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A flat tire, dark stretch ofcountry road and a womanalone could have been a reci-pe for disaster if not for thehelp of a good Samaritan.

Shannon Mullins of Felici-ty was on her way home fromBethel on Ohio 133 around8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 with dinnerfor her family when the carshe was driving began shak-ing. The 20-year-old motherof one was uncertain of theproblem. Since she and herhusband, Andrew, share justone car there was no one shecould call for help.

“My first thought was thatit’s my sway bar,” she said. Ithad been acting up in recentdays. So she crawled underthe car to take a look. Findingnothing, but knowing therewas something wrong, she at-tempted to flag down passingcars for help.

Car after car went by with-out stopping. That is until Mi-chelle McLoughlin camealong. McLaughlin, the moth-er of an adult son slightly old-er than Mullins, was on herway home to Felicity afterhaving dinner with her niece.

“I was driving toward Fe-licity when I saw the carstopped in the middle of theroad,” McLoughlin said.“Then I saw this younger girlin back, and she just lookedlost like she didn’t know whatwas going on.”

Feeling concern for theyoung girl, and knowing howshe had felt before in a simi-lar situation, McLoughlinstopped to help. After a fewminutes, the women discov-ered the problem was a flattire.

McLoughlin instructedMullins to move the car to thenearby side road, HooverRoad, in order to change thetire. Mullins nervously toldMcLoughlin that she didn’tknow how to change a tire.

“I said I can change a tire,but we need to move it off of133,” McLoughlin said.

After successfully chang-ing the tire, McLoughlin then

GoodSamaritanspoils recipefor disasterSheila A. [email protected]

THANKS TO SHANNON MULLINS

Shannon Mullins of Felicity wasrecently stranded on Ohio 133with a flat tire when goodsamaritan Michelle McLoughlincame to the rescue.

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For Withamsville residentsAl and Carol Meisman, theirneighbors are like family.

“In some cases, neighbors areas close or even closer than fam-ily,” Al said.

Not surprisingly, helping outin the community comes natu-rally to the Meismans.

Neighbors Pat, Theresa andJordyn McPhillips said theMeismans “help everyone in theneighborhood.” This includescutting grass and clearing outleaves in the fall.

The Meismans even donateda wheelchair to the McPhillipsfollowing their daughter’s sur-gery.

“Our neighbors knew we hada wheelchair, so I just rolled itdown the street,” Al said.

Al said his reaching outdoesn’t warrant any special at-tention. “That’s what neighborsare for,” he said.

Carol said her husbanddoesn’t have a problem gettingon a ladder if it’s necessary ei-ther. Following the windstormseveral years ago, Al, 70, helpedrepair damages on a neighbor’sroof.

The McPhillips said Al alsofixed a gutter on their garagewhen a health issue preventedthem from doing it.

Carol, 71, said this generosityhas been reciprocated as Al wasrecently diagnosed with a cer-tain blood disorder.

Carol said a number of peoplehave donated blood that hasbeen given to Al.

Amelia man watchesover his neighbors

Amelia’s Al Crowder is allabout helping people.

That’s just who he is. Crowd-er, a U.S. Army veteran fromVietnam, moved to Amelia about15 years ago from Chicago. Hishome is nestled off of the beatenpath in a nice, quiet subdivision.He has enough land to grow agarden and enjoy the great out-doors. Yet, he’s close enough toneighbors to see someone whomight need a little help.

Such is the case with June andJohn Howard. Both are in their90s. John Howard is a U.S. Navyveteran of World War II. To ex-press their gratitude to Crowd-er, the Howards nominated himas a Neighbors Who Care.

“He always checks in to see ifwe need anything,” June How-ard wrote in her letter of nomi-nation. “He brings us fresh veg-etables from his garden everysummer and not a winter goesby that he does not shovel thesnow from our driveway andsidewalks.

“He knows our routine so wellthat if our newspaper lays in the

yard beyond the time it is usual-ly picked up, he will pick it upand come to see that everythingis okay.”

Dona Fultz, the Howard’s old-est child, said she lives in NewRichmond and having Crowderto help her parents has been ablessing.

Crowder, who is 70, said thathe appreciated the nomination.

“I guess it’s just me and myattitude,” he said. “I don’t mindhelping people out.”

Perhaps his upbringing influ-enced his willingness to help oth-

ers. He grew up one of nine chil-dren (eight boys and one girl).His mother taught all of her chil-dren important life skills – cook-ing, mending clothes and soforth. She also taught her chil-dren to look after others, lessonsCrowder remembers to this day.

There’s another elderlyneighbor Crowder keeps watchover as well. When he’s not look-ing after neighbors and his ownfamily, he visits the VA twice amonth for treatment of post-traumatic stress. He speakshighly of the care he receivesthere.

New Richmond residentprovides cold weatherhelp

New Richmond residentMark Snell is fairly matter offact when it comes to helpingout.

“It was the way I was raised,”he said.

Neighbor Sue Dennedy saidSnell clears snow from herdriveway and hill during thewinter.

“He is most generous with histime and tractor,” Dennedy saidin an email. “Without him Iwould be spending most of thewinter in my house.”

Snell also provides an assistthroughout the year whether it’strimming trees, cutting thegrass or keeping on eye on Den-nedy’s house when she is gone.

“I just started doing it, and itbecame a thing,” Snell said, add-ing that he has a little bit moretime in the winter to provide as-sistance.

“I just want to make sure sheis safe.”

Snell also helps out as a mem-ber of the Fraternal Order of Ea-gles.

He attributes his outreach ef-forts to his upbringing. His fa-ther was a minister.

“(My) mom always said ifsomeone needed help, I’d helpthem,” he said.

However, he is quick to givecredit to his neighbors as well.

“We all keep an eye out foreach other,” he said.

Snell cuts grass and clearssnow for a number of the otherelderly neighbors in the commu-nity as well.

A ‘King’ amonggenerous neighbors

When it comes to leaky fau-cets or deflated bike tires, An-derson Township’s Tim Rogershas someone he can always de-pend on for help – Ric King.

“My neighbor, Ric King, is asuper guy,” Rogers wrote in aletter nominating King forNeighbors Who Care. The twohave been neighbors for 13 yearsand King has always been a car-ing and helpful neighbor. Appar-ently his helpful spirit extendsbeyond the Rogers household.He’s always there to help otherneighbors as well, according toRogers.

“Ric started a house projectfor another neighbor last June,”Rogers said in his letter of nomi-nation. “He is still working on it alittle bit, week-by-week. Thisproject has involved replacingrotted siding all over the exteri-or of the house and repaintingtrim around gutters and doors.Here's the kicker: Because theneighbor receiving this work isnot financially comfortable, Ric

Withamsville resident donates wheelchair to familyForrest Sellers & Sheila [email protected];[email protected]

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Carol and Al Meisman, of Withamsville, gave a wheelchair to a neighborwho needed one.

THE STORIES CONTINUE TO INSPIREWe asked if you knew someone who regularly embodies the spirit of Neigh-

bors Who Care – maybe they brought you food during an illness, or lookedafter your house while you were gone, or cleared your driveway during snow,or helped pick up debris after a storm – or maybe they just provide a friendlyface, or listen when you need to talk to someone.

We have picked some of the best, and share them with you.Thanks to you, and to them, for making our holiday editions memorable.

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Al Crowder, middle, is a Neighbor Who Cares according to John and JuneHoward of Amelia.

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New Richmond resident Mark Snelluses his tractor to help clear snowfrom the driveway and hill of anelderly neighbor.

THANKS TO RIC KING

Ric King is a Neighbor Who Cares inAnderson Township.

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bor he’s helping, he sug-gested. Over the years,this neighbor has watchedover the children in theneighborhood. Their yardis the safe place for theneighborhood children toplay.

“After school you’ll see15 to 20 kids down thereplaying,” King said. “It’salways been like that.”

King expressed hisgratitude to Rogers forthe nomination, but downplayed it.

“To be honest with you,I don’t think helping yourneighbor should be news-worthy. I think it’s some-thing you should do re-gardless,” he said.

Batavia familyalways ready toreach out

Whether its carpentryor preparing a meal, Bata-via residents Frank andKathy Herrmann arethere to lend a hand.

“There are so manyways they have helpedus,” said Mary and RonCroll in an email submis-sion. When the Croll fam-ily faced several health is-sues, the Herrmanns as-sisted in a variety of ways,helping out significantlyduring a move and evendecorating the Croll’shome for the holidays.

The families have beenfriends for more than fourdecades.

“It’s the way we were

is doing the work on herhouse for his costs. Andit's only (taking) him solong to finish because heworks second shift at hisregular job.”

Out of respect for theother neighbor he’s assist-ing, King did not provide

their name. The project,he said, started with theneighbor asking for aquote to do some work ontheir house. It started outas a small project butgrew, he said. The homehas lots of need. Theneighbor insists on payingfor the materials, butKing is giving of his time.

If anyone should benominated as a NeighborWho Cares, it’s the neigh-

raised,” said Frank, whocame from a large family,while Kathy grew up in arural area.

“When you are in thecountry you help people,”Kathy said. “If I see some-body who needs help I’lldo it.”

The Herrmanns arealso active with the Mt.Moriah United MethodistChurch and frequentlyparticipate in local fooddrives.

The Herrmanns havehelped other neighbors ina variety of ways as wellranging from clearing adriveway of snow to tak-ing care of a pet.

“It’s the kind of things(neighbors) would do forus as well,” Kathy said.

Frank said many peo-ple are wary to ask forhelp, but that shouldn’tstop someone from pro-viding it.

Kathy agreed. “If youset the right example,hopefully, others will fol-low,” she said.

Mt. Washingtonresident knitsscarves for veterans

Mount Washington res-ident Florence Knoechelhas served as a volunteerfor more than 40 years.

After retiring fromteaching, Knoechel beganhelping out at WCET,where she was even rec-ognized as a Volunteer ofthe Year.

She has continued todonate her time helpingout in her neighborhood.

Neighbors MarianneBeard and Sue Kies saidKnoechel waters theplants and trims thebushes of her neighborsand also “keeps an eye onthings.”

She also knits and pro-vides scarves to those inneed, and frequently do-nates them to her localAmerican Legion Post,where she also assistswith bingo games.

“It’s something I’mable to do and people ap-

preciate it,” Knoechelsaid. “It’s filling a need.”

Knoechel said her vol-unteer work at the Amer-ican Legion Post is herway of honoring the or-ganization for assistancethat was provided for herbrothers who served inWorld War II and the Ko-rean War.

She said she gets asmuch from helping out asthe recipient. There is alot of personal satisfac-tion in it, she said.

Knoechel, who is 94,said outreach in herneighborhood and thecommunity has helpedkeep her alert.

She is also a volunteerat the Cincinnati MuseumCenter.

Anderson family‘showered’ byneighbors’ kindness

When Gloria Thie-rauf’s husband, Jim, camehome from rehab after abroken hip, things weregoing to be tough. Theirneighbors, Ken and CarolYockey, knew this.

“Ken asked my hus-band if he thought hecould get in the tub,” Glo-ria Thierauf said in a let-ter. “My husband told him‘no.’ So he asked if hewould want a walk-inshower. My husband saidhe would like that. Ken,being the friend andneighbor he is, went outand bought a full sizewalk-in shower to fit inwhere our tub was.”

They additionally rannew lines and brought thewasher and dryer up-stairs and placed them inthe garage so neither Glo-ria or Jim Thierauf wouldhave to go downstairs.

The work was done byYockey, his sons and theThierauf’s sons. TheYockeys would not acceptmoney, Gloria Thieraufsaid. To express her grat-itude, she nominated theYockeys for recognitionin Neighbors Who Care.

“They are my neigh-bors and my wife and I areChristian people,” KenYockey said. “We look forways to try to serve ourcommunity.”

They knew that JimThierauf had had strokesin the past, Yockey said.When (Jim) fell, he said,

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Kathy and Frank Herrmann helpout their Batavia neighbors in avariety of ways.

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Mount Washingtonresident FlorenceKnoechel helps out inher neighborhood.

THANKS TO KEN YOCKEY

Gloria and Jim Thierauf say Ken Yockey and family areNeighbors Who Care.

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New Pierce TownshipFiscal Officer DebbieSchwey is no stranger tothe community.

She grew up on Lo-cust Corner Road and at-tended classes in the oldPierce ElementarySchool and New Rich-mond High School.

Schwey ran unop-posed for fiscal officerin the November elec-tion. Prior to officiallybeing elected, she beganworking one-on-one withformer Fiscal OfficerKaren Register.

“I came in periodical-ly to figure out what wasgoing on,” Schwey said.“Karen was a big help.”

She officially took of-fice Dec. 1, one monthearly due Register’s re-tirement. The choice toseek elected office wasnot one Schwey tooklightly.

“I was approached atthe beginning of the yearto run for the fiscal of-fice,” she said. “I

thought, ‘let me thinkabout it.’”

After talking it overwith family and friendsand careful delibera-tion, Schwey said she fi-nally decided to seek of-fice.

Schwey has morethan 30 years of experi-ence in finances. She be-gan working in bankingin 1979, working her wayup from teller to branchmanager. She served asclerk-treasurer for theVillage of Amelia for 10years and was on Villageof Amelia Council forfour.

She’s also been activein the community serv-ing on the Amelia Christ-mas Parade Committee,as treasurer of the Ame-lia Business Associationand treasurer of theClermont County Com-munity Services Board.

“I have lived in thecommunity my wholelife,” Schwey said. “I amexcited to continue togive back by working asfiscal officer in PierceTownship.”

Pierce Township hasnew fiscal officerSheila A. [email protected]

Lee and Kay Ladd,New Richmond

Nominated by Gregand Robin Willis

“When you give ofyourself, you truly give.” -Khalil Gibran

“Giving is a natural cir-cumstance for our neigh-bors, Lee and Kay Ladd.Lee and Kay have beenour neighbors for over 12years. During this time wehave repeatedly experi-enced their kindred spir-its. Our neighbors not onlytake the time to care but togive of themselves.

“We are so very grate-ful for the many times thatthey have given of them-selves. With their own ini-tiative, they have helpedus in so many ways. Kind-ly, tools have been sharedand meals sent to ourhome. During electric out-ages, they shared a gener-ator so that we could haverefrigeration. They havehelped us with transporta-tion during snow stormsand frequently scrape ourdrive following a snow.They have helped us wireboats and solve computermalfunctions.

“Both Lee and Kayhave inspired us by shar-ing their hobbies. Leeguided my husband anddemonstrated how to de-sign and construct stainedglass. Lee also helped uslearn boating require-ments and techniques.Kay has inspired me to be-come a quilter and hadhelped with a multiplicityof quilting questions.

“Kay and Lee alwayscheck on their neighborsand plan many activitiesfor the entire neighbor-hood. They always think ofothers and are ready tohelp with little notice.

“Kay and Lee continuedaily support for others

even as Kay faces thephysical challenges ofALS. Kay does more tosupport others from hermotorized chair than mostof us will ever do in a life-time. She is truly dedicat-ed to helping others. Shehas constructed andmonogrammed layetteitems for young mothers,made wheelchair caddiesfor ALS colleagues as wellas banners for EasternStar. Lee remains active atthe VFW Post in NewRichmond. Daily each ofthem reaches out to helpothers.

“It is with gratitude, werecognize Lee and KayLadd as ‘Neighbors WhoCare’ for they truly give ofthemselves.”

Pete Binkley, GoshenNominate by Pauline

Stackhouse and ChrisFrederick

“I am a widow, my hus-band passed away threeyears ago. Pete helps mein many ways. If I needanything all I have to do iscall him. There are somany things he helps mewith, I can't list them all.He collects my mail forme when I'm away fromhome and brings it to me ifthe weather is bad. Hetakes my trash can to thestreet on collection dayand brings it back, he

mows my lawn when myfamily is out of town.

