M ILFORD- M IAMI M ILFORD- M IAMI ADVERTISER 75¢ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Miami Township and Milford Vol. 32 No. 22 © 2012 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News .......................... 248-8600 Retail advertising .............. 768-8196 Classified advertising ......... 242-4000 Delivery ........................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us HARSHA DAM INSPECTED The dam at Harsha Lake, completed in 1978, received its 34-year checkup last week. Full story, A4 VETERAN HELPS OTHERS Kyle Smithson dedicates his life to helping, honoring veterans. Full story, B1 MILFORD-MIAMI TWP. — Su- perintendent Robert Farrell says students in Milford schools con- tinue to show improvement in ac- ademics. Farrell presented his annual progress report at the Aug. 16 school board meeting. Board members asked for the report last year as an alternative to the annual state report card. The state re- port card, which comes out later this month, is pri- marily based on statewide stan- dardized tests. “This is a more expansive report of how students are doing,” Far- rell said. “The state report card just shows how students did on one day.” He said he called it a progress report instead of a report card to reflect the ongoing progress of students. “I like the name progress re- port,” said board member Debo- rah Marques. “I shows we’re moving forward.” Farrell said students continue to show improvement each year on statewide testing. Milford schools had a perfor- mance index of 105.1 on statewide testing for the 2011-2012 academ- ic year, he said. Last year, the performance in- dex was 104.4 and the district re- ceived an excellent designation. Farrell said the state has not released all the results for the re- port card, but based on prelimi- nary results the district should achieve an excellent rating again. Highlights of Farrell’s pro- gress report included: » The graduation rate for Mil- ford students improved from 95 percent to 96 percent. » Milford graduating seniors were offered $9.7 million in col- lege scholarships in 2012, com- pared to $7 million in 2011. » The number of high school students completing Advanced Placement (AP) courses in- creased from 277 in 2011to 476 in 2012. » The number of AP courses offered increased from17 in 2011 to 18 in 2012. » For the 2012-2013 school year, two more AP classes will be offered – Spanish and world histo- ry. » The number of students who took the nationwide ACT test in- creased from 270 in 2011to 330 in 2012. » The average score on the ACT remained 23.4 for Milford students. The statewide average was 21.8. » Fifty percent of students at the high school participate in ex- tracurricular activities. » Farrell said the district “con- tinues to push 21st-century skills.” The “bring your own de- vice” policy that allowed students to bring their own electronic de- vices to school will be expanded to the seventh-grade this year. Last year, the policy was in effect for grades eight through 12. Board member George Lucas said the report was “very infor- mative. You did a great job.” “The state report card is not a comprehensive picture,” said board member Andrea Brady. “This is much more complete.” Board member Rob Hewlett said the report would be a valu- able tool for someone thinking about moving into the district. Farrell said his report will be posted on the district’s website at www.mmilfordschools.org and will be updated throughout the year as needed. Schools show good progress By John Seney [email protected] Farrell Report measures more than required In the next few days your Community Press carrier will be stopping by to collect $3.50 for delivery of this month’s Milford-Miami Advertiser. In- side you will find local stories you will not find anywhere else. And coming this fall will be coverage of your schools and high school sports. Your carrier retains half of the $3.50 as payment for his or her work. If you wish to add a tip to reward the carrier’s good service, both the carrier and The Community Press ap- preciate your generosity. This month, we’re featur- ing Erin Keehnen. Erin is 15 years old and will be a sopho- more. She is an active member of the Milford High School Drama Club. She is saving her collection money. If you have questions about delivery, or if your child is in- terested in becoming part of our junior carrier program, call 853-6263 or 853-6277, or e- mail circulation manager Steve Barraco at 248-7110, or e- mail him at sbarraco@commu- nitypress. COLLECTIONS Keehnen MAKING A PIE Cora Siepmann, 4, of Miami Township, left, and Sarah Peterson, 3, of Fairfax have fun at the playground at Miami Township Community Park. They said they were “making a pie.” JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS MIAMI TWP. — One man was killed and another in- jured in two separate motor- cycle crashes in two days. The fatal crash occurred about 6:09 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, on the Ohio 28 By- pass west of Wolfpen-Pleas- ant Hill Road, said Lt. Wayne Price, commander of the Ba- tavia post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Price said Randall Billin- gley, 54, of Loveland lost con- trol of his 2004 Harley Da- vidson motorcycle and was ejected. Billingsley was taken by Air Care to University Hos- pital, where he was pro- nounced dead, Price said. He said the crash remains under investigation. The other crash occurred about 7:28 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, on Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road just south of Ohio 28, Price said. Ronald Vertner, 46, of Mil- ford lost control of his 2001 Harley Davidson motorcy- cle and was thrown, Price said. One man killed, one hurt on motorcycles By John Seney [email protected] MILFORD — The Longstone Street Festival is new to the city and will feature music, food and a family-friendly atmosphere designed to show off the downtown area. The Historic Milford Asso- ciation will host the event, that replaces the Sunflower Street Festival, Saturday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Sunflower Street Festi- val coincided with the Sun- flower Revolution bike ride, which this year has returned to Loveland, where it originat- ed. Rather than discontinue the event, Historic Milford Asso- ciation members changed the name to something pertinent to Milford. “We want to show more peo- ple Milford,” said Emily White, committee chair. The festival will host 40 vendors from area restaurants and businesses. Some of the restaurants are Padrino’s, Big Poppa Slims, Turophilia Que- sadillas and Taste of Belgium. Business vendors will re- flect an array of specialties and tastes, ranging from Sta- cey Cat Art’s digital art and photography to jewelry from Spoonin’ Jewelry and Pine Lane Goat Milk Soaps. Entertainment will be pro- vided by bands performing on two stages. The bands, most from Greater Cincinnati, rep- resent various music types, in- cluding folk, soul, bluegrass, rock and Americana. “It’s an eclectic mix of mu- sic,” White said. Activities will be available for children throughout the day, including a Velcro wall, face painting and an art wall. The Longstone name comes from John Kugler, who is cred- ited with expanding Milford in the mid-1800s. Kugler built many of the stone buildings on Mill St., including the Mill Street Distillery, a long stone structure, which housed a whiskey warehouse and a cooperage shop and a building that served as a warehouse and meeting space. The distillery and the build- ing that housed the warehouse and meeting space are now the Vilardo Agency and the Mil- ford Library, respectively. For more information, visit http://www.longstone street- festival.com. Street fest has new name, focus By Roxanna Blevins [email protected]
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MILFORD-MIAMIMILFORD-MIAMIADVERTISER 75¢
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Your Community Press newspaper servingMiami Township and Milford
Vol. 32 No. 22© 2012 The Community Press
ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ..........................248-8600Retail advertising ..............768-8196Classified advertising .........242-4000Delivery ........................576-8240
See page A2 for additional information
Contact usHARSHA DAMINSPECTEDThe dam at Harsha Lake,completed in 1978, received its34-year checkup last week.
Full story, A4
VETERANHELPS OTHERSKyle Smithson dedicateshis life to helping,honoring veterans.
Full story, B1
MILFORD-MIAMI TWP. — Su-perintendent Robert Farrell saysstudents in Milford schools con-tinue to show improvement in ac-ademics.
Farrell presented his annualprogress report at the Aug. 16school board meeting.
Board members asked for thereport last year as an alternative
to the annual statereport card.
The state re-port card, whichcomes out laterthis month, is pri-marily based onstatewide stan-dardized tests.
“This is a moreexpansive report
of how students are doing,” Far-rell said. “The state report cardjust shows how students did onone day.”
He said he called it a progressreport instead of a report card toreflect the ongoing progress ofstudents.
“I like the name progress re-port,” said board member Debo-rah Marques. “I shows we’removing forward.”
Farrell said students continueto show improvement each yearon statewide testing.
Milford schools had a perfor-mance index of105.1on statewidetesting for the 2011-2012 academ-ic year, he said.
Last year, the performance in-dex was 104.4 and the district re-ceived an excellent designation.
Farrell said the state has notreleased all the results for the re-port card, but based on prelimi-nary results the district shouldachieve an excellent rating again.
Highlights of Farrell’s pro-
gress report included:» The graduation rate for Mil-
ford students improved from 95percent to 96 percent.
»Milford graduating seniorswere offered $9.7 million in col-lege scholarships in 2012, com-pared to $7 million in 2011.
» The number of high schoolstudents completing AdvancedPlacement (AP) courses in-creased from 277 in 2011 to 476 in2012.
» The number of AP coursesoffered increased from17 in 2011to 18 in 2012.
» For the 2012-2013 schoolyear, twomore AP classes will beoffered–Spanishandworldhisto-ry.
» The number of students whotook the nationwide ACT test in-creased from 270 in 2011 to 330 in2012.
» The average score on theACT remained 23.4 for Milfordstudents. The statewide averagewas 21.8.
» Fifty percent of students atthe high school participate in ex-tracurricular activities.
» Farrell said thedistrict “con-tinues to push 21st-centuryskills.” The “bring your own de-vice”policy that allowedstudentsto bring their own electronic de-vices to school will be expandedto the seventh-grade this year.Last year, the policywas in effectfor grades eight through 12.
Board member George Lucassaid the report was “very infor-mative. You did a great job.”
“The state report card is not acomprehensive picture,” saidboard member Andrea Brady.“This is much more complete.”
Board member Rob Hewlettsaid the report would be a valu-able tool for someone thinkingabout moving into the district.
Farrell said his report will beposted on the district’s website atwww.mmilfordschools.org andwill be updated throughout theyear as needed.
Schoolsshow goodprogressBy John [email protected]
Farrell
Report measuresmore than required
In the next few days yourCommunity Press carrier willbe stopping by to collect $3.50for delivery of this month’sMilford-Miami Advertiser. In-side you will find local storiesyou will not find anywhereelse. And coming this fall willbe coverage of your schoolsand high school sports.
Your carrier retains half ofthe $3.50 as payment for his orher work. If you wish to add atip to reward the carrier’sgood service, both the carrierand The Community Press ap-preciate your generosity.
This month, we’re featur-ing Erin Keehnen. Erin is 15
years old andwill be a sopho-more. She is anactive memberof the MilfordHigh SchoolDrama Club.She is savingher collectionmoney.
If you have questions aboutdelivery, or if your child is in-terested in becoming part ofour junior carrier program,call 853-6263 or 853-6277, or e-mail circulation managerSteveBarracoat248-7110, ore-mail him at sbarraco@commu-nitypress.
COLLECTIONS
Keehnen
MAKING A PIECora Siepmann, 4, of Miami Township, left, and Sarah Peterson, 3, of Fairfax have fun at the playgroundat Miami Township Community Park. They said they were “making a pie.” JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
MIAMI TWP. — One manwas killed and another in-jured in two separate motor-cycle crashes in two days.
The fatal crash occurredabout 6:09 p.m. Saturday,Aug. 11, on the Ohio 28 By-pass west of Wolfpen-Pleas-ant Hill Road, said Lt. WaynePrice, commander of the Ba-tavia post of the Ohio StateHighway Patrol.
Price said Randall Billin-gley, 54, of Loveland lost con-trol of his 2004 Harley Da-vidson motorcycle and wasejected.
Billingsley was taken byAir Care to University Hos-pital, where he was pro-nounced dead, Price said.
He said the crash remainsunder investigation.
The other crash occurredabout 7:28 p.m. Sunday, Aug.12, on Wolfpen-Pleasant HillRoad just south of Ohio 28,Price said.
RonaldVertner, 46, ofMil-ford lost control of his 2001Harley Davidson motorcy-cle and was thrown, Pricesaid.
One mankilled, onehurt onmotorcyclesBy John [email protected]
MILFORD — The LongstoneStreet Festival is new to thecity and will feature music,food and a family-friendlyatmosphere designed to showoff the downtown area.
The Historic Milford Asso-ciationwill host the event, thatreplaces the Sunflower StreetFestival, Saturday, Sept. 15,from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Sunflower Street Festi-val coincided with the Sun-flower Revolution bike ride,which this year has returnedto Loveland, where it originat-ed.
Rather thandiscontinue theevent, Historic Milford Asso-ciation members changed thename to something pertinentto Milford.
“Wewant to showmorepeo-ple Milford,” said EmilyWhite, committee chair.
The festival will host 40vendors fromarearestaurantsand businesses. Some of therestaurants are Padrino’s, BigPoppa Slims, Turophilia Que-sadillas and Taste of Belgium.
Business vendors will re-flect an array of specialtiesand tastes, ranging from Sta-
cey Cat Art’s digital art andphotography to jewelry fromSpoonin’ Jewelry and PineLane Goat Milk Soaps.
Entertainment will be pro-vided by bands performing ontwo stages. The bands, mostfrom Greater Cincinnati, rep-resent variousmusic types, in-cluding folk, soul, bluegrass,rock and Americana.
