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MOSCOWWORKS TORECOVER A4Villagers and nearby residentsremember March 2 tornado.

TATE TWP. — U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture officialsarebeginning to reviewpubliccomments on a revised envi-ronmental assessment for theAsian longhorned beetleeradication efforts.

The new assessment wasreleased in January and thecomment period ended Feb.16.

The revised assessmentdiffers from one released inMay 2012 by identifying a pre-ferred alternative for dealingwith healthy trees threatenedby the beetle.

The preferred alternative –called alternative D – recom-mends removal of infestedtrees and a combination of re-moval and chemical treat-ment for high-risk healthytrees.

Rhonda Santos, public in-formation officerwith theUS-DA, said as of Feb. 20 theagency had received about 80email comments on the as-sessment.

However, some of thosewere duplicates, she said.

Santos said the agency re-ceived fourwritten commentsand four oral comments at aFeb. 11 public forum in Cler-montCounty sponsoredby theUSDA.

“We expect a few more tocome in,” she said.

Santos said it will takesome time to go through allthe comments.

“They all need to be re-viewed and considered,” shesaid.

About 200 comments werereceived for the May 2012 as-sessment and it took severalmonths to go through all ofthose, she said.

No timetable has been set

for making a decision onwhich alternative to choose,she said.

The other alternatives list-ed by the USDA in the envi-ronmental assessment are:

» A: No action.» B:Removal of all infested

trees and high-risk healthytrees within a half-mile of in-fested trees.

» C:Removal of all infestedtrees and chemical treatmentof high-risk healthy trees.

Bill Skvarla, a spokesmanfor a group of property own-ers opposed to cutting downhealthy trees, said membersof his group sent in commentson the revised assessment.

The group, the Bethel ALBCitizens’ Cooperative Inc.,supports the chemical treat-ment of healthy trees insteadof removal.

“We want the healthy treestreated,” Skvarla said.

Santos said the removal ofinfested trees will continue inClermont County.

The beetle was discoveredat Skvarla’s Tate Townshipwinery in June 2011.

So far, more than 9,000 in-fested trees have been cutdown in the quarantined area,which includes Tate Town-ship, Bethel, East Fork StatePark and parts ofMonroe, Ba-tavia andStonelick townships.Nouninfested trees havebeenremoved.

A new two-year contractfor tree removals was award-ed in January to Davey TreeExpert Co.

Santos said the contractwith Davey is working outwell.

“The community membersseem to like them,” she said.

Davey also were contract-ed to assist government offi-cials in surveying trees forsigns of new infestation.

Feds reviewingcomments onnew beetle planBy John [email protected]

Workers from Davey Tree Expert Co. in January clean up debris inTate Township from trees they cut down. The trees were infestedwith the Asian longhorned beetle. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

BETHEL — Village officialsplan a major upgrade of the wa-ter system.

“Itwill be tomodernize it andfix weak sections,” said villageAdministrator Travis Dotson.“Our water system is overduefor improvements.”

Council member DonnaGunnsaid improvementswill in-clude replacing a watermain onPlaneStreet andupgrades to thevillage’s water towers.

She said thevillagewill applyfor a zero-percent-interest loanfromtheOhioEPAtofinancetheproject.

“It would save a lot of money

in interest,” shesaid.

Council mem-bers Feb. 14passed a resolu-tion authorizingDotson to applyfor the loan fromthe state. Theloan amount was

not to exceed $1.5 million.The money will be repaid

from the long-term improve-ment fund and thewater depart-ment operating fund, said FiscalOfficer Bill Gilpin.

The Plane Street watermain,now eight inches wide, needs tobe replaced with a 12-inch line,Dotson said.

“It’s more than 30 years old,”

he said of the line.Dotsonsaidotherworkwould

include replacing the small wa-ter tower on Tower Alley.

“It may possibly bemoved toa better location,” he said.

“It’s getting to the pointwhere it’s going to cost more tomaintain than replace it,” Dot-son said of the Tower Alley tow-er. “We also need more capaci-ty.”

Thevillage’sotherwater tow-er, on thenorth sideof townnearOhio 133, also will need somework.

“It’s not properly connectedto the water system,” Dotsonsaid. “We’re going to fix that.”

Dotson said he expects thework to begin in January 2015.

The water tower on Tower Alley in Bethel will be replaced under a plan to overhaul the village’s watersystem. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel to upgradewater system

By John [email protected]

Dotson

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The Clermont Countycommissioners Aug. 27authorized the Water Re-sources Department to

participate in a Class Ac-tion Lawsuit against Syn-genta Crop Protection,the makers of a chemical

herbicide known as Atra-zine.

Atrazine is used tospray a variety of cropsand frequently runs off offields and into waterwaysusedasdrinkingwater re-sources. In total, 1,085communities across theUnited States filed settle-ment claims.

A federal judge in Illi-nois approved the settle-ment Oct. 23. As a result,Clermont County WaterResources Departmentreceived $594,439.72 tohelp reimburse the costsof removing theherbicidefrom the area’s watersource.

“I believe this to be afair settlement and thefundswill go towardoper-ational costs of the waterresources department,”said Commissioner EdHumphrey.

Since 1999, ClermontCounty officials haveused Granular ActivatedCarbon (GAC) to removeAtrazine from the drink-ing water sources at theBob McEwen Water(BMW) Treatment Plant.In 2012, a new GAC treat-ment process was in-stalled atBMWto removetotal organic carbon, At-razine, and other organicchemicals from thesource water. The settle-ment funds will helpmaintain low water ratesby offsetting annual oper-ating costs at BMW.

Settlement to helpco. water resources An increase in calls

requesting the cost forobtaining a “certified”copy of a property deedled to the discovery of ascheme occurring inClermont County.

Clermont County Re-corder Debbie Cleppersaidcompaniesaresend-ing residents letters, of-fering a service to obtaincertified copies of theirproperty deeds. Mostlikely a property owneralready has a copy oftheir deed, which is pro-vided during a closingwhen they purchasedproperty, she said.

These companies areprivately held compa-nies, not affiliated withany government agency,Clepper said. The lettersmay state the impor-tance of having a certi-fied copyofyourproper-ty deedor evenquote theU.S. Government Feder-al Citizens InformationCenter website. Thesecompanies also estimatea price of $60 or more toobtain a copy of a deed.

Although this is not il-legal, you will be payinga significantly higher

amount for the recordthan you would pay bypersonally requesting acopy from the recorder’soffice, Clepper said.

A property deed isconsidered a public rec-ord and is available atthe recorder’s office, shesaid.

“As your county re-corder, I would like to letcitizens know the realcostofgettingacertifiedcopy of your deed, mort-gage or other recordeddocuments. It is $2 perpage and $1 to apply thecertification stamp andseal. The staff at the re-corder’s office can dothis while you wait,”Clepper said.

Residents are able toreceive a certified copyof requested documentswith same-day servicesfrom the recorders of-fice, she said. The aver-age deed is three pages,the total cost of a certi-fied copy would be $7.Citizens will save timeand hassle of filling outforms,mailingthemintothese companies andwaiting for the deliveryof a certified copy.

In addition to deedsand mortgages, the re-corder receives docu-ments for powers of at-torney, mortgage re-leases, assignments ofmortgages, federal taxliens, home owners asso-ciation liens, Ohio Joband Family Servicesliens and some leases,Clepper said. Citizensare able to access rec-ords and print a copyfree of charge throughthe recorder’s website:www.clermontcountyre-corder.gov and access-ing the online record siteat: www.landaccess-.com.

In order to obtaincopies, citizens mustknow the townshipwhere their property islocated, the date theproperty was purchasedand the name of the per-sonwho signed the docu-ment. No appointmentsare necessary. Citizensare welcome any timeduring regular businesshours of 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday throughFriday. Call the office at732-7236 for more infor-mation.

Clermont Co. recorder warnsresidents of deed schemes

Green offerssponsor testimonyon AUP auditslegislation

State Representa-tives Andy Thompson(R-Marietta) and Doug

Green (R-District 66)Feb. 11 testified beforethe House State and Lo-cal Government Com-mittee in support ofHouse Bill 6, whichstrives to lower auditingcosts for political subdi-

visions and increasethese entities’ participa-tion in audits.

Specifically, HouseBill 6 codifies the OhioAuditor of State’s policyregarding the option forallowing, in certain situ-ations, an Agreed-UponProcedures (AUP) audit,which is a lower-cost au-diting method that per-mits eligible govern-ment agencies to savemoney and time withoutsacrificing accountabil-ity. These audits provideless-formal presenta-tions of findings and areultimately more cost-ef-fective and less time-consuming, allowingsavings of 25 to 50 per-cent of full audit costs.

“Our goal is to rewardthose entities that per-formtoahigh standard,”said Thompson. “HouseBill 6 does exactly that.”

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of the Bethel-Tate LocalSchool District Board ofEducation will meet at 7p.m. Thursday, March 7,in the Bethel-Tate HighSchool library.

RememberA Remembrance Ser-

vicewill be conductedat 2p.m. Sunday, March 2, toobserve the one-yearmark since a tornadoslammed into southernClermontCounty, strikingMoscow, Bethel, TateTownship,Felicity,Frank-lin Township and Wash-ington TownshipMarch 2,2012. The service will beat the River Valley Com-munity Center, 30 WellsSt.

Volunteers who helpedin the days and weeks af-ter the tornado will bethanked.

“The 3 R’s of this Re-membrance Service willhelp us to reflect on ourprogress, to restore whathas been damaged, and torebuild what has beenlost,” said Sharon Cham-bers, Moscow villagecouncil, and member ofthe service committee.

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School meetingsThe Bethel-Tate Local

School District Board ofEducation will hold thefollowing meetings:

» Special board meet-ing to conduct a work ses-sion at 10 a.m. Saturday,March 2, at Hill Interme-diate School, 150 FossylDrive.

» Regular meeting at 7p.m.Monday,March11, atHill Intermediate School.

Card partyMonroe Grange mem-

berswillhost theirmonth-ly card party at 7 p.m. Sat-urday, March 2, at thegrange hall, 2644Ohio 222in Nicholsville, south ofOhio Pike, weather per-mitting.

Euchre is the maingame played. Those whodon’t play cards, play oth-er table games. The costto play is $1.50 with tokenprizes given. A breaktakes place between thefourth and fifth games.Food is available at thattime.

For more information,call theRooks at 734-6980.

CCDD tomeetThe Clermont County

Board of DevelopmentalDisabilities will meet inregular sessionThursday,Feb. 28, at the Thomas A.Wildey Center, 2040 U.S.50, just west of Owens-ville. Themeetingwill be-gin at 5:30 p.m. in theEarly Childhood Confer-ence Room.

Call 732-4921 for moreinformation.

Crop coverageMarch15 is the last day

for producers to apply forNon-Insured Crop Disas-ter Assistance Program(NAP) coverage usingForm CCC-471, Applica-tionforCoverage,andpaythe service fee at the FSAcounty office. The appli-cation and service feemustbe filedbyMarch15,the deadline date for 2013spring planted cropswhich include: Foragesorghum, oats, pumpkins,sunflowers and all springplanted specialty cropsgrown for food.

For more information,contact the ClermontCounty Farm ServiceAgency at 732-2181.

Monroe GrangeMonroe Grange mem-

bers will meet at 7 p.m.Friday, March 1, at thegrange hall, 2644Ohio 222in Nicholsville, south ofOhio Pike, weather per-mitting.

Theywill discuss plansfor the bake sale duringthe 360 Auction and theGrassy Run Rendezvousat the end of April. TheLecturer will have theprogram for the evening.Each member shouldbring snacks for the fel-lowship time after themeeting.

For more informationabout Grange, call theRooks at 734-6980.

Ashes foundThe cremated remains

of a deceased gentlemanthat were taken during aresidential burglary Jan.

15 have been recoveredandreturnedtohiswidow,said Clermont CountySheriff A.J. “Tim” Roden-berg.