“He keeps my drive-way clear in the winter. Hewatches my house when Iam gone and even whenI'm home. If he sees mylights are on late at night,he will call to see if I'm al-right. If my outside lightisn't on at night he calls.He comes over and visitsfrequently, often bringingme dinner he has pre-pared (he is a good cook).

“We have been neigh-bors for 47 years. I think ofPete as one of my family.” -Pauline Stackhouse

“I am Pauline's daugh-ter. And I appreciate Petebecause I know he iswatching out for my Mom.Everyone should have a

neighbor like him. I havepeace of mind knowing heis there for my mom.” -Chris Frederick

Don and Joan Lohr,Goshen

Nominated by Kevinand Jan Crowl

“Our neighbors Donand Joan Lohr exemplify‘Neighbors Who Care.’

“For years they havewatched our house whenwe are away. They pickupour mail, newspapers andads and drop them off sothat we have them whenwe return home. Duringthe winter, they call tomake sure we are well.The Lohrs bring us cook-ies at Christmas and freshvegetables and otherbaked goods throughoutthe year. Don and Joan arevery caring people and weare lucky to have them asneighbors - and friends.”

Mark Peterson, Mil-ford

Nominated by J. Gatch“I am a senior citizen

and neighbor to Mark Pe-terson who lives on MoundStreet in Milford. For thepast few year, I wake up tofind the Enquirer on myporch. When you are a sen-ior citizen this is a bless-ing. One of us in the housesuffered a bad heart at-tack. The healing has tak-en over a year. When Ifound out it was Mark, Iasked him why. He said noone needed to slip in thesnow or worry about thesteps.

“Mark came runningwhen I attempted to cutdown a tree. His help was aGodsend. Whether it isstacking wood, plant ad-vice, or quoting fire laws,Mark is a blessing in theneighborhood.”

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Don and Joan Lohr of Goshen are caring people, say theirneighbors.

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About Pete Binkley,neighbors say “You couldn’tfind a nicer man.”

followed Mullins home.The women parted

without exchangingnames. In the morning,Mullins turned to theClermont County NoRules Yard Sale Face-book page to share herstory and express hergratitude. It was through

this post that she learnedMcLoughlin’s name.

“I can’t thank herenough,” Mullins said. “Idon’t’ know what to say toher. There’s not thatmany people in the worldwho would do that any-more.”

A bit humbled by theattention Mullins’ Face-book post received,McLoughlin simply saidshe did what she hopedanyone would do.

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he and his wife saw theirneed and knew it was areally good way to help.

“When we started theproject, Jim didn’t reallyseem to have a lot ofhope,” Yockey said. Hecould barely get out of

bed. The project was doneover a couple of week-ends. “When we finishedthe project, he was able touse a walker,” he said.

There was plenty ofhelp for the project, Yock-ey said. His sons, Philipand Steve, helped alongwith the Thierauf’s sons,Brian and Scott.

The Thieraufs andYockeys have been neigh-

bors for 15 to 20 years.Yockey said that therewere many times when hewas working on a projectand Jim Theirauf wouldbe over helping.

“I felt this was a greatopportunity to pay himback,” he said. “They arewonderful neighbors.They are wonderful peo-ple.”

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THANKS TO GINA DIMARIO

Nathan Gruber, vice president of Otterbein Small Houses; Patty Saunders, LPN MainevilleNeighborhood; The Rev. Cindy War, Otterbein Maineville chaplain; Nicky Helsinger, elderassistant Middletown neighborhood; Betty Fisher, one of the first elders in the Union Townshipneighborhood; Kevin Chamberlin, guide (executive director/administrator) of the UnionTownship neighborhood; Sue McConn, former vice president of Otterbein Small Houses forwhom the Union Township neighborhood is named; Jill Hreben, president/CEO Otterbein; MelMill, chairman of Otterbein Board of Directors; State Rep. Doug Green; John McGraw,chairman, Union Township Board of Trustees; Union TownshipTrustee Lloyd Acres, and MattVan Sant, president, Clermont Chamber of Commerce.

After breaking groundin September 2014, thenewest Otterbein SmallHouse neighborhood ismove-in ready.

Located at 4150 Bach-Buxton Road in UnionTownship, the smallhouse neighborhood is aconcept developed by Ot-terbein Senior LifestyleChoices, a faith-basednon-profit organizationassociated with the Unit-ed Methodist Church. Adedication and welcometo its first residents washeld Dec. 15.

Designed to offer long-term skilled nursing andshort-term rehabilitationin an environment that islike a warm and comfort-able home, the neighbor-hood consists of fivehouses, each with 10 pri-vate suites surrounding akitchen and dining area,office, open spaced livingroom and study,

screened-in porch andpatio.

Each house has spe-cially trained nursing as-sistants who partner withguides, dieticians, chap-lains, quality of life coor-

dinators and housing co-ordinators to provide allthe care residents need.For short term rehab,physical, speech and vo-cational therapists arepart of the team.

To schedule a tour, orfor more informationabout the Otterbein SmallHouse neighborhood inUnion Township, callDebbie Farmer at 513-722-4238.

Otterbein Small House neighborhood is dedicated

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The community sur-vey conducted byPierce Township thissummer is resulting inaction steps by theboard of trustees in thearea of parks.

In the survey, resi-dents expressed a de-sire for park improve-ments, AdministratorTim Hershner said.

“The challenge therein is giving more atten-tion without any moretaxes,” he said. “How doyou do something with-out it costing anything?”

In the financiallycrunched Pierce Town-ship, turning to the tal-ents of its own residentsis a favorite approach togetting professionalhelp for free or at a re-duced cost. This is thesame approach it’s tak-ing in addressing parkneeds.

The township’sGreenspace Committeehas expanded its role toalso serve as the ParksCommittee and is takingon the task of develop-ing a parks master plan,Hershner said. Morevolunteers are needed,however, for this effortto succeed.

Any communitymembers with a back-ground in any form ofrecreation who havetime they can volunteerto the Green Space and

Parks Committee andthe creation of a masterplan are encouraged tocontact the township,513-752-6262, Hershnersaid, or they can contactvolunteer George Car-penter [email protected] committee meetsthe first Wednesday ofevery month at 6:30 p.m.at the township admini-stration offices.

According toHershner, the masterplan work will evaluatethe following aspects ofpark and nature areaimprovements:

» bathroom, withpossible options of aconcession and storageareas;

» shelter house;» improvements to

the area now used forevents;

» walking and hikingtrail improvements(map and flora markers,exercise trail, etc.);

» playground en-hancements;

» ball and play fieldimprovements;

» safety and en-trance enhancements;

» grant and fundingopportunities.

The goal is to havethe master plan readyby early summer of2016. With this in hand,the township will be in abetter position to pur-sue funding opportuni-ties for improvements,Hershner said.

Pierce Townshipcommittee developingparks master planSheila A. [email protected]

If you love your dog, li-cense it.

That’s the messagefrom Clermont CountyCommissioners as theseason to buy dog licensesruns through Jan. 31.

Annual licenses cost$16 each; three year li-censes can be bought for$48, and permanent li-censes for $160.

Kennel licenses can bebought for $80, which in-cludes five tags, with $1for each additional tag.

Under Ohio law, dogsmust be licensed eachyear.

“A lost dog can be easi-ly returned to its owner if

it is tagged,” said EdHumphrey, president ofthe Clermont CountyCommissioners. “If thedog is not tagged, it isbrought to the county’sanimal shelter where ev-ery effort is made to lo-cate the owner. But howmuch easier would this be– and more fair to the dog-- if every dog in ClermontCounty had its tag.”

The county animalshelter, managed by Cler-mont to the Rescue, takesin an average of 71 straydogs a month, DirectorKimberly Thomas said.The great majority areneither licensed nor mi-

crochipped, making itmuch more difficult to getthem back to their own-ers. “From April throughNovember, we were ableto reunite 129 dogs withtheir owners,” Thomassaid. “Out of the 129 dogs,only 28 had purchasedtags and were up to date.”

If a dog is untagged,the animal shelter willkeep it for 72 hours; thedog is then made availablefor adoption, fostering orrescue. If the dog istagged, the shelter willkeep it for up to 14 dayswhile Clermont to theRescue staff attempt tocontact the owner.

In 2014, ClermontCounty licensed 18,982dogs and 39 kennels. Itcollected approximately$330,000 in license fees,which go to support thecounty’s animal shelter.

Dog owners can buytheir licenses at the Cler-mont County Administra-tion Building, 101 E. MainSt., Batavia, from 8 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Licenses are alsoavailable through variousvendors from throughoutthe county, which can befound on the Auditor’swebsite here. Licensesbought after Jan. 31 arecharged a $16 late fee.

Time to get the annual license for your dog

DECEMBER 30, 2015 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • 5A

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

GRANT CAREER CENTER HIGHSCHOOL

The following students have earned honorsfor the first quarter of 2015-2016:

Principal’s List AsJuniors - Christen Abrams, Rebeca Appel-mann, Samantha Arthur, Christopher Aut-zen, Hannah Auxier, Savannah Bateman,Jessica Bauscher, Abigail Bowling, TiffanyBritnell, Mia Brown, Jessica Bullock, BrandonBush, Skyler Cassity, Whitney Cook, RyanDittman, Joshua Dixon, McKenzee Edwards,Raebecca Ellington, Mckenna Emery, DrewEvans, Kathryn Evans, Katelyn Forsee, Gabri-elle Fox, Bailey Haas, Coby Hamilton, JoshuaHammock, Alexander Hargett, NicholasHarmon, Hunter Higginbotham, Amy Jar-man, Samantha Jones, Madison Lanigan,Madison Lanthorn, Rebecca Lanthorn, HaleyMaynard, Ashley Mikles, Lauren Mitchell,Jessica Morris, Ryan Peters, Jacob Petri, ElissaProffitt, Makayla Ragland, Mary Raleigh,Kelly Reynolds, Quentin Roberts, HannahSaylor, Tiffany Shouse, Jack Spivey, TabithaStevens, Aaron Stockton, Jacob Stolz, Britt-ney Stutz, Rachael Tidwell, Samantha Tomlin,Jordan Troxell, Ashley Troy, Joseph Walls,Isabella Watson, Kaylei Williams, EmilyWoodall, Aubrey Young.

Seniors - Keely Ackerman, Elizabeth Adams,Hannah Arnold, Chelsey Bowling, CarlyBruan, Elizabeth Burton, Sierrah Compton,Christina Crews, Noah David, James Drifmey-er, Kristin Evans, Allison Graybill, MarenHance, Dustin Hughes, Nicole Hunter, Ta-bitha Jackson, Courtney Lamb, RachelMcConnell, Amberlin Mote, Charles Parlier,Connor Pike, Jillian Reeves, Savanna Rohne,Savannah Sowers, Steven Squires, ErinSteelman, Brooklyn Sweet, Wesley Utley,Richard Vandegrift, Brian White, CaitlynWilburn, Alyssa Woodward.

A/B Honor RollJuniors - Alexis Anderson, Joseph Bailey,Courtney Bash, Trevor Berry, Kaleb Boyer,Colton Brandenburg, Hannah Brown, DezonButts, Nathan Carrington, Taylor Clark, IsaacCooper, Sally Corbett, Luke Cornwell, Savan-nah Cresap, Logan Cumby, Bryan Donell,Mark Drake, Amber Fischer, Tucker Godsey,Mitarah Hatfield, Jessica Hoobler, HannahJackson, Cassandra Johns, Kylie King, AlexisKippenberg, Logan Lawson, Austin Lee,Victoria Loving, Zackary Marck, ArcherMarker, Logan Marsh, Mollie McDaniel,Samuel McManus, Nickolas Medeiros, Kea-ton Montgomery, Zachary Neeley, WilliamNorman, James Norris, Kelsey Pace, EthanPhillips, Kelci Philpot, Abigail Pollock, Han-nah Rhoten, Kassie Robbins, CourtneySaunders, Reed Scheidler, Emily Shinkle,Jennifer Sizemore, Heather Slye, JonathanSnider, Kali Snider, Brianna Sons, KenyonStruve, Breanna Stutz, Olivia Taylor, TimothyTyler, William Wallace, Madisan Wardlow,Brandin Webb, Emily Willhoff, RichardWinkelbach, Kara Wooten, Marcades Wor-ley, Jason Wrenn.

Seniors - Isa Abdullah, Cassidy Adams, DylanAllen, Erik Anderson, Richard Awad, HeatherBaker, Kyle Barrett, Miah Bayless, AlexandriaBedford, Syren Berwanger, Jonna Blum,Danny Bohl, Alexander Boyer, Daniel Brewer,Hannah Calvert, Bryan Carnahan, JoshuaCooper, Travis Crawford, Paige Cummins,Lacey Darnell, Zachary Dudney, Justin Dur-ham, Kyle Evans, Nicholas Flake, Taylor Ford,Dylan Foster, Sharon Fry, Allison Gray, Mor-gan Gullett, Kimberly Holman, Dana Honak-er, Marcus Hunter, Tarah Igo, Emily Jones,Gabriel Kritzwiser, Alec Leder, Kelsee Lee,Richard Lindsey, Jacob Martin, Liam Martin,Jesse Noble, Matthew Pavia, Dylan Pember-ton, Sierra Pitzer, Alexandra Purcell, AustinRichmond, Angelisa Ritzi, Nathan S. Sanders,Kirsten Savage, Tegan Schwettman, JacobSimes, Mariah Smith, Gage Taggart, CarlieTreat, Chelsey Underwood, Maisie Waters,Bryce Welch, Austin Wellman, CarmenWilliams.

Top performingJuniorsSami Tomlin - Allied Health, Samantha Jones -allied health, Gary Blackburn - auto collision,Jonathan Snider - auto technology, TiffanyShouse - biotechnology, Mia Brown - con-struction tech., Kelci Philpot - cosmetology,Gabrielle Fox - criminal justice, Madi Lant-horn - culinary arts, Christen Abrams - engi-neering, Makayla Ragland - equine, RyanPeters- information technology, Josh Ham-mock - metal fabrication, Savannah Bateman- teaching, Ashley Troy -veterinary science.

SeniorsRachel McConnell - allied health, Ellery Byrd -auto collision, Matthew Pavia - auto technol-ogy, Kyle Barrett - biotechnology, NicoleHunter - construction, Tarah Igo - cosmetol-ogy, Dylan Pemberton - criminal justice,Sharon Fry - culinary arts, Dustin Hughes -engineering, Lexi Bedford - Equine, RobertCrider - information technology, Dylan Allen- metal fabrication, Caitlyn Wilburn - MIT,Amberlin Mote - teacher academy, Ally Gray- veterinary science.

GRANT CAREERCENTER HIGH

SCHOOL HONORROLLS

Immaculate Heart of Mary

» Kindergarten throughfourth-graders at Immacu-late Heart of Mary School inAnderson Township per-formed their nativity playmultiple times this year.

During the school day fac-ulty, staff and students ingrades five through eight as-sembled in church to watch“The Story of Jesus’ Birth: AChristmas Program and Na-tivity Play.”

In the evening and duringthe annual Grand Guest Dayparents and guests were ableto view the performance.

First-graders CatherineBoone, Brody Reinhart andGabe Jones played Mary, Jo-seph and the angel Gabriel.

Each grade level had a spe-cial song which involved notonly singing, but also musicalinstruments and dancing.

Every kindergarten stu-dent was dressed as an angel.Karen Smith, educational as-sistant, has been the musical’sdirector for years with assis-tance from parent volunteers.Music instructors Lee Sim-mons and Sonia Morales-Ma-tos handled the musical partof the program.

