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High bids slow station projectMILFORD — City officials ex-

pect to rebid awater booster re-location project, after bidscame in higher than expected.

A Brandstetter-Carroll Inc.design engineer, who was hiredby city officials, estimated theproject would cost about$250,000, City Manager JeffWright said.

He said the city received agrant from the Ohio PublicWorks Commission for 49 per-

cent of the antici-pated $250,000.The remaining 51percent will bepaid by the city.

However, thebids received farexceeded the 51percent city offi-cials expected to

pay.Outof fivebidders, the low-est base bid was $324,000,Wright said.

Water Department Supervi-sor Matthew Newman said thecurrent station, on Ohio 28, was

built in 1967 must be replaced.“Any time you can rehab

something, it’s more cost effec-tive,” he said. “But, the stationis made out of steel, and thefloor has deteriorated to a pointwhere that’s not feasible.”

Newmansaid thenewstationwas originally planned to bebuilt where the current stationis.However, the old station is ona hill, which Newman saidwould have needed to be resta-bilized.

Wright said water depart-ment employees also struggled

to access the station withouthaving equipment in the rightof way.

City officials purchasedabout a tenth of an acre of landat the intersection of OakcrestDrive and Ohio 28 to build thestation where it will be morestructurally sound and easier toaccess.

The new booster station alsowill bemade from pre-cast con-crete, so it will not deterioratelike steel, Newman said.

Although the evolution of thereplacement plan for the sta-

tion will make it safer, some ofthe changes have driven up thecost of the project, Newmansaid.

“We need to do the project,but wewant tomake surewe doit the most efficient way,”Wright said.

He said he expects to rebidwithin the first quarter of 2013.

The Public Services Com-mittee will discuss revising orrewriting the bid specificationsat 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9,at the City of Milford Building,745 Center Street.

By Roxanna Blevinsrblevins@communitypress.com

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MIAMI TWP. — The trusteesDec. 18 approved an operatingbudget for 2013 of $19.2 mil-lion.

Administrator Larry Fronksaid the 2013 budget repre-sents a increase of only $6,600over the 2012 budget.

“Given this new era of de-creasing revenue, each de-partment has presented a con-servativebudgetwithagoal ofproviding efficient service atthe lowest possible cost andmaintaining adequate re-serves for future years,”Fronk said.

He said the budget antici-pates declining revenue in lo-cal government funding fromthe state and from the declinein property taxes because oflower property valuations.

Theestate taxalsohasbeeneliminated for 2013, he said.

Revenue for the townshipis expected to total $17.8 mil-lion.

Fronk said the revenueshortfall will be made up byusing reserve funds.

The township is expected toend 2013 with a total reserveof $11.2 million, he said.

Miami trusteesOK 2013 budget

MILFORD — City Councilmembers Jan. 2 surprised Po-lice Chief JameyMills with theLarry J. Oaks MemorialAward.

The award annually is givento an officer who demonstratesOaks’ values, suchascommuni-ty commitment and profession-alism. It first was given in 2012to Det. Paul Lane.

“The Larry J. Oaks Awardmay be awarded annually to amember of the Milford PoliceDepartment who exemplifiesthe core values of the depart-ment, as evidenced by theircharacter, their work ethic and

their reputation,” City Man-ager Jeff Wright said.

The late Larry Oaks, forwhom the award was named,served in law enforcement for49 years. Many of those yearswere servedasamemberof theMilford Police Department.

“His approachablepersonal-ityexemplifiedcommunitypol-icing long before that term hadever been coined,”Wright said.

He said some reasons nomi-nating committee membersgave for selectingMills includ-ed changes in morale and pro-fessionalism under his leader-ship and communication skills.

“I agree in total with the po-lice department employeeswho have nominated Chief

Mills,” Wright said. “He notonly talks the talk, but hewalksthe walk.

Mills said he was “humbledand honored” to receive theaward.

“They (department employ-ees) make it easy for me tocome in here and shine in frontof you fine folks,” Mills said.“They do all the hard work. I’mjust the spokesperson, basical-ly, for the police department.”

He said when he was new tothe department, Oaks was amentor to him.

“He took me under his wingwhen I was a brand new cop,and he helped mold me into thepoliceman that I am today,”Mills said.

Milford Police Chief Jamey Mills, left, listens as City Manager Jeff Wright announces that he has beenselected for the Larry J. Oaks Memorial Award. The award each year is given to a police officer whodemonstrates community commitment and other values of Oaks, who served Milford Police Department fora portion of his 49 years in law enforcement. ROXANNA BLEVINS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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A new gateway for Miami Township recently was completed at theintersection of Business 28 and Bypass 28 just east of Interstate275. Township officials say lighting will be added to make thegateway more visible at night. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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26 issue of the Milford-Miami Advertiser, therewas a misprint in the“Shop with a Hero" back-ground information.

The Milford PoliceDepartment partneredwith theMilfordCommu-nity Fire Department forthe annual Shop with aHero program.

Open housesOWENSVILLE — Mem-

bers of the OwensvilleHistorical Societywill beholding open houses attheir museum at 410South Broadway from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. the secondSaturday of each monthbeginning in February,weather permitting.

When the weather iswarmer inMay, the cabinat Gauche Park also will

be open on the same day.The cabin originally

was twodoorsdown fromthe museum and the his-torical society boughtand rebuilt it at the park.

Visitors are invited tocome by themuseumandlearn a little history ofOwensville, StonelickTownship and surround-ing areas.

The museum libraryincludes old newspaperarticles and old picturesof the area.

Tree collectionMILFORD — The Ser-

viceDepartmentwill col-lect Christmas trees ev-ery Wednesday in Janu-ary.

Trees should beplaced on curbsides forcollection.

All ornamentsmust beremoved.

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Theofficialwinter solsticemaywellhave been Dec. 21, but Dec. 29 broughtthe arrival of a winter wonderland inLoveland.

With the arrival ofwinter camea lit-tle work ... and a lot of play!

Fromthehardworkof shoveling thesnow with Gary Brown, to the familysledding outing with the McPhersons:Travis, his wife Katie, and their five

children; Skylar, Pypar, Jadyn, Masonand Zoey, to Noah Kline and so manymore sledding down Loveland HighSchool hillside, to walking across thebridge over the Scenic Little MiamiRiver in Historic Downtown Loveland,or even driving through the snow cov-eredcommunity, thearrival of awintersnow truly transformed Loveland intoa scenic winter wonderland.

"It's fun chaos," said Katie McPherson while sledding with her husband and fivechildren. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Pypar McPherson narrowly avoids crashing into her mom, Katie, and sister Zoey at theend of her backward slide down the snow-covered hill at River Hills Church on PriceRoad. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNTY PRESS

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Fine Artist Kate Cassi-dypresents a collection ofpaintings in The Galleryat River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road.The exhibit begins Sun-day, Jan. 13, and runsthrough Sunday, Feb. 17.

Cassidy is a 2012AwardWinner in M. Hop-ple & Company’s HolidayCard Contest for her en-try titled: “HolidayWarmth, Memories andTreasurers.” Her submis-sion was an oil/acrylicscene featuring the TaftMuseum dressed up forthe holiday season.

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CLERMONT COUNTY —The Clermont CountyRepublican CentralCommittee will recom-mend three people toOhioGov. JohnKasich ascandidates to fill the va-cancy left by the retire-ment of Juvenile andProbate Court Judge Ste-phanie Wyler.

Tim Rudd, ClermontCounty Republicanchairman, said Kasichwants the Central Com-mittee to present himwith threecandidates forpossible appointmentwithout any ranking orpreference.

The central commit-tee will meet 7 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 16, atthe Holiday Inn East-gate, 4501 EastgateBlvd., to choose the threecandidates for guberna-torial review.

Rudd said those whoinitially expressed inter-est to him in the openingwere Clermont CountyMunicipal Court JudgeJames Shriver; WoodyBreyer, a former Cler-mont County assistantprosecutor; AssistantProsecutor Mary LynneBirck; Milford attorneyDavid Hunter; and Ame-lia attorney WilliamRapp.

Shriver said he hasserved 18 years on the

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“My entire legal ca-reer has been in the pub-lic sector,” Birck said.

Before going to lawschool, Birck worked asa high school teacher forthree years.

Hunter is an attorneyand former mayor andcouncil member of Mil-ford.

He said he had beenlooking into running fora judgeship in twoyears,so when Wyler retired,he decided to add hisname to the list of candi-dates.

Hunter said that aftergraduating from lawschool, he worked as anassistant prosecutor inBrown County assignedto the juvenile court.

In his private practicehe has handled cases inthe juvenile and probatecourts, he said.

