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MILFORD —You say you support your localpolice department?

That you believe in strengthening ties be-tween officers and the community and in po-lice programs that reach out to underprivi-leged children?

Well, here’s your opportunity to put yourmoney where your chest is.

The Milford Police Department is selling$15 T-shirts, with 100 percent of the proceedsgoing to National Night Out, an annual crime-preventionfestival;ShopwithaHero, inwhichpolice officers and firefighters take under-privileged children Christmas shopping andthe newCitizens Police Academy, which givesparticipants an inside look at how the policeoperate.

The T-shirts will be on sale during HistoricMilford HometownHolidays in the city’sdowntown Friday,Nov. 29, and Saturday,Nov. 30, in an un-marked storefront at235 Main St. next toBig Poppa Slims at233 Main St.

TheT-shirts,whicharemade at CoyoteesT-Shirt Shop at 200MainSt. inMilford, can be purchased year-round attheMilfordMiamiTownshipChamberofCom-merce at 983 Lila Ave. in Milford.

Theycome in sizes for childrenup to 4X foradults.

The front says “Property of Milford PoliceDepartment Est. 1836.”

Theback features a “challengecoin,” a coincarried by everyMilford police officer that isencircled by thewords “commitment,” “integ-rity,” “cooperation” and “professionalism,”the core values of the department, said PoliceChief JameyMills.

“The T-shirts certainly promote the policeandthecommunitywhilealsosupportingvalu-able outreach programs we have,” Mills said.

Mills said the T-shirts were the idea of hisfriend, Wynn Poe of Hebron, who sometimesvolunteers for theMilfordPoliceDepartment.

Poe said he sees many people who wear T-shirts touting their schools and universitiesand believes T-shirts supporting the police de-partment could be just as popular.

“When you put one on you’re saying, ‘I’mconnected to the good guys’,” Poe said.

T-shirt lets you‘connect to thegood guys’By Jeanne [email protected]

Milford Police Chief Jamey Mills shows T-shirtsofficers are selling to fund community-outreachprograms.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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MILFORD — Smoking is per-mitted in designated areas onMilford Exempted VillageSchool District property. Thatcould change soon.

“We’d like to have no smok-ing at all – no nicotine at all,”said Bob Farrell, district super-intendent.

Farrell presented policy at arecent Milford Board of Educa-tion meeting to make that hap-pen.

Novoteswere takenbut, as itwas presented, officials didn’tembrace the policy with openarms.

“Tome this ismore of a ‘feel-good’ policy,” said George Lu-cas, board member.

“Wefeelgoodabout saying it,but how do we enforce that?”

Farrell admitted some of thepolicy is “symbolic,” but saidfor district employees enforce-ment isassimpleas telling themnot do it.

“As for thepublic,wecanaskpeople to leave, but we don’thave that spelled out,” he said.

Lucas agreedwith the idea ofa smoke-free district, but saidchewing tobacco and its otherforms could present a problem.

“I think you’re going to getpush back,” Lucas said.

“Demonstrate tome howyoucanenforcethatanditwillmakemore sense to me.”

School Board Vice PresidentRobHewlett said hewas “think-

ing along the same lines” as Lu-cas.

“It’s differentwhen someoneshows up drunk, you call police.But when someone shows upwith dip you can’t do that,” hesaid.

“I want to do what’s right forthe kids and everything, but I’dbe curious to see how the com-munity feels about it prior toputting it in place.”

The draft policy prohibitsvolunteers and school visitorsfromsmoking, inhaling,dippingorchewing tobaccoandnicotineat any time, “including non-school hours.”

Athletic facilities and park-ing lots also are off limits, ac-cording to the policy.

“We don’t want someonecoming in with a beer anymorethan we want them smoking,”said Debbie Marques, boardmember.

“Ifwesaywehavezero toler-ance for drugs and alcohol andwe consider tobacco a drug(then we should be OK).”

SchoolBoardPresidentDaveYockey said it’s impossible tocatch every single person whobreaks the law, and that’s no dif-ference with this policy.

“I think it is important to atleast go on the record and saywe don’t approve (of tobaccoand nicotine use),” he said.

The superintendent saidthere will be limits as to whatcan be put in the policy, but toldofficials he will try to includemore regulation in it before thenext board meeting.

That goes for studentstoo

The school board also ap-proved changes in the highschool handbook to prohibit theuse of electronic cigarettes and“vapor pens.”

“(With vapor pens) you putnicotine drops in it. It doesn’t letout second-hand smoke. You in-hale nicotine, but that’s aboutit,” Hewlett said.

“You see a lot of peoplewalk-ing around in malls smokingthem.”

Last year, 10 percent of highschool students say they triedelectronic cigarettes. That’s upfrom4.7percent in2011, accord-ing to theNational YouthTobac-co Survey released recently bythe U.S. Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention.

“I understand you can alsouse themwithoutanynicotine inthem, butwe don’t want our stu-dents walking around withthese in any form,” said AndreaBrady, board member.

The superintendent agreedand said new language in thehandbook accounts for “para-phernalia and lookalikes.”

The Milford Exempted Village School District Board of Education changed its high school handbook to prohibit the use ofelectronic cigarettes and “vapor pens.”FILE ART

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MILFORD — The Mil-ford community has a lotof questions about twonew elementary schoolbuildings the state gavedistrict officials $25 mil-lion to construct.

So far, theyhaven’tgot-ten many answers.

“A lot of the effort sofarhasbeengathering theteam that is going to an-swer those questions,”said Jeff Johnson, the dis-trict’s operations man-ager.

Now, part of that teamis in place.

Working with the OhioFacilities ConstructionCommission, officials se-lected SHP Leading De-sign to be the project’s ar-chitect.

“Theyhaveagreatrep-utation forcommunityen-gagement,” Johnson said,which has been a concernraised over and overagain by Milford resi-dents.

Even after two com-munity forums designedto help officials under-stand what residentswant, one person stillcomplained at a recentschool board meeting.

Without a child inschool, that resident saidshe did not find out aboutthe events until they ap-peared in the paper.

School Board Presi-dent Dave Yockey saidthere is “still a longway togo.”

“We’re looking for as

much community in-volvement aswe can get,”he said.

Johnson said that wasone of the big reasonsSHP was chosen from 12applicants.

“SHP has a track rec-ord of doing a great job inleading that (communica-tion) process,” he said.

“We’re real excitedabout that.”

Johnsonhighlightedel-ementary buildings in theMount Healthy CitySchool District and Ham-ilton City School Districtas examples of the firm’s

qualitywork.

“Theyhaveproven 21stcentury de-signs with-out scarf-ing effi-ciency,” he

said.Charlie Jahnigen, vice

president of the firm, willserve as the project man-ager. Jahnigen joinedSHP in 2000 and managesthe firm’s sustainabilityinitiatives.

“Personally, they’ve al-ready showed a lot of pas-

sion and commitment andwe don’t even have a con-tract signedyet,” Johnsonsaid.

Constructionmanager decisioncoming

Now that officials havechosen an architect, theycan focus on selecting aconstruction manager.

Johnson said the appli-cantshavebeennarroweddown to three – TurnerConstruction Co., SmootConstruction Co. andLend Lease Construction.

Officials met with rep-

resentatives from allthree companies Nov. 25and gave them a tour ofwhere the new schoolscould be built.

“In the second week ofDecember we’ll receive aformal proposal, meetagain in conjunction withthe state and interview allthree,” Johnson said.

Thedecisionwill bean-nounced during theschool board meeting at 7p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, atthe Milford Junior HighSchool.

Construction is expect-ed to start late summer orearly fall next year.

Architect chosen for new Milford elementary buildingsFirm has strongreputation forcommunityengagement,official saysBy Keith [email protected]

The school board is facing what one resident called a“50-year decision” in its placement of a new elementaryschool to replace Seipelt Elementary. The choice isbetween its current location and a piece of farm landproperty on state Route 131 east of the Milford ChristianChurch. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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UNION TWP. —Officialsin Union Township andother public agencies areinvolved in a series ofmoves thatwill enrich thetownship’s coffers bymore than $8 millionwhile helping JungleJim’s International Mar-ket finance an expansionat its Eastgate location.

Here’s how it is unfold-ing, according to AndyKuchta, director of Cler-mont County Communityand Economic Develop-ment.

» The Clermont Coun-ty Port Authority agreedin September to essential-ly adopt Jungle Jim’sEastgate expansion plansas an economic-develop-ment project.

» Earlier this month,theport authorityvoted toissue up to $23.5million inbonds tohelp Jungle Jim’stemporarily buy andmake improvements tothe nearly 41-acre sitewhere “The Shoppes atJungle Jim’s Eastgate”mall at 4450 EastgateSouth Drive is located.

The property is ownedby the Union Township

Community Improve-ment Corporation, theeconomic-developmentarm of the township.

Jungle Jim’s, throughits affiliate, the NobleFamily Eastgate Co., hasbeen leasing the propertyfrom the community im-provement corporation.

»Noble Family East-gate now is exercising itspreviously negotiatedright to buy the propertyfor $8.5 million.

» The Clermont Coun-tyPortAuthoritywill pur-chase the property fromthe Noble Family East-gate with bond proceeds.

“As of today, the bonds

have notyet been is-sued, butthey arecurrentlybeing mar-keted bythe port au-thority’sunderwrit-

er,” Kuchta said.The port authority will

also allow Noble FamilyEastgate to use proceedsfrom the sale of the bondsto satisfy outstanding ob-ligations currently se-curedby the property andto make improvementsthere, including the con-struction of more retailspace.

Bond proceeds will notbe used to acquire moreproperty.

» The Union TownshipBoard of Trustees in Julyhadcreateda“Special Im-provement District” com-prised of Jungle Jim’s sitein Eastgate.

»Nov. 14, Union Town-ship agreed to, for amaxi-mumof20years, annuallybill property owners inJungle Jim’s special im-provement district a spe-cial assessment to pay offthe bonds the ClermontCounty Port Authority is-sued.

The district was creat-ed at the request of theUnion Township Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration, the property own-er, with the blessing ofJungle Jim’s.

“The special assess-ments are in addition to,

not in lieu of, propertytaxes,” Kuchta said.

“The normal real es-tate property taxes willstill continue to be paid.

“The purpose of thespecial improvement dis-trict is to impose a specialassessmenton theproper-ty, at the request of theproperty owner, to gener-ate additional revenue topay for public services,”Kuchta said.

“The additional pay-ments to the (special im-provement district) willbe forpurposes ofmakingbond payments.”

» The port authorityeventually will sell theproperty back to theUnion Township Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration for $1 and the com-munity improvement cor-poration will once againbecomeJungleJim’s land-lord in Eastgate.

So why this series ofsales only to have theproperty return to theownership of the Commu-nity Improvement Corpo-ration?

“Each of the agenciesinvolved in this transac-tion have special skill setsthat they are bringing tothe table,” Kuchta said.

