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OWENSVILLE — Two yearsago, Clermont County residentAngie Cox began a new holidaytradition.

Instead of asking for Christ-mas gifts for herself, Angie,who lives near Newtonsville,asked friends and family to giveher hats, scarves, blankets,socks and coats for the needy.

After gathering a few boxesfull of items that first year, thispast Christmas, the 11-year-oldcollected dozens of items,enough to fill about 20 large gar-bage bags and six plastic tubs.On Dec. 23, Angie and her par-ents stood near WashingtonPark in Over The Rhine andpassed out warm clothing todown-on-their-luck folks.

“I’d actually been to a shelterbefore and donated clothes,”said Angie, a sixth-grade Cler-mont Northeastern MiddleSchool pupil who speaks with amaturity beyond her years.“You don’t get the same feelingas you do when you hand themstraight to the people that needhelp. This was a lot more re-warding. It’s better than anygift you can get.”

For Angie’s efforts, the Cler-mont Northeastern Board ofEducation honored her with theschool system’s Moment of Ex-cellence Award Jan. 26.

“Angie didn’t just drop theseitems off at a homeless shelter,”Clermont Northeastern Middle

School Principal Kendra Youngtold the school board. “She actu-ally went to downtown Cincin-nati and gave out these items onstreet corners.”

Two years ago, Angie’s mom,Penny, asked her only child tomake a Christmas list for thefamily.

“She came back and said,‘Don’t get me any presents,’’’her mother recalled. “She said,‘I just want blankets and hatsand coats for the needy and thehomeless.”

Angie said she was inspiredto help others after watching agirl giving out shoes to thehomeless on the Disney chan-nel.

Besides passing out clothingin Over The Rhine, the Cox fam-ily also donated a few items tothe James Sauls Homeless Shel-ter in Batavia this past holidayseason. Next December, Angieand her parents plan to focus oncollecting hats, scarves, gloves,socks and blankets to avoid de-lays in sizing coats. They alsowant to donate more items toless fortunate folks in theirhome county.

“This year, there was this la-dy who started crying,” Angiesaid. “Everybody was thankingus, and it was really amazing. Itmade me feel happy for all Ihad.”

Want to know what’s happening inClermont County? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

CNE student honored forhelping less fortunate By Cindy [email protected]

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Ed Cox, Penny Cox, their daughter, Angie Cox, and Kendra Young, Angie's principal at Clermont NortheasternMiddle School.

OWENSVILLE — Since Decem-ber 1993, Ralph Shell has retiredfrom the job of superintendentor assistant superintendent sixtimes in five southwestern Ohioschool districts.

Now Shell, who’s in his sec-ond go round as ClermontNortheastern’s superintendent,says he’s retiring for good thissummer.

“I enjoy doing what I do be-cause I care about the kids andtheir education,” Shell recentlysaid of his long career in educa-tion. The man whose hairstyleand ruddy complexion havesometimes been compared to anationally known real estatemogul has said many studentsrefer to him as “Donald Trumpor Uncle Ralphie, but they don’tdo it out of disrespect.”

One thing Shell has said hewon’t miss about the superin-tendent’s job is the politics.

As the 72-year-old Hillsbororesident prepares to step down

from his $90,900-a-year job assuperintendent on July 31, theClermont Northeastern Boardof Education wants to hear fromthe public before choosingShell’s successor.

The school board has sched-uled two meetings Feb. 19 – onewith staff and another with thepublic – to see what characteris-tics Clermont Northeastern’snew superintendent shouldhave. Dr. Leo Bradley, a XavierUniversity professor in educa-tional administration, will leadthose discussions. CNE SchoolBoard President Bob Havrillasaid.

Bradley’s Power Point pres-entation will be included on theschool system’s website, andthose who can’t attend one of theFeb. 19 meetings can commentonline. Clermont NortheasternLocal Schools’ website will havea link to the superintendentsearch for comments, “proba-bly after the Feb. 19 meetings,”Havrilla said.

After the Feb. 19 communitymeeting, the CNE school board

will finalize a brochure listinginformation about the schoolboard, staff and students, theschool district’s budget and de-mographic information aboutthe community that the schoolsystem serves. The brochurealso will include skills theschool system is seeking in itsnext superintendent.

“If there’s anything the com-munity wants (in the next super-intendent), we’ll be sure and in-clude that in the brochure,”Havrilla said.

At its organizational meetingJan. 5, the school board decidedto post the superintendent’s jobMarch 1. The job will be postedon the district’s website and inprofessional publications.Board members hope to inter-view applicants the week ofApril 27 and hire the superin-tendent at the May board meet-ing.

“We want somebody on staffduring that time frame so thatthey can work with Mr. Shell a CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Brian Switzer, treasurer of Clermont Northeastern Local Schools, andSuperintendent Ralph Shell at the Jan. 26 school board meeting.

CNE school board wants to know whatpublic wants in next superintendent By Cindy [email protected]

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MILFORD — It’s not toolate to check out some ofMilford High School stu-dents’ winning entries inthe 2015 regional ScholasticArt & Writing competition.

Through Feb. 6, MilfordHigh School students’ 33award-winning photo-graphs, paintings, draw-

ings and illustrations, ce-ramics and glass projectsand prints will be on displayat the Art Academy of Cin-cinnati at 1212 Jackson St.in Over The Rhine.

Five students who sub-mitted six of those entriesare gold medal winners,meaning they will advanceto national competition inMarch. They are AmandaBauer, digital art; Colleen

Grimm, photography; Eliz-abeth Kinslow, photogra-phy; Miranda Kunes, draw-ing and illustration, andLeah Pentecost, who hadtwo award-winning photo-graphs.

Milford High School’ssilver medal winners areDanetta Deutenben, Mag-gie Engelman, Brady Ev-ans, Skyler Fontaine, Lau-ren Moeller and AlyssaWarsalla, photography;Emma Freund, digital art;Madison Kemp and JessicaLucas, printmaking, andGrace Ruhlman, drawingand illustration.

Honorable mentionswent to Milford HighSchool’s Lindsey Adams,mixed media; Emily Anno,Autumn Barney, KatieBeal, Colleen Grimm, Kev-

in Hansbauer, Katie Hill,Rebecca Kinslow, CarlyManning and Sydney Pach-ta, photography; LinneahDeighton, painting; PeterEverett, drawing and illus-tration; Paige Klick, paint-ing, and Miranda Kunes,ceramics and glass.

Students across the U.S.entered 255,000 originalworks during the 2014Scholastic Art & WritingCompetition. Since 1923,the awards have recog-nized the talent of the na-tion’s youths and encour-aged the creative process.For more information, go toartandwriting.org.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford Schools? Followme on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Milford High School students win 33art awards in regional competition;five advance to nationalsBy Cindy [email protected]

THANKS TO MIRANDS KUNES

Milford High School student Miranda Kunes' drawing andillustration of "Champion" advances to national competitionin the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

BATAVIA — The Boardof Clermont County Com-missioners has elected of-ficers for 2015 and an-nounced its meetingschedule.

Commissioner EdHumphrey will serve asthe board’s president,meaning he will presideover meetings. Commis-sioner Bob Proud will bevice president. Dave Ui-ble also is on the commis-sion.

“I look forward to serv-ing as the president of theboard in 2015,” said Hum-phrey, who was first elect-ed in 2008. “The commis-sioners have managed the

county’s finances careful-ly through come difficultyears. We continue to cul-tivate an environment forgood, high paying jobs inClermont County. One ofthe ways we do this is tosupport highway infra-structure improvementsthrough the Transporta-tion Improvement Dis-trict. you can see evi-dence of that every dayaround Eastgate andalong State Route 32 andother primary roads in thecounty.”

This year, the countycommissioners will con-tinue to meet at 10 a.m.Wednesdays. They alsowill meet at 10 a.m. everyother Monday. All meet-ings are at the county ad-ministration building at

101 E. Main St. in Batavia.Informal sessions will fol-low regular meetings.

The board also recent-ly appointed county com-missioners to variouscommittees and organiza-tions.

Humphrey will serveon the County InvestmentAdvisory Committee; hewill be chairperson of theClermont County RecordsCommission; he will rep-resent the county on theOhio-Kentucky-IndianaRegional Council of Gov-ernments Executive Com-mittee, and he will be Cler-mont County’s officialvoting representative atannual or special meet-ings of the County Com-missioners Association ofOhio. He also will be Cler-

mont County’s lead repre-sentative on the ClermontCounty Board of Revisionand the Automatic DataProcessing Board.

Uible was appointed tothe County InvestmentAdvisory Committee, andhe will be the county’s al-ternate on the OKI Exec-utive Committee.

Proud will be the coun-ty’s alternative votingrepresentative at annualor special meetings of theCounty CommissionersAssociation of Ohio.

All appointments arefor calendar year 2015.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Clermont County?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

Clermont commissioners electofficers, set 2015 meeting schedule

By Cindy [email protected]

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Shell first served asClermont NortheasternLocal Schools’ superin-tendent from 2003 to2007. He retired for fiveyears, then returnedthree years ago on a one-year contract when theschool board asked himto lead the district a sec-ond time. Shell’s one-year contract was subse-quently extended anoth-er two years.

This past October, af-ter nearly a year of work-ing closely with state of-ficials, the ClermontNortheastern LocalSchool District was re-leased from the Ohio De-partment of Education’s“fiscal caution” status.

School Board MemberAlex Cunningham saidthat when Shell re-turned, board membersrelied on his extensiveexperience to steer themthrough some tough bud-get decisions.

“He’s leaving us ingood standing, so that thenext superintendent canlead us in the right direc-tion,” Cunningham said.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in the Clermont North-eastern Local School District?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

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Roy Williams, president & chief executive officer of theGreater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, addressedClermont County business, political and educational leadersFriday, as that southwestern Ohio county embarks on its10-yeqr "Agenda for the Future."

