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UNION TOWNSHIP — An agen-da for the future of ClermontCounty will be unveiled by theClermont County Chamber ofCommerce at a Jan. 16 lun-cheon.

This is the first update inabout 25 years of a plan focus-ing on economic developmentand quality of life issues in Cler-mont County. In early 1991, asimilar document, the Clermont2001 report, was released.

On Jan. 16, David Gooch,Agenda for the Future chair-man, will share how the commu-nity can help accomplish goals

set forth in theplan that was ayear in the mak-ing.

“Our fourcore values willunderscore allthat we do during2015,” Gooch

said in a press release. He saidthose include balancing growthand development with a rural,small town feel, making Cler-mont County a great place forevery phase of life, being pro-ductive citizens and communitymembers and preserving andpromoting the county’s historicand natural assets.

During the past year, more

than 50 conversations were heldwith 500 community membersand the Chamber received addi-tional feedback from 75 onlinesurveys, said Matt Van Sant,president/CEO of the ClermontCounty Chamber of Commerce.Seven work teams solicitedfeedback on those recommen-dations and prioritized goalsthrough workshops and sur-veys.

During the next 12 to 14months, the chamber plans toinvolve more people on workteams and set deadlines to acton the plan’s recommendations.

“This was a bottom up proc-ess driven by community con-versations,” Van Sant said. “The

community told us what theyare most proud of and whatClermont County’s greatest ac-complishments have been. Weplan to leverage those strengthsgoing forward.”

The luncheon also will fea-ture an address by Roy Wil-liams, president of the Oklaho-ma Chamber of Commerce. Hewill share how Oklahoma Cityimplemented the MetropolitanArea Projects initiative, dra-matically improving economicdevelopment and residents’quality of life.

Want to know what’s happening inClermont County? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Plan to address Clermont development, quality of life By Cindy [email protected]

Van Sant

IF YOU GOWhat: Call to Action

luncheonWhen: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Jan. 16 Where: Eastgate Holi-

day Inn & SuitesReservations: Visit the

Clermont County Chamberof Commerce website atwww.clermontchamber.com or call 513-576-5000 by Wednesday,Jan. 14.

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BETHEL — Bethel officialsare considering a 1 percent in-come tax, saying it would be thefairest way to compensate forthis Clermont County village’sdeclining revenues.

If approved by Bethel Vil-lage Council by June, the in-come tax would take effect Jan.1, 2016. It would be on earned in-come only, meaning it would notapply to retirees or residentswho are unemployed, and there

would be no credit.“It was felt that this was a

much more adequate, or fairerway, to increase revenue,”Council Member James Rees, amember of the finance commit-tee, told council Jan. 8...“Weknew we had to have an in-creased revenue stream, andthis was the better of two notvery good choices.”

Council has authorized thevillage solicitor to draft an ordi-nance for the income tax. Itwould require three readingsbefore approval, and the public

would be able to comment be-fore any vote is taken. To startcollecting revenue in 2016, thetax would have to be approvedby June.

Village Administrator TravisDotson said the finance com-mittee decided against recom-mending a levy after consider-ing Bethel’s demographics andfinances.

“Historically, the village ofBethel was a community ofhome owners,” Dotson said.

Bethel to consider adopting 1 percent income taxBy Cindy [email protected]

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Have a good meal and help extend a local trail at thesame time.

The Clermont County Park District will present a“Hike and Bike Rock and Roast” event from 6 p.m. to 9

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at theUniversity of CincinnatiClermont College arena, 4200Clermont College Drive.

Proceeds raised at theevent will go toward the nextphase of the Williamsburg-Batavia Hike and Bike TrailProject.

“It’s a summertime eventin the winter,” said Williams-burg Mayor Mary Ann Lefk-er, who is also a member ofthe Williamsburg-Batavia

Hike and Bike Committee.Phase III of the trail project is expected to begin in the

spring. A significant portion of grant money has beenraised for the project, but about $10,000 is still needed.

The Williamsburg-Batavia trail extends from Wil-liamsburg to the campground at East Fork State Park.

The next phase of the project will extend the trail fromEast Fork State Park to Zagar Road in Batavia Township.Lefker said this extension will be about an additional threemiles. A little more than four miles of trail have been com-pleted at this point, she said.

Tickets for the Rock and Roast are $20 per person.The event will include a silent auction, door prizes and

split-the-pot. A deejay will be on hand to provide music.Lefker said a video will also be shown detailing some of

the highlights of the trail.For information, contact the Village of Williamsburg at

724-6107.

Enjoy a pig roast, extend a trail

PROVIDED

Hikers walk along a portion of the Williamsburg-Batavia Hike and Bike Trail. A pig roast Saturday at Clermont College willhelp raise additional funds to extend the trail.

By Forrest [email protected]

HIKE AND BIKEROCK ANDROAST

6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 17

University of CincinnatiClermont College arena,4200 Clermont CollegeDrive

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“Now we are 60 percentrental units in the vil-lage.”

That means home own-ers, including elderly andretired residents andbusiness owners who arestruggling to make endsmeet, would bear a largerburden of a levy, Dotsonsaid.

Councilwoman LucyShepherd agreed Bethelhas become a more tran-sient community in recentyears. She said Bethel hasno place to build subdivi-sions and it hasn’t beenable to annex any land out-side of the village for lightindustry.

Bethel officials saidmost local governmentsin Ohio, including neigh-boring communities, al-ready have an income tax.

In comparing Bethel toNew Richmond, the clos-est village in size, FiscalOfficer Bill Gilpin saidNew Richmond has realestate valuations of about$57.5 million, compared to$30.7 million for Bethel.

“Their total tax collec-

tions are $834,975, where-as ours are $251,263...andthat’s before you considerthe fact that they have anincome tax, and have hadfor four or five yearsnow,” Gilpin said.

Bethel also has strug-gled to pass levies.

In November 2013, alarger levy for Bethel po-lice operations failed,Dotson said. Park leviesalso failed in 2011 and2012. Last May, a levy tohelp pay the village’s 911emergency communica-tions costs passed by onlythree votes.

There also has beentalk that Bethel-Tate Lo-cal Schools will seek alevy in the near future,and Bethel officials saidthey don’t want to com-pete for levy millageagainst the school system.

“I believe an incometax would be more fairand equitable, and itwould be my desire if thiswere to pass that levieswould become a thing ofthe past,” Mayor AlanAusman said. “But that re-mains to be seen.”

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Bethel? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

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Thanks to an outpour-ing of support from indi-viduals and organizationsto the Community ToyChest, more than 350 Cler-mont County childrenwoke up Christmas morn-ing with their wish listsfilled and presents underthe tree.

The children, underthe care of Clermont’sChildren’s ProtectiveServicesand most of themin foster care, put togeth-er their lists severalmonths ago. The lists in-cluded fun items – toys forchildren, electronics forolder kids –as well asclothing. Sanna Gast, co-ordinator for the ToyChest, handled all the lo-gistical details, includingproviding ID numbers foreach child as the listswere distributed to spon-sors.

Starting the first weekin December, hundreds ofwrapped presents weredropped off at CPS’s of-fices, overflowing the cu-bicles and halls beforethey were shipped outwith caseworkers to theappropriate foster carefamily.

“Our sponsors are tre-mendous,” Gast said.“Without them, we would

not have been able to dothis. Our children are sep-arated from their birthparents, in very difficultsituations, and the spon-sors of the CommunityToy Chest allow them tofeel like a regular childfor a couple of days.”

