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A former Searsautomotive center atthe entrance to theEastgate
Pavilionshopping center inUnion Township willbe transformed
intoshops and restaurants.
The Union Town-ship Board of Trusteeshas agreed to allowBSM
Development ofNashville, Tennessee,to renovate the build-ing at
4459 EastgateBlvd. and add side-walks and parking.
Union Township isexcited to have this lat-est investment into
theEastgate area, boardof trustees ChairmanJohn McGraw said.
This will result inmore jobs and con-tinues to add to the
hot-test retail destinationin the greater Cincin-nati area.
Civil engineer ZachFreshner of CESO Inc.in Columbus said
BSMDevelopment, whomhe represents, is hap-py to redevelop theformer
Sears cornerlot because it is sur-rounded by so manyother
businesses andaccessible via newlyreconfigured roads.
Theyre real excit-ed about getting thisprocess started,Freshner
said of BSMDevelopment.
They already haveone of the tenants se-lected but I cant
reallydisclose who it is atthis point.
In other news, theUnion Township Board
of Trustees has givenHolman Motors, whichsells and services
rec-reational vehicles andtrucks at 4387 ElickLane, the green
lighton a $3 million projectexpected to create anas-yet-unknown
num-ber of jobs.
Holman plans torenovate its GM show-room to reflect the
ad-dition of Buicks andwill also build a 34,000-square-foot
recre-ational vehicle serviceand parts addition.
Eric Holman saysthere are 120 employ-ees at now.
We do believe withthis new building the-rell be a need for
newemployees, he said.
Greg Holman saidthe business has oper-ated at the intersec-tion
of Elick Lane andstate Route 32 in UnionTownship for 45
years,growing from 1.5 acresto 52 acres.
We are so proud ofUnion Township, hesaid.
Its a great place tobe in business.
McGraw said UnionTownship is fortunateto have a businesspartner
like HolmanMotors.
We are excited tohave this multimillion-dollar developmentand
the additional jobswill provide more op-portunities for our
res-idents, he said.
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Shops and restaurants are planned for this site of aformer Sears
automotive center in Eastgate.
Green efforts can be found in allcommunities throughout the
easterncorridor and beyond and can varywidely among
communities.
While some some communitieswork to assure recycling is
widelyavailable for residents, others staffarborists and laborers
to care forgreen spaces and public places, andengage the talents of
residents oncommittees.
Anderson TownshipAnderson Township is a communi-
ty that clearly takes planet steward-ship responsibilities
seriously andtook the lead on community green ef-forts in the early
1990s in becomingthe first Greenspace township.
During their campaign for officeand shortly after they were
firstelected, former Anderson Townshiptrustees Peggy Reis and Mike
Waltonpursued legislation allowing town-ships to acquire property
in order topreserve it in its natural state, Ander-son Township
Administrator VickyEarhart said. House Bill 717, which
became effective in June 1990, per-mitted Ohio townships to do
just that.
The township currently ownsnearly 700 acres of property that
will,by law, remain in a natural state, shesaid. The Greenspace
AdvisoryCommittee takes the lead in acquir-ing and protecting the
townshipsgreenspace properties.
Anderson Township also has anactive, volunteer Street Tree
Com-mittee and Betterment and Beautifi-cation Committee. The Street
Tree
Committees 2015 plans include anArbor Day observance, street
treeplantings and tree giveaway forschool children, Tree
Committeemember John Halpin said.
The activities involving trees andthe activities of the street
tree com-mittee have earned the township thetitle of a Tree City
USA communityfor several consecutive years.
The Betterment and Beautifica-tion Committee is charged with
im-proving the townships visual appear-ance with landscape.
Longtime committee member So-nia Shively said she hates to see
his-torical things torn down or plants andtrees just dug up. For
these reasonsshes also a member of the townshipsHistorical
Society.
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The new Pierce Township Parks Committee plans to present a parks
master plan soon.
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Children nowadays donot quite understand howpeople used to live
andwhat they did and thecrops they grew and theflowers they
planted, shesaid. Through her workshe hopes to raise theawareness
of todaysyouth, while simulta-neously adding to thetownships
beauty.
Like other communi-ties, Anderson also has arecycling program.
Thetownship recently re-ceived the Best TownshipRecycling Award
fromthe Hamilton County Re-cycling and Solid WasteDistrict.
Anderson resi-dents subscribe individ-ually for curbside
recy-cling. Nearly 60 percentof residents subscribe forthe program.
Andersonalso provides for its com-munity 27 recycling drop-off
containers.
Recycling focus isfound in the AndersonPark District as
wellwhere recycling binshave been available foryears in the parks,
Execu-tive Director Ken Kushn-er said. BiodegradableMutt Mitts are
also avail-able for picking up dogwaste as well.
Theres not picking up
and bagging of grass clip-pings in the parks. In-stead, Kushner
said theclippings remain on thelawn.
Thats actually greatfor the grass, he said.Theres a lot of
nutrientsin the cuttings.
The best thing parkguests can do for theparks is to simply pick
uptheir trash and put it in thetrash can, Kushner said.
Mount LookoutWhen it comes to recy-
cling and landscape,theres plenty happeningon Mount Lookout
Square.
Mount Lookout Busi-ness Association/Commu-nity Council takes
care ofthe square with landscap-ing, Kim Rice of Keep-sake
Photography Studioand business association/council member said.
We had a landscapercome out last year and to-tally spruced up
theplace, she said. MarkCostello from the boardheaded up all the
land-scaping and he planted alot of the pots himself.
Last summer MountLookout became the thirdCincinnati
neighborhoodto be selected as part of abusiness district recy-cling
program. The firsttwo were Northside andMount Washington.Mount
Lookouts success-ful household recyclingefforts earned the
neigh-borhood this honor.
In 2014 the MountLookout neighborhoodwas the top recycler in
theCity of Cincinnati at 83percent, well above thecitywide average
of 65percent.
Rice said that the busi-ness district recyclingprogram seems to
be go-ing well. Every once in awhile the cans overflow,
but that issue seems tohave been addressed, shesaid.
Curbside programsand Tree Cities
Milford, ColumbiaTownship, Union Town-ship and Newtown havecurb
recycling and Mil-ford and Columbia Town-ship are Tree City
USAcommunities as recog-nized by the Arbor DayFoundation.
Clermont Countycommunities
Valley View is a 150-acre nature preserve andeducation facility
operat-ed by a nonprofit corpora-tion at 5330 S. MilfordRoad in
Milford, near theconfluence of the EastFork and Little Miami
riv-ers.
In a floodplain, ValleyView has wetlands, woodsand prairie.
The property is openfrom dawn until dusk dai-ly and there is no
fee tovisit.
People may walk inValley View, participatein a community
gardenand ride bikes and horseson marked trails.
Cars, trucks, motorcy-cles and four wheelers areprohibited.
Hunting and trappingalso are prohibited.
Fishing is allowed indesignated areas andcamping with
permission.
In 2007 Pierce Town-ship established a green-space program
dedicatedto the preservation of landthat has ecologtical or
his-torical significance, natu-ral corridor potential, aes-thetic
or scenic value, orinherent traits that con-tribute to the
positivecharacter of the township.The Greenspace Commit-tee
oversees the program.
The committee alsoworks in concert with theClermont County
ParksConsortium and the Car-dinal Land Conservancy,member Clarence
Rollersaid.
Development of theirpark land is of even great-er focus in
Pierce Town-ship. Volunteer GeorgeCarpenter is a part of
thiseffort. During its Marchmeeting, the Pierce Town-ship Board of
Trustees of-ficially established aParks Committee. Thisnew
committee is already
actively planning im-provements and seekinggrants, Carpenter
said.
The committee hopesto unveil a parks masterplan during the
PierceTownship Trustees April13 meeting. On July 23 thePark
Committee is host-ing a fundraiser in PierceTownship Park that
willinclude food, music, a cus-tom car and motorcycleshow and
more.