New Richmond Schools» From donating 30,000

food items to the Village FoodPantry, to raising more than$10,000 to help the needy, toputting boots on the ground toaide community programs,New Richmond ExemptedVillage School District staff,students and communityproved once again that careand concern for students andtheir families is not limited tothe classroom.

“It is truly an honor and aprivilege to be a part of aschool district where care andconcern for students and theirfamilies is not limited to theconfines of the classroom andwhere an attitude of givingand giving back is cultivatedat every grade level and ex-tends exponentially into ourcommunity,” New RichmondHigh School teacher Sue Grif-fin, whose Lions Reach Outcharity raised $8,000, said.

Lions Reach Out fundrais-ing efforts included the Tur-key Tuesday basketball gamebetween high school studentsand staff, a craft fair and aBengals ticket raffle thatraised $700. An anonymousdonor donated two Bengalsclub seats valued at $410 forthe raffle. River Hills andPark National banks, FrontStreet Café, the Green Kayakand the Landing sold tickets.

“That $8,000 also includescontributions from staffmembers and community res-idents and Chuck and James(entertainers Chuck Gradyand James Evanshine) donat-ing their Human Jukeboxfees,” Griffin said. “The mon-ey put into gifts for kids spon-sored by parents and staffmembers probably added an-other $2000-3000 to that total.This year, we took care ofabout 80 children, ranging inage from an infant to seniorsin high school.”

New Richmond Elemen-tary provided gifts for morethan 70 students.

“In addition to supportingthe Lions Reach Out Program,the NRE staff partnered withPark National Bank in NewRichmond to provide gifts formore than 70 of our studentsthrough our first annual Giv-ing Tree program,” PrincipalJamie Kunz said.

New Richmond HighSchool Virtual Academy stu-dents joined NREVSD Transi-tions Program students on

their monthly trip to Matthew25: Ministries to packageitems for the needy.

“It’s good for all students toprovide a service to theircommunity,” said VirtualAcademy director GaryCombs, who worked withTransitions teacher Lisa Mar-tin to coordinate the effort.“Mathew 25 Ministries wascomplimentary of the stu-dents from New Richmondand invited them to volunteeranytime they like.”

The district food drive setrecords again for the district,high school, middle schooland elementary schools withthe high school collecting15,277 items, the middleschool 8,800 items and thethree elementary schoolscombining for 6,006 items fora district total of 30,083 itemsfor the New Richmond VillageFood Pantry.

Last year’s district fooddrive collected 26,891 items

with the high school leadingwith 14,920.

“It’s an all-time high onceagain,” high school PrincipalMark Bailey said. “We’ve bro-ken the record for three yearsin a row.”

“There is a wonderful syn-ergy that happens when thethings that all of us do togeth-er are much greater than whatany of us could do individual-ly,” Griffin said.

St. Bernadette School» Students at St. Berna-

dette were rewarded with anassembly to watch the teamXPOGO for exceeding theirmagazine drive.

XPOGO not only per-formed for the students, buttalked to them about follow-ing their dreams and passion.They told the students to al-ways do their best, never giveup, set their goals high; and ifthey reached their goal, to setanother goal.

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PROVIDED

Inmmaculate Heart of Mary's Nativity play with angels, Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus, animals and thethree kings.

THANKS TO ENOS PENNINGTON

New Richmond Virtual Academydirector Gary Combs and hisstudents help package items forthe needy at Matthew 25:Ministries.

THANKS TO ENOS PENNINGTON

New Richmond schools put more than 30,000 food items under the treefor the New Richmond Food Pantry. The high school and middle schoolled with records of 15,277 and 8,800 items, respectively.

THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

Top sellers of the St. Bernadette School magazine drive and Xpogo members, from left: front, Xpogoprofessional, Aubrey Hutchison; second row, Lily Brown, Zoey Hughes, Jeffrey Cayton, Will Tipton, TristanWolford and Jordyn Scott; third row, Jessica Alvey, Meredith Haynes, Claudia Millinovich, Charlize Rust,Remington Holder and Kaylee Scott; fourth row, pogo professionals Dmitry Arsenyev and Tone Staubs.

THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

Tone Staubs pogos over DmitryArsenyev and St. BernadetteSchool Principal Lizanne Ingram.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 31Holiday - New Year’sFamily New Year’s Eve Cele-bration, 4-7 p.m., WoodlandMound, 8250 Old Kellogg Road,Music, games, crafts, visits fromnature center’s live animals.Food truck and dinner optionsavailable for extra fee. $6, freeages under 2. Valid HamiltonCounty Motor Vehicle Permitrequired. Register by Dec. 29.Presented by Great Parks ofHamilton County. 521-7275, ext240; www.greatparks.org.An-derson Township.

SATURDAY, JAN. 2Holiday - ChristmasGreater Loveland HistoricalSociety Museum HolidaySchedule, 1-4 p.m., GreaterLoveland Historical SocietyMuseum, 201 Riverside Drive,Christmas decorations includinginternational creche scenes onloan from Grailville and largecollection of antique dolls. Kidswill enjoy our holiday modeltrain exhibit. Call for weekdaytours. Free. 683-5692; love-landmuseum.org. Loveland.

Literary - LibrariesX-Box Gaming Day, 9 a.m.-4p.m., Owensville Branch Library,2548 U.S. 50, Ages 8 and up havemore than 10 games to play andchoose. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-6084; www.clermontlibra-ry.org.Owensville.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 10a.m., Lutheran Church of theResurrection, 1950 Nagel Road,Open to anyone wanting to stopeating compulsively. No dues orfees. Not affiliated with anypublic or private organization,political movement, ideology orreligious doctrine. Ages 18 andup. Free. Presented by GreaterCincinnati Intergroup OvereatersAnonymous. 859-630-8516;www.cincinnatioa.org.AndersonTownship.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3Holiday - ChristmasGreater Loveland HistoricalSociety Museum HolidaySchedule, 1-4 p.m., GreaterLoveland Historical SocietyMuseum, Free. 683-5692; love-landmuseum.org. Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 4Literary - CraftsLearn To Crochet, 6 p.m., Go-shen Branch Library, 6678 Ohio132, Ages 12 and up invited tolearn something new and createprojects to wear or display. Bringskein of yarn and hook to class.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org-.Goshen.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group, 6-8p.m. 6-8 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.

Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Enjoybooks, songs, activities, craftsand more, while building earlyliteracy skills. For preschoolersand their caregivers. Ages 3-6.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-noon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesPajama Night: Snow MuchFun, 6:30 p.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Listen to stories, makesnow-themed craft and enjoyplaytime. Ages 4-10. Free. Pre-sented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

TUESDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesZumba Gold and Silver Sneak-er Flex, 2:30-3:15 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center, 4350

Aicholtz Road, All levels wel-come. $5. Presented by ZumbaGold/Silver Sneaker Flex with KC.240-5180. Union Township.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 6:45-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.378-7654; 2289.toastmaster-sclubs.org. Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsFirst Wednesday Book Dis-cussion, 2 p.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Discussing‘The Beekeeper’s Ball’ by SusanWiggs. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.

Appalachian Book Discussion,1 p.m., Batavia Branch Library,326 Broadway St., Read TheUnited States of Appalachia byJeff Biggers. Ages 18 and up.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 732-2128;www.clermontlibrary.org.Batavia.

Literary - LibrariesMulticultural Families Play-date, 11 a.m.-noon, LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Share joys,customs and traditions of raisingchildren in multicultural home.Socialize with other parentswhile children play. Educationalmaterials and toys provided. Forages 18 months-6 years. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesToddler Story Time, 10:30 a.m.,Union Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Toddlers ages 18 monthsto 3 years, along with caregiver,enjoy stories, songs, rhymes,activities and meeting newfriends. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744. Union Township.

Preschool Story Time, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-Withams-ville Road, Ages 3-5. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744. Union Township.

Babytime, 10 a.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, Inter-active storytime with infant andcaregiver. Ages 0-18 months.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

Preschool Story Time, 10:30a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Attendees ages 3-6 years withcaregivers are invited for stories,songs and activities to promoteearly literacy. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

Toddlertime Story Time, 10:30a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Attendees ages 18 months-2years with caregivers are invitedfor stories, songs and activities topromote early literacy. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700. Milford.

All Ages Story Time, 10:30 a.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,103 River Valley Blvd., Experiencefun of reading using music,songs, rhymes and movement toaccompany stories. Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570; www.cler-montlibrary.org. New Richmond.

Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Williams-burg Branch Library, 594 MainSt., Children and parent orcaregiver invited to enjoy stories,crafts, songs and dancing. Forages 18 months-6 years. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 724-1070;www.clermontlibrary.org.Williamsburg.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7Literary - Book ClubsThursday Afternoon BookClub, 1:30 p.m. The Snow Childby Eowyn Ivey., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Titles available inregular and large print forcheckout at library. Free. 248-0700. Milford.

Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30

a.m., Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Inspire andoffer suggestions. Ages 18 andup. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 724-1070.Williamsburg.

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Story Time, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, Free. Registration re-quired. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Attendeesages 0-3 with parent or caregiverare invited for stories, music,rhymes and tickles to beginbuilding early literacy skills. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.Open year round except holi-days. $6-$6.50. Presented byDennis Johnson Auxiliar VFWPost 6562. 575-2102. Milford.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,103 River Valley Blvd., Fictionand nonfiction items, audio/visual materials and more foradults, teens and children. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 735-7162; cler-montlibrary.org. New Richmond.

Literary - Story TimesPlay and Learn, 10-11:30 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.

Babytime, 10 a.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Interactive storytime with infant and caregiver.Introduction to books usingsong, movement, rhythm andrhyme helps improve motor,sensory and social skills. For ages0-18 months. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700. Milford.

Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

On Stage - TheaterThe Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 7-10p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,8031 Glendale-Milford Road,

upstairs. Join Teresa Woods andher 2 best friends as they mingleamong guests in search of love.However, nothing is as it seems.Mystery lurks. $35. Reservationsrequired. Presented by P.L.O.T.T.Performers. 201-7568;www.plottperformers.com.Camp Dennison.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9Art & Craft ClassesDIY Paper Making, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Use recycled and naturalmaterials to make personalizedcards, journal covers, more. Ages6 and up with parental guid-ance. $5; nonmembers must alsopay daily admission. Registrationrequired. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,Free. 735-7162; clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

Block Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Introduction to Beekeeping, 2p.m., Bethel Branch Library, 611W. Plane St., Gary Keuffer,education coordinator forBrown County BeekeepersAssociation, leads program andanswers questions. Ages 18 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 734-2619;www.clermontlibrary.org.Bethel.

Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Maca-du’s, 928 Ohio 28, Free. 248-0358.Milford.

NatureWinter Walk for Families,1:30-3 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at Rowe Woods, 4949Tealtown Road, Cold-weatherhike followed by hot chocolatein visitor center. Free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration required. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

On Stage - TheaterThe Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 7-10p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,$35. Reservations required.201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 10a.m., Lutheran Church of theResurrection, Free. 859-630-8516;

www.cincinnatioa.org. An-derson Township.

SUNDAY, JAN. 10Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

On Stage - TheaterThe Lust Boat InteractiveComedy Dinner Show, 2-5p.m., Schoolhouse Restaurant,$35. Reservations required.201-7568; www.plottperformer-s.com. Camp Dennison.

MONDAY, JAN. 11Literary - Book ClubsBookends Book Discussion, 1p.m. Dead Wake by Erik Larson.,New Richmond Branch Library,103 River Valley Blvd., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

Literary - CraftsFamily Fun Night: Winter Fun,6:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Stories,crafts and other winter funactivities. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org.Goshen.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group, 6-8p.m., New Richmond BranchLibrary, Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.

Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m.-noon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Used Book Sale, noon-8 p.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,Free. 735-7162; clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

Down eBooks on Your iPad, 6p.m., Bethel Branch Library, 611W. Plane St., Bring device andquestions. For ages 12-adult.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 734-2619;www.clermontlibrary.org.Bethel.

Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

SchoolsIHM School InformationalCoffee and Tour, 7:30-10:30a.m., Immaculate Heart of MarySchool - Cincinnati, 7800 Beech-mont Ave., Prospective familiesinvited for coffee, juice andpastries. Learn about programs,ask questions and tour campus.Free. Registration recommend-ed. Presented by ImmaculateHeart of Mary School. 388-3020.Anderson Township.

TUESDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesZumba Gold and Silver Sneak-er Flex, 2:30-3:15 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center, $5. 240-5180. Union Township.

Health / WellnessAntioxidants and Health:Bring On The Dark Chocolate,6-8 p.m., Cocoa Bites, 305 W.Loveland Ave., Learn aboutdietary supplements, foods,herbs rich in antioxidant value.Food samples provided for

tasting. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum. 677-2525; www.rxintegrativesolu-tions.com. Loveland.

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Tuesday Book Dis-cussion Group, 2 p.m. GardenSpells by Sarah Addison Allen.,Williamsburg Branch Library, 594Main St., Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 724-1070. Wil-liamsburg.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, noon-8 p.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,Free. 735-7162; clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

T.N.T. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Tweenscan hang out at library andexperience something new everymonth in program designedspecifically for them. Crafts,games, more. Ages 8-12. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700; clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

Family Storytime, 6:30-7:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Families with young childrenenjoy stories, songs, rhymes andcraft. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Healthy Mind, Healthy You, 6-8 p.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-Withams-ville Road, Learn Tai Chi fromLori Malpass. Adult serviceslibrarian Phyllis Goodman teach-es short meditation and relax-ation exercise. Participate instress-reducing activities: Col-oring, word plays and mentalaerobics. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744; www.clermon-tlibrary.org. Union Township.

Literary - Story TimesGrowing Reader Story Time,1:30 p.m., Milford-Miami Town-ship Branch Library, 1099 Ohio131, Longer stories, rhymes,songs and activities for child age4-6. Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 6:45-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, Free. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsCheck It Out Book Discussion,1:30 p.m. Caleb’s Crossing byGeraldine Brooks., GoshenBranch Library, 6678 Ohio 132,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org.Goshen.

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We always have family and friendsover for New Year’s Day.

This year I’m serving beef tender-loin. I know, I know, it’s expensive forsure, but it’s an elegant and easy entreefor a party. And when I think about it, itdoesn’t cost any more than if I wouldserve two other kinds of meat, as Isometimes do. Plus I can get it ready toroast ahead of time. And there’s nowrong way to serve it: warm from theoven, room temperature or even chilled,sliced on a bed of greens.

Like many of you, I can’t believe 2016 is justdays away. As I’ve said before, I appreciatecoming into your lives each week through thiscolumn. It’s a special and unique way to keepin touch.

There aren’t many columns like this onenow-a-days where reader involvement is notonly welcomed but an important part of shar-ing. So continue to do that as we begin anotheryear of exploring the wonderful world of foodtogether.

And it doesn’t matter what level of cooking

you’ve achieved or care to do. Today’scolumn is a great example: from gour-met beef tenderloin with a homemadeFrench herb blend to refrigerated bis-cuits gussied up with butter and cheese!

Readers want to knowRib and loin pork chops - what’s the

diff?Rib: have a bone running along one

side and a layer of fat on the outside.Tender with a mild flavor.

Loin: cut toward the center of the loin theywill have a T-shaped bone that has loin on oneside and tenderloin on the other. Very leanwith mild flavor.

Cook quickly: Brown on both sides overfairly high heat, then cover, finish cookingover very low heat.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, edu-cator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profes-sional and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.

Foolproof beef tenderloin with herbs

Leftovers make great beef sliders. I love to use the dried herbs Ihave from my herb garden.

Bring the meat out at least 30 minutes prior to roasting. It willroast more evenly.

Preheat oven to 400.

