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Finland firminterested inold Ford plant

BATAVIA TWP. — Aglobal manufacturingfirm based in Finlandwants tobuypartof theoldFord plant for a facility tomake drinking cups.

Andy Kuchta, directorof the Clermont CountyCommunity andEconomicDevelopment Depart-ment, told the townshiptrustees at a special meet-ing Oct. 16 the facility willcreate 237 full-time jobsover a four-year period.

The total payroll is ex-pected to reach $8.4 mil-lion,withanaverageannu-al salary of $35,772, hesaid.

Kuchta said Huhtama-ki, Inc. wants to buy900,000 square feet of theoldFordplantandabout60acres of land.

The company’s total in-vestmentwill be $64.6mil-

lion, which includes $7.6million foracquisition, $27million for renovationsand improvements and$30 million for machineryand equipment.

The trustees agreed tograntHuhtamakia10-yeartax exemption on $3 mil-lion in valuation on the

property.Theexemptiondoesnot

include the $7.6 millionpurchase price, whichwillbecome the new base val-ue, Kuchta said.

The new base valuecannot be exempted andwill increase future taxrevenue for the townshipand Batavia school dis-trict, he said.

“It’s a really big posi-tive for the community,”Kuchta said. “We’re veryexcited about it.”

Kuchta said the tax ex-emptionmustbeapprovedby the Clermont Countycommissioners, who arescheduled to consider it attheir 10 a.m. Monday, Oct.29, meeting.

Kuchta said the Huhta-makipurchasewill notdis-place any of the currenttenants at the Ford site,which includes 1.8-millionsquare feet of buildingspace on 222 acres.

Trustee Bill Dowdneysaid the deal was good forthe township.

ABOUTHUHTAMAKI» Huhtamaki, Inc. is a

global packaging compa-ny based in Espoo, Fin-land.» The company has 13

facilities in North andSouth America.» U.S. headquarters for

the company is in Desoto,Kansas.» The company has an

Ohio facility in NewVienna, in Clinton Coun-ty.» Products made by

Huhtamaki include icecream containers, cups,bowls, food containersand Chinet tableware.

Manufacturermakes cupsBy John [email protected]

BATAVIA — The boardofeducationOct.15passeda resolution approving atax abatement for a Huh-tamaki Inc.

Huhtamaki representa-tives requested theboard’s approval for a 100-percent tax exemption fora 10-year period.

A compensation agree-ment has been drafted,which would require thecompany to pay $20,000annually to theBataviaLo-cal School District, and anadditional$6,000forschol-arships for two students.

The agree-ment is un-der reviewby Huhta-maki’s legaldepartment.

“We lookat it as an in-vestment inthe commu-

nity,” said board presidentMichael Enriquez. “Welook forward topotentiallybeing partners.”

The entire site of theproposed project in 2011generated $104,771 in tax-es, said Kuchta. If Huhta-maki proceeds, he said theamount generated is ex-pected to increase by

$154,900.“It’s a great project as

far as economic develop-ment,” Kuchta said.

Property owner Indus-trial Realty Group LLCcurrently leases a portionof the facility to the Uni-versity of Cincinnati Eastcampus. UC East wouldnot be affected by Huhta-maki’s potential purchase,said Kuchta.

Huhtamaki representa-tives are considering twoother properties, both areout-of-state.

“This is our favorite lo-cation,” said John O’Dea,vice president of financefor Huhtamaki.

School board approvestax abatement for companyBy Roxanna [email protected]

Kuchta

MT. CARMEL—Commu-nity members gatheredOct. 11 at the CincinnatiVeterans Affairs Commu-nity-Based OutpatientClinic (CBOC) to dedicatea shelter inmemory of for-mer VA representativeDon Bennett.

Bennett, who was amember of American Le-gion Post 72 inMt. Carmel,made sure clinic servicesnot funded by the VAwereprovided by the AmericanLegion. Those services in-clude satellite TV, waterfountains and coffee and

doughnuts for staff.“He was instrumental

in getting some of thethings they needed overthere,” said Shirley Hel-ton, Bennett’s long-time

companion and caregiver.Former American Le-

gion State CommanderRon Hartmanmet Bennettwhen the two were work-ing for Gibson Greetings.Months after meeting himat work, Hartman ran intohim at the American Le-gionPost,where theywereboth members.

“Any time you neededanything, hewas the one tostep forth,” Hartman said.

Because of his role asthe representative, Ben-nett,whodied in2011,wasanatural choice for thededi-cation.

Rick Gumbert, left, and Ron Hartman represented American Legion Post 72 at adedication of a shelter at the Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient MedicalClinic. The shelter was dedicated in memory of former American Legion Post 72 member,Don Bennett, who died in 2011. PROVIDED

SHELTER DEDICATEDTO FORMER VA REP.By Roxanna [email protected]

A shelter at the VeteransAffairs Community-BasedOutpatient Medical Clinicwas dedicated in memoryof Don Bennett. ROXANNA

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The owner of GreatScottDiner inAmelia, Lau-ra Krauser, met with pro-ducers from the Fox Newsshow, The Sean HannityShow, last week to discussthe show broadcasting livethenightofNov.1.Showof-ficials said the diner wasperfect for the format theyare trying to present andHannitywill do his show inAmelia that evening.

Great Scott was con-

tacted by Dan Cohen, FoxNews producer, who ex-plained that the week be-fore the election the Han-nityshowisgoingtodiffer-ent cities in Ohio andbroadcast live from a “din-er” location since Ohio iscritical to the election.

The diner is allowingguests in for the show, butonly by reservation. Thebuilding is set up withlargewindows that line the

dining rooms so those whocannot get a reservationcan still observe outside.Those interested canmakereservations only by call-ing the diner at 943-4637.There is a cover charge of$10 and the doors will openat8p.m.Nov.1, at thediner,106 E. Main St. Seats arepreassigned to avoid seat-ing confusion.

Great Scott does not en-dorse either candidate.

Hannity to broadcast livefrom Great Scott Diner

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No one hollered “Movethat bus!” There was nolarge crowd of cheeringneighbors. There wasn’tany television crew, but itwas justasbigforMikeandEmily Mather when theysawtheirnewbackyardun-veiled Saturday, Oct. 6.

“I’m extremely excit-ed,” said Mike Mather.“There are no words to ex-presshowthankful Iamforthis. It is a wonderful thingthat theydid. I’mstill shockand awed.”

Besides the new greensod, orange and purpleplants, there is a stone-en-casedgrill on thenewpatio,with a pathway leading toan in-ground fire pit and astone-layered waterfallaquascape.

“I watched them do thisstep-by-step; I’ve got pic-tures fromthebeginning tothe end,”Mike said. “Itwasstill a real kicker when Icame home and it was allgreens and oranges, andpurples; it was awesome.Even before it was done, Isat out there by the fire pitand chilled. I’ve already

started to enjoy it.”Who was there? All the

guys that made it happen:Dan Meyer of MeyerAquascapes,DennisCamp-bell ofWesternHills Build-ing Supply, John Garlichfrom Motz Turf Farms andTony Jackson ofB-105’s “Inand Around the House.”There were others too;some family and friendsgathered for the big mo-ment. They all came to seeMike’s reaction to the com-pleted transformation ofhis backyard.

Giving away a make-over was Meyer’s idea. Hewent to Campbell, GarlichandJackson tomake it hap-pen.

“I’m the supply guy,”said Campbell. “WesternHills Building Supply issupplying all the materialsfor the patio, the grill andthe hardware. When Dancame tome, I said absolute-ly. We all work togetheranyway. We just want togive back. That’s whywe’re doing this.”

Emily Mather’s entrytelling how Mike waswounded in Iraq and hadsacrificed so much provedto be the winning entry.

Matherhadno ideahiswifeenteredthecontest.Hestillthinks someone else ismore worthy. Campbellserved in theNavy andwasin the Persian Gulf. He un-derstands why Mather is areluctant winner. Heknows the humility of serv-ing and not expecting

something in return.“It’swhatwedo,”Camp-

bell said. “You serve andyoudon’t expect somethingin return. The military islike another family. Youtrust one another.”

Emily didn’t expect towin the contest. Once shedid, neither she nor Mike

knew what to expect. Theyjust trusted everyone totransform their backyardinto a space where theycould begin live again.

“It’s amazing, I love it,”said Emily. “Wow. It’s im-pressive. I can’t believetheygot it done soquickly.”

A life is transformed in the backyardBy Chuck [email protected]

Everyone gathered on the fountain to celebrate the completed backyard makeover forMike and Emily Mather in Union Township. Standing from left are: Tony Jackson, "In andAround the House" B-105, Dan Meyer and Scott Irwin, Meyer Aquascapes, and JohnGarlich for Motz Turf Farm. Sitting: Emily Mather, Joe, Meyer Aquascapes, Mike Mather,and Dennis Campbell, Western Hills Building Supply. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel Police assistedBrown County SheriffDwayne Wenninger with aburglary report reportedSept. 15.

In a press release, Wen-ninger saidhis office tookareport of a burglary from aresidenceonOldA&PRoadnear Higginsport. The vic-tim stated her son, JamesCollett, and his two friendswere at her home . The vic-tim tracked her son to Be-

thel where she confrontedhim about the burglary. Herefused to cooperate.

Bethel Police werecalled and the stolen itemsfrom the burglary were re-covered, Wenninger said,including four shotguns, a.22-caliber revolver, twocrossbows, medicationsand fishing poles.

Bethel police arrestedCollett, 28, of Gillette Sta-tion Road in Hamersville,

on several outstandingwarrants that are unrelat-ed to the burglary: Non-support, passing badchecks and failure to ap-pear, Wenninger said. Hewas transported to theBrown County Adult De-tention Center.

Collett was questionedabout the burglary, and hesaid the two other individ-uals with him were KevinHartness, 27, of Florence

Avenue in Bethel and Jim-myHarding, 21, of Ohio132inNewRichmond,Wennin-ger said.

Charges to be presentedto theBrownCountyGrandJury are burglary and felo-ny theft of firearms, 5counts, against Hartnessand Collett, Wenningersaid. Charges of complicityto burglary and theft, 5counts, will be presentedagainst Harding.

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BATAVIA — A MiamiTownship man was sen-tenced to 20 years in prisonSept. 13 for luring children

in his neighborhood to hisbasement, tying them upand torturing them for sex-ual pleasure.

Clermont County Com-mon Pleas Judge VictorHaddad sentencedMichaelTringelof, 43, after defenseand prosecuting attorneysreached an agreement on asentence.

Tringelof could have re-ceived a maximum of 88years inprisonfor theeightcounts of kidnapping hepleaded guilty to, Haddadsaid.

Kevin Miles, an assis-tant prosecutor, said thefamilies of the victims inthe case agreed to the 20-

year sentence.“I spoke to thefamilies,”

Miles said. “They are satis-fied with 20years.”

Tringe-lof has toserve aminimumof 20 years;he is not eli-gible forearly re-lease, Miles

said.Haddad said after he

serves his sentence, Trin-gelof is subject to fiveyears of post-release con-trol.

Tringelof also must reg-

isterasasexoffenderafterhis release, the judge said.

Although Tringelof gotsexual pleasure out of ty-ingupandtorturinghisvic-tims, there was no evi-dence they were sexuallymolested.

Jesse Kramig, anotherassistant prosecutor, saidthe charges againstTringe-lof involved eight separatejuvenile victims.

The victims were luredto the basement of Tringe-lof’s home on Linden Drivein Miami Township wherethey were tied up andpoked with sharp objectsor shocked, he said.

Kramig said the inci-

dents occurred between1998 and 2005.

Tringelofmadeno state-ment at the sentencing.

His attorney, MarkWieczorek, said his clientagreed to follow the sen-tence agreement.

Althoughnorepresenta-tives of the families of thevictims involved in thecase spoke at the sentenc-ing,DennisLewis,whosaidhewas a previous victim ofTringelof, did speak.

Miles said Lewis’ casewas not part of the currentcase because it was outsidethe statute of limitations.

Miami Twp. man sentenced to 20 year in jailBy John [email protected]

Tringelof

Bennett served in theAir Force from 1951 to1954. In addition tomak-ing services available atthe clinic, Bennett actedas a representative forthe American Legion“Gifts for Yanks” pro-gram, which providesgifts to Ohio veteranswho are hospitalizedduring the holiday sea-son.

“He had a very gen-erous, giving personal-ity,” Helton said.

During the dedica-tion ceremony, theAmerican Legion Post72 Color Guard per-formed a presentationof the national colors.Don’s sister, MarjorieMcCollum, AmericanLegion VA representa-tiveDaveHurst,Dr.Ter-ri Brody and Hartmanshared their thoughts ofBennett and the dedica-tion.

The shelter, locatedjust outside the clinic at4600 Beechwood Road,is available for picnicsand events, as well asfor short meetings andlunch for clinic staff.