The ashes were recov-ered in Northern Ken-tucky following informa-tion and leads developedby sheriff’s Investigatorsin cooperation with otherjurisdictions, Rodenbergsaid. The investigationwhich is continuing hasnot yet resulted in identi-fying, charging, or the ar-rest of any individual(s)who were involved in theburglary.

The 71-year-old widowfound her front doorkicked in Jan.15. Also sto-len were coins and aniPad.

Fatal crashThe Ohio State High-

way Patrol is investigat-ing a single vehicle fatalcrash involving a motor-cycle that occurred onGibson Road at 6:15 p.m.Feb. 18 in Goshen Town-ship.

Preliminary investiga-tionrevealed thatAndrewB. Salyer, age 21, of Mil-ford,was operatinga2000Harley Davidson Sport-ster southbound on Gib-son Road. Salyer lost con-trol of themotorcycle andit overturned. Salyer wasejected from the motor-cycle, according to Lt.W.V. Price, OSHP’s Bata-via Post, in a press re-lease.

The crash remains un-der investigation by theBatavia Post of the OhioState Highway Patrol.

Dead body foundBATAVIATWP.—Adead

bodywasfound ina tent ina wooded area of BataviaTownship off Old Ohio 74about 5 p.m. Feb. 22. Thebody was a male and wasdecomposed.Noevidenceof foul play was imme-dately apparent. Thedeath is being investigat-ed. The identity of the de-ceased is in progress, andonce the next of kin arenotified more informa-tion will be released, saidSheriff A.J. “Tim” Roden-berg, in a press release.

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MOSCOW—Ayear after a tor-nado passed through Moscowand surrounding areas of Be-thel, Felicity and Franklin andWashington townships, resi-dents still are recovering fromthe damage. Some readersshared stories and reflectionson how the event changed theirlives and their community.

Not over itJoann Holland, formerly of

Third Street, took cover in herbasement right before the tor-nado hit and destroyed herhome.

“I still have dreams of it,”Holland said. “It was horrible.”

With no home to return to,she lived with her sister for awhile before moving to Fair-ways Apartments in PierceTownship, where she has livedfor about eight months, shesaid.

Although she likes her apart-ment, she said she still hasn’tgotten over her experience ofthe tornado and the loss of herhome.

Optimistic for futureJoyce Swart of Laurel-Mos-

cow Road said the communityhas changed since the tornado.

In addition tothe destructionof houses, theloss of trees hashad an impact onthe village.

“The townlooks naked,” shesaid. “They dohave a tree pro-ject coming, but

it’s going to take years to getback to how it was.”

Despite the loss of homesand trees, Swart said she is opti-mistic.

“We don’t know what the fu-ture holds,” she said.

Family is closer

KenSnider ofCollierRoad inWashington Township said thetornado destroyed his barn,which was the last standingstructure from his grandfa-ther’s farm.

The livestock inside the barnsurvived, and Snider’s insur-ance paid for a new barn.

Despite the loss, he said theexperience made his familycloser.

“We came together as a fam-ily todecidewhatwewantedfora new barn,” he said.

A lot to be doneMickey Hanselman of

Broadway Street said most ofthedamage toherhousewas su-perficial and included damageto the paint and back deck. She

and her husbandalso lost a vanand two boats.The materiallosses were notwhat she tookaway from theexperience,though, she said.

Hanselman,who is on the vil-

lage’s long-term recovery com-mittee, said what affected hermost was “the human nature ofeveryone wanting to help.”

“It was amazing to watch thegenerosity of people coming tohelp,” she said.

Individuals and whole or-ganizations “came from allover,” she said.

Sheandherhusbandareself-employed, which allowed themto take amonth off work to helpother area residents. She oftenacted as a liaison between vol-unteers and residents.

“Itwas really powerful tometo be a catalyst for connectingpeople who needed help withthose who wanted to help,” shesaid.

She said while the destruc-

tion still can be seen along U.S.52, the village is in a much bet-ter place than it was a year ago.

Clean-up efforts continueand will increase in the spring,she said.

“There’s still a lot to bedone,” she said.

Still a close communityCarelHiles andherdaughter

Vicki, both of South SecondStreet, sought shelter in thehome of Hiles’ sister-in-law,Joann Holland.

Hiles said Holland wasasleep on her couch when sheand Vicki arrived. Rather thantaking shelter in the place theynormally did during storms, thethree women took shelter in anold coal bin in the basement.

“A heavy steel beam fellright where we ordinarilystood,” she said.

Unlike Holland’s house, andother neighbors’ houses, thedamage to Hiles’ house was allrepairable, she said.

“My little house is the onlyone left standing on my littleblock (of four houses),” shesaid.

South Second Street used tobe the busy street, with peopleregularly using it to go to thepost office, she said.

The post office is relocatingto 30 Wells St. The formerschool building, which closed in1980, also houses the River Val-ley Community Center and thevillage administration offices.

While some individualsweredisplaced and are missed, vil-lage residents remain a closecommunity, Hiles said.

“Moscow’s always been rath-er aclosecommunity, and it stillis,” she said.

Left with sadnessPam Petitt of Ohio 743 in

Washington Township said theword “tornado” takes on a newmeaning for her after the stormthat hit the area last year.

“It’s some-thing that youdon’t seem to beable to get out ofyour mind,” shesaid.

Petitt had anew roof and sid-ing put on herhouse, she said.

She also lost an old Christ-mas shop that was in front ofher house.

Although the shop, wherechildrenwouldget photos takenwith Santa Claus, had beenclosed for years before the tor-nado, itwasstill a landmark, shesaid.

“It just left mewith kind of asadness,” she said.

She said she thinks people inthe area have grown closersince the storm.

“When people you don’tknow come to offer a hand, itmakes you feel good,” she said.

Getting back on feetRalph Ollendick, pastor of

River of Life Assembly of Godon U.S. 52 was “really fortu-nate.” His church only lostabout three bundles of shinglesand a half bundle of roofingcaps to the tornado, he said.

Following the storm, people“from all over” brought dona-tions of food, clothing andhousehold staples to the churchfor days, he said.

Foraweek,Ollendickandhiswife, Pam, were off from theirregular jobs. That week, theyworked 14- and 15-hour days atthe church and in the communi-ty, taking anddistributingdona-

tions and helping with clean-upand repair efforts. They alsohelped connect people withbusinesses and individuals of-fering various services.

“We were like the middlepeople for those people,” Pamsaid.

In the aftermath, Ollendicksaid he and Pam “learned a lotabout human nature - both thegood and the not-so-good,” butthey try to focuson thegoodandhelp those in need.

There still are many vacantlots, but people are closer now,he said.

“We’re getting back on ourfeet slowly,” he said.

‘On the ball’ insuranceWanda Woodruff said she

and her husband, Wallace, tookcover under astairwell in theirhouse during thetornado. Al-though they havea storm cellar,she had a feelingthey shouldn’ttake cover insideit, she said.

“I knew it wasthe Lord impressing on me notto go,” she said.

She later found that a treefell on the storm cellar, and sheand Wallace would have beentrapped if they had taken coverinside it.

They lostmuch of their roofson their house and garage andsustained damage to their gaze-bo and fence. They sustainedmore than $50,000 in damages,Wanda said.

Their insurance was “righton the ball” to get the damagerepaired, but someMoscowres-idents still are “fighting withtheir insurance agencies,” shesaid.

“I don’t think it (Moscow)will ever be the same,” she said.“I’m just praying that thingswill return to how they were.”

Moscow looks back on tornado a year laterBy Roxanna [email protected]

Hanselman

Petitt

Woodruff

Pam and Ralph Ollendick

Swart

MOSCOW — It’s been nearly ayear since a tornado rippedthrough Moscow taking 16homes, but people stayed andareworking to revive this river-front village.

Village employees and coun-cil members are trying to helpthe community establish a newnormal, said village Adminis-trator Sandra Ashba.

The village planning com-mission is holding a potluckfrom 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,March 2, at the River ValleyCommunity Center, 30 Wells St.The event, dubbed “A Time toRemember and a Time to Re-build,” will give residents achance to share their stories ofthe tornado and its aftermath,Ashba said.

Planning commission mem-bers also will be asking for in-put from residents about theirhopes and ideas for the commu-nity and its future.

“We’re working pretty hardto encourage growth again,”said Vice Mayor Linda Carter.

The recovery process hashad its issues, Ashba said. Vil-lage employees still are func-tioning out of temporary quar-ters, she said.

“We’re trying to make thebest of it,” she said.

Although parts of it are stillunder construction, she recent-ly beganworking out of the por-tion of the building housing thenew village administration of-ficesat30WellsSt.Thebuildingis expected to be ready April 1and staff members will have

their own of-fices.

The buildingformerly was aschool building,which closed in1980. Itwasbeingremodeled whenthe tornado hit,Ashba said.

After thestorm,shefollowedthe village emergency opera-tion plan and reported to theschool building’s old schoolgymnasium -now the communi-

ty center. Thetornado de-stroyed the roofand blew out thewindows, andinches of waterwere found in-side, she said.

Many otherbuildings, includ-

ing the former administrationbuilding, 79 Elizabeth St., alsowere damaged, and some weredestroyed, she said.

Of the 101 homes in the vil-

lagepriortothetornado, thetor-nado destroyed 16, and 22 sus-tained major damage, she said.

“There are some people whohave moved on who will nevercomeback,” she said. “Youcan’talways return to normal.”

Many treesalsowereuproot-ed.

“One of the things that reallyjust strikes everyone is thephysical change of the village,”she said. “We lost over 500 treesin this event.”

Despite the damage and the

displacement of some resi-dents, she said the village has“made strides.”

“I think there’s a restoredsense of community,” she said.

Carter said since the torna-do, people are more aware ofnatural disasters and their ef-fects, making themmore likelyto prepare for them.

“I’ve been amazed at howmuch has been done to get thetownback tonormal, but there’sstill a long road ahead of us toget there,” she said.

VILLAGE OFFICIALSWORKTO RESTORE MOSCOW

By Roxanna [email protected]

Many houses in Moscow still are being repaired nearly a year after the March 2 tornado. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Ashba Carter

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 • BETHEL JOURNAL • A5NEWS

MILFORD — Communitymembers are pitching in to helpthose in need at Tracy’s Houseof Treasure, 730 Main Street.

Tracy Allen has been operat-ingherMilford thrift shopsinceOctober. She has received sup-port from family, friends andnearby business owners likeveterinarian Terry Henehan.

“Even though we have onlybeen here a short time, a lot ofpeople from the communityhave helped out,” Allen said.

While her main focus is tohelp at-risk children, militarytroopsandtheirfamilies, sheof-fers items for a variety of indi-viduals of all ages.

Allen, who regularly sup-ports local food pantries, alsooperates Our Lady of LibertyFood Pantry out of the store.

“She’s got a strong will tohelp people who need help,”

said Allen’s sister, Mary Chees-bro. “She’s got a big heart.”

Cheesbro said she helps Al-len get items on shelves.

“If I didn’t have a full-timejob, I would be down there ev-ery day,” she said.

Allensaid shehasnoemploy-ees and runs her store with thehelp of volunteers to keepprices low. She pays overheadcosts and utility bills with per-sonal finances and anonymousdonations by area businesses,she said.

She uses the money shemakes in sales to purchase cof-feeandsnacks for shoppersanditems for the food pantry.

Clothing prices range be-tween25cents to $5, she said. Inaddition to clothing, dishes andother household necessities,she sells military hats, hand-made dog leashes, handmadecards and various types of art.

“If (someone) is looking forone specific item, she does

whatever she can to get it,”Cheesbro said.

Allensaidsheacceptsalmostany new or used items, includ-ing old T-shirts, which sheshreds and sells as rags.

“There’s a use for every-

thing,” she said.She said the only items she

doesnot takeareusedmattress-es.

There are no stipulationsabout the condition of donateditems, she said.

