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Vol. 37 No. 27 Sunday, February 14, 2010

Community...Local military heroreturns for visit

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Sports…

Lady rockets clinchSHL title with win

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Homecoming...

Winter Royaltynamed at areahomecomings Page 16

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The Brown County Press/Wayne Gates

Hannah Bolender (front) and Jaci Schwarber, both 13, slide down a hill near St. Michaels Catholic Church in Mt. Orab onWednesday afternoon.

The Brown County Press/WAYNE GATES

County snowplow driver Jeff Cluxton throws up a “rooster tail” of snow as he plows nearAirport Road in Georgetown.

Making the best of a snowy situation

Brown County digsout from snow storm

Ripley tocelebrate itsbicentennialwith festival

BY Wayne Gatesand Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

Two more rounds of snowblew into Brown County onTuesday, bringing slick roadsand cold temperatures.Meteorologist Mike Kurz

with the National WeatherService Forecast Office inWilmington said a spotter hadinformed the NWSF Officethere were 3 1/2 inches ofsnow in Georgetown at 5:40a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.The meteorologist said

there were other SouthwesternOhio communities that appar-ently were struck harder thanBrown County communities,mentioning 7.8 inches beingreported in Wilmington and 8in Milford.Dispatcher Vicky Coburn

with the Ohio State HighwayPatrol Post 8 in Georgetown

said in an interview onMonday, Feb. 8, there wereten traffic accidents reportedby state troopers in BrownCounty from Feb. 5 throughFeb. 11.One of those accidents

involved a Brown CountySheriff’s Office cruiser.OSHP Post 8 Commander

Lt. Brian Rhodes reported in aFeb. 10 interview BrownCounty Sheriff’s Deputy DaveStamper was traveling northon U.S. 68 in GreenTownship, 3/10 of a milenorth of milepost 32, when hisvehicle went off the left sideof the snow-covered highwayand struck a guardrail.Stamper, who was wearing

a seat belt, was not injured,but the cruiser ended up withdamage to its front end,according to Rhodes.Brown County Engineer

Todd Cluxton said snowplowdrivers hit the road at 3 a.m.on Tuesday, Feb. 9, and stayedon the job until 3 a.m.Thursday morning.Cluxton estimated the cost

of the storm at approximately150 thousand dollars in over-time pay, salt, fuel and otherexpenses.Cluxton said that each 12

hour snow removal shift coststhe county about 25 thousanddollars.Ten drivers are on the roads

per shift, clearing the 346miles of county roads.Cluxton said that each driv-

er can usually hit the samestretch of road three times in a12 hour shift.He added that when drivers

return for a second pass, it canlook like they’re starting fromscratch.

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BY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

Electric rates inGeorgetown are scheduled torise by 17.5 percent sometimethis year following action byGeorgetown Village Councilmembers at their regularmeeting Jan. 28.Council members voted

unanimously to authorizeVillage Solicitor Jay Cutrell todraw up an ordinance, whichthe council could adopt later,to enact that rate increase.Village Administrator Kelly

Jones mentioned the electricrates could go up in March butmaybe not until May, addinghow water rates in the villageare increasing in May.The ordinance authoriza-

tion vote followed a report bythe council’s Utilities andServices Committee mem-bers, who had met Jan. 21.Council President DrewWatson is chairman of thatcommittee, which alsoincludes councilmen ChrisRenshaw and Dennis White.

Watson said the committeehad discussed electric, waterand sewer rates and had men-tioned a 17.5 percent electricrate increase was mentionedas being needed.Renshaw mentioned the vil-

lage hadn’t had an electric rateincrease in 16 years.White said Georgetown

utility customers need tounderstand the electric rateincrease does not mean a 17.5

percent in their entire utilitybill, which also includescharges for trash collectionand water and sewage service.Jones mentioned the vil-

lage’s average profit on pro-viding electric service was 4percent during the last nineyears. The village raised itselectric rate from 1991 to1994 by 10.85 percent but


Two Democratic candidatesseeking their party’s nomina-tion to run for the U.S. Houseof Representatives seat fromthe Second CongressionalDistrict this year spoke Feb. 3at a gathering of BrownCounty Democrats.Jim Parker, 42, of Waverly,

and David Krikorian, 41, ofMadeira, spoke at the BrownCounty Democrat CentralCommittee’s regular meeting

at the Brown County SeniorServices Building inGeorgetown.Neither of those candidates

had turned in their filingpapers as of this pastWednesday morning, Feb. 10,according to the HamiltonCounty Board of Elections inCincinnati. The filing dead-line for both Democratic Partyand Republican Party candi-dates for the Primary Electionon Tuesday, May 4, is thiscoming Thursday, Feb. 18.

Two Democratic Primarycandidates for U.S. Housespeak to local party activists


Sardinia Life Squad is seekingto get contract with that villageBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

While the Sardinia LifeSquad provides services toSardinia village residents, thatprivate entity has no contractwith that village specificallygranting it the legal right toprovide those services.Lee Naylor, acting head of

that Life Squad, discussed apossible contract between that

entity and Sardinia at theSardinia Village Council’sregular meeting Feb. 8.Naylor said the Brown

County CommunicationCenter in Georgetown,through which 911 calls arerouted, strongly recommend-ed a contract.He said village residents’

insurance companies wouldbe billed for services provided




Ripley will turn 200 yearsold in 2012, and some Ripley-area residents are working tomake certain that birthdaydoesn’t escape unnoticed.About 10 to 12 volunteers

have been working for about ayear now to plan aBicentennial Celebration forRipley, according to RipleyVillage CouncilwomanRoberta Sidwell.Sidwell is a member of the

Ripley 2012 BicentennialPlanning Committee, whichhas set Friday-Sunday, Aug.3-5, 2012, as the dates for theRipley 2012 BicentennialCelebration.The committee will have

the rest of this year and all of2011 to come up with a num-ber of proposed festival activ-ities before the Bicentennialyear arrives.Parade, Concert Are SlatedSidwell said preliminary

festival plans include suchproposed activities as aparade, a community concert,fireworks, the burial of a time


Ash Wednesdaymass schedulesannouncedThe St.Angela Merici Parish

and the St. Michael Parish haveannounced their AshWednesday Mass schedules forFeb. 17, 2010.Ash Wednesday Masses will

occur at the following places atthe following times: 7 a.m. atthe St. Patrick Chapel inFayetteville; 12 p.m. at the St.Martin Chapel in St. Martin; 7p.m. at the St. Michael Parish inMt. Orab; 7 p.m. at the St.Patrick Chapel in Fayetteville.Stations of the Cross will

have meetings at 7 p.m. everyFriday during Lent at the St.Patrick Chapel in Fayetteville.

AARP taxassistance helpis availableAARP is doing taxes again

this year for the seniors andthe low income at the BrownCounty Senior Center at 505N. Main St. Georgetown. Thedates are every Friday 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. through March 26.Call (937) 378-6603 for anappointment. There is nocharge for this service.

Tea Partyin Mt. OrabThe Brown County Tea

Party is hosting a Tea Partyevent at the Mt. Orab Inn(Best Western), Saturday,Feb. 20, at 2 p.m.Contact Tom Crush (cell:

513-313-2314, or email [email protected]) formore information.

Georgetown electric rates arescheduled to rise 17.5 percent

Jim Parker David Krikorian

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Sardinia Council hears about new businesses in that villageBY Wayne BoblittThe Brown County Press

Sardinia Village Councilmembers heard good news aswell as bad news regardingbusinesses in their village attheir regular meeting Feb. 8.In addition to some new

businesses council membersheard about, Sardinia also willbe getting some new signs toprohibit parking in snowremoval areas following coun-cil action taken this pastMonday.Mayor Todd Bumbalough

mentioned three new busi-nesses had located in the vil-lage: Bob BarnettConstruction, Roberts

Excavating and a Manpowerbusiness where an auctionused to be held in Sardinia.Bumbalough said a poten-

tial purchaser of the oldSardinia Elementary Schoolon College Avenue had talkedabout possible uses for thatstructure including senior citi-zens’ activities, a day carecenter, or some type of recre-ational use.“Things could be looking

up, I am hoping,” Sardinia’snew mayor, who took officeJan. 1, said.On a more negative note,

however, Bumbalough men-tioned how Sardinia wasgoing to lose its MovieGallery, the village’s only

video rental store located atthe main downtown intersec-tion.In another matter, Sardinia

Village Administrator TimMock mentioned how hewould like the village toobtain some signs informingthe public parking was prohib-ited in certain areas whensnow removal work needed tobe undertaken.Sgt. Dan Nichols, officer in

charge of the Sardinia PoliceDepartment, recommendedthe village purchase eightsnow removal signs. Councilmembers voted unanimouslyto appropriate $300 for thatpurpose.Village Solicitor Jay Cutrell

said he would draw up anordinance to list where thosesigns would be placed.

Snow Removal PraisedCouncil President Greg

Cassidy praised the village’sefforts in removing snow thathad fallen during the weekendthat had just passed. “Goodjob on the snow.”Mock and Sardinia munici-

pal worker Bill North hadundertaken that task.Council members at this

past Monday’s meeting also:• Approved Sardinia Fiscal

Officer Tracy Jodrey’s requestto pay a $1,345.24 bill fromLykins Oil Company for oilused for Sardinia Town Halland three separate bills total-ing $429.51 to HD Supply forsome village utility expenses.• Authorized Cutrell to han-

dle the reimbursement collec-tion of the village’s $150 courtfiling fee from aWestern sure-ty bond on former SardiniaClerk-Treasurer JulieShannon, who was connectedon three felony counts Jan. 28in Brown County CommonPleas Court for offensesinvolving the theft of Sardinia

village funds while she servedas clerk-treasurer.• Heard Bumbalough and

Cutrell discuss how the vil-lage may want to draw up acontract with a funeral homethrough which Sardinia wouldpay the costs of any indigentresident’s cremation.• Received an invitation

from Cassidy to attend theSardinia Founder’s DayCelebration Committee’s nextmeeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday,March 2, at Sardinia TownHall. Cassidy is chairman ofthat committee, which isorganizing the 2010 SardiniaFounder’s Day Celebrationscheduled Friday-Sunday,June 25-27, in the village’sdowntown area.OVRDCMeeting Attended• Heard Councilwoman

Juanita Watson report how shehad attended the Ohio ValleyRegional DevelopmentCommission Brown CountyCaucus 2010 First RoundMeeting held Feb. 1 at theBrown CountyCommissioners Office inGeorgetown.OVRDC is a regional plan-

ning and economic develop-ment agency serving 12Southern Ohio countiesincluding Brown County. Thatagency has been successful inobtaining federal funds forsome projects in those coun-ties.Watson said she plans to

stay involved with keeping upwith OVRDC news but addedshe doesn’t know if there isany money available at thepresent time for that agency toseek for Sardinia village proj-ects.• Set the following dates

and times for council commit-tee meetings at Sardinia TownHall: Finance Committee, 5p.m. this Monday, Feb. 15;Public Works and CemeteryCommittee, 7 p.m. thisWednesday, Feb. 17;Economic DevelopmentCommittee, 5 p.m. Monday,Feb. 22; and SafetyCommittee, 7 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 25.The council’s next regular

meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m.Monday, March 2, at SardiniaTown Hall.

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Many offices and services inBrown County will be closedthis Monday, Feb. 15, in obser-vance of the Presidents’ DayHoliday.Those scheduled to be closed

in Georgetown include the fol-lowing:• Brown County Board of

Commissioners, Board ofElections, EconomicDevelopment, Tax Map,Recorder, Treasurer andAuditor offices in the BrownCounty AdministrationBuilding.• Brown County Common

Pleas Court and Clerk of Courtsoffices in the Brown CountyCourthouse.• Brown County Municipal

Court.• Brown County

Juvenile/Probate Court.• Brown County Title

Department.• Brown County

Prosecutor’s Office.• Brown County Law

Library.• Brown County Engineer’s

Office.

• Brown County Departmentof Travel and Tourism.• Brown County Health

Department.• Brown County Farm

Service Agency.• Brown County Soil and

Water Conservation DistrictOffice.• Brown County Natural

Resources ConservationService Office.• Ohio Division of Forestry

Service Office.• Ohio Department of

Transportation Garage.• Brown County Building

Department.• Brown County Veterans

Services Office.• Brown County Community

Board of Alcohol, DrugAddiction and Mental HealthServices.• Brown County Animal

Shelter and Brown County DogWarden’s Office.• Brown County Child

Support Enforcement Agency.• Brown County

Developmental DisabilitiesOffice and Habilitation Center.• Brown County Job and

Family Services.• Brown County Educational

Service Center.• Brown County Senior

Citizens Council.• Brown County Chamber of

Commerce.• Brown County Emergency

Management Agency; any callsthat need to be made to EMA,however, may be placedthrough 911.• Georgetown Exempted

Village School District admin-istrative offices and schools.• Southern Hills Career and

Technical Center will be closed,but the Southern Hills JointVocational School DistrictAdministrative Offices will beopen.

• Adams Brown CommunityAction Program Office and thefollowing ABCAP outreachprograms in Georgetown:Brown County Senior NutritionProgram; Brown MetropolitanHousing Authority; Women,Infants and Children (WIC);Home Energy AssistanceProgram (HEAP); One StopCenter; Adams BrownRecycling Station; Head Start;Early Intervention; Help MeGrow; and Every ChildSucceeds.ABCAP Head Start pro-

grams in Greenbush,Hamersville and Ripley, EarlyHead Start Program in Decatur,and Brown County SeniorNutrition Center in Sardiniaalso will be closed.Free bingo that normally is

offered Mondays at the BrownCounty Senior Nutrition Centerin Georgetown will be offered9:45-11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.16, instead.Other closings this coming

Monday include the following:• District administrative

offices and schools in theEastern Local, Fayetteville-Perry Local, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local, andWestern Brown Local schooldistricts.• Administrative offices and

classrooms at Southern StateCommunity College SouthCampus in Fincastle.• Municipal offices in

Aberdeen, Georgetown, Ripleyand Sardinia. While theRussellville Municipal Officealso will be closed, it isn’tclosed because of the holidaybut because it isn’t open onMonday anyway.• Union Township Public

Library branches in Aberdeen,Ripley and Russellville.• Ohio Department of

Transportation Outpost in Mt.Orab.• Northern Brown Senior

Center at St. Martin’s Chapel inSt. Martin.Offices and services that will

be open Feb. 15 include the fol-lowing:• The Brown County Press in

Mt. Orab.• Brown County Public

Library branches inFayetteville, Georgetown, Mt.Orab and Sardinia.• Brown County Ohio State

University Extension Office inGeorgetown.• Municipal offices in

Hamersville and Mt. Orab.• Brown County Farm

Bureau Office in Georgetown.• HealthSource of Ohio

offices in Georgetown, Mt.Orab and Ripley.• Hospice of Hope – Ohio

Valley Office in Mt. Orab.• Brown County Recovery

Services (Talbert House) inGeorgetown and Mt. Orab.• Brown County Rural Water

Association Office in PleasantTownship.In other news about Feb. 15

openings:• Many emergency offices

including Brown CountySheriff’s Office, Brown CountyCommunication Center andOhio State Highway PatrolPost, all in Georgetown, will beopen to assist people needingtheir help.• Rumpke service will run as

usual.

Closings, openings are listedfor Presidents’ Day HolidayThe Brown County Press officewill have regular hours on Feb. 15

Clean Ohio agricultural easement purchaseprogram 2010 application period opensOhio farmers who want to

preserve their farmlandthrough the Clean OhioAgricultural EasementPurchase Program can nowfind the 2010 application onthe Ohio Department ofAgriculture’s Web site. Theapplications are used by thedepartment to evaluate andpurchase agricultural ease-ments to preserve Ohio’sfarmland. All applicationsmust be submitted to thedepartment by April 26, nolater than 5 p.m.Agricultural easements are

voluntary legal agreements

restricting non-agriculturaldevelopment on farmland,with the land itself remainingon the tax rolls and under pri-vate ownership and manage-ment. Landowners mayundertake any agriculturalactivity permitted under Ohiolaw, and they can sell theirfarm or pass it along as a giftto others. However, the ease-ment remains with the land,prohibiting any future non-agricultural development tomake certain that it remainsused for agricultural purpos-es.The Clean Ohio Fund bond

initiative won support fromOhio’s voters in November2008 to preserve farmlandand green spaces, improveoutdoor recreation, and toencourage redevelopment andrevitalize communities bycleaning up brownfields.To apply for the

Agricultural EasementPurchase Program, farmersmust work through a sponsor-ing organization such as alocal land trust, a Soil andWater Conservation District,or a group of local officials.These sponsors complete andsubmit applications on behalfof interested landowners.Applicants have the possibili-ty of earning up to 150 pointson their two-part application.Part one of the applicationfocuses on development pres-sure, soils, proximity to landconducive to agriculture, bestmanagement practices, andlocal land use plans andpreservation initiatives. Parttwo includes narrative ques-tions regarding the farm andits unique appeal to the pro-gram.To access the 2010 applica-

tion, or to obtain more infor-mation about the AgriculturalEasement Purchase Program,visit the department’s Website at www.agri.ohio.gov.

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Over $11 million in finan-cial assistance is available toOhio agricultural producers toapply conservation practiceson their farms through theEnvironmental QualityIncentives Program (EQIP).To be considered for the firstround of funding selections,farmers must apply at theBrown County NaturalResources ConservationService (NRCS) office byFebruary 16. EQIP is offeredthrough a continuous sign-up,but NRCS periodically makesfunding selections as programdollars allow.EQIP offers technical and

financial assistance to installconservation practices. Thisvoluntary program aims atconserving, protecting, andrestoring soil and water quali-ty, air quality, and habitat forplants and animals. A varietyof conservation practices areused to achieve the naturalresources management goalsof the producer.An environmental ranking

score is developed for eachapplicant from a conservationplan which considers nation-al, state, and local naturalresource concerns. In BrownCounty, resource concernsinclude soil erosion, soil qual-ity, soil condition, water qual-ity/quantity, forage quali-ty/quantity, and plant condi-tion.When the application is

scored, it is compared to otherapplications and rankedaccording to the environmen-tal benefit of the conservationplan. To improve the chanceof funding for special cate-gories of natural resourceconcerns or crops, a numberof unique EQIP subgroupshave been developed. Theseinclude: Specialty crops,Livestock, Cropland and pas-tureland, or Forest land.For more information or to

apply for EQIP, contact LarryWhitaker or Tara Fisher at(937) 378-4424 or go onlineto www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/.

Brown County NRCSannounces conservation fundingOver $11 million available for landowners

Brown CountyBoDD to holdmeetingsThe Brown County Board

of Developmental Disabilitieswill hold an ethics committeemeeting and regular sched-uled board meeting onWednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 at4:30 p.m.All meetings will be held at

the Habilitation Center, 9116Hamer Rd. in Georgetown.The public is invited to

attend.

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The ABERDEEN FIRE DEPT. AND LIFE SQUAD is sponsoring a fund raising program to support the depart-

ment and aid the community. In the coming weeks allhomes in the area will receive a request for a mail-in

contribution.The firefighters wish to thank everyone for their donation by giving a complimentary 8x10 Color Studio

Portrait to be taken at the Huntington Twp. CommunityBuilding. This fund raising program is legitimate and The

ABERDEEN FIRE DEPT. AND LIFE SQUAD asks for yoursupport. If you donot receive the firedepartment mailing,

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Sardinia Auxiliary Police Officer Chris Leighton, right, pres-ents Sardinia Mayor Todd Bumbalough at the SardiniaVillage Council meeting on Feb. 8 with a Statement ofSupport for the Guard and Reserve. Leighton will be leav-ing the Sardinia Police Department in the near future toserve with the U.S. Army Reserve in either Iraq orAfghanistan.

Sardinia auxiliary officer is set toleave for Middle East with Guard


The Sardinia PoliceDepartment will be minus oneauxiliary officer in the nearfuture when Chris Leightonreports for duty with the U.S.Army Reserve to either Iraq orAfghanistan.Leighton, who lives in the

Amelia area, told SardiniaVillage Council members attheir regular meeting Feb. 8 hewill be leaving for 12 to 15months of overseas militaryduty in the near future, but hewasn’t certain whether he willbe serving in Iraq orAfghanistan.He read and then presented

Sardinia Mayor ToddBumbalough with a Statementof Support for the Guard andReserve to sign and date.The document read as fol-

lows:“We recognize the National

Guard and Reserve are essen-tial to the strength of ournation and the well-being ofour communities.

“In the highest Americantradition, the patriotic menand women of the Guard andReserve serve voluntarily inan honorable and vital profes-sion, They train to respond totheir community and theircountry in time of need. Theydeserve the support of everysegment of our society.“If these volunteer forces

are to continue to serve ournation, increased publicunderstanding is required ofthe essential role of the Guardand Reserve in preserving ournational security.“Therefore, we join other

employers in pledging that:“We fully recognize, honor

and enforce the UniformedServices Employment andReemployment Rights Act.“Our managers and super-

visors will have the tools theyneed to effectively managethose employees who serve inthe Guard and Reserve.“We will continually recog-

nize and support our country’sservice members and theirfamilies in peace, in crisis,

and in war.”While Leighton, as an aux-

iliary police officer, is not apaid employee of Sardinia, hisservice to the village enableshim to keep up his police cer-tification.Bumbalough told Leighton

the village would hold his cer-tification for when he returnsfrom overseas duty and added,“Take care of yourself overthere.”Also at this past Monday’s

council meeting, Sgt. DanNichols, officer in charge ofthe Sardinia PoliceDepartment, reported Sardiniapolice had opened, investigat-ed, and/or closed 20 new casesbetween Jan. 11 and Feb. 7including 10 for criminaldamaging.Nichols also reported

Sardinia police took 41 callrecords between Jan. 11 andFeb. 7 and filed two citationsand/or charges between those

dates with one being for a taxevasion violation and theother being for a traffic viola-tion.He mentioned there was

one traffic crash during thattime span, and it had occurredon private property.Nichols also informed

council members about thechange Sardinia police havemade to a new numbering sys-tem for its reports and callrecords.“There will be more call

records and incident reports aswe will be documenting allcalls for service,” the policesergeant reported. “Thisshould help record retentionand further assist in obtainingmonies through grant writing.“As I told you last month

the call records wouldincrease. As you can tell theyhave increased, and I amalready within 20 of lastyear’s numbers.”

Officer presents Sardinia mayorwith Statement of Support to sign

A free federal governmentworkshop on combating fraudand identity theft will be host-ed by Congresswoman JeanSchmidt.Identity theft is one of the

fastest growing crimes in thecountry. An estimated ninemillion Americans have theiridentities stolen each year.This workshop is designed toeducate and arm consumersagainst becoming a victim ofthis crime.

The morning workshopwill be held in ClermontCounty, and includes presen-tations from the Federal TradeCommission and the UnitedStates Postal ServiceInspector.The workshop will be tak-

ing place on Monday, Feb. 15,from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. atthe Jackson TownshipCommunity Center inClermont County located at3263 US Rt. 50Williamsburg,Ohio.Special Guest Speakers are

Loretta Kraus, Federal TradeCommission and AlejandroAlmaguer, U.S. PostalInspector.This is an informational

workshop on combating thegrowing crimes of identitytheft and fraud. Experts fromvarious federal agencies willbe on hand to educate con-sumers on making safe invest-ments, as well as on how todetect and avoid falling preyto financial fraud.