Union Township has anEnergy Special Improve-ment District
programthat allows commercialand residential propertyowners to
finance energy-efficient and alternative-energy projects by
agree-ing to special assessmentson their property taxes.
John McGraw, chair-man of the Union Town-ship Board of
Trustees,said the township also iscommitted to strengthen-ing its
tree population.
Our zoning require-ments call for trees andlandscaping in
(projectsthat come before UnionTownship for approval),ensuring new
plantedareas, McGraw said.Union Township alsoplants new trees
everyyear in our parks and atour township buildings.
Union Township spon-sors Junk Days in thespring and fall, when
resi-dents can drop off furni-ture, clothing and appli-ances such
as refrigera-tors and air conditionersat the Service Depart-ment
complex behind thepolice department at 4312Glen
Este-WithamsvilleRoad.
Clermont CountySoil and WaterConservationDistrict
John McManus, dis-trict administrator for theClermont County
Soil andWater Conservation Dis-trict, said a number oftheir
initiatives focus onstorm water runoff.
McManus said two ofthe primary issues arequantity and quality of
therunoff. He said a practiceput in place to addressthis are rain
gardens thatassist in bioretention ofthe water runoff.
The rain gardens ofteninclude adding nativeplants which add an
at-tractive aesthetic ele-
ment.McManus said rain
gardens are being imple-mented at Shor Park inUnion Township
andShank Park in Amelia.
Projects like this notonly treat the storm waterrunoff (but)
look verynice to visitors, he said.
Additionally, McMa-nus said the ClermontCounty Soil and
WaterConservation Districtalong with other waterconservation
districtshave a partnership withSave Local Waters.
Save Local Waters hasan annual rain barrel artproject in which
50 differ-ent artists paint differentscenes on rain barrelsused to
collect water fromdownspouts.
The barrels not onlyserve a purpose in con-trolling water
runoff, butthe painted barrels add acreative element as well.
McManus said thepainted rain barrels areon display at the
Cincin-nati Zoo and BotanicalGarden during the monthof April.
Clermont Countygreen events
The Clermont CountySoil and Water Conserva-tion District is
acceptingorders for its annual plantsale through Friday, April8.
This year the district isfocusing on pollinatingplants such as
crabapple,redbud, staghorn sumacand common ninebark aswell as
butterfly weed,milkweed and purpleconeflowers. Pine, spruceand
hardwood seeds willalso be available.
Order forms are onlineatwww.clermontswcd.org/.Pickup will be at
the Cler-mont County Fair-grounds, 1000 Locust St.,from 8:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m.Saturday, April 30. For in-formation, call
732-7075,Extension 2.
Clermont Countys an-nual spring litter cleanupwill be Saturday,
April 23,at various locationsthroughout the county.For information
on timesand locations, go online
towww.springlitterclea-nup.com.
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WilliamsburgGarden Club plantauction
The public is invited toattend the WilliamsburgGarden Clubs
annualplant auction at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 3, in the Fel-lowship
Room of the Wil-liamsburg United Meth-odist Church, 330 Gay St.
Club members andfriends will bring annu-als, perennials,
hangingbaskets, herbs, ornamen-tal grasses, hostas, dayli-lies,
shrubs, young treesand other garden relateditems. There will also
beitems donated by areanurseries and gardenstores. Proceeds from
thesale will be used for civicbeautification in Wil-liamsburg.
Light refresh-ments will be served.
For additional infor-mation, call 734-7676 orFriend the club on
Face-Book.
UC Clermont hostsEntrepreneur Day
UC Clermont CollegesStudent Business Organi-zation PACE is
hosting En-trepreneur Day Wednes-day, April 13, in the Krueg-er
Auditorium on campus.
The event is free andopen to the public.
Registration is 8:30a.m. to 9 a m. and pro-grams begin at 9
a.m.
UC Clermont College isat 4200 Clermont CollegeDrive in
Batavia.
CNE looking formilitary veterans
Clermont Northeast-ern High School is creat-ing a Wall of
Military Dis-tinction to honor the ser-vice and sacrifices of
anyformer student who hasserved or is serving in theArmed
Forces.
Any former student ofClermont NortheasternHigh School,
whetherthey graduated or not,who served or is servingour country is
eligible tohave their name, branchof service, years of ser-vice,
and service Ribbonsadded to the Wall of Mili-tary Distinction.
If you attended Cler-mont Northeastern HighSchool and served or
areserving in a branch of theArmed Forces please con-tact us so we
can honoryour service. We hope theWall of Military Distinc-tion
will be a source ofpride and inspiration forthe community and in
asmall way honor the ser-vice and sacrifices ofthose who
served.
Those who wish to beincluded can contact ei-ther Principal TJ
Glass-meyer, 513-625-1211 Ex-tension 112,
[email protected],or Athletic Director MikeKirk,
513-625-1211 Exten-sion 115, [email protected].
Any former servicemember who wishes to beincluded needs to
submita copy of their DD214Form. Copies can be ob-tained by
contacting theClermont County Veter-ans Service
Commission,513-732-7363.
MHRB board meetsApril 11
Clermont County Men-tal Health and RecoveryBoard will meet at 7
p.m.Monday, April 11, at 2337Clermont Center Drive,Batavia.
The meeting is open tothe public.
Felicity Schools setopen enrollment for2016-2017
Felicity-Franklin LocalSchool District is accept-ing
applications for openenrollment students forthe 2016-2017 school
yearnow through July 1.
Applications are avail-able at all the school of-fices and on
the schoolweb page at www.felici-tyschools.org.
You may call 513-362-5348 for more informa-tion.
National LibraryWeek is April10-April 16
Libraries Transform isthe theme for this yearsNational Library
WeekApril 10- April 16.
Since 1958, this eventhas been a time to cele-brate the
contributions oflibraries. Its also a time toincrease awareness
thatlibraries are about morethan just books in todaysmodern
world.
The Clermont CountyPublic Library now offerscharging stations
for yourmobile devices, fax-scan-ners, laptops and lots
ofeResources. Thebranches also offer spaceto help families.
In February, a motherand her daughter visitedthe Felicity
Library to usea computer. The daughterwas able to use one of
theHomework Center com-puters. She finished andprinted a homework
as-signment in less time thanit would have taken towait for a
computer in themain library area, whichwere all being used.
In January, a highschool student discoveredshe can use a new
laptopat the Amelia Branch totake a college exam whilesitting in
the meetingroom undisturbed, all forno cost.
Stop in you branch li-brary during National Li-brary Week. Write
downyour favorite book on anentry form for a chance towin a gift
basket. Receivea free gift, too.
The librarys tagline is:What will you discover?Stop in anytime
to findout, including National Li-brary Week.
Visit clermontlibra-ry.org for more informa-tion or call your
localbranch.
Updated librarycatalog offers newfeatures
The Clermont CountyPublic Librarys onlinecatalog has a whole
newlook and some new fea-tures.
Patrons now can checkout eBooks directly fromthe librarys
catalog in-stead of going to an app.They can create
readinghistories and design pre-ferred searches.
The library also now
offers eResource sugges-tions right in the catalogfor
information about ev-erything from car repairsto the value of
antiques.Patrons dont have to goanywhere else to findthese online
materials.
If you are reading a se-ries of books by one au-thor, the
catalog can keepa list of what youvechecked out.
Preferred searchessend emails when a newbook by the patrons
fa-vorite author is placed inthe librarys collection.That helps
patrons placeholds on new books evenfaster than before.
Visit clermontlibra-ry.org to see how each fea-ture works. The
catalogeven has a new look.Along with the new fea-tures, tools
patrons havebeen using are still there,too. Library staff mem-bers
are happy answerquestions.
This update to the cata-log is a better user experi-ence for
patrons, saidChris Wick, library direc-tor. We invite you to takea
look. We think you willlike the improvements.
Visit clermontlibra-ry.org for more informa-tion or call your
localbranch.