“If it’s broken we can nor-mally fix it,” she said. “If itneeds a coat of paint, we’ll paintit.”

If she has any items she can’tuse - which has not happenedyet - she can take them to otherthrift stores, she said.

Tracy’s House of Treasure isopenSunday throughThursday,from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdaysare devoted towashing clothingdonations.While the store is notofficially open Saturdays, Allensaid she welcomes customerswho are unable tomake it to thestore other days of the week.

She said there is no drop boxfor donations, but she is tryingto get one. Donations can bedropped off at the store duringbusiness hours. Allen and hervolunteers also offer donationpick-up.

Allen can be contacted byemailing [email protected] or calling 432-1170.

New thrift store helps those in needBy Roxanna [email protected]

Tracy Allen, owner of Tracy's House of Treasure, Feb. 11 prices someclothing to sell. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

“When you give to the needy,do not announce it with trum-pets . . . then your Father, whoseeswhat is done in secret, willreward you.”

Matthew 6:2-4AMELIA — “Poochie” had a

secret – until members of theClermont County Council oftheAmericanLegiondecided itwas time to break it wide open.

For more than 20 years, Ma-ry Ellen “Poochie” Johnson-O’Hara, owner of Poochie’sPlace in Amelia, has been pre-paring and donating all thefood for the council’s NeediestKids Christmas program.

Thiswas first at her family’sKentucky Fried Chicken fran-chise at 1375 W. Ohio Pike inAmelia and then, since July2012, at her diner on the samesite.

Johnson-O’Hara fed 90 chil-

dren at the 2012 event alone.She’s kept her mouth shut

about the donations, but thecouncil members recently de-cided Johnson-O’Hara de-serves to be recognized andpresented her with a plaque infront of her customers at thediner, where she serves break-fast and lunch daily.

“Over the years, Poochies’kind contributions have savedthousands of dollars for theprogram and has fed hundredsof local children in need,” saidBob Derr, spokesman for thecouncil, which represents nineAmerican Legion posts.

The Clermont County Coun-cil of the American Legion hassince the end of World War IIhosted a Neediest Kids Christ-mas program the first Thurs-day in December.

The program for childrenages 6 to 8 includes a shoppingtrip forclothes theyneed, avis-it fromSanta, gifts of toys –and

the free lunch.The event gives Johnson-

O’Hara a chance to put intopractice a lesson from her fa-ther.

No, not how to run a busi-ness - althoughVictor Johnson,who died in 2006, definitelytaught her that.

Johnson also taught hisdaughter to quietly give backto the community.

“He would tell me, ‘You’redoing exactly what you’re sup-posed to be doing,’” said John-son-O’Hara,who lives inPierceTownship.

Johnson-O’Hara said shewas “shocked” to get theplaque from the American Le-gion, but found a place for itright away.

“I hung it onawall at thedin-er right above the antique Co-ca-Cola case,” she said.

For more about your community,visit www.Cincinnati.com/Amelia.

Mary Ellen “Poochie” Johnson-O’Hara, owner of Poochie's Place in Amelia, receives a plaque in recognitionof her charity work from veterans, from left, Ron Hartman, commander of American Legion Post 72 in Mr.Carmel; Don Chandler, vice president of the Clermont County Veterans’ Service Commission representing theAmerican Legion; and Bob Derr, a member of the Clermont County Veterans’ Service Commissionrepresenting AMVETS. At far left is Holly Preston of Felicity, a server at Poochie’s Place. PROVIDED

AMERICAN LEGIONTHANKS POOCHIE’SBy Jeanne [email protected]

A man from Williamsburgand a woman from WayneTownship were arrested Feb. 5byBrownCounty Sheriff’s dep-uties for allegedlymanufactur-

ing meth in a house near Mt.Orab.

Brown County SheriffDwayne Wenninger said depu-ties arrestedEricReeves, 27, ofWilliamsburg, and ChristinaFuller, 28, of Pleasant Plain, formanufacturing meth at a resi-dence on Greenbush East Road

near Mt. Orab.Several indictments were is-

sued Feb. 14 by the BrownCounty Grand Jury on bothReeves and Fuller, including il-legal manufacturing, felony,second degree; illegal assem-bly of chemicals, felony, thirddegree; conspiracy to traffic

drugs, felony, third degree; andpossession of drug instru-ments, misdemeanor, first de-gree. Reeves and Fuller are in-carcerated at the Brown Coun-ty Adult Detention Centerawaiting a bond hearing on thecharges.

Clermont Co. residents suspected of making meth

Fuller Reeves

Lab was foundnear Mt. Orab

BATAVIA—Villageofficialsare working to address thecondition ofvacant anddilapi-dated buildings.

Planning commissionmembers Feb. 19 authorizedvillage Administrator DennisNichols to develop a Commu-nity Reinvestment Area pro-gram.

A Community Reinvest-ment Area would allow offi-cials to offer investment in-centives like tax abatementsfor renovation or construc-tion of structures in the vil-lage.

Nichols said he also plansto investigate options for de-veloping blighted areas underthe program.

“We want to require own-ers toget theirbuildingsoccu-pied, sell them or tear themdown,” he said.

Several properties indowntown Batavia have beenvacant for extended periodsof time, he said.

One property hewould liketoseeoccupiedortorndownis220 E. Main St. The building,which most recently housedthe Thomas Graphics printshop, at one point was an OddFellows Hall.

“Thebuilding is a classic ofits time and its type,” Nicholssaid. “It has somuch charm toit.”

Despite its charm, thebuilding needs renovation, hesaid.

The property has been va-cant for six or seven years,said Howard Moore, son ofStirling Moore, who co-ownsthe building with his brother,Louis Moore.

“Ithasbeenforsaleandforlease,” Howard Moore said.“We’ve done everything, butthere’s minimal interest.”

Stirling Moore said thereare some people interested inthe building, but often thosewho do request a one-yearlease.

“We really want to sell it,”

he said.Taxabatementswouldhelp

fill buildings in downtownBa-tavia and get new businessowners on their feet, StirlingMoore said.

Nichols said there also areseveral other buildings in thevillage - particularly on Mainand Second streets - that hewould like to see occupied intime for the village’s bicen-tennial next year.

Nichols said while he doesnot want to impose on proper-ty rights, the village could, asa last resort, take blightedproperties by imminent do-main.

Commissionmembers alsoauthorized Nichols to begindeveloping a new land useplan.

Nichols said he will pro-pose revision of the land useplan to the finance committeeand village council as well.

He also wrote a buildingmaintenance code, which hepresented to the planningcommission and will presentto council.

Batavia worksto addressvacant buildingsBy Roxanna [email protected]

Batavia officials would like tosee something done with thisbuilding at 220 E. Main St.ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Wrestling» Bethel-Tate’s ChipRatcliff

finished fourth at the DII dis-trict meet in Goshen Feb. 23 toqualifyfor thestate tournamentin Columbus at 132 pounds.

Alsoat thedistrictmeet,AricPeters was sixth at 120 and Bri-an Carter was sixth at 126.

Boys basketball» Bethel-Tate beat Felicity-

Franklin in the Southern Buck-eye Conference Crossover

Showdownfifth-placegame,60-46 on Feb. 16. Russell Hartleyled the Tigers with 18 points,while Christopher Smith pacedthe Cardinals with 15.

In the area tournament, Be-thel-Tate’s season ended with a79-36 loss to Aiken at Mason onFeb. 22. JasonAdams led theTi-gers in the loss with 16 points.

» Felicity-Franklin’s seasonended on Feb. 23 with a 61-57loss to St. Bernard at Oak Hills.The Cardinals finish the seasonat6-18.SophomoreJordanUtterled in the loss with 20 points.

Girls basketball

» Bethel-Tate played NewRichmond in the second roundof the Division II sectional atWithrow Feb. 21. The Lady Li-ons got a triple-double from ju-nior center Josie Buckingham(42 points, 14 rebounds, 10blocks) to win 68-42. The LadyTigers end the season at 10-14.Sophomore Brooke Jenike ledin the loss with 18 points.

» Felicity-Franklin over-came a 34-22 halftime deficit tobeat Ripley-Union 64-56 on Feb.20. Freshman Ashley Moorehad 22 points and senior AricaStutz added 18. The win at theDivision III sectional at Wil-

mington put the Lady Cardinalsagainst Georgetown.

Against the Lady G-Men onFeb. 23, Felicity-Franklin lost50-40 to end the season 16-9.FreshmanAshleyMooreandju-nior Brooke Corbin had 10points each.

Rowing» The members of the Cler-

mont Crew have spent theirwinterputtingforceanextremeamount of dedication and hardwork on their rowing condition-ing. Seven members of theCrew participated in theCRASH-B Sprints – The Cincin-

nati Indoor Rowing Champion-ships Feb. 3 at Notre DameAcademy. The race took placeover the Olympic regatta dis-tance of 2,000 meters. Varsityrower Ricky Vandegrift tookthird place, with his personalbest time, in the varsity highschool boys lightweight divi-sion. Ashley Collins also beather personal record at thechampionships. LindseyMarquez earnedagoldmedal inthe seventh- and eighth-gradegirls division with her personalbest. The Crew welcomes newmembers. Formore details, vis-it www.clermontcrew.net.

TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott [email protected]

MT. WASHINGTON — McNi-cholas got 32 points from ju-nior Hannah Taylor, but itwasn’t enough as the Rocketsfell toNorwood, 64-55, inDivi-sion II tournament play Feb.19.

Throughout the year, theRockets struggled to consis-tently score, according tocoach Gregg Flammer, butposted an 8-2 conference rec-ord and won the Girls’ Great-er Cincinnati League CentralDivision.

Flammer said playing withtoughness helped the Rocketsovercome offensive troubles.

“The days you can’t score,you can still compete, with anattitude of we’re going to playtough and aggressive,” hesaid. “We did that all year andwe beat some good teams. Webeat (Dayton) CJ, Carroll andAnderson...and. winning the(league championships)against Badin, that was prob-ably the highlight of the sea-son.”

When the Rockets neededoffense, Hannah Taylor usualanswered the call.

The junior was second inthe Central with 12.3 points

and 2.0 assists per game. Sheled the league with 7.4 re-bounds.

For her efforts, Taylor wasnamed the Central’s Athleteof the Year.

“We relied on her offen-sively a lot and she respon-ded,” Flammer said. “Sheworkshardonhergame. She’salways staying after practiceshooting extra foul shots.”

Taylor is expected to re-turn next season, and shouldcombine with Maddie White,Payton Ramey and CorrieSheshull to form a strong nu-cleus as the Rockets defendthe league title.

Sheshull joined Taylor as afirst-team member, whileWhite was named to the sec-ond team.

Flammer, who was namedthe conference’s Coach of theYear, said Ramey — a 5-foot-10 sophomore, could bepoised for breakout year.

“She’s had some gamesthat were just outstanding,”Flammer said.

Flammerandcompanywilllose just two seniors from thisyear’s roster in Lauren Lamp-ing and GGCL second-teammember Katie Rogers.

“We’re going to miss ourseniors,” Flammer said. “Ka-tie led by example on thefloor, and Lauren was a vocalleader…and kept everybodyup.”

Taylor answerscall for McNick

By Nick [email protected]

Norwood guard Hannah Hale, center, shoots over McNicholas juniorHannah Taylor, left, and Meghan Sweeney, right, during theRockets’ sectional tournament loss Feb. 19. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE

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League titlehighlight of season

BETHEL — A year after fall-ing in the first round of the Di-vision II tournament at With-row, Bethel-Tate defeated Indi-an Hill 41-34 on Feb. 16 to moveto a second game against NewRichmond Feb. 21.

As has often been the case,the Lady Tigers were paced bythe Jenike sisters as freshmanJulia had 17 points and sopho-more Brooke scored 14.

“Our girls came to play andthat was the difference,” CoachDave Fallis said. “It wasn’tpretty and it wasn’t perfect allof the time, butwe ran the courtand played tenacious defense.”