Major sponsors thisyear included SonRiseChurch of Cincinnati,which sponsored 100 chil-dren, and General Elec-tric Aviation, which spon-sored 61. Tipton Interestsdisplayed a giving tree inits Wards Corner Busi-ness Center, where manytenants selected childrento sponsor. Several Cler-mont County depart-ments, offices and agen-cies also sponsored chil-dren.

This year, individual

wish lists were also post-ed to the county’s Face-book page (facebook.-com/ClermontCounty)and Twitter account(@ClermontCounty).

Clermont County Com-missioners David Uible,Bob Proud and Ed Hum-phrey expressed theirgratitude to sponsors fortheir generous support.

Community Toy Chest sponsorshelp 350 children for holidays

THANKS TO KATHLEEN WILLIAMS

Clermont Domestic Relations Court staff buys gifts for severalchildren each year.

Dog, kennel licensesavailable throughJan. 31

Dog and kennel li-censes for 2015 are avail-able for purchase throughJan. 31.

“Ohio law requires thatall dogs be licensed annu-ally,” Clermont CountyAuditor Linda Fraley said.“We begin selling licenseson Dec. 1; renewal li-censes can be purchasedthrough Jan. 31 without apenalty.”

Dog licenses cost $16for one year; three-year li-censes cost $48 and per-manent licenses are $160.

In Ohio, kennels are de-fined as establishmentsthat keep, house, andmaintain adult dogs forthe purpose of breedingthem for a fee. Annualkennel licenses cost $80,and include five tags, plus$1 per tag for any addi-

tional dogs.Dog licenses can be

purchased through theauditor’s website atwww.clermontauditor.org, or throughmultiple vendors listed onthe website, or in personat the auditor’s office, 101E. Main St., Batavia. Ken-nel licenses must be pur-chased at the office. Feesfrom dog and kennel li-censes help to fund thecounty animal shelter.

Office hours are 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Fri-day. Call 513-732-7150 formore information.

Where to ‘treecycle’in Clermont County

If you bought a cut treefor the holidays, remem-ber to “treecycle:” Recy-cling your cut Christmastree, so that it can be usedas compost or mulch. Re-cycled trees can also beused in fish habitats, forbeachfront erosion orshoreline stabilizationprojects.

Locally, many commu-nities and the ClermontCounty Park District of-fer opportunities to tree-cycle. Before you takeyour tree to a collectionsite or haul it to the curbfor pickup, be sure to re-

move decorations. Where to go:Amelia: Curbside pick-

up is available on Mon-days during regular yardwaste pickup.

Pierce Township: Resi-dents can bring trees tothe Pierce Township Hallthrough Feb. 1. The drop-off area will be clearlymarked in the south cor-ner of the ball field park-ing lot next to the fire de-partment, 950 Locust Cor-ner Road.

Union Township:Union Township residentscan drop off trees behindthe Police Department,4312 Glen Este-Withams-ville Road, through Jan.31. The drop-off area willbe clearly marked. Infor-mation, 513-753-2221.

Conservationassistance offeredto farmers throughJan. 16

The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s NaturalResources ConservationService (NRCS) is accept-ing new applications forthe Environmental Quali-ty Incentives Program(EQIP) from Ohio farm-ers and owners of non-in-dustrial private forestland who want to improvethe natural resources ontheir land. Applicationsreceived by Friday, Jan.

16, will be considered forfunding this fiscal year.

EQIP is a voluntaryconservation programthat supports agricultureand environmental quali-ty as compatible goals.Through EQIP, agricul-tural producers may re-ceive financial and tech-nical help with structuraland management conser-vation practices on agri-cultural land, such as cov-er crops, conservationtillage, rotational grazing,and winter feeding areas.

Lori Lenhart, theNRCS conservationist forBrown and Clermontcounties, said, “We enjoyworking with local farm-ers to develop plans thatbest fit their operationand goals, while also pro-tecting our soil and im-proving the quality of ourstreams and lakes. The fi-nancial assistance avail-able through EQIP pays apart of the cost of tryingnew practices, which maybe just what’s needed tomake trying somethingnew worthwhile.”

In Brown and Cler-mont counties, agricultur-al producers interested inapplying for EQIP andconservation planning as-sistance should contactLenhart prior to Jan. 16 at513-732-2181, ext. 102, orby email at [email protected].

BRIEFLY

Nominations for the annual Salute toLeaders event, sponsored by Park Na-tional Bank and honoring unsung vol-unteers and leaders throughout Cler-mont County, are due Jan. 20. Theawards event is set for March 10 at theOasis in Loveland.

Nominations forms are available atwww.clermontchamber.com. Just clickon Events and then Salute to Leadersfor the nomination form. The nomina-tion form can be completed online ordownloaded to complete and mail. Orcall the Clermont County Chamber ofCommerce at 576-5000 with questions.

Salute to Leaders is a project of theClermont County Chamber of Com-merce Foundation and is supported byTitle Sponsor Park National Bank. Ma-jor sponsors include Lykins Energy,Union Township, Jungle Jim’s Interna-tional Market, The Lyon Group, MiamiTownship, River Hills Bank, the staff atSiemens PLM Software, UC Clermont,Kamphaus, Henning & Hood CPAs, To-tal Quality Logistics, and AmericanModern Insurance Group to honor out-standing citizens and groups in Cler-mont County. The Clermont Sun is the

media sponsor of the event.

New this year: Faith-Basedhonoree

An award honoring “a member ofthe clergy, a faith-based organization,or member/s of a faith-based organiza-tion who have made a positive contribu-tion to Clermont County both withinand beyond their faith-based organiza-tion” will be presented this year ac-cording to Cyndy Wright, Salute toLeaders chairperson. “We encourageevery faith-based organization to nomi-nate a worthy individual or group forthis honor.”

Since 1988 the event has honored vol-unteers and leaders in the fields of com-munity service, education, environ-mental, health care, human services,leadership, parks/recreation, rural in-terests, safety and justice who live orwork in Clermont County.

The Chamber’s key initiatives areadvocacy, economic growth and mem-ber/investor benefits. For more infor-mation: www.clermontchamber.com.

Deadline Jan. 20 to nominate Salute toLeaders ‘difference makers’ in Clermont

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Cincinnati Country Day

» Cincinnati Country DaySchool’s Board of Trustees hasnamed six new trustees. Theyjoin 18 others on the 24-memberboard of the Indian Hill collegepreparatory school.

Jody Brant ofAmberley Vil-lage is a share-holder with KatzTeller Brant &Hild, where hehas practicedlaw for the last 16years. Brant, a1987 CountryDay graduate,received a bach-elor of arts de-gree in mathe-matics fromDartmouth Col-lege in 1991. Hereceived a JDfrom George-town UniversityLaw Center in1997 and an LL.Min taxation fromNew York Uni-versity School ofLaw in 1998. Heand his wife,Debbie, arechairs of Cincin-nati CountryDay’s AnnualFund for the sec-ond year. TheBrants have twodaughters at-tending theschool, Saman-tha, an eighth-grader and Nora,a sixth-grader.