Library board tomeet April 11
The Clermont CountyPublic Library Board ofTrustees will meet in
reg-ular session at 6 p.m. Mon-day, April 11, in the Wil-liamsburg
Branch Li-brary, 594 Main St. This isa change from the
normalmeeting location.
The board is expectedto comment on the recentresignation of
longtimeboard member MarionCroswell.
The public is welcome.
Clermont Countyoffers SubstanceAbuse RecoveryGuide
The Clermont CountyMental Health and Recov-ery Board has
published aSubstance Abuse Recov-ery Guide for residents ofthe
county.
The Recovery Guide isavailable on the websitesof Clermont County
Pub-lic Health and the Cler-mont County MentalHealth and
RecoveryBoard.
The guide offers acomprehensive list of de-tox and treatment
centersin Ohio and Kentucky;faith-based treatment or-ganizations;
NarcoticsAnonymous and Alcohol-ics Anonymous meetings,as well as
tips on overdoseprevention and how tohelp loved ones with
ad-diction.
The guide was pub-lished in response to theopiate and heroin
epidem-ic that has worsened inClermont County. Dr. Bri-an Treon,
Clermont Coun-ty coroner, reported thatin 2014, 68 deaths
werecaused by drug overdos-es, and of those, 36 wereattributed to
heroin. Ka-ren Scherra, ExecutiveDirector of the ClermontCounty,
Mental Healthand Recovery Board, ex-plained the need for
theResource Guide. Our of-fice receives multiplecalls each day from
peo-ple looking for treatmentservices for themselvesor a loved one
to deal withtheir heroin addiction,she said, and having a re-source
that they can easi-ly access for use now andin the future is a
major as-set.
The resource guidewas developed by a nurs-ing student at UC
Cler-mont, Connie Shively, asher capstone project.
Clermont County Pub-lic Health and ClermontCounty Mental
Healthand Recovery Board havea QR code, available onbusiness cards
that willallow people access to theguide through their
smartphones.
For paper copies of theguide, or the QR codecard, contact
Michelle Ly-denberg, injury preven-tion coordinator, at
[email protected].
SWCD sale tofeaturepollinator-friendlyplants
Native trees andshrubs not only thrive,they provide wildlife
hab-itat, help control soil ero-sion and add interest tothe
landscape.
This year, ClermontSoil & Water ConservationDistrict is
encouragingplanting for pollinators,offering flowering cra-bapple,
redbud, staghornsumac, and common nine-bark for our insectfriends.
Other plants of-fered include butterflyweed, milkweed and pur-ple
coneflower for hard-hit Monarch butterflypopulations, as well
aspines, spruce seedlingsand other popular hard-woods.
Plant descriptions andan order form are avail-able online at
www.cler-montswcd.org. Orderswill be taken until April 8,with
pickup at the Cler-mont County Fairgroundsfrom 8:30 a.m.-1p.m.
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6A COMMUNITY JOURNAL APRIL 6, 2016 NEWS
The Pierce TownshipBoard of Trustees is hold-ing public hearings
re-garding proposed zonechanges and develop-ments during a
specialmeeting starting at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, April 12, atthe
township administra-tive office.
The session will beginwith continuance of ahearing on the
proposedresidential developmentfor the Ferguson farmproperty, 3645
MerwinTen Mile Road. Once thatconcludes around 7 p.m.the trustees
will open ahearing regarding a re-quest to rezone land at
839Bradbury Road.
The Clermont CountyPlanning Commissionrecommended approvalof the
Ferguson farmproperty concept plan asdid the Pierce TownshipZoning
Commission butwith a minor modifica-
tion.The township zoning
commission wants the de-velopment to include 10fewer houses than
pro-
posed,PierceTownshipAdminis-trator TimHershnersaid.
Theyrecom-mendedapprovalof 219
units. The request was for229, units, he said.
The applicant is JasonWisniewski for GrandCommunities Ltd.
Theyhave requested to rezonethe nearly 110 acres fromSingle Family
Residential(SFR) to Planned Unit De-velopment Residentialuse
(PUD-R).
Wisniewski is also theapplicant for the Brad-bury property on
behalfof Bradbury Farms LLC.This request is for nearly44 acres
currently zoned
SFR to be rezoned asPUD-R. The ClermontCounty Planning
Commis-sion recommended ap-proval of the conceptplan. However, the
PierceTownship Zoning Com-mission had a 2-2 split de-cision which
goes to thetrustees as a no vote,Hershner said.
For this property, theproposal is for 84 single-family detached
homes.The density of the homesthat would be constructedon the
propertys develop-able area exceeds thetownships zoning code,he
said.
Because the townshipszoning commission voteresulted in a
recommen-dation against this pro-posal, it would take aunanimous
vote by thetrustees to approve thezone change, Hershnersaid. Before
any of theproposed zone changes/developments can moveforward, they
need ap-proval from the trustees.
Trustees holding hearingsfor proposed developmentsSheila A.
[email protected]
Hershner
Cincinnati EastsideRotary announced theavailability of
five,$1,000 scholarships to beawarded to graduatingseniors at local
highschools. The awards areintended to help defraycollege
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Eligible candidatesmust be a graduatingsenior attending
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Clermont Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Districtis hosting its
annual PondManagement Clinic be-ginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday,April 12,
at the PattisonPark Lodge, 2228 U.S. 50,just west of
Owensville.
Experts from Cler-mont SWCD and JonesFish Hatcheries will
dis-cuss such topics as pondconstruction, mainte-nance and safety.
Addi-tional information will begiven on stocking, aera-tion, weed
control, harm-ful algae blooms and nui-sance wildlife. Storm wa-ter
retention ponds willagain be addressed duringthis years event.
Last year, pond ownersfaced problems such asfish kills, toxic
algae, andstressed ponds due to thesevere winter and thesummer
storms in Juneand July. Come hear aboutrestocking and aeration
tobest deal with fish surviv-al throughout the year.
Members of homeown-ers associations that are
responsible for storm wa-ter retention ponds canlearn about
their purposeand function, as well asstrategies to improve
theability to reduce stormwater pollution and main-tain an
attractive pond.
There is no cost to at-tend the pond clinic butregistration is
required.To register online, visitwww.clermontswcd.org/events.aspx,
or call Cler-mont SWCD at 513-732-7075, ext. 2.
Clermont SWCD offersfree pond clinic April 12
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itsannual Pond Management Clinic Tuesday, April 12.
supporting local studentswho share in the Rotarybelief of
service aboveself, Cincinnati EastsideRotary President Mi-chelle
Edwards said. Wehope these awards willinspire a continued pas-sion
for leadership andcommunity service as
these students continuetheir education.
Scholarship applica-tions are available at
Cin-cinnatiEastsideRo-tary.org/scholarships.Top candidates will be
se-lected for interviews andfinal awards will be pre-sented at an
upcomingCincinnati Eastside Ro-tary meeting. The schol-arship
application dead-line is April 15.
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Rotary engages in fel-lowship, service and edu-cation each
Wednesdayduring luncheon meet-ings that begin at noon atIvy Hills
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8A COMMUNITY JOURNAL APRIL 6, 2016
THURSDAY, APRIL 7Exercise ClassesStrength and Balance, 8:50-9:40
a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of
exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement
and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 947-7333.
Union Town-ship.
Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30a.m.,
Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Inspire andoffer
suggestions. Ages 18 andup. Presented by ClermontCounty Public
Library. 724-1070.Williamsburg.
Homework Help, 3-6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library,
649Loveland-Madeira Road, Freehomework help Monday-Thurs-day for
students in grades K-8.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org.
Loveland.
Literary - Story TimesPreschool Story Time, 11:30a.m., Union
Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Ages
3-5. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County
PublicLibrary. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.
Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt.,
Stories, songs, crafts, gamesand meeting new friends. Ages3-6.
Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library.
752-5580.Amelia.
Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River
Valley Blvd., Attendeesages 0-3 with parent or caregiv-er are
invited for stories, music,rhymes and tickles to beginbuilding
early literacy skills.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public
Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.