Combating fraud andidentity theft workshop

The planning and confir-mation of all the events at theBrown Co. Fair is already inthe works. Bob Hardyman ofthe entertainment committeehas signed Neil McCoy forour Tuesday night show inthe Main Show Ring. Wehave Goldwing Express onFriday night in the DannyGray Activities Center. BobNeal and Kyle Cahall havealready planned the SummerN.T.P.A. tractor pull for July 9and 10 at the fair groundswith a modified class onSaturday night. All the otherdepartments are moving for-ward to make the 159thBrown County Fair a traditionlike no other. Please sendyour entry for the fair bookcover and junior fair cover inas soon as possible. May 1,2010 is the deadline.Grand Marshals for the

2010 Brown County Fair areNancy and Bob Connor.There also will be a huge

pumpkin contest as part of theFloral Hall exhibits. The fairboard has purchased anothershuttle bus to use at the fair. Ifyou would be interested inbuying advertising space onthe shuttle call Tim Newberryat (937) 444-3553.On Oct. 16, 1850 a one day

Brown Co. Fair was held inRussellville, Oh., south of125 where the Church ofChrist building is now stand-ing. On Oct. 2-3, 1851 a two-day fair was held where?Remember the 159th BrownCo. Fair (A Tradition Like NoOther) will be held Sept. 27through Oct. 2. Contact us at(937) 378-3558 or [email protected]

Entertainment and grand marshalsplanned for 159th Little State Fair

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HamersvilleLivestock 4-Hclub to holdfirst meetingThe Hamersville Livestock

will be holding their first 4-Hmeeting Feb. 14, Valentinesday. The meeting will be heldat the old HamersvilleFirehouse at 4 p.m. Pleasedress warm. This will be ourfirst official meeting for the2010 season. Any new mem-bers wishing to join areencouraged to come and askquestions. Sign-ups will bedone after the meeting.Please remember that eachmember is required to attendsix meetings, help in our clubcommunity service project,and do a demonstration forthe club. We hope to see youthere Feb. 14 at 4 p.m.

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The Brown County PRESSServing Brown County since 1973219 South High Street Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154

William C. Latham, PublisherArt Hunter, Managing Editor

Wayne Gates, EditorWayne Boblitt, Staff WriterRitchie Butler, Staff Writer

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The Brown County Press is published every Sunday. Office hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.Classified deadline is Thursday at 1 p.m.; Advertising deadline isThursday at noon, News deadline is Wednesday at 3 p.m.

“Being married to my hus-band is a gift every day of theyear.”

Kathy ChadwellGeorgetown

“He surprised me with adinner he made which had ameat loaf in the shape of aheart.”

Pam LaymanGeorgetown

“My husband got me twoPekingese puppies – thosewere our first dogs.”

Jessica LittleSterling Township

“Probably the best thingwas a weekend getaway withroses and champagne.”

Linda OndreGreen Township

“A diamond ring for our50th Anniversary, which wasValentine’s Day 2009.”

Joyce BecraftGeorgetown

Letters to the Editor

What Do You Think?“What is the best

Valentine’s Day gift yoursweetheart ever got you?”

A local hero’s return keeps spirits highDear Editor,On Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, I

had the great honor and privi-lege of having dinner with oneof our local hero’s, SGT.Michael Goodman, his wifeAshley and their beautifuldaughter Paris.Michael was in from North

Carolina for a visit. He hasbeen deployed to Iraq andAfghanistan three times.In December, he was injured

with an IED; he is doing wellwith his recovery.We enjoyed our visit, and

had much news to catch up on.Mike said that he was so thank-ful for all the letters and carepackages we had sent. He saidthat is what kept him going.Mike says that he still has the

first letter I sent to him back in2004. Mike is such a hero to allof us here at the Troop BoxMinistry.I was especially shocked

when Mike left for a few min-utes and returned to the tableand said that he wanted to giveme something - one his PurpleHearts, which he had received

for his bravery and sacrifice asa U.S. Marine.Our luncheon was also

attended by Jean Johnston, Co.Founder of Troop BoxMinistry. Along with myself,Jean has been right by my sidein sending letters and carepackages to our men andwomen overseas.We have known Mike since

2004 when we started writingto him - and through the years,we have become family.Jack Sinkking and his wife

Andrea also attended the lunch-eon. When I got word Mikehad been injured again in Dec.2009, I e-mailed and got in con-tact with Mike’s wife, Ashley.After speaking with her andlater talking with Mike, I calledon a friend, Jack Sinkking.Jack is so supportive of our

military men and women. As aveteran, Jack seems to knowhow to encourage people at atime when they need it themost. Michael has also present-ed Jack with one of his PurpleHearts.Both Jack and myself were

left speechless - to receive thisfrom our hero.This marine is what a true

hero is. Michael says he lovesthe Marines, and will do every-thing he can to stay in theMarines - he loves it that much.Mike and Ashley have two

daughters and they have somuch to be proud of. Thankyou Ashley for sharing yourfamily with us and supportinghim in serving this great coun-try.God bless you both.

Diana Lawrence

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Pictured: SGT Michael Goodman handing Troop BoxMilitary member Diana Lawrence one of his Purple Hearts.

Reader says Bible is a wonderful bookDear Editor,The Holy Bible has been dis-

cussed and debated by manypeople of sundry times. It is puz-zling to me that a book as old asthe King James Version 1611may be purchased at most vari-ety stores for only a few dollars.In spite of people who have

tried to destroy its influence andabolish the printing, from theshelves and bookstores, onoffice desks, and many otherplaces, it yet glares in the facesof those who embrace and thosewho reject its teaching.Great kings have tried to over

rule it, politicians have tried tobelittle it, but now in 2010 I amprivileged to own several copiesprinted in a language in which Ican for the most part understandwith the help of dictionaries. (IfI only choose to).Please consider with me a

most familiar scripture in St.John 3:3 “Jesus answered andsaid unto him (Nicodemus),Verily, verily, I say unto thee,except a man be born again, he

cannot see the Kingdom ofGod.”What did He mean when He

said “born again?” This alsopuzzled Nicodemus to whomHewas talking, for he said can aman be born when is he old?Can he enter the second timeinto his mother’s womb and beborn?Man with his limited power

that God gave him from his firstbirth is capable of doing manyuseful things. Organizationshave been set up to help peopleovercome their harmful addic-tions. Helpful charities havebeen set up to aid those inpoverty.Though some of these groups

have little or no connection tothe Bible, they are many timesvery helpful and do very well atreaching those hurting.Yet I feel Jesus in saying

“born again” had amuch deepermeaning in store for those whowould embrace His doctrine.For kicking a habit or two suchas tobacco or gambling will not

change aman or woman’s heart.2 Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any

man be in Christ, he is a newcreature: old things are passedaway; behold, all things arebecome new. This to me is oneof the best explanations that Ihave found of the second birth.Surely the God who created

the heavens and the earth pos-sesses the power through theblood of Jesus Christ to cleanseme from sin.Rom. 6:1 & 2What shall we

say then? Shall we continue insin, that grace may be abound?God forbid. How shall we, thatare dead to sin live any longertherein?1 John 1:9 If we confess our

sins, He is faithful and just toforgive us our sins and tocleanse us from all unrighteous-ness.If we are cleansed, then the

sin has been removed unless welike the sow that was washed toher wallowing in the mire. (2Peter 2:22)If God will not free me from

willful sin (for surely He has thepower) then let me die like acreature in the forest which hasno hope. Let me no longer liftmy head in His sanctuary.Heb. 10:26&27For ifwe sin

willfully after that we havereceived the knowledge of thetruth, there remaineth no moresacrifice for sin, but a certainfearful looking for of judgmentand fiery indignation whichshall devour the adversaries.For most certainly, if there is

an option for a second birth,there is a sure second death apast the grave for any and allwho refuse it.Rev. 20:14 And death and

hell were cast into the lake offire. This is the second death.(Yet this fire burns forever Rev20:10).Thank you for considering

my letter, and thank God for theHoly Bible which can still leadpeople to Jesus and a changedlife even now in 2010.

Norman L. Kimberly

Reader denies attacking animal shelter“He always gets me my

favorite candy, but the bestpart is the cards – he alwayspicks a card that fits.”

Karen ColwellPleasant TownshipDear Editor and Ms Misch,

First before responding Ihave to ask the Brown CountyHumane Society a question. Isthere a single one of you thatcan read and or comprehendwhat you read??Please tell me when and

where I attacked the BrownCounty Animal Shelter?As for the scale to weigh the

dogs on - it was Ms Fletcherthat stated "As the treasurer ofthe Humane Society I can tellyou that we just spent $315 topurchase scales for the shelterso the dogs can be weighedwhen they arrive thus being fedaccording to their entranceweight, not based on a premea-sured amount for all dogswhether they weigh 5 lbs or105 lbs."

Again you are misinformedas I do not "run a rescue as abusiness". An employee isdefined as "A person who ishired to provide services to acompany on a regular basis inexchange for compensation".Avolunteer is defined as "a per-son who performs a servicewillingly and without pay."Now there are rescues aroundthat have paid employees suchas The League for AnimalWelfare and Animal RescueFund. My rescue spends everypenny we receive on the ani-mals, we do not have a singlepaid employee, not even me!As for the dog food, I had a

very productive meeting withthe county commissioners lastTuesday and as Mr. Jenningsand I agreed in a perfect world

the shelter dogs would andcould be fed a consistent diet ofthe same food. But again withthe economy as it is, donated ismore cost effective.After my meeting with the

commissioners I stopped by theshelter and saw some of theimprovements that have beenmade and yes the paint doesmake it more attractive. Butwhile I was there I wasinformed of more changes theHumane Society want madeand I was lead to believe thatthese costs would be at thecounties expense such as soundproofing the building and newcages for the puppy room. NowI do agree sound proofingwould be a plus for the shelteremployees and visitors and yescages for the puppy room

would be great, but again withthe economic times can thecounty afford this?Now back to the other ani-

mals within the county. Yes thedog warden can go on calls forcruelty and neglect under ORC955.12. The dog warden cannot do cruelty and neglect callsfor cows, horses, pigs, goatsetc. and yes they too can beabused and neglected. I suggestyou read the ORC codes. ORC1717.13 has been used foryears in counties with andwith-out a humane agent and hasbeen used in Brown County bya founder of the Brown CountyHumane Society.My question remains what

about the other animals?Dale Bath

Harlequin Haven

A tip of the hat tosnowplow driversThe snowstorm this week

reminded us all about how littleregard nature holds for our plansand routines.There’s nothing like a few inch-

es of snow on the roads to throweverything out of whack.That’s when the people we

depend on step in and restoreorder.Beginning at 3 a.m. Tuesday

morning, snowplow drivers forBrown County started working 12hour shifts.They didn’t stop until 3 a.m.

Thursday morning.20 drivers and the people that

support them, taking care of 346miles of county roads around theclock.County Engineer Todd Cluxton

said each driver can plow hisassigned area about three times ina 12 hour shift.So if you get a little frustrated

because the road in front of yourhouse is covered in snow, remem-ber that these guys are doing thebest they can.I got the chance to chat with a

couple of the drivers while report-ing on the snow story for the frontpage.

They told me some interestingthings...including stories aboutchildren running down hillstoward the plow to play in the“rooster tail” of snow thrown upby the blade.They also talked about drivers

taking silly risks to get in front ofthem when they are plowing orlaying down salt.I don’t like a shower of grit on

my car either, but it’s not worthrisking my life to get around a 50ton truck driving in poor condi-tions on a slick road.These drivers, plus workers for

all the townships, villages and theOhio Department ofTransportation all try to clean upthe mess in Brown County after asnowstorm blows through.So when you see them out and

about, give them a friendly waveand thank them if you get thechance. They’ll appreciate it.

WAYNE

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The Ripley Women’s Club,member of the GeneralFederation of Women’sClubs, announces that the2010 Reading Is Fundamental(RIF) program has been fund-ed by the federal RIF bookdistribution program. This isthe 31st year for RIF inRipley schools. Local banksand the RULH PTO gener-ously funded this year’s pro-gram which requires that 25percent of the funds be local.During 2010, each childgrades PreK-8 will receivethree free books which he/shewill own to add to their homelibrary. For many years thelocal banks and the RULHPTO have been partners withthe Women’s Club to assurecontinuation of this importantreading program. It is withgreat thanks that the follow-ing banks be recognized:Ripley Federal Savings Bank;First State Bank; Merchant’sNational Bank and IntegraBank.

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Socks warm veteran’s feet and heartsWinter’s here, and although

some hot chocolate can warmthe body and soul, that choco-latey ambrosia cannot com-pare to the warm feet 50 vet-erans are feeling at this verymoment thanks to the gen-erosity of many women inRipley.

Maggie Pollard, Regent ofthe National SocietyDaughters of the AmericanRevolution (NSDAR),Taliaferro Chapter, and manyothers within her organizationdonated 50 pairs of socks toveterans who inhabit the OhioVeteran’s Home inGeorgetown.

“We wanted to do some-thing special this winter forour veterans,” said Pollard.“All of the socks we donatedwere from the women in ourown NSDAR Chapter.”

With socks in hand, Pollardmade her way to the Veteran’sHome on Route 68.

The Ohio Veteran’s Homeis a 168-bed facility for thosemen and women who havebeen honorably dischargedfrom the Armed Forces, andhave lived in Ohio for at leastfive years. Currently, there arethose who have served inWorld War II, the Korean Warand the Vietnam War present-ly occupying the facility.

“The veterans are alwaysexcited to get things frompeople,” said Pat Michalski,Director of Social Services atthe Ohio Veteran’s Home. “Italways makes them so happy;especially when the NSDARcome around.”

The NSDAR are veryinvolved with their communi-ty, engaging in such activitiesas fund-raising, garage sales,chapter meetings and dona-tions.

“The ladies and I serveevery one of our veterans,”Pollard commented. “We alsosupport our schools, theJROTC program, and wemake sure that every veteran’sgrave is marked.”

The NSDAR was foundedon Oct. 11, 1890 during a timewhen patriotism was evolvingdue to an intense interest inthe beginnings of the UnitedStates. Women, who felt thedesire to express their love fortheir country, were frustratedby the exclusion of men andthe organizations they wereinvolved in that did the samething. As a result of thisexclusion, the women flockedtogether to create theNSDAR, where they havecarried the flame of theirpatriotism ever since.

Pollard is proud to be

Regent of the TaliaferroChapter in Ripley.

“Thank you for the serviceyou have done for our coun-

try,” Pollard noted. “Weappreciate every single one ofyou.”

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The United StatesDepartment of Agriculture’sNatural ResourcesConservation Service (NRCS)has over $6 million available torestore wetlands through theWetlands Reserve Program(WRP) announced NRCSState Conservationist TerryCosby. Applications areaccepted year round with thefirst funding decisions to bemade by February 16, 2010.

“Ohio has received morethan twice the amount of fund-ing to protect, restore, andenhance wetlands than it did inprevious years,” explainsCosby. “We will be workingclosely with the OhioDepartment of NaturalResources and other partners toensure Ohio’s privatelandowners are aware of thisunique opportunity and theyunderstand the benefits fromparticipating in WRP.”

The Wetlands ReserveProgram has been around sincethe mid 1990’s. Over the past15 years, it has become a pop-ular, cost-effective, and eco-logically successful voluntarywetlands restoration program.The WRP is a great opportuni-ty for many landowners, par-ticularly farmers, who mayhave land that is poorly drainedand difficult to cultivate, farm-ers who are looking to cut backon farming near retirement, butdon’t want to sell the land, orthose land owners interested inestablishing some primewildlife habitat.

WRP provides financialincentives to help farmersrestore farmland, includingpastures, which were once wet-lands to create fully function-ing wetlands again. The bene-fits from selling an easementon the wetland may help farm-ers shift their field configura-tions, allowing them to putmore resources toward increas-ing productivity in other areasof the farm. Some landowners

have purchased additionalcropland with their WRP ease-ment payments. An additionalbenefit of putting ground inWRP has been that landownersno longer have to worry aboutplanting a crop on land that isoften too wet to harvest.

To be eligible for WRP, landthat was originally wetland, butwas drained for cropping is eli-gible, including land that iscurrently forested. Croplandand non-cropland areas may beenrolled in the program as longas the drainage – usually ditch-es or tile drainage systems –are removed. Applicants canrequest a permanent easement,a 30-year easement, or a 10-year contract which offerscostsharing for restorationwork. The landowner main-tains ownership of the land,access to the land, and respon-sibility for taxes. Public accessIS NOT required onWRP land.

For more information on theWetlands Reserve Program,contact DistrictConservationist LarryWhitaker at the Brown CountyNRCS office at (937) 378-4424 or visit our website atwww.oh.nrcs.usda.gov.

Relay for Lifeplans survivorregistration

The Relay For Life ofBrown County is holding asurvivor registration openhouse on Feb. 19 from 2 to 4p.m. at the Mt. Orab Library.This will be an opportunityfor cancer survivors to regis-ter for the survivor receptionthat takes place at the RelayFor Life on May 21 and 22 atthe Brown CountyFairgrounds. It is open to anyand all survivors and a greatway to recognize and honorthese individuals.

For more information con-tact the Brown County RFLchairperson, Rene Green at(937) 444-0456.

BCGHAuxiliarymeets Feb. 15

The Brown County GeneralHospital Auxiliary will bemeeting on Monday, Feb. 15,at 1 p.m. in the hospital’sExecutive Conference Room.The speaker for this meetingwill be Tim McKeown. Mr.McKeown will be sharinginformation about the BrownCounty Chamber ofCommerce. He will also dis-cuss insurance options forpeople over sixty. All areinvited to attend this meeting

Church askswhat are youcurious about?

Are you curious about God,the universe, good and evil orlife in general? Are you curi-ous to learn about theCatholic Church?

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Inquiry sessions will beheld at the following locationsand times:

Wednesday, March 3 at 7p.m. at St. Mary, Arnheim;

Wednesday, March 10 at 7p.m. at St Michael, Ripley;

Wednesday, March 17 at 7p.m. at St. George,Georgetown.

All are invited to attend anyor all of the above sessions.You need not intend tobecome Catholic to partici-pate. For more informationcall (937) 392-1116 or (937)378-4583.

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Commissioners Journal

Jan. 20, 2010The Brown County Board of

Commissioners meeting in reg-ular session on this date:• Approved the payment of

bills from 17 funds totaling$124,337.40.• Approved the replat of Lots

50, 51, 56, 57 and vacatedWhite Oak Valley of J.Alexander Addition toFincastle and authorizedBrown County Recorder AmyDeClaire to file the plat forrecord. The total acreage of thereplat is .644 acre in EagleTownship.• Approved two requests for

Emergency Maintenance andRepair of Township Roadswith one $200 contribution foreach road being made by anagreement between the com-missioners and Brown CountyEngineer Todd Cluxton forwork on Hughes Road in ByrdTownship and Fern Baird Roadin Jefferson Township.• Approved the Brown

County Board of Elections’request to decrease 3a6Contract Services by $500 andincrease 3a7 Travel by $500.•Approved the replat of Lots

1, 2 and 3 and part of Lot 4 inthe unincorporated village ofArnheim in Franklin Townshipand authorized DeClaire to filethe plat for record withapproval for contingency ofowners’ signatures. The totalacreage of the replat is .0829acre.• Voted to enter into an

agreement with Brown CountySenior Citizens Inc. for aCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant activity entitledHomemaker Service Program.Brown County Senior Citizenswill receive $20,000 fromCDBG funds for this activity.Present for the signing were

Brown County Senior CitizensCouncil Director Sue Brooks-Lang and CDBG CoordinatorDorothy Ferris.• Voted to enter into an

agreement with Adams BrownCounties EconomicOpportunities Inc. for a CDBGActivity entitled Meals OnWheels. ABCEOI will receive$35,000 from CDBG funds forthis activity.Present for the signing were

Ferris and ABCEOI ExecutiveDirector Alvin Norris.• Voted to recess the meeting

until Jan. 21 to conduct furtherbusiness.The following activities took

place Jan. 20:• Brown County Prosecuting

Attorney Jessica Little met withthe commissioners to discussreplats and donations of countyequipment.• Ferris met with the com-

missioners to discuss her reduc-tion in hours.


Commissioners meeting in theregular session reconvenedfrom Jan. 20:• Authorized HarryMartin to

apply for a new FederalCommunications CommissionRegistration Number to accom-modate the maintenance, use,and control of radio frequenciesdesigned under call signWPST421 owned by BrownCounty and used by the BrownCounty Sheriff’s Office.• Approved DeClaire’s

request to reduce theRecorder’s Elected OfficialSalary (6b1) by $3,380.80 inthe Brown County GeneralFund and increase EmployersSalaries (6b2) by $3,380.80.The donation of funds coversthe 10 holidays off without payfor the Brown CountyRecorder’s Office employees.• Approved DeClaire’s

request for the following appro-priation changes in C50Supplemental EquipmentRecorder Fund: decrease C50-4Contract-Repairs by $16,000and C50-5 Equipment by$1,800 and increase C50-2Salaries-Employee(s) by$11,000, C50-3 Supplies by$5,000, C50-18 PublicEmployees Retirement by$1,600, and C50-18a Medicare(1.45 percent) by $200.• Approved a request for

Emergency Maintenance andRepair of Township Roads forFrost Road in PleasantTownship with a $200 contri-bution for that repair beingmade by an agreement betweenthe commissioners andCluxton.• Voted to enter into a yearly

maintenance contract for$2,600 with BlankemeyerCompany of Hamersville totest the 11 emergency sirens in

the county four times per year.Additional emergency callswill be billed at $65 per hour.• Voted to recess the meeting

until Jan. 22 to conduct furtherbusiness.The following activities took

place Jan. 21:• Brown County Sheriff

Dwayne Wenninger, BrownCounty Sheriff’s Chief DeputyJohn Schadle and Martin metwith the commissioners to dis-cuss radio frequencies used byBCSO.• Brown County Board of

Commissioners Vice PresidentRalph Jennings left the meetingto attend the Ohio Departmentof Agriculture-U.S.Department of AgricultureEconomic Development Forumin Columbus with BrownCounty Department ofEconomic DevelopmentDirector Kelly Cole.• Martin met with Brown

County Board ofCommissioners PresidentMargery Paeltz andCommissioner WilliamGeschwind to discuss obtaininga FCC license and the opera-tions of communications.• BCBE member Ralph

Quallen met with Paeltz andGeschwind to discuss BCBE’s2010 Budget.


Commissioners meeting in theregular session reconvenedfrom Jan. 21:• Approved Little’s request

to establish a special revenuefund in order to implement rev-enue received from the BrownCounty Solid Waste Authority,fines, judgments, and restitu-tion orders from civil and crim-inal environmental court casesand donations from individualsand groups.• Voted to enter into a con-

tract with the WilliamsburgPolice Department to houseprisoners in the Brown CountyAdult Detention Center inGeorgetown for calendar year2010. Compensation will be atthe out-of-county rate of $55per day.• Approved Paeltz’s request

to designate Jennings andGeschwind to act on her behalffor the Brown County Board ofRevisions hearings for 2010.• Signed the returned

Arnheim-Franklin Townshipreplat approved on Jan. 21. Ithad been returned to WellsFargo Home Mortgage by cer-tified mail on Jan. 21 by theBrown CountyCommissioners’ Office forowner signatures.The following activities took

place Jan. 14:• Paeltz and Jennings attend-

ed a luncheon at the OhioVeterans Home in Georgetownwith a representative from theOhio State Auditor’s Office.• Paeltz and Jennings attend-

ed a meeting at BCBE to dis-cuss budget cuts for 2010.The following activity took

place Jan. 21:• Jennings and Geschwind

attended the Brown CountyChamber of Commerce month-ly meeting in Georgetown.The following activity took

place Jan. 22:• Paeltz attended the County

Commissioners’Association ofOhio Board meeting inColumbus.


