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MILFORD — Officials an-nounced certain athletic b-teams at Milford High Schoolcould return.

“We’renotbringingbackb-teams in all sports,” said TimAckermann,Milfordassistantsuperintendent, at the schoolboard’s regular July 18 meet-ing.

Sports with large interestfrom students would be con-sidered on a case-by-case ba-sis, Ackermann said.

“We’ve been investigatingthe number of kids attending

camps,” hesaid. “We be-lieve there is alarge interestingirl’svarsityand JV (juniorvarsity) soc-cer.”

Othersports, such asvolleyball,

were talked about, but girl’ssoccer is the only sport thatwill have a b-team this fall,said Bob Farrell, Milford su-perintendent.

That will be in addition tothe current varsity and juniorvarsity girl’s soccer teams,Farrell said.

“Supply and demand is thedriving force here,” saidGeorgeLucas,boardmember.

Farrellsaidnotonlywasin-terest ingirl’s soccerhigh,butthe quality of potential play-ers also factored into thedeci-sion.

“We might not go 10-0 infootball, but we’re a soccermecca,” Farrell said. “Wewould have had to cut 25 real-ly good players.”

One additional coach forthe teamwillbebroughtback,he said.

The b-team coach willmake $3,600 for the season,said Debbie Caudle, boardtreasurer.

Ackermann said no trans-portation for the b-team willbe provided in an effort tokeep costs down.

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MILFORD—Peopledressed insummer clothes in every colorof the psychedelic rainbowgroovedtooldpopandsoulstan-dards, devoured hotdogs andwatched their children flyaround bounce houses.

But the fun Tuesday, Aug. 6,inTarget’sparking lot onRiversEdge Drive in Milford was noordinary street fair.

It was “National Night Out,”an event police agencies acrossthe country have been sponsor-ing for thepast30years to teachthe community about policeprograms, anti-drug initiativesand safety tips.

“The objective behind theevent is for the residents tocome out and get to know eachother aswell as their police offi-cers,” saidMilford Police ChiefJameyMills.

“We use the live music andfoodasawayofprovidinganen-joyable atmosphere that allowsfor an open flow of informalcommunication between theresidents, business owners, civ-ic groups and police officers.”

The band rocking Milford’sNational Night Out was “MostWanted,” a group of police offi-cers from departments acrossHamilton Countywhomix theirmusic with a strong anti-drugmessage.

At the event people were in-vited togetaclose-up lookatpo-lice cruisers, shiny red firetrucks – even a helicopter.

There were crayons and pa-pers with safety themes forchildren to draw on at a booth

sponsored by the ClermontCounty Emergency Manage-ment Agency.

Available for their parentswas a guide onmaking a familyemergency plan that maps outwhat to do in times of crisis – in-cluding how to meet up witheach other as quickly as possi-ble.

“National Night Out is agreat night for residents to get

out and see what services areavailable to them,”saidMelindaPayne, a system analyst withthe agency.

Across the rows of foodbooths and children’s games,RenitaSmithofMorrowtraineda heavy fire hose toward themockup of a small building, us-ing the water to knock down“fires”made of wood and paint-ed orange in the windows.

Smith said she has enrolledin the Milford Police Depart-ment’s citizens police academyand hopes one day to become afirefighter.

Like many of the police andfirefighters around her Aug. 6,“I want to do something to helppeople,” Smith said.

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MIAMI TWP. — Korean Warveterans and their familiesgathered in the Miami Town-ship Civic Center July 26 to eatlunch and watch the 1959 film

“Pork Chop Hill.”The event was put on byWil-

liam Knepp, a Korean War vet-eranhimself andoneof the indi-viduals responsible for the Ko-rean War Memorial dedicationat Miami Meadows Park July27.

Tony Ruhe, a 73-year-old Army veteran, gets together with his familyduring a lunch at the Miami Township Civic Center to honor KoreanWar veterans July 26. Front row, from left: Andrew Hallquist and JoeHallquist. Back row: Sue Ruhe-Hallquist, Joyce Ruhe-Wendelken, TonyRuhe, Karen Ruhe-Shipp and Sandy Ruhe-Reed. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE

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The League of WomenVoters of Clermont Coun-ty will hold their 17thannual Suffragist Dinnerat Receptions/EastgateTuesday, Aug. 27.

This event celebrateswomen volunteer leadersin our county and thespirit of women in leader-ship. We will honor eightwonderful women thisyear, who will be present-ed in the coming weeks,and, with our theme,“Women of Action,” thehistory of women’s suf-frage that led to the for-mation of the League andis the basis for our con-tinued mission.

The award is named inhonor of Orpha Gatch

(1892-1991) ofMilford,an activesuffrag-ette whovoted inthe elec-tion of1920 forWarrenHarding.At age

78, Gatch marched in the1970 Frontier Days Pa-rade in Milford dressedas a suffragette carryinga sign “Fifty Years of aGood Idea.”

The women who con-vened in Seneca Falls,New York, in 1848 wereviewed as radicals asthey called for moreequality for women inAmerica. The effort bythem and suffragists whofollowed was scorned bymost of the country. For-ty-five years later, in1893, only the state ofColorado allowed womento vote. One hundredyears ago, a whole newgeneration of activists

held a March onWash-ington March 3, 1913, theday before the Presi-dential inauguration ofWoodrowWilson. Thehuge parade, consistingof nine bands, 20 floatsand more than 5,000marchers was harassedas wild-eyed radicals bymostly men, incensed atthe demand of the fullparticipation of democra-cy for women. But itworked, seven yearslater women won theright to vote and theLeague of Women Voterswas born.

The League andguests will celebratethese activists and to-day’s volunteer leadernominees. The speakerfor the evening is KerrieLogan Hollihan, anaward-winning authorfor young people, whospecializes in history,biography and cultures.Ms. Hollihan, a residentof Blue Ash, Ohio, willshare with us insightsfrom her latest book,“Rightfully Ours: How

WomenWon the Vote.”The book combines alively narrative withresources for furtherstudy and activities thatilluminate the lives andtimes of the Suffragists.Ms Hollihan explains herwork, “As I research andwrite, I think about howto explain the ‘whys’ ofsituations as well as the‘whats.’”

All of Clermont Coun-ty is invited to celebratethe eight nominatedwomen of action, thehistory of the nearlycentury-long fight for theright to vote and thecontinuing civics educa-tion the League providestoday. Reservations areaccepted on the lwvcler-mont.com website and,with payment, atLWVCC, P.O. Box 733,Milford, OH 45150. Thecost is $35. Questionsshould be addressed [email protected].

Jane Soneshein is aLeague of Women Voters of

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all sports teams and theband, Caudle said.

Each team will stillhave the option to obtaintransportation, but schoolofficials will not pay for it,Farrell said. Funds for abus fee need to be raisedprivately or through abooster club, he said.

More players generat-ed from a b-team alsowould translate to moredollars in player fees forthe school, Ackermannsaid.

Pay-to-play fees are$175 per athlete, Caudlesaid.

“The word about this isspreading fast,” said RobHewlett, board vice presi-

dent. “A lot of positivepress has been comingfrom this.”

Hewlett said he’s seen ab-team change some stu-dents’ entire outlook onsports.

Officials now will startconsidering demand forwinter sports and take ac-tion, if necessary, Farrellsaid.

“There’s going to be100boys going out for the sev-enth-grade (basketball)team,” he said.

There’s apossibilityab-team could be reinstatedfor basketball in the win-ter, Farrell said.

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CLERMONT COUNTY —A grant to add about 400feet to the ClermontCounty Airport is stillpending, the ClermontCounty Commissioner’soffice confirmed July 18.

The project would pro-vide an overrun safetyarea, said David Uible,Clermont County com-missioner.

That’s the short-termplan, but the long-termgoal is to allow small busi-ness jets and small pri-vate jets to fly out of theairport, Uible said.

Officials still need tobuy property from twodifferent property own-ers in Batavia Townshipto lengthen the runwayenough to meet FederalAviation Administrationregulations, he said.

“We have a lot to do be-fore we get there,” Uiblesaid, noting the runwaywould need to be extend-ed about 1,000 additionalfeet.

While the airport’s ex-pansion is in its infancy,Amelia council memberDerrick Campbell saidAmelia residents arestarting to voice theirconcerns with the pro-ject.

“Basically, it’s all aboutthe noise,” Campbell said.“Everybody is kind of

wondering: Has anybodyasked Amelia residentswhat they think?”

Uible said even withthe expansion, the Cler-mont County Airport,2001Sporty’s Drive in Ba-tavia Township, will notcompare to Lunken air-port in terms of activity.

“These small privatejets are quieter thanmany of the planes thatcome and go today,” hesaid. “I don’t think noisewill be an issue.”

Uible said planes fromthe Warbird Museum flyover his farm and rattlethewindows, but he’s nev-er heard any complaintsabout them.

“I think that (the resi-dents) won’t even know(new planes) are landingthere when we’re done,”he said.

Campbell admittednewer small business jetscan be quieter, but saidolder planes don’t have tomeet those new stan-dards.

“I worked at Lunkenairport for 11 years and Ido know it is going to addto the noise,” he said.

Uible said he has notheard concerns fromAmelia residents, butplans to hold town hallmeetings in the area be-fore any action is taken.

“Wewant tomake surewe get everyone’s inputand then put everyone’s

concernsat ease,” he said.The commissioner

said the only residentwhocalled him with concernswas worried that officialsplanned to reroute TaylorRoad in front of the air-port.

“We’re taking the run-way the opposite direc-tion, toward (Ohio) 32,” hesaid. “After talking to himfor 15 minutes it was myimpression that hewas nolonger concerned.”

Campbell said anotherissue brought to his atten-tion was how the expan-sion could benefit onebusiness - Sporty’s PilotShop - at the airport, andnot the community as awhole.

“That’s not the inten-tion, I think it’s for eco-nomicdevelopment of thewhole county,”Uible said.

Convincing jet ownersto keep their jets in Cler-mont County could bemore beneficial than peo-ple think, he said.

“Amulti-million-dollarinvestment in a planetends to drive where youspend your time and re-sources,”Uible said. “Youwill also find many ofthose owners also ownbusinesses.”

Uible said any expan-sion beyond the plannedsafety overrun is a coupleyears of “research anddiscussion” away frombecoming a reality.

Commissioner addresses airport expansionBy Keith [email protected]

Officials plan to expand the Clermont County Airport to allow small business jets andsmall private jets - but those expansions are years away, said David Uible, ClermontCounty commissioner.FILE PHOTO

Car showThe seventh annual La-

bor of Love Car Show isscheduled for Saturday,Aug. 17, at Easy StreetSpeed & Kustom, 701Chamber Drive, Milford.

The event benefitsShriners Hospital forChildren in Cincinnati.

Gates open at 8 a.m.Car registration is 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

Admission is free. Do-nationswillbeaccepted inthe Shriners bucket.

For more information,call 683-4072 or 348-4883.

New Richmondparade

The New Richmond4th of July parade hasbeen rescheduled for11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug.17.

Line-up begins at 11a.m.at Festival Park andthe parade will traveldown Front Street andSusannaWay.

Clough Pike closureA portion of Clough

Pike west of Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road is closedthrough Friday, Aug. 23.

The closure will be 518Clough Pike to Mt. Car-mel-Tobasco Road as partof a widening project toadd a third travel lane.

Orchestra concertThe Clermont Philhar-

monic Orchestra will per-formaconcertat7:30p.m.Saturday, Aug. 17, at theUnion Township Amphi-theatre, located in back ofthe Civic Center, 4350 Ai-choltz Road.

