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Vol. 116 No. 1 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Bethel Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 For the Postmaster Published weekly every Thursday Periodicals postage paid at Bethel, OH 45106 ISSN 1066-7458 • USPS 053-040 Postmaster: Send address change to The Bethel Journal, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140 Annual subscription: Weekly Journal In-County $18.00; All other in-state and out-of-state $20.00 B ETHEL B ETHEL JOURNAL THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Franklin Township, Moscow, Neville, Tate Township, Washington Township 75¢ News ................... 248-8600 Retail advertising ...... 768-8404 Classified advertising .. 242-4000 Delivery ................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us WINE 101 A5 Rita shares tips for cooking with wine. VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com A rea governments and jurisdictions are sharing with one an- other ways to save money or get more with less. They are also learn- ing about cost-cutting mea- sures being used in other com- munities. “Bethel is in a different po- sition when it comes to cuts in state funding,” Fiscal Officer Bill Gilpin said. “The village was placed into fiscal emer- gency in 2008 that resulted in deep cuts virtually overnight to cut spending.” A major cut was reducing the police department from seven to three full-time offi- cers, Gilpin said. “That being said, the cuts had already tak- en place prior to cuts in state funding,” he addied. Because of the cuts in state funding, Bethel has been un- able to restore its police de- partment to needed levels, Gil- pin said. “We currently have five full-time officers but cannot afford any more without rais- ing additional revenue some- how.” It is all because of changes at the state level that have re- duced the amount of money lo- cal municipalities receive. Those reductions include elimination of the tangible per- sonal property and inheri- tance taxes, and reductions in the local government fund. Coupled with an ongoing slug- gish national economy, the cuts have been felt not only at city, township and village halls, but also in homes and neighborhoods. Madeira has changed its road paving program and de- layed other infrastructure im- provements. “We have had to stretch our paving program such that roads are only resurfaced ev- ery 20-plus years,” city Man- ager Tom Moeller said. “We should be resurfacing streets every 15-17 years to stay ahead of the deterioration that takes place. We also have several storm water system pipe re- pairs/replacements that are being delayed because of the reduction in funding.” Loveland City Manager Da- vid Kennedy said his city has reduced staff across all de- partments, outsourcing func- tions such as income tax col- lection and building inspection services, cutting funding for the annual road rehabilitation program, deferring capital purchases, reducing employ- ee benefits, and reducing or eliminating a variety of other smaller programs or services. Batavia Township has had its state funding cut signifi- cantly in the last few years. In 2010, Batavia received $92,474 in state funds. Last year, it re- ceived $48,882. “So far we’ve been able to budget appropriately for the loss, but we’re unsure what the future holds for any further funding,” said Jennifer Haley, fiscal officer for Batavia Township. Haley said decreases in state funding seem to be a pat- tern. Despite this, Haley said the township has managed to “live within its means.” “We don’t want to go to the taxpayers for any additional funding at this time,” Haley said. Clermont County’s Pierce Township was hit doubly hard. Its general fund is down from $861,344.47 in 2009 to $710,990.64 in 2014. Another nearly $700,000 in revenue will be lost with the W.C. Beckjord Power Plant going offline ef- fective in September 2014. Because of the expectation that Beckjord Power Plant would close sometime over the past decade, Pierce Township has suspended many routine expenditures on equipment (police, fire and public works vehicles), road and building maintenance, as well as per- sonnel expenses, Administra- tor Tim Hershner said. “Our budgets are secure for the next five years except for the fire/EMS department. The Pierce Finance Committee has recommended and the board of trustees approve placing a reduced Fire/EMS levy on the November 2015 ballot with hopes the reduced levy income will be enough to purchase new equipment that is current- ly failing on emergency runs as well as increase personnel pay to reduce high departure rates of trained safety employ- ees leaving for better pay in nearby communities.” The check is not in the mail AMANDA DAVIDSON/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Pierce Township is looking at a levy for its fire department this fall to buy equipment and raise pay for firefighters. CUTTING DEEP Here’s how some other local municipalities’ budgets have been affected by state funding cuts: » Goshen Township reduced staff, delayed capital purchases and refinanced debt, Fiscal Officer Cheryl All- geyer wrote in an email. The township applied for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Regional radio grant and received almost $1million in 2014. Because of the Regional Assistance to Firefighters grant for radios, Goshen Township revenues saw a huge boost from 2013 to 2014. “Goshen Township has taken a very conservative ap- proach to the budget process in the past several years in order to help build the revenue reserves and continues to search out and apply for grant funding in order to facilitate capital purchases.” Fiscal Officer Cheryl Allgeyer. » In 2009, Miami Township’s tangible personal property tax was $831,442. That dropped to $230 in 2014. Revenues from the Local Government Fund dropped from $183,581 in 2009 to $100,200 in 2014. Miami Town- ship’s estate tax revenues also dropped sharply from 2009 to 2014. Those revenues were $422,004 in 2009. In 2014, the $53,000 in estate tax revenues was a carryover from 2013. The amount of estate taxes varied from year to year with Miami Township receiving as much as $646,300 in estate taxes in 2011. The township’s general fund was the hardest hit by state cuts, Administrator Larry Fronk said. From 2009 to 2014, general fund revenue dropped 40 percent, from $2,697,400 to $1,620,000. The local government fund and estate tax revenue all go into the general fund. Fronk said Miami Township was fortunate because years of conservative spending enable the township to build reserves that helped the township through the lean years. “To deal with the cuts in revenue, Miami Township cut staff through attrition, delayed capital purchases and refinance debt. The township moved some costs for capital expenditures from the operating budget to the tax increment finance funds. It was only in 2014 that the township began to invest in capital equipment,” Fronk said. » Milford’s Local Government Fund money dropped from $324,110 in 2011 to an estimated $171,000 last year. “I would appreciate that fact that the state of Ohio has created a surplus for itself more if it didn’t come at the expense of local governments and therefor negatively impact local taxpayers and the services they need from their local governments,” Milford City Manager Jeff Wright said. Local governments are facing realities of cuts by state Community Press staff report See CHECK, Page A2 BETHEL — A proposed 1 per- cent income tax has failed to get council’s approval, despite a last-minute amendment offer- ing a half-percent credit to Be- thel residents who work outside the village and pay an income tax elsewhere. By a 4-2 vote Thursday, Be- thel Village Council rejected a proposed 1 percent tax on earned income that would have taken effect Jan. 1, 2016. Now the governing body in a village that came out of fiscal emergency less than two years ago must decide how it’s going to balance its general fund bud- get in the face of declining state revenues and the expiration of its police levy at the end of 2015. Bethel Village Council has called a special meeting for 6:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss fund- ing options. Council’s finance committee will meet just before that, at 5:30 p.m. Both meetings will be at the Bethel Municipal Building at 120 N. Main St. “There are just two options, either a levy or an income tax,” Bethel Fiscal Officer Bill Gilpin said after council voted to re- ject the proposed income tax. Bethel officials had said a 1 percent income tax was the fair- est way to compensate for de- clining revenues, adding most local governments in Ohio, in- cluding neighboring communi- ties, already have one. Sup- porters had said an income tax was preferable to a levy be- cause it would raise needed rev- enue without placing a burden on elderly and retired resi- dents, and the village has strug- gled to pass levies in the past. Critics said the proposed in- come tax placed a burden on lo- cal workers. Many called for the issue to be put to a vote. It’s too late to put a levy on the May ballot, but Council could put a money issue on the CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS Jay Moore told Bethel Village Council that residents should be able to vote on any money issue that the village is considering. Council later voted to reject a proposed 1 percent tax on earned income and is now exploring other funding options. Bethel Council rejects income tax; officials studying funding options Cindy Schroeder [email protected] See FUNDING, Page A2

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  • Vol. 116 No. 1 2015 The Community Press

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

    The Bethel Journal394 Wards Corner Road,

    Suite 170Loveland, Ohio 45140

    For the PostmasterPublished weekly every ThursdayPeriodicals postage paid at Bethel, OH 45106ISSN 1066-7458 USPS 053-040Postmaster: Send address change to The Bethel Journal, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140Annual subscription: Weekly Journal In-County $18.00; All other in-state and out-of-state $20.00

    BETHELBETHELJOURNAL

    THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    Your Community Press newspaper serving Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Franklin Township, Moscow, Neville, Tate Township, Washington Township 75

    News ...................248-8600Retail advertising ......768-8404Classified advertising ..242-4000Delivery ................576-8240See page A2 for additional information

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    VISIT USONLINEFind local news atCincinnati.com

    Area governmentsand jurisdictions aresharing with one an-other ways to savemoney or get morewith less. They are also learn-ing about cost-cutting mea-sures being used in other com-munities.