“The port authority’srole as a conduit issuer isobviously important be-cause the bond market isvery familiar with portauthority-issued bonds onprojects such as this one.

“The Union TownshipCommunity Improve-ment Corporation has an

intimate understandingof Jungle Jim’s and theproperty itself, the Com-munity ImprovementCorporation has alreadyserved as Noble FamilyEastgate’s landlord forthe past fewyears and theCommunity Improve-ment Corporation hasagreedtocontinuetocom-mit its resources to ad-minister the new lease toNoble Family Eastgate,”Kuchta said.

“The lease payments,consisting basically of thespecial assessments, willhelp service the bonddebt.

“In consideration ofthat commitment and tocoordinate efficient useof local economic devel-opment resources, theport authoritywill conveythe property to the Com-munity ImprovementCorporation,” Kuchtasaid.

» Annual debt servicepayments are scheduledto begin Dec. 1, 2014, andarecurrentlyestimatedtobe nearly $1.9 million.

“The final sale priceand interest rate of thebonds will likely result ina slight adjustment to thatamount,” Kuchta said.

What are Jungle Jim’splans for the Eastgate lo-cation?

“Jungle Jim’s has dis-closedplans for the acqui-sition of the propertyfrom the Union TownshipCommunity Improve-ment Corporation, forparking lot enhancementandmaintenance, for roofreplacement, for the ac-quisition of equipment,for refrigeration and(heating, ventilation andair-conditioning) mainte-nance and upgrades andfor the construction of anew retail building on theproperty,” Kuchta said.

“Outside the scope ofthe current project, Idon’tknowwhat—ifany–expansion plans may beon the radar for JungleJim’s.”

Jimmy Bonaminio,marketing manager forJungle Jim’s, said thebusiness has “big plans”for itsEastgatestore, “butthey’re not final, so wedon’t want to talk aboutthem yet.”

Bonaminio did offerthis teaser: Expect to seeconstruction work thereby year’s end.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.Cincinnati.com/UnionTownship.

‘Big plans’ for Jungle Jim’sBy Jeanne [email protected]

Jungle Jim's International Market representatives say an expansion is planned for theEastgate location, but are mum on details.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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UC Clermont College recently opened the new Konnekt CyberCafé to provide eating, gathering and computing space for the UCEast campus.

The Konnekt Café offers soup, chili, salads, wraps, paninis,fruit, parfaits, veggie cups, cheese and crackers and specialtysnacks. The hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.

The Konnekt Cyber Café name was chosen from among manysubmitted by faculty, staff and students at UC East during a nam-ing contest.

“We wanted to have a unique spelling for the café name,” saidAssistantDean of Facilities andTechnology Services SteveYoung.

“So we looked at the words, Cyber and Cybernetics, then wewent back and looked at the Greek spelling or root of those terms.Theyarebased on theGreekwordsKyberre orKybernan. In keep-ingwith the style of theGreekwords,wewere led to the spelling ofKonnekt.”

The color schemeandphotos on thewall pay tribute to the histo-ry of those who worked at the former Ford Plant.

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Blake Borders, Paul Bowin,Sam Brockman, KaylaBrown, Taylor Chapin, KellyChen,KaelinClawson,AydenFitzgerald, Ashley Foreman,Jordan Hess, Austin Hoelke,Parker Johnson, DominickJones, Emmy King, Macken-zie Nolte, Branden Peng,Mc-Kenna Rich, Gillian Roeder,Hunter Rogers, Claire Ryan,DaltonSchmurr,NathanSny-der, Lauren Stamper andParker Stevens.

Fifthgrade -LydiaAdams,Devin Armstrong, JonathanBaker, Josie Baker, PatriciaBarach, Connor Brandt, Cas-sidy Brothers, Reagan Cain,Anthony Carlisle, Nick Carr,AveryChialastri, KayCrabb,CamrynDuke,NathanEbner,Nick Fischer, Julia Fisher,Zachary Thacker, Alex Fox,Casey Gessendorf, MarkGibson, Austin Haerr, Hay-den Harvey, Jared Jetter,Drake Johnson, RhyannJohnson, Alanna Jones, LukeLaSelle, Ronald Maxfield,Ryland McGahey, LarryMesser, Kaelin Nunner, Ha-ley Page, Izik Pavlyuk, JennaPaxton, Drew Rawlins, Mat-thew Ridsdale, Lorena San-chez, Florencia Soto, DennisWells, Azyiah Williams andJack Yakimow.

Sixthgrade -AnnaBacher,Eli Beamer, Bryce Brown,Jordan Carlisle, DeaconClancy, Hunter Frank, CalebFritz, Allyson Grove, JaggerHoopes, Jack Kline, ZoeKoop, Ryan Luthy, GraceMacke, Jadyn Mays, AlexisMontalvo, Emma Neal, Jor-dan Rieger, Cody Roth, ClayRuehrwein, Faith Rummel,Alexis Tipkemper-Sparks,Dakota Uchtmann and Gar-rett Woodward.

HONOR ROLLS

MEADOWVIEWELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The following students haveearned honors for the firstquarter of 2013-2014.

High HonorsMorgan Adams, Ethan Ar-

ick,MonicaArnett,ElaineBak-er, Nathaniel Baker, NevaehBaker, A.J. Barger, BenBayne,Emma Beck, Jamosen Berta,Mollie Bloom, Morgan Bran-don, Hunter Braun, FeliciaBrewer, Kierce Brooks, OliviaBusemeyer, Molly Cambron,Kelsey Colegate, Kylie Colson,Heidi Cook, Max Craft, MasonCraft, Sydney Dadosky, ZachDavidson, ParkerDavis, ShannDeak, Katie Denllinger, LibbyDixon, Ty Dominguez, CarlieDuesing, Sarah Eaton, AllisonEdwards, Brandon Edwards,Michael Ellis, Brooklyn Fend-er, Emily Fischer, Amelia Flan-nery,MeganFoster,KyleGalli-van, Carson Geier, KaitlynGeis, Brooklyn George, MiaGilman, Landen Gooley, DavidGraves, Madison Grein, Sabri-

na Guo, Jenna Hansen, LukeHawes, Rebecca Heer, RyanHeer, Sarah Hendricks, IsaiahHickman, JackieHooper, Joce-lyn Howard, Grace Huber,Cooper Janson, Justin Jones,Samantha Jones, Jennifer Kel-ly, Lauren Key, Alyssa Kil-more, Michael Kilmore, EliKirk, Daniel Kirk, Collin Kit-trell, Carson Klonne, MadisonLambdin, Kate Lane, LaurenLutson, Michael Lutson, Alli-son Lynch, Sarah Maimone,HaleyManess,NatalieMarrac-cini, Alexis Murray, WilliamNagel, Kaitlyn Ogle, ChristianOhmer, Thaddeus Olson,Megan Poppe, Alexis Powell,Jonathan Prem, Brenden Ra-mey, Madison Reckman, ElleRedrow, Casey Rhoades, Kier-sten Richards, Kalei Roberts,Amber Robertson, Sam Roth,Jessica Schutte, Austin Shep-herd, Riley Shuluga, TaylorStemmerding, Ty Stevens, Jax-on Vanover, Ben Victory, Aus-tin Vo, Austin Wasmund, Bry-son Wasmund, Zoey Wiesner,Camden Wilking and Kyle

Young.

HonorsEthan Albrecht, Ava Baker,

Phoebe Baker, Nate Baker, Lu-cia Barrett, Dalton Bauser-man, Halle Beck, Tori Bischof,Carson Block, Nick Bohlander,Michael Bowman, NigelBrooks, Maclayne Browne,Matthew Broxterman, TylerBrunner, Zackary Buckner,Brody Burleson, Jessica Bur-ton,ErinBush,NatalieCarlson,Zach Case, Tye Cecil, Javont’eChisenhall, Colton Combs,Joshua Cook, Beth Cook, BellaCorey, Robert Correll, MichaelCotton, Alexis Crowell, AlexDaniels, Megan Darenkamp,Ashley Dargis, Blake David-son, ColeDenlinger, SelenaDe-paz, Marcus Ditullio, Isaac Do-novan, Lauren Downey,WillowDunning, Noah Earley, ZekeEdwards, Jared Frederick, Sa-ra Geise, Nicholas Graffagni-no, Lindsey Greiser, RyshaGvozdanovic, Christian Hagh-verdi, JordanHall, StarlaHam-ilton, Rebecca Henson, Mary

Herrmann, Corey Hopkins,Sydney Hughett, Jaden John-son, Anna Keene, Ben Kenne-dy, Tyler Kenny, Giovanni La-bella, Ben Lane, Allison Lewis,Nick Luciano, Noah Lutson,Jessica Lynch, Ethan Mash,Brynley McGuire, JacobMenchhofer, Lauren Menker,Brynn Morgan, Anjal Morgen-sen, Jack Muthig, Selena Nel-son, Luke O’Donnell, MadelynPayne, Jared Peterson, ColinPoneris, Jacob Powell, TannerRagle, Jenna Recob, DevinReupert, Sebstian Riley, VictorSaldivar, Nicholas Sallee, SamSaunders, Zachary Saunders,Avery Schuesler, Devin Schus-ter, Cameron Sheldon, WilliamShelley, Georgia Shope, JadeShort, Noah Smallwood, CalebSmith, Kaitlyn Smith, BaileySmith, Jacob Stanton, Brook-lyn Stewart, Abigail Stropes,Chase Duesing, Jenna Taylor,SabrinaTindall, LaurieWalker,Theo Week, Matthew Widner,Kaylee Wiesner and MayaWooten.

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Girls basketball»Goshen won its sea-

son opener against Ross,42-32, Nov. 22. HannahOwens had 14 points tolead theWarriors.Goshen

lost its second game, fall-ing 36-32 against NewRichmond Nov. 26.

»Milford lost its firsttwo games of the season,dropping a 50-44 decisionNov. 22 against Talawan-da and falling 47-41againstSetonNov.26.Kel-lyNoll led theEagleswith17points againstTalawan-da while Brooke McDon-

ald had 14 against Seton.»McNicholas High

School edged neighbor-hood rival Turpin 56-55 toopen the season Nov. 23.Hannah Taylor ledMcNick with 25 points.The Rockets slipped to 1-1Nov. 26, falling 57-47 to St.Ursula Academy.

Catching up withCollege Athletes

The Community Press& Recorder, along withcincinnati.com, wouldlike to give readers overthe holidays the ability tocatch up with local highschool stars doing well incollege athletics.

In what has become an

annual readership pro-ject, parents/friends ofcollege athletes are wel-come to send a photo andbrief description of theircollege athletes’ accom-plishments over the lastcalendar year [email protected] the names of thepeople in thephotoas theyare shown, the college

name and sport, parents’names, where the athletelives, what weekly news-paper they get at homeand their accomplish-ments by Friday, Dec. 13.