Until November,Hunter also was a part-time magistrate in theClermont County Do-mestic Relations Court.

Rapp, who practiceslawinAmelia, saidhehasdecided not to seek thejudgeship.

“I am going to openlysupport Judge Shriver,”Rapp said.

Breyer said althoughhe had at first expressedinterest in the opening,he also has decidednot toseek the judgeship.

GOP to recommend3 for judgeshipBy John Seneyjseney@communitypress.com

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Theresa Herron, therron@communitypress.com, 248-7128

CHARLES L. SEIPELTELEMENTARY SCHOOLThe following were named to the firstquarter honor roll for the 2012-2013school year.Fourth-Grade High HonorsLiddy Dow, Joseph Eppert, AustinEversman, Kaleb Gelter, Ian Golden,Brian Hall, Lauren Hickey, RachelHolliday, Spenser Hore, John Mickler,Leah Mierke, Emily Pruitt, ParkerStevens, Lauren Albert, Charles Baker,Makayla Collver, Olivia Craycraft, LucasForrest, Cassidy Hall, Lucas Hall, ColtonHupp, Kaidence Irvin, Avery Osborne,Nicholas Pruitt, Vince Ringland, ZoeStamper, Austin Tarter, AshtonWatsonFifth-Grade High HonorsAlex Berrones, James Collver, DerekElliott, Christopher Hayes, JoshuaJohnson, Will McCarthy, BrandonMcKinney, Skylar Munz, Karissa Seibel,Samantha Stamper, Erinn Terrell, JacobWhite, Olivia Worthington, GabrielleZink, Connor Asbury, Will Bradley, KarlChavez, Cami Duncan, Grace Holliday,Jackson Isenhower, Ahja Jones, Saman-tha Lemar, Connor Noon, Noah Os-borne, Logan Osborne Williams, AdamSalva, Eli VelieSixth-Grade High HonorsMadison Atwell, Hannah Barton, Mi-chael Carraro, Rease Cordes, JamesErkens, Steven Huxell, Evan Perez,Cameron Sherman, Kasey Shumard,Lydia Thodesen, Ashley Coursey,Megan Craine, Xavier Cullen, ZacharyD’Orazio, Harrison Eckels, MikaylaFritch, Brianna Jessee, Julie Pham,Madison Shoemaker, Kerra VerdonFourth-Grade HonorsElla Bennett, Kara Bowling, Bryan Byas,Hayden Harvey, Gavin Lockwood,Taylor Patterson, Michael Rheinfrank,Caroline Smith, Kelsey Arwine, JayvinBeverly, Madison Jessee, Raul Johnson,Tiffany Lau, Zachary Lea, Jack McKen-ney, Kristina WaughFifth-Grade HonorsPatrick Barr, Seth Bennett, RandallFelts,Grace Wallace, Breanna Goslin,Hillary Huffer, Kayla Jones, BobbyMcCane, Ryan Shuler, Anthony Bamba,Mason Brown, Alexis Hodges, MadisonLankford, Heather McCane, EthanPettigrew, Darian WoodruffSixth-Grade HonorsNicholas Barnes, Hope Barton, RachelleBoshears, Avery Elliott, Felicity Gentry,Keegan Harding, Austin Isenhower,Jaden Lewis, Madelynn Richards, SethWolf, Jordyn Cannon, Ryan Carraro,Mason Doherty, Markell Hoskins,Braydon McConnaughey, Logan Miller,Lucas Neidhart, Faith Nowak, MartezSmith, Lexi Wilson, Eli Zink

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BOYD E. SMITHELEMENTARY SCHOOLThe following have been named to thehonor roll for the first quarter of the2012-2013 school year.Fourth-Grade High HonorsNate Virgin, Mitchel Boggs, ScottyCampman, Lottie Marshall, ZachMatzen, MatthewMcQueary, ClaireMills, Anya Moeller, Will Behimer, SamBellonby, Ethan Evans, Madison Flis-chel, Cooper Klodell, Erin Morgan,

Devin Morris, Joel Sagraves, Jocele Bell,Ethan Bunker, Parker Cobain, TylerHewlett, Laynie Metsker, Abigail Mills,Erika Pflanz, Hunter Pflanz, PeytonPflanz, Karlie TurnerFifth-Grade High HonorsNoah Burnett, Kush Dalal, JosiahMcGee, Zaid Abu-Ali, Maria Acuff, IanBruns, Kyra Davidson, Jonah Fouts,Michael Smith, Emma Sullivan, MeganWest, Grant Whitaker, Alyssa Zear-baugh, Ethan Howard, Collin Marshall,Abby Skowronek, Tyler Blimline, KyleBoehm, Scott Rider, Emme Thomas,Will Barker, Shivani Patel, MeganTodys, Seth WilliamsSixth-Grade High HonorsBen Behimer, Emily Bientz, Sophie Ellis,Hannah Everett, Henry Green, BrendanGresham, Murphy Heffernan, LaneyHuber, Natalie Kunes, John Niehaus,Angelica Oliveros, Mason Pound, ZachTreon, Ashley Turner, Connor Uhlhorn,Elana Zelen, Emma Byrd, Emily Domin-ique, Carson Dunham, Sam Greenwell,Stephanie Keplinger, Lydia Krage,Nathan Chin, Blake Laughlin, EzraMobley, Luke Newton, Haley Rodeffer,Jared Shapiro, Will Turner, JennaBellonby, Madison Chitwood, DylonConner, Shawna Donaldson, JaredEngelman, Caleb Farrell, Jack Feds,Kara Freeman, Luke Haberer, MeganLaFrance, Alexa Morgan, David Nie-haus, Alexis Pflanz, Lexi Richmond,Bryson Taylor, JordanWalterFourth-Grade HonorsDylan Pegg, Conner Brown, Ben Camp-bell, Josh Panko, Brie Toadvine, FallonAustin, Logan Clark, Brandon Curran,Mia Dearing, Sami Ellis Mitchell Hans-bauer, Samantha Hoyas, Dylan Martin,Kyla Saylor, Alex Troescher, BrandonGlueck, Logan Horton, Kennedy Rob-inson, Alec Carpenter, Austin Helsel,Lisette Johnson, AJ Kaylor, TaylorMaglecic, Christopher Paire, LoganSchell, Emily Taylor, Brooklynn Trosper,Ethan Hooper, Breanna Caperton,Sophie Cooper, Peyton Flynn, JackHenslee, Ethan Roberts, Ellie Bach, WillCaton, Brayden Gilmore, Mason Hef-fernan, Taylor Henninger, Max Horton,Reaghan Kaylor, Luke WatkinsFifth-Grade HonorsKatie Mason, Brooke Van Valkenburgh,Zain Choudhry, Alex Henninger, Savan-nah Lloyd, Alex McDonald, JohnBalzer, Alexis Brand, Cara Gfroerer,Lauren Cope, Catrionna Manning,Bryce Vontsolos, Alex Evans, IsabelPerry, Ben Gorning, Tim Greenwell,Brady Bradshaw, Devyn Trosper, EvanWillis, Drew Richmond, Naomie Allen,Grace Ertel, Clayton Harris, ColtonVandegrift, Kayla Christerson, HalleFontaine, Noah Hjelmeng, Alex Thom-as, Aubrey Hakel, EmmaMiller, NathanTaylor, Grant White, Andrew PrestonSixth-Grade HonorsAnna Blimline, Natalie Blendea, AlyssaBunker, Jared Frondorf, HarrisonProvard, Brooke Williams, Erin Wil-liams, Alex Price, Erika Brown, EthanBullock, Cameron Kells, Ashley Kuyken-dall, Mackenzie Lutz, Emily Pray, JohnStromberger, Rayah Brumley, Saman-tha Flynn, Haley Grimmett, Ty Knabe,Samantha Kuykendall, Isaac Meinor,Jacob Panko

A PERIOD MEANS STOPKindergarten children follow along with a message from their teacher, Suzy Murray. As the letter isread they review the meaning of punctuation and the use of capital letters. Students held up theirhands to show that a period means to stop and take a breath. Students learn that letters representsounds and when put together form words. With the pointer showing the way they see themovement from left to right and top to bottom. THANKS TOMARY PAT HARRIS

Children's Meeting HouseMontessori School is celebrat-ing 40 years as a Montessorischool serving thousands ofchildren ages 3-12.

Theschoolbeganin1972asaparent initiated preschool. Inthe late 1970s, CMH moved toGrailvilleRetreatCenter in theOratory.With the support of itsparent community, the schoolsecured funding for a schoolbuilding in 2003, which nowhouses a community of160 stu-dents from preschool throughsixth-grade.