Storytime for All Ages at theBethel Library, 10:30 a.m.,Bethel
Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Children and parent orcaregiver
are invited to experi-ence the fun of reading withmusic, songs,
rhymes and move-ment. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public
Library.734-2619. Bethel.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson
VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or
six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and
homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.Open year round except
holi-days. $6-$6.50. Presented byDennis Johnson Auxiliar VFWPost
6562. 575-2102. Milford.
EducationBinder of a Lifetime Work-shop, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
An-derson Senior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., Workshopintended as
ease your mindefforts to start and/or enhancecomprehensive
informationgathering (history, householdinformation, health care
deci-sions, spiritual perspectives,end-of-life wishes, etc.)
abouthousehold. Results: less familystress and better
conversations.Ages 21 and up. $15. Reserva-tions required.
Presented byLong Memories.
225-2335;www.binderofalifetime.com.Anderson Township.
Exercise ClassesFriday Night Beginning Yoga,6:30-7:30 p.m., East
Cincy Yoga,503 West Main St., BehindClermont Chiropractic. First
classis free. Energizing yet relaxingyoga class. Ages 18 and up.
$12.Reservations recommended.331-9525; www.eastcincyoga-.com.
Batavia.
Literary - LibrariesSimple Machines, 10 a.m.,Union Township
Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Explore how
simplemachines make work easierthrough interactive activities.Ages
6-12. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty
Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.
Literary - Story TimesPlay and Learn, 10-11:30 a.m.,Amelia
Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Registration required.Presented
by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.
Babytime, 10 a.m., Milford-Miami Township Branch Library,
1099 Ohio 131, Interactive storytime with infant and
caregiver.Introduction to books usingsong, movement, rhythm
andrhyme helps improve motor,sensory and social skills. For
ages0-18 months. Free. Presented byClermont County Public
Library.248-0700. Milford.
Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library,
Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.
Music - AcousticString Theory, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Tracis Sports
Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111;
www.tracissport-s.com. Loveland.
On Stage - TheaterOdd Couple, 7-9 p.m., MarketStreet School
Auditorium, 212Market St., Play by Neil Simonconcerns 2 mismatched
room-mates: Neat, uptight Felix Ungarand slovenly Oscar Madison.
$12.Reservations recommended.Presented by RiverStage Com-munity
Theatre. 543-9149;bit.ly/1LYhEtI. New Richmond.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9FestivalsTartan Day Ceilidh, 5:30-10:30p.m.,
American Legion Post 72,497 Old Ohio 74, Celtic music,dance, food
and drink. NorthAmerican Haggis Eating Cham-pionships. Scotch
whisky tasting,Scottish bake sale and bagpipes.Benefits Cincinnati
CaledonianPipes and Drums. $12. Reserva-tions recommended.
Presentedby Cincinnati Caledonian Pipesand Drums. 324-9349;
www.cin-cypipesanddrums.org. MountCarmel.
Garden ShowsAfrican Violet Show, 10 a.m. to9 p.m., Eastgate
Mall, 4601Eastgate Blvd., Violets for sale,demonstrations and
displays.Free. Presented by CincinnatiAfrican Violet Society.
ThroughApril 10. 831-3692; www.cincyav-s.org. Union Township.
Health / WellnessHealthy-Steps: Lebed Method,10:30-11:30 a.m.,
Mercy Health-Plex Anderson, 7495 State Road,Dance exercise program
to helpprevent or reduce lymphedema,increase range of motion,
andimprove overall health. ForPeople and Caregivers impactedby
cancer. Free. Presented byCancer Support Community.791-4060;
cancersupportcincin-nati.org. Anderson Township.
Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.,VFW Post 9630
Mount CarmelPost, 4283 Stoddard Lane, Free.Presented by VFW Post
9630.732-0747; www.bill-and-nikki-karaoke.com. Batavia.
Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch
Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with
librarys LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org.
Loveland.
Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond
Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New
Richmond.
On Stage - TheaterOdd Couple, 7-9 p.m., MarketStreet School
Auditorium, $12.Reservations recommended.543-9149; bit.ly/1LYhEtI.
NewRichmond.
Runs / WalksMMM Mary Miller Memorial5K Walk/Run, 9-11 a.m.,
MiamiMeadows Park, 1546 Ohio 131,Free Kids Fun Run at 10:15 a.m.for
ages 6 and under. Proceedsfrom event support communityfood pantry
and emergencyfinancial assistance for those inneed in Milford and
MiamiTownship. $30, $25 in groups of6, $15 ages 7-14; advance:
$25,$20 in groups of 6, $10 ages7-14. Registration
required.Presented by Milford MiamiMinistry. 248-1114;
getmeregis-tered.com/mmm5k. Milford.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10Exercise ClassesSunday Morning Yoga, 9-10a.m.,
East Cincy Yoga, 503 WestMain St., Upstairs. Level oneclass with
lots of stretching,some strengthening and plentyof relaxation. Ages
18 and up.$12, first class free.
331-9525;www.facebook.com/eastcincin-natiyoga. Batavia.
Garden ShowsAfrican Violet Show, noon to 6p.m., Eastgate Mall,
Free. 831-3692; www.cincyavs.org. UnionTownship.
Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond
Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New
Richmond.
On Stage - TheaterOdd Couple, 2-4 p.m., MarketStreet School
Auditorium, $12.Reservations recommended.543-9149; bit.ly/1LYhEtI.
NewRichmond.
RecreationTennis Classes, 4-5 p.m., MercyHealthPlex Anderson,
7495 StateRoad, Work on hand-eye-coordination, racquet skills,basic
strokes and scoring. Begin-ners class at 4 p.m. Intermediateat 5
p.m. Ages 18 and up. $143.Registration required. Presentedby
Communiversity at UC.Through June 5. 556-6932.Anderson
Township.
Loveland Table Tennis, 3-5p.m., Northstar: A Community ofGrace,
11020 South LebanonRoad, From beginner to semi-pro. everything
provided andlots of tables. Free. Presented byChris Kahrs.
315-3069; www.lo-velandtabletennis.com. Love-land.
MONDAY, APRIL 11Exercise ClassesStrength and Balance, 8:50-9:40
a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union
Township.
Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland
Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs,
activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills.
For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free.
369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649
Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books,
rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free.
369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.
Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond
Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New
Richmond.
PetsAnimal Talk, 6:30-8 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center,
4350Aicholtz Road, Collegiate Room.Donna Moore, animal trainerwith
League for Animal Wel-fare, discusses importance ofproviding
enrichment activitiesfor cats. Free. Registrationrequired.
Presented by Leaguefor Animal Welfare. 735-2299.Union Township.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12Exercise ClassesZumba Gold and Silver Sneak-er
Flex, 2:30-3:15 p.m., UnionTownship Civic Center, 4350Aicholtz
Road, All levels wel-come. $5. Presented by ZumbaGold/Silver
Sneaker Flex withKC. 240-5180. Union Township.
Health / WellnessHomegrown Medicinal Herbsand Teas Workshop,
6-7:30p.m., Miami Township CivicCenter, 6101 Meijer Drive, Dis-cuss
various herbal preps (e.g.,spice, tea, extract, dietary
sup-plement, essential oil). Learnhow to make fresh herbal tea.Book
signing of Dont Sweep ItUnder the Drug! included.Ages 21 and up.
$15, $10 ad-vance. Reservations required.Presented by Dr. Cathy
Rosen-baum. 248-3727; www.rxin-tegrativesolutions.com.
MiamiTownship.
Karaoke and Open MicTuesday Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. to 1a.m., The
Lounge, 7740 Beech-mont Ave., Free. Presented bybitecincinnati.com.
231-2401.Anderson Township.
Literary - CraftsDIY Macrame Plant Hanger,6:30 p.m., New
RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Learn how to
macrameplant hanger from t-shirt. Allsupplies provided. For Ages
13to adult.. Free. Reservations
required. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library.
553-0570.New Richmond.