This is a free concert.

Traffic enforcementThe Union Township

Police Department willconduct a high-visibilityenforcement patrol Fri-day, Aug. 16, throughMonday, Sept. 2.

Officers will be con-ducting high-risk trafficsafety enforcement forviolations such as speed,red light violations, fol-lowing too closely, seat-belts, and operating vehi-cles under the influence.

Civil War sitesThe Clermont County

Civil War Commemora-tive Committee with theClermont County Histori-cal Society has a 32-pageguide available that liststhe county sites associat-ed with the Civil War. Theguide includes a list ofcounty cemeteries whereCivil War veterans areburied.

To buy a guide, send$7.89 to the Historical So-ciety, P.O.Box14,Batavia,Ohio 45103. The price in-cludes the $6 guide, 39cents tax and $1.50 forshipping andhandling. In-clude name, address, city,state and ZIP code withamount included.

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David Pigg, ClermontCounty operations super-visor at theWards CornerRegional WastewaterTreatment Plant, wasawarded the ProfessionalWastewater OperationsAward from the Ohio Wa-ter Environment Associa-tion this past June at itsannual conference.

The associaiton honors

individuals with theaward for doing “frontline” work that has con-tributed practical appli-cation, professionalismand dedication to theirparticular wastewatertreatment system.

Pigg has worked forthe Clermont County Wa-ter Resources Depart-ment since 2003. Duringthat time, he became thekey front-line operator atthe Lower East ForkWaste Water TreatmentPlant and maintains aclass iii wastewater oper-ator license. Pigg led the

developmentof theLowerEast Fork plant’s preven-tive maintenance pro-gram, using the experi-ence he gained while inthe Navy. He also revisedthe corrective mainte-nance program to docu-ment breakdowns and al-terations to plant equip-ment and occasionally hewill design or devise re-pair parts when not readi-ly available for purchase.

During a major plantimprovements project in2006 and 2007, Pigg wasinstrumental in resolvingnon-potable water supply

reliability issues for theDewatering Buildingalong with streamliningthe new plant seedingprocess.

“David is a hard-work-ing, dedicated profession-al who routinely goesabove and beyond to im-prove the plant and makethings better for plantstaff. We are all proud ofhim for receiving theOWEA Award; he defi-nitely deserves it,” saidLyleG. Bloom, director ofutilities at the ClermontCounty Water ResourcesDepartment.

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COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

MILFORD — Sixth-gradersfrom Milford schools got achance to try out musical in-struments in preparation forthe new school year Aug. 1 atMilford High School.

MILFORD STUDENTS TRYOUT INSTRUMENTS

CatherineSchutte, left,and AllysonGrover, right,put togethertheir clarinetsAug. 1 at MilfordHigh School.KEITH

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Matthew Allen, an eight-grader fromMilford,prepares for a private lesson while other studentsare trying out instruments for the first time atMilford High School Aug. 1. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE

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Kelvin Davis, a Milford sixth-grader, plays the baritone Aug. 1 atMilford High School. Davis and other sixth-graders were getting theirfirst lessons from the school on a variety of instruments. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford sixth-graders try out trombone Aug. 1 at Milford High School. For most, this was the first time they played theinstrument. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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The Milford High SchoolAlumni soccer games are backthis year being much more thanjust a soccer game.

Theorganization is pulling to-gether the entire community tocelebratethelifeofacommunityhero, Connor Martin, son ofShannonMartin (a graduate and

soccer player for Milford HighSchool) andAmy(Babinec)Mar-tin, a graduate ofMilford.

Connor was diagnosed with arare form of brain cancer(ATRT)thatmakesuponlythreeinonemillionformsofchildhoodcancer.Thecancer issorarethatit camewithmany challenges.

After fightingformore thanayear,ConnordiedonJune5.Con-nor’s treatment was ongoingover thepastyearandcreatedfi-nancial strains on the family.Even with Insurance the familyhad many out-of-pocket ex-penses that can really add up.

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is pulling together to honor Con-nor’s life and theMartin family.

The event is Sunday, Aug. 25,at Milford High School on theCharity Lucas Soccer Field. Thewomen’s game is 3 p.m. and themen’s game is 5 p.m.

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Lace up the cleats and putdown your hands. High schoolsoccer season is here and thegirls in theMilford-Miami Ad-vertiser/Community JournalNorthClermontcoveragearealook to make it a good one.

Clermont NortheasternThe Rockets finished 2012

in second place behind Bata-via in the Southern BuckeyeConference. Head coachMisty Goetz graduated nineplayers from that club.

Thisyear,CNEhasonlyonesenior and a starting lineupthat could include as many asseven freshmen.

“I have a young team, but ateam that is working hard,”Goetz said. “We have somegreat speed on the team andour second strength is ourpassing. We’re coming alongas a very good passing team,moving the ball around thefield to the right spots.”

The lone senior is forwardNicole Gancy. Juniors SydneyGaseck (outside midfielder)and Jackie Sullivan (centermidfielder) welcome class-mate Kyla Toles back to thefold after missing last seasonwith injuries.

Sophomore Kaitlin Reecemoves to forward after play-ing defender last season.Sophomore McKenzie Cooperis another convert, moving

fromthefield to thenetsas theRockets goalie.

“Probably thebiggest thingwe have to improve upon isstrategy an defense,” Goetzsaid. “They’re pretty youngand we need to learn to makegood decisions.”

The Rockets open the sea-son Aug. 22 at home againstBatavia.

GoshenThe Warriors suffered

through a winless season in2012, going 0-15-2 with an 0-9-1mark in theSouthernBuckeyeConference

KenLowe comes toGoshenafter stops in Williamsburg,Bethel and Batavia chargedwith rebuilding the program.

“We’ve got some kids whohave someexperienceasplay-ers,” he said. “It’s going to be aseason where we have to giverespect to our play. They real-ly want to win, but winningcomes in different forms. Youcan lose a game and still be awinner.

“In order for the programto be successful, we have tohave our opponents respectus. One of the goals I have istrying to get people in thestandsandsupportwhatwe’redoing.And thewayyoudo thatis to play well.”

To that end,Lowewill carry24 players and hopes to re-in-stitute a JV team to the Go-

FIRST PASS AT 2013 GIRLS SOCCER

Milford High School junior Tara Claus begins her third year on theEagles varsity team as a striker.FILE PHOTO

Milford area girlskick into gearByMark D. [email protected]

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Most of the boys soccerteams in theMilford-Miami Ad-vertiser/Community JournalNorth Clermont coverage areahadadifficult timefindingwinsin 2012. As the new season be-gins, squads hope for improve-ment in 2013.

Clermont NortheasternThe Rockets went 3-13 in

2012, including a 3-5mark in theSouthern Buckeye ConferenceNational division to finish thirdbehind Georgetown and Bata-via, who each went 7-1 in SBCaction.

CNE had a trio of first-teamall-SBC players last season.Robbie Erickson andKyleReedgraduated, but Joe Ortiz re-turns for his senior year. TheRockets also have a pair of sec-ond-team selections back in ju-nior twins Cody and Trent Bar-rett. CNE opens the season byhosting defending league co-champion Batavia Aug. 22 andBlanchester Aug. 27. The Rock-ets take to the road to face theother defending co-champ -Georgetown - on Sept. 3.

GoshenThe Warriors posted a 5-10-2

record last season; they went2-8 in SBC American action, ty-ing withWestern Brown for theleague basement, eight gamesbehind 10-0 Amelia.

Goshengraduatedfirst-teamall-SBC performer BrandonBucksath, but the Warriorshave another first-teamer insenior RyanWilliamson return-ing.

Also back is a second-teampick in senior Travis Scheadler.

The Warriors open the sea-sonwith a pair of road games atLittleMiamiAug. 21and atNor-wood Aug. 22. The first homegame is scheduled for Aug. 27against New Richmond.

McNicholasThe Rockets beat New Rich-

mond4-0 in the2012sectional fi-nalsbeforefalling in thedistricttournament.

Tony Ripburger departed tobecome head coach at MadeiraHighSchool. JasonPeters takesover this season, coming toMcNick from the Hammer FC

club program.“It’s pretty interesting,” he

said of the transition to highschool soccer. “If we can workhard and improve, we can bepretty good.”

Peters chose not to single outany players.

“It’s a team game and youjust look at the thewhole team,”he said. “We’re a pretty directteam.”

McNick lost its first twoscrimmage in the preseason.

“We learnedweneed toworkharder,” Peters said.

MilfordThe Eagles went 5-11-2 in

2012. Their 3-3 record in thefirst year of theEasternCincin-nati Conference put themsquarely in the middle of theleague, fourth place behindchampion Walnut Hills, Love-

land and Turpin.Milford finished ahead of

Kings, GlenEste andAnderson.“That’s where we got our

wins, against the lower part ofthe league,” said head coachBrian Croston. “This year welook to finish in the top threeand maybe push up a little tochallenge the leaders.”

Milford won its division oftheMason Cup tournament thissummer, posting four shutoutsalong theway.With a solid sum-mer, seven returning startersand a roster featuring 10 sen-iors, there is reason for opti-mism.

“These guys, because theytook it on the chin last year, theywant to prove themselves,”Croston said. “Leadership willbeastrength.We’rekeeping the

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A Tristate herd ofMoose will make its waywest to California by theend of the month seekingwater.

They have been knownto flash their antlers andmove tenaciously and ag-gressively toward anyonein their way. Interesting-ly, they do seem to accom-modate tourists seekingtheir picture.

This species cannot befound inanational parkorwooded area. Oddly, theycongregatearoundchlori-nated pools.

From July 27-Aug. 4,the Moose Water PoloClub started by coachesPaul Splitt and Nick Hell-wig will converge on Or-angeCountyfor theWaterPolo Junior Olympics.Splitt overseas the groupwith Hellwig helpingcoach the boys and GaryTameris the girls.

All threecoachatSyca-more during the fall high

school season.The Moose consists of

18 and under boys andgirls “A” and “B” teamsand a junior high group of14 to 16 year olds.

“We wanted to find aunique name,” Splitt said.“There was no Moose.We’re the only Moose in

the nation.Whatwe reallylike is when we start agame, we go‘Mooooooooose!’”

The team is primarilymade up of Sycamore andMason players. They arestarting to branch out toother communities andstudents from Milford,

Princeton, St. Xavier, Ur-suline, Reading and An-derson are also involved.

“The first twoyearswehad 30 kids,” Splitt said.“Last year we were up toaround 70 and this yearwe’re around 100.”

The club has competedin Pittsburgh, Ann ArborandChicagoandhasamixof water polo-only ath-letes and swimmers.

“Water polo is August,September and October(in high school),” Splittsaid. “We want to main-tain a close relationshipwith swimming. We be-lieve a faster swimmer isgoing to be a better poloplayer. “

Not all high schools of-fer the sport and many ofthose that do have playerson the Moose squad. Es-sentially, the Moose is anon-school season all-starteam.

“That was one of ouroriginal intentions,” Splittsaid. “I want our best toplaywitheachother sowecan get better and com-

pete with the bestaround.”

As a result, the third-rankedMoosegirlswillbeamong the top 48 teams inthe country in California,with the No. 7 guys com-peting against teams 49-84.

“Ourgirlswill competefor a national champion-ship,” Splitt said. “It’s be-cause the better kids areplaying with the betterkids and it’s pushingthem.”