    Bethel is in a different po-sition when it comes to cuts instate funding, Fiscal OfficerBill Gilpin said. The villagewas placed into fiscal emer-gency in 2008 that resulted indeep cuts virtually overnightto cut spending.

    A major cut was reducingthe police department fromseven to three full-time offi-cers, Gilpin said. That beingsaid, the cuts had already tak-en place prior to cuts in statefunding, he addied.

    Because of the cuts in statefunding, Bethel has been un-able to restore its police de-partment to needed levels, Gil-pin said.

    We currently have fivefull-time officers but cannotafford any more without rais-ing additional revenue some-how.

    It is all because of changesat the state level that have re-duced the amount of money lo-cal municipalities receive.

    Those reductions includeelimination of the tangible per-sonal property and inheri-tance taxes, and reductions inthe local government fund.Coupled with an ongoing slug-gish national economy, thecuts have been felt not only atcity, township and villagehalls, but also in homes andneighborhoods.

    Madeira has changed itsroad paving program and de-layed other infrastructure im-provements.

    We have had to stretch ourpaving program such thatroads are only resurfaced ev-ery 20-plus years, city Man-ager Tom Moeller said. Weshould be resurfacing streetsevery 15-17 years to stay aheadof the deterioration that takesplace. We also have several

    storm water system pipe re-pairs/replacements that arebeing delayed because of thereduction in funding.

    Loveland City Manager Da-vid Kennedy said his city hasreduced staff across all de-partments, outsourcing func-tions such as income tax col-

    lection and building inspectionservices, cutting funding forthe annual road rehabilitationprogram, deferring capitalpurchases, reducing employ-ee benefits, and reducing oreliminating a variety of othersmaller programs or services.

    Batavia Township has had

    its state funding cut signifi-cantly in the last few years. In2010, Batavia received $92,474in state funds. Last year, it re-ceived $48,882.

    So far weve been able tobudget appropriately for theloss, but were unsure what thefuture holds for any furtherfunding, said Jennifer Haley,fiscal officer for BataviaTownship.

    Haley said decreases instate funding seem to be a pat-tern.

    Despite this, Haley said thetownship has managed to livewithin its means.

    We dont want to go to thetaxpayers for any additionalfunding at this time, Haleysaid.

    Clermont Countys PierceTownship was hit doubly hard.Its general fund is down from$861,344.47 in 2009 to$710,990.64 in 2014. Anothernearly $700,000 in revenue willbe lost with the W.C. BeckjordPower Plant going offline ef-fective in September 2014.

    Because of the expectationthat Beckjord Power Plantwould close sometime over thepast decade, Pierce Townshiphas suspended many routineexpenditures on equipment(police, fire and public worksvehicles), road and buildingmaintenance, as well as per-sonnel expenses, Administra-tor Tim Hershner said.

    Our budgets are secure forthe next five years except forthe fire/EMS department. ThePierce Finance Committee hasrecommended and the boardof trustees approve placing areduced Fire/EMS levy on theNovember 2015 ballot withhopes the reduced levy incomewill be enough to purchasenew equipment that is current-ly failing on emergency runsas well as increase personnelpay to reduce high departurerates of trained safety employ-ees leaving for better pay innearby communities.

    The check is not in the mail

    AMANDA DAVIDSON/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

    Pierce Township is looking at a levy for its fire department this fall to buy equipment and raise pay for firefighters.

    CUTTING DEEPHeres how some other local municipalities budgets have been affected by state funding cuts: Goshen Township reduced staff, delayed capital purchases and refinanced debt, Fiscal Officer Cheryl All-

    geyer wrote in an email. The township applied for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Regional radio grant andreceived almost $1 million in 2014. Because of the Regional Assistance to Firefighters grant for radios, GoshenTownship revenues saw a huge boost from 2013 to 2014. Goshen Township has taken a very conservative ap-proach to the budget process in the past several years in order to help build the revenue reserves and continuesto search out and apply for grant funding in order to facilitate capital purchases. Fiscal Officer Cheryl Allgeyer.

    In 2009, Miami Townships tangible personal property tax was $831,442. That dropped to $230 in 2014.Revenues from the Local Government Fund dropped from $183,581 in 2009 to $100,200 in 2014. Miami Town-ships estate tax revenues also dropped sharply from 2009 to 2014. Those revenues were $422,004 in 2009. In2014, the $53,000 in estate tax revenues was a carryover from 2013. The amount of estate taxes varied from yearto year with Miami Township receiving as much as $646,300 in estate taxes in 2011. The townships general fundwas the hardest hit by state cuts, Administrator Larry Fronk said. From 2009 to 2014, general fund revenuedropped 40 percent, from $2,697,400 to $1,620,000. The local government fund and estate tax revenue all gointo the general fund. Fronk said Miami Township was fortunate because years of conservative spending enablethe township to build reserves that helped the township through the lean years.

    To deal with the cuts in revenue, Miami Township cut staff through attrition, delayed capital purchases andrefinance debt. The township moved some costs for capital expenditures from the operating budget to the taxincrement finance funds. It was only in 2014 that the township began to invest in capital equipment, Fronksaid.

    Milfords Local Government Fund money dropped from $324,110 in 2011 to an estimated $171,000 last year.I would appreciate that fact that the state of Ohio has created a surplus for itself more if it didnt come at theexpense of local governments and therefor negatively impact local taxpayers and the services they need fromtheir local governments, Milford City Manager Jeff Wright said.

    Local governmentsare facing realities of cuts by stateCommunity Press staff report

    See CHECK, Page A2

    BETHEL A proposed 1 per-cent income tax has failed to getcouncils approval, despite alast-minute amendment offer-ing a half-percent credit to Be-thel residents who work outsidethe village and pay an incometax elsewhere.

    By a 4-2 vote Thursday, Be-thel Village Council rejected aproposed 1 percent tax onearned income that would havetaken effect Jan. 1, 2016.

    Now the governing body in avillage that came out of fiscalemergency less than two yearsago must decide how its going

    to balance its general fund bud-get in the face of declining staterevenues and the expiration ofits police levy at the end of 2015.

    Bethel Village Council hascalled a special meeting for 6:30p.m. Thursday to discuss fund-ing options. Councils financecommittee will meet just beforethat, at 5:30 p.m. Both meetingswill be at the Bethel MunicipalBuilding at 120 N. Main St.

    There are just two options,either a levy or an income tax,Bethel Fiscal Officer Bill Gilpinsaid after council voted to re-ject the proposed income tax.

    Bethel officials had said a 1percent income tax was the fair-est way to compensate for de-

    clining revenues, adding mostlocal governments in Ohio, in-cluding neighboring communi-ties, already have one. Sup-porters had said an income taxwas preferable to a levy be-cause it would raise needed rev-enue without placing a burdenon elderly and retired resi-dents, and the village has strug-gled to pass levies in the past.

    Critics said the proposed in-come tax placed a burden on lo-cal workers. Many called forthe issue to be put to a vote.