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ZoningmeetingThe Pierce Township

trusteeswill conduct a pub-lichearingat6:30p.m.Tues-day, Oct. 31, at the townshiphall, 950 Locust CornerRoad. The purpose of themeeting is to considerchanging the zoning of 5.9acres from residential useto planned residential use.Thepropertyisat3728Mer-win Ten Mile Road. Publicrecords on the request areavailable at the townshiphall fo review. The hearingis open to the public.

Amelia HalloweenAMELIA — Halloween

will be observed in the vil-lage from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Dog competitionThe Clermont County

Dog Training Clubwill holdatwo-day, indoordogagilitycompetition from8a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, andSunday, Oct. 28, at 6058Kells Lane, just east of Pe-rintown on U.S. 50. Dogswill maneuver through achallenging agility courseof jumps, tunnels, tires andmore.

The event is open to thepublic with free admission.Bring a chair. Only dogs en-tered in the competition arepermitted in the buildingduring the event.

Clermont County DogTraining Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization estab-lished in 1974. The club of-fers classes in obedience,conformation, agility andrally. CCDTC is in MiamiTownship on U.S. 50 justeast of I-275. Call 625-4337or visit www.ccdtc.org.

Election serviceThemost important date

in recent history will beTuesday, Nov. 6, ElectionDay in America. To plan,prepare and pray for thiselection, everyone is invit-ed to attend a “God andCountry” service.

This eventwill beheld at7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, inthe New Richmond Churchof Christ. Area pastors willpray while local soloistspresent patriotic songsabout freedom and hymnsabout faith in the LordGod.The church is on Bethel-New Richmond Roadacrossfromthehighschool.

This service is spon-sored by the ClermontCounty Task Force and theNational Day of Prayer.

“Ouremphasiswill beonprayer, askingGod todirectin this election and to blessAmerica once again,” saidLibbie Bennett, prayerchair.

For more information,call Vickie Hale, music co-ordinator, at 553-2096.

High-visibilityThe Union Township Po-

lice Department will con-

duct a high-visibility en-forcement patrol duringthisHalloweenseason fromFriday, Oct. 26, throughThursday, Nov. 1. These en-forcement efforts are to in-crease public awarenessand perception of trafficlaws. Officers will be con-ducting high-risk trafficsafety enforcement forspeed, red-light violations,following too closely, seatbelt use and operating vehi-cles under the influence.

Job fairMassage Envy Spa at

Jungle Jim’s Eastgate willhost a job fair from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m.Tuesday,Oct. 23, inthe Queen City Room at theUnion Township Civic Cen-ter, 4350 Aicholtz Road.

New hires will begintraining Tuesday, Nov. 6, inanticipation of the grandopening Nov. 13.

Application forms willbe available at the job fair.Comepreparedforan inter-view.

Offers of employmentwill be made on the spot.

RescheduledBecause of the Thanks-

giving holiday, the UnionTownship trustees havemoved the meeting origi-nally scheduled for 7 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 22, to 8 a.m.Wednesday, Nov. 21, at theCivic Center, 4350 AicholtzRoad.

Post office hoursThe Union Township

Contract Post Office willhave extended hoursthroughout thisholidaysea-son. From Saturday, Dec. 1,through Thursday, Dec. 20,the post office will be openfrom 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-day through Friday andfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day.

Check the post office forcut-off dates for mailingpackages during the holi-days.

Special meetingThe Pierce Township

trustees will hold a specialmeetingMonday,Nov.12, at5:30 p.m. at the administra-tion building, 950 LocustCorner Road.

The purposes of themeeting are to conduct abudgetreviewworksessionand to discuss any other ap-propriate business to comebefore the board.

Turkey shootBatavia America Legion

memberswill host aTurkeyShoot at the post, 2215Bata-via-Williamsburg Pike.

ShootsareheldeverySatur-day at 1 p.m. The public iswelcome.

High-visibility grantThe Union Township Po-

lice Department has re-ceived a $46,387.45 grantfrom the Governor’s High-way Safety Office againthis year for high-visibilityenforcement from Oct. 1,2012, through Sept. 30, 2013.

This program is de-signed to increase publicawareness and perceptionof traffic laws. Officersconduct high-risk trafficsafety enforcement forspeed, red-light violations,following too closely, seatbelt use and operating vehi-cles under the influence.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Theresa Herron, [email protected], 248-7128

It was a night to rememberthe past, celebrate the present,andanticipate the future asUni-versity of Notre Dame alumni,friends and family recentlygathered for the Notre DameClub of Greater Cincinnati’s an-nual Universal Notre DameNight, at theOurLadyof theHo-ly Spirit Center in Norwood.

Attendees heard from spe-cial guests Sr. John MiriamJones, S.C., ’61MS, ’70PhD, for-mer professor and AssociateProvost at Notre Dame, who, astheUniversity’s first female ad-ministrator, planned and led thetransition to a coed campus, andElizabeth “Dolly”Duffy ’84, Ex-ecutive Director of the NotreDame Alumni Association(NDAA), who offered an updateon the University and the latestnews from campus.

At the end of her presenta-tion, the club presented Duffywithacheckfor$16,800 tobede-posited into the Notre DameClub of Greater Cincinnati En-dowed Scholarship Fund, whichis used to grant financial aid tolocal Tristate students attend-ing Notre Dame. Originally es-tablished by Albert Castellini, a1924 graduate of Notre Dame,the Cincinnati endowment isone of the oldest and largestNo-tre Dame club scholarshipfunds in the country.

The fund has a current valueof more than $2 million, and iscomprised entirely of contribu-tions from the club’s fundrais-ingefforts, individual donationsand investment income. In theearly years, funds were raisedthrough train trips to NotreDame for football games andthen for many years the clubconducted an annual holidaydinner/dance at a downtown ho-tel.

More recently, a reverse raf-fle has been the primary fund-raiser for the scholarship fund,

along with a summer golf out-ing, and an annual bus trip to afootball game. Approximately30 local students are receivingfinancial aid to attend ND thisyear through the club’s scholar-ship program, with the com-bined aid totaling over $100,000.

In addition to the guestspeakers and scholarship con-tribution, another highlight ofthe evening was the officialkick-off of the club’s HesburghMonth of Service, part of theNDAA’s national month of ser-vice each May in honor of theUniversity’s president emeri-tus, the Reverend Fr. TheodoreHesburgh, CSC.

The lead-off project for theNotre Dame Club of GreaterCincinnati isabookdrivefor theLeBlond Boys and Girls Club inOver-the-Rhine, which Duffyjump-started with the donationof several copies of the first two“Harry Potter” books as well asthe first six books from the “Se-ries of Unfortunate Events” se-ries.

The club has many othercommunity service eventsplanned.

The Notre Dame Club ofGreater Cincinnati is an activelocal organization serving themore than 1600 graduates, stu-dents and friends of theUniver-sity of Notre Dame in the Tris-tate area. In addition to provid-ing more than $100,000 in schol-arship support each year tolocal students attending NotreDame, the club also sponsorsmore than 50 events or pro-grams annually, including op-portunities for community ser-vice, continuing education, andCatholic/Christian spirituality.

Membership and club eventsare open to friends of NotreDame, whether or not they at-tended theUniversity. Formoreinformation, visit the club web-site at www.ndcincy.com

Notre Dame Clubhas night of fun

Pat Weber of Western Hills, left, Marc Wolnitzek of Ft. Wright, Ky.and Jon Dannemiller of Amelia present the $16,800 contribution.

LAHKE HONORED

The West Clermont Local School District Board of EducationMonday, Sept. 24, honored Union Twp. Kiwanian Richard M.Lahke. Kiwanians Miriam Boatright and Wendell McElweerepresented Lahke, who was ill, and received a certificate ofrecognition on his behalf. Assistant Superintendent Mary EllenSteele-Pierce read a list of Lahke's achievements, which includedestablishing a Key Club at Amelia and Glen Este High Schools.Pictured from left, Superintendent Gary Brooks, Board PresidentDoug Young, Miriam Boatright, Wendell McElwee, JoAnn Beamer,Vice President Denise Smith, Tammy Brinkman and Tina Sanborn.ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

New RichmondMiddle SchoolThe following students have earned

honors for the third quarter of 2011-2012.

Perfect AttendanceEighth grade - Derik Anderson, Erik

Anderson, Alicia Bailey, Jacob Branson,Dustin Carr, Brianna Chapman, HannahClifton, Kendal Collier, Kodie Feldkamp,Nicholas Flake, Adrianna Flood, TimothyHammer, Jacob Hayden, Elise Holds-worth, Ariel Huber, Kayla Klei, RichardLindsey, Ella Lindsley, Christian Loechel,Allyson Lutz, Morgan Malicoat, KaylaOlenick, Erin O'Toole, Connor Pike,Dakota Richards, Eric Rolfes, RobertSarbell, Corey Secen, Nicholas Skeene,Cassandra Smith, Christopher Sollberg-er, Hali Stamper, Jesse Troy, TaylorWaitman, Kendal Warren, Corry Wa-ters, MeganWebster and Kaitlyn Wil-liams.

Seventh grade - Grant Anderson,Cole Baker, Savannah Bateman, TaylorCardarelli, Jason Chapman, KayleeChapman, Sydney Closterman, Rachel

Coons, Sally Corbett, Jacob Cyrus,Kaeley Fagan, Clayton Farmer, AlexisForsee, Katelyn Forsee, Alex Gardner,Caitlyn Grooms, Ethan Gundler, SophiaHawkins, Anna Heiden, Luke Hoagland,Calvin Hochberg, Zakery Hubbard,Amber Jividen, Victoria Loving, TeddyMansfield, CJ Meyer, Alexander Mor-gan, Sydney Myers, Christopher Naza-reth, Zachary Neeley, Jacob Phillips,Timothy Redmond, Rebecca Reffit,Nathan Sanders, Noah Scheu, CooperScholz, Heather Slye, Lukas Smiddy,Cassie Starr, Daniel Stoy, Ashley Troy,Tiffany Vise, Tanner Webb, Ashley Willisand Laura Wilson.

HONORS

NEW RICHMONDMIDDLESCHOOL

The following students have earnedhonors for the third quarter of 2011-2012.

Honor RollEighth grade - Lacey Bayless, Gregory

Beasley, Destiana Berling, ChelseyBowling, Jacob Branson, Rebecca Dar-land, James Drifmeyer, Kerrigan Dyer,

Kristin Evans, Nicholas Flake, KarlGreifenkamp, Zoe Hallahan, BenjaminHamilton, Elise Holdsworth, PeytonKroeger, Hannah Lake, Morgan Ma-licoat, Seyvon Marshall, Darik Page,Laura Painter, Kelly Rowan, Skye Salda-na, Tyler Sammons, Robert Sarbell,Kirsten Savage, Allison Shook, AustinTorrens, Jesse Troy, Chelsey Underwood,Brian Waddle, Taylor Waitman, CorryWaters, Michael Williamson and TylerYoung.

Seventh grade - Summer Adams,Corey Baker, Courtney Bash, SavannahBateman, Jade Blackledge, LilyannCahall, Taylor Cardarelli, Dawson Crom-well, Kasey Davis, Amber Drew, Raebec-ca Ellington, Nicole Erdman, AmberFischer, Sadie Fischesser, Hunter Gilpin,Hunter Higginbotham, Luke Hoagland,Zakery Hubbard, Amber Jividen, Han-nah King, Victoria Loving, Haley May-nard, Chase McDonald, Brittney Miller,Keaton Montgomery, Sydney Myers,Brandon Plank, Raven Reynolds, CooperScholz, Heather Slye, Johnathan Snider,Brianna Sons, Bradey Strunk and AshleyTroy.

St. ThomasMore fourth-grade science students recently brought in their petsto share with classmates during Habitat Day.

Fourth-grader Casey Kuhlman brings her pet chicken in as her class studied different animals and theirhabitat in Sharon Fryman’s fourth-grade science class. THANKS TO PEG FISCHER

SCHOLARLYHABITAT

Trey Koch shows no worry about warts as he showed his pet frog to hisclassmates at St. Thomas More. THANKS TO PEG FISCHER

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

NEW RICHMOND — The post-season is a great time to run yourfastest race of the season.

At the Southwest District Di-vision II cross countrymeet heldon Oct. 20 at Corwin-Nixon Parkin Mason, the New Richmond Li-ons set several personal bests.

Fourteen New RichmondHigh School cross country run-ners advanced to the Oct. 27 re-gional meet. Both the boys andgirls teams qualified, with theboys placing fourth and the girlsclaiming the district champion-ship.

Seven boys and seven girlshead to the regional meet at-tempting to qualify for state. TheLions are peaking at exactly theright time. Their practice sched-ule is geared toward startingslow and finishing fast.

“We always start a little slow-er than other teams,” head coachRylan Shebesta said. “We see somany other teams peak early. Wecan’t afford to do that.”

With a small roster — only 13girls run on the varsity team—Shebestaknowsthathecannotaf-ford injuries due to early-seasonstrains. By taking it slower thansome of their opponents, the Li-ons know they will be at or nearfull strength for the meets thatmatter most.