Several Lady Tigers rattledIndian Hill with defensiveplays in the game including Ab-bie Shinkle, Allison Poe andSydney Kilgore. On the otherendof the floorwere rackingup31 of Bethel-Tate’s 41 points.

“They’re following the foot-steps of their sister, Tess,” Fal-lis said. “I’ve been blessed tohave all three at this point.Maybe (younger sister) Maris-sa, if I stick around longenough.”

Tess Jenikeplays atUCCler-mont, while Marissa is 10. Forthe next two years, Brooke andJulia will hold up the familyname on the local hardwood.

“These two are a blessing tocoach,” Fallis said. “It makescoaching really easy.What a lotof people don’t know aboutthese two is the hours that theylog in the gym working. It’s

hours and hours in the gym thatnobody knows about.”

One guy who probably knewabout theJenikeworkethicwasthe coach on the other side ofthe gym Feb. 16, Chris Aring-ton. Along with taking over In-dian Hill, his Cincinnati AngelsAAU program features the Je-nikes and his daughters, Jessi-ca and Sam.

Brooke plays in the offsea-son age groupwith junior Jessi-ca Arington, while Julia andSamAringtonplaywith a fresh-man-age squad.

Despite being “Angels” thetwo Jenikes weren’t beyondstealing some of Indian Hill’splays.

“Probably we had the advan-tage because we knew some oftheir stuff,” Brooke Jenike saidgrinning. “We knew that hisdaughters could shoot.”

In the game, Jessica Aring-ton got her points, but Bethel-Tate held LadyBraves top scor-er Sam Arington to just six. Onthe smiling side of the score-board, Julia Jenike’s 17 includ-ed a pair of three-pointers.

“I was surprisedmyself thatI hit those,” she said with eyesraised.

Added Brooke Jenike, “Wekind of changed roles. I’m usu-ally the shooter and she’s usu-ally the driver, but we changedroles.”

The sisters have played the

game since their father (Be-thel-Tate football coach Bill Je-nike) could hand thema basket-ball. The result has been tough-ness and court communicationthat is hard to explain, but easyto see.

“We have mental telepathy,”Julia Jenike said. “We knowwhat each other’s going to dowe played together so much.”

After the Lady Tigers’ win, agood-natured Chris Arington ofIndian Hill congratulated bothgirls as they were being inter-viewed. Then he gathered hisown for the drive home.

“The Jenike sisters won thisround,” he said. “We’ll get themnext year!”

The win over Indian Hill putBethel-Tate in another South-ern Buckeye Conference battlewith New Richmond. Duringthe regular season, they split.

The Lady Lions won 51-48 onDec. 4. On Jan. 26, the Lady Ti-gers prevailed 56-52.

On Feb. 21, 6-foot-5 NewRichmond junior center JosieBuckingham was too much forBethel-Tate,whose tallest start-er is Julia Jenike at 5-foot-9.Buckingham blew upwith a tri-ple-double of 42 points, 14 re-bounds and 10 blocks as the La-dy Lions rolled 68-42.

Bethel-Tate finishes 10-14but will return the Jenikes, Ab-bie Shinkle, Allison Poe, Chris-tine Myers and Kylie Sawyersfrom this year’s team. The lossended the high school basket-ball careers of Alex Shinkle,Sydney Kilgore and Taylor At-kins.

Bethel-Tate freshman Julia Jenike (31) has the box out on Indian Hill’s Jessica Arington (4) while seniorSydney Kilgore (20) takes the other end. SCOTT SPRINGER/COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel-Tate girlsnotch tourney winBy Scott [email protected]

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CINCINNATI — At theReds Hall of Fame andMuseum Feb. 19, the Cin-cinnati Reds and In-GameSports announced the 64-team field for the second-annualRedsFuturesHighSchool Showcase.

The event beginsMarch 25 and runsthroughApril15featuringteams from southeasternIndiana, northern Ken-tucky and southwesternOhio. The event culmi-nateswithall 64 teams ina“March at theMajors” pa-radebeforetheReds/Mar-lins game April 21.In ayear’s time, the prepshowcase has grown dra-matically, according toTom Gamble of In-GameSports.

“Last year we had 25games involving 50schools,” he said. “Thisyear, 32 games involving64 schools and 20 of theschools are new.”

Games are slated to beplayed at Northern Ken-tucky University, Xavier,UC, Prasco Park,WesternHills and Reds Communi-ty Fund fields in Batavia,Winton Terrace and Rose-lawn.

Reds COO and distin-guished Summit CountryDay alum Phil Castellinialso voiced his support.

“This is important indeveloping future Redsplayers and future Redsfans,” Castellini said.“We’re proud to be associ-ated with this. We’re go-ing to continue this andhopefully it gets stronger

and stronger each year.”Tickets for the Reds

Futures Showcase gamesare $5 and good for allgames that day. Eachticket also comes with avoucher good for a freeViewLevel ticket to selectReds regular season

games at Great AmericanBallpark and a coupon fora free Skyline coney.Tickets will be availableat the participatingschools and on game daysat the host facilities.

Reds Futures Showcasebegins March 25By Scott [email protected] SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

Local games for the 2013 Reds Futures High SchoolShowcase presented by PNC:Monday, April 8Glen Este vs. Turpin, 5 p.m. (Brian Wilson Field)Wednesday, April 10Amelia vs. Bethel-Tate, 5 p.m. (Brian Wilson Field)Thursday, April 11Anderson vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. (University of Cincinnati)McNicholas vs. Roger Bacon, 7 p.m. (University of Cincin-

nati)Friday, April 12Goshen vs. New Richmond, 4:30 p.m. (New Richmond

High School) **Batavia vs. Clermont Northeastern, 5 p.m. (Brian Wilson

Field) ****Reds mascots and the Reds Rover events team will

appear at these games. Additional appearances will beannounced at a later date.

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The power of the resurrectionMatthew14:22-33 talks

about how the disciples wereon the troubled sea, and theLord suddenly appears untothem. Naturally, they wereafraid at first, but then ourLord God calms their fears,and then Peter being Peter,asks our Lord to bid him tocome to Him out on the water.And our Lord does, and for awhile Peter does in fact walkon the water, but as Peter takeshis eyes off of our Lord, hebegins to sink… so will we.

Now, (borrowing fromHen-ry Blackaby) think of howmany times we have watchedother people perform seeming-lymiraculous feats athletically.Wewere in awe of their skilland prowess. Theymade itappear so effortless. And for abrief moment, we entertain thethought within ourselves thatwe could duplicate that feat.And by in large with practice

we can. Simi-larly, when wethink of theaccomplish-ments of themen andwom-en in the Bible,we tend tothink we couldhave done asgood as theydid, if we only

had the chance.We even convince ourselves

if we had only been there, wewould have obeyed, we wouldhave not doubted our LordGod, we would have been evenmore brave. Would we? I won-der. Understand, God didchoose these ordinary peopleand did extraordinary thingsthrough them… through theirfaith. But I petition you, thatwe too can experience the “ex-traordinary” in our lives just asthe early Christians did. Our

problem is that we have beensettling for the ordinary for fartoo long. We serve the sameGod, don’t we? But I must warnyou, you will find yourself inthemiddle of seemingly impos-sible situations. Furthermore,think about it, the resurrectionitself is humanly impossible. Itis beyond anythingman can doin his own strength or ability. Itis beyond the “scope” of anyearthly experience. It is a Godthing pure and simple.

The world demonstratespower by destroying things, bytaking life, but Almighty Goddemonstrates power by cre-ating and giving life. Folks,there is somuchmore to theresurrection than just going toheaven whenwe die. In fact,God wants us to utilize thepower of the resurrection inour daily lives… everyday.However, we cannot attainunto the potential of the resur-

rected life without goingthrough the cross, withoutgoing through trials and tribu-lations. People want the resur-rection power without suf-fering; they want the resurrec-tion without death… that’simpossible. Before Jesus wasresurrected, He had to die. Wemust die to self daily. Wemustcarry our cross. I understandwhy people don’t want thepower… it is because with the“power” comes responsibility,with the “power” comes ac-countability. Everybodywantsto go to heaven, but they don’twant to have to live for Him orserveHimwhile they are here.Why? Because there is an ex-pectation wemust live a godlylife, and whowants to do that?Right!

There were some very greatmen andwomen in the Biblewho were called upon to doextraordinary things. People

likeMoses, Joshua, Gideon,Daniel, Esther, Peter and John,and somanymore. They wit-nessed themighty power ofGod again and again. Whenthings seemed to be goingagainst them, Godwas there.Remember how timid the dis-ciples were before the cross;before the resurrection, thenlook at how bold and coura-geous they were afterward.Don’t you understand we canbe aMoses to someone, we canbe a Joshua to someone, we canbe an Esther. Remember, Peterdid not walk on the water untilthe Lord told him to do so. Hereceived divine authorizationfirst. Folks, it’s our turn to walkwith the resurrected Lord.Remember, “…withmen thisis impossible, but with God allthings are possible” (Matthew19:26).

BenHurst is the Pastor ofNorthside Baptist Church in Bethel.

Ben HurstCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

If you would like to get aSocial Security Statement,which provides estimates ofyour future benefits, it is nowavailable online atwww.socialsecurity.gov.

“Our new online Social Se-curity Statement is simple,easy-to-use and provides peo-ple with estimates they can useto plan for their retirement,”said Michael J. Astrue, com-missioner of Social Security.

“The onlineStatement alsoprovides esti-mates for dis-ability andsurvivorsbenefits, mak-ing the State-ment an impor-tant financialplanning tool.People shouldget in the habit

of checking their online State-ment each year, around theirbirthday, for example.”

In addition to helping withfinancial planning, the onlineStatement also provides work-ers a convenient way to deter-mine whether their earningsare accurately posted to theirSocial Security records. Thisfeature is important becauseSocial Security benefits arebased on average earningsover a person’s lifetime. If theinformation is incorrect, theperson may not receive properbenefits.

The online Statement pro-vides you the opportunity tosave or print the document forfuture reference, or to havehandy for discussions withfamily members or a financialplanner.

According to the AmericanCustomer Satisfaction Index,users are giving the onlineStatement a score of 89, mak-ing it competitive with ourother top-rated, best-in-gov-ernment online services, suchas the Retirement Estimatorand online retirement applica-tion.

To get a personalized onlineStatement, you must be age 18or older and must be able toprovide information about

yourself that matches informa-tion already on file with SocialSecurity. In addition, SocialSecurity uses Experian, anexternal authentication serviceprovider, for further verifica-tion. You must provide identi-fying information and answersecurity questions in order topass this verification. SocialSecurity will not share yourSocial Security number withExperian, but the identitycheck is an important part ofthis new, thorough verificationprocess.

When your identity is ver-ified, you can create a “MySocial Security” account with aunique user name and pass-word to access your onlineStatement. In addition, youronline Statement includes linksto information about otheronline Social Security services,such as applications for retire-ment, disability andMedicare.

For more information aboutthe new online Statement, visithttp://1.usa.gov/13ii1N4.

Sue Denny is the Social Securitypublic affairs specialist in

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Feb. 20 questionHowwill the Horseshoe Casi-

no, scheduled to open March 4in downtown Cincinnati, affectCincinnati? Do you plan to pa-tronize the casino? Why or whynot?

“After they get the bugsworked out, I might give it aquick look-see, but that’s aboutit. I hope others don’t followsuit, because the dimwittedpoliticians in Cincinnati andHamiltonCountyhavealreadyspent the projected casinorevenues ten times over - be-fore the first quarter has beendropped into a slot machine.Mayor Mallory needs all thehelp he can get for his ridicu-lous street car scam. I thankGod every day that I live inClermont County!”

J.J.

“Well I think the casino willfinally bring some of the vicethis city has always been lack-ing. I believe there will bemore downside than upside.The negative social toll casi-nos and gambling typicallytake on a community usuallyoutweigh the gains. Plus, nomatter what the perceivedgains are, you can never beatthe house.