Commissioners meeting in reg-ular session on this date:• Entered into a two hour and

55 minute executive session toconduct interviews and discusspersonnel for the position ofBrown County dog warden.• Entered into the

Commissioners’ Journal a peti-tion for the annexation of .531acre of Pleasant Township landinto the incorporated village ofGeorgetown.• Adopted a resolution

approving Georgetown’sannexation of that .531 acre ofPleasant Township land.• Approved Brown County

Prosecuting Attorney JessicaLittle’s request to establishP35-Environmental Law CourtFund as a Special RevenueFund.The Ohio Revised Code per-

mits the Brown County SolidWaste Authority to providefinancial assistance to theBrown County Board of Healthto enforce open dumping andburning laws and to local lawenforcement agencies toenforce anti-littering laws andordinances. BCSWA’s fundingsources include fines, judg-ments, and restitution orders

from civil and criminal envi-ronmental court cases anddonations from individuals andgroups.The following activities took

place Jan. 22:• Brown County Board of

Commissioners PresidentMargery Paeltz attended theCincinnati Travel, Sports andBoat Show at the Duke EnergyConvention Center inCincinnati. Paeltz assisted therein the Brown County Traveland Visitors Booth.The following activities took

place Jan. 25:• Paeltz, Brown County

Board of Commissioners VicePresident Ralph Jennings andBrown County CommissionerWilliam Geschwind attendedthe Brown County Chamber ofCommerce Annual BusinessBreakfast in Georgetown forthe presentation of theChamber’s Drucker Award toAdams Brown CommunityAction Program ExecutiveDirector Alvin Norris and theLifetime Achievement Awardto Ripley Federal Savings BankPresident/Chief ExecutiveOfficer Danny Grooms.• Brown County Clerk of

Courts Tina Meranda, BrownCounty Municipal Court ChiefDeputy Clerk Mary Lindsayand Brown County CommonPleas Court Chief DeputyClerk Alesha Crawford metwith the commissioners to dis-cuss the 2010 Budget and thefilling of vacant positions.• Brown County Engineer

Todd Cluxton met with thecommissioners to discuss aBypass Meeting planned atOhio Department ofTransportation District 9Headquarters in Chillicothe.



bills from 16 funds totaling$64,867.68.• Voted to employ Bill

Frazier of Lewis Township(Georgetown address) as thenew full-time Brown Countydog warden. Frazier’s date ofhire was that date, Jan. 27, at a$23,000 starting annual salarywith a 365-day probationaryperiod.The dog warden position is a

salaried, unclassified positionwith full benefits.• Approved a request for

Emergency Maintenance andRepair of Township Roadswith one $200 contributionbeing made by an agreementbetween the commissionersand Cluxton for work onGargonia Road in PikeTownship.• Accepted the notice of

retirement from Brown CountyDepartment of Job and FamilyServices employee LindaVance, who was to retire fromthat department effective Jan.31.• Approved Brown County

Commun i c a t i o n Cen t e rDirector Rob Wilson’s requestto accept the resignation of dis-patcher Katrina McCray effec-tive and retroactive to Jan. 25.• Approved Wilson’s request

to fill the vacancy created byMcCray’s resignation.• Voted to recess that day’s

meeting until Jan. 28.The following activity took

place Jan. 27:• Phil DeCiero with Benefits

Network, Donna Crowe withUnitedHealthcare and KenPoston with Poston andAssociates met with the com-missioners to discuss healthinsurance options and rates.


Commissioners meeting in theregular session reconvenedfrom Jan. 27:• Entered into the

Commissioners’ Journal a peti-tion for the annexation of 173.9acres of Sterling Township landinto the incorporated village ofMt. Orab.• Approved a request for

Emergency Maintenance andRepair of Township Roadswith one $200 contributionbeing made by an agreementbetween the commissionersand Cluxton for work onDevore Road in UnionTownship.The following activities took

place Jan. 26:• Paeltz and Jennings attend-

ed the ABCAP WorkforceBoard meeting.• Paeltz, Jennings and

Geschwind met with CountyVeterans Service Officer RalphFox with Veterans Services ofBrown County and the BrownCounty Veterans ServiceCommission.• Paeltz attended the Fire

Chiefs Association Meeting atthe Georgetown FireDepartment.The following activities took

place Jan. 28:• Jennings and Geschwind

met with Clermont CountyHuman Resources DepartmentDirector Robert Sander to dis-cuss the present health insur-ance being used in ClermontCounty.• Alan Freeman with D&S

Consulting, L.L.C., met withthe commissioners to discussgovernment funding.• Poston, Greg Theiler with

Benovation, Brown CountyDepartment of Job and FamilyServices Director Mitch Sharp,and Babe Beasley and SherryDurbin with the Brown CountyDepartment of Job and FamilyServices met with the commis-sioner to discuss health careoptions and rates.

Feb. 1, 2009The Brown County Board of

Commissioners meeting in reg-ular session on this date:• Entered into a one hour and

40 minute executive sessionwith Brown County ChildSupport Enforcement AgencyDirector Susan Smith andAssistant Director DebraForsythe and attorney CeceliaPotts to discuss personnel.• Approved five Post

Certificate Purchase Orderstotaling $9,691.07 for theBrown County Department ofJob and Family Services fromfunds not encumbered in atimely manner.The purchase orders were to

vendors Brown CountyDepartment of Alcohol, DrugAddiction and Mental HealthServices for $7,321.02, BrownCounty Department of Job andFamily Services for $1,568.22(for transferring in to a Familyand Children First Fund),Radio Shack for $549.83, OhioChild Support EnforcementAgency for $151.90, andBureau of Workers’Compensation for $100.10.• Voted to enter into a con-

tract with the Peebles PoliceDepartment to house prisonersin the Brown County AdultDetention Center inGeorgetown for calendar year2010. Compensation will be atthe out-of-county rate of $55per day.• Approved two requests for

Emergency Maintenance andRepair of Township Roadswith one $200 contribution foreach road being made by anagreement between the com-missioners and Cluxton forwork on Barber Road in GreenTownship and CampbellBranch Road in JacksonTownship.• Approved Sharp’s request

to enter into a RetentionAgreement with the Columbuslaw firm of Isaac, Brant,Ledman and Teetor.• Recessed the meeting to

hold the Ohio Valley RegionalDevelopment CommissionFirst Round Caucus Meeting(see separate story).• Held the OVRDC First

Round Caucus Meeting withOVRDC Executive DirectorJohn Hemmings III. The agen-da included AppalachianRegional Commission andEconomic DevelopmentAdministration grant updates,discussion about project devel-opment processes, and aCaucus membership and rosterreview.The following activity took

place Jan. 29:• Paeltz, Jennings and

Geschwind attended theHousing Advisory Committee

meeting at the Brown CountyEmergency ManagementAgency Conference Room inGeorgetown.The following activities took

place Feb. 1:• Paeltz swore in Frazier as

the new Brown County dogwarden.• Community Development

Block Grant/NeighborhoodS t a b i l i z a t i o n P r o g r amCoordinator Dorothy Ferrismet with the commissioners todiscuss future NSP projects.

Feb. 3, 2010The Brown County Board of


bills from 18 funds totaling$118,696.53.• Approved Board of

Commissioners Assistant ClerkLisa Spiller’s request to payformer Board ofCommissioners Clerk BeverlyGallimore accumulating vaca-tion leave, accumulated com-pensatory time (268.54 hours)and accumulated sick leave(240 hours) from A15-1Accumulated Leave Fund.Gallimore’s last day of employ-ment in the Brown CountyBoard of Commissioners’Office was Jan. 31.• Approved Southern Ohio

Center of Excellence ExecutiveDirector Brenda Martin’srequest for a $4,780 supple-mental appropriation for OhioAppalachian Center for HigherEducation P-16 Grant No. T89-5.• Approved Martin’s request

for the following appropriationchanges for Gear Up andSOCOE funds: increase LineItem T88-7 (Print/Photo) by$250, Line Item T88-8A(Student Travel) by $3,500, and

Line Item T88-12 (StudentFees) by $1,000 and decreaseLine Item T88-8(Travel/Mileage) by $250 andT88-9 (Special Events) by$4,500.The following activities took

place Feb. 2:• Dale Bath with Harlequin

Haven Great Dane Rescue metwith the commissioners to dis-cuss the operation of the BrownCounty Animal Shelter inGeorgetown.• The commissioners attend-

ed the Mocktails event atBrown County GeneralHospital in Georgetown.• Susan Stockman and David

Rinderle, benefits consultantsfor USI Insurance, met with thecommissioners to discusshealth insurance options andrates.The following activities took

place Feb. 3:• The commissioners,

Brown County Engineer ToddCluxton and Mt. Orab MayorBruce Lunsford attended anOhio Department ofTransportation District 9 meet-ing in Chillicothe to discuss abypass in Mt. Orab.• The commissioners signed

theWear Red Day Feb. 5, 2010Proclamation on behalf ofBCGH. The presentation ofthat proclamation was sched-uled at the hospital on Feb. 4.• Brown County Prosecuting

Attorney Jessica Little met withthe commissioners to discussusing a government Internetsite to advertise unused proper-ty owned by Brown County.• B r o w n C o u n t y

Commun i c a t i o n Cen t e rDirector Rob Wilson met withthe commissioners to discussCommunication Center officeoperations.

County auditor’s request OK’d soher workers may get holiday pay

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New Dog Warden sworn inBilly Frazier, named Chief Dog Warden effective Jan. 27.

In honor of Presidents’Day, Monday, Feb. 15, theU.S. Grant Home and Schoolin Georgetown will be openfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Eight presidents called

Ohio their home but noneaffected the course of our his-tory like U.S. Grant.As commander of the

Union armies he preventedthe disintegration of theUnited States, then, as our18th President, he helpedrestore a nation crippled byfive years of bloody civil war.After his presidency, he

was regarded as an Americanicon along with Washingtonand Lincoln. At that time, theUnion cause needed no moraljustification.But as those in the north

put the War behind them, a

new academic front wasopened, romanticizing the“Lost Cause,” sanitizing slav-ery, revising the history of theWar, and working to destroyGrant’s reputation.Since 1960, however, with

the long overdue publicationof his papers, a growing num-ber of scholars believeGrant’s contributions, both inwar and in politics have beengrossly underrated. From aranking of 33 in the firstannual Historians PresidentialLeadership Survey in 2000 hemoved to 23 in 2009.Guided tours of both the

home and the school begin atthe Grant Home at 219 EastGrant Avenue. Admission is$3 for adults and $1 for chil-dren.

Grant Home & Schoolopen for Presidents’ Day

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U.S. Grant Boyhood Home during 2009 Grant Days.

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Who is this antichrist that I John2:18 is talking about? We knowthat he is a man because IIThessalonians 2:3 calls him thatman of sin. Go with me to the OldTestament and look in Daniel 7where it speaks of the visionwhich Daniel had. In this visionhe saw four beasts which repre-sented four world empires, theBabylonian underNebuchadnezzar, the Media-Persia empire, the Grecian empireunder Alexander, and the fourthbeing the Roman empire. In verse7 it tells us that this fourth beasthad 10 horns. In verse 8 it states:“I considered the horns, and,behold, there came up amongthem another little horn, beforewhom there were three of the firsthorns plucked up by the roots:and, behold, in this horn wereeyes like the eyes of man, and amouth speaking great things.”This little horn represents theantichrist spoken in I John 2:18.So we know he has eyes like theeyes of man and a mouth speakinggreat things. The ten horns on thisfourth beast represent the 10 king-doms of the ancient RomanEmpire, which will be revived.The antichrist will come out ofthese ten kingdoms. Do not bemistaken; the antichrist will notcome out of Jerusalem. Now lis-ten, the European market today isa very powerful entity and it isstill coming together. It will bemore powerful than ever beforebecause the Bible predicts it.There have been drastic changesin Europe over the past few yearsand there are more to come.Watch it and see! However, thislittle horn comes out of the 10horns which represents the 10nations of the ancient RomanEmpire, which is Europe. Daniel7:7 also tells us that this fourthbeast was diverse from the otherthree which came before it. He isa mixture of all three. He is accu-rately described in Revelation13:1-2. And he represents a king.Look at Daniel 7:17: “These greatbeasts, which are four, are fourkings, which shall arise out of theearth.” So when scholars talkabout the rise of the antichrist inthe sixth chapter of the book ofRevelation they are actually talk-ing about a future king. He is notcalled a beast until he becomes aking. Now let’s find out moreabout this little horn. Verse 20:“...even of that horn that had eyes,and a mouth that spake very greatthings, whose look was morestout than fellows.” The horn is arepresentation of power. The

antichrist is represented by a littlehorn whose look was more stoutthan the other 10 horns because heis very powerful but he is only inpower for a short duration. In fact,we find in the book of Revelationthat he is only in power for sevenyears. Verse 21: “I beheld, and thesame horn made war with thesaints, and prevailed againstthem.” Revelation 13:7: “And itwas given unto him to make warwith the saints, and to overcomethem...” He will prevail againstthe saints until the Lord comesback. Look back at Daniel 7:22:“Until the Ancient of days come,and judgment was given to thesaints of the most High...” Verse23: “Thus he said, The fourthbeast shall be the fourth highkingdom upon earth, which shallbe diverse from all kingdoms, andshall devour the whole earth...”His power will encompass theentire earth. Hitler tried but hefailed. He was an antichrist butnot the antichrist! I John 2:18 tellsus that there are many antichrists.When the “antichrist” comes heshall take possession of the wholeworld! Verse 24: “And then tenhorns out of the kingdom are tenkings that shall arise: and anothershall rise after them; and he shallbe diverse from the first, and heshall subdue three kings.”Revelation 17:11: “And the beastthat was, and is not, even he is theeighth, and is of the seven...”Verse 25: “And he shall speakgreat words against the mostHigh... and think to change timesand laws...” This man, this littlehorn with eyes like the eyes ofman and a mouth speaking greatthings, this beast, this king, thisantichrist will speak great wordsagainst the most High and think tochange times and laws! One thinghe will do, according to I Timothy4:3, is to forbid marriages and hewill nullify existing marriages.And I am out of space. We willpick it up here again next week.

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Daugherty Fite, 89Atlee Fay Daugherty Fite,

89, Georgetown, Oh., diedFriday, Feb. 5, 2010 at theAdams County Hospital inSeaman, Oh.She was a retired phle-

botomist for the Brown CountyHospital, Georgetown.Mrs. Fite was born Oct. 23,

1920 in Harrison County, Ky.,the daughter of the late Jamesand Ann (Cummins) Lang. Inaddition to her parents, she waspreceded in death by her firsthusband, Sergius Daugherty.Mrs. Fite is survived by her

husband, Jim Fite, one daugh-ter, Gale Mulloy, BowlingGreen, Ky., two sons, Gary S.Daugherty, Fayetteville, andDelvin Daugherty,Georgetown, five grandchil-dren, seven great grandchildrenand niece, Francis Wiggins,Falmouth, Ky.Funeral services were held

Monday, February 8, 2010 atthe Cahall Funeral Home,Georgetown, Oh., where Rev.David Wirth officiated. Interment was in the

Confidence Cemetery inGeorgetown, Ohio.If desired, memorial contri-

butions may be made to theHospice of Hope, 215 HughesBlvd., Mt.Orab, Ohio 45154.

HerbertEarl

Gardner, 90Herbert Earl Gardner, 90,

Georgetown, Ohio died Friday,Feb. 6, 2010 at ClermontMercy Hospital in Batavia,Ohio.He was a farmer, member of

the United Methodist Church inGeorgetown, former board ofdirectors member for the OKTobacco Warehouse in Ripley,former committee member forthe ASCS and a United StatesWWII Army veteran.Herb was born March 9,

1919 in Georgetown, Ohio theson of the late Thomas B. andMildred (McBeth) Gardner.Mr. Gardner is survived by

his wife, Betty (Hall) Gardner,three sons, Herbert R. Gardner,Lebanon, Lynn H. Gardner andLarry E. Gardner both ofGeorgetown, four grandchil-dren, Gwen Rucker, BrentGardner, Mindy Hastings andAmanda Johnson, nine greatgrandchildren and one brother,Thomas M. Gardner, Bethel.Private funeral services were

held Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 atthe convenience of the familyat the Cahall Funeral Home inGeorgetown. Interment was in the

Confidence Cemetery inGeorgetown, with veteransservices by the Carey BavisAmerican Legion Post #180. Ifdesired, memorial contribu-tions may be made to the H.E.Gardner Ag Scholarship c/oGeorgetown High School 987Old US Route 68, Georgetown,Ohio 45121.

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Dale E. Burbage, 65Dale E. Burbage, 65, passed

away on Feb. 7, 2010.Survivors include one sister,

Beverly Lindell, Greensbay,NC., and one brother DonnieBurbage, LynchburgVisitation was at Beam-

Fender Funeral Home, Sardiniaon Wednesday, Feb. 10. Burial was Thursday, Feb. 11

at Hamer Township Cemetery,Danville, Oh. at the conven-ience of the family.Memorial contributions may

be made to donor’s choice.

Robert J. Minor, 68Robert J. Minor, 68, passed

away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.He was the beloved husband

of 49 years of Judith (neeGracie), devoted father ofRobin (Roger) Minor-Chamberlain, Rhonda (Doug)Pitkin, and Michael J. (Lisa)Minor, also nine grandchildrenand one great-granddaughter,brother of Patrick Cronin.Visitation will take place at

West Chester Church of theNazarene, 7951 Tylersville Rd.,West Chester, OH 45069 onSunday, Feb. 14, 2010 from 5p.m. until the Celebration ofLife Service at 6 p.m.

Mary KatherineParker, 69

Mary Katherine Parker, 69,Aberdeen, Ohio died Monday,Feb. 8, 2010 at Brown CountyGeneral Hospital inGeorgetown, Ohio.Mrs. Parker was born Aug.

15, 1940 in Ripley, Ohio thedaughter of the late Tony andMable Lucille (Stamper)McCleese. She was a medicaltranscriptionist.In addition to her parents,

she was preceded in death bytwo husbands, William Perryand Leroy Parker, one son,Marvin Perry, one sister, JudyAnn McCleese and one brother,James McCleese.Mrs. Parker is survived by

two children, Deborah Allportand husband Edgar,Frankenmuth, Mi., andMichael Perry, Overland Park,Ka., six grandchildren, Charlesand Amy Allport, Madison,Megan and Markus Perry andBryce Perry-Highmam, onebrother - Robert McCleese,Aberdeen, Oh., and three sis-ters, Diane Robertson and hus-band Walt, West Chester, Oh.,Susan Hafer, Georgetown, Oh.,and Sherry Humble,Manchester, Oh.Funeral services were held

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at theCahall Funeral Home in Ripley,where Rev. Clark Castle offici-ated.Interment will be in the

Manchester Cemetery inManchester, Ohio.

Violet MarieMcKinzie, 65

Violet Marie McKinzie, 65,Winchester, Ohio diedThursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at theClermont Mercy Hospital inBatavia, Ohio.She was a retired factory

worker for B-Way Factory inCincinnati, Ohio and a memberof the Bethel PentecostalChurch of God, Bethel, Ohio. Violet was born in Bethel,

on November 30, 1944, thedaughter of the late GlennSamuel Day and Louise (Hiler)Day. In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death byher husband, John EarlMcKinzie, Jr. in 1994, one son,Earl McKinzie, three brothers,Roy, Red and Jack Day, onesister, Helen Myers and step-mother, Lucille Day Smith.Mrs. McKinzie is survived

by one daughter, CharlotteCoday, Winchester, threegrandchildren, CassieSchumacher, Curt Coday andJosh McKinzie, one greatgranddaughter, KylieSchumacher, two sisters -Linda Harvey, Bethel, and RuthAnn Teeters, Georgetown,three brothers, Kashie Day,Russellville, Ohio, Jr. Barnesand Pete Hutton, both ofGeorgetown.Funeral services were held

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at theBethel Pentecostal Church ofGod, Bethel, where PastorLarry Baker officiated. Interment was in the

Confidence Cemetery,Georgetown. The CahallFuneral Home in Georgetown,served the family.If desired, memorial contri-

butions may be made to theCoday Family, P.O. Box 26,Winchester, Ohio 45697.

Lillie BerniceMcLain, 82

Lillie Bernice McLain, 82,Ripley, Ohio died Monday,Feb. 8, 2010 at the UniversityHospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a beautician for thir-

ty years, a waitress at the origi-nal Roselawn restaurant inRipley, Ohio, a cook at ChiefLogan’s Gap restaurant inRipley, Ohio and a member ofthe Ripley Church of theNazarene. She also was a mem-ber of the VFW LadiesAuxiliary, Lions Club and theGarden Club. Lillie was born Feb. 2, 1928

in Jackson, Kentucky thedaughter of the late ThomasOtis and Jamecia Bernice(Combs) Dykes. In addition toher parents, she was precededin death by her husband, RobertMcLain, one daughter, BrendaChaney, two step-sons, BobbyMcLain, Jr. and Alan McLainand eleven brothers and sisters.Mrs. McLain is survived by

four children, James T. Chaney,Ripley, Kim Petri, Pt. Pleasant,Jewell McLain, Aberdeen, andJack McLain, Ripley, threestep-children, Bert McLain,Lynxville, Wi., Karen Cook,Round Lake, Il., and GaryMcLain, Hartwell, Oh., tengrandchildren, three greatgrandchildren and one sister,Eula Manocchi, Covina, Ca.

Funeral services were heldThursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at theCahall Funeral Home in Ripley,Oh., where Rev. Clark Castleofficiated. Interment was in the

Maplewood Cemetery inRipley, Ohio.If desired, memorial contri-

butions may be made to theRipley Church of the Nazarene,230 North Second Street,Ripley, Ohio 45167.

KennethLloydRash, 88Kenneth Lloyd Rash, 88,

beloved father and WWII ArmyVeteran passed away Sunday,Feb. 7, 2010 at the OhioVeterans Home in Georgetown,Ohio.Mr. Rash was born April 29,

1921 in Maysville, Ky., the sonof the late James Taylor andElizabeth (Forman) Rash.In addition to his parents he

was also preceded in death byhis former wife, Hazel LouiseGermann in 1998, one son,David Jay Rash in 2008, onesister, Anna Lou Stephens, threebrothers, Henry, Luther, andWinn Parker Rash.Kenneth is survived by one

son, Thomas Rash and wifeAgnes, Maysville, Ky., threedaughters, Jan Bennings andhusband Jack, Westin, Fl.,Barbara Pawsat and husbandMichael, Erlanger, Ky., andJodie Banta, Maysville, Ky.,daughter-in-law, Barbara Rash,Haymarket, Va,. “Papaw” as hewas affectionately known,devoted his life to his eightgrandchildren and six greatgrandchildren who dearly lovedhim for his patience and kind-ness.Ken graduated from Ripley

High School in 1941 and enlist-ed in the Army on May 7, 1942.He served honorably duringWWII as a Sergeant First Class.His service included stints inTexas, Manila, Cologne, andeven at the Battle of the Bulgein Europe.After the war, Ken married

and settled in Ripley, Ohio. Heworked for Germann BrothersTrucking Company as vicepresident and later in life forBrowning Manufacturing. Hewill be remembered for hissense of humor and the memo-rable stories he told about thepeople of Ripley and Maysville.Mass of Christian Burial was

on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 atSt. Michael Catholic Church inRipley, Oh., where Rev.Dohrman Byers was theCelebrant. Interment was in Maplewood

Cemetery in Ripley.If desired, memorial dona-

tions may be made to: Hospiceof Hope, 909 Kenton StationDrive, Maysville, KY. 41056.Cahall Funeral Home,

Ripley, served the family.