With fourdecadesofexperi-ence, the school is now seeingCMHalumnisending theirownchildren to be educated by thesame Montessori method thathas given them life skills suchas critical thinking, strongcommunication and dynamicproblem solving.

As part of the 40th anniver-sary celebration, CMH held acommemorative quilt reunion.Each year, every class commu-

nity creates a one-of-kind quiltto be raffled as part of theschool's fundraising efforts.Through amassive alumni out-reach program, the school wasable to showcase 45 of thequilts in a stunning displaythroughout the lobby and hall-ways ofCMH.Eachquilt held aunique story and history fromCMH’s rich past.

Montessori, which has beenan education tradition in theUnitedStatesformorethan100years, is exceptionally strongin Cincinnati both in privateand public schools. This is duein part to two Cincinnati basedorganizations: Xavier Univer-sity's Montessori TeacherTraining Program and Cincin-nati Montessori SecondaryTeacher Education Program.

Marta Donahoe, director ofCMSTEP and former teacherat CMH says, "CMH is knownfor its strong Montessori pro-gramboth inpreschool andele-mentary; consistent, quality

faculty; and enriched learningenvironments both inside andoutside."

In addition to a solid corecurriculum, the school offersSpanish,music, environmentaleducation, and fitness. Theschoolalsobrings inspecialistssuch as artists and poets, en-suring children receive a bal-anced, well-rounded educa-tion.

VeronicaBrannen, theCMHnaturalist, said, "Every childdeserves a learning environ-ment that is beautiful insideandout. It is a gift to teachhereevery day, where students canenjoy learning in a place that isgeared to children's needs andto learn by doing. Childrenlearn to identify native birdsand trees, know where maplesugar comes from and have asense of how they fit into thisworld."

For more information,please call the CMH office at(513) 683-4757.

Children's Meeting House inLoveland turns 40 years old

IT’S IN THE CARDS

Sixth-grade students K.C. Bell and Morgan Hills reverse engineer a stack of cards and findthe median, mean and range during their math class at McCormick Elementary. Thisactivity incorporated problem solving, perseverance and teamwork. Students use a varietyof materials to master math concepts. THANKS TOMARY PAT HARRIS

FOR THEBIRDSMcCormick studentsJay Gibson andShelby Sullivan fillthe feeders for thebird station. Theschool’s primelocation with woodsand a pond on theproperty beyondhelp to attract avariety of birds.THANKS TOMARY PAT

HARRIS

APRECOGNITIONMilford school board presidentDave Yockey, left, congratulatesMilford High School PrincipalMark Lutz for Milford’s selectionto the College Board’s AP HonorRoll. Milford is one of 539 schooldistricts in the nation recognizedby the College Board for openingAP classroom doors to asignificantly broader pool ofstudents, while maintaining orimproving the percentage ofstudents earning scores of 3 orhigher. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY

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Boys basketball»Milford improved to 5-2 af-

ter a 61-45 victory over ECC foeGlenEsteDec. 21. BrennanFar-rell scored 13 points.

Milford defeated Ross 71-58,Dec. 28 as part of the Eaton In-vitational. Senior Brennan Far-rell led the Eagles with 14points.

The Eagles were outscored21-4 in the third quarter of their64-45 loss toWalnutHills Jan. 4.Ryan Gallimore led the Eagleswith 10 points.

» Four Goshen Warriorsscored in double-digits, includ-ing 22 points from Ryan Ash-craft, in a70-59victoryoverLit-tle Miami Dec. 19.

Goshen took down Norwood47-34, Dec. 21 behind 16 pointsfrom NickMesser.

Goshen improved to 6-4 fol-lowing a 54-32 victory over Fe-licity Jan. 4. Ryan Ashcraft andNick Messer led the Warriorswith 15 points.

» Clermont Northeasterntook down Batavia 48-36, Dec.18. Senior Derick Schmidt ledall scorers with 21 points.

Girls basketball»Milford lost a low-scoring

affair to Oak Hills 29-24, Jan. 3.Freshman Taylor Foster led theLady Eagles with six points.

Kings edged out Milford 43-37, Dec. 18. Junior Brooke Mc-Donald led theLadyEagleswith12 points.

Milford lost 45-31 to HughesDec. 21. Shayna Simmons ledthe Lady Eagles with 13 points.

» Clermont Northeasternlost 47-23 to Georgetown Dec.20. Carly Aselage scored eightpoints.

»Goshen couldn’t completethe second half comeback asthey fell toNorwood 72-62,Dec.20. Courtney Turner finishedwith 17 points.

Goshen ledbyoneat thehalf,but went on to lose 55-50 to Fe-licity Jan. 3. Sophomore KaylaMiller finished with 18 points.

Boys swimming»Milford lost to Anderson

133-53,Dec.18.TheEagleswereunable to win an individualevent.

Milford lost a close meetwith Turpin 89-80, Jan. 3. JoelKeefer (100-yard breaststroke)and Cade Williams (50-yardfreestyle) won events for theEagles.

Girls swimming»Milford edged out Ander-

son 94-89, Dec. 18. The Lady Ea-gleswon four individual events,as well as all three relays.

Milford lost to Turpin106-64,Jan. 3. Juniors Haley Kennedyand Grace Villano won eventsfor the Lady Eagles.

Wrestling»Milford lost to Lebanon 50-

12 and Princeton 37-36, Jan. 3.Nick Brooksbank (182 pounds),David Sheldon (220) and JakeAshcraft (285) won bothmatch-es on the day, while freshmanShaun Burgdorf (120) won hisfirst varsitymatchwith a pin in3:01 against Princeton.

Boys bowling»Goshen got a 409 series

from Bryan Smith in its 2,400-2,284 victory over Seven HillsDec. 18.

»Milford lost to Anderson2,333-2,288, Dec. 19 despite a396 series from junior NickTringelof.

Girls bowling»Milford got a 392 high-se-

ries from senior Megan Mar-cum in its 1,990-1,766 victoryover Anderson Dec. 19.

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By Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

After leading by only three athalftime, Goshen outscored Fe-licity 32-13 in the second half ontheir way to a 54-32 victory athome Jan. 4 to improve to 6-4 onthe season.

Goshen’s Nick Messer tries to muscle his way to the hoop for two of his 15points in the Warriors’ win. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kyle Wake of Goshen kicks the ball back out to the point toreset the play. Wake finished with 12 points. BRANDON

SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Senior Ryan Ashcraft throwsup a 3-pointer well beyond thearc for Goshen. Ashcraft ledthe team along with NickMesser with 15 points. BRANDON

SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Warriorswhip theCardinals

MILFORD — Following a 64-45 loss toWalnut Hills Jan. 4, itappears as though the Milfordboys basketball team hasreached a crossroad.

Sittingat7-4 insecond-placein the Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference, coach Joe Cambron islooking to get his guys back onthe same page.

“I am down on them,” hesaid about his team. “I thinkwehave a mix of beliefs aboutwhat we should be doing. Idon’t think we are all on thesame page…Wehave to have alittle bit of here’s howwe’rego-ing to do stuff and if you wantto play, here is how you are go-ing to play.”

Cambronwent in to theWal-nut Hills contest with a certaingame plan and it worked forthemostpart in the first half astheEagles trailedby just eight.

The second half was a dif-ferent story. The Eagles wereoutscored 21-4 in the thirdquarter and went 12 posses-sions without a bucket. Muchof that due to not following hisgame plan.

“…How did that happen?”Cambron asked. “That hap-pened because of a couple ofturnovers, quick shots andtransition defense. They scoreoff quick shots asmuch as theydo turnovers, so if you take aquick shot and don’t make it,that is what they want.”

Outside of an overtime lossto Colerain, this was the firsttime theEagledefense allowedmore than 58 points all season.

“We pride ourselves on ourdefensive field-goal percent-age and we’ve done a prettygood job with that,” Cambronsaid. “… Overall our defensehasbeengoodandwe’vedoneagood job.”

All three of Milford’s previ-ous losses came by five pointsor less, so following the loss toWalnut Hills, Cambron is tak-ing it back to the basics of tak-ing care of the ball and execut-ing on both ends of the court.

Offensively Brennan Far-rell and Garrett Maylebenhave carried the Eagles. Far-rell leads the teamatmorethan16 points a game, while Mayle-ben is putting upmore than 10.

All that is well and good, butCambron knows his squadneedsmore weapons on the of-fensive side of the ball to reachits full potential.

“Ryan Gallimore hasstepped up huge, but what wecount on is Josh Roof and CyOverbeck,”hesaid. “Those twoguys have not scored as muchas we need. It’s hard when youare running a continuity of-fense. We aren’t going to justcomedownandrunaquick-hit-ter every time to one guy.That’s just not our style. It’s notwhat we do, we like balance.