When at home, theMoose compete at theMontgomery Swim andTennis Club, the only out-door water polo venueoutside of California.

They recently hostedthe Jose Cerda Memorialtournament named afterthe late water polo andswimming standout atSycamore. His familystartedtheJoseCerdaNa-varro Aquatic Founda-tion, which accepts tax-free donations to fund theteam’s efforts at P.O. Box12918, Cincinnati, OH45212.

In themeantime, Splittencourages supporters tocome to matches and berecognized.

“Each year we’re look-ing to trying to add a littlebit more to it,” Splitt said.“We want to get our fansantlers.”

You can lead a Moose to water (polo)By Scott [email protected]

Members of the Cincinnati Moose display their signaturegesture. From left are: Front, Brendan Girten (Sycamore),AdamManguiat (Mason), coach Meredith Gruseck, AaronPang (Sycamore); middle, DrewManguiat (Mason), JakeWesterkamp (St. Xavier), Aaron Abraham (Sycamore), BradSiekman (Mason), Andrew Tracy (Mason), Stephen Ioas(Sycamore), Grant Girten (Sycamore); back, coach NickHellwig, Greyson Marks (Sycamore), Alex Severson(Mason), Adam Ioas (Sycamore), Drace Penley (Mason),Greg Gruseck (Mason), Drew Siekman (Mason). THANKS TOWWW.MOOSEWATERPOLO.COM

number (on the varsityroster) low and expectingeverybodytocontribute. ”

The seniors includeSam Bailey, LoganBartsch, Quin Callahan,Chandler Cooper, JoshFernandes, Grant Galvin,

Andrew Giltmier, GrantMiller and ThomasMoore. The junior classfeatures Zach Remm,Tanner Sherwood, Xan-der Johnson, Patrick Be-rus and Jack Burgess.

The sophomore classincludes Mitchell Wen-zler, Matt Zwilling andRobert Lynch.

Milford opens the sea-son Aug. 17 on the road

against Sycamore.

MoellerVeteran Moeller coach

Randy Hurley is back foryear 26 with the Crusad-ers. Moeller’s had fivestraight winning seasonsandwere11-8-1(3-4Great-er Catholic League South)in 2012. They last won theGCL-South in 2010.

The Crusaders return

six starters including sen-iors Henry Myers, ZachBonn, Mark Lacey, MarkBugada, andTylerHimes.Myers was second teamGCL-South as a junior andis considered a potentialDivision I prospect.

Moeller starts off the2013 campaign with ahome game against Wal-nut Hills on Aug. 22.

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shen program to build in-ternal competition anddepth.

“I like to see more of ashort possession game,but we’re going to have toscore, too.We’vegot somekids who can run and whocan move and we’ll haveto take advantage of that.We’re trying to improveour total game.”

Goshen opens its sea-son Aug. 22 at homeagainst Little Miami.

McNicholasThe Rockets reached

theDivision II regional fi-nals last season beforefalling to Indian Hill.McNick lost eight seniorsand its head coach fromthat team.

Ben Kirkpatrick - whohad been the McNick JVboys coach and a varsityassistant the last fouryears - inherits a squadwith another large seniorclass and high hopes forsuccess.

Senior center defend-ers Alexis Burdick andCorrie Sheshull, centermidfielder Liz Wittwerand forward SavannahCarmosino all return af-ter starting as juniors.

Fourmoreseniors-for-wards Megan Sweeneyand Sami Enders, mid-fielder Sarah Collette anddefender Maddie White -bring experience to theclub.

“Our strength is goingto be in our attack,” Kirk-patrick said. “Of the at-tacking positions, five ofthemareseniorswitha lotof varsity experience.

“It’s going to be achange to more of a pos-session style with moreshorter passes. We wantto have more people in-volved in theattackup thefield. It should be a prettytechnical team, too. Thegirls are already fairly

athletic; we just want torefine that technical sideof their game.”

Conversely, the Rock-ets need to improve on de-fense, where they switchfroma3-5-2 scheme toa4-3-3. Kirkpatrick expectshis team to be the favoritein thenewlyrevampedco-ed division of the GirlsGreater CincinnatiLeague. McNick opensAug. 19 against Loveland.

MilfordThe Eagles won the

Eastern Cincinnati Con-ference in 2012, makingfive straight league titlesdatingback to the oldFortAncient Valley Confer-ence. Milford was 10-3-4,including an unbeaten 5-0-1mark in theECC.Headcoach Pat Winkler lostseven seniors – five ofthem starters – and threequarters of the goal pro-duction from that team tograduation.

“That is going to be thechallenge thisyear,manu-

facturing some goals andhaving people step up toscore for us," Winklersaid. “Our defense is go-ing to be a strength. I cangosixdeepondefenseandall of them have startedback there.”

Junior keeper ErinBeurket anchors the de-fense; she’s a second-yearstarter in goal who postedseven shutouts as a sopho-more. Center midfielderCaroline Hester and de-fender McKenzie Kernare two of the 10 seniorson the Eagles roster. Ju-nior strikerTaraClaus re-turns for her third seasonand could be the answerfor the lost goal produc-tion. Winkler looks for-ward to another good racein the ECC.

“I think it’s a greatleague and it’s very com-petitive,” he said. “That’salwaysourgoal, towin theleague. I think talent wisewe’re right there withanybody in the league. It’sjust a matter of finding

the right pieces.”Milford opens the sea-

son Aug. 17 at homeagainst Indian Hill.

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Sept. 6 fundraiser to support seniorsFor a number of years,

Clermont Senior Services hasbeen hosting public fundrais-ers for a couple of reasons. Itprovides an opportunity for usto share what we do with thepublic, and, of course, it gener-ates revenue to help supportthe services we provide.

This is especially importantin today’s economy. We haveexperienced financial reduc-tions from a number of ourfunding sources. The largestreduction is in the ClermontCounty senior services levydue to the decline in propertyvalues.

Over the years, our fallevent has followed the sameformat. Although, always suc-cessful, we have decided togive it a different twist this

year.“Under the

Tuscan Moon”is the theme ofthis year’sannual Touch-ing HeartsGala and Auc-tion hosted byClermont Sen-ior Services.

The eventtakes place on Friday, Sept. 6,at The Oasis Conference Cen-ter in Loveland from 6-11 p.m.Tickets are $60 per person andreserved tables of 10 are $550.

During the silent auction,and keeping with the theme,guests will enjoy a leisurelystroll through a Tuscan ArtGallery to observe and bid onframed artwork. Elegant gift

baskets are up for bid too.Baskets themes include

wine, entertainment, travel,tailgating, pets, gardening,home and Christmas décor, aswell as other enticing themes.Enjoy Tuscan hors d’oeuvresand a glass of wine whilestrolling.

During the elegant dinnerguests will relax to the roman-tic sounds of a strolling violin-ist.

After dinner, the roomcomes to life. The live auctionfeatures a number of items upfor bid.

Helping with the auctionand encouraging guests to bidis Jennifer Dalton from Local12 WKRC-TV. She was a realcrowd-pleaser at last year’sauction with her charming

personality and bubbly enthu-siasm.

Frankie Hughart, managerof development and strategicrelations, says, “Althoughwe’ve previously focused oncollectibles and antiques inour fall auction event we havenow shifted to primarily newitems. We are excited aboutthe new approach to thisevent. By having many itemsthat are brand new we willlikely have something that willfit perfectly in everyone’shome.”

Also new this year is the bigcash raffle. Rather than offera few smaller prizes, cash willbe awarded to the lucky win-ners. The first prize is expect-ed to be close to $5,000! Oddswill stay at 1 in 100.

If you can’t come that nightyou can purchase raffletickets ahead of time and on-line; and you do not need to bepresent to win. Don’t miss theopportunity to participate inthis great raffle.

As always, proceeds fromthis event help fund the pro-grams of Clermont SeniorServices, including meals-on-wheels, transportation, homecare, adult day services, andmore.

If you would like to make areservation or purchase raffletickets, please call 724-1255 orvisit the CSS website atwww.clermontseniors.com.Credit cards are accepted.

Cindy Gramke is executive director/CEO of Clermont Senior Services.

Cindy GramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s questionShould theminimumwage for

fast-food workers be doubledfrom $7.25 to $15 an hour andshould they be given the right tounionize? Why or why not?

“Every worker who devotes40 hours per week to enable hiscompany to profit should makea livingwage. This wage shouldbe based on the cost of living inthe area in which he lives. Thiswill decrease the need for pub-lic assistance,makehigher edu-cation more attainable and begood for the local economy.

“The lack of unions is whythis is not a reality today andyes, every profession shouldhave one.

“The fast food industry takesin huge profits each year, theemployees make that possible.As ‘job creators’ we should ex-pect these corporations to cre-ate actual full time positionsthat pay a fair wage.

“As it stands now, these com-panies underpay employeesand pocket the profitswhile ourtaxes pay for the programsthese workers need to makeends meet.

“Worried about the costs?Untilminimumwagebecomesaliving wage, that burger willcontinue to cost youmuchmorethan the price on your receipt.”

K.M.

“Yes, minimum wage work-ers deserve to makemoremon-ey at McDonald’s and every-where.

“I worked at Frisch’s in col-lege and barely make $4 andhour many years ago.

“This helps the social safetynet to stop having to supportpoor families, andhigherwagesalways boost the economy.

“Unions make things betterfor the middle class eventhough conservatives ignorant-ly complain about pensions andcosts.

“Remember: most Ameri-cans have a five-dayworkweekand several paid holidays be-cause of the unions fighting thegood fight for labor!”

TRog

“No, not to $15 but it shouldbe raised a couple of bucks. Inreal terms, the $7.25/hr. is lessthan when it was raised the lasttime. No one can live on that.

“Also it is you and I, throughthe government, that is subsi-dizing these corporations,whether it be McDonalds orWal-Mart, since so many of

their employees qualify forSNAP and/or Medicaid. This iscorporate welfare at its worst.

“Businessmustprovidea liv-ing wage. Does not mean thatthose on the bottom should earnthe same as an executive, but itdoes mean that they should atleast stop being exploited.

“Lastly, the argument putforward byMcDonalds and oth-ers that this is often entry leveljobs for teens is lame. Most oftheworkersIsee inthefast foodindustry are hard pressed for-mer middle-class citizens whoare trying to get by. Good luck.”

J.Z.

“The wages people earn aredeterminedbythevalueof theirlabor to the employer and thewillingness of employees towork for what employers arewilling to pay.

“If there are enough peoplewilling to work for $7.25, whyshould employers pay more?

“If the government forces adoubling of the wage, the priceeveryone else will pay for thefood will increase significantly.The sales of fast food will de-cline (may not be a bad thing),and the restaurantswill employfewer people.

“Some of the best employeeswill make more money and awhole bunch will be out of ajob.”

F.S.D.

“Of course not. All that willdo is increase inflation. Whenunions first came into the busi-ness world they served a pur-pose – to prevent employersfrom abusing employees.

“Today, all unions do is makethe unions richer while making

companies raise their prices sothey can turn a profit. Compa-nies are in business to makemoney, not break even.

“When the guy cutting grassat a GM plant is making $75/hr.something is wrong. One onlyhas to lookatDetroit to seewhatfour decades of union and dem-ocratic policies can do to a oncevibrant, growing city.

“People need to be paid a liv-ing wage. $7.25/hr. is NOT a liv-ingwage. Ifyouraise it to$15/hrand allow the unions in that $15/hr. will be about $8/hr. afterunion dues.”