“I won’t go because gam-bling doesn’t have an intrinsicappeal tomeand theentertain-ment or dining at casino’sseem a bit too corporate andcookie cutter to me. I’d ratherspend an evening at Arnold’sdowntown listening to locallive music in a unique, only inCincinnati, setting.”

I.P.

“How will the HorseshoeCasino affect Cincinnati? Noone can really answer thatwithcertainty.Thereareargu-ments in favor of such estab-lishments and against them.You can spend some time re-searching articles about theimpact of gambling establish-ments in places like IndianaandKentucky, but youmust becareful that the reports aresubjective and unbiased.

“I have relatives andfriendswho patronize casinos,and I concede that this is theirprerogative. Some of the com-mentaries say that tax reve-nues from casinos are very

helpful to the local economy,but I don’t know how much ofthe taxes that are levied onHorseshoe Casino will go ex-clusively to Cincinnati.

“Mypersonal feeling is thatpeople should have a right topatronize these places, but Ialso think it is naive to fail toadmit that they prey on thepsychological weakness ofcompulsive gamblers. Thesame is true of alcoholic bev-erages, I suppose, and we sawwhat resulted from attemptsto outlaw alcohol.

“I’ve been to a couple of ca-sinos inmy life, and feel no de-sire to return. Someof the peo-ple playing slots look like zom-bies. And there is an atmos-phere of sadness andcompulsion that I saw.

“Would I patronize the casi-no? No, because although Iused to enjoy certain kinds ofgambling when I was younger(pulling tips, playing poker,etc ... ) the ‘sport’ holds no ap-peal for me now.”

Bill B.

“I believe the HorseshoeCasino will have a detrimentaleffect on our city – it will suckout money that would havebeen spent onnecessities or onother leisure activities such assports, movies, culturalevents. It will give compulsivegamblers a too near and pre-sent place to gamble.

“Basedonreports fromoth-er areas casinosdonot encour-age development or supportother businesses but attractpawnshopsandcheck-cashingplaces. Based on a recent En-quirer article, drunk drivingincidents will likely increase.

“The building itself is a dis-appointment – a ‘big box’ witha glitzy facade and ugly sign;check out the view from Gil-

bert Avenue.“The negatives far out-

weigh the positives of newjobs and possibly increasedtourism. I will never patronizethe casino.

“Hope it underperformsand is closed down soon. Thespace could be repurposedinto a convention or event cen-ter or a downtown mall.”

J.R.B.

“Current news stories sug-gest the other major Ohio cit-ieswhichalreadyhavecasinosare not producing as expected.In the case of Cincinnati thetwo nearby casinos in Indianamay cause the same disap-pointment in the Tristate.

“There is a finite pool ofgamblers in our society andeven a plush new casino in thedowntown area could provethe golden goose of gamblingcannot lay enough eggs tosolve the fiscal problems ofgovernment.

“I am not a gambler so it’snot likely I’ll visit the Horse-shoe Casino. I consider gam-bling a vice and do not believeit is proper for our govern-ment to encourage it.

“The basic premise of gam-bling is the operators of thegames of chance have controlof the odds which guaranteethe players will lose. That iswhy the players are calledgamblers while the operatorshave a sure thing.”

R.V.

“I seldom gamble, evenwhen I am in Las Vegas or on acruise ship, although everynow and then I lose somemon-ey in slot machines as I walkby themontheway toaconfer-ence or convention.

“I would not take the timeor energy to go to the Horse-shoe Casino as a destinationunless there was some otherreason to be there. I hope allmy friends andneighbors visitoften and play until their eyesglaze over.

“Given the well-publishedodds, virtually all gambling isa tax willingly paid by themathematically challenged.Let them pay as much as theywant and reduce govern-ment’s need to tax me.”

F.S.D.

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NEXT QUESTIONDo you think the U.S. SupremeCourt will decide to eliminatethe $123,200 political contribu-tion cap placed on an individ-ual donor during an electioncycle? Why or why not?

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UNION TWP. — The ClermontChamberofCommercewillhostthe first annual Southwest OhioSmall Business Summit Oct. 29.

John Melvin, the chamber’ssmall business developmentcenter director, announced thenew event Feb. 8 at the cham-ber’s annual meeting and smallbusiness awards luncheon.

Melvin said the summit, to beheld at theHoliday Inn&Suites,Eastgate, will address howstrategy,changeandtechnologyaffect small businesses.

“Wewill offer awealth of tal-ent,” Melvin said.

At the annual meeting, alsoheld at the Holiday Inn, 2012chamber chairman Steve Hood,a partner at Kamphaus, Hen-ning and Hood Certified PublicAccountants of Milford, passedthe gavel to 2013 chairman BobManning, vice president/CFO atLykins Companies of MiamiTownship.

The featured speaker wasJohn Lucas of BrightStar Part-ners, Inc., who talked about howsocial media and new technol-ogies are affecting businesses.

“Consumers are much morediscerning today than they usedto be,” Lucas said. “They aregetting information from newsources.”

Six awards were given tosmall businesses in ClermontCounty.

» Customer Focus Award,one to 50 employees: Slice ofStainless Inc., Union Township.

» Customer Focus Award, 51to 250 employees: Sam’s Club ofEastgate, Union Township.

» Emerging Small BusinessAward, one to 50 employees:Bioformix, Inc., Miami Town-ship.

» Emerging Small BusinessAward, 51 to 250 employees:HealthSource of Ohio, with sev-eral locations inClermontCoun-ty.

» Innovative Best BusinessPractice Award, one to 50 em-ployees: Kingdom Productions,Inc., Union Township.

» Innovative Best BusinessPractice Award, 51 to 250 em-ployees: ITI (InternationalTechne Group), Inc., MiamiTownship.

Robin Tackett of Slice of Stainless, center, accepts the award for Customer Focus forcompanies of between one and 50 employees. At left is Bill Lyon of the Lyon Group andat right is John Melvin, the chamber's small business development center director. JOHN

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Hal Shevers, left, of Sporty's presents to Felix Leshey of Sam's Club the chamber awardfor Customer Focus for businesses of between 51 and 250 employees. At right is JohnMelvin, the chamber's small business development center director. JOHN SENEY/THE

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Clermont Chamberhonors small businesses

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Dave Chodos, left, of Global Scrap Management, presents to AdamMolofsky of Bioformix, Inc., the chamber award for Emerging SmallBusinesses of between one and 50 employees. At right is JohnMelvin, the chamber's small business development center director.JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Tim Laudermilch, left, of Eagle Specialty Vehicles, congratulates KimPatton of HealthSource of Ohio, winner of the Clermont Chamber ofCommerce small business award for Emerging Companies ofbetween 51 and 250 employees. At right is John Melvin, thechamber's small business development center director. JOHN SENEY/THE

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Tom Gregory, center, was the winner of the chamber’s InnovativeBest Business Practice award for companies of between 51 and 250employees. Presenting the award are Pete Wentzel, left, of GeneralData and John Melvin, the chamber's small business developmentcenter director. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Patti Fraley, left, of CTTS, Inc., presents Hank Pryor of KingdomProductions with the chamber award for Innovative Best businessPractices for companies of between one and 50 employees. At rightis John Melvin, the chamber's small business development centerdirector. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Matthew Van Sant, left, president and CEO of the Clermont Chamber of Commerce,speaks Feb. 8 at the chamber's annual meeting and small business awardsluncheon. Behind him are Steve Hood, center, the chamber’s outgoing boardchairman, and Bob Manning, 2013 board chairman. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

John Lucas ofBrightStarPartners, Inc.was thefeaturedspeaker Feb.8 at theClermontChamber ofCommerceannualmeeting andsmallbusinessawardsluncheon.JOHN SENEY/THE

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

BETHELJOURNAL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013

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THURSDAY, FEB. 28AuctionsIt’s Almost Spring QuarterAuction, 7-9 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 450, 450 Victor StierDrive, Bring friends, snacks anddrinks; also available. Benefitsless-fortunate children. Paddles:$2 each or three for $5. 831-8613.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767Wolfpen-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.SilverSneakers ROM, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. For seniors. Free.Presented by SilverSneakers.947-7344. Union Township.

Music - BluesKarl Dappen, 6 p.m., StonekryResale Books, 8253 BeechmontAve., Saxophonist plays duringCrafting Time. Free. 474-0123;www.stonekry.org. AndersonTownship.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Visitor Center. Share cupof coffee or tea with friendswho enjoy watching birds. Ages21 and up. Members free: non-members pay daily admission.831-1711, ext. 125; www.cincyna-ture.org. Union Township.Maple Sugaring Days forScouts, 4:30 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Scouts taptree, help with sugaring workand sample maple syrup rightoff evaporator. Need 10 scoutsminimum to register. Price variesby number of scouts and chaper-ons. Registration required.831-1711. Union Township.

FRIDAY, MARCH1Business 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.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 5:30-8 p.m., FraternalOrder of Eagles 2289, 265Foundry Ave., Fish, fries, coles-law, dessert, hush puppies andcoffee. Carryout available. $8, $4sandwich only. Children: $4.732-9035. Batavia.Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Menu includes fish and shrimpplatters, bake fish, fish sandwich,order of shrimp, mac andcheese, French fries, coleslawand desserts. Free meal givenaway each night; winners do nothave to be present. Benefitsveterans in hospital or nursinghome. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. MaryChurch - Bethel, 3398 Ohio 125,Includes fish, shrimp, sides,desserts and drinks. Carryoutavailable. Presented by Men ofSt. Joseph. 734-4041. Bethel.Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Mount CarmelSocial Club, 704 Old Ohio 74,Haddock, cod, shrimp andchicken platters. All side dishesare homemade: coleslaw, maca-roni and cheese, hush puppiesand french fries. Dine in orcarryout. $7. 383-1178;www.mtcarmelsocialclub.com.Union Township.Goshen UnitedMethodist FishFry, 4:30-7 p.m., Goshen UnitedMethodist Church, 6710 GoshenRoad, Includes fish, chicken orshrimp dinners and side items. Ala cart pricing available. Dessertsand drinks will be available forpurchase. Benefits United Meth-odist Men’s church projects. $11

all-you-can-eat; $9 adults, $4ages 12 and under. 722-2541;www.goshenmethodist.org.Goshen.Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryout avail-able. $5.50 and up. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Mil-ford.Boy Scout Troop 452 Fish Fry,5-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas MoreChurch, 800 Ohio Pike, Mainentrees including choice ofbaked or fried fish, cheese pizza,grilled cheese or macaroni andcheese. All meals include twosides, desert and drink. Chil-dren’s menu available. Carryoutavailable. Cash, check and creditcards accepted. $8.25, $6.25children. 752-2080.Withams-ville.Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, butterflyshrimp, chicken fingers, fries,mac and cheese, baked potato,homemade broccoli cheese orpotato soup, slaw, salad orcottage cheese and desserts. Eatin or carry out. $7. Presented byVictor Stier American LegionAuxiliary. 831-9876.Milford.Holy Trinity Church Fish Fry,5:30-7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity,Connelly Hall, 725 Wood St., Fishwith sides and drink, homemadedesserts, split-the-pot and more.$4-$9. Presented by Holy Trinity-Batavia. 732-2218, ext. 112.Batavia.Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,388-4466; www.ihom.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267 MountHolly Road, Yoga that beginsand ends in chair. Standing poseswhen applicable. Focus on corestrength, flexibility, breathingand relaxation. $6. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Members free:nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711, ext. 125; www.cin-cynature.org. Union Township.

Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. 231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. 752-8539; www.lcre-surrection.org. Anderson Town-ship.

BenefitsDinner, Art andWine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, artshowing, dinner, open beer andwine bar, auction and raffle.With keynote speaker Amy Hohand service dog Cortez. $500-$515 table of 10; $100-$105couple, $55-$57 single. Present-ed by Circle Tail Inc. 877-3325;www.circletail.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.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267 MountHolly Road, Focus on corestrength, flexibility, breathingand relaxation. $5. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.