On the season, Roof andOverbeck have combined for11.6 points per game.

CAMBRON GETSBACK TO BASICSBy Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

Brennan Farrell of Milford looks for an open teammate during theEagles’ game against Walnut Hills Jan. 4 at Milford. Farrell, who leadsthe team at more than 16 points a game, finished with seven pointsin the loss. TOM SKEEN/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Miami Township had a verysuccessful year in 2012.

Even with the dismal econo-my still with us, we are seeingsigns of economic life return-ing to the economy. We are along way off from the good olddays before 2009, but thanks tothe level headed people in our

communitywho have tolive withintheir budgets,I see progresseverywhere.

As I tourthe township, Isee fewer forsale signs inour neigh-borhoods, I seehomeowners

making improvements to theirproperty, and I see more peo-ple eating out and shopping inour stores. These are all posi-tive signs that people feelmore secure about their jobsand more people are now em-ployed.

One thing we can not do isforget those who are still un-employed or underemployed inour community. They still needour help and prayers as theycontinue to look for full timeemployment.

Miami Township accom-plished several things in 2012.We refinanced debt and saved$190,000 or 6.8 percent on ourfinancing costs. The interestrate on our refinanced debt is2.7 percent. We also issued newbonds to purchase new fireequipment and the rate on thenew bond issue is 1.92 percent.The current interest rates areone of the bright spots thathave resulted from the down-turn in the economy.

The majority of the road

construction that had the town-ship inundated with orangebarrels is gone, and the road-way and sidewalk improve-ments are absolutely beautifulas a result. There is still a fewweeks work left to do at theI-275 interchange in the spring,but that should not take verylong. We also are planning roadimprovements onWards Cor-ner Road in the summer, whichwill make that a safer road totravel.

The rownship entered intotwo new contracts in 2012. InNovember, the trustees ap-proved a three year contractwith the firefighters that willactually reduce costs to thetaxpayers. As Trustee MaryWolff said, “the firefightershave set an example,” and I amvery thankful for their leader-ship. The trustees also ap-proved a three-year contractwith the service departmentworkers in December thatresulted in a very modest in-crease.

The trustees also approvedthe 2013 budget in December.The budget for 2013 have nooverall increases in costs tothe taxpayers. We have themany dedicated employees ofMiami Township to thank forthat. They are the best.

Finally, our revenue actu-ally beat projections by a fewdollars, and our year end cashposition is stronger going into2013 than it was at the begin-ning of 2012. Again I can onlythank all the employees of thetownship for holding downexpenses in 2012.

Let’s hope 2013 is more suc-cessful that 2012.

Eric C. Ferry is the fiscal officer forMiami Township.

Another yearto give thanks

Eric FerryCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Hope your holiday wastolerable. Tolerable seems areach given recent devel-opments; one would be forgiv-en for assuming that perhapsthe intolerable has becomecommonplace. While gunsdon’t kill people, etc.; it ispainfully obvious that theymake it so easy to kill peoplethat even the unskilled canbecome efficient killers. Isthis really what the SecondAmendment was intended toprotect?

I’m not sure that a well-armed populace ensures myfreedom, I am sure that unre-stricted access to very dan-gerous automatic rifles andpistols makes going to themovies or school a risky prop-osition. Can we actually takeguns away from people? Sure,right after we get all the ille-gal immigrants to leave ontheir own, stop underagedrinking, and institute ratio-nal drug laws.

I don’t even pretend thatthere is something that wecan institute called “gun con-trol” because once a weaponis sold, there is no govern-mental control, just rules thatcan only be enforced whenbroken. On the other hand,maybe we can think real hardand come up with ways to geteveryone on board with a set

of logicalsocial normsthat will cutacross theideologicaldivide in thecountry. Weall need to geton board withthis.

While wecannot pre-vent access to

guns, we can control access tomunitions, which have noconstitutional protection inthe strict-constructionistsense. We control access tocigarettes, alcohol, certainover-the-counter drugs andtoxic substances. Why not dothe same with ammunition?Tax it and make the theft ofammunition a long-term pun-ishment with financial after-effects, like forfeiture ofproperty. Enforce this type ofcontrol up through the chainof commerce to the ownersand managers of the concernsthat produce the stuff.

Mass-murder is not a mod-ern phenomenon; it is noteven an American aberration.It’s a human urge that needsto be controlled. As I havewritten in these pages before,we need serious anger man-agement efforts in this coun-try. Road rage is not a lot

different than other sorts ofrage, but we have taken stepsto get it under control. Wealso need to invest in mentalhealth programs while in-stituting public service ef-forts at de-stigmatizing theact of seeking help for mentaldistress.

It won’t be easy becauserage and the desire to obliter-ate people who oppose us hasbecome an acceptable facet ofAmerican public discourse -witness our elections. I don’twant to come across as a vigi-lante, but to be honest, if Iwere the Count of Clermont, Iwould instruct my bondsmen,reeves and men-at-arms toaim for carriers of assaultweapons in any public contre-temps. I would give them tounderstand that persons whocarry assault weapons in situ-ations that contravene thepeaceful flow of civil dis-course be deleted from thehuman inventory. While itwouldn’t prevent criminousmalefactors from carryingrapid-fire automatic weaponsimmediately, even the dum-best miscreant will eventuallyfigure out that such weaponsare truly dangerous to haveand hold. I’m just sayin.

Leonard Harding is a resident ofMilford. You can reach Harding atclermont@communitypress.com.

Control accessto ammunition

LeonardHardingCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

We hear the cliché, “theolder we get, the faster timeflies.” It seems like only yes-terday I mulled over whetherI would camp at the GrassyRun Heritage Rendezvous inApril. Much has happenedsince then.

After more than 10 yearssuccessfully serving as presi-dent of the Grassy Run His-torical Arts Committee, Be-thel resident Ron Shouse haspassed the gavel to GeorgeWest of Williamsburg. I havegreat confidence in Georgeand his officers. To fellowco-founder Rick Crawford,“Our Grassy Run offspringcontinues in good hands.”

Spring flowed into summerwhere daughter Shari and Ihosted a neighborhood Sum-mer Olympics and she and mygranddaughter, Gia, volun-teered at the “Day of Dance”celebration at the LBDWel-come Center. By the way,students from Dance, Etc. inMilford are returning to thecenter Dec. 27.

On Saturday during LaborDay weekend, I sat around apicnic table at my sister Dar-lene’s and brother-in-law Ran-dy’s (Mullins) home along RedOak Creek playing the cardgame In a Pickle with Dar-lene, my sister JodyWilson-Brown of Williamsburg, myniece ShanaMullins and herdaughter Peyton of UnionTownship, and my nephew’s(Darlene’s son Gregg) daugh-

ter. Later thatevening (morelike earlySunday morn-ing), I wasrelaxingaround thecampfire withDarlene’syounger son,Quinton, andJody sharingmemories and

stories when we heard astrange animal’s sound, asound unlike any we haveheard along the creek. Wewondered if it was a blackbear since Darlene and othershave in the past sighted a bearwandering around the area. Iwas glad I was sleeping in myHHR instead of in my canvaslean-to.

October brought Washing-ton Township’s Autumn Bash.I love shooting pictures at thisfestival because it has becomea fun fall tradition for Bob, meand our grandkids. The nextweekend we took Gia andGabe to the Clermont CountyPark District’s harvest festi-val at Chilo Park where theyshot walnuts at a target usinga giant slingshot, playedpumpkin bowling, and built awooden toy at the Home De-pot’s Kids Workshop.

The Old Fisherman GeorgeRooks continues to share hislife experiences monthly atthe Welcome Center. I lookforward to a Welcome Center

visit sometime in January byWorld Walker and Bethel na-tive Steve Newman who re-cently returned from trekkingthe Great Wall of China.

So I’ll keep trekking alongthrough the rest of 2012 and2013 and sharing my experi-ences with all of you.

Contributor Sharon Brumagemwrites Town Crier for The

Community Press.

‘The older we get, thefaster time flies’ is true

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Jan. 2 questionWhere is the one place you

would like tovisit, buthaveyet todo so?Why?

“My answer: Heaven. ThereasonIhaveyet todoso isobvi-ous, but there will come a time.

“Hawaii is nice, and so isFlorida, the Caribbean, Califor-nia,andall therest.But inHeav-en, there won't be any opposi-tion between Democrats andRepublicans, no 'fiscal cliff,’ noracial disparity, no attacks byradical Muslims, no divorces,nomasskillingsof6-and7-year-old children, no disparity be-tween rich and poor, and no sad-ness – or at least, that iswhatweare told. Hopefully, what wehave been taught is the truth,and I'm betting on it.”