“It’s an eclectic mix of mu-sic,” White said.
Activities will be availablefor children throughout theday, including a Velcro wall,face painting and an art wall.
The Longstone name comesfromJohnKugler,who is cred-itedwith expandingMilford inthe mid-1800s. Kugler builtmany of the stone buildings onMill St., including the MillStreet Distillery, a long stonestructure, which housed awhiskey warehouse and acooperage shop and a buildingthat served as a warehouseand meeting space.
The distillery and the build-ing that housed the warehouseandmeeting space are now theVilardo Agency and the Mil-ford Library, respectively.
For more information, visithttp://www.longstone street-festival.com.
Street fest hasnew name, focusBy Roxanna [email protected]
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CLERMONT COUNTY —Clermont Senior Serviceswill name the winners of abasket contest at theTouching Hearts Gala &Auction Sept. 7 at Peter-loon Estate in Indian Hill.
The “baskets” createdby teams fromarea organi-zations and businesses willbe auctioned off to benefitClermont Senior Services.
“It’s away to involve thecommunity,” said FrankieHughart, Clermont SeniorServices development andstrategic relations man-ager.
The proceeds from theauction will help supportservices including Mealson Wheels and transporta-tion for home-bound sen-iors.
The containers holdinggift itemsdidnothave tobeactual baskets, said Hugh-art.
One “basket” is a Coachpurse, filled with women’saccessories, such as sun-glasses and perfume.
Another “basket” willbe a motorized children’scar filled with Vera Wangluggage.
“They’re being verycreative,” Hughart said.
The containers can beup to 40 inches wide, 27inches deep and six feettall, according to the webpage for the event. Someorganizations and busi-nesses also will be decorat-ing adopted tables as partof theevent.Eachbasketortable will have a theme andtitle.
Some of the themes in-clude A Day at the Beach,Food Rocks and A Day atthe Polo Field, said Hugh-art. Five baskets and 10 ta-bles will be featured in thesilent auction.
The baskets will bejudged based on creativityand highest bid. The win-ning teams will receive anaward and a catered lunchfor 10 people. The winnersalso will be featured onClermont Senior Services’website, Facebook pageand in the organization’semail newsletter.
Basket contest involves communityBy Roxanna [email protected]
The Touching Hearts Gala and Auction will feature abasket contest and auction. One basket entered in thecontest, themed “Dinnner at Midnight,” includesglassware and candles. The basket was prepared byTouching Hearts Gala and Auction planning committeemembers June Cole, Helmi Saidleman, MariannaCoppersmith and Patricia Donnelly. PROVIDED
MIAMI TWP. — A MiamiTownshipBoy Scout for hisEagle Scout project willcreate a landscaped areaaround a Liberty Tree thatwill be planted at the Kore-an War Memorial at MiamiMeadows Park.
Joseph Francis, 16, aScout with Troop 502, toldtownship trustees Aug. 21he and other volunteerswill build a circular patharound the tree with twobenches.
AplaquefromtheLiber-ty Tree Society will be per-
manently attached to aboulder next to the tree, hesaid.
Nancy Sunnenberg ofCincinnati, the local repre-sentative of the LibertyTree Society, said the elmtree donated to the parkcommemorates the origi-nal Liberty Tree in Bostonwhere the Sons of Libertywouldmeet duringRevolu-tionary War times.
She said other treesfrom the society have beenplanted in Amberley Vil-lage and Mason.
The dedication of theLiberty Tree at the KoreanWar Memorial will be 3p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, atMiamiMeadowsPark,1546Ohio 131.
“Thank you for yourhard work. It’s quite an ac-complishment,” TrusteeMary Makley Wolff told
Francis. “It will be a niceaddition to the park.”
BillKnepp, amemberofthecommitteeplanning the
Korean War Memorial,said the main monumentfor the memorial has beenpurchased with moneyraised through a fund-rais-ing effort.
“We are right on sched-ule,” he said.
Knepp said the dedica-tion for the Korean WarMemorial is scheduled forJuly 27, 2013.
Liberty Tree added to war memorialBy John [email protected]
Boy Scout Joseph Francis of Miami Township tellstownship trustees Aug. 21 about his Eagle Scout projectinvolving planting a Liberty Tree at the Korean WarMemorial in Miami Meadows Park. He is holding theplaque that will be placed near the tree. Next to him areBill Knepp, one of the organizers of the memorial, andNancy Sunnenberg of the the Liberty Tree Society. JOHN
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dren’s Protective Serviceshas aneed for foster homeswithin the county to carefor children as they wait tobeadoptedorreunitedwiththeir families. ClermontCPS has partnered withSonRise Church to findmore foster and adoptivehomes in the community.SonRise Church will hostfoster parent classes forCPS beginning Saturday,Sept. 8. The classes will beheld every Saturdaythrough Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.to noon. CPS staff willteach the classes.
SonRise Church is at8136 Wooster Pike. Thechurch will provide re-freshments and day care.Registration is required.Visit www.sonrise-church.com, click onEvents, Foster Care Train-ing, and fill out the regis-tration form. For more in-formation, call 732-7765.
Gatch awardThe League of Women
Voters of Clermont Countywill celebrate the92 ndanni-versary of the ratificationof the19 thAmendment,giv-ing women the right tovote, with the SuffragistsAwards Dinner.
This 16th annual eventcelebrates the volunteerworkofwomen in the coun-ty. This year, seven womenwere nominated. The din-ner begins at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Re-ceptions Eastgate, 4450Eastgate Blvd.
The theme will be“Women in Education”with a presentation byleague member, Distin-guishedAlumniofUCCler-mont recipient and WestClermont Assistant Super-intendent M.E. Steele-Pierce.
All citizens are invitedto celebrate the citizenshipsupported by the League ofWomen Voters and the vol-unteer leadership shownby the 2012 nominees: Mi-chelle Balside, LamonicaFriedman, Sue Grone, Can-dace Koch, Mary Jo O’Bri-en, Jan Schoellman andBobbie Tureen.
Reservations for the$35dinner can be made atwww.lwvclermont.com orby mailing a check toLWVCC, P.O. Box 733, Mil-
ford, OH 45150. For moreinformation, call YvetteDuguay at 513-752-8011.
GenealogyThe Clermont County
Genealogical Society willmeet at 1 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 1, at the Batavia li-brary, 180 S. Third St. Themeeting is free and open tothe public.
The topic is “Bloggingyour Genealogy.” Genealo-gist Kathy Reed createdtheHamiltonCountyGene-alogical Society blog. Reedwill discuss how to createfamily history blogs.
Additional informationcan be found atwww.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecgs/ or call 723-3423.
Log Cabin DayThe Goshen Township
Historical Society will pre-sent the second annual Go-shen Community Log Cab-inDay noon to 5 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 8, at theCookLogCabin, 6706 Goshen Road,next to the Goshen HighSchool.
Bring antiques to be ap-praised by Joel Wilson for$5 per item, benefiting thesociety.Listen to tales fromAbraham Lincoln, Gen.George A. Custard andHannahCooper, a storytell-er. There will be fossil,quilt and historical photodisplays. A classic carshow, blacksmith, wood-carver, old-time rope mak-er and dulcimer playerswill be there. Other activ-ities include making applecider, churning butter forhomemadebreadandcook-ing over an open hearth.There also will be a GrassyRun Historical artist, artsand crafts, flag retirementceremony, costume paradeand many vendors forshopping.
Niehaus to speakOhio Senate President
Tom Niehaus will addressthe Clermont County busi-ness community and stu-dents from WilliamsburgHigh School, sponsored byMilacron Plastic Technol-ogies, and Bethel-TateHigh School, sponsored byHuntington Bank.
Niehaus has represent-ed the 14th Senate Districtof Ohio since 2005. In Janu-ary 2011, his colleagues
unanimously elected himas President of the OhioSenate for the129thGener-al Assembly.
The September lun-cheon is sponsored byDuke Energy and AT&Tand will be held at the Re-ceptions Conference Cen-ter East from11:30 a.m. to1p.m.Friday,Sept.14.Cost is$25 for chamber membersand $40 for non-members.To register or for more in-formation, call 576-5000 orvisit www.clermontcham-ber.com.
CNC night hikeCincinnati Nature Cen-
ter’s annual nighttimecele-bration “Preparing forNight” welcomes the com-munity to explore nature atnight. The festivities are 6p.m. to10 p.m. Friday, Sept.7, at Rowe Woods, 4949Tealtown Road.
Visitors are encouragedto bring apicnic dinner andexperience an evening fullof nighttime wonder. From6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., picnick-ers will enjoy the melodiesof Wild Carrot, as well asfree ice cream, providedby United Dairy Farmers.Take a night hike and meetCNC naturalists along thetrail and discover frogs,skunks, crickets and bats.See live owls up close with
RAPTOR, Inc. andview thenighttime skies thoughtelescopes placed through-out the field. The fun willincludegamesandpopcornin the Nature PlayScape.
Admission is $5 foradults and $1 per child forCNC members; $13 foradults and $8 per child fornon-members - cash only.
For more information,visit www.CincyNature-.org or call 831-1711.
Voters First RallyVoters First Rally is at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.5, in the large shelter ofUnion Township VeteransPark, at the corner of GlenEste-Withamsville Roadand Clough Pike.
Learn about State Issue2, called Voters First,which is about drawing thelines of legislative dis-tricts. If approved by vot-ers, politicianswill no long-er be able to participate inthe redistricting process.Learn what Voters First is,why it is important andwhy it is for the people, notthe politicians. Hosted bymembers of the League ofWomen Voters.
Culvert workParts of Woodville Pike
inGoshenTownshipwill beclosed to through traffic
beginning Monday, Aug.27, for culvert replace-ments. The initial con-struction, which will con-tinue through Friday, Sept.7, will be about 1,000 feeteastof2655WoodvillePike.
Monday, Sept. 10,through Friday, Sept. 21,
the road will be closed be-tween 2128 and 2136 Wood-ville Pike.
The road will be closedto through traffic about100feet east of 1973 WoodvillePike Monday, Sept. 24,through Friday, Oct. 5.
Detours will be posted.
BRIEFLY
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EASTFORKSTATEPARK—Thedam at Harsha Lake, completedin 1978, recently got its 34-yearcheckup.
“It’s like someonehaving togoto the doctor for a checkup,” saidpark ranger Linda Romine.
To complete the checkup,workers from the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers, with helpfrom the Clermont County SoilandWaterConservationDistrict,had to empty the stilling basin ofthe dam.
The stilling basin is where thewater flows out of the dam fromLake Harsha and into the EastFork of the Little Miami River.
Large concrete structures inthe basin, called baffles, slow theflow of water before it reachesthe river to prevent erosion, Ro-mine said.
The flow of water from the
lakewasclosedand thebasinwasemptied of water, rocks, debrisand fish theweekofAug. 20 so in-spectors could check the struc-tural integrity of the dam, shesaid.
It was the first time the taskhad been performed on the Har-sha Lake dam, Romine said.
“It looks like the structure isin good shape,” said JimO’Boyle,park manager. “The structuralengineer’s preliminary assess-ment is that things look good.”
Romine said cutting off theflow of water through the damfor several days did not have amajor impact on the lake level,and recreational activities on thelake continued as normal.
A number of fish live in thestilling basin and had to becaught and moved before the ba-sin could be emptied. The fishwere released into the nearbyEastForkof theLittleMiamiRiv-er.
Harsha Lakedam gets34-year‘checkup’
Workers from theU.S. Army Corps ofEngineers Aug. 21pile up sandbags tokeep water fromflowing into thestilling basin, left, atWilliam H. HarshaLake dam in EastFork State Park. TheCorps is emptyingthe stilling basin tocheck the structuralintegrity of the dam.It is the first timethe task has beenperformed since thedamwas built in1978. JOHN SENEY/THE
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Workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Clermont CountySoil and Water Conservation District catch fish in the stilling basin atthe Harsha Lake dam at East Fork State Park. The fish will be releasedinto the East Fork of the Little Miami River. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Workers Aug. 21 shovel rocks into a metal bucket to empty the stillingbasin at the Harsha Lake dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isemptying the basin to check the structural integrity of the dam. JOHN
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Workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aug. 21 empty water out of the stilling basin at the Harsha Lake dam. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Jim O'Boyle, park manager at EastFork State Park, holds a fish thatwas caught in the stilling basin ofthe Harsha Lake dam. O'Boyle willrelease the fish into the East Forkof the Little Miami River, at left.The blue object at the right keepsthe water from flowing back intothe stilling basin. JOHN SENEY/THE
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Linda Romine, a ranger at East Fork State Park, shows some of the rocks that were collected from the stillingbasin of the Harsha Lake dam. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
By John [email protected]
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CNE band membersget ready at camp
Trumpet players practice Aug. 8 at Clermont Northeastern band camp. From left are Tori Baker, Brandi Shuck, Max Drube and Brycen Gott. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Band members standin formation duringCNE band camp. Infront row from leftare Alex Greene, JoeBaird, Amanda Brockand Chrissy Mullins.JOHN SENEY/THE
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Eddie Stenger, left, and Quinten Kidney play the cymbals at CNE bandcamp. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The tuba players spell out CNE at Clermont Northeastern band camp. From left are AlexThompson, Jake Walters and Brianne Carwell. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Clarinetplayerspractice at CNEband camp.From left areAlex Brumett,Katelyn Phillipsand ChrissyMullins. JOHN
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Members of the Clermont Northeasternmarching band practice Aug. 8 during bandcamp. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Clermont Northeastern band members march during band camp. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
Brycen Gott prepares to play the trumpet during CNEband camp. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
STONELICK TWP. — The Clermont North-eastern High School marching band held bandcamp the week of Aug. 6 to Aug. 10.
