The Village Associa-tion of Batavia will pres-ent the 10th annualTaste of Clermont  inBatavia on Friday, Au-gust 9th and Saturday,August 10th, 2013. Theevent will be held alongMain Street from 5:00PM - 11:30 PM on Fri-day, and from 11:00 AM- 11:30 PM on Satur-day.

“The Taste of Cler-mont is the majorfundraiser for the Vil-lage Association ofBatavia as well as othernon-profit groups thatparticipate.” said TerryMorris, president of theassociation.  He saidthe profits from lastyear's Taste of Cler-mont funded a scholar-ship to the University ofCincinnati Clermont;and four FacadeRestoration Grants forbuildings on Batavia'sMain Street.  Expectedfuture interests includefunding to bring enter-tainment and art to thearea, and supporting

local charities. The Vil-lage Association ofBatavia is a non-profit501C3 organization.

Live local music willbe one of the main at-tractions at the Taste.This year's headliner'sfeature is Archer at 9:15PM on Friday, and DanVarner Band at 9:15PM on Saturday.  GaryFarmer, who organizedthe music performance,said, "All the music isfrom local bands andsoloists.  The music willcover everything fromrock to pop to country tobluegrass and  will beperformed nonstop onboth days.  It should bea great show of talent!Everyone should comeout and listen!"  For acompleted list of artists,go to www.tasteofcler-mont.com

There will also be avariety vendors andfood booths, a KidsZone which will featurea petting zoo, games, aHome Depot craft area,and other activities.

Penelope the Clown willbe making balloon ani-mals!

On Friday, there willbe a motorcycleshow  from 5:00 PM –8:30 PM; and a CornHole Tournament (theMidwest Cornhole Tour“Southern Ohio”) start-ing at 7:00 PM at thecorner of 2nd & MainThe tournament willcontinue again on Sat-urday at 1:00 PM. Sat-urday winners willqualify for a state widesanctioned tournamentto be announced laterin the fall. (see websitefor details and up-dates). Also, on Satur-day, there will be a carshow from 5:00 PM –8:30 PM.  Both days willfeature an Art Show ofposters from the Tasteof Clermont PosterCompetition and manyinteresting vendors. 

New to the Taste thisyear is our first annualRib Cook-off! The grilllightings will start at7:00 AM on Saturday,August 10th and judg-ing will take place at2:00 PM (see websitefor details).

Barb Haglage, Co-Chair of the Taste ofClermont, said, "TheTaste of Clermont ismore than just food anddrink.  It's a sampling ofthe various tastes ofClermont County, in-

cluding entertainment,arts and crafts,  anddon't forget FUN.  Wehope everyone joins usfor the fun!"

The Taste of Cler-mont is still acceptingapplications for ven-dors, volunteers, artists,and sponsors. For an

application, check outour website www.taste-ofclermont.com.

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Rib enthusiasts, doyou have a hankering tobarbeque ribs? Yes! Areyou ready to head out tothe 1st Annual RibCook-off at the Taste ofClermont? Yes! Thencome out and enjoy therib competition!Richard Mason, Rib

Cook-off Chair said,"When a group of peo-ple gather around a grill,whether it is a family re-union or a back yardparty, everyone alwaysbrags on how great theirribs taste. So, here isyour chance to proveyour ribs are the best inClermont County!"The Taste of Cler-

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will have a Rib Cook-off on Saturday, August10th. Grills will befired up at 7:00 AM andjudging will begin at2:00 PM.There is a $25 entry

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hand washing station.(Drawing and explana-tion for hand washingstation is located on theClermont County Boardof Health website –click on temp permits)Contest includes

cooking only one slabfor the judges. Unfor-tunately, the Board ofHealth rules do not per-mit selling additionalribs without a tempo-rary food permit.For more information

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First Annual Rib Cookoff!Grill lighting at 7am, judging at 2pm.

$25 entry fee. Event held on August 10th.

The ribs will be supplied and are included in the entryfee. Contestants supply the grill, charcoal,

spices/rubs/sauces, meat thermometer, table and handwashing station. Gas or charcoal grills permitted.

Taste of Clermont to be held

Aug. 9-10 this year

Clermont Sun - Staff reportThe 10th annual Taste of

Clermont, hosted by the Vil-lage Association of Batavia,will be held Aug. 9-10 thisyear in the village. The Taste of Clermont

will feature some new twistsin addition to popular activi-ties and entertainment fromprevious years including avariety of local musical en-tertainers, an art show, foodand shopping vendors, a mo-torcycle show, a car show, acorn hole tournament, a Kid-Zone, a petting zoo, andmore. “The Taste of Clermont is

more than just food anddrink,” Barb Haglage, co-chair for the Taste of Cler-mont, said. “It's a samplingof the various tastes of Cler-mont County including en-tertainment, arts and crafts,and don't forget fun!”Terry Morris, president of

the association, said that thisyear they will have theirfirst-annual rib cook-off atthe Taste. “When a group of people

gather around a grill,whether it is a family reunionor a backyard party, every-one always brags about howgreat their ribs taste,”Richard Mason, rib cook-offchair, said. “So, here is yourchance to prove your ribs arethe best in ClermontCounty.”The rib cook-off will

begin at 7 a.m. Aug. 10 andthe judging will take place at2 p.m.The music lineup for 2013

includes The Never SettingSuns, 5 Thirteen, Reveal, andArcher on Friday night andThe Nightfire Band, NoahSmith Band, Taylor ShannonBand, Dan Varner Band, andmore on Saturday. In addition, local soloists

will be performing in be-tween band performancesthroughout the weekend.Soloists include Dillon Hol-land, Mylee Nipper, MichaelMoeller, Sarah Hamilton,and more. “All the music is from

local bands and soloists,”Gary Farmer, music organ-izer, said. “The music willcover everything from rockto pop, to country to blue-grass and will be performednon-stop on both days.”Farmer said the Taste will

be a great show of musicaltalent. “Everyone should come

out and listen,” he said. The corn hole tournament

this year will begin on Fridayand will continue on Satur-day. Winners will qualify fora state-wide sanctioned tour-nament that will be an-nounced later this fall. The motorcycle show will

be held from 5-8:30 p.m. onFriday, and the car show willbe 5-8:30 p.m. on Saturday.Both days will feature an artshow that will includeposters from the Taste ofClermont Poster Competi-tion. Similar to previous years,

local food vendors will bescattered along Main Streetselling pulled pork, pizza,watermelon, kettle corn,lemonade, funnel cakes, andmuch more. Shopping vendors will

also be selling their productsalong Main Street. “The Taste of Clermont is

a major fund-raiser for theVillage Association ofBatavia as well as other non-profit groups that partici-pate,” Morris said. Morris said last year the

event helped fund a scholar-ship for a student to attendthe University of CincinnatiClermont as well as four Fa-cade Restoration Grants forbuildings on Main Street inBatavia. He said they are hoping to

use future funds to help bringentertainment and art into thearea and to help support localcharities.For more information

about the Taste of Clermontor to view a schedule ofevents, visit www.tasteof-clermont.com. Morris said the Taste is

still accepting applicationsfor vendors, volunteers,artists and sponsors. Applica-tions can be found on thewebsite.

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