Photos will run in printJan.1and be used in a cin-cinnati.comphoto gallery.

Questions can be di-rected to [email protected].

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ByMark D. Motz andScott [email protected]@communitypress.com

Wrestling teams in the Mil-ford-Miami Advertiser/Commu-nity Journal North Clermontcoverage area have more expe-rience than in recent years, afact coaches hope will keeptheir teams busy through thedistrict tournament inFebruaryand beyond.

Clermont NortheasternThe Rockets simultaneously

went down and up between lastseason and this one.Down toDi-vision III and up in numbers.

“That’s actually nice – andrare – when you go down a divi-sion andgetmorekids out,” saidhead coach Scott Wells. “Weshould be more competitive inDivision III.

“We have 19 out to start, 11seniors, although a lot of themare wrestling for the first time.As the season progresses weshould be able to fill all theweight classes, which is big.”

Senior Josh Forkner returnsafter qualifying to the districtmeet at 182 pounds last season.JuniorSethChamberswasadis-trict qualifier at106. Seniors Lo-gan Krebs (132) and Dylan

Creager (160) were district al-ternates last season.

Jordan Jeffers (heavy-weight) returns to the mats af-ter wrestling as a freshman,while second-year senior Bry-cen Gott (126-132) made bigstrides his first season andshould be a strong contributorthis year.

Wells and veteran assistantMark Steiner welcome SummitCountry Day graduate BenWaldman – who wrestled forOhio NorthernUniversity – intothe fold as a second assistant.

CNE opened the season Dec.1 at Williamsburg’s Bob Guy In-vitational. The Rockets host‘Burg in a dualmeetDec. 20 andhost McNick and Waynesvillefor senior night festivities Jan.8.

GoshenTheWarriorsfinishedfifth in

the six-team Southern BuckeyeConference American Divisionlast season. Head coach DallasRisesaid improvement is theor-der of the day.

“We should be a little betterthis year,” he said. “We havethree district qualifiers return-ing and one who could havemade it, buthemissed theendofthe season.

“We’re pretty excited. Lastyear we knew it was going to berough, but these kids have de-veloped a lot. We had openmatsall summer and lot of the guysdidn’tmiss a single one. Someofthese guys want to wrestle incollege and they know the kindof work they have to do to getthere.”

The returning district quali-fiers include senior JacobMoore at 220 pounds, seniorSterling Briggs (145) and juniorTanner Rahm (138).

Rise has a girl – junior Mor-gan Huff (106) – on the roster;she just missed qualifying fordistricts as a sophomore. Alsoback are junior Alan Fastovich(126), sophomore Trey Atwood(132), junior Zach Whitley (152)and junior Max Glass (182).

Rise saidWesternBrownandNew Richmond remain theteams to beat in the SBC, withBethel a possible dark-horsecontender.

TheWarriors openDec. 4 in atri-match at Batavia that alsofeatures Reading High School.

Goshen competes in the Green-ville Duals Dec. 7, but doesn’thost a meet this season.

MilfordThe Eagles went 5-10 in dual

matches last season, finishingfourth in the Eastern CincinnatiConferencewitha teamthathadno seniors.

As a result, head coach PeteBabinec has almost his entireteam back this year, including areturning district qualifier insenior Jack Noll at 160 or 170pounds, as well as sophomoredistrict alternate DominicSerge at 152.

Milford has eight seniors onthe roster of 37, includingveter-ans Nick Brooksbank (182) andJake Ashcraft (220/heavy-weight). Returning juniors in-cludeTrevorWorley(120),Niko-lai Lewis (132) and David Shel-ton (195).

“We’re generating excite-ment in the school,” Babinecsaid. “We’ll start with qualityandthenumberswill follow.Theearly indication is that they’rewrestling well in the preseason.

“Wehaven’thadeightseniorson one team in 10 years. We’vegot a goodgroup of juniors com-ing back and lot of sophomoresand freshmen who are workinghard to make the lineup. We’llhave some great wrestle-offs inpractice.”

Babinec said Glen Este andLoveland should be the favor-ites in theECC,withhisclubandAnderson giving chase.

Milford is dedicating its sea-son to Babinec’s grandson’s,Connor Martin, who died thissummer at age 3.

The Eagles open the seasonDec. 4 at Western Brown in amatch also featuring Wilming-ton and Turpin. Milford hosts arareFridaynight tri-matchDec.13 against ECC foes AndersonandKings,aswellas the16-teamMilford Invitational Jan. 25.

McNicholasCraig Moore begins his third

Rocket incarnation, followingruns as a student – he’s a 1988graduate of the school – and anassistant wrestling coach as re-cently as the 2009-10 season.Now he’s head coach, inheritinga team of 12 to start the season.

“The program has struggledto find its place at McNick,” hesaid. “We have 12 people out forthe teamandwewon’t havea JVprogram this year. My goal is tobuild that program, get the JVback in place andhelpwrestlingmake a name for itself atMcNick.”

Apairof seniordistrictquali-fiers should help. Returning areAdamBaca at 126 to 132 poundsand Tyler Gumbert at 182.

Adam’s brother Zach Bacareturns at 152 pounds, as doclassmates Ty Javin (145) andfourth-year grappler CameronEngel. Junior Nick Keri couldfill any spot between 145 and160.

Hamilton Badin should beone of the top teams in theGreater Catholic League Coed,with Purcell Marian and RogerBacon in the mix as well.

“We can make an impact onthat this year, though,” Mooresaid. “We have guys who arewilling towork. It has the poten-tial to be a good year for us.”

McNick opened the seasonDec. 1 at theWilliamsburgHighSchool’s Bob Guy Invitational.The Rockets host the annualKing of the Hill meet featuringAnderson and Turpin on Jan. 15.

MoellerOnce the Crusaders’ football

season wraps up (possibly withasecondstraightstate title), twodefending state wrestlingchampions will return to themats.

The 220-pound championChalmerFrueauf and160-poundchampion Dakota Sizemore aimto defend their titles, while 182-pound state runner-up QuintonRosser will try to capture the ti-tle this year. The trio of seniorslead the way for Moeller, whichadvanced to the state semifinalsof last season’s team tourna-ment.

“We have senior leadershipand a great deal of wrestlerswith state tournament experi-ence,” said head coach JeffGaier.

Seniors Jerry Thornberryand Dean Meyer, junior ConnorZiegler, and sophomore JacobyWard also placed at state lastyear. Junior Connor Borton isanother returning state qualifi-er for the Crusaders.

Meyer, Thornberry, andRosser should reach the100-winmilestone this season, whileFrueauf and Sizemore have theschool record for careerwins intheir sights. The Crusaders areclear favorites to win their 21stGLC title in the last 22 years.

Moeller opens the season onDec. 7 at home.

FIRST GLANCE AT 2013-14 WRESTLING

CNE drops to D-III,grows wrestlingnumbers in 2013

Danny Stacy of Mariemont, top, wrestles with CNE’s Seth Chambers a 2012 Madeira Wrestling Tournament inthe 106 lbs. class. FILE PHOTO

Jacoby Ward of Moeller wrestledBrandon Thompson of Solon inthe 120-pound weight class at thestate wrestling tournament atValue City Arena, ColumbusMarch. 1.FILE PHOTO

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DAYTON — For the sec-ond-consecutive week, theMoeller Crusaders’ half-time adjustments helpedto continue their footballplayoffmarch.

This week coach JohnRodenberg’s teamshut outHilliard Davidson in thesecondhalfenroutetoa13-11 win Nov. 30 in the Divi-sion I, Region 2 finals, alsoplayingas the state semifi-nals, at Dayton WelcomeStadium.

AftershuttingdowntheColerain triple-option of-fense a week ago, the Cru-saders limited the Wild-cats to just 61 second-halfyardsaftergivingup168inthe first half.

“Everybody keeps say-ing they’re like Colerainand they are, but they’renot,” Rodenberg said. “…We just needed to settledown and figure out whatwas going to work for us.We played a team that’s13-0andweknewitwasgo-ing to be a battle.”

Sophomore kickerMat-thew Coghlin proved to bethe star for the Crusaders.He nailed a 23-yard fieldgoal topull his teamwithinoneat11-10with seven sec-onds to play in the firsthalf.With6:06toplayinthethird quarter the sopho-more hit a 27-yarder thatprovedtobethegame-win-ner and the only score ofthe second half for eitherteam.

“Cog’s been great,” Ro-denbergsaid. “…He’sonlya sophomore and to knowyoucangeta fieldgoal likethat really helps in yourplay-calling because youdon’t have to take any un-

necessary shots.”The victory sends sec-

ond-seeded Moeller to theDivision I state finals Dec.7at3p.m.atFawcettStadi-um in Canton, where theywill look to defend theirstate championshipagainst Mentor HighSchool, who beat Lake-wood St. Edward 41-38,Nov. 30.

For Moeller quarter-back Gus Ragland, thestate championship gameis starting to become thenorm. In addition to mak-inghis secondstraight tripto the football title game,Ragland was part of the2012 state championshipbaseball team atMoeller.

“I’ve been surroundedbyalotoftalent, that’sfirstand foremost, and greatcoaching,” the quarter-back said. “When you putthose two things togetherwith hard work, greatthings happen. It’s kind ofcool to just keep on win-ningandI’mkindofonalit-tle streak here; I keep get-tingbacktothestatecham-pionship. I’ll take it, but Ijust want to thank the peo-ple aroundme.”

Ragland finished with143 yards rushing and 59yards through the air on 3-of-9 passing and a touch-down.It’s thesixth-consec-utive game the quarter-back has rushed for 100-plus yards.

Ragland’s 41-yardtouchdown pass to ChasePankeyopenedthescoringwith 10:06 to play in thefirst quarter. TheWildcatsanswered back less thanfourminutes laterwitha5-yard scoring run by run-ning back D.D. Clark. Hil-liard added to their leadwitha44-yardfieldgoalby

Robert LeFevre tomake it11-7 with 2:55 to play in thefirst half, but that was alltheWildcatswould get.

“They are a heck of afootball team and I don’tknow if they’ve gotten thecredit they deserve thisyear,” Rodenberg said.“I’m just happy with whatwe did.”

TheCrusadersare look-ing to go back to back forthefirsttimesince1976-77.

“I feel great for thekids,” Rodenberg said.“These guys work realhard and it’s all aboutthem; it’s all about the 2013team.”

Adjustments send Moeller back to state title game

Moeller quarterback Gus Ragland runs the ball against Hilliard Davidson’s Parker Ford (4) in the first quarter of Moeller’s13-11win Nov. 30 in the Division 1, Region 2 finals, also playing as the state semfinals, at Dayton Welcome Stadium.Ragland finished with 187 total yards and a passing touchdown.JOSEPH FUQUA II/COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller widereceiver ChasePankey (4)celebrates his41-yard touchdownreception in the firstquarter with fellowwide receiver IsaiahGentry, as theCrusaders beatHilliard Davidson13-11, Nov. 30 in theDivision I, Region 2finals, also playingas the statesemifinals, atDayton WelcomeStadium. JOSEPH

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Well, we got through anoth-er election with minimal an-ger, no voting mishaps, every-one ID’d so that they couldvote (or not – city council bal-lots showed a 617 under-vote)and only sporadic gunfire.