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With its population now ex-ceeding 200,000, ClermontCounty is on its way to beingdesignated an Urban County inthe 2015 Community Develop-ment Block Grant Program, sig-nificantly increasing the valueof grants the county is eligiblefor.

To prepare for this, the coun-ty must submit a five-year con-solidated plan to the U.S. De-partment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, and is seeking in-put from residents as it devel-

ops the plan, said Andrew Kuch-ta, director of the Departmentof Community and EconomicDevelopment.

Residents and local officialsare asked to contribute infor-mation on the availability of af-fordable housing; resources forsubstance abusers, the chroni-cally homeless and homelessyouth; senior services and cen-ters; services for the disabled;youth and child care services;fire stations; health facilities;parks and rec facilities; side-

walks; and public transporta-tion services, among others.

To gather input the countyhas scheduled open houses for:

» 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road;

» 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5,Clermont County Public Li-brary, 4450 Glen Este-Withams-ville Road.

Those who cannot attend areinvited to take an online survey(www.clermontcountyo-hio.biz).

CDBG funds, administeredthrough HUD, are one of theoldest block grant programs inthe United States, and are pri-marily focused on affordablehousing, infrastructure and oth-er community needs. Previous-ly, CDBG funds in ClermontCounty, which in fiscal year2014 were $432,000, were fun-neled through the state. As anUrban County, Clermont Coun-ty will now get the funds direct-ly from HUD.

In 2014, CDBG funds were

approved for several projectsincluding Clermont CountyHealth District Septic Rehabili-tation Program, $150,000; theVillage of Williamsburg SouthFifth Street Sidewalk Improve-ment project, $64,000, and Cler-mont Community Services forrepairs to the parking lot at theJames Sauls Homeless Shelter,$55,000.

For more information, con-tact grant coordinator AnnetteDecatur, [email protected], 513-732-7125.

Open houses scheduled Feb. 4-5 to get input on Clermont’s CDBG plan

Goshen schoolboard schedulesretreat

The Goshen Board ofEducation has scheduleda financial/planning re-treat for March 9.

The retreat will start at4 p.m. in the CommunityRoom of Goshen HighSchool, 6707 GoshenRoad.

Information: Call 513-722-2222.

LOOK to Clermontacceptingapplications

LOOK to ClermontYouth Development Pro-gram is accepting appli-cations for 2015-2016.

LOOK to Clermont is a4-H youth developmentprogram, operated byOhio State University Ex-tension Clermont Countyand UC Clermont College,for high school juniorsand seniors. Participantsdevelop personal andteam leadership skills,while earning post-sec-ondary enrollment option(PSEO) credit.

Each month partici-pants meet for a themeday focusing on topicssuch as government, his-tory and safety, all withemphasis on ClermontCounty. Additionally, eachparticipant practicesleadership skills throughgroup projects.

In order to participatein LOOK to Clermont, theparticipant must be a highschool junior or senior go-ing into the 2015-16 schoolyear who resides in Cler-mont County and has asincere willingness toserve the community; par-ticipated in school or com-munity activities; mini-mum of 3.0 GPA (juniors)or 3.5 GPA (seniors); pa-rental permission andsupport; a PSEO eligibleclass load; access to his/her own transportation.

If interested, pleasecontact your high schoolguidance counselor. Infor-mation packets have beensent to each high schooland vocational school inthe county. If you are aprivate school or homeschool student, pleasecontact Clermont Exten-sion at 513-732-7070. Ap-plications are due by Feb.27. More information canbe found at clermont.o-su.edu.

Clermont Chamberannual meeting

The Clermont Cham-ber Annual Meeting andSmall Business Develop-ment Center ExcellenceAwards Luncheon is 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.6, at Holiday Inn & SuitesCincinnati East. RetiredChairman/CEO of theProcter & Gamble JohnPepper will be the key-note speaker.

Pepper will be speak-ing about the importanceof early childhood educa-tion and how we can worktogether as a nation togive children the best

chance at a good educa-tion possible. He will pre-sent a solution to the prob-lem, advocate why weshould act decisively andencourage businesses tojoin ReadyNation, a busi-ness membership thatsupports executives tospeak to policymakersand the media about im-proving the economythrough effective invest-ments in the children andyouth of today.

To register, visit atwww.clermontchamber-.com or call 513-576-5000.

Individual memberregistration $55, individ-ual non-member registra-tion $75, table sponsor,$700. Registration re-quired.

New scholarshipsoffered at UCClermont

UC Clermont will be-gin awarding Merit Schol-arships and Adult StudentScholarships for the 2015-2016 school year. In addi-tion, the school will con-tinue offering donor-based scholarships.

Merit Scholarshipswill be awarded automat-ically to new first-time,full-time degree-seekingincoming freshmen(minimum 12 credit hoursper semester). Studentsreceiving Merit Scholar-ships must complete theUC Clermont College ad-

mission application byFeb. 27 and must confirmtheir admission to UCClermont College byMarch 31. Students whoenroll on a part-time basis(minimum six credithours per semester) willreceive 50 percent of thescholarship amount.

The admission applica-tion is available atwww.ucclermont.edu.

Adult Student Scholar-ships will be awarded tonew or returning degree-seeking students.

For details and to ac-cess the application, visitwww.ucclermont.edu.

Students are eligible toreceive only one scholar-ship from UC Clermont.Awards may be restrictedin individual cases so thattotal gift aid (scholar-ships, tuition remission,VA benefits, etc.) does notexceed the cost of tuition.

For questions regard-ing the scholarship proc-ess, email [email protected] or call513-558-0087.

10th Annual ArtAffaire call to artists

The Greater MilfordArea Historical Society isaccepting artists for the10th Annual Art Affaire.This art and fine craft out-door show will be Satur-day, Sept. 26, 11 a.m. to 5p.m.) on Main Street inhistoric Milford.

Art Affaire is a juriedshow featuring exhibits inthe following areas –painting, drawing, pho-tography, paper, printmaking, clay, glass, mixedmedia, jewelry, leather,metal, sculpture, wood,basketry, and fiber. Theevent is open to any artistmeeting the criteria. Theapplication deadline isApril 17, 2015.

Celebrating its 10thyear, Art Affaire will alsomove to a new venue. Pre-viously held on thegrounds of PromontHouse Museum, the eventwill now take place onMain Street in the historicdistrict of Milford, Ohio.

Art Affaire recognizesartists with awards andcash prizes in selectedcategories with $100 forBest of Show; $50 for firstplace; and, $25 for secondplace. More details areavailable in the Call toArtists document avail-able by request to [email protected];or, visit www.milfordhis-tory.net and click on theArt Affaire page to down-load the document.

Art Affaire is a keyfundraiser for the Great-er Milford Area Histori-cal Society. Proceedsfrom the event supportcommunity-orientedGMAHS programmingand maintenance of thePromont House Museum.

BRIEFLY

THANKS TO KRISTA ROSE

The 2014-2015 class visited President Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant as part of LOOK toClermont's county tour in October 2014.

The hiring of a new po-lice officer has broughtthe Sharonville Police De-partment to full staff.

Officer Ralph Hodgeswas sworn in during CityCouncil’s Jan. 13 meeting,bringing the departmentto full staff, with 37 swornofficers.

Hodges, a Milford na-tive and graduate of Mil-ford High School, earneda degree in criminal jus-

tice from the Universityof Cincinnati.

As a U.S. Marine, heserved in Iraq.

Hodges also worked asa police officer in Owens-ville, Ohio, and TerracePark.

“P.O. Hodges’ experi-ence, education and skillswill make him a valuableof the Sharonville PoliceDepartment and the Cityof Sharonville,” Lieuten-ant Steven Vanover saidof the department’s new-est officer.

Milford native joinsSharonville policeBy Kelly [email protected]

THANKS TO SHARONVILLE POLICE

Sharonville Police Officer Ralph Hodges, center, with PoliceChief Aaron Blasky, right, and Mayor Kevin Hardman is swornin during City Council’s Jan. 13 meeting.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 5Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.

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. Through Feb. 26. 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 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 Flex. 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 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 hottestmusic. Ages 18 and up. $38 permonth. Presented by JazzerciseMilford. 227-3343; www.jazzer-cise.com. Milford.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions An-derson Office, 7689 BeechmontAve., Free hearing test andevaluation. For Ages 50 and up.Reservations required. Present-ed by Hearing Solutions byEllis-Scott & Associates. 777-9100. Anderson Township.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion, 1:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesVolunteers of the Milford-Miami Twp. Library Meeting,10:30 a.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Share cup of coffee or teawhile counting birds. Free.831-1711. Union Township.

School Program VolunteerOrientation, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Orientation session toobserve school group in actionand learn basics of school pro-gram. Dress to hike and packlunch. Ages 21 and up. Free.Registration required. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

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.$6-$6.50. Presented by LadiesAuxiliary Dennis Johnson VFWPost 6562. Through Jan. 8.575-2102. Milford.

Exercise Classes

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 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.

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

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsDECA Mattress Sale Fundrais-er, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., MilfordHigh School, 1 Eagles Way,Cafeteria. Brand new, namebrand mattress sets 30-50 per-cent off retail. All sizes, priceranges, delivery and free lay-away available. Benefits MilfordDECA. Free. 576-2249. MiamiTownship.

Exercise ClassesSpinning 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.


Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.

NatureMaple on Tap, 3-7 p.m., Cincin-nati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road,Taste Mt. Carmel’s Maple Dop-pelbock seasonal beer alongwith additional Mt. Carmelfavorites. Self-guided hike todiscover process of makingmaple syrup. Sample syrup andlearn how Maple Doppelbockbeer was made. Ages 21 and up.$30. Reservations required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

PetsPuppy Social, noon to 1 p.m.,All Creatures Animal Hospital,1894 Ohio Pike, Puppies socializewith other pups under su-pervision of professional trainersat indoor facility. Free. ThroughMarch 7. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

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

On Stage - TheaterCat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2 p.m.,Anderson High School, $10.Reservations required. 232-2772;www.andersontheatre.com.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 9Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

Strength & Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Call

for pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. 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. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’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. NewRichmond.