Jason Fraleyof Batavia Town-ship is president/owner of Sardin-ia Concrete Co.,one of south-western Ohio’sforemost pro-ducers of ready-

mix. He joined the company in2001 and took over the businessin 2008. In addition to Sardinia,he is managing partner of Mi-ami Management, which owns15 Wendy’s franchises in andaround the Lexington, Ken-tucky, area. Fraley graduatedfrom the University of Ken-tucky in 1998 and the Universityof Cincinnati’s College of Busi-ness in 2001. Fraley and hiswife, Trina, have two daughtersattending Country Day. Mad-eline is a second-grader, andMabel Elizabeth is in Pre-K I.Fraley also has a stepson, Mi-chael Listo, who works for Sar-dinia.

J. Michael Leonard Jr. of Ma-deira is the head swimmingcoach for the Powel Crosley Jr.YMCA, where he has coachednumerous swim teams thathave competed on the nationallevel. He is also responsible fordeveloping coaches, staff andvolunteers at the YMCA. Leon-ard and his wife, Susie, have along history with Country Day.His father, Mike Sr., was analumnus of the Class of 1955.Leonard graduated from CCDSin 1983 and earned his bachelorof arts from the University ofCincinnati. His daughters,Meghan and Katie, a 2012 grad-uate, and stepdaughter ErinRutherford Hascup, a 1997graduate, attended CountryDay. Also, the Leonards aregrandparents to current CCDSstudents Jessica Rutherford, asixth-grader, and JosephineRutherford, a freshman.

Holly (Oblinger) Mott of Ma-riemont is an investigativeagent for the Hamilton CountyDevelopmental Disabilities Ser-vices Major Unusual IncidentUnit. She is responsible for con-ducting investigations involv-ing incidents that adversely af-fect the health and safety of in-dividuals diagnosed with devel-

opmental disabilities. Mott is a1995 graduate of CCDS and re-ceived a bachelor of arts fromSimmons College with majorsin political science and philoso-phy. She is married to MichaelMott.

Marilyn O’Brien of IndianHill retired last year as CEO ofIpsos Understanding UnLtd.After eight years at Procter &Gamble, O’Brien started herown qualitative market re-search firm, which was later ac-

quired by Ipsos Worldwide in2005. Following the acquisition,she remained CEO responsiblefor the company strategic plan-ning, financial performanceand the management of about100 employees. She still doesconsulting work for the firm.O’Brien received a bachelor ofscience in business manage-ment from Ithaca College. She’scurrently president of theCCDS Parents’ Association. Sheand her husband, Patrick, areparents of Megan and Sean, whois a CCDS junior.

Paul R. Stewart of Newtownis chief executive officer, presi-dent and a member of the boardof managers of Gateway Invest-ment Advisers, LLC, a $12.5 bil-lion asset management firmbest known for its hedged equi-ty investment style. He alsoserves as a co-portfolio man-ager for several mutual fundsincluding its $8 billion flagshipfund, Gateway Fund. Stewartearned his bachelor’s in busi-ness administration from OhioUniversity, and he is a CFA char-ter holder. Stewart and his wife,Jane, have three children withconnections to CCDS. Hannahgraduated in 2012, Cameron is ajunior and Sean is an eighth-grader.

New Richmond Schools» New Richmond Exempted

Village School District studentsand staff were in a giving moodthis holiday season resulting inrecord donation of 26,891 fooditems to the New Richmond Vil-lage Pantry.

New Richmond High Schoolcrushed its previous record inleading district schools in giv-ing.

“I want to thank each of youfor all that you did to make thisthe best food drive ever,” saidJim Robinson, New RichmondHigh School food drive chair-man. “We ended with a total of14,920 items and collected$1590.49. We crushed the previ-ous record set last year of12,252.”

New Richmond MiddleSchool collected 6,668 items,followed by Locust Corner Ele-mentary with 2,527, New Rich-mond Elementary with 1559 andMonroe Elementary with 1,217,all exceeding their goals. Lo-cust Corner also raised $175 indonations for the Food Pantry.

Will Shoemaker’s New Rich-mond High School math classwas the district leader with5,906 items donated includingenough Ramen noodles to fill apickup truck.

“Hopefully our effortshelped some families during theChristmas season,” Robinsonsaid.

The Food Pantry estimatesthat Monroe Elementary’s do-nation along helped 180 house-holds and approximately 275children.

St. Bernadette School» Eighth-graders at St. Ber-

nadette School recently select-ed a type of energy and spot-lighted it in a class presentationas part of a study on energy. Stu-dents discussed atomic, elec-tricity, solar, radiant, kinetic,geothermal and wind energy.

» St. Bernadette third- andfourth-graders collected coats,hats, mittens and gloves as aservice project for needy fam-ilies in the Appalachian area.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

St. Bernadette third- and fourth-graders collected coats, hats, mittens and gloves as a service project for needy families in the Appalachian area. Picturedwith some of the items collected: third-grade students Claire Anderson, Sophia Bloom, Sydney Bloom, Brady Blum, Abigail Dorschug, Hannah Frede,Cameron Goldie, Remington Holder, Audrey Hurlburt, Carly Kent, Isabelle Kofalt, Brady Mentz, Mackenzie Minning, Connor Murray, William Rapp, CharlizeRust, Kyle Schnitgen, Ethan Sharp, Carter Sleet, Ty Spitzmiller and Theodore Zimmer, and fourth-grade students Charles Boothby, Joseph Brokamp, DavidCelesti, Francisco Duran III, Meredith Haynes, John “J.D.” Marshall, Brady Merz, Matthew Mitchell, Harlan Mulvey, Anthony Neal, Kylie Quinlan, MatthewRobey, Shawn Roesel, Kaylee Scott and Samuel Van Huss.

THANKS TO ANGIE TUCKER

St. Bernadette eighth-grader Joelle Hebbard presents a report on atomicenergy and electricity to her class as part of a study on energy.

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Volunteers from the New Richmond Food Pantry load a pickup truck withRamen noodles collected by New Richmond High School students who set arecord with 14,920 food items and $1,590 during the 2014 New RichmondExempted Village School District food drive.


New Richmond High School math teacher Will Shoemaker, standing center,and his class with some of the 5,906 food items they collected for the NewRichmond Food Pantry.


New Richmond Middle School students box 6,668 food items they collectedduring the district's 2014 food drive that resulted in a district record of26,891 items collected for the New Richmond Food Pantry.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. Through Feb. 26. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Spinning Studio.Keiser M3 indoor bike withmagnetic resistance. Ages 18and up. $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels, 203Mound Ave., Free. Presented bySilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Milford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, 1147Main St., Each 60 minute work-out blends dance and muscletoning movements choreo-graphed to today’s hottestmusic. Ages 18 and up. $38 permonth. Presented by JazzerciseMilford. 227-3343; www.jazzer-cise.com. Milford.

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.$6-$6.50. Presented by LadiesAuxiliary Dennis Johnson VFWPost 6562. Through Jan. 8.5575-2102. Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 947-7333. UnionTownship.

X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

High School SportsDonkey Basketball, 7-9 p.m.,Batavia High School, 1 BulldogPlace, Chili cook-off starting at5:30 p.m. in cafeteria. BenefitsClass of 2016. $8, $6 advance.Presented by BHS Class of 2016.732-2341, ext. 7045. Batavia.