1 tenderloin, 2-1/2 to 3 pounds trimmedOlive oilFreshly ground black pepper and salt1 generous tablespoon garlic, mincedRub roast with olive oil, sprinkle & pat garlic all over and then

sprinkle black pepper and salt all around.Mix together:1/2 cup parsley, chopped1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence OR1 teaspoon dried tarragon1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, minced1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Roll beef in herb mixture to coat all over. Roast until thermom-eter registers 130-145 for medium rare to medium. This will takeabout 30-40 minutes or so for medium rare. You can always leave it inlonger if you like.

Remove from oven, tent and let stand 10 minutes or so to redis-tribute juices. Temperature will rise a bit, too.

Rita’s herbes de Provence

Blend together and store in cool, dry place away from light:

1/4 cup dried thyme leaves2 tablespoons dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano1 tablespoon dried rosemary, minced1 tablespoon dried savory leaves, not powdered savory2 teaspoons dried lavender flowers1 teaspoon fennel seeds1 dried bay leaf, crumbled

Easy Parmesan biscuits

A friend of mine takes refrigerated biscuits to a higher level bydipping in butter and cheese.

1 tube buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits)Melted butterParmesan cheese, about 1 cup

Preheat oven to 400. Dip both sides of biscuits into butter, theninto cheese. Place 1 inch apart on sprayed baking pan. Bake until gold-en, about 8-10 minutes

Show your ‘tender’side for New Year’s

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Tenderloin is a tasty - albeit expensive - New Year’s dinner that you can make ahead.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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What better way to start anew year than to commit to bet-ter health.

As we age, an important roadto better health is to make surethat we have the recommendedscreenings and immunizationsin order to manage our health.Committing to a new year’s reso-lution to make an appointmentwith your doctor for healthscreenings is a great first steptoward just that. With accuratetest results, health care profes-sionals can direct us to furthertests, behavior modificationsand treatments that will reduceour potential risk.

Putting the following healthscreenings on your 2016 to-dolist will put you on the road tobetter health:

A colonoscopy is a test that

can detect col-on cancer early,at a level whenit is most treat-able. If you arebetween 50 and75 years of age,you should bescreened forcolorectal can-cer. The Ameri-can Cancer So-ciety shares

that colon cancer is the leadingcause of death from cancer inthe U.S. for men and women.Certainly, if colon cancer runs inyour family and you’ve not beentested by the time you hit 50, it’stime to do so.

Have your blood pressurechecked at least every twoyears. High blood pressure can

cause strokes, heart attacks,kidney and eye problems, andheart failure. A small blood sam-ple drawn from your arm is usedto measure your total cholester-ol. According to the AmericanHeart Association, a healthy, to-tal cholesterol goal should be be-low 200 mg/dL.

If you are between the ages of55 and 80, have a 30 pack-a-yearsmoking history and smoke nowor have quit within the last 15years, you should be screenedfor lung cancer. Lung cancercan be detected with low-dosecomputed tomography (LCT).And, of course, quit smoking.

At age 60 and older, youshould have a comprehensive di-lated eye exam at least once ayear. If you are at increased riskfor or have any age-related eye

disease, you may need to seeyour eye care professional moreoften. Glaucoma is a hereditarydisease that can take your eye-sight, if not treated.

Your emotional health is asimportant as your physicalhealth. Talk to your health careteam about being screened fordepression, especially if duringthe last two weeks, you have feltdown, sad, or hopeless and/orfelt little or no interest or plea-sure in doing things.

Excess weight increasesyour risk for diabetes and heartdisease. Your body mass index(BMI) measures your body fatbased on height and weight. Ac-cording to the National Heart,Lung and Blood Institute, a BMIbetween 18.5 and 25 is withinnormal range. You can find your

BMI by entering your heightand weight into a BMI calcula-tor, such as the one available at:www.nhlbi.nih.gov.htm

Check your skin every monthfor moles that have changed orlook abnormal. You should alsolook out for sores that won’theal. Have your doctor checkyour skin thoroughly as part ofyour physical as melanoma ishighly curable when diagnosedearly.

This list should get you start-ed and will the best New Year’sresolution you’ve ever made.

Cindy Gramke is the execu-tive director/CEO of ClermontSenior Services. Ideas and com-ments can be directed to Cindyat [email protected] or contact the agencyat 724-1255.

Resolve to focus on health in 2016

CindyGramke COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As the aging processcauses the skin to grow thinand lose its elasticity, dry skinbecomes a common winter-time complaint for many olderadults. For seniors, the colder,dryer air brings not just snowand holiday cheer, but a wholeseason of itchy, flaky skin.

Two commoncold-weather skinproblems

Xerosis is a persistent itch-iness caused by dry skin.

Seborrhea dermatitis is acondition marked by scaly, redpatches of skin that often af-fects the scalp, eyebrows,nose and chest. The cause isunknown, but it tends to wors-en during the cold months.

While these conditions mayseem like part of the season,try these skin care tips beforeyou resign yourself to livingwith the discomfort

» Moisturize, moisturize,moisturize: Lotion is an effec-tive barrier to help retain themoisture your skin loses asyou grow older, but there aresome additional moisturizingfacts that you should keep inmind:

Avoid scented lotions orointments. They can irritateand actually make skin prob-lems worse. Look for moistur-izing products that are hypo-allergenic or formulated forsensitive skin.

Choose a thicker lotion forextra protection against thecold. When shopping for lo-tions, turn the bottle upsidedown. If the lotion sticks, it’s agood choice for winter skincare. Creams and ointmentsoffer better coverage than atraditional body lotion.

Apply petroleum jelly totough spots like elbows, kneesand heels. If your hands areextra dry, rub the jelly on be-fore bed, then cover them withsocks or gloves. Ideally, youshould apply lotion withinthree minutes after bathing;moisturizing while the skin isdamp will help seal in the wa-ter.

» Drink plenty of water:You may not realize it, but dryskin can be a sign of dehydra-tion. If you are not drinking

enough water, your brain willwithhold moisture from theskin to supply the more criti-cal organs. The old rule ofeight glasses of water a day isone way to make sure you getenough, but drink as much asit takes to keep to keep ade-quately hydrated.

» Avoid hot water: Whilecomforting on a cold day, hotshowers and baths zap themoisture from your skin. Stickwith lukewarm water as muchas possible, especially whenwashing your hands. If youneed to take a hot shower orbath, minimize your bathingtime and moisturize immedi-ately afterwards. When youdry off, gently pat your skininstead of rubbing it.

» Humidify the air: Addinga humidifier to your home in-creases the amount of mois-ture in the air to help fight dryskin naturally. However, usecaution if you decide to hu-midify; dirty humidifiers canintroduce bacteria and fungusinto the air that can make yousick. Give your humidifier athorough cleaning at the be-ginning and end of every sea-son and keep up maintenancewhile you’re using it.

» Dress wisely: Use com-mon sense when dressing.Wool can be an irritating fab-ric for many people, so if yourhands are dry, stick with linenor cotton gloves. You can wearmore than one pair if yourhands get cold. Also considerwearing cotton undergar-ments as a protective barrieragainst itchy sweaters andpants.

The skin is a reflection ofyour overall health, so findingways to stay healthy is part ofthe battle. Exercise regularly(with your doctor’s approval)and eat right – your skin willlove you for it.

Episcopal RetirementHomes runs Marjorie P. Lee,Deupree Home and DeupreeCottages in Eastern Cincin-nati.

Seniors, protectyour skin againstwinter weather

Howdy folk,My daughter Pauline came

to spend part of the day last Fri-day. We went to Poochie’s Placeto eat lunch and boy it was good.If you have never been to thisplace-go. The service you get isgreat and the food is wonder-ful. This place is just past theKroger store in Amelia. Theyare open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Afterwe ate and stopped at Wal-Martfor me to get some gorilla glueto use on a plaque I was makingfor a customer with a couple ofhorses on it. We went to the car-penter shop and got the wooditems I made for Christmas andPauline helped me wrap them.When we got done we hadwrapped 12 wood items and hadthree more to wrap.

When I was talking to theseniors at the Senior ServiceCenter this month, I asked howmany of them had somethingtheir grandpa made for them.There were six hands that wentup and one lady had tears in hereyes. She said she had the itemwhere she could always see it.That is special.

I went down to Batavia andgot two of my adopted grand-daughter’s to help me get someChristmas presents for a younglady in Bethel. A 6-year-olddoesn’t need to have SantaClaus come and no gifts. Westopped at Poochie’s Place andate, boy they sure had a bigcrowd there. Both of my grand-daughters needed a box tobring some of the food home.The sandwiches were big.When we got to the their placethey asked, “Grandpa wouldyou like for us to wrap these foryou?” I said yes and they gotdown on the floor and wrappedall of the items.

I will need to go to the car-penter shop this morning tomake a bird feeder for a lady togive her husband for Christ-mas. That will make a goodChristmas gift and they canwatch the birds having some-thing to eat. Now there mightbe some hungry squirrels in the

neighborhoodthat would enjoya feast same asthe birds. I knowthe squirrels area bother but theyneed to eat too.

I talked to theBoars Head BaitShop in Aftonand Wendy an-swered the

phone. I could hear Mike talk-ing to a customer so she saidhold on for a minute. I wonderhow often they need to have thecash register repaired! Theytell me the fish are still bitinggood in the East Fork Lake.They said this morning this willbe the first Christmas in 30years that it has been thiswarm. Talking to Mike he takeshis grandma to doctors andhearing aids places. She is likesome of us - she needs hearingaids like me. She sure likes togo to Golden Corral. Mike saidwhen she goes in there youwould think she is the queen.Mike’s grandma is 95 yearsyoung, that is great. Mike suretakes good care of her and thatis wonderful. He is to thankedmany times for this. Think ofthe older folks that don’t havethis blessing.

The sauger are still beingcaught in the Ohio River. Theseare some good eating. They be-long in the walleye family andthere are some walleye beingcaught in the Ohio River.

The Save-A-Lot store is openin Bethel and boy is it nice. Theplace is so clean and there issome fine looking produce forfolks to get. I noticed the coffeewas under $6 a pound. The folksthat work there are so helpfuland always very willing to helpyou find all you need. Thatmakes me think back years agowhen you went in the store andyou gave the storekeeper yourgrocery list. He got everythingfor you. The store is stocked upwith about everything you needand that is wonderful. Theyopened on Dec. 18 with the con-

struction going on before thestore opened it was almost sev-en days a week. They have suredone a good job. There is ayoung feller that keeps theshopping carts in the store in-stead of piling out in the park-ing lot.

A lady ordered a bird feederand I thought I had one but I hadsold it so went to carpentershop and made one. While I wasback there my adopted brothercame in and brought me aChristmas gift and some usedeyeglasses. My mother keptthis boy years ago. He is 76-years-old now so we keep intouch. He kept check on mymother that lived in Newtons-ville. The tornado in 1969 blewher out of her house and de-stroyed all the buildings.

I made big flower boxes thatare 20 inches long, five inchesdeep and eight inches widemade on sled runners forChristmas presents for somepeople. They will be surprised Ihope! I got an almanac the oth-er day and it doesn’t have anybad winter wrote in it. Now as Itell folks that ask me about thewinter, when spring comes Iwill tell them how the winterwas. They always say we willknow then too. If you have achance to get an almanac thereis some good reading in it like,You know you’re growing oldwhen you sink your teeth into asteak and they stay there now!

Keep a check on the folksthat are housebound. Now I amnot trying to sell birdfeedersbut get one and hang it by a win-dow where the person can seeit. Give them a bird book, penciland paper so they can mark-down the birds and what time.

Start your week by going tothe house of worship of yourchoice and praising the goodLord.

God bless all ...More laterGeorge Rooks is a retired

park ranger, Rooks served for28 years with the last five asmanager of East Fork StatePark.

Ole fisherman loves having help

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

Dec. 23 questionLooking to 2016, if you can

grant one wish for your commu-nity, what would it be?

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Congratulations to the 2015-2016 fall sports All Stars. Eachseason we name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc. The sports staff isproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and coaches.

Many of these athletes couldbe invited to the Greater Cincin-nati Sports Awards as part of En-quirer Preps media group June23 at the Duke Energy Center.Pete Rose will be the keynotespeaker. Hashtag: #cincysport-sawards. The link for details:http://cin.ci/1MuIkRv.

FootballJacob Pangallo, senior Ame-

lia – Named Southern BuckeyeAthletic and Academic Confer-ence-American first team.

Bobby Wilmoth, sopho-more Amelia – Named SBAAC-American first team.

Jacob Cyrus, junior NewRichmond – Cyrus led the Lionsin tackles with 88 and had threefumble recoveries. Cyrus wasnamed SBAAC-American firstteam for the 7-4 (3-1 SBAAC) Li-ons.

Ethan Gundler, junior, NewRichmond – Gundler was thirdon the team in tackles and sec-ond in sacks with 3.5 to makeSBAAC-American first team.

Tyler Sammons, senior, NewRichmond – Sammons wasnamed SBAAC-American firstteam for the co-champion Lions.

Dan Troxell, sophomore,New Richmond – Troxel wasnamed SBAAC-American firstteam.

Brian Waddle, senior, NewRichmond – Waddle was NewRichmond’s second-leadingtackler and sack leader with 8.5.The senior was named SBAAC-American first team.

Michael Williamson, senior,New Richmond – Williamsonwas the top rusher with 1,159yards for 16 touchdowns andwas named first team SBAAC-American. The senior alsocaught 13 passes for threescores.

Robby Boone, senior, GlenEste – Boone was second in theECC in rushing with 1,508 yardsfor 23 touchdowns for the 8-3(5-2 ECC) Trojans. Boone wasnamed ECC first team.

Jacob Hamilton, senior,Glen Este – Hamilton led theECC in receiving yards with 978on 49 catches for seven touch-downs. Hamilton was namedECC first team.

Clayton McCune, senior,Glen Este – Named ECC firstteam for second-place Trojans.

Tyler Pilcher, senior, GlenEste – Pilcher led the ECC with2,578 passing yards for 22 touch-downs and was a three-yearstarter. Pilcher was named ECCfirst team and was Ohio DivisionII third team.

Austin Snyder, senior, GlenEste – Named ECC first team.

Nate Stone, senior, GlenEste - Named ECC first team.

Spencer Clowery, senior,Williamsburg– Clowery, theSBAAC National division player

of the year, ran the ball for 1,075yards and 20 TDs. He was an in-tegral part in the Wildcats’ divi-sion title.

Shawn Adams, senior, Bata-via – Adams excelled on bothsides of the football for Batavia.From his tight end spot, hecaught 35 passes for 410 yardsand six touchdowns. As a line-backer, he recorded two sacks,made 32 solo tackles, forced andrecovered two fumbles apiece,one he returned for a touch-down, and had one interception.He earned a spot on the SBAACNational division first team.

Boys soccerScott Ervin, senior, Amelia –

Ervin was SBAAC-Americanfirst team for 9-5-1 (6-3-1) Bar-ons. On a balanced scoring team,Ervin had nine goals and sevenassists.

Keeghan Manzi, senior,Amelia – Manzi was SBAAC-American first team for second-place Barons.

Daniel Waldmann, senior,Amelia – Waldmann wasSBAAC-American first team.

Grant Anderson, junior,New Richmond – Andersonmade SBAAC-American firstteam for 13-1-1(9-1) champion Li-ons and was league Player of theYear for Coach of the Year DougFlamm.

Alec Bomske, senior,NewRichmond – Bomske wasSBAAC-American first team.

Jake Hayden, senior, NewRichmond – Hayden wasSBAAC-American first team.

A.J. Hobbs, junior, New Rich-mond – Hobbs was SBAAC-American first team.

Paul Jaehnen, senior, NewRichmond – Jaehnen wasSBAAC-American first team.