Bill B.

“I have always wanted to goto Iceland. The reason I havenot gone and will probably nev-er go is because the old ball andchainhasnodesireor interest ingoing there.

“I keep telling her, ‘But it isthe land of Bjork!’ That seemstoevenmakehermoreadamantabout not going.”

“While I could make a list,choosing just one place is possi-ble and that would be Yellow-stone National Park. Themoun-tains, geysers and wildlifemake it not only unique, but aplace well worth a lengthy vis-

it.”R.V.

“My son and I have alwaystalked about a trip to Europe tovisit the battlefields and townsin Normandy. As a WWII buff Iwant to see Omaha Beach, St.Mere Eglise and other placeswhere so many of the GreatestGeneration paid the ultimateprice for freedom.

“If we somehow ended uptaking a side trip to Scotland toplay St. Andrews, so much thebetter!”

R.W.J.

“I would love to visit Hawaiiand sit on the beach. I think I'dlove the culture, landscape,weather, and a relaxed experi-ence. My husband agrees.

“Hope to do this in the futurefor a significant anniversary.We have not gone yet due tocost.”

E.E.C.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013

Pearl Harbor survivor shares stories

Itwasabeautiful, sunnySun-day, and Joe Whitt had just fin-ished his breakfast. He was be-low thedeckofhis ship learningto play guitar when one of theworst attacks on the UnitedStates began.

“We don’t see (the Japanese)coming, we don’t hear themcoming, and all of a sudden,they’re on top of us,” Whitt toldfellow veterans.

The Bethel resident was sta-tioned on the USS San Francis-co,whichwas anchored inPearlHarbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.

He relayed his story to about25 veterans from different erasgathered for breakfast at theNew England Club in AndersonTownship. Whitt was the fea-tured speaker for the monthlyget-together, and the veterans

in the room were captivated ashe talked about his experience.

Whitt said he andhis remain-ingcomradesontheship–manywere on weekend liberty –heard theexplosions, but hadnoideawhatwas happening until acommand came over the inter-com and ordered everyone totheir battle stations.

Theproblemwas,Whitt said,that the USS San Francisco wasawaiting dry dock repairs, andmost of the ship’s guns and am-munitionwereputaway.Sotheygrabbed what they could andheaded up to the deck bracingfor another sweep by the Japa-nese pilots.

“We had no guidance, we hadnobody to tell us (whatwas hap-pening), and we were prettymuch on our own,” he said.

“The torpedo planes had left,but the plane that’s coming nowis dropping bombs and (firing)machine guns. Then I look upandthereare thesebattleships–and I’ve never seen anythinglike it inmylife – they’reonfire.They’re burning.”

Whitt said there were about

seven or eight guys with him,and five of them got hit by ma-chine gun bullets that bouncedoff the deck, but he was nevertouched.

Whitt, now 89, was 17 yearsoldwhenhe joined theNavyandwas in theservice for justundera year when Pearl Harbor hap-pened. He served throughoutWorld War II and fought in 17major battles, including the

Battle of Guadacanal and theBattle of Iwo Jima.

He also wove in tales of mil-itary structure and life in theNavy, and many of the men andwomen chuckled about thoseanecdotes as they rememberedwhat their time in the servicewas like.

“We’re all brothers, in a way,no matter what period of timewe served,” said Bill Harris, a

KoreanWarveteranwhohelpedorganize this group. “You oftenread about these things butdon’t really understand untilyou get to hear from someonewhowas actually there.”

World War II veteran JimRobinson said it means a lot tohim to get together with otherveterans, hear these stories andbuild camaraderie. Robinsonsaid he worked with New Eng-land Club activities directorKimWier to start the group be-causetherewereabout50veter-ans living there and she wanteda special program for them.

Harris added they try tobring in speakers from differ-ent periods and with differentexperiences to talk about awidevariety of topics.

The free, monthly breakfastis open to all veterans in the sur-rounding area. It begins around9 a.m. the second Thursday ofevery month at the New Eng-landClub, 8135BeechmontAve.

“We don’t care what branchyou were in because we all be-come brothers and have beenthere,” Robinson said.

By Lisa Wakelandlwakeland@communitypress.com

Lisa Ruberg of the New England Club with veterans Bill Harris, left,Danny Wiot and Jim Robinson. They, along with the Club's activitiesdirector KimWier (not pictured), help coordinate a monthly breakfastfor area veterans. LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

New England Clubbreakfast opento all veterans

UNION TWP. — Four electedofficials were sworn into officeDec. 28 in a ceremony attendedby several hundred people atReceptions Eastgate.

Joe Uecker of Miami Town-ship was sworn into the OhioSenate by Judge Robert Rin-gland of the Ohio 12th Circuit

Court of Appeals. Uecker willrepresent District14 in the Sen-ate.

John Becker of Union Town-ship was sworn in as the repre-sentative in District 65 in theOhioHouse ofRepresentatives.

Ohio Supreme Court JusticeSharonKennedyswore inBeck-

er.Jeff Hardin of Miami Town-

ship was sworn in by RinglandtoanewtermontheOhioSchoolBoard.

Ed Humphrey of MiamiTownship was sworn in by Rin-gland toanewtermasClermontCounty Commissioner.

Four officials swornin for new terms

Joe Uecker, right, is sworn in Dec. 28 to the Ohio Senate by JudgeRobert Ringland of the 12th Circuit Court of Appeals. Holding the Biblefor Uecker is his wife, Patti. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy, left, Dec. 28 swears in John Becker to the Ohio House ofRepresentatives. Becker’s wife, Dottie, right, holds a Bible. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Judge Robert Ringland, left, of the 12th Circuit Court of Appeals, Dec. 28 swears in Jeff Hardin to the OhioSchool Board. Hardin’s wife, Jennifer Smith, holds a Bible. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Judge Robert Ringland, left, of the Ohio 12th Circuit Court of AppealsDec. 28 swears in Ed Humphrey to a new term as Clermont Countycommissioner. Humphrey’s wife, Janice, holds a Bible for the ceremonyat Receptions Eastgate. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Boy Scouts from Troop 244 in Milford presented the colors at theswearing-in ceremony Dec. 28 at Receptions Eastgate. From left areConnor Brumagen, Jordan Dean and Donald Carter. JOHN SENEY/THE

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THURSDAY, JAN. 10Drink TastingsWines for the New Year PairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m., Wine-dog Fine Wines & Fine Art, 451AOhio Pike, With wine specialistAnnie Rusin of Tramonte andSons. Hors d’oeuvres by TwoChicks Who Cater. Music byRichard Goering, jazz guitar.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.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.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.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Peacock Stage. Tryout new originals or play oldclassics. Free. 843-6040;www.facebook.com/green-kayakmarket. New Richmond.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

FRIDAY, JAN. 11Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs. 474-3100; www.jobsearchlearnin-glabs.wikidot.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Kroger AndersonTowne Center, 7580 BeechmontAve., Fifteen-minute screenings.Cost varies per insurance plan.Financial assistance available forqualified applicants. Appoint-ment required. Presented byJewish Hospital. 686-3300;www.e-mercy.com. AndersonTownship.

Music - BluesThe SonnyMoorman Group, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Township Fields andTavern, 4575 Mount CarmelRoad, 831-0160; www.township-fieldsandtavern.com. AndersonTownship.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

Health / WellnessOne Amazing Day, 8 a.m.-3p.m., Weight Watchers, 7466Beechmont Ave., Suite 415,Celebrate 50th anniversary. Hearsuccess stories frommembersand get free introduction tonewWeight Watchers 360program. Special offers andprizes. Anderson Township.

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.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. Anderson

Township.

SUNDAY, JAN. 13Dining 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. $8, $4 ages 10 andunder. 831-9876.Milford.

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.

LecturesDead Sea Scrolls Lecture,3-4:30 p.m., Anderson HillsUnited Methodist Church, 7515Forest Road, Dead Sea Scrollsscholar John Kampen presents“Modern Research on AncientTexts: The Story of the Dead SeaScrolls.” To add context toexhibit at Cincinnati MuseumCenter. Presented by MethodistTheological School in Ohio.740-362-3322. Anderson Town-ship.

MONDAY, JAN. 14Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 15Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 101 S. Lebanon Road,Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No churchservice attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.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.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy, 8263Beechmont Ave., More info onTammy’s Fitness Party on Face-book. Presented by Tammy’sFitness Party. 315-1302. An-derson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 17BenefitsQuarter Raffle for Autism, 7p.m., Stonekry Resale Books,8253 Beechmont Ave., Doorsopen 6:30 p.m. $2. 474-0123;www.stonekry.org. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,Free. 843-6040; www.face-book.com/greenkayakmarket.New Richmond.