Brentan Moore, 15Brentan Moore, 15, Union

Twp., passed away on Feb. 5,2010.Brentan was born Aug. 15,

1994.He was the son of John and

Amanda Moore, brother of SarahMoore, grandson of Nancy andKen Prater, Estel Stone, Fern andBill Moore, great grandson ofDaisy Walker, nephew ofBrandon Prater, Shawna Prater,Robert Stone, Estel Walton,Matthew Moore, Bill Moore,Leroy Moore, Christina Moore,and the late Shane Stone. He isalso survived by many cousins,family, and friends.Services were at E.C. Nurre

Funeral Home, Amelia onSaturday, Feb. 13, 2010.Interment was at Olive Branch

Cemetery.Memorial contributions may

be made to the family c/o E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Marilyn G. (neeMcWhorter)Schubert, 75

Marilyn G. (nee McWhorter)Schubert, 75, Bethel, diedThursday, Feb. 4, 2010.Marilyn was the devoted

wife of Otto F. Schubert, thebeloved mother of SharonFiasco, Cherry Grove, Sandy(Tim) Prine, Sardinia, RickSchubert, Amelia and Keith(Heather) Schubert, Peru, NewYork, the sister of the late Donand Douglas McWhorter andalso survived by nine grandchil-dren and eight great grandchil-dren. Funeral services were held

Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at theE.C. Nurre Funeral Home,Bethel.Memorials may be given to

the Bethel Church of Christ,125 E. Plane Street, Bethel,Ohio 45106.

The Ohio Department ofPublic Safety’s Division ofEmergency Medical Servicesis reminding all EMS agen-cies seeking funding for the2010-2011 grant year, grantapplications for Priorities 1,2, 3, and 4 are available.“Many EMS agencies

have taken advantage of pre-vious grant opportunities andbenefited from additionaltraining and equipment,which allowed them to raisethe level care in their com-munities,” said RichardRucker, executive director ofthe Division of EMS. “Theresources are available, sowe encourage agencies toapply.” Grant applicants can apply

online at www.ems.ohio.gov,utilizing an electronic signa-ture. Select the GrantApplications option from theEMS Web page and followthe instructions. You mustobtain a unique passwordand user ID if you do notalready have one.Priority 1 is for the train-

ing of personnel and pur-

chase of equipment. Onlyeligible EMS agencies mayapply for Priority 1 grants.Eligibility requirements canbe found under the Grantsection of the EMS Web site. Grant priority 2 is for

injury prevention research.Grant Priority 3 is for therehabilitation, retraining andreemployment of trauma vic-tims. Priority 4 is for traumaresearch pertaining to traumamedical procedures. Allentities are eligible to applyfor Priorities 2, 3, and 4.The grant period for all

applications is July 1through June 30.Applications must be post-marked by April 1, 2010 at 5p.m. No late applicationswill be accepted. Grant applicants may also

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Casey Jonesjoins armyCasey W. Jones has joined

the United States Army underthe Delayed Entry Program.The program gives youngmen and women the opportu-nity to delay entering activeduty for up to one year.The enlistment gives the

new soldier the option to learna new skill, travel and becomeeligible to receive as much as$50,000 toward a college edu-cation. After completion ofbasic military training, sol-diers receive advanced indi-vidual training in their careerjob specialty prior to beingassigned to their first perma-nent duty station.The recruit qualifies for a

$1,000.00 enlistment bonus.Jones, a 2009 graduate of

Glen Este High School,Cincinnati, Ohio, will reportto Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.,for basic training in March2010.He is the son of Gidget

Jones and Rodney Jones, bothof Mount Orab.

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MOE volunteers sketchingstudents for President'sDay bulletin boardMt. Orab Elementary volunteers, Kim Kursim and KristenGurthrie are tracing a silhouette of Ian Bullis for a Februarybulletin board celebrating President's Day. Ian is a studentin Mrs. Lori Gavula's class at Mt. Orab Elementary. Eachstudent's silhouette was put on the bulletin board alongwith what they would do if they were president.

Eastern Middle School studentsget ready, get set, go!Go where? To college!

With the challenging eco-nomic times one of the bestplaces for high school gradu-ates to be is planning for col-lege. Having a post-second-ary degree will benefit ourstudents when they enter thework force.On Saturday, Jan. 23, there

was a College Access Day atEastern Middle School.College students from OhioState worked with BeckyCropper and the Gear UPgrant to provide an informa-tive and fun college event forthe North Adams and Easterncommunities. Southern StateCommunity College, theSouthern Ohio Center forExcellence, and Eastern’sWarrior PRIDE club coordi-nated with this event as well.Eastern Middle School stu-

dents and teachers preparedcollege games that required

some skill and provided use-ful information such as thelocation of colleges, how toget financial aide, steps toprepare yourself for going to

college, etc. Many parentsand students participated inthis event and we hope thatthey are well on their way tocollege.

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Eastern students from L to R: Riley Prine, DaltonMcKenzie, Grant McIntosh, and Jacob Handra work on oneof the information college information games duringCollege Access Day.

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Hamersville 4th grade students study conservationDanielle Thompson, Brown County Soil and Water Education Specialist, recently visitedthe fourth graders at Hamersville Elementary and Middle School. Mrs. Thompson present-ed a lesson and fun water cycle activity to three fourth grade classes. The students havebeen studying water, soil, and weather during their Earth Science Unit. Mrs. Thompsonhas supported Hamersville by continuing to instruct students in water and soil conserva-tion, judging past Science Fairs, and advertising her services as an ongoing resource. Thefourth grade students and Mrs. Lori Sams would like to thank Mrs. Thompson for her valu-able time.

Fifteen members of theWestern Brown FFA chapterattended their respective lead-ership conferences inColumbus on Jan. 23 - 24.Five members attended ALD.At ALD they learned aboutinfluence, and leadership.They learned about how thesethings relate and what they arethrough team activities andcommunication. At MFE, theother ten members, learnedabout what excellence is andhow to achieve it. These fif-teen members are hoping tosuccessfully implement thesequalities in their chapter activ-ities to make the activitiesmore efficient.

Western Brown FFA attendsstate made for excellence (MFE)and advanced leadershipdevelopment (ALD) conferences

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Left to right - front row: Amber Huiet, and Alli Kelsey, backrow: Blake Spitznagel, Courtney Kaylor, and CourtneyCampbell.

SSCC Theatre to presentcomedy ‘The Foreigner’“Don’t expect Jojo the

Jungle Boy,” so explainsFroggy as he sets in motion aseries of uproarious eventsthat puts his shy, humdrumfriend in the middle of unusu-al circumstances in LarryShue’s comedy “TheForeigner” playing March 5-7in the Edward K. DanielsAuditorium at Southern StateCommunity College’s CentralCampus, 100 Hobart Drive,Hillsboro. The show willbegin at 7:30 on Friday andSaturday, with a 3:30 p.m.Sunday matinee.The scene is a fishing lodge

in rural Georgia often visitedby Froggy LeSueur (playedby Jonathan Stewart Sr.), aBritish demolition expert whooccasionally runs training ses-sions at a nearby army base.This time Froggy has broughtalong a friend, a pathological-ly shy young man namedCharlie (Benjamin Gullett)who is overcome with fear atthe thought of making conver-sation with strangers. SoFroggy, before departing, tellsall assembled that Charlie isfrom an exotic foreign coun-try and speaks no English.Once alone, the fun reallybegins, as Charlie overhearsmore than he should: the evilplans of a man who’s hiding

in plain sight and his redneckassociate, a secret pregnancy,and many other damagingrevelations made with thethought that Charlie doesn'tunderstand a word being said.That he does, fuels the non-stop hilarity of the play.Also featured in “The

Foreigner” are DonaldGehres, Mark Holmes,Bronwyn Jones-Van Frank,Reid Lyle, Heather Storer,Jonathan Stewart Jr., JustinStich, David Woolever andA.J. Yourkvitch.

“The Foreigner” is direct-ed by Rainee Angles andstage managed by AylaStirnaman. Fulfilling crewpositions are Brent Angles,Kyle Baker, Daniel Bragdon,Paul Davis, Hannah Dreher,Kim Garvie, D.J. Griffith,Joey Haas, McCayleeHawkins-Priest and LauraLove.Tickets for “The

Foreigner” are on sale nowand can be pre-ordered for $6by visitingwww.sscctheatre.com/tickets/tickets.html. All major creditcards are accepted. At thedoor, tickets are $8 for gener-al admission and $6 for stu-dent and faculty, with ID. Formore information, please visitwww.sscctheatre.com.

MOEplanningtheir wintercarnivalTheWinter Carnival at Mt.

Orab Elementary will be heldon Friday, March 5 from 6 to9 p.m. This is our seventhyear of having this annualevent and it has been a hugesuccess. Please plan on com-ing out and playing games,eating various goodies, bid-ding on awesome classroomgift baskets and purchasingraffle tickets for some superprizes. All proceeds go to theschool to help the studentbody, various other schoolmaterials and to pay for edu-cational programs such asfield trips. The auction willbegin at 7 p.m.If anyone would like to

volunteer or give a donation,please contact the school.Mark you calendars and wehope to see you there.

Black makesUniversity ofRio Grandemerit listThe University of Rio

Grande/Rio GrandeCommunity College fallsemester 2009-10 merit listhas been released. To achievethe merit list students must beenrolled full time, a minimumof 12 credit hours, completingall courses for which regis-tered and earn a 3.5 – 3.74grade point average, on a 4.0scale, during the semester.Achieving the Rio Merit

List for fall semester 2009-10from Brown County isCandace N. Black.

Tutt is WCAchievementAward recipientJessica R. Tutt,

Winchester, is the recipientof an $11,000 WilmingtonCollege Achievement Award.The award distributionamount, which ranges from$10,000-$14,000, is based onthe cumulative high schoolgrade point average andACT/SAT composite score.It is awarded upon accept-ance to Wilmington College,regardless of need.Tutt, the daughter of

Kenny and Danette Tutt,Winchester, will be a 2010graduate of Eastern BrownHigh School. She plans tomajor in agricultural educa-tion.Her main school activi-

ties/honors include: FFAofficer for three years,SADD, Who’s Who Registryof Academic Excellence,honors choir, drama club andcolor guard (two years).

MOE ass't principal saysliteracy is a family affair!Mt. Orab Elementary's

assistant principal, Mrs.Debra Maham, encouragesfamilies to take part in litera-cy and communication activi-ties with their children to helpthem better understand theworld around them. As fami-lies get ready for school, pre-pare for work, eat mealstogether, shop, do inside andoutside chores or play togeth-er, children are exposed to avariety of ways to communi-cate. They learn through theirown talking and listening andthrough the talking and listen-ing of their caregivers.Family literacy refers to all

the activities that familiestake part in that develop chil-dren's communication skills,such as listening, speaking,reading and writing. This lit-eracy development begins atbirth and is a building blockfor how children learn to uselanguage. There are manynatural opportunities throughthe week to help support yourchild's developing literacy.Here are a few common activ-ities to enjoy at home withyour child that will promotefamily literacy: Create ashopping list together. Readlabels at the grocery store.Point out familiar and unfa-

miliar road signs. Identifyrestaurant logos. Draw pic-tures and tell stories aboutthem. Write stories together.Read together. Read in frontof your children (newspapers,magazines, etc.). Read thecereal box during breakfast.Play a new game (read andfigure out the instructionstogether). Talk about the day.Once you get started, you

will see just how many thingsyou can do as a family thatpromotes reading, writing,speaking and listening!

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Fayetteville Elementary students donate to clean water projectSecond grade students at Fayetteville Elementary from Mrs. Vaughn's and Ms. Brown's classes are doing their part to helpmake this a better world for everyone. The students gave the gift of clean water by donating funds to the Children's SafeDrinking Water Project. They were able to donate a year's worth of clean water for 25 children. The students spent timelearning the impact unsafe drinking water has upon children and adults around the world.

Hamersville Elementaryand Middle Schoolstudents of the semester

Kindergarten: PaigeAbbinante, Brookelyn Duncan,Austin Haney, Joey Mingua,Trey Randolph, Sarah Rozell,Adam Sanders, Jackson Vinson,and Kori Yost.

First Grade: Aubrey Botts,Kris Darlington, Tyler Johnson,Pierce Schadle, Aliesha Smith,and Sydney Stutz.Second Grade: Ryan Cooper,

Nadalyn Barnes, JesaDuncanson, Emma Holder,Kaden Newberry, Madi Ogden,Timberli Osborne, Zach Taylor,Chance Turner, and DominicYounts.

Third Grade: Lizzy Black,Keianna Coulter, Caleb Fite,Joey Kinder, Brooklyn O’Hara,Allen Pollard, and KatelynWallace.

Fourth Grade: AnthonyBaugus, Bryson Blankenship,Emily Cooper, Alanis Daughtery,

Sierra Hammons, Aaron Martin,and Evan Wells.

Fifth Grade: JacksonErhardt, Tia Newberry, LoganNickell, Brianna Pack, JesseRoberts, and Karis Shiveley.

Sixth Grade: Spencer Botts,Mackenzie Brooks, CJ Hale,Logan Hunley, Megan Ogden,Ashley Prine, and Emma Wells.Seventh Grade: Sarah

Bishop, Christian Erhardt,MacKaela Fischer, MirandaHarvey, Lucas Hiler, HannahKeller, Tanner Luck, MeggieO’Hara, PJ Seng, Tyler Votel,and Nick Waits.

Eighth Grade: JeremyBryant, Jesse Butcher, TamerraCook, Sean Gibson, CarlyGolden, Tim King, Ben Lamb,Crystal Mullen, Holly O’Hara,Kaylee Shiveley, Brittany Webb,Amity Whalen, and SavanahWisby.

In cooperation with Learnand Serve grants from theOhio Department ofEducation and our local BigGIVE project, students fromEastern, Georgetown, Ripley,and Whiteoak high schoolsworked at Helping Hands inGeorgetown on Feb. 3. Thestudents went to work rightaway, sorting, folding, clean-ing and moving. There is atremendous amount of workto be done by volunteers tokeep Helping Hands running.Most of the volunteers areretired ladies who give oftheir time and talent to servethose in need in our area. Ourstudents felt good about giv-ing a day to help tidy up theHelping Hands building byrefolding and sorting clothes,linens, and categorizing toysand household items. JoanneKattine expressed the agen-cies sincere gratitude and saidshe could use our help on amonthly basis. The Eastern

students are going to work onarranging a monthly trip toHelping Hands to fulfill this

need. All of the students saidthat it made them feel reallygood to know that their work

was directly benefiting fami-lies in our area.

Eastern High School is lending a “Helping Hand”

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Students from Eastern, Ripley, and Georgetown as well as Janie Day and Kristi Scott, Learnand Serve coordinators from Eastern and Ripley.

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Western Brown FFA Greenhands take greenhand quizThere were 22 members of the Western Brown FFA that took the greenhand quiz. Thegreenhand quiz is on general FFA knowledge. The top four scores on the quiz will be theofficial team for the school. The top scores were, Anna Yockey scored 189, at 168 were BenBooker and Brandon Partin, and at 162 were Alisha Damon, Amber Dowd, and BlaineJones. Pictured here are front row: Dustin Canter, Anna Yockey, Alisha Damon, andElizabeth Murphy. back row: Brandon Partin, Blaine Jones, Ben Booker, Haley Martin,Daniel Schmidt and Chris Williams.

Students awardedscholarships byXavier UniversityMorgan Orr, Hamersville,

the daughter of Laurie andColin Orr, has accepted anHonor Award from XavierUniversity. She will graduatefrom Western Brown HighSchool, where she is active inyearbook, athletics and 4H.Morgan plans to major in pre-veterinary at Xavier.Aubrey Huddleson,

Lynchburg, the daughter ofKitty and Kendall Huddleson,has accepted an Honor Awardfrom Xavier University. Shewill graduate from Lynchburg-Clay High School, where she isactive in athletics and band.Aubrey hasn’t yet chosen amajor at Xavier.All incoming freshmen are

evaluated for Xavier’s Trusteeand Presidential Scholarshipsand the Honor and SchaweAwards and award levels vary.

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Who said 7th graders don’t have manors?Seventh grade students at Hamersville recently construct-ed dioramas (models) based on European Feudal Manors.The project was completed at home and family memberswere encouraged to be a part of this activity. The studentswere to use a variety of ideas and objects in completingtheir models. Mrs. Waits displayed the students' projects inthe main hallway and on top of the bookshelves in thelibrary. Pictured model completed by P.J. Seng.

Mrs. Robyn Castle's class:Madison Boshears, DylanCarver, Austin Coffey, Ty Crall,Tanner Donathan, Carson Jones,Austin Kirk, Jordan Lind, RachelLuti, Sydney McFarland, KelseyMorgan, Austin Parrett, SavannaRoades, Bailey Tarvin and DrewWatson.Mrs. Carrie Dowler's class:

Cory Fields, Harley Garland,Sevanna Haggerty, SummerJamison, Kaydie Lopez, KaylieMoon, Blake Richards,Savannah Stephens, SiaraSwisher, Lexi Wallace, WyattWhitaker and Alexis Zinkhen.Mrs. Kelly Hahn's class:

Emma Chalker, Josh Emerson,Gabrielle Garcia, Holly Gillham,Anna Howard, Kaitlyn Keller,Samantha Lewis, LoriandaLocke, Morgan Locker, DanielNewberry, Emily Smith, TristanSmith, Brian Stigers and TravisWalker.Mrs. Keri Hall's class:

Makenzie Boerner, Caleb Frush,Kailey Lokrum, Clayton Lucas,Madison Neal, Jacob O'Roark,Sydney Sturgill, Hailey Terrell,Joey Weaver and Tommy Wyle.Mrs. Paula Kohus's class:

Lydia Behler, Erin Chancey,Sharon Clifton, MatthewDavidson, Zachary Elliott, C.J.Fannin, P.J. Fiscus, OliviaFrambes, Brandon Herrle,McKenzie High, Blake Hurt,Kiara Jimison, Steven Lyons,Erin Rembis, Emilee Riley andJacob Weigand.Mrs. Kristi Lightner's class:

Kyla Dawes, Chloe Dawson,Brandon Fraley, Dylan, Frey,Eryk Jones, Christina Kindred,Matthew Lewis, Keara Little,Madison Lucas, Haley Lunsford,Evan Lykins, Tayler Martin,Austin Mingua, Gabriel Ryan,Madalyn Slack, Shelby Vogel,Mariah Weaver, Dalton Wilson,Jenna Wilson and Jaimon Young.Mrs. Andrea Vance's class:

Anthony Herrle, Tasha Kelly,Natalie Kibler, Sophia Leto,Becca Madden, Thomas Meece,Dylan Mosher, Hannah Osborne,Cassie Ranson, Gracie Scott,Casey Slater, Hannah Smith andMikeal Stephens.Mrs. Stephanie Williford's

class: Colton Akers, CassidyAsbury, Hope Becker, ClaudiaBooks, Jasmine Dearwester,Katie Durbin, Chase Easterling,Ethan Edelen, Austin Fetters,Ava Hayslip, Tyler Large, Abbie

Peace, Danielle Perry, DerekRymer, Ryan Sizemore, JoshTaylor, Alex Weddle and VincentWhitaker.Ms. Andrea Britton's class:

Nolan Barr, Reed Beavers,Michelle Clark, Zack Farley,Sam Farrell, Katie Hastings,Zach Knight, Alexus Lovell,Ryan Mastin, Destinne Meyer,Caleb Norris, Bret Perkins,Jessica Seipel, Kayla Stephensand Jaylee Williams.Mr. Todd Faust's class:

Autumn Boothby, Cora Cremer,Shawn Hull, Cana Kleemeyer,Rachel Kuttler, MadisonMugnaini, Chloe Piatt, SarahPike, Colston Roades, LaneSexton, Elijah Smith, TylerSmith, Macayla Temple, EthanWhitt, Savannah Wilson andDavid Young.Mrs. Nancy Hall's class:

Emily Bohrer, Tia Brewer, BlakeCarter, Noah Hayslip, AustinIngels, Jed Marlow, BaileyMiller, Kara Partin, EmmaShultz, Sidney Vance andAmanda Woodyard.Mrs. Shelley Herrmann's

class: Madison Barker, TabythaCooper, Scott Harris, AJ Mider,Abbie Neal, Daniel Neal, CoraPropes, Serenity Slagle andCaleb Verdon.Ms. Linda Lawwill's class:

Kayleigh Baker, Jack Finn,Kailei Gardner, Sarah Hayes,Scott McGinnis, Peyton Riddell,Timothy Shanklin, CadenceTaylor and Zane Wilson.Mrs. Julie Roger's class:

Britney Chinn, Dylan Davidson,Jordan Davidson, Olivia Hardy,Nathan Lipscomb, DJMosbacker, Cody Ryan andAlyssa Shorten.Ms. Becky Rymer's class:

Eric Altman, Ella Brinkman,Becca Carroll, Chloey Collins,Jacob Collins, Ciara Cox,Chance Dean, Ethan Doan,Carson Eyre, BrandonHammersley, Brittany Hauck,Deanna Hile, Lanoe Kessler,Brooklyn Masters, GracieOsborne, Ryan Osborne, TessaPinkerton, Heather Porter, GraceRichman, Krista Signorelli, BrettStinson, Seth Terk and HannahYoung.Ms. Kathryn Sapp's class:

Samantha Green, JacobHaggerty, Alexa Harris, JoeyHauck, Andrew Leimberger,Alexis Shannon, Mary Sizer andMorgan Swafford.

MOE announces 2ndquarter honor roll for3rd and 4th grades

Eastern High School second quarter honor rollShelby Cierley, Jordan Puckett,

Trinity Baumann, JenniferDurbin, Kayla Ratliff, AricaBollman, Laura Ernst, GarrisonReeves, Ben Bradley, KrystalEverhart, Austin Wagner, AlishaBurns, Erin Fetters, LaramieWells, Heidi Burns, Jacob Garrett,Amberly Yates, Kimberly Covert,Jacob Granger, Michael Craig,Amber Hornsby, Zach Downing,Maria Johnson, Lauren Ballou,Kaelyn Durbin, Blake Kirk,Christina Burns, Alexys Fields,Colin Klein, Tyler Cartmell, TylerFoster, Tressie Lewis, SheilaDevilbliss, Clayton Garrett, ErinLuke, Emily Ernst, Jared Handra,Elizabeth Miller, MichaelFreeman, Mark Jolly, ShelbyMullins, Hannah Granger, CodyKelch, Caitlyn Murrell, AliciaGreen, Daniel Kieffer, AlishaParker, Ebru Korkmaz, BrandonKoewler , Nicole Powers,Brooke Lawson, Angelina Larue,Trevor Simpson, Kyle McDade,Taylor Little, Kali Spires,Christina McKenzie, JenniferMarshall , Megan Staggs, SaraMorris, Ryan McIntosh, KatelynSwartz, Andrea Neu, RickyMcQuitty, Emily Turner, Nick

Opp, Andrew Meeker, PriscillaWagner, Allison Poettker, RyanMeeker, Jacob Wendel, KelseyPricel, Cody Mock, DustinYockey, Kaylee Purdy, RachelMullins, Sydney Yockey, CarlyRatliff, Latrisha Newman ,Dylan Scott, Meagan Noble,

Heather Bayer, Taylor Stacy,Emily Pitkin, Brittany Clark,Emily Tatman, Rhett Purdy,Macie Cooper, Brooke Taylor,Taylor Reynolds, Trevor Corboy,Kristen Tucker, Diamond St.Clair, Zoe Doss, Kaitlyn Tyler,Aaron Wendel, Daniel Faul,

Heather Wallingford, TrevorWoollard, Hannah Fetters,Rebecca Worley, Katie York,Haeley Hundley, Amber Yockey,Hailee Young, JonathanMcCormick, Josh McRoberts,Emily Meese, Kristina Music,Haylee Neu, Jordan Payne.

Five members of Western BrownFFA compete in district job interviewFivemembers of theWestern

Brown FFA chapter competedat the district job interviewcompetition at Lynchburg HighSchool. All five members,Sarah Kelsey, Lara Staples,Krissy Books, Dara Howserand Anna Yockey, competed intheir respectable divisions andplaced in the top three oftwelve. Three of those fivemembers, Lara Staples, DaraHowser, and Anna Yockey,placed first and will be movingon to the Ohio state job inter-view competition.