J.S.K.

“No to both questions! Small,privately-owned fast food busi-nesses cannot afford that largeof a jump in salaries whenmed-ical insurance and benefitscosts are getting ready to sky-rocket, thanks to Obamacareand federal intervention at ev-ery level of a business’ opera-tion.

“It will also cause a hugejump in the cost of the productthat they sell and middle-classand lower-class families willfind themselves not being ableto grab that fast food burgerany longer.

“And unions need to bephased out, not encouraged.They no longer serve any pur-pose but to keep prices high oncars, groceries, etc.

“Highunionwages (andevenhigherwages for theunion lead-ers) made it hard for Americancar manufacturers to competeagainst the Japanese years ago,whichgaveforeigncarsamajorfoothold into our car marketand ishelping tocause thebank-ruptcy of Detroit, Mich., rightnow.

“Unions also encourage non-productivity with all of the reg-ulations regarding break times(an excessive number of themfromwhat I could see after vis-iting a Chevy plant years ago),long vacations, and job securityeven when a worker reallyneeds to be fired for incompe-tency.

“Look at all of the companiesthat are struggling financiallyand I’ll bet you see that a highpercentage of them are union-ized.

“Unions used to be a goodthing, but now they are stran-gling our companies and put-ting many of them out of busi-ness. Inorderfor thiscountry tocompete again in the worldeconomy, we need to get rid ofunions and let businesses police

themselves.“If they start mistreating

workersagain, thewordwill getoutquicklyviaelectronicmediaand the abuses will not be toler-ated as they were when unionsbecame a necessity.

“The government needs tostop over-regulating every as-pect of our lives and the opera-tion of our businesses. We arestarting to look more like 1940sGermany every day.”

C.H.

“The minimum wage shouldnot be linked to fast food work-ers. Doubling the minimumwage will result in the loss ofjobs for many in that field orany other so affected by a dou-bling of wages.

“We have (or used to have) afree-market economic systemin America. That system deter-mines thevalueforanygoodsorservices. IfMcDonalds dramat-ically increases the cost of me-nu items to cover the wage in-crease; customers will find oth-er businesses who can offerthemmeals for less.

“In addition, the doubledwages will have a trickle-up ef-fect, raising salaries for crewleaders and managers. Other-wise an entry-level workerwould make more than the per-son training him. Such propos-als usually come from peoplewho have no experience in thereal world of business or eco-nomics.

“As to employees who wishto unionize there are laws, rulesand regulations administeredby the Department of Labor(DOL) to facilitate same.”

R.V.

“Fast-food workers shouldbe allowed to unionize and re-ceive a decent living wage.

“Who can live on $7.25/hour?I’m sure no one reading this pa-perdoesorcouldmake it on thatamount of money unless theyare living with relatives anduses someone else’s car.

“Businesses don’t want topayadecentwagebecause it af-fects the profit. My heart achesto those stuck in a job thatdoesn’t pay enough to providethe necessities.”

E.E.C.

“Minimum wage require-mentsare like thedinosaurCon-gress folks; old, and in need ofquick voter retirement.

“Let’s pretend and say mywife and I opened a restaurantin Over-the-Rhine. We had just

enough, by law (goverment tell-ing me, a business owner inmodern America), to hire mywife’s sister at minimumwage.

“Say we really need extrahelp to make a go of it. Her 17-year-old cousin still lives athome and doesn’t require mini-mumwage to learn and work inthe family business, but needs ajobandweneedthehelp.Butwecan’t afford to hire her at mini-mumwage.

“Seems like minimum wage,then, and is meant to keep peo-ple out. Minimum wage legisla-tion is old guy pap, and needs tobe retired.”

K.P.

“Aqualified ‘yes.’ Yes if over18, maybe $10 for teenagers.Employers are doing every-thing they can to get out of pay-ing benefits, so those who earnneed a rate which allows themto buy their own.

“In truth, $15 may not beenough in the longer term, butit’s all the shock the system cantake for now. And to those em-ployers who just ‘can’t affordit’, stopmaking contributions topolitical parties and PACs whodo no one any good. Happy em-ployees are worth far more toyou and your business.”

D.R.

“Of course minimum wageshould be increased to ATLEAST $15 per hour (for allAmerican workers) That’s$30,000 before taxes anddeduc-tions for a40-hourperweek job.

“Cananyofyouafforda fam-ilyof fouron that salary?Only ifyou go without food, shelter,clothes, and medical care.

“And, food service workersdo NOT usually work 40 hoursper week. Twenty hours perweek provides a gross incomeof $15,000 per year plus themeasly tips they get, if theyeven will be authorized to re-ceive tips if they qualify forminimum wage (which theydon’t at the present time.)

“And of course they shouldbe allowed to choose to have aunion like every other Ameri-can worker. We are a free mar-ket capitalist society, aren’twe?

“What are we afraid of, theygo on strike and our food is de-livered in 10 minutes instead of5? Or, it is delivered to our tableby illegal immigrants who arethe workers the corporationscan really take advantage of,working for $2 per hour?”

James A. Whittaker

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NEXTWEEK’SQUESTIONShould U.S. lawmakers and theirstaffs continue to receive afederal contribution toward thehealth insurance that they mustpurchase through soon-to-openexchanges created by PresidentBarack Obama’s signaturehealthcare law to prevent thelargely unintended loss ofhealthcare benefits for 535members of the Senate andHouse of Representatives andthousands of Capitol Hill staff.Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013

The League of Women Voters OrphaGatch Citizenship Award recognizesthe leadership of a Clermont Countywoman for her outstanding volunteercivic service in the community. Thenominee must live in Clermont Countyand the activities for which the nomi-nee is being recognized must be volun-teer.

Nominees symbolize the leadership,energy, optimism and trust of the earlysuffragists. All nominees will be show-cased and honored at the league’s annu-al Suffragist Dinner Tuesday, Aug. 27,at Eastgate Receptions. This year’stheme is Women of Action. Contactevent chair Marti Kleinfelter at 831-2997 or [email protected] forreservations.

Here’s a look at the 2013 League ofWomen Voters Orpha Gatch CitizenshipAward nominees:

ANITA BARRONIn May 2012, Barron launched Cler-

mont Pets Alive, the No Kill Initiativefor Clermont County, saving the livesof 377 lost/homeless pets and working

to align shelter practiceswith community values.

In September 2011 and2012, she brought thecountry’s no kill leadersto Cincinnati at the GreatShelters Conference toeducate shelters, rescuesand the residents of theTristate on the programsof the no kill equation.

The 2011 conference provided the boostthat launched the no kill initiative inBoone County.

In 2009, Barron launched a low-costmicrochipping program for pets inClermont County to keep owned petsout of the open-admission shelter. In2007, she launched Spay Ohio to makesure cost was never a reason for notsterilizing a pet by providing everyresidents of Ohio with access to low-cost spay/neuter services. In 2006, shestarted Pet Alliance, dedicated to thecreation of program to serve pets andtheir guardians.

Pet Alliance will launch the GreatShelters website in 2013 to provideevery American with a single source ofstatistics for open-admission shelterswith the educational resources to im-plement the programs of the no killequation.

MARY ANN BENOSKIBenoski is an active member of The

Progress Club of Milford, where shehas served as president, secretary and

treasurer during her20-year membership. Sheis a long-time member ofSt. Columban parish.During the 1980s and1990s, she was a veryactive member of Kin-dervelt and served as avolunteer at Ronald Mc-Donald house in Cleve-land. Benoski served as

exhibits chair at Promont House Mu-seum and now serves on the board oftrustees for the Greater Milford AreaHistorical Society and coordinates theon-going tea fundraisers.

Benoski has developed a smoothrunning operation for Afternoon Teafundraisers at Promont. She recruitsand trains volunteers to the high stan-dards she sets for these events, whichare held in the Victorian dining areas atPromont. Vintage linens, silver andchina are used to provide a sense ofVictorian style. After guests areserved, they are given a tour of Pro-mont with an opportunity to learn moreabout the house and the early history ofMilford.

Benoski has given of her time, skillsand resources to GMAHS for 10 years.

BONNIE DAULTONDaulton has served as the president

of the Goshen Local School DistrictPTO for the past several years. Sheorganizes the efforts of parents ofschool community to make a differencein the lives of students.

As president of theDistrict PTO, Daultondemonstrates on a dailybasis initiative to getthings done. She makessure that the PTO has apresence in making adifference whether it isback-to-schools days,hosting a booth at Nation-al Night Out, organizing

Parent-Teacher Conference dinners,she makes a difference. She activelyrecruits other parents to help her.

A graduate of Goshen Local Schools,Daulton is an excellent example ofgiving back to the community.

CAROL KIRBYKirby has a long list of diverse vol-

unteer commitments with the ClermontSenior Services. She has been volun-

teering in the office formore than five years,and has averaged at least800 hours a year. In thebeginning, she workedtwo or three days a week,but now she volunteersfull-time.

Daulton assists withbulk mailings, printingand distribution of bro-

chures and catalogs, filing and shred-ding. She compiles packets of informa-tion for new customers and any otherduties asked of her. She helps staffbooths at health fairs and events, andshe is a pro at “publicizing” the agency.She answers the agency’s main phoneline. Kirby’s knowledge of the agencyand her kindness toward the customersand staff make her an excellent choicefor this position.

Kirby is instrumental in coordinat-ing many of the details of ClermontSenior Services’ fundraising events.The auctions are her specialty. Sheprepares booklets and forms, and en-joys helping set up items for the auc-tion. On the night of the events, shearrives very early to make sure every-thing is in order so bids can be placedand paid for in an organized way. Shealways works the checkout desk andhelps load items that didn’t sell.

Kirby is involved in direct servicevolunteering also. She does groceryshopping for three homebound seniorsevery week, and, as an Extra Handsvolunteer, she helps with householdchores as needed.

LINDAMALOTTMalott volunteers at the Inter Parish

Ministry Food Pantries in Newtownand Batavia at least 15 hours a monthhelping the residents of ClermontCounty who are in need of food and

clothing assistance. IPMhelps all of ClermontCounty with food assis-tance.

Malott is the first tooffer to help when thereis a need in the pantry.She is always looking forextra things to do in thepantry on slower days.Malott is enthusiastic

about any task and takes initiative toensure that shelves are stocked andchoices are available for all. Her com-passion for those in need guides her toalways find out what other resourcesmay be available to help them throughdifficult times.

There was a week in May when Mal-ott filled in every day at the pantrywhen other volunteers were on vaca-tion.

When the pantry changed to an on-line computer system to manage cli-ents, Malott embraced the change andlearned how to run the program tobecome the shift lead for the pantry.

PHYLLIS NEALNeal is a retired teacher who taught

37 years, the final 22 at ClermontNortheastern High School. She is theformer president of Clermont CountyRetired Teacher Association, andserves as secretary and legislativerepresentative of this organization.

Neal is the former president of Del-ta Chi, the Clermont County Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma, an internationalsociety of key women educators; shealso served as a member/chair of theWorld Fellowship, Expansion and Mem-bership Committees of Alpha DeltaState Ohio for this organization. She isa weekly volunteer in the Ohio Reads/

Just Read programs atGoshen Elementary;classroom volunteer inwriting improvementand test prep in the Go-shen Middle School.