Music - BenefitsCincinnati Symphony Orches-tra Community Concert, 7:30p.m., Loveland High School, 1Tiger Trail, Auditorium. Openingwork featuring the LovelandHigh School Symphony Orches-tra. Meet-and-greet post con-cert. Benefits Loveland HighSchool instrumental musicprogram. $20, $10 students.Presented by Cincinnati Sym-phony Orchestra. 683-1920, ext.3715; www.showtix4u.com.Loveland.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

FRIDAY, JAN. 18Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 19Art & Craft ClassesTheWonderful World ofWool: A FeltingWorkshop,1-4 p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, With Susan Gilbert ofHeartfelt Handworks. Utilizingfelting needle and wool fiber,participants learn to embellishwoolen garments as well ascreate three-dimensional figuresupon wire armature. $35. Reser-vations required. 683-2340;www.grailville.org. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

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

NatureWinter Hiking and SurvivalSkills, 1 p.m., Pattison Park,2228 U.S. 50, Learn basic survivalskills and practice shelter-mak-ing abilities. Meet at picnicshelter. Free. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.parks.clermont-countyohio.gov. Owensville.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, JAN. 20Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-

ican Legion Post 450, $8, $4 ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.

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

NatureWinter Hike, 1 p.m., SycamorePark, 4082 Ohio 132, Moderatelystrenuous three-mile hikethrough Sycamore Park andWilson Nature Preserve. Meet atbridge. Free. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.parks.clermont-countyohio.gov. Batavia.

MONDAY, JAN. 21Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 22Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensMiami Township, 6385 BranchHill Guinea Pike, Fifteen-minutescreening. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified appli-cants. Appointment required.Presented by Jewish Hospital.686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy,315-1302. Anderson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 24Art & Craft ClassesPinterest-In-Person CraftTime, 7 p.m., Stonekry ResaleBooks, 8253 Beechmont Ave.,

Time for creative people to gettogether to craft and shareideas. Tables and chairs avail-able. Bring supplies. Free. 474-0123; www.stonekry.org. An-derson Township.

Drink TastingsCalifornia Winemaker Stars,6-9 p.m., Winedog Fine Wines &Fine Art, 451A Ohio Pike, Pairedwine tasting featuring HadleyCorpus of Vanguard Wines. Horsd’oeuvres by Two Chicks WhoCater. Music by Ed Oxley, jazzviolin. Ages 21 and up. $19.75.Registration required. 888-288-0668; www.winedog.com.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Thursday, 7-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,Free. 843-6040; www.face-book.com/greenkayakmarket.New Richmond.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

NatureHomeschool Program: WinterPlant Identification, 10 a.m.,Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50, Forhomeschool groups. Learnwinter tree and plant identifica-tion skills. Meet at park lodge.Free. Registration required byJan. 22. Presented by ClermontCounty Park District. 976-9013;www.parks.clermontcountyo-hio.gov. Owensville.

FRIDAY, JAN. 25Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

Karaoke and OpenMicOpenMic Night, 7 p.m., Stonek-ry Resale Books, 8253 Beech-mont Ave., Music, poetry, etc.All material must be family-friendly. Free. 474-0123. An-derson Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 26Art & Craft Classes

Mandalas for a New Year:Meditative Writing and Art,2:30-5 p.m., Grailville Retreatand Program Center, 932 O’Ban-nonville Road, Led by Grailville’sAmy Tuttle, artist, and PaulettaHansel, poet and facilitator ofPractice of Poetry programs.$25. Reservations required.683-2340; www.grailville.org.Loveland.

Dining EventsRobert Burns Dinner, 5:30-11p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,Celebrating life and works ofScotland’s beloved poet. Tradi-tional haggis ceremony. Buffetdinner and cash bar. Entertain-ment by Caledonian Pipes andDrums, Cincinnati Scots, Cincin-nati Highland Dancers and theRoyal Scottish Country Dancersand more. $24, $12 ages 12 andunder. Reservations required.Presented by Caledonian Societyof Cincinnati. 574-2969;www.caledoniansociety.org.Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.

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

Music - WorldLagniappe, 6:30-9:30 p.m., AnnaRee’s Andouille, 1329 U.S. 52,Cajun. 699-4102; www.andouil-leonline.com. New Richmond.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

Religious - CommunityWinter Day of Quiet, 10 a.m.-3p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Quiet prayer andreflection. Take advantage ofhiking trails, outdoor labyrinthand peaceful environment. $20.Reservations required. 683-2340;www.grailville.org. Loveland.

SUNDAY, JAN. 27Dining EventsAll-you-can-eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, $8, $4 ages10 and under. 831-9876.Milford.

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

MONDAY, JAN. 28Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Zumba Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Anderson Dance Academy,315-1302. Anderson Township.

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 31Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Certified Zumba instructor Kim Coniglio of Bethel leads a Zumba class in the communitycenter. Congilio’s class, held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Bethel Community Center,135 N. Union St., is just one area exercise/fitness class that can help you meet those NewYear’s resolutions. For more information, call 240-5180 or visit www.zumbawithkc.com.Also pictured are Bethel residents Ann Stamper, Wilma Green, Christina Cummins, TaylorHelton and Stephanie Bohrer. FILE PHOTO

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Milford Lacrosse Club will have its second registrationfor the 2013 Season on January 12,10 a.m.-12 p.m.at

Milford High School Cafeteria.

Milford Lacrosse offers programs for boys and girlsin grades K-12.More information as well as the

registration forms can be found athttp://www.milfordlacrosse.com

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LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids will be accepted by the Board ofEducation of the Reading CommunitySchools ("Owner") until 12:00 pm on Friday,February 1, 2013 at the Treasurer’s Office, lo-cated at 1301 Bonnell Avenue, Reading,Ohio 45215 for the Roof Replacement Proj-ect for the Reading Community School Dis-trict. Projects are located at Hilltop Elementa-ry School 2236 Bolser Drive, Reading, Ohio,and Reading High School located at 810 E.Columbia, Reading, Ohio.A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at 1:00, Tues-day, January 22, 2013 starting at the HilltopElementary School located at 2236 BolserDrive, Reading, Ohio 45215.The Bids shall be opened and read publicly.The probable cost for the total base bid con-struction contracts is $320,000. Bids shall in-clude all labor, materials, equipment, specialtools, and services required to complete thework in accordance with the Contract Docu-ments.Plans and specifications for the Project maybe examined at the Architect’s Office or atarea Plan Rooms. Bidders may purchasecopies of the Contract Documents from KeyBlue Prints, Inc. 411 Elliott Avenue, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45215, Fax 513-821-6333, Phone513-821-2111.Each proposal shall contain the name of ev-ery person interested therein. Each proposalshall meet the regulations of Section 153.54of the Ohio Revised Code. All bids must beaccompanied by a Bid Guaranty in the formof either a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bondfor the full amount of the bid (including add al-ternates) or a certified check, cashier’scheck, or an irrevocable letter of credit in anamount equal to 10% of the bid amount (in-cluding add alternates), in accordance withthe Instructions to Bidders.No bids may be withdrawn within sixty (60)days after the bid opening. The Owner re-serves the right to waive irregularities in bids,to reject any or all bids, and to conduct suchreview as necessary to determine the respon-sibility of any bidder submitting a bid for theProject.The advertisement to bid is also posted onthe Reading School District website atwww.readingschools.org/By Order of the Board of EducationMr. Cary Furniss, Treasurer

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Public HearingCity of Milford

Board of Zoning AppealsDate & Time: Thursday,January 24,

2013 at 7:00 p.m.Place: Council Chambers,745 Center

Street, Milford, OhioThe City of Milford Board of Zoning Ap-peals will hold a Public Hearing to considerthe following application: VAR 13-01 GregVon Luehrte, 690 Wallace Avenue, FrontSetback & Driveway Access. An applica-tion submitted by Greg Von Luehrte, re-questing a variance from Section 1143.08Minimum Front Yard Setback of the MilfordZoning Ordinance which specifies thatbuildings shall be located no less than thir-ty (30) feet from the right of way line. Theproperty is a corner lot located at 690 Wal-lace Avenue, and is zoned R-1 Large LotResidential District. The applicant propos-es to construct a 2,640 square foot singlefamily home approximately 20 feet fromthe front property line. Access to the prop-erty would be from Spring Street (paperstreet). via Wallace Avenue. The applica-tion and accompanying documents may beviewed at City Hall-745 Center Street, Mil-ford, Ohio-from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.weekdays. If you have any questions,please call Pam Holbrook, Assistant CityManager, at 248-5093. 1743097

It’s definitely a soupday. The snow has justabout disappeared (and itwas just the nicest snowfor sledding and buildingsnowmen) but the tem-

peraturecontinuesto drop. Itregistereda finger-freezing 12degreeswhen Iwent out tofeed thechickenslast week.