    Its too late to put a levy onthe May ballot, but Councilcould put a money issue on the

    CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Jay Moore told Bethel Village Council that residents should be able to voteon any money issue that the village is considering. Council later voted toreject a proposed 1 percent tax on earned income and is now exploringother funding options.

    Bethel Council rejects income tax;officials studying funding options Cindy [email protected]

    See FUNDING, Page A2

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    Row House Gallery &Custom Framing is look-ing for professional artistsworking in all mediums toparticipate in an art show,A Local Icon Lives TheStonelick CoveredBridge. The show willopen with an artists re-ception at the gallery July18 and run through July 25.Row House is at 211 MainSt., Milford.

    This call to artists is tocelebrate the restorationand mid-April reopeningof a Clermont County his-torical icon, the StonelickCovered Bridge. Artistswho meet the guidelines ofthe program may submitone piece of art for theJuly exhibit and sale. Allartists must register byMay 20. A call to artistsdocument is available at

    Row House; or, by down-load from the Row Housewebsite (www.ro-whouse.com). Artists mayalso request the call to art-ists document via email tothe gallerys marketing co-ordinator, Mary Ward, Ma-ry Ward & Associates, [email protected].

    The Stonelick CoveredBridge is at 5266 Stonel-ick-Williams Corner Road,Batavia (approximatelysix miles east of Milfordoff U.S. Route 50). Thebridge was originally builtin 1878; and, it was placedon the National Register ofHistorical Places in 1974.The bridge has beenclosed to traffic since May2010.

    WilliamsburgAlumni Associationdinner scheduled

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    reservation for the 120thWilliamsburg Alumni As-sociation Dinner is ap-proaching.

    The dinner is June 6 atWilliamsburg Midde/Sen-ior High School at 500 S.Fifth St. in Williamsburg.Reservations must bemade by May 22. To attend,you must make an advancereservation. No ticketswill be sold at the door.

    For information, callChar Speeg at [email protected] or 513-724-5544 or visitwww.burgschools.org todownload a reservationform.

    Head Startenrollments begin

    Enrollments for HeadStart 2015-2016 are hap-pening throughout Cler-mont County for 16 cen-ters and home bases.

    Children are eligiblefor this comprehensivepreschool program at nocost if they are 3- or 4-years-old, are a fosterchild, homeless, or low in-come. Children with dis-abilities are welcome.

    Register at the follow-ing locations:

    Milford Preschool/Ex-tended Day, April 16, 1p.m.to 4 p.m.;

    Bethel Library, April17, 9 a.m. to noon;

    Williamsburg Library,April 17, 9 a.m. to noon;

    CNE Preschool, April24, 9 a.m. to noon;

    New Richmond Li-brary, April 24, 9 a.m. tonoon;

    W-T Elementary, April24, noon to 3 p.m.;

    Child Focus TrainingCenter, May 1, 9 a.m. tonoon.

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    Applications are avail-able at all the school of-fices and on the school webpage at www.felicitys-chools.org. Call 513-876-2113 or 513-362-5348 formore information.

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    The trustees approvedplacing a 2.1-mill, 10-yearfire levy on the Nov. 3 bal-lot. Last fall a 2.8-mill con-tinuing fire levy was nar-rowly defeated by voters.

    Colerain Township haslost almost $2.6 millionfrom its budget.

    The township has re-

    duced the number of peo-ple working in admini-stration, cut back pro-grams in the parks, intro-duced or raised fees tohelp pay for services,shifted some zoning en-forcement responsibil-ities from zoning to policeand fire personnel, andstarted private and gov-ernment partnershipsand shared services toshare the cost of provid-ing services to the town-ship.

    I would appreciatethat fact that the state ofOhio has created a sur-plus for itself more if itdidnt come at the ex-pense of local govern-ments and therefor nega-tively impact local tax-payers and the servicesthey need from their local

    governments, MilfordCity Manager JeffWright said.

    The states local gov-ernment fund payment tothe Clermont County cityhas been cut almost inhalf since 2011 - from$324,000 to $171,000.

    Neighboring MiamiTownship was able tobuild reserves to offsetthe losses.

    To deal with the cutsin revenue, Miami Town-ship cut staff through at-trition, delayed capitalpurchases and refinancedebt, outgoing Adminis-trator Larry Fronk said.The township movedsome costs for capital ex-penditures from the oper-ating budget to the tax in-crement finance funds. Itwas only in 2014 that the

    township began to investin capital equipment.

    Goshen Township act-ed similarly - reducingstaff, delaying capitalpurchases and refinanc-ing debt, Fiscal OfficerCheryl Allgeyer wrote inan email.

    The township alsosearched out and appliedfor grants to supplementlost revenue, Allgeyersaid. As an example, Go-shen Township appliedfor an Assistance to Fire-fighters Grant Regionalradio grant and receivedalmost $1 million in 2014.

    Reporters Kurt Backscheider,Jeanne Houck, Jennie Key,Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, ForrestSellers and Sheila Vilvenscontributed.

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    ballot this November.Council also could hold aspecial election in August,but that could cost asmuch as $7,200, said JudyMiller, director of theClermont County Boardof Elections. That wouldcompare to about $450 inNovember, when a num-ber of other governmentsalso would have items onthe ballot and would sharein the cost.

    Most of the moneyfrom the proposed in-come tax was to have goneto the police departmentfor everything from em-ployees to the purchase ofvehicles and equipmentsuch as body cameras, Be-thel Administrator TravisDotson said. In recentyears, the police depart-ment has seen its staffingcut by more than half.

    When the five-year po-lice levy expires at theend of the year, the villagewill lose $88,000 a year for

    its police department, Gil-pin said. The rest of thepolice departments annu-al $440,000 budget comesout of the general fund.

    The proposed 1percentincome tax would haveraised about $340,000 ayear when the half-per-cent credit for Bethel res-idents who worked out-side the village and paidan income tax elsewherewas factored in, MayorAlan Ausman cq said.

    Besides helping fundthe police department,money from the incometax also was to have beenearmarked for infra-structure improvements,including street pavingand the replacement ofitems like culverts andstorm sewers that arelong past their life expec-tancy, as well as mainte-nance and improvementsto public buildings such asthe community centerand the Grant Memorialbuilding, Dotson said.

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    Batavia has aban-doned a plan to split OldSouth Riverside Drive

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    This de-cision fol-lowed op-position byresidentson OldSouth Riv-

    erside Drive and somereservations by BataviaTownship, which owns aportion of the road.

    That plan is off the ta-ble, Batavia Village Ad-ministrator Dennis Nich-ols said. Unless (theClermont County Engi-neers Office) sees someurgency, the road will re-main as is.

    The plan was beingconsidered for safetyreasons, according toNichols, who said the vil-lage had concerns about aportion of the roads sta-bility.

    The plan would haveinvolved installing aguard rail across a sec-tion of the road essential-ly creating two separatecul-de-sacs connecting tostate Route 222.

    Nichols said a countyengineer will examinethe road and determinethe level of urgency.

    Nichols said becauseof the instability of thehillside bordering theroad, the guard rail hadfallen off at some point.That guard rail borderingthe road has since beenrestored.

    Old South RiversideDrive residents hadsigned a petition oppos-ing the separation of theroad.

    There are alterna-tives to what has beenproposed, said EdwardTony Humbert, speak-ing at the March BataviaTownship meeting. Resi-dents oppose splitting theroad.

    Humbert, who was in-strumental in helping or-ganize the petition, ispleased the original pro-posal is off the table.However, he still fearssome type of action in-volving the road will betaken in the future.

    Batavia Township Ad-ministrator Rex Parsonssaid talking to the Cler-mont County EngineersOffice is a good course ofaction.

    Although the trusteesnever voted on the planbeing considered by thevillage, they did expressconcerns on how the resi-dents would respond.

    Additionally, the trust-ees expressed concernsabout the potential costsassociated with the plan.

    FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Old South Riverside Drive in Batavia and Batavia Townshipwill remain intact after a plan had been considered to dividethe road into two separate cul-de-sacs. Residents on OldSouth Riverside Drive had started a petition opposing theplan.

    Old South RiversideDrive will not be splitForrest [email protected]

    Nichols

    WILLIAMSBURG Eleven RevolutionaryWar soldiers many ofwhom lie in unmarkedgraves in WilliamsburgCemetery will be hon-ored April 19 with the de-dication of a memorial.

    At the second annualPatriots Day ceremony,members of the Cincin-nati Chapter of the Sonsof the American Revolu-tion, also will single outRevolutionary War sol-dier James Kain Jr., a cor-poral and sergeant whoguarded the ContinentalCongress, operated Wil-liamsburgs first inn andtavern and helped clearthe site that eventuallywould become the villageof Williamsburg, Cler-mont Countys oldesttown and first countyseat.

    Participants will in-clude John Jack Bre-denfoerder, the 4th greatgrandson of James KainJr. and a member of thelocal chapter of the Sonsof the American Revolu-tion. Bredenfoerder, 63,of Kenwood, said April 10is the 200th anniversaryof his ancestors death,and he has invited dozensof Kains descendants topay tribute to their patri-otic ancestor.

    Period attire is encour-aged, but not required.The ceremony will in-clude a musket salute, thelaying of wreaths, and acolor guard. Organizersalso hope to get Williams-burg High School stu-dents to play fife and

    drum.Last years first Patri-

    ots Day ceremony atSpring Grove Cemeterydedicating a memorial to59 local RevolutionaryWar soldiers drew morethan 150. This year, orga-nizers are hoping for abigger turnout, weatherpermitting.

    We want the public tohave an understanding ofthese 11 guys who puttheir lives on the line tohelp free this country,said Michael Gunn, presi-dent of the CincinnatiChapter of the the Sons ofthe American Revolu-tion.

    Bredenfoerder origi-nally wanted to do a cele-bration for his familyhonoring their ancestor.But when the local chap-ter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolutionlearned there were other

    Revolutionary War patri-ots buried in Williams-burg Cemetery who hadnever before been cere-moniously memorialized,they opted to hold theirsecond annual PatriotsDay Ceremony there.

    There are still manyRevolutionary War sol-diers out there whosegraves have to be found,then marked and memo-rialized, Gunn said. Ofthe 11 who are buried inWilliamsburg Cemetery,only four have tomb-stones, he said, and two ofthose are hard to read.

    After the war, Kain, aPennsylvannia native,moved his family west tothe Columbia settlementjust east of present-dayCincinnati. In 1795, Kainand two of his sons con-tracted with Major Gen-eral William Lytle of theOhio Militia to help clear

    an area that would be-come Lytletown.

    It was in this new town,so chosen because it wasa popular stopping pointfor travelers going be-tween Ohios early statecapital of Chillicothe andthe port city of Cincin-nati, that Kain Tavernopened. The lot the tav-ern once occupied is nextto the present day ValleyView Tavern at Front andMain Streets.

    Williamsburg itselfhas so many families thatcame there right after therevolution, Bredenfoer-der said. It really isground zero. We hope cer-emonies like PatriotsDay get people thinkingabout their patrioticroots.

    Want to know whatshappening in Williams-burg? Follow me on Twit-ter @CindyLSchroeder.

    Honor Clermont Co. Revolutionary Warheroes at April 19 memorial ceremonyCindy [email protected]

    THANKS TO SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

    Members of the Cincinnati chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and theDaughters of the American Revolution honored Revolutionary War soldiers buried in SpringGrove Cemetery during the first Patriots Day celebration in 2014.

  • A4 BETHEL JOURNAL APRIL 16, 2015

    THURSDAY, APRIL 16Dining EventsDine to Donate Fundraiser, 11a.m. to 9 p.m., LaRosas Pizzeria,4450 Eastgate Blvd., Fundraiserto help feed, care for and pro-vide veterinary services foranimals that come through theHumane Society. Please mentionClermont to the Rescue attime of ordering. BenefitsClermont to the Rescue HumaneSociety. Free. Dine In, Carry Outor Delivery. Presented by Cler-mont to the Rescue HumaneSociety. 404-8890; www.laro-sas.com. Union Township.

    Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

    Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18and up. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

    Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 478-6783.Amelia.

    Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

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

    Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

    Literary - LibrariesTotally Teen Thursday, 3:30-4:40 p.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Free. Pre-sented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

    Basic Computer Instruction,2-3:30 p.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

    Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

    Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

    Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. NewRichmond.

    Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

    Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

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

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

    post72.org. Mount Carmel.

    FRIDAY, APRIL 17Clubs & OrganizationsClermont County HistoricalSociety Monthly Meeting,7:30 p.m., UC Clermont Campus,4200 Clermont College Drive,Room S143. Mary Campbelldiscusses the meeting of GeneralRobert E. Lee and GeneralUlysses S. Grant at AppomattoxCourt House. Free. Presented byClermont County HistoricalSociety. 753-8672; clermonthis-toric.org. Batavia.

    Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Milford.

    Music - AcousticOne Degree from Mande(featuring Ryan Wilson),8-11:30 p.m., Green KayakMarket and Eatery, 204 FrontSt., Free. 843-6040; www.green-kaykmarket.com. NewRichmond.

    SATURDAY, APRIL 18Art & Craft ClassesFiber Arts, 10:30-12:30 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoycompany of other crafters whileworking on your own smallproject. Open to any kind ofneedle (or hook) crafters. Ages18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

    Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off PoundsSensibly. 800-932-8677;www.tops.org. Amelia.

    Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

    Holiday - Earth DayEarth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Childrens MeetingHouse Montessori School, 927OBannonville Road, Free elec-tronic recycling, kids crafts,games, hikes, campfire andpond water study. Tree plantingin honor of former CMH Schoolstudent at noon. Free. 683-4757;www.cmhschool.com. Loveland.

    Literary - LibrariesCelebrate Chinese New Yearwith Yan, 11 a.m. to noon,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Year ofthe Goat. Listen to Yan explainwhat Chinese New Year is allabout. Stories, crafts and Chi-nese snacks. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

    Farm Days, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Dissect a plant, watch apuppet show, learn aboutgarden pests and visit liveanimals. Activities are plannedall day for all ages. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Union Township.

    Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., Talon Tavern, 1151 Ohio131, 248-2148; www.thetalonta-vern.com. Milford.

    Music - ClassicalA Collaborative Celebrationof Spring, 3-4:30 p.m., GlenEste High School, 4342 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, GlenEste HS Performing Arts Center.Featuring guest violinist BeatriceBaker playing Gypsy Airs. Pro-gram includes selections fromCarmen (Bizet), Fanfare from LaPeri (Dukas) and HungarianMarch (Berlioz). Students fromacross area join in for secondhalf of program. Free. Presentedby Clermont PhilharmonicOrchestra. 735-8337; clermont-philharmonic.com. UnionTownship.

    On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 7-10 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, 8031Glendale-Milford Road, Upstairs.Interactive dinner theatre. $35.Reservations required. Present-ed by P.L.O.T.T. Performers.201-7568; http://www.plott-performers.com/. CampDennison.

    Runs / WalksAmerican Modern Bibs forKids 5K Walk/Run, 9-10:30a.m., American Modern Insur-ance Group, 7000 MidlandBoulevard, $15. Registrationrecommended. 947-5366.Amelia.

    SUNDAY, APRIL 19NatureWildflower Walk, 1 p.m., Syca-more Park, 4082 Ohio 132,Follow a naturalist along trailsand search for colorful springwildflowers. Free. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.clermont-parks.org. Batavia.

    On Stage - TheaterHeaven Can Wait, 2-5 p.m.,Schoolhouse Restaurant, $35.Reservations required. 201-7568;http://www.plottperform-ers.com/. Camp Dennison.