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art Exhibits

My Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsTeam Ron Fundraiser, noon to4 p.m., Izaak Walton LeagueLodge, 544 Branch Hill-LovelandRoad, Ron Blanton was diag-nosed with Stage 3 non-Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma in October. Heis currently undergoing treat-ment. Fundraiser helps defrayincreasing medical bills. Come-dians, basket raffles, split-the-pot, bake sale and more. Freeadmission. Presented by TeamRon. 319-2730. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthierchoices for living a healthier life.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby TOPS: Take Off PoundsSensibly. 800-932-8677;www.tops.org. Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



Literary - LibrariesFiber Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Make ruffle scarf. Bring ball ofruffle yarn, such as Red HeartSashay, and size K crochet hook.Ages 18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Free. Presented byCBB Production. 528-9909.Mount Carmel.

RPM, featuring Randy Phillips,8 p.m., Green Kayak Market andEatery, 204 Front St., Free.843-6040. New Richmond.

NatureA Walk in the Woods, 9-11 a.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free. Nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

Winter Birding in the NaturePlayScape, 11 a.m. to noon,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free, nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

DIY Papermaking, 1-3 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, $3; nonmembers also paydaily admission. Registrationrecommended. 831-1711. UnionTownship.

Basic Winter Survival, 1 p.m.,Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50, Joinnaturalist and discover how tobuild a fire and an emergencysurvival shelter. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Park District.876-9013; www.clermont-parks.org. Owensville.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesMilford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

NatureWinter Travel Series: GrandCanyon, Rim to Rim, 2-3:30p.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Members free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration recommended.831-1711. Union Township.

MONDAY, JAN. 19Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.


Strength & Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.


Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

aqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. 240-5180. Eastgate.


Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.Through April 1. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, 541 Main St.,Part of Wednesdays Are VeryExtraordinary event. Free;donations accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Miami

Athletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



Literary - LibrariesMovers & Shakers, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Singing, dancing and music. Forages 18 months to 5 years. Free.369-4476. Loveland.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.


Strength & Balance, 1-1:45 p.m.,Crossings of Amelia, Call forpricing. 478-6783. Amelia.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels,Free. 478-6783. Milford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30 -10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.


FRIDAY, JAN. 23Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $6-$6.50. 575-2102. Milford.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.




SATURDAY, JAN. 24Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsLoveland Athletic BoostersTiger Ball, 6 p.m. to midnight,Oasis Golf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-MiamivilleRoad, To raise money for stu-dent athletes grades 7-12.Dinner, music, dancing, rafflesand live and silent auction. Ages18 and up. $100 couple, $50single. Reservations required.Presented by Loveland AthleticBoosters. 505-3217; www.love-landathleticboosters.com.Loveland.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, Free.800-932-8677; www.tops.org.Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



Music - AcousticAcoustic Music, 7-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, Free.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

NatureBird Walk, 8 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Free.Nonmembers pay daily admis-sion. 831-1711. Union Township.

Winter Hike, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center atRowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Members $25; non-members $35. Registrationrequired. 831-1711. Union Town-ship.

Orienteering Meet, 11 a.m. to 1p.m., Live Oaks Career Devel-opment Campus, 5956 Buck-wheat Road, Follow signs toregistration area. For anyonethat loves outdoors and solvingproblems. Using map, observa-tion skills and wits, navigatecourse through local park vis-iting features in terrain markedon map. $10. Presented byOrienteering Cincinnati. 575-1900; www.ocin.org. MiamiTownship.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesMilford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38 permonth. 227-3343; www.jazzerci-se.com. Milford.

NatureWinter Travel Series: Wildlifeof Madagascar, 2-3:30 p.m.,Cincinnati Nature Center at

Rowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Members free; non-members pay daily admission.Registration recommended.831-1711. Union Township.

SchoolsOpen House, 2-4 p.m., Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool, 927 O’Bannonville Road,Prospective parents tour eight-acre campus and visit class-rooms. Teachers available toanswer questions, discuss hands-on classroom materials and talkabout Montessori method. Free.683-4757; www.cmhschool.com.Loveland.

MONDAY, JAN. 26Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 6:15-7:15p.m., Miami Athletic Club &Wellness Center, $10. Regis-tration recommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.


Strength & Balance, 2-2:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, Callfor pricing. 478-6783. Amelia.


Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

Monday Night Crafts, 6-7 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Yarn-wrapped vase. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.

aqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, $5. 240-5180.Eastgate.


RecreationBingo Tuesday, 5 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, $1-$15.528-9909; www.stuartglugibuhl-.com. Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, Free. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

Dining EventsWAVE Free Community Din-ner, 6 p.m., Milford First UnitedMethodist Church, Free; dona-tions accepted. 831-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org. Milford.



Literary - LibrariesToddler Playdate, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Meet new friends and socializethrough unstructured play. Toysprovided. For ages 18 months-4years. Free. 369-4476. Loveland.

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Join a naturalist and discover how to build a fire and anemergency survival shelter in the free Basic Winter Survivalcourse at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pattison Park, 2228 US 50,Owensville. Registration is required. Call 876-9013 or visitwww.clermontparks.org.

JANUARY 15, 2015 • BETHEL JOURNAL • A5NEWS

With wind chill tem-peratures dipping belowfreezing, I’m having tofill up the bird feederstwice a day and check onthe girls/chickens everyfew hours to bring them

fresh wa-ter. I want-ed to tellyou, too, tocheck onneighborswho areelderly orshut in.Bringthem abowl of hotchicken

broth to which youcooked in cheese tortelli-ni and a handful of freshspinach. A sprinkling ofParmesan is good in thesoup, too. Nourishing andwarms one all over!

Remember I told youanything fermented isgoing to be popular thisyear due to the healthbenefits? Kimchi is oneof those and a popularKorean dish. I got thisrecipe from a fellowcookbook author at afood demo during MotherEarth News Fair lastyear. Tasty, and a goodplace to start when mak-ing homemade Kimchi. Iplan on making this onFox 19’s morning showfor Rob Williams, whoabsolutely loves Kimchi.

Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or

Napa cabbage, about 3pounds, cut into 2” pieces

1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced

1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt

4 garlic cloves,minced

2 tablespoons Koreanchili paste or 2 teaspoonsChinese chili paste/saucewith garlic

1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==

1 teaspoon sugar or totaste (I think you couldsubstitute honey)

Combine cabbage,radish, carrot and salt inbowl. Mix to combine andadd ice water to cover.Let stand for 2 to 6 hours.

Drain, reservingbrine. Add garlic, chiipaste, ginger and sugarand mix well, usinghands.

Pack into 2 quart can-ning jar. Add enoughreserved brine to cover

and fill to top of jar. Cov-er to exclude air.

Set jar on saucer tocatch overflow that hap-pens when fermentationbegins. Store in dark,cool place.

Begin tasting after 1day, and refrigerate up to5 days. It will continue toage and develop flavor.Keeps several months.

Tip from Rita’s kitch-en: Go to taste on flavor-ings. I like it spicy sowould use more chilipaste.

My favoriteguacamole

This has a smoky fla-vor due to the chipotlepeppers. Nice for SuperBowl coming up.

3 large ripe Hass avo-

cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out

2 limes, juiced1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup diced red onion Chopped cilantro to

taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or

to taste1 minced clove garlic

or more to tasteChipotle peppers in

adobo to taste (puree infood processor and thenstore in frig or freezer;this is much easier tomeasure out than thewhole peppers in sauce)

2 Roma tomatoes,diced

Mash the avocadosvery gently with potatomasher. Some people laythe avocado down flatand cut it into very small

pieces. Regardless, youdon’t want to overmashor it will become soupy.