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Sterling Township Trustees, Brown County, will beaccepting bids for mowing of three township cemeteriesfor 2010. Proof of insurance will be required along withsealed bid. Sealed bids will be opened at the regularmeeting on February 22, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., at TownshipHall located at corner of Greenbush West and EastwoodRoad. Trustees reserve the right to accept or reject any orall bids. For more information contact trustees. May mailbids to address below but please indicate on envelopethat it is a bid.

NOTICE TO BID

Send Bids To:Sterling TownshipMarilyn Lawrence, Fiscal Officer1268 Lee-Be Dr.,Williamsburg, Ohio 45176

Trustees:Barbara Watson513-304-0141Hank Dingus937-444-4885Joe Horton 513-724-3340

this past Wednesday morningSchmidt has filed to run forre-election as well as twoother Republicans who plan tochallenge her in the May 4Primary Election: MichaelKilburn of Morrow and TimMartz of Cincinnati.Parker Makes His CaseParker, who is married and

has three children, spoke firstat the gathering inGeorgetown.

He has had a long career inthe medical services field withhis most recent position beinginterim director of PhysicianServices at Cabell HuntingtonHospital in Huntington,W.Va., a position he acceptedlast year and then resignedDec. 31 in order to devotemore time to his congression-al race.

In his brief speech, he saidwhichever Democrat wins thePrimary Election “has to be onthe ground and well-funded”.

Parker expressed concernabout the millions of unem-ployed workers across theUnited States. He said if elect-ed in the May 4 Primary andthen to Congress on Nov. 2, hewould work every workingminute of every single day tomake people’s lives better.

In an interview followinghis speech, Parker said thethree top issues he is con-cerned with as a congressionalcandidate are unemploymentand the economy, the cost ofhealthcare, and the cost of theUnited States’ two currentwars.

This will be Parker’s thirdrun for the SecondCongressional District seat.He was an unsuccessful candi-date in the Democratic PartyPrimary Elections in the dis-trict’s 2005 Special Electionand 2006 General Election.Krikorian Makes His CaseKrikorian spoke next

before Brown County

Democrats on Feb. 3. He isthe owner of a small business,a novelty publishing compa-ny, in Hamilton County’sColumbia Township, and likeParker, he is married and hasthree children.

He ran as an Independentcandidate in the 2008 race forthe Second CongressionalDistrict seat and came in thirdbehind Schmidt andDemocratic Party nomineeVictoria Wulsin. He per-formed comparatively well inBrown County, however, win-ning five precincts and garner-ing 5,940 votes to Wulsin’s6,139 and Schmidt’s 7,776.

Krikorian mentioned howhe thinks his 2008 race experi-ence will give him a goodchance to win the DemocraticParty Primary on May 4 andmentioned he had been a reg-istered Democrat before heran as an Independent candi-date two years ago.

Krikorian said the federalgovernment needs to restrainthe banking system becausethe United States will notrecover from the current eco-

nomic meltdown otherwise.He said congressional can-

didates need to set aside anycontributions they receivefrom financial services donorsand commented howCongress cannot continue “tokowtow to industry afterindustry”.

In an interview followinghis speech, Krikorian said hewas running for Congressagain “because I want to beatJean Schmidt”.

Asked what he thought thethree biggest issues were inthe Second CongressionalDistrict, he mentioned unem-ployment as “certainly” beingthe biggest issue, followed bypoverty in such places as thedistrict’s eastern counties andthe possibility of new jobs atthe USEC enrichment plant.

Krikorian also criticized theway members of Congressapproach legislation by notreading the bills they pass andby attaching a “hodgepodge”of unrelated matters onto billsthat have nothing to do withthe bills themselves.

Candidates for U.S. House speak to local party activistsParker, Krikorian talk about theircandidacies before BC DemocratsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Sardinia Life Squad is seekingto get contract with that village

by the Life Squad. In answerto a question by SardiniaMayor Todd Bumbalough,Naylor said any lack of pay-ment by someone who didn’thave insurance wouldn’t fallback on the village.

Council President GregCassidy said the council’sSafety Committee would needto discuss the contract matter,and Bumbalough said VillageSolicitor Jay Cutrell wouldhave to look over such a pro-posed document to ensure itslegality. The SafetyCommittee’s next meeting isscheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 25, in Sardinia TownHall.

Naylor also serves asSardinia fire chief, and at lastMonday’s meeting, he provid-ed council members with areport of the Sardinia FireDepartment’s activities for2009.

He said firefighters made197 runs with 57 occurring inWashington Township (out-side of Sardinia’s corporatelimits), 51 in Eagle Township,24 in Sardinia itself, 20 inFranklin Township and sevenin Jackson Township. The vil-lage had fire contracts lastyear to serve those four town-ships.

Naylor said other runs theSardinia Fire Departmentmade last year were mutualaid services in which Sardiniafirefighters assisted otheremergency workers, such asfirefighters, in other jurisdic-tions.

The fire chief mentionedabout 48 percent of last year’sruns were to automobile acci-dents and said that trend hasbeen in place for severalyears.

He also said an average ofsix firefighters went on eachrun last year and mentioned ittook an average of 15 minutesfor firefighters to report to ascene from the time theyreceived a call for help.

In other matters Naylormentioned last Monday, hesaid he had 2010 fire protec-tion contracts signed withEagle and Franklin townshipsand was going to meetingsthat week of the WashingtonTownship and JacksonTownship boards of trustees toseek to get contracts signed bythose townships.

He said all four of thosecontracts should be signed forconsideration by councilmembers at the council’s nextregular meeting, which isMonday, March 8.

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capsule that is to be opened in2112, the scheduled openingof a time capsule buried inRipley in 1962, and a Sundayevening closing service at thehistoric John Rankin House onRipley’s Rankin Hill.

Sidwell said the time cap-sule that is scheduled to beopened was buried duringRipley’s Sesquicentennialyear, which marked its 150thBirthday.

The John Rankin House isthe former residence of theRev. John Rankin, aPresbyterian minister who wasquite active in the AbolitionistMovement prior to the CivilWar. That movement soughtto hide and help runawayslaves from Southern Statessuch as Kentucky reach even-tual freedom in Canada, andsome of those slaves were

sheltered and hid in the JohnRankin House.

Another historic site inRipley connected to theAbolitionist Movement is theJohn P. Parker House in thatvillage’s downtown area.Parker was a freed slave whobecame an abolitionist and asuccessful businessman.

Sidwell said the history ofsuch Ripley sites as the JohnRankin House and John P.Parker House will be incorpo-rated into the the BicentennialCelebration, and she addedthat perhaps a new parkplanned for development nearthe John P. Parker House willbe completed before that 2012festival.

While most BicentennialCelebration activities areplanned for the first weekendin August 2012, Sidwell saidthere could be some activitiesscheduled on earlier weekends

leading up to the main event.Some contests could be sched-uled on those earlier weekendsand also during the three-dayfestival itself.Logo Contest Under WayThe first contest connected

to the festival is actually underway now – the Ripley 2012Bicentennial CelebrationLogo Contest.

The winner in each of twocontest classes, Youth Under18 andAdult, will receive $50,and the logos will be pub-lished throughout theBicentennial Celebration.

Drawings may be in coloror in pencil or dark ink andmust be on 8 1/2 inch by 11-inch white paper with no col-ored paper being permitted.The logo is to be drawn withthe theme of the upcomingCelebration and must include“Bicentennial”, “Ripley,Ohio”, and “1812-2012”.

Any artist from BrownCounty is eligible to compete,and all entries become theproperty of the Ripley 2012Bicentennial PlanningCommittee. The deadline toenter is Saturday, May 1.

Entries may be sent to LogoChairman Greg Haitz at 627Robins Way, Ripley, OH45167.

The Ripley 2012Bicentennial PlanningCommittee’s next meeting isscheduled at 7 p.m. thisTuesday, Feb. 16, at theRipley Community Buildingon Waterworks Road.

Anyone desiring furtherinformation about the commit-tee or the festival may callSidwell at (937) 392-1326,Jane Zachman at (937) 392-1437 or Betty Campbell at(937) 392-4044.

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Brown County digs outof major snowstorm

“A lot of snow can fall infour hours”, Cluxton said.“By the time we come back, itlooks like we haven’t beenthere at all”.

Cluxton said this can lead tofrustration among some coun-ty residents who feel like theirroads aren’t being attended to.

And he said people need tokeep in mind that his crewsaren’t the only ones out there.

“We only take care of coun-ty highways”, Cluxton said.

“Townships and villagestake care of their own streetsand ODOT (Ohio Departmentof Transportation) takes careof state highways.”

Taking care of those countyhighways can be whatCluxton’s brother Jeff calls“pretty adventurous”.

Jeff Cluxton has worked forthe county for 14 years, andhas seen “pretty much every-thing”.

“If the snow is blowing, itcan make for an eventful night.

We just try to feel our waythrough, find the edge andhang with it.”

Fellow driver ShannonWagoner is also a 14 year vet-eran.

He said that he sees thingson the road he would prefernot to.

“I’ve had kids run downhills toward the plow to tryand get into the rooster tail”,Wagoner said.

The “rooster tail” is thespray of snow thrown up bythe blade of the plow.

Wagoner and Cluxton alsosaid they have seen peopletake dangerous chances on theroad.

“They don’t want to get intothe salt spray, so they try to getaround us”, Cluxton said.

“They don’t realize thatthose plows weigh about 50tons fully loaded and you can’texactly stop those on a dime.”

Todd Cluxton added thatdrivers need to give the plowsroom to work and try to bepatient with the snow removalprocess.

Mt. Orab StreetSuperintendent Adrian Shawreported in a Feb. 10 interviewMt. Orab village employees upto that time had worked 140hours of overtime clearingstreets and roads since the pre-vious Friday, Feb. 5, until thattime.

Shaw said workers whobegan laboring at 5 p.m. Feb. 5got off at 4:30 a.m. Feb. 6, andsome workers who beganlaboring at 1:45 a.m. Feb. 9worked until midnight thatday.

He said street workers werelaboring their normal 7 a.m.-3p.m. hours this pastWednesday. He mentionedfour employees were out withfour different snowplowspushing back snow to widenstreets.

Shaw said two WaterDepartment employeesworked to clear snow in addi-tion to four Street Departmentworkers.

He said while there were notreally any major problems atone time, two trucks had bro-ken down during the work.

“I think we are doing well,”

Shaw commented.He said the village had used

more than 200 tons of salt thusfar this year with the winter’sfirst snowstorm in January tak-ing much of it.

Georgetown VillageAdministrator Kelly Jonesreported in an interview theafternoon of Feb. 10 there hadbeen no major snow removalproblems in that village.

Jones said five differentvehicles – three snowplowtrucks, a backhoe and a dumptruck – were working at thattime to remove some of thelarger piles of snow inGeorgetown.

Georgetown municipalworkers began removing snowearly on Feb. 9 and had contin-ued through the time of theinterview. During the previousweekend’s storm, they hadlabored probably 12 hoursfrom the night of Feb. 5 intoFeb. 6, Jones reported.

The administrator saidwhile the heavy snow in thatvillage had “balled up”, every-thing seemed to be going finewith the snow removal workwith the village employeeskeeping up with the task.

Jones said eight employeesfrom the village’s Electric,Water and Street departmentsworked at different times, withthree or so at any one time, tohelp clear the snow.

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since then.Mayor Dale Cahall men-

tioned how village employeewages and the cost of equip-ment had gone up during thepast 16 years, eating away atprofits the village aimed to getfrom providing electricity.Substations May Be NeededCahall mentioned the village

may have to build new electricsubstations in the future to meetcustomers’demand for that util-ity and said the village wasalmost faced with no choice butto raise electric rates in the longrun.

Jones said the village has topay for trucks and salaryincreases and health insurancefor its employees and added anunforeseen problem such as anice storm can eat away at thevillage’s funds.

Cahall said even with theplanned electric rate increase,he thought Georgetown’s ratewould be among the lowest inthe region. He said whileGeorgetown has been fortunatein 16 years not to have to raisethe electric rate, a rate hikeeventually may become neces-sary in order for the village toplan for its future.

The mayor said the villagewould review the upcomingelectric rate increase after oneyear and mentionedGeorgetown perhaps couldcome up with another source ofelectric power other than theelectricity it purchases fromDuke Energy with perhapssome electricity from a pro-posed conversion of methanegas supplied by the neighboring

Rumpke landfill.Regarding the water increase

coming in May, Cahall saidPleasant Township-basedBrown County Rural WaterAssociation, which supplieswater to the village, has theoption of increasing its ratesevery 42 months. He said theincrease coming in may couldbe 10.5 percent, which is themaximum allowed underGeorgetown’s contract withBCRWA.Funding Sources DiscussedAlso at that meeting, Allen

Freeman with D&S Consulting,L.L.C., of Cincinnati talkedabout the availability of fundsGeorgetown might be able toseek to fund municipal projects.

Freeman is a consultant hiredby Georgetown to seek and

attempt to obtain state and fed-eral funds for the village’s proj-ects. He helped the villageobtain a TransportationEnhancement Program Grantfrom the Ohio Department ofTransportation, that is expectedto end up between $300,000and $350,000, to fund down-town Georgetown revitalizationwork.

Freeman mentioned howthere aren’t a lot of banks lend-ing right now to help munici-palities with projects and com-mented, “It’s a tough environ-ment now for development.”

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Brown County Press/WAYNE BOBLITT

Consultant Allen Freemanwith D&S Consulting,L.L.C., of Cincinnati, speaksat the Georgetown VillageCouncil meeting on Jan. 28about possible fundingsources for Georgetownmunicipal projects.

Georgetown electric rates arescheduled to rise 17.5 percent

The Brown County CoonHunter's and Sportsman'sClub had a silent and liveauction for the Rhodes familyto help with funeral expensesfor their daughter that lost herlife in a fire in Russellvilleon Dec. 28.

All together the club wasable to raise $1,400.00. If youwould like to help this familythere is and account set up atMerchants Bank, or contactus at [email protected] or thoughour website. brownco-coons.webs.com

Brown County CoonHunter's and Sportsman'sClub is not just a club, theyare a family of sportsman,women, and youth that arehere to provide for each otheras well as our community.

The club announced thenew officer's for 2010/2014terms: Pres. Tim Lanham Jr.,Vice Pres. Ed Reis., Tres. TimLanham Sr., Sect. JanLanham., Board or Dir.

Mindy Reis., BoardMembers: Dan Cook, TimRhoads, Terry Lanham, andJD McAllister.

Open membership for theyear started Jan. 1, andmembership runs Jan. 1, 2010- Jan. 1, 2011

Contact us at [email protected] or comeon any Saturday to join.

Our club is a SportsmansClub for all outdoor sports,you do not have to hunt tojoin, as we will be doingother community events.

Club goals for 2010 are toprovide events for women,men and youth, add aarchery range, update theinside of the building, holdhunter education classes, pro-vide the second annualFantasic Frenzy Fishing Dayin August.

The club is a non-profitorganization. Volunteer's andsupport is needed if youwould like to become a mem-ber contact us.

Brown County Coon Huntersmore than just a sportsmans club

Holy Trinity tobegin fish friesduring Lent

Holy Trinity Church will beholding a fish fry every Fridayduring Lent, from 5:30 - 7:30p.m., starting Feb. 19. Thechurch is located at 6th andWood Street in Batavia.

NDOPmeetingset for Feb. 20

The Brown County TaskForce for the National Day ofPrayer will hold a planningmeeting 10 a.m. Saturday,Feb. 20, in the executive con-ference room at BrownCounty General Hospital.Anyone interested in joiningthe task force is invited toattend the meeting.

The National Day of Prayerwill be held Thursday, May 6.Events in Brown County arenow being considered. Bringideas to share with the taskforce. For more informationor questions, call MarshaMundy (513) 734-4334.

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Farewell party held atButterbee’s for PurtellA farewell party was held last month at Butterbee’s, Mt.Orab for Attorney Steven Purtell as he leaves the Law Officeof Danny R. Bubp after working with Dan for 9 years in thelaw office in West Union. Steve accepted full time employ-ment in the Brown County Prosecutor’s office working forProsecutor Jessica Little in Georgetown. 0Shown in thephoto from left to right are Butterbee’s manager KristinaWhite, Attorney’s Tanya Drinnon, Lisa Rothwell and StevenPurtell, Prosecutor Jessica Little, Butterbee’s managerAmanda Harris and Danny Bubp.

OSU Extension offers farmers' market series this winterOhio State University

Extension will offer two work-shops this winter as part of itsFarmers’ Market series forthose interested in learning

about food safety and directmarketing.

The first workshop, “FoodSafety Update,” will be heldFeb. 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. atthe Clermont CountyFairgrounds, 1000 LocustStreet, Owensville.

Guest speaker will beKathleen Cooper, a food safetyspecialist with the OhioDepartment of Agriculture.Cooper will cover such topics

as food rules and regulations,meat labeling and egg labeling.She will also lead a questionand answer session.

The second workshop,“Direct Marketing,” will beheld March 3 from 6:30 to 8p.m. at the Clermont CountyFairgrounds, 1000 LocustStreet, Owensville.

Guest speaker will be JulieFox, OSU South Centers directmarketing specialist. Fox will

cover such topics as what’s newin marketing and marketingtrends for 2010. The cost ofeach workshop is $5 per personand can be paid at the door, butattendees are encouraged toRSVP to ensure enough materi-als are provided. For moreinformation or to RSVP, con-tact Latham Farley, OSUExtension educator, at (513)732-7070.

Curves locations in the area hostfood drive to benefit local families

Curves is encouragingwomen in the local area toshow their philanthropicstrength by participating inthe annual Curves FoodDrive. And, even thoughdonating food to families inneed is its own reward, theclubs are offering compellingincentives for both existingand potential members whoparticipate.

From March 1 to 31,Curves will collect non-per-ishable items and monetarydonations for food banks inthe local area.

According to CurvesFounder Diane Heavin, mem-bers who donate a bag of gro-ceries or make a minimumdonation of $30 during themonth of March will receive areusable Curves groceryfreezer bag for free. Non-members who do likewisebetween March 8 and 20 canjoin Curves for free. Curveswill waive the cost to join.

Heavin says that as part ofthis effort, Curves locations inthe area will be participatingin a company-wide contest forthe most food drive donationscollected by Curves locationsacross the nation. Winnerswill receive one of severalcash prizes to be donated totheir local food bank. Each

year, Curves locations collec-tively donate millions ofpounds of food to feed thehungry.

"We hope women in theMount Orab area will cometogether and participate in thisinitiative," added Heavin."Even if you’re not thinkingabout joining a gym, you canstill drop off your donations.There are so many familiesright here in our own commu-nity who need our help."

For more information aboutand the Curves Food Drive,contact: Barbara Leever,Curves of Williamsburg locat-ed at 2215 Hales Way, Ste.160, at (937) 444-1529 [email protected]

G’town UMCto holdrummage sale

The Georgetown UnitedMethodist Church will beholding a rummage sale andbake sale on Thursday andFriday, March 4, 9 a.m. - 7p.m. and Friday, March 5, 9a.m. - 4 p.m. at the fellowshiphall located at 217 S Main St.,Georgetown.

Hospice of Hope OhioValley is offering severalbereavement support groupsand events to allow peoplewho have experienced a lossto come together to learnabout the grief process, devel-op strategies that will assist inthe healing journey, find sup-port, and share insights andstories with others who havealso experienced loss.Ongoing groups are availablefor individuals who haverecently lost a loved one, aswell as for those who haveexperienced loss due to mis-carriage, stillbirth, or infantloss; and an ongoing groupfor suicide survivors.

Other planned eventsinclude spring memorial serv-ices; Mountain Pathway - afamily gathering designed tobring healing and encourage-ment to children, teens, andadults who have experiencedthe loss of a loved one; andHope for the Holidays work-shops and memorial servicesscheduled each fall to provideour families and communitiesan opportunity to commemo-rate the death of loved onesand gain insight on how tocope with the approaching

holiday season.Hospice of Hope bereave-

ment programs and supportgroups are free and open tothe community. Individualsupport is also available. Formore information contact PegLynch at (800) 928-4243.

Hospice of Hope hostingbereavement groups and events

Semper FidelisSociety to meet

The Semper Fidelis Societywill be meeting on Thursday,March 4 at 7 p.m. in theJrROTC room at the RULHH.S. building. Come to doorat the back of the building toenter. The society encouragesall parents of JrROTC stu-dents to join in our discus-sions.

We will be planning thespring family picnic whereout students will show theparents what they havelearned. There will also bediscussion about moreupcoming trips for the pro-gram.

Higginsport fire& EMS sponsortexas hold ‘emtournament

The Higginsport volunteerfire and EMS squad will besponsoring a Texas Hold ‘Emtournament on Mar. 13, 2010at the Higginsport firehouse.

Sign-ups will begin at 2p.m., and the game will startat 3 p.m.

There is 100% payback anda $30.00 entry fee - $2500 inchips, $15 rebuys - up to fourblinds, 1 add on is $30 for$4000 in chips.

There will be a drawing fora free add on at break.

Food and drinks will beavailable at the tournament.

You must be 18 years ofage to enter with a valid photoI.D. with date of birth.

Any questions, informationor to get directions can beanswered at (937) 375-6721.

Please come out and sup-port the Higginsport firedepartment.

Be prepared in adisaster to evacuatewith your pet

Anyone interested in learn-ing how to be prepared in adisaster to evacuate with yourpets can sign up to take theHSUS Disaster AnimalResponse Team Workshopand Training being offered byTri State CART and SecondChance Wildlife on Feb. 27and 28. Please go towww.HSUS.org to learn moreand sign up

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Sardinia GirlsSoftball Sign Ups

PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 8th GRADE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010Sardinia Methodist

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Eastern Lady Warriors down Ripley Lady Blue JaysBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Eastern Lady Warriorsstayed in the thick of thesouthern Hills League racewith a 50-36 win over theRipley Lady Blue Jays lastThursday.“We knew their bench was-

n’t too deep,” said Easterncoach Richard Kiser. “Wewanted to wear them downand we got on them defensive-ly.”“Eastern does a nice job of

pressuring,” said Ripley coachChris Coleman. “We never gotinto a flow offensively. Theirpressure was key and we woredown.”In the early stages of the

game, Ripley seemed readyfor the Eastern pressure. TheLady Jays took the ball to thehole against the LadyWarriorsin the first period, tying thescore when Megan Kirschnercompleted a three-point playwith 23 seconds left in the firstframe.Whitney Plymesser gave

the Jays an 11-9 edge whenshe scored inside with just fiveseconds left in the period.Allison Prine and Rachel

Mullins accounted forEastern’s nine points in thefirst. Kirschner led the LadyJays with five first-quarterpoints.Ripley pushed its lead to

four when Plymesser made abank shot just 15 seconds intothe second stanza.By the midway point of the

quarter, Eastern claimed thelead after Prine scored on adrive.Tori Boone reclaimed the

lead for Ripley, at 18-17,when she made good on 2-of-2 from the line with 3:33 leftin the half.Eastern responded with a

12-4 run to close the half.