“We treat the regular season

meets as practices for the leaguemeet and the postseason,” saidShebesta. “We start working onspeed later in the season.”

At districts, the girls ran anaverage time of 20:42.61. The Li-ons’ top-five times proved to beone place better than those ofrunner-up Indian Hill. Accordingto Shebesta, every girl ran a per-sonal best at the meet.

“They ran a lot faster thanmyexpectations,” Shebesta said.“Those were their best times ofthe year.”

Freshman Claire Burns pacedthe team with her time of20:18.47, good for seventh place.Senior Kara Burns finished rightbehind her in eighth place. Theboyswere led by senior LukeGil-day, who placed 12th, and sopho-more Bobby Bingham, whoplaced 16th. Both teams head toregionals with the confidencethat they can compete with anyteam from the Southwest Dis-trict.

“We’re still improving everyweek,” Shebesta said.

New Richmond girls claim district titleLions send 14runners to regionalsBy Adam [email protected]

AMELIA — To go along withAmelia’s successful soccersquads this fall, Jake Brinkermade some Baron history bymaking a trip to the state golftournament.

The Southern Buckeye Con-ference-American division play-er of the year led Amelia to a sec-ond-place finish and earned thetrip to Columbus with one of thelowest scores at the district tour-nament at Weatherwax. At theMiddletowngolf course, he shot a75.

“Ihit theballbetter thanIeverhad, but I putted terrible,” hesaid.

Making the Division I tourna-ment was a major accomplish-ment for Brinker after not mak-ing it out of sectionals last year.To get there, he had to fend offone of the better golfers from theneighboring Eastern CincinnatiConference in some “extra golf.”

“It’s an unbelievable feeling,”Brinker said. “It meant every-thing. Going into the playoff andwinning the playoff was just cra-zy. I won in a playoff on the firsthole over Reid Waddell of Love-

land.”The victory gave Brinker a

chance to take his game furthernorth. He had previously playedin tournaments around the Co-lumbus area, but never on theOhio State University ScarletGolf Course.

Thechance toplay in the shad-ows of Jack Nicklaus and Brutusthe Buckeye put Brinker’s cell-phone on overload.

“I’ve had so much supportfrom my family and friends,”Brinker said. “My whole familyhas supported me and friendshave called or texted me.”

In addition to his family,grandparents and a posse of10-15friendswhoplannedonaccompa-nying Brinker to OSU, the seniorBaron has also had tremendoussupport from Amelia HighSchool.

“My principal and athletic di-rector have always been there tosupport me,” Brinker said. “I

Brinker takesthe sticks to stateBy Scott [email protected]

Jake Brinker of Amelia tees off onthe first hole during the Division ISouthwest District GolfTournament, Division I, atWeatherwax Golf Course inMiddletown Oct. 11. E.L.HUBBARD/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

See GOLF, Page A7

District cross countryDistrict cross countrymeets

were held at Pinehill Crowin-Nixon Park in Mason Oct. 20.The following individuals ad-vanced to regional at TroyHighSchool Oct. 27.

» Batavia boys:Griffin Stith,8;HunterStith,11;RyanCooper,18; Jake Greiner, 45; AndrewTruske, 46; Spencer Braswell,70.

»New Richmond boys: LukeGilday, 12; Bobby Bingham, 16;Stone Oliver, 42; Brian Lewis,44; Silas Odell, 58; Caleb Hay-ward, 71; Sean Wahoff, 74.

»Williamsburg: RogerThornberry, 8.

» Batavia girls: HannahWin-ter, 1.

»New Richmond girls:Claire Burns, 7; Kara Burns, 8;Olivia Behymer, 13; Paige An-derson, 15; Emily Erdman, 25;EmilyBelmont, 30; TarynRupp,33.

»Williamsburg girls: Heath-er McIntosh, 15.

»McNicholas girls: Cather-ine Adams, 4.

Boys tournament soccer» Batavia advanced with a

4-1 victory over Norwood Oct.16, but lost to McNicholas 2-0,Oct. 18 to bring the season to aclose.

»New Richmond blankedFinneytown 2-0, Oct. 18 to ad-vanceandplayMcNicholasOct.22 after deadline.

»McNicholas took off mid-way through the second half ofits game against Batavia tobreak a scoreless tie that lastedmost of the game. Junior mid-fielderGannonMcHugh scoredto putMcNick on top 2-0Oct.18.

Girls tournament soccer» Batavia beat Bethel-Tate

4-0 in Division II sectional tour-nament action Oct. 17. TheBull-dogs lost to Ross 2-1 Oct. 20 tobring their season to an end.

»Williamsburg got a 1-0 vic-tory over Ripley Oct. 17 in Divi-sion III sectional tournamentaction. The Wildcats lost to Ma-riemont 1-0, Oct. 20.

» Amelia beat Hamilton inthe Division I sectional tourna-ment 3-0 on Oct. 16. MadisonTerry scored two goals. Thegirls lost to Ursuline Oct. 20.

»New Richmond beat Fin-neytown 3-1, Oct. 20. FreshmanMaren Hance scored two goalsfor the Lady Lions. They ad-vance to play McNick Oct. 23,after deadline.

» On Oct. 20, McNick beatTalawanda Oct. 20.

Tournament volleyball»GlenEste beatHarrison on

Oct. 15. Glen Este beat Edge-woodOct.18before losing toMt.Notre Dame Oct. 20 in the sec-tional final.

» BataviabeatBethel-Tate instraight sets Oct. 13, then lost toWyoming Oct. 16.

»McNick handed Ross a Di-vision II sectional loss Oct. 18.

Regular season football»McNick senior kicker Pat

DiSalvio set the single-seasonschool scoring record previous-ly held by current CincinnatiBengals punter Kevin Huberwith 12 points Oct. 20 as theRocketscruisedpastPurcell 48-14. Senior quarterback AustinErnst led the way completing12-of-14passesfor196yardsandthree touchdowns. Senior widereceiverThomasVogelehad116yards and three touchdowns.McNick takes on Badin Oct. 26.

» Ryan Gormley had towatch the last four weeks whilehis broken handhealed. TheBa-tavia senior fullback and line-backer was allowed back on thefield Oct. 19 and it couldn’t havecome at a better time for theBulldogs, as he led them to a 42-28 victory overWesternBrown.

Gormley scored three touch-downs, including the go-aheadgame-sealing scores in thefourth quarter as Batavia keptalive its unbeaten season andvirtually secured a Division IVplayoff berth with the victory.Batavia, ranked No.9 in the En-quirer Divisions II-VI areacoaches’ poll, improves to 9-0,whileNo. 5WesternBrown fallsto 8-1.Gormley rushed formorethan 220 yards. Senior ZainnIson also rushed for more than200 yards and two touchdowns,both in the first half. Bataviatravels to Fayetteville PerryOct. 26.

»Norwood improved to 8-1behind quarterback AndrewConover who went 8-for-14 for127 yards and two touchdownsto lead the Indians to a 43-0 vic-tory over Williamsburg Oct. 19.Burg will travel to Goshen forthe final game of the regularseason Oct. 26.

»NewRichmond sophomorerunning back Tyler Andersongained 124 yards on 13 carriesandscoredfour touchdowns ina48-14 victory over ClermontNortheastern Oct. 19. Lastweek, he scored three touch-downs in his season debut, as hewas injured for the first sevengames of the year. New Rich-mond junior quarterback LeviSimpson also ran and threw fora touchdown.TheLionshostBe-thel-Tate Oct. 26.

» Amelia won its secondgame inOctoberby shutting outBethel-Tate 42-0 Oct. 19. Ameliahas not had a winning recordsince 1998, but could have theirthird straight .500 seasonwith awinnextweek.Amelia (4-5) is atWestern Hills Oct. 26.

»GlenEstehada12-7 leadonKings at halftime, and were up14-7 after three quarters after asafety.However,Kings runningback Nick Collado found theendzonetwice in thefinalstanzato give the Knights the 21-14win. Collado finishedwith threetouchdowns and 196 rushingyards. Glen Este was led byKyle Keszei’s 91-yard intercep-tion return and a 12-yard touch-down by Victor Cave. Cave ledTrojan rushers with 77 yards.Glen Este (4-5) hosts WintonWoods Oct. 26.

TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

By Tom [email protected]

In a physical battle be-tween two good soccerteams, No. 3 McNicholas

cameawaywitha2-0winoverNo. 6 Batavia Oct. 18. McNickplayedNewRichmondOct. 22after deadline. The winnerwould play Thursday, Oct. 25,the winner of the Bellbrook/Fenwick game.

BATTLE OF THE BOYS

Trevor Hogue, left, of McNicholas and Batavia captain Matt Canter getphysical battling for the ball. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Matt Forsthoefel, right, ofMcNicholas tries to hold off JoeSickles of Batavia. BRANDON

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COMPETITION CRUSHED AT CUP

The U11 girls Beechmont Soccer Club Crush wins the 2012 American Cup SoccerTournament. Players are Emma Beesten, Madeline Hart, Camille McManus, MarissaJenike, Emily Hart, Jenny Middendorf, Chloe Durham, Grace Rosenbaum, Alina Florio,Jayne Maxwell and Kirstyn Thomas. Coaches are Brian Hart and Craig Beesten. THANKSTOWENDYMIDDENDORF

During the mid-1970s,Immaculate Heart of Ma-ry Athletic Director PatCogan and Booster Presi-dent Jack Twomey helpedcreate the Big East Bas-ketball League.

The leaguewassetuptogive boys with a love forbasketball another outletfor competition.

Depending on the size

of their school, boys usual-ly get divided up amongthemultiple teams in theirgrade level. In their re-spective leagues, theseteams often get put in dif-ferent divisions, so theydon't seeeachotherall sea-son. Big East gives themthat opportunity.

The league is under-written by the Boosters at

Immaculate Heart of Ma-ry Church of AndersonTownship. The divisionsare set up bygrade,with 8-12 teams per grade.

Last season, the BEBLused facilities provided bythe Forest Hills SchoolDistrict at Nagel MiddleSchool, St Thomas MoreParish inWithamsvilleandMcNicholas High School

in Mt Washington. Pro-ceeds collected from con-cessions and admissionsgo to the organizationsthat staff the facilities.

The season runs fromDecember into earlyMarch. Teams play a 10-game regular season and apostseason tournament.This year the league is do-ing grades 3-5. Players on

the division winning andtournament finalists’teams receive awards.

The leaguemeeting is 7p.m.,Wednesday,Nov. 7, inHeritage Hall at IHMSchool.

Visit www.ihom.org, orcontact Dan Hornsch-meier at [email protected].

Big East basketball starts soon

missed Senior Night, sothey’re making a specialSenior Night for me. Thatmeans so much to me. Golfis not a popular sport, butthe number of people sup-porting me has been cra-zy.”

When not responding to

various forms of congratu-lations, Brinker practicedfor the state rounds at hishome course, StillmeadowCountry Club (formerlyRoyal Oak). Much of thatwork took place on the put-ting green.

At the state finale,Brinker knew it wouldcome down to putting. Heknew the Scarlet coursehad big greens he wouldhave to hit.

On day one Oct. 19,Brinker shot 86. He fol-lowed that on the 20th withan 84. Neither a bad round;but out of contention.

“I’m looking verystrongly at Northern Ken-tucky University,” Brinkersaid. “I’m not signed orcommitted, but I’ve talkedto the coach a lot. The golfprogram’s been doing un-real over there. Hopefully,I’ll get a chance to play.”

GolfContinued from Page A6


The names Mary Walker andArchie Wilson won’t appear onClermont County ballots in No-vember, but Len Harding wouldlike to remind voters about themanyway.

Both Walker and Wilson areformer Clermont commission-ers. Both were Republicans, andboth left office in disgrace.

Walker was found guilty in2008 of violating state ethics law,and she resigned in a plea dealwith a special prosecutor.Wilsonresigned in February and plead-ed guilty in Kenton County inJune to misdemeanor counts ofsoliciting prostitution and pos-session of a controlled sub-stance.

The man appointed in Marchto replaceWilson isbusinessmanDavid Uible, 51, a Republicanfrom New Richmond. He’s run-ning against Harding, a Demo-crat from Milford, in Novem-ber’s election; the winner willcomplete the final two years ofWilson’s term.

Harding, 68, knows he faces ahuge challenge in a county longdominated by the GOP. Hence,the reminders about Walker andWilson.

“There’s an issue of Republi-cans not looking too closely attheir own kind,” Harding said. “Ithink in countieswhere you havetwo active parties, you don’t getthe kind of embarrassing thingswe get in Clermont County.That’s doesn’t mean I think Mr.Uible’s a bad guy; I don’t know.

(But) I think it’s a situationwhere theydefine insanity as do-ing the same thing over and overand expecting a different out-come.”