Neal is an active vol-unteer along with herhusband giving gospelmusic programs inchurches, nursing homes

and Clermont Senior Services venues.She participates in annual the Christ-mas drive by ”adopting” two needyCNE children, shopping for others, andhelping organize gift distribution. Sheis a 2004 graduate of the Clermont20/20 Senior Leadership program andsubsequent member of the advisorycommittee. She has worked the annualrecognition dinners hosted by Clermont20/20.

Neal is chairing the EducationalExcellence Committee in the key wom-en educator organization, and is spear-heading a program to encourage andaid new Clermont County teachers.

She has raised money for schol-arships for Clermont County womenand helped raise funds for schools inAfrica and teachers in Afghanistan.

MARCIA OGANOWSKIOganowski organized the redistrict-

ing petition drive in Clermont Countyin April – July, 2012. Oga-nowski was the lead pet-ition gatherer in Cler-mont County for thereferendum petition torepeal SB5. She alsogathered signatures onthe referendum petitionto repeal HB194 and forHB319. She recruitedClermont County Busi-

nesses to be petition signing venues forthe HB 319 petition and the redistrict-ing petition. Worked as webmaster forBreast Cancer Bricks,www.breastcancerbricks.org, a non-profit organization that uses brick art

to raises money for breast cancer sur-vivors.

Oganowski is a high energy personwho puts a lot of effort into any organi-zation or project that she thinks isworthwhile. She is willing to help oth-ers in need whenever she can. Oganow-ski has trained others in gatheringsignatures on petitions.

Oganowski said was motivated to getpolitically involved in her communityafter the Katrina tragedy. Seeing thenews coverage of drowning victims,people suffering from the heat, lack offood and water, as well as medicine,without help from FEMA, state or localemergency services, outraged her somuch that she immediately got in-volved in local, state and national is-sues and supported candidates that shebelieved in.

JENNIFER VESTVest served as assistant chairperson

for the recent successful Bataviaschools tax levy campaign. She coor-dinated neighborhood efforts and vol-unteers to distribute yard signs, built afloat for the homecoming parade, spoketo parent groups wherever they couldbe found (sports events, school activ-ities, community groups, etc.). She is a

parent liaison to the com-mittee planning the newschool building.

Vest was able to man-age many aspects of thethe school levy cam-paign, which involvedboth day and eveningactivities, while jugglingall her children’s activ-ities and schoolwork.

Her tireless efforts must have contrib-uted significantly to the passage of thelevy in a very close vote.

Vest has run eight half marathonsfor charity, volunteers to make cos-tumes and props for children’s amateurtheater and for Brieabi productions inAnderson Township. She volunteerswith the Fairhaven Rescue Mission tomake baskets of personal hygieneitems for families in need every Christ-mas. She is very active in her church,frequently hosting meetings and activ-ities in her home. Vest coordinatesdelivery of meals to every family in thecongregation who brings home a newbaby and she is also the director of thechildren’s choir.

Cathy Gatch, granddaughter of Orpha Gatch and owner of Milford Pottery, announcedthe winner of the 2010 Orpha Gatch Citizenship Award. FILE PHOTO

Eight nominatedfor Gatch award

Malott

Benoski

Vest

Oganowski

Neal

Billingsley-Daulton

Kirby

Barron

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THURSDAY, AUG. 15Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Senior Yoga, 12:30-1:15 p.m.,Miami Township Civic Center,6101Meijer Drive, Series ofseated and standing yoga poses.Chair support offered to safelyperform variety of posturesdesigned to increase flexibility,balance and range of move-ment. Call for price. 478-6783.Miami Township.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30-2p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Adults. Bring bag lunch. 248-0700.Milford.

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

NatureButterfly Beauties, 11 a.m.-6p.m., Woodland Mound, 8250Old Kellogg Road, SeasongoodNature Center. Free-flyingbutterflies in the atrium andvarious displays highlighting theinsect’s life cycle, plus ongoingscavenger hunts, crafts andnaturalist-led tours in the atri-um. Free, vehicle permit re-quired. 521-7275; www.great-parks.org. Anderson Township.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590Chamber Drive, Parking lot. Fortrucks, Jeeps or off-road vehi-cles. Free. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

Volunteer EventsFamily Volunteer Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Help remove invasivespecies and weeds. Free. 831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

FRIDAY, AUG. 16Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. 575-2102.Milford.TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs,6-11 p.m., American Legion Post450, 450 Victor Stier Drive, Food,music and entertainment.Burgers, brats, metts, hot dogs,side dishes and cash bar. Pricevaries. Split-the-pot available.831-9876; www.post450.com.Milford.Friday Night Grill-Outs, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Ben Alexan-der. Items available a la carte.521-7275, ext. 285; www.great-parks.org. Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Chair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Yoga thatbegins and ends in chair. Stand-ing poses when applicable.Focus on core strength, flexibil-ity, breathing and relaxation. $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 10:30-11:15a.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call for

pricing. 478-6783. Summerside.

FestivalsSt. Bernadette Festival, 6p.m.-midnight, St. BernadetteChurch, 1479 Locust Lake Road,Rides, food, casino, games andmore. 753-5566; stbameliapar-ish.org. Amelia.St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ParishFestival, 6-11:30 p.m., St. Eliza-beth Ann Seton Church, 5890Buckwheat Road, Food, gamesfor all ages, rides, bid and buy,music and raffles. Free. ThroughAug. 18. 575-0119.Milford.

NatureButterfly Beauties, 11 a.m.-6p.m., Woodland Mound, Free,vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.Moonlight Dog Hike, 9-10 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Relaxing evening walk onLookout Trail with other doglovers and CNC staff. Ages 18and up. Members free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration required. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

On Stage - Children’sTheaterSleeping Beauty, 7:30-9:30p.m., St. Andrew Parish Center,560 Main St., A beautifulprincess, a mischievous jesterand an angry evil fairy all cometogether in this retelling of theclassic story written by Linda Rolland Shaun Rue. $10, $8 seniors/military, $5 ages 12 and under.575-9351; www.milfordthea-treguilde.org.Milford.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner:Crime and Pun-ishment, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,6660 Clough Road, Includesmulti-course meal. Adult bever-ages available. $60, $45 withmention of this listing. 888-643-2583; www.grimprov.com/Cincinnati. Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, AUG. 17Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. 237-4574.Amelia.

Farmers MarketBatavia Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Batavia FarmersMarket, Main and Depot streets,Homegrown produce for sale.Free admission. 876-2418. Bata-via.

FestivalsSt. Bernadette Festival, 6p.m.-midnight, St. BernadetteChurch, 753-5566; stbameliapar-ish.org. Amelia.St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ParishFestival, 6-11:30 p.m., St. Eliza-beth Ann Seton Church, Free.575-0119.Milford.

Music - BluesDiamond Jim Dews Band, 7-11p.m., Mama Vita’s, 6405 BranchHill Guinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

Music - ClassicalOutdoor Summer Concert,

7:30-9 p.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Amphitheater. Clermont Phil-harmonic Orchestra. Selectionsinclude folk tunes, moviethemes, old favorites, patrioticand more. Free. 732-2561;www.clermontphilharmon-ic.com. Union Township.

Music - OldiesElvis, 7-8 p.m., Great Scott Diner,106 E. Main St., Each week, Jo-Elor Jason Griffin take stage asElvis. Free. 943-4637; greatscott-diner.com. Amelia.

NatureButterfly Beauties, 11 a.m.-6p.m., Woodland Mound, Free,vehicle permit required. 521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.Fossil Identification Session,11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Dry Dredgersavailable in Visitor Center lobbyto identify fossils and shareinformation about fossil hunt-ing. Members free; non-mem-bers pay daily admission. 831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.Nature PlayScape Second YearAnniversary, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Decorate banner to hanginside PlayScape. Treats anddoor prizes available. Membersfree; non-members pay dailyadmission. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.

On Stage - Children’sTheaterSleeping Beauty, 7:30-9:30p.m., St. Andrew Parish Center,$10, $8 seniors/military, $5 ages12 and under. 575-9351;www.milfordtheatreguilde.org.Milford.

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

RecreationLet the Good Times Roll CarShow, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Thomas A.Wildey Center, 2040 U.S. High-way 50, Music, area for children,raffles, door prizes, split-the-potand vendors. Benefits Gift ofTime Respite Cooperative. $10entry fee; free T-shirt for first100 entries. Registration re-quired. 732-7020; www.cler-montdd.org. Owensville.

SUNDAY, AUG. 18Cooking ClassesOktoberfest Brewing, 1:30-5:30p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Learn to brew yourown Oktoberfest ale using herbsand other natural materials,while exploring history ofbrewing. Participants experienceentire brewing process fromchoosing recipes to bottling. $35plus $5 material fee. Reserva-tions required. 683-2340. Love-

land.

FestivalsSt. Bernadette Festival,Noon-11 p.m., St. BernadetteChurch, Chicken dinner noon-7p.m. 753-5566; stbameliapar-ish.org. Amelia.St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ParishFestival, 1-9 p.m., St. ElizabethAnn Seton Church, Chickendinner Sunday 1-7 p.m. Free.575-0119.Milford.

Historic SitesMiller-Leuser Log House, 1-4p.m., Miller-Leuser Log House,6550 Clough Pike, Tour of 1796historic log house furnishedwith 18th and 19th centuryantiques, the barn, outhouseand corn crib. The oldest logcabin in Hamilton County re-maining on its original site.Members of the HistoricalSociety will be on hand to showyou around and answer anyquestions. Appointments avail-able. Closed November-May.Free. Through Oct. 20. 231-2114;andersontownshiphistoricalso-ciety.org. Anderson Township.

NatureHands-on Nature, 1-2 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Nature PlayScape. Playfacilitator available to inspireand interact with children andprovide variety of tools for themto borrow to explore. For ages12 and under with adult. Mem-bers free; non-members paydaily admission. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

On Stage - Children’sTheaterSleeping Beauty, 2-4 p.m., St.Andrew Parish Center, $10, $8seniors/military, $5 ages 12 andunder. 575-9351; www.milford-theatreguilde.org.Milford.

RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.

Religious - CommunityLoveLOUD, 12:30 p.m., CalvaryAlliance Church, 986 NordykeRoad, Free picnic lunch, music,playfield with inflatable events,face painter and balloon artist.Professional Illusionist PhilDalton. Free. 474-4954;www.calvaryalliancechurch.org.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, AUG. 19Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135

N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. 240-5180; www.zumbawithkc.com.Bethel.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 2-2:45p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, 610 Easter Road, Moveyour whole body throughcomplete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Chairsupport offered to safely per-form variety of seated andstanding postures designed toincrease flexibility, balance andrange of movement. For seniors.Call for pricing. 478-783. Bethel.

Literary - Book ClubsBookends, 1-2:30 p.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. 553-0570. New Richmond.Book Discussion, 1-2:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611W.Plane St., Copies of book avail-able for checkout. 734-2619.Bethel.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:30 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.Wir Sprechen Deutsch: Con-versational German forAdults, 6:30-7:30 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,For adults with working knowl-edge of German. Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.528-1744. Union Township.

NatureMindfulness in Nature, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Share favoritetechniques/resources and prac-tice being mindful outdoors.Ages 18 and up. Members free;non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711; www.cincynatu-re.org. Union Township.Harvestmen Hangout, 11a.m.-noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Join JonathanSwiger to search for theseeight-legged cousins to thespider also known as daddylonglegs. For ages 12 and underwith adult. Members free;non-members pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711; www.cincynatu-re.org. Union Township.

RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Parking lot. For imports, customvehicles, rat rods, cruisers, highperformance, Corvettes orMustangs. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

TUESDAY, AUG. 20Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Design class. Stay after tocreate your own arrangementwith help of instructor 7-8 p.m.Free. Registration required.697-9484; www.botanicacincin-nati.com. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesChair Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor $50 for 10 classes. 237-4574.Amelia.Mat Yoga, 6-7:10 p.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, $6 drop-inor 10 classes for $50. 237-4574.Amelia.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from areaoffering vegetables, fruits,meat, eggs, bread, pizza, past-ries, cookies, syrup, lavenderproducts, soaps, lotions, gour-met frozen pops, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. 683-0150; www.lo-velandfm.com. Loveland.

NatureFull MoonWalk: SturgeonMoon, 8:30-10 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Meet atkiosk. Trail walk with full moonand natural history readings. Forages 8 and up. $8, free for

members. Registration required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8:30 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Bars/ClubsBike Night, 6 p.m., Quaker Steak& Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Portion of parking lot reservedfor motorcycles only. Cars wel-come. Includes music. Beer,vendors and food served inparking lot. Benefits weeklylocal charity. Free. 831-5823;www.quakersteakandlube.com.Milford.

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

Health / WellnessPre-Diabetes Class, 4-6 p.m.,Mercy Health Anderson Hospi-tal, 7500 State Road, Informa-tion on making healthy foodchoices, exercise and bloodsugar control and monitoringblood sugar levels. $20. 956-3729; www.e-mercy.com. An-derson Township.

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

NatureArt Party in theWoods, 7-9p.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Art teacher Hilary Carvittigives step-by-step instructions todiscover your inner nature artist.All materials provided. Meet atRetreat House. Ages 21 and up.$38, $30 members. Registrationrequired. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.

THURSDAY, AUG. 22Community DanceBeechmont Squares, 8-10 p.m.,Anderson Senior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., Western-stylesquare dance club for experi-enced dancers. $5. 929-2427.Anderson Township.

Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.888-288-0668; www.winedog-.com. Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Senior Yoga, 12:30-1:15 p.m.,Miami Township Civic Center,Call for price. 478-6783.MiamiTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.

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

NatureAnimal Tales, 11 a.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Nature-themed storieswith the naturalist. Free, vehiclepermit required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

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Ed Kluba, left, helps Anna Perkins bag up some produce from Kluba Farms at the BataviaFarmers Market last year. The market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Main and Depotstreets. Admission is free. For more information call 876-2418.

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On Saturday, Sept. 21,race a chair for healthcare, a chair-ity event tobenefit Healthsource ofOhio, comes to Milford.

Work drudgery will berecklessly cast aside asoffice workers (and allothers with a need forspeed) will race down a0.2-mile stretch of Park50 Techne Center.

Trophies will beawarded for first-, sec-ond- and third-place fin-ishes. All participants

will receive a certificateand a race photo. Activ-ities for observers andfood trucks are also partof the day’s fun.

Corporate sponsors(starting at $500 and in-cludes a race entry) andindividual race entrants(with a minimum of $100in sponsor’s gifts) willhave all proceeds direct-ed to benefit direct pa-tient care through equip-ment andbuilding capitalprojects or throughaspe-

cial reading program forchildren who come to thedoctor.

Racer registration 10a.m.; races 11:30 a.m. en-trants (18 years old mini-mum) are required towear cycling helmets, el-bow and knee pads and amouth guard.

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Sometimes I wish Iwas a high-tech person.Like a while back when Imade dilly beans and

took pho-tos of thebeanspickedfrommygardenalong withphotos ofthe fin-ishedbeansafter can-ning. I still

have the photo of thegarden beans, but thefinished beans in jarsphoto has vanished and Idon’t know how to re-trieve it frommy cam-era. I can’t take anotherphoto because, well, thebeans are all gone.

The recipe makes fourjars and were so goodthat we ate a jar and gavethe other three away. ButI promise you will lovethe beans, photo or not.

I was blown away bythe huge response to TomW.’s request for a 7-Upcake that was publishedyears ago in the Enquir-er. The stories alonemade me chuckle, not tomention how good all therecipes looked. I willshare both in an upcom-ing blog. Today I’m shar-ing two versions: Onefrom scratch, which Tomwanted, and anotherusing a cake mix. Somefolks don’t ice the cake,but others do so I’m shar-ing icing recipes as well.

Rita’s classic dillybeans

Friend and colleagueLeah Ochs, director ofJungle Jim’s cookingschool, has a similarrecipe and substitutesSriracha sauce to tastefor the pepper flakes.

2 generous pounds greenbeans, trimmed to fitcanning jars

4 teaspoons dill seed or 4large heads dill

4 small cloves garlic1 teaspoon red pepperflakes, divided (optional)

21⁄2 cups clear vinegar21⁄2 cups water1⁄4 cup canning salt

Pack beans lengthwiseinto four hot pint jars,leaving 1⁄4-inch headspace. To each pint, add 1⁄4teaspoon pepper, 1 clovegarlic and 1 teaspoon dillseed. Bring vinegar,water and salt to a boil.Pour immediately overbeans, leaving 1⁄4-inchhead space. Remove airbubbles by sliding a but-ter knife around inside

edges of jars. Wipe rimsclean with damp cloth.Place seals and rings on.Process 10 minutes inboiling water bath. Theseare best eaten chilled.

Tip from Rita’skitchen

If you don’t want tocan these, cap and seal,cool to room temperatureand store in refrigeratorup to six months.

7-Up cake fromscratch

Here’s Donna A.’srecipe from 30 years ago.Tomwanted a from-scratch recipe, so hope-fully this will work.

11⁄2 cups butter, softened3 cups sugar5 eggs3 cups flour2 tablespoons lemon extract3⁄4 cup 7-Up

Preheat oven to 325degrees. Cream sugarand butter together andbeat until light and fluffy(about 20 minutes withan electric beater). Add

eggs, one at a time andbeat well. Add flour onecup at a time. Beat inlemon extract and 7-Up.Pour batter into a wellgreased and floured jum-bo, fluted Bundt pan.Bake for 1-11⁄4 hours.

Simple lemon glazeThis is one I use for

lemon pound cake. Juststir 2⁄3 cup confectioner’ssugar with 1 tablespoonor so lemon juice.

Diane Byrne’s 7-Uppound cake usingcakemix

Diane, a Lovelandreader, told me: “I gotthis frommymom sever-al years ago. I’ve nevermade the glaze withoutthe alcohol. I’m not surewhat you’d substitute.”Any suggestions?

1package Duncan HinesLemon Supreme CakeMix

1 4-cup package instantlemon pudding

1⁄2 cup vegetable oil4 eggs

1 cup 7-Up

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Combine aboveingredients and beat 2minutes. Prepare a Bundtpan (spray well) and pourmixture in. Bake 45-55minutes.

Diana’s glazeDiane didn’t say if she

cooked the glaze, but Iwould assume the sugarhas to melt, so I’d cook itover very low heat untilsugar melts. Add bour-bon last.1⁄2 stick butter, meltedScant 2⁄3 cup sugar1⁄3 cup bourbon (or whatever,rum is good too)

Stir in bourbon. Prickholes in cake and pour onglaze.

Doris Poore’s 7-Upcake icing

Doris, a Kentuckyreader, had a recipe us-ing a cake mix and alsohad an interesting icing.“The index card is allyellowed and stained. So,I know it’s a good one,”she said.

2 eggs, beaten1 tablespoon flour1 cup crushed pineapple,undrained

11⁄2 cups sugar1 stick margarine1 cup coconut

Cook all ingredients(except coconut) untilthick, add coconut andpour over hot cake. Topwith pecans.

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

Rita shares dilly beans, reader 7-Up cake recipes

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN Rita used her own fresh green beans to make her dilly beans. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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

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Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

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GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm (except summer)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Saint Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

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

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

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

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

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

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CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amWednesday Night Worship &

Prayer Service 7:00pmNursery provided for all services/

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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 11:00 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

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Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

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5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

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

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

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

EPISCOPAL

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

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

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

Sunday Morning Service Times are:8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

Sunday's at 10:15am, 11:45am & 6pm

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

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

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

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TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

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6 pm

UNITED METHODIST

Clough UnitedMethodist Church

A new program for pre-schoolers has been added at the9 a.m. Sunday service. “Noah’sPark” is for children age 2 to 4.Older siblings can participate inthe program as helpers. Achildren’s story also has beenadded at the beginning of the 9a.m. service. A special summerprogram where students rotatethrough various stations isavailable for preschoolersthrough fourth-graders at the 11a.m. service. Nursery care forchildren under age 2 is availableat both services. The D.O.G.House program is available forfifth- and sixth-graders andYouth Group for seventh-through 12th-graders.

The church is at 2010 Wolfan-gel Road; 231-4301;www.cloughchurch.org.

Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church

Worship in the Park at NisbetPark, downtown Loveland, isSunday, Sept. 1. The service willbegin at 10:30 a.m. with contem-porary and traditional elementsand Holy Communion as onebody. Please bring chairs andblankets. Following the servicewill be the church picnic.

Wee Three Kings Preschool, aministry of Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church, still has a fewopenings for the upcomingschool year. There are openingsin the 18-24 months class. Par-ent’s Day Out class as well as the

4-year-old and PreK afternoonclasses. Tthe purpose is to pro-vide a place where children canlearn in a loving Christian atmos-phere. For more information,call the Wee Three Kings officeat 683-4256.

A new grief support group ismeeting at 7 p.m. Mondays inMeeting Room1. To be a part ofthis group, call the church office.

The church offers three wor-ship services – two contempo-rary and one traditional. Sat-urday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 9a.m. are contemporary servicesand Sunday at 10:30 a.m. is atraditional service. All serviceshave Sunday school and a pro-fessionally staffed nurseryavailable for infants through3-year-olds. For more informa-tion, call the church office.

The church is at 6635 Love-land-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866; www.epiphanyum-c.org.

First Baptist Churchof Mount Repose

Nationally-known outdoors-man, recording artist and speak-er Tony Bolton is coming to thechurch for a family event from5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Aug. 24.There will be prizes, games forthe children and archery compe-tition for adults, followed by amessage from Bolton.

The church is at 6088 BranchHill Guinea Pike, Milford; 575-1121.

LovelandPresbyterian Church

Worship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School is for all ages.Youth Group for grades seven to12 meets monthly and conductsfundraisers for their activities.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];http://bit.ly/10Kt65D.

Loveland UnitedMethodist Church

At 9 a.m. Sundays, the churchoffers Classic Tradition, a tradi-tional worship experience wherepeople can connect to Godthrough a Bible-based message,times of prayer and choralmusic.

The church is at 10975 S.Lebanon Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.loveland umc.org.

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We’ve all experienceit; someone comes toyour front door trying tosell you something. Butis it a good idea to buyfroma door-to-doorsalesman?One areawoman says after theexperience she’s hadshe’ll never do it again.

Jessica Jones, of But-ler, Ky., says a salesmancame to her door lastFebruary. “Wewerehome and I got a knockon the door froma gen-tleman.He says hewasselling reflective signsfor yourmailbox.”

The companywasselling the signs for $20apiece and Jones boughtone.Her receipt says itwas supposed to havebeen delivered inMarch.But now,more than fourmonths later, she stilldidn’t have it. “Needlessto say its still not in-stalled. I’ve called threedifferent times and re-ceived promises of thembeing out to install it –but still no sign,” Jonessays.

Jones does have num-bers on hermailbox, butthey’re not reflectivenumbers so theymay notbe visible at night ifsomeone calls for police,fire or an ambulance.