Mullins scored three points inthe run. Amber Yockey andPrine added two points each.Shayla Black capped off therun and gave the LadyWarriors a 29-22 halftimeadvantage when she canned a3-pointer with five ticksremaining.Kelsey Carpenter scored

Ripley’s final four points ofthe half, but the Lady Jaysfound themselves down byseven at the break.In the opening minutes of

the second half, Easternscored three times in the post.Two baskets came fromMullins and one came fromChristina Burns.Kirschner hit a jumper and

added a free throw for Ripley,cutting the Eastern lead to 37-27 with just under three min-utes left in the third.The Lady Warriors ended

the third period on a 5-1 run.Again, the run culminatedwith a Black 3-pointer in theclosing seconds.After three complete,

Eastern held a 43-28 lead.The Lady Warriors’ lead

swelled to 18 points whenLeeza Rickey scored on adrive with 5:56 left in thegame.Eastern was content to run

its offense, burning valuabletime off the clock, eating upminutes at a time with eachpossession.Kirschner and Jessica

Garrison hit late threes for theLady Jays, but it was too little,too late. Eastern held on forthe 50-36 SHL victory.“Our full-court defense was

pretty good and we got ourhands on several passes,” saidKiser. “We pushed the pace inthe third quarter. Our guardsand post players seem to playbetter when we get to push thetempo.”Mullins led the Lady

Warriors with a game-high 14points. Prine added 11, blackchipped in nine and Burns net-ted seven.Kirschner paced the Lady

Blue Jays with 11 tallies.Plymesser added eight.Carpenter and Boone each fin-ished with five.With the win, Eastern

improved to 13-5 overall, 9-2in the league. Ripley fell to 9-8 overall with the loss.In junior varsity action,

Eastern downed Ripley, 38-29.Andrea Tracy led the Lady

Warriors with eight points.Lauren Ballou, Haley Malottand Tressie Lewis added fivepoints each.Garrison paced the Lady

Jays with eight tallies. BriannaPayne and Kody Gilkersonadded five points each.

Editor’s note: Lynchburgdefeated North Adams onThursday, forcing a three-waytie atop the big school divisionof the SHL with Lynchburg,North Adams and Eastern allsitting with two league losses.Eastern had West Union andWhiteoak remaining on itsschedule during the finalweek.

WANTEDBASEBALL PLAYERS

Batavia Bulls 14u select team are conductingtryouts for the 2010 season. All

positions are welcome, pitching a plus.For consideration please contact Jason Boothby at

home 937-444-4005 and cell 513-919-5783 to schedule a private tryout.

Note: Cannot turn 15 before May 1st, 2010

Western Brown Youth SoccerSPRING

REGISTRATION

$40.00/$25.00 each additional player in household

Any questions please contact:

Karey DixonRegistration Coordinator

513-262-6288Richard EnzweilerDistrict Representative

937-444-7252

Any child who has not participated in Western Brown Youth Soccer must bring a copyof that child’s birth certificate to registration.

Registrations can be mailed to:Western Brown Youth Soccer, PO Box 61, Mt. Orab, OH 45154

AGE: born after 8/1/95and before 10/31/05

($25 late fee charged to any registration received afterMarch 2, 2010)

@ COOKIE’SCREAMERY

Wednesday,February 17, 2010

5:30 - 7:30p.m.

@ MT. ORABLIBRARY

Saturday,February 20, 2010

10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.

The Brown County Press/RITCHIE BUTLER

Eastern’s Rachel Mullins backs into the post while Ripley’s Mollie Malone tries to stop her. Mullins scored 14 points dur-ing the Lady Warriors’ win over the Lady Jays.


Ripley’s Megan Kirschner tries to drive past Eastern’s Emily Tatman during the Lady BlueJays’ loss to the Lady Warriors. Kirschner led Ripley with 11 points in the game.

Visit us on the Web atwww.browncountypress.com

The Press BoxBoys Basketball2/16 Western vs. GlenEste2/16 Georgetown @Eastern2/18 Western vs. Goshen2/19 Western @ Bethel2/19 Georgetown vs.Batavia2/19 Eastern @Fayetteville2/19 Ripley @ WestUnion

Wrestling2/19, 2/20 Western homein DI sectional

Girls Basketball2/15 Western vs. Milford@ Kings2/16 Georgetown vs.Shroder Paideia @Fairfield2/16 Fayetteville vs EastClinton @ Wilmington2/20 Eastern vs. Piketon@ Valley2/20 Georgetown vs.Purcell @ Fairfield (pos-sible)2/20 Western vs.McAuley @ Kings (pos-sible)

For full Brown Countygirls sectional tournament

brackets, see page 16

Russellville Knothole signupsRussellville Knothole

Baseball will be holdingsignups on Saturday, Feb. 20,from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at theRussellville Firehouse.Fees are $50 for one player

and $75 for two or more.

Registration is for playersages five and up. Players mustbe 5-years old by May 1,2010.For more information, con-

tact Doug Simpson at 377-7012.

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Lady Rockets clinch SHL title with win over FairfieldBy Jeremy SharpPress Contributor

The Fairfield Lady Lionstraveled to Fayetteville onFeb. 4 to take on the LadyRockets. A win forFayetteville would mean theclinching of the Southern HillsLeague Division II title. LadyRockets coach Toby Sheetssaid his squad was “jacked-up” for the contest, and itwould show early on.After jumping out to a mod-

est 15-10 lead over the visitingLady Lions at the end of one,Fayetteville kicked it up anotch in the second. The LadyRockets would expand theirlead to 13 at the end of thehalf, holding a 33-20 advan-tage. Fairfield would start togain some momentum in thethird, but still trailed 46-36going into the final quarter.That’s when it would get inter-esting.The Lady Lions’ side of the

crowd was on its feet when the

fourth frame began. Maybethey knew something. Shortlyafter the period started,Fairfield found itself on thenice end of a 10-2 scoring run;they only trailed 50-46.However the Lady Rocketsquickly snapped back to theirways, and kept piling on thepoints. It seemed almost soonas the Lady Lions had cut thelead, the final buzzer sounded,declaring a 67-54 Fayettevillevictory.Coach Sheets was excited

for his SHL DII championLady Rockets, and commend-ed them for a good game. “Forour team, no one player stoodout, they all did a great job;”he said, “the kids shot the ballwell tonight.” Sheets contin-ued, commenting on what thewin does for team morale,“It’s going to be big, it takesthe pressure off of their shoul-ders; now they can just relaxand play and do the best theycan.”Amazingly, each one of the

Lady Rocket’s starters endedthe game in double-digit scor-ing figures. Shelby Sheets ledall scorers with 21 points,while Emily Stahl had a finegame, registering 13. ShelbyBrown contributed greatly, asusual, with 12 points, andDesirae Dutro and Jill Ryanhad 11 and 10 points respec-tively.

The Brown County Press/JEREMY SHARP

Fayetteville’s Jill Ryan (4) and Desirae Dutro try to wrestle a loose ball from Fairfield’sGabby Boone during the Lady Rockets win over the Lady Lions.

The Brown County Press/JEREMY SHARP

Fayetteville’s Shelby Sheets looks for room to maneuveragainst Fairfield’s Chelsey Riddle during the Lady Rockets’league-clinching victory. Sheets scored 21 in the game.

Lady Blue Jays fall to Lady MustangsBy Ritchie ButlerThe Brown County Press

The Ripley Lady Blue Jaysfell one game below .500when they dropped a SouthernHills League game toLynchburg on Monday by ascore of 45-33.“We only gave up 45 points,

but we struggled to score,”said Ripley coach ChrisColeman. “We really did adecent job most of the night.”The Lady Jays found them-

selves behind early, 4-1, afterLindsey Hawk and CaliHatten scored inside for theLady Mustangs.Just before the midway

point in the first quarter,Ripley claimed the lead, at 5-4, when Sadie Grisham andWhitney Plymesser convertedlayups.Over the final four minutes

of the period, Ripley wentscoreless. But the Lady BlueJays’ defense held Lynchburgto just five points (a 3-pointerand a layup by LillianBlankenship).After eight minutes elapsed,

Ripley trailed 9-5.The Lady Jays slowly

mounted a comeback. Trailing16-9 with two minutes left inthe second stanza, MeganKirschner hit a runner in thelane. Grisham added a layupbefore Kirschner canned ajumper with just three secondsleft in the half.At intermission, Ripley

trailed by one, at 16-15.Grisham gave the Lady Jays

a 17-16 lead when she scoredon a drive with under a minutegone in the third.After Hatten scored in the

post for Lynchburg, Kirschnerdrained a 3-pointer from thetop of the key, putting Ripley

on top 20-18.The two SHL rivals traded

baskets throughout the period,finding themselves tied at 26-26 after Grisham made twofree throws with 25 ticks left.Lynchburg’s Laney Lewis

broke the tie with just sevenseconds remaining in the quar-ter when she stuck back anoffensive board.When the buzzer sounded,

ending the third period, Ripleytrailed 28-26.Lynchburg opened the final

frame on an 8-1 run. All fourof the Lady Mustangs’ basketscame in the lane during therun.Grisham nailed a jumper

with 4:20 showing on theclock, cutting the Lynchburglead to 36-29.But that was as close as the

Lady Jays came the rest of theway. Lynchburg made good on6-of-7 free throw attempts inthe final minute, securing the45-33 SHL win.“We missed some of the lit-

tle things at times tonight,”said Coleman. “We missedsome box outs, made someturnovers at crucial times andwe let some of their cutters getinto the lane. It seems like thatif it’s not one thing, it’s anoth-er.”Grisham and Kirschner led

the Lady Jays with 10 pointseach. Kelsey Carpenter addedseven. Plymesser finishedwith four and Mollie Malonenetted two.Hatten paced the Lady

Mustangs with a game-high13 tallies. Blankenship added11. Lewis chipped in eight andHawk finished with seven.Ripley fell to 9-10 on the

season with the loss.In the junior varsity game,

Ripley defeated Lynchburg,

42-39.Kody Gilkerson scored a

game-high 17 points for theLady Blue Jays. Jessica

Garrison added 11.Emma Setty and Lisa

Rhonemus paced the LadyMustangs with 10 points each.


Ripley’s Sadie Grisham prepares to elevate toward the rimas Lynchburg’s Laney Lewis pursues. Grisham scored 10points in the Lady Jays’ loss.

WB Broncos indoor track team keeping eyes on state meetThousands of Ohio indoor

track student-athletes competeacross the state at a variety ofindoor track facilities in hopesof earning a spot in the top 25.The top 25 qualify for state,but only the top 16 student-athletes are guaranteed aninvite to the Ohio State IndoorChampionships.The indoor track teams of

Western Brown have hopes

that their times and marks willland them a spot at the statemeet to be held at AkronUniversity on March 20,2010.With state aspirations, the

Broncos traveled toCedarville University to com-pete in the Richey HighSchool Indoor Tune-Up onJan. 30.The Lady Broncos were led

by the hard-working senior,Christine Moon. Moongrabbed 12 points for the teamas the Lady Broncos finishedin 11th place out of a field of28 teams. The team put up22 points in its efforts. Moonran a time of 12:06 in the3,200-meter run, finishing insecond place. Moon set a newindoor Western Brown HighSchool record with her per-formance. This performancealso ranked her ninth overallfor all ohio high school 3,200-meter girl runners by mile-split. She also placed 7th inthe mile, posting a time of5:50.The additional scoring

came from the Lady Bronco 4x 200 relay team of LaurenStacey, Jen Lyons, RachelGlover and Allison Hile.They placed 7th with a time of2:06.The Broncos boys team

scored 22 points, tied for 9thwith Cincinnati Princeton, ina field of 35 teams. Twelve ofthe Bronco points came fromSophomore Mack Tudor.He placed 3rd in the weightthrow with a mark of 42 feet, 3inches. Tudor has beenimpressive with his weightthrow this year. He is the

number one ranked sopho-more weight thrower in Ohioand the number four rankedsophomore weight thrower inthe nation by milesplit.Tudor also threw for a 4th

place in the shot put bylaunching it 46 feet, 11 inch-es. His shot put throw set anew indoor Western BrownHigh School record. It alsoplaced him 22nd in Ohio forall shot put throwers. He isranked in the shot put as the2nd sophomore in Ohio andnationally ranked in the shotput as the 16th best sopho-more by milesplit.Sophomore Will Moore

scored by tossing in theweight throw a heave of 35feet, 6 inches, grabbing 8thplace. Moore's hard work hasranked him as the sixth bestsophomore in Ohio and the13th best sophomore in thenation by milesplit.Chaz Jones, the sophomore

pole vaulter, earned 6th placeby vaulting 10 feet.The Broncos 4 x 800 relay

team of Lane Day, BradyPatrick, Nathan Robinson andCharles Satterfield ran theirway to 6th place with a time of10:22.

Submitted PhotoWestern’s Mack Tudor finished 3rd in the weight throw dur-ing the indoor track meet at Cedarville.

Submitted PhotoWestern’s Christine Moon finished 2nd in the 3,200-meterrun at Cedarville. Moon set a WB record with her time.

OpinionArchie wins either wayin 2010 Super BowlLast Sunday’s Super Bowl

was an exciting game for justover three hours. In the finalfew minutes, the Saints dashedPeyton Manning’s thoughts ofwinning a second ring with alate interception returned for atouchdown.It got me to thinking. Archie

Manning had the best seat in the house, no matter where he wasactually sitting. I mean, he couldn’t lose no matter the outcomeof the game.On the one hand, he has a son (one of two playing in the NFL)

quarterbacking the Indianapolis Colts. And on the other hand,Archie is considered one of, if not the most, recognizable NewOrleans Saints personalities ever. The team for which he toiledfor as a player and worked for in other capacities over the yearshad finally put it all together and made it to the big stage.It was a feel good story for the ages. As a father, I know

Archie felt bad for his son because he did not reach the desiredoutcome. But as an almost lifelong (New Orleans) Saint, he hadto feel pretty good about his team winning.Imagine Archie’s post-game celebration. Consoling Peyton in

one room, then going to the other room and smiling from ear-to-ear for his beloved Saints.I was reading an article in Sports Illustrated last week about

the Saints and some of the legendary, sometimes fictional, sto-ries surrounding the team and its history. Isn’t the Manning sagajust another chapter? And those of us who witnessed the gameknow it to be a true story.As I was reading the SI article, I saw some pictures of the

‘Ain’ts. You remember them, the fans who wore paper bags overtheir heads during the futile years of the franchise. I chuckled alittle after the Super Bowl, thinking to myself, what were the‘Ain’ts doing now? Were they enjoying the inner-conflict thatArchie had to endure?I bet they were.

You may reach Ritchie by e-mail at bcpress.frognet.net.

RITCHIEBUTLER,SPORTSEDITOR

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Girls Division III Southeast DistrictTournament Bracket

Girls Division III Southwest DistrictTournament Bracket (Wilmington)

Girls Division III Southwest DistrictTournament Bracket (Fairfield)

Girls Division I Southwest DistrictTournament Bracket (Kings)

(15-3)

WinterRoyalty


Eastern Homecoming Queen Kaelyn Durbin and KingTanner Dabe.


Western Homecoming Queen Devin Latham and KingDane Boggs.


Ripley Homecoming King Adam Miller and QueenHannah Spiller.


Georgetown Homecoming King Jess Chadwell andQueen Paige Gast.

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CALENDARSunday

Dixie Melody Boys, a SouthernGospel music group, will perform freeconcerts 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb.14, at Bible Baptist Church, 994W.MainSt., Mt. Orab.

University of Cincinnati’sClermont College will host CollegeGoal Sunday 2010 at 2 p.m. Sunday,Feb. 14, at 4200 Clermont CollegeDrive, Batavia. Those attending mayreceive free help in filling out their FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid.Anyone wishing to register may go towww.ohiocollegegoalsun day.org.Further information is available by call-ing (513) 732-5319.

Hamersville Livestock 4-H Clubwill meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, atthe Hamersville Firehouse.

MondayApplication period for Southern

Ohio Agriculture and CommunityDevelopment FoundationCompetitive Grant for college stu-dents will conclude Monday, Feb. 15.Applications are available online athttp://soacdf.net or at the Ohio State

University Extension Services Officeand the Brown County Farm ServicesAgency Office in Georgetown or theSOACDFOffice in Hillsboro. Anyonewith questions may call the SOACDFOffice at (937) 393-2700.

Brown County General HospitalAuxiliary will meet at 1 p.m. Monday,Feb. 15, in the BCGH ExecutiveConference Room in Georgetown.Refreshments will be served by theBCGHDietary Department. The publicis invited to attend.

Sardinia Village Council FinanceCommitteewill meet at 5 p.m. Monday,Feb. 15, at Sardinia Town Hall, 151Maple Ave., Sardinia.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Chapter in Mt. Orab will meet at 6:30p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Mt. OrabPublic Library, 613 S. High St. Furtherinformation is available by calling HopeFain at (937) 444-0404.

TOPS Chapter in Ripley will meetat 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at RipleyChurch of The Nazarene, 230 N.Second St. Further information is avail-

able by calling Kaye Nichols at (937)377-2501.

TOPS Chapter in Sardinia willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, atSardinia Church of The Nazarene onSardinia-Mowrystown Road. Furtherinformation is available by calling BobbiWilson at (937) 446-4662.

Mt. Orab Lions Club Directors willmeet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at theHouser LawOffices, 750S.HighSt., Mt.Orab.

Holy Trinity Church at Seventh andWood streets in Batavia will host bingoat 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15. The doorswill open at 5:30 p.m. and the kitchen at6 p.m.

Russellville Community ActionPlanners will meet at 7:30 p.m.Monday, Feb. 15, at the RamblerCommunity Center in Russellville.

Carey Bavis Post No. 180 andAuxiliary of the American Legion,1001S.Main St., Georgetown, will meetat 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Post.

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Commission will meet at 8 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Brown CountyCommissioners’ Office, 800 Mt. OrabPike, Georgetown.

Brown County HealthDepartment, 826 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown, will administer generalimmunizations 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, or other days byappointment. Those wishing to beimmunized need to bring their shotrecords with them. Seasonal flu shotadministration is finished for this year.

Free bingo will be offered to seniorcitizens 60 and older 9:45-11:15 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Brown CountySenior Nutrition Center, 505N. Main St.,Georgetown. This is rescheduled fromthe normal time on Monday since theCenter was closed Feb. 15 forPresidents Day. Those coming areasked to bring a wrapped $1 gift for theprize table. All senior citizens are invitedto attend for fun, fellowship and food. Aregular nutritional lunch will be served atnoon each weekday at the Center.

Governing Board of the BrownCounty Educational Service Centerwill meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, inthe Board Offices, 325 W. Main St.,Georgetown, to consider any businesswhich may be necessary.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meetat 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at SardiniaTown Hall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia.

Adams Brown Community ActionProgramwill host bingo every Tuesday,including Feb. 16, at 406 W. Plum St.,Georgetown. Doors will open at 5 p.m.with bingo beginning at 7 p.m. Furtherinformation is available by calling (937)378-6041, Ext. 257.

Mt. Orab Board of Public Affairswill meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16,at the Municipal Building, 211 S. HighSt., Mt. Orab. This is a change from theformer meeting time of 6:30 p.m. on thefirst and third Tuesdays of each month.

Alzheimer’s Family SupportGroup will meet 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 16, at the Brown County GeneralHospital Private Dining Room inGeorgetown. Laurie Hogue, R.N., is thefacilitator.

Lake Waynoka Lions Club willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, atthe Lake Waynoka Lodge.

Eastern Local School DistrictBoard of Education will meet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the DistrictAdministrative Offices on U.S. 62 southof Macon. The third Tuesday of eachmonth will be a new meeting date in2010 for the Eastern Board, which metin regular session of the third Monday ofeach month in 2009.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-HuntingtonLocal School District Board ofEducation will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 16, at theRULH HighSchoolMulti-Purpose Room in Ripley.

Wilson Sroufe Veterans ofForeignWars Post No. 9772Auxiliarywill meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, atthe Post, 117 W. Main St., Mt. Orab.

Ripley 2012 BicentennialPlanning Committee will meet at 7p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at theCommunity Building on WaterworksRoad in Ripley.

AberdeenVillageCouncilwill meetat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at theMunicipal Building. This is a resched-uled meeting from Monday, Feb. 15,because of the Presidents Day Holiday.The council normally meets the first andthird Mondays of each month.

Pleasant Township Trustees willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, atthe Municipal Building in Georgetown.

Perry Township ZoningCommission will meet at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Perry TownshipCommunity Building along U.S. 50 justeast of Fayetteville.

Danbery Chapter No. 230Order ofThe Eastern Starwill meet at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Union Lodge No.71 Free and Accepted Masons Temple,210 N. Second St., Ripley.

Mt. Orab Village Council will meetat 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at theMunicipal Building, 211 S. High St., Mt.Orab.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie2293 and Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m.Tuesday, Feb.16, at the Eagles Lodgein Georgetown.

WednesdayGeorgetown Lions Club will meet

at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at theFireside Restaurant in Georgetown.

Brown County Board ofCommissioners will meet at 9 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 17, at theCommissioners’ Office, 800 Mt. OrabPike, Georgetown.

Rambler Weavers will meet 9:30a.m.-noon Wednesday, Feb. 17, at theRambler Center in Russellville.Membership in the Rambler Weaversgroup is open to any interested person.Further information is available by call-ing Geri Cahall at (937) 378-3426.

Brown County Board ofDevelopmental Disabilities will holdan Ethics Committee meeting and aregularly scheduled meeting at 4:30p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at theHabilitation Center, 9116 Hamer Road,Georgetown. This is a change from theformer starting time of 5:15 p.m.

TOPS Chapter in Aberdeen willmeet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17,at the Riverbend ApartmentsCommunity Room. Further informationis available by calling Kaye Nichols at(937) 377-2501.

Yoga class will be held 6-7 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Hospice ofHope – Ohio Valley Office, 215 HughesBlvd., Mt. Orab. This is a changed loca-tion from the former location at Mt. OrabUnited Methodist Church. The cost is$8. Further information is available bycalling Jane Amiot at (513) 535-7507.

Fayetteville-Perry TownshipRegional Sewer District Board ofTrustees will meet at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the sewagetreatment plant on Snowhill Road inPerry Township.

Sardinia Village Council PublicWorks and Cemetery Committee willmeet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, atSardinia Town Hall, 151 Maple Ave.,Sardinia.

Ripley Life Squad will host bingo at7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the LifeSquad Building, 799 S. Second St.,Ripley. Doors will open at 5 p.m.

Bible Baptist Church, 994 W. MainSt., Mt. Orab, will host the Awana TruthTraining Club for third through sixth-graders 7:15-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays,Feb. 17. Further information is availableby calling JarrodMcGinnis at (937) 444-2493.

Brown County Soil and WaterConservation District Board ofSupervisors will meet at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the BCSWCDOffice, 706 Main St., Georgetown.

ThursdayBrown County Chamber of

Commerce will meet at 8 a.m.Thursday, Feb. 18, at the ChamberOffice, 110 E. State St., Georgetown.

Brown County HealthDepartment, 826 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown, will offer free H1NI flu vac-cine 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 18and 25.

Brown County SubdivisionRegulations Review BoardCommittee will meet at 9 a.m.Thursday, Feb. 18, at the BrownCounty Planning Commission Office,740 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown.

Northern Brown Senior Center atSt. Martin’s Chapel Hall in St. Martin willconduct an Arthritis Exercise Programbeginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.18, for interested citizens 55 and older.Chair volleyball practice and indoorwalking also are scheduled. Lunch willbe eaten at the Center. All area citizens55 and older are invited to attend.

Centenary United MethodistChurch, 110 N. Second St., Ripley, willhost a free Community Dinner 5-7 p.m.Thursdays, Feb. 18 and 25. Furtherinformation is available by calling JaimeWirth at (937) 377-1325.

Georgetown Junior-Senior HighSchool will hold Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences 5-8 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 18. Anyone wishing toschedule an appointment may callGJSHS at (937) 378-6730, Ext. 1141.

Fayetteville-Perry Local SchoolDistrict Board of Education will meetat 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theDistrict Administrative Offices inFayetteville.

Brown County Writers’ Group willmeet 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theMt. Orab Branch of the Brown CountyPublic Library.

Aberdeen Friends of The Librarywill meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, atthe Aberdeen Public Library along U.S.52-62-68 next to Dollar General Store inAberdeen.