Of course, it helped that thefuture of the republic was noton the line here, just councilmembers, a judgeship andlevy renewal. These electionsare always easier on thenerves, TV airwaves, andphone system.

School board elections aresupposed to be non-partisan;the issue isn’t whether or notto teach children, it’s how bestto do it at a price we can af-ford. The question alwaysseems to center on affordabil-ity.

Hereabouts we’re in a posi-

tive cycle offinancing. Notall the districtsin ClermontCounty are solucky.

Of coursethe criminalabdication ofthe state legis-lature is theprimary causeof local school

problems, but since the legis-lature has declared itselfabove reproach this is clearlynot the place to reproach it.

Local elections for city andcounty judicial positions arealso non-partisan and there-fore not really supposed toexcite all that partisan froththat is generated when we areasked to vote about guns, birth

control, religion and/or minor-ity issues.

In non-partisan years we’remostly voting and choosingamong Republicans as mostcandidates are Republican andeveryone knows it.

Hereabouts white peoples’political affiliation is not hardto guess – either Republican,hard-right Republican, teaparty aficionado, tea partyactivist or sullen, well-dis-guised Democrat.

In local matters party iden-tification is minimized mostlybecause local issues such aspot holes and sewers don’treally involve religion or abor-tion, or even food stamps. Ithas worked pretty well overthe years, and in point of fact,Milford’s municipal electionsare labeled as non-partisan.

So why excite passionswhen the issues are local? Itseems as if the very lack ofparty divisions can confusepeople and force choices basedon talent, experience or pastperformance.

This is where it gets trickybecause not all the best peopleare Republicans nor are all thebad guys Democrats. Foryears no one has said much ofanything about party affili-ation in Milford’s local elec-tions, then suddenly there is apostcard in every mailbox justbefore this latest election tell-ing one and all that three can-didates for City Council areRepublicans and we need toelect them all.

This was courtesy of thecounty Republican Party; anice dig at our sovereignty,

independence and integrity.Like we need to know who isand who is not a Republican sowe don’t make a mistake onElection Day.

So much for individual tal-ent, experience, intelligence orlocal fealty! Just vote Repub-lican.

This insult was a gratuitousslap at our non-partisan proc-ess. Had the Democrats doneit there would be an investiga-tion. As it is, we just take theinsult and move on.

We cannot fine the countyRepublicans $400,000 for elec-toral interference, but weprobably should keep our eyesout for shenanigans down theroad. Just sayin’.

Len Harding is a resident of Milford.

County GOP’s postcard insulted voters

LenHardingCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s questionThe Ohio House has passed a bill which

would redefine self-defense and circum-stances where the use of force trumps theduty to retreat to public settings, such asstores and streets. Under current law, resi-dents need not retreat before using force ifthey are lawfully in their homes, vehicles orthe vehicle of an immediate family member.Is this good legislation?Why or why not?

“No, it’s not a good idea. This law wouldnot be close to necessary if white peopleweren’t so prejudiced and paranoid thatnon-white individuals (anyone with brownor darker skin) were criminals. Look what‘stand your ground’ in Florida did to Tray-vonMartin.”

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“OH Boy...this is a good topic. The dutyto retreat in public areas when imminentthreats are posed is by nature is to ‘ductand retreat’ of a human being.

“But some circumstances, standing theground no matter where you are as a con-cealed carrying citizen is not going to be anoption to retreat. You have to act quickly asany trained police officer will have to act.

“Yes, Ohio legislation to change this isright on. Criminals won’t think twice abouttaking deadly actions to anyone, and everycitizen has the right to defend.”

O.H.R.

“Already these bills have caused deaths.Since the guy who murdered TreyvonMar-tin in Florida pulled his gun on his owngirlfriend, some folks have been able to putthis issue in slightly better focus. And aMichigan case recently decided against aperson who shot a stranger in the face,apparently for coming to his door and ask-ing for some sort of help. We will appar-ently never know.

“Ninety-eight out of every 100 gundeaths is accomplished with a gun whichwas purchased by the deceased, a familymember or a friend. The gun lobby hasutterly failed to make good on their prom-ise to use education to rein in this carnage.

“Controlling guns doesn’t mean makingthem inaccessible. Laws like this just makeignorant people think it is OK to blast firstand ask questions later. (We already havealso had a shooting in a school, resultingfrom a child being ‘silly’ with a securityguard’s gun. Wasn’t that a bright idea - putguns in the schools!)”

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Ohio Rep. JohnBecker - 65th HouseDistrictPhone: 614-466-8134Email: [email protected]: Ohio State Rep. JohnBecker, 77 S. High St., 12th Floor,Columbus, Ohio 43215.District: The 65th House Districtincludes Goshen, Miami, Stonel-ick, Union andWayne townships,the cities of Milford and Lovelandinside Clermont County and thevillages of Owensville and New-tonsville.

Ohio Rep. DougGreen - 66th HouseDistrictPhone: 614-644-6034Email: [email protected]: State Rep. Doug Green,

77 S. High St., 12th Floor, Colum-bus, Ohio 43215.District: The 66th House Districtincludes the villages of Amelia,Batavia, Bethel, Chilo, Felicity,Moscow, Neville, New Richmond,Williamsburg; the townships ofBatavia, Franklin, Jackson, Mon-roe, Ohio, Pierce, Tate, Washing-ton andWilliamsburg as well asall of Brown County.

Ohio Senator JoeUecker - 14th DistrictPhone: 614-466-8082Email: http://www.ohiose-nate.gov/uecker/contactAddress: 1 Capitol Square, 1stFloor, Columbus, Ohio 43215District: The 14th Senate Districtincludes all of Clermont, Brown,Adams, Scioto and part of Law-rence counties.

U.S. Rep. BradWenstrup - 2ndCongressionalDistrictPhone: 513-474-7777 or 202-225-3164Email: http://wenstrup.house.gov/contact/Address: 7954 Beechmont Ave.,Suite 170, Cincinnati, OH 45255, 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Fridayor Washington, D.C., office: 1223Longworth House Office Build-ing, Washington, DC 20515District: The 2nd CongressionalDistrict includes covers all of Pike,Adams, Brown, Highland andClermont counties, as well assignificant portions of Scioto,Ross and Hamilton countiesWebsite:wenstrup.house.gov

U.S. Sen. SherrodBrownWashington, D.C., office: 713Hart Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C. 20510Phone:Washington, D.C. – 202-224-2315; Ohio – Toll Free, 1-888-896-OHIO (6446); Cincinnati,513-684-1021; Cleveland, 216-522-7272; Columbus, 614-469-2083;Lorain, 440-242-4100Website: brown.senate.gov

U.S. Sen. RobPortmanWashington, D.C., office: 338Russell Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-3353Cincinnati office: 312 Walnut St.Suite 3075, Cincinnati, OH 45202Phone: 513-684-3265Website: portman.senate.gov

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The drive along Interstate 275 isthe scene of a battlefield. Thousandsof giant soldiers are in a battle tosave their lives. Unfortunately, theenemies are winning. With too many

forces workingagainst them, thesoldiers don’t stand achance. They needreplacements.

The drive, thatonce provided anawesome view ofexpansive greenery,is now a scene ofbarren and brokenlimbs andmasses ofdead or dying trees.

Throughout the Tristate region, thou-sands of trees are caught in a battleagainst disease, insect infestationsand invasive species. The emeraldash borer, an invasive beetle whichbores into trees and disrupts the flowof nutrients, is now attacking the ninespecies of native ash throughout theregion.

In total, more than 20million treeswill inevitably be lost to the emeraldash borer in the Tri-State region with-in the next 10 years.

Other insects are also threateningthe tree canopy. In Clermont County,the Asian longhorned beetle is re-sponsible for the loss of 9,000 trees.Although this beetle is expected to becontained and eradicated, it hascaused significant damage, and itspotential to return requires continued

vigilance. Another new threat is thewalnut twig beetle, which carries afungus fatal to black walnut trees.

Insect infestations are not the onlythreats to the region’s trees. Diseaseand other invasive species also en-danger local forests. With the in-crease of invasive plants like hon-eysuckle and the flowering pear,forests can’t regenerate and openareas can’t re-forest as they have inthe past. The tree seedlings that dosurvive often fall victim to deer,whose growing population consumeyoung plants before they have achance to mature. With all these fac-tors working against them, trees andforests are struggling

What can be done to keep the treeswe have and replace the ones that arelost? The Ohio-Kentucky-IndianaRegional Council of Governments,the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gar-den, the Green Partnership for Great-er Cincinnati and the Green Umbrel-la have joined forces to create TakingRoot, a broad-based campaign toaddress the current and historic lossof the region’s tree canopy. Througheducation and improvedmanage-ment, the campaign hopes to bettermaintain existing trees and also toplant 2 million trees by 2020 (one foreveryone in the region).

This is not the first time the re-gion’s trees have been victims of abattle. In the late 1800s, much of theregion had been de-forested. It wasduring this time when Cincinnati

became a prominent leader in themovement to conserve the nation’sforestry. In 1875, Cincinnati nativesformed the American Forestry Asso-ciation. Seven years later, the FirstAnnual Forestry Congress was heldin Cincinnati. It called for “the dis-cussion of subjects relating to treeplanting: the conservation, manage-ment, and renewal of forests.” Twodays later, the superintendent ofCincinnati schools, John B. Peaslee,closed all schools and every Cincin-nati child went to an abandoned vine-yard and planted trees. That vineyardis now Eden Park.

In order to overcome the loss ofthe region’s tree canopy, the commu-nity must once again come together.Trees cannot fight this battle on theirown, and their loss would result indevastating environmental and eco-nomic consequences. Taking Root isleading the battle to save the region’strees through a collaborative effortin which communities will be provid-ed opportunities to join the fight andhelp ensure that trees come out thewinner.

For more information on the battleand how you can help, go towww.takingroot.info.

Tia Garcia is the communication intern forthe Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Coun-cil of Governments. She is in her fourth yearat the University of Cincinnati studyingboth journalism and communication andwill be graduating in the spring of 2014.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

Children of all ages recently gathered in the BeechAcres RecPlex for some morning entertainment.They were treated to a selection of “Fantastic Fairy

tales” from theMadcap Puppets. Some lucky kids even gotto be part of the story.

Photos by Lisa Wakeland/The Community Press

Halayna and Brielle Partack applaud after the puppeteers finish thesecond fairy tale.

PUPPETS& FAIRYTALES

Morgan St. Clair, left, Natalie Hall, and Audrey Gumbert act out theirroles during the Madcap Puppets show.