That’swhy she saysshe reallywanted thosereflective numbers forhermailbox.

“I’m just aggravated.He took $20 frommethat daywith a promiseof a sign that I neverreceived.Howmanyother people are outtherewith that samepromise thatmaybe evenforgot about it?” Jonesasks.

A checkwith theBetterBusinessBureaushows the company hasreceivedmore than adozen complaints,main-ly frompeoplewho saythey too never receivedtheir reflective signs.TheBBBgives thatcompany an “F” rating.

When I told Jonesabout theBetterBusi-nessBureau report shesaid, “Wow,wow. It justgoes to showdon’t everbuy anything fromadoor-to-door salesman.”

Such complaints arenot at all uncommon. I’vereceivedmany lettersfromhomeownerswhopaid formagazine sub-

scriptionsyet neverreceivedanything.In onecase ahomeown-er didreceivethemaga-zines butrealized

too late she had greatlyoverpaid for the sub-scriptions.

In Jones’ case I con-tacted the reflective signcompany ownerwho saidhewas busy taking careof customers towhomhehad failed to deliver thesigns.He says he gotbehind and blamed theweather for the delay.After I called he finallydid get the sign put onJones’mailbox.

So, what should youdo if a salesman comesknocking on your door?You could refuse to buy,as Jones has vowed. Or,if you’re interested in theproduct, I suggest you goahead and place yourorder. But, just aswithGirl Scout cookies, don’tpay until they returnwith the product.

Howard Ain answers con-sumer complaints onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write to him at12WKRC-TV, 1906HighlandAve., Cincinnati 45219.

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It’s just one way Cler-mont County Public Li-brary’s Union TownshipBranch, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, willcelebrate its 50 years inthe community.

Festivities are set forSaturday,Aug.17, andwillinclude Morgan’s perfor-mance at11a.m., a special

presentation by the Cler-mont County HistoricalSociety at1p.m. and a vis-it by the library’s mascot,Browser, for a children’sstory time at 2 p.m., fol-lowed by birthday-themed activities.

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Howdy Folks,The cardiac rehab is

going good. OnMonday,Wednesday and Friday Ispend1-1/2 hours each.The twomachines, I’llcall peddlemachines, for12minutes each then10minutes on the treadmill.

I have been O.K. oneach of them. They putfour wires on your chestso they canmonitor yourheart as youwork on each

of thema-chines.

Theladies thatwork theretake eachperson’sblood pres-sure andheart rateand checktheir

weight before you startexercising, then take theblood pressure during thetime spent on thema-chines.

Tuesdaywe plantedgreen beans and they areup real good; we havethem covered so the deercan’t get at them. Theyhave eaten the greentomatoes after theyknocked the fence down.

We also planted zuc-chini last Tuesday andthey are up sowewillhave plenty of zucchinitoward fall. We haveplanted spinach also forfall use.

Wewent to a funeral

visitation lastWednesday,July 31. This was a sisterof DannyGrant; shewasvery active at theGrantsopen house.

TheGrants have somewonderful sweet corn.The onewe like is thebi-color so give them acall at 625-9441. They alsohave plenty of other veg-etables for you to get.Also plenty ofmulch forfall use. Theywill havebroccoli plants for falluse; we always set sever-al plants out.

A few years ago aboutJan. 1 I cut the flower-ettes off the broccoliplants and the nextmorn-ing the plants were eatento the ground; that wasone time I beat the deer!!

Friday eveningwasMonroeGrangemeetingand election for the nextyear. It seemsRuth Annwill be the secretaryagain and this year I willbe theMaster.We havebeen in theGrange, RuthAnn for 58 years, and I

have for 53 years.Saturdaymorning the

men of the Bethel UnitedMethodist church hadtheirmonthly breakfastat Frisch’s in Bethel; thisis a good time for fellow-ship.

On Saturday eveningtheMonroeGrange hadtheirmonthly card party.Therewas a good turn-out and the foodwasgreat.

Ruth Ann has a JuniorGrangemeeting thisafternoon, so I will get togo fishing in a lake be-hind theGrangeHall.This will be the first timefor10weeks.

We have been cuttingcorn off thismorning, wehave18 pints that will goin the freezer and haveanother six dozen to cutoff this evening.

The bee inspector washere last week andwehave four hives that seemto be doing good. Onehive sure has lots of hon-ey in it. I hope to take

some honey off this week.I will leave plenty ofhoney for the bees towinter over on.

Three hives wewon’ttake any off. The one hivehas a swarm that took upresidence. This is thefirst time I have had aswarm of honey bees tomove in an empty hive. Iam sure glad for this.

About Chessy, shelikes to lay on top of thetruck or in the truck bed.She doesn’t like to be inthe housewhen it is nice,but if it is raining shewillcome in and lay on ourlaps.

If we go to the back ofour place she goes with usand lays down andwaitstill we are ready to comeback up to the house. Shewaits until we are somedistance from her thenshe runs to get past us.

Towhet your appetitefor the noonmeal todaytherewas fried corn,good green beans, newpotatoes and smoked

sausage alongwith bread,butter and strawberryjam. Then for dessert wehad cantaloupe.

Tuesday, Aug. 13, I willhave a checkupwithDr.Forman. This will beinteresting; I hope every-thingwill be O.K. It willbe nineweeks since thesurgery and everythingseems to be O.K. I’mhoping hewill allowme todomorework.

There are lots of smallcrappie being caught atEast Fork Lake. One fish-erman last week caught75 crappie, but only sevenwere 9 inches long. Thisfeller doesn’t keepmanyfish.

Start yourweek bygoing to theHouse ofWorship of your choiceand praise theGood Lord.GodBless All. More Lat-er.

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

Park.

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UC Clermont Collegerecently appointed MariaKeri as director of busi-ness affairs.

Keri brings more than20 years of experience infinancial management atboth large and small or-ganizations, including sixyearsatProcter&Gambleand eight years in highereducation administrationat Chatfield College andmost recently at UC’s Col-lege of Engineering andApplied Science.

In hernew posi-tion as di-rector ofbusinessaffairs, Ke-ri’s respon-sibilitieswill also en-tail con-

tracted services, securityand she will have a majorrole in supporting UCEast.

“I’m very excited to becoming to UC Clermont. I

am looking forward to thechallenge, but also thechange to a vibrant, stu-dent-centric environ-ment,” saidKeri, a 22-yearClermontCountyresident.

Keri earned her bache-lorofbusinessadministra-tioninfinanceandmarket-ing from UC. She is cur-rently pursuing an MBA.She ismarried toTonyKe-ri, who she met at UC.They have five children –Tony Jr., 25, a UC CEASgraduate, Elizabeth, 23, a

Wittenberg Universitygraduate, currently a UCgraduate student, Will, 20,a junior inLindnerCollegeof Business, Nick, 16, a ju-nior at McNicholas HighSchool and Jack, 13, a sev-enth-grader at St. AndrewinMilford.

Keri enjoys flower andvegetablegardening, trav-el, singing/playing guitar,reading and writing. Shealso volunteers as a mem-ber of the St. Andrew Fi-nance Council.

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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP1695 Clark Drive, Louis & GigiDonley to Korina & Eric Ben-nett, 0.7030 acre, $139,500.1312 Cross Creek Drive, JoelFields to American Homes 4Rent Properties LLC, 0.2410acre, $105,000.1632 Lindie Lane, Philip Garrett,et al. to JPMorgan Chase BankNA, 0.4590 acre, $76,500.6716 Oakland Road, Fadi &Robin Haboush to JeremyCollier & Ashley Allen, 0.2930acre, $119,387.8104 Sterling Spring Drive, Jason& Kathryn Walters to LorraineDillon, 0.2410 acre, $162,300.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP4642 Ohio 133, Benjamin &Magdalene Greeson to AngelaStahl, 1.0210 acre, $150,000.3122 Pennington Lane, CharlotteSutherland, et al. to U.S. BankNA ND, 1.0000 acre, $46,667.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP739 Alpine Drive, MalcolmTruesdell & Ariene Truesdell toGary Knepp & Heida Lindner-

Knepp, 2.1100 acre, $188,000.1390 Cottonwood Court, FloydChadwick to Ryan Smith, 0.5700acre, $124,900.1190 Deblin Drive, DeutscheBank National Trust Co., as Trst.to Brandon Slowkowski, 0.4700acre, $55,000.5726 East Tall Oaks Drive, RonaldMorse III, et al. to PNC Bank NA,0.1500 acre, $60,000.5944 Firm Stance Drive, LanceMadden, et al. to FederalNational Mortgage Assoc.,0.3600 acre, $230,000.1487 Foxtale Court, Matthew &Kristen Litton to AmericanHomes 4 Rent Properties FiveLLC, 0.6000 acre, $185,450.Gatch Court, NVR Inc. to Marga-ret & Eric VonBusch, $345,744.1487 Greystone Lane, Maureen& Kevin Dowdy, et al. to UnionSavings Bank, 2.0000 acre,$186,666.67.1120 Hayward Circle, Craig &Vicki Pearce to Anne Marracci-ni, 0.2938 acre, $245,000.1087 Heatherstone Way, LindaBerryhill, et al. to PNC Bank NA,0.46 acre, $43,333.34.1274 Kent Drive, Equity Trust Co.

to Richard Helscher II, 0.5200acre, $167,500.1090 Klondyke Road, TammyAverwater to Jennifer Jaax,1.0050 acre, $202,030.5707 Linden Drive, MichaelDundes to Mary McMahon,0.3700 acre, $125,000.591 Lodgepole Drive, Mark &Cheryl Leksa to Jason & ColleenNill, 3644 acre, $297,000.746 Loveland-Miamisville Road,Janet Littrell & Bonnie Littrell,trustees to Otterbein LovelandLLC, $449,473.53.1280 Michael Lane, Michael &Cheryl Duncan to David & EllenSibert, 0.6890 acre, $142,000.5911Milburne Drive, James &Olivia Kagrise to Christy Greg-ory, 0.3000 acre, $270,826.5801Mount Vernon Drive,William Daniels to SharonBrath, 0.3750 acre, $146,000.5805 Needleleaf Drive, Christo-pher & Elizabeth Grader toSteven & Beth Ray, 1.238 acre,$375,000.5313 Oakcrest Court, U.S. BankNA . to Elisha & Deanna Hotch-kiss, 0.5889 acre, $252,000.1036 Ohio 131, Mary Hammond

to Steven & Nancy Miller, 1.0600acre, $268,000.6141 Price Road, Cynthia Su-zanne Thomas, trustee to ToddFinch & Jana Currie Finch,1.1700 acre, $210,000.Red Bird Road, Red Bird FamilyLLC to Zicka Investments Inc.,acre, $215,000.6618 Saddlebrook Court, Tom &Margaret King to Jeffrey &Virginia Hollingsworth, 1.0330acre, $343,000.5134 Sugar Camp Road, Tiffany&William Shelton to ZelmaGoodine, 0.7500 acre, $65,000.6737 Surlyn Court, Mark & JulieVanBuskirk to Joshua &Mer-edith DeWitt, 0.5050 acre,$690,000.993 Valley View Drive, Deborah& Bryan Buffington to ThomasClary, 0.4590 acre, $102,500.1029 W. Bridle Path Lane, Dennis& Susan Curry to Robert &Maggie Owens, 0.2940 acre,$277,000.409 Wards Corner Road, DavidTodd trustee, etc. to WardCorner Partners LLC, $875,000.6051Weber Oaks Drive, Steven& Beth Ray to Melissa & Joshua

Clayton, 0.2420 acre, $188,000.6047 Windy Hollow Court, John& Deborah Belza to Lauren &Derek Smith, 0.5030 acre,$350,000.5668 Wittmer Estates Drive, NVRInc. to Don & Susie Federoff,0.4629 acre, $358,450.6464 Woodward Drive, Dennis &Natalie Buchanan to Robert &Jennifer Barry, 0.4700 acre,$225,950.