Band director Chris Moore said 86 studentscame out for band this year.
The band’s showwill have aMotown theme,Moore said.
Songs include “Signed, Sealed and Deliv-ered,” “I Want You Back” and “Get Ready.”
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Area teams volley for postseason berth
With the volleyball seasongetting underway the weekendof Aug. 25, here is a look at howthe area teams shape up in 2012:
Clermont NortheasternThe Lady Rockets take to the
court in 2012 looking for theirfirst winning season since it wonthe Southern Buckeye AthleticConference in 2006-07.
The team lost its only first-team all-league player -20
from a year ago in AmandaBurdsall.
After losing only four seniorsto graduation, the Lady Rocketsand coach Carmen Tobe willbring some experience to the ta-ble in 2012 and look to return totheir winning ways.
No other information wasavailable before deadline.
Goshen
For the LadyWarriors, 2012 isliterally a new year after gradu-ating sevenseniors fromthe2011squad that went 14-6 and earneda second-place finish in theSouthern Buckeye ConferenceAmerican Division.
The team lost three all-leagueplayers, but return second-team-er and outside hitter CourtneyWilson. Also back are defensivespecialists Erin Ross and JulieGraber-Pels, along with middlehitters Michaela Adams andMorgan Dean.
Senior Trisha Murphy, whoplayed junior varsity last year,will set for the Lady Warriors.
Junior Tiffany Scheadler willjoin the squad as an outside hit-ter in 2012.
“We are a little raw rightnow,” coach Lisa Smith said.“They are just getting to know
each other after graduating sev-en seniors, so they are just nowstarting to have some teamchemistry. We are starting tobuild on that right now. Theyhave the skills; it’s just putting ittogether out there.”
MilfordAs the Lady Eagles prepare
for their first season in the East-ern Cincinnati Conference, sen-ior Rachael Sullivan returns af-ter missing the entire 2011 sea-son due to injury. In 2010 as asophomore, Sullivan was namedto the Fort Ancient Valley Con-ference first-team. She will lookto lead a team that finished 12-12last season.
The downside is the team lostfour all-leagueplayers from2011to graduation, includingMalloryBaker, whowas the FAVCPlayerof the Year last season.
Joining her on the court is Be-
atrice Craycraft at middle back,middle hitter Madison Taggart,sophomore Lauren Moeller, ju-nior Rachel Greene and backrow player Jessica Winstel, allwho saw solid playing time lastseason.
After seeing limited minutesin 2011, Anna Anbalagan will bewith the varsity squad full-timeand add key depth.
“The girls have been very re-sponsive and open to newthings,” coach Lauren Coopersaid. “We work hard in practiceand they are very team-oriented.Every practice they are workinghard to be better as a team; notnecessarily as individuals andthat is helping us.”
McNicholasWith 10 seniors, McNicholas
High School could be a team towatch in the Girls’ Greater Cin-cinnati League Central Division.
The squad is experienced andthe players have been playingalongside each other for a longtime, according to head coachDenny Murphy.
Murphy said the Rockets re-turn three hitters,who are eitherin, or close to being in, theschool’s top 10 for all-time kills.
In fact, the 2012 campaigncould witness Brooke Loganclose in on the school’s all-timekills record.
That might not be the onlyrecord to fall in Mount Washing-ton, asmiddleblockerKatieRog-ershasachance tobe theall-timeblocks leader.
The Rockets, who won thecentral in 2011with a record19-6,which included a 6-0 mark inleague play, will also return out-side hitter Sarah Bouley, setterKayla Fritz, middle blockerPaige Noday and defensive spe-cialist Kendall Powers.
By Tom [email protected]
Week one of the 2012 footballseason has come and gone. Hereis a brief recap of how the localteams fared:
Campbell County (Ky.)34, Milford 14
The Eagles couldn’t get anycloser than seven points in thesecondhalf as theywentdownby20 in their seasonopenerAug. 24.
Quarterback Cy Overbeckwent 10-of-20 passing for 109yards to go with 57 yards on theground and two touchdowns.
Campbell County quarter-back Tyler Durham ran all overthe Eagles for 219 yards andthree touchdowns on 17 carries.
Nextgame:TheEagles look torebound as they travel to Edge-
wood Aug. 31.
Clermont Northeastern32, Fayetteville-Perry 7
Running backs Dallas Mir-acle and Clay Cousino led theRockets to a 32-7 win over Fay-etteville-Perry Aug. 24. Miraclehad a huge night with 207 yardsand three touchdowns, includingtwo touchdown runs of morethan 60 yards. Cousino added atouchdown, 33 yards on thegroundanda65-yardpunt returnfor a score.
Nextgame:CNEvisitsMadei-ra Aug. 31.
Goshen 21, Ross 20The Warriors ruined the
Rams’ home and season openerwith a come-from-behind vic-tory Aug. 24. The Rams led 7-0early, but the Warriors rallied topull out the late win.
Next game: Goshen opens upits home schedule against Hills-boro Aug. 31.
McNick 27, Newport 24McNicholas scored the go-
ahead touchdown with 47 sec-onds left in the game to beat vis-iting Newport Central CatholicAug. 25..
With 8:33 left in the fourthquarter, McNick made a 26-yardfield goal to take a 20-17 lead.NewCath answered and took thelead with 3:23 remaining on a 5-yard touchdown run by seniorrunning back Dylan Hayes.
McNick quarterback AustinErnstwas13 of 24passing for177yards and a touchdown. Ernstalso ran15 times for 75yards anda touchdown.
Next game: McNick plays atNew Richmond Aug. 31. Kickoffis 7:30 p.m.
Miracle, Cousinolead RocketsBy Tom Skeen and GannettNews [email protected]
Milford quarterback Cy Overbecklooks to complete a pass in earlyaction against Campbell CountyAug. 24. Overbeck was 10-for-20passing for 109 yards and added57 yards on the ground in theEagles’ 34-14 loss to open theseason. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE
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Goshen Warriors have come-from-behind win over Ross
Campbell County linebacker Nick Sauerbeck (52) tackles Milford running back Cade Williams (21) after a long gain. GOEFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE
COMMUNITY PRESS.
With Campbell County’s Dustin Turner (20) in pursuit, Milford’s DavidSilvestro (42) heads up field for an Eagle first down Aug. 24. GEOFF
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There is no shortage ofenergy in the football officeat the College of Mount St.Joseph.
Head football coach RodHuber enters his 13th sea-son leading the Lions, butshows no signs of slowingdown any time soon. Huberspent his summer travelingto18citiesaroundtheworld,coaching football with Pro-Camps Worldwide. Now, heis focused on leading the Li-ons back to the postseasonfor the first time since 2009.
“He can get you fired upto eat lunch,” said seniorlinebacker Adam Bigelow(Anderson) of his headcoach. “It is a lot of fun.”
Bigelow and the defensewill be counted on to leadthe team this season. Itstarts up front with the de-fensive line and nosetackleRussell Turner (Fairfield).Chris Taylor (Colerain),Sean Brooks, and Ben Mo-cahbee (McNicholas) joinTurner in the trenches.Kon-nor Blevins (Lakota West)leads the linebackers, alongwith Jay Dolak and CamDierig (Highlands). SafetyTyler Elrod (Harrison) isthe leader of the secondary.
“Ourdefense is theheartof our team,” Huber said.
The Lions boasted thetop rushing defense and topscoring defense in theHeartland Conference lastseason.Theywill need to re-peat that performance andimprove their pass defensein order to retake the con-ference title from two-timedefending league champFranklin College.
“We have a lot of confi-dence in our guys on of-fense,” Bigelow said. “Our
defense isalways will-ing to stepup and wingames if weneed to.”
The Li-ons wel-come a newoffensive
coordinator and will at-tempt to get back to the pro-style, ball control offensethat led the program to fourstraight postseason appear-ancesfrom2004to2007.All-conference running backJames Clay returns for hissenior season after rushingfor113.2yardspergameandscoring 16 touchdowns as ajunior. Clay will be a work-horse for the Lions.
“He wants the ball asmuch as he can get it,” saidHuber.
The returning linemencharged with paving theway for Clay are BrandonKeller, Andrew Wilson,Matt Ray, and Tyler Breh.Rob Blundred (Oak Hills)will play a larger role in theoffense this season, as heand converted quarterbackTreyMcPhail will split timeat H-Back and tight end, of-ten being featured in thesame formation together.Tyler Feine (Amelia), a 6-foot-5 target, is the only ex-perienced wide receiverback this year. Leading theoffense will be senior quar-terback Brian Pitzer.
With an experienced linein front of him and a talent-ed running back behindhim, Pitzer will need to be abetter game manager in2012.
The not-so-secret weap-on in the Lions program isall-conference punter GregTabar (Colerain). The Lionsrarely lose the field position
battle with Tabar on thefield.
Consistencywill beakeythis year, after a streaky2011 season.
Mount St. Joseph startedthe 2011 season by winningits first three games, beforedropping three, then win-ning three before falling inthe annual Bridge Bowl torival ThomasMore College.This season, the Lions hopeto be 4-0 heading into theirOct. 6 showdown at homeagainst Franklin.
“We’ve got to come outright away and set the tonefor the rest of the season,”said Bigelow.
The Lions open the sea-son at home against Wil-mington College at 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 1.
MSJ fired up for ’12By Adam [email protected] GAME DAYS
Sept. 1 – WilmingtonCollege , 7 p.m.Sept. 15 – at Hanover
College, 1:30 p.m.Sept. 22 – at Bluffton
University, 1:30 p.m.Sept. 29 – Anderson
University, 7 p.m.Oct. 6 – Franklin Col-
lege (Delhi Day), 1:30 p.m.Oct. 13 - at Defiance
College, 1:30 p.m.Oct. 20 – Manchester
University (homecoming),1:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 – Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology(Senior day), 1:30 p.m.Nov. 3 – at Earlham
College, 1:30 p.m.Nov. 10 – at Thomas
More College (BridgeBowl XVII), 1 p.m.All home games are
played at Schueler Field,5701 Delhi Road, Cincin-nati, Ohio 45233.
Huber
The Eagles lost 3-2 toSeton Aug. 20 for theirfirst loss of the season.Sophomore Sarah Balesand junior Brittney Lov-dal earned were victo-rious for the Eagles.
Girls golf»Milfordwon the inau-
gural ECC Preseason Pre-view Tournament at DeerTrack with a score of 345.Aly Severns was medalistwith a 78. Taylor Uleryand Megan Creager hadan 84, and freshman AbbySwensen had a 99.
The Eagles improvedto 3-0 after beating Love-land184-226, Aug. 22. Tay-lor Ulery and Olivia Leeweremedalists for theEa-gles after shooting 44 onthe front nine atO’BannonCreek.
Boys soccer»Milford lost its sea-
son opener 1-0 to LakotaEast Aug. 23.
»Goshen was shutout2-0 by Norwood Aug. 23 todrop to 0-1-1on the season.
Girls soccer» Lebanon and Milford
played to a 1-1 tie Aug. 20.Senior Kiersten Johnsonscored the lone goal forthe Eagles.
Milford played to a 0-0tie with Indian Hill Aug.23. The Lady Eagles are 1-0-2 on the season.
» CNE dropped to 0-2on the season following a1-0 loss toBataviaAug. 23.
»Goshen was shutoutby Norwood 7-0 Aug. 23 todrop to 0-2 on the season.
College volleyball»UC Clermont lost its
season opening match toMiami University-Mid-dletown in straight sets,25-18, 25-14, 25-18.
UC Clermont defeatedOhio Christian University25-23, 25-18, 25-22 to earnits first win of the season.
Boys golf»Goshen was edged
out by Amelia 189-194 onAug. 20. The Warriorsdropped to 0-4 followingthe loss.
The Warriors pickedup their first victory ofthe season after beatingBlanchester 184-195, Aug.22.