    MONDAY, APRIL 20CivicExploring 150 Years of Free-dom: Film and Discussion onRace and Criminal Justice, 7-9p.m., Eastern Hills Friends Meet-ing, 1671 Nagel Road, Discussion:Could slavery and Jim Crow stillimpact encounters betweenpolice and men of color? Can wedo anything about this legacy?Generate suggestions forchange. Free. Registrationrequested via email. Presentedby GAPP (Greater AndersonPromotes Peace. 588-8391;www.gappeace.org. AndersonTownship.

    Exercise ClassesSpinning 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.

    Literary - Book ClubsBookends, 1 p.m., New Rich-mond Branch Library, 103 RiverValley Blvd., Free. 553-0570.New Richmond.

    Book Discussion, 1 p.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Copies of book available forcheckout. 734-2619. Bethel.

    Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Bethel.

    Bookends Book Discussion, 1p.m., New Richmond BranchLibrary, 103 River Valley Blvd.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 513-553-0570; www.clermontlibrary.org.New Richmond.

    TAB: Teen Advisory Board, 3:30p.m., Bethel Branch Library, 611W. Plane St., Get involved, sharegreat ideas, and earn volunteerhours. Snacks. Ages 12-17. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 513-734-2619; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Bethel.

    Literary - CraftsCreate a Spring Wreath, 6p.m., Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Turn scrapfabric into beautiful decoration.Materials provided, or bringyour own 2 x 2 fabric squares.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.724-1070; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Williamsburg.

    Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writers 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. NewRichmond.

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

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

    SchoolsOpen House at St. VeronicaParish School, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,St. Veronica School, 4475 MountCarmel-Tobasco Road, Free.528-0442; www.school.stveron-ica.org. Mount Carmel.

    TUESDAY, APRIL 21Dining EventsWine Tasting and Food Pair-ing, 6:30 p.m. Earth Day organicwines., 20 Brix, 101 Main St.,$55-$75. Reservations required.831-2749; www.20brix.com.Milford.

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

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

    Literary - LibrariesESL Conversation Hour, 6-7p.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

    Loveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

    Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 2-3 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

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

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541 Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. Free;donations accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

    Wings And Trivia Night, 6-9p.m., Mt. Carmel BrewingCompany, 4362 Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road, Tap Room. LastCall Trivia. Renegade Street Eatsuses Mt. Carmel Beer as a baseto create Gourmet Wing saucesand glazes to be paired with thebeer. Ages 21 and up. $5-$9.240-2739; www.mtcarmelbre-wingcompany.com. MountCarmel.

    Education

    Surviving the Teens: SuicidePrevention, 7-8:30 p.m., Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church,7820 Beechmont Ave., HeritageHall. Program focuses on unrec-ognized signs of depression andsuicide in youths ages 10-19.Topics include suicide facts,trends and theories along withprevention tips for parents. Riskand protective factors will becovered including signs ofdepression and suicide. Personalstories shared. For parents,teachers, caregivers. Free. Pre-sented by Cincinnati ChildrensHospital Medical Center Educa-tion and Resource Center.388-4466. Anderson Township.

    Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

    Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org. Loveland.

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

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

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

    Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 734-2619.Bethel.

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

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

    Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, Free. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

    NatureLittle Nature Nuts, 10-10:45a.m. Theme: Earth Day, JohnsonHills Park, 7950 Bridle Road,Parents and their childrenparticipate together in varietyof outdoor activities. Dress forwhatever the weather might be.Ages 2-5. $12, $9 residents.Registration required. Presentedby Anderson Township ParkDistrict. 388-4513. AndersonTownship.

    New Loveland Sustainability

    Council Hosts Earth DayEvent, 6-8:30 p.m., LovelandHigh School, 1 Tiger Trail, Audi-torium. Pizza dinner, games,giveaways. View Clean BinProject. Businesses feature theirsustainable practices. Free.Presented by Loveland Sustain-ability Council. 683-1920. Love-land.

    SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., ChildrensMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 OBannonville Road,Parents of preschoolers learnabout Montessori philosophy,tour eight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. 683-4757.Loveland.

    THURSDAY, APRIL 23Exercise ClassesSpinning 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.

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

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

    Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

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

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

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

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

    Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, Free. 528-1744. UnionTownship.

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

    THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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

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

    To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

    FILE PHOTO

    A Wildflower Walk is planned for 1 p.m., Sunday, April 19, at Sycamore Park, 4082 Ohio 132,Batavia. Follow a naturalist along trails and search for colorful spring wildflowers. The programis free, and is presented by Clermont County Park District. Call 876-9013; visitwww.clermontparks.org.

  • APRIL 16, 2015 BETHEL JOURNAL A5NEWS

    Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009

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    Today Im going to talk aboutwine. Now Im not confessing tobe an expert on wine - words

    like fruity, oakyand big are notterms I use on adaily basis but Ido enjoy wine asa social drink andespecially incooking. My onlyforay into mak-ing wine wasdandelion wine afew years agoand it just aboutblew up in the

    garage. No more homemadewine making for me!

    Cooking with wine

    Theres something magicalwhen you cook with wine. Winesenhance food by tenderizingand moisturizing while impart-ing unbeatable flavor. Its notonly about taste, although cer-tainly the fruity and acidicaspects add nuances and spikesof flavor. The alcohol in wineactually pulls flavors out andcarries them into food. To seewhat I mean, add wine to askillet that was used to sautfood. As you scrape up cara-melized bits of food on the bot-tom, called deglazing, the winegoes to work, giving the fin-ished sauce an incomparableflavor. If you added merelywater, juice or broth to deglaze,they could not dissolve and pull

    flavors out the way the alcoholin wine does.

    Dry or sweet?I like dry wines because I

    dont want a sweet wine to af-fect flavor. Use what you like todrink. Dont use that nasty stuffin the bottle labeled cookingwines, which are loaded withsalt and preservatives. They areusually on the same shelf asvinegars, and can be sold evenon Sunday because the alcoholcontent is minute.

    Add wine firstIf you are deglazing add

    wine to skillet before you addanything else. Let it boil a bit toreduce acids and tannins. This

    is key to prevent curdling if youare adding dairy products.

    Balancing act: pairingwines with food

    Heres where it can get con-fusing. Is it red with beef, whitewith poultry and seafood, cham-pagne for the toast? To play itsafe, try white wines with sea-food and poultry and more as-sertive red wines with gameand beef. But, hey, today justabout anything goes. So its upto you.

    Wine terms:Dry. Wine thats not sweet

    with no residual sugar.Big. Rich, full-bodied, really

    flavorful and assertive.

    Fruity. The aroma of freshfruit should hit you here. Andits not just grapes, but applesand berry aromas, too.

    Oaky. The wine has a warmvanilla flavor and fragrance,coming from the fact that thewine has been aged in new oakbarrels.

    For more information aboutcooking with wine, check outmy website Abouteating.com

    Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jims Eastgateculinary professional and author.Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] withRitas kitchen in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

    Ritas guide to cooking with wine

    Rita HeikenfeldRITAS KITCHEN

    Wine and herb marinated chicken

    I cut up the chicken and put it in the marinade for kebobs. I threadedbell peppers and onions on the kebobs between the chicken. You can alsoleave the chicken whole.

    Palmful parsley, chopped2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped or a generous teaspoon dried14 cup dry white wine, like Sauvignon Blanc14 cup olive oil1 nice lemon, juice and zest of2 large garlic cloves, minced/2 tablespoons1 tablespoon black olives, finely chopped (optional but good)3/4 teaspoon ea. salt and pepper4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

    Mix marinade ingredients and pour into large baggie. Add chicken andbefore sealing baggie, remove air by laying baggie on its side before sealingand smoothing out the air. Refrigerate for 2 hours or so. Reserve marinade.Grill on medium high, covered, about 7 minutes per side or until done,basting every few minutes with marinade. Serve with yogurt sauce if youlike.