Caimen Pardue, junior, GlenEste – Named ECC first team forthe Trojans. Pardue was third inthe league in scoring with 14goals and three assists. He wasalso Glen Este’s football place-kicker.

Griffin Garrison, senior,McNicholas – Garrison wastabbed first-team all-state in Di-vision II by the Ohio ScholasticSoccer Coaches Association.The striker put 15 in the back ofthe net for the GCL-Coed centralchamps. The senior was the divi-sion’s player of the year forcoach of the year Jason Peters.He was joined on the first teamby teammates Tristan Bentley,Matthew Cornell and BlakeMurphy.

Morgan Walker, senior, Ba-tavia– Walker accumulated 32points (eight goals, 16 assists)for the SBAAC American divi-sion runners-up. He was select-ed to the SBAAC American firstteam along with teammates JoshBauer, Mark Knauer and Gar-rett Kraus.

Girls soccerAlly Brown, junior, Amelia –

Brown was named SBAAC-American Player of the Year forCoach of the Year Amy Kemmerand first team. The junior wasseventh in the city in scoringwith 24 goals and 11 assists forthe 13-2 (9-1 SBAAC) Lady Bar-

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Boys basketball» Amelia defeated

Western Brown 57-40Dec. 18. Junior Ryan Tur-ner had 16 points.

The Barons beat GlenEste 41-39 on Dec. 19 atFifth Third Arena at theUniversity of Cincinnati.

» New Richmond beatGoshen 59-52 on Dec. 19as Frankie Taulbee had 23points.

The Lions defeated

Ripley 62-38 on Dec. 20with Taulbee hitting for26.

» Glen Este beat Fen-wick 42-37 on Dec. 22 asjunior Brad Gardner had12 points.

» Williamsburg lost toFayetteville-Perry 53-48Dec. 22. Nate Boganscored 14.

» Batavia beat Marie-mont 54-50 Dec. 21. TyWolfe scored 21 points.

» New Richmond beatRipley 62-38. FrankieTaulbee had 26 points.

» McNicholas lost toLa Salle 71-33 Dec. 22.

Ryan Reidy scored 6points.

Girls basketball» Glen Este downed

Amelia 76-26 on Dec. 19 atthe Fifth Third Arena atthe University of Cincin-nati. Sophomore JasmineHale had 11 points. SeniorMacKenzie Hultz ledAmelia with eight.

» Amelia beatBlanchester 50-41 on Dec.21 as senior Kendall Kai-ser had 12 points.

» Batavia lost to Mil-ford 68-24 Dec. 21. Burtonhad 11 points.

» Williamsburg beatManchester 54-37 Dec. 21.Johnson had 17 points.

» McNicholas lost toMother of Mercy 63-58Dec. 22. Hannah Brunehad 15 points.

Wrestling» Glen Este finished

fourth at the SouthwestOhio Wrestling CoachesAssociation Classic. Sen-iors Brandon Hertel (120)and Avery Jones (182) hadthird-place finishes. Sen-ior Brandon Smith wasfourth at 145 pounds.

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Kylie Smith of Amelia looks for options as the Bethel defensestarts descending upon her. Bethel tries to keep their perfectseason rolling as they visit Amelia High School.

ons.Abby Brown, junior,

Amelia – Twin of Ally, shemade SBAAC-Americanfirst team as a defender.

Lindsay Buten, junior,Amelia – Buten madeSBAAC-American firstteam.

Shelby Elder, junior,Amelia – Elder madeSBAAC-American firstteam.

Lauren Gilbert, sopho-more, Amelia – Gilbertmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Alexis Forsee, junior,New Richmond – Forseemade SBAAC-Americanfirst team for the 14-1-1 (8-1-1 SBAAC) Lady Lions.

Maren Hance, senior,New Richmond – Hancemade SBAAC-Americanfirst team for the second-place Lady Lions. Hancewas fourth in the city inscoring with 27 goals and12 assists.

Julianna Harrison,freshman, New Rich-mond – Harrison madeSBAAC-American firstteam.

Ariel Huber, senior,New Richmond – Hubermade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Brandi Brock, senior,Glen Este – Named ECCfirst team for 3-11-3 LadyTrojans. Brock was 20th inthe league in scoring.

Anna Smith, sopho-more, Glen Este – NamedECC first team. Smith was15th in the league in scor-ing.

Sophie Gorman, ju-nior, McNicholas – Gor-man was named first-teamall-state in Division II bythe Ohio Scholastic SoccerCoaches Association. Shescored 16 points andhelped lead the Rockets totheir third GCL-Coed Cen-tral title in a row. She wasjoined on the conference’sfirst team by teammatesEmma Heise, MeganKehres and Megan Rack.

Hope Schaljo, junior,Williamsburg – Schaljo

was selected to theSBAAC National divisionfirst team.

Allie Murphy, senior,Batavia – Murphy was se-lected to the SBAACAmerican division firstteam.

VolleyballAshley Fraley, senior,

Amelia – Fraley wasSBAAC-American firstteam for the 12-10 (7-3SBAAC) Lady Barons.

Kandice Miller, junior,Amelia – Miller wasSBAAC-American firstteam for the second-placeLady Barons.

Rachael Riffle, junior,New Richmond – Rifflemade SBAAC-Americanfirst team for the Lady Li-ons, who were 15-6 (8-2SBAAC) led by Coach ofthe Year Carla Corbin.

Cortney Smith, junior,New Richmond – Smithmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Aubree Story, sopho-more, New Richmond –Story made SBAAC-American first team.

Aubrey Young, junior,Williamsburg – Young ledthe Wildcat attack, butthere are other facets toher game and that’s whyshe was chosen as theSBAAC National player ofthe year for coach of theyear Shari McKibben.

Jen Harden, senior, Ba-tavia – Harden paced theBulldog attack and wastop-10 in the city in kills(286). Selected to theSBAAC American firstteam.

Hannah Wuerfel, sen-ior, McNicholas – Wuerfelled the GCL-Coed Centralwith 193 kills. She added157 digs and 12 blocks. Shemade her way onto theGCL-Coed Central firstteam.

Boys cross countryTom Casavant, junior,

Amelia – Casavant madeSBAAC-American firstteam for the second-placeBarons.

Justin Tavner, junior,Amelia – Tavner wasnamed the SBAAC-Ameri-can Runner of the Year asa junior.

Luke Glenn, junior,New Richmond – Glennwas SBAAC-Americanfirst team for league-champion Lions for Coachof the Year Rylan Shebes-ta.

Ryan Wolf, sopho-more, New Richmond –Wolf was SBAAC-Ameri-can first team.

Dylan Young, junior,Batavia – Young ran in theDivision II district raceand finished 44th out of 87runners. He was the Bull-dogs’ No. 1 runner thisyear and was selected tothe SBAAC American sec-ond team.

Jefferey Schlueter, ju-nior, Williamsburg –Schlueter ran in the Divi-sion III district race andfinished 37th out of 96 run-ners. He was the Wildcats’No. 1 runner this year andwas selected to theSBAAC National divisionsecond team.

Girls cross countryMaria Cardarelli, ju-

nior, Amelia – Cardarelliwas SBAAC-Americanfirst team for league-champion Lady Barons.

Maddie Walker, fresh-man, Amelia – Walkerwas the SBAAC-American

Runner of the Year forCoach of the Year ShaneHeikenfield and firstteam. Walker representedAmelia in the Division Istate meet.

Morgan Walsh, fresh-man, Amelia – Walshmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Emily Belmont, senior,New Richmond – Belmontmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team and ran in theDivision II regionals, fin-ishing 86th in 21:45.6.

Caitlin Biehle, fresh-man, New Richmond –Biehle made SBAAC-American first team andran in the Division II re-gionals, finishing 31st in20:17.7.

Shelbi Simpson, ju-nior, New Richmond –Simpson made the Divi-sion II regionals and fin-ished 52nd in 20:54. Shewas second team SBAAC-American.

Erin McHugh, junior,McNicholas – McHughran in the Division II dis-trict race and finished in16th, just shy of advancingto regionals. The juniorwas tabbed second-teamGCL-Coed.

GolfEvan Daniel, senior,

Amelia – Daniel was theSBAAC-American Golferof the Year for Coach ofthe Year Terry Helton andfirst team. The Baronsbeat out Goshen for theleague title.

Zach Simons, senior,Amelia – Simons wasSBAAC-American firstteam.

Brandon Frey, junior,Batavia – Frey fired a 100at the Division II sectional.He was selected to theSBAAC American firstteam.

Jordan Block, sopho-more, Williamsburg –Block fired a 110 at the Di-vision III sectional. Hewas selected to theSBAAC National firstteam.

Girls golfMaria Ciampone, sen-

ior, McNicholas – Ciam-pone qualified for the Di-vision II district tourna-ment. Carded an 82 for thetournament. Led the Rock-ets to a ninth-straightQueen of the Hill victory.Was second-team GCL-

Coed.Catherine Halcomb,

junior, Batavia – Halcombfinished in the top-20 at theDivision II sectional tour-nament. She shot a 110.

Girls tennisRachel Dapper, junior,

Amelia - Dapper was theSBAAC-American Playerof the Year for Coach ofthe Year Brent Johnsonand also first team. Dap-per played first singles forthe 18-0 (10-0) champions.

Blake Nelson, senior,Amelia - Nelson madeSBAAC-American firstteam.

Allison Reardon, sen-ior, Amelia -Reardonmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Molly Stockton, soph-omore, Amelia - Stocktonmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Lily Cahall, junior,New Richmond - Cahallmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team for 14-6 (8-2) La-dy Lions who were secondto undefeated Amelia.

Taylor Cardarelli, ju-nior, New Richmond -Cardarelli made SBAAC-American first team.

Krista Reid, junior,New Richmond - Reidmade SBAAC-Americanfirst team.

Kay Daly, freshman,McNicholas – Daly madeit to the second round ofthe Division II districttournament and lost toeventual district champi-on, Jillian Milano of Car-roll. She was named firstteam GCL-Coed for coachKatherine Tyler.

Olivia Moon, senior,Batavia – Moon was se-lected to the SBAACAmerican first team.

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NOW SERVING ROOKWOOD!3825 Edwards Road

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]

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor

732-2739Sunday School 10am; Morning Worship 11am;

Sunday Evening Service 6pm; Wednesday Eve. Prayer Service & Bible Study, 7:00pm

Reaching the Heart of Clermont County

GOSHEN CHURCH OF GOD1675 Hillstation Road, Goshen, Ohio 45122722-1699 www.goshenchurchofgod.org

Pastor Doug WaldenService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

Contemporary and Traditional live Worship Music

GLEN ESTE CHURCH OF CHRIST

937 Old State Route 74 (Behind Meijer)513-753-8223 www.gecc.net

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CALVARY ALLIANCE CHURCH

986 Nordyke Road - 45255(513) 474-4954

calvaryalliancechurch.org(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmont

at Beechmont Toyota)Sunday Worship Times:

9:00 am Classic/Traditional11:00 am Contemporary

First Church of Christ,Scientist, Anderson

Township7341 Beechmont Avenue

(Near Five Mile Road)Email: [email protected]

231-1020christiansciencecincinnati.com

Sunday Service & Sunday School10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Testimonial Meeting7:30 p.m.

In Church Reading Rm/BookstoreOpen after all services.

Downtown Reading Rm/Bookstore412 Vine Street, Cincinnati

Open Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

6365 Corbly Rd • Cincinnati, OHPh# - 231-3946

www.mtwashumc.orgSunday Morning Worship 10:00 am Nursery care and children classes available

Children/Youth Group for kids K-12Sunday night at 6:30

(2nd and 4th Sundays of the month)FREE Community Dinner

2nd Saturday every month from 5:30 to 6:30 at the church.

Mission Outreach - Imagine No Malaria - $10 Saves a life!

Pastor Penny Magee

www.stpaulcumc.org

SUNDAY MORNINGS8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.Sunday School

Nursery care at all services.

8221 Miami Road(CORNER OF GALBRAITH)

513-891-8181

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255 513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

3 Contemporary Worship Servicesin our Contemporary Worship Center

2 Traditional Worship Services in our Newly Renovated Sanctuary

Children’s programs and nursery & toddler care available at 9:30 and 11:00 services.

Plenty of Parking behind church.

SUNDAY9:30 & 11:00

SUNDAY8:15 & 11:00

SATURDAY5:30

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

Epiphany United MethodistChurch Welcomes You!

Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

throughout the weekend.

Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

6635 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. 45140(513) 677-9866

www.Epiphanyumc.org

Rev. Brian K. Brown, Senior Pastor

GOSHEN UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

6710 Goshen Rd., Goshen(Across from Goshen High School)

513-722-2541Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.GUM Youth - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Every Sunday: 6 - 12th gradesJR. GUMY - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

2nd Sunday of month: 3rd - 5th grades

Email: [email protected] us on CE

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Ministry & Nursery

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

Come, connect, grow & serve

OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist ChurchSaturday Night Worship 5:00pmSunday Morning Worship 9:30

2580 US 50 - Batavia 45103Stonelick Township

1/2 mile west of CNE Schools(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142WWW.COS-UMC.ORG

Traditional Worship8:20AM & 11:00AM

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11AMNursery Care Provided

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SUNDAY:Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 amWorship Service 10:30 am Children’s Worship

(Age 4 - 5th Grade)Evening Activities for

Children, Youth, & Adults 6:00 pmHandicapped Accessible

MONDAY:Ladies’ Bible Study/Prayer Group 10:00 am

WEDNESDAY:Choir 6:30 pmYouth Group (Grades 6-12) 6:30 pmChildren (Age 4 - 5th Gr.) 6:30 pm

S. Charity & E. Water StreetsBethel, Ohio 45106 - 513-734-4204

Office: M-F 10:00 am - 2:00 pmE-mail: [email protected]

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Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Morning Glory Service11:00 a.m. Traditional Service

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Infant through 12th grade

Childcare11:00 a.m.

Infant through Kindergarten

LOVELAND PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

Join us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (oL Oak St) Loveland OH

683-2525www.LPCUSA.org

Saint Mary Church, Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass – 5:00 PMSunday Mass – 10:30 AM

www.stmaryparishfamily.org

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

Wednesday 6:45 - 8:15pmBible Study 7:00 - 8:00pm

Youth grades 6-12 7:00 - 8:00pmNursery provided for all services

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

DIRECTORY

EMAIL: cin-classi@[email protected] CALL: 513.768.8184 or 513.768.8189

ABOUTOBITUARIES

Basic obituary in-formation and a colorphotograph of yourloved one is publishedwithout charge. Call248-8600 for a submis-sion form. To publish alarger memorial tribute,call 242-4000 for pricingdetails.

Molly Rudd BargerMolly Rudd Barger, 80, of

New Richmond passed awayDec. 20 at her daughter’s home.She was a member of the SaltairChurch of Christ.

Survived by daughter Darlene(Dennis) Jowers; grandchildrenMichael (Maggie) Jowers andMichelle (Jamey) Strunk; great-grandchildren Shelbey, Bradey,Hailey, Brian, Eli, Ben, Dylan

and Zeke; brothers HubertRudd and Gene Rudd; sistersLaura Mae and Maggie; numer-ous nieces, nephews, otherfamily and friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band Clyde Barger; daughterPamela Jo Barger; sisters Mary,Ethel, Annie and Helen; broth-ers Louie Rudd and DawesRudd.

Visitation was held Dec. 22,funeral services Dec. 23 at the

Saltair Church of Christ. Burialat Laurel Cemetery, New Rich-mond. Charles H. McIntyreFuneral Home served the fam-ily.

Memorials to the SaltairChurch of Christ, 2124 Ohio 222,Bethel, Ohio 45106.

Carter Dwight DuckettCarter Dwight “C.D.” Duck-

ett, 90, of Batavia passed awayDec. 17.