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

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

Learn about Maple Syrup, 6-7p.m., Amelia Branch Library, 58Maple St., Learn where it comesfrom, how it’s made and enjoysamples. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. Through Dec. 27.240-5180. Eastgate.


Tai Chi Workshop, 11 a.m. tonoon, Yum’s Cincinnati HwaRang Do, 3603 Church St.,Introduction to ancient art ofrelaxation, meditation andenergy building. $15 per class or$69 for six weeks. 760-5986;www.cincyhrd.com. Newtown.

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Tuesday Book Club, 2p.m., Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 724-1070. Wil-liamsburg.

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, 7 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays 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, 541 Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. Free;donations accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.



Literary - Book ClubsSecond Wednesday BookDiscussion Group, 2 p.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180S. Third St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-2128; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Batavia.

Check It Out Book Discussion,1:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org.Goshen.

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.

Teen Movie Club, 3:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

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

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., Mil-ford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Stories,songs and activities to promoteearly literacy. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700. Milford.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Milford-Miami Township

Branch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Stories, songs and activities topromote early literacy. Ages 3-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700.Milford.

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.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

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.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with 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.


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.


FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art Exhibits

My Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102. Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.



SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.



Holiday - Valentine’s DaySweetheart Ball, 6:15-9:30 p.m.,Faith Christian FellowshipChurch, 6800 School St., Spa-ghetti dinner, snacks, dancingand door prizes. Babysittingavailable (to age 9). Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration recom-mended. Presented by tek’nonYouth Ministries. 474-2303.Newtown.

Valentine’s Rockin with A-440Band, 5-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Dinner by Chef Jason Robb 5-9p.m. $5. 528-9909. MountCarmel.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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The Milford High School DECA Mattress Sale Fundraiser is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, atMilford High School, 1 Eagles Way, Cafeteria, Miami Township. Choose from new, name-brandmattress sets 30-50 percent off retail. All sizes, price ranges, delivery and free layaway areavailable. The sale benefits Milford DECA. Admission is free. Call 576-2249 for moreinformation.

FEBRUARY 4, 2015 • CJN-MMA • A5NEWS

Whenever the grandkidsspend the night, I let them“color” their bath water with abit of food coloring.

Emerson, 2-1/2, usuallychooses blue, yellow andgreen. Her sister, Eva, 6, likes

pink and red. Iguess that’s whyI was low on redfood coloringwhen I got outthe ingredientsfor the red vel-vet cake recipeI’m sharing forValentine’s Day.To be on the safeside, I bought 2boxes, one forme in the kitch-

en, and one for the kids in thebath.

Don’t forget those in yourcircle of family and friendswho could use a bit of cheeringup this Valentine’s Day. Buy abox of kids’ Valentines.They’re less expensive thansingle cards and bring joy toValentines of all ages.

Red velvet cake fromscratch

When I see a recipe likethis, I wonder how it was everdeveloped. Red velvet cake is a“happy” cake - the vivid colormakes me smile. The cocoagives a hint of chocolate. Yes,you do need a whole bottle ofred food coloring. There arerecipes I’ve seen that use beetsas a natural coloring agent.This recipe has to have foodcoloring. But heck, it’s onlyonce a year…

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks butter, softened (1

cup)2 cups sugar4 large eggs, room temper-

ature1 cup regular sour cream1/2 cup milk - 2% or regular1 oz bottle red food coloring2-1/2 teaspoons vanillaPreheat oven to 350.Grease and flour two 9-inch

round cake pans. This meansgreasing the pan and thensprinkling it lightly with flour,then tapping excess out. Or usebaking spray with flour.

Whisk together, sift or pushthrough a sieve the flour, cocoapowder, baking soda and salt.Set aside.

Beat butter and sugar onmedium speed 5 minutes oruntil light and fluffy. Beat ineggs, one at a time so that they

incorporate well. Mix in sourcream, milk, food color andvanilla. Gradually beat in flourmixture on low until blended.Don’t overbeat. Pour into pans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in centercomes out clean. Cool in pan 10minutes. Remove from pans;cool on wire rack before frost-ing.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen Put eggs in liquid measur-

ing cup with spout. They willbe easy to pour out one at atime.

Buttercream frosting

I like a thick frosting so Iusually double the recipe. Theleft over buttercream can befrozen for a couple of months.

1 stick butter (1/2 cup), soft-ened

4-1/2 confectioners sugar,sifted or pushed through asieve if necessary to removelumps

2 teaspoons vanilla4-6 tablespoons milk or bit

more if neededBeat butter until creamy

and then beat in sugar, vanillaand enough milk to desiredconsistency. Makes 3 cups.

Cream cheese frosting

Beat together until fluffy:8 oz cream cheese, softened4-6 tablespoons butter, soft-

ened4 cups confectioners sugar

or bit more if necessary1 tablespoon vanilla

Anne’s red velvetcupcakes and red velvetcake from a mix

Check out these on my siteAbouteating.com.

Lemon blueberry syrupFor Hank, who asked me to

share this recipe when I men-tioned it during a workshop.Hank picks blueberries inseason and then freezes them.This would be nice over waf-fles or pancakes. Note therange in sugar. Dependingupon the sweetness of the ber-ries, you may need more, orless. For restricted diets, use asugar and butter substitute.

1/2 stick butter (4 table-spoons)

1/2 to 1 cup sugar2 generous cups blueber-

ries, fresh or frozen2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon

juice1 tablespoon cornstarchPlace butter, sugar and

berries in pan. Cook over medi-um heat for 5 minutes, or untilberries pop. Combine lemonjuice and cornstarch and stirinto sauce. Cook until thick-ened, about 3-5 minutes. Makesabout 3 cups. Store in refriger-ator. Warm before serving.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Red velvet cake makes Valentine’s Day sweeter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Scratch-made red velvet cake is the perfect accompaniment to Valentine’s Day.

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A publication of

Jan. 28 questionWhat do you think about Presi-

dent Obama's proposal to pay fortwo years of community college,effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savingsplans?

“Community colleges are avaluable part of our educationalsystem, and provide an impor-tant option for many studentsand families. However, $60 bil-lion is not free, and ending bene-fits to middle class 529 collegesavings plans to pay for it iscounterproductive and an add-ed tax on millions of families.President Obama is doing a dis-service to our students whosegeneration is already on the re-ceiving end of a growing $18 tril-lion debt.”

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup

“I am very much against it.The main reason is the taxing ofthe 529 college savings plans.When we started saving for col-lege for our children we weretold that the benefit of using the529 was that it would not betaxed, so that was a very largeselling point in us making thedecision to use it as an invest-ment vehicle to help pay for col-lege.

“To now change that aspect,has the bait and switch feel to it.Although many will say that529s are something that areused by the wealthy, we are avery middle class family withboth parents working full time,and are no means wealthy. Sothe taxing of the 529 is very dis-advantageous to us.

“I am all for expansion ofeducation for all, but in this caseit seems that the middle classwill take the hardest hit. Also,since the working poor and themiddle class do not have themoney necessary to influencethe political system, it is easyfor the government to set poli-cies that make them carry theload while those with money tosway the political landscape willcontinually make sure that nopolicy is passed that is in anyway disadvantageous to them fi-nancially, either in the short orlong term.”

C.S.

“Let me see tax the hardworking Americans who aresacrificing to put money awayfor their children, so we couldpay for two more years of edu-cation for everybody. I guessObama was told those 5 millionillegal children (he let in) won’tbe ready in five or six years forthe job market. Why two? Whynot four years? That’s next.When was the last time an appli-cant was told, ‘you know if youjust had two more years of ameaningless education youwould be qualified?’ When Oba-ma said ‘he wanted to spread thewealth around,’ you probablythought to other Americans.Now we know he meant the allthe Third World countries.

“You can work extra hours,you got the dough right? Some-one thinks so. “

J.H.D.

D.M.

“Non event since he has sincebacked off; fear not though he'sbound to come up with anotheridea soon that's equally as stupidas (free tuition) was. As far asI'm concerned this guy can't beout of office fast enough.”

Jan. 21 questionThe city of Cincinnati released

a report earlier this month which

detailed a decrease in crime with-in the city. Do you feel safe, or saf-er, in the city than you have in thepast? Why or why not?

“I see no difference in myperceived safety level in down-town Cincinnati. I work in Cin-cinnati so I see it nearly everyweekday, however, I am usuallyonly there during daylighthours. I suspect I may have adifferent perspective if I fre-quented the city after dark. I ap-plaud the police for helpingmake a decrease in Cincinnaticrime a reality. Keep up thegood work. It will be curious tosee what impact on crime the ill-advised streetcar will have,when and if it is ever complet-ed.”

M.J.F.

“Pre riots, during the lunchhour I would often go grab lunchat restaurants on Main Street inOver the Rhine. That areaseemed to be on the upswingwith many independent opera-tors and owners. I never feltthreatened.

“However, after the riots, Istopped heading into Over theRhine and lost track of whathappened to many of the busi-nesses, taking most of my lunchhours down south more into theCentral Business District, Foun-tain Square area.

“Now, however with so muchredevelopment happening inparts of Over the Rhine, such asthe Vine Street corridor, northof Central Parkway, WashingtonPark and the new WoodwardTheater opening on Main Street,I have ventured back into thearea. There is a sense of safetyin numbers and there are manypeople now partaking in the en-tertainment and restaurant of-ferings in the area. That longwith some very secure parkinggarages and lots has made mefeel very safe when venturingdown there.