Literary - LibrariesFamily Storytime, 6:30-7:30p.m., Loveland
Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Families with young
childrenenjoy stories, songs, rhymes andcraft. Free. 369-4476.
Loveland.
Game Night, 6 p.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Celebrate
birthday of authorBeverly Cleary. Play hopscotch,board games and
more, signbirthday card and enjoy partytreats. Ages 4-11. Free.
Reserva-tions required. Presented byClermont County Public
Library.752-5580. Amelia.
Literary - Story TimesSmall Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond
Branch Library, Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New
Richmond.
On Stage - TheaterMacbeth, 7 p.m., Krueger Audi-torium,
University of CincinnatiClermont, 4200 Clermont Col-lege Drive,
Free. Presented byCincinnati Shakespeare Compa-ny. 558-1215.
Batavia.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of
Mil-ford, 6:45-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main
St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve
yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build
yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth.
Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.Through Dec. 28.
378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.
Clubs & OrganizationsMoms Group, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Lutheran
Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Inter-denominational
group. Free.474-4938. Anderson Township.
Cooking ClassesChicken Six Ways, What to dowith Roasted Chicken
withChef Jaime Carmody, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Living Spaces CustomDesign,
350 E. Main St., $35.Registration required.
735-2393;www.livingspacesdzign.com.Batavia.
Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,8:50-9:40 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 Stretch. 947-7333.Union
Township.
Literary - CraftsLEGO Club at the AmeliaLibrary, 3:30 p.m.,
AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Create, build, and play.
Forattendees ages 4-11. Children 8and under should be accompa-nied
by adult. Ages 4-11. Free.Reservations required. Present-
ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.
Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland
Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and
socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18
months-4years. Free. 369-4476; www.cin-cinnatilibrary.org.
Loveland.
Literary - Story TimesToddler Story Time, 10:30 a.m.,Union
Township Branch Library,4450 Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad, Toddlers
ages 18 monthsto 3 years, along with caregiver,enjoy stories,
songs, rhymes,activities and meeting newfriends. Free. Presented
byClermont County Public Library.528-1744. Union Township.
Preschool Story Time, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary,
Free. Registrationrequired. 513-528-1744. UnionTownship.
Babytime, 10 a.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450
GlenEste-Withamsville Road, Inter-active storytime with infant
andcaregiver. Ages 0-18 months.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty
Public Library. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org.
UnionTownship.
Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt.,
Stories, songs, crafts, gamesand meeting new friends. Ages3-6.
Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library.
752-5580.Amelia.
Small Stories, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Share
stories, songs, rhymes andmusic. Ages 0-3. Free. Presentedby
Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.
Preschool Story Time, 11:30
a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio
131,Attendees ages 3-6 years withcaregivers are invited for
stories,songs and activities to promoteearly literacy. Free.
Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700;
www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.
Toddlertime Story Time, 10:30a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch
Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Attendees ages 18 months-2years with
caregivers are invitedfor stories, songs and activitiesto promote
early literacy. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library.
248-0700. Mil-ford.
All Ages Story Time, 10:30 a.m.,New Richmond Branch Library,103
River Valley Blvd., Experi-ence fun of reading using music,songs,
rhymes and movement toaccompany stories. Free. Pre-sented by
Clermont CountyPublic Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org.
NewRichmond.
Small Stories, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library,
Free.553-0570; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. New Richmond.
Storytime for All Ages at theBethel Library, 10:30 a.m.,Bethel
Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Children and parent orcaregiver
are invited to experi-ence the fun of reading withmusic, songs,
rhymes and move-ment. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Clermont
CountyPublic Library. 734-2619. Bethel.
Life is a Zoo Storytime, 11 a.m.,Owensville Branch Library,
2548U.S. 50, Develop early literacyskills with stories, songs
andcrafts. For children and parentor caregiver. Free. Presented
byClermont County Public Library.732-6084. Owensville.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to
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and click on submit an event. Send digital photos to
[email protected] along with event information.Items are
printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking
precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.
To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.
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String Theory will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, April 8,
at Tracis Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,
Loveland. Admission is free. Call 697-8111;
visitwww.tracissports.com.
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One of the loveliest things aboutspring is enjoying a proper
Englishspring time tea. Thats what I did acouple weeks ago when I
presented atthe Boone County Arboretums annualEnglish tea.
The tables were all themed and dec-orated individually bymembers
of the Arbore-tum. They brought outtheir best china, silverand
linen for the event,and the tables ran thegamut of whimsical
withgrapevine leaf chargersunder country plates, toelegant with
heirloomchina and sparkling crys-tal.
Stephanie Schenk andKathy Bailey had everything orga-nized, from
the spring blooms deco-rating the presentation area to the
serv-ers, who looked quite like proper Eng-lish women.
The food, made by Donna Wilmhoff,a Union, Kentucky, reader, was
as tastyas it was beautiful. Donna and her staffmade six savory
items and six sweetitems. Donna told me shes been doingthe food for
the tea for five years andeach year she comes up with 12 differ-ent
items. No kidding, every bite I atewas delicious and so beautifully
pre-sented.
Donna started in the food businessby taking classes when her
oldest sonwas a baby, years ago. Ive always hada love of cooking
and gardening Donnatold me. So Donna made a successfulcareer as a
caterer and master garden-er. She combines these talents
whencooking. Youll know what I mean whenyou glance at the photo of
the delicious,and visually stunning, spring salad in aFrico
cup.
Of course, I wouldnt tease you withjust the photo. Donna has
kindly sharedthe recipes for the Frico cup, salad and
champagne dressing.
Notes from readers kitchensEmpty tomb bunsTri County reader
Meredith B. made
these with her 10-year-old granddaugh-ter. She sent me a photo
of her grand-daughter with the biggest smile, hold-ing the buns on
a tray. A young momstopped me in the grocery and told meshe made
them with her two little boys.Very fun, she said.
Mississippi roastSeveral readers responded that they
made this with chuck roast with greatsuccess. Less expensive
than tri-tip,noted one West side reader.
7-can soupI was intrigued and thought this
couldnt possibly work, said one read-er. She made it, loved it
and took left-overs to work the next day.
Can you help?Braciole made with round steak
and tied with string.Reader Kenny R. lost his recipe
from one of my columns for this. Icouldnt retrieve the recipe
from myfile so if any of you have it, pleaseshare.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jims
Eastgateculinary professional and author. Findher blog online at
Abouteating.com.Email her at [email protected] Ritas
kitchen in the subject line.
Spring salad in a Frico cup
Frico cups are made with Parme-san cheese. Just be careful not
to over-bake them and immediately removethem from the oven and
drape over anoverturned custard cup or other smallbowl right away,
as detailed in theseinstructions.
Frico cups:
1 (16 oz) bag pre- shreddedParmesan cheese
Salad:
2 cups spring mix lettuce1/4 cup radish slices1/4 cup matchstick
carrots2 tablespoons thinly sliced green
onions1/4 cup fresh or frozen thawed
green peasGrape or cherry tomatoes, cut in
half
To make Frico cups:Preheat oven to 350. Line a bak-
ing sheet with a silicone mat or parch-ment paper. Sprinkle
Parmesan cheesein 1/4 cup portions into 4 circle. Bakefor 8
minutes. Using a metal spatulaquickly remove cheese rounds
frombaking sheet and drape over an over-turned custard cup,
pressing into bowlshape. Let cool completely. Removefrom custard
cups and store in airtightcontainer.
Donnas ChampagneDressing
1/4 cup champagne wine vinegar2 tsp minced fresh chives2 tsp
minced fresh dill1/2 tsp minced shallot1/2 tsp sugar1/4 tsp fine
sea salt1/8 tsp black pepper1/3 cup extra- light olive oil
Whisk vinegar, chives, dill, shallot,sugar, salt and pepper
whisking well.Add olive oil in a steady stream
untilincorporated.
Get creative with salads,right down to the bowls
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
An edible Frico cup made of Parmesan cheese takes the place of a
regular bowl.