Princess Norah Nobel helps introduce the first fairy tale.Trisha Turner and her boys Jonathan and Lukeenjoy the show.

Amy Strickland and Jeffrey Miller perform The Wishing Tree.

Many children of all ages came with their families towatch a morning puppet show.

Lydia and Noah Hall enjoy the showwith their mom,Jessica.

Prince Jack Beilstein helps out with a twist on the Rapunzel story.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 5Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.888-288-0668; www.winedog-.com. Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. Call for pricing. Presentedby SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Summerside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Goshen.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Gentle yogabegins in chair and ends on mat.Focus on strength, flexibility,pain management and relax-ation. $6 drop-in or $50 for 10classes. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574. Amelia.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, 2010 Wolfan-gel Road, Burn calories, sculptyour body and have a blast. $5.379-4900; www.zumbasue.net.Anderson Township.

Holiday - TreesDirr Nurseries, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Dirr Nurseries, 6066 GoshenRoad, Thousands of cut-your-own Canaan and balsam firs,Scotch and white pines; up to 12feet. Tree cleaning, baling andsaws available. Wreaths andballed-and-burlapped treesavailable. Farm animals, nativitydisplay and hot chocolate.Family tailgate parties welcome.$45 any size. 625-2000;www.dirrnurseries.com. Goshen.Davidson Farm, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Davidson Farm, 1348 LyonsRoad, You pick Christmas tree,staff cuts. Colorado blue spruceand Douglas fir. Sizes range 5-10feet. $35-$45. 753-4572. Cler-mont County.

Literary - Book ClubsThursday Afternoon BookClub, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Titles available inregular and large print forcheckout at library. Free. 248-0700.Milford.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Share cup of coffee or teawhile counting birds. Free.831-1711. Union Township.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. UnionTownship.Zumba Fitness with Sue,9:30-10:30 a.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasFree Holiday Party, 7-10 p.m.,Emmanuel United MethodistChurch, 4312 Amelia Olive

Branch Road, Karaoke, dancing,food and silent auction. Baby-sitting provided. Benefits UnitedMethodist Women missions.Free. 732-1400; www.emman-uel-umc.com. Batavia.

Holiday - TreesDirr Nurseries, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Dirr Nurseries, $45 any size.625-2000; www.dirrnurse-ries.com. Goshen.Davidson Farm, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Davidson Farm, $35-$45. 753-4572. Clermont County.

NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 4-8 p.m., PetSmart East-gate, 650 Eastgate South Drive,Cats and dogs available foradoption. Presented by Cler-mont Pets Alive. 279-2276;www.clermontpetsalive.org.Eastgate.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7BenefitsLeague for Animal WelfareHoliday Party, 5-9 p.m., OasisGolf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, Guest speaker: W. BruceCameron, American humorcolumnist, screenwriter andauthor. Buffet, silent auctionand raffle. Benefits The Leaguefor Animal Welfare. $30, $12children. Presented by Leaguefor Animal Welfare. 735-2299.Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-11 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off PoundsSensibly. 417-6772; www.top-s.org. Amelia.

Craft ShowsCraft/Vendor Event, 1-4:30p.m., American Legion Post 288,208 E. Main St., Several booths,raffles, split-the-pot, bake saleand pictures with Santa. Assistsarea needy families with Christ-mas. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Needy Kids: Felici-ty Group. 374-1182.Williams-burg, Ohio.Athletic Boosters Craft Show,9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Milford HighSchool, 1 Eagles Way, Approxi-mately 250 crafters exhibit sewnitems, embroidery, quilting,knitting, glass etching, painting,wood crafts, candles, handmadesoaps, lotions, stuffed Santas,elves, doll clothes, floral ar-rangements, holiday decor, hairembellishments, jewelry, purses,alpaca products and more. $1.Presented by Milford HighSchool Athletic Boosters. 831-2990.Miami Township.

Drink TastingsSnow on the Vine HolidaySampling, Noon-4 p.m., Har-mony Hill Vineyards and EstateWinery, 2534 Swings CornerPoint Isabel Road, Prior releases,new releases of seasonal dessertwines and more. 50 cents persample. 734-3548; www.hhwi-nes.com. Bethel.

Exercise ClassesMat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m., Yogawith Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Focus oncore strength, flexibility, breath-ing and relaxation. $6 drop-in or10 classes for $50. Presented byYoga with Sharon. 237-4574.Amelia.

Holiday - ChristmasBreakfast with Santa, 9-11a.m., Locust Corner UnitedMethodist Church, 917 LocustCorner Road, Santa and Mrs.Claus arrive by firetruck. Freephotos with Santa and Mrs.Claus and pancake breakfast.Free. 752-8459. Pierce Township.


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

PetsPuppy Social, Noon-1 p.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 245River’s Edge, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Present-ed by Clermont Pets Alive.279-2276; www.clermontpet-salive.org.Milford.

ShoppingLadies Auxiliary RummageSale, 9 a.m.-noon, ComboniMission Center, 1318 NagelRoad, Toys, small appliances,clothes, books and more. $5 bagsale. Free admission. Presentedby Comboni Missionaries. 474-4997; www.combonimissionarie-s.org. Anderson Township.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8Art & Craft ClassesHoliday Crafts, 1-3 p.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old KelloggRoad, Seasongood NatureCenter. Make one to two craftsto take home. Ages 3-12. $1 percraft, vehicle permit required.521-7275; www.greatparks.org.Anderson Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mt Carmel Tabasco Road,Non-contact workout includingcardio and strength training inenergizing environment, usingkicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. 652-0286. UnionTownship.

Holiday - ChristmasAmelia Christmas Parade, 2p.m., Downtown Amelia, MainStreet, Route will proceed fromvacant Kroger parking lot atOhio 125 and Ohio 132 to newKroger Marketplace at 262 W.Main St. Theme: An Old Fash-ioned Christmas. Presented byAmelia Business Association.753-4747. Amelia.


NatureHot Cocoa Social, 1-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free hot cocoa, conversa-tion and play. Bring your ownmug. For ages 12 and underwith adult. Members free;nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.I Want to Believe: Returningto an Age of Reason, 2-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, In humorous lecture,Dean Regas tackles such contro-versial topics as: the Mayancalendar, moon landing, UFOsightings, doomsday comets andastrology. Ages 18 and up. $16,$8 members. Registration re-quired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 279-2276; www.clermontpetsalive-.org.Milford.

Religious - CommunityPrincess Ballet, 9:45-10:45 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., RiverHills Christian Church, 6300 PriceRoad, Auditorium. Part of CityGospel Missions outreach com-munity that allows childrenfrom inner city to take balletlessons and perform all overCincinnati. Free. 677-7600;riverhillscc.com. Loveland.

MONDAY, DEC. 9Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. Union

Township.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 2:15-3p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, 610 Easter Road, Moveyour whole body throughcomplete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Chairsupport offered to safely per-form variety of seated andstanding postures designed toincrease flexibility, balance andrange of movement. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-783. Bethel.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. 683-4244. Loveland.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, 4183 Mount CarmelTobasco Road, Choose fromBeginners Power Yoga Class at 6p.m. or Candlelight Relaxationand restorative slow flow classat 7 p.m. $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings, 8-9a.m., Kroger Eastgate, 4530Eastgate Blvd., Several screeningpackages available to test risk ofheart attack, stroke, aneurysmand other major diseases. Ap-pointment required. 866-819-0127; www.mercyhealthfair-.com. Eastgate.


TUESDAY, DEC. 10Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 11-11:45 a.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, $6drop-in or $50 for 10 classes.237-4574. Amelia.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 4-6p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, Presented by Love-land Farmers’ Market. 683-0491;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.


Literary - CraftsSecond Tuesday Book Dis-cussion Group, 2-3 p.m.,Williamsburg Branch Library,594 Main St., Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.

Religious - CommunityContemplative Prayer Service,7-8 p.m., Lutheran Church of theResurrection, 1950 Nagel Road,Prayer instruction, practice,music and time to meditate andpray. Free. 478-3226. AndersonTownship.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. No church

service attached, no reservationsneeded. All welcome. Family-friendly meals. Free; donationsaccepted. 831-5500; www.mil-fordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30-7:30p.m., ATA Taekwondo of Cincin-nati, $5. 652-0286. Union Town-ship.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.


Literary - Book ClubsCheck It Out Book Club, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Booksavailable for checkout. Free.722-1221. Goshen.

Mom’s ClubsMothers of Preschoolers,9:30-11:30 a.m., Faith Church,5910 Price Road, Share home-made food while listening tospeaker or learning new craft.Childcare provided with regis-tration. Ages 18 and up. 831-3770.Milford.

NatureAstronomy Club, 7-9 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, With naturalist SheilaRiley. For ages 12 and up. Mem-bers free; nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.Camera Club, 7-8:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Amateur and professionalphotographers learn and shareknowledge. Ages 18 and up.Members free; nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Nature Shop.Celebration of the life and workof artist and naturalist. Free formembers, included with daily

admission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

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

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Sum-merside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Goshen.Zumba Fitness with Sue,6:30-7:30 p.m., Clough UnitedMethodist Church, $5. 379-4900;www.zumbasue.net. AndersonTownship.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Withamsville, 450Ohio Pike, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-quired. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Withamsville.

Holiday - ChristmasDrive-Through Live Nativity,7-10 p.m., First Baptist Church ofGlen Este, 1034 Old State Route74, Live animals and real actorsportraying wise men and Josephand Mary holding Jesus. Viewscenes from warmth of car whilelistening to caroling frommem-bers of church in background.Free. 752-0936; fbcge.org.Batavia.


NatureProject Feeder Watch, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, Free. 831-1711.Union Township.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Enjoy a free pancake breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 6, at Locust Corner United MethodistChurch, 917 Locust Corner Road. Santa and Mrs. Claus willarrive by firetruck. For more information, call 752-8459.FILEPHOTO.

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During the holidayseason, I stock up onbags of walnuts and jarsof honey to make ourtraditional baklava forChristmas giving. Ourwhole family gets in-volved, from the adults tothe toddlers. Today andfor the next few weeksI’ll be sharing some fa-vorites for you to try.Take advantage of thegood prices on raw nuts,too. They freeze well forseveral months.

Chardonnay-soakedgolden raisins

Wemade these a fewyears ago in cookingclass and they were a hit.I like to scrape out seedsfrom the vanilla bean andadd those to the liquidalong with the bean.Served over Brie withcrackers, the raisinsmake elegant horsd’oeuvres and a jar ofthemmakes an unusualgift from the kitchen. Ifyou don’t like Brie,smear a little soft goatcheese on a toasted ba-guette and top with rai-sins. I have made thisrecipe with Riesling, andit turned out just a littlebit sweeter, but verynice.