Stir in lime juice totaste, and salt. Stir inonion, cilantro, cumin,garlic, peppers. Stir intomatoes. Serve withchips.

Tips from Rita’skitchen:

Ripening avocados.Although avocados aremature when pickedfrom the tree, they arenot ripe. Place in paperbag. This traps the ethyl-ene gas they produce andhelps to ripen. It willripen at room temper-ature in 3-5 days. Skincolor will darken andflesh underneath will bea bit soft.

Hass. These comefrom California with abuttery texture. The skinis tough and durable —ideal for shipping, andfor use as a scooping cupwhen removing flesh.

Hall. From Floridaand are bright green,smooth skinned avoca-dos.

Good for you: Loadedwith potassium, folicacid, vitamins C and E,also fiber and hearthealthy monounsaturatedfat.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi

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Traditions can be an anchor or a lifesaverDuring my college years, I

had the opportunity to visit mybrother and his wife while theywere with the Peace Corp in

Sierra Leone,Africa.

I had theopportunity totravel andobserve vari-ous tribal cus-toms and tradi-tions of differ-ent neigh-boringvillages. To myamazement,

even after the years of lostethnic tribal traditions due toEuropean imperialism, I stillfound many customary triballanguages and traditions in-tact. The unique traditional,cultural and ritualistic ele-ments can define one tribalgroup from another in a neigh-boring village. The variations

give each group the distinctivefeeling of community, whichbonds the tribal unit together.

In present day, Africannations are becoming verywesternized, diluting someexclusive traditions passed onby generations as familiesmove from small villages todisperse in large overcrowdedcities. With less focus gener-ally on individual heritageworldwide, humankind is los-ing many of its ancestral andcultural legacy ethnicities.

Today in many countries,the cultural majorities are theones declaring the main cele-bration days for highlightingtheir cultural heritage. Theminority populations have thechallenging task to preservetheir own cultural customs.

Many ethnic groups stillenjoy their traditions. This isportrayed in the popular play“Fiddler on The Roof,” where

the main character Tevyeshares the importance of tradi-tions in his small Jewish vil-lage in Russia. Below is a shortnarrative from the musicalplay “Fiddler on the Roof,”where Tevye talks about theirfamily traditions:

Tevye: “ Because of ourtraditions, we’ve kept our bal-ance for many years. Here inAnatevka, we have traditionsfor everything…

“How to sleep, how toeat…how to work…how towear clothes. For instance, wealways keep our heads coveredand always wear a little prayershawl. This shows our constantdevotion to God. You may ask,‘How did this tradition getstarted?’ I’ll tell you.

“I don’t know. But it’s atradition…and because of ourtraditions…

“Every one of us knows whohe is and what God expects of

him to do. Traditions, tradi-tions. Without our traditionsour lives would be as shakyas… a fiddler on the roof!”

I have a tradition whensomething really miserablehappens. After a few moments,I realize it’s not the end of theworld, that it could have beenworse, and so, I treat myself toice cream. This tradition cus-tomarily takes place at mylocal Dairy Queen. I have beena regular weekly customer andknew the lady before owningthe shop. She knows my stan-dard order of one-quart con-tainer of soft serve vanilla.

Similar to the old TV show“Cheers,” “where everyoneknows your name.” My bar thistime is the local ice cream pub.I guess that tells you how mylife is; it also should tell youthat I appreciate when I “luckout,” even on the worst of frus-trated problem days.

Now on the best of dayswhen I just fixed my dish-washer or somehow managedto accomplish something ex-tremely challenging, a beer isin order. Remember the MillerBeer commercial? It’s “MillerTime!” It’s time for a beer, aspecial reward.

Just be careful not to setyourself up for too many “Mil-ler Times.” I can see it now:That was quick…Oh! “It’s Mil-ler Time!,” …I washed thedishes...Oh! “It’s Miller Time!”I got the answer to No. 4 on thecrossword puzzle…Oh! “It’sMiller Time!” This traditioncan lead to this customary beerevent…ending in another tradi-tion…a nap.

Wes Adamson is a resident of Wyo-ming. His work has been acceptedfor publication by two literary maga-zines: “River and South Review” and“Driftwood Press.”

Wes AdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

A6 • BETHEL JOURNAL • JANUARY 15, 2015

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

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Bethel Journal EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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In the last 10 days tradition-al media have inundated usregarding the tragic suicide ofJoshua (”Leelah”) Alcorn, a

self-pro-claimed“transgenderteen,” in amisguidedattempt toreward a re-quest in hissuicide notethat his death“mean some-thing” on be-half of other

transgendered people.Candlelight “vigils” have

been held, and “friends” havecome forward to express notsympathy for the bereavedparents, but anger towardthem.

With a “news” media and

“friends” like this, who needsenemies?

Clearly the under-age boywas enraged at his parents forrejecting his request for “gen-der reassignment surgery,” aninvolved (counseling, surgery,hormone therapy), protracted(several years), expensiveprocedure (more than $25,000)that also apparently violatedhis parents’ Christian con-sciences. Joshua rejected thecounseling and medical treat-ment his parents secured forhim, and in a final act of rebel-lion, he stepped out in front ona tractor trailer after midnighton Interstate 71.

The “news” media is treat-ing Joshua’s self-murder ashonorable when it should beseen as the selfish act of adeluded narcissist who sawhimself as a romantic “mar-

tyr” revolting against an evil,oppressive world ruled byChristian parents and otherswho sought to limit his per-sonal wants. By constantlyreferring to Joshua as “Leelah”and by using the pronouns“she” and “her” in reportingthis story, the “news” mediabecome activists for the fanta-sy of transgenderism and be-come accessories to the painand suffering of those whoneed healing, not encourage-ment and endorsement in self-delusion.

Joshua’s parents loved him,but he loved only himself. Inhis self-focus, he failed to seethat parents and siblings areone’s true friends, and that“caring” by the so-called“LGBT community” on socialmedia and elsewhere is a mi-rage. Recognizing the danger

of the counsel of such falsefriends (and possibly in re-sponse to his rebellious atti-tude), Joshua’s parents tookaway the privileges of a laptopand smart phone that he woulduse to access the Internet.

He threatened the life of atruck driver who might havelost control in an attempt toavoid Joshua’s self-murder.That driver will be foreverimpacted by the horror im-posed on him by the media’sdarling.

What lessons can be learnedfrom this? That “transgen-ders” are abused by a societythat largely refuses to “un-derstand” or condone theirbizarre desires and behavior?That parents have no right toseek help for a child sufferingfrom delusion and other men-tal illnesses? That the taxpayer

must be forced, through insur-ance, to subsidize unethicalmedical procedures? Thatwomen and girls lose all priva-cy in restrooms and showerrooms to men and boys whofantasize that they are females“trapped” in a male body?

Or do we learn that an agen-da exists by an activist “news”and “entertainment” mediaand by certain special-interestgroups to confuse and sexu-alize youth for their own evil(often profitable) purposes?

Obviously, Joshua’s lifemeant little to him. May reve-lation of truth find that Josh-ua’s tragic death and the suf-fering of his family not be invain.

Randy Kleine is a resident of Mil-ford.

Traditional media focus on fantasy, not truth

Randy KleineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 8 questionWhat should be the top

priorities for the Republi-can-controlled Congress(House and Senate)?