    Yogurt sauce

    No real recipe, but just stir together 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup sourcream, some chopped parsley, a teaspoon or so minced garlic and salt andpepper to taste.

    THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

    Wine and herb marinated chicken kebobs garnished with fresh oregano pair well with a simple yogurt sauce.

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    Negative speechand mind setsnot only createhavoc, but also havekilling power. I amrelaying a recent in-cident.

    Community safety,with the help of policeofficers, is becomingan increasingly diffi-cult task in our disin-tegrating society. I amby no means advocating law-lessness. Police academiescan teach young cadets whatthe law is, but it takes lifeexperience to apply it wisely.

    When a young officer re-sponds to a wacky 911 call:Someones burying a baby inthe Goshen Kroger strip mallparking lot. that officer

    ought to have usedbetter discretion thanhe did.

    I mean: If anyonemurdered a baby,surely they would notpick a busy parkinglot - in broad day light- for burying.

    Well-meaning com-munity members,please dont placenegative 911 calls

    created by the darkness ofyour own mind.

    The fact was, a highlygifted artist and poet hadcompassion on someonesbeloved cat lying on a blanketbehind the shoes and clothingdrop boxes by the Great WallRestaurant. I loaned him mysmall shovel which I keep

    in my car for winter emer-gencies after he had calledmy attention to the dead cat.

    Granted, that indigent mandidnt look good. Hes been astreet survivor for manyyears now. Individuals withserious work injuries or oth-er debilitating disabilities,who have been short-changedby Workmans Comp, SocialSecurity and/or our govern-ment, often survive any waythey can ... ask any veteranwho so survives. In 2007 aphysician told this particularman that he would never liveto see 2009 end.

    That man still lives todaybecause of his deep faith inGod, his Maker and by thefortitude his faith in Jesusgives him.

    What was his reward forhis compassion on a dead cat?

    He was given an opencontainer citation totaling$125. For what? He was notdrunk. Not even inebriated.But street people often dosmell of beer.

    Four cans of beer in a 24-hour period do not a stupiddrunk make. For him, beeris his medication.

    Yes, alcohol - long term - istoxic. Not as toxic as manyprescription meds are. Nor ascostly. $125 can buy about 19days of beer medication. It isa relaxant, sedative and painreducer.

    He is slowly dying - as aremany on our streets. Do theyalso deserve to be labeledcriminals who need to hide

    when they drink their medsin public?

    In this particular incident,the high anxiety activated byhis run-in with the law hadvery detrimental physicalside effects on his condition.Increased bile flow shot thepain level from his pancreat-ic cysts out of the roof. Fordays he vomited. No foodstayed down, yet he refusedto let me take him to a hospi-tal.

    Like I said: Negativespeech and mind-sets kill.

    Do persons who makeuninformed 911 calls not bearsome responsibility for theoutcome of their calls?

    Viktoria McCulley is a resident ofGoshen Township.

    Negative tongues, minds have killing power

    ViktoriaMcCulleyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

    April 9 questionA proposal to raise the speed

    limit along the Ohio Turnpike andrural freeways to 75 mph was re-cently turned down by the statelegislature. Would you supportsuch a change if it comes upagain? Why or why not?

    I would definitely supportit, but recognize the draw-backs. While in Germany, en-joying the Autobahn at speedswell in excess of 100mph manytimes, I felt like I was back inmy college days in Montana,where there were no speed lim-its. All of that required a lotmore common sense and train-ing than what appears to be thecase in our Driving Educa-tion of today. It also requiresexcellent roads without pot-holes and unclear markings.

    The night time speed limit of55mph in the Open Range farmcountry was there to protectthe cattle that wandered out onthe road.

    I do know that there werespecial licenses required of theGermans to use the Autobahn,and little cars in the 1960sweighed over 3,000#. I use I-75

    between Cincinnati and Daytonfrequently, and see 75-80 asmore and more the norm. Un-fortunately, that is the speedfrequently used by Prius, Aveo,Fit and Focus drivers who wishto assure all of us 4,000-plusdrivers that they have TheRight Stuff. It is also the speedfrequently used by those whobought a model vehicle withoutturn signals or, occasionally,one with 18 wheels. The resultsare not pretty. Just like anotherpopular device that requires alicense, Cars dont kill people.

    Close on the heels of highspeed limits may come muchstricter mechanical inspec-tions as found in Germany, also.This isnt bad, but as many folksfrom Pennsylvania can tell you,there were many inspectorswho found that a lucrative busi-

    ness each year.D.B.

    The current 70 mph speedlimit on the Ohio Turnpike andrural Ohio interstates seems tobe working just fine. It wasraised a few years ago. I do notsee any reason to raise it at thistime. However I would like toencourage the Interstate radartraps get set up on rainy daysinstead of on the more typicaldry days and holidays. Thoserainy days are when 70 mphreally needs to be enforced. Gofigure!

    T.D.T.

    I am all for raising thespeed limits. If you dont wantto go that fast you do not have tobut its nice to be able to, if de-sired, without the fear of John-

    ny Law ruining your day as wellas lightening your wallet. How-ever, if you choose to not go asfast as allowed, please get outof the way of those that do. To-days car are so much more ca-pable to handle higher speedsthen ever before and all of thesafety technology in the newercars makes the higher speedhardly noticeable. Since we aretalking about driving, heres asuggestion for most Cincinnati-ans: If you want to make a turn,any turn, use your turn signals!It simply amazes me how manysupposedly smart and law abid-ing citizens in the greater Cin-cinnati area do not use theirturn signals. Its not that hardpeople and it is infinitely saferthan what you currently do.

    M. J. F.

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    THIS WEEKSQUESTIONWhat summer in Cincinnatievent are you most lookingforward to this year, and why?

    Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

    Spring sports arestarting! Baseball,soccer, trackeve-ryone is outside againand having fun inwarmer weather. Assports get going in thespring, I always see anincrease in injuries andpain.

    As director of sportsmedicine at CincinnatiChildrens, I see manyyoung athletes in clinic whohave new back pain related totheir sport. Up to 30 percent ofathletes will have back pain atsome point while playingsports. It is one of the mostcommon things we see insports medicine clinics and onthe sideline.

    Most back pain is not seri-ous and goes away with littletreatment. Gently stretchingand strengthening the lowerback and abdominal muscles,as well as avoiding activitiesthat are really painful for theback is usually all it takes.

    But, when the pain is se-vere, limits what the athletecan do, or persists for morethan a few weeks, a doctorwith specialized training inback injuries should evaluatethe athlete to determine thecause of the pain and treat itaccordingly.

    Lower back painThe lower back, or lumbar

    spine, is the most common areaof back pain in athletes. Painusually occurs from bone,muscle or disc problems. The

    most common cause oflower back pain inyoung athletes is astress fracture-a boneinjury. The secondmost common cause isa muscle strain of thelower back.

    The lower back isa main power genera-tor in many sports andcan be overstressed ifstrength, coordination,

    or overuse is a problem, result-ing in the gradual onset ofback pain.

    Injuries to the lower backin a sports practice or eventoccur with trauma, either by afall or too much force placedon the low back. This results inthe sudden onset of back painthat often prevents the athletefrom completing the sportsevent.

    Athletes in certain sportsare at higher risk for backinjuries. Examples are foot-ball, gymnastics, and dance.The mechanical demands ofthese sports make the low backvulnerable to overuse or quickonset of back pain.

    The cause of back pain inchildren and adolescents isoften very different in adults.Adults deal with more discpain, which is not a commonproblem for children and ado-lescents. At Cincinnati Chil-drens Hospital Medical CenterSports Medicine, we under-stand this and assess the wholepatient while forming a diagno-sis and treatment plan.