“Also, it helps to talk to folkswho live or work down in thatarea as they can still tell youwhat areas to avoid or where notto park, like side streets off themain roads. Right now I feelvery safe from Central, north upVine, up till you get to aroundthe Kroger's store. It can get abit intimidating from their on uptowards UC. As for Main Street,from Central on up to MOTRand the Woodward Theaterseems safe, although the densityisn't there yet that exists onVine, so I am more cautiouswhen walking that area.

“Washington Park is also an-other great area now and the un-derground parking there isamazing.

“I hope that an upward trendof lower crime and higher eco-nomic growth and developmentcontinues so that all residents ofCincinnati, and the surroundingareas can benefit from it.”

C.S.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe governors of Ohio andKentucky last week announceda new plan to help pay for anew Brent-Spence Bridge, whichincludes a 50 percent toll dis-count for daily users of thebridge. Is this a good idea? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

There’s no denying it: OldMan Winter is a grumpy, oldsoul. So, you may want toreview and dispel a few of themyths that circulate aboutwinter weather’s effect onyour health. Here are five ofthe most common:

Myth No. 1: You can getsick from cold weather

No. You get sick because ofinfectious pathogens, sicknessis your body’s response tothese invaders. Cold weatherdoesn’t put them in your body.

So why does cold and fluseason occur in winter? Thesimple answer? You’re insidemore, enclosed in a tighterspace, hiding from the cold.The windows aren’t open, soair circulates less in yourhome. Germs floating aroundin the air, or living on yourhome’s surfaces, have moreopportunities to get into yourbody. Covering coughs andsneezes, washing your handsfrequently, and keeping yourhome clean are the best waysto avoid catching a cold or flu.

Myth No. 2: Allergiesaren’t as bad in thewinter

It depends on what you’reallergic to. If you’re allergicto pollen or ragweed, thenyes, your symptoms are prob-ably non-existent in the win-ter. But if you’re allergic tomold, mildew, or dust— all ofwhich are indoor allergens—your allergies are probablyworse in the winter. Runningan HEPA filter in your homeand changing out the filterevery couple months, wearinga dust mask while dusting and

vacuuming, and frequentlycleaning your bathroom andkitchen surfaces with ableach solution can help toalleviate indoor allergy symp-toms.

Myth No. 3: Vitamin Ccan prevent colds

It’s important to getenough vitamin C (the FDArecommends 75 mg daily) justfor your body to operate nor-mally, but increasing vitaminC intake over the daily recom-mended level is not an effec-tive safeguard against a cold-causing virus. The best pre-ventative methods, again, arecovering your coughs andsneezes, washing your handsfrequently, and getting yourproper rest and nutrition.

Myth No. 4: Chickensoup can cure a cold

Not exactly. There is noknown cure for the commoncold. There is, however, evi-dence that eating chickensoup can help to alleviatesymptoms. Chicken soup isfull of healthy proteins. Itprovides necessary electro-lytes, like sodium and potassi-um, which can easily be lost insweat during the height of afever. If colorful vegetables

like carrots, celery, or leafygreens are added, it providesantioxidant nutrients that thebody needs to repair cellulardamage caused by the virus.

Myth No. 5: A glass ofspirits can keep youwarm

In olden days, it wasthought that drinking ethanolmade a person’s blood warm-er. Many people who have hada sip of alcohol can tell youthat one begins to feel aninner flush of warmth as onedrinks.

But that warm, flushedfeeling on your skin isn’t be-cause of your body heatingup— it’s because drinkingalcohol dilates capillaries andcauses blood to rush towardthe extremities, away fromthe major organs. Taking a nipof holiday cheer can certainlymake you feel warm andfuzzy, but it’s not a treatmentor cure for a chill.

Don’t believe the myths. Besmart and stay well.

Episcopal Retirement Homes runsMarjorie P. Lee, Deupree Home andDeupree Cottages in Eastern Cin-cinnati.

Five winter health myths morestubborn than the common cold

Mr. Edward Levy recent-ly posted an excellent con-cept for turning some atti-tudes to a more positiveoutlook.

He argues forcefullythat one’s courteous behav-ior can affect the attitudeof others.

Language is also one ofthe first clues one has ofanother’s attitude and char-acter.

We have received hun-dreds of phone sales solici-tations in which the con-versation begins, “Is Jamesthere?”

My first thoughts are,‘how presumptuous,’ ‘howabrupt,’ ‘how rude,’ and‘who wants to know.’

If you want to make aconnection on the phone,and the other person is un-known to you, a brief in-troduction is in order.

We have often hostedpeople from other countrieswho were visiting us forbusiness purposes.

One such meeting in-cluded two Frenchmen whorepresented a medical de-vice manufacturer.

The conversations werelong and technical. Tospeed the conversation,when they asked one anoth-er questions, they wouldspeak in French.

Knowing a little French,I was able to pick up about40 percent of what they

were saying.To my

astonish-ment, inevery con-versationthey wouldcall eachother “sir”(monsieur),they wouldalso say “if

you please” (si vous plaît),“thank you sir” (merci mon-sieur) and almost everyother word denoting courte-sy that I remember peopleusing in the 1940s and 1950shere in the states.

Later, on the drive to theairport, we discussed theimportance of language,and I mentioned the courte-sies of their language.

They were quick to pointout that things were chang-ing in France, and thatthese courtesies were lessoften used.

At that time the Frenchwere quite concerned aboutthe infusion of English andslang expressions in theirlanguage.

They wanted to keepFrench, as they knew it, astheir language.

I too, continue to hold thedoor, for everyone.

Back in the 1960s, therebecame a backlash, mostlyby young women, whowould retort, “I can openmy own door.”

I understood their needfor independence and didnot respond.

The words please andthank you seem to havebeen dropped from ourlanguage; or, how about asimple “hello” or nod, whenpassing a lone stranger in aless trafficked area, or onan elevator.

Yes, sir and no ma’amseem only to be used bymilitary personnel.

I have been asked manytimes if I was “military.”Younger women wouldsometimes say, “I’m noma’am,” to which I wouldreply, “of course not; it isjust an expression of cour-tesy.”

I’m curious; does oneactually take a working cellphone on a date, what abouton a job interview, or dur-ing a physical exam?

I believe they do, as I seesigns in doctor’s officesasking that phones beturned off.

Texting and talking onthe phone while attemptingto drive are both very rudeand extremely dangerous.Both activities involve er-ratic driving patterns.

We can improve our writ-ten and spoken language,making others feel betterabout themselves.

James Baker is a 38-year residentof Indian Hill.

Courtesy and respect, Part II

James BakerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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

MILFORD — When the Ea-gles’ best scorer Taylor Fostermissed time early in the seasondue to some disciplinary is-sues, junior guard Kelly Nollwas one of the players whopicked up the slack.

In 10 of 17 games, Noll wasthe leading scorer for herteam. Even with Foster’s re-turn, Noll still leads the teamwith 12.6 points per game.

“I’m happy with how every-one stepped up,” Eagles headcoach Kristi McKenney said.“Kelly is a hard worker andthat carries over to the othergirls. This is not a 4-13 team.”

The Eagles haven’t won anyof the team’s six games thathave been decided by five

points or less.But, they aren’t going to quit

on this season.“Our record doesn’t show

how hard we play and I thinkour opponents would say thatas well,” Noll said.

Noll had a hot start to theseason, but teams quickly fig-ured that out and came up withways to counter her produc-tion. Teammates such as Shel-by Mayleben, Meghan Swear-ingen and Hannah Woody havestepped in at times, but it hasn’tbeen enough.

With Foster back in the fold,McKenney hopes her squadwill have a 1-2 combo thatteams will have to contendwith.

Foster scored 23 points inthe Jan. 28 loss to Bethel-Tate.

“We’ve played together

since the eighth grade,” Nollsaid. “Now that she’s back, ithasn’t changed my mentality. Iam still looking to score anychance I get. We do a good jobof finding good looks for eachother.”

It likely won’t be a focus asMilford just wants to improveitself, but the Eagles have a sig-nificant chance to play spoiler.

As of Jan. 31, four teams inthe conference had 8-2 rec-ords, including the Eagles’ Sat-urday opponent Walnut Hills.

Milford beat the Eagles 54-47.

Milford wraps up its seasonagainst Anderson, another con-ference frontrunner.

“We need to get those twoscoring on the same page,”McKenney said of Foster andNoll.

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford junior guard Kelly Noll dribbles around the perimeter againstBethel-Tate Jan. 28.

Noll helped Eagles through rough patchBy Nick [email protected]

The Wildcatsimproved to6-9 and 4-2 in

the SouthernBuckeye Athleticand AcademicConference with a72-56 win againstClermont North-eastern Jan. 30.The Rockets fell to3-13 on the season.


Clermont Northeastern junior guard Nick Ernst goes up for a layup to cap a fast break during the Rockets’ 72-56loss to Williamsburg Friday.

CNE bows to ‘Burg


Rockets senior guard BrandonMullins puts up a jumper duringCNE’s 72-56 loss to WilliamsburgFriday.


CNE sophomore guard ChrisColeman pump fakes causingWilliamsburg’s Blake Vize to jumptoo early during the Wildcats’ 72-56victory Friday.

Keenan Farrell would feellucky to be playing basketballfor Milford this season if theEagles were winless.

That they’re undefeatedmakes Farrell’s return from about with potentially life-threatening blood clots thatmuch sweeter.

“Yeah, for sure,” the 6-foot,165-pound guard said Wednes-day after practice. “It’s beencrazy. There’ve been a lot ofups and downs. I never reallythought I’d be where I am now.It’s pretty cool.”

Remarkably, Farrell hasn’tmissed one of Milford’s 15games this season and hasstarted the last three. Eaglescoach Joe Cambron believesFarrell’s comeback hasplayed a role in what schoolofficials have determined isthe best start in program his-tory.