Afterthe glut of holiday eating,a steaming hot bowl ofsoup is just perfect forsupper. Barley is in thenews for its health-givingqualities and downrightearthy flavor. Interest-ingly enough, barley wasone of the grains peopleof a generation or twoago used frequently.Back then, it was long-cooking barley. Today wehave quick-cooking bar-ley, as well.

When my kids wereinfants and lost theirappetites when they weresick, mymomwouldmake barley water. Iknow it sounds weird, butshe cooked pearl barleyin water, strained it, thenadded honey and lemon.It wasn’t the most appeal-ing drink, looks-wise, butthey liked it and it helpedthem get well. Mom saidit was nourishing. I justtook her word for it andit was years later that Ifound out barley’s a good

source of vitamin E/antioxidants, fiber andniacin, and it helps diges-tion. It’s a great grain forthe heart.

Mushrooms, too, aregood for you. They’re lowin calories, carbs, fat andsodium. Plus they’re highin water and fiber and anexcellent source of potas-sium, which helps thebody process sodium andlower blood pressure.

Beef barleymushroom soup

My husband Franklikes a drizzle of red winevinegar to finish off thesoup. My colleagueMattSwaim, producer at Sa-cred Heart Radio, feelslike taking a nap afterenjoying this soup. Sonow you’re forewarned!As I always tell you, ad-just the seasonings totaste.

6 strips bacon, cut up2 cups chopped onion1 tablespoon garlic1 poundmushrooms, sliced(I used cremini)

1 scant tablespoon tomatopaste

1 quart beef broth plusabout a cup of water, ifnecessary

1 cup quick-cooking barley1 teaspoon dried oregano

Sauté bacon untilcrisp. Add onion andgarlic. Cook until onion isstarting to brown. Addmushrooms and cookuntil tender and pot isbeginning to get dry. Stirin rest of ingredients andbring to a boil. Reduce

heat to a simmer andcook until barley is ten-der, about 20 minutes.Add water if necessary.Season with salt andpepper.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

I like adding a bit oftomato paste to somesoups and stews. Freezeleftover paste in a bag-gie, smoosh the air outand lay it flat. When youneed some, you can pushout the frozen paste.

Formerly secretchicken cornchowder

For the reader whohad a similar soup at aluncheon. The hostesswould only divulge ingre-

dients. “The recipe issecret,” she said. If thisis similar to what thereader ate, the secret’sout! Substitute driedbasil, rosemary andthyme for Italian sea-soning if you want.

Olive oil8 oz. sliced freshmushrooms

11⁄4 cups chopped onion ormore to taste

2 10.5 oz. cans chicken brothor more, if needed

1pound corn, thawed iffrozen or drained ifcanned

2-3 cups cooked chicken,chopped (deli chicken isgood)

110.5 oz. can condensedcream of chicken soup

1⁄2 cup orzo1 teaspoon dried Italianseasoning

1 cupmilk11⁄2 tablespoons flourSalt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in soup potand add mushrooms andonions, and cook overmedium high heat untiltender, about 5 minutes.Add chicken broth, corn,chicken, soup, orzo andseasonings. Bring to aboil, then lower to a sim-mer and cook until orzois tender, about 10 min-utes. Stir together milkand flour in a small bowl;gradually stir into chow-der and cook until hotthroughout.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

Onion facts: Smallonion equals about 3⁄4 cup,

a medium about 11⁄4 cupsand a large about 2 cups.

Can you help?Ruby Tuesday’s bis-

cuits for Rose, who wantsto know if anybody hasfigured out how to makea similar one. Rose mustreally want the recipe,since she told me she’dgive her eyetooth tomake biscuits so tasty.

Readers want toknow

Friendship Breadyeast questions: DebbieWilson, along with oth-

ers, questioned the use ofyeast in the starter. Someolder starter recipesdon’t call for any yeast. Ihave used those startersand they do work, but theyeast gives the starter a“boost” or assurance thatI like.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at columns@communi-typress.com with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Try a hot bowl of soup for winter

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Chicken corn chowder canhelp keep you warm thiswinter. THANKS TO RITA

HEIKENFELD.

Are you a small farmlandowner wonderingwhat to do with youracreage? Are you inter-ested in exploring op-tions for landuses but notsurewhere to turn orhowto begin? If you an-swered “yes” to any ofthese questions, then theOSU Extension SmallFarm College programmay be what you arelooking for.

OSU Extension is of-fering a program target-ed at the new and smallfarmer. The Ohio Newand Small Farm Collegeis an eight-weekprogramthat introduces new andeven seasoned farmersto a wide variety of top-ics. The program willteach participants how toset goals, plan, budget,and where to find re-sources available to themif they chose to start asmall farming operation.

The courses willlayout how to manage fi-nancial and farm rec-ords. Extension educa-tors will illustrate manydifferent enterprisesthat can be profitable onland as small as one acre.The educators will showthe benefits and pitfallsof each enterprise so theparticipantwill be able topick and chose what maywork best for them andwhat suits their interest.To round out the experi-ence, a bus tour will beheld around area farmsso participants can seefirsthandhowsmall farmlife works, and alsomakecontacts of practicingfarmers in the area.

Many program partic-ipants don’t expect tomake a living off theland, but do want to re-

coup something, said or-ganizer Tony Nye of OSUExtension in ClintonCounty. First-time farm-ers want their interac-tion with their land to beproductive.

“They like living in thecountry, getting theirhands dirty,” Nye said.“That has been their mo-tivation for buying land.”

In Clermont County,the programwill be from6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thurs-days, Jan. 10, throughFeb. 28, at the OSU Ex-tension Office, 1000 Lo-cust St. in Owensville.

Limited to the first 50registrations.

The cost is $150 perperson, $50 for an addi-

tional family member.Along with the resourcesand knowledge gained,participants will receivea notebook (per each $150registration) of all re-source materials, a soiltest, refreshments andthe bus tour. Registra-tions are now being ac-cepted. Individuals inter-ested in theprogrammaycontact the ClermontCounty Extension officeat 732-7070. Registrationbrochures for the pro-gram can be found onlineat clermont.osu.edu atthe extension office.

For further informa-tion contact Tony Nye at(937) 382-0901 or emailnye.1@osu.edu.

Small farm program to beoffered in Clermont Co.

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

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

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

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: admin@clconline.us

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All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

Services Saturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 10:45 amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

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*

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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

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GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

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www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

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

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

Bill Bowdle -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

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FIRST CHURCH OFJESUS CHRIST

www.FirstChurchofJesusChrist.org6208 Guinea Pike, Milford, Ohio 45150

Pastor: Bryan PriceChurch: 513-575-5450

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

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

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

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4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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Howdy folks,I am writing this col-

umn some of it, the lastday of 2012, this has beena good year for us. TheGood Lord has been verygood to us the tests RuthAnn has had for the can-cer she had on her leg isdoing good. Our healthhas been good; the gar-den was good, even withto the drought, and thecat Chessy, has been ablessing to us.

There has been lots oftragedy, like the tornadothat hit Moscow and TateTownship areas. Thedifferent kinds of organi-zations that were there tohelp folks was great. TheLions Clubs furnished

money tohelp thefolks thatwere in thetornadoand RuthAnn and Ispent sev-eralmonthsdeliveringcards. The

district governor for theLions Club, John Tolos,called us, and Ruth Annand I delivered cards forKroger, Wal-Mart, Lowe’sand Home Depot.

The two ladies at Mos-cow, Susan and Sandy,did a super job for thetown, They worked in asmall trailer and when

Channel 12's “Grillingwith Tim” was there,Ruth Ann and I weregiven a guest invitation.The Bethel Lions Clubhave paid for several eyeexams and glasses andhave been involved withthe school, giving outtrees to the fifth-gradestudents, and book back-packs and foodpacks.TheMonroe Grangemade and donated childprint pillow cases for theChildrens Hospital inCincinnati for the chil-dren with cancer, andfood for the food pantryand much more too. Thevolunteer organizationsdo a lot of great things.

For breakfast on New

Year's Eve day, Ruth Annfixed bacon, eggs, coffeeand banana bread.Thiswas great. Now on NewYear's Day, it was sau-sage gravy and home-made biscuits. Whatgreat food.