    Treatment and recovery

    Treatment of a lower backstress fracture involves 2-3months of allowing the bone(s)to heal, just like any otherbroken bone. Various types ofimaging are sometimes done tohelp guide treatment course.

    Muscle injuries in the lowerback are most often treatedwith stretches, progressivestrengthening exercises, andcomfort measures (examples:anti-inflammatory drugs for ashort period of time, ice, heat).Athletic trainers or physicaltherapists trained in back in-juries are helpful with thisrehab.

    All lower back injuries re-quire some rest to aid the heal-ing process. We understandthat this time of resting frompainful activities can be frus-trating for the athlete, and wework with the athlete to makesure the back heals properly,allowing the athlete to returnto regular sports activity assoon and successfully as pos-sible.

    Dr. Kelsey Logan is sports director ofthe Division of Sports Medicine atCincinnati Childrens and an asso-ciate professor of pediatrics at theUniversity of Cincinnati.

    Have your young athletes back

    Dr. KelseyLoganCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

    Up to 30 percent ofathletes will haveback pain at somepoint...

    Want to make apersons day? Its usu-ally no harder thansending a note or plac-ing a call.

    Most of us havenumerous contrib-utors to thank for ourpersonal growth andsuccess family,friends, teachers,colleagues, etc. Withthe school year wind-ing down, lets focuson opportunities to sharesome memories with teach-ers.

    During schooling yearsand the many educational andsocial transitions that takeplace, memory-making can bepretty vivid. Do you remem-ber a teacher who helped youmake a big leap in reading,math, writing, science, histo-ry and/or self-confidence?This Hallmark commercialprovides a plausible exampleof how one teacher mightmake a difference in a youngboys life.

    And, its sometimes yearslater before we realize what atremendous effect that teach-er had on our development.

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    Could you express thanksto him/her by way of a note(or phone call?)

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    SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

    Baseball Williamsburg beat Felici-

    ty-Franklin 13-1 in five inningsApril 6.

    Clermont Northeastern beatthe Cardinals 12-2 in five in-nings April 10.

    Bethel-Tate lost to Amelia11-6 on April 10. Junior TannerColwell was 3-for-5 for the Ti-gers.

    Softball Felicity-Franklin got by

    Williamsburg 2-1 on April 6.

    Senior Sandy Woodmanseestruck out 11 and junior RachelMcConnell had a double.

    Bethel-Tate downed Ame-lia 14-1 in five innings April 10.Senior Cassidy Devore got thewin and was 4-for-4. JuniorMackenzie Watson homeredand drove in three runs.

    McNicholas thumped Car-roll 25-3 April 10.

    Tennis Felicity-Franklin defeated

    Batavia 4-1 on April 8. DevonDenune won first singles andChris Whitt/Dylan Foster wonfirst doubles.

    SHORT HOPS

    Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

    ANDERSON TWP One mansdream has been realized.

    Mike Estep founded an or-ganization 15 years ago to givekids a place to play and withhope that our three East Sideschools would soon haveteams, Anderson head coachTodd Shelton said. We thoughtit would happen sooner; theschool systems just didnt seemto be ready at the time.

    Now Anderson and McNi-cholas can join schools Turpinwith boys lacrosse teams.

    However, both teams, alongwith every team, are still con-sidered to be at the club levelbecause lacrosse currently isnot sanctioned by the OHSAA.Anderson and McNick are alsonot eligible to compete in anOhio High School Lacrosse As-sociation tournament until 2016.

    Shelton said the OHSLA hasmodeled its guidelines and reg-ulations based off standardsused by the OHSAA in hopesthat in the coming year, the OH-SLA will vote to hand over thekeys and lacrosse can recog-nized by the OHSAA. Thatsalso why the OHSLA is pushingschools to recognize their clubteams.

    We wanted to make surethat we were part of everythingwe could be, Shelton said

    The Redskins have playedwell so far and picked up twowins against Cincinnati HillsChristian Academy and fellowfirst-year lacrosse programMcNicholas. They defeatedCHCA 17-5 March 25 and theRockets 15-7 March 27.

    Were a really young teamplaying other young teams, Shelton said. With the weatherbeing bad, some teams havebeen limited to working in thegym. We know McNick will be

    much-improved when we seethem again. But, Ive been verypleased with how the guys havegelled so far.

    The process moved a littlequicker for McNick which, nowthat Anderson has a program,didnt want lose kids to Ander-son simply because the Rocketsdidnt have a lacrosse team.

    Head coach Mike Riggallsent an email to athletic direc-tor Rob Heise, who said the pos-sibility of starting a programwould be discussed at boostermeetings.

    Once hed heard the boostersapproved the idea, Riggall ap-plied for the job, interviewedwith Heise and became thecoach.

    It wouldnt have happenedwithout the parents being thedriving force behind it, Riggallsaid.

    Now that the program hasbeen created, the next step isbuilding it up into a winner,which Riggall is confident willhappen.

    His projections might not bethat far off as it appears theground work has been put inplace. He said the Andersonscore in its very first gamewasnt indicative of how wellhis team played over the week-end.

    They played great offen-sively and defensively andwere getting quality shots,Riggall said. If you look be-tween the lines, I was ecstaticwith how we played.

    Riggall, who is originallyfrom New York, said startingthis team has made him feel likea part of the community now.

    Turpin split its first twogames to begin the new season.The Spartans defeated LittleMiami 10-3 March 23 and lost toSpringboro 20-8 March 25.

    The Spartans are coached byJason Susshine.

    Anderson, McNickenter inaugural boyslacrosse seasonNick [email protected]

    NICK ROBBE/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    McNicholas junior Nick Staderman, left, is on the attack for the Rocketsduring a loss to Anderson.

    BETHEL Adam Shinkle, asenior at Bethel-Tate HighSchool, probably enjoyed theCBS March Madness commer-cials featuring Charles Bark-ley, Samuel L. Jackson andSpike Lee more than most.

    In it, Barkley is driving atnight and has taken the groupto The Annapolis by mistakeinstead of Indianapolis.

    When Shinkle arrives in An-napolis, it wont be because of awrong turn or lack of direction.

    The highly-focused Tigerwith a 4.35 grade point averagewas offered and accepted anappointment to attend the U.S.Naval Academy in Maryland.More than 20,000 applicationsare received with about 1,300appointments made. Of thatgroup, only around 1,000 com-plete the difficult demands andbecome graduates.

    I got a nomination fromCongressman Brad Wen-strup, Shinkle said of theprocess.

    Like his brother, Erik, a 2012Bethel-Tate grad and junior atthe Naval Academy, its an-chors away for the latest Shin-kle to become a Midshipman.Both Shinkles were multi-sport standouts in high school.

    Adam Shinkle has seen asmany letters as Pat Sajak andVanna White on Wheel of For-tune. He has participated infour years of varsity crosscountry, three years of varsitysoccer, three years of basket-ball and four years of track.For good measure this spring,he added tennis.

    Not surprisingly, he won hisfirst doubles match April 7teamed up with senior JacobTrabish. Shinkle has been prac-ticing tennis for the most partand working in track when hecan. Hes not even sure whatevents hell be in but is lookingforward to being in a 4x800 re-lay with teammates JacksonCoates, Derek Dotson andZane Copestick.

    How does the multi-talentedsenior do it and maintain a per-fect-plus record in the class-room?

    Its just time manage-ment, Shinkle said. Its noteasy, but its worth it.

    Thats a fairly short, but ac-curate answer for a young manwith a long list of accomplish-ments. Hes on pace to beschool valedictorian. He likesmath, which should be helpfulat an academy loaded with en-gineering students. However,he doesnt officially have to de-clare a major until after thefirst of the year.

    He will benefit greatly fromthe advice of his brother

    Youve got to balance yourtime, Shinkle said Erik hastold him. Pretty much whileyoure there you have to stayfocused on why youre there.The ultimate goal kind of keepsyou on track.