“There’s a number of rea-sons for that,” Cambron said.“One is Keenan’s personality.He’s been very even-keeledthrough all of this. He was notwith us in any of our springworkouts. He did nothing thissummer. He wasn’t able to doany preseason work. He wasable to lift weights and run,but he couldn’t risk contactbecause of the possibility of aconcussion or bad contusion.

“His teammates missedhim. Everybody loves him. Hehas a great sense of humor.”

The “all of this” to whichCambron refers started onMarch 23 with weakness andnumbness in his left leg. An ul-trasound at Children’s Hospi-tal on April 4 revealed a clot inthe femoral artery, which ledto surgery at University Hos-pital. Doctors discovered asecond clot two weeks later,leading to a procedure duringwhich a bypass was built us-ing a vein from the same leg.

A third clot led to yet anoth-er procedure in June, thistime using a vein from the oth-er leg – the first of five surger-ies in June, three in a span offive days.

Keenan spent a total of 25days in the hospital, six in in-tensive care, and lost 20pounds before his doctors ap-plied a blood thinner thatworked.

“I think they pretty muchdid every test possible,” saidKeenan, a son of Kim and Kev-in. “I’m still in touch with mycardiologist and my hematol-

ogist. I have appointments ev-ery week. They’re still search-ing for why it happened.

“Pretty much every doctorwho received the news aboutme was in shock. They saidthey’d never heard of a 16-year-old having blood clots.”

His doctors gave Keenanpermission at the end of Julyto perform non-contact activ-ities, and he embarked on acrossfit exercise programwith his mother and brother,Brennan, a former Milfordplayer who Cambron saidtransferred from MariettaCollege to Mount St. Joseph.

“He’s actually better –stronger,” Cambron said ofKeenan.

Keenan wasn’t able to re-turn to the team until the daybefore the season-opener,which was one day after beingtaken off the blood thinner. Hescored five points in a 62-38win over Sycamore and is av-eraging 3.8 points and 1.7 as-sists per game.

“We would’ve been goodwithout him, but he has theability to handle the ball and isone of our best defenders,”Cambron said. “He’s incredi-bly quick.”

Also incredibly fortunate,as Keenan will tell you.

“Obviously, I was one ofthose people who neverthought it would happen tome,” he said. “Throughout thewhole experience, I know fatehas been a big factor. I’vecome closer to God. It’schanged my outlook com-pletely. If there’s a good thingthat’s come out of all this,that’s it.”

Milford’s Farrellno longersidelined by clotsBy Mark SchmetzerEnquirer contributor

NICK ROBBE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Milford junior guard KeenanFarrell fires a jumper Jan. 20.

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Girls basketball» Goshen defeated Ba-

tavia 52-48 Jan. 26. Court-ney Turner scored 19points to lead the War-riors.

Loveland defeated Go-shen 38-34 Jan. 28. TheWarriors defeated Ame-lia 54-51 Jan. 29.

» Clermont Northeast-ern defeated Blanchester

41-35 Jan. 26 to pick uptheir first conference winof the season.

Bethel-Tate defeatedthe Rockets 46-20 Jan. 29.

Boys basketball» Goshen defeated Fe-

licity-Franklin 72-27 onJan. 27. Cody Schock ledthe Warriors with 19points.

» New Richmond de-feated Clermont North-eastern 78-38 Jan. 27.

» Milford defeated

Withrow 66-52 Jan. 27.Brad Hall and Will Han-nah each scored 19 points.

Wrestling» Milford lost to Love-

land 48-18 in the openinground of the OHSAAteam dual champion-ships. Jimmy Murphy(132), Shayne McDo-nough (145), David Shel-don (195) and Daniel Wil-son (220) picked up winsfor the Eagles.

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By Nick [email protected]

Knothole sign-upsAmelia Knothole Base Regis-

tration for the 2015 season willtake place 10 a.m. - noon, Feb. 7and Feb. 14, at Bachelier Park,Lindale-Mount Holly Road.Players must reside in the 45102zip code and must be at least 5years old by May 1. Registrationfee is $70 for one player ($50 forE-Ball) or $110 per family. Feesmust be Paid at registration. Forinformation, call Marty Heckardat 483-5991.

CNE Hall of FameThe Clermont Northeastern

High School Sports Hall of Famecommittee is accepting nomina-tions for the 2015 inductions.The nomination form is avail-able at www.cneschools.org andshould be mailed to Barb Kelly,c/o Clermont Northeastern HighSchool, 5327 Hutchinson Road,Batavia, OH 45103. The deadlineis Feb. 1.

SIDELINES

NEWTOWN — While nota Catholic institution, theMiami Valley ChristianAcademy relies heavilyon its sisterhood, espe-cially when it comes totheir girls basketballteam.

Hovering around thetop of the Ohio Valley Ath-letic League, the Lady Li-ons have been led the lasttwo seasons by sisters,Devin and Michelle Lee.Devin is a senior whomade first team and wasthe OVAL Most ValuablePlayer last season. Sopho-more Michelle was sec-ond team all-league a yearago.

The Lees are helpingcoach Julie Vilardo towhat could be a landmark

season. After early lossesto Reading and CincinnatiChristian, the Lady Lionsrang up a slew of victo-ries. Among those was afirst-time win over Cin-cinnati College PrepAcademy Jan. 13.

Typically, one or theother Lee leads MVCA inscoring. They’re helped inrebounding this season bya tall transfer, HannahLain, who came fromCoshocton.

Devin Lee has been amainstay on varsity, evenbefore her little sisterjoined the fray. She has as-pirations to take her gamebeyond high school.

“She’d like to play atCedarville,” Vilardo said.“I’m not sure where she’sat with that, but that’swhere she’d like to play.”

Michelle Lee is the left-hander of the family. Inaddition to her good atti-tude, she is able to scoreon opponents from the in-side and outside.

“She has a great quick-ness and speed,” Vilardosaid. “This year she’s real-ly stepped up her defense.We’ve been able to put herin key games whereteams had one particular-ly good person and she’sbeen able to play good de-fense on them.”

As it turns out, the “sis-ter act” is not limited tothe Lees at MVCA. Vilar-do has two freshmandaughters on the team,Dawsyn and Laura. Daw-syn plays underneath andLaura is the proverbial“waterbug” guard comingoff the bench.

Also at guard for theLady Lions is Maliyah

Brooks, the sister of sen-ior Malique Ward on theboys team. Waiting in thewings on the middleschool team is anotherBrooks.

“In practice we try notto have them go againsteach other, because youget the little sister thinggoing,” Vilardo said. “Ma-liyah Brooks has a sisterthat’s a year younger too(Miyah on the middleschool team). Our rule issisters don’t go againsteach other; it gets a littledirty.”

In recent seasons,MVCA has participated inthe Ohio Christian SchoolAthletic tournament.However, as an OHSAA

school now, the Lady Li-ons have the chance to ad-vance in the state tourna-ment just as the footballand volleyball teams didin the fall.

“We’re definitely look-ing forward to it,” Vilardosaid. “We stepped up ourscheduling this year withSeven Hills, New Miamiand Reading.”

Of that group, MVCAbeat New Miami and Sev-en Hills and lost to Read-ing by 10. As the regularseason comes to an end,the Lady Lions have a re-match with CCPA Feb. 6and home game withLockland Feb. 9.

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MVCA senior Devin Lee guards the post for the Lady Lions.

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MVCA sophomore Michelle Lee contemplates her next move.

FEBRUARY 4, 2015 • CJN-MMA • B3LIFE

Howdy folks,The week has been a

busy one. Last Fridayevening the Kinners tookme to the Cincinnati BoatShow. The girls, Graceand Claire, worked abooth where the kidscould shoot BB guns. Theshooting range was a bigtent. They would standbehind a wall and shootat targets, then pull themback and see how theydid. When the kids wouldhit close to the bulls eyethey would grab the tar-get and run to show momand dad. This was a goodevent for the kids. Therewas no danger as therewas an older personthere.

The boat show surehad some beautiful pon-toon boats. They weremore elaborate thanwhen I worked for Larryat the show. I was hopingto see Chip Hart, his dadstarted the show manyyears ago and now Chip,his wife and childrenhave taken it over. TheHart organization puts ona fine show.

Last Monday, Tonypicked me up and wewent to the CincinnatiNature Center for theirorientation for volun-teers to work the maplesyrup and how to takebuckets of sugar wateroff the trees. I will bevolunteering to work thesugar shack where thesap is boiled down. Thefolks that put on thetraining did a good job.There were a good bunchof folks that are volun-teering to help. The Na-ture Center is a greatplace for folks to walk

the trailsand see thedifferentkinds ofbirds, getsome qual-ity birdfeeders orinforma-tion onhow to set

up feeding stations.The Sugarbush will be

in operation, the weatherneeds to be below freez-ing at night then abovefreezing during the dayfor the sap to run. Theyhave spigots to put in thetree to hold the buckets,with a lid over the bucketso no debris can get inthe sap.

I have boiled maplesap down before. Thiswas a good lesson on howto take the lid off thebucket and how to have abucket with hot water init. You may wonder whythe hot water, this is tohelp melt the sap that isfrozen in the bucket. Youset the bucket of sapdown and in a minute, thesap is ready to pour out.The folks that work theresure know how this oper-ation is done and arevery excited to share itwith other folks. Theyuse wood that has fallento heat the evaporator toboil the sap.

They have schoolchildren there to enjoythe Nature Center, espe-cially during the maplesugar boiling. They showthe school children howthey get the sap and howthey use a little four-wheel cart to carry thebarrel of sap to the sugarhouse.