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A publication of
It was the morning after.Even though my
two-years-from-senior-age body wasaching from standing the en-tire
day at the polls, I was andam so very grateful for thecontinued
support of the Cler-mont County community bythe overwhelming
passage ofthe renewal levy for servicesfor seniors.
Besides our fundamentaldesire to live in our ownhomes, the real
issue for tax-payers consideration is thatin-home care is less than
one-third the cost of nursing homecare. One frail senior
usingin-home services saves taxpay-ers an average of $3,000
forevery month he or she receivesMedicaid-funded nursinghome
care.
Our commitment to commu-nity is evidenced by our con-tinual
re-evaluation and prio-ritization of services and im-
proved proc-ess andservice effi-ciencies.Through effi-ciencies,
wehave been ableto reduce thenumber offull-timeequivalentstaff,
decreas-ing from 143 in
2008 to 92 in 2015, but increasethe level of critical need
ser-vices. Increased volunteerrecruitment for services
likemeals-on-wheels, home repairand shopping, has optimizedthe levy
dollars even further.
Nearly 6,000 seniors re-ceived services in 2015, mostof whom
received multipleservices. If an individual needsand is eligible to
receivemeals-on-wheels, it is highlylikely there is a need for
home
care and transportation. Cler-mont Senior Services has
18vehicles on the road providingrides to critically-needed med-ical
care, such as dialysis treat-ments and physician appoint-ments,
which are the priorityin providing service to seniors,as well as
taking veterans, 60years of age and older, to theVA Hospital. Other
servicesinclude home repairs and theinstallation of
safety-relateddevices, such as grab bars,through the home repair
andmodification program, theadult day services center andlifelong
learning centers.
In protecting the most vul-nerable of the elderly in Cler-mont
County, Clermont SeniorServices also has the exclusivecontract with
the ClermontCounty Department of Job andFamily Services and
providesfor the investigations and fol-low-up of reported cases
of
elder abuse, self-abuse, ne-glect, self-neglect and finan-cial
exploitation.
Moreover, the number ofClermont County residents age60 and over
continues to growat an extraordinary rate. In2000, there were
approximate-ly 23,101 persons 60 and over inClermont County. Today,
thereare approximately 41,000,while it is projected that wewill
reach 51,000 adults age 60and over in Clermont Countyby 2020.
Clermont Senior Ser-vices continues to strive tomeet the challenges
of thisgrowing population and grow-ing need.
I would be most remiss if Ididnt express my gratitude tothe
amazing team of peoplewho comprise Clermont SeniorServices. It is
their caring,compassion, commitment toperformance excellence
andprofessionalism that keeps the
Clermont community trustingus to care about and for sen-iors,
who may not be able toremain in their homes if notfor the services.
We perpetuatethe culture that was estab-lished more than 47 years
agoand is best exemplified by ourtag line, Service with Heart.
For residents, we vow tocontinue to be good and faith-ful
stewards of hard-earned,precious taxpayer dollars andare grateful
for the opportuni-ty to serve. Working the polls, Icant count the
times peoplewould look at me, while I ear-nestly requested their
support,smile in return and say nobrainer! Does an achin
bodygood!
Cindy Gramke is the exec-utive director/CEO of ClermontSenior
Services. Questions canbe directed to her
[email protected].
Clermont Senior Services will continue care
CindyGramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Colorectal cancer may beembarrassing to discuss, butknowing
risk, screeningsaves lives.
Some diseases that com-monly affect Americans areeasy to discuss
because theyarent embarrassing; theresno shame in having highblood
pressure or heart dis-ease.
But March is ColorectalCancer Awareness Month,and the time is
right to talkabout a common disease thatis preventable if the
properprecautions are taken.
In 2016, there will be ap-proximately 134,490 newcases of
colorectal cancer inthe United States. Althoughthe rate of death
from col-orectal cancer has declinedin recent years, over
49,000will die of the disease thisyear. The lifetime risk
ofdeveloping colorectal cancerin the average Americanwith no family
history of thedisease is around 4.5 percent,and the relative five
yearsurvival of all people with allstages of the disease is
65percent.
Colorectal cancer oftenbegins as a noncancerouspolyp, which has
no symp-toms; the good news is apolyp can be easily detectedby
screening. Current clin-ical practice guidelines rec-ommend
screening for col-orectal cancer at the age of50 years, or at the
age of 45in the African Americanswho are at risk for devel-oping
colorectal cancer at aslightly earlier age. Earlierscreening should
also beconsidered if there is a fam-ily history of polyps or
can-cers; surveillance should berepeated every 10 years ifyoure
average risk for col-orectal cancer. Frequencymay increase
depending onyour risk factors, such asinflammatory bowel disease,or
a personal history of ex-tra-intestinal cancers.
Colorectal cancer symp-toms depend on the size andlocation of
the cancer. Somecommonly experiencedsymptoms include changesin
bowel habits, changes instool consistency, blood in
the stool andabdominaldiscomfort.Perhaps themost commonsymptom
ofcolorectalcancer, how-ever, is si-lence. Nosymptoms.The
earlierthe stage ofcancer at the
time of diagnosis, the greaterthe chance of survival. Thisis why
early detectionthrough appropriate screen-ing and surveillance
examsis so important. In more ad-vanced stages, colorectalcancer
typically requiressurgery, chemotherapy andoccasionally radiation-
if thecancer is located in the rec-tum.
Colonoscopy is the cur-rent gold standard for col-orectal cancer
detection andprobably the most accurateway of detecting polyps
andcancers. The greatest benefitof colonoscopy is that polypscan be
removed at the timethey are found, and cancerscan be diagnosed
accurately.
Early detection of anydisease is important and iseven more so
with cancer; inthe case of colorectal cancer,the problem can be
stoppedin its tracks with periodicexams. So I urge you to notput
off your colonoscopy, andto talk about your familyhistory of this
not only thiscancer but others as well.While not the most
comfort-able conversation, it couldsave your life, or the life
ofsomeone you love.
Dr. Janice Rafferty, a resi-dent of Sycamore Township,is a
professor of surgery anddirector of the division ofcolon and rectal
surgery atthe University of Cincinnati.She a UC Health surgeon.She
received her medicaldegree in 1988 from OhioState University and
com-pleted fellowships at UC andCincinnati Childrens Hospi-tal
Medical Center in 1992. In1994, she completed her resi-dency at UC.
She is a boardcertified surgeon.
March Colorectal CancerAwareness Month
JaniceRaffertyCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST
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March 23 questionAre the renewal of diplo-
matic relations between theUnited States and Cuba, andthe
presidents visit to Cuba,good for the U.S.? Why or whynot?
I think the arrogant andaccurate put down of ourapologist, by
the brutal dic-tator of that pipsqueak, non-productive island,
answersthat question best.
D.B.
Normalizing relationswith Cuba is all good. Cubaand America
working coop-eratively together will be agood thing for their
peoplewith the eventual hope thatthe Communist principles atthe
forefront of the rift over50 years ago will subside andeventually
disappear com-pletely, proving yet againthat Communism and itsclose
cousin Socialism do notwork. One can only hope thatObama, The Bern
and all ofhis blind followers will real-ize much sooner than
laterthat capitalism, even with allof its faults, is still the
besteconomic path for a coun-try.
M.J.F.
The presidents visit toCuba is great on the interna-tional
front. It demonstratesthat our country is currentlyinterested in
building diplo-macy bridges. Were fortu-nate that the president is
aswell respected and well re-ceived on the internationalstage. Cuba
could become anexample of the United Statesusing diplomacy to sow
theseeds of democratic rule.The presidents approach ispreferred
over previousadministrations efforts tospread democracy via
war.
Who would have thought?C.S.
