia, Sept. 24.At 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Sept. 25.At 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Sept. 21.At 400 block of Ohio 133, Felici-ty, Sept. 23.At 5300 block of NewtonsvilleHutchinson, Batavia, Sept. 24.Breaking and enteringAt 300 block of E. Main St.,Owensville, Sept. 15.At 2000 block of Jones FlorerRoad, Bethel, Sept. 23.At 2100 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Sept. 22.At 2100 block of Wilshire Circle,Batavia, Sept. 20.At 2200 block of HulingtonRoad, Bethel, Sept. 25.At 2700 block of SugartreeRoad, Bethel, Sept. 21.BurglaryAt 2700 block of U.S. Route 52,Felicity, Sept. 16.At 4200 block of Ohio 132,Batavia, Sept. 19.At 4500 block of Clermont Lane,Batavia, Sept. 15.At 600 block of Laura Drive,Bethel, Sept. 17.At 2000 block of Jones FlorerRoad, Bethel, Sept. 23.At 3400 block of Starling Road,Bethel, Sept. 23.At 1200 block of Lenroot Road,Bethel, Sept. 21.At 1400 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Sept. 19.

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Karen J. BecklerKaren J. Beckler, 67, of New

Richmond died Nov. 22.Survived by children Jason

Shane and Jamon Lane (Jenni-fer) Ritchie; step-daughter,Kathy England; grandchildrenGreg, Don, Zachary, Will andChaire; great-grandchildren Sethand Brayden; and siblings, niecesand nephews and friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Louis “Buck” Beckler.

Services were Dec. 1 at NewRichmond Church of the Naza-rene. Memorials to: the Amer-ican Cancer Society.

Herbert RayBoshears

Herbert Ray “Herb” Boshears,58, of Mt. Orab died Nov. 25.

Survived by love of his life,

Carl JosephRuehlman

Carl Joseph Ruehlman, 43, ofUnion Township died Nov. 26.

Survived by wife, TerseaRuehlman; children Joey andTori Ruehlman and Christy(Brent) Porter; parents Carl F.(Sandy) Ruehlman and Lora(Ronald) Schweder; brother,Scott (Jessica) Ruehlman; grand-daughter, Emma Gene BriellePorter

Preceded in death by sister,Lisa Ruehlman; and grandson,Ian Graves.

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

to: St. Bernadette Church, 1479Locust Lake Road, Amelia, OH45102.

Betty OttoBetty Otto, 90, of Pierce

Township died Nov. 29.Survived by children Sandra

Wieman and Jo Ann Harmon;grandchildren Holly (Dave) Ahland Scot (Lisa) Harmon; great-grandchildren Brandon Reese,Danielle Ashcroft, Kimberleeand Kyle Harmon; and great-great-grandchildren Hunter,Rainey and Noah.

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

Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

Dorothy L. MagerDorothy L. (nee Bauer) Mager,

79, of Amelia died Nov. 26.Survived by children Judith L.

(Gary) Farley andWilliam G.(Leslie) Mager; grandchildrenEric J. Farley, Zachary andLeeanne Mager; siblings Kath-leen (E.J.) Kellerman-Roche andDennis (Linda0 Bauer; nephewsDennis Bauer and Jim Kel-lerman; and niece, Vickie Kel-lerman-Petri.

Preceded in death by hus-band, William J. Mager.

Services were Dec. 2 at St.Bernadette Church. Memorials

Survived by wife, Donna K.(nee Smith) Jernigan; parentsNorm and Peggy Jernigan;siblings Pam (Richard) and Susan(Doug); nieces Cassy and Michell;nephew, Richard; and cousinsStephanie and Michael.

Services will be conducted atthe convenience of the family.

Dennis W. KennedyDennis W. Kennedy, 61, of

Union Township died Nov. 29.Survived by daughter, Janell

(Jason) Powell; mother, Janice(the late Kenneth) Kennedy;sister, Donna (Cliff) Johnston;grandchildren Kyle, Jaden,Jenna and Krison; aunt anduncle Charlene McQueary andLarry Bolender.

Preceded in death by son,Dennis Kennedy II.

Services were Dec. 3 at E.C.

Janet (nee Hammond) Boshears;children Garry (Liz) and Joe(Hope) Boshears; grandchildrenRachelle, Nate, Alex, Emmi andCody Boshears; father, ElmerBoshears; siblings Linda (Mark)Terry and Brenda (Jamey) Stacy;nieces and nephews Frank,Nikki, Billy, Chris, Christina,Amanda, Branden and Chad;and many great-nieces, great-nephews, family members andfriends.

Preceded in death by mother,Loretta (nee Laws) Boshears.

Services were Dec. 1 at Mt.Holly Christian Chapel, Amelia.

Michael N.B.Jernigan

Michael N.B. Jernigan, 48,formerly of New Richmond diedNov. 21.

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EastgateCommunity ChurchAll are invited to attend “AChristmas Concert” at Recep-tions Eastgate, at 7 p.m. Dec.12. There will be refreshments,surprise giveaways, and greatmusic. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.We welcome you, your familyand friends. For questions,please call Eastgate CommunityChurch at 843-7778.The church is at 3235 OmniDrive, Union Township;www.eastgatecommunity-church.com.

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchBreakfast with Santa will beserved 10 a.m. to noon, Sat-urday, Dec. 13, at the church.The event is free and open tothe public. Breakfast will beserved along with a puppetshow, crafts and more.Sunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Child care isavailable during both services.

Pastor Joe Royer can bereached at 732-1400.The church is at the corner ofAmelia Olive Branch Road andOld State Route 32, Batavia;www.emmanuel-umc.com.

Glen EsteChurch of ChristAll are invited to ChristmasGuitars at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7by Steve Featherston; Forest-Aires Women’s Chorus concertat 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17,and Candlelight Christmas EvenService at 7 p.m. Wednesday,Dec. 24.Sunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Bible study is 9:30a.m. Youth groups at 6 p.m.The church is at 937 Old StateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

Laurel UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church will offer a carry-inmeal at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.A Christmas program willfollow at 6 p.m. Call 553-3043.

The church is at 1888 Laurel-Lindale Road, New Richmond.

Locust CornerUnitedMethodistBreakfast and photos with Santais 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.Kids and pets can get freephotos with Santa, and familiescan enjoy a free pancakebreakfast.Sunday worship services are at10 a.m. and Bible study is at 9a.m. and also Thursday eve-nings at 7 p.m.The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition.E-mail announcements to love-land@communitypress.com.Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

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