MILFORD101 Fencerail Way 7-D, FederalNational Mortgage Assoc. toJerry & Sandra Brown, $86,000.103 Laurel Avenue, David &Lynda Yarborough to MargaretBallenger, 0.4390 acre,$275,000.208 West Stoneridge Drive, Gaile& RobertBerrones Jr. to Fredrick& Seunghyun Feltz, 0.2750 acre,$195,000.

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280 Pin Oak St., Ron Crider &Kelly Wemer Crider to Larry &Marsha Childress, 1.2400 acre,$211,000.

OWENSVILLE VILLAGE121 Saint Louis Drive, KellyHoefler to William Dollen-meyer, 0.4590 acre, $96,000.

STONELICK TOWNSHIP5221 Stonelick Williams CornerRoad, Lincoln & Jody Day,trustees to Nicolle Moore,0.5000 acre, $63,000.2097 U.S. Route 50, Stricker Bros.Real Estate Partnership toRobert & Margie Myers, 0.7500acre, $100,000.2029 U.S. Route 50, Larry &Melody Willis to John & JamieWarf, 0.9110 acre, $155,000.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP5968 Werner Lane, RichardWerner Jr., et al. to FederalHome Loan Mortgage Corp.,5.0300 acre, $50,000.

REAL ESTATE

Rosa Grippa, 11, of Ba-tavia Township, compet-ed in the Pure AmericanNational Pageant in Pi-geon Forge, Tennessee,and won the title of 2013Junior Miss NationalSweetheart Queen. Grip-pa competed in the areasof community service, in-terview skills, publicspeaking, modeling andformal wear competition.She was also awarded theNational Junior Miss Tal-ent of theYear for her hu-la hoop routine, and theNational Noble Queen ti-

tle for raising the mostfunds to help disabledgirls attend the nationalpageant. Grippa is thefounder of The PuppyPantry, a charity thatbrings awareness to andraises funds for local ani-mal shelters. Grippa is aprize winning inventorand an “A” student atClermont NortheasternSchools. To have Grippaattend a community ser-vice event in your area,contact her through herFB page at http://on.fb.me/18xkBiQ.

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Rosa Grippa, 11, of BataviaTownship recently won thetitle of 2013 Junior MissNational SweetheartQueen. PROVIDED

ResidentialCrockett Home Improve-ment, Milford, deck, 1383Teal Court, Goshen Town-ship, $6,725.Pauline Cox, Goshen, HVAC,1774 Liberty Woods, GoshenTownship.Nancy Peters, Loveland,HVAC, 1228 Silvercreek,Goshen Township.Kenneth Birkle, Goshen,HVAC, 2544 Woodville Pike,Goshen Township.Russell Demaris, Loveland,HVAC, 1539 E. Meadow-brook, Goshen Township.Brookstone Homes, Cincin-nati, new, 62213 Sand Hills,Goshen Township, $160,000.C. Butler Inc., Batavia, addi-tion, 6672 Paxton Guinea,Miami Township, $68,000.

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Jack BalesJack H. Bales, 70, Goshen, died Aug.

5. He was a machinist supervisor.Survived by wife Mary Carole Bales;

children Mary Renee (David) Quinlan,Stephen (Terra) Bales;grandchildren MichaelQuinlan, Sarah, Kris-ten Bales; siblingsBetty (Ron) Kendrick,James Bales; manynieces and nephews.Preceded in death byparents Mark, LeonaBales, siblings Joyce

Joslin, Kenneth Bales.Services were Aug. 10 at Tufts Schild-

meyer Family Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597.

Dale BradleyDelano “Dale” Roosevelt Bradley, 76,

Goshen, died July 31. He was a postmas-ter for the United States Postal Service.

Survived by wife Janet Burns Bradley;children Steve (Rosanne), Tim (Amy)Bradley, Angie (Chris) Smith, Jenny(David) Weddle, Paula (Danny) Johnson,JohnWard; siblings Jewell Tarvin, EdithHornsby, Bob, John Bradley; 11 grand-children; four great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by parents Lucas,Anabella Bradley, siblings Ken, Mildred,Hattie, Harry.

Services were Aug. 5 at the WilliamsCorner Church of God. Arrangementsby Evans Funeral Home. Memorials to:

Williams Corner Church of God, 6162State Route 132, Goshen, OH 45122.

Gay Ann CombsGay Ann Combs, 83, formerly of

Milford, died July 28.Survived by children William (Kristy)

Combs, Cynthia (Gary) Osterbrock;grandchildren Melissa Smith, Adam,Christopher Osterbrock, Jennifer Weav-er; great-grandchildren Lily Smith,QuinnWeaver. Preceded in death byhusbandWilliam Combs, parents Jesse,Anne Stevens McCollum, brother Nor-man McCollum.

Services were Aug. 2 at Evans FuneralHome. Memorials to: Shriners Hospital,3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Ronda FoxRonda Rose Fox, 75, Goshen, died

July 31. She operated Rose CustomService housekeeping.

She was a member of the Order ofthe Eastern Star, Linden Chapter 348.

Survived by children Roger (Karen),Wendy, Rene Weaver, Robin (Tom)Wennersten; stepchildren J. Fred Fox,Deborah Brehm, Luanne Riley; 23grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by husband John V.Fox.

Services were Aug. 5 at MarathonMasonic Lodge. Arrangements by EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to: Order ofthe Eastern Star, Linden Chapter 348,1948 MellowWood Lane, Loveland, OH45140.

Loretta GebellLoretta Gebell, 70, Stonelick Town-

ship, died Aug. 3.Survived by husband Fred Gebell;

children Tina (Jim) Caldwell, Mark(Kaye) Gebell; grandchildren Dominik,Dante Gebell, Shaelyn, Aaron Caldwell;siblings Ray (Judy) Kerr, Geri (Jim)Dumont.

Arrangements by Evans FuneralHome. Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH45263-3597.

Douglas IrwinDouglas E. Irwin, 76, Goshen, died

Aug. 6. He was a machinist.Survived by children Randy (Sue

Wilson) Irwin, Robbin (Bill) Taylor;grandchildren Amy Giron, TiffanyMcEvoy, Josiah Irwin, Andrea Fisher;brother Ernie Irwin; six great-grand-children; many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by wife RosennaIrwin, parents Edwin, Margaret Irwin,sister Jeanette Sullivan.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17,at Tuft Schildmeyer Funeral Home.Memorials to: Desoto Buckeye Club,2214 Grange Hall Road, Beavercreek,OH 45431.

James McCourtJames Vincent McCourt, 57, died Aug.

2.He was a Navy veteran, and a mem-

ber of the Community Family Churchand Matthew 25 Ministries.

Survived by wife Brenda GabbardMcCourt; sons Daniel, Markus, James M.McCourt; grandchildren Stephanie,Destiny, Danny, Dakota, Cory, Jaymee,Teegan, Sydney, Declan.

Services were Aug. 6 at Evans FuneralHome.

Michelle TarvinMichelle Petry Tarvin, 54, Stonelick

Township, died Aug. 6.Survived by husband Carl Tarvin;

siblings Dawn (Mark) Austin, Michael(Julie) Petry. Preceded in death byparents Wayne, Marilyn Petry.

Services were Aug. 10 at Craver-RiggsFuneral Home. Memorials to: EastsideChristian Church, 5874 Montclair Blvd.,Milford, OH 45150.

Willard WhitenerWillard D. Whitener, 89, Owensville,

died Aug. 5.He was an Army veteran of World

War II.Survived by son Michael Whitener;

grandsons Michael Jr., Gregory Whit-ener; great-grandchildren Michael III,Travis, Dylan Whitener; brother CharlesWhitener. Preceded in death by sistersMay Sebastian, Pauline Brown.

Services were Aug. 8 at Evans FuneralHome.

Terry WilderTerry Randall Wilder, 54, Goshen,

died Aug. 2. He was a press operator.Survived by wife Georgia “Susie”

Wilder; children Jeremy (Amanda),William, James (Erica Richardson)

Wilder, Joshua (Tara)Hackman, Travis(Maggie Mitchell)Woods, Dianna (Kurt)Ecker, Darrell (Angela)Bolin; grandchildrenJacob, Joshua, Jared,Allie Wilder, HaydenLambert-Wilder,Shailah Robinson,

Brian Woods, Bradlee Jackman; motherRosa Jones; siblings David Wilder, JeanieCupp, Dibbie Baker, Jewell Wilder-Brainard, Marlene Caddell, Becky Elam,Carmen Moore; many nieces and neph-ews. Preceded in death by father Wil-liamWilder, brother Billy Wilder.

Services were Aug. 7 at Tufts Schild-meyer Family Funeral Home. Memorialsmay be directed to the family in care ofTufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home,129 N. Riverside Drive, Loveland, OH45140.

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GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJoshua Taylor, 34, 6566 Ohio 727, as-sault, aggravated menacing.Josh Sloan, 19, 2244 Woodville, assault,underage consumption.Eric Robbins, 23, 6801 Clarawill, assault.Amanda Philpot, 18, 1785 Ohio 28 No.136, underage consumption.Johnny Harris, 19, 707 Country Lake,underage consumption.Charles Bilby, 21, 6620 Ohio 48, marijua-na possession.Eric Robbins, 23, 6801 Clarawill, criminaltrespass, receiving stolen property.Michael Jeffries, 18, 322 Elmcrest,receiving stolen property, marijuanapossession, paraphernalia.Elijah Palermo, 18, 1785 Ohio 28 No. 96,receiving stolen property.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated burglaryAt 6226 Sand Hills Drive, July 23.AssaultAt 2340 Cedarville Road, July 21.

Breaking and enteringAt 1351Norma Lane, July 22.BurglaryAt 100 Heather St., July 21.Criminal damage

At 125 Holly, July 26.Criminal trespassAt 6725 Dick Flynn, July 24.Cruelty to animalsAt 6008 Deerfield, July 23.DisorderAt 183 Lakeshore, July 21.At Mulberry and Goshen, July 21.At 5105 Oakmont, July 25.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 16A, July 25.At 2593 Woodville, July 27.DisputeAt 6481 Cedar Lake Lane, July 21.At 2212 Woodville, July 21.At 112 Heather St., July 21.At 112 Heather St., July 27.TheftAt 6637 Manila No. 5, July 24.At 2360 Woodville, July 27.Unauthorized use of vehicleAt 6742 Smith Road, July 21.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsChristina S. Kolsto, 20, 1319 Betty Lane,underage consumption, July 23.Julia K. Donley, 36, 6561Ohio 133, theft,July 23.Joshua M. Bennett, 18, 2100 CooksGrant Drive, aggravated robbery,aggravated menacing, July 24.Jason L. Walls, 35, 1392 Lela Lane,weapons while intoxicated, July 24.Juvenile, 15, cruelty to animals, July 23.Juvenile, 13, cruelty to animals, July 23.Tyler M. Luckey, 18, 6 Apple Lane,obstructing official business, July 26.William C. Leaman, 49, 279 Indian View,domestic violence, July 26.

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