I had the pleasure ofgoing to the Northeast-ern Lion’s Club meetinglast Monday evening fortheir chili cook-off and tohear Rick Crawfordspeak. He is so energeticabout the history of Cler-mont County. The chiliwas wonderful and therewas a good crowd. It wasgreat to see all the folksand to have the opportu-nity to share stories withthem. The NortheasternLion’s Club does a won-derful service to thecommunity with themoney from the PumpkinRun (car show).

I need to tell you aboutChester the cat. He issomething else, what ablessing he is. I would belost without him. He hasa routine for each day.About 9:30 he likes to layon my lap or curl up inRuth Ann’s chair andsleep until about 3 p.m.Then he likes a littlesnack and goes outsidefor an hour or so.

I would be having ahard time if it wasn’t formy two daughters Debbyand Pauline. They are sospecial and so helpfulduring this time of get-ting bills paid. I lovethem so much and all myfamily.

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.

Learn how syrup is made atCincinnati Nature Center

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

A list of programs forFebruary and March,sponsored by the Cler-mont County Genealogi-cal Society. They are freeand open to the public un-less otherwise noted.

Additional informationcan be found at:www.rootsweb.ances-try.com/~ohclecgs/ or 513-723-3423. The programsare at the Doris Wood Li-

brary, 180 S. Third St. inBatavia, on the first Satur-day of the month at 1 p.m.or unless noted otherwise.

» Saturday, Feb. 7, 1p.m.; “Finding Genealogi-cal Treasures in CensusRecords.” We have allused census records toplace our ancestors in aparticular place at a par-ticular time. What otherinformation can these

records provide that youmay be overlooking?

» Saturday, March 7, 1p.m.; “Finding More Ge-nealogical Treasures inBirth and Death Rec-ords.” What additional in-formation can we find inthese records? How canwe find birth and death in-formation if there is no of-ficial birth and death cer-tificate?

Clermont Genealogical Societylooks at census records

A new program willsoon be available to helpClermont County farm-ers apply conservationpractices to reduce therunoff of sediments andnutrients in the East ForkLake watershed.

The Clermont Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict was awarded a five-year, $600,000 grantthrough the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’sResource ConservationPartnership Program.Clermont SWCD was oneof only two districts inOhio to receive fundingthrough this nationwide$370 million grant.

Under the grant,farmers in the drainagearea upstream of the lakewill be eligible to receivefinancial assistance toplant cover crops, filterstrips, grassed water-ways and other methodsthat help hold soil on thefarm and prevent nutri-ents and other pollutantsfrom washing into near-by waterways that even-tually drain to the lake.

Lori Lenhart, the dis-trict conservationist forClermont and Browncounties, said, “The soilsin this region erode quiteeasily and contribute tothe problems we see.Farmers do a good jobwith this ground. Addingconservation practicesthrough this grant willhelp them improve infil-tration rates and holdmore soil in place, whichwill not only improve wa-ter quality, but also theircrop yields over time.”

Added John McMa-nus, administrator forClermont SWCD: “For

several years, ClermontSWCD and its partners inthe East Fork WatershedCooperative have beenworking together with lo-cal farmers to improvethe quality of farm fieldsthrough the use of con-servation practices. Asrecently as 2011, nobodywas planting cover cropsin Clermont County. Ourlocal farmers have reallystepped up. This year,over 2,500 acres have

been planted. This grantwill really help us expandour conservation effortsin an area that needs itmost.”

The first sign-up forfarmers to participate inthe program will likelybe announced in spring.Interested farmersshould watch www.cler-montswcd.org for an-nouncements, or call 513-732-7075 for more infor-mation.

Clermont SWCD awarded $600,000USDA grant to help farmers with runoff

PROVIDED

A plane does aerial seeding of crops.

Cincinnati Nature Cen-ter honored two outstand-ing community environ-mental advocates andeducators at its WoodThrush ConservationAwards dinner in the his-toric Krippendorf Lodgeat the Nature Center inMilford.

Chief naturalist Wil-liam J. Creasey, a 40-yearemployee of the NatureCenter, along with profes-sor-emeritus W. HardyEshbaugh of Miami Uni-versity, a renowned bota-nist and of whom Creaseywas once a student, re-ceived the Wood ThrushAward for their lifelongdedication to land andwildlife conservation andeducation.

Both men have workedin educational arenastheir entire careers.

Wood Thrush Awardhonorees are selectedbased on their contribu-tions and work for land

conservation and stew-ardship through advoca-cy and raising awareness,mentorship of others, per-sonal financial contribu-

tions, institutional leader-ship, volunteer efforts,passionate support and/ora connection to CincinnatiNature Center’s mission.

Cincinnati Nature Center honorsoutstanding conservation educators

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Cincinnati Nature Center Board of Trustees Chair GrahamMitchell, Wood Thrush Award recipients Bill Creasey andHardy Eshbaugh, with Cincinnati Nature Center ExecutiveDirector Bill Hopple.

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Jeremy BusamJeremy Busam, 40, of Goshen

died Jan. 14.Survived by wife, Tracey

Springer; children Josh, Thomasand Sarah Busam; step-daugh-ter, Jessica Bradley; mother,Beverly Lilley Busam; grand-mother, Frances Lilley; and manyfamily members and friends.

Preceded in death by father,Gregory Busam; siblings NickBusam and Kimberly Penning-ton; and grandparents RobertLilley, Norbert and AntoinetteBusam.

Services were Jan. 20 at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton Church,Milford.

Clifford A. CalesClifford A. Cales, 80, died Jan.

13.Survived by wife of 58 years,

Phyllis Wickline Cales; childrenJames A. and Joseph R. Cales

and Jill A.(Paul) Smith;grandchildrenSteven, Gwen,Nicole, Paul Jr.and Marshall;great-grand-childrenSavannah,Jasmine,Damon, Haleyand Teighlor;

siblings Mary Oma Fleshman,Freda (Franklin) Cales Gwinn,Agnes (Richard) Osborne; Hard-en (Mary) and David Cales; andmany nieces, nephews andcousins.

Preceded in death by parentsRoy H. and Mamie C. BryantCales; and brother, Obie R. Cales.

Services were Jan. 17 at Ron-ald Meadows Funeral ParlorsChapel. Memorials to: BellepointBaptist Church Missions.

Kenneth A.Dalrymple II

Kenneth A. Dalrymple II, 48,of Miami Township died Jan. 15.

Survived by wife, Susan (neeMcLin) Dalrymple; childrenKristen and Ashley Dalrymple;brother, Josh 9Gretchen) Dal-rymple; uncle of Jack, Ewan andSean Dalrymple; father-and-mother-in-law Ken adn MarjorieHolloway; brothers-and sisters-in-law Barry McLin, Mike (Juani-ta) Holloway, Kenny (Cheryl)Holloway and Linda (Pete) Back;and many aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews and friends; andspecial four-footed friend, Arnie.

Preceded in death by parentsKenneth A. Dalrymple andMargie (nee Anderson) Dal-rymple; and grandparents Johnand Florence Anderson and Leo

and Ruth Wilhelm.Services were Jan. 20 at Evans

Funeral Home, Goshen. Memori-als to: Kristen and Ashley Dal-rymple College Fund at any FifthThird Bank.

Joe T. DavidsonJoe T. Davidson, 54, of Goshen

died Jan. 14.Survived by wife, Debbie

Davidson; children Eric (Tiffany)Davidson, Josh (Fawn) Kinmanand Sara (Joey) Godbey; grand-children Keegan, Madison,Donta, Colten, Joshua, Sophia,Seth, Violet, Emily and Lucas;parents Jean Anne Seymour andTed Davidson; brother, ScotDavidson; and companion,Rhonda Willis.

Preceded in death by brother,David Davidson.

Services were Jan. 17 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.Memorials to: the AmericanCancer Society.

Ovelene DetzelZackerman

Ovelene Detzel Zackerman ofMilford died Jan. 17.

Survived by sister, Alga (Dani-lo) Domingo; children Gene(Valerie) Zackerman, Sue Fain,Ramona (Steve) Kirby and Jeff(Becky) Zackerman; grand-children Kristen (Ken) Bergren,Heather (Nate) Misner, Ryan,Fain, Allison and Dylan Kirbieand Katie and Caroline Zacker-man; and great-grandchildrenZachary, Alexis, Peyton andAvery.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Seymour Zackerman.

Services were Jan. 21 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford. Memori-als to: the American Lung Associ-ation.

Terry Lee GillespieTerry Lee Gillespie, 60, of

Milford died Jan. 19. He was aUS Navy veteran.

Survived by parents Gerald(Marjorie) Gillespie and Norma(nee James) Gillespie; wife,

Patricia (neeSalyer) Gil-lespie; chil-dren Linsey(Boedi Didiet)Gillespie,Adam Frank-lin Gillespieand LauraBeth Lee;grandchildrenAshton Rus-

sell Van Deventer, Ezra Lee,Shaina Marlena Raina Lee,Dahlia and Sadie Didiet and JackR. Gillespie; siblings Krista Ann(Jack) Sodders and Mark Allen

Gillespie.Preceded in death by grand-

child, Keilana Wida Didiet.Services were Jan. 24 at

Craver-Riggs Funeral Home andCrematory, Milford. Memorialsto: Guide Dogs of America atwww. guidedogsofamerica.orgor the American Cancer Society.

Joseph Peter GobichJoseph Peter Gobich, 84, of

Milford died Jan. 13.Survived by children Tim, Tom,

Dan (Erika) and Craig (Lina)Gobich and Karen (Charles)Gobich-Likens; grandchildrenKayla Miller, Chris Lussenden,Nicholas and Matthew Gobich;and great-grandchildren KainLussenden, Connor and MurphyMiller.

Preceded in death by wife,Laura (nee Hipple) Gobich; wife,Charlotte Meeks-Gobich; andbrother, John Gobich.