Said Uible: “Obviously theDemocrats must not be doing agood enough job putting candi-dates up if they can’t get themelected. It’s the (voters) who putthem in (office), not the Repub-licans.”

Like Harding, Uible de-scribes himself as a fiscal con-servative. Uible is a self-madeentrepreneur who buys dis-tressed companies, turns themaround and sells them for a prof-it. He also raisesAmerican bisonon the former dairy farm wherehe lives.

In themonths sincehewasap-pointed commissioner, Uiblesaid, he has focused on applyinghis business expertise to govern-ment.

“So much of everything ingovernment is budgets; that’swhat I do for a living. Being ableto read an income statement anda balance sheet is extremelyhelpful, and maybe somethingthat commissioners in the pasthave lacked.”

Uible said his attention now isdevoted to getting a balancedbudget approved by the end ofthe year. He’s also working on aproject that he says would im-prove the bottom line of thecounty jail by giving Clermontjudges the option of sendingnon-violent criminal offenders to analternative sanctioning pro-gram.

Harding, Uible want to help lead countyGannett News Service CANDIDATE: LEN

HARDINGParty: DemocratAge: 68Residence: MilfordEducation: Bachelor’s degree,

Ohio Wesleyan University, 1965;master’s degree, University ofCincinnati, 1967.Occupation: Retired consultant, technical writer,

historian and architectural spec writer.Community involvement: Founding member South

Milford Neighborhood Association, (from whichValley View Organization emanates - also in onfounding of Valley View); Clermont League of Wom-en Voters representative to the Eastern CorridorStudy group, 1994-2005; Milford Tax Appeals board;coached daughter’s SAY soccer team from her K-6grades.Endorsements: None – received too late to meet

deadlines.Campaign message: If you are embarrassed by the

fact that we keep sending county commissioners andother county folk to court for behaving badly, votefor me. My opponent is undoubtedly a good man,but he is nonetheless an appointed Republican offi-cial and one can hardly expect him to blow any sortof whistle or even a small noise-maker on anotherRepublican. I don’t have that problem. Besides, I’mqualified and smart.Website: LenHarding.com

CANDIDATE: DAVIDUIBLEParty: RepublicanAge: 51Residence: New RichmondEducation: Bachelor’s degree in

mechanical engineering.Occupation: Businessman; Clermont

County commissioner.Community involvement: Southern Ohio Agricultural

& Community Development Fund, National Associationof Counties, County Investment Advisory Committee,County Planning Commission, Republican Central &Executive Committee, Young Entrepreneurs Organiza-tion, New Richmond National BankEndorsements: Clermont County Republican PartyCampaign message: Committed to bringing ethics,

professionalism, and transparency to the Board ofCounty Commissioners.Website: DavidUible.com

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COMMON PLEAS JUDGE RACEName: Jerry R. McBrideCity/town: BataviaAge: 61Occupation: Clermont County Common Pleas Court JudgeWebsite: judgejerrymcbride.orgEducation/degrees: Bachelor’s degree in political science,

University of Cincinnati, 1973; master’s degree in public admini-stration, University of Cincinnati, 1974; law degree, UC, 1977.

Name: Ken ZukCity/town: AmeliaAge: 65Occupation: AttorneyWebsite: None.Education/degrees: Bachelor’s degree,

Xavier University, 1968; law degree, ChaseCollege of Law, 1972

Harding Uible

The race for the seat of StateHouse Representative forOhio’s 66th District is betweenRepublican candidate DougGreen ofMountOrab andDemo-crat Ken McNeely, Jr. of Wil-liamsburg. Whoever wins willreplace State Rep. Danny Bubp,who has reached his term limit.The district covers Amelia, Ba-tavia, Bethel, Chilo, Felicity,Moscow, Neville, New Rich-mond, Williamsburg and thetownships of Batavia, Franklin,Jackson, Monroe, Ohio, Pierce,Tate, Washington and Williams-burg, as well as all of BrownCounty.

Both Green and McNeely

have focused on the issue of eco-nomic development.

If elected, McNeely plans tohelp businesses establish them-selves, grow and continue to ex-pand by easing tax require-ments, according to his cam-paign website.

“I am committed to workingwith all local and county offi-cials to bring good jobs to thearea, and to make this district abetter place to live and work,”McNeely said on his website.

Green, who serves as theBrownCountyAuditor, hashigh-lighted his fiscal knowledge andunderstanding demonstrated byhis current position. Green alsoserved as the Brown County Re-corder. He has lived in the areahis whole life and has served theBrown County for 26 years.

66th candidates look at economyCANDIDATE: DOUG GREENParty: RepublicanAge: 57Residence: Mount OrabEducation: Attended University of

Cincinnati, Southern State Communi-tyCollege, Chatfield College a gradu-

ate of Western Brown High School.Exceededall continuing education require-

ments as established by the County Auditors'Association of Ohio. I have had extensive profession-

al management trainingin personnel management, records management,

public relations and customer service.Real life job: Brown County AuditorPolitical experience: Currently serving in my 14th year

as Brown CountyAuditor, previously served as Brown County RecorderWeb site: www.green4ohio.com

CANDIDATE:KENNETH P.MCNEELY, JR.Party: DemocratAge: 59Residence: Williamsburg,

Sterling Township, BrownCountyEducation: 1971 graduate of

Barboursville (WV) HighSchool, and a 1976 graduateof Marshall University, Huntington, WV (teach-ing degree)Real life job: Currently Unemployed. Worked

in the private business sector for a number ofwholesale HVAC businesses, a transportationaftermarket company and substitute teaching.Political experience: None. First time running.Web site: www.kenmcneely.com

WHERE THEY STANDWhy are you running?Doug Green: In short, I want to make a difference. I first

entered into public service hoping to make a positivechange and believe I have done so in Brown County.Through my service at the county level, I have interactedwith legislators helping to craft legislation and working tobring the voices of my district to Columbus. I would like tocontinue this work by representing the 66th House District.What makes you the best candidate?Doug Green:My experience is my

chief qualification. I have served thepeople of Brown County for 26 years. Asthe Chief Financial Officer for BrownCounty, I know what it takes to balancea budget. I understand our tax systemand the burden it places on our resi-dents. I am a lifelong resident of thisarea, I understand its issues and whatmatters most to the people who livehere.Should parts of Senate Bill 5, the law –

since repealed – that restricted publicworker unions, be reintroduced? If so,what parts?Doug Green: I believe the law was

well intended, poorly managed, but atits heart there were important issues. However, due to theanimosity stirred in the recent SB 5 debate, I feel that sometime needs to pass before this issue is brought up again. Iwould support meeting directly with the unions to attempta compromise agreement with government employees thatwould include wage and benefit reforms.What services, if any, should Ohio government consider

adding or cutting?Doug Green: I would not create any new offices; now is

not the time to grow government. We need to work withthe Governor and the legislature to enact the reforms thatthis administration has proposed; specifically the JobsOhioPlan. I would work to streamline the Bureau of Worker’s

Compensation. I am also encouraged by the Ohio HouseRepublican Caucus education reform efforts. When I am elect-ed I look forward to participating in this effort to reform thequality of education for all Ohioans.What taxes or fees, if any, should Ohio government consider

raising or cutting?Doug Green: Ohio is scheduled for the implementation of

the final phase of the Estate Tax elimination. Beyond that, Iwould have to review further. I cannot support any tax in-crease.

Should funding of community projects bepart of the state’s capital budget or shouldthe budget be limited to state-owned prop-erty? Why or why not?Doug Green: At this time it should be

focused only on state-owned property.While the legislature has done great workclosing the $8 billion deficit, neither oureconomy nor our budget is strong enoughfor this kind of expenditure. I’m willing toconsider it in the future, but not at thistime.Should the state hold a constitutional

convention to rewrite or revise the Ohioconstitution or use the Constitutional Mod-ernization Commission to do so? Whatissues, if any, would you like addressed,added, subtracted or revised in the constitu-

tion during this process?Doug Green: I believe the state constitution is the ultimate

document that governs how we do business, having said that;making changes should not be done in a way that is irrespon-sible or capricious. The Speaker of the House has created theConstitutional Commission to review our state constitution.We should follow that path and review the document.Should the so-called heartbeat bill, House Bill 125, be passed

by the Senate? What changes, if any, would you make to itfirst?Doug Green: The Senate should not hesitate to pass the

Heartbeat bill as is. I am a firm believer in the sanctity of life. Ifwe don’t stand up for life, what else matters?

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Clermont Chamber of Commerce to formulate the followingquestions. The candidates presented these answers to cham-ber and community members at a forum hosted by thechamber Oct. 2. For additional questions and answers, visitCincinnati.com/clermontcounty.

DOUG GREEN2. Cuts in state funding for local governments and

schools have caused shortfalls across the region. Howwill you as a legislator work with these systems toaddress this issue?Local governments as well as school districts must continue

to monitor performance outputs and increase efficiencies.However, I believe this practice must be adhered to at alllevels of government. I would encourage a performancereview of all agencies of the state to insure peak perfor-mance and the elimination of the duplication of services.There has been a lot of talk about collaboration and consoli-dation of services. I agree. I also believe this should not belimited to local governments. Ohio is in recovery and it ishappening, but there is still much to do.

KEN P. MCNEELY, JR.2. Cuts in state funding for local governments and

schools have caused shortfalls across the region. Howwill you as a legislator work with these systems toaddress this issue?When elected, and able to see the budget to obtain a

better understanding of where the shortfalls are, and then Iwill be able to determine where some taxes will need to beimplemented. We need a strong tax base to carry out thenecessary business of the state.

Green McNeely

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Vote ‘no’ in BataviaThis year, the Batavia school

district presents uswith a doublewhammy … two costly fundingrequests rolled into one.

The first request is for a con-tinuous operating levy. Continu-ousmeans forever.WhenBataviaschools receive its share of casi-no money or when new business-es locate inBataviaTownshipandbring new tax revenue, it won’tmatter. You’ll pay this levy for aslong as you own your home.

In addition, they have the au-dacity to request funding for anew school building for whichyou’ll pay for 28 years. Don’t bedeceived by the “get $12 million”signs posted throughout thetownship. The true cost of thisbuilding is $24.7 million. To ar-rive at this cost, they use a prede-termined space allocation perstudent as well as a predeter-mined cost per square foot. Thismethod defies project manage-ment logic and results in an overfundedproject.There isno incen-tive to savemoney through valueengineering; even if there aresavings, the money is not re-turned to taxpayers.

All this when taxpayers strug-gle in a weak economy. Pleasevote“no” to28yearsofaddedtax-es for the new school, and for alifetime of taxes for operatingfunds.

Bob BaillieBatavia Township

Will vote ‘no’ in WCReferringtoMr.DougYoung’s

article of “It’s time to rally forWest Clermont.” Iwill agreewithMr. Youngwhen he said there aremany issues facing the schoolboard, students and educators.But the school board is somewhatlike those responsible for “Oba-macare.”Themajorityof thepeo-ple said they don’t want “Obama-care” and formany reasons. Thislevy has been voted down “manytimes” by residents of ClermontCounty. What doesn’t the schoolboard understand about “no?” IfI’m not mistaken, the principalsaid: “We must learn to live onwhat we have.” Why aren’t theythen? I’m one of themany retiredresidentsof thecountyretiring in1994, and since then I have nothad a raise. I have only lost. Yes,there has been a raise in SocialSecurity, but very little. Thenhow many in the community areunemployed and underem-ployed.

Mr. Young: “Who can we go toto ask for a raise?” We have tolearn to live onwhat we have/get.

Ialongwith themajorityof the“retirees” will be voting “no” onthis increase.

B. Edward BoydAmelia

Elect MyersAs a retired teacher, I enthusi-

astically supportSteveMyers forrepresentative of the 65 th OhioHouse District. He is knowledge-able about public education andcommitted to working to end theunconstitutional funding debacleunder which our public schoolsnow operate. He understandsthat because past legislatorshave not acted, school districtsmust return repeatedly to askvoters for higher property taxes,an unpopular proposition at best.Therefore, his goal is to repealHB 920 and create funding prac-tices that comply with SupremeCourt mandates. He will be vigi-lant in ending the drain on publiceducation funds to non-publicschool funds (e.g., state generalfund, voucher programs, etc.),and will work to close loopholesthat reduce the tax base. He also

supports collective bargainingfor public employees, recogniz-ing that the loss of negotiatingrightswill leadto the lossofmanymiddle class jobs.

Steve Myers is a first-timecandidate who will work for pub-lic education, fight for jobs to in-crease the tax base, and repre-sent all people in the 65 thDistrict.For more detailed information,go towww.MyersForFamilies.org;when you read his entire plat-form, I am certain you will joinme in electing him as state repre-sentative.

Terry ConwayUnion Township

Your vote - you decideDuring the past 7 years, the

WestClermontschooldistricthascut approximately $12 millionfrom its budget. However, due toa projected deficit, WC was des-ignatedasa fiscal cautiondistrictin July. If a district moves fromfiscal caution to fiscal emergen-cy, a five-member commissionappointed by the state takes fi-nancial control. An example of afailed levy: The LittleMiamiDis-trict failed to pass a 9.95 levy in2009 and the amount continued toincreased to 13.95, in addition tofiscal emergency.