Amelia.

NatureMaple SyrupMaking andGuided Sugarbush Tours, 9a.m.-4 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Experienceprocess of producing liquid goldfrommaple sap. Members free;nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.Hands-on Nature: Open Dis-covery at CNC’s Nature PlayS-cape, 1-2 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Play facilitatorsavailable to encourage childrento interact with nature. Focus onopen discovery. For ages 12 andunder with an adult. Membersfree; nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

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.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pepper-mint Pig, 8255 Beechmont Ave.,Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

ShoppingMOPS Baby and Kid Stuff Sale,8-11 a.m., Faith Church, 5910Price Road, Life Center. Morethan 40 sellers with consign-ment-quality clothing, babyfurniture, strollers, toys, books,baby gear and more. Cash only.Benefits Mothers of Preschool-ers. $1. 831-3770; www.faith-church.net.Milford.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3Dining EventsAll-You-Can-Eat CountryBreakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Amer-ican Legion Post 450, 450 VictorStier Drive, Eggs, bacon, sausage,potatoes, biscuits, toast, sausagegravy, coffee, tea, juice and milk.$8, $4 ages 10 and under. 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.

NaturePlayScape Outdoor Social, 1-3p.m., Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, PlayScape. Bring yourfavorite mug for hot cocoa andwinter nature fun. Programs arefor children 12 and under withan adult. Members are free.Nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.

RecreationMen’s Open Basketball, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Meadowview Ele-mentary School, 5556 MountZion Road, Facilitated by BruceBrunetti. Men ages 25 and up.$40. Presented by Miami Town-ship Parks and Recreation.248-3727.Miami Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 4Dance ClassesLine Dancing, 7-9 p.m., MiamiTownship Civic Center, 6101Meijer Drive, Miami Room. Learnlatest line dances along withsome old favorites in high-energy class for adults. $6.Presented by Miami TownshipParks and Recreation. 248-3727;www.miamitwpoh.gov.MiamiTownship.

Exercise 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.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135 N.Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Spring into Shape Boot Camp,6:30-7:30 p.m., Beyond FitnessPrivate Studio, 7226 Baltic Court,Monday-Thursday through April25. Fat-burning workouts, group

nutrition coaching, strategies foravoiding holiday weight gain,bonus tips, recipes and more.$295. Registration required.859-512-0912; [email protected]. Newtown.Zumba Class, 7-8 p.m., LemingHouse, 5951 Buckwheat Road,Summer Rackley leads high-intensity workout. Latin dancesteps. Ages 18 and up. $25 for sixweeks. Presented by MiamiTownship Parks and Recreation.248-3727; www.miamitwpoh-.gov.Miami Township.

Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tong’s Thai Restaurant, 1055Main St., With Matt Snow, “TheCincinnati Sinatra.” Doors open4:30 p.m. Free. 248-2999.Mil-ford.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5CivicOpen House and AdoptionCelebration, 4-6 p.m., Adop-tion S.T.A.R., 433 W. LovelandAve, Meet staff, learn moreabout adoption and discoverunique services of AdoptionS.T.A.R. Celebration of openingof new location. Free. 631-3900;www.adoptionstar.com. Love-land.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Woodland LakesChristian Camp, $5. 310-5600;www.robin513.zumba.com.Monroe Township.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6. 237-4574. Amelia.Mat Yoga, 6-7:10 p.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $5. 237-4574. Amelia.

Farmers 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.

NatureMaple Sugaring Days forScouts, 4:30 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,Price varies by number of scoutsand chaperons. Registrationrequired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6Art & Craft ClassesFree Knitting Classes, 7-8:30p.m., Milford Heights Church ofChrist, 1646 Ohio 28, Basicknitting techniques, fresh ideasand short devotional time. Free.575-1874.Milford.

Dining 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.

EducationBeyondWord Processing, 7-9p.m., Milford Junior High School,5735Wolfpen-Pleasant HillRoad, Enhance computer skills.Includes spreadsheet activity,calculating data and creatingsigns and greeting cards. Ages 18and up. $35. Reservations re-quired. Presented by MiamiTownship Parks and Recreation.248-3727; www.miamitwpoh-

.gov.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.

Health / WellnessBecoming an AlzheimersWhisperer, 6:30-8 p.m., NewEngland Club, 8135 BeechmontAve., Upper Lounge. Innovativeapproach to Alzheimer’s/de-mentia care. Learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Superior Care Plus.231-1060; www.superiorca-replus.com. Anderson Township.

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

NatureHerpetology Program, 7 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Greater Cincinnati Herpe-tological Society discusses rep-tiles and amphibians. Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711.Union Township.Volunteer Exploration Ses-sion, 10-11 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, VisitorCenter. Discover the manyvolunteer opportunities avail-able including teaching youth,leading hikes, working outdoorsand more. Ages 18 and up. Free.831-1711. Union Township.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7Exercise 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.SilverSneakers ROM, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Free. 947-7344. Union Township.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Members free:nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711, ext. 125; www.cin-cynature.org. Union Township.Maple Sugaring Days forScouts, 4:30 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,Price varies by number of scouts

and chaperons. Registrationrequired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.Nature Knowledge Series:SpringWildflowers of Ohio,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Sneak peak asspring woods come to life withvibrant blooms, presented byJohn Howard. Ages 18 and up.Members free; nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8Business ClassesJob Search Learning Labs,1-3:30 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 5:30-8 p.m., FraternalOrder of Eagles 2289, $8, $4sandwich only. Children: $4.732-9035. Batavia.Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 528-9909.MountCarmel.Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. MaryChurch - Bethel, 734-4041.Bethel.Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Mount CarmelSocial Club, $7. 383-1178;www.mtcarmelsocialclub.com.Union Township.Goshen UnitedMethodist FishFry, 4:30-7 p.m., Goshen UnitedMethodist Church, $11 all-you-can-eat; $9 adults, $4 ages 12and under. 722-2541; www.gosh-enmethodist.org. Goshen.Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.Boy Scout Troop 452 Fish Fry,5-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas MoreChurch, $8.25, $6.25 children.752-2080.Withamsville.Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, $7.831-9876.Milford.Holy Trinity Church Fish Fry,5:30-7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity,Connelly Hall, $4-$9. 732-2218,ext. 112. Batavia.Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 388-4466; www.iho-m.org. Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6. 237-4574. Amelia.

Music - CountryTanaMatz, 7:30-10 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Free. 843-6040;www.greenkayakmarket.com.New Richmond.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, Members free:nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711, ext. 125; www.cin-cynature.org. Union Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Join Project Feeder Watch from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, and Friday, March 1, atthe Cincinnati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road in Union Township, andshare a cup of coffee or tea with friends ages 21 and older who enjoy watching birds. CNCmembers can join free, non-members pay daily admission of $8. For more information, call831-1711, ext. 125, or visit www.cincynature.org. FILE PHOTO.

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LEGAL NOTICEIn accordance withthe provisions ofState Law, there be-ing due and unpaidcharges for which theundersigned is enti-tled to satisfy anowner and/or manag-er’s lien of the goodshereinafter describedand stored at the Un-cle Bob’s Self Stor-age location(s) listedbelow.And due notice hav-ing been given, to theowner of said proper-ty and all partiesknown to claim anninterest therein, andthe time specified insuch notice for pay-ment of such havingexpired, the goodswill be sold at publicauction at the belowstated location(s) tothe highest bidders orotherwise disposedof on Monday,3/18/13, 3:00PM.1105 Old State Rt.74, Batavia, OH45103.Megan Jesus, 1520Thomaston Dr. Ame-lia, Ohio 45102(Household Goods,Furniture, Boxes)Alma Boggs 4422Glendale Dr. #3 Ba-tavia, Ohio 45103(Household Goods,Boxes)Tiffonie Cravens4441 Kitty Lane Bata-via, Ohio 45103(Household Goods,Furniture, Boxes)Scott Mineer 4542Treeview Ct. Batavia,Ohio 45103 (House-hold Goods, Furni-ture, Boxes)Talon Matson 1405Stonelick Woods Dr.Batavia, Ohio 45103(Household Goods)Rachael Merice 716Cincinnati BataviaPike Apt. 11 Cincin-nati, Ohio 45245(Furniture, Boxes,TV’s or StereoEquip.)Sarah Kleimeyer 998Kennedys Lndg Cin-cinnati, Ohio 45245(Household Goods,Furniture, Boxes)1748968

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LEGAL NOTICETHE 2011 ANNUALFINANCIAL RE-PORT FOR TATETATOWNSHIP ISCOMPLETE ANDAVALABLE FORREIVEW AT 2821DEAN ROAD BE-THEL, OHOKathy A. BrannockTate Township FiscalOfficer 1750251

The 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,March 9th, 2013 at10:00 a.m. and willcontinue until all unitsare sold. The unitnumbers, names andlast known addressesare as follows: Unit#407, Hope Lind-sey, 236 ForestAvenue, Batavia,OH 45103. 1749907

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The only reason wekeep chickens is to getfresh eggs.

I grew up eating eggsjust about every day,especially on schooldays. And eggs are soversatile. If I have eggsin the refrigerator, I feellike I’ve got a meal, no

matterhow leanthe budgetor howbare thepantry.

Thinkabout this:Eggs areall natu-ral, andone egghas lots of

vitamins and mineralswith only about 70 calo-ries. The nutrients ineggs can play a role inweight management,muscle strength, healthypregnancy, brain func-tion, eye health andmore. Eggs got a bad rapa few years ago but nowhealth professionals areback on the egg band-wagon – just don’t over-do eating them.

One of the first tablefoods we feed the babiesfor breakfast are eggs.The protein in eggs isthe highest-quality pro-tein found in any food.

Simple quicheSometimes we forget

about the really easymeals. Quiche is one ofthose. Most of us haveeggs, onions and cheeseon hand and those ingre-dients alone, with milkadded, make a deliciousquiche. When I want tomake the quiche special,I use whipping cream.Now be sure to mincethe onions very small sothey cook well. Other-wise, just sauté them ina bit of butter untilthey’re translucent be-fore adding to the eggmixture. I got the origi-nal recipe, before Iadapted it, from a foodmagazine, but can’trecall which one.

9- or 10-inch pie pan linedwith pie dough

10-12 slices bacon, crisplyfried and crumbled(optional, but so good)

1 heaping cup shreddedSwiss cheese (or yourfavorite, try extra sharpcheddar)

1⁄3 cupminced onions4 large eggs, roomtemperature

2 cups whipping cream,half and half or milk

About 1 teaspoon salt and1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 350degrees.

Sprinkle bacon,cheese and onion in pan.Whisk eggs well andwhisk in cream andseasonings. Pour intopan. Pour mixture intopie pan. Bake 45-60 min-utes or until knife in-serted 1 inch from edgecomes out clean.

Tips from Rita’skitchen

Substitute about 1 cupchopped ham or 1⁄2 poundcooked sausage for thebacon. A few dashes

cayenne pepper aregood in here. If crustbrowns too much beforequiche is done, make a“collar” of foil aroundthe crust.

Pineapple crunchcake

Don’t look for a highand fluffy cake here.This is a moist, densecake that keeps well inthe refrigerator. Yes, it’seven better the next day.I’ve tweaked the recipethrough the years andnow add more vanillathan I used to. I like totoast my pecans in a 350degree oven for about 8minutes or so, until theysmell fragrant, beforechopping. You don’thave to toast the nuts,though. Now if you don’tadd nuts, just call itpineapple cake. This is ayummy snacking cake.