Services were Jan. 19 at St.Andrew Catholic Church, Mil-ford. Memorials to: St. VincentDePaul.

Troy K. HowardTroy K. Howard, 68, of Milford

died Jan. 15.Survived by

wife, BarbaraE. Howard;daughter,Laura (Scott)Sizemore;grandchildrenKatie Bunch,Bella Size-more, EthanHoward and

Elijah Sizemore; and siblingsPaul Howard and ChristineShort.

Preceded in death by parentsClaude and Flora Howard; son,Keith Howard; and sister, Ger-aldine Nickell.

Services were Jan. 21 at MegieFuneral Home, Mt. Orab. Memo-rials to: the American CancerSociety.

Richard TerwillegerRichard Terwilleger, 72, of

Goshen Township died Jan. 16.Survived by son, Joshua

Terwilleger; siblings John Terwil-leger and Barbara Pride; andgrandchildren Kyle and JacobTerwilleger.

Preceded in death by parentsJohn and Carista (nee Grossnick-el) Terwilleger; and siblings JuneMartin and Sonny Terwilleger.

Services were Jan. 22 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Goshen.

DEATHS

Cales

Gillespie

Terwilleger

Grace BaptistChurchA free community breakfast isserved from 9 a.m. to 10:30a.m. each Sunday. No reserva-tions are needed, and all arewelcome. A family-friendlybreakfast will be served.

The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11a.m.; active youth, outreach,fellowship, music ministries,Bible studies. Pastor is WillLeasure.

Adult Sunday School on Sundaymornings from 9 a.m. to 10a.m. (Fellowship Hall).

The Super Bowl 2015 YouthFundraiser will offer home-made items - six-inch hoagie,

quart each of potato, bean,vegetable, chicken noodle orchili and brownies. All ordersare needed by Friday, Jan. 30.Call the church. Pickup is 11:30a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.

The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday 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 at917 Locust Corner Road, PierceTownship; 752-8459.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309;

newcovenantlifechurch.info;[email protected].

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary wor-ship (and children’s Sundayschool) at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. Items must be in by 4p.m. Wednesday for consider-ation in the following edition.E-mail announcements [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Sunday Worship: 10:30 amPastor George Hart1005 Lila Avenue

Milford, OH 45150513-478-7973

Diverse Congregationwww.cincyccc.org

CHRISTIAN - CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

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

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

Services:Sunday Worship 10:30 AM - Children’s Church

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist

ChurchSunday School 8:45am

Sunday Morning Worship 9:30"Room For The Whole Family"2580 US 50 - Batavia 45103

Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

(across from Goshen High School)513-722-2541

Sunday School - 9:30amWorship Service - 10:30am

GUM Youth - 5:30pm-7:30pmevery Sunday: 6-12th gradesJr. GUMY - 5:30pm-7:30pm

2nd Sunday @ month: 3-5th grades

Email: [email protected] us on Facebook

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

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

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,

Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

Tim Reeves -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

Allyse Sonnega - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pm

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

Join us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.com

Mark Otten, Pastor

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

A list of local fish fries:» Pleasant Run Presby-

terian Church: A series offish fries kicks off from 5p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday,Feb. 20, at the church,11565 Pippin Road.

The menu includes achoice of fish or chickennuggets and choice of twosides: macaroni andcheese, green beans, co-leslaw, applesauce. Themeal also includes bread,dessert and either coffee,lemonade or ice tea. Theprice is $8.50 per adultand $4.50 per child. Carry-

out prices are $8 per adultand $4 per child.

The fish fries will beFeb. 20 and 27, and March6, 13, and 20. The profitswill be used for missionprojects and boy scoutprojects.

» St. William Parish inWest Price Hill: The sea-son kicks off with a “FatFriday” pre-Lenten cele-bration 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Friday, Feb. 13 (dine inonly). The Fat Friday me-nu includes chicken wings(plain or with choice ofsauces), chicken tenders,pepperoni and cheese piz-za, fried cheese sticks,fried pickles, French

fries, potato skins andtossed salad.

Beverages and des-serts will be available.

The fish fry will beopen for business all Fri-days in Lent except GoodFriday (Feb. 20-March27).

Patrons can enjoy dinein, carry out or drivethrough service. Drivethru hours are 4 p.m. to 7p.m.; dine-in service isavailable from 4:30 p.m. to7:30 p.m. Live entertain-ment weekly includingFat Friday.

Fish fry menu items in-clude hand breaded“Magnificod,” tavern

breaded fish, tilapia,salmon, shrimp,crabcakes, grilled cheese,cheese pizza, Frenchfries, hush puppies, maca-roni and cheese, tossedsalad and homemade soupof the week. Desserts andbeverages available in-side.

St. William Church is at4108 W. Eighth St. in WestPrice Hill.

» Goshen United Meth-odist Church, 6710 Go-shen Road, hosts fish fries4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. everyFriday, Feb. 15-March 22.

Menu includes fish fry,chicken or shrimp din-ners and all the fixins.Suggested donations: $11all you can eat, $9 adultsand $6 for children 12 andunder. There will be à lacarte pricing available atthe door. Desserts anddrinks will be available aswell. All profits go towardthe United Methodist Menprojects for the church.

» Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church AnnualFish Fry Fridays are Feb.20 through April 3

For more information,

call 891-8527, Ext 1. Thechurch is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash.

» The approachingstart of Lent means FishFry days are back at St.Aloysius Gonzaga Parishin Bridgetown, 4366Bridgetown Road.

This year’s Fish Frydays will be every Fridaynight in Lent beginningFeb. 20 through April 3.St. Al’s offers dine-in, car-ryout and drive-throughservice from 4:30 p.m. to 7p.m.

Call 513-574-4840.

FISH FRIES

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The Fifth Annual Cler-mont Business Plan Compe-tition wrapped up with theannouncement of finalistsand the awarding of cashprizes to the three winners ata reception at the ClermontChamber of Commerce.

The Fifth Annual Cler-mont Business Plan Compe-tition is the result of collabo-ration between UC ClermontCollege and the Ohio SmallBusiness Development Cen-ter at the Clermont Chamberof Commerce. Designed tostimulate entrepreneurialactivity and increase aware-ness of resources availableto grow entrepreneurs inClermont County, this com-petition focuses on good re-search and planning as criti-cal foundation elements forany business.

The competition includeda series of four free busi-ness-planning classes at UCClermont College. In the fiveyears this competition hasbeen offered, more than 125entrepreneurs have benefit-ted from these classes andthe volunteer efforts of theUC Clermont educators whoprovide the training.

The first prize of $3,000went to Matt Diepenbrock

for his plans for Spring-Klean Products LLC. Spring-Klean creates, sources andsells products to optimize abuilding’s health. Theirstrength is a specialized andpatented nanotechnology-based, anti-microbial +disin-fectant that can be used totreat various surfaces with-in a building and make themhave a long-term kill rationagainst various microbesand viruses.

Second Prize of $1,000went to Jennifer and J.P. Yar-nell for their plans for start-ing a new business, C 3:23Athletics, LLC. C 3:23 Athlet-ics is a business developed inthe Goshen area to meet aneed for local athletes andtheir families. C 3:23 Athlet-ics owns a 3000 square footfacility on Woodville Pikebeing converted to a battingcage/instruction facility. Al-though the initial facilitywill be small, there are plansfor adding volleyball courts,basketball courts, soccerleagues and more. The threemember owners each haveexperience as athletes andcoaches for baseball, soft-ball, basketball and more.

Steve Ling founded SFLEnterprises Inc. in 2011 as a

home base operation forgunsmithing/repair workand transfers of firearmsand Class II and III items. InNovember 2013, he acquiredproperty at the intersectionof state Route 48 and stateRoute 28 and opened a retailstore. His business plan forHammer Down Range re-ceived the third prize of$500. Steve will be seekingcapital to dramatically ex-pand his current facility byadding gun and archeryshooting lanes, a snack barand equipment for brasspublic reloading.

The Fifth Annual Busi-ness Plan Competition wasmade possible because ofthe generous support ofmany sponsors includingPark National Bank, Nation-al Bank & Trust, WesBanco,the Ohio Small Business De-velopment Center at theClermont Chamber, River-Hills Bank, Sam & Vickie Tu-ten, UC Clermont Collegeand Kamphaus, Henning &Hood CPA.

For more informationplease contact the ClermontChamber Small BusinessDevelopment Center at 513-576-5007.

PROVIDED

Clermont Business Plan winners include, from left: front, Steve Ling, Jennifer Yarnell, Matt Diepenbrockand Tom Barley (UC Clermont); back, J.P. Yarnell, John Melvin (Ohio Small Business Development Corp. atthe Clermont Chamber) and Jeff Bauer (UC Clermont).

Clermont Business Plan Competitionwinners announced

Celebrate Library LoversMonth in February at the ClermontCounty Public Library.

Enjoy a full month of activitiesfor all ages, including coloringsheets for kids, plus an online con-test for adults. Everyone is invitedto visit a branch to tell library staffmembers why you love your li-brary.

For adults, show your love on thelibrary’s Facebook page. Visit thelibrary and pick up an “I Love MyLibrary” sticker and/or windowcling. Pose with it and post it photoon the library’s Facebook page. Ifyou can’t visit the library in Febru-ary, take a photo at home to showyour love and post it to the Face-book page, facebook.com/cler-montcountypubliclibrary. Threewinners will be chosen at the end of

the month to win a $25 Amazon giftcard.

Visit the library and pick up afree gift while supplies last. Lookfor the entry box and forms. Enteras many times as you would like.One winner will be drawn at theend of the month to win a $50 Ama-zon gift card.

Don’t forget about all the onlinedownloadable books, movies, mu-sic, magazines and more. Just visitclermontlibrary.org for more in-formation. All you need to accessthese materials is an up-to-date li-brary card.