    Soccer is part of the earlybalancing plan in college, buthes not sure what level hell beplaying. He teamed up last fallwith fellow senior Jason Alt-mayer to make all-city fromBethel-Tates 13-2 (8-0 South-ern Buckeye Conference-Na-tional) squad. Altmayer wasone of the areas top scorersbut occasionally shared thewealth.

    It was fun playing withhim, Shinkle said. He gaveme a lot of assists, thats forsure.

    While playing soccer forDave Schellenberger, Shinkleand several of the players alsoran cross country for Pam Tay-lor. Not many schools permitmultiple sports in the sameseason, but Bethel-Tate hasbeen historically cooperativein sharing athletes.

    Both of our coaches werehappy we were doing bothsports, Shinkle said. Eachsport pretty much kept us inshape for the other.

    After the running and kick-ing of fall, Shinkle went to theTiger basketball team, whichhad a great comeback seasonat 12-10 under new coach TomJutze. The previous season wasa struggle at 1-21.

    It was really enjoyable,Shinkle said. It was definitelya lot more enjoyable than lastyear. Its not fun losing everygame.

    His favorite moment of hisathletic career actually came

    in basketball in Bethel-Tates58-52 overtime loss to ClarkMontessori of the Miami Val-ley Conference at LovelandMarch 3. Many thought theCougars would run away withthe game, but the Tigers led atthe half 32-23. Clark regainedthe lead in the third quarter,but Shinkle and the Tigersforced overtime before fallingby six.

    Adam was 3-for-4 from the3-point line in the contest andled Bethel-Tate with 21 pointsin his final court appearance.For his play during the seasonhe was selected to play in therecent East-West All-StarGame.

    By the end of the tennis andtrack season in late May/earlyJune, one of the more produc-tive seniors ever will leavewith all of his letters, numbersand records. Next fall, it will beodd to see a Bethel-Tate rosterwithout the name Shinkle.

    Naval Academy toget another ShinkleScott [email protected]

    BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

    Adam Shinkle of Bethel-Tate hits a jumper as his team prepares to meetGeorgetown in their first regular season game.

    The Shinkle File 4.35 GPA Currently ranked first in class Five-time SBAAC first-team all-star: Cross country (one year),

    soccer (two years), basketball (two years) Two-time SBAAC second-team all-star: Soccer (one year), cross

    country (one year) All-district second team basketball-senior year East/West all-star game selection-senior year All-city soccer senior year Eight times Principals List; Two times honor roll Four years, student government member; serving as treasurer

    and president Member of National Honor Society, treasurer one year. Four years varsity cross country, two years captain Three years varsity soccer, two years captain Three years varsity basketball, two years captain Four years varsity track, two years captain Scholar-athlete award for all sports every season Presidents Education Awards Program recipient (two years) Buckeye Boys State recipient (unable to attend due to accepting

    an invitation to U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar at same time) Clermont County Gifted Program Honda-OSU Partnership Math Medal award recipient Received and accepted appointment to attend the U.S. Naval

    Academy Volunteer in youth basketball programs, church events, and

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    Howdy folks! The U.S.Grant Career Center isplanning a big day onApril 18. There will bedifferent events and thegreenhouse will be openfrom noon to 7 p.m.There will be a ham andchicken community ap-preciation meal from 4-7p.m., the cost is $5 perperson. The greenhouseofficially opens April 16.They have plenty ofplants and flowers sostop during the openhouse or when the green-house is open.

    The other day I waswatching the news andChester was lying on thefloor. He used his paws todrag himself over to meinstead of getting up andwalking. He does somefunny things. He will setaround the corner of thegarage where the birdfeeders are and watchthe birds. They have goton to him! He will setback by the carpentershop and when I am atthe house and call him hewill just look at me. Thenwhen I turn to go in thehouse he comes running.That cat will run throughthe house jumping on thecouch and clear the chairRuth Ann sat in thenmake the same routeback. Then he comes andlies on my lap.

    I got the glass put ontwo of the plant beds, so Ican either keep the glassdown or raise the glassup due to the weather orto get rain. I will be goingto Jerrys place to getsome cedar lumber thenstop at Grants Green-house on Bucktown Roadto get some plants.

    I have the walls ofwater up so this week Iwill be putting tomatoesin them, also broccoli,cabbage, spinach and redlettuce. The tractor tiresand raised beds are notas wet as the big garden.I cleaned off the rhubarbbeds and it is nice and

    green.Wont belong be-fore it isready touse. RuthAnn maderhubarbpies orstewedrhubarb,that is

    some fine eating. Nowthat lady was a very goodcook and I am gettingrequests for her black-berry jam cake recipe. Iwill put it in the columnwhen I find the recipe.

    Was talking to Mike atthe Boars Head BaitShop in Afton. He saidthere were some fisher-man out over the week-end and caught somefish. The temperature ofthe muddy lake is in themid 40 degrees. It will besome time before thelake clears up and getswarm. There is a rowingregatta this weekend,hope those folks will besafe.

    Last week I went tothe cemetery where RuthAnn is buried and putmore flowers on hergrave. The marker willbe put on her gravesometime in May.

    The Old BethelChurch will be paintedthis summer by the youthof the Methodist Churchhere in Bethel. The Be-thel Lions Club will fur-nish the paint in honor ofRuth Ann.

    While at DannyGrants, he said if itdidnt start raining again,they were going to putpolly on the greenhouse.They had a heavy rainthis morning, the waterwas coming over theirroad. Remember theopen house is April 18and 19 at all three greenhouses, Bucktown Road,State Route 131 and theone in Milford GardenCenter.

    I will go talk to the

    seniors at the lodge bythe senior citizen centeron James E. Sauls Sr.Road. I do this eachmonth on the secondTuesday of each month.This is a joy for me, talk-ing about the way thingswere back in 1940s and1950s. These folks cantell me about the waythey were raised andlived.

    Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praising the goodLord.

    God bless all . . . Morelater

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

    Its spring, go outdoorsand get the garden started

    George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

    The Buckeye UnitedFly Fishers is preparingsome of its members toget their hands dirty forthis years spring litterclean-up in ClermontCounty on April 18.

    Clean-up activities arescheduled at severalsites through the countyand the East Fork LittleMiami River watershed.

    This year, BUFF mem-bers will be canoeing asegment of the East ForkRiver downstream ofBatavia, to clear theriver and its banks oflitter and debris.

    Volunteers have sever-al sites to choose from,including East Fork andStonelick State Parks, theVillages of Bethel, Wil-liamsburg and Amelia,among others.

    We need volunteersat all of our locations onApril 18, McClatcheysaid.

    The event will takeplace from 9 a.m. to noon.All volunteers will begiven clean-up supplies,a picnic lunch and athank-you gift. Thoseinterested in volunteer-ing can register online at:www.springlittercleanup.com

    This type of communi-ty outreach is very im-portant to the BUFForganization, which was

    established in 1975 topromote the conservationof fishing waters and toassist with efforts toprotect natural re-sources.

    We like to supportevents that help peopleenjoy the outdoors, saidBrian Tudor, BUFFsdirector of conservation.The Spring Litter Clean-Up is also an activity thathelps us preserve ournatural resources forfuture generations.

    The Spring LitterClean-Up is a combina-tion of two events thathave proved successfulfor more than 20 years inClermont County theEast Fork River Sweepand Clermont Clean &Green events.

    The support of localorganizations and busi-nesses, like BUFF, hastruly helped to makethese events so success-ful, says BeckyMcClatchey, WatershedCoordinator for ClermontSoil & Water Conserva-tion District.

    In addition to the sup-port provided by BUFF,contributions from theClermont County Visi-tors Bureau, LovelandCanoe & Kayak and theLittle Miami Conser-vancy will help to sup-port event activities.

    Fishing group to clean upEast Fork River, seeks help

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