2 large eggs, roomtemperature, lightlybeaten

2 cups sugar2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking soda1 tablespoon vanilla1⁄2 to 1 cup chopped pecansmixed with a little of theflour (optional)

1 20 oz. can unsweetened,undrained, crushedpineapple

Extra chopped pecans forgarnish

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Whisk sugar,flour and baking sodatogether. Add vanilla,eggs and pineapple andblend well. Stir in nutsPour into sprayed 9-inchby 13-inch pan. Bake in

preheated 350 degreeoven for 35-40 minutesuntil toothpick insertedin center comes outfairly clean. Don’t over-bake. Cool, and frostwith cream cheese icing.Serves 12 generously.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

By tossing nuts with abit of flour, they willremain suspended in thecake and not sink to thebottom.

Cream cheese icing1⁄2 stick butter or margarine,softened

8 oz, cream cheese,softened

1 to 11⁄2 cups confectionerssugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Beat butter andcream cheese. Add sug-ar and vanilla. Blend.Frost cooled cake. Sprin-kle on nuts if using.

Makingstore-bought icingtaste likehomemade

Check out my blogfor this tip.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator andauthor. Find her blog onlineat Cincinnati.Com/blogs.Email her at [email protected] with “Ri-ta’s kitchen” in the subjectline. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.

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Kelly Stahl said theidea of starting her owncompany was daunting atfirst.

“I knew therewould beexpenses and a period ofworking for free,” Stahlsaid. “I had just left myjob, so how did that seemlike a good idea?”

“I believed that I had astrong enough businessplan, but without clients,it was nothing more thannumbers on a piece of pa-per,” Stahl said. “Whatpropelled us to our con-tinued success is our re-lentless position on get-ting our clients paid forthe service they per-form.”

“Whenweincreasedallof our clients’ revenue -some by double - they be-gan talking about us totheir colleagues and wecontinue to grow by dou-

WITHAMSVILLE —When half of her fellowemployees at a medicalbilling company inAnder-son Township were laidoff, Kelly Stahl of East-gate saw the writing onthe wall.

Insteadof retreating toher couch with a gallon ofice cream, Stahl decidedto change up the script.

She started CleanClaim MD, also a medicalbillingcompany, inFebru-ary 2010 in a two-room of-fice inEastgate,putting in12 to14hours adayonbor-rowed computers.

In mid-February, Stahlmoved her business tolarger quarters onMcMann Road in With-amsville, where she em-ploys eight people.

Stahl doesn’t like tobrag about herself, buther husband will.

“Weareveryexcited tohave outgrown our last lo-cation in Eastgate in justthree years,” Scott Stahlsaid.

“With her tenacity towork hard and collect ev-ery dollar that was due toher clients, her businessbegan to grow to whereshe had five people inthose same two small of-fices.

“When space inter-fered with productivityand therewas not anotheremptydeskaround tohiremore staff, it was time tofind her a new building,”Stahl said.

Stahl said the buildingthey moved to in With-amsville had been vacantfor years.

“Ithadtheperfectfoot-print to accommodate hergrowing business, withample room to continue togrow,” Stahl said.

ble digits as a result,”Stahl said.

Stahl advises anyonewho wants to start theirown business to think itthrough very carefully –and to run their businessplan past professionals.

“Expect long hourswith little or no pay at thebeginning, and did I men-tion a lot of sleeplessnights?” she said. “Whenyougetbigenough tohire,hire amazing people.”

“Mystaffofeight ismytitanium gears that makethis machine run,” Stahlsaid.

“I couldn’t grow with-out them sharing my vi-sion and their commit-ment to working just ashard as I do for my cli-ents.”

For more, visit Cincin-nati.com/ ClermontCounty.

Union Twp.’s Stahl turnstrouble into treasureBy Jeanne [email protected]

Kelly Stahl of Eastgate, third woman from left, recentlymoved her medical billing company to Withamsville toaccommodate the business' expansion, which she said heremployees were instrumental in making happen. Some ofthem are Michael Clark of Covington, Ky., is in back andthe others, from left: Paige Fulton of Eastgate, GeriMurphy of Williamsburg, Stahl, Glory Goringer ofCleveland, from Stahl's software company, and CharityBialczak of Milford. PROVIDED

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Sealed bids will bereceived at the officeof the Tate TownshipFiscal Officer, Bethel,Ohio until 4:00PM,March 26, 2013 forfurnishing labor andmaterial required forresurfacing of select-ed township roads.Roads to be resurfaced and specifica-tions for such im-provements are onfile with the TownshipFiscal Officer at 2821Dean Road, Bethel,Ohio 45106. All bidsare to be marked"Bid-2013".The contract will beawarded to the low-est and best bidderas determined by theTownship Trustees.Bids are to be sub-mitted on a unit pricebasis. Attention is di-rected to the specialstatutory provisions(R.C.4115.03, et.seg.) governing theprevailing rate ofwages to be paid tolabors and mechan-ics employed on pub-lic improvements.No bid will be consid-ered which is for agreater sum than theestimated cost, norunless it be accom-panied by a bond inthe amount of 100%of the bid price or acertified check in theamount of 10% of thetotal bid price toguarantee that if saidbid is accepted, acontract will be en-tered into and theperformance of itproperly secured bybond. The Board ofTownship Trusteesreserves the right toreject any and allbids.By order of the Boardof Township Trust-ees.Kathy A. Brannock,Tate Township FiscalOfficer 1750278

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Natural disastersaround the country andhere in the Tristate areleading to higher insur-ance premiums.

Although the OhioDepartment of Insurancesays auto and homeown-er’s insurance rates areamong the lowest in thecountry, increases arecoming.

The Cincinnati Insur-ance Board tells me in-creases can be expectedfrommore and moreinsurance companies –and rate hikes up to 30percent are not uncom-mon.

WandaHuman ofReadingsaid shehad beennoticingher insur-ance pre-miumsgoing upfor thepast year

and a half. It began withher auto insurance.

“$341 every sixmonths was very satis-factory. I dealt with itwhen it went to $395every six months butwhen you go up to $514

every six months, comeon that’s kind of ridicu-lous,” Human said.

Human called herinsurance agent and wastold it was due to Hurri-cane Sandy and the de-struction it caused on theeast coast. Human saidthat came as quite a sur-prise.

“I was told if a disas-ter happened in yourstate you could see therates going up in thatstate, but not the wholeentire United States ...The insurance agentexplained to me that shehad received many, manycalls about this. I said,‘Are a lot of people drop-ping you?’ and she said,

‘Yes, they are.’”In addition to her auto

insurance, Human saysshe’s seen her homeown-er’s premiums going up.She had it renewed onceand has seen the premi-um go from $790 to $981 –almost a $200 increase –and that was even beforethe east coast storm.

In talking with herinsurance agent Humansays she’s learned herrate hikes aren’t unusual.“She said that there aresome increases of 30percent on some people,people who hadn’t evenfiled any claims,” Humansaid.

Human says she’sdecided to switch to an-

other insurance compa-ny. I told her that’s finebut when she switchesshe needs to make achange in her deductible.I found her auto insur-ance policy has a verylow $250 deductible.Human said she didn’tthink that would be aproblem – until now. Itold her she can reduceher premium by increas-ing her deductible from$250 to $500.

When it comes to Hu-man’s homeowner’s in-surance policy, she candecrease that premiumby increasing her deduct-ible to $1,000.

Remember, filing ahomeowner’s insurance

claim will go againstyour record and yourpolicy could be canceledif you have too manyclaims. Therefore, de-pending on the size ofyour house, it may evenpay you to increase yourdeductible to $3,000.After all, homeownersinsurance is really onlydesigned to cover majorlosses so it often doesn’tpay to file a claim if thedamage is less than$3,000.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Watch for insurance rate hikes after natural disasters

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Tax time can bestressful. Your mail be-comes clogged withforms and importantdocuments to sort andkeep in a safe place. Per-haps you sold a home orconducted financial busi-ness that requires report-ing. It can seem over-whelming, but at leastyou can get help andthere’s no cost to you.

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unteers assist thousandsof people with free taxpreparation? The pro-gram offers free taxpreparation at thousandsof sites, generally atlibraries and senior cen-ters, from Februarythrough April each year.

AARP’s Tax-Aide pro-gram is, in fact, the na-tion’s largest free volun-teer-run tax preparationservice. Since 1968, morethan 50 million low- tomiddle-income individ-uals across the countryhave had their taxessuccessfully preparedthrough Tax-Aide. AARPTax-Aide is a program ofthe AARP Foundation,offered in conjunctionwith the IRS.

Tax-Aide volunteersare trained to assist withfiling the 1040 Form and

the morestandardschedules,includingSchedulesA and B.Electronicfiling (e-filing) isofferedwith nocharge tothe taxpay-er. E-filing

ensures more accuratetax returns and fasterprocessing of refunds.

Clermont Senior Ser-vices is partnering withAARP to help olderadults in Clermont Coun-ty. Free tax preparationis available at two of ourlifelong learning centers.You must make an ap-pointment. No walk-insare accepted. And you

must call the site youwant to attend for help.They do not schedule foreach other. The locationsare as follows.

» Fridays at our UnionTownship Senior Centerlocated in the UnionTownship Civic Center,call 513-947-7333.

» Thursdays at ourMiami Township Centerlocated in the lower leverof the Miami TownshipCivic Center, call 513-536-4160. You must leave amessage at this numberand someone with AARPwill return your call.Please do not call thesenior center or thetownship. They do nothave the appointmentschedule.

Linda Eppler is director ofCommunity Services for

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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 & 10:45 amNursery 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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

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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

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

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GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

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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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

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CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

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A Loving Church in Jesus’ NameSunday School..............................10:00AMSunday Morning Worship..............10:45AMThurs Prayer & Bible Study..............7:00PMNursery Provided for Sunday Morning Worship

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

9am, 11am & 6pmYouth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE onlineSunday's at 11am & 6pmwww.LCchurch.tv

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

Troy P. Ervin, Pastor4359 E. Bauman Lane | Batavia, OH 45103

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

F O R M A L LY N A M E D K I N G ’ S W A Y

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.comMark Otten, Pastor

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Howdy folks,This cat of ours,

“Chessy,” sleeps in achair in our bedroom.About 6 a.m. she willjump on the bed, thenlays on both of us. WhenRuth Ann gets up, shewatches which way sheturns. If she goes to thebathroom, Chessy willlay on me. If Ruth Anngoes to the kitchen, thecat jumps down and goeswith her.

Last week while theweather was warm andsunny, I worked in thegarden and yard andcleaned up the fence row,getting ready for spring.We will be planting pota-toes on St. Patrick’s Day,March 17. A feller I usedto help plant clover in thespring, always said if youwant a green field ofclover, plant on St. Pat-rick’s Day. This farmeralways had a good haycrop. Each year wewould walk and sow 12 to18 acres. He was a goodfarmer. This feller wasFloyd Clark.

Last week the furnacein the Monroe GrangeHall at Nicholsville need-ed some repair. It hasbeen a long time sinceany repair work wasdone to it.

Last Saturday morn-ing, the Bethel LionsClub had their pancakebreakfast with pancakes,sausage, tater cakes,coffee, juice or milk.There was a good crowd.This is a time when folkscan sit and visit.

Saturday evening the

Boy Scoutsheld theirBlue andGold ban-quet inBatavia tocross overfromWe-bloes toBoyScouts.There was

a good crowd. Therewere four boys to go toBoy Scouts. The boyswere Logan, Alex, Ethanand Parker. This was avery exciting time foreveryone. The parents ofthese Scouts are veryinvolved and folks that isspecial. The motto ofPack 742 is “do yourbest.”

Last week I said toRuth Ann, I think somemonkey bread would begood and she thought so,too. Now when shemakes this, we need tocall our granddaughterMichelle and her hus-band, Brad. So on Mon-day morning Ruth Annmade the monkey bread

and since it was a holi-day, Michelle and Bradwere off work, so theycame out for breakfast.There was a big bowl ofscrambled eggs to goalong with the bread.When Michelle was athome, she would callGrandma and ask if shewould make monkeybread. Boy, did she enjoythe feast.