»Milford lost toAnder-son 168-175, Aug. 23. Ju-nior Austin Taylor led theEagles with a 38.
» CNE was edged out199-202 by Batavia Aug.23.
Girls tennis»Milford shutout the
St.UrsulaBteam5-0,Aug.19 to stay unbeaten on theseason. The doubles teamof Kristen Essig and Kel-ley Shaffner won in threesets to preserve the shut-out.
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By Tom [email protected]
The Milford Lady Eagles golf team celebrates its victory in the inaugural ECC PreseasonPreview Tournament Aug. 16. Pictured, from left, are coach Sandy Garrison, AbbySwensen, Megan Creager, Aly Severns, Taylor Ulery, Chelsea Nagy, and Maddie Witte.THANKS TO SANDY GARRISON
Select fastpitch tryoutsCincy Slammers Fastpitch, a
select travel softball organiza-tion based in the Loveland,Goshen and Mason areas, has afew positions available onteams in the 10U (local), 14U,and 16U divisions.
The club fields teams at the10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U agedivisions, which each compete
in eight to 10 tournaments,most being in the Tristate area.
The 10U (local) team will be adevelopmental team dedicatedto teaching girls (with birth-days 2002 or younger) thefundamentals of fastpitchsoftball, helping them achievea higher skill level.
The team will compete in anumber of local tournamentsover the summer. Please con-
tact Michelle Ripperger,[email protected] formore information on joiningthe 10U team.
For the older teams, toarrange for a private tryout,contact Shane Meenach,[email protected] for a14U team, or Rob Bateman,[email protected] for a 16Uteam.
SIDELINES
After a successful 2011campaign during wherethe UC Clermont Collegevolleyball team extendedstreaks for conferencechampionships (eight) andtrips to the U.S. CollegiateAthletic Association na-tional championship tour-nament (six), the latestver-sionof theCougars is readyto begin a challenging newseason.
The Cougars, led byhead coach Joe Harpring,lost several quality playersto graduation after 2011.
Clermont will be led bytwo seniors this year. Mid-dle hitter Rachel Hays(Amelia High School), aFirst-Team All-Americanand First-TeamAll-Confer-ence selection, joins defen-sive specialist Rachel Fer-guson (Norwood) to helpthe newcomers learn theropes.
Also returning are ju-nior setter Becca Walton(Mercy) – Second-TeamAll-Conference, junior
right-side hitter Haley We-ber (Mariemont), sopho-more defensive specialistCourtney Maier (NewportCentral Catholic) and soph-omore outside hitter Kait-lyn Miller (Sycamore) –Second-Team All-Confer-ence and conferenceFreshman of the Year in2011.
Joining the squad areoutside hitter HeatherRowland (Norwood), setterAlex Robb (Amelia), mid-dlehitterKileyCollins (Go-shen), outside hitter AlexMcPherson (Turpin) andsetter/defensive specialistAshley Gooch (LumenChristi Catholic – Anchor-age, Alaska).
The home portion of theschedule featuresmany in-teresting events – includ-ing the UCC Volleyfest tri-match on Saturday, Sept. 8and the annual CougarClassic/Volley for a Curebenefit tri-match on Sun-day, Sept. 16.
UC Clermont opened
the season at home Aug. 21vs. Miami University-Mid-dletown. Game time is 6p.m. in the Student Activ-ities Center. Visit:www.ucclermont.edu/ ath-letics.
UC Clermont girls volleyfor postseason spot
The UC Clermont women's volleyball team includes, fromleft: Front, Alex McPherson, Alex Robb, Rachel Ferguson,Becca Walton, Ashley Gooch and Courtney Maier; back,Rachel Hays, Kiley Collins, Heather Rowland and KaitlynMiller. Not pictured is Haley Weber. THANKS TOMAE HANNA
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Drowning is the nation’ssecond leading cause of acciden-tal death, yet it is possible toreduce avoid problems just bywearing a life jacket. Statisticsshow that 90 percent of thosewho drown at U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers lakes and riversmay have survived if they hadworn a life jacket. Here aresome safety tips from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers tohelp you have a safe and enjoy-able Labor Day holiday.
Swimmingin open water ismore difficultthan in a swim-ming pool. Youcan tire morequickly. Eventhe best swim-mers can mis-judge the waterand their skillswhen boatingand swimming.
Conditions can change quicklyin open water, so wear a lifejacket. While wearing a lifejacket you will not use as muchenergy, it will help you float andmost importantly it will helpensure you return home alive.Peer pressure can kill so friendsmake friends swim in desig-nated areas and wear life jack-ets.
While on or near the waterwatch your children. It onlytakes 20 seconds for a child todrown and before you know ityour child could be gone. A lot ofpeople believe that if someone isdrowning they will yell for helpand that is not the case. Severalpeople drown each year within10 feet of safety because thepeople around them did notrecognize they were drowning.The four signs of a drowningvictim include head back, gasp-ing for air, no yelling or soundand arms slapping the waterlooking like they are trying toclimb out of the water. Secondscount and it could make thedifference between life anddeath, so watch those you love.
Boaters should be aware of asilent and invisible killer whileboating. Carbon monoxide canaccumulate anywhere in oraround boats regardless of whattype of boat you have. Earlysymptoms of carbon monoxidepoisoning include eye irritation,headache, nausea, weakness anddizziness. Know the signs andstay alive. Install and maintaincarbon monoxide detectors onand inside your boat. Maintain afresh circulation of air throughand around your boat at alltimes. Do not let those you loveswim under or around the board-ing platform because the silentkiller could be waiting for themand they will not even knowuntil it is too late.
While having a blast thisholiday remember these tips tohelp ensure you return home tothose you love. If you need aplace to recreate during theholiday, the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers is the nation’s largestprovider of outdoor recreation,managing more than 420 lakeand river projects in 43 states.To find a project near you, visitwww.CorpsLakes.us.
Linda Romine is an employee ofthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineersand is a park ranger at WilliamH.
Harsha Lake inside East Fork StatePark.
Thisholiday,wear yourlife jacket
Linda RomineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Await liberal responseIhaveonesimplequestion for
liberalMr. Rich Jordan.Who theheck do you think are going topay for the people who can’t af-ford to buy the mandated insur-ance? The same folks who nowpay for the emergency roomvis-its of the uninsured. The taxpay-ers. Any of youwho think theAf-fordable Care Act will somehowlower the cost of healthcare, bet-ter be prepared to pay muchhigher prices for their own cov-erage. Read that a tax, to pay forthosewhocan’t pay. Prettymuchas it is today.And thosewhomustpay a tax for not having insur-ance, what will they cut back on(read less to spendon things theyneed) to pay this mandated tax?So, Mr. Jordan, tell me how thisACA that the liberal politicians,who didn’t even go through thenormal way to pass a new law, isgoing to lower healthcare costs?
I await your liberal response.Robert Dollenmeyer
Milford
Harding right for countyPolitics inAmerica have been
contentious fromtheverybegin-ning of the Republic. However,there is no doubt that the late20th and early 21st centurieshave seen the process becomemore strained; even down rightvicious. To that point this writeroftenponders andquestionswhyany reasonable, intelligent andproductive human being wouldconsider entering the politicalarena.
Now, a few issues ago on thefront page of the Advertiser, aname and picture were pub-lished of just such an individual.Len Harding, Democrat and mylifelong friend, ignored the ad-
vice of thisTexasRepublican an-nouncing for Clermont Countycommissioner. Other than anyassault on character, my biggestobjection was I would no longerbe reading his frequently pub-lished articles appearing on theAdvertiser Viewpoint page; atleast till the election is decidedand, perhaps, beyond.
Setting aside such concernsfor a friend and selfish desire topreserve the status-quo, I canonly wish Leonard success. Hisparty-of-choice has recognizedthe quality of this individual andif this Texan were still an OhioRepublican I would be crossingparty lines this election, not be-cause Len is my friend, but be-cause he is the right person forthe job.
Walt DeanPlano, Texas
Light rail advantagesA drawback to light rail com-
muting is few potential riderslive or work within walking dis-tance of the proposed stationsand would require bus/taxitransfers and parking at bothends.
In the ‘40s and ‘50s, Bostoncommuters rode a Budd Compa-ny“Beeliner” towork.Thesesin-gle car unitswere self propelled,ran on regular train tracks anddidn’t have to be turned aroundfor the return trip.
I propose a metro bus/“Bee-liner” hybrid that operates onboth rails and city streets likesome railroad maintenancetrucks. This “metro-liner” couldpick up passengers on neighbor-hood streets, use rails to down-town and drop off riders on citystreets. Benefits to commuterswouldbeconvenienceandsafetyby eliminating transfers and
minimizing weather exposure.The proposed eastern termi-
nus in Milford at Interstate 27/U.S. 50 has a number of eateriesand a hotel. Riders could bepickedup there rather thanwait-ing in the weather and droppedoff downtown. This would beconvenient for special eventslike football, baseball and con-certs.
Advantages: Less exposure toinclementweather, Shorter trav-el time, Special event venuedrop-off/pickup, Less expensivestart up, maintenance costs, Oneoperator/driver, No special plat-forms/stations to construct/maintain, Doesn’t need to be“turned around”
Bill Olinger
Milford
Bus safetySchool buses are on the road
again. According to the U.S. De-partment ofTransportation, bus-es are the safest means for stu-dents to travel.
Petermann, transportationproviders for Milford, ClermontNortheastern, West Clermontand Goshen, offer safety tips:
» Students should be at theirbus stop fiveminutes prior to as-signed time.
» Remind students to stay outof the “danger zone” by keeping10 giant steps away from the busat all times.
» Clothing and backpacksshould not have long ties orstraps that could get caughtwhen climbing on or off the bus.
» Students should never puttheir head, armsoranythingelseout bus windows.
» Students should cross infront of the bus crossing gatewhere the driver can see them.
» Caution children to stay onthe sidewalk and be alert.
» Place a note card in or onthe outside a child’s book bag,containing name, address andbus number.
»Motorists should use extracaution around school buses andstops.
Additional school bus safetyinformation is available at peter-mannbus.com.
We look forward to a greatschool year and appreciate thecommunity joining us in ourcommitment to the highest levelof student safety.
Karen Hall, Janet Wilson, CarolBain, Sharon Stark
Bus managers, PetermannTransportation
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The last time I wrote to you,the voters of Clermont County, Iwas a Republican candidate forthe office of 65th District staterepresentative. That was theweek before the primary elec-tion in March. (Thank you somuch for looking favorablyupon my candidacy.) Since then,I took down all the signs, took adeep breath and began prepar-ing for the fall campaign. It willofficially begin after Labor Day.Early voting begins Oct. 2. Oct.9 is the last day to register tovote. The general election isNov. 6.
Ohio’s 65th House Districtincludes the cities of Milfordand Loveland (inside ClermontCounty) and the townships ofUnion, Miami, Goshen, Stonel-ick andWayne.
I’m running for the office ofstate representative so that Ican continue to support andpromote the conservative val-ues of Clermont County in Co-lumbus. My platform is verysimple: Pro-life, pro-gun, limitedgovernment and lower taxes.
MyMBA, with an emphasisin taxation, was earned at Xavi-
er University. Ialso hold a CTP(CertifiedTreasury Pro-fessional), aschool districttreasurer’slicense, and ama graduate ofthe UnionTownship Citi-zens’ Police
Academy.My 30-year career in the
private sector includes:»Manufacturing - GE (Even-
dale) and Ford (Batavia).»Health care insurance -
MetLife and Prudential.»Banking/financial - Provi-
dent Bank, Fifth Third Bank,and Access Financial
» Charter education - treasur-er at Hillcrest Training School
From 2004 until 2012, I heldan elected political office calledRepublican State Committee-man. I was a member of thegoverning body of the OhioRepublican Party. I’ve alsoserved as a precinct committee-man for the Clermont CountyRepublican Party since 1993. I
write “The Becker Report.”Most of my readers would agreethat we need fiscal and socialpro-family Christian conserva-tives in government who arewilling to support and promotethe conservative values of Cler-mont County.
My growing list of endorse-ments includes many pro-lifeand pro-family groups:
» Cincinnati Right to LifePAC
»Ohio Right to Life PAC»Ohio ProLife Action»Ohio Pro-Life PAC» Citizens for Community
Values Action PAC» Family First PACTwo pro-gun groups have
endorsed me:»Buckeye Firearms (”A”
rating)»Ohio Gun PACMultiple business and indus-
try groups have also endorsedmy candidacy:
»Ohio Chamber of Com-merce PAC
»National Federation ofIndependent Business - NFIB/Ohio
»Ohio Farm Bureau “Friend
of Agriculture”» The Ohio Society of CPAs»Ohio Valley Associated
Builders and Contractors PAC»Ohio State Medical Associ-
ation PAC»Ohio Restaurant Associa-
tion PACOther organizations that
have endorsed and/or supportmy candidacy include:
»Ohioans for EducationalFreedom
»Ohio Veterans United(They awarded me the “HighlyRecommended” rating.)