How about this chaotic proc-ess? When a district requiresfunding, they borrow from thestate, then that debt continues togrow and the need for a largerlevy.

If that levy fails ...It’s a long road to recovery

when a district moves into fiscalemergency. It often takes an av-erage of 3 to 4 years to become fi-nancially solvent and anywherefrom 18 months to 10 years toemerge from this category.

During this time, the needs ofthe children are often secondaryto the budget.

Who should control WCschools, a state commission orthe citizens?

Your vote - you decide.Larry Engleman

Batavia Township

Vote ‘no’ onWC levyI would urge every property

owner to check their property onthe Clermont County Auditor’spage, click on the icon which in-dicates what the actual cost willbe if the levy is passed.

Youmight alsowant to add theamount taken by the WC schoolboard in 2010 without allowing avote.

On more than one occasion, Ihave contacted the school board,asking how thatmoneywas spentand have yet to receive a re-sponse.

Until the voters of West Cler-mont receive definitive answersas to how our tax dollars are be-ing spent, I would urge everyoneto vote “no” on Nov. 6. Perhaps ifthey hear the word, “no” oftenenough, the arrogance will stopand we will get the answers wedeserve.

Dawn C. HarsleyPierce Township

Right thing to doThis November we have a

chance to make a big impact onkids’ lives for as little as 67 centsa day. West Clermont is askingvoters to approve a 7.9-mill levy.Some have asked why 7.9 again.Basically, 7.9 mills won’t gener-ate the same revenue it would’velast time. In fact, it will actuallygenerate about $1.1 million less,which would’ve gone a long wayto bringing back busing.

I know the economy is bad andwe’re all hurting financially. Peo-ple have gone years without

raisesbutexpenseskeep increas-ing.A lot of our communitymem-bers are on a fixed income so ask-ing formoremoney is always dif-ficult.Myparents are on fixed in-comes as is the levy chairperson,but they’re voting for this levybecause theyknow it’s necessary.If people have to choose betweenfood and medication or the levy,then they should vote against it.

For the rest of us, it’s our re-sponsibility to take care of thosewho don’t have a voice. At leastthe elderly can vote so they havea voice. Sadly, our kids can’t. It’sour responsibility to speak forthem. Please vote “yes.” It’s theright thing to do.

Ron HigginsUnion Township

Kids need gym classDear voters: I think our school

needs gym class. This is becausestudents spend six hours atschool cramped in a classroomfor five hours and 30 minutes ev-ery weekday for 9months a year.We only get 30 minutes to be out-side each day and exercise(weather permitting), but if wehad gym we could have extratime to exercise, and we wouldhave a healthier school. We alsoneed gym class because it en-courages kids to be active. Kidswill get time each week to behealthy. Some kids don’t exerciseenough and gym class wouldchange that.

Rylie HigginsClough Pike Elementary School

studentUnion Township

Balance the budgetWith these two common sense

rules, theUnitedStatescouldbal-ance the budget and create fair-ness for all non-union citizens ofour country.

Rule 1: Any unwed female ongovernmentassistancewouldnotqualify for welfare. The familywould be responsible for thosewho are irresponsible aswas nor-mal before the government cre-atedwelfareandcausedpeople tobe dependent upon taxpayers.

Rule 2: As per the Bill ofRights - equal rights for all U.S.citizens.

All legal citizens will be en-rolled in one retirement systemby eliminating all governmentsystems and corporate or busi-ness systems that are so unfair tocitizenswho are on Social Securi-ty , which pays poverty benefits.Union benefits often start afteronly25yearsofemploymentwithgreatly improved benefits.

Why should I pay taxes andhigh prices so union employeescan have much better benefitsand a great retirement pensionwhen I had to work until I was 70so I could have a decent retire-ment on Social Security.

I do not believe our FoundingFathers, who wrote the Constitu-tion and the Bill of Rights, envi-sioned thegovernmentcreatingasystem with so much unfairness

to those who are non-union work-ing employees.

Robert C. HolbertMilford

Kids deserve ‘yes’ voteWhen the West Clermont

school levy failed, I had to tellmychildren the news. My daughtersat silently for a moment, andthen tears began to form in hereyes. She knew what it meant.She knew that she was not goingto go to the school library any-more because it would be closed.She knew she would not be goingto music, art or P.E. anymore ei-ther. She also knew that shewould have to say goodbye tosome of the teachers that sheloved. With the tears in her eyes,my daughter asked, “Why didn’tit pass?”

There are numerous reasonswhy the citizens of our communi-ty did not pass the levy.However,I have two very important rea-sons to vote for it, my son andmydaughter. I can also think of 8,998otherreasons tovotefor the levy -the rest of the children in the dis-trict. There are approximately9,000 children in the West Cler-mont school district. I believethat every single one of them de-serve my vote, and those are thenumbers and hearts I keep in mymind when I step into a school inthe district to cast my vote.

Nancy Jennings

Vote ‘no’ West ClermontTheWest Clermont school dis-

trict is asking for a 7.9-mil 10-year emergency levy, whichamounts toan increase in taxesof$241.94 per year for a $100,000home. This would raise $9.8 mil-lion per year. Dr. Brooks statedthat without the levy West Cler-mont will have a deficit of $2mil-lion next year, so the levy wouldcreate a surplus in the first yearof $7.8 million.

TheWest Clermont school dis-trict has four levies, two bondsandonepermanent improvement(inside) millage on the books atthe county auditor’s office. Thepermanent improvementmillagebrings in almost $5.2 million ayear, and can only be used to fixbuildings, buy books, computers,etc.

There are additional cost sav-ing measures that would reducethe amount of funds needed torun the schools. West Clermonthas about 70 empty classrooms indifferent buildings. If a buildingwas closed and operations wereconsolidated, classroom sizesshould not change and teachersshould not be lost, but the districtwould save on overhead ex-penses. The administration costwould be reduced as well.

Earl LewisOhio Township

Vote for MyersMy father, Steve Myers, is

running for state representative.I grew up with a loving fatherwho cares deeply about people

and service. My father’s the onlycandidate who is a lifelong resi-dent. He coached sports, taughtchurch youth and helps commu-nity causes.

Steve served as jury foremanduring theChrisAlford case. TheAlford law brought new punish-ments to adults who murder mi-nors. Steve supports bargainingrights for public employees be-cause they make communitiessafer, and will protect veterans’benefits from state cuts.

Steve attends school boardmeetings, votes for levies, andwants Ohio’s schools constitu-tionally funded in the wake oftheir present funding beingfoundunconstitutional five timesby the Supreme Court.

Steve has helped staff over4,000 jobs as a recruiter. His planto create 12,000 jobs in SouthernOhio by the end of 2015 will be at-tached to a statewide jobs bill. Inthe plan is environmental reme-diation for CECOS’s thousands oftons of toxic waste, manufactur-ing and energy development.

His opponent John Beckersupports increasing school cutsand taxing middle class familiesand billionaires at the same rate.Becker opposes collective bar-gaining.

Protect Clermont’s hardwork-ing families. Vote for Steve My-ers for state representative. Visitwww.MyersForFamilies.org.

Christopher MyersMiami Township

Our responsibilityWe are writing to encourage

our fellow citizens to vote “yes”to the West Clermont school dis-trict tax levy. We are a communi-ty with many important parts.One of themost important is howwe educate our children. Ourschool children are the responsi-bility of our community. Our re-sponsibility. The state of Ohio isnot able to provide the funds toour district that they have in thepast.Our job as a community is totake care of this. It is ours andwetake care of our own.

Ignoring the problem of ourschool funding will not make thisgo away. Our lack of funding forour schools has lasting effects.House values are affected butmore importantly our communi-ty’s children are affected. Theireducation and opportunities forthe future begin to diminish. Wecan make a difference. We cantake care of our own. Your votewill count. Please vote “yes” forthe West Clermont tax levy.

Catherine and John RitzmanUnion Township

Support waste levyAs we approach voting day I

would like to remind PierceTownship residents to vote to re-new the waste levy. The renewalfor 2.4 mils is slightly lower thanthe existing levy and has a life of5 years. This levy allows the resi-dents to have their trash collect-ed without having to separatelycontractwithRumpke or anothertrash hauler and also generatesenough funds to allow the town-ship to collect trash from theroadways.

This year the trustees renego-tiated the agreement withRumpke for a lower rate. Oncethe levy is approved, theplan is tohaveRumpke collect recyclablesdirectly fromourhouses.Anyonewho has been payingRumpke forthis service would then get it aspart of their regular trash collec-tions. The trustees also negotiat-ed with Rumpke for an option ofhaving Rumpke supply eachhouse with a large “wheelie bin”that can be picked up mechani-

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cally by the trash truck, thiswould speed up collections andhelp each of us in handling ourtrash.

This levy for once is an effi-cient use of our taxes, a rate re-duction however small, showsthat the trustees are looking outfor our interests.

Stan ShadwellPierce Township

Vote for West ClermontNov. 6 is the day West Cler-

mont school district citizens canmake a difference. They canmake a difference in the educa-tion of our children by voting“yes” for the school levy. A “yes”vote will enable our children tohave awell-rounded education asart, gym, music and library willagain becomepart of their schoolday. A “yes” vote enables ourschool doors to be opened to eve-ningschoolandcommunityactiv-ities. A “yes” vote tells our teach-ers and administrators “thankyou” for a job well done.

A “yes” vote keeps our com-munity and schools strong andproductive. The Clermont Cham-ber of Commerce recognizes theimportance of quality publicschools in building a healthyeconomy and in promoting a

healthycommunitywherepeoplewant to work and live. This beingsaid, the Clermont Chamberboard voted unanimously to en-dorse the West Clermont schoolslevy.

I write this not as vice-presi-dent of the school board, but as aconcernedcitizen. Please joinmyhusband, Patrick, my childrenAmandaandJustin,andmyself insupporting the West Clermontschool levy on Election Day. Af-ter all, It is our Community, ourSchools. We need strong schoolsto keep our community strong.

Denise SmithUnion Township

Equal opportunityWhy should you vote for the

West Clermont school levy? Abetterquestionmightbe,howcanyou afford not to vote for theschool levy?

The funding forpublic schoolsin Ohio is unjust and unconstitu-tional according to the Ohio StateSupreme Court; however wealth-ierdistricts seenoneed tochangea system that benefits them.

School levies are unique be-cause they are one of the few tax-es that individual citizens actual-ly vote on. Voters do not get tovoteon taxes like income,gasandMedicare, those tax dollars comeout of the legislative branch at

the national and state level.Would you repeal the income

tax if it meant losing essentialmilitary services? Would you re-peal the gas tax if itmeant an endto road maintenance? Would yousupport cuts to Medicare if itmeant essential medicine andhealth care would be denied tothe sick?

If you said no to those ques-tions, why would you deny youngpeople equal opportunity by notsupporting essential servicesmeant to help them?

Scott ThurnauAmelia High SchoolAnderson Township

Pierce Twp. zone changeRegarding the denial for the

Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Com-munity, Stan Shadwell of thePierce Zoning Commission ex-presses his concern as the lack ofrequired open space in plans forthe project. He comments fur-ther, “They don’t contribute any-thing.”Based on commentsmadeby two members of the Piercezoning commission, at the secondmeeting where the project wasdiscussed, this appears to bebasedupon the fact that anursinghomewouldnotbepaying taxes. Iquestion the appearance of thezoningcommissionusing this asadeterminingfactor in theirdenial

of the project. As to Shadwell’sopinion about the lack of contri-bution to the community, Istrongly disagree. There are oth-er tax exempt facilities in PierceTownship - churches being oneexample. Iwouldarguethat thesecertainly do contribute to ourcommunity and its residents. Thefacility proposed by Otterbeinwould indeed be an asset forthose inourcommunitywhoneedthe excellent program offered.As to finding another place inPierce for this project, seems tobe unrealistic and unlikely thatShadwell would approve. I wouldencourage citizens of PierceTownship to find out more aboutour local government and whathas transpired here.

Gloria WhitePierce Township

WC answers neededOne of the most important

pieces of information we consid-eredwhenchoosingwheretopur-chase a house was the quality ofpublic education. Now, a levy isagain on the ballot for the WestClermont school district. For thesecond year our children do nothave art, music, physical educa-tion or libraryclasses.Wehave todrive them to school and back,spending an average of one houra day for this task.

The supporters of the levystate the extra money is neededto support all the above classesandbusing.Thosewhooppose thelevypoint towasteful spending inthe district.

The supporters of the levyneed to give us specifics. Howwould the $9.8 million would bespent? Why can’t a smaller sumsuffice? Has the district done allit can to save money?

The levy’s opposition needs togive us an alternative plan. It isnot enough to strike down a plan.There must be an alternative sothe district can continue to func-tion and make good educationavailable to our children.