The Bethel Lions Clubmet last Monday eveningand took in five newmembers. The LionsClubs the world over doso much for eye care andmeasles in the ThirdWorld countries, andother community pro-jects. Both of us belongto the Bethel Lions Club.Ruth Ann has been amember for 14 years andI have been for 42 years.Both of us feel it is timeand money well spent forthe good the club does.The members pay theirstate and national duesand for their meals at themeetings. The moneymade through the pan-

cake breakfasts, thecircus coming to town,and the community birth-day calendars goes forthe eyeglasses, eye ex-ams and all the othercommunity projects theydo.

There is a new busi-ness at 3097 South Ban-tam Road. This veteri-nary service came fromFelicity. They do a superjob. Their telephonenumber is 734-9400. Theyserve all animals largeand small. We know somefolks that this vet takescare of their horses andare very happy with theservice. Welcome to thenew location. It is theRolling Hills VeterinaryClinic with Dr. KellyLiming and Dr. JasonPatchell.

Now last week ourgranddaughter Jenniferand great-granddaughterBrooklyn were here forlunch. Brooklyn surelyenjoyed the visit. Shetold her mom, “I want abird house.” We went tothe carpenter shop and

she picked out the birdhouse she wanted.Grandma asked her whatcolor she was going topaint it, she said, “pink,blue and white.” Shewanted it so the Momand Dad birds can feedthe baby birds. It is sucha blessing when our fam-ily can come to enjoy ameal that Ruth Ann fixesand the love they shareon us. We thank them andlove each one special.

Ruth Ann will put areceipt in for the monkeybread. Also while we aretalking about recipes, sheforgot to tell you to peelthe potatoes after theywere cool and throw thebay leaves away, in thepotato recipe from lastweek.

Monkey Bread1/2 cup granulated

sugar and 1 teaspooncinnamon - put this in azip lock bag.

3 (7.5oz) cans of bis-cuits (not Grands) (Iusually go ahead and buyand use the 4 cans thatcome together)

1 cup brown sugar3/4 cup melted marga-

rine.Spray a 12-cup fluted

cake pan.Seperate the biscuits,

cut each biscuit into 4pieces, shake in the bagwith the sugar and cinna-mon to coat each piece,then place it in the pan-.Turn the oven on to 350degrees.

After all pieces havebeen placed around inthe pan, mix the meltedmargarine and brownsugar and pour over thebiscuit pieces.

Bake for 28 to 32 min-utes or until goldenbrown and no longerdoughy. Cool in the pan10 minutes, turn upsidedown on a large servingplate. Pull apart to serve.Serve warm.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. God bless all. Morelater.

George Rooks is a retiredpark ranger.

Ruth Ann shares recipe for favorite ‘monkey bread’

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at 100 Market St., Chilo, Feb.15.Jamie M. Shipley, born 1986,receiving stolen property at100 Market St., Chilo, Feb. 15.

Incidents/InvestigationsAssaultAt 3465 Ohio Pike, Bethel, Feb.11.At 2591Gaylord Ave., Bethel,Feb. 13.Breaking and enteringAt 321 Brown St., Bethel, Feb.12.At 100 Market St., Chilo, Feb.13.At 2571Williamsburg BantamRoad, Bethel, Feb. 14.At 2433 Oak Corner Road,Hamersville, Feb. 15.At 3688 Ohio Pike, Bethel, Feb.16.Cruelty to animalsAt 3379 Patterson Road, Bethel,Feb. 16.Disorderly conductAt 3407 Ohio 774, Bethel, Feb.14.Drug paraphernalia

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/CitationsGinger Ann Hensley, born 1974,2700 Airport Road, Bethel,assault at 3465 OHIO PIKE,Bethel, Feb. 11.Ginger Ann Hensley, born 1974,2700 Airport Road, Bethel,robbery - inflict, attempt toinflict, or threaten seriousphysical harm on another. at3465 OHIO PIKE, Bethel, Feb.11.Raymond Lee Workman, born1955, 718 Maple Creek Road,Moscow, theft at 750 MapleCreek Road, Moscow, Feb. 12.Robert Thomas Zitek, born1975, 412 Main St., Felicity,drug paraphernalia at 617Market St., Felicity, Feb. 12.Robert Thomas Zitek, born1975, 412 Main St., Felicity,possession of drugs at 617

Market St., Felicity, Feb. 12.Brandon M Brock, born 1990,3379 Ohio 774, Bethel, pos-session of drugs - schedule I orII substance at 508 MapleCreek Road, Moscow, Feb. 13.Tommy Harrison Aldridge, born1992, 422 Union St., Felicity,drug paraphernalia at 52 W.Main St., Amelia, Feb. 14.Christina Lori Lambert, born1981, 3407 Ohio 774, Bethel,disorderly conduct at 3407

Ohio 774, Bethel, Feb. 14.Brandon James Stacy, born1991, 2108 Bethel HygieneRoad, Bethel, possession ofdrugs - marijuana at Ohio232-Laurel-Pt. Isabel, NewRichmond, Feb. 15.Lucky Levale Berry, born 1969,205 Washington St., Chilo,breaking and entering at 100Market St., Chilo, Feb. 15.Philip Victor Gardner, born1965, receiving stolen property

At 617 Market St., Felicity, Feb.12.Possession of drugsAt 617 Market St., Felicity, Feb.12.Receiving stolen propertyAt 100 Market St., Chilo, Feb.13.Robbery - inflict, attempt toinflict, or threaten seriousphysical harm on anotherAt 3465 Ohio Pike, Bethel, Feb.11.Telecommunicationsharassment - anonymous,harassing, etc.At 2847 Ohio 222, Bethel, Feb.14.TheftAt 3465 Ohio Pike, Bethel, Feb.11.At 750 Maple Creek Road,Moscow, Feb. 12.At 2572 Sprague Road, Bethel,Feb. 13.At 2582 Sprague Road, Bethel,Feb. 16.Theft - without consentAt 3346 Ohio 774, Bethel, Feb.16.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Bethel Journal publishes the names of all adults

charged with offenses. The information is a matter ofpublic record and does not imply guilt or innocence. Tocontact your local police department, call:» Bethel, Chief Mark Planck, 722-6491» Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim”Rodenberg, 732-7500

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Locust CornerCommunity ChurchUMCThe Easter Sunday early churchsunrise service is at 8 a.m.immediately followed bybreakfast in the fellowship hallprepared by the men of thechurch. A children’s Easter egghunt is at 9 a.m. followed byEaster Sunday church service at10 a.m.The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

Wiggonsville ChurchMembers will host gospel sing-ing Friday, March 8, at 7 p.m.Featured will be two groups:Back To The Cross and KeithMapes and singers.The church is at 2235 Ohio 133,on the corner of Lakin Chapel;call Anita at 405-1389 or Tim at405-8902.

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Violet BrooksViolet M. Brooks, 82, New

Richmond, formerly of Felicity,died Feb. 19.

Survived by daughters Dana(Pam) Brooks, Jana (Frank)Theaderman; siblings Hollis,Marie, Lena, Margaret, Jean;may grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and neph-ews. Preceded in death byhusband Henry Brooks, sonsJeffery, Randy Brooks, brothersEllis, Larry.

Services were Feb. 25 at theAmelia Church of the Nazarene.Arrangements by Charles H.McIntyre Funeral Home. Memo-rials to: Alzheimer’s Association,Greater Cincinnati Chapter, 644Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati,OH 45203 or Amelia Church ofthe Nazarene, 1295W. OhioPike, Amelia, OH 45102.

Fairley CalhounFairley Ray Calhoun, 73, died

Feb. 14.Survived by wife Elsie; children

Wayne (Karen), Dennis (Debbie),Joey Calhoun, Carmen (Paul)Strickland, Trina (Bobby) Farrell;grandchildren Nicole, Shawna,Aaron, Bryan, Ryan, Shayne,Haley, Tyler, Evann, Morgan,Patrick; great-grandchildrenDillon, Drew, Luke. Preceded indeath by parents RaymondCalhoun, Greta Snyder.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday,March 2, at Bethel BaptistChurch. Arrangements by FaresJ. Radel Funeral Home. Memori-als to: Bethel Baptist Church, 211E. Plane St., Bethel, OH 45106.

Darlene DabneyDarlene Dabney, 55, Bethel,

died Feb. 9.She was a volunteer for the

Monroe Township Life Squad.Survived by brothers Mike,

Tim (Judy) Dabney; nephewDavid, niece Melissa, and othernieces and nephews. Preceded indeath by parents Harlan, Imma-jean Parks.

Services were Feb. 12 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: American Red Cross, 2111Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207.

Helen FisherHelen Pumpelly Fisher, 92,

Felicity, died Feb. 18.Survived by children George,

Robert, John Fisher, CarolineBohl, Sally Hicks; sisters LolaSons, Mary Beckelhymer; sixgrandchildren; one great-grand-children; many nieces andnephews. Preceded in death byhusband Howard Fisher.

Services were Feb. 20 atCharles H. McIntyre FuneralHome. Memorials to the FelicityFranklin Life Squad or CalvaryCemetery.

Michael KruslingMichael Robert Krusling, 65,

Bethel, died Feb. 16.Survived by wife Cecilia Krus-

ling; children David (Socheata),Natalie, Jesse (Kristy), Edward,Jamie, Regina, Joseph Krusling;grandchildren Ariane, Rosa,Lynette, Grace, Mathew, Kurtis,Monica, Francesca, Jesse; motherCindy Daniel; siblings Scarlett(Kent) Meyer, Douglas (Anna)Collins, Jeff (Julie) Krusling,Cindy Lykins, Amee Shephard.Preceded in death by childrenJames, Frances Krusling, fatherRobert Krusling, brother James,Edward Krusling.

Services were Feb. 23 at St.Peter Church. Arrangements byE.C. Nurre Funeral Home. Me-morials to St. Elizabeth HealthCare Hospice, St. Vincent de PaulSociety at St. Peter Church or theAmerican Red Cross.

Helen LanceHelen Norris Lance, 82, for-

merly of Hamersville, died Feb.14 in Fredericksburg, Va. She wasa voice and piano teacher.

Survived by son Mark Lance;daughter-in-law Amy Hubbard;

granddaughter Emma Lance;sister Joyce Klopfstein; friendJohn Lyons. Preceded in deathby husband Stephen Lance.

Services were Feb. 23 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Berneice MarlowBerneice Harness Marlow, 75,

Point Isabel, died Feb. 19.She was a member of the

Community Church of God,Point Isabel.

Survived by husband OdeMarlow; children Pamela (Doug-las) Branch, Wilma (Audie)Phillips, VaughnMarlow; son-in-law Ed Cochran; grandchildrenLeah, Adam, Brandon, Alicia,Amanda, Brandi, Samantha,Jamie, Casey; great-grand-children Kylie, Coby, Keelee,Joseph, Sandi, Joni, Audrie,Abbie, Noah, Tabatha; siblingsCurtis, Clyde Harness, PernieShelton, Bea Golden; manynieces and nephews. Preceded indeath by daughter SandraCochran, parents Walter, ArdillaHarness, four siblings.

Services were Feb. 23 atCharles H. McIntyre FuneralHome. Memorials to the Amer-ican Heart Association.

BerthaMayfieldBertha Peace Mayfield, 70,

Hamersville, died Feb. 20.Survived by son Allen May-

field; stepson Richard (Peggy)Thornsburg; sisters Mary Dur-ham, Minnie Hopper; twostep-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; threestep-great-great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by husbandSidney Mayfield Jr., siblings Ray,McKinley, Nora Peace, AdaHopper.

Services were Feb. 25 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto the Jaymie Jamison Founda-tion of Hope.

Jeremy TurnerJeremyW. Turner, 30, Mos-

cow, died Feb. 16.Survived by daughter Lilianna

Hurdle; mother Suzanne Barger;siblings Sally Corbett, Joshua,Jason Turner. Preceded in deathby father Charles Turner Jr.

Services were Feb. 20 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

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