Survived by wife of 68 yearsHiawatha (nee Smith) Duckett;children Teresa Chesley-Johnsonand Janet (Robert) Watson;grandchildren Tyler (Garrett)Hughes, Brittany (Jacob) Fosterand Brianna (Kevin) Duncan;great-grandchildren Carson,Maddox, Owen, Alaura, Emma,Benson, and Beau.

Visitation and funeral serviceswere held Dec. 22 at E.C. NurreFuneral Home, Amelia. In-

terment at Batavia UnionCemetery.

Memorials to the FirstBaptist Church of Coldspr-ing, KY, 4410 AlexandriaPike, Cold Spring, KY 41076.

Rebecca L. ShafferRebecca L. Shaffer, 42, of

Amelia passed away Dec. 17.Survived by husband Jon

Shaffer; children ChristopherMadden and BronwynnShaffter; mother MarilynFisher; siblings Joey Maddenand Fran Fisher.

Preceded in death byfather Ronald Madden.

Visitation and funeralservices were held at E. C.Nurre Funeral Home, Ame-lia.

Memorials to CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital.

Margaret LouiseWilliams

Margaret Louise (neeBaudendistel) Williams, 92,of Williamsburg passedaway Dec. 19.

Survived by childrenJudith (late Maurice) Carter,Patricia (Tom) Iles, Linda(late Mike) Henderson, Polly(Ron) Burroughs, and Bon-nie (Matt) Laube; grand-children Kevin Sears, LisaChandler, Jenny Smith, MikeSears, Becky Day, Sherry Iles,Angela Dubiel, MatthewIles, Tom, Justin and JesseBurroughs, Karl and CarrieLaube; 18 great-grand-children.

Preceded in death byhusband Earl Williams;grandson Jeff Henderson;parents Otto and Edith (neeEmmons) Baudendistel;siblings Marie Peterson,Catherine Heitman, AdaStadtmiller, Carrie Sibert,Rose Mary Manor, Ralph,John and Charles Baudendis-tel.

Visitation was held Dec.22, funeral services Dec. 23at the Evans Funeral Home,Milford. Burial in GreenlawnCemetery.

Memorials to the AshleyMichelle Henderson CollegeFund, c/o Members FirstCredit Union, 7421 DouglasBlvd., Suite D, Douglasville,GA 30135.

DEATHS

Bethel PentecostalChurch of GodSunday school is 10 a.m. Sundayworship is 11 a.m. Sunday nightservice is 6 p.m. Thursdayservice is 7:30 p.m.

The church is at 2738 state Route125, Bethel.

Clough Pike BaptistChurchThe women’s ministry makes lapquilts and hats for Children’sHospital patients.

The church is at 1025 CloughPike; 752-3521; www.clough-pike.com.

Cranston MemorialPresbyterian ChurchSunday service is at 10:45 a.m.The church is at the corner ofWashington and Union streetsin New Richmond.

EastgateCommunity ChurchWeekly Sunday celebration is 10a.m. Child care is available.

The church is at ReceptionsEastgate, 4450 S. EastgateDrive; 843-7778; eastgatecom-munity church.com.

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is at Amelia OliveBranch Road and old stateRoute 32, Batavia; emmanuel-umc.com.

First Baptist Churchof New RichmondSunday school is 10 a.m. Morn-ing service is 11 a.m. Eveningservice is 6 p.m. Wednesdaymorning prayer service is of-fered. Wednesday evening Kid’sClub is 6:30-8 p.m. Call torequest a van service puck up at553-1956.

The church is at 213 WesternAve., New Richmond.

Glen Este Church ofChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Sunday school is 9:30a.m. Evening service and youthgroups at 6 p.m.

The church is at 937 Old StateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

Jesuit SpiritualCenterJoin with other women forSpiritual Conversations forWomen in the Ignatian Tradi-tion Thursday, Jan. 21, March 3,April 21 and May 21, in theSchott Pavilion. This is a four-part series. Participants canattend one or all four of thesessions. During the sessions,the group will explore spiritualthemes, pray and share. Therewill be a time for input, reflec-tion, faith sharing and journal-ing (please bring a favoritejournal). Dinner is served at 6p.m., program is 7 p.m. to 8:30p.m. Cost is $25 for the dinnerand program, or $80 for theentire series.

Silent Ignation Retreats areoffered in January. Retreatsinclude daily Mass, periods forprivate reflection and devo-tions, spiritual direction, andreconciliation and healingservices. Dates are as follows:

» Jan. 8-10: Two-Day SilentIgnatian Retreat - Men St.Aloysius Gonzaga

» Jan. 11-13: Two-day IgnatianRetreat - Women Mary Rep-aratrix

» Jan. 15-17: Two-day SilentIgnatian Retreat - Men TheSaints

» Jan. 17-19: Two-day SilentIgnatian Retreat - Men St.Francis of Assisi

» Jan. 21: Spiritual Conversationsfor Women in the IgnatianTradition

» Jan. 22-24: Two-day SilentIgnatian Retreat - Men Infantof Prague/Pope St. John XXIII

» Jan. 29-31: Two-day SilentIgnatian Retreat - Men St.Francis Xavier

For further information or toregister, call 248-3500, ext. 10,visitwww.jesuitspiritualcenter.comor e-mail [email protected].

The center is at 5361 S. MilfordRoad, Milford; 248-3500;www.jesuitspiritualcenter.com.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-availablebasis. E-mail announcements to

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The Jesuit Spiritual Center will host “Spiritual Conversationsfor Women” beginning in January.


CLERMONT COUNTY BOARD OF DDClermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities

2014 Annual Report and Outcomes Management Summary 2040 US HIGHWAY 50 • BATAVIA, OH 45103

Executive SummaryDan Ottke, Superintendent2014 was a year of signio cant change for the Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

One of the most signio cant changes was the announcement that Sharon Woodrow, the Superintendent for the past 11 years, would be retiring. Along with her announcement, the leadership team had three other announced retirements: Jodie Jones (Investigations), Sue Brenner (SSA Supervisor), and Maureen Serbu (Assistant Director of Business Operations).

The Adult Services Program went through a yearlong re-tooling process, assisting individuals who used the waiver for funding their day services to o nd another provider. This involved working with local providers to ensure local capacity existed to support these individuals. Two provider fairs were held in 2014 to oq er individuals and their

families the opportunity to meet with potential providers and to o nd a provider that would best meet their needs.

The agency participating in our CARE survey and received notio cation that it was again awarded a three year accreditation. The agency has received three years every time it has been surveyed since and including the o rst survey in 1996. We are very proud that Clermont DD is meeting and/or exceeding the standards of excellence for services.

Other areas of note for 2014 included the development of a Mental Health Services Program to better serve individuals with a Developmental Disability and a Mental Health Diagnosis. The agency also partnered with the Southwest Ohio Council of Government to contract for Investigative Agent Services. The Wildey building underwent renovations to better improve heating and air ek ciency and quality, and also to improve the welcoming of visitors and improve overall safety and security.

Finally, we learned in 2014 to expect that there could be signio cant we learned in 2014 to expect that there could be signio cant changes in the next few years as it relates to the service delivery system for individuals with Developmental Disabilities. We are committed to working with the individuals, their families, their guardians, our staq , and the providers here in Clermont County to navigate these changes and to meet the needs of those we serve.

Early Childhood ServicesEarly Intervention, Help Me Grow,Regional Infant Hearing ProgramThis program follows guidelines and/or rules from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, from Part C of I.D.E.A., as well as rules from the Ohio

Department of Health. The overarching goal of early intervention is to increase the family and caregiver’s competence and cono dence in helping their child learn and grow.

In 2014, we:• Fully implemented the state-recommended, Evidence-Based Practice system of service

delivery.• Continued to assist families in early identio cation of autism, resulting in a 40% Increase

in the number of autism-specio c evaluations in 2014.• Oq ered respite for children birth to 3 on a regular basis; this continues to be a popular

service with families.• Met 91.6% of child outcomes.• Used various sources to obtain feedback regarding services: phone and exit surveys,

anecdotal feedback, ongoing administrative review and direct home visits.

Areas of oversightOhio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Family and Children First Council

Individuals served by the Early Childhood Program:Early Intervention(total individuals enrolled): 423 Waiting List: 0Active enrollees as of 12/31/14: 217 Waiting List: 0

School Age ServicesThe Thomas A. Wildey School provides intensive, specialized instruction to children age 5–22 in seven classrooms split into two tracks of service: medically-fragile classrooms for students with medical, physical and sensory needs, and transition class-rooms that focus on functional academics, life skills and developing vocational skills.

Students are referred by their local school district, and placement is determined by the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Team. The district of residence pays 100% of the cost of students to attend the Wildey School and provides transportation.

Individuals served by the School Age Program:January, 2014: 45 studentsDecember, 2014: 40 students

In 2014, we:• Became familiar with the Employment First Initiative, how it will impact students, and

spent time developing more meaningful transition plans.• Met individually with families to discuss individual options and planning for 2014

graduates.• Increased time for therapists (Occupational, Speech/Language, Physical) to complete

documentation/write reports after school hours, increasing their time with students during the school day.

• Eliminated two positions: part-time Speech-Language Pathologist and Instructor Assistant.

• Completed renovation of pool and gym.• Received $1,000 grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation.• Created “COVE” – Classroom for Vocational Education.• Gave each classroom 2 iPads.• Added n at screen TVs with Apple TV to classrooms so teachers can mirror their iPads

as an instructional tool.• Began training on “Sanctuary” (trauma-informed care).• Continued to be an active member of the Regional Autism Advisory Council (RAAC)• Continued staq professional development in multiple areas.

Adult ServicesThe Adult Services Department oq ers several services to individuals: Community Employment, Bridges to Transition, PRIME, Supported Employment Enclaves, Sheltered Employment, and Community Integration and Activity Programming.

In 2014, we:• Continued to expand on Employment First Initiative eq orts by hiring an Employment

First Specialist.• Continued the Bridges to Transition Project, oq ering school-to-work transition for

students aged 14-25; served 80+ students by providing services including Job Seeking Skills, Personal Adjustment, Summer Youth Work Experiences (SYWE) and Career Exploration all within school and community settings.

• Paid students for their work experiences through SYWE, which encouraged youth with disabilities to pursue community employment when they graduate.

• Participated in volunteer-based community integration activities at the Wildey Center.• Explored service projects with local businesses including the Cincinnati Nature Center,

Wal-Mart, Round Bottom Recycling, and Park National Bank.• Maintained the music sensory room and provided individuals from all the buildings the

opportunity to participate in its use.• Placed 28 individuals in community jobs through Community Employment

Department; 17 additional individuals participated in Community Based Work Assessments.

• Had no waiting list for Community Employment Services.• Collaborated with business professionals, owners and HR staq from Deimling Jeliho,

Round Bottom Recycling, and Kroger on the Clermont DD Business Advisory Council.

• Changed procedures so Individual Budget funds could pay for work-related expenses (transportation, provider hours, etc.) to assist individuals to o nd meaningful community activities while not working.

• Successfully consolidated Adult Services into two buildings, supported people while they found other placements, and moved those who were continuing with the program into our remaining buildings.

• Continued to serve people with more challenging mental health diagnoses as well as developmental disabilities at the DAC Program.

• Continued to support and train individuals in ways to cope with their daily struggles in ek cient and eq ective ways including those outlined in Mandt Training.

• Obtained feedback through Individual Planning process, annual satisfaction surveys, and Client Council meetings.

Community Support ServicesCommunity Support Services staq help support individuals with Develop-mental Disabilities and their families by determining eligibility, facilitating assessments to determine the service needs, identifying available resources and facilitating service planning that ensures that individuals and their families have choice and control in planning while maintaining the health and well-being of the individual being served. Areas of service are based on the rules and laws set by the State, as well as the budgets and priorities of the County Board. Components of services within the Community Support Services Division include: intake, eligibility, referral and waiting list management; service and support administration; behavior support services; investigations of major unusual incidents.

In 2014, we:• Expanded services to include 10

additional Level One Waivers, 10 additional SELF Waivers, and 30 additional individuals for the Adult Services Individual Budget.

• Addressed emergency needs by enrolling 2 individuals on an Individual Option Waiver and providing 16 individuals with Stabilization Funding for a limited term to prevent an emergency.

• Received 196 funding requests were granted through the Alternative Option Program.

• Assisted 227 families to receive Family Support Services funding.

• Assisted an average of 12 families per month to receive in-homebehavior support consultation.

• Provided Saturday respite services twice a month through the Gift of Time Respite Cooperative with an average of 18 individuals each session.

• Continued partnerships with other agencies in supporting individuals with co-occurring diagnoses of developmental disabilities and mental health.

• Provided information and tools to promote Self Advocacy by expanding staq support for the individuals in our People In Action (PIA) chapter.

• Collaborated with PIA for their training on “Bullying and Rights” at the Ohio People First Conference and a local provider meeting.

• Assisted 247 individuals who contacted the County Board requesting Intake and Eligibility Determination.

• Coordinated 77 more MUIs than in 2013; 27 more were cono rmed substantiatedthan in 2013

Individuals Served by Program/Service Area:HCBS Waivers: 380 total enrolled Waiting List: 833Supported Living: 45 enrolled Waiting List: 342Adult Individual Budget: 174 enrolled Waiting List: 35Behavior Support: More than 120 served Waiting List: 37Family Support Services: 248 served Waiting List: 0Alternative Options: 196 served Waiting List: 121

Community RelationsThe Communications and Community Relations Department has four main areas that help tie the Clermont DD agency to the community. These areas are press/media relations, volunteer coordination, community activities (day/evenings/weekends), and fundraisers/events/awareness activities.

In 2014, we:• Created an online Volunteer Orientation video that now appears on our YouTube

Channel.• Attended several exhibits including the Autism Expo, Clermont County Fair (2 booths),

Felicity “Cool Tools for School” festival, Transition Bootcamp in September, and the Employment First “WORKing Together” Conference in October.

• Oq ered new community activities including a walking club, Auntie Anne’s pretzel tour, and an ice cream social.

• Participated on three work groups for the Clermont Chamber Foundation’s “Agenda for the Future” project (see “Partnerships” on ).

• Were interviewed by Cincy Magazine for the Agenda for the Future project.• Collaborated with the Southwestern Ohio Council of Governments to produce excellent

awareness month activities in March and October.• Nominated several people for the Ohio Public Images Media awards including Kristin

Rover, Clermont Sun Reporter, Batavia Trustees and Administration, Matt Stricklin in Personal Achievements Category, and Bridges to Transition Employers (Big Lots, Grants Farm, Clermont YMCA and Coney Island Amusement Park).

• Were honored that the Bridges to Transition Employers won an “Award of Merit” at the Media Awards.

• Welcomed Pete Miller and Jeq Diesel as new members to the Clermont DD Empowers Me Board.

• Worked with the Community Support Services Department to produce a successful Golf Outing on Saturday, May 17, raising over $5,000 for the levy fund.

• Attended Special Olympics State Summer Games June 25 and 26.• Produced several fundraisers for the Clermont DD Empowers Me Board including a Fit

and Fun Fest on July 12 and Car Show on August 16.• Received a $1,000 donation from the Loveland American Legion for the Activity Fund.• Presented “Clermont’s Got Talent” on September 20; 100 people attended, 10 acts

performed, and Nathan Grant of Loveland was the winner.• Participated in the Clermont Chamber Membership Drive on October 8.• Worked with Terri Tolley of the Community Support Services Department to help her

produce the Amish Mao a Concert for the Levy on October 11, raising over $1,400.• Were invited to community dances (activity program) with Faith Community Church,

Bethel American Legion, Loveland Legion, and Mt. Carmel Legion.• Honored community members for the assistance they give us at our Good Fortune

recognition dinner on October 28.