I also have two media en-dorsements:
» The Clermont Post»Weapons of Mass Discus-
sionTo learn more, visit my web-
site at www.BeckerGOP.com. Ifyou’d like to subscribe to “TheBecker Report,” email me [email protected]. I’masking for your vote on Nov. 6.I’m a conservative Republicanand the candidate who is vetted,tested and proven.
John Becker of Union Townshipis a candidate for the Ohio House of
Representatives 65th District.
Becker seeks 65th House seat
John BeckerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Last week’s questionWhat county and city services
does it make sense to merge tosavemoney?
“I think it would make senseto merge the police and fire ser-vices. This could easily be donefor Madeira and Indian Hill dueto the adjacency.
“Although Madeira pays a
higher tax rate in terms of per-centage of income, Indian Hilltraditionally has more valuableassets to protect andmoreprom-inent citizens. Therefore, itwould make sense to locate themain stations for these servicesin IndianHill, althoughwith fair-ly quick access to Madeira.”
I.P.
“Sorry, I think the question ispremature. I would be more in-clined to give an opinion if I hadsome idea what is being consid-eredformerger,what thedollarsare, andwhat thepotential down-side is for each merger beingconsidered.”
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NEXT QUESTIONAre you concerned about therising West Nile virus exposuresthis year? Are you taking pre-cautions?
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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
COMMUNITYPRESS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
UNION TWP. — Lifelong UnionTownship resident Stanley Wil-fert is renovating his family’s oldfarmhouse, and in the process isgiving a piece of history back tothe community.
Hidden for the last severaldecades behind the Village Mar-ket in Withamsville, the old Ben-nett homestead is now paintedyellow and is front and center onOhio Pike.
“There was a log cabin backthere in theearly times,” saidWil-fert, who not only is descendedfrom the Bennetts but the Mat-tuxes, Durhams, Woodruffs andWithams as well.
He said he believes the mainpart of the farmhousewasbuilt inthe 1820s and three more roomswere added in the 1840s.
“They made the bricks on thefarm, particularly for the first-floor rooms. I’m not sure aboutthe addition since the bricks arebigger,” said Wilfert.
Over the years, the propertywas passed along to family mem-bers until the 1940s when it wassold toHarryNorrisandhebuilt astore.
“He took off front porch andadded the one-floor front, whichbecame the Village Market. Hedid a (good) business because hehad good meats,” said Wilfert.
Wilfert bought the land fromNorris in 1966, but continued tolease it until he started restora-tions.
“Small businesses were hav-ing a hard time and the marketdiscontinued as a business. Forthe last four years, I’ve beenworking on the farmhouse. Re-storing it piece by piece,” saidWilfert.
Even though 84-year-old Wil-fert has done much of the workhimself, he’s also employed elec-tricians, carpenters and plaster-
ers to help him.“I bought it to preserve and
keep in the family,” he said.Wilfert saidhewantshis resto-
ration to be historically accurate.He replaced the cement floorwith wood, and made sure themortar contained lime and theplaster used goat hair.
He also used glass window-panes from the Bendheim Com-pany, which imports mouth-blownglass for authentic restora-tions fromGlashutte Lamberts ofGermany.
“Iplan tokeep it as ahouseanduse it as a history house, like asmall museum. I’m going to try
and get the right colors to deco-rate itwithandget theright furni-ture for the period,” said Wilfert.
His niece, Debbie WilfertStewart, hasn’t visited the oldfamily home, but said she’s curi-ous about how it will turn out.
“It’s kind of neat knowingthere’s going to be something his-toric in the area. You don’t see awhole lot of that in (Withams-ville),” she said.
Stewart said her uncle likes topass along local history and tokeep the past alive.
“Times change and people for-get about things and the past. Theyoungpeopleneedtohearabout itand we need to pass those thingsalong to our children,” said Stew-art.
Wilfert said he thinks thefarmhouse will be an asset to thecommunity.
“There are so few of the his-torical buildings left aroundhere.It’s one of the few buildings ofthat age that has survived,” hesaid.
“Every community shouldhave somethingof its early times,its early heritage. You shouldhave a touchstone you’re able toconnect with across the longyears,” said Wilfert.
Wilfert brings family farm back to lifeBy Lisa J. [email protected]
To restore historical accuracy, Stanley Wilfert ordered glass panes forthe Bennett farmhouse from the Bendheim Company, which importsmouth-blown glass for authentic restorations from Glashutte Lambertsof Germany. LISA J. MAUCH/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The old Bennett farmhouse onOhio Pike is being restored byUnion Township resident StanleyWilfert, who is descended fromthe original owners. LISA J.
MAUCH/THE COMMUNITY PRES
CLERMONT COUNTY — Someonly honor military veterans onmajorholidays likeVeteransDayor Memorial Day.
Kyle Smithson, a Marine vet-eran, dedicates his life to helpingand honoring those who servedthe country.
Smithson of Milford is in-volved with numerous organiza-tions that assist veterans. He sitson theboardof theYellowRibbonSupport Group, which supportstroops overseas; he works withthe Nick Erdy Foundation, whichis named after a Marine fromOwensvillewhowaskilled in Iraqin 2005; he’s involved with MO-LOL, Memories of Loved OnesLost, which is a group that helpscreate a collage of photos of afallen soldier’s life for familymembers.
He urges people to considergiving to www.letusneverforge-t.org, where money is raised ev-ery year to provide scholarshipsin the name of fallen troops,Smithson said. This away to keepthememoryof these troops alive,he said.
Smithson also is involvedwithHonor Flight, a program thatpays for veterans to travel to themilitary memorials in Washing-ton D.C. He said many of theWorld War II veterans have nev-er seen their memorial, whichwas only completed about sixyears ago.
“They’re running out of timeand we’ve got to get them there,”Smithson said. “This is the lastgift we may be able to give tothese gentlemen, the greatestgeneration of all time.”
KimTarvin, a friend of Smith-son’s who helps in many of hiscauses, said his friend doesn’twantcreditorattentionforhisef-forts, though he deserves praisefor his work with veterans.
“He’s ridiculous with what he
does for the community and theveterans,” Tarvin said.
Tarvin said while Smithson isso hands-on with his work withveterans, it’s his positivity andhard work that inspires thosearound him to dedicate theirtime.
“When people see someone isleading the charge … ‘slackers’like me step up,” he said.
Smithson and others also putup signs honoring veterans’ sac-rificewhen they return home in acasket. He attends as many wel-come home parties and funeralvisitations as he can as a way ofsaying thanks to thosewho serve.
“Weneedto thanktheseguys,”Smithson said.
Smithson’s latest project hashim cleaning and renovating thegravesite of Rodney L. Huddle-son, a Marine killed by friendlyfire during the Vietnam War in
1967.During a recent visit to sol-
dier’sgravesite, Smithsonsaidhenoticed it had sunk six inches andwas barely visible.
He asked representatives ofEvergreen Cemetery in Miami-ville to move the site to a betterlocation, while he removed theheadstone to clean and restore it.
Smithson’s near constantwork with veterans then put himin touch with Huddleson’s broth-erGeorge, a veteran himselfwhosteppedona landmineprior tohisbrother being killed. Smithson iscurrently speaking with the vet-eranwhofired theshots thatacci-dentally killed Huddleson to ar-range a meeting with GeorgeHuddleson and hopefully offersome closure to all involved.
“We’re all so fired up for thisall falling into place,” Smithsonsaid.
GOING THE EXTRA MILEFORVETERANSBy Rob [email protected]
Kyle Smithson worked tirelessly to update and rejuvenate the look ofRodney Huddleson’s grave marker. Huddleson died in Vietnamwhenstruck with friendly fire in 1967. PROVIDED
Kyle Smithson outside Smyth Automotive on Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road.He is dedicated to helping veterans.
B2 • CJN-MMA • AUGUST 29, 2012
THURSDAY, AUG. 30Art ExhibitsClermont Art Guild Art Show,10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Works by localartists. Nonmembers pay dailyadmission, free for members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.
CivicAnderson Senior CenterAnniversary Party, 9:30 a.m.,Anderson Senior Center, 7970Beechmont Ave., Celebrating 25years with entertainment,activities and more at 9:30 a.m.Guest speakers at 10:30 a.m.with lunch at 11:30 a.m. Reserva-tions required for lunch by Aug.20. Cutting of cage at 12:30 p.m.Free. Registration required.474-3100. Anderson Township.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Eastside Sports,806 Ohio Pike, Ages 10 and up.All experience levels. Familyfriendly. $5. 310-5600;www.zumbawithrobin.web-s.com.Withamsville.
Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., WilliamsburgBranch Library, 594 Main St.,Teens and adults. Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.
Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.
PetsFamily Night: Free Dog Park,6-9:30 p.m., KennelResorts, 5825Meadowview Drive, CedarGrove Dog Park. All dogs wel-come. Dog owners required tobring proof of dog’s vaccina-tions. Family friendly. Free.831-7297; www.kennelresort-s.com.Milford.
FRIDAY, AUG. 31Art ExhibitsClermont Art Guild Art Show,10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.
Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,Technically-oriented learningopportunities for those in jobtransition. Free. Presented byJob Search Learning Labs.Through Dec. 14. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.
Dining EventsFriday Night Family Grillouts,5-8 p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174Loveland-Madeira Road, Musicby Ben Alexander. Freshly grilledmeals and music on dock. Meals:$7.75-$9.25. Parking permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 791-1663;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes cole slawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562. 575-2102.Milford.TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs, 6p.m.-midnight, American LegionPost 450, 450 Victor Stier Drive,Food, music and entertainment.Grilled burgers, brats, metts andhot dogs. Cash bar and split-the-pot. Benefits American LegionPost 450. Price varies. 831-9876;www.post450.com.Milford.
NatureHands-On Nature, 6-8 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Play Facilitators providevariety of tools and toys forchildren to borrow to explorePlayScape. Nonmembers paydaily admission, free for mem-bers. 831-1711. Union Township.
RecreationFriday Night Racing, 7 p.m.,Moler Raceway Park, 2059Harker Waits Road, Now run-
ning Mount Orab Ford LateModels, Holman Motors Chev-ettes Modifieds and CrazyCompacts on Fridays, Hot Lapsstarting at 7 p.m. Family friend-ly. $13, $5 ages 7-15, free ages 6and under. 937-444-6215.Wil-liamsburg.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1Art ExhibitsClermont Art Guild Art Show,10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.
Community DanceQueen City Express: SuperSaturday Square DanceSpecial III, 2-3 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 450, 450 Victor StierDrive, Celebrate National SquareDance Month. Five free squaredance locations/stations topromote fun, fitness and fellow-ship. Free. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427; www.sonksdf-.com.Milford.Queen City Express: SuperSaturday Square DanceSpecial IV, 4-5 p.m., AndersonSenior Center, 7970 BeechmontAve., Celebrate National SquareDance Month. Five free squaredance locations/stations topromote fun, fitness and fellow-ship. Free. Presented by South-western Ohio/Northern Ken-tucky Square Dancers Feder-ation. 929-2427; www.sonksdf-.com. Anderson Township.
Cooking ClassesSalt: A Historical and CulinaryExperience, 10-11:30 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Partially hands-on foodexperience. Chef Joanne Drillingdelves into salt’s uses in sea-soning and preserving food.Sample salts from all over theworld, discover how salt en-hances the flavor of watermel-on, sample gravlax and trysalted caramels. $15, $10 mem-bers. Registration required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.
Exercise 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.
Historic SitesOpen House, 1-4 p.m., RossGowdy House Museum, 125George St., House built around1853 during New Richmond’smost prosperous era of steam-boat manufacturing. Demon-strates local architecture anddisplays of historical items.Family friendly. Free. Presentedby Historic New Richmond.543-9149. New Richmond.
NatureCreek Romp, 1-3 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Long BranchFarm and Trails, 6926 GaynorRoad, Discover marvels of thestream on guided, in-the-streamhike. Search for mussels, crayfishand snakes. $6, $3 children; freefor members. Presented byCincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods. 831-1711. GoshenTownship.Terrific Turtles, 2 p.m., Wood-land Mound, 8250 Old Kellogg
Road, Seasongood NatureCenter. Meet a live turtle andfind out facts about the shelledreptiles. Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.