11⁄2 cups water1 cup chardonnay or Chabliswine

1⁄3 cup sugar1 vanilla bean, pounded flatand then split open andcut in half

1 cup golden raisins

Combine water, wineand sugar. Bring to sim-mer and simmer 5 min-utes. Remove from heat,add vanilla bean andraisins. Let steep 12

hours orso. Drainraisins,reserveliquid.Discardbean. Re-turn liquidto pan andbring toboil. You’llhave about

11⁄4 cups. Reduce to 1⁄3 cup.The sauce will be deepamber. Cool a bit and stirin raisins. Store in refrig-erator up to a month, andbring to room temper-ature before using.

Gin-soaked goldenraisins for arthritis

No, not a gift from thekitchen, but a time-hon-ored home remedy withanti-inflammatory qual-ities. I had some raisinsleft over so I made abatch. I had forgottenabout making these untilI saw Dr. Oz talkingabout them. Check outmy blog for the recipe.

Barbie Hahn’s chililime peanuts

Barbie and I both havebeen regular guests onFox 19 morning show.She is known as the Sub-urban Chef. Barbiemakes lots of homemadeedibles, including thissavory one. Barbie toldme: “I make these forthose who don’t have asweet tooth. They make anice addition to a giftbasket.”

6 cups cocktail peanuts,unsalted

6 tablespoons lime juice6 tablespoons chili powder1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon cayennepepper

4 teaspoons Kosher or seasalt

Mix all ingredientstogether and spread outin a single layer on bak-ing sheets. Bake at 250degrees for 45 minutes,stirring every 15 min-utes. Keeps fresh in air-tight container for threeweeks. This also makes agreat combo gift with afriend’s favorite six packof beer.

Bert’s thumbprintcookies

Bert Villing and I arelongtime friends. We hada catering business to-gether and these cookies

were popular with ourcustomers. For the read-er who requested a but-ter cookie like BuskenBa

2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature

3 tablespoons granulatedsugar

1-2 teaspoons vanilla extractor 1 teaspoon almondextract

2 cups flour1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400.Cream butter. Add sugar,then everything else.Pinch off in generousteaspoonful measure-ments and roll into balls.Flatten with thumb. Bake

on sprayed pan. Bake9-12 minutes – be careful,cookies should be verylight in color. If neces-sary, “rethumb” whenthey come out. That in-dentation is where youdollop on the frosting.

Bert’s frosting:To make colored icing,

leave out cocoa.Blend together:

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1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

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

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RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

7515 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255513-231-4172 • www.andersonhillsumc.org

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

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

AAmmeelliiaa UUnniitteeddMMeetthhooddiisstt

CChhuurrcchh19 E. Main St., Amelia OH 45102

‘To become and make disciples of Christ”

YYoouu AArree IInnvviitteedd!!Sunday School ~ 9:30 amClasses for every age group

Worship Service10:45 a.m.

A Blend of contemporaryand traditional styles, with arelevant message for today!

Nursery / Children’s Churchduring 10:45 Worship Service

www.ameliaumc.org

513.753.6770

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All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

Services 9:15 am & 10:45 amNursery provided at all servicesTake I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right on

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

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THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

EPISCOPAL

GOSHEN CHURCH OF GODReal People...In a Real Church...

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

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

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

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

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

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

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

681 Mt. Moriah Drive • 513.752.1333

mtmoriahumc.org

Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship

Music Ministries • Bible Studies

Ark of Learning

Preschool and Child CareAges 3 through 12

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Locust Corner CommunityUnited Methodist Church917 Locust Corner Rd.

(at Wagner)513-752-8459

Traditional Worship : Sunday,10 amBible Study : Sunday, 9 am

Thursday, 7 pmPastor: Allen R. Mitchell

Join us in worshipping ourrisen Lord and sharing Christ’s

love with our community.

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:15 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

The website Craigslistis a great place for find-ing lots of things fromjobs to cars.

It is also a placewhere, if you’re not care-ful, you can very easilyget scammed. That’swhat a local woman saysalmost happened to her.

Kathryne Oakes, of St.Bernard, advertised a hatfor sale on Craigslist andsays she received severale-mails requesting moreinformation. But onee-mail was from a personwho said she lived inTexas and wanted to buythe hat.

Oakes says she e-mailed her name andaddress so she couldreceive payment for thehat. She then received aFedEx package with acheck for $2,150 eventhough she was onlyasking $400 for the hat.

A letter with the checkadvised Oakes to sendthe rest of the money to a“shipper” who wouldthen deliver the hat.Oakes attempted to fol-low the directions but,because she doesn’t havea bank account to depositthe check as instructed,she took the check to acheck cashing store.

Oakes says the checkcashing store noted thecheck did not come fromthe woman allegedlybuying the hat, but fromsomeone else entirelyand so would not cash thecheck. In fact, she says

the storewouldn’tgive backthe checkso shecould takeit to thepolicedepart-ment. NowOakes saysshe’s em-

barrassed and angrybelieving she may beassociated with trying topass a bad check.

The check cashingstore advised Oakes theonly form of paymentshe should accept for herhat is fromWesternUnion. Of course, that’sthe samemethod of pay-ment that so-called Texaswoman wanted Oakes touse to send the remain-der of the check.

Oakes says she wantsto get the word out aboutthis scam so others don’tgo through what she didand, she says, “worse yetthey may get taken forthe money.” Oakes saysshe “researched the bankand the company thecheck was issued fromand both seemed legit tome.” But, while the com-pany is legitimate, thecheck wasn’t sent by thatfirm it was sent by athief who stole thatchecking account in-formation.

This is a scam thatbeen going on for quite awhile and it takes variousforms. Sometimes, a

thief will claim to havehired you to be a MysteryShopper and send you acheck to shop at variousstores. One of thoseplaces will be WesternUnion when you’re towire money to them. Ofcourse, if you follow thethief’s instructions youwill have deposited hisbogus check into yourbank account. You won’tknow his check is baduntil after you’ve wiredhim your good money.

Other scams involvesending you a boguscheck for several thou-sand dollars allegedly soyou can pay for the taxeson the sweepstakes prizeyou just won. You’re toldto deposit the check andthen wire the money tothe sweepstakes office.Again, you don’t learnuntil it’s too late that thecheck sent you is bogusand you’re now liable torepay the bank.

Bottom line, beware ofchecks and money orderssent from strangers,often sent by FedEx andUPS to avoid the postoffice and its postal in-spectors. And never wiremoney to someone youdon’t know.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].

Beware of Craigslist scams

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Caryl AllenCaryl B. Allen, 84, Milford,

died Nov. 20. She was a teacherfor East Clinton Schools.

Survived by children Mark(Judy), Melissa Allen; grand-children Geoffrey Allen, HillaryAllen (Jeff) Tudor, Nicole Allen(Joseph) Williford; great-grand-children Elijah, EmmaWilliford,Natalie Tudor; cousins BethDietrich, Sue Neeb; brothers-and sisters-in-law Tony, SusieLamke, Norma, David, ShirleyAllen; nine nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by husbandHarry Allen.

Services were Nov. 24 atMilford First United MethodistChurch. Arrangements by EvansFuneral Home. Memorials toMilford Girst United MethodistChurch or the American Cancer

Society.Gary Freeman

Gary Lee Freeman, 65, WayneTownship, died Nov. 24. He wasa mechanic for the Heekin CanCompany.

He was a Army veteran ofVietnam.

Survived by wife CorealFreeman; children Tracy Hotch-kiss, Gary Joe Freeman; siblingsGerald, Mike Freeman, ShirleyPrather; five grandchildren.

Services were Nov. 30 at EvansFuneral Home.

WilliamMaxfieldWilliam Eugene Maxfield, 71,

Milford, died Nov. 23. He was asalesman for the J.P. KnightCompany.

Survived by wife Jane WolferMaxfield; children Sara Meyer,

Michael Maxfield; mother HelenBiehler Maxfield; brother JimMaxfield; niece Kara Maxfield;mother-in-law Dorothy ParrWolfer. Preceded in death byfather Eugene “Pete”Maxfield,father-in-law Alfred “Dude”Wolfer. Services were Nov. 26 atEvans Funeral Home.

Lois StanleyLois Catherine Stanley, 79,

died Nov. 22 inSomerset, Ky.

Survived byhusband DallasR. Stanley;children DallasS. (PamelaJensen) Stan-ley, Debra(Charles)

Clifton; sister Donna (John)Parrish ; grandchildren Dawn(Haim) Grinspan, DominickColangelo, Logan, Sierra Stanley;great-grandchildren Dante, AriaColangelo; nephew John Parrish;niece Rachel Logsdon. Precededin death by parents William,Mildred Daly. Arrangements byLake Cumberland Funeral Home.

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Howdy Folks,Last Wednesday we

attended the P.E.R.I. (Pub-lic Employment Retire-ment Incorporated) meet-ing, and the folks enjoyed aThanksgiving meal provid-ed by all. Ruth Ann tookdeviled eggs. They hadrequested them so shefixed a dozen eggs, therewere only two eggs left.Ruth Ann boiled them andlet them cool so I couldshuck them out of the shell.Now shuck means clean theshell off. Ruth Ann alsomade a pumpkin pie, thepumpkin was some that wepeeled and cooked our-selves.

I was in the carpentershop the other day and aname came to mymind. Itwas a sweet lady in Fayett-ville, Mildred, she is alwaysglad when we call her. Herhealth is not good but the

Good Lordhas beenwatchingover her.

OnThursdaywe went tothe adultday carewelcomecenter andtalked tothe seniors.

This is something we doeach month, they are sowonderful. It is a specialthing for us to do. TheClermont Senior Serviceshave this program for theseniors. The folks thatwork there are special. Thelady that welcomed RuthAnn and me is Sharon, aspecial person to be work-ing with the seniors, alongwith all the staff.

When we got there wegot a real pleasant surprise.

There was a feller and hiswife there to hear mespeak. In his younger dayshe lived in Newtonsville. Itwas wonderful to see Mar-vin and Carol. We sat thereand talked a while after Ifinished talking to thegroup.

Friday evening at theMonroe Grange was theThanksgiving supper andawards night. Ruth Annhad the prizes ready for theJunior Grangers that theyhad made for the GrangeConvention. The childrenwere excited along with theparents. Each child gotribbons and money fromthe convention. One mothertold me Sunday at church.When they got home hertwo kids spread their itemsout on the floor. Theywould set there and enjoythe items they had made.Ruth Ann and Bonnie do a

lot of work with the kidsalong with the mothershelping this is exciting.

Saturday we went toGoshen School. The LionsClub had set up a craftshow along with a pancakebreakfast. The breakfastwas great. The craft showwas good with a goodcrowd. Lots of items soldfor each vendor. We got tomeet several folks thatread our column eachweek. We got to see folksthat we knew fromNew-tonsville and other places.

Don’t forget the BethelLions Club will have apancake breakfast 7:30 a.m.till 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 21.The breakfast will be allthe pancakes you can eat,sausage, tater tots, milk,orange juice and coffee.The pancakes will bedished up by a couple Li-ons, Bill, and Jim. These

fellers like to see you eatand there will be severalLions members there tohelp with the breakfast soenjoy.