If the district continues tofunction as it currently does ev-erybodywill beaffected, both thelevy’s supporters and the peopleopposing it.

Oded ZmoraPierce Township

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Paul Ryan, Rob Portman,John Kasich andMitt Romney’sson Josh have all visited Cler-mont County in the last fewweeks. Why is Clermont receiv-ing all this attention? Why, theanswer is simple. Ohio is the keyto the presidential election andClermont County and southwestOhio holds the key to unlock thedoor to the White House. Everysingle vote in Clermont Countyand greater southwest Ohio willdetermine who takes the presi-dential oath of office in January.

The choice is simple. Thepresident is running on a cam-paign of no hope with no changein the policies which havebrought us to the brink of eco-nomic disaster. The president’scurrent campaign slogan is“forward.” I’m afraid that is

forwardstraight over asteep cliff ofhigh unem-ployment,continuing$1-trillion-a-year deficitspending,raising taxes,picking win-ners and losers

- well maybe mostly losers inour stagnant economy, no lead-ership in foreign affairs and thefull implementation of Obama-care.

Mitt Romney’s plan couldn’tbe more different. His emphasisis on creating jobs by creatingan economic environment con-ducive to growth. He plans tocut taxes with emphasis on help-

ing the middle class and smallbusinesses who are the chiefcreators of new jobs. He plans toeliminate unnecessary reg-ulation thereby loosening abrake on our faltering economy.He will champion domesticenergy production and approvethe Keystone pipeline. He willpromote fair trade and openmarkets while cracking down onthe unfair trade practices ofChina. His plan to cut the deficitcaps federal spending below 20percent of the economy. Finallyhe will repeal Obamacare whichraids Medicare of over $700billion, taxes “nothing,” and killsjobs by placing additional bur-dens on small business.

Cutting taxes and cuttinggovernment, has it been triedbefore? You bet. President Rea-

gan came in with a similar pro-gram to free the restraints uponthe American economy. Theresults speak for themselves.During the seven-year recoverythe economy grew by one third.Real economic growth for 1984,the year marking the end ofReagan’s first term, was 6.8percent. Growth for most of thisyear has been below 2 percent.Twenty million new jobs werecreated during the Reagan re-covery increasing civilian, notgovernmental, employment by20 percent. Disposable incomeincreased 18 percent, medianincome has fallen $4,300 underObama. Gasoline prices actuallyfell; gas cost $1.84 in 2008. Rea-gan’s policies led to unprece-dented an 25-year boom.

Our founders recognized our

rights came from a benevolentCreator and that no governmentor group of men could or shouldimpinge upon them. They alsoenvisioned a limited govern-ment providing the necessaryinfrastructure so that individ-uals could make their own op-portunities by their own sweat,ingenuity and God-given talents.Unfortunately, today’s admini-stration believes that govern-ment should be able to choseeveryone’s path to prosperitywhile at the same time enslavingfuture generations to a growingmountain of debt.

You have a choice. Can youreally afford four more yearslike the last four? Vote Romney-Ryan.

Tim Rudd is the chair of theClermont County Republican Party.

Can we afford another four years?

Tim RuddCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

On Oct. 17, the Ohio De-partment of Education an-nounced its annual reportcard ratings. Milford hasbeen designated as “Excel-lent,” which is one of the top

ratings. Fornine consec-utive years,Milford hasbeen rated“Excellent”or “Excel-lent withDistinc-tion.” Forthe fourthstraightyear, the

overall performance of all ofour students on the statetests has improved and isline with some of the highest-achieving districts in thearea. I am proud of theachievements of Milfordstudents and the hard workof our staff. These tests,however, mark just one weekin the lives of our students.Our schools, our teachers,and our students haveachieved so much more in allareas. The district has cap-tured some of these accom-plishments in our first Annu-al Progress Report, whichreflects other achievementsof our students: Accomplish-ments in the arts; extracur-ricular activities; nationalcollege entrance tests; com-munity service; and more.

You can see this report onthe Superintendent’s page ofour website atwww.milfordschools.org.

Our schools are outstand-ing, but they would not bewithout the support of theMilford community. As adistrict, we strive to work inconjunction with the parentsof our students and in part-nership with the greaterMilford community to pro-vide a well-rounded educa-tion to every child in Milfordschools. Our goal is for themto reach their fullest poten-tial and be successful incollege, other post highschool education or training,and in their careers. We haveenjoyed the support of ourMilford community in somany ways. Economicallythrough their taxes, andthrough their support of ourstudents at various eventsand activities, fundraisers,and business partnershipsthat provide guest speakers,grants, materials, mentors,and intern experiences.

The national economy hashad a negative impact on ourschools. We have reducedjobs, services, and supplies.Beginning with the 2011-2012school year and for the nextfour years, we have cut ourprojected expenditures bymore than $20 million. De-spite these reductions,through the efforts of our

teachers, administrators,parents, community, andmost of all, our students, wehave continued to produceoutstanding academic re-sults. Milford schools willreceive $4.5 million less instate funding over the nextfour years as Ohio copes withthe economic downturn. Weare turning to our communi-ty for help on Nov. 6, with a4.5 mill operating levy toreplace almost $4 million ofthis $4.5 million in lost reve-nue. We pledge to use thesefunds wisely and to makethem last at least four moreyears and much longer if theeconomy takes a turn for thebetter.

We are committed to thesuccess of our students, butknow the financial strain thatfamilies are experiencing.We have responded by mak-ing significant cuts to ourbudget, but further budgetreductions would have adetrimental impact on theeducational opportunitiesavailable to our students.This administration andschool board will continue tobe fiscally conservative inour efforts to provide thebest educational experiencespossible to all Milford stu-dents.

Dr. Robert Farrell is thesuperintendent of the Milford

Exempted Village SchoolDistrict.

Milford is excellent,fiscally conservative

Robert FarrellCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

In Clermont County, we have alot to be proud of. As a member ofthe board of county commissioners,I get to see our wonderful county upclose. Each day, I am reminded ofmy decision 20 years ago to pack up

andmovemyfamily and busi-ness here fromHamilton County.Over these pasttwo decades, Ihave come to loveClermont Countyand its peopledearly. I could notimagine livinganywhere else. Iam not alone in my

thoughts, each year countless indi-viduals choose to move to ClermontCounty because it is truly a greatplace to live, work and raise a fam-ily. Even President GeorgeWash-ington once owned land in ClermontCounty.

In Clermont County, we have theluxury of having the small towncomfortability, but big city conve-nience. At 200,000 residents, we arebecoming a force in the GreaterCincinnati region. Our local busi-nesses, both small and large, areleading the economic recovery inthe Tristate. Just recently, the latestunemployment figures showedClermont’s rate being at 6.2 per-cent. Our unemployment rate islower than Ohio’s average, andnotably, lower than neighboringHamilton and Butler counties. I amconfident our unemployment ratewill continue to fall because of the

diversified employment opportuni-ties our area continues to buildupon. We are leading the charge inmanufacturing growth in the re-gion. Such as Cincinnati Milacron inBatavia, which is once again emerg-ing as a world-renownedmanu-facturing supplier and is home to400 jobs. Additionally, other manu-facturers like L-3 Fuzing and Ordi-nance, who employs 600 in UnionTownship, continually provides theparts and supplies necessary todefend our nation abroad. But it’sjust not manufacturing, it’s alsohigh-end technology and consulting.Tata Consultancy Services in MiamiTownship, employs nearly 500 andprovides information technologyservices to all sectors of our econo-my. In Union Township, the evergrowing Total Quality Logistics,who employs over 1,000, is the na-tion’s third largest truckload freightbrokerage firm.

While Clermont County is be-coming a leader in Ohio for jobproduction, more can be done andwill be done. I want Clermont Coun-ty to be the leader in job creation inOhio. That’s why I am calling for abranding initiative to expose Cler-mont County outside its borders.Current residents knowwhat agreat place Clermont County is, butit’s time we stop being shy and starttelling everyone else what we havecome to know. Clermont County isopen for business and the time hascome to make certain the nationand the world know this, too.

David Uible is a Clermont Countycommissioner.

Clermont County isopen for business

David UibleCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

NEWRICHMOND—Thousands of spec-tators recently lined the banks of theOhio River in New Richmond towatch the 20th annual CardboardBoard Regatta.

The competitors had to constructtheir boats out of cardboard, tape andpaint.

The popular event was part of thevillage’s River Days celebration.

Photos by Brandon Severn/Contributor

CARDBOARD BOATS

TheChannel 12"Battle ofthe Sexes"race at theNewRichmondCardboardBoatRegattapitted BobHerzog,left, againstKatieClavey.

Cardboard boats line the bank of the Ohio River as particpants inthe regatta await their heats.

Boats line the Ohio River at New Richmond to watch the 20th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.

The boat "It's A Girl Thing" starts to take on water during the New Richmond CardboardBoat Regatta.

Bob Herzog of Channel 12 paddles his boat atthe 20th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.

The boys in the Snappy Tomato boat just try to balance as their boat begins to sink at the Cardboard BoatRegatta.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 25Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 6300 Price Road,The Gallery. A collection ofnature paintings and prints byAnn Geise, artist from Batavia.677-7600. Loveland.

Community DanceBeechmont Squares, 7:30-10p.m., Anderson Senior Center,7970 Beechmont Ave., Western-style square dance club forexperienced dancers. $5. Pre-sented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. ThroughDec. 27. 929-2427. AndersonTownship.

Dance ClassesBeginner Square Dance Les-sons, 7-9 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,$5, first class free. Presented byBeechmont Squares Dance Club.871-6010. Anderson Township.

Drink TastingsFall Favorites PairedWineTasting, 6-9 p.m., Winedog FineWines & Fine Art, 451A OhioPike, Event includes six winesserved with gourmet appetizersthat pair well with each. Featur-ing wine specialist Todd Pytlinskiof Martin & Company, horsd’oeuvres by Golden Rule Cater-ing and music by Jeff Folkens.Ages 21 and up. $19.75. Reserva-tions required. 888-288-0668;www.winedog.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, 3054 Lindale-Mount Holly Road, Ages 10 andup. All experience levels. $5.310-5600; www.robin513.zum-ba.com.Monroe Township.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Goshen InternalMedicine, 6746 Dick Flynn Blvd.,Fifteen-minute screenings. Costvaries per insurance plan. Fi-nancial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com. Goshen.Seasonal Flu Shots, 8 a.m.-4:30p.m., Clermont County GeneralHealth District, 2273 BauerRoad, Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention recom-mends a seasonal flu shot everyyear; especially those most atrisk for complications from flufor age six months and up.Health district is unable to billHMOs. $20; Medicare Part B,Ohio Medicaid and Caresourceaccepted. Appointment re-quired. 735-8400; clermontcoun-tyohio.gov. Batavia.

Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., WilliamsburgBranch Library, 594 Main St.,Teens and adults. Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.

NatureAnimal Tales, 11 a.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 14. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

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

2102.Milford.

Health / WellnessSeasonal Flu Shots, 8 a.m.-4:30p.m., Clermont County GeneralHealth District, $20; MedicarePart B, Ohio Medicaid andCaresource accepted. Appoint-ment required. 735-8400; cler-montcountyohio.gov. Batavia.

Holiday - HalloweenAWicked Affair, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.,Receptions Banquet and Confer-ence Center Eastgate, 4450Eastgate Blvd., Adult-onlyHalloween gala. Costumesencouraged, not required.Includes dinner, beer, wine,soda, costume contest, enter-tainment and photo booth.Music by Hey! Mr DJ, Photo-booth by NKY Photobooth.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Nation-al Kidney Foundation of GreaterCincinnati. $75 couple, $40single. Registration required.937-763-0474; www.face-book.com/awickedaffair. UnionTownship.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27Art & Craft ClassesNatural Dye, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Grailville Retreat and ProgramCenter, 932 O’Bannonville Road,Explore mysterious nature ofwool and splendor of naturaldyes during harvest season withHeartfelt Handworks’ SusanGilbert. Explore dyeing withforaged materials, traditionalmordanting and hands-onexperience dyeing. $50. 683-2340. Loveland.

Craft ShowsCraft Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., FirstBaptist Church of Glen Este,1034 Old State Route 74, FamilyLife Center. Handmade jewelry,country and primitive crafts,baked goods, dolls clothes,crochet items, handmade cards,handbags, Tastefully Simple,Mary Kay, cake pops, 31Gifts,wood items and more. Free.227-8443. Batavia.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.

FestivalsHarvest Fest, 5-7:30 p.m., Mil-ford Christian Church, 844 Ohio131, Outside. Pony rides, pettingzoo, bounce house, games,prizes, face painting, pizza,caramel apples, cider, hot choco-late and more. Free pumpkin tofirst 100 children. Free. 400-2214;milfordchurch.org.MiamiTownship.