Emergency Preparednessin Clermont CountyAs in previous years, Clermont DD remained committed to safety and emergency preparedness in 2014. We met with the following groups and organizations:

• Clermont County Long-Term Recovery Committee• Clermont County Citizen Corps Council• Tri-State COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disasters)

As a way to give back to the community that so graciously supports Clermont DD, we continued to operate the Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) in the event of any county disasters. Luckily, we did not have to activate the VRC in 2014, but we participated in two training events:

• Tabletop Exercise on May 21 with the Disaster Resistant Communities Group in Tallahassee, Florida to test the Clermont DD VRC Procedure Plan

• Tabletop Exercise with New Richmond Community on October 22 to test New Richmond’s Flood Plan

We were also asked to share our VRC module with Warren County Emergency Management Agency. In doing so, we volunteered to assist them should a disaster arise in their county before they develop their VRC.

The Clermont County Emergency Management Agency is responsible for activating the VRC; we will continue to work with this department when disasters in Clermont County occur.

Business OperationsThe Business Operations Department provides several key functions to the Agency: o scal operations, information technology, risk management and safety, human resources, administrative quality and compliance, facilities management, and transportation management.

In 2014, we:• Assisted the Adult Service Department to transition into a smaller program, reducing

the number of staq and realizing cost savings in this department.• Received a three-year CARF accreditation.• Implemented wireless internet throughout the Wildey Center.• Replaced all Windows XP computers that access the Internet.• Fixed an aging copier instead of purchasing one for the SSA cubicle ok ces.• Implemented a HIPAA compliant e-mail system to automatically encrypt sensitive

information that is sent outside the agency.• Renovated over two-thirds of the Wildey Center to include a new HVAC system and

new main entrance to enhance security and more eq ectively manage visitor trak c• Improved and increased exterior lighting at the Wildey Center, added an additional

walkway and parking lot lights to improve visibility for safety and security, and improved signage at the Wildey Center.

• Assisted 15 employees to take advantage of the Early Retirement Incentive Plan (ERIP) which reduced the number of staq from 189.5 to 159 positions.

• Contracted with First Transit for Adult Services Transportation.

Strategic PartnersRegional Autism Advisory Council (RAAC)Clermont DD has been an active supporting member of the Regional Autism Advisory Council (RAAC) since 1999. RAAC encompasses all four counties: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren. Each county meets monthly in regional task forces. Early Intervention and Adult Services also meet as individual work groups several times a year.

Clermont County Task Force: This task force meets monthly. Representatives from Clermont DD, local school districts, and Family and Children First Councilregularly attend.

Training Series: The Clermont County Task Force presents a local training series consisting of 4-5 sessions attended by a variety of educational professionals, social workers, parents, mental health providers, DD providers, and DD Adult Services staq .

Summer Institute: RAAC sponsors this summer training series which is a premiere Autism training opportunity for educational professionals, para-professionals, DD professionals, healthcare professionals and parents.

Clermont DD Empowers MeThe Clermont DD Empowers Me Board was established as a 501(c)3 non-proo t corporation whose mission is to assist Clermont DD to seek funding for programs and services for individuals served and to support their mission, vision, and goals of empowering people with disabilities.

Two additional members joined the original board in 2014. Events sponsored by Clermont DD Empowers Me this year were Clermont’s Got Talent, Let the Good Times Roll Car Show, and the Fit and Fun Fest 5K event. Information about the Board can be found on the inside cover of this Annual Report or by visiting empowersmeboard.org.

Southwestern Ohio COGIn 2009, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren Counties formed the Southwestern Ohio Council of Governments (SWO COG) and began collaborating on many common concerns to provide the best possible services to persons with developmental disabilities in their respective counties. Along with public relations collaboration, we also purchase investigations services, and participated in their “WORKing Together” Conference. In 2014, Shirley Riggs was hired as SWO COG’s Executive Director.

Business Advisory CouncilThroughout 2014, this Council continued to focus on recruiting members from the business community, completing the information page for the Clermont DD website, and fostering an employment initiative throughout the Clermont County area. This year’s Employer of the Year was Pam Brown of Kroger Mulberry who was honored at the Clermont Chamber of Commerce’s October Monthly Luncheon in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. For more information, visit the BAC page at clermontdd.org.

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.Clermont DD’s partnership with Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is one that assists with our work contracts through the Clermont Sheltered Work Administrative Services, Inc. Goodwill East in Batavia continued to oq er additional work choices to the individuals served here in Clermont County. In 2014, Goodwill sponsored several activities including the Fit and Fun Fest 5K and Clermont’s Got Talent.

FAST TRACClermont FAST TRAC is a collaborative, sustainable mental health system of care that is family-driven and youth-guided, providing community-based and individualized supports and services that are responsive to the cultural characteristics of Clermont County’s multi-need children, youth, and their families, strengthening them with hope and supporting them to lead successful lives. Clermont DD continued its collaboration with FAST TRAC in the areas of Social Marketing, Cross Systems Collaboration, County Quality Improvement, Evaluation Committee, Training Committee, and Sustainability Committee, and Wraparound.

LifePoint Solutions/Greater Cincinnati Behavioral HealthDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment designed specio cally for individuals with self-harm behaviors, such as self-cutting, suicide thoughts, urges to suicide, and suicide attempts. Many clients with these behaviors meet criteria for a disorder called borderline personality (BPD). It is not unusual for individuals diagnosed with BPD to also struggle with other problems – depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, eating disorders, or alcohol and drug problems. DBT is a modio cation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In developing DBT for individuals served by Clermont DD, we have partnered with LifePoint Solutions, a Clermont County Mental Health Provider agency. Trained therapists and counselors form LifePoint Solutions have been working with our county board staq to provide weekly group sessions at the Wildey Center and individuals also receive one-on-one counseling weekly at the LifePoint location in Amelia. In 2014, LifePoint Solutions merged with Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health.

Clermont Agenda for the Future ProjectThe Clermont Chamber Foundation and the LEAD Clermont Alumni Association joined forces in 2014 to conduct a community-wide dialogue to create a new “Agenda for the Future” in Clermont County. This initiative was supported by a grant from Duke Energy and involved community conversations asking for positives about the past 5 years and growth for the next 5 years in the county. Clermont DD administrators participated on three work groups (Transportation, Housing, and Community) which helped develop goals for the overall project that will help Clermont County grow and prosper.

Farewell, Sharon Woodrow!On December 31, 2014, Superintendent Sharon Woodrow retired after 20+ years of service to individuals and families served by Clermont DD.

Throughout the 11 years she served as Superintendent, Sharon brought growth and change to the agency. Her visionary and competent professionalism led Clermont DD through several challenging levy campaigns and progressive programmatic changes. She participated on numerous statewide committees and brought Clermont DD to the forefront as a leader in the developmental disabilities community. Throughout it all, the individuals served at Clermont DD were her main focus and, in her retirement, we know she will continue to be an advocate for those with special needs.

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AMELIAIncidents/investigationsDomestic violenceReported at block 10 of SpencerCourt, Sept. 20.

Open containerMale cited at block 30 of ChurchSt., Sept. 19.

TheftMale observed inside vehicle atblock 10 of West Main St., Sept.4.

Wallet reported missing atKroger gas station at block 40 ofWest Main St., Sept. 17.

Unauthorized use2011 Kia taken at block 20 ofWoodsong Court, Sept. 18.

BATAVIAIncidents/investigationsDrug paraphernaliaK-9 unit located glass pipe invehicle at 700 block of SouthRiverside, Sept. 11.

Male possessed various pills,suspected meth, etc. in vehicleat traffic stop at 2000 block ofHospital Drive, Sept. 12.

Hypodermic needles located invehicle at 200 block of EastMain, Sept. 17.

K-9 unit located marijuana pipesand grinder in vehicle at trafficstop at area of Ohio 222 andOhio 132, Sept. 17.

Drug possessionK-9 unit located suspected methand a pipe in vehicle at area ofOhio 222 and Filager, Sept. 11.

TheftXBox games taken at 200 blockof Spring St., Sept. 14.

PIERCE TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsCriminal trespass/criminaldamageJuveniles riding bikes in andthrough golf course at Stillmea-dow Country Club at Stillmea-dow Drive, Sept. 20.

Open containerMale cited at 1700 block of OhioPike, Sept. 20.

TheftMerchandise taken from Wal-mart; $46 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Sept. 14.

Trash can taken; $100 at 3500block of Hunting Creek, Sept.14.

Cellphone taken from Walmart;$249 at 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Aug. 18.

Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $12 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Sept. 17.

Merchandise taken from Wal-mart; $44 at 1800 block of OhioPike, Sept. 20.

UNION TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 600 block of Char-wood, Sept. 19.

Auto theftReported at 4100 block of FoxRun Trail, Sept. 17.

Reported at 4400 block of East-wood, Sept. 19.

Child endangeringReported at 1100 block of Spar-row Wood Blvd., Sept. 20.

Criminal damageReported at Brandychase Apart-ments at 3900 block of Bran-dychase Way, Sept. 20.

Reported at Beechwoods Apart-ments at 400 block of Piccadilly,Sept. 21.

Reported at 400 block of CraigRoad, Sept. 22.

Reported at 400 block of IvyTrails Drive, Sept. 22.

Disorderly conductReported at 400 block of OldOhio 74, Sept. 18.

Domestic violenceReported at 4000 block ofMcLean Drive, Sept. 18.

Reported at 800 block of Stag-horn Drive, Sept. 18.

Reported at 1100 block of Welles-ley Ave., Sept. 20.


Reported at 1100 block of ShaylerBrook Apts., Sept. 23.

Drug offenseReported at 4500 block of East-wood Drive, Sept. 17.

Reported at Beechmont RollerRink at 3900 block of Commer-cial Blvd., Sept. 19.

Reported at Comfort Inn at 4400block of Aicholtz, Sept. 20.

Reported at Tender Towne at 600block of Ohio Pike, Sept. 21.

Reported at 4500 block of Tree-view Court, Sept. 22.

Liquor violationReported at 4100 block of FoxRun Trail, Sept. 23.

MenacingReported at Beechwoods Apart-ments at 400 block of Piccadilly,Sept. 17.

Sex offenseReported at American HealthAssoc. at 600 block of Ohio Pike,Sept. 23.

TheftReported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 18.

Reported at Lowe's at 600 blockof Mount Moriah, Sept. 18.

Reported at JC Penney at East-gate Blvd., Sept. 18.

Reported at Golden TanningSystem at 900 block of OhioPike, Sept. 17.

Reported at Home Depot at 500block of Ohio Pike, Sept. 18.

Reported at 4100 block of Heri-tage Glen, Sept. 18.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 18.

Reported at Speedway at 500

block of Ohio Pike, Sept. 19.Reported at 500 block of OldOrchard Drive, Sept. 20.

Reported at McDonald’s at 4000block of Mount Carmel Tobasco,Sept. 21.

Reported at Meijer at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 21.


Reported at 4200 block of Bran-donmore, Sept. 21.

Reported at Walmart at EastgateBlvd., Sept. 22.

Reported at 500 block of DavisRoad, Sept. 22.

Reported at Lowe's at MountMoriah Drive, Sept. 22.


Reported at 4500 block of East-wood Drive, Sept. 22.


Reported at 4100 block of Brook-field Drive, Sept. 23.

Reported at 1 Boundry St., Sept.23.

TrespassingReported at 1100 block of EmeryRidge, Sept. 20.

VandalismReported at Goodwill at 4000block of Commercial Blvd., Sept.18.

Reported at Dog Day Every Dayat 600 block of Ohio Pike, Sept.20.

WILLIAMSBURGIncidents/investigationsAssaultFemale juvenile assault anotherclassmate at Genesis Center at500 block of W. Main St., Sept.11.

TheftReported at Frisbee Golf Courseat 100 block of E. Main St., Sept.12.Clermont County Sheriff’sOffice

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacingAt 3000 block of Hospital Drive,Batavia, Sept. 22.

At 6300 block of Ohio 727,Goshen, Sept. 22.

Aggravated trespassAt 2000 block of Laurel LindaleRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 22.

AssaultAt 2000 block of Laurel LindaleRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 22.

At 00 block of Montgomery Way,Amelia, Sept. 23.

At 3300 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Sept. 24.

Breaking and enteringAt 2200 block of Laurel LindaleRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 23.

At 2200 block of Harvey Road,New Richmond, Sept. 22.

At 600 block of Market St.,Felicity, Sept. 23.

BurglaryAt 3700 block of Pettett Drive,Blanchester, Sept. 21.

At 4300 block of Dela PalmaRoad, Williamsburg, Sept. 21.

At 800 block of Richey Road,Felicity, July 13.

At 2000 block of Ohio 133,Bethel, Sept. 21.

At 5100 block of MontereyMaple Grove Road, Batavia,June 5.

At 800 block of Myers Road,Moscow, Sept. 22.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 1400 block of ThomastonDrive, Amelia, Sept. 22.

At 30 block of Lucy Run Road,Amelia, Sept. 23.

At 400 block of Washington St.,Felicity, Sept. 23.

At 5400 block of Stonelick Wil-liams Corner Road, Batavia,Sept. 21.

Criminal mischiefAt 2100 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Sept. 22.

Criminal trespass

At 2700 block of Davis Road,Bethel, Sept. 22.

At 4500 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Sept. 23.

Cruelty to animalsAt 2900 block of Ohio 133,Bethel, Sept. 23.

Disorderly conductAt 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Sept. 21.

At 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Sept. 23.

Domestic violenceAt 2000 block of Canter Road,Bethel, Sept. 24.

Drug paraphernaliaAt 2200 block of ChesterfieldLane, Batavia, Sept. 22.

Endangering children - abuseAt 30 block of Lucy Run Road,Amelia, Sept. 22.

Failure to confine a canineAt 1200 block of Twelve MileRoad, New Richmond, Sept. 24.

ForgeryAt 2000 block of Hospital Drive,Batavia, Sept. 22.

At 1200 block of GlenwoodCourt, Amelia, Sept. 23.

At 1500 block of Spruce Drive,Amelia, Sept. 24.

At 2400 block of ClermontCenter Drive, Batavia, July 21.

Fugitive from justiceAt 100 block of Santa MariaDrive, Amelia, Sept. 21.

At 4400 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Aug. 28.

At 4700 block of East FilagerRoad, Batavia, Sept. 22.

MenacingAt 40 block of North Bay Court,Batavia, Sept. 23.

Misuse of credit cardAt 100 block of LedgerwoodsDrive, Amelia, Sept. 21.

Notice of change of addressAt 2300 block of Donald Road,Bethel, Sept. 21.

Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 50 block of Shady Lane,Amelia, Sept. 23.

Possession of drugs - heroinAt 2700 block of Ireton TreesRoad, Moscow, Sept. 24.

Possession of drugs -marijuanaAt Ohio 133 at Marathon Eden-ton Road, Pleasant Plain, Sept.25.

Possession of drugsAt 50 block of Shady Lane,Amelia, Sept. 23.

At 2700 block of Ireton TreesRoad, Moscow, Sept. 24.

Receiving stolen propertyAt 5100 block of MontereyMaple Grove Road, Batavia,June 5.

Sexual impositionAt 3000 block of Ohio 132,Amelia, Sept. 24.

TheftAt 1000 block of Bucktown Trails,Williamsburg, June 25.

At 20 block of Pine Bridge Drive,Amelia, Sept. 22.

At 2000 block of Ohio 131, Bata-via, Sept. 21.

At 2000 block of Hospital Drive,Batavia, Sept. 22.

At 4300 block of Dela PalmaRoad, Williamsburg, Sept. 21.

At 100 block of LedgerwoodsDrive, Amelia, Sept. 21.