The US has had diplo-matic and trade relationswith Communist
China andRussia for years. Cuba wasdoomed once Russia stoppedtheir
foreign aid over 25years ago. I think the morethat Cubans see of
the USlife style the more they willrealize the failure of
theircurrent systems. One of thereasons the iron curtaincame down
was Russiansrealizing what was on theother side in
democraticcountries. Cuba could havebeen New Orleans, Las Ve-gas
and Miami Beach rolledinto one vacation site. I giveObama credit
for this newmove, but lets not forget thehuman rights violations
ofCastro over the last 55 years.Hopefully Castros son andsome new
young Cubans canturn this around. Maybesome of those jobs that
weresent to China could go toCuba. Now about that newWal-Mart in
Havana. GoFigure!
T.D.T.
Renewed diplomaticrelations with Cuba and theBarack Obama family
visitthere fall into the usual cate-gory of not good for Amer-ica
and not good for theworld. Once again, thepresident and his inner
cir-cle have chosen to play cozywith enemy countries. Onceagain, as
with Iran, no realnegotiating took place. Justone immediate issue
thatshould have been dealt withwas improvements in theeconomy,
living conditionsand freedoms for the Cubanpeople a situation which
willnot improve one iota. Anyfinancial gain will gostraight into
the pocket of
the government and its cro-nies. And, no surprise at all,when
Fidel Castro immedi-ately sprang to life and rid-iculed and
disrespectedAmerica just as the Ayatol-lah Ali Khamenei did as
soonas the so-called deal was setwith John Kerry and theWhite
House.
Sadly, I fear the presi-dent has abundant time torepeat this
dangerous anddemeaning strategy which isbased on his own
personalideology, not on keepingAmerica strong and secure.
I have to add that it wasalso again embarrassing anddistressing
for the countrywhen he again acted inap-propriately during the
re-cent attack in Brussels, justas he has in the past in re-sponse
to any of the atroc-ities perpetrated by the ma-niac Islamic
terrorists.
S.N.
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Renewed diplomatic relationswith Cuba and the Barack Obamafamily
visit there fall into the usualcategory of not good for Americaand
not good for the world.S.N.
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COMMUNITYJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman,
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Baseball Amelia opened with a
pair of wins March 26. In thefirst game, the Barons beatLandmark
Christian, 7-4. Ju-nior Tyler Stewart got the winand senior Jacob
Helton was2-4 with two runs batted in. Inthe second, the Barons
bestedNorthwest 9-6. Junior NoahMorris earned the win withStewart
driving in two runs.
The Barons beat Norwood10-9 on March 29. JuniorChristian Samson
got the win.Juniors Noah Noffsinger andKyle Nicodemus had two
hitseach.
Glen Este opened March26 with a twinbill sweep ofWestern Brown,
5-4 and 3-2.
New Richmond beatAmelia 6-2 on March 30. Sen-ior Nick Laub got
the win andsophomore Zade Richardsonhad a double and drove in
tworuns.
The Lions blanked Nor-wood 15-0 in five innings April1.
Richardson got the win andLaub was 3-4 with two doublesand four
runs knocked in.
The Lions won a pair ofgames on April 2, beatingHolmes and Holy
Cross.Against Holmes, New Rich-mond won 14-1 with Laub hit-ting a
homer and driving intwo and senior Eric Rolfesgetting the win.
Against HolyCross, the Lions won 11-3 be-hind senior Taylor
Waitman.Sophomore Lane Flamm hada triple and drove in
threeruns.
Moeller shut out High-lands 3-0 on March 26 on atwo-hitter by
Nick Bennettwho struck out 12.
Softball Amelia split their open-
ing two games March 26, witha 13-9 loss to Mount NotreDame and
an 8-7 victory overSycamore. Sophomore NicoleBrown won the second
game.Senior Samantha Lee was 2-3with a double and three runsbatted
in.
On March 29, Amelia run-
ruled Norwood 14-1 in five in-nings. Senior Kendall Kaisergot
the win. Senior KyleighSchultz was 3-4 and drove in arun.
On March 30, Kaiserstruck out 11 as Amelia got byNew Richmond
2-1. Brownwas 2-2 with a double and runbatted in.
On April 2, Amelia beat An-derson 5-2 with Kaiser andMaggie
Block belting homeruns.
New Richmond splittheir opening games March26, beating Grant
County 13-0and losing to Hilltop 14-4. Inthe opener, senior Cidney
Ad-ams got the win. Junior Am-ber Fischer was 3-4 with adouble and
three runs battedin.
The Lady Lions beat Bata-via 7-2 on March 28. Adamsgot the win
and was 2-4 with adouble and two runs batted in.
New Richmond downedMadeira 16-5 on March 31. Ad-ams got the win.
SophomoreKara Sawyer was 3-3 with adouble and home run.
On April 1, New Richmondbeat Norwood 17-7 in five in-nings with
Adams winningand junior Krista Reid going2-3 with a home run and
threeruns batted in.
Tennis New Richmond blanked
Amelia 5-0 March 28. JoelBird, Carter Light and JoeMaxwell swept
singles. TheLions also shut out Blanches-ter 5-0 with Angus
Matthews,Bird and Light taking the sin-gles matches.
The Lions shut out Bethel-Tate 5-0 on March 29 and de-feated
Batavia 4-1. Matthewswon first singles against bothteams.
On March 30, New Rich-mond shut out Felicity-Frank-lin 5-0 with
Mathews, Birdand Cam Coulter won singles.
Boys track and field In the La Salle Legends
Classic March 26, Glen Estesenior Jacob Hamilton wonthe pole
vault at 15. SeniorAustin Snyder won the shotput at 48 9 and the
discus at156 8.5.
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Sophomore Nicole Brown fields the ball at third base for
Amelia.Brown also pitches and led the Lady Barons to an 8-7 win
overSycamore March 26.
The New Richmond Lionstrack and field team returnsthis spring in
pursuit of WesternBrown. New Richmond finisheda close second to the
Broncos inthe Southern Buckeye Confer-ence-American Division by
just5.5 points.
SBAAC-American Coach ofthe Year Shelby Pride returnsseveral from
last years groupincluding first-team selectionsErik and Derik
Anderson andRyan Wolf. Second-team pickLuke Smiddy is also back
withAustin Torrens, Tyler Sammonsand Luke Glenn.
Wolf finished fourth as afreshman in the Division II dis-trict
meet in the 800 meter run,with Glenn making the districtmeet in the
3,200 as a sopho-more. Jessup Durbin was an ac-complished sprinter
and longjumper as a freshman and grad-uating senior Torrens
shouldadd depth.
High in the air, Erik Ander-son returns a top pole vaulterfor
his senior year, while on theground senior Tyler Sammonsis New
Richmonds top thrower.
We have many new facesthis year and Im excited to seewhere
certain athletes will fillin for the different events,Pride said.
Were definitelyshaking things up this seasonand competing in more
DivisionI meets as well.
After the New Richmond Re-lays April 5, the Lions stay homewith
the New Richmond Invita-tional April 12-13. On April 16,the Lions
compete in the BethelInvitational.
AmeliaThe Barons were sixth in the
SBAAC-American last season,but could catapult upward.Much like
the Amelia girlsteam, the Barons have benefit-ed from some strong
crosscountry runners carrying overto the spring running season.
The SBAAC Runner of theYear from fall, junior JustinTavner, will
help the team in dis-tance runs as well as fellowfirst-team junior
Tom Casavant.Soccer twins Scott and RandyErvin will add some
versatilityin sprints and distance and ju-nior Blake Boykins is a
topsprinter who was first team as asophomore last spring.
Rick McMullen coachesAmelia again, with Amy Kem-mer handling the
girls team andMark Thomas and Greg Millerassisting. The boys team
is re-building, but there are somenew participants who shouldboost
the Barons in the stand-ings.
After the Madeira Invita-tional April 5-6, Amelia is at theNew
Richmond InvitationalApril 12-13.
Glen EsteLike their girls team, depth is
the only thing that held the Tro-jans back last year in the
East-
ern Cincinnati Conferencetrack and field standings. Insome
events, Glen Este has thetop talent around.