Holiday - HalloweenU-Pick Pumpkins, Noon-4 p.m.,Simmons Farms, 3020 SchallerRoad, Two acres of ConnecticutField Pumpkins ready for thepicking. Also selling: honey,jams and eggs. Hay rides andtrebuchet launches available.Free admission. Through Oct. 28.734-3117; www.facebook.com/SimmonsFarms. Bethel.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, 106 E.Main St., Each week, Jo-El orJason Griffin take stage as Elvis.Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.

PetsAdoption Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4p.m., Angel’s Rest Animal Sanc-tuary Thrift Store, 221 Front St.,Shop in thrift store. FundsAngel’s Rest: hospice facility forold, sick and unadoptableanimals. Free. 800-6738; angels-restanimalsanctuary.org. NewRichmond.

RecreationRocktoberfest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,SEM Haven Health and Resi-dential Care Center, 225 Cleve-land Ave., Music by Retro-Vibes.Concessions, raffles, cruise-in carshow and more. Register car,motorcycle or truck. Drive upregistrations for show available.Dress for weather. Benefits SEMHaven Health and ResidentialCare Center. Free. 248-1270.Milford.

Religious - CommunityFall Day of Quiet, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Self-directed daylong

retreat. Quiet space and simplecontemplative framework forguidance in how to use the day.$20. Reservations required.683-2340. Loveland.

SUNDAY, OCT. 28Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-1 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Community DanceHenry Ford Squares, 5-7:30p.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Western style square dance clubfor experienced dancers withround dance and line dancing.Family friendly. $5. Presented bySouthwestern Ohio/NorthernKentucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. Through Dec. 23. 929-2427. Union Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. 652-0286;www.atacincinnati.com. An-derson Township.

Holiday - HalloweenTrunk or Treat, 1:30-3:30 p.m.,Christ Presbyterian Church, 5657Pleasant View Drive, Face paint-ing, pumpkin and cookie deco-rating, bounce house and more.Costumes encouraged. Free.Presented by Christ Presbyterian.831-9100.Milford.U-Pick Pumpkins, Noon-4 p.m.,Simmons Farms, Free admission.734-3117; www.facebook.com/SimmonsFarms. Bethel.

NatureFall Colors Hike, 1 p.m., Syca-more Park, 4082 Ohio 132, Enjoyfall foliage during moderatethree-mile hike. Meet at bridge.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Park District. 876-9013;www.clermontparks.org. Bata-via.

MONDAY, OCT. 29Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.


Literary - CraftsCrochet Group, 6-7:30 p.m.,Williamsburg Branch Library,594 Main St., Evening of cro-chet. Learn basic crochet stitchesand how to read and followcrochet patterns. For 12 and up.Free. 724-1070; www.clermon-tlibrary.org.Williamsburg.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland Lakes

Christian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Located atLoveland Station parking area:Route 48 andW. Loveland Ave.Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.


Music - ClassicalOne City, One SymphonyListening Party, 7-8:30 p.m.,Anderson High School, 7560Forest Road, Hosted by PatrickSchleker, CSO timpanist. Newprogram designed to engagethe entire community. Present-ed by Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra. 232-2772; www.cin-cinnatisymphony.org. AndersonTownship.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.


Literary - Story TimesBaby Story Time, 10-10:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Ages 18 months andunder. Family friendly. Free.Registration required. 528-1744.Union Township.

THURSDAY, NOV. 1Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

AuctionsQuarter Mania, 6:30-9 p.m.,American Legion Post 773, 137 E.Main St., Bidding begins at 7p.m. Food and drink available.Family friendly. Benefits Cler-mont County Relay for Life. $1.

Presented by Clermont DirectSellers. Through Dec. 6. 553-2909. Amelia.

BenefitsCash 4 Candy Event, 3-6 p.m.,Rogers Family Dentistry, 8284Beechmont Ave., Trade yourcandy for $1 a pound. All candywill be shipped to men andwomen serving our countryoverseas. Free. 231-1012;www.rogersfamilydentist.com.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.


Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., WilliamsburgBranch Library, Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.

SportsTrakehner Horse Exhibition, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Majestic Farm, 5700Ohio 132, Approved Trakehnerstallion Windfall Pg, only livingstallion in world to hold Olympicmedal in Eventing, appears atNov. 2 evening exhibition. Otheractivities include stallion paradeand jumper Calcutta. Free.Presented by American Trakehn-er Association. 740-344-1111;www.americantrakehner.com.Batavia.

FRIDAY, NOV. 2Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-5 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

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


SportsTrakehner Horse Exhibition, 9a.m.-9 p.m., Majestic Farm,Riding exhibition, stallion pa-rade and Jumper Calcutta onFriday evening. Free. 740-344-1111; www.americantrakeh-

ner.com. Batavia.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3BenefitsClermont County HumaneSociety Dinner and BenefitAuction, 5 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterEastgate, 4450 Eastgate Blvd.,Raffles, more than 200 silentand called auction items andmore. Todd Dykes, WLWT’smorning news anchor, will beguest emcee. Benefits ClermontCounty Humane Society’s Adop-tion Center. $40. Reservationsrequired by Oct. 27. Presentedby Clermont County HumaneSociety Animal Shelter. 732-8854; www.clermontcountyani-malshelter.com. Union Town-ship.

Craft ShowsCounty Store, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 8101Beechmont Ave., Parish Hall.Unique handcrafted items foradults, children and the home.Gifts, designer framed needle-point pictures, Christmas orna-ments and decorations, Jerry’sfamous homemade jellies andmarmalades, bake sale andGranny’s Attic Collectibles.Raffle items available. Familyfriendly. Free. 474-4445;www.sainttimothys.com. An-derson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott, Free.943-4637; greatscottdiner.com.Amelia.

NatureCrafty Critters, 2 p.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Children make twodifferent themed crafts to takehome. Ages 3-12. $1 per craft;vehicle permit required. Present-ed by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.

PetsPuppy Social, 10-11 a.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Adoption Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4p.m., Angel’s Rest Animal Sanc-tuary Thrift Store, Free. 800-6738; angelsrestanimalsanctua-ry.org. New Richmond.

SUNDAY, NOV. 4Art ExhibitsNature Through the Seasons,9 a.m.-1 p.m., River Hills Chris-tian Church, 677-7600. Loveland.

Craft ShowsCounty Store, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church,Free. 474-4445; www.saintti-mothys.com. Anderson Town-ship.

Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, 450 VictorStier Drive, Eggs, bacon, sau-sage, potatoes, biscuits, toast,sausage gravy, coffee, tea, juiceand milk. $7, $4 ages 10 andunder. 831-9876.Milford.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.

MONDAY, NOV. 5Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.


THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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70th Anniversary

Mr. & Mrs. Thurman L.Griffith of Bethel, OH,celebrated their 70thwedding anniversary Oct.24. Thurman and the for-mer Daisy Winkle wereunited in marriage Oct.24, 1942, at Felicity, OHby the Rev. M.E. Clay.The couple has four chil-dren, David L. (MaryJane), Beverly (the lateCalvin) Wagers, Thurman(Gloria) and Nancy (thelate Don) Lane, severalgrandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

The grandkids this yearare excited about Hallow-een. Luke is going to be

PacMan,Will is aspecialforcessoldier,Jack is astorm-trooper andEva is herfavoritebird, a bluemacaw.Little Em-

erson, 3 months, hasn’t“decided” what she’ll bebut I’m sure Mom Court-ney will dress her for theoccasion.

I’ve been experiment-ing with different kinds ofpopcorn balls and amsharing my favorites,along with other fun reci-pes for Halloween.

My favoritedo-ahead crunchyvanillamarshmallowpopcorn balls

Use a natural popcornor one that just containssalt. Out of all my recipes,these are the favorite withboth the kids and adults.They taste like the kind ofgourmet popcorn balls youbuy at the mall. Crunchierthan the recipe for Jell-Opopcorn balls, which is onmy blog, popcorn balls aregood keepers for at least aweek. If you like add somechopped salted nuts, can-dies, etc., do so beforepouring on the coating.

Bring to a boil overmedium heat and stir untilmarshmallows melt:3⁄4 cup light corn syrup

1⁄4 cup butter2 teaspoons vanilla22⁄3 cups confectioners’sugar

1 cupmini marshmallowsOrange food coloring(optional)

Set aside:

20 cups popped corn placedin sprayed bowl (I usedthree bags microwavesalted popcorn)

Pour liquid over pop-corn, quickly coating pop-corn. Spray hands. Forminto balls. Store covered atroom temperature.

Tips from Rita’s kitch-en

Whenmaking anythingthat has a sticky coating,spray everything: thespatula, the bowl, yourhands.

Homemade microwavepopcorn: Put 1⁄4 cup pop-corn in a brown paper bag.Fold top over a few timesand secure. Place foldedside up for 2 to 3 minutesor until there is 5 secondsbetween pops.

Remove unpoppedkernels before makingtreats: Put popped corninto colander and un-popped kernels will sink to

the bottom. That way noone will break a tooth, orworse, by biting into some-thing with a hard kernel.

Meat face cheeseball

For the adult party!

Favorite cheese ball recipe,enough to fill mask (checkout my video onmy blogfor a good one)

1 skeleton-like Halloweenface mask

1pound very thinly slicedprosciutto or other delimeat, cut into small pieces

2 slices pimento-stuffedgreen olives

Line mask with plasticwrap. Layer lunch meat allaround. Press cheese ballmixture into mold andmake sure you press firm-ly so that you fill the mold.Refrigerate until firm.Unmold and remove wrap.Place olives in for eyes.Serve with crudités orcrackers.

Easy black catcookies

The kids will have funmaking these. Have themsticking out of a hollowedout pumpkin.

l cup creamy peanut butter1⁄3 cup water2 eggsl box chocolate cakemixPopsicle sticksSugarCandy corn, red hots

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Beat togetherpeanut butter, water andeggs. Add cake mix andblend. Form into l1/2-inchballs and place on cookiesheet. Push in a Popsiclestick. Flatten with bottomof glass dipped in sugar.Pinch two “ears” at top ofcookie. Press fork intodough to form whiskers oneither side of nose. Bakel0-l2 minutes. Removefrom oven and immedi-ately add candy corn eyesand red-hot nose. Makesabout 2-3 dozen.

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other hot roll like theirs. Itwas big, round and justthick enough to slice inhalf and butter both sides.It wasn’t like a biscuit, ithad some texture to it.”

Iron Horse bread pud-ding and Otto’s tomato pie.Nancy, from Finneytown,says the bread pudding “isthe absolute best” and shewould also like to makeCathy’s tomato pie fromOtto’s. “Truly divine.”

Still looking for:Salsa like Remke-bigg’sThree-pound onion-rye

bread like Wiedeman’sBakery

Chicken hash withgravy

Three-layer Whoopiepie with graham crackercrust

Rum ring like GroteBakery

Slow cooker recipeswith not a lot of ingredi-ents

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Check out her blog athttp://cincinnati.com/blogs/cookingwithrita/. Email herat [email protected] with “Rita’s kitch-en” in the subject line.

Spooky treats for your Halloween parties this year

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Rita’s easy popcorn balls have a vanilla marshmallowcoating. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

CLERMONT COUNTY —More space for cats at theLeague forAnimalWelfaremeans fewer cats runningthe streets thanks to a$458,000 grant from TheJoanie Bernard Founda-tion.

Funds from the grantwill help the league createsix additional feline suitesto shelter 300 more res-cued or special needs catsannually. The grant alsowill provide vet care forthese additional cats for afull year.

Work has begun on the2,900 square-foot additionto the shelter’s cat area.Construction is expected to

take about five months.The League is the oldest

and one of the largest non-profit, no-kill animal shel-

ters in the Greater Cincin-nati area. For more infor-mation, svisit www.lfa-w.org or call 735-2299.

No-kill shelter receiveslarge grant for cat area

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LEGAL NOTICEThe following Stor-age unit(s) fromStronghold of East-gate will be sold atpublic auction by DonBates Auctioneers, at758 Old State Route74, Cincinnati Ohio45245 on Saturday,October 27th, 2012at 10:00 a.m. and willcontinue until all unitsare sold. The unitnumbers, names andlast known addressesare as follows: Unit#292, Daniel Frazier,4524 Weiner Ln. #4,Cincinnati, OH45244; Unit #178,Edward Hale, 802Stonelick Woods Dr.,Batavia, OH 45103;Unit #61, TonyaLang, 4150 Mt. Car-mel Tobasco Rd.,Cincinnati, OH45245;& Unit #19,Travis Forst, 113Westline Dr., Mason,OH 45040; Unit#228, Melisa Amato,803 Diane Dr., Cin-cinnati, OH 45245;Unit #18, ChristopherWorkman, 2056-6Clermontville LaurelRd., New Richmond,OH 45157; Unit #60,Steve Forney, 1231Glen Haven, Batavia,OH 45103.