As I write this articlethere is snow on the groundand more to come, it is surepretty. Folks that need to beout early will see somebeautiful sights with snowon the bushes.

Ruth Ann and I aregoing to pick up a meal atKroger and deliver it forThanksgiving to a familythe Bethel Lions have pur-chased. The club alsoadopted two seniors to givethem Christmas gifts. It isimportant we help folks allyear long, but especially atthe holidays. There is aneed for us to be helpingfolks. The Good Lord wantsit this way.

I was talking to a fellerSunday that has been fish-

ing the Ohio River andcatching walleye and sau-ger. He said the fishingdown there is good.

The Bethel UnitedMethodist Church will hostthe Community Choir onDec. 7 - 8 for the ChristmasCantata. This is along withthe Down Home Christmas.

We will be at the White-oak Valley High School onDec. 7 with our crafts forthe Whiteoak ValleyGrange Craft Show inMowrystown.

Start your week bygoing to the house of wor-ship of your choice andpraise the Good Lord. GodBless All More Later.

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

Clermont Seniors have wonderful staff at day care

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The Greater MilfordArea Historical Society(GMAHS) will host a Holi-day Open House at Pro-mont House Museum onSunday, Dec. 15, 1:30-4:30p.m. The event is free andopen to the public. Pro-mont is located at 906Main Street, Milford.

A special feature of theHoliday Open House willinclude an impressiveinternational ChristmascrËche display with 15nativity scenes, each rep-resenting a different geo-graphical region of theworld. The exhibit is onloan fromGrailville (locat-ed in Loveland) who isfortunate to own an exten-sive and regionally recog-

nized collection of over 90unique crËche scenes. ThecrËche exhibit at Promontwill be on display startingmid-November 2013through Jan. 12, 2014.

The Holiday OpenHouse will also feature acollection of antique toys;and, Promont will be rich-ly decorated using itemsdepicting the naturalthings that would havebeen available to Victo-rians, such as pine cones,nuts, trees and greens, andfeathers from local gamebirds.

Visitors to the HolidayOpen House will also enjoya variety of special offersincluding:

* A special discounted

rate on 2014 membershipto the Greater MilfordArea Historical Society(details available only atthe Open House).

* One Free admissionfor two adults to PromontHouse Museum. Thisticket (one per family) canbe used at a future date fora docent-led tour duringregular museum hours.

* One free raffle ticket(with the purchase of atleast six tickets/$5) goodtoward a beautifullydressed 18-inch doll com-plete with a full Victorianice skating outfit andskates. The drawing willbe held at 4:30 p.m. onDec.m15.

For more information

on the Greater MilfordArea Historical Societyand Promont House Mu-seum, visit www.Milford-History.net.

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Local farmers are in-vited to attend a FarmField Day event scheduledfor Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The purpose of theevent is to provide aninformational outlet forfarmers and local profes-sionals to discuss nutrientmanagement and bestmanagement practices(BMPs), such as wintercover crops, and how these

practices can help improveyield and our environment.

The Farm Field Daywill from 9 a.m. to noon, ona farm located at 3736Lucas Road, in GoshenTownship.

“These annual field dayevents provide a goodopportunity for local farm-ers to meet, learn andshare information aboutthe practices that help soil

quality and crop produc-tion,” stated Greg Nause, alocal producer and host ofthe Field Day this year.

“We’re excited to hostthis event at our farm anddiscuss how nutrient man-agement will fit into ourproduction,” addedMr.Nause. Soil experts will beon hand to present in-formation on the 4R Nutri-ent Stewardship Princi-

ples, which include choos-ing the right nutrientsource to apply at the rightrate in the right place atthe right time. A panel oflocal farmers will alsoshare their experiencesplanting winter covercrops and discuss differentmanagement strategiesthat work well for theregion.

Those interested in

attending must registerand prepay a $10 fee. Thefirst 30 paid participantswill receive a free soilquality test kit.

Light breakfast refresh-ments will be served. Par-ticipants can register on-

line at:clermontswcd.org/eventand mail or drop off theregistration fee at theClermont SWCD office,P.O. Box 549 1000 LocustStreet, Owensville, Ohio45160.

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Christmas for a childin foster care is a littlemore difficult and eachyear Clermont CountyChildren’s ProtectiveServices (CPS) conductsthe ‘Community ToyChest’ program to helpthe children in their carehave a wonderful Christ-mas experience. Lastyear approximately 350children received giftsbecause of generousdonations from the publicand this year there areeven more children tohelp.

As the holidays arequickly approaching, CPSis asking the public toconsider sponsoring oneor more of the children intheir care again this year.“All types of sponsors areaccepted, individuals,company sponsors,groups, or organizations,”said Sanna Gast, Cler-mont County Children’sServices and CommunityToy Chest Coordinator.“If you’re feeling extragenerous this holiday

season, you can also spon-sor families!” Gast ex-plains that there aremany foster childrenplaced with relatives andthese families are oftenstruggling, especiallyduring the holidays.

The ages of childrenavailable for sponsorshiprange from birth to 18years of age. Sponsorsreceive an ID number foreach child (only firstnames are given due toconfidentiality), theirages, sizes, and what theywish for or need. Wishlist items typically in-clude toys, games, andwarm coats. There are nolimits on the amount ofgifts or cost; however, ifthere is a sibling groupbeing sponsored we willindicate provide the nec-essary information inorder for sponsors to tryand keep the gifts even innumber. Gast statedsponsors for teenagersare always in high de-mand and greatly appre-ciated because for most

of them it is the only giftthey receive all year,“Many people tell us theydon’t know what a teen-ager likes and I tell themgift cards to local storesand restaurants are al-ways welcome.”

Gifts must be wrappedand marked with thenumber assigned to thechild, then delivered tothe CPS office located at2400 Clermont CenterDrive, Batavia, Ohio,45103. If you would like tosponsor a child, but don’thave the time to shop,Community Toy Chestwill accept checks. Checkdonations are used topurchase gifts for chil-dren who are not yetsponsored, or for thosewho come into countycare later in the year.

If you are interested insponsoring a child orfamily, please e-mailSanna Gast [email protected] orcall (513)732-7264 formore information.

Making Christmas a realityfor those in foster care

Inter Parish Ministryin Newtown recently an-nounced that former Mil-ford resident, Sarah Ca-dle, haswona 2013Differ-ence Maker Award pre-sented by the DukeEnergy Children’s Mu-seum at the sixth annualaward ceremony.

Theseawardshonor in-dividuals, businesses andagencies that go aboveand beyond to better thelivesofchildren.Theyarenominated by their peers and members of the com-

munity for the inspiringwork they do.

Cadle was nominatedin the Adult Professionalcategory for her years ofservice to children andfamilies in need.

Formore than12years,Cadle has served as pro-gram coordinator for In-ter Parish Ministry.

Cadle is the mother offour children and daugh-ter of Milford residentsCharles and Shirley Ca-dle.

Sarah Cadle honored as a Difference Maker

Former Milford residentSarah Cadle recently won a2013 Difference MakerAward for her years ofservice to children andfamilies in need.PROVIDED


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GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBrian Cansler, 20, 6066 Deerfield,dug possession, instruments.Robert Hartman, 27, 4 StonewallDrive, drug possession, para-phernalia.Nathan Durham, 19, 1568 Wood-ville, marijuana possession,paraphernalia.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 6776 Goshen Road, Nov. 12.At 1592 Ohio 28, Nov. 14.At 156 Gateway, Nov. 15.Criminal damageAt 2281Ohio 132, Nov. 16.Criminal trespassAt 6725 Dick Flynn, Nov. 15.DisorderAt 1889 Main No. 3, Nov. 16.At 5971Marsh Circle, Nov. 16.At 2580 Ohio 28, Nov. 14.DisputeAt 343 Angela Court, Nov. 11.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 246, Nov.13.At 2249 Woodville, Nov. 15.TheftAt 6391 Snider Road, Nov. 10.At 6533 Goshen Road, Nov. 12.At 6689 Susan Drive, Nov. 14.At 6435 Snider, Nov. 15.At 5971Marsh Circle, Nov. 15.At 6725 Dick Flynn, Nov. 15.At 1346A Fay Road, Nov. 15.At 6291 Cedar Lane, Nov. 16.At 6024 Deerfield, Nov. 16.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsJuvenile, 14, criminal damage,domestic violence, Nov. 11.Juvenile, 17, criminal trespass,Nov. 12.Clint Rudmiller, 39, 7920 Achter-man, falsification, obstructingofficial business, Nov. 12.Justin R. Miller, 21, 969 Ohio 28No. 97, domestic violence, Nov.12.Juvenile, 17, unruly, Nov. 13.Juvenile, 17, drug paraphernalia,Nov. 15.Michael W. Gunter, 42, 5602Creek View Court, domesticviolence, Nov. 15.Sean M. Tieman, 25, 1286 PebbleBrooke No. 10, vandalism,breaking and entering, Nov. 17.

Tiffani Deller, 28, 2001 StillwaterNo. 8, open container, Nov. 16.Brian A Beal, 23, 1106 S. Tim-bercreek, keg law, drug pos-session, Nov. 16.William A. Collins, 19, 2554 Ohio28, drug possession, Nov. 16.Timothy M. Kagrise, 20, 1380Cottonwood Drive, underageconsumption, Nov. 16.Elizabeth K. Shaffer, 34, 424Walnut Grove, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 16.Kyle A. Bickel, 22, 6109 2nd St.,driving under influence, drugabuse, Nov. 16.Steven J. Menkhaus, 34, 1507Royal Oak, drug abuse, para-phernalia, Nov. 15.John H. Newman, 30, 244 Madi-son Road, driving under influ-ence, open container, Nov. 17.Kyle M. Anderson, 22, 247Clinton St., drug possession,Nov. 17.Shaina Gerber, 21, 5586 PlumRun, drug possession, parapher-nalia, Nov. 17.Rashell Gerber, 23, 5586 PlumRun, open container, Nov. 17.Juvenile, 16, drug abuse, Nov. 18.Angela Adams, 33, 6258 Hunt,driving under influence, opencontainer, Nov. 17.Juvenile, 17, unruly, Nov. 17.Robert J. Lamke, 41, 1422 Emer-son, open container, Nov. 17.

Incidents/investigationsBreaking and enteringTool chest and auto tools taken;$3,600 at 6724 Loveland Mi-amiville, Nov. 11.Tractor taken from barn; $10,000at 407 Wards Corner, Nov. 14.Entry made into Mid-AmericaAuto at Ohio 28, Nov. 17.BurglaryMoney, a ring, etc. taken; $9,480at 5718 E. Tall Oaks, Nov. 11.Criminal mischiefVehicle ransacked at 684 JannieLane, Nov. 15.Criminal trespassTrespassing on property ofMilford High at 1 Eagles Way,Nov. 12.Domestic violenceAt Cherry Blossom Court, Nov.11.At Ohio 28, Nov. 12.At Creek View Court, Nov. 14.At Walnut Grove, Nov. 16.