“Changing the publicperception and informa-tion about why legislationis not acted upon. TheAmerican people aretired of the Constitutionbeing ignored. Aftereliminating the hideoustax of Obamacare, legis-lation to ensure new em-ployment should be thetop priority. This wouldmean, among many otherthings, a viable means forcompanies to providehealth care benefits, pos-sibly the Keystone Pipe-line, and certainly anagreement to publish andread all legislation beforevoting. Requiring legisla-tion to describe its basisin the Constitution wouldbe a great start.”

D.B.

I hope the new Con-gress can finally dosomething (anything).These last several Con-gresses have been so di-vided nothing moved for-ward. I hope they moveon the deficit spendingand the national debt

which are out of control.Secondly they could ap-prove the Keystone Pipe-line to get the U.S. and Ca-nadian shale oil to refin-eries more safely. Nowwith the cheaper gas(temporarily) increasethe federal excise taxpaid at the pump to helpfix highways and bridgesacross the United States.My guess is we will havetwo more years of .noth-ing much accomplished.

“The Congress ismuch like the UN; thereis a lot of talk but veryfew results. Never haveso many done so little forso long. Go figure!”

T.D.T

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONSome people have criti-cized recent school clos-ings due to cold weather.What do you think aboutthe practice of cancelingclasses when the mercurydips?

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We all get the winter blahs fromtime to time. For some, though, it’smore than just a blue mood. Bysome estimates, as much as 20 per-cent of the population suffers froma mild to moderate form of Season-al Affective Disorder (SAD) orwinter depression.

Older adults are at particularrisk – almost one in seven peopleover the age of 65 are thought to ex-hibit signs of clinical depression,according to mental health ex-perts.

What is SeasonalAffective Disorder?

Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is a set of symptoms, includ-ing depression and unpredictablemood swings, which occur whenambient light levels diminish dur-ing the fall and winter as the sunmoves progressively lower in thesky. The depression and moodswings are often associated with adip in the serum blood level of sero-tonin, a neurotransmitter thathelps to regulate mood, and mela-tonin, a serotonin-derived neuro-transmitter that regulates sleeppatterns.

Mammals (including humans)have an area of the brain called the

pineal gland, which regulates theproduction of melatonin. Some re-searchers believe that this regionof the brain is able to detect smallchanges in ambient light and sunangle over time, and thus upregu-late or down regulate the brain’sserotonin and melatonin produc-tion.

Some researchers believe thatpeople who suffer SAD may sim-ply have an overly active pinealgland, or may produce less seroto-nin on average than a person with-out the condition. Either way, it is aserious, life-affecting problem formany people.

What you can do to beatthe winter blues

The keys to feeling better aregetting more light and more exer-cise. If the weather isn’t too cold oricy, take a stroll for 20-30 minutestwice a day. If you can’t get out,draw up the blinds and open shut-ters over windows to allow moreambient sunlight into your home.

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BETHEL — To finish out2014, Bethel-Tate HighSchool wrestling coachTom Donahue took histeam home on countryroads.

Almost Heaven. WestVirginia.

In full disclosure, Don-ahue’s actually from Bel-laire, Ohio, across the riv-er, but the Tigers did tan-gle in the Wheeling ParkDuals Dec. 29-30 inWheeling, W.Va. The tripprovided them with topcompetition and a team-bonding experience asthey finished 12th out of24 teams and ahead ofarea schools like St. Xavi-er, Ripley, Edgewood andWashington Court House.

The Tigers have hadmore success locally witha win at Williamsburg,third place at the Edge-wood Invitational and 15that the Coaches Classic inHarrison (second in thesmall school division).

Senior Aric Peters, ju-niors B.J. Ratcliff and Jef-frey Botts, Xenia transferJustin Hixson and sopho-more Kermit Beckworthhave led the way for Be-thel-Tate and are all ap-proaching 20 wins.

“We’re pretty happywith where we’re at,”Donahue said. “There’s al-ways room for improve-ment and you want to peakat the end of the season.”

Peters has the best re-sume of the Tigers after astate tournament appear-ance last season in Colum-bus. At meets he pacesback and forth and jumpsrope while mentally mea-suring out his opponents.When he’s not on the mat,he’s actively dialed in onthe matches of his team-mates.

“He’s a competitor andhe’s got intense focus,”Donahue said. “After heplaced in the state tourna-ment last year he had aninflux in letters and callsto the school. He’s gotquite a few (college) op-portunities.”

Juniors Botts and Rat-cliff could also attract at-tention. Botts has primar-ily been a football guy, butcould turn some heads inthe circle.

“He’s a man-childphysically and he’s reallyjust learning how to wres-

tle,” Donahue said. “He’sbig and strong and quick.Over the last couple ofyears, he’s really learnedhow to move around thewrestling mat. It’s paidoff as he was a state alter-nate last year and fifth inthe district tournament.”

At 182, Ratcliff is a low-to-the-ground threat thatDonahue would like to seeadvance further this sea-son.

“He’s always been realstrong and he tends tomuscle up too much,”Donahue said. “He movesreal well when he decidesto move. He needs to stickto his technique a littlemore rather than over-power people. He’s got aton of potential.”

At 285, sophomoreBeckworth has been asteady performer and af-ter going 14-17 at Xenialast season, Justin Hixsonhas put together a win-ning season. Among new-comers, Matt Hall hasbeen impressive at 113pounds and Austin Carter,brother of former Tiger

wrestler Brian Carter, hasjoined the team.

The freshman Carterwas a junior high statequalifier, but elected totry basketball this season.After watching Bethel-Tate’s in-school duel withWestern Brown in De-cember, he had a changeof heart and switchedfrom dribbling to grap-pling.

Currently, Blanchester

leads the Southern Buck-eye Conference-NationalDivision and WesternBrown leads the Ameri-can. The Tigers fell shortto both, but Donahuewould like to get somemore cracks at them asthe season progresses.

The next big meetahead for Bethel-Tate isthe McDonald’s/MiamiTrace Invitational on Jan.24.

Bethel-Tate wrestling pins hopeson Peters, other veterans

PHOTOS BY SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel-Tate junior Jeffrey Botts measures up Davey Stamper of Western Brown on Dec. 19.

B.J. Ratcliff of Bethel-Tatetakes on the role of spectatorafter getting an early win forthe Tigers on Dec. 19.

Freshman Owen Holtke ofBethel-Tate prepares to takethe mat for the Tigers.

Bethel-Tate sophomoreKermit Beckworth is ready togo for the Tigers Dec. 19.

Senior Aric Peters helps withsome coaching duringBethel-Tate’s Dec. 19 dualwith Western Brown.

Bethel-Tate headcoach Tom Donahuecompares noteswith WesternBrown's WendelDonathan aftertheir dual on Dec.19. Western Brownwon 40-32.

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Boys basketball

» Felicity-Franklin lost to Mariemont 63-30 on Jan. 3.The Cardinals lost to Blanchester 62-36 on Jan. 7.

Senior Trevor Barrons led the scoring with 17 points.» Bethel-Tate lost to Cincinnati Country Day 51-47 on

Jan. 6. Junior Evan Iding led the Tigers with 20 points.» Roger Bacon defeated McNicholas 57-45 Jan. 6.

Andrew Schuermann led the Rockets with 17 points.

Girls basketball» Felicity-Franklin remained unbeaten with a win

over Cincinnati Country Day 56-43 on Jan. 5. JuniorAshley Moore had 24 points.