Brown County Farm Bureau’s2010 Membership Year will officiallykick off at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, inthe Ag Administration Building at theBrown County Fairgrounds inGeorgetown. Anyone interested inlearning more about BCFB is invited toattend. Therewill be lots of food, fun and

prizes.

George A. Lambert Post 755 ofthe American Legion will host instantbingo at 6 p.m., Early Bird bingo at 7:15p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Legion Hall onCollege Avenue in Sardinia.

Sardinia-Mowrystown Lions Clubwill meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.18, at Washington TownshipCommunity Park Building, formerlyknown as Sardinia-Mowrystown LionsClub Park Building, 7731 Tri-CountyHighway East, Sardinia.

Western Brown Touchdown Clubwill meet at 6:30 Thursday, Feb. 18, inthe Community Room behind WBHS.The club will be taking nominations atthe meeting for officers and will startplanning football projects for the com-munity and the WBHS football players.

Russellville Kiwanis Clubwill meetat 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theRussellville Firehouse.

Franklin Township Trustees willmeet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theTownship Hall in Arnheim.

Pike Township Trustees will meetat 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theTownship Hall on Boyd Road near Mt.Orab.

Brown County Farmers Union willmeet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theBrown County Senior Citizens Center,505 N. Main St., Georgetown.

Ripley Neighborhood Watch willmeet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theRipley Community Building on WaterWorks Drive in Ripley.

Scott Township Trustees will meetat 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theTownship Hall in New Hope.

Byrd Township SchoolPreservation Committee will meet at7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the ByrdTownship Community Center alongState Route 125 in Decatur.

Clark Township Trustees will meetat 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at theFirehouse in Hamersville.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meet8:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at St.Michael’s Catholic Church in Mt. Orab.

FridayFree knitting and crocheting

classes will be held 10 a.m.-noonFriday, Feb. 19, at the Rambler Center(old Russellville School) in Russellvilleand continue each Friday morning untilMemorial DayWeekend inMay.Anyonewho would like information and a list ofsupplies or who wishes to register maycall Mary Kelch at (513) 734-2501 or(513) 543-3137.

Lenten Friday Fish Fries will begin4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, and con-tinue each Friday through March 26 atSt. Michael the Archangel CatholicChurch Parish Hall, 36 N. Fourth St.,Ripley. All You Can Eat fried fish andbaked fish will be featured, and theevent also will include fried shrimp andfried oysters. The meals will be servedwith side items and drinks, and home-made desserts also will be available.The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for chil-dren 12 and younger. Carryout will beavailable for all meals. The church alsowill offer Lenten Friday dine-in and car-ryout luncheon plates of fish, french friesand cole slaw for $6 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.through March 26. Orders may beplaced in advance by calling (937) 392-1356. Proceeds from themeals will ben-efit St. Michael School in Ripley.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie2289, 265 Foundry Drive, Batavia, willbegin holding Fish Fries 5:30-8 p.m.every Friday through Lent includingFeb. 19. The cost will be $8 per dinner.Sandwiches also will be available sepa-rately. Further information is available bycalling (513) 732-9035.

Centenary United MethodistChurch, 110 N. Second St., Ripley, willoffer community ballroom dance les-sons 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, andthe next two Fridays. John Dvorachekwill teach beginner lessons at $10 perlesson. Further information is availableby calling Jaime Wirth at (937) 377-1325.

Brown County SingingConventionwill host its February eventat 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at SardiniaChurch of The Nazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road in Sardinia. Thosewho have special songs, poems orother God-given talents they would liketo share and those who just want toenjoy an evening of fellowship are invit-ed to attend the Singing Conventions,which are open to the public. Furtherinformation including directions is avail-able by calling Larry Downing at (937)446-3259.

Carey Bavis Post 180 of TheAmerican Legionwill host bingo begin-ning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at thePost, 1001 S. Main St., Georgetown.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meetat 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at SardiniaTown Hall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia.

Friday and SaturdayRipley Farmers Market has moved

from 30Main St. to 14Main St. in down-town Ripley. The Market continues toserve its customers with farm fresheggs, free-ranged chickens, bakedgoods, onions, potatoes and otheritems. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridaysincluding Feb. 19 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Saturdays including Feb. 20. Anyonewho needs further information or wishesto become a vendor may contact VickiBixler at (937) 515-0109.

SaturdayLaborers For TheMasterwill host a

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at 8 a.m.Saturday, Feb. 20, at Faith In GodFellowship, 7636 U.S. 62, Russellville.

Mt. Orab Knothole Baseball regis-tration will be held 9-11 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Mt. OrabMiddle School Cafeteria. Further infor-mation is available by calling PresidentNate Spears at (513) 846-3484.

Georgetown Knothole Baseballand Fast-Pitch and Slow-PitchSoftball signups will be held 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 20, at GeorgetownElementary School Gymnasium, 935Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, and 5:30-7p.m. Friday, March 5, and 9-11 a.m.Saturday, March 6, at GeorgetownChurch of Christ Gymnasium, 149Hamer Road, Georgetown. The base-ball program is for ages 5-15 and thesoftball program for prekindergartnersthrough eighth-graders. The cost will be$65 for the first child with a $10 reduc-tion for each additional child. Furtherinformation is available by [email protected] or call-ing Sean Crawford for baseball at (513)535-3880 or Jamie Gast for softball at(937) 213-1680.

Western Brown Youth SoccerSpring Registration will be held 10a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at theMt.Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St., Mt.Orab. The cost will be $40 for one play-er from a family and $25 for each addi-tional player in a household. A $25 latefee will be charged to any registrationreceived after Tuesday, March 2.Further information is available by call-ing Registration Coordinator KareyDixon at (513) 262-6288 or DistrictRepresentative Richard Enzweiler at(937) 444-7252.

Eleventh Annual National ProjectLinusBlanket Daywill be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at SardiniaChurch of Christ, 7130 Bachman Drive,Sardinia. Further information is availableby calling Elaine McCormick at (740)335-5651 o Carol Chambers at (937)927-5742 or e-mailing pro [email protected] or [email protected] or visitingwww.projectlinus.org on the Internet.

Cherry Ridge Stables’ new 4-Hand Cloverbuds Club will hold its firstmeeting 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.20, at 11522 Smoky Row Road, ScottTownship. All interested youths areencouraged to contact Cherry RidgeStables before Feb. 20 so the properamount of copies may be available forthe meeting. Anyone with questionsmay call (937) 444-3757 or [email protected].

Annual Brown County GeneralHospital Foundation Heart Gala willbe held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, atNorlyn Manor, 4440 State Route 132,Batavia.

AshRidge Jamboreewill host MikeWoo and The Vibrations beginning at 7p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Old AshRidge School on U.S. 62 in JacksonTownship. Admission is $7, and theevent will include refreshments, a SplitThe Pot, and door prizes.

Ripley Life Squad will host bingo at7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the LifeSquad Building, 799 S. Second St.,Ripley. Doors will open at 5 p.m.

Whiteoak Valley Grange will host aCard Party at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20,at the Grange Office on East MainStreet inMowrystown. Admissionwill be$1.50 per person.

Courts-Fussnecker Post 367 ofthe American Legionwill host a dance8 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Feb. 20, atthe Post, 2944 Elk River Road, Ripley.The event is open to the public.

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body, an organization, or a regularly-scheduled activity that has a meetingdate and/or time change should contactThe Brown County Press two weeks inadvance, if possible, about thatchange(s) so the correct date and/or timemay be listed in the Weekly Calendar.Also, anyone who would like an activitylisted in The Brown County Press’Weekly Calendar that currently is not list-ed should call the newspaper office dur-ing regular hours at (937) 444-3441.

An extended version of thisCalendar is available on the BrownCounty Press’ website at browncounty-press.com.

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Common PleasCIVIL CASES

Wells Fargo Financial Ohio 1 Inc. vs. Kenneth Henson et al, foreclosureM. Kathryn Greene, C.P.A. vs. Richard Doyle, other civilGreen Tree Servicing, L.L.C., servicer of loan for Tammac Holdings

Corporation vs. Amber Martin, other civilEvelyn Mae Smith vs. American Benefit Concepts Inc. et al, other civilState of Ohio Brown County Department of Health vs. Peggy Carrubba et al,

other civilState of Ohio Brown County Department of Health vs. Shirley Lucas et al, other

civilState of Ohio Brown County Department of Health vs. Nancy Bays, trustee of

the Nancy Bays Revocable Living Trust, other civilBrown County Treasurer Connie Patrick vs. Jeffrey J. Elliott et al, foreclosureVelocity Investments, L.L.C., buyer of Bank of Marin Claim vs. Gene Horn,

other civilJ.P. Morgan Chase Bank vs. Donna Hollingsworth et al, foreclosureWells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. William E. Beckler et al, foreclosureCitimortgage Inc., successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc.

vs. Odis L. Jacobs et al, foreclosureBank of America, N.A. vs. Jonathon Wahl doing business as Lakewood Golf

Course et al, other civilDeutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee vs. Larry Parker et al, fore-

closureFifth Third Bank, successor in interest to Fifth Third Bank (Ohio Valley) vs.

Thomas Whisman et al, foreclosureDebbie Farris vs. Covenant Care Ohio Inc. et al, Workers’ CompensationCapital One Bank (U.S.A.), N.A., formerly known as Capital One Bank vs.

Cindy A. Baucom, other civilWells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Mortgage

Inc. vs. Michael G. Sluder et al, foreclosureRipley Federal Savings Bank vs. Dale E. Bonar also known as Dale E. Bonar

Sr. et al, foreclosureThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company formerly known as The Bank of

New York Company, N.A., as successor in interest to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank,N.A., as trustee vs. Bennie Payne et al, foreclosure

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation vs. Tammy G. White et al, foreclo-sure

Atlantic Credit and Finance Inc. vs. William E. Cox, other civilCapital One Bank (U.S.A.), N.A. vs. Ryan R. Waits, other civilU.S. Bank National Association as indenture trustee vs. May Caudill et al, fore-

closureEverhome Mortgage Company vs. Richard Lee Burton et al, foreclosureLVNV Funding, L.L.C. vs. Lora Garman, other civilCapital One Bank (U.S.A.), N.A., formerly known as Capital One Bank vs.

Paula K. Daulton, other civilDOMESTIC CASES

Stacey Trevino, Williamsburg, vs. William Trevino, Williamsburg, termination ofmarriage

Kathryn A. Johns, no address given, vs. Rex J. Elam Jr., Mt. Orab, domesticviolence

Eric Tapp, Russellville, vs. Heather Tapp, Russellville, dissolution of marriageKenneth Byrd, Ripley, vs. Fidelis Oghojarfor, Milford, stalking orderMary Woollard, Georgetown, vs. Aaron Woollard, Ripley, dissolution of mar-

riageWilliam D. Davis, Ripley, vs. Susan Davis, Ripley, domestic violence

Property SalesHershel Kevin Osborne et al to William David Horton, 1.6 acres, Clark Twp.,

$125,000Karen Ann Albers to Darla K. and Roger G. Foebar, 2.13 acres, Franklin Twp.,

$4,800Launa Kelley to Samuel M. II and Francisca T. Knipp, Lot 2991 (Lake Waynoka

Subdivision), Franklin Twp., $2,000Allison M. Aldridge to Tammy L. Scott, 1.02 acres, Huntington Twp., $16,500John C. Hatfield to Russell Johnson, 4.58 acres, Mt. Orab Village, $96,500Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Robert Grant, .33 acre (Lot 14 –

Grants Crossing Subdivision), Green Twp., $101,900Gary G. and Diane Hiles to Federal Home LoanMortgage Corporation, Lot 156,

Aberdeen Village, $34,000Albert S. III and Linda Horn Trust to Joel and Elizabeth C. Wenger, Lots 1889

and 1890 (Lake Waynoka Subdivision), Jackson Twp., $272,000John E. Sr. and Margaret Jones to William T. and Mary E. Bradford, Lot 1394

(Lake Waynoka Subdivision), Jackson Twp., $1,510Timothy D. O’Farrell to Donald L. and Judith A. Wick, Lot 1690 (Lake Waynoka

Subdivision), Jackson Twp., $310,000David K. Smith to Joseph and Julie Lindeman, Lot 80 (Lake Lorelei

Subdivision), Perry Twp., $235,000Damon K. Rhodes to Citimortgage Inc., 1 acre (Lot 51 – Clearview Acres

Subdivision), Perry Twp., $30,000Wendy Crawford to Deborah J. Phillips, 1.19 acres (Lot 7 – Grant’s Landing

Subdivision II), Pike Twp., $80,000Margaret Dawson and Nathan Pollitt to Federal National MortgageAssociation,

1 acre, Georgetown Village, $30,000Torrey Prichard to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Lots 11 and 12

(White Subdivision), Georgetown Village, $45,000Patricia S. and Richard G. Brown to Edna K. Wylie, Lot 2 (Stephan Manor

Subdivision), Georgetown Village, $67,900Thomas C. Whisman et al to Federal National Mortgage Association, Lot 3,

Georgetown Village, $32,578Ronald L. Smith to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 2.42 acres (Lot

3 – Rolling Acres Subdivision), Scott Twp., $60,000Steve J. and Beth A. Underwood to Homesales Inc., Lot 12, Sterling Twp.,

$15,000Federal National Mortgage Association to H.D. Milton Association, 1 acre (Lot

27), Sterling Twp., $29,500Sara V. Frebis to Levi Jared Burton, 152.67 acres, Franklin Twp., and .35 acre,

Jefferson Twp., $315,000Sally J. Benintendi to Robert and Laurie H. Benintendi, 20 acres, Pleasant

Twp., $200,000

MarriagesLaura Renee Hammel, 25, Aberdeen, homemaker, andAndrew Lee Doyle, 30,

Aberdeen, Homeland Security employeeAmy Nicole Ann Paul, 26, Georgetown, homemaker, and Jeremy Jay Latham,

31, Georgetown, carpenterKelley Sue Whitsett, 20, Georgetown, and Geoffrey Kraig Birchfield, 25,

Blanchard, Pa., youth ministerMisty E. Chinn, 38, Georgetown, accounting employee, and David Edward

Fields, 39, Georgetown

ProbateGerald D. Ernst, Georgetown, Case No. 20101013, DOD 11/14/09, file date

02/02/10Edward J. Martin, no address given, Case No. 20101014, DOD 05/09/09, file

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CLAIMS SPECIALIST40 hrs/wk

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our Supported Living Homes. $8.00 per hour - Third Shift hours are required. Benefit package

includes paid vacations, paid holidays, sick leave, personal days and percentage paid health insurance. Applicants must have valid Ohio Driver’s License

and be insurable under agency fleet, vehicle insurance and be in good health.

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Proud to be a drug free workplaceEOEMORRISON PLACE

APARTMENTSNow renting 2 bedroom apartment with a den, rent

starting at $550.00 with attached garage, washer & dryer hookups.

For 55 & older accepting applications

For questions call Amanda

937-378-6041 ext. 257

BROWN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARKMT. ORAB, OHIO

Join the great companies already at the Park.

New construction with occupancy available.Warehouse/Shop space of 5,000 sq. ft.

Attached 1,000 sq. ft. office/administrative space

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PURCHASE, LEASE OR LEASE/PURCHASE

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Active involvement in final interior finish selections for early lease signees!

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200 - HELP WANTEDCNA’S NEEDED totouch the heart of those in need, in the coming sea-sons of giving, and allyear round! We offer 12 hour shift. Call or stop byto fill out an application. 937-378-3727.

EARN A steady pay-check. Get a steady job. Become an over the roaddriver with Roehl Trans-port. We can provide you the training you need tostart a great truck driving career. 800-535-8177 GoRoehl.comAA/EOE

FULL-TIME MAINTE-NANCE person neededfor large apartment com-plex in Georgetown. Mustsupply own tools, havereliable transportation, and have basic skills in painting, electrical and plumbing. Drug screen & criminal background check required. Pleasesend resume to: AppleHill Apartments, 15 Or-chard Lane, Jackson,Ohio 45640 or fax to740-286-5676. TDD: 419-526-0466 “This insti-tution is an equal opportu-nity provider and em-ployer”

MEDICAL ASSIS-TANT and/or office coor-dinator needed at a phy-sician office inMercy/Clermont Campus. Looking for full-time po-sition, M-F, 8am-5pm. Please send resume to:[email protected].

MYSTERY SHOP-PERS, earn up to $100 per day, undercover shop-pers needed to judge retail & dining establishments,experience not required. 1-877-581-1844.

NOW ACCEPTING ap-plications: 2nd shift/full time, 2:30-10:30. Includes weekends. Direct care aides needed for individu-als w/developmental dis-abilities in a residential setting. Must have a valid driver’s license, clean background check & ahigh school diploma/GED. Experi-ence preferred, but willtrain. Apply in person at 3467 Twin Bridges Rd., Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. NO PHONECALLS PLEASE.

STNA - P/THiring STNA’s or COALA grads for theHome Options Program in Clermont County. Starting at $12/hour.www.acaringchoice.comto submit partial applica-tion.

300-APTS. UNFURNISHED2ND STORY 2br, Sar-dinia, $365/mo, $365/dep.Electric efficient heat,877-587-2230

EXCEPTIONALSPECIAL

1br, Really Big!Lots of Storage

A/CAll Single Storyw/private patio

Quiet, well taken care ofproperty!

THIS IS WORTH ALOOK!

513-724-3951

300-APTS. UNFURNISHED$99 MOVES YOU INAccepting Applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apart-ments at GeorgetownApartments, 401 Marshall Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio 45121. Apply at 610 Markley Avenue, George-town, Ohio 45121 or call for details at: 937-378-6460. Stove, re-frigerator, and on site laundry. Possibility of rental assistance. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD # 419-526-0466. “This institution is an equal opportunity pro-vider, and employer”.

2BR APARTMENTSw/attached garage in a1-story tri-plex w/an equipped kitchen & laun-dry room, ample closet space, patio & a yard. No steps, private street. Dar-ling apartments. Utilities not included. Small pets allowed. Located at the Sandstone Estates, a ma-ture-living community in Mt. Orab. 513-625-4522.

ACCEPTING APPLI-CATIONS for 1, 2 &3br, Equal Opportunity Housing, apply at Forest Glade Apartments, 9001Airport Rd., Georgetown, OH, 937-378-4565.

FELICITYGARRISON PLACE

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AVAILABLE NOWRent Subsidized

Free UtilitiesSecure Bldg.

513-876-3590 TTY 800-750-0750

FREE, FREE, FREEEfficiency unfurnished,ready now, nice size!A/C, extra storage,

single story!Short term available

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513-724-3951

HIGGINSPORT AREA- 1br on the river, 2nd floor, $375/mo.1-800-347-6657 evenings 937-375-3801.

LIMITED TIME OF-FER - GEORGETOWN -2BR $500/MO. & also3br apartments w/garage available for $675/mo. $675/dep. Pets allowed.513-253-8170 or 513-616-3504

LYTLE TRACE Apart-ments, Williamsburg, OH. Unfurnished, age 62+, 1br, secure building, utilities included, rent subsidized, laundry room, community room, library, cozy living. Call513-724-3358.

MT. ORAB - 2br apart-ment, 1st floor, $450/mo.,$450/dep., no pets.937-444-2689.

MT. ORAB, 2br, 1.5batownhouse, equippedkitchen, 1/yr. lease, $470plus utilities, $470/de-posit, no pets, goodcredit, reference check re-quired. 937-442-3275.

300-APTS. UNFURNISHEDMT. ORAB - CALL TODAY ABOUT FREE 30 DAYS FREE RENT - 2br, 1ba, $575/mo., $575/dep., w/washer/dryer, stove, re-frigerator, water/sewer/garbage in-cluded. Also brand new, $600/mo. w/cathedral ceilings. 513-504-3368 or 513-616-6817.

MT. ORAB2BR

Townhouse apartments, CALL ABOUT

OUR CURRENT SPECIAL!

Fully equipped kitchen, central air, natural gas heat, on-site laundry. No pets. No HUD/Sec-tion 8, $565 and up.Deposit same as rent. Water, sewer & trashincluded. On Candle-light Way off E. Main St. Visit our photo gal-lery & website @ briarcreekproperties.comor call 513-532-5291 or 937-515-3092.

NICE, CLEAN 1br &2br apartments in George-town, utilities included, background check & de-posit required. Call 937-378-3391 for more information.

NOW RENTINGOne bedroom apartment,

utilities included. Rent is income based. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria and have a mental illness.

For more information call Amanda

937-378-6041, Ext. 257

RIPLEY SCHOOL-HOUSE Apartments, 1br units available, Move-in Rent Special, rent-$255 plus utilities, for Seniors 62 years old, disabled or handicapped. For ques-tions call 937-392-9216 or 937-378-6603. Man-aged by Brown County Senior Citizens Council.

SARDINIA - Apt. 3br, no smoking or dogs $550. plus deposit some utilities paid. 513-309-4319.

303-HOUSESFORRENTNEW RICHMOND -Newly remodeled home, 2br, in town, $600/mo. Call 513-752-0374.

303-HOUSESFORRENT3BR, 2BA, kitchen w/ap-pliances & attached ga-rage. Nice yard, county water, $725/mo. plus utilities. 12/mo. lease w/security deposit. NearSR 32, east of Sardinia, ELSD. PH 937-446-2917 or 937-213-2131.

3BR, GOSHEN area, $650/mo., plus deposit. Available January 1, 2010. 513-625-5563 or 513-404-4543.

GEORGETOWN AREA - 3br home, $675 plus utilities & deposit. Call 1-800-347-6657 10-6. evening 937-375-3801.

HIGGINSPORT AREA- 3br, $500 plus utilities & deposit. 1-800-347-6657 10-6, evening 937-375-3801.

HOUSE FOR rent - Mt.Orab, 2br, 1ba, recent up-grades, $600/mo. 606-584-7240 or 606-742-2390.

HOUSE FOR rent in Hamersville, 2br, $575/mo. plus deposit. Nice neighborhood, WBSD. Call 937-379-1128.

307 - MOBILE HOMESFORRENT

2 - 2br trailers, one-WBSD, one-Eastern School district, no pets. Call 937-377-2942.

308-OFFICE/BUSINESSSPACE FOR RENT

UPTOWN BUILDING,prime location, 2000sq. ft., great for retail or of-fice space. Call 937-205-1678 for details.

400-HOUSESFORSALEFARM

WITH nice 1.5 story older home

w/basement, 3 car detached garage, barns & 20 rolling acres with large rock lined creek and woods, great for hunting or farming, more or less acreage

available, Bethel New Hope Rd., 1 mi. from Clermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

Bethel.Asking $215,000

513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 Dan

(May also sell for less with fewer acres)

400-HOUSES FOR SALENEW HOMES for sale starting at $128,000, Mt. Orab. Call 513-625-5563 or 513-404-4548. Buy while you can get your tax credit - first time homebuyer.

401 - CONDOS/TOWN-HOUSESFOR RENT

BATAVIA - 2br, 1.5ba, equipped kitchen, W/D hookup, FP, balcony, Sec-tion 8 okay. 1st month free, $585 to $610. 513-237-3692 or 831-5959.

403- MOBILE HOMESFORSALE

1990 REDMAN River-view 14x70 2br, 1ba,deck & awning included, rent to own, $499/mo., $1000/down payment. 513-505-8311, 859-466-3554, or 513-724-7233, Sardinia area.

GREAT RENTAL in-vestment. 2-nice older mobile homes on 2-acres. Separate set-ups, outside buildings, no land con-tracts. Asking $79,900. Call 937-378-6827.

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SALENew Management

March 1, 2010All Homes Must Go!

Call Today937-444-2539

RENT TO own mobile home, $250/mo., 3br, 1.5ba, rent fenced 1/2 acre lot $250. 513-724-1315.