PetsPuppy Play: Free Dog Park, 1-3p.m., KennelResorts, 5825Meadowview Drive, CedarGrove Dog Park. For puppies upto age 1. All puppies must havecompleted, at minimum, theirsecond round of puppy shots.Family friendly. Free. 831-7297;www.kennelresorts.com.Mil-ford.Puppy Social, 10-11 a.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Adoption Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4p.m., Angel’s Rest Animal Sanc-tuary Thrift Store, 221 Front St.,Shop in thrift store. FundsAngel’s Rest: hospice facility forold, sick and unadoptableanimals. Free. 800-6738; angels-restanimalsanctuary.org. NewRichmond.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 2Art ExhibitsClermont Art Guild Art Show,10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.Fiber Arts by Tamara Smith, 10a.m.-noon, Heritage UniversalistUnitarian Church, 2710 New-town Road, Great Hall. Exhibitalso open by appointment,weekdays. Free. 231-8634;www.huuc.net. AndersonTownship.
Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 6-7 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, 8510 Beechmont Ave.,Led by George Sizemore, fourth-degree black belt and co-ownerof ATA Black Belt Academy.Family friendly. $5. ThroughMay 26. 652-0286; www.ata-cincinnati.com. Anderson Town-ship.
Historic SitesMiller-Leuser Log House, 1-4p.m., Miller-Leuser Log House,6550 Clough Pike, Tour of 1796historic log house furnishedwith 18th and 19th centuryantiques, the barn, outhouseand corn crib. The oldest logcabin in Hamilton County re-maining on its original site.Members of the HistoricalSociety will be on hand to showyou around and answer anyquestions. Appointments avail-able. Closed November-May.Family friendly. Free. Presentedby Anderson Township HistoricalSociety. 231-2114; anderson-townshiphistoricalsociety.org.Anderson Township.
Nature
Outdoor Social, 1 p.m., Cincin-nati Nature Center at RoweWoods, 4949 Tealtown Road,Summer treats in Nature Plays-cape. Nonmembers pay dailyadmission, free for members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.Terrific Turtles, 2 p.m., Wood-land Mound, Free, vehiclepermit required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.
PetsSingles Night: Free Dog Park,6-9:30 p.m., KennelResorts, 5825Meadowview Drive, CedarGrove Dog Park. Single adultsages 21 and up welcome toshare love of dogs with othersingle adults. Dog ownersrequired to bring proof of dog’svaccinations. Free. 831-7297;www.kennelresorts.com.Mil-ford.
MONDAY, SEPT. 3Art ExhibitsClermont Art Guild Art Show,10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.
Holiday - Labor DayBluegrass Concert and Fire-works, 6:30-9:30 p.m., ClermontCounty/Sporty’s Airport, 2001Sportys Drive, Comet BluegrassAll Stars at 6:30 and 8 p.m.Fireworks by Rozzi’s begin atdark. Bring lawn chair, picnicbasket and cooler. Family friend-ly. Free. Presented by Sporty’sAcademy/Eastern CincinnatiAviation. 735-9500; www.sporty-sacademy.com. Batavia Town-ship.
Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tong’s Thai Restaurant, 1055Main St., With Matt Snow, "TheCincinnati Sinatra." Dinneravailable starting at 4:30 p.m.Family friendly. Free. 248-2999.Milford.
NatureTerrific Turtles, 2 p.m., Wood-land Mound, Free, vehiclepermit required. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org. AndersonTownship.Hands On Nature: Leaf Art, 11a.m.-3 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Play Facilitatorsprovide variety of tools and toysfor children to borrow to ex-plore the Playscape. Nonmem-bers pay daily admission, freefor members. 831-1711. UnionTownship.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4EducationPractice of Poetry: Fall Series,7-9 p.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, House of Joy. Weeklyor bi-weekly through Nov. 13.For women interested in writingas a spiritual and creative prac-tice. $125 bi-weekly; $190 week-
ly. Reservations required. 683-2340. Loveland.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Eastside Sports,$5. 310-5600; www.zumbawith-robin.webs.com.Withamsville.
Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Located atLoveland Station parking area:Route 48 andW. Loveland Ave.Presented by Loveland Farmers’Market. 683-0491; www.love-landfm.com. Loveland.
Literary - LibrariesWriting Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Groupmeets first Tuesday of everymonth. Writers of all levels andgenres welcome. Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.248-0700.Milford.
Youth SportsBeechmont Soccer Club Ea-gles Team Fundraiser, 5-8p.m., Skyline Chili, 553 W. PlaneSt., Members of team present tohelp clear tables, refill drinksand work the crowd to earn tipsto help offset training expenses.Family friendly. Presented byBeechmont Soccer Club Eagles.734-3334. Bethel.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Cardio Kick Boxing, 6:30 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo Black BeltAcademy, $5. 652-0286; www.a-tacincinnati.com. AndersonTownship.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.
Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 10-10:30 a.m., Ame-lia Branch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories and music. Ages birth to18 months. Family friendly. Free.Registration required. 752-5580.Amelia.
NatureHerpetology Program, 7-9p.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Greater Cincinnati Herpe-tological Society discusses rep-tiles and amphibians. Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711.Union Township.Hands On Nature: Color andLight, 2-4 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Play Facili-tators provide variety of toolsand toys for children to borrowto explore the Playscape. Non-members pay daily admission,free for members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.
Religious - CommunityHealing Rooms, 7-8 p.m.,Milford Assembly of God, 1301Ohio 131, Spiritual, financial,physical or emotional healing.Free. 831-8039; www.milfordag-.com.Miami Township.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6AuctionsQuarter Mania, 6:30-9 p.m.,American Legion Post 773, 137 E.Main St., Bidding begins at 7p.m. Food and drink available.Family friendly. Benefits Cler-mont County Relay for Life. $1.Presented by Clermont DirectSellers. 553-2909. Amelia.
CivicPresident Obama’s Conven-tion Acceptance SpeechWatch Party, 8:30-10:30 p.m.,By Golly’s, 714 Lila Ave., Lowerlevel dining room. Celebrateacceptance speech as officialnominee of Democratic Party.Socialize and celebrate withlocal activists, party membersand candidates. Ages 18 and up.Free. Presented by West Cler-mont Democrats Club. 575-9546;groups.yahoo.com/group/westclermontdems.Milford.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumba Fitness Class withRobin, 7 p.m., Eastside Sports,$5. 310-5600; www.zumbawith-robin.webs.com.Withamsville.
Literary - LibrariesCreative Writing Group, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., WilliamsburgBranch Library, Free. 724-1070.Williamsburg.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7Business SeminarsJob Search Learning Labs,1-2:45 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, Free. 474-3100;www.jobsearchlearninglabs.wi-kidot.com. Anderson Township.
Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.
Health / WellnessNzuzu’s FeminineWisdomRetreat, 6:30 p.m., GrailvilleRetreat and Program Center,932 O’Bannonville Road, Bringforth feminine wisdom andenergy within you. $300 singleoccupancy, $250 double occu-pancy, $200 commuter. Reserva-tions required. 683-2340;www.grailville.org. Loveland.
NaturePreparing for Night, 6-10 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Hike Discovery Trail andvisit PlayScape while visitingstations to see live animals andlearn about nature at night.Music by Wild Carrot whilepicnicking on KrippendorfTerrace. $14, $6 child non-member; $6, $3 child member.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.
RecreationFriday Night Racing, 7 p.m.,Moler Raceway Park, $13, $5ages 7-15, free ages 6 and under.937-444-6215.Williamsburg.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8Dining EventsFire-n-Food, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Bring lunch to cook overfire in Nature Playscape. Playfacilitators tend fires and assistwith cooking. Nonmembers paydaily admission, free for mem-bers. 831-1711; www.cincynatu-re.org. Union Township.
EducationDrugstore Shopping andSaving Secrets, 2 p.m., Love-land Branch Library, 649 Love-land-Madeira Road, Couponblogger Andrea Deckard fromSavingsLifestyle.com leadsworkshop to learn saving secretsto drugstore shopping includinghow to take full advantage ofthe rewards programs drug-stores offer, begin to shop forfree and understand how tomake shopping profitable. Ages18 and up. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by PublicLibrary of Cincinnati & HamiltonCounty. 369-4476; saving-slifestyle.com/coupon-classes.Loveland.
Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.
FestivalsOldWest Festival, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Old West Festival, 1449Greenbush Cobb Road, Relivedays of Wild West in uniqueentertainment experience.Re-enactments, trick shootingand roping, demonstrations,rides, food and music. Freeparking. Rain or shine. $12, $6ages 6-12; free ages 5 and under.866-937-8337; www.oldwestfes-tival.com.Williamsburg.Cincy Kids 4 Kids Stop, Walkand Roll 5K and Festival, 9:45a.m.-4 p.m., Veterans MemorialPark, Glen-Este WithamsvilleRoad, Opening ceremonies at9:45 a.m. Registration requiredonline for 5K walk. Walk beginsat 10 a.m. Dunking booth,football toss, Dino Dig, pingpong toss, split-the-pot, prizesand more. Benefits ShrinersHospitals for Children, FernsideCenter for Grieving Children, St.Joseph’s Orphanage and others.Walk: $25, $15 ages 13-17, $10ages 12 and under with payingadult; free for festival. Regis-tration required. Presented byCincy Kids 4 Kids. 752-1741;www.cincykids4kids.org. UnionTownship.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Cincinnati Nature Center at Long Branch Farm and Trails, 6926 Gaynor Road, is hosting aCreek Romp from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. Discover marvels of the stream on aguided, in-the-stream hike and search for mussels, crayfish and snakes. The cost is $6, $3for children and free for members. For more information, call 831-1711. FILE PHOTO
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The WilliamsburgHarmony Hill Associa-tion invites the public tothe annual Lytle BirthdayCelebration from 2 p.m.to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9,at Harmony Hill, 299 S.Third St.
Harmony Hill was thehomestead of Major Gen-eral William Lytle, thefounder of Williamsburgand often referred to asthe “Father of ClermontCounty.” The dairy house,built in 1800, is the oldesthistorical structure inClermont County and ison the National Registerof Historic sites.
Themuseumanddairyhouse will be open from 2p.m. to 5 p.m. The mu-seum has an extensivecollection of items relat-ed to the history of Wil-liamsburg. New exhibitsinclude a collection ofNa-tive American artifactsfound in the area.
The Olde Williams-burgWeavers will be giv-ing demonstrations. TheWilliamsburg Communi-ty Band will performfrom3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.Bring a lawn chair. Re-freshments will beserved.
The associationwill beoffering a new collect-able ornament featuringthe Lytle Dairy Housecreated by Barker Orna-ments of Oxford, Ohio.The Dairy House orna-ment is the first of sever-al historic site ornamentsto be offered in the futureandwill cost $5 at themu-seum and at Wendy’sWorld on Main Street inWilliamburg.
TheHarmonyHillMu-seum is open the first Sat-urdayofeachmonthfrom1p.m. to 4 p.m. and by ap-pointment. For more in-formation, call 724-7790or 724-7824.
Celebrate birthday of‘Father of Clermont’
Wendy Ferree of Williamsburg demonstrates a barnloom at the 2011 birthday celebration for Major GeneralWilliam Lytle, often called the “Father of ClermontCounty.”
There’s one kind ofrecipe I can never getenough of: appetizers. I’llbet you’re in that predica-ment sometimes too, sotoday I’m sharing somefavorite appetizer recipes.
And remember, we eatwith oureyes as wellas our tum-mies, sogarnishinga dish, evensimply, isworth thetrouble.
Tryedible flow-ers, herbsor just a
few parsley sprigs. Yourfood will look as good as ittastes. (Check out mywebsite, abouteating.com,or my blog, Cooking withRita, for videos and photosof edible flowers and herbsand how to use them).
And here’s a tip forthose zucchini that seem toknow no bounds. Everyyear there’s a couple thatgrow to the size of ball batsseemingly overnight. I’llcut them, scoop out seedsif necessary and gratethem. Nice to have in win-ter for soups, breads andmuffins.
Rita’s Hall of Famehoney-roastedalmonds
Almonds, like all nuts,contain fiber and protein,plus a good amount ofcalcium. This is mymostpopular roasted nut recipe.Don’t forget to toast thenuts first; otherwise thecoating won’t adhere well.These make a great giftfrom the kitchen and anice snack to tote on trips.
2 cups whole almonds withskin, toasted
¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons each: honeyand water
2 teaspoons canola oil
Mix sugar and salt inlarge bowl and set aside.Stir together honey, waterand oil in pan and bring toa boil. Immediately stir innuts and continue to cookand stir until liquid is ab-sorbed, about 5 minutes.Immediately transfer nutsto bowl with sugar/salt
mixture and toss untilevenly coated. Pour outonto sprayed cookie sheet.When cool, break up andstore airtight at roomtemperature up to a month.
To toast nuts: Pour insingle layer on cookiesheet. Roast at 350 degreesuntil fragrant, about 10-15minutes. Stir from outsideedge into center a coupleof times.
Healthier goatcheese dip withherbs
6 oz. goat cheese, low fat ifpossible
1 tablespoon plain Greekyogurt
Up to 1 tablespoon olive oil1⁄3 cup parsley2 teaspoons each: choppedmint and thyme
Salt and freshly groundpepper to taste
Celery stalks or other rawveggies for dipping
Put cheese, yogurt andolive oil in food processoruntil smooth. Stir in herbsand seasonings. Chill atleast 1 hour before serving.