» The Anderson Redskins defeated McNicholas 72-47 Jan. 5. Madison Temple led all scorers with 20 points.

McNicholas defeated Roger Bacon 53-16 Jan. 7.

Boys bowling » McNicholas defeated Fenwick 1,995-1,638 Jan. 8.

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MT. WASHINGTON — Despite the 6-5record following a convincing winagainst Roger Bacon Jan.7, the McNi-cholas Rockets are still well thought ofby other area coaches.

In the Week 5 Division II-IV girls’ bas-ketball coaches poll, the Rockets werethird behind Madeira and Summit Coun-try Day and in front of fourth-place Fe-licity-Franklin. All three of those teamshave better records than McNick.

“I think some people thought morehighly of us at the beginning of the sea-son,” Rockets head coach Gregg Flam-mer said. “People look at our scheduleand think it counts for a lot. It’s alwayshelped and it helps us come tournamenttime.”

The tournament is still 11games awayand Flammer said that, like many teams,there are things they want to improveupon such as not letting games get out ofcontrol and better guard play to supportPayton Ramey.

“Whichever direction we are going in,we tend to we stay that way,” the coachsaid. “When things start going againstus, we tend to struggle. This second halfof the season is about developing consis-tency and more of a play-with-anybodymentality.”

After losing in double overtime toMilford to open the season, the Rocketswon three straight including a winagainst Loveland. After that, the Rock-ets dropped three straight.

Since then, they’ve won three of theirlast four games before heading into aweekend matchup with Summit andstarting this week against Conner.

“I knew it was going to be a differentyear with graduating so many seniorsfrom last year and I knew there were go-ing to be frustrating times,” Ramey said.“I think we’ve gotten a lot better afterhitting that rough patch.”

A lot of the leadership duties havefallen to Ramey because she is one of thefew varsity carry-overs from last year.She said she has handled that responsi-bility by trying to be more vocal, exuding

leadership from her role as a team cap-tain and by making plays on the court.

Ramey’s stat line speaks to that thirdgoal.

She is the only Rocket who averagesdouble figures in scoring; she hauls inseven rebounds a contest and is tied forfourth on the team in assists per game.

Going forward, Flammer knows ev-ery team is going to key on Ramey, thusbalance between the inside game andoutside is important.

“We are looking to get more out of ourguards instead of looking for just Pay-ton,” he said. “If you come to our games,you will hear me getting on our guards tobe more aggressive, confident and toshoot the ball more.”

Both he and Ramey said they are con-fident that a mix of this team’s chemistryand belief in themselves could help themmake noise in the playoffs.

“I think that we have the talent,” Ra-mey said. “It’s a matter of settling downand using it.”

McNick girls look to turncorner for 2nd half of seasonBy Nick [email protected]

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

McNicholas senior center Payton Ramey lookstoward the basket while being defended byAnderson’s Madison Temple during theRockets’ 72-47 loss to Anderson Jan. 5 athome.

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Arrests/citationsAnthony Peck, 44, 2191 Ohio 125,Lot 9, Amelia, theft, Nov. 12.

Barbara Jean Willoughby, 46,2215 Laurel Lindale Road, NewRichmond, domestic violence,Nov. 12.

Britney Rochelle Brodt, 29, 606White Oak Road, Blue Creek,fugitive from justice, Nov. 13.

David Leaman Gillaspy, 64, 2215Laurel Lindale, New Richmond,domestic violence, Nov. 12.

Diana Cristie Skidmore, 25, 2365Laurel Nicholsville Road, NewRichmond, receiving stolenproperty, Nov. 12.

Dusty Lee Young, 22, 135 BethelPark Drive, Bethel, tamperingw/evidence, Nov. 10.

Johnathan Edward Neal, 33, 316N. East St., Bethel, theft, Nov.15.

Juvenile, 16, drug paraphernalia,Nov. 13.

Juvenile, 17, criminal mischief -move, deface, tamper, etc.property of another, Nov. 12.

Keith Richard Combs, 37, 2191Ohio Pike, Amelia, drug para-phernalia, possession of drugs -marijuana, Nov. 13.

Kyle Dean Byrd, 20, 256 N.Charity St., Bethel, possessionof drugs, Nov. 10.

Larry Douglas Williams, 43, 2745Ohio 132, New Richmond,fugitive from justice, Nov. 10.

Lauren Elizabeth Vidas, 25, 4281Fox Ridge Drive, Batavia, bur-glary, safecracking, theft, Aug.17.

Lonnie Jason Prosser, 33, 25Carriage Station, Cincinnati,fugitive from justice, Nov. 13.

Matthew Alan Partin, 26, 4181Ohio 133, Williamsburg, pos-session of drugs, Nov. 15.

Penny Ann Watters, 46, 2780Lindale Mount Holly Road,Amelia, possession of drugs,Nov. 15.

Perry Norman Brown, 35, 3779U.S. 50, No. 2, Williamsburg,unauthorized use of motorvehicle, Nov. 14.

Richard Ware, 41, 34 HeronDrive, Amelia, drug parapher-nalia, possession of drugs,selling, purchasing, distributing,or delivering dangerous drugs -possess, Sept. 11.

Shane Kenneth Roark, 22, 4137Mount Carmel Tobasco Road,Cincinnati, disorderly conduct,Nov. 12.

Terry Kilgore, 26, 7132 Rose-wood St., Cincinnati, burglary,receiving stolen property,safecracking, Nov. 13.

Tosha Lynnettee Wainscott, 31,206 West Second St., SilverGrove, fugitive from justice,Nov. 12.

Troy Kahlique Childs, 18, 304West Grant, Georgetown,carrying concealed weapons,Nov. 10.

Tyler William Sharp, 21, 2755Ohio 132, New Richmond,domestic violence - knowinglycause physical harm, Nov. 13.

Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacingAt 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 10.

Aggravated robberyAt 200 block of Mulberry St.,Felicity, Nov. 13.

Animals running at large on

public roads - grazing onanother’s landAt 1200 block of Collier Road,Moscow, Nov. 10.

AssaultAt 2300 block of Ohio 131,Goshen, Nov. 10.

At 4700 block of East FilagerRoad, Batavia, Nov. 10.

Breaking and enteringAt 1200 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Nov. 10.

At 6200 block of Ohio 133,Goshen, Nov. 11.

BurglaryAt 1400 block of Gumbert Drive,Amelia, Nov. 10.

At 2000 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Oct. 30.

At 4200 block of Fox RidgeDrive, Batavia, Aug. 17.

Carrying concealed weaponsAt 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 10.

Criminal mischief - move,deface, tamper, etc. propertyof anotherAt 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Nov. 12.

Criminal trespassAt 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 10.

Disorderly conductAt 2700 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Nov. 12.

Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Nov. 13.

Domestic violenceAt 2200 block of Laurel LindaleRoad, New Richmond, Nov. 12.

At 4200 block of East Fork HillsDrive, Batavia, Nov. 12.

Drug paraphernaliaAt 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Nov. 13.

At 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Nov. 13.

At 3000 block of Ohio 132,Amelia, Sept. 11.

Fugitive from justiceAt 4400 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Nov. 12.

At 4400 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Nov. 13.



Gross sexual impositionAt 3400 block of Ohio Pike,Bethel, Nov. 13.