405-LOTS&ACREAGE

BEAUTIFUL 50ACRES

W/large rock lined creek & woods, great

for hunting or farming. More or less

acreage available.Bethel New Hope Rd.

1-mile fromClermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

Bethel.Asking $199,500

Dan513-734-6349 or

937-444-6925(Smaller parcels also

available)

501-CHILD CAREEXPERIENCED CHILD care provider has openings in my George-town home for children of all ages, meals & snacks provided, great references & flexible hours. Call anytime. 513-582-6259, ask for Shannon.

MOTHER OF one will provide childcare in her Georgetown home. Any ages, any shifts/days. Call 937-378-0476.

504 - BUSINESS SERVICESJOHN’S GENERAL

MAINTENANCEPlumbing, gravel/dirt hauling, backhoe work, equipment/general re-pairs, electrical, property clean-up outside/inside, tree trimming/removal. 937-444-2694.

506-CLEANINGRESIDENTIAL CLEANING or just needing some spring cleaning, great rates, and even better references. Call for a quote, or formore information. 513-255-4342.

507 - SEWING& ALTERATIONS

For all your sewing needs for you, your family and your home. Call 937-444-4276. Reasonable rates, expert service.

606-FARMMERCHANDISE

7 23-60HP tractors, 3 are 4x4’s w/loaders, very low hours, will trade. Used 3pt. tillers, disk, plows, box blades, bush hogs, & finish mowers. 937-402-0769.

KUBOTA TRACTOR,6040 4-wheel drive w/loader, low hours, $23,000.00. Call 937-7955-0184.

607 - FIREWOODFOR SALE

Firewood, sold by State Regulations,

u-pick up or we deliver. For fast friendly service call Cox Firewood at:

937-378-4309No answer, leave message

or call 937-515-5829Located

3600 SR 125 Georgetown, OH

State & County Voucher welcome

608 - FARM PRODUCEFESCUE/ORCHARD GRASS/CLOVER mix, $3.00. Alfalfa/orchard/grass mix, $3.50-$4.50. Second cut-ting orchard/clover, $4.00. Call 937-373-3480.

YEAR ROUND hay,square & round, different kinds. Can deliver. Also do custom baling & plant-ing fields. 937-444-2694.

611-WANTED TO BUYCASH PAID for NOW! Antiques, furniture, gold, coins, records, DVD’s, game systems, books, al-most anything! 937-378-1819.

613 - PETS AND SUPPLIESCKC SIBERIAN Husky puppies, 3-red & white males & females, $400/ea. 1st shots & wormed. 9wks. old. 937-446-2798.

GERMAN SHEPHERDpuppies, 14wks. old, 1-male, 3-female, AKC registered. 1st shots, wormed, vet checked, $300/ea. Call 513-557-9734.

LAB PUPS, ready for Valentine’s. AKC, white/yellow/black, eyes & nose beautiful, 8wks., dews, 1st shots, wormed, male, female, $475, $575. 513-505-0034.

PUPPY RESCUE Ac-cepting litters, free pickup, Non-kill. In busi-ness for 15 years. Call 513-885-9943.

614-HORSES/LIVESTOCKSARDINIA AREA:horses boarded, starting at $100/mo. 513-317-6904.

614-HORSES/LIVESTOCK2-3 YR old goats; Pure-bred Nubian Does w/Nu-bian Doelings at side. 2 yr old Doe Bred to Freshen in June. Yearling Doe open, born June 11, 2006. Call after 5pm for prices. Interested calls only, please. Call 937-764-1260.

615 - MISC. FOR SALE4 BRAND new Toyota Camrey 5 lug 16” steel rims with Toyota hub caps with emblem still in the boxes. $50 FIRM. Contact 513-876-3403.

AMANA 25 cubic foot side-by-side refrigerator, black w/glossy black doors, adjustable glass sliding shelves. All Cli-mate Control, Collagen water filter, ice maker w/ice maker & water in the door, lights up. Excel-lent condition inside & out. $350.00. 513-876-3403.

BEAUTIFUL WHITEMaggie Sottero wedding gown,

size 8, never worn, $800 OBO

Also, Chapel length veil

never worn, $75 OBO

For more information call:

937-515-2692

FOR SALE: Folding ta-bles, 6ft & 8ft, $35/$45. Metal file cabinets, $20. 5ft. Finish mower, 3pt., $450. 937-444-9403.

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1170543-Winchester- REDUCED! - Nice farm w/barn, woods & over 850' of road frontage. Land nicely rolls with good drainage. Beautiful private home sites. Water available at the road.Located on a dead end road. Mins from SR 32. $119,900Residential .46 ac lot. Milford School District. Slightly rolls. One of the few building lots left in the area. $29,900.0030 Acres to be split off of a 49 acre tract. Beautifully rolls. Can be sub-divided. Plenty of road frontage. In an area of farms. 64x32 tobacco barn.

NEW LISTING- 1199280- Georgetown- To be divided off of a 49 acre tract.*Beautifully rolls .*Can be sub-divided w/plenty road frontage.*On an area of farms.*64X32 tobacco barn. $119,9001171915 - Sterling Twp- REDUCED! - Private acreage! Income producing with .5 ac. fully stocked pond . Brand new 12x16 dock. 3 total ac in woods. Vegetationplanted to attract wildlife. Beautiful homesites. $129,900

1180019- Georgetown -First offering! Fantasticpositive cash flow! Duplexin good condition. 1 & 2bdrm. units. Fully equipped

washer, dryer hook-ups inboth units. Great location. Huge walk in attic. $49,900

1 1 4 0 5 6 9 -Georgetown-WillConsider LandContract- Historic

Bldg. converted to 6family unit. Efficienc 1 Br & 2 Br apts. All units but 1has two entries. All kitchens equipped. Originalstaircase w/bannister in place. $175,000

1 1 4 0 5 6 5 -Georgetown- WillConsider OwnerFinancing! Solid all

brick duplex. Two,2bdrm. units. Equip. kitchen & full bath.1 unit has cov-ered porch. Live in one side- rent the other. Multi-panel doors. All dry wall. $85,000

1123757- Fourfamily Apt. bldg.located twoblocks off of SR52. All units havebeen totally reno-

vated. Each unithas a laundry area available. Each apt. is separate-ly metered. 4000 plus SF. Bldg and units are inmint condition. PLEASE, ONLY PRE-APPROVEDBUYERS. $147,500

1186984- Bethel - Private setting for this custombuilt home. Amenities include: formal diningroom, hardwood flrs, blt in kit. appliances, jettedjacuzi, shower & toilet closet in MBR, tray ceil-ings, open foyer, stone gas log F/P, full part-finbsmt. Prof. landscaped. $259,900

1 2 0 1 7 3 4 -Georgetown -One of akind!*Full brick 2-

story.*Huge MasterBR suite w/personal balcony.*Natural Bay win-dows, pocket doors thru-out, oak woodwork.*Real Beauty!*Inground 32x18 8' deep pool.*Det 2story brick garage also.*Full fin bsmt plumbed for3rd ba. $395,000

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1202541- Georgetown- Immaculate! *This wellbuilt ranch is ready to move into. *Natural wood-work,solid 6 panel doors,fully equipped kitchen.MBR suite. Covered front & back porch.*Beautifully landscaped yard. Storage shed.Poured foundation. Location, location! $119,900

1 1 4 0 5 7 2 -Georgetown- WillConsider OwnerFinancing- Excellentcondition! Two one BR

apts.Lg & roomy. Drywallthru-out. Brand new A/C Units.Central systems. 1unit has a laundry rm. Covered front porch. Goodcash flow. $55,000

1198955- Mt. Orab -Immaculate w/loca-tion! 1st flr.Master, 1stflr bath. Beautiful &roomy. Nice sized

laundry rm dbls as anhome office. Possible conversion to an office building.Extra wide driveway. Huge rolling back yd. Public water& sewer. Do not delay! $95,000

1142530- JeffersonTwp- Gentlemansfarm. Private loca-

tion. Cont. homew/soaring ceils. Flr to ceil dbl sided fpl.1st flr master BR.Fire escape off second flr BR. Inground pool, stockedpond, huge barn. Land nicely rolls w/1168' of rd frontage.$249,900

1205263 -Hamersville- Looking for a home foryour growing family on almost an acre? This is it!Better than move-in condition.Beautiful wood floor-ing lower level. Antique mantle. Septic leach linesare marked. 2 covered porches. Shed 20x8. Cornerlocation. $ 85,000

1205153 -Mt. Orab- Immaculate 3 BR, 2 BA ranch ondouble lot. New flooring in LR & FR. Open floor plan.Freshly painted & inviting. Att. 2c gar. for maximum stor-age. Beautifully landscaped, Coy pond w/serene sittingarea. Back yard tree-lined for added privacy. $109,900

1205174 -Bethel- Western Brown Schools! Tuckedaway on a no outlet road, is this all brick home w/fullbsmt Ready to move right in to! FP in MBR, Att. 2 cargar. Fresh paint & carpet thru-out.Huge barn w/2 sheds.Land rolls beautifully. Picturesque setting. $149,900

1205276 -S a r d i n i a -Unbelievable MiniResort! Total ren-ovation w/updates

g a l o r e ! F a m i l yRm.w/corner fountain.Open Flr.plan. Det. Rec areaw/30' antique bar. 5 car gar w/one 14' door.5 ac.fencedpasture w/add'l turn-out,add'l barn w/stalls. Ingr.poolw/pool hse. $199,900

1200703- Ripley- Picturesque setting for thisunique two story. Contemporary. DBL skylites inspacious great rm. Fully equip. Kit. Island w/ wetbar. Dining room has walk-out to indoor,ingroundpool & Spa area. MBR suite w/shower +Jacuzzi.Family Rm. Loft. $299,900

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1199723- Mt Orab- Look no more! *Ceiling to floorstone F/P, wrap around kitchen, walk-in closets, 2full baths, MBR Suite, W/O to solidly built deck,stocked pond, tree-lined yard. 2.16 acre lot, attachedOversized 2 car gar. *All of this for $94,900

NEW LISTING! 1201948- Williamsburg- Income producing with .5 ac. fully stocked pond.3 total acres in woods,could be timbered.Vegetation planted to attractwildlife.Multi-purpose land.Address has been assigned off of Lost Lake. $119,900Hamersville - TURN KEY OPERATION W/SEP. LIVING QUARTERS ON PREMISES. Well known dairy bar. Impeccable condition in the heart of town. 3BRhouse in, better than move in condition, included. City water and sewer metered separately. Financials avail. w/ Bank pre-approval. Will temporarily stay on totrain. Call today for a personal showing. $299,9001166483- Winchester- Multi-purpose acreage a couple a hundred feet off of the coerner of 32 & 62. Approx 35 acs of woods, level ground. Solid investment. Publicwater & public sewer available. $369,390998420- Mt. Orab- Reduced!!!! Will Land Contract or Lease Option!! '02.*New roof '03*Sprinkler system*Fire monitoring system *Four separate restrooms *Elecballist *>3500 sf *Dual furnaces *3000 s/f fenced area* .79 ac *20 parking spaces. Immediate Occupancy! $159,9001165982- Mt. Orab- The former Cahall Apparel store w/4 apts. Located in the heart of downtown Mt.Orab. All 4 Apts. have equipped kitchen. Plus 2 business/officerental spaces. Off street parking in rear. Great cash flow. Brand new rubber membrane roof. $199,9001197834 - Winchester - Look no further! Nice farm w/barn, woods & over 850' of road frtg. Land nicely rolls with good drainage. Beautiful private home sites. Wateravail.at the road. Located on a dead end road. Make an Offer. Motivated Seller!Two min. from SR 32. MAKE AN OFFER, MOTIVATED SELLER $109,900

1206370 -Mt. Orab- Totally renovated home on publicwater & sewer. Beautiful hardwood floors thru-out. Fullyequipped kitchen. Full basement. Why rent? $69,900

1206356 -Mt. Orab- What a deal! 2 bdrm property in townon public utilities. Great condition. Nice sized bdrms.Newer heat pump. All new wiring thru-out. In the processof Real Estate conversion. $39,900

1206473 -Mt. Orab- This home is not a driveby! Doublecorner lot w/public water ans sewer. Beautiful hdwd floorsthru-out. Fully equiped Kit w/dryer incl. 2 blacktop drive-ways. Attached 1 car gar. Storage shed. Within walkingdistance downtown area. $87,500

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GUN & COLLECTABLE AUCTIONFEB. 27TH, 2010 AT 10:00 AMBrown Co. Ohio Fairgrounds, 325 West State Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121

GUNS- Harrington & Richardson Topper 12 gauge modified single shot shotgun;Remington #514 Single shot 22 Rifle s,l,lr. (Safety does not work on this rifle); Crossman22 cal. Pellet rifle; Stevens arms 1914 single shot shotgun, 12 gauge - full choke; Navyarms 50 cal. Hawkins style muzzle loader; Remington 870 express magnum 12 gaugepump shotgun w/ turkey choke, 2-3⁄4- 3 “ shells; Stevens 22 L R crack shot rifle leveraction; 45 cal. Muzzle loading pistol; Remington 514 single shot 22 s, l, l r. with originalWeaver scope and mount; Old double barrel wall hanger, stock marked C S MaconArsenal; Mauser 30-06 w/ scope & lightweight stock; Nice J C Higgins 22 rifle youth model# 103-181, tacked; American Gun Co. double Barrel 12 gauge w/hammers broken &glued stock; Nice Stoeger Over & under 12 Gauge w/ screw in chokes; Winchester model04 single shot rifle 22 s,l, xl., crack in stock; old double barrel rifle / shotgun -36 CAL. BY10 GAUGE combo Muzzle loader, rare gun; Ithaca model 37, 12 gauge Pump shotgunmodified barrel; Marlin Glenfield model 20 22 semi auto rifle, squirrel carved on the stock,nice gun; Thompson center, like new stainless, Hawkins Cougar 50 cal, Savage 222 / 20gauge over & under, walnut stock, gun is like new; Mossberg 500 12 ga. Pump shotgun28” barrel w modified choke, nice; Savage Rifle model 11, 270 cal. W/ 3x9 Simmonsscope and sling, camouflage paint; Savage model 220 A, 12 ga. Single shot; Navy armsBoot Pistol, percussion ,new, 36 cal.; Atis / Frenchi, left handed, semi auto 12 ga., nice,full choke; Jennings 22 caliber semi auto 7 shot pistol w / extra clip; new in box;Springfield model 67 H pump shotgun 12 ga.; Mod. E R Amantino Over & Under - singletrigger - screw in chokes, nice; NIB Ruger, new model single six, 32 H&R mag. cal withBox, never fired; Navy arms 36 caliber percussion pistol; Wards, Western Field 22L R.Only semi auto rifle, nice; Mossberg 12 ga. Pump shotgun w/ selecto choke; Rare earlytarget rifle allegedly used in 1930 Olympics, fine rifle; New Browning BPS stalker 10Gauge Mag. Pump Shotgun, rare gun, never fired w/synthetic stock & forearm, screw inchoke; Remington 1100 Wingmaster w/ slug barrel, Red dot scope, 12 gauge, nice. AUC-TION HIGHLIGHT - Browning A -500, Ducks Unlimited, 1 of 2500 guns made, Gold Inlay12 gauge, shoots 3” shells - never fired - beautiful wood; NIB Charles Daly, 12 Ga. Pumpshotgun Never fired - new in box; SKS Norinco w/red dot scope - new synthetic stock 7.62x 39, nice; Rare, Double barrel w/ hammers -presentation Gun from Buffalo Bills WildWest Show, (These guns were presented to Mayors of large towns from the Wild WestShow) gold plated - broken stock – repaired; Browning High power semi automatic 15shot capacity 9mm pistol w/ walnut grips - fine gun, made in Belgium. ANTIQUE FURNI-TURE- Pie Safe; Oak Desk, Table; Upright China cabinet; Large Neon Clock, from theGeorgetown Gulf Gas station; old reunion confederate Flag; Crocks Old Pipe; Tomahawk;more. SILVER- over 100.00 face value of Collectable silver coins, Mercury &BarberDimes, Washington and a few Barber Quarters, Franklin Half dollars, a Few SilverDollars. and some silver ounce coins. POCKET KNIVES- Over 100 Collectable PocketKnives, Case, Schrade, Remington, Hen & Rooster, Camillus etc. Some Knives New Inthe Box. Hunting knives. Old Bowie Knives. INDIAN ARTIFACTS - Large frame ofauthentic British Gun flints. About 25 Framed lots of local Relics. Several lots of prehis-toric pottery and much more.AUCTION NOTE: All of these items are from one Collector. Come spend the day at thisBig Boy’s Collectable Auction! Terms- Payment in full on day of Auction. Cash, Check w/ ID, Visa, MasterCard with 3%handling fee. All guns sell subject to any and all Federal Firearms Laws. Positive IDmandatory.

ESTATE AUCTIONFRIDAY EVENING- FEB. 26TH 5:00 PM

ONE MILE OFF SR 32 • 8803 Five Points- Fincastle Road, Sardinia, Ohio 451713 BR Home on .62 Acres • Appraised at $52,500

Must bring 2/3 of appraised valueAuctioneers Note: All sizes or measurement are aprox. Terms on Real Estate: 10% downon day of Auction, balance on delivery of deed, with-in 30 days. Real Estate sells as is..Any inspections that the buyer requires shall be conducted prior to auction date at thebuyer’s expense. Information presented here is derived from sources deemed reliable butnot warranted by the seller or their representatives. All announcements made day of auc-tion take precedence over previous verbal or printed material. Campbell’s Frontier Realtywill be acting as agent for the seller. PREVIEW- Shown by appointment.

The Estate of Thelma CooperBrown Co. Probate # 20081091- Nick Ring Attorney for the Estate

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE42 ACRE PRIVATE ESTATE- Entry Gate, creek frontage, tillable land, woods,Magnificent Home, Barns, $695,000

77 ACRE FARM- 20 tillable balance woods, barns, fenced, 4 BR home, $195,000

3/2 Home- Deep water w/ river access, 2 car garage, storage building, $92,500

10 room brick- 3 BR, 2 1/2 baths, 2 car garage with loft, breezeway, office, 13 X 15 bed-rooms, 2 story entrance foyer, large baths, family room. Asking $229,000

MANY, MORE NEW LISTING- Call or check our website!415 N. Apple St., Georgetown- Charming& well cared for 2 bedroom ranch homewith newer flooring, carpet & countertops.Freshly painted with loads of closet space.Back rec room can be a 3rd bedroom or

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• #1193969 – West Union • 3 Bedroom, 2full bath brick ranch, with attached 2 car garage,on 3/4 acre lot in area of nice homes and seclud-ed neighborhood. Interior contains generoussize rooms, newer laminate flooring and newerappliances. Exterior contains mature trees,numerous perennials, large storage building andconcrete driveway. One year home warrantyincluded. Must See!! $132,000

• Macon • Very well built 3 Bedroom, 1 fullbath home on +/- 0.37 acres, with quick accessto US 62 and SR 32, original hardwood floorsthroughout in great condition, new linoleumflooring in kitchen, all new plumbing recently,full basement, attached carport, nice corner lot,large storage building included. $62,500

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2005 FORD F-450 XL DIESEL4x2, Crew Cab, Steel Plate Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1177,,993322

$292mo*

EEEE CCCC OOOO NNNN OOOO MMMM YYYY CCCC AAAA RRRR SSSS &&&& TTTT RRRR UUUU CCCC KKKK SSSS2006 FORD RANGER Super Cab, 4x2, 4 door, 28,000 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1166,,993322

$257mo*

2006 FORD FOCUS SAuto., Only 31,000 Miles, NICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$88,,993322

$120mo*

2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS26,000 Miles, PW/PL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1155,,993322

$240mo*

2008 MAZDA 6Auto., PW/PL, Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1133,,993322

$205mo*

2009 FORD FUSION SEAuto., PW/PL, Fact. Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1166,,993322

$257mo*

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA SE21,000 Miles, Full Power, Fact. Warranty . . . .$$1177,,993322

$274mo*

2008 FORD FOCUS S35,000 Miles, Auto., Very Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1111,,553322

$164mo*

2006 FORD FUSION SESunroof, Auto., Full Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1144,,553322

$216mo*

2006 CHEVROLET HHR4 cyl., Auto., PW/PL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1100,,553322

$147mo*

2006 SATURN IONAuto., Low Miles, Full Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$99,,993322

$136mo*

SSSS PPPP OOOO RRRR TTTT UUUU TTTT IIII LLLL IIII TTTT YYYY &&&& CCCC RRRR OOOO SSSS SSSS OOOO VVVV EEEE RRRR VVVV EEEE HHHH IIII CCCC LLLL EEEE SSSS

2009 JEEP UNLIMITED4x4, Only 21,000 Miles, Auto., Fact. Warranty . . . . .$$2244,,993322

$395mo*

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLTFWD, Low Miles, Full Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$2200,,993322

$326mo*

2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRIDGreat Economy, Very Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1144,,993322

$223mo*

2007 FORD EXPLORER XLT4x4, Tow Pkg., 3rd Row Seating . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1199,,993322

$309mo*

2006 FORD EXPLORER XLS4x4, Full Power, Low Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1177,,553322

$267mo*

2009 FORD FLEX SELLeather, Low Miles, Fact. Warranty . . . . . . . . .$$2299,,553322

$474mo*

2009 FORD EDGE SEL AWD, Vista Sunroof, Full Power . . . . . . . . . . . .$$2277,,993322

$447mo*

CCCC OOOO NNNN VVVV EEEE RRRR TTTT IIII BBBB LLLL EEEE SSSS2005 BMW M366,000 Miles, 6 Speed, Leather, Must See . . . . . . . .$$2244,,993322

$395mo*

2007 FORD MUSTANGV6, 19,000 Miles, Fact. Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1177,,993322

$274mo*

2003 FORD MUSTANGV6, Only 46,000 Miles, Very Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1100,,993322

$155mo*

VVVV AAAA NNNN SSSS2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRYStow & Go Seats, Power Doors, Fact. Warranty . . . .$$2211,,993322

$343mo*

2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LSFull Power, 7 Passenger, Very Clean . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1133,,993322

$205mo*

2005 FORD FREESTAR SEFull Power, Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$99,,993322

$136mo*

MMMMAAAA NNNN AAAA GGGG EEEE RRRR ’’’’ SSSS SSSS PPPP EEEE CCCC IIII AAAA LLLL

CCCC EEEE RRRR TTTT IIII FFFF IIII EEEE DDDD VVVV EEEE HHHH IIII CCCC LLLL EEEE SSSS

2007 FORD FUSION SE5 Speed, Sunroof, 29,000 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1144,,993322

$223mo*2008 FORD EDGE SEFWD, Full Power, Extra Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1188,,553322

$285mo*

2008 FORD FOCUS SEAuto., Sunroof, 34,000 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1133,,993322

$205mo*

2005 FORD 500 LIMITEDAWD, Sunroof, Leather, Must See! . . . . . . . . . .$$1133,,993322

$205mo*

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2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LSLeather, Simulated Top, Full Power . . . . . . . . .$$1166,,993322

$257mo*

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTORFully Equipped, Radar, Siren & Light Bar . . . . . .$$88,,993322

2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISERLimited Edition, Full Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1122,,993322

$188mo*

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLTFWD, Factory Warranty, 2 To Choose From. . . . . .$$1188,,993322

$292mo*

2004 LINCOLN AVIATORAWD, Leather, Sunroof, Very Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$1144,,993322

$223mo*

2007 MAZDA CX7 TOURINGAWD, Leather, Sunroof, Low Miles . . . . . . . . . .$$1199,,993322

$309mo*

2010 FORD EXPEDITION XLT4x4, Low Miles, Factory Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$$3366,,993322

$599mo*

2010 FORD EDGE SEL AWDLow Miles, Full Power, Factory Warranty . . . . . . . . .$$2266,,993322

$430mo*

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