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

Mark Pence, Pastor 513-313-2401Sunday School....9:30AM

Sunday Worship....10:45AMChildrens Church & Nursery Avail

Wednesday Prayer Service& Youth Meeting....7:00PM

Nursery & Children’s Activitieswww.monumentsbaptist.org

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amWednesday Night Worship &

Prayer Service 7:00pmNursery provided for all services/

Youth & Children’s Programswww.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 11:00amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

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THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052

www.stthomasepiscopal.orgSunday 8am Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:15am Christian Formation &Discovery Hour for all ages*

10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

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

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

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Howdy folks,Last week we went to

the senior center out ofBatavia and spoke to theseniors about reminiscing,of early times on growingup on a farm. The major-ity of these folks grew upin the time that I wastalking about. Theyworked hard, some on thefarm and how things havechanged since that earlylife time. This is always

exciting forus to beable tohave thisopportunityto talk tothese spe-cial folksand heartheir expe-riencesthrough

their life.Last week Ruth Ann

and I attended a workshopfor working at the up-coming election. This wasa good workshop and somequestions were answered.There are always somedetails we overlook andthese sessions are good tobe able to get the rightway to do the differentduties at the tables wherewe work. Now folks don’tforget to vote, either earlyor on election day, Nov. 6.

Folks from other countrieswould love to have theopportunity to vote like wedo. Ruth Ann and I work atthe middle school here inBethel and get to see folksthat we know and don’t getto see very often. Theelection day is a long one.We get there by 6 a.m. andgenerally get out by 8 p.m.This is a very special thingwe and all the poll work-ers get to do, so when youvote tell the poll workersthanks for this servicethey are doing.

Last week on Saturdayevening, Ruth Ann and Iattended, along with otherfolks, a wedding at theBethel United MethodistChurch. The wedding wasLeeAnne Richter andScott LePak. It was beauti-ful.

Now for some sadnews. Mrs. Virginia Hen-derson went to join theLord’s choir. That lady wasa good friend to us and lotsof folks. She will bemissed by plenty of folks,especially her family.Ruth Ann and I would govisit them, and Ruth Annwould bake a pineapple

upside down cake. Thiswas her favorite, and Iwould take fresh crappieto Gene. He loves fish sothis was something wecould do for them. Whenwe would get there Genewould say, “I been think-ing about fresh Crappie.”How both of them lovedthese things. Gene wouldtell us about the hunts outwest that he and his Dadwould take and the goodtimes they would have.This was a special time forson and Dad to have to-gether. Virginia was aspecial lady, always talk-ing about her family,grandchildren, greatgrand children and howshe took care of Gene andthe love they shared be-tween them, always hold-ing hands when theywalked. Ruth Ann and Ihave been so privileged toknow these folks andspend some time in theirhome and take rides overtheir farm with Genetelling all about theirfarming operation. Greatfriends, this is somethingwe all need.

Now last week we

wrote about the Felicity-Franklin sophomore classturkey dinner at the ele-mentary school cafetori-um on Nov. 4 starting at 11a.m. till 4 p.m. They servea great meal and it is for agood cause. Ruth Ann andI will be there to share themeal and visit with friendswe don’t see very often sodon’t miss this. The stu-dents will serve you, notonly with food, but a bigsmile. The price for adultsis $7 and $5 for childrenage 3 to 12 and 2 and underare free with the adults.The menu is turkey, stuff-ing, mashed taters, greenbeans, dessert and bever-age. The cooks sure knowhow to fix the food, socome and enjoy.

The garden is stillgrowing. Carrots, brocco-li, Brussels sprouts andturnips are looking good.We were over to theGrants Farm and Green-house, and Danny had abag of onion sets left fromspring. We brought themhome and we will set somein raised beds and put acover over them to see ifwe can have fresh greenonions for the Christmasmeal.

We hope to go fishingon Wednesday of thisweek. We have not fishedmuch this year, due to thework here and doing somevolunteer work, so weneed to stock up the freez-er with some fish alongwith other items. TheBoars Head Bait Shop inAfton held their crappietournament last Sunday.The results are: First 6.5pounds, second 6.3 pounds,third 5.5 pounds. The bigcrappie weighed 1.25pounds. These are good-sized fish, so go fishingthis is at East Fork StatePark.

On Oct. 31, the HolyHouse will be at the Be-thel United MethodistChurch in conjunctionwith beggars night. Sostop in and see this won-derful display, and havesome popcorn, cookies anddrink.

Start your week bygoing to the house of wor-ship of your choice andpraise the Good Lord. Godbless all. More later.

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

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David AmiottDavid F. Amiott, 54, Batavia

Township, died Oct. 18. He was awelder.

Survived by siblings VictorAmiott, Barbara Colwell; twonephews.

Arrangements by Evans.

Nathlee BryantNathlee Bryant, 100, died Oct.

16.Survived by children Marvin

(Glenda) Bryant, Patsy (Jim)Richter; grandchildren David(Carolyn) Richter, Sandra Kemp-son, Pam (Tim) Roy; four great-

grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Preceded indeath by husband Silas Bryant,son Kenneth (June) Bryant.

Services were Oct. 22 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Otterbein Benevolent Fund,580 N. State Route 741, Leba-non, OH 45036.

Allen GillmanAllen R. Gillman, 84, Williams-

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Survived by children Becky(Mike) Morris, Mike (Peggy),Dave (Sharon) Gillman, Karen(Mike) Ertel, Sharon Minnie; 18grandchildren; 18 great-grand-children. Preceded in death bywife Geraldine “Gerry” Gillman,children Rich, Wes, Anthony,Andrew Gillman, Debbie Lung.

Services were Oct. 16 at EvansFuneral Home.

Vernon Goodine

Vernon D. Goodine, 79,Williamsburg, died Oct. 18.

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nieces and nephews.Arrangements by E.C. Nurre.

Braylyn GorthBraylyn Marie Gorth, infant

daughter of Ayla Reed and RyanGorth, died Oct 15.

Also survived by sister Alexan-dria Veach; grandparents David(Mary) Reed, Cynthia Reed,Kathryn Levi, Donald Gorth.

Jaunita HallJaunita Hall, 93, died Oct. 18.

She worked for 35 years at theUnited Methodist Publishing Co.

She was a member of theSaltair Church of Christ from the1940s until her death.

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Mary.Services were Oct. 22 at Laurel

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Virginia L. HendersonVirginia L. Henderson, 80,

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Henderson; children DianeHamilton, Patti Stroub (David),Bonnie Beckelhymer (the lateSteve), and Gary Henderson;

grandmotherof nine; great-grandmotherof 13.

Serviceswere Oct. 15 atBethel UnitedMethodistChurch. In-terment Laurel

Cemetery. If desired, memorialcontributions may be made tothe American Cancer Society.Arrangements by E.C. NurreFuneral Home.

Donald HuntDonald F. Hunt, 70, Batavia,

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D. (Dee), Daniel (Cindy) Hunt,Teresa (Jay) Carnder, Tina (Dale)Stanforth, Tammy (Brian) Hinkle;stepsons David, Donnie Dwinell;brother Larry Hunt; 14 grand-children; several nieces andnephews. Preceded in death bywife Wanda Hunt, parentsDavid, Elizabeth Hunt.

Services were Oct. 18 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto the Hospice of Cincinnati.

Doris SaylorDoris Jenkins Saylor, 90,

Amelia, died Oct. 11.Survived by husband Burrel

Saylor; children Rita (Bob)Prince, Peggy (Mike) Morrissey,Kathy, Gill Daniel, Marvin Saylor;brothers Benny, Wayne, JimJenkins; five grandchildren;three great-grandchildren.

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AMELIAIncidents/investigationsTheftGas can taken; $30 at 19 MynahDrive, Sept. 23.

BATAVIAArrests/citationsGerald L. Harbron, 45, 255 EdithAve., disorderly conduct whileintoxicated, Sept. 29.Richard M. Larkin, 45, 6453Strout Road, warrant, Sept. 30.Jeffery Couch, 29, 160 S. River-side #7, warrant, Oct. 6.

Incidents/investigationsTheftDrill taken; $235 at 295 N. 5thSt., Oct. 5.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $6 at East MainStreet, Oct. 5.

NEW RICHMONDArrests/citationsTodd J. Perkins, 27, 1826 WilliamHoward Taft, theft, Sept. 22.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal trespassTrespassing on property at 119Washington St., Sept. 26.DisputeAt 600 Front St., Sept. 24.

Dog biteFemale was bitten by dog at 100block of Washington Street,Sept. 26.TheftSqueegee taken from BP Stationat 410 Sycamore St., Sept. 22.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsDavid E. Karanovich, 58, 3357Ohio 132 , assault, Oct. 6.Samantha Harvey, 44, 901 Trevi-no Court, criminal damage,assault, Oct. 7.Juvenile, 17, , drug parapherna-lia, obstructing official business,Sept. 30.Michael A, Musselman, 20, 2294Chesterfield, drug possession,Oct. 7.RyanW. Harris, 19, 614 GeorgiaDrive, theft, Oct. 3.Robert Lindsey, 50, 74 Sierra

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Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 3357 Ohio132, Oct. 6.Female was assaulted at 701Trevino Court, Oct. 7.Breaking and entering

A welder, fishing gear, etc.taken; $2,925 at 3463 Orchard,Oct. 4.BurglaryAttempt made to enter resi-dence at 1391Naegele, Oct. 6.Criminal damageWindow broken at 1296 WhiteOak #2, Oct. 9.Pool liner cut at 3375 MauchRoad, Oct. 5.Drug possessionDriver had marijuana in hispossession during traffic stop at300 block of St. Andrews, Oct.7.FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization at 306 St. An-drews, Sept. 30.MenacingMale was threatened at 314 St.Andrews, Apt. C, Oct. 3.Misuse of credit cardFemale stated ID used with noauthorization at 194 St. An-

drews, Oct. 1.RobberyMale was assaulted and wallettaken at 1815 Ohio Pike, Oct. 6.TheftTools taken; $276 at 1709 Lud-low Circle, Oct. 1.Item taken from Kroger; $6 atOhio Pike, Oct. 3.2005 Ford taken; $4,000 at 1255Ohio Pike, Oct. 5.Unauthorized use2003 Toyota not returned toowner at 3810 Red Fox, Oct. 1.

UNION TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsThomas Hockenberry Jr., 31, 1263Daisy Court, assault, Oct. 5.Thomas T. Wilkinson, 31, 381Lilac Lane, breaking and enter-ing, criminal tools, resistingarrest, Oct. 9.

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John D. Vicars, 51, 510 Old Ohio74, drug instrument, Oct. 4.Jason Hawk, 32, 5661 Bucktown,drug instrument, marijuanapossession, Oct. 1.Ryan Evans, 22, 474 Old Ohio 74,drug possession, Oct. 5.Juvenile, 16, , drug possession,Oct. 6.Thomas Berning, 58, 762 RueCircle Court, failure to comply,Oct. 2.Tommy E. Cooper, 72, 19804Ohio 136, obstructing officialbusiness, Oct. 3.Roger Vicars, 53, 510 Old Ohio74, obstructing official business,Oct. 4.Madeline Vicars, 77, 510 OldOhio 74, obstructing officialbusiness, Oct. 4.Tracey Abrams, 40, 497 Glenrose,open container, driving underinfluence, Oct. 7.Paul F. Smith III, 51, 4570 Dame-ron, persistant disorderly con-duct while intoxicated, Oct. 4.Melissa A, Bernhard, 29, 5661Bucktown, physical control,drug possession, Oct. 1.Brittany L. Stoffel, 22, 4332 GaryLane, tampering with evidence,drug abuse, drug instrument,Oct. 3.Gabriel Clayton, 28, 138 ClaireSt., theft, Oct. 4.Steven T. Fisher, 27, 101 Edge-combe, theft, Oct. 4.

Michael A, Carey, 39, theft, Oct.4.Juvenile, 16, theft, Oct. 6.Juvenile, 14, theft, Oct. 6.Donna Gambrell, 39, 388 Seneca,theft, criminal tools, drugpossession, Oct. 8.Juvenile, 16, underage consump-tion, Oct. 6.Chadwin Mcclanahan, 24, 125Southern Trace, unlawfulrestraint, domestic violence,Oct. 7.Lindsay Jennings, 28, 3895 OldSavannah, warrant, Oct. 3.Steven S. Williams, 39, 4035 Mt.Carmel Tobasco, warrant, Oct.6.Donald G. Johnson, 26, 757 RueCenter, warrant, Oct. 7.Austin T. Wilhelm, 22, 4414Nor-way , warrant, Oct. 8.Rachel Houston, 29, 2549 West-brook, warrant service, Oct. 3.Eleanor Combs, 23, 16 ArborCircle, warrant service, Oct. 1.Amy Scott, 31, 647 Polo Woods,warrant service, Oct. 2.Matthew A, Rolf, 32, 3737Lovell, warrant service, Oct. 5.Shane Beckham, 22, 950 Stag-horn, warrant service, Oct. 8.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted burglaryWindow broken at 4467 Ai-choltz, Oct. 6.

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