The Clermont County Public Li-brary is celebrating 60 years of ser-vice to the community in 2015. Visitin person or at clermontlibra-ry.org. What will you discover?

February is LibraryLovers Month

Robert Proud, Clermont CountyCommissioner, administered theOath of Office at the Jan. 22 meet-ing of the Clermont County Boardof Developmental Disabilities.

The board uses its Januarymeeting to reorganize by acceptingnominations for officers and to de-termine the date, time, and locationof future meetings. Board mem-bers submitted officer candidateballots prior to the meeting. Priorto the swearing-in ceremony, thefollowing members were electedas officers: Rex Parsons, presi-dent; Kim Pellington, vice presi-dent, and Robert Grant, secretary.

Serving the board are membersLaurie Benintendi, Gregory Car-son, Emily Chesnut and Harry Sny-der.

After the swearing-in ceremo-ny, Parsons made committee ap-pointments. Benintendi, Parsonsand Snyder will serve on the EthicsCommittee; Grant, Snyder and Par-sons on the Finance Committee;Benintendi, Chesnut and Carson onEarly Childhood; Pellington, Par-sons and Chesnut on Adult Ser-vices, and Pellington, Benintendiand Grant on Residential.

Chesnut will serve as the CCDD

Advocacy Chair for the Ohio Asso-ciation of County Boards.

It was approved that 2015 boardmeetings will be held on the fourthThursday of each month at 5:30p.m. at the Thomas A. Wildey Cen-ter in Owensville. Exceptions tothis will be announced as theyarise.

For more information about up-coming board meetings, [email protected] or call 513-732-4921.

CCDD boardreorganizes for 2015

PROVIDED

Members of the CCDD Board who weresworn in at the Jan. 22 meeting, fromleft: Rex Parsons (president), HarrySnyder, Laurie Benintendi, GregoryCarson, Kim Pellington (vice president),Emily Chesnut, Robert Grant(secretary). Robert Proud, ClermontCounty commissioner, right,administers the oath.


GOSHEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultAt 6900 block of Goshen Road,Dec. 21.

Reported at 5900 block of MarshCircle, Dec. 28.

Attempted theftReported at 1500 block of Ohio28, Dec. 29.

Breaking and enteringAt 1600 block of Ohio 28, Dec.23.

BurglaryAt 100 block of Garden Drive,Dec. 17.

At 300 block of Carol Court, Dec.24.

Criminal damageReported at 6100 block of MistyCreek, Jan. 1.

Reported at 6100 block of MistyCreek, Jan. 1.

Criminal mischiefAt 200 block of Redbird, Dec. 25.DisorderReported at 1700 block of Arun-del Court, Dec. 27.

Reported at 1900 block of Sun-nyside, Dec. 29.

Reported at 1500 block of Ohio28, Jan. 1.

Reported at 2500 block ofMcHenry, Dec. 27.

At 1600 block of W. Huntley,

Dec. 17.At 1700 block of Ohio 28, Dec.19.

At 7000 block of Hill Station,Dec. 21.

At 6500 block of Charles Snider,Dec. 22.

DisputeReported at 6400 block of Ohio132, Dec. 26.

Reported at 1700 block of Ohio28, Jan. 1.

At 1500 block of W. Mead-owbrook, Dec. 17.

At 6700 block of Wood St., Dec.18.

At 1600 block of Ohio 28, Dec.23.

FightingAt 6700 block of Goshen Road,Dec. 16.

Identity theftReported at block 20 of Holly,Dec. 29.

TheftReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, Dec. 27.

Reported at 6400 block of Ohio132, Dec. 29.

Reported at 3000 block of AbbyWay, Dec. 29.

Reported at block 20 of Holly,Dec. 31.

Reported at block 90 of ParkAve., Jan. 1.

At 6700 block of Dick Flynn, Dec.

19.TrespassingReported at 2300 block ofWarrior Way, Dec. 26.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringDoors taken; $320 at 5600 blockof McCormick Trail, Dec. 31.

Scrap metal taken from vacantbuilding; $10,000 at 900 blockof Ohio 28, Dec. 22.

BurglaryLaptop, iPod, cash, etc. taken;$1,075 at 6300 block of Greens-boro Court, Dec. 29.

Criminal mischiefStop signs spray painted at areaof Palomar at Vantaggio, Jan. 3.

Door, etc. spray painted at 6300block of Dustywind Lane, Jan.4.

Disorderly conductFemale acted in turbulentmanner at 5900 block of Mead-ow Creek Drive, Dec. 29.

Domestic violenceReported at Buckwheat Road,Dec. 29.

Reported at 1200 block of Peb-ble Brooke, Jan. 4.

FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization; $458 at 6400

block of Branch Hill GuineaPike, Dec. 26.

Female stated ID used with noauthorization; $308 at 5600block of Whittmer Meadows,Dec. 29.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 500 block ofBranch Hill, Dec. 29.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 1000 block ofRedbird, Dec. 30.

MissingMale juvenile reported missingat 500 block of Loveland Mi-amiville Road, Dec. 22.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 6900 block ofShiloh Road, Dec. 19.

TheftGasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $10 at BranchHill Guinea Pike, Dec. 26.

Merchandise taken from Kohl’s;$75 at Ohio 28, Dec. 27.

Jewelry taken ; $4,800 at 5900block of Meadow Creek Drive,Dec. 28.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $51 at BranchHill Guinea Pike, Dec. 29.

A buffer and scrubber takenfrom Cobbs Commercial Clean-ing Service; $3,500 at 2000block of Weber Road, Dec. 30.

Flooring, etc. taken; $725 at 1100block of Redbird Meadows, Jan.2.

Perfumes taken from Kohl’s;$103 at Ohio 28, Jan. 2.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$5 at Ohio 28, Jan. 4.

Gift card taken; $25 at 1200block of Fawn Ave., Dec. 19.

Food not paid for at Frisch’s; $16at 1200 block of Ohio 28, Dec.19.

Back-up batteries taken fromSprint Cellphone site; $5,000 atPrice Road, Dec. 20.

Food not paid for at Cazadores;$37 at Ohio 28, Dec. 20.

Gloves taken from Meijer; $15 atOhio 28, Dec. 21.

Cellphone taken at O’Charley’sat Ohio 28, Dec. 22.

Medication, dog and jewelrytaken; $600 at 1100 block ofDeblin Drive, Dec. 22.

Concrete tools not returned toMr. Rental; $1,109 at Ohio 28,Dec. 22.

Tile saw not returned to Mr.Rental; $6,120 at Ohio 28, Dec.22.

Pressure washer, etc. not re-turned to Mr. Rental; $5,240 atOhio 28, Dec. 22.

Glass suction cups not returnedto Mr. Rental; $105 at Ohio 28,Dec. 22.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 5800 block ofHunters Court, Dec. 22.

Diamond ring taken; $7,280 at1000 block of S. Muscovy, Dec.22.

2010 taken Jeep at 5900 block ofMcPicken, Dec. 23.

Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 1200 block ofNeale Lane, Dec. 23.

Delivery package taken; $76 at900 block of Creek Knoll Drive,Dec. 23.

Jewelry taken from Meijer; $18at Ohio 28, Dec. 23.

Purse taken from vehicle at Jeff’sQuick Stop at Bridge Street,Dec. 23.

Two enclosed trailers taken atSRW Environmental Services;$19,000 at West TechnecenterDrive, Dec. 24.

Delivery package taken; $40 at5600 block of Trenton Court,Dec. 26.

Knife taken from Meijer; $8 atOhio 28, Dec. 26.

MILFORDIncidents/investigationsCriminal damageLandscape wall damaged at 800block of Wallace Ave., Jan. 8.

POLICE REPORTS

Imagine this: you’redriving along when sud-denly you hear a bang.You pull over and findone of your tires has goneflat. You open the trunkof the car to get out thespare tire and find thereis no spare!

That’s happening tomore and more drivers assome manufacturershave decided to drop thespare to decrease weightand increase fuel econo-my. It has made driverslike Nancy Stahl, ofBridgetown, quite upset.

Stahlwrites, “Iwas strand-ed with nospare tirein my car20 milesfrom homelate atnight. Iwas put ina position

that I had to have my cartowed. I had to get into atow truck with a perfectstranger to get my cartaken to a place that couldreplace my tire.”

Stahl says she had noidea the new car she justbought didn’t come with aspare tire. She writes, “Ibelieve that this situationis not only unsafe, butalso dangerous. I did notknow the tow truck driv-er and I felt uncomfort-able not knowing whatcould have happened. Iwas put in a position thatI had no control (over)and I was very upset. “

Rather than includinga spare tire, the manu-facturer has a can ofsealant in the trunk, but

Stahl says that did nogood because she had apiece of steel in her tireso she couldn’t drivehome. She adds, “I wouldrather pay for the extragas that it costs to have aspare tire in my car thenbe put in danger.”

Stahl says, “The dealerinformed me that I couldpurchase a kit for my carfor $480 if I wanted aspare tire. I was, and amstill, very angry about thesituation that I was put inthat night. I paid enoughfor the car and I feel it is

unfair to have to pay thatmuch for something thathas always been part of avehicle.”

Manufacturers used toput a small “donut” tire inthe trunk and you coulduse it to drive about 50miles or so until you gotto a safe location. Eventhat is being replaced bysome manufacturers infavor of the tire repairkit. Some tire dealers saythat repair kit may allowyou to get to your destina-tion, but many times thattire has to be replaced

because the sealant wasused.

Stahl says she’s veryunhappy with the deci-sion to discontinue usingspare tires. She writes,“When I mention this factto other people, they can’tbelieve it and they run tocheck their car to makesure they have a sparetire.”

Howard Ain appears as theTroubleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

No spare tire in some new cars is a growing trend

Howard AinHEY HOWARD!

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