Possession of drugs -marijuanaAt 1800 block of Ohio Pike,

Amelia, Nov. 13.Possession of drugsAt 1800 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Nov. 13.

At 3000 block of Ohio 132,Amelia, Sept. 11.

At 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 10.

At 4100 block of Ohio 133,Batavia, July 18.

Receiving stolen propertyAt 2000 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Oct. 30.


RobberyAt 200 block of Mulberry St.,Felicity, Nov. 13.

SafecrackingAt 4200 block of Fox RidgeDrive, Batavia, Aug. 17.

Selling, purchasing,distributing, or deliveringdangerous drugs - possessAt 3000 block of Ohio 132,Amelia, Sept. 11.

Tampering w/evidenceAt 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 10.

TheftAt 1700 block of Cathedral HillDrive, Batavia, Nov. 13.

At 1800 block of U.S. Route 52,Moscow, Nov. 10.

At Lucy Run Road, Amelia, Nov.10.

At 4100 block of Zagar Road,Batavia, Nov. 12.

At 5100 block of MontereyMaple Grove Road, Batavia,Nov. 11.

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At 1700 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Nov. 12.

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At 3400 block of Winter HollyDrive, Amelia, Nov. 12.

At 3400 block of Sodom Road,Hamersville, Nov. 11.


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(across from Goshen High School)513-722-2541

Sunday School - 9:30amWorship Service - 10:30am

GUM Youth - 5:30pm-7:30pmevery Sunday: 6-12th gradesJr. GUMY - 5:30pm-7:30pm

2nd Sunday @ month: 3-5th grades

Email: [email protected] us on Facebook

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

Join us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.com

Mark Otten, Pastor

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NAZARENE

Anderson HillsUnited MethodistChurchTraditional worship is 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.Contemporary services are 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Family andstudent ministry programs areat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The church is at 7515 ForestRoad, Anderson Township;231-4172; andersonhillsumc.org.

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Child care isavailable during both services.Pastor Joe Royer can bereached at 732-1400.

The church is at the corner ofAmelia Olive Branch Road andOld State Route 32, Batavia;www.emmanuel-umc.com.

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Bible study is 9:30a.m. Youth groups at 6 p.m.

The church is at 937 Old State

monthly women's Bible study isheld the first Tuesday of eachmonth.

The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and 11a.m. and contemporary worship(and children's Sunday school)at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford;831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org.

Route 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday worship services are at10 a.m. and Bible study is at 9a.m. and also Thursday eve-nings at 7 p.m.

The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309;newcovenantlifechurch.info;[email protected].

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchZumba continues at 6:30 p.m.Monday and Thursday eveningsin the Parish Life Center.

Wednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. A

RELIGION

The Bethel HistoricalSociety had its annualChristmas dinner Dec. 17.

Membership has in-creased from 37 to morethan 100 members sinceJune. The society is creat-ing a lot of current inter-est in historic items.

In November the soci-ety hosted 150 second-graders and their teach-ers from Bethel Elemen-tary School.

“I don’t know who hadmore fun,” said Ray Gel-ter, vice president of theHistorical Society, “thechildren or the ones whowere showing themaround!”

Located at the cornerof Plane and Main streetsin Bethel, the museum isfull of local history.Browse through the oldBethel Journals and Be-thel High School year-books. View a military dis-play and memorabiliafrom wars fought hereand abroad. Many tools ofthe medical field fromyears past are on display.

Did you ever see awooden washing machineor wooden ironing board?How about a picture madefrom human hair? Did youuse a hand crank tele-phone or phonograph?How about a spinningwheel or a flax winder?

A new special displayis featured each month.On Saturday, Feb. 7, themuseum will have a fea-tured display of Confeder-ate weapons from the Civ-il War. Stop in between 1p.m. and 4 p.m. to viewthis rare display.

The museum is open onthe first and third Satur-days of each month andadmission is free. Meet-ings of the Bethel Histori-cal Society are on thethird Wednesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. in the mu-seum. Visit our website atwww.bethelmuseum.comfor more information.

- Submitted by JudiAdams, president, Bethel

Historical Society andMuseum

Bethel HistoricalSociety membershiptriples in 2014

Boaz Wolffram, 22, 1905Possum Hollow, Batavia, hard-wood floors, and Shelby Gacek,21, 5662 Malsbeary, Williams-burg, receptionist.

Gary S. Kelley Jr., 29, 268 FrontSt., Williamsburg, painter, and

Angel Addison 29, 268 Front St.,Williamsburg, stay at homemom.

Bradley Chandler, 41, 146Morris St., Bethel and TiffanyRubenstahl, 32, 146 Morris St.,Bethel.

MARRIAGE LICENSES


Howdy folks,My daughters are

taking good care of me.It is something I haveto accept and go on –the Lord giveth andtakes. Debby has beenhere helping me sortclothes and get otherthings in order. Paulinestops after work tocheck on me. I am soblessed with two won-derful daughters. RuthAnn would be so happythey are taking goodcare of me.

The neighbors are sogood – they bring foodto me and if I need any-thing they are willingto help as neighborsshould. The family inBatavia that haveadopted us as grand-parents invited me onNew Year’s Day to havea good meal with them.The Kinners are such afine family.

I had a doctor ap-pointment on Friday soI stopped at Bob Evansrestaurant to eat atnoon. They set me at alittle table and somefolks asked me to jointheir table. Now this iswhere it gets interest-ing – a fellar intro-duced the other folks.The man’s name wasGeorge and his wife’sname was Ruth Ann.Now how about thathappening to strang-ers. They had theirdaughter and grand-daughter and a neigh-bor. I don’t remembertheir names, but thanksso much.

Last Saturday my

twodaughtersand I wentto MountOrab tolook atmarkersfor thegraves.We werelucky tobe able to

get one that looks likeRuth Ann’s dad andmother’s stone.

It seems the goodLord had a need formore angels. Mr. FrankManning and a dearlady Linda Fiscus-Ten-nison have both passedon. Both of these folkswere very involved inthe community.

At the Bethel LionsClub meeting Mondayevening I said I wouldbuild four boxes tocollect used eyeglassesand hearing aids. Theglasses will be used forfolks that need them.The hearing aids willbe reworked and givento folks that need them.The Lions all over theworld do a tremendousservice to third worldcountries. The LionsClubs are helping withthe blind in Africa.They are actively help-ing and if you are ableto join the Lions Clubclose to you, get in-volved.

We need to be help-ing folks that need helpthis cold weather.Check on your neigh-bors, see if they havefood to eat and heat tokeep them warm.

Was talking to Mikeat Boars Head BaitShop at Afton. He saidthe folks are catchinglots of crappie and Iimagine plenty of blue-gills. I wrote aboutpeople fishing at thelocks on the Ohio Riverat Meldahl Locks andDam. They are havingtrouble with some fish-ermen not getting outof the way of thebarges. Would hope allfishermen would bevery safety minded andcooperate with thefolks that work thedam. The barges can’tstop very quick so besafe.

The folks that raiseso much garden pro-duce told me he hasalready ordered somegarden seed for thisyear. Him and his wiseraise a very big gar-den. Keep the birdfeeders full-there isseveral different kindsof birds and I enjoywatching them. Nowthere is a squirrel thatlikes the bird seed-their food this time ofyear is scarce.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the goodLord.

God Bless All, Morelater . . .

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

Everyone is being so kindand thoughtful

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

Documents

Bethel journal 011415