Seniors Jacob Hamilton,Austin Snyder, Josh Stotler andBrandon
Holloway have beenfour-year contributors. Fresh-man Lorenzo Jones
is a new facethat may turn heads.
Snyder and Hamilton wereEastern Cincinnati Conferencefirst team
in the discus and polevault, respectively. Snyder wasalso second
team in the shot putand Stotler was honorable men-tion in pole
vault.
Snyder and Hamilton al-ready hold records in theirevents and the
4x200 relay teamcould challenge a school recordthis season. Both
Snyder andHamilton are indoor track com-petitors over the winter
andboth went to the AAU Junior
Olympics last season. Hamiltonis an All-American in the
polevault and will compete in the de-cathlon this summer at the
Ju-nior Olympics. Already this sea-son, he has cleared 15 in
thepole vault.
Snyder qualified for the NewBalance National meet in NewYork
City in the weight throw.Through early meets, Snyderleads all ECC
athletes in the dis-cus and shot put.
Glen Este is in the Monroe In-vitational April 8 and the
NewRichmond Invitational April 12-13.
BataviaLast season, Batavias Austin
Ruhstaller, Andrew Truske and
New Richmond boysstart their Lion lapsScott Springer and Nick
RobbeCommunity Press staff
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Ryan Wolf and Luke Smiddy take a cool down lap after practice
for theNew Richmond track team.
Amelia junior Justin Tavner wasSBAAC-American Runner of the
Yearduring cross country. Hell now takehis distance talents to area
tracks.
Glen Este pole vaulter JacobHamilton takes a deep breathbefore
attempting a new height forthe Trojans. Also a decathlete onthe
Junior Olympic circuit, Hamiltonhas already cleared 15 this
spring.
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After a third-place fin-ish behind New Richmondand Western Brown
in theSouthern Buckeye Con-ference-American Divi-sion, the Amelia
HighSchool girls track andfield team could be on therise.
A contingent of youngrunners who led the LadyBarons to the
SBAACcross country champion-ship in the fall should bol-ster the
Lady Barons al-ready talented spring ros-ter. Leading the group
isfreshman Maddie Walker,the SBAAC Cross CountryRunner of the Year
and al-ready a state-meet veter-an.
Joining Walker in thedistance runs are fresh-man Morgan Walsh
andjunior Maria Cardarelli.All were SBAAC firstteam in cross
country.From last years tracksquad juniors Abby andAlly Brown,
Lindsay Bu-ten, Emma Wagner andCardarelli were all firstteam, with
junior HannahMahoney and senior Jes-sica Sheets making sec-ond
team.
The identical Browntwins participate insprints, with Abby
Brownalso jumping.
Amelia has somegreat freshman talentcoming in and the
girlsshould be a strong con-tender for the league ti-tle, girls
coach AmyKemmer said.
Between the boys andgirls, Amelia has in-creased their total
num-
ber of participants from35 to 55.
After the Madeira Invi-tational April 5-6, the La-dy Barons are
in the NewRichmond Invitational
April 12-13.
New RichmondThe Lady Lions out-
pointed Amelia last sea-son and were second to
Western Brown in theSBAAC-American Divi-sion. The last New
Rich-mond girls track title wasin 2013.
Back from last yearssquad for coach TerriFlamm are first-team
se-lections Emily Belmont,Shelbi Simpson, AubreeStory and Lindsey
Wil-liams. Claire Burns, Ju-liannna Harrison, CaitieBiehle, Ashley
Troy andSophia Hawkins shouldalso be key contributors.
Senior Belmont andfreshman Biehle wereSBAAC first team in
crosscountry in the fall, withsenior Burns and juniorSimpson making
secondteam. Simpson is closingin on the New Richmondgirls record in
the 1,600meters.
This team has a bal-ance between experienceand talent, Flamm
said.The girls are enthusias-tic about training and sen-ior
leadership has beentop notch. Our young ath-letes have stepped
intotheir roles with confi-dence, while our veteranscontinue to
compete withtenacity.
After the New Rich-mond Relays April 5, theLady Lions stay
homewith the New RichmondInvitational April 12-13.On April 16, the
Lady Li-ons compete in the BethelInvitational.
Glen Este
The small group ofGlen Este girls participat-ing in track under
coachRay Prueitt finishedeighth a year ago in theEastern Cincinnati
Con-ference, largely due tonumbers.
A key starter back forthe Lady Trojans is ECChonorable mention
polevaulter, Ashley Mues.State meet diver BethanyBerger also brings
herathleticism to dry landand Tiffany Wagner is an-other competitor
towatch.
Wagner is a sprinter,while Kayla Snyder isGlen Estes shot put
anddiscus participant. Berg-er joins Mues in the polevault.
Glen Este is at the Mon-roe Invitational April 8and the New
RichmondInvitational April 12-13.
BataviaBecause of smaller
numbers, Batavia strug-gled through last season.The Bulldogs
finishedwith seven points in theSouthern Buckeye Athlet-ic and
Academic Confer-ence meet.
Coach Mike Hatfield isnot only looking for hisnumbers to
improve; hesprobably hoping there arebetter days ahead
thisseason.
The Bulldogs open theseason April 5-6 at Madei-ras meet.
WilliamsburgLast season, it was an-
other year, another South-
ern Buckeye Athletic andAcademic Conference-National crown for
Wil-liamsburg.
With who they have eli-gible to return, its easy tosay the
Wildcats will be inthe mix again this year.
Christen Abrams, Hai-ley Beesten, Calie Brown,Emily Brown, Laura
Cad-wallader and Hope Schal-jo all were first-team
all-SBAAC-National selec-tions and can return thisseason.
Aubrey Siekbert, a sec-ond-team selection, canreturn as
well.
Karen Healey, thereigning coach of theyear, pulls the strings
forBurg.
McNicholasSimilar to its boys
team, McNicholas girlsteam also has a nice mix ofupperclassmen
and un-derclassmen.
The Rockets also re-turn a good portion oftheir top athletes
from aseason ago.
Morgan Vogler returnsfor her junior season. Shewas a regional
qualifier inthe 300 meter hurdles andboth the 4x100 and 4x200relay
with Cristina Egred,Megan Rack and MichelleHollenkamp.
In addition, Voglermade first-team all-GCL-Coed in the 100 and
300meter hurdles and secondteam in the 4x100 meterrelay.
Egred and Rack returnfor their senior and juniorseasons,
respectively.
Cathryn Lest coachesMcNicholas.
Young runners have Amelia girls on moveScott Springerand Nick
RobbeCommunity Press staff
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Amelias Maddie Walker is in a familiar place for the Lady Barons
- ahead of the pack.
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Glen Este pole vaulter Ashley Mues also competes in
300hurdles.
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The New Richmond distance trio of Shelbi Simpson, EmilyBelmont
and Caitie Biehle wrap up practice at New Richmond.
Dylan Young receivedrecognition on the South-ern Buckeye
Athletic andAcademic Conference-American first team.
Truske helped the Bull-dogs 4x400 meter relayand 4x800 meter
relaytake home first and third,respectively in theSBAAC-American
meet aseason ago.
Aaron Brose coachesthe Bulldogs.
Williamsburg
Last season, Williams-burgs K.C. Jones, WyattLefker and Jon
Socia re-ceived recognition fromthe Southern BuckeyeAthletic and
AcademicConference. That was So-cias final year.
These times around thetrack it could be up to thelikes of Jones
and Lefkerto help lead the Wildcats.
McNicholasMcNicholas has a good
mix of upperclassmenand underclassmen.There are nine
seniors,
nine juniors, four sopho-mores and four freshmen.
Seniors Jackson Durmand Jonathan Wenzel,sophomore ThomasMoore
and freshman Mi-chael Deyhle should helpkeep the Rockets in
themix.
During the cross coun-try season, Deyhle ran inthe Division II
districtrace at Voice of AmericaPark and finished 16th outof 87
runners. He was theRockets No. 1 runner thisyear.
Cathryn Lest coachesMcNicholas.
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