Health tip from Rita:Stalks of health
Celery contains vitaminC, calcium and potassium,which means it’s good forthe heart. Celery helpsprevent cancer and highblood pressure. The leaveshave evenmore nutrientsthan the ribs, so leavethem on!
Chile con quesoAwesome with multi-
colored tortilla chips.
1 cup grated extra sharpcheddar
½ cup Velveeta, cut intopieces
½ cup whipping cream2 tablespoons choppedyellow onion
2 tablespoons diced tomato1 jalapeño, stemmed,
seeded and dicedTortilla chips
Put cheddar and Vel-veeta into a non-stick potor double boiler over lowheat and heat until cheesemixture is nearly melted.Add cream and whiskconstantly until hot andsmooth. Pour into servingdish and sprinkle withonions, tomatoes and jal-apenos.
Bacon-wrappeddates stuffed withblue cheese
I made these for a dia-betic cooking class. Thestudents wanted a sophisti-cated yet easy appetizerand these were a winner.Even if you aren’t watch-ing carbs you’ll like these.You can use turkey bacon,as well.
12 pieces of bacon36 pitted dates1 cup crumbled blue cheese
Cut bacon into thirdsand fry until partiallycooked but not crisp. Youwant to be able to wrapthem around the dates.Drain and keep warm. Cuta slit in center of date andfill with cheese. Wrapbacon around and securewith toothpick. Bake at 375degrees until bacon iscrisp, about 10-12 minutes.
Diabetic exchanges: 1/2starch, 1/2 fat for one appe-tizer
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Rita shares her favorite appetizers
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These honey-roasted almonds are Rita's most popularroasted nut recipe. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.
CLARIFYING – PRESERVING ROASTEDTOMATOESI like to freeze mine and sometimes I’ll chop them up
after removing skins and sometimes I’ll leave them inhalves. If you want to leave the skins on them, I suggestchopping the tomatoes up before freezing. I just put abatch through my food processor and they look good.Remember, though, skins can be tough.Also if you like, when roasting them cut side up, sprinkle
on some herbs as well as olive oil, like minced thyme,garlic, basil or even dried Italian seasoning for anotherlayer of flavor. You can also season them with salt andpepper.
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LINDALE BAPTIST CHURCH3052 ST. RT. 132 AMELIA, OH 45102
797-4189Sunday School..............................9:30amSunday Morning Worship............10:30amSunday Evening Worship...............6:30pmWednesday Prayer Service ...........7:00pm
www.lindalebaptist.com
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH
Pastor: Chad Blevins 876-2565Sunday School 9:45amSunday Worship 10:45amSunday Eve. Childrens Mission 6:00pmSunday Eve. Adult Discipleship 6:00pmSunday Eve. Worship 7:00pmWed. Eve. Adult Bible Study 7:00pm
Sunday School 10am; Morning Worship 11am;Sunday Evening Service 6pm;
Wednesday Eve. Prayer Service & Bible Study, 7:00pmReaching the Heart of Clermont County
BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103
Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739
BAPTIST
MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222
Mark Pence, Pastor 513-313-2401Sunday School....9:30AM
Sunday Worship....10:45AMChildrens Church & Nursery Avail
Wednesday Prayer Service& Youth Meeting....7:00PM
Nursery & Children’s Activitieswww.monumentsbaptist.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHOF MT REPOSE
6088 Branch Hill-Guinea PikeKen Slaughter, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45am - Worship 11am(nursery provided)
Sunday Evening Service 6pm-Youth 6pm513-575-1121 www.mtrepose.org
CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am
Morning Worship 10:45amWednesday Night Worship &
Prayer Service 7:00pmNursery provided for all services/
Youth & Children’s Programswww.cloughpike.com 752-3521
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God
1793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 451531793 U.S. 52, Moscow, Ohio 45153Pastor: Ralph Ollendick
Sun. Contemporary ServiceSS -9:45am,Worship 11:00amSS -9:45am,Worship 11:00am
Wed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmWed.- Informal Biblestudy 7-8pmCome ExperienceThe Presence of the Lord In Our Services
Services:Sunday Worship 10:30 AM - Children’s Church
Wednesday Worship 7:00 PM - Rangers and Girl’s MinistryFriday 24 hour prayer 6:00 PM
509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244
T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770
www.faithchurch.net
Services 8:00 am, 9:15 am & 11:00amSteve Lovellette, Senior PastorNursery proivided at all services
Take I-275 to exit 57 toward Milford, Right onMcClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right
EVANGELICAL FREE
THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.
Sunday 10:30am ... Holy Eucharist10:30am...Sunday School
(Lil’ Samaritans)
Handicap Accessible513-753-4115
www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH& ST. THOMAS NURSERY SCHOOL100 Miami Ave, Terrace Park,OH 831-2052
www.stthomasepiscopal.orgSunday 8am Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:15am Christian Formation &Discovery Hour for all ages*
10:30am Choral Eucharist, Rite II**Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon*Child care for children up to 4 in a staffed nursery from 9-noon
EPISCOPAL
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
GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST
937 Old State Route 74 (Behind Meijer)513-753-8223 www.gecc.net
Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pm
Youth Groups: 6:00pm
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New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267
Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass - 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses – 8:30 & 11:00www.stpeternewrichmond.org
Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125
Phone 734-4041
Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass – 5:00 PM
Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org
ROMAN CATHOLIC
2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301
Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH
www.cloughchurch.org
Blended Worship 8:00 & 10:45 amContemporary Worship 9:30 amSunday School 9:30 & 10:45 am
Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible
Bill Bowdle -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director
Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director
BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH
402 W. Plane St.Bethel, Ohio513-734-7201
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Services Saturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142
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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
Sunday Worship: 9 & 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Active Youth • Outreach • Fellowship
Music Ministries • Bible Studies
Ark of Learning
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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
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513-677-9866(across from the Oasis Golf Club)
Worship ServicesContemporary
Sat 5pm & Sun 9am
TraditionalSunday at 10:30 a.m.
Full childcare & churchschool at all services.
Dr. Doug Damron, Sr. PastorRev. Lisa Kerwin, Assoc. Pastor
www.epiphanyumc.org
UNITED METHODIST
MULBERRY WESLEYAN CHURCH949 SR Bus. 28, Milford 831-3218
Eric George, PastorKent Underwood, Minister of Worship & Music
Sunday School 9:30amWorship/Children’s Church 10:30amTuesday Adult Bible Study/Prayer Mtg 7:00pmWednesday Youth Mtg. 7:00pmFriday Young Adult Mtg. 7:30pm
“A friendly Church for the Whole Family”
WESLYAN
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
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CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services
Worship Service ......................10:00amChurch School ......................... 11:15amFellowship/Coffee Hour after WorshipNursery Provided/Youth Group Activities
360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH
683-2525www.LPCUSA.org • [email protected]
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A Loving Church in Jesus’ NameSunday School..............................10:00AMSunday Morning Worship..............10:45AMThurs Prayer & Bible Study..............7:00PMNursery Provided for Sunday Morning Worship
FIRST CHURCH OFJESUS CHRIST
www.FirstChurchofJesusChrist.org6208 Guinea Pike, Milford, Ohio 45150
Pastor: Melvin MooreChurch: 513-575-5450
A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song
Pastor: Michael Fite info: 753-31593868 McMan Rd., Withamsville, OH 45245
(behind the Water Works car wash)Sunday Worship. 10:00amwww.newsongohio.com
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4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH
513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.comMark Otten, Pastor
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New legislation signedinto law gives the govern-ment more authority overinterstate moving compa-nies. This comes as thegovernment shut down 75moving companies lastyear. But problems withmoving companies con-tinue, so you need to be-ware.
Vicki Quinn needed tomove her mother fromFlorida to Colerain Town-ship and searched theInternet for moving com-panies. She and her sistercalled several companies.They picked one thatwasn’t exactly the cheap-est, or the most expensive.“They seemed to be veryprofessional, and that’skind of how we decided onthem,” Quinn said.
TheypickedGreatAmericanVan Linesout of FortLauder-dale, Fla.“They werevery help-ful. Themover was
incredible. He came,wrapped mom’s things. Hetaped them and seemed totake great pride in how heloaded the truck,” Quinnsaid.
The cost of the movewas estimated to be $1,615,but after the moving truckarrived at the new homethe bill jumped to $2,370.Although packing costshad now been added,
Quinn says she didn’t fullyunderstand how the billgot that high. She says themovers didn’t explain itand wouldn’t unload thetruck until they were paidin cash upfront. “Theyabsolutely refused. Theysaid, ‘We’re driving out ofhere. We’ll go in storageand you’ll pay again for usto re-deliver’,” she said.
Quinn ended up payingin full and says she wasshocked at what she foundwhen they unloaded thetruck. There were morethan 20 items missing.“Pots and pans, some ofher dishes and chairs weremissing. The ironic thingis we paid like $76 a pieceto have the glass wrappedfor the top of her furnitureand it didn’t arrive. So, we
paid extra over and abovefor that and three of thefive pieces aren’t here …it’s lost. They don’t knowwhere it is,” Quinn said.
A spokesman for GreatAmerican Van Lines saysthey’re still looking for allthe items, adding this hasnever happened before.Quinn values the lostitems at about $5,000, butGreat American Van Linessays it’s only prepared topay her 60 cents perpound.
The company spokes-man says Quinn didn’twant full replacementvalue insurance andsigned papers to that ef-fect. Quinn says she neverwas given that option andnever turned down fullcoverage. So I asked thecompany for the paper-work showing she de-clined coverage, but haveyet to receive it.
As a result, Quinn isfiling a complaint withfederal regulators fromthe United States Depart-ment of Transportation’sFederal Motor CarrierSafety Administration.
Under the law, “Unlessa shipper waives full valueinsurance in writing, acarrier’s maximum liabil-ity for household goodsthat are lost, damaged,destroyed or otherwise notdelivered to the final des-tination is equal to thereplacement value of suchgoods.” That’s subject tothe declared value of thegoods.
For more information,log on to https://www.pro-tectyourmove.gov/.
Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.
Protect yourself, your propertywhen hiring a moving company
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
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the best shows we havearound here. This is a bigjob to get it organized.There is plenty of plan-ning. Thanks to all.
Now what Ruth Annand I have been doing.Last Monday, we put nine
pints ofcorn in thefreezer. Itwill beexcellenteating thiswinter.Folks thathave agarden orcan getfresh pro-duce,
should be freezing orcanning this for winter. Itwill save themmoney andwill be handy in case ofbad weather.
Last Tuesday eveningwe went to the Felicitylibrary and gave a talk onhoney bees. There was anice group there to listenand ask questions. ThanksCindy. After the program,we went out to see ourdaughter, son-in-law,granddaughter-in-law, andof course our great-grand-son. The baby is sure do-ing good, gaining weightand eating good. We eachgot to hold him and I imag-ine will help spoil himwhen he gets bigger.
Last Thursday, Imowed eight acres forRuth Ann’s cousins, thencame home and pickedtomatoes, and had someMr. Stripey ones thatweighed 1.75 and 2 pounds.Now for the noon meal, wehad stuffed peppers, toma-toes, cornbread and fordessert homemade peach
ice cream. It doesn’t getany better.
Last Friday evening,the Monroe Grange metand the program for theevening was done by theJunior Grangers. By golly,they did a great job. Thetheme for their programwas the state of Idaho.This is where the NationalGrange Convention willmeet in November. Eachchild had to look up some-thing about the state, thentell it.
Last Saturday, the Wil-dey School, Clermont D.D.held their first car/craftshow. They had 66 carsand trucks there and sev-eral crafters. Ruth Annand I had a great time. Wesold some bird feeders, alog bird house, and a smallwooden wheelbarrow.There was a beautifulgroup of cars and trucks.Each owner sure wasdoing some fine polishing.This was the first show theschool had and it looks likethis could be an annualevent. We hope so. Thanks,Lisa and all your help.
Last Sunday was a busyday for us. First thing wasas usual going to SundaySchool and Church, thenafter church they had aluncheon for the SundaySchool teachers and groupleaders. After that at 2p.m. there was a surprisebirthday party for TomPlank. There was a goodgroup there to help cele-brate and give him cards.There were some remarksthat was appropriate forTom. Now if you don’tknow this feller, he alwayshas stories to tell. Every-body enjoyed the party.His children sure did agreat job. Thanks for the
invite.Now the day was not
over yet. That evening wewent up to Georgetown tothe Methodist Church tohear a concert done by thechoir from the church.The music was great andthe fellowship was super.After the concert therewere refreshments, cook-ies, coffee and juice.There was a big crowd.There were three solos,one by a 90-year-younglady, one by an 11-year-oldboy and another man.There was also two fluteand piano duets. This wasthe first time Ruth Annand I have attended thischurch and it is sure beau-tiful. The folks are great.The ole fisherman andwife say thanks and Godlove all of you.