At 1200 block of GlenwoodCourt, Amelia, Sept. 23.

At 1200 block of Maple TreeLane, Moscow, Sept. 23.

At 100 block of E. Plane St.,Bethel, Sept. 23.

At 1500 block of Spruce Drive,Amelia, Sept. 24.

At 2400 block of ClermontCenter Drive, Batavia, July 21.

At 2500 block of Sprague Road,Bethel, Sept. 21.

At 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Sept. 14.

At 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Sept. 24.

At 300 block of Judd Road,Amelia, Sept. 24.

Unruly juvenile offenses -habitually disobedientAt 1800 block of Ohio 222,Bethel, Sept. 22.

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To contact your localpolice department, call: » Amelia, 753-4747» Batavia village, 732-5692» New Richmond, 553-3121» Pierce Township, 752-3830 » Union Township, 752-1230» Williamsburg, 724-2261» Clermont County Sher-iff's Office, 732-7500.


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ABOUT BUILDING PERMITSThese requests have been filed with the Clermont Coun-

ty Permit Central.

ResidentialClifford Meyer, New Richmond,deck, 2471 Ohio 222, MonroeTownship, $4,000.

Curry Electric, Cincinnati, alter,440 North St., Batavia Village.

Robert Bohart, Batavia, deck,2090 Erion Road, BataviaTownship.

David Crawford, Batavia, alter,4228 Barton, Batavia Township.

Anchor Pools, Fairfield, pool,1342 Clough Pike, BataviaTownship.

Logan Services, Fairfield, HVAC,1589 Creekside, Batavia Town-ship; HVAC, 4593 Blainfield,Union Township; HVAC, 3979Gleneste Withamsville Road.

Feazel Roofing Co., Sharonville,roof, 4575 Water Dance, Bata-via Township, $18,056.

Holiday Homes, Walton, KY,new, 2372 Vista Lake Drive,Batavia Township, $120,000.

KW Plumbing, Covington, KY,water heater, 3582 CreekCrossing, Batavia Township;water heater, 3375 HuntsmanTrace, Amelia Village; waterheater, 543 Davis Road, PierceTownship; water heater, 1455Bethel New Richmond Road,Ohio Township; water heater,102 Paddle Wheel, New Rich-mond Village.

Jeremy Fishback, Batavia, addi-tion, 3602 Our Way, Williams-burg Township, $80,000.

Recker & Boerger, Cincinnati,water heater, 689 RedwoodCourt, Union Township; waterheater, 1537 Denny Drive,Pierce Township; water heater,3489 Holly Ridge, Pierce Town-ship; water heater, 3540 White-hills.

Help Plumbing, Heat & Air,Cincinnati, HVAC, 702 Dorgene,Union Township; HVAC, 3790Fagins Run Loop, Ohio Town-ship.

Bockrath Heat & Air, Milford,HVAC, 451 Windfern Forest,Union Township.

Willis One Hour Heat & Air,

Cincinnati, HVAC, 3915 WithamWoods, Union Township; HVAC,438 Napa Court.

Lane Yates, New Richmond,alter, 4543 Yates Lane, UnionTownship.

Steve Boehm, Milford, alter, 546Brantner, Union Township.

Aquarian Pools, Loveland, pool,5141 Chukker Point, UnionTownship.

Donald Talbott, Ft. Mill, SC, alter,4497 Pearl Lane, Union Town-ship.

Legend Construction, Cincinnati,deck, 643 Polo Woods, UnionTownship, $10,000.

Flynn Construction, Cincinnati,deck, 5184 East View, UnionTownship, $3,400.

Thomas & Galbraith, Cincinnati,HVAC, 3543 Royal Stewart,Pierce Township.

Forrest Bailey, Amelia, pool,3753 Redthorne, Pierce Town-ship.

Chris Gorman, Cincinnati, new,1350 Lyons Road, Pierce Town-ship, $300,000.

Reinhart Masonry, Amelia, new,1153 Fagins Run, Ohio Town-ship, $200,000.

Quality Comfort Heat & Air,Cincinnati, HVAC, 216 LightsPointe, New Richmond Village.

CommercialCINTAS, Cincinnati, fire alarm-Deimling Jeliho Plastics, 4010Bach Buxton, Union Township.

Silco Fire Protection, Cincinnati,fire suppression, 100 Front St.,New Richmond Village.

Ascent Systems Innovations,Covington, KY, fire alarm, 4043McMann, Union Township.

Anne Becker, Cincinnati, sign,suite 31, 834 Ohio 125, UnionTownship.

Holthaus Signs, Cincinnati, sign,3995 Commercial Blvd., UnionTownship.

Michael Dobbins, New Rich-mond, alter-Mobile Conver-sions, 3354 Ohio 132, PierceTownship, $5,000.

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A crowd of Univer-sity of Notre Damefaithful - includinggraduates spanningfrom the class of 1947through 2014 - gatheredat Firehouse Grill to cel-ebrate the FightingIrish at the Notre DameClub of Greater Cincin-nati’s annual UniversalNotre Dame Night.

A primary theme ofthe evening was remem-bering The Rev. Theo-dore M. Hesburgh, whopassed away in Februr-ary at the age of 97. Af-fectionately known asFr. Ted, he was the presi-dent of the universityfor 35 years (1952-1987).Guest speaker DavidHarr, Notre Dame's as-sociate vice presidentoperations, presentedtwo videos highlightingHesburgh’s leadershipat the University andaround the world andshared several personalremembrances beforeopening the floor for at-tendees to share theirown memories.

The club presentedits highest honor, theAward of the Year, toMary Beth Lucian inrecognition of her manyyears of club leadershipand community service.As a key leader of theClub for more than 15years, she developedand led many programsto assist prospectiveand current Notre Damestudents as chair of boththe club’s Alumni andParents AdmissionsRecruitment Team andthe Current Student

Support Committee, andas a member of theScholarship Committee.

She is also a foundingco-chair of the local NDWomen Connect group.An accountancy majorand CPA, Lucian startedwith Deloitte and Tou-che and was assistantcontroller at Tipton As-sociates before movingon to part-time and sea-sonal work, first as asole proprietor andmore recently with VonLehman and Co. Hercommunity involve-ment is extensive, in-cluding many years as avolunteer for the Col-lege & Career Center atSycamore High School,Boy Scouts, Impact 100,

Kindervelt, her parish,and many PTO posi-tions. She and her hus-band, Bob (also a NotreDame graduate), havethree children and livedin Symmes Townshipbefore recently relocat-ing to California.

At the end of the eve-ning, the club presentedHarr with a check for$15,000 to be added tothe club’s endowedscholarship fund, whichis used to grant financialaid to local Tristate stu-dents attending NotreDame. Originally estab-lished by Albert Castel-lini, a 1924 graduate ofNotre Dame, the Cincin-nati endowment is one ofthe oldest and largest

Notre Dame club schol-arship funds in the coun-try. The fund has a cur-rent value of more than$2 million, and is com-prised entirely of con-tributions from theclub’s fundraising ef-forts, individual dona-tions and investment in-come. In 2014-2015, 33local students receivedtotal aid of $117,000through the club’s en-dowed scholarship pro-gram.

The Universal NotreDame Night event wasorganized by co-chairsKeith Ruehlmann andSarah Brown, along withcommittee membersTodd Foley and MarcWolnitzek.

University of Notre Dame Clubcelebration includes award, donation

PROVIDED

Immediate Past President Paul Dillenburger (Maineville), Notre Dame’s Associate VicePresident for Auxiliary Services David Harr, Club President Todd Foley (South Lebanon) andPresident-elect Marc Wolnitzek (Ft. Wright).


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:: ____ : Spanish17 Sell at a discount, say19 Female toon with a

“dollink” Boris21 Grackles and grebes23 PP25 Attic26 Horror franchise

beginning in 200427 Lasting for years and

years28 Dirt-road hazards30 Melee31 Street of film fame32 You might take it out

for a drive33 Court, for short35 Pile of stones used to

mark a trail36 DD39 First antibacterial

soap brand40 “Oh, please, that’s

enough”42 Derisive sounds43 Abbr. in many airport

names44 Jubilant45 Portrait on Chinese

renminbi bills46 AA48 Extra bed, maybe51 Bad thing on a record53 The Jedi and the Sith,

e.g.

54 “Thursday Night Football” airer

55 Alaska touristattraction

57 Director of 2015’s “Chi-Raq”

58 Capital with the NorskFolkemuseum

60 Travel info source, for short

61 London cathedral62 Volunteer’s response64 WW68 Historic German

admiral Maximilian von ____

69 Fizzy drink71 Michael of “Saturday

Night Live”72 Cry to a husky74 “When I was a ____

…”75 Riot opportunist76 Locale for

cranberries77 Very much79 Uniform81 See 114-Across82 OO85 Hodges who managed

the Mets to a World Series title

86 Little Rascals boy88 Tolkien tree

creatures89 Mars features,

mistakenly92 Befuddling94 Peeps heard by

Bo Peep95 ZZ97 When repeated, a

Yale fight song

98 Playwright Clifford100 “How ____!”101 Modern TV feature,

for short102 Hazy memory103 Grps. with the motto

“Every child. One voice”

104 Conquest of 1953107 Susan of “The

Partridge Family”108 Silas in “The Da

Vinci Code,” notably110 NN113 Dances at the

Tropicana Club114 Santa Claus

portrayer in 81-Across

115 Greet from behind the wheel

116 Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde”

117 Shot put and long jump

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“The Canterbury Tales”

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getting up in the morning?

8 Rate ____ (be perfect)9 Spicy fruit beverage

often used as a tequila chaser

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Facebook photo13 A Perón14 Soaring cost?15 RR16 Like macho

push-ups18 Explore deeply20 Calla lily family22 “Gypsy” composer24 Techies,

stereotypically29 Gasless car34 Java order that packs

less of a punch35 What Brits call “red

sauce”37 Major-____38 Muse for D. H.

Lawrence39 Some lab samples41 Assets for food critics43 Put away44 Annapolis grad.46 It comes before one47 Building beam49 Susan who wrote

“The Orchid Thief”50 Hit with a stun gun51 “Chill out, will you”52 FF53 Wig out56 Dorm V.I.P.s57 Durable stocking

fabric59 Like courtroom

witnesses60 Floor61 X-rated material63 D.C. athlete65 Pest-control brand

66 Sarcastic“Wonderful”

67 Tori of pop/rock70 Symbol of Middle

America73 Big name in 35-Down76 Gaudy wrap77 Industrious workers78 Some TVs and

smartphones80 The Impaler

83 Fort Knox valuable

84 To some degree

85 Beholds

87 It’s heard at a hearing

89 West Pointer

90 Opposite of an earlyadopter

91 Morning-run time, maybe

92 Arafat’s successoras Palestinian president

93 Budget alternative

94 Next to

95 Peers in a box

96 Meetings arranged through AshleyMadison

99 Helen Mirren, e.g.

100 Like an alarm clock, night after night

103 It may be struck on a runway

105 ____ diagram

106 ’Vette choice

109 “N.Y. State of Mind” rapper

111 ____ system (luxury car option, briefly)

112 Romance

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PUBLICATION OFLEGISLATION

On October 13, 2015, theCouncil of the Village ofNewtown passed the follow-ing legislation:Resolution #39-2015 express-ing Village Council’s intentthat, should the fire andEMS levy (Issue 10) pass atthe general election to beheld on November 3, 2015,the Council of the Village ofNewtown will take all ac-tions possible, including arequest for a reduction inthe millage to be collected,to provide that no morefunds are collected from theNewtown fire and EMS levythan are currently being col-lected in the Village ofNewtown from the levies ofthe Little Miami Joint Fireand Rescue District.Resolution #40-2015 request-ing the Hamilton County Au-ditor certify to VillageCouncil the total current taxvaluation of the Village ofNewtown and the dollaramount of revenue thatwould be generated by a10.75 mill levy.Resolution #41-2015 request-ing the Hamilton County Au-ditor certify to VillageCouncil the total current taxvaluation of the Village ofNewtown and the dollaramount of revenue thatwould be generated by an11.00 mill levy.Resolution #42-2015 request-ing the Hamilton County Au-ditor certify to VillageCouncil the total current taxvaluation of the Village ofNewtown and the dollaramount of revenue thatwould be generated by an11.25 mill levy.Resolution #43-2015 request-ing the Hamilton County Au-ditor certify to VillageCouncil the total current taxvaluation of the Village ofNewtown and the dollaramount of revenue thatwould be generated by an11.46 mill levy.Resolution #44-2015 acceptingthe amounts and rates as de-termined by the BudgetCommission & authorizingthe necessary tax levies andcertifying them to the Coun-ty Auditor.On October 27, 2015, theCouncil of the Village ofNewtown passed the follow-ing legislation:Ordinance #17-2015 rezoningHamilton County Auditor’sParcel Numbers 501-0002-0007-00, 501-0002-0010, 501-0002-0008-00, 501-0002-0009-00,501-0002-0024-00, 501-0005-0002-00, and 501-0005-0200 lo-cated on Church and CenterStreets from the ResidentialTwo Family District to thePlanned Village District.The complete text of the leg-islation may be obtained orviewed at the office of theFiscal Officer of the Villageof Newtown, 3537 ChurchStreet, Newtown, Ohio 45244.935065

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PUBLICATION OFLEGISLATION

On November 4, 2015, theCouncil of the Village ofNewtown passed the follow-ing legislation:Resolution #45-2015 orderingthe withdrawal of the Villageof Newtown as member ofthe Little Miami Joint Fireand Rescue District.Resolution #46-2015 directingthe Hamilton County Auditorto levy a tax outside of theten mill limitation, for fireand EMS purposes, as au-thorized by a vote, to collect9.92 mills less the amount ofmillage necessary to pay theVillage of Newtown’s shareof indebtedness of the LittleMiami Joint Fire and Res-cue District.Ordinance #18-2015 providingfor the removal of weedsand litter on the real proper-ty known as 6840 SchoolRoad, Hamilton County Au-ditor’s Parcel Number 501-0002-0020-00.On November 10, 2015, theCouncil of the Village ofNewtown passed the follow-ing legislation:Ordinance #19-2015 amendingthe Village of Newtown Mu-nicipal Income Tax Code ef-fective January 1, 2016 to in-sure that any income orwithholding tax is levied inaccordance with the provi-sions and limitations speci-fied in Ohio Revised CodeChapter 718.Resolution #47-2015 approv-ing health and dental insur-ance for eligible Village em-ployees.Resolution #48-2015 approv-ing a change order withAdleta Inc. for the RoundBottom Road StormwaterPipe Repair in the amount of$6,238.60.On November 30, 2015, theCouncil of the Village ofNewtown passed the follow-ing legislation:Resolution #49-2015 , Request-ing the Hamilton County Au-ditor suspend collection ofthe Newtown Fire Levy incollection year 2016 providedNewtown receives its shareof the tax levies of the LittleMiami Joint Fire and Res-cue District.The complete text of the leg-islation may be obtained orviewed at the office of theFiscal Officer of the Villageof Newtown, 3537 ChurchStreet, Newtown, Ohio 45244.935133

LEGAL NOTICEThe Village of Newtown isnow accepting Letters of In-terest with attached Resumefrom any Resident ofNewtown interested in fillinga vacant council seat with atwo year remaining term.All submittals are due byJanuary 22, 2016 @ 12:00pm.All interested Residents whohave submitted a Letter ofIntent should attend the Jan-uary 26, 2016 Council Meet-ing @ 7:00pm to give a 1-2minute explanation on whyyou feel you can best servethe Village as a CouncilMember. All submittalsshould be mailed to theVillage of Newtown, Atten-tion: Becky Fairley, 3537Church Street Cincinnati,Ohio 45244. 953311

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