This cat, Chessy, issomething else. She wassetting on Ruth Ann's lapthe other evening, asleep.I would meow real low,she would look up thenlook at me. She has beenplaying with her toys thatDenny brought her lastyear. With the coldweather, she goes out fora fewminutes, thencomes back in for mostof the day.

We, as do you folks,

live in a wonderful neigh-borhood. Last Saturday,we had Ruth Ann's sec-ond cousins and theirneighbors here for thenoon meal. The menuwas fish, corn, greenbeans, potato salad, corn-bread, carrots, deviledeggs, two kinds of jellyand two kinds of pie,cherry and apple. Thefolks sure enjoyed theirmeal and visit.

After the folks leftChessy was setting inkitchen watching forsomething to fall on thefloor,.Ruth Ann askedher, “Do you want some-thing to eat.” Chessy setup like she had beentrained to do that.

Have you folks gotany seed catalogs yet?The other day we gotGurneys, Burpees, Hen-ry Field, Jung seed plantsand Shumways. It is al-ways good to get thesecatalogs, especially withthe snow on the ground.

I was talking to Mikeat the Boars Head BaitShop in Afton, I askedhow his Grandma wasdoing. He said they cele-brated Christmas onSaturday. Mike broughtgrandma to their houseto celebrate Christmas.She was worried aboutgetting in the house, withthe snow on the walk. Hesaid, they swept the walkgood,and put throw rugsdown for her to walk on.

Now Grandma wasborn in 1922. That makesher a young lady. She tolda story: when she was ayoung girl the folks weregetting ready to get inthe horse and buggy. Ithad been raining and theground was muddy andshe fell. The horse andbuggy ran over the top ofher, it didn't hurt her.

Mike said for a younglady, she sure puts uskids to shame when wecomplain. She doesn't dothat. What a special per-son she is. The Lord hasbeen good to her.

We have been busy inthe carpenter shop,building bird houses outof cedar and lazy susansfor the table to put sugar,salt and pepper, napkinsetc ... , in.

This is the last time Iwill get to write the arti-cle on the last day of 2012and the first day of 2013.

We will have the pastdistrict Lion's club gover-nor and his friend and acouple from Bethel, Jimand Fran, for a meal onThursday of this week.

I wonder howmany ofyou folks stayed up towatch the old year outand the new year in, tosee the ball drop? Whenwe were younger wewould stay up and see theball drop in New York.They showed on televi-sion that in Georgia, theyhad a Peach to drop. Wewent to bed around 9 p.m.as usual.

Sure hope if you madea New Year’s Resolution,that it comes true. Nextweek when I talk to theseniors we will ask abouttheir resolutions. Wedon't make any.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. Hope you had agood year and that theNew Year will be goodtoo. God bless all. Morelater.

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

Final week of year a time for friends

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Lou & Cherita Daviswould like to announcetheir son’s wedding onSept. 29th in Atlanta, GA.Louis C. Davis IV and ErinWinters were joined inmarriage in Holy matrimo-ny. The couple lives in At-lanta. The bride’s parentsare Rita & Bill Wintersfrom Alabama.

Richard CarrierRichard C. Carrier, 77, Milford,

died Jan. 2. He was a paintsupervisor for General Motorsand an Army veteran of Korea .

Survived by wife Mary LouChandler Carrier; sons Kevin, TimCarrier, siblings Victor, DannyCarrier, Noreen Peck, Lois Reed,Mayme Lou Carrier. Preceded indeath by parents Joseph, FannyAnnMoore Carrier, brothers Roy,Durand, Alfred Carrier.

Services were Jan. 5 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to:Hospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/oBethesda Foundation Inc., P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH45263.

Robert CornwellRobert Joseph Cornwell, 79,

Jackson Township, died Dec. 31.He was a farmer and a lubrica-tion specialist for the Ford MotorCo.

Survived by wife Mary JeanSchill Cornwell; sons Mike (Shel-by), Tom (Lori), Nick (Angela)Cornwell; grandchildren Ryan,Bobby, Patrick, Erin, Shelby,Lance Cornwell; brother WilliamCornwell.

Services were Jan. 4 at St. LouisChurch. Arrangements by EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to: St.Louis Church, P.O. Box 85, Ow-ensville, OH 45160.

Virginia Keim-StephensVirginia Ann Keim-Stephens,

80, died Dec. 19. She worked forthe ABC Rail Co.

Survived by daughters SusanKeim, Christine (Roger) Bussell;grandchildren Katie, Carl Altrock,Jessica, Jared Bussell; great-granddaughters Allison, LaurenVogelgesang; sister Mary EllenColeman; stepchildren Robert,Jimmy Stephens, Kathy (Jeff)

Stephens-Landers; several step-grandchildren and great-grand-children. Preceded in death byhusbands Arthur Keim, RobertStephens, parents Lawrence,Emma Davis Brothers, siblingsDorothy Dorsey, Agnes Bauer,Marian Kopp, Gene, HaroldBrothers.

Services were Dec. 22 at St.Veronica. Arrangements by EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to theAlzheimer’s Association.

Dorothy KlankeDorothy Klanke, 91, Milford,

died Jan. 1. She worked forHostess.

Survived by husband GeorgeKlanke; children Donna (John)Boerger, Barry (Ginny), Daryl(Dolly) Klanke, Dee (Peter)Forster, Darlene (James) Casey,Caryl (William) Johnson; sisterEvelyn Kameliter; many grand-children, great- and great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in deathby sister Karlyn Horworth.

Services were Jan. 4 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to:Hospice of Southwest Ohio, 7625Camargo Road, Suite 200, Cincin-nati, 45243.

Juanita MullinsJuanita Bryant Mullins, 84,

Milford, died Dec. 28. She was ahomemaker.

Survived by husband RandolphMullins; daughters Beverly (MikeBetscher) Mullins, Lisa (Damon)Thompson, Darlene (David)Schlagheck; grandchildren ScottOsborn, Leslie Mottesherd,Christy Henderson, Vieri Tenuta,Zach Berry, Allyson Schlagheck;great-grandchildren RachelHelmerick, Jack Osborn, AriaTenuta, Grayson Green, Easton,Paxton Henderson; sisters PaulineFleming, Helen Adkins. Precededin death by children Robin, JerryLee Mullins, parents Alfred, ElsiePotter Bryant, brother AlfredBryant Jr.

Services were Jan. 2 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to:Day Heights Garden Club, c/o5008 Calgary Court, Cincinnati,OH 45244 or Milford HistoricalSociety, 906 Main St., Milford,45150.

David PayneDavid L. Payne, 63, Goshen,

died Dec. 25. He was a truckdriver.

He was an Army veteran ofVietnam.

Survived by wife Sherry Thom-as Payne; son David L. Payne II;grandchildren Jonathan R., LeviPayne, Emma Bauer; daughter-in-law Erika Payne; siblings BerlinPayne Jr., Connie Holbrook,Cherie Johnson, Ortha Meyers;half-siblings Bill, Tony, Tim, TinaPayne. Preceded in death by sonJonathan L. Payne, sister KarinBryant, half-sister Bambi Payne.

Services were Dec. 31 at Go-shen United Methodist Church.Arrangements by Evans FuneralHome.

James PrewittJames B. Prewitt, 85, Goshen

Township, diedDec. 23. He wasa minister and apress operatorfor Formica. Hewas an Armyveteran ofWorldWar II.

Survived bywife Elizabeth

“June” Ball Prewitt; children Tim(Shirley), Mark (Susan), Samuel(Bobbie Jean) Prewitt, Jane(Dave) Bullock, Ruby (Steve)Turpin, Vickie (Destul) Huff,Becky (Ken) Buttram; siblingsWillard, Herman Prewitt, EdnaMace, Aileen Gaynor; 21 grand-

children; 41 great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by parentsJames S., Mae Prewitt, siblingsFlora Cox, Norma Parker, MyrtleBall, Lloyd, Howard, RaymondPrewitt.

Services were Dec. 29 at theFull Gospel Assembly. Arrange-ments by Tufts Schildmeyer .Memorials to: Full Gospel Assem-bly, 11850 N. Lebanon Road,Loveland, 45140.

Charles RennerCharles James Renner, 83,

Miami Township, died Jan. 1. Heworked in quality control. Hewas a veteran.

Survived bydaughtersCathy, DonnaRenner, Karen(Doug) Trasatt;grandchildrenMitchell,Ashton Trasatt.Preceded indeath by

parents James, Elsie Renner.Services were Jan. 8 at Tufts

Schildmeyer . Memorials to:Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597 or Loveland United Meth-odist Church, 10975 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland, 45140.

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