Now I have not writtenanything about that ornerycat “Chessy.” She getscanned food each morn-ing, then yogurt and somemilk on her dry cat food.She likes to lay on the hoodof our truck, then climbover the top, back to thebed. If Ruth Ann opens thedoor, she may make a dashto the kitchen. If we goback to the garden, shewill run ahead of us, thenset and watch what direc-tion we are going, thenmake a dash in that direc-tion.
The late green beanswe planted are doing good.Ruth Ann canned somelast Monday. I was lookingat a new patch and therewere some nice beansabout ready to pick. Thelate beets, spinach, carrotsand turnips are growinggood. The broccoli we setout is not doing good. Therabbits, I am sure, enjoyed
every bite, so we will setmore and fix the fence. Wepicked more cranberrybeans Monday. These areshell beans, and are sogood. We put three morepacks in the freezer.
The Monroe Grangewill have their monthlycard party as usual onSept. 1, even though it isLabor Day weekend. Socome and enjoy.
Start your week bygoing to the house of wor-ship of your choice andpraise the Good Lord, Godbless all. More later.
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Haws-Billing-sley; childrenTravis, LorenBillingsley;mother BerthaBillingsley;siblings James,Daniel, Adam(Julia), Joe Jr.,Mary, Juanita,
Henrietta, Ada Billingsley, Joann(Fabian) Billingsley-Franklin,Sarah Jones; many nieces andnephews. Preceded in death byfather Joe Billingsley Sr., broth-ers Fred, Kenneth Billingsley.
Services were Aug. 18 atKennedy Heights PresbyterianChurch. Arrangements by TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome.
Jeanne BlockJeanne Block, 88, Milford,
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Randy BillingsleyRandy Mitchell Billingsley, 54,
Miami Township, died Aug. 12.He was an auto mechanic.
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Survived by children Russell(Juanita) Dixon, Toni (William)Brandhorst; grandchildrenMichelle Baumgarth, StephanieMitchell, Tami, Jeffrey Perry,Stephen, Sandra Dixon, RyanBrandhorst; brother RobertBowman; eight great-grand-children. Preceded in death byhusbands Charles Block, Ray-mond Schaurer, daughter San-dra Perry, grandsonWilliamBrandhorst, siblings Richard,Myers Bowman.
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Marilynn ChestnutMarilynn Fox Chestnut, 57,
formerly of Milford, died May 20in Peebles. Shewas a licensedpractical nurse.
Survived bysons John Jr.James Welte;grandchildrenCameron,James, John,Nichole, Katie
Welte; step-granddaughterJuliana Patton; brother William(Susan) Fox; many nieces, neph-
ews and cousins. Her sister, MaryTeresa Gascon, died Aug. 2.Preceded in death by parentsJames, Marie Fox, brother JamesF. Fox Jr.
Services were Aug. 25 at Christthe King Lutheran Church.
William CooperWilliamM. Cooper, 72, Mil-
ford, died Aug. 19.Survived by wife Elaine Coop-
er; children Kim (Gary) Schnelle,Tom, Angie Cooper, Lynn (Greg)Hill; grandchildren Jesmine,Shana, Sheese (Jeremy), Armin-ta, Tasha, Amber, Derek, Dustin,Haley, Katie; great-grand-children Riley, Grant; stepdaugh-ters Jean Koon, Debra Schehl.Preceded in death by parentsWilliam, Gertrude Cooper.
A celebration of his life isplanned for a later date. Ar-
rangements by Craver-RiggsFuneral Home. Memorials to:Colerain Fire Department, 3251Springdale Road, Cincinnati, OH45241 or Hospice of Cincinnati,P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH45263-3597.
Karla ElrodKarla Bowman Elrod, 45,
Goshen, died Aug. 22. She wasan office manager.
Survived by husband FredElrod; son Justin Elrod; brothersEdward, Keith Bowman; nieceand nephews Kyle, Brian Bow-man, Lori, David Colwell; moth-er-in-law Geraldine Elrod. Pre-ceded in death by parentsJames, Irene Bowman.
Services were Aug. 27 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to thePancreatic Cancer Action Net-work.
Mary Teresa GasconMary Teresa Fox Gascon, 59,
formerly of Milford, died Aug. 2in PrinceFrederick, Md.She was acertified regis-tered nurseanesthetist.
Survived bybrother Wil-liam (Susan)Fox; many
nieces, nephews and cousins.Preceded in death by parentsJames, Marie Fox, siblings JamesF. Fox Jr., sister Marilynn FoxChestnut.
Services were Aug. 25 at Christthe King Lutheran Church.
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Marjorie HauserMarjorie Ruth Hauser, 88, died
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(Melvin) Reifin; granddaughtersBarbara (Samir) Reifin-Tamer,Elizabeth Mendez; great-grand-children Ian, Alli Mendez, An-derson Tamer. Preceded in deathby husband Joseph Hauser Jr.
Services were Aug. 21 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto the Audubon Society or theClermont County Public Library.
Herbert McVeyHerbert Eugene McVey, 83,
Goshen, died Aug. 21. He was aforeman for General Motors.
Survived by wife ShirleyMcVey; sons Jeffrey (Sandy),Herbert “Gene” (Rhonda)McVey; sister Dianna (Tom)Mosier; grandchildren Brian
(Danielle),Jessica (Pete),Jessi (Jeff),Doug (Beth),Josh (Lindsy),Nina; 13 great-grandchildren;many niecesand nephews.Preceded in
death by parents Henry, DollyMcVey, brothers William,Charles McVey.
Services were Aug. 25 atCozaddale Baptist Temple.Arrangements by Tufts Schild-meyer Family Funeral Home.Memorials to: Ohio PatriotGuard, 8631Monticello Drive,West Chester, OH 45069.
Karen OaksKaren Anderson Oaks, 46,
died Aug. 21.Survived by husband Mark
Oaks; son Bryan Anderson;
granddaughter Kristara; siblingsCarl, Lori Anderson, Amy Fouss.Preceded in death by parentsClyde, Audrey Anderson.
Services were Aug. 26 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Home.Memorials to: American HeartAssociation, 5211Madison Road,Cincinnati, OH 45227.
Oscar RidenerOscar H. Ridener, 85, Miami
Township, died Aug. 14. He wasan electrician.
He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II.
Survived by children Bob(Annie), Thomas (Pam) Ridener,Linda (Dave) Mefford, Judy(Mike) Gullett, Amy (Mark) Ellis;former wife Rosa Ridener;several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; six stepchildren;many nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by parents
Charles, StellaRidener, sib-lings BerthaPoynter, MaryHerbert, T., Ed,Stella, HerschelRidener.
Serviceswere Aug. 17at the First
Baptist Church of Loveland.Arrangements by Tufts Schild-meyer Family Funeral Home.
Brook ShuttBrook
Alanna Shutt,15, Milford,died Aug. 14.
Survived byparents Sandy(Jim) McClure,Lowell (Carly)Shutt; siblingsBrett McClure,
Leah, Taylor Shutt; grandparents
Larry, Sue Whisman, Jerry,Ginger Shutt; nephew EvanWilderspin; many aunts, unclesand cousins.
Services were Aug. 20 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome.
James TrammellJames Keith Trammell, 35,
Milford, died Aug. 15. Heworked for Milford Towing.
Survived by parents Donald,Sue Trammel; many aunts,uncles and cousins.
Services were Aug. 20 at theGoshen Church of God. Arrange-ments by Evans Funeral Home.
Buck WigginsLewis E. “Buck”Wiggins Sr.,
87, Milford, died Aug. 22. Hewas a postmaster.
He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II.
Survived by children Connie(Tom) Pugh, Lewis (Kathy)Wiggins Jr.; stepsons Floyd(Doris), Robert Brate; grand-children T.J., Anduy, Lewis III,Megan Lee; great-grandchildrenBenjamin; step-grandchildrenMichael, Amy, Bobby, Kevin,Tommy, Christina, Steven, Chad;siblings Betty (Ed) Fetter, J.C.Wiggins; many step-great-grandchildren Preceded in deathby wife Lerneda DeanWiggins,sisters Ruth Meguire, Mary AnnBeemer.
Services were Aug. 28 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to theOhio Veterans Home or Amer-ican Leagion, Victor Stier Post450.
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The following distribution of the Undivided Local Government Fund for 2013 was madeby the Clermont County Budget Commission August 06, 2012 in accordance with
Section 5745.53 of the Ohio Revised Code:ESTIMATED %
TOWNSHIPS 2013 DISTR.BATAVIA 50,288.05 2.114503FRANKLIN 24,062.01 1.011755GOSHEN 53,834.21 2.263611JACKSON 18,258.43 0.767727MIAMI 103,094.97 4.334919MONROE 42,561.28 1.789609OHIO 12,245.70 0.514905PIERCE 29,491.16 1.240039STONELICK 23,214.88 0.976135TATE 37,012.00 1.556274UNION 107,690.69 4.528159WASHINGTON 11,445.16 0.481244WAYNE 28,225.62 1.186826WILLIAMSBURG 21,985.25 0.924432TOTAL 563,409.41 23.690MUNICIPALITIESAMELIA 63,960.75 2.689410BATAVIA 46,862.52 1.970467BETHEL 81,260.45 3.416825CHILO 9,526.25 0.400558FELICITY 38,315.47 1.611082LOVELAND 52,120.92 2.191571MILFORD 159,372.54 6.701268MOSCOW 24,226.46 1.018670NEVILLE 9,955.59 0.418611NEW RICHMOND 74,695.02 3.140763NEWTONSVILLE 16,070.77 0.675741OWENSVILLE 52,151.45 2.192855WILLIAMSBURG 31,798.13 1.337042TOTAL 660,316.32 27.765COUNTY TOTAL 1,154,518.81 48.545000GRAND TOTAL 2,378,244.54 100.00
Linda L. FraleySecretary, Clermont County
Budget Commission'(#"))"&!!%$%#)"
Epiphany UnitedMethodist Church
The church will have Worshipin the Park Sunday, Sept. 2, atNisbet Park in Loveland. Theservice will begin at 10:30 a.m.and will include both contempo-rary and traditional elementsand Holy Communion as onebody. Following the service,there will be a picnic catered byCity Barbeque. All are welcome.In case of rain, visit the churchwebsite for worship locationinformation.
The church is at 6635 Love-land-Miamiville Road, Loveland;677-9866;www.epiphanyumc.org.
LovelandPresbyterian Church
Beginning Rally Day, Sunday,Sept. 9, new times for servicesare: Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. to10 a.m.; Fellowship, 10 a.m. to10:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.to 11:30 a.m. Ministeries ofGenerations of Puppeteers willperform. Bible Study beginsSunday, Sept. 16, at 9:15 a.m.with “The Four Gospels,” a bookby Chester Wilkins and led byLPC Elder George Kopittke. AlsoSept. 16, Pastor Stephen Meltonwill present his class on themeaning of the Presbyteriansymbol. There will be specialdramas during the 10:30 a.m.worship services in Septemberand October. Drama titles in-clude: “The Bonsai Tree,” “Fruitor Twinkies,” “Bringing MyWorld to God” and “the Music
Teacher.” Church members willbe the actors. Visitors are wel-come.
The church is at 360 RobinAve.
Milford First UnitedMethodist Church
Special Worship Series inSeptember include all worshipservices on “Becoming Differ-ence Makers: Coming Togetherto Build the Future Now,” basedon the book of Nehemiah.
Rally Day Sunday is 9:25 a.m.to 11 a.m. Sept. 9 in the sanctu-
ary.Friday Fun Day, a parent’s day
out program, is now enrollingfor a six-week session beginningSept. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Tuition is $60 per child. Theprogram is for ages 2 to 5 years.
Program includes songs,stories, crafts, games, snacks,guided and free playtime.
For more information contactSeneca Taylor. [email protected].
The first WAVE (Wednesday’sAre Very Extraordinary) freecommunity dinner is set 6 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 5, at thechurch. No church service isattached. No reservations areneeded. All are welcome. Theseare family-friendly meals. Dona-tions are accepted.
The church is at 541Main St.,Milford; 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.
Pleasant Hill BaptistChurch
This Hope, a five-membermale group, with a goal toglorify God through music, iscoming to Pleasant Hill BaptistChurch at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2,at the church. The group hasbeen singing professionally since1996, and has traveled through-out the country and overseas. Thgroup sings a blend of a cappel-la and accompanied music.People of all ages will enjoy theintricate harmony and fun styleof the music.
The church is at 1170 Ohio 131,Milford; 831-7598; www.plea-santhillbc.com.
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