Gross sexual impositionOffense involved female juvenileat 6700 block of Epworth, Nov.17.Inducing panicThreatening calls received atMilford Christian Academy atWoodville Pike, Nov. 11.Passing bad checksBad check issued to After War-ranty Service; $449.67 at Ohio28, Nov. 12.TamperingMonies taken from coin ma-chine at Hickory Hill Apart-ments at 6064 Donna Jay, Nov.14.TheftTwo i-Pods and GPS unit takenfrom vehicle at 1416 Athens,Nov. 11.A 2-wheel dolly was taken at6664 Miami Trails, Nov. 11.Gasoline not paid for at Thorn-ton’s; $29 at Ohio 28, Nov. 11.Medication taken from vehicleat 6691Old Stable Road, Nov.11.Jewelry taken; $4,950 at 6222Whileaway, Nov. 14.Ladder taken at Chimney Care at413 Wards Corner, Nov. 13.Unlisted items taken fromKroger at Ohio 28, Nov. 13.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $40 at WardsCorner, Nov. 13.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 5853 MonassasRun, Nov. 14.Male stated credit card usedwith no authorization at 363Center St., Nov. 14.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $20 at BranchHill Guinea Pike, Nov. 16.Laptop taken from vehicle;$4,000 at 6236 Shagbark, Nov.16.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $20 at Wolfpen,Nov. 16.

MILFORDArrests/citationsMarquise D. Lasley, 20, 1936Oakbrook, aggravated menac-ing, criminal damage, Nov. 18.Steven M. Wallace, 35, 2251Beechmont Ave., warrant, Nov.19.Bruce Wick, 48, 239 Count Fleet

Lane, warrant, Nov. 19.Jerry L. Allen, 36, 206 Elm St.,contempt of court, Nov. 20.Ashley D. Calhoun, 23, 1283Pebblebrook, contempt ofcourt, Nov. 20.Jenna M. Harvey, 21, 6551Ohio132, contempt of court, Nov. 22.Kevin Webster, 23, 328 RedbirdLane, contempt of court, Nov.22.Michael L. Moore Jr., 37, 9017Canal Way, warrant, Nov. 22.John K. Turner, 42, 3826 KelloggAve., warrant, Nov. 23.Clyde J. Johnson, 18, 1941Oak-brook, assault, Nov. 23.Nancy E. Hendricks, 47, 884Mohawk Trail, warrant, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageAt 319 Stoneridge Drive, Nov. 24.FightingAt 1800 Oakbrook, Nov. 22.MenacingFemale was threatened at 1939Oakbrook, Nov. 18.TheftWallet taken at 991 Lila Ave.,Nov. 18.Merchandise taken fromWal-mart at 201 Chamber Drive,Nov. 18.Wallet lot, credit card used withno authorization at 730 LilaAve., Nov. 21.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsTyler Paul Holt, 18, 2755 Ohio132, New Rcihmond, criminaltrespass, Nov. 7.Juvenile, 17, criminal trespass,Nov. 7.Ashlee Engle, 18, 2755 Ohio 132,New Richmond, criminal tres-pass, Nov. 7.Michael Von Luehrte, 18, 2755Ohio 132 Lot 70, New Rich-mond, criminal trespass, theft,Nov. 18.Seth Allen Wilks, 25, 1142 WiseRoad, Lynchburg, receivingstolen property, Nov. 18.Kelly Young, 33, 2992 U.S. Rt. 50,Batavia, endangering children -abuse, Nov. 20.EthanWayne Barger, 24, 1709Swope Road, Bethel, breakingand entering, Nov. 19.

Travis Michael Hatfield, 19, 130Sardinia Mowrystown Road,Sardinia, receiving stolenproperty, Nov. 21.Rita Lynn Isaacs, 23, 656 Park-land Drive, Cincinnati, drugparaphernalia, possessing drugabuse instruments, Nov. 18.Chad Obrien Hinkle, 23, 5187Stevens Road, Sardinia, criminaldamaging/endangering, resist-ing arrest, vandalism, Nov. 18.Seth Allen Wilks, 25, 1142 WiseRoad, Lynchburg, receivingstolen property, Nov. 18.Bruce Albert Williams, 28, 57Shady Lane, Bethel, criminaltrespass - land premises ofanother, theft, Nov. 19.Allan Reid, 27, 424 SweetbriarDrive, Batavia, domestic vio-lence - knowingly cause phys-ical harm, endangering children- administer corporal punish-ment, Nov. 19.Billie Joe Vaught, 44, 3117 ParkRoad, Goshen, assault - know-ingly harm victim, Nov. 19.Adam Lee Valentine, 26, 294Dunbar Road, Georgetown,theft, Nov. 25.Billie Joe Vaught, 44, 3117 ParkRoad, Goshen, domestic vio-lence, Nov. 20.Juvenile, 17, disorderly conduct,Nov. 20.Karen Jo Morris, 58, 1420 Ohio125, Amelia, theft, Nov. 20.Amanda Katherine Guttrung,32, 337 Lucy Run Road, Amelia,having physical control ofvehicle while under the influ-ence, violate protection orderor consent agreement, Nov. 20.David Lee Strange, 26, 8150String Town Road, Aberdeen,fugitive from justice, Nov. 20.Juvenile, 15, unruly juvenileoffenses, Nov. 21.Kenneth Wayne Brinegar Jr., 31,5751 Bucktown Road, Lot B,Williamsburg, notice of changeof address, Nov. 21.Rodney DwayneWilliams, 36,216 Jeremy Lane, Bethel, break-ing and entering, Nov. 22.Christine Lee McDavid, 24, 3534Inez Ave., Bethel, breaking andentering, Nov. 22.Amanda Kaye Mineer, 38, 2780Lindale Mount Holly No. 133,Amelia, breaking and entering,Nov. 22.

Christopher NmnMiller, 37, 900Catherine Street, Ripley, opencontainer liquor, Nov. 21.Mister John Simpson, 26, 2606Kipling Ave., Cincinnati, pos-session of drugs - marijuana,Nov. 21.Chameika Tryna Darden, 24,3557 Starling Road, Bethel,domestic violence - knowinglycause physical harm, Nov. 22.Steven Timothy Anderson, 30,7659 Bilby Lane, Cincinnati,fugitive from justice, Nov. 22.John Hughes, 43, 123 East LightSt., Felicity, possession of drugs,Nov. 22.Robbie East, 19, 3538 Inez Ave.,Bethel, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, illegal use or possessionof drug paraphernalia, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 15, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, illegal use or pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 23.Juvenile, 16, offenses involvingunderage persons - underageconsume beer intoxicatingliquor, Nov. 23.

Incidents/investigationsAssault - knowingly harmvictimAt 3117 Park Road, Goshen, Nov.19.Domestic ViolenceAt Park Road, Goshen, Nov. 20.Receiving stolen propertyAt 5958 Stonelick Creek Lane,Goshen, Oct. 19.TheftAt 5958 Stonelick Creek Lane,Goshen, Oct. 19.At 5958 Stonelick Creek Lane,Goshen, Oct. 19.At 84 Deermeadow Lane, Bata-via, Nov. 21.

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Heart screeningsoffered in December

Mercy Health is offer-ing its mobile heartscreenings in December.

The basic and ad-vancedpackages test peo-ple for risk of heart at-tack, stroke, aneurysmand other major diseases.

It will be at the With-amsville Kroger, 4530Eastgate Blvd., from 8-9a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, andat the Mercy Health Cler-mont Hospital, 3000 Hos-pital Drive in Batavia,from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 19.

Call 1-866-819-0127 toschedule an appointment.

Insurance does notcover the tests, but they

are potentially reimburs-able fromahealthsavingsaccount. Check with yourprovider if youhaveques-tions.

Public meetings onOasis rail line set forDec. 10-11

There are three up-coming public meetingson the Oasis rail transitcomponent of the EasternCorridor project.

The Oasis line wouldserve communities ex-tending east from down-town Cincinnati, throughHamiltonCounty, and intowestern Clermont Coun-ty.

Meeting dates are:» 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,

Dec. 10, at the CribbetCenter in Fairfax, 5903Hawthorne Ave.

» 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 11, at theTaft Center on FountainSquare, 425 Walnut St.

» 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,Dec. 11, at the MiamiTownship Civic Center,6007 Meijer Drive.

Each meeting will bean open house, where thepublic can arrive at anytime.

Project representa-tives will be on hand todiscuss the information,and there will be a publiccomment session at 7 p.m.during the evening meet-ings and at 12:30 p.m.

BRIEFLY

ResidentialKarl Kasparian, Love-

land, alter, 6869 Clubside,Goshen Township, $7,000.

Recker&Boerger,Cin-cinnati, HVAC, 2208 Ohio132, Goshen Township.

H. Macy Heat & Air,Amelia, alter, 1359 FayRoad, Goshen Township.

LeonardWetz,Milford,pole barn, 1881 SevenLands, Goshen Township,$24,000.

T.L.C. Construction,Williamsburg, new, 2658Freedom Trail, JacksonTownship, $180,000.

Jay Voss, Williams-burg, garage, 4020 MooreMarathon, Jackson Town-ship, $8,600.

Louis Wilson, Love-land, pole barn, 277Apache Trail, MiamiTownship, $12,000.

Catherine Varley,

Loveland, HVAC, 6674Waters Edge, MiamiTownship.

Willis Heat & Air, Cin-cinnati, HVAC, 103 Tra-verse Creek, MiamiTownship.

Allen Schwartz, Love-land, HVAC, 770 CedarDrive, Miami Township.

Rossmann Electric,Maineville,alter,6367Wa-verly Hill, Miami Town-ship.

Dupps Plumbing,Hamilton, miscellaneouswork, 209Castlberry,Mil-ford City.

Viking Partners, Cin-cinnati, miscellaneouswork-Kroger, 824Ohio 50,Milford City.

Robert Cowie, Batavia,HVAC, 2862 Aulenbush,Stonelick Township.

Kenneth Simpson, Ba-tavia, alter, 5761 BelfastOwensville Road, Stonel-

ick Township.Tissandier Construc-

tion, Blanchester, addi-tion, 6808Ohio133,WayneTownship, $26,000.

CommercialDorn Fire Protection,

Cincinnati, fire suppres-sion-Kroger, 6725 DickFlynn, Goshen Township.

Branch Hill Commons,Loveland, two family(parent), unit 2A, 812Townscapes, MiamiTownship and unit 2B, 814Townscapes, $265,000.

BUILDING PERMITS

ABOUTBUILDINGPERMITSThese requests have

been filed with the Cler